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The '''Battle of Tarphos''' ({{wpl|German language|Vierz}}: ''Schlacht um Tarfos'', [[Luepolan language|Luepolan]]: '' | The '''Battle of Tarphos''' ({{wpl|German language|Vierz}}: ''Schlacht um Tarfos'', [[Luepolan language|Luepolan]]: ''Tarfska Bitva'', {{wpl|Greek language|Cestrosian}}: ''Μάχη της Ταρφου'') was a combined-arms engagement of the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]], primarily between Vonzumier and [[People's Republic of Luepola|Luepola]], on and around the island of Tarphos in the [[Oriental Sea]]. The battle was critical turning point in the [[Southern Front of the Great War (Vasarden)|Southern Front]], in which the Vonzumieran navy gained total initiative in the Oriental Sea. This battle, coupled with the Vonzumieran-Cestrosian total victory at the [[Battle of the Verakoni Gap|Verakoni Gap]], forced the [[Luepolan People's Army]] into a defensive posture which it was unable to break out of for the remainder of the war. | ||
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Revision as of 21:58, 3 April 2020
| Battle of Tarphos | |||||||
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 Vonzumieran battleship Von Sydow | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Vonzumier Cestros |
 Luepola | ||||||
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Bastian Schuerer |
Miroslav Lučić | ||||||
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Marines: 2,550 infantry 41 artillery pieces 63 LVT's 37 tanks 128 aircraft Navy: 1 aircraft carrier 3 battleships 7 heavy cruisers 13 light cruisers 41 destroyers 1 battleship 3 light cruisers 10 destroyers |
Army: 1,200 soldiers 83 artillery pieces 28 tanks 56 aircraft Navy: 2 battleships 9 heavy cruisers 15 light cruisers 35 destroyers 6 submarines | ||||||
The Battle of Tarphos (Vierz: Schlacht um Tarfos, Luepolan: Tarfska Bitva, Cestrosian: Μάχη της Ταρφου) was a combined-arms engagement of the Great War, primarily between Vonzumier and Luepola, on and around the island of Tarphos in the Oriental Sea. The battle was critical turning point in the Southern Front, in which the Vonzumieran navy gained total initiative in the Oriental Sea. This battle, coupled with the Vonzumieran-Cestrosian total victory at the Verakoni Gap, forced the Luepolan People's Army into a defensive posture which it was unable to break out of for the remainder of the war.