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1983 Solarian Sea Crisis
The CN Tapahanek listing following the Zorasani air attack
Date 10 April - 28 April 1983 Location Solarian Sea Result Diplomatic settlement Return of XX TBD
Belligerents
Halland	Zorasan
Commanders and leaders
Gavin Walters Kieran Andersen Shaun McCullough	Javad Jahandar Assadollah Bakhtiar Ali Reza Shamshiri
Strength
Second incident: CN Tapahanek 1 Helicopter Third Incident: 24 aircraft	First incident: 2 Helicopters 26 special forces Second incident: 1 SAI GR-7 aircraft Third incident: 11 aircraft Surface-to-air batteries
Casualties and losses
31 killed 78 injured 1 frigate heavily damaged 2 aircraft destroyed	18-29 killed or injured 18 aircraft destroyed 8 aircraft damaged
1 civilian freighter seized, later returned

The 1983 Solarian Sea Crisis was an eighteen day military confrontration between the Union of Zorasani Irfanic Republics and Halland that took place between 10 and 28 April 1983.

The crisis began with the seizure of the MS Solar Intrepid, a civilian frieghter under the Hallandic flag, accused by the Zorasani government of smuggling weapons to Irvadi separatists. this was denied by the Hallandic government. In response, Halland dispatched several naval vessels to patrol the Solarian Sea shipping lanes and to protect other Hallandic-flagged vessels. On 14 April, the CN Tapahanek was attacked by a single Zorasani aircraft, striking the vessel with two Kh-35 missiles, killing 29 sailors and injuring 78 others.

This led to the deployment of the XX Carrier Strike Group led by the CN TBD, which arrived off the western coast of Tsabara on 26 April. On the 27 April, the CSG launched an airstrike against the airbase blamed for the Tapahanek attack, in the ensuing operation Hallandic carrier aircraft struck the Ain Samad Airbase, destroying 12 aircraft and damaging 8 more and killing between 30 to 80 personnel. A air battle between the retreating carrier air group and Zorasani air force aircraft saw a further five shot down, while Halland lost two aircraft.

The crisis was formally resolved the next day, with the withdrawal of the XX Carrier Strike Group and the start of high-level bi-lateral talks between the Hallandic and Zorasani governments. The MV Solar Intrepid was returned with its crew and both sides agreed to monetary compensation for the military personnel killed during the crisis. The events proved highly consequential to both governments, with Halland's military prowess and capabilities confirmed, while Zorasan's military would go on to begin a decades long modernisation and reform process.