Great Orbital War

**The Great Orbital War** was a war between the Joe Empire and Bruh Alliance that began in 55 JOD. The war killed an estimated 22 billion Joes and 54 billion Bruhs.

## Causes

The Great Orbital War was started for a multitude of reasons. For the sake of the length of this article, only the 3 largest ones are listed. For further reading see Causes of the Great Orbital War.

### Construction of Joe Orbital

The Construction of Joe Orbital is one of the 3 main causes of the Great Orbital War. The Construction of Joe Orbital promised economic dominance for the Joe Empire.

### Construction of Bruh Orbital

The Construction of Bruh Orbital shortly followed the construction of Joe Orbital, beginning in 1 JOD. The Bruh Alliance high council feared the impacts of Joe Orbital on the outer reaches of Bruh Colony. To solve this, they began construction on Bruh Orbital, a station to rival Joe Orbital "in every way".

### Inflation of Cry

Inflation of the price of Cry is seen as the catalyst to the Great Orbital War. Due to overuse by One Drey, an independent colony leader, the price of cry skyrocketed in 54 JOD. Cry was necessary to the economies of both the Joe Empire and Bruh Alliance, so war soon followed.

## Battles

### Joe Recon capture attempt by the Bruh Interceptor

A leading catalyst to the Great Orbital War was also the Joe Infiltration, discovered by a Bruh Interceptor on JOD 24. It was being used to spy on Bruh Alliance enforcers attacking Joe Empire Culture enthusiasts.

These attacks were rapidly suppressed by the Joe Recon, which escaped Bruh Interceptor swiftly. The Bruh Interceptor was mysteriously destroyed by a weapon later identified as the Joe Railgun.

### Opening Skirmish at Outer Bruh Colonies

Following violent endings to many Bruh protests about the Price of Cry, the Joe Empire dispatched a small brigade to ensure safety of the Bruh Protestors. When conflict between protesters and Bruh police began, the Joe Brigade engaged in combat. This sparked more Bruh Reinforcements and eventually an all out battle. In the hours following, the Joe Empire issued a declaration of war on the Bruh Alliance.

### Battle for Joe Orbital

The Battle for Joe Orbital was one of the largest battles in the Great Orbital War. A large Bruh Armada entered Joe Empire territory in 56 JOD from the Bruh Colonies, and set course for Joe Orbital. The extensive defense features of Joe Orbital proved sufficient to ward off the Bruh attack, and the Joe Empire definitively won the battle.

### Battle between Joe and Bruh Orbitals

After the deployment of a militarized Joe Orbital to the Bruh Orbital Sector, a distress call was issued by the defending Bruh fleet for "As many ships as you can send, and then some". Battle between the orbitals ended in a Joe victory, with Bruh Flagship retreating to the Bruh Alliance capitol with a small escort fleet.

## Bombing of Bruh Capitol by the Joe Superweapon

*See also: The Bombing of Bruh Capitol*

The bombing of Bruh Capitol by the Joe Superweapon in 62 JOD marked the end of the war.

## Aftermath

Following the end of the war, the Bruh Alliance was dissolved and the citizens either ingrained into the Joe Empire or formed independent colonies. The Price of Cry Eventually returned to normal after One Drey and his colony "The Spear" were bombed by the Joe Empire.