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Second Front Continuity

Canon events are highlighted in red and provided for reference.

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WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the following storylines: FreeSpace 2, Second Front, Artifice, and campaigns under development.

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The Second Front story arc tracks the GTVA through a slow, seven-year decline in power, beginning with the Shivan Incursion of 2367. This decline culminates with a third and final shivan incursion, which proves to be the death knell of the Alliance.

Second Front

November 24, 2367: Massive evacuations of the densely-populated Capella system begin. Millions of refugees flood into Epsilon Pegasi and Vega.

November 26, 2367: SJ Twilight, a Sathanas-class juggernaut leading the fleet moving toward Capella, is destroyed in Gamma Draconis by an operation titled Project Roadblock.

November 26, 2367: An exploration convoy, seeking to reenter GTVA space through the Altair system is destroyed by shivan forces. Martial law declared in Altair.

November 27, 2367: The Altair fleet requests tactical support from SOC forces in Aldebaran. An SOC detachment, under the command of Commodore Daniel Bast, is sent to Altair to oversee and support operations against the shivans.

November 29, 2367: 80 Sathanas juggernauts surround the Capella sun and begin emitting quantum subspace pulses of increasing intensity. GTVA Colossus destroyed by a Sathanas-class juggernaut while defending the Capella-Gamma Draconis node.

November 29 and 30, 2367: All jump nodes in the system beyond Altair, except the Altair node itself, are collapsed by the Altair fleet and SOC forces.

November 30, 2367: GTD Nereid and GTD Bastion, packed with meson bombs, detonate inside the Vega-Capella and Epsilon Pegasi-Capella nodes. Sathanas juggernauts destabilize the Capella star, causing a supernova.

December 1, 2367: The bulk of the shivan force assaulting Altair, consisting of three destroyers, supported by three corvettes and four cruisers, is destroyed.

March 10, 2368: A derelict shivan cruiser in the system beyond Altair is recovered.

Interim Period

March 12, 2368: Mop-up operations complete in Altair and the system beyond. Martial law ends in Altair, but Commodore Bast places his own command authority above that of the Altair provisional government.

Artifice

November 24, 2368: The GTC Firestorm, deployed from Altair without authorization, enters Alpha Centauri and suffers a comprehensive system failure.

November 26, 2368: The Firestorm is recovered by the Alpha Centauri fleet and returned to Altair.

December 3, 2368: After destroying the Aldebaran fleet, the Altair fleet, led by its flagship the GTD Galen, enters Alpha Centauri and begins carving a path of destruction toward the GTVA capitol in Delta Serpentis.

December 17, 2368: The Galen, its support fleet destroyed, enters the Delta Serpentis system. In a battle against the GTD Phoenicia and GVD Bilbeis, the Galen is forced to withdraw. The destroyer subsequently disappears into Ross 128, where GTVA forces lose track of it.

Interim Period

April 1, 2372: The GTVA Security Council authorizes the design of production models of the Iceni-class corvette and Hades-class superdestroyer.

August 27, 2372: The Coalition for Free and Open Trade announces its existance in Ross 128. The GTVA makes no distinction between the Coalition and other bandit organizations throughout Allied space.

February 9 and 10, 2373: Battle of Good Hope. The GTCv Boston, the prototype Iceni, is captured by Coalition forces from the Good Hope shipyard and is subsequently recaptured by Allied forces. Despite the defeat, bandit groups in Ross 128 begin uniting under Coalition leadership.

March, 2373: Bandit groups beyond Ross 128 begin uniting under the Coalition.

September, 2373: Most bandit organizations either accept Coalition leadership or are eliminated. The chief exception is the group in power in Altair, Aldebaran, and Alpha Centauri, though significant elements of this organization are sympathetic to the Coalition and undermine the tenuous command structure.

Bounded

February 1, 2374: The GTD Galen is discovered derelict near the debris field of the GTI Riviera. During a recovery operation, a nearby shivan cruiser, previously powered down, fires upon the Galen, destroying it.

February 3, 2374: GTVA Command reinitiates the search for the jump node that shivan forces used to enter Ross 128 at the onset of the Great War. As additional shivan forces begin appearing in Ross 128, the GTD Liberator, the first of the redesigned Hades-class destroyers, sees its first combat sorties.

