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| image = [[Image:Renown-8.jpg|300px]] | | image = [[Image:Renown-8.jpg|300px]] | ||
| caption = LB ''Céimíocht'' engaging | | caption = LB ''Céimíocht'' engaging Æþurian units in the Heartwater | ||
| partof = the [[Eracuran War]] | | partof = the [[Eracuran War]] | ||
| date = 19 March 1944 | | date = 19 March 1944 | ||
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| result = Ossorian Victory | | result = Ossorian Victory | ||
| combatant1 = {{flag|Ossoria}} | | combatant1 = {{flag|Ossoria}} | ||
| combatant2 = {{flag| | | combatant2 = {{flag|Æþurheim}} | ||
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Ossoria}} Lewella Ní Daimhín <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} Nerys Ní Maoláin <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} Bedwyr Ó Máille | | commander1 = {{flagicon|Ossoria}} Lewella Ní Daimhín <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} Nerys Ní Maoláin <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} Bedwyr Ó Máille | ||
| commander2 = {{flagicon| | | commander2 = {{flagicon|Æþurheim}} Lyydi Pekkala | ||
| units1 = {{flagicon|Ossoria}} [[Ossorian Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} [[Ossorian Third Fleet|Third Fleet]] <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} [[Ossorian Eighth Fleet|Eighth Fleet]] | | units1 = {{flagicon|Ossoria}} [[Ossorian Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} [[Ossorian Third Fleet|Third Fleet]] <br> {{flagicon|Ossoria}} [[Ossorian Eighth Fleet|Eighth Fleet]] | ||
| units2 = {{flagicon| | | units2 = {{flagicon|Æþurheim}} High Seas Fleet | ||
| strength1 = '''247 ships''' <br> 8 {{wp|Fleet carrier|fleet carriers}} <br> 10 {{wp|Light aircraft carrier|light carriers}} <br> 18 {{wp|Battleship|battleships}} <br> 6 {{wp|Battlecruiser|battlecruisers}} <br> 27 {{wp|Cruiser|cruisers}} <br> 164 {{wp|Destroyer|destroyers}}/{{wp|Corvette|sloops}} <br> 14 {{wp|Submarine|submarines}} <br> Many torpedo boats <br> ~1,300 aircraft of various types | | strength1 = '''247 ships''' <br> 8 {{wp|Fleet carrier|fleet carriers}} <br> 10 {{wp|Light aircraft carrier|light carriers}} <br> 18 {{wp|Battleship|battleships}} <br> 6 {{wp|Battlecruiser|battlecruisers}} <br> 27 {{wp|Cruiser|cruisers}} <br> 164 {{wp|Destroyer|destroyers}}/{{wp|Corvette|sloops}} <br> 14 {{wp|Submarine|submarines}} <br> Many torpedo boats <br> ~1,300 aircraft of various types | ||
| strength2 = '''71 ships''' | | strength2 = '''71 ships''' | ||
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The '''Battle of the Heartwater''' ({{wp|Irish language|Ossorian Gaelic}}: ''Cath an Uisce Croí'') was the largest naval battle of the [[Eracuran War]]. It was fought in the waters near the Ossorian islands of Oileán Mór, Oileán Scairbh, Oileán Scríofa, and Oileán Glasa, on 19 March 1944, between the [[Royal Ossorian Navy]] and the [[ | The '''Battle of the Heartwater''' ({{wp|Irish language|Ossorian Gaelic}}: ''Cath an Uisce Croí'') was the largest naval battle of the [[Eracuran War]]. It was fought in the waters near the Ossorian islands of Oileán Mór, Oileán Scairbh, Oileán Scríofa, and Oileán Glasa, on 19 March 1944, between the [[Royal Ossorian Navy]] and the [[Æþurian Navy]], as part of Operasjon Sjøherre which aimed to force Ossoria out of the war by destroying the Royal Navy's primary fleet yards at BCB Austell, outside the Ossorian capital city of [[Kenlis (city)|Kenlis]]. | ||
By the time of the battle, the | By the time of the battle, the Æþurian Navy had been worn down by over five years of warfare with the Royal Navy, which had exploded in size and combat strength. Therefore, the Æþurian leadership decided to gamble the outcome of the naval war on a single throw of the dice to deal a crippling blow to the Royal Navy, gathering the majority of their remaining surface combatants for a suicidal attack on the RON's primary fleet base at Austell. This attack was decisively repulsed by the RON's Home Fleet and elements of the Third and Eighth Fleets. | ||
The battle comprised three main engagements: the Battle of Aird Laidhre, the titular Battle of Uisce Croí, the Battle of Carbad, as well as dozens of lesser actions throughout the battlespace. | The battle comprised three main engagements: the Battle of Aird Laidhre, the titular Battle of Uisce Croí, the Battle of Carbad, as well as dozens of lesser actions throughout the battlespace. | ||
As a result of the battle, the | As a result of the battle, the Æþurian Navy suffered crippling losses and was unable to resist its systematic destruction by the Royal Ossorian Navy over the remainder of the war. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
== Order of Battle == | == Order of Battle == | ||
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* Task Force 8.3: Admiral Nolan Ó Cuilinn, commanding - light carrier force | * Task Force 8.3: Admiral Nolan Ó Cuilinn, commanding - light carrier force | ||
=== | === Æþurian Forces === | ||
== Opening Moves == | == Opening Moves == | ||
=== Approach === | === Approach === | ||
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== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
=== Ossoria === | === Ossoria === | ||
