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|conflict = Operation Anvil
| conflict   = Operation Anvil
|partof = the [[Casaterran theatre]], [[Pan-Septentrion War]]
| partof     = the [[Casaterran theatre]], [[Pan-Septentrion War]]
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|caption=  
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|date = 21-22 July 1940  
| date       = 21-22 July 1940
|place = Off Portomyr, Crimson Sea  
| place       = Off Portomyr, Crimson Sea
|result = Anglian victory
| result     = Anglian victory
 
| territory   =  
|territory =  
| combatant1  = [[New Tyran]]
 
| combatant2  = [[Reberiya]]
|combatant1  = [[New Tyran]]
| commander1  = {{flagicon|New Tyran}} George Godwyn </br> {{flagicon|New Tyran}} James Cole
| combatant2  = [[Reberiya]]  
| commander2  = {{flagicon|}} Some dude
| commander1  = {{flagicon|New Tyran}} George Godwyn {{flagicon|New Tyran}} James Cole
| strength1  = 4 battleships
| commander2  = {{flagicon|}} ---
| strength1  =  
4 battleships


1 aircraft carrier  
1 aircraft carrier  
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18 dive bombers
18 dive bombers


24 fighters  
24 fighters
 
| strength2  = 2 battleships  
| strength2  =  
2 battleships  


4 cruisers  
4 cruisers  
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8 destroyers  
8 destroyers  


Multiple support craft  
Multiple support craft
 
| casualties1 = 4 aircraft destroyed  
| casualties1 =
4 aircraft destroyed  


2 captured  
2 captured  


2 killed  
2 killed
 
| casualties2 = 1 battleship sunk  
 
 
| casualties2 =
1 battleship sunk  


1 battleship heavily damaged  
1 battleship heavily damaged  
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4 destroyers sunk  
4 destroyers sunk  


3 destroyers damaged  
3 destroyers damaged
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Operation Anvil was a Royal Navy attack on the Reberiyan navy based in Portomyr.
'''Operation Anvil (Battle of Portomyr)''' was a Royal Navy operation during the [[Pan-Septentrion War]], that took place on the night of 21-22 July 1940. The main goal of the attack was to neutralise or destroy the portion of the Reberiyan fleet at anchor at the naval base in Portomyr, to deny it the ability to harrass Anglian shipping in the Crimson Sea. It was one of the first all aircraft naval attacks in history, and further demostrated the effectiveness of naval aviation over the battleship.
 
==Background==
Before the war in Casaterra broke out, the Reberiyan Navy based a squadron of battleships with accompanying escorts in Portomyr. While the battleships of the Reberiyan Navy weren't as modern as the ones in Anglian or Sieuxerrian service, they still posed a significant threat to Allied shipping, so the Royal Navy developed a plan to destroy or at least disable the Reberiyan ships while they were still at anchor.

Latest revision as of 14:08, 19 May 2024

Operation Anvil
Part of the Casaterran theatre, Pan-Septentrion War
Date21-22 July 1940
Location
Off Portomyr, Crimson Sea
Result Anglian victory
Belligerents
New Tyran Reberiya
Commanders and leaders
New Tyran George Godwyn
New Tyran James Cole
Some dude
Strength

4 battleships

1 aircraft carrier

1 escort carrier

2 heavy cruisers

4 light cruisers

12 destroyers

18 torpedo bombers

18 dive bombers

24 fighters

2 battleships

4 cruisers

8 destroyers

Multiple support craft
Casualties and losses

4 aircraft destroyed

2 captured

2 killed

1 battleship sunk

1 battleship heavily damaged

4 cruisers sunk

4 destroyers sunk

3 destroyers damaged

Operation Anvil (Battle of Portomyr) was a Royal Navy operation during the Pan-Septentrion War, that took place on the night of 21-22 July 1940. The main goal of the attack was to neutralise or destroy the portion of the Reberiyan fleet at anchor at the naval base in Portomyr, to deny it the ability to harrass Anglian shipping in the Crimson Sea. It was one of the first all aircraft naval attacks in history, and further demostrated the effectiveness of naval aviation over the battleship.

Background

Before the war in Casaterra broke out, the Reberiyan Navy based a squadron of battleships with accompanying escorts in Portomyr. While the battleships of the Reberiyan Navy weren't as modern as the ones in Anglian or Sieuxerrian service, they still posed a significant threat to Allied shipping, so the Royal Navy developed a plan to destroy or at least disable the Reberiyan ships while they were still at anchor.