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|image = KoreanWarNavyGunfire.jpg | |image = KoreanWarNavyGunfire.jpg | ||
|image_size = 300px | |image_size = 300px | ||
|caption = Vonzumieran battleship '' | |caption = Vonzumieran battleship ''Von Sydow'' | ||
|partof = the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] | |partof = the [[SFGWV|Southern Front]] of the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] | ||
|date = 13 | |date = 13 September 1946 – 17 September 1946 <br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=06|day1=13|year1=1946|month2=06|day2=17|year2=1946}}) | ||
|place = | |place = Tarphos | ||
|result = Allied victory | |result = Decisive Allied victory | ||
|combatant1 = {{flag|Vonzumier}}<br>{{flag|Cestros}} | |combatant1 = {{flag|Vonzumier}}<br>{{flag|Cestros}} | ||
|combatant2 = {{flagcountry| | |combatant2 = {{flagcountry|V_PRL}} | ||
|commander1 = | |commander1 = {{flagicon|Vonzumier}} Bastian Schuerer | ||
|commander2 = {{flagicon| | |commander2 = {{flagicon|V_PRL}} Miroslav Lučić | ||
|strength1 = {{flagicon|Vonzumier}}<br>{{flagicon|Cestros}} | |strength1 = {{flagicon|Vonzumier}} '''Marines:'''<br>2,550 infantry<br>41 artillery pieces<br>63 LVT's<br>37 tanks<br>128 aircraft<br>'''Navy:'''<br>1 aircraft carrier<br>3 battleships<br>7 heavy cruisers<br>13 light cruisers<br>41 destroyers<br>{{flagicon|Cestros}}<br>1 battleship<br>3 light cruisers<br>10 destroyers | ||
|strength2 = {{flagicon| | |strength2 = {{flagicon|V_PRL}} '''Army:'''<br>1,200 soldiers<br>83 artillery pieces<br>28 tanks<br>56 aircraft<br>'''Navy:'''<br>2 battleships<br>9 heavy cruisers<br>15 light cruisers<br>35 destroyers<br>6 submarines | ||
|casualties1 = | |casualties1 = | ||
|casualties2 = | |casualties2 = | ||
|campaignbox = | |campaignbox = {{Vasarden Great War Campaignbox}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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 Allied total victory at the [[Battle of 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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Latest revision as of 23:50, 4 April 2020
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 Allied 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.