Battle of Rosemère

Battle of Rosemère
Part of the Battle of Tarth, Winter War
28 Eskader Gevechtsschepen manoeuvring in the Gulf of Silesia
Date 19 December 2016 Location Gulf of Silesia, Halkeginian Sea Result Atmoran strategic victory Royal Atmoran Navy naval dominance in the Halkeginian Sea. Royal Vozhan Navy reduced to a fleet in being. Vozhan National Army captures the Isles of Tarth.
Belligerents
Atmora Mizuho	Vozh
Commanders and leaders
Sjef Northeimer Bernard van Messchendorp Saimori Katsurō	Artsiom Hilevich Valeriy Jaŭhienaŭ
Units involved
Halkeginian Fleet Strijdgroep H Royal Atmoran Air Force	Ruthenian Fleet
Strength
1 fleet carrier 2 cruisers 6 destroyers 10 frigates 126 naval aircraft 36 land-based aircraft	2 battlecruisers 4 cruisers 6 destroyers 12 frigates 28 naval helicopters 84 land-based fixed-wing aircraft
Casualties and losses
2 frigates damaged 1 frigate sunk 6 aircraft shot down 67 dead 129 wounded	1 battlecruiser damaged 1 cruiser damaged 2 destroyers damaged 3 frigates sunk 27 aircraft shot down 103 dead 167 wounded

The Battle of Rosemère was a naval battle off the coast of the Isles of Tarth in the Gulf of Silesia and the only major fleet action in the Winter War. With the Vozhan National Army (VNA) invading Tarth on 16 December 2016, the Atmoran 49th Brigade defending the isles were besieged by the VNA for three days. To relieve the 49th, Admiral Eelco H. Zernitz devised a plan to send a naval task force (Strijdgroep H) under Vice Admiral Sjef Northeimer to the isles.

Schout-bij-nacht Bernard van Messchendorp engaged the Royal Vozhan Navy at 0357 hours marking the largest fleet action in the Halkeginian Sea since the Third Voshan War.

Order of battle

Atmora and Mizuho

• Schout-bij-nacht Bernard van Messchendorp
  • One aircraft carrier: HMS Gallië
    • Nr. 9 Groep Vliegtuigen aan Boord: 90 aircraft
  • Two guided-missile cruisers: HMS Prins Leopold and HMS Koning Frederik IV
  • Six guided-missile destroyers: HMS Vergulde Zon, HMS Groote Liefde, HMS Voorzichtigheid, HMS Schorpioen, HMS Tigchelhoff, and HMS De Ridder
  • Four guided-missile frigates: HMS Gasselte, HMS Gelrode, HMS Martelange, and HMS Karthspire

• Rear Admiral Saimori Katsurō
  • Six guided-missile frigates: HMMS Yūkaze, HMMS Yūgiri, HMMS Nadakaze, HMMS Akebono, HMMS Shiranui, and HMMS Yūdachi

• Luchtcommandeur Boudewijn Schierholt
  • 34 Halkavia J-57 Tornados
  • 2 Arco E-9 Odins

Vozh

• Šautbienacht Artsiom Hilevich
  • Two guided-missile heavy cruiser: HVMS Viaščun and HVMS Try Sviacicieli
  • Four guided-missile cruisers: HVMS Varyag, HVMS Rynda, HVMS Bogatyr, and HVMS Nyavka
  • Six guided-missile destroyers:
• Kamador Osman Plakalović
  • Six guided-missile frigates:
• Kamador Valyantsin Trusaǔ
  • Six guided-missile frigates: