Stratocracy's Civil War

Spillover into the Holy Briserian Empire, Promethean Republic and in the Unknown Worlds (Operation Scythe).

### Result:

Dozens of thousands of refugees fleeing from the Stratocracy, many intercepted by Stratocrat Loyalist forces and killed. Task Force Beta driven out of the Stratocracy and actively chased. Extreme increase of the First Fleet's influence in both the military and the civilian sides.

### Battles

Task Force Beta's retreat

The Stratocracy's Civil War, or Stratocrat Civil War is an ongoing conflict within the Stratocracy. Fueled by pseudo-racism, crippled economy, and a damaged civilian population after the events of the Fortress Echo.

## History

With the destruction of Fortress Echo on the Western border of the Stratocracy, the borders became more and more unstable and fragile. The Stratocrat Armed Forces were already severely damaged and weakened.

The Stratocrat economy, is also in a very alarming state, and pseudo-racist terrorist attacks by both civilians and Stratocrat forces became even more common. A massive terrorist attack on a Duchy's Church by either the Army or terrorists was the catalyst for the civil war. This event drove many civilians to attempt to flee from the Stratocracy, and run for either the NCIZ 2, the Federated Briserian States or the United Galactic Federation. At least a dozen civilian ragtag fleets were reported jumping around aimlessly, and being attacked by Stratocrat forces.

Witnessing this, the Fleet Group "Beta", amassing roughly 30% of the entire Stratocrat forces, decided to secede and attack the Stratocrat forces to protect the fleeing civilians. Task Force Kappa, a task force originally tasked with the protection of the Western border, also joined the Fleet Group "Beta" in the protection of fleeing civilians, thus creating a corridor to the NCIZ 2.

Battles between Stratocrat capital ships became common, and missiles and warheads flying in Stratocrat territory became ubiquitous in a matter of days.

The Fleet Group "Beta" was hailed as heroes by the fleeing civilians and by the NCIZ 2, with the Stratocrat loyalist government being shunned and accurately described as "war criminals". At least 100,000 fleeing civilians were killed, and dozens of capital ships were destroyed.

## Task Force Beta's retreat

Enjoying the chaos caused by rebellious governors, planetary defense forces, and Task Force Kappa and Beta alliance with the UGF and the Prometheans, the Stratocracy was effectively in a state of total chaos and strife, and the TFB gained much of the Stratocrat's territory, up to 60% of the Stratocracy was under the Task Force Beta's control.

After the First Fleet (Stratocracy, 8025)'s coup d'état, the Armed Forces were reorganized, and easily drove out the rebellious forces. Regaining territory at an alarming rate, a large part of the troops deserted, and the Task Force Kappa was effectively disbanded. The Task Force Beta fled all controlled worlds, but the various contingents and ships were left alone or with little protection, easily picked off by the Stratocracy.

## Stand-off at the border of the NCIZ II and low-intensity conflict

The Stratocrat rebels, largely driven out of the Stratocracy, decided to retreat to the NCIZ 2's borderworlds with the Stratocracy to continue the conflict. The Promethean Republic Armed Forces (PRAF), agreed and allowed Task Force Beta to finally retreat from their homeworlds. With the rebels still active, armed, they remain at the borderworlds with the Stratocracy, becoming more and more fortified, with most of the troops and rapid deployment forces as well as special forces deployed to contain and prevent hit-and-run tactics the Stratocrat rebel remnants might organize. Backed by the UGF, they retain an extremely well stream of cash, armaments, training and additional "volunteer" troops.