The attack, the first penetration of the innermost waterways of the Home Islands by a hostile force in over 375 years, shocked the Ossorian public to the core. Immediately following the battle, overwhelming domestic pressure was placed on the Royal Navy to simultaneously forcefully respond to the invasion and to ensure that a repeat attack would be impossible. The Admiralty stripped the Fourth and Sixth Fleets of many of their ships to reinforce Home Fleet before ultimately disbanding both formations and folding them into the Third and Fifth Fleets. Both fleets were then unleashed upon the | The attack, the first penetration of the innermost waterways of the Home Islands by a hostile force in over 375 years, shocked the Ossorian public to the core. Immediately following the battle, overwhelming domestic pressure was placed on the Royal Navy to simultaneously forcefully respond to the invasion and to ensure that a repeat attack would be impossible. The Admiralty stripped the Fourth and Sixth Fleets of many of their ships to reinforce Home Fleet before ultimately disbanding both formations and folding them into the Third and Fifth Fleets. Both fleets were then unleashed upon the Æþurian coasts with orders directly from High King Diarmait VII to "destroy every scrap of infrastructure that could support a naval presence of any kind" as well as to pursue "the complete and total eradication of the Æþurian Navy as a viable naval force." | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Æþurheim]] | ||
[[Category:Ossoria]] | [[Category:Ossoria]] | ||
[[Category:Eracuran War]] | [[Category:Eracuran War]] |
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Part of the Eracuran War | |||||||
LB Céimíocht engaging Æþurian units in the Heartwater | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ossoria | Æþurheim | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lewella Ní Daimhín Nerys Ní Maoláin Bedwyr Ó Máille | Lyydi Pekkala | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Home Fleet Third Fleet Eighth Fleet | High Seas Fleet | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
247 ships 8 fleet carriers 10 light carriers 18 battleships 6 battlecruisers 27 cruisers 164 destroyers/sloops 14 submarines Many torpedo boats ~1,300 aircraft of various types | 71 ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
53 ships sunk or damaged ~24,000 casualties |
The Battle of the Heartwater (Ossorian Gaelic: Cath an Uisce Croí) was the largest naval battle of the Eracuran War. It was fought in the waters near the Ossorian islands of Oileán Mór, Oileán Scairbh, Oileán Scríofa, and Oileán Glasa, on 19 March 1944, between the Royal Ossorian Navy and the Æþurian Navy, as part of Operasjon Sjøherre which aimed to force Ossoria out of the war by destroying the Royal Navy's primary fleet yards at BCB Austell, outside the Ossorian capital city of Kenlis.
By the time of the battle, the Æþurian Navy had been worn down by over five years of warfare with the Royal Navy, which had exploded in size and combat strength. Therefore, the Æþurian leadership decided to gamble the outcome of the naval war on a single throw of the dice to deal a crippling blow to the Royal Navy, gathering the majority of their remaining surface combatants for a suicidal attack on the RON's primary fleet base at Austell. This attack was decisively repulsed by the RON's Home Fleet and elements of the Third and Eighth Fleets.
The battle comprised three main engagements: the Battle of Aird Laidhre, the titular Battle of Uisce Croí, the Battle of Carbad, as well as dozens of lesser actions throughout the battlespace.
As a result of the battle, the Æþurian Navy suffered crippling losses and was unable to resist its systematic destruction by the Royal Ossorian Navy over the remainder of the war.
Background
Order of Battle
Ossorian Forces
Home Fleet: Admiral of the Fleet Lewella Ní Daimhín, commanding
- Task Force 1.1: Admiral of the Fleet Lewella Ní Daimhín, commanding - battle line
- LB Cernunnos - Fleet flagship
- Task Force 1.3: Commodore Eithne Ní Corra, commanding - patrol squadron
- Task Force 1.4: Commodore Dálach Ó Floinn, commanding - patrol squadron
- Task Force 1.7: Commodore Mostyn Ó Síoda, commanding - patrol squadron
Third Fleet: Fleet Admiral Nerys Ní Maoláin, commanding
- Task Force 3.1: Vice Admiral Sinéad Ní Rothláin, commanding - battle line
- LB Scáthach - Fleet flagship
- Task Force 3.2: Vice Admiral Gwythyr Ó Cillín, commanding - fleet carrier force
- Task Force 3.3: Admiral Dónal Ó Laighin, commanding - battle line
- Task Force 3.4: Admiral Gwenllian Ní Meara, commanding - battlecruiser force
- Task Force 3.5: Admiral Teàrlag Ní Seanáin, commanding - fleet carrier force
Eighth Fleet: Fleet Admiral Bedwyr Ó Máille, commanding
- Task Force 8.1: Vice Admiral Callum Ó hUiginn, commanding - battle line
- LB Taranis - Fleet flagship
- Task Force 8.2: Admiral Gráinne Ní Cianáin, commanding - light carrier force
- Task Force 8.3: Admiral Nolan Ó Cuilinn, commanding - light carrier force
Æþurian Forces
Opening Moves
Approach
Detection
Battle of Aird Laidhre
First resistance
Last stand of TG13
Battle continues
Battle of Uisce Croí
Scramble to sea
Eighth Fleet engages
Crisis
Third Fleet arrives
Withdrawal
Battle of Carbad
Pursuit
Race to the sea
Final actions
Aftermath
Ossoria
The attack, the first penetration of the innermost waterways of the Home Islands by a hostile force in over 375 years, shocked the Ossorian public to the core. Immediately following the battle, overwhelming domestic pressure was placed on the Royal Navy to simultaneously forcefully respond to the invasion and to ensure that a repeat attack would be impossible. The Admiralty stripped the Fourth and Sixth Fleets of many of their ships to reinforce Home Fleet before ultimately disbanding both formations and folding them into the Third and Fifth Fleets. Both fleets were then unleashed upon the Æþurian coasts with orders directly from High King Diarmait VII to "destroy every scrap of infrastructure that could support a naval presence of any kind" as well as to pursue "the complete and total eradication of the Æþurian Navy as a viable naval force."