Battle of the Kongsberg Gulf (NW)
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The Battle of Kongsberg Gulf was a naval battle that took place at Kongsberg Gulf in 30 November 2036 as part of Case Violet. One of the plans set up by Joyonghean General Chang Gwan-mook was the insertion of Neocon navies in the Kongsberg Gulf in order to take control of Erebonian waters and initiate a blockade of Erebonia. In addition, the purpose of such was to create a supply line via the sea in order to get in vital supplies to Neocon ground forces in Western Erebonia. The Heimdallr forces soon realised that should the Neocons control Erebonian waters, they would easily be able to create supply lanes by sea and to commence a blockade of Erebonia. In addition, a Neocon-controlled Kongsberg Gulf meant that Erebonia was dangerously close to being defeated.
Immediately, Erebonian Admiral Richard Walter and Lucian Admiral Karl Kretschmann plotted out the destruction of the Neocon shipping lanes at Kongsberg Gulf. Both men were able to muster the Erebonian Homne Fleet and the Royal Home Fleet respectively, which were stationed at the Iceland EEZ. Kretchmann also enlisted the help of Air Chief Marshal Harry S. Tedder's 3rd Air Fleet and Air Marshal John Callard's Erebonian and Rubrumian Air Fleet to provide air support against Neocon targets at both land and in the gulf.
Although the Neocons had the technological advantage, the Heimdallr fleet had a clear tactical advantage by including aircraft carriers carrying fighter-bombers which proved effective in inflicting heavy losses to the Neocon Navy. In addition, the Heimdallr fighters were armed with anti-submarine equipment which enabled them to track submarines and use missiles to target them. In addition, the Heimdallr Air Fleets were easily reinforced by land while the Neocon's aircraft support by land were less due to airfields being far away from the location of the battle. Of the 750 land-based fighters promised to Concordian Admiral Fletcher Allen, only 250 arrived.
The battle was to be the biggest naval battle of the war, with both sides pitting their best ships. During the engagement, Concordian Admiral Allen attempted to fire ballistic missiles at key Erebonian cities in order to hasten the war's end in favour of the Neocons as part of the Neocon's Scandinavian Cleansing. However, only 3 missiles were fired and destroyed at least 25% of Kongsberg and Aldinshire, killing at least 250,000 and wounding 350,000 civilians. The last missile fired was targeted at Heimdallr, but elements of the RAF were able to intercept and destroy the missile while in mid-air. As a result, Admirals Walter and Kretschmann ordered the fighter-bombers from HIHES Eugent Reize Arnor III and HMS Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII to immediately sink Admiral Allen's flagship, RCSS Actaeon. Two days after the dispatch, in what will be known as the Hunt for the Actaeon, the submarine was sunk 20 nautical miles southwest off Dalmasca and Nabradia, killing all on board, including Admiral Allen.
The victory of the Heimdallr Fleet allowed the Allies to effectively block and cut-off the remaining Neocon forces at Southeastern Western Erebonia, with the Royal Navy and Royal Erebonian Navy dominating the North Sea. The Neocon Fleet lost some of its best ships during the engagement. The near destruction of both Kongsberg and Aldinshire caused an intense outrage within the Heimdallr Council, which lead to the tagging of the incident as an inexcusable war crime committed by the Neocons. This led to the Ordis Conference, which decreed that the Heimdallr Council would not accept anything but the Neocon's unconditional surrender and that the Neocon leaders, including the Neocon 5, who were found to be implicit in the planning would be heavily prosecuted during the Randgriz Trials.