Battle of Fenn Offshore

**Parpaldia Empire's Pyrrhic Victory**

* Punitive strike partially succeded

**Battle of Fenn Offshore** was an incident that happened during the Military Festival in Fenn. Elements of the Japan Maritme Self Defense Forces acting as an escort for a Japanese diplomatic mission got involved in a battle with Parpaldian forces, which were conducting a punitive strike against the Fenn Kingdom.

This battle generally refers to the battle between theJapan Maritime Self Defense Force's guided missile destroyer *Myoukou* and the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s Eastern Fleet**.**

* Washinashi Captain (unnamed)
* Sword God Captain (unnamed) †
* JMSDF Captain Unabara
* Eastern Fleet
	+ Total 22 ships Phishanus-class 100-gun ships-of-the-line *Washinashi*, *Paos*, *Galiass*, *Mamiz*, *Cummashro*, and 17 other ships-of-the-line vessels
	+ 20 Wyvern lords
* 13 Ships with ballista, equipped for seizing ships
	+ *Sword God*

**Japan Self-Defense Forces**
* Japan Coast Guard
	+ Coast Guard patrol ship *Inasa*
* Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces
	+ Kongo-class destroyer *Myoukou*
* 20 elite dragon knights (19 KIA, 1 POW)
* 11 Ship-of-the-line disabled including *Paos*, *Galiass*, *Mamiz*, *Cummashro*
* Fenn Sword King’s Royal Castle suffers heavy damage
* All 13 Ships sunk
* Several unknown numbers of Fenn Kingdom Navy were dead and injured

**Japan**
* Coast Guard patrol ship *Inasa* suffers engine damage.

## Background

The affair began when Fenn's leader Sword King Shihan declined several requests from the 3rd Foreign Affairs Department of Parpaldia Empire.

The head of the 3rd Foreign Affairs Department in the Parpaldia government, Kaios dispatched the Imperial Oversight Army’s Eastern Fleet, which can be moved under his own authority, to the Fenn Kingdom to punish Fenn for its refusal of Parpaldian requests.

At the same time, a Japanese diplomatic mission was present on Fenn to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. Due to Fenn's martial culture, Sword King Shihan asked the Japanese to join the Military Festival on Fenn and show their military prowess by attacking four decommissioned ships of Fenn's navy. A little puzzled about the request, the Japanese agreed.

## Battle

### Military Festival Attack

After the JMSDF guided missile destroyer *Myoukou* successfully destroyed four decommissioned ships of Fenn's navy, 20 wyvern lord knights invaded the airspace over Fenn's capital Amanoki.

Their aim was to strike Fenn during military festival and demonstrate the consequences of defying the Parpaldia Empire to the civilized countries participating in the festival. Ignoring the three wind dragons of the Gahara Thearchy present at the festival, they attacked the Fenn Royal Castle, which was destroyed by fire, and the large, white and conspicuous Coast Guard ship *Inasa* which suffered a hit. The JMSDF destroyer *Myoukou* responded by quickly shooting down all of Parpaldia's wyvern lords ending the attack in an instant. Only one of the rider, Reckmeyer, survived, who was captured by the Japan.

This unintentional show of force by the Japanese side greatly impressed all countries participating in the Military Festival, while the Japanese delegation tried to leave Fenn as soon as possible to prevent being dragged in to an international dispute. But because the *Inasa* suffered damage during the attack as its engine was no longer operational, they could not leave and request for another transport.

### Attack of the Eastern Fleet

The loss of contact with the Wyvern lord unit dispatched to strike the Military Festival greatly worried the commander of the Eastern Fleet, Admiral Poquetoire. But because he had orders to enforce Parpaldia's interests, he could not just withdraw, so he ordered the fleet to attack Fenn's capital of Amanoki.

On their way to Amanoki, the Imperial Oversight Army encountered the 13 ships of Fenn's Palace Navy in charge of patrolling the waters west of the Fenn Kingdom under the command of Fleet Commander Kushira. In the subsequent battle, the outclassed Palace Navy was completely destroyed by Parpaldia's superior ship artillery, while the Imperial Oversight Army suffered no casualties.

Because the Japanese delegation could not leave in time due to engine damage suffered by the Patrol Ship *Inasa*, the diplomatic corps got the permission from the Japanese government to take active action against the approaching Parpaldian forces.

### Fenn Offshore Battle

The Eastern Fleet of Imperial Oversight Army was surprised by the appearance of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces guided missile destroyer *Myoukou* as it headed for Amanoki, the capital of the Fenn Kingdom.

