Battle of Vladivostok

Organizations| * Soviet Union
* Terran Alliance
* Galactic Republic

Personnel| * Sergeant Major Alexei Ivankov
* Warrant Officer Toshiyuki Yamazaki

Strength| Terran Alliance:* Two Anti-Sith Assault Team commandos
* Sergeant Major Alexei Ivankov
* Warrant Officer Toshiyuki Yamazaki

Soviet Army:* 210,000 soldiers (plus 80,000 soldiers as reinforcements)
	+ Airborne troops (VDV)
* 5,000 Tanks, Artillery systems and Armored vehicles
	+ T-72 Ural
	+ T-80U/UK
		- 2S19 Msta howitzer variant
	+ T-64A/B
	+ T-62M
	+ BTR-80
	+ BTR-70
	+ BMP-2
	+ BMP-1
* 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer
* BM-21 Grad
* BM-30 Smerch
* Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters

-Soviet Navy* Sovremenny-class destroyer
* Kashin-class destroyer
* Krivak-class frigate

-Soviet Naval Infantry* 3,000 marines
* BTR-80
* BTR-60
* BMP-2
* T-80U main battle tank

-Soviet Air Force* MiG-23 Flogger
* MiG-27 Flogger-D/J
* MiG-29 Fulcrum
* Su-24 Fencer
* Su-25 Frogfoot
* Su-27 Flanker
* 40 Tu-95 Bears
* 6 Tu-16 Badgers
* 40 Tu-22M Backfires
* 20 Tu-16 Badgers

-United States Navy* 4 aircraft carriers
	+ 1 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
		- USS Kitty Hawk
	+ 1 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
		- USS Independence
	+ 2 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
		- USS Nimitz
		- USS Abraham Lincoln
* 2 Iowa-class battleships
	+ USS Missouri
	+ USS New Jersey
* Guided missile cruisers
* Destroyers
* Frigates
* 8 Los Angeles class submarines
* F-14 Tomcat
* F/A-18 Hornet (both USN and USMC)
* A-6 Intruder
* E-2 Hawkeye

-Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force* Hatsuyuki-class destroyer

-United Korean Navy* Ulsan-class frigate (South Korea)
* Najin-class frigate (North Korea)

-United States Air Force* F-15C Eagle
* F-16 Fighting Falcon

-Japanese Air Self Defence Force* F-15J Eagle
* F-4 Phantom

-United Korean Air Force* F-4 Phantom
* F-16 Fighting Falcon
* MiG-29 Fulcrum
* Su-25 Frogfoot
* Su-7 Fitter-A
* Il-28 Beagle

-People's Liberation Army Air Force* JH-7 Flounder/Flying Leopard
* H-6 Badger
* Q-5 Fantan

-People's Liberation Army Ground Force* 100,000 soldiers (reinforcements)
* 3,000 tanks

- People's Liberation Army Marine Corps * 5,000 marines (reinforcements)

-United Korean Army* 10,000 South Korean soldiers
* 10,000 North Korean soldiers
* 500 tanks

-United Korean Marine Corps* 5,000 South Korean marines

Galactic Republic-8,000 clones | * 560,000 battle droids
* 5,300 heavy droid units
* 1,000+ Vulture droids, Tri-fighters, and Hyena bombers

Casualties| Terran Alliance:* 110,000+ soldiers
* 5,000+ tanks
* 200+ aircraft
* 16 Soviet warships sunk
* USS New Jersey damaged

Galactic Republic:* 5,000 clones

Result| * Terran Alliance/Republic Victory
* Heavy damage to Vladivostok and surrounding cities

The **Battle of Vladivostok** was one of nine battles fought on Earth as part of the Terran campaign. It was one of two battles fought in the Soviet Union. The Battle of Vladivostok was notable for not only being the longest battle of the campaign, but also one of the most damaging battles of the campaign, as well as the only battle in which the entire Separatist army involved was wiped out completely.

## Prelude

The Galactic Republic first arrived on Terra on October 5, 1991. After establishing first contact with the government of the United States, the Republic established contact with the world through the United Nations, and issued a warning to the whole planet that the Separatists had been attempting to find Terra.

On November 30, 1991, the United Nations voted on a resolution to declare an alliance with the Republic in the face of the expected invasion by the Separatists. Of the 169 member nations of the United Nations, 128 voted in favor of the alliance, 38 had voted to remain neutral, and 3 (Libya, Iraq, and North Korea), abstained from the vote.

Days after the vote, the Anti-Sith Assault Team was officially formed as a Terran unit to defend Terra against the Sith. It officially began its training under Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker.

In the following month, the nations of Terra who had voted in favor began to heavily militarize. Most of the countries in question instituted drafts to build up their armies.

On Christmas, a Separatist scout ship arrived in the Terran system. It was quickly destroyed, but not before it was able to transmit its location to the main Separatist fleet.

On January 8, the United Nations and the Republic launched Operation Thunderstrike, an operation to capture Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, and Kim Il-Sung, who intended to ally with the Separatists. The operation was successful, and all three rulers and much of their government were captured and imprisoned.

The night of the 8th, the Separatist armada arrived in the Terran system. Hours later, early the morning of the 9th, the Separatists fleet engaged the Republic fleet protecting Earth. The battle lasted for several hours before the Republic fleet, which was down to just 8 ships, retreated at the order of Anakin Skywalker.

The Separatist fleet took up a position in orbit, and launched two massive airstrikes against Terra. American and Soviet fighters successfully shot down most of the strike forces, but the two forces successfully distracted Terran air defenses long enough for Separatist ground forces to begin landing across the world.

## The Battle

The Battle of Vladivostok began on January 9, 1992, when the CIS landed 320,000 battle droids and 3,300 heavy droid units just outside Vladivostok. The battle itself lasted for two days until most of the Droid forces of the CIS were wiped out by the combined arms of both Terran and Republic alliances all thanks to their cooperation and combined firepower.

## Aftermath

Despite of the Soviet victory along with it's Terran allies, the Battle of Vladivostok was one of the bloodiest battles in the Soviet History following the Battle of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) since the Second World War, this caused the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992 after the first phase of the Clone Wars on Earth.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*