Trium-DS9/Federation conflict

### Outcome

Federation aligned forces reclaim DS9 and secure the area around the planet Bajor. Trium forces conduct a withdrawal and negotiate new treaties with the Federation. Admiral Peter Zweig captured by the Federation and stands trial taking the blame for the entire situation from both parties.

## Summary

DS9, the Bajoran wormhole and Bajor have long been Federation exclaves within **Triumvirate** space, fully under Federation protection and administration. While Bajor did and still does maintain its nominal independence its space presence is clearly that of the United Federation of Planets.

Following a series of unwanted intrusions into Triums High Security Zone via the Bajoran Wormhole and a complete lack of updated security on the part of the Federation many in The Triumvirate GFL Confederation were feeling annoyed at the lack of ability to properly police a major entry point to their core space, among those individuals was Admiral Peter Zweig of the German Imperial Navy. Taking a majority of the German fleet under his command for this enterprise Admiral Zweig assaulted and secured the station along with the wormhole but did not invade Bajor in the naive hope that this would limit the Federations response. Seeing the sudden escalation in the south and unwilling to abandon the Germany Navy to a potential counterattack the other military forces of the alliance; most notably the **Royal Manticoran Navy** (RMN) and **Imperial Andermani Navy** (IAN) mobilized and arrived on scene within 48 hours. A force of Federation aligned forces dubbed the 'minions' by Trium sources were the first to arrive on scene in low orbit of the planet Bajor and demanded the surrender of the station and the return of Trium-GFL forces to Triumvirate space which was denied with force when RMN assets attacked and picked away at the Federation forces at Bajor.

### Opening phases

The Manticoran and German forces targeted primarily cruisers and the lighter vessels in the Federation armada over the coming few days knocking out of action several valuable assets for the fight ahead in an effort to reduce the fleets anti-fighter capabilities to clear the way for a blockade of upper Bajor orbit and a swift end to the conflict before any further escalation could occur. Most notably **HMS Travis Uriah Long** and **SMS Bayern** were instrumental in these early attacks and were extremely successful in these roles. The Federation forces for their part felt uneasy about attacking the sector containing DS9 due to the scale of force present and requested more backup forces from the Federation for the endeavor.

Wishing to draw the enemy forces out of the Bajor sector to weaken them before the establishment of a blockade Admiral Harrington of the RMN dispatched **HMS Manticore** with escorting frigates and a light cruiser to open space between the two parties in the hopes of provoking a Federation sortie. This succeeded in drawing out the Iowa class superdreadnought E.A.S. Avenger which was devastated in the following engagement. HMS Manticore and her escorts succeeded in knocking out the Avenger in under 1 minute in only 3 combat phases while taking only moderate shield damage and negligible hull damage to HMS Manticore herself. This event, while celebrated in the Trium-GFL fleet likely caused the following Federation escalation.

### Decisive battle

Having arrived on scene at Bajor, Federation reinforcements equipped with 'superior technology' set out on a mission to disable the 'anti-capital' Battlecruisers of the combined fleets to clear a path to victory for the beleaguered 'minions'. Entering the DS9 sector and deploying swarms of peregrine fighters alongside an impressive supporting force the fleet attempted to ignore all targets besides the ones they came for, the battlecruisers. Sensing the inevitability of that outcome and determining the battlecruisers not necessary to the final victory the IAN and RMN cleared a path expecting the German Navy to follow, however no such event occured. Admiral Zweig commanded the German fleet to form on him and charged willingly and alone straight into the Federal armada. The resulting fight was bloody and remarkable for the sheer firepower involved by both parties but ultimately the German Fleet on scene could not hope to defeat the might of the Federation alone and was slowly whittled down and defeated. Sensing the collapse of the entire battle line the SMS Bayern covered the retreat of the surviving German vessels and the RMN and IAN withdrew in good order along with them.

### Final stages

The Federation 'minions' began mop up operations shortly afterward targeting some out of position vessels of all parties in the region before being recalled to secure the station itself. Admiral Zweig was captured along with many of the crews of the German fleet alive and while the vast majority of those crews and officers returned safely to the German Empire after a short time making up the core of the modern experienced personnel corps of the fleet Admiral Zweig and several of the ring leaders of the effective coup stood trial in Federation courts. Hoping to sweep the entire incident under the rug and return to diplomatic normalcy with the now on station and reinforced federation the Trium-GFL Confederation pinned the entire incident on him and effectively moved on.