Battle of Australia

-Battle of Nigeria

-Battle of California

-Battle of Tehran

-Battle of Volgograd

-Battle of New York

-Battle of Vladivostok

Strength| Terran Alliance-Australian Army* 20,000 to 35,000 troops
* 100+ Leopard 1 tanks

-Royal Australian Air Force* F-111C Aardvark
* F/A-18 Hornet

-United States Navy* 1 Midway-class aircraft carrier
	+ USS Midway
* F/A-18 Hornet

-Galactic Republic* 5,000 to 8,000 clones

The **Battle of Australia** was one of nine battles fought on Earth during the Terran campaign. It mostly consisted of aerial combat, and was the second battle during the campaign to see the use of a nuclear weapon.

## 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

### First Landing

The Battle of Australia began when the Separatists began landing troops near Sydney. The landing craft came under attack from Australian F/A-18 Hornet fighters before they could even reach the ground. When landing craft finally began to land droids, the droids came under vicious attacks by Australian soldiers and clones. Within an hour, the Separatists decided to halt the landings. Of the 45,000 droids the Separatists attempted to land around Sydney, 30,000 were destroyed.

### Second Landing

After the failed landings surrounding Sydney, the Separatists changed tactics, landing their remaining 180,000 battle droids and 2,000 heavy droid units in the Australian Outback.

The Royal Australian Air Force continued air attacks against the droid armies, slowing their progress out of the Outback. As the hours passed, advance Australian troops began engaging the droids.

Hours into the battle, the Separatists launched a heavy air strike against Sydney, forcing the Australians to divert fighters to protect the city. As the Separatist ground forces began to gain momentum, the United States entered the battle as the air wing of the *USS Midway* arrived over Australia. A number of F/A-18 Hornets began engaging Separatist fighters and bombers over Sydney, while more Hornets headed to attack the Separatist armies. One of the Hornets, flown by Commander Thomas Southerland, was carrying a B61 nuclear bomb with a 15 kiloton yield. When Southerland dropped the bomb, it destroyed or disabled over 80,000 battle droids. General Grievous immediately ordered all droid forces pulled out of Australia, ending the battle in a Terran victory.

## Aftermath

The Battle of Australia was one of the least costly battles for the Terran Alliance. However, Sydney had suffered damage in the airstrikes against it, with most of the damage being along the waterfront. Ultimately, there were more civilian deaths in the Battle of Australia than deaths of servicemen. The nuclear attack also caused some minor damage to wildlife in the Outback, but thankfully had taken place in an area that was sparsely populated by wildlife, and the environmental impact was contained.

## Gallery

The Leopard 1AS of the 1st Armored Regiment, one of the tanks used by the Australian Army during the Battle of Australia after the CIS landings on Earth.
## Appearances

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