A Grunt's Guide to Fleet - Battlegroups

[Crayter Republic]

Battlegroup 39th – Triton

The 39th Battlegroup history is long and violent,the group being formed in the early 813 A.S as part of the Defensive Fleets for Tau 44 system, working closely with the new defunct 44th lead by Rubicon.

The Triton was the first assigned ship, with many to follow, and among them one stood out, the Firestarter.

With the War against the Orange Alliance ranging throughout the Tau 23 and the battles against Bretonia in Tau 31 and Leeds, the Battlegroup saw action as a support unit, mostly securing the rear fronts in Tau 37 and Tau 23 when needed.

Gaul presence forced the Fleet Admiral to recall the 39th back to Tau 44 and it underwent massive repairs and refurbish in the late 817 A.S the Group was once more operational, having added a Kronos Prototype. At the height of it’s power, the 39th fielded a wide array of Argus, Hydra and 20 squadrons of Nyx and Pytho, along with the SAR units, making it a rival to the famous 44th.

During the 815-818 A.S, the Triton battlegroup was assigned to defense of Tau 44 and operations in Tau 23. The group was also used in the battles of Tau 31, Holman offensive strike against the Bretonians, managing to push back the combined Bretonian-Outcast forces back to Harris, with the assistance of 41st and Imperial Naval Forces, or the 5D Battle in Tau 37, where it helped repel a major Outcast offensive against the IMG and Crayterian forces and hundreds of small scale battles around the Tau region.

During the Gallic invasion, the 39th was first present in Orkney system where it had been part of the main defense of the system, among with Council and other forces allied to the Republic. The battles were tough and in the end, the Crayter Admiralty was forced to concede the system to the Gallic forces and had to retreat in Tau 23.

Thinking the Gauls could not use the Tau 23, the Group was placed near the Java but once Valors jumped in the system and started to make their way through the field towards Tau 44, the Admiral Board ordered the Zephyr and major capital ships to retreat to Tau 44 and evacuate the civilians, while ordering all the ships, from Hydra to the latest Eros to fight and slow down the Gallic strike force.

The Triton managed to evacuate large swaths of Crayterians but the news from the fighters came, announcing the Valors are near Tau 44 jump hole and it had been ordered once more to enter the fray. Trying to ambush the Gauls near the Jump Hole, the Triton and Firestarter got damaged and they had been forced to retreat near Palawan for emergency repairs. Meanwhile, after their retreat, the remaining Crayterian Fleet in the System had been mostly destroyed and the remnants had been gathering near the Triton and managed to exit the system on Cruise.

Taking the Group 9 months, they finally managed to enter Tau 29, from which they moved to regroup with the rest of the nation.

During the Gallic wars, the Battlegroup was reduced to almost nothing and the remaining ships had been forced to land on Pecos and being used by civilians as emergency shelters.

In 822 A.S. plans had been made to repair the ships at the newly Shipyard installation, Sabah, plans which finalized in 823 A.S. having added 4 more support ships to the group and a full complement of Nyx and Pytho.

After the Tau 44 reconquest, the 39th had been assigned to the system, joining the primary Atlantis Battlegroup in defense of the system, commanded by Leto Atreides and Governor Aeryn Condor.

Ships :

At the moment, the 39th is under the command of Leto Atreides and is consisting of: 2 Argus class ships 4 Thanatos class ships, 20 Hydra and 12 modified Hydra class for anti-capital warfare. The battlegroup is also having full complement of fighters, in addition to the wings presented on Minato and Borneo, having under his command 46 squadrons of Nyx, Eros and Pytho.

CFV-Atlantis

Battlegroup Atlantis

The Zephyr class Atlantis was commissioned in 822 A.S, right after a large part of the Crayterian Fleet refused to subordinate to the then government and continue to fight in Tau. First being commissioned to assist the Malachite in the protection of Yuma project and Sabah Shipyard, the group was stationed in Coronado. With the expansion of the Republic Forces and the coming home of Vanguard Fleet, the Atlantis was sent to fight in the Tau 31 and Leeds afterwards, but due to threats in Coronado system was retreated from the front line and moved in orbit of Pecos.

The group took also part in the Minerva Siege, but the ship was damaged near Salina by a combined force of Outcasts and Nomad group, leading to serious damage to the ship.

After the fall of Minerva, the ship was repaired to the Sabah Shipyard and was attached to the Battlegroup Hades in the fight for Tau 44. The ship arrived at the right time, when Oblique rebelled and joined Council forces and the Atlantis was given her own battlegroup, consisting at that time of 3 Thanatos class ships, 12 Hydra and a full complement of Nyx and Pythos. Stationed in the Makassar field, the battlegroup fought for each quadrant in the eastern side of the system.

Once the system was taken, the Atlantis was assigned as the guardian of the Tau 44, alongside the CIS Fleet present there.