Eticas System Civil War

The **Eticas System Civil War** was a civil war between the three planets of the Eticas system. The half-forgotten origin of this civil war is rooted in the Horus Heresy, as this conflict the Eticas system tear up. And at the year 048.M42 explodes the political tensions after 10.000 years.

## Origin

The half-forgotten origin of this civil war is rooted in the Horus Heresy, as this conflict the Eticas system tear up. And at the year 048.M42 explodes the political tensions after 10.000 years. As the Warmaster, his forces against his father led, fighting loyalists and traitors on all three planets of the Eticas system. After years of chaotic revolt could the loyalist the traitors destroy. But the wounds of the Horus Heresy were deep. Every planetary government distrusted the other both. Whit every year grows the distrust between the three planets. The found important resources on the uninhabited planets of the system increased the political tensions between the three planets. Every attempt at arbitration from outside failed. And so prepare the three sides for a potential future conflict.

### Outbreak of war

The drops that made the camel overflow were the failure of the Eticas Mineral Company. The Eticas Mineral Company was a together leaded mining company whose revenue benefited all three planets. After the opening of the Cicatrix Maledictum got the Eticas Mineral Company got into financial difficulties and went bankrupt. All planets send troops to secure assets of the former joint mining companies. As the three armies meet, the first shots of the conflict fall.

## The Eticas System

### Colonized Planets

* **Katara:** is a hive world with 78 billion citizens. Katara is the richest planet of the planets of the Eticas system. The people from Katara are very proud of the wealth of their world. the culture is marked by the old space travel tradition.

* **Äatacci:** is a desert/ocean world with 56 billion citizens. Äatacci is the poorest planet in the Eticas system. The people from Äatacci live while the summer on gigantic ships that the oceans of Äatacci drive. In the winter living in the many desert villages. The industry of Äatacci is specialized in the production of steel, aluminum, and construction materials.

* **Hetras:** is an Agri World with 34 billion citizens. The people of Hetras live in a half hive and half farmcieties. The citizen of the hives lives together with their livestock tightly packed in their apartments. Meat products and the many varieties of wheat from Hetras are popular throughout the Imperium.

### Uncolonized Planets

* **Etra:** is an uncolonized but more life-friendly planet with gigantic raw material deposits.
* **Tamil:** is an uncolonized planet with several small monasteries.
* **TH-8:** is an uncolonized planet.
* **TH-9:** A life-friendly but uncolonized planet with 1 million workers in 10 mines live. All governments have many military forces and other facilities on TH-9.

### Space Stations

* **OP-8:** A space station under the control of Äatacci.

## Forces

### Katara Forces

#### Ground Forces

* **400 Katara Void Jumpers** (Drop Trooper, specialized on the bounce from the upper stratosphere, 40.000 soldiers to every regiment)
* **150 Katara Light Infantry Brigades** (specialized in a hit and run tactics, mobile warfare, and warfare in urban areas, 20.000 soldiers to every regiment)
* **34 Katara Light Armoured Brigades** (specialized in range combat, mobile warfare, and warfare in hostile-to-life areas, 20.000 soldiers to every regiment)

#### Space Forces

* 6 Viper Missile Destroyer
* 4 Firestorm Frigate

### Äatacci Forces

#### Ground Forces

* **234 Äatacci Half Armored Infantry** (infantry/armored, specialized in infantry-supported tank attacks, 60.000 soldiers to each regiment)
* **349** **Äatacci Infantry Brigades** (infantry, specialized in attacks and, war of attrition, 60.000 soldiers to each regiment)
* **1924** **Äatacci Infantry Battalions** (infantry, specialized in attacks and, defense, 10.000 soldiers to each regiment)

#### Space Forces

* 7 Constrictor Class Destroyer
* 3 Havoc Class Frigate

### Hetras Forces

#### Ground Forces

* **342 Hetras Battle Militia** (Light infantry, specialized in warfare in semi-urbanized areas, mid-range fire duels and line tactics, 35.000 soldiers to every regiment)
* **234** **Hetras Armoured Companies** (armored, specialized in armored warfare, 4000 soldiers to every regiment)
* **324** **Hetras Infantry Battalions** (infantry, specialized in attacks and, defense, 12000 soldiers to every regiment)

### Imperium

#### Imperial Guard

**56th Corp**

* 7th Mordian Iron Guard
* 9th Jatalis Heavy Mobile Rifles
* 90th Jart Desert Guns
* 292nd Kal Iron Hands
* 89th Hal Armoured Grenadiers

The 56th Corp start the war with 450.000 soldiers and got 50.000 soldiers a reinforcement.

