House Vrang-Trium conflict

The Klingon Empire

The Dominion

### Outcome

Vrangian defeat,Chancellor Vrang and Klaa, Son of Vrang delivered to Klingon Authorities.

## Summary

Vrang, son of Vrung, Hero of the Empire; for some, being known for the accomplishments of ones father instead of their own brings more dishonor than having had no father at all. Having been a council member within the empire and with supporters within the Klingon Government willing to look the other way due to the houses support during the Cardassian-Dominion war Vrang realized that he had the opportunity to seize his own glory and not merely be known for being the 'son of Vrung'. The House Vrang had considerable military resources at its disposal, both those directly loyal to its house and from its allies and supporters but it lacked the prestige of the greater houses. Houses with territorial claims, vast resources, and most of all; staying power.

In an effort to seize all of these things at once and operating on limited military intelligence due to the distance of the parties involved Vrang took the limited resources of his House and the significant military power he could levy for a short time on a crusade for glory, to seize the lands and peoples around the Bajoran wormhole and create a "Vrangian Kingdom". Starting with small scouting operations to determine the lay of the 'land' the Vrangians wasted no time with diplomacy and were willing to fire on sight at anything that approached them. The Triumvirate-GFL Confederation for their part didn't know if the ships they were seeing reports on indicated a larger Klingon Empire invasion, a pirate action, or some other event.

After a series of battles, most importantly the Siege at VesDuj and the Liberation of ***Potsdam*** Vrangian forces were forced to rally at the Bajoran Wormhole itself and prepare for a final decisive battle which was ultimately delivered to them by the surprise arrival of the Dominion to end the conflict without destabilizing the status quo they had enjoyed for the previous decade. Former Chancellor Vrang and his son Klaa (who had opposed the entire ordeal and had the sympathies of his adversaries) were handed over to Klingon authorities for extradition and trial and Trium-GFL forces reassembled for the 'long wait' for the duration of the following galacitic '**Estixa'** event.

## Notable battles

#### *Kummersdorf outer orbit*

Initial probing attack by Klingon battlegroup whose plans were leaked via the scout ships in advance. The group succeeded in securing the area around the western core shipyards but ultimately were forced back by a concerted counter attack of Manticoran Forces.

#### ***Grayson** outer orbit*

The defending vessels of the Royal Manticoran Navies Destroyer Squadron 1 (DesRon1) were incapacitated by the attacking Vrangian fleet but despite just being frigates and a lone cruiser successfully incapacitated a battleship and 2 cruisers before going down themselves. A carrier force from the ***Andermani Empire*** succeeded in liberating outer orbit of Grayson.

#### *VesDuj*

The new so called 'capital world' of the Vrangian Kingdom. Manticoran and German forces attacked and secured low orbit including the orbiting fortress. Admiral Harrington of 8th fleet broadcast an order for the Vrangian forces to stand down within 48 hours over 'SSCN' channels while the German Army stood prepared for invasion.

After the 48 hours passed and Vrangian forces refused to stand down, the German Army commenced its invasion with a total of 53 divisons of mechanised and armoured forces, including well-known units such as the **112. Infanterie-Division** and **32. Panzer-Division**. Opposing them were the forces of House Vrang and militias raised from the planetary population, totalling an equivalent of about a dozen divisions of varying but predimonantly low quality.

The invasion itself was a foregone conclusion, what meager resistance the Vrangian military could muster was swatted aside by the superior quality and quantity of forces dedicated by the German Army. A noteworthy event was the capture of a squadron of **SuQ'jagh**-type bombers from a Vrangian airfield by the advancing **112. Infanterie-Division**, marking the founding of the **Kösliner Kosaren**, an ad-hoc tactical aviation unit later formalised and attached to the **SMS Großer Kurfürst**.

#### ***Potsdam***

In an effort to relive the siege at vesDuj Vrang ordered his strongest remaining intact fleet to attack the core world of Potsdam, the capital world of the Andermani Empire. The orbital fortress, planetary 'cannon' network, and the few remaining Andermani ships not already deployed put up a valiant fight and successfully destroyed several Vrangian battleships in the first stage of the battle but were ultimately unable to resist the sheer weight of tonnage bearing down on them. Vrang issuing a ultimatum to withdraw from VesDuj lest he invade Potsdam believed his bluff would not be called yet a fast response force sitting at Manticore from the Royal Navy and German Navies attacked immediately and repelled the Vrangian forces before they could bombard the planet or cause any planetary infrastructure damage.

#### *Bajoran Wormhole*

Rallying all his remaining forces to the Bajoran wormhole Vrang was rapidly attacked by forces of the GFL before he could get properly organized. While the attack resulted in numerous GFL disabled vessels it did force Vrang to be entirely on the defensive and looking outwards. Which ultimately contributed to his demise as a Dominion strike force emerged from the wormhole and destroyed his remaining forces in quick order.