Tecian-Azlan War
Tecian-Azlan War | |||||||
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Part of Universal Azlan Crusade | |||||||
The ruins of the Imperial Military Headquarters after Operation Windstorm | |||||||
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Unified Tecian Coalition |
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The Tecian-Azlan War or the Great Azlan War (3 July 2213 - 16 June 2333) was an intergalactic conflict between two sides: the Unified Tecian Coalition, and the Azlan Empire. All of the world's countries participated, with most investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and civilian resources. Cybernetic augmentation and spacecraft played major roles, with the latter enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and delivery of tens of thousands of nuclear weapons across the Azlan territories. The Azlan War was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 450 to 1080 million fatalities, more than three quarters of which were civilians, and excluding extraterrestrial casualties. Tens of millions died in genocides, including the Extermination of Brotothians, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. Following the UTC powers' victory, the Azlan Empire and their puppet states were occupied, and war crimes tribunals were conducted against their high command in the Tlajoyotl Trials.