Battle of California

-Battle of Nigeria

-Battle of Tehran

-Battle of Australia

-Battle of Volgograd

-Battle of New York

-Battle of Vladivostok

Strength| Galactic Republic-1 Jedi* Anakin Skywalker

United States:-United States Navy* F-14 Tomcat
* F/A-18 Hornet
* A-6 Intruder
* E-2 Hawkeye
* Ticonderoga-class cruisers
* Los Angeles-class attack submarines

-United States Marine Corps* 50,000 marines
* M1A1 Abrams
* LAV-25
* USMC Aviation
	+ F/A-18 Hornet
	+ F-4 Phantom
	+ AV-8B Harrier

-United States Army* Army National Guard
	+ 12,000 Infantry
* US Army aviation
	+ AH-64 Apache

-United States Air Force* F-16 Fighting Falcon
	+ 389th Fighter Squadron
	+ 56th Fighter Wing
	+ 162nd Fighter Group
* F-15A/C Eagle
	+ 390th Fighter Squadron
	+ 49th Fighter Wing
* F-15E Strike Eagle
	+ 391st Fighter Squadron
	+ 550th Fighter Squadron
* E-3 Sentry
	+ 552nd Air Control Wing
* B-1B Lancer
* B-52 Stratofortress
* F-117 Nighthawk
* A-10 Thunderbolt II
	+ 355th Fighter Wing
	+ 924th Fighter Group
	+ 926th Wing
* 4,400 heavy droid units (AATs, Persuaders, Spider droids, and Hailfire droids)
* hundreds of Vulture droids, Tri-fighters, and Hyenas

Casualties| * 23 Aircraft and 3 Helicopters shot down
	+ United States Navy
		- 3 F-14s shot down
		- 2 A-6s shot down
		- 4 F/A-18s shot down
	+ United States Marine Corps
		- 4 F-4s shot down
		- 2 F/A-18s shot down
	+ United States Army
	+ 3 AH-64s shot down
	+ United States Air Force
		- 3 F-16s shot down
		- 2 F-15C shot down
		- 1 F-15E shot down
		- 2 A-10s shot down
* 3,000 heavy droid units
* 473 Vulture droids, Hyenas, and Tri-fighters

The **Battle of California** was one of nine battles fought on Earth in the Terran campaign. It held distinction for being the shortest battle of the war, and the only battle of the war won entirely by air-power.

## Prelude

The Galactic Republic first arrived on Terra on October 5, 1991. After establishing first contact with the government of the United States, the Republic established contact with the world through the United Nations, and issued a warning to the whole planet that the Separatists had been attempting to find Terra.

On November 30, 1991, the United Nations voted on a resolution to declare an alliance with the Republic in the face of the expected invasion by the Separatists. Of the 169 member nations of the United Nations, 128 voted in favor of the alliance, 38 had voted to remain neutral, and 3 (Libya, Iraq, and North Korea), abstained from the vote.

Days after the vote, the Anti-Sith Assault Team was officially formed as a Terran unit to defend Terra against the Sith. It officially began its training under Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker.

In the following month, the nations of Terra who had voted in favor began to heavily militarize. Most of the countries in question instituted drafts to build up their armies.

On Christmas, a Separatist scout ship arrived in the Terran system. It was quickly destroyed, but not before it was able to transmit its location to the main Separatist fleet.

On January 8, the United Nations and the Republic launched Operation Thunderstrike, an operation to capture Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, and Kim Il-Sung, who intended to ally with the Separatists. The operation was successful, and all three rulers and much of their government were captured and imprisoned.

The night of the 8th, the Separatist armada arrived in the Terran system. Hours later, early the morning of the 9th, the Separatists fleet engaged the Republic fleet protecting Earth. The battle lasted for several hours before the Republic fleet, which was down to just 8 ships, retreated at the order of Anakin Skywalker.

The Separatist fleet took up a position in orbit, and launched two massive airstrikes against Terra. American and Soviet fighters successfully shot down most of the strike forces, but the two forces successfully distracted Terran air defenses long enough for Separatist ground forces to begin landing across the world.

## The Battle

The Battle of California began on January 9, 1992. The CIS landed 465,000 battle droids and 4,400 heavy droid units at three different locations across California, with the largest force being landed in the southern part of the state. Within 15 minutes of the droid landings beginning, the droid armies came under attack by American aircraft.

In the south, Anakin Skywalker, flying a customized F-14D Tomcat, led a formation of F-14s and F/A-18 Hornets from NAS Miramar to attack the southern army. Upon arrival, they found a handful of F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons engaging Vulture droids and Tri-fighter over the army. Skywalker led his strike force to clear the skies, shooting down all Vulture droids and Tri-fighters before sending the Hornets to begin attacking the droids on the ground.

As Skywalker and his fighters finished clearing the skies, a formation of B-1B and B-52 bombers launched from Nellis Air Force Base launched a carpet bombing attack against the droid army in the south, destroying over 36,000 battle droids.

The US Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps kept up unceasing air attacks against the three droid armies, launched out of 18 air bases across California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho. Only 9 hours after the battle began, the Separatists decided to pull their forces out of California.

## Aftermath

The Battle of California was the least costly battle for the defenders of the Terran campaign, with only 28 aircraft being lost in the battle, and no damage being done to any cities in California. In return, the Americans destroyed over half of the attacking Separatist force.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*