February 7, 2374: Epsilon Eridani node discovered in Ross 128. Shivan forces begin appearing in greater number and in other systems, including Luyten 726-8, Laramis, Ikeya, Mirfak, and Altair.

February 10, 2374: The defense of Allied space against the shivans deteriorates. GTVA Command cedes its authority to individual system authorities, issuing a final order to evacuate Allied space and flee the shivans.

Ship List

Includes all named ships appearing in the Second Front continuity, through the Battle of Good Hope, not including those appearing only in mission text.

Notes

• A question-mark following a ship's status indicates that that is the ship's most likely status by the Battle of Good Hope, but the ship was not mission-critical, and therefore may have been destroyed or survived, contrary to the table's indication.
• The 'Serving System' column indicates where the ship is normally stationed.
  • Exploration vessels serve beyond the confines of charted space.
  • Ships of the Capella fleet are noted as being displaced, as no assumption is made regarding their evacuation or loss during the Capella supernova.
• Factions
  • 'Local bandits' refers to bandit factions within Altair, Aldebaran, and Alpha Centauri that do not join the Coalition for Free and Open Trade.
  • 'NTF Remnant' refers to renegade forces coalescing under the NTF banner, despite the absence of Bosch's leadership.
  • 'CFOT' indicates the Coalition for Free and Open Trade.
  • 'Shivan Forces' are assumed to be one faction, serving a singular purpose, despite attacking through multiple systems.
    
    

