Battle over Rotterdam (GXN)

The Battle over Rotterdam was a pivotal moment in the history of the Thryn Monarchy and of the GenXNova Galaxies as a whole.
== Event ==
In early July 2315, everything was peaceful over the planet Rotterdam. That changed when two suspicious signatures were detected in the Rotterdam system. Thryn leader Azereiah dispatched an Apollyon-class frigate and a Gagarin-class destroyer to investigate. What they found was somewhat disturbing.
Two Cobalt Royalty ships were sitting in orbit over Rotterdam I, readying their weapons for orbital strike. The Omen-class heavy cruiser CRS Tank, captained by Aceface, was there, in addition to an unidentified stealth frigate, both ships ready for combat.
Azereiah and Lecic then got into contact with Jake Lancia and FloorMatt of Trident Industries, who had heard of the impending attacks from intercepted communications. Wary of the Odium ships' firepower, and unsure of the usefulness of Trident vessels of the time, they told Jake to stay put and not to proceed to the Rotterdam system.
Azereiah and Lecic immediately jumped to Aceface's last known coordinates and engaged them, keeping them in a fierce fight. The CRS Tank's shields fell numerous times during this time, but there was no noticeable damage to the ship's systems yet, despite the armour being shredded by the Gagarin's weapons. Lecic's Gagarin began losing point defence guns as his shields neared zero; it began to seem like the battle may not be winnable for them.
Suddenly two Trident Brawler-class frigates jumped in. FloorMatt in the TRV Brawler immediately engaged the stealth frigate, while Jake Lancia in TRV Boxer assaulted the Tank. The Brawlers' heavy plasma cannons punched several large holes through the Tank's systems, clearing the way for the Gagarin's own cannons to begin dealing more serious damage. The Boxer then switched target to the Tank as well, eventually forcing Aceface to activate his emergency jump drive and retreat. The stealth frigate then followed suit.
Several minutes later, an NFD-operated Munich-class pursued the Tank further into CR space and dealt further damage to its systems.citation needed
== Statistics ==
=== Vessels present ===
==== Thryn Monarchy ====
# Apollyon-class frigate, TMS Apollyon One, piloted by Azereiah, 21k mass units. Survived.
# Gagarin-class destroyer, TMS Gagarin, piloted by Lecic, approx. 60k mass units. Lightly damaged.
==== Cobalt Royalty ====
# Omen-class heavy cruiser, CRS Tank, piloted by Aceface, 66k mass units. Heavily damaged.
# Unknown stealth frigate, unknown designation, piloted by Holycookie, unknown mass. Damaged.
==== Trident Industries ====
# Brawler-class frigate, TRV Brawler DD-001a-001, piloted by FloorMatt, 13k mass units. Survived.
# Brawler-class frigate, TRV Boxer DD-001b-002, piloted by Jake Lancia, 13k mass units. Survived.
==== Nova Fleet Dynamics ====
# Munich-class destroyer, NFD Munich, piloted by Flying Debris, approx. 60k mass units. Survived.
==== Other ships ====
# Unknown class, SS Veilith, piloted by Veilith, 0.3 mass units. Uninvolved but present.
RESULT: Thryn/Trident Victory.Category:Major Events