War in Charted Space
Interstellar War is still very much a part of Charted Space.
- The Major Race powers collude to avoid conflict, but sometimes interstellar relations fray and war lays waste to great swathes of Charted Space.
Description (Specifications)
Most war in Charted Space is that of Interstellar Navies. The role now played by interstellar armies is a lesser one in support of the navies.
- Low-level conflicts often include grand wars, but in the high-level conflicts, there is no reason to take or hold a planet or star system unless the real estate is particularly valuable. It is far easier to scrub a planet and move on.
The great navies maneuver back and forth hoping for their opponents to be caught without fuel or logistics, or caught in a vulnerable location such as a gravity well. But, when it comes down to it, interstellar naval warfare is a battle of attrition with all of the other factors remaining minor in comparison. The great battleships slug it out and the winner remains the last starship standing.
Systemic-Planetary Conflict (Micro-scale)
He who controls space, controls the worlds of Charted Space. The mobility of gravcraft combined with battledress has transformed land battles. High tech battles range over continents, not isolated battlefields. Armies with naval support invariably defeat their opponents. Occasional upsets occur, but the overwhelming force of air support, artillery, and ortillery usually carries the day.
History & Background (Dossier)
Battles between the major race superpowers rock Charted Space. By mutual agreement, the great powers limit these destructive conflicts. No one wants interstellar trade to be crippled and that's what war does: shut down the gravy train.
- Some of the Major Race Conflicts include:
Aslan-Solomani Conflict
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Aslan-Imperial Conflict
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Aslan-Zhodani Conflict
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Hiver-K'kree Conflict
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Imperial-K'Kree Conflict
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Imperial-Zhodani Conflict
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Imperial-Vargr Conflict
The Vargr took advantage of the fall of the Ziru Sirka to retake space that was once conquered. The truth be told, the Vilani in the Vargr Extents were not faring well before the end either. A number of Vargr polities have declared blood vendetta against all humans. Corsairs sometimes raid across the borders causing great tragedy.
Julian-Imperial Conflict
The Julian Protectorate was largely formed in response to aggression from the Third Imperium. While there is a lukewarm peace between the two parties, some bad blood still exists. Several lucrative trade agreements have been brokered and hopefully the hotter heads will not prevail. Numerous Imperial observers have been studying the harmonious integration of human and Vargr populations within Julian Space. Only the Hivers can match the marriage of species that the Julians have achieved.
K'kree-Vargr Conflict
K'Kree and Vargr forces have begun to butt heads in the trailing portions of the Vargr Extents and to a lesser degree in independent and balkanized space between the Two Thousand Worlds and the Third Imperium. The K'kree tolerate the few vegetarian Vargr societies and will openly exterminate any omnivorous or carnivorous Vargr they find. The K'kree very early on discovered the lack of unity among the Vargr. The K'kree are still exploring formal interstellar relations with the Julian Protectorate and have several embassies within Julian Space.
Vargr-Zhodani Conflict
The Vargr and Zhodani have had a cold war in the spinward sections of the Vargr Extents for several millennia. Some Vargr are close allies while others are mortal enemies of the Zhodani. The lack of unity within the Extents makes formal Zhodani policy towards the Vargr difficult. Zhodani policy has been to maintain entente with willing Vargr and keep their distance from the rest. Vargr traders do not enjoy free access to Zhodani Space. Vargr corsairs are dealt with mercilessly after millenia of predation.
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science