Ship Name	Ship Class	Status	Serving System	Faction	Role and Major Engagements
Ajax	GTC Aeolus	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Local Bandits	Attacked rival bandits vying for control of GTI Chimera.
Alamo	GTC Leviathan	Operational (?)	Displaced (Capella)	GTVA	Sortied to defend the GVD Koreth in Gamma Draconis.
Alchemy	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Alexandria	GTC Aeolus	Operational (?)	Displaced (Capella)	GTVA	Engaged shivan forces leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Argoth	GVT Satis	Operational	Altair	GTVA	Carried repair crews to the GVC Mirage in March, 2368.
Armor	GVT Satis	Operational (?)	Displaced (Capella)	GTVA	Carried repair crews to the GVD Koreth.
Athena	GTSC Faustus	Operational (?)	Altair	GTVA	Monitored the collapse of one jump node beyond Altair.
Avid	GTFr Triton	Operational	Multiple	Private Owner	Incidental involvement in a battle near the GTI Chicago.
Baltoris	GVFr Bes	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	Local Bandits	Attempted to steal cargo from GTVA forces in Alpha Centauri.
Battilus	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Multiple	GTVA	Delivered Mjolnir beam platforms from Vasuda to Beta Aquilae to slow the Altair Insurgency.
Belmar	GTI Ganymede	Operational (?)	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Renegade staging ground attacked by GTVA bombers.
Benedicta	GTT Argo	Operational (?)	Aldebaran	GTVA	Evacuated personnel from Aldebaran during the Altair Insurgency.
Bilbeis	GVD Hatshepsut	Operational	Delta Serpentis	GTVA	Defended Delta Serpentis against the Altair Insurgency.
Bolivar	GVG Anuket	Destroyed	Ross 128	CFOT	Involved in direct attack on the GTI Good Hope.
Boston	GTCv Iceni	Operational	Ross 128	GTVA	Captured by Coalition forces and recaptured by GTVA forces during the Battle of Good Hope.
Caligula	GTT Elysium	Operational (?)	Ross 128	CFOT	Carried Coalition capture teams to the GTCv Boston.
Calypso	GVCv Sobek	Operational (?)	Displaced (Capella)	GTVA	Sortied to defend the GVD Koreth in Gamma Draconis.
Cambria	GTT Argo	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Carried marines intended to attack the GTVA capitol in Delta Serpentis.
Capital	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Altair	GTVA	Carried a meson bomb to collapse a jump node in the system beyond Altair.
Chicago	GTI Arcadia	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Responsible for security of the Aldebaran jump node in Alpha Centauri. Destroyed by the Altair fleet early in the Altair Insurgency.
Chieftain	GTFr Poseidon	Operational (?)	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Removed a large bomb from the GTI Chicago's cargo depot.
Chimera	GTI Celestia	Operational (?)	Altair	GTVA	Primary GTVA outpost in Altair. The station was the last line of defense against an attempted shivan incursion in 2367 and became the focal point of conflict between local bandit factions in 2368.
Coal	SC Cain	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Colt	GTFr Poseidon	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Attempted a suicide-bombing against the GTI Chicago.
Comar	SC Lilith	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Corsair	GTC Fenris	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Attacked by GTVA bombers at the RTI Belmar.
Cygnet	GTT Argo	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Carried marines intended to attack the GTVA capitol in Delta Serpentis.
Destiny	SD Ravana	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	One of the ships leading the shivan attack on Altair.
Detonation	SD Lucifer	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	One of the ships leading the shivan attack on Altair.
Diamond	SC Cain	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Dormen	SD Demon	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Eclipse	GTT Elysium	Operational	Ross 128	GTVA	Recaptured a Coalition freighter in the Battle of Good Hope.
Electrode	GTSC Faustus	Operational (?)	Altair	GTVA	Monitored the collapse of one jump node beyond Altair.
Elub	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Esso	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Multiple	GTVA	Delivered Mjolnir beam platforms from Vasuda to Beta Aquilae to slow the Altair Insurgency.
Expedience	GTS Hygeia	Operational	Altair	GTVA	Captured a shivan bomber during an operation to seal jump nodes in the system beyond Altair.
Ezor	SC Lilith	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Faiyum	GVCv Sobek	Operational (?)	Beta Aquilae	GTVA	Attacked and destroyed the GTCv Lonestar and GVCv Thutmose during the Altair Insurgency.
Falcon	GTG Zephyrus	Destroyed	Exploration Fleet	GTVA	Attempted to run the blockade of the Altair jump node.
Firestorm	GTC Aeolus	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Led an operation to seal jump nodes in the system beyond Altair. Fell under bandit attack in Alpha Centauri, just prior to the Altair Insurgency. Destroyed by GTVA forces in an operation near the Delta Serpentis-Beta Aquilae jump node.
Frantic	GVFr Bes	Operational (?)	Multiple	Local Bandits	Attacked by renegade forces near the Aldebaran jump node in Alpha Centauri.
Galen	GTD Orion	Missing	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Flagship of the Altair fleet. Secured the system beyond Altair after shivan control of that system was broken. Led the Altair Insurgency and played a large part in the destruction of the GTVA fleets in Aldebaran and Alpha Centauri and numerous other vessels en route to Alpha Centauri. After a major engagement in Delta Serpentis, disappeared into Ross 128.
