Secessionist League

The Secessionist League was a twenty-second century political union of secessionist movements in the Sol system; members of the league desired independence from the United Nations, and attempted to accomplish it through military means in 2160. While a system-wide general uprising was planned, losses in the initial rebellion caused the League to focus its resources at Jupiter, at the cost of all other operations. All efforts came to naught, however, as United Nations forces decisively defeated the League within a few months, costing the secessionist movement heavily in spacecraft, equipment, and personnel. The remnants of the Secessionist League were eventually integrated into the Frieden movement. 
==History==
The league formed in 2150, bringing together secessionist groups from many regions of the Sol system, primarily those of Mars, the asteroid belt, and Jupiter. 
===Cascade plan===
Beginning in 2160, the Jovian Secessionists were to attack UN forces stationed around Jupiter, preferably capturing ships in the process. After whatever response force the UN sent had been dealt with, the Saturnian and Uranian secessionists were to rise up, followed quickly by the Martian and Belt secessionists; with so many rebellions, the United Nations Space Authority would be unable to cope, and the UN would be forced to recognize the league's members as sovereign bodies in the system. 
===Jovian Insurrection===
While the initial attack on UNSA forces was a stunning success, and the response force fought to a stalemate, the Jovian Secessionists were crushed by the subsequent UN Naval response. With a large detachment of UNSA ships now assigned to each celestial body, and a sizable garrison of peacekeepers attached to each moon of Jupiter, the cascade plan was postponed indefinitely. 
===Dissolution and assimilation===
The Secessionist League remained committed to building a force capable of winning them their independence, and continued to do so from 2160 to 2164. In 2165, UNSA forces began to engage League ships and yards in the Belt, putting the entire group at risk. By 2167, the league had faded away and its members and military assets been absorbed into the real organizers of the league - the Frieden movement.
==Timeline==
*2133 - Martian independence movement begins. 
*2143 - Independence movements begin in both the belt and Jovian colonies. 
*2147 - Independence movements begin in the outer colonies. 
*2150 - Several of the more militant independence movements merge together to form the Secessionist League 
==Military organization==
===Ground force===
The Army of Secession, officially created in the late 2150s, was built around previously established units to form nine brigades.
*1st Brigade - Callisto, Jovian orbit; also known as the Callisto Brigade, this unit is one of the larger formations of the League army. 
**1st Callisto Battalion
**2nd Callisto Battalion
**3rd Callisto Battalion
*2nd Brigade - Io, Jovian orbit 
**1st Io Battalion
**3rd Io Battalion
*3rd Brigade - Mobile (Callisto)
**2nd Io Battalion
**Mars Battalion
*4th Brigade - Mobile (Ganymede)
**Europa Battalion 
**Ganymede Battalion
*5th Brigade - Asteroid Belt
**Belt Battalion
**Outer Colonies Battalion
*6th Brigade - Ganymede, Jovian orbit
**Lunar Battalion 
**Emancipator Battalion
*7th Brigade - Mobile (Jovian Space)
**Spacers Battalion
**Raider Battalion 
*8th Brigade
**Semi-Mechanized Battalion
**Armored Battalion
**Air Defense Battalion 
*9th Special Operations Brigade - Mobile
**Special Operations Battalion
**Special Activities Company
===Air force===
Known as the League Air Corps, the aerial forces of the secessionist movement played a limited role. 
