2090- GHE Soldat led assaults destroy numerous key Allied bases around the globe. At the christening of the Ulysses, GHE Soldats stage a surprise attack, seizing Rampart station and the ship. GHE Soldat units turn on the Empire and cause massive damage to it s infrastructure. 500 GHE Soldats board the Ulysses and fly her out of the solar system. The remaining GHE forces die attacking scientific stations in the Alliance and Empire, destroying all data on the FTL technology.
Humanity loses roughly a hundred years of technological advancement overnight.
During this period, open war engulfs the world as the Alliance and the Empire fight numerous armed clashes. Finally, an Armistice is signed and the two states withdraw to lick their wounds. Both sides begin exploiting resources in the solar system. The first battles occur in the mineral rich Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The Alliance officially adopts the title Terran Republic.