George Smeed	GTT Argo	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Carried marines intended to attack the GTVA capitol in Delta Serpentis.
Ghoul	GTFr Triton	Destroyed	Exploration Fleet	GTVA	Destroyed at the onset of the shivan incursion in Altair.
Golem	GTM Hippocrates	Destroyed	Exploration Fleet	GTVA	Destroyed at the onset of the shivan incursion in Altair.
Good Hope	GTI Arcadia	Operational	Ross 128	GTVA	Major shipyard in Ross 128. Came under massive attack as Ross 128 bandit factions began to unite under the Coalition for Free and Open Trade.
Gore	SD Ravana	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Attacked the GVD Koreth in Gamma Draconis.
Granite	SC Cain	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Guardian	SC Rakshasa	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Escorted the SD Destiny into position near the Altair jump node.
Haruspex	GTCv Deimos	Destroyed	Aldebaran	GTVA	Only military vessel from the Aldebaran fleet to reach Alpha Centauri during the Altair Insurgency. Suffered a catastrophic hull failure shortly after entering Alpha Centauri.
Hedetet	GVD Typhon	Operational (?)	Beta Aquilae	GTVA	Assisted in an attempt to stop the GTD Galen from reaching the Delta Serpentis jump node in Beta Aquilae.
Helena	GVT Satis	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Local Bandits	Attacked rival bandits vying for control of GTI Chimera.
Hella Fos	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Multiple	GTVA	Delivered Mjolnir beam platforms from Vasuda to Beta Aquilae to slow the Altair Insurgency.
Hellcat	GTC Fenris	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Attacked by GTVA bombers at the RTI Belmar.
Hubertus	GTM Hippocrates	Destroyed (?)	Ross 128	CFOT	Involved in direct attack on the GTI Good Hope.
Hurricane	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Blockaded the Aldebaran node at the onset of the Altair Insurgency.
Hydra	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Altair	Private Owner	Carried a meson bomb to collapse a jump node in the system beyond Altair.
Ionia	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed	Ross 128	CFOT	Involved in direct attack on the GTI Good Hope.
Ironsides	GTT Argo	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Carried marines intended to attack the GTVA capitol in Delta Serpentis.
Kelsan	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed	Ross 128	GTVA	One of three cruisers assigned to defend the GTI Good Hope. Destroyed during the Battle of Good Hope.
Kharga	GVC Mentu	Destroyed	Beta Aquilae	GTVA	Attacked by the GTCv Lonestar and GVCv Thutmose.
Kinetic	GTFr Poseidon	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	Local Bandits	Attempted to steal cargo from GTVA forces in Alpha Centauri.
Koreth	GVD Hatshepsut	Operational (?)	Displaced (Capella)	GTVA	Aided the attack against the SJ Twilight in Gamma Draconis.
Krag	SC Lilith	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Labre	GTM Hippocrates	Operational (?)	Aldebaran	GTVA	Evacuated personnel from Aldebaran during the Altair Insurgency.
Lawrence	GTT Elysium	Operational	Multiple	GTVA	Part of a Special Operations reconnaissance unit that passed through Aldebaran and Altair, after the Altair fleet passed through the two systems.
Lead	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Lederman	GTSC Faustus	Operational	Multiple	GTVA	Part of a Special Operations reconnaissance unit that passed through Aldebaran and Altair, after the Altair fleet passed through the two systems.
Lonestar	GTCv Deimos	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Led an operation to seal jump nodes in the system beyond Altair. Destroyed by GTVA forces in Beta Aquilae.
Lydia	GTC Fenris	Destroyed	Ross 128	CFOT	Involved in direct attack on the GTI Good Hope.
Magnitude	GTFr Triton	Operational	Multiple	Private Owner	Incidental involvement in a battle near the GTI Chicago.
Memnon	GVT Satis	Operational	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Recovered the GTC Firestorm from Alpha Centauri just prior to the Altair Insurgency.
Meteor	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Blockaded the Aldebaran node at the onset of the Altair Insurgency.
Mirage	GTC Mentu	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Secured the system beyond Altair after shivan control of that system was broken. Destroyed by GTVA forces in an operation near the Delta Serpentis-Beta Aquilae jump node.
Moridor	SC Cain	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Sent to interfere with node-collapsing operations in the system beyond Altair.
Mortu	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Sent to interfere with node-collapsing operations in the system beyond Altair.
Mustang	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Ambushed the GTC Spitfire on its approach to Alpha Centauri III. Later attacked by GTVA bombers at the RTI Belmar.
Naxos	GTCv Deimos	Operational	Ross 128	GTVA	Deployed to the GTI Good Hope to reinforce defending vessels during the Battle of Good Hope.
Nefaarud	GVD Typhon	Operational	Ross 128	GTVA	Deployed to the GTI Good Hope to reinforce defending vessels during the Battle of Good Hope.
Nevis	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Multiple	GTVA	Delivered Mjolnir beam platforms from Vasuda to Beta Aquilae to slow the Altair Insurgency.
Nova	SC Lilith	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Sent to interfere with node-collapsing operations in the system beyond Altair.
Odysseus	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Local Bandits	Attacked rival bandits vying for control of GTI Chimera.
Ohio	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Defended against the attempted shivan incursion into Altair. Later destroyed in Antares, during the Altair Insurgency.