====Fighter Squadrons====
Squadron 	Nickname 	Aircraft	Station 	Notes
1st Fighter Squadron	Red Eagles	 	Mars 	
2nd Fighter Squadron	Warriors 	 	Ganymede	
3rd Fighter Squadron	Raiders 	 	Earth 	
4th Fighter Squadron	Hawks 	 	Mars 	
5th Fighter Squadron	Reapers 	 	Mars 	
====Bomber Squadrons====
Squadron 	Nickname	Aircraft	Station 	Notes
1st Bomber Squadron	Devils 	 	Mars 	
2nd Bomber Squadron	Vipers 	 	Earth 	
3rd Bomber Squadron	Comets 	 	Ganymede	
====Space Defense Squadrons====
Squadron 	Nickname 	Aircraft	Station 	Notes
1st Space Defense Squadron	Dark Stars 	 	Callisto	
2nd Space Defense Squadron	Star Guardians	 	Mars 	
3rd Space Defense Squadron	Patriots 	 	Io 	
====Special Operations Squadron====
Squadron 	Nickname	Aircraft	Station	Notes
1st Special Operations Squadron	Ghosts 	 	 	
====Transport Squadrons====
Squadron 	Nickname	Aircraft	Station	Notes
1st Transport Squadron	Titans 	 	Mars 	
2nd Transport Squadron	Giants 	 	Earth 	
====Training Squadrons====
Squadron 	Nickname	Aircraft	Station 	Notes
1st Training Squadron	Daggers 	 	Mars 	
2nd Training Squadron	Javelins	 	Ganymede	
3rd Training Squadron	Corsairs	 	Earth 	
4th Training Squadron	Spacers 	 	Belt 	
===Space force===
The League Space Corps comprised a sizable number of modified freighters and League-built destroyers. 
Ship Name 	Ship Type 	Armament 	Complement 	Notes
Ascension 	Freighter, medium 	3 × missiles1 × 20mm point defense gun 	 	Previously a medium-range cargo hauler for Belt Transport, Ascension was fitted with a trio of missile launchers and a 20 mm rotary cannon following its transfer to a League-sympathetic space dock. Following its conversion in 2157, the medium freighter was clandestinely hidden in a non-operating space dock in Jovian space; after almost three years of inactivity, Ascension returned to active service on February 11, 2160. Less than a month later, Ascension, accompanied by Red Tempest, unsuccessfully attacked the UNSA Alexandria near Io, resulting in the loss of both League vessels.
Azure Guardian 	League destroyer 	4 × missiles2 × point defense guns 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Neptune subgroup.
Battleaxe 	League destroyer 	2 × missiles4 × small missiles2 × point defense guns 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League.
Big Aeolus 	Freighter, large 	4 × missiles2 × point defense guns2 × light point defense guns 	1 × gunboat2 × shuttles 	The 500-meter-long Big Aeolus was a well-known bulk carrier of the Mars-Jupiter-Neptune run; its rapid conversion in 2160 - following its sudden transfer to the League in 2160 - was carried out in extreme secrecy. The large freighter was equipped with four missile tubes and two sets of two point defense guns; the deployment of Big Aeolus against UN forces near Europa surprised many, as did its subsequent destruction.
Blue Lightning 	Freighter, small 	3 × missiles 	 	Converted and commissioned by the Neptune subgroup.
Broadsword 	League destroyer 	2 × missiles4 × small missiles2 × point defense guns 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League.
Champion 	League destroyer, large 	8 × missiles4 × point defense guns4 × light point defense guns 	 	Destroyed on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa.
Cobra 	Freighter, small(minelayer) 	1 × missile2 × light point defense guns6 × remote mines6 × proximity mines	 	
Crimson Storm 	League destroyer 	7 × missiles3 × point defense guns 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Jupiter subgroup. Destroyed on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa.
Defiance 	Freighter, medium 	2 × missiles2 × point defense guns 	 	Captured on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa].
Deliverance 	League destroyer 	4 × missiles4 × point defense guns 	1 × assault craft 	
Emancipator 	Freighter, large(assault ship) 	2 × missiles8 × small missiles4 × point defense guns 	2 × gunboats2 × shuttles6 × assault craft	
Freedom's Vanguard	League destroyer 	5 × missiles3 × point defense guns 	 	Destroyed on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa.
Fury 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles1 × point defense gun 	 	Destroyed on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa.
Homeland 	League destroyer, large 	8 × missiles4 × point defense guns 	1 × gunboat 	
Independence 	Freighter, large 	8 × missiles 	2 × shuttles 	Formerly the cargo hauler RedExpress Giant V, it was sent to a Trojan space dock for "maintenance", transferred to a front company for the League, and illegally fitted with eight missile tubes (four on either side) concealed inside cargo hanger bay doors. Commissioned into the League as the Independence in 2160, it was deployed to Jovian space to take part in the first wave of secessionist attacks. Independence engaged a pair of UN space destroyers over Callisto on March 2, 2160, and was subsequently destroyed by the UNSA Sacramento.