Once the *Myoukou* was in range of their guns, the Imperial Oversight Army opened fire on the *Myoukou*. While none of the shots hit the target, the JMSDF destroyer quickly withdrew out of range of the Parpaldian cannons and warned them through flash lights. At first, the Parpaldians pursued the ship but after seeing they could not keep up, Admiral Poquetoire ordered to ignore the ship and continue with their original mission.

The guided missile destroyer *Myoukou* then started firing warning shots. Admiral Poquetoire was at first suspicious when he saw the escort ship *Myoukou* firing from outside the range of his common sense, but when the shots hit the sea in front of him and he was surprised. When his fleet attacked the JMSDF destroyer again, it used its accurate gun to target the masts of his ships immobilizing them.

Admiral Poquetoire realized that the Eastern Fleet won't be able to win the battle with this strength and that the escort ship *Myoukou* didn't intend to sink any ships. Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s Eastern Fleet withdrew completely intact. Both sides suffered no human losses.

## Aftermath

The 3rd Foreign Affairs Department Director, Kaios was astonished by the unexpected defeat of the Imperial Oversight Army, but the precision attack with a long-range cannon with a 100% accuracy of the giant gray-painted metal ship is considered too unreasonable. It was not trusted at all in the Parpaldia Empire.

In a subsequent investigation, the Parpaldia Empire identified that Japan had dismissed the Imperial Oversight Army as far as Japan as an emerging country. However, since the detailed report of the battle was considered untrustworthy, the Parpaldia Empire greatly underestimated Japan's capabilities which would prove fatal.

A full-scale invasion of the Fenn Kingdom was decided afterwards. At first, Japan tried to limit the damage done by the incident and establish normal diplomatic relations with Parpaldia, but these efforts were ultimately unsuccessful when the Empire killed 200 Japanese tourists captured during the Empire's Invasion of Fenn.

## Outline Map

1. September 25th, 1639 in the morning: Parpaldia Empire dispatched the Imperial Oversight Army’s Eastern Fleet to the Fenn Kingdom’s capital of Amanoki, where the Fenn Military Festival has been held. After arriving at Amanoki, the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s 20 Wyvern Lords carried out an attack on Japan Coast Guard Boat *Inasa* and damaged her. In response *Inasa* open fire on the attacking wyvern lords. Shooting down all of them in the process. Put an end to the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army attack.
2. On their way to Amanoki, the the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s fleet encountered the 13 ships of Fenn’s Palace Navy including their flagship *Sword God*, in charge of patrolling the waters west of the Fenn Kingdom under the command of Fleet Commander Kushira. In the subsequent battle, the outclassed Palace Navy was completely destroyed by Parpaldia’s superior ship artillery, while the Oversight Army suffered no casualties.
3. JMSDF destroyer Myoukou separate from the escort flotilla to intercept the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s fleet. After a short and unsuccessful attack from the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s fleet. JMSDF destroyer Myoukou opens fire on the fleet by aiming at their masts. Immobilizing half of the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight Army’s fleet in the process.

## Gallery

Parpaldian wyvern lords attack the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Inasa.Parpaldian wyvern lords shot fireballs at Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Inasa.Parpaldian wyvern lords attack over the houses on Fenn's capital Amanoki.Parpaldian wyvern lords shot and fell down by JMSDF destroyer Myoukou and patrol ship Inasa.The Eastern Fleet of the Parpaldia Imperial Oversight ArmyFlagship Sword God of the Fenn NavyMagic Cannon used by Fenn Navy in the flagship Sword God.The 100-gun ship-of-the-line uses the Tears of the Wind God to filled their sails with wind.The 100-gun ship-of-the-line fired the multiple magic cannons on the side in two kilometers.The Imperial Eastern Fleet attacked the Fenn ships with the multiple magic cannon shells.The Fenn flagship Sword God and other ships were hit in the water pillars streaming up by an enemy’s shell.Admiral Poktoar and the captain noticed the huge, castle-like gray ship closely the distance.Parpaldia Imperial Eastern Fleet perpared to attack the JMSDF destroyer Myoukou.The masts destroyed by the main cannon from JMSDF destroyer Myoukou.Admiral Poktoar and the captain, aboard the Washinashi, were shocked to witness the fleet’s masts destorying.The half of the fleet’s masts immobilized them where Admiral Poktoar and the captain witnessed in shock.