Battle of 56, 90, -83

Background:
The Battle of 56, 90, -83 was the culminating battle of the short-lived Dovan-Void war. Following deteriorating relations with the Dovan Empire and Dual Monarchy, Fleet Admiral Diablo and Vice Admiral Kesh attacked a Dovan ship, resulting in Dovan declaring war on The Void.
Location & Time:
The engagement took place at roughly 2300 hours, Eastern Daylight Savings time, on September 20th, 2319. Sector 56, 90, -83 was chosen as the engagement area by the Dovans. These coordinates were sent to The Void as a challenge. Sector 56 90 -83 is located far above the galactic disk.
Fleets:
The Dovan attack force consisted of a single 557k Dreadnaught, presumed to be a Meme class. The ship carried a capable scanner system, powerful shielding, and several powerful laser weapons.
The Void attack force was considerably smaller, consisting of a 200k and a 90k Destroyer. Both ships carried advanced stealth systems and shield breaker weapons.
Engagement:
At 2300 hours, the Void task force jumped into the combat zone. Realizing they were outmatched by the Dovan dreadnaught, Diablo and Kesh immediately spooled up their FTL drives. Realizing that Diablo's FTL was taking forever to charge and that Diablo's ship was slow, Kesh engaged the Dreadnaught alone to give Diablo time to escape and jump out. With the Dovan ship closing in behind him, Kesh fired a salvo on the larger ship, significantly lowering its shields. Once Diablo's FTL was charged, he executed a blind jump. In hot pursuit of Kesh's ship, the Dovan dreadnaught began experiencing computer malfunctions in its targeting systems and was unable to fire on Kesh. After a brief, 1 minute chase, Kesh jumped away, ending the battle.
Aftermath:
Following a blind jump, Fleet Admiral Diablo's ship was lost to space. All contact with the ship was lost. Being the final battle of the war, Dovan was able to claim a bloodless victory. Following Diablo's disappearance, Kesh assumed the power of Fleet Admiral and succeeded Diablo.
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