Jubilee 	Freighter, small 	1 × missile2 × remote detonation mines 	 	
Liberator 	Freighter, large(gunboat carrier)	4 × missiles4 × point defense guns 	4 × gunboats2 × shuttles 	
Liberty Hammer 	Freighter, very large(flagship) 	8 × missiles6 × point defense guns 	6 × gunboats4 × shuttles 	
Lucky Star 	Freighter, small(repair ship) 	1 × missile1 × light point defense gun 	 	
Minerva 	Freighter, medium 	4 × missiles3 × point defense guns 	1 × shuttle 	
Otto's Revenge 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles 	 	Destroyed on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa.
Radiant Liberty 	Freighter, small(minelayer) 	1 × missile5 × remote detonation mines 	 	Converted and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League. Formerly a short-distance hauler based out of 1 Ceres.
Recalcitrant 	League destroyer, large 	6 × missiles4 × point defense guns 	2 × shuttles 	
Red Lightning 	League destroyer 	4 × missiles2 × point defense guns 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Jupiter subgroup.
Red Tempest 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles 	 	A minor cargo hauler for Jovian docks, Red Tempest initially served as "Cargo SJ-231" prior to its affiliation with the League in 2159. Secretly fitted with two missile launchers, Red Tempest was commissioned into the League the following year, participating in the failed attack on the UNSA Alexandria on March 2, 2160. Red Tempest was destroyed by missile detonation and lost with all hands.
Redeemer 	League destroyer 	2 × missiles3 × point defense guns 	 	
Reliance 	Freighter, medium 	3 × missiles3 × light point defense guns 	 	
Reprisal 	Freighter, medium(minelayer) 	1 × missile1 × point defense gun27 × proximity mines 	 	
Saber 	League destroyer 	1 × missile6 × small missiles1 × point defense gun 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League.
Scimitar 	League destroyer 	1 × missile6 × small missiles1 × point defense gun 	 	Constructed and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League.
Sentinel 	Freighter, medium 	3 × missiles2 × small missiles1 × point defense gun 	 	Converted and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League.
Shield of Liberty 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles1 × point defense gun 	 	
Solar Skimmer 	Freighter, small 	1 × missile1 × light point defense gun 	 	
Song of War 	League destroyer(minelayer) 	3 × missiles2 × point defense guns12 × remote mines 	 	
Starhawk 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles 	 	
Starwind 	Freighter, small(repair ship) 	2 × light point defense guns 	 	One of the few committed resupply ships of the League, the Starwind received modest upgrades and armaments: two 15mm Gatling guns (one port, one starboard) and major improvements to its sensor systems.
Star Defender 	League destroyer 	4 × missiles2 × point defense guns 	 	
Star Titan 	Freighter, large 	8 × missiles6 × light point defense guns 	 	
Stellar Serpent 	Freighter, large 	7 × missiles2 × point defense guns 	2 × shuttles 	Converted and commissioned by the Neptune subgroup.
Sword of Justice 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles1 × point defense gun 	 	Captured on March 22, 2160, at the Battle of Europa.
Twilight Runner 	Freighter, medium 	3 × missiles2 × light point defense guns 	 	
Warlord 	League destroyer, large 	6 × missiles4 × point defense guns 	1 × gunboat1 × shuttle 	Constructed and commissioned by the Belt subgroup of the League, Warlord was specifically built as the flagship of the Belt Secessionists.
Warrior of Freedom	Freighter, large 	8 × missiles2 × point defense guns 	2 × gunboats 	
Warrior's Courage 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles1 × light point defense gun 	 	
Western Star 	Freighter, medium(support ship) 	4 × light point defense guns 	 	
Zephyr 	Freighter, small 	2 × missiles1 × light point defense gun 	 	
====Gunboat force====
The League made extensive use of gunboats - small craft utilizing a mix of cannons and small missiles - to supplement both space and ground forces.
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