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| - Alas, mere months after the largest conflict the Alpha galaxies has ever seen the fragile veil of peace had been shattered for the Minbari Federation. War was once again thrust upon them by none other than their former allies, The Confederation of the Red Moon.. The Confederation! Never before had a single guild held such power exclusively amidst their ranks. Their fleets numbered in the billions and as the war raged on it became clear that the Minbari would need to call in the support of their longtime ally, The New Planetary Order, in order to survive. Nevertheless, even with the inclusion of the Order’s vast battle fleets the conflict was still very much in more experienced Confederations’ favor as Confederation forces gained control of more and more swathes of contested space. Fierce battles raged on all throughout the Universe as untold numbers of fleets were destroyed in the struggle and hundreds of planets burned, lighting the void of space with the flames of war. In the upper galaxies the Minbari fought against the Confederate forces while the Order took the battle to the enemy in the lower regions in an effort to divide their mutual enemy’s forces into more manageable targets. Nonetheless, the coalition’s strategy was not nearly as effective as they’d hoped and the persistence of the Confederacy’s’ forces was not lessening as the war continued. With a sizeable amount of fleet numbering over one billion in A27 amassing near the Orders’ base of operations, the coalition’s leadership decided that the time had come to change their plans. Then, before the tactical and strategic changes were to be implemented a small Confederate task force moved in to establish a foothold in the nearby galaxy of A18, just one galaxy away from the Orders’ base of operations in A19. Due to the quick thinking of several senior Order members the attack was repelled with little difficulty, with the Order’s fleets securing the Confederation landing zone before they could land and began picking them apart as they landed. In the end many of the fleets in that engagement were either damaged to some extent, destroyed outright, or forced to retreat and the Order had retained control of A18 in the battle that became known as ‘The Lesser Confederate Incursion.’ Through the lack of superior numbers the need for increased coordination and effectiveness became readily apparent. The force that the Order had managed to repel was but a fraction of the Confederation’s combined might and the would be no way that either force in the coalition could, divided, withstand an engagement with the bulk of the Confederation’s navy. While the divisive war had proven to be somewhat effective it was not a vehicle the coalition could rely on to win a war; not against so powerful a foe as the Confederacy. Thus, a plan to unite a majority of NPO and Minbari forces was put into action and it was for this reason that The Battle at Rebel Base took place; ultimately bringing the Confederate/Minbari War came to an abrupt end… Several days after The Lesser Confederate Incursion into A18 another Confederate force was spotted moving into A19, their destination a well established Jumpgate hub called Rebel Base – XX. It is estimated that well over half of the Confederation’s offensive fleet was headed to Rebel Base at the time of the battle, supposedly to engage the Order’s forces which had been relocated to that same galaxy. Against such a sizeable armada, numbering over one billion in fleet the Coalition had to decide if they would retreat and attempt a prolonged campaign throughout the Alpha Galaxies or if they would try to engage the Confederate flotilla as it landed. Against such a force, they decided, it would be foolish to continue to run when they have the advantage of being defenders and were on similar numerical terms for the first time in the war. They would make a stand and fight.
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