2nd Galactic Emergency

A map of belligerents in the west side of the Gwilym Galaxy circa 2010

### Result

Porpoise Victory•Laffrenti Allied Planets reduced to a great powerㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Space Prussia and the Gwilym Republic solidify their positions as superpowersㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Gwilym Republic annexes claims on the Cothorian People's Republic

## Belligerents

•Space Prussia ㅤㅤ •Laffrenti Allied Planets•Gwilym Republic ㅤ•Cothorian People's ㅤㅤ•YilcharianㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤRepublicㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHegeomyㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Glyrran Mandate ㅤ•Glyrran Republicㅤㅤ(until 2012)ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ(from 2010)

## Commanders and Leaders

•Philipㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ •Alfonso III•Gwoderik ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Gustav Japple ㅤㅤㅤGwattingtonㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Ahmed Iㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Andrewㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Stevenson ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ•Kingsly Faerwulf

## Strength

Total: 9 billionㅤㅤㅤTotal: 5 billionㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

## Casulties

Total: 3 billionㅤㅤㅤTotal: 2.7 billionㅤㅤㅤㅤDeaths: 1.4 billionㅤㅤDeaths: 1 billionㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤCivilian Deaths: 400 million

The 2nd Galactic Emergency was a major conflict between the Porpoise Pact and the Eternal Alliance, during which roughly 2.8 billion people died, making it one of the deadliest wars to date. It began on the 4th August 2009 and ended on the 6th June 2014. It involved almost every country in the Gwilym Galaxy including the superpowers of Space Prussia, the Gwilym Republic and (at the time) the Laffrenti Allied Planets. The conflict has generally been started by the testing of a powerful super weapon constructed by the Porpoise Pact known as the ‘Colossus’. While this super-weapon has been seen to have unmatched destructive power, local Laffrenti forces noticed the Colossus had moved to a predetermined test site but due to a local space storm believed that the weapon was on path to destroy an inhabited system; in retaliation to this perceived threat, attacked and were easily defeated by the amassed fleets.

##### **Initial Battles and Invasions**

In the following months, both sides began to build up their armies and fleets. After the failed attack by the Laffrenti, they launched an invasion into the Yilcharian Hegemony which was initially very successful due to the Yilcharian having a poorly equipped army and navy, mainly having to rely on Space Prussian forces stationed there. The Gwilym Republic followed this attack with an invasion of the Cothorian Peoples Republic which eventually would grind to a halt but did manage to relieve stress off of the Yilcharian front as the Laffrenti began a lend lease to the Cothorians. By the 15th May 2010, the Laffrenti launched an attack on the Yilcharian capital of Yilchar however this was repulsed by a joint Space Prussian - Yilcharian fleet. This battle was the largest in the war and involved over 10,000 Laffrenti Ships and 14,000 Porpoise vessels.

##### **Glyrran Civil War**

On the 12th July 2010, revolutionaries on the planet of Josera took up arms and seized many key buildings, eventually taking control over the entire planet. Over the coming days and weeks, more and more armed insurrections launched attacks on Glyrran infrastructure across the Glyrran Mandate, setting up the Glyrran Revolutionary Army. Their goal was to overthrow the Faltarre government and the king who had fled the Faltarre Mandate after the 3rd Mandate War (which resulted in the annexation of all remaining Faltarre star systems by the Gwilym Republic) and had been a very unpopular ruler in the Glyrran Mandate. They also wanted to reunite with the Glyrran Republic who had secretly armed and supported their uprising. When the Laffrenti Allied Planets found out they invaded the Glyrran Republic, dragging them into the war, but eventually stalling after they had reached the end of their supply line and having to quell many Glyrran revolts that had broken out due to occupation.

##### **Gwilym Advance into Cothorian Space**

By November, the Gwilyms had managed to reorganise and gather much of their strength back, launching a further attack into the Greg sector and pushing towards the Cothorian capital of Cohar. On the 21st January 2011, the Battle of Revanna began in an attempt to surround the capital planet. By the 8th February, the system was completely taken apart from Cohar. Due to the speed of the invasion, the Cothorian Government wasn't able to fully evacuate the planet and, as a show of force, the Gwilyms wanted to use the Colossus on a nearby planet to Cohar to try and coerce the government into surrendering. Once fired, the planet was completely destroyed however the government did not want to surrender so Gwilym troops were deployed onto the planet on the 1st March and by the 5th, Cohar was taken. Over the next few months the Cothorians failed to dislodge the Gwilyms out of their defensive positions, eventually leading to the Brosonavitich Offensive - a complete annihilation of Cothorian forces, mainly at the Battle of Locow which lead to the deaths of over 10 million Cothorians compared to the deaths of 900,000 Gwilyms.