New Vooperis Civil War

● Events Leading up to Aldorrian Independence War

The origins of the New Vooperis Civil War can be traced to political tensions between people with views aligning more with "Yam Views" and "Potato Views", with Yams believing in granting district status to the Avalon Territory. After continuous denial by the New Vooperis Council for the territory to be seceded from New Vooperis and becoming its own district, it would eventually funnel into Avalon seceding through armed conflict. Soon after, the continent of Aldorria would also secede and declare independence from the Vooperian Empire as a whole.

## Course of the War

### War Breaks out in New Vooperis (2147-2148)

On August 3rd 2147, Avalon officially separated itself from New Vooperis illegally. The first attack in the war was against Avalon defenses in a Ruxhall Corporation mining outlet in Heiosat. Avalon forces quickly surrendered the outlet and New Vooperis siezed over 370,000 credits in minerals. Vooperia issued an ultimatum to Avalon to ceasefire and to back down, which was ignored.

New Vooperis loyalists in Northpoint were organized into 31st Infantry Division, who were responsible for doing special operations behind Avalon lines and causing disruption in supply lines. Across New Vooperis, protests against the conflict and to grant districthood to Avalon became widespread. Avalon made promises to miners for improved working conditions and higher pay, swaying support in the Greater Avalon Territory heavily in their favor.

New Vooperis was already facing economic troubles leftover from the Zar War and because of this losing the majority of their largest industry to Avalon dealt a massive blow and is often cited by experts as one of the primary reasons Avalon came out victorious.

#### Siege of Newark

Avalon's capital city, Newark, was a primary target for Vooperian military expeditions and from August 13th 2147 to May 30th 2148 would be put under siege by New Vooperis's 104th Armored Division and Novastella's 32nd Infantry Division and was cut off from essential resources, causing a famine.

#### Battle for Port Green

Port Green, a major port city in Avalon, was the home to grounded ships such as the NVS Interstellar and NVS Optifine, and was guarded heavily by New Vooperis Garrisons. Avalon launched Operation Gold, an operation to seize the base due to it's strategic importance. Operation Gold was a massive success and Port Green was forced to surrender on November 18th, 2147. Eventually, engineers loyal to Avalon managed to get several grounded ships back into operation, playing a major role in both breaking the Newark Siege and Naval Blockade.

#### New Vooperis Naval Blockade of Old Yam

A primary objective of New Vooperis was to establish a blockade around areas of Avalon control as to stop military resources from arriving in Avalon, and order was given on October 1st to begin the blockade around Avalon. Avalon would then gather an estimated 11 ships in the Northpoint Bay, overwhelming the New Vooperis ships stationed in said region. Weapons and ammunition from sympathetic arms companies would rush through the hole in the blockade, and food would also be imported.

#### Avalon Offensive on Fort Yam

Avalon sought to capture Fort Yam, a Vooperian State Security base located in the mouth of the Franklin Mountain Range. Avalon's plan of attack was utilizing a plateau close to the base to shell the base from above. They launched the operation on October 9th, using the extreme fog on said day as cover. The 9th Artillery division reached the plateau unnoticed and used satellite imagery to shell the base. 31 Vooperian soldiers were killed and the base was forced to surrender, 1,200 being captured.

#### New Old Yam Uprising

New Old Yam, a large city in what is now North Avalon, was motivated by the recent successes of the Avalon ground forces against New Vooperis and organized a resistance force against New Vooperis. The relatively weak garrison in said city was suffering defeat after defeat in the city streets and the majority opted to mutiny. The remaining garrison surrendered the city on November 8th and New Vooperis was forced to retreat and utilize the Franklin Mountain Range as a defensive Position.

### Diplomatic Action

Avalon would send an ambassador to the New Vooperis Council on January 2nd, 2148 in the hopes of negotiating a peace. The talks would be held in the Charm region of New Vooperis, where Avalon would propose the modern day borders to the New Vooperis Council. The conference in Charm proved inconclusive and the terms were declined.

### Battle Over Heiosat

The largest aerial battle of the war would occur just days after the failed peace conference, featuring 6 Avalon ships and 10 New Vooperis Ships.

During the battle, the New Vooperis Flagship, NVS Mali, would have their deflector shields were neutralized for 13 minutes due to a computer error. An Avalon fighter flown by Charles D. Hanson recognized this and flew directly into the NVS Mali's hangar, firing on internal systems and disabling the ships capability to launch fighters. Unknown to the crew of the Mali, heat control systems were destroyed and the cannons began to overheat. A cannon on the portside of the ship would overheat and then explode. causing a massive fire aboard the ship. The ships shield systems were totally destroyed and the bridge caught fire, leaving the ship a sitting duck. Avalon ships focused fire, destroying it. The explosion caused collateral damage destroying another New Vooperis Ship. From there, Avalon would exploit poor aerial decisions to decimate the New Vooperis Fleet.

## End of the War

### Sterling Conference

The war would continue on for several months after the NVS Mali's destruction, seeing the total decimation and collapse of New Vooperis armed forces. Finally, New Vooperis' Council would agree to a conference in the Sterling County, overseen by the Emperor, the Director, and the Vooperian Senate. Avalon would be granted districthood and the borders proposed at the Charm Conference would be enacted, and New Vooperis would pay reparations for damages caused in the Greater Avalon Territory.