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The '''Vega Engagement''' occurred circa 2333 between the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] and the [[Parliamentary Vasudan Navy]], during the [[Terran-Vasudan War]]. A major defeat for the GTA, the engagement was notable for being the first known combat deployment of the dreaded [[PVD Typhon|PVD ''Typhon'']]-class destroyer. A disastrous underestimation of the new warship's abilities on the part of Terran engineers resulted in the destruction of the [[GTD Eisenhower|GTD ''Eisenhower'']] and the total decimation of the Terran 4th Fleet. This turned the tide of the battle decisively in favor of the PVN.
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In the two years following, the Terrans were only successful in destroying two additional ''Typhon'' destroyers.
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'''Vega Engagement'''
 
 
 
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* Date
 
* Location
 
* Result
 
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* Unknown, part of the [[Terran-Vasudan War]]
 
* [[Vega]]
 
* [[Parliamentary Vasudan Empire]] victory (possibly)
 
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| colspan=2 style="background:#202020"| '''Belligerents'''
 
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| style="width:160px" |[[GTA]]
 
| style="width:160px" |[[PVN]]
 
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| colspan=2 style="background:#202020"| '''Commanders'''
 
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Unknown
 
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| colspan=2 style="background:#202020"| '''Strength'''
 
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* [[GTD Eisenhower|GTD ''Eisenhower'']]
 
* [[4th GTA Fleet|4th Fleet]]
 
 
 
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* One [[GVD Typhon|GVD ''Typhon'']]
 
* Other ships
 
 
 
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| colspan=2 style="background:#202020"| '''Casualties'''
 
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* [[GTD Eisenhower|GTD ''Eisenhower'']]
 
* Most of the [[4th GTA Fleet|4th Fleet]]
 
 
 
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Unknown, possibly minimal
 
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There's little canon info regarding this engagement, and it comes only from the tech description of the [[GVD Typhon|GVD ''Typhon'']]. This engagement was part of the [[Terran-Vasudan War]] and turned out to be a major defeat for the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]]: the [[Parliamentary Vasudan Navy|Vasudans]] sortied a ''Typhon''-class destroyer, the first one ever encountered by Terrans, and turned the tide of the battle to their favor.
 
 
 
The Typhon was, in fact, responsible for the destruction of the [[GTD Eisenhower|GTD ''Eisenhower'']] and the decimation of the [[4th GTA Fleet|4th Fleet]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 26 June 2011

The Vega Engagement occurred circa 2333 between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy, during the Terran-Vasudan War. A major defeat for the GTA, the engagement was notable for being the first known combat deployment of the dreaded PVD Typhon-class destroyer. A disastrous underestimation of the new warship's abilities on the part of Terran engineers resulted in the destruction of the GTD Eisenhower and the total decimation of the Terran 4th Fleet. This turned the tide of the battle decisively in favor of the PVN.

In the two years following, the Terrans were only successful in destroying two additional Typhon destroyers.