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The '''Battle of Patria''' ({{wpl|Korean language|Kaskaidan}}: 파트리아 해 해전 ''Pateulia hae Haejeon'', lit. 'Patria Sea Naval Battle') was the conclusive battle and one of the largest naval battles of the [[Great War (Esvanovia)| Great War]]. Fought in waters northeast of Patria Harbor in the Anagonian territory of West Islands between the combined forces of the battleship-centered task force | The '''Battle of Patria''' ({{wpl|Korean language|Kaskaidan}}: 파트리아 해 해전 ''Pateulia hae Haejeon'', lit. 'Patria Sea Naval Battle') was the conclusive battle and one of the largest naval battles of the [[Great War (Esvanovia)| Great War]]. Fought in waters northeast of Patria Harbor in the Anagonian territory of West Islands between the combined forces of the battleship-centered task force ''Great Dragon Sea'' of the Confederate States Navy and the [[Marinan Fleet Task Group]] of the [[Meridonian Navy]] against Striking Group Central, a formation which comprised of roughly eighty percent of the fleet of the Kaskaidan Navy. | ||
By this point in the Great War, Kaskaida had been fighting for nearly twenty years and was stretched thin in terms of resources and manpower. The war in Hiakemiria had recently been concluded, with alliance assets tied in that theater expected to be redeployed to the Kaskaidan front. The Kaskaidan admiralty determined to rapidly capture the Anagonian territories of the West Island and create a naval cordon from Ashilosa to Sarda in the south that would almost completely isolate Anagonia by sea. Compiling virtually all of its capital ships into a singular formation, it sortied south from ports in northern Ashilosa and defeated a number of Anagonian surface fleets sent to intercept it. | By this point in the Great War, Kaskaida had been fighting for nearly twenty years and was stretched thin in terms of resources and manpower. The war in Hiakemiria had recently been concluded, with alliance assets tied in that theater expected to be redeployed to the Kaskaidan front. The Kaskaidan admiralty determined to rapidly capture the Anagonian territories of the West Island and create a naval cordon from Ashilosa to Sarda in the south that would almost completely isolate Anagonia by sea. Compiling virtually all of its capital ships into a singular formation, it sortied south from ports in northern Ashilosa and defeated a number of Anagonian surface fleets sent to intercept it. | ||
With the success of Meridonian amphibious assaults in western Sarda compromising its viability as a chokepoint, the Marinan FTG sailed through the Sardan Strait into the Great Dragon | With the success of Meridonian amphibious assaults in western Sarda compromising its viability as a chokepoint, the Marinan FTG sailed through the Sardan Strait into the Great Dragon Ocean to support the Anagonian Battle Force ''Great Dragon Sea''. An Anagonian surface group encountered and severely damaged the support grouping of Kaskaidan aircraft carriers in a night action on the night of 2 August into the morning of 3 August. Battle Group TBD and Striking Group Central's forward elements skirmished during the afternoon of 3 August before the Marinan FTG moved to pincer the Kaskaidan forces. Although it was entering a pitched battle against the numerically inferior Anagonian battle line, Meridonian carrier-based aviation devastated the Kaskaidan battle line, whose cohesion unraveled under relentless air attack and without the cover of its few aircraft carriers. After seven hours of engagement, the remnants of Striking Group Central surrendered to the Anagonians aboard the battleship ''Dreadnought''. | ||
The battle helped to cement the supremacy of carrier-based aviation over big-gun battleships in Meridonian doctrine (though Anagonia continued to utilize battleships in its own fleets), and highlighted the dangers of unsupported surface formations. Kaskaida sued for peace shortly after the battle was lost, ending the Great War; and would never again operate as a significant naval power. The victory is celebrated as a national day in Meridon as [[Patria Day]]. | The battle helped to cement the supremacy of carrier-based aviation over big-gun battleships in Meridonian doctrine (though Anagonia continued to utilize battleships in its own fleets), and highlighted the dangers of unsupported surface formations. Kaskaida sued for peace shortly after the battle was lost, ending the Great War; and would never again operate as a significant naval power. The victory is celebrated as a national day in Meridon as [[Patria Day]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Category: Esvanovia}} | {{Category: Esvanovia}} |
Revision as of 17:42, 29 April 2024
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Part of Great War | |||||||
DL5A dive bombers from MRS Enterprise conducting an attack, likely on the battleship Seorakasan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anagonia | Kaskaida | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Walsman | Geum Changmin | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
| Striking Group Central | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6 fleet carriers |
2 fleet carriers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000 including: | 40,000, including almost all involved warships and aircraft |
The Battle of Patria (Kaskaidan: 파트리아 해 해전 Pateulia hae Haejeon, lit. 'Patria Sea Naval Battle') was the conclusive battle and one of the largest naval battles of the Great War. Fought in waters northeast of Patria Harbor in the Anagonian territory of West Islands between the combined forces of the battleship-centered task force Great Dragon Sea of the Confederate States Navy and the Marinan Fleet Task Group of the Meridonian Navy against Striking Group Central, a formation which comprised of roughly eighty percent of the fleet of the Kaskaidan Navy.
By this point in the Great War, Kaskaida had been fighting for nearly twenty years and was stretched thin in terms of resources and manpower. The war in Hiakemiria had recently been concluded, with alliance assets tied in that theater expected to be redeployed to the Kaskaidan front. The Kaskaidan admiralty determined to rapidly capture the Anagonian territories of the West Island and create a naval cordon from Ashilosa to Sarda in the south that would almost completely isolate Anagonia by sea. Compiling virtually all of its capital ships into a singular formation, it sortied south from ports in northern Ashilosa and defeated a number of Anagonian surface fleets sent to intercept it.
With the success of Meridonian amphibious assaults in western Sarda compromising its viability as a chokepoint, the Marinan FTG sailed through the Sardan Strait into the Great Dragon Ocean to support the Anagonian Battle Force Great Dragon Sea. An Anagonian surface group encountered and severely damaged the support grouping of Kaskaidan aircraft carriers in a night action on the night of 2 August into the morning of 3 August. Battle Group TBD and Striking Group Central's forward elements skirmished during the afternoon of 3 August before the Marinan FTG moved to pincer the Kaskaidan forces. Although it was entering a pitched battle against the numerically inferior Anagonian battle line, Meridonian carrier-based aviation devastated the Kaskaidan battle line, whose cohesion unraveled under relentless air attack and without the cover of its few aircraft carriers. After seven hours of engagement, the remnants of Striking Group Central surrendered to the Anagonians aboard the battleship Dreadnought.
The battle helped to cement the supremacy of carrier-based aviation over big-gun battleships in Meridonian doctrine (though Anagonia continued to utilize battleships in its own fleets), and highlighted the dangers of unsupported surface formations. Kaskaida sued for peace shortly after the battle was lost, ending the Great War; and would never again operate as a significant naval power. The victory is celebrated as a national day in Meridon as Patria Day.