Omaha	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Blockaded the Altair node against the exploration fleet, prior to the shivan incursion into Altair. Later destroyed in Antares, during the Altair Insurgency.
Orestes	GTC Fenris	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Local Bandits	Attacked rival bandits vying for control of GTI Chimera.
Palamedes	GVG Anuket	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Local Bandits	Attacked rival bandits vying for control of GTI Chimera.
Phoenicia	GTD Hecate	Operational	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Flagship of the Alpha Centauri fleet, prior to the Altair Insurgency. Led most critical operations against the Altair insurgents, up to the final assault on the Galen in Delta Serpentis.
Platinum	SC Cain	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Portcullis	GTD Orion	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Blockaded the Aldebaran node at the onset of the Altair Insurgency.
Prudhoe	GTG Zephyrus	Destroyed	Ross 128	CFOT	Involved in direct attack on the GTI Good Hope.
Putnam	GTFr Triton	Destroyed (?)	Multiple	NTF Remnant	Attacked by GTVA bombers at the RTI Belmar.
Raneb	GVCv Sobek	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Blockaded the Aldebaran node at the onset of the Altair Insurgency.
Ranger	GTFr Poseidon	Operational	Multiple	Private Owner	Incidental involvement in a battle near the GTI Chicago.
Razor	SC Rakshasa	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Sent to interfere with node-collapsing operations in the system beyond Altair.
Reaper	GVA Setekh	Destroyed	Capella	GTVA	Part of a suicide attack against the SJ Twilight.
Reken	SC Rakshasa	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Relinquish	SD Ravana	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	One of the ships leading the shivan attack on Altair.
Retorphim	SC Cain	Captured	--	Shivan Forces	Abandoned by the shivans during their attack on Altair and subsequently captured by GTVA and Special Operations forces.
Selamf	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	One of the ships leading the shivan attack on Altair.
Serendipity	GTC Fenris	Destroyed	Ross 128	CFOT	Involved in direct attack on the GTI Good Hope.
Serket	GVCv Sobek	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Blockaded the Aldebaran node at the onset of the Altair Insurgency.
Seshat	GVA Setekh	Operational	Ross 128	GTVA	Deployed as part of the ongoing search operation to find the GTD Galen. Withdrawn for repairs at the onset of the Battle of Good Hope.
Silver	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of the support fleet attacking Altair.
Sly	SFr Dis	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Attacked during a mop-up operation in the system beyond Altair.
Sorkal	GVFr Ma’at	Operational	Multiple	Private Owner	Incidental involvement in a battle near the GTI Chicago.
Spectre	GTSC Faustus	Destroyed	Exploration Fleet	GTVA	Destroyed at the onset of the shivan incursion in Altair.
Spitfire	GTC Fenris	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Led the assault against NTF remnants based on Alpha Centauri III. Shortly thereafter, placed on the blockade of the Aldebaran jump node in Alpha Centauri.
Swiftwind	GTT Elysium	Operational	Altair	GTVA	Carried capture teams to the SC Retorphim.
Telephim	GVFr Bes	Operational	Multiple	Private Owner	Incidental involvement in a battle near the GTI Chicago.
Thesius	SCv Eris	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	First shivan vessel spotted in the system beyond Altair. Destroyed the exploration fleet and later fell under attack by GTVA bombers.
Thunderbolt	GTC Leviathan	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Attacked the GTC Firestorm in Alpha Centauri, during a recovery operation. Later attacked by GTVA bombers at the RTI Belmar.
Thutmose	GVCv Sobek	Destroyed	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Defended against the attempted shivan incursion into Altair. Destroyed by GTVA forces in Beta Aquilae.
Titan	GTFr Triton	Operational (?)	Altair	Private Owner	Carried a meson bomb to collapse a jump node in the system beyond Altair.
Torment	SCv Moloch	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Attacked by GTVA bombers just beyond the Altair node.
Tormet	SC Rakshasa	Destroyed	--	Shivan Forces	Part of a task force leading the juggernaut fleet to Capella.
Torro	GTT Argo	Operational (?)	Alpha Centauri	Local Bandits	Attempted to capture civilian shipping vessels operating near the Aldebaran node in Alpha Centauri.
Troy	GVC Aten	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Local Bandits	Recovered from a scrapyard for use in an attack against the shivan incursion in Altair, then re-mothballed. Later stolen and used to vie for control of the GTI Chimera.
Tsar	GTC Aeolus	Destroyed	Ross 128	GTVA	Deployed as part of the ongoing search operation to find the GTD Galen. Served in all parts of the Battle of Good Hope, including the defense of the station and the recovery of the GTCv Boston.
Tura	GVC Mentu	Destroyed	Alpha Centauri	GTVA	Blockaded the Aldebaran node at the onset of the Altair Insurgency.
Wind	GTA Charybdis	Destroyed	Altair	GTVA	Part of a suicide attack against the smaller shivan warships sent to attack Altair.
Xanos	GTT Elysium	Destroyed (?)	Altair	Altair Insurgency	Carried repair teams to the GTCv Lonestar, after the corvette was disabled in Beta Aquilae.
Zed	GTT Argo	Destroyed (?)	Alpha Centauri	NTF Remnant	Attacked by GTVA bombers at the RTI Belmar.
Zeppelin	GTFr Triton	Operational	Ross 128	CFOT	Deployed in a quickly-aborted attempt to capture the GTC Tsar at the onset of the Battle of Good Hope.