**55th Armored Corp**

* 4th Watil Armoured Corp
* 6th Famitis Armoured Grenerdiers
* 78th Armored Reserve
* 99th Col Armoured Boys
* 66th Metalic Guard
* 32nd Kal Iron Hands
* 49th Hal Armoured Grenadiers

The 55th Armored Corp start the war with 500.000 soldiers and got 150.000 soldiers a reinforcement.

**45th Corp**

* 43rd Unatar War Militia
* 47th Hetarg Prime Brigade
* 66th Warch Combat Militia
* 55th Jatal Artillary Guard
* 16th Gredar Grenerdier Militia

The 45th Corp starts the war with 260.000 soldiers and got 140.000 soldiers as reinforcement.

**35th Army Corp**

* 88th Zitz Foot Militia
* 90th Fimat Field Runners
* 9th Caith Auxilia Militia
* 92nd Disel Firepower Troopers
* 22nd Trizack Enforcers
* 55th Vatiss Executioners

The 35th Army Corp starts the war with 300.000 soldiers and got 140.000 soldiers as reinforcement.

### Imperial Navy

**23rd Battlefleet**

* 2 Nemesis Class Fleet Carrier
* 4 Victory Class Battleships
* 10 Ambition Class Cruiser
* 20 Dauntless Class Light Cruiser

### Adeptus Sororitas

**Order of the Sanctified Blood**

* 6 Preceptories

### Space Marines

**War Lords**

* 4 Companies (1st, 3rd, 6th, and, 8th)

### Imperial Knights

**House Trapan**

* 10 Lances

## Timeline of war

### 048.M42-054.M42

* The first day of the war was disorganized skirmishes between small groups of soldiers. At the void meet the vessels of the three sides only in a few short single duels.
* On the planet, TH-9 fights the three sides against local militias and killed 400.000 imperial loyal workers.
* On the space station, OP-9 fights the small garrisons from Äatacci against a middle great boarding force from Katara. After three months of fighting the defenders activated the space station's self-destruct, taking the attackers with them to their deaths.
* On TH-8 5 Hetras Battle Militia fortified positions were erected. And could the attack of 3 Äatacci Half Armored Infantry resist.

### 055.M42-069.M42

* In the year 055.M42 start the military forces of Hetras an invasion of Katara. The Katara PDF was at the beginning tog of the invasion taken by surprise. But could need to save their capital before the invaders.
* The forces of Äatacci start an invasion of Hetras in the year 066.M42. The invader could the war not many conquer territories. But could cling to their landing zones.
* The forces of Katara and Hetras start an invasion of Äatacci in the year 064.M42. The Katara forces had can achieve great success. While the Hetras forces suffered great losses.
* The uncolonized planets evolve into the main battlefields. All sides invest in fortifications and local garrisons.

### 070.M42-079.M42

* The invasion forces on the three warring planets each dug in or launched an offensive.
* The void warfare was to date nearly not exist. But between the year's 073.-076.M42 several space battles took place. But every side wasn't willing to risk a vessel and so only a few ships were lost.
* In the year 077.M42 reached the war Tamil as every side start search operations. The monks and nuns from the different monasteries protest against this outrage. But with every war week becomes more and more monasteries looted by soldiers. At the important monastery fight the 4th Äatacci Half Armored Infantry against 300 Battle Sisters from the Order of the Sanctified Blood. The soldiers of the 4th Äatacci Half Armored Infantry looted the monastery and captured 30 Battle Sisters.
* As 079.M42 was an imperial tithe fleet the Eticas arrived, and she got between the three sides. The fleet saw himself within a few minutes in a void battle. Of the 10 vessels becomes 4 were destroyed and 5 were captured and only 1 heavy-damaged ship could escape.

### 080.M42-087.M42

* In the year 080.M42 arrived as an imperial army in the Eticas system. The 23rd Battlefleet starts instantly destroy the enemy ships. Since the enemy had been damaged for years. they hid. But the Imperial navy found every single ship and destroyed them.
* In the years 081.M42-084.M42 liberate the imperial forces from the uncolonized planets. The three rebel forces on this planet were from the years of civil war very thinned out. The surviving loyal worker helps the imperial forces to defeat their three occupying forces. After their liberation used the Imperial Guard on the planets a as base for the invasion of the three other planets.
* Between the years 085.M42-087.M42 fight the imperial forces simultaneously on the three planets. Every planet was invaded by a corp of the Imperial Guard, a Space Marine Company, 2 Imperial Knights lances, and 2 Preceptories of the Sororitas. With a mobile reserve of 1 Imperial Guard corp, a Space Marine company, and 4 lances of the Imperial Knights. After decades of the civil war, the rebel forces were nearly destroyed. After 3 years of war was the Eticas System Civil War over.