Talk:Diab Front

Year 4

 * Operation Stormbreaker - Empire of Diablos joins Peacekeeper Alliance and spearheads a major offensive aiming to relieve the Rach, who are on the brink of collapse, and decimate Pact military forces


 * Despite spectacular victories at the onset of the offensive, changes in Warlord tactics, attrition, & Asanian intervention (?) cripple Peacekeeper forces, who are forced to withdraw to defensive positions.

Year 5

 * Operation Downfall - Pact launches a counteroffensive, the largest thus far in the war, with the goal of ultimately invading Norsus. Repzork, Zaretian*, and Margan (Reaper's Fist dynasty) forces launch an invasion of Diab space as part of the operation.


 * A number of outlying Diab colonies are captured before Pact offensive converges on Baltreos, a major, heavily urbanized colony. Both sides pour significant resources into the battle, which devolves into bloody house-to-house fighting on the ground. Pact forces ultimately succeed in capturing the planet.


 * A strategically minor but notable engagement takes place at the icy colony of Alvainos, home predominantly to underground mining facilities. Unaware of the scale of subterranean facilities, initial Pact landings end in disaster as Diab forces emerge from the ground. Though the Pact quickly attain air superiority, clearing the tunnels takes months even with the Repzork's expertise in subterranean warfare. Alvainos holds propaganda value for expressing Diab resolve and due to the fact that the inhabitants, largely unable to retreat, were killed to the last man.


 * Pact forces continue their advance until the Repzork suffer a significant defeat at Veos in which their Starbase is scuttled. Combined with mounting Diab resistance and news of the Rach being at the point of collapse, Pact forces consolidate their gains, creating the Diab foothold. Diab forces try and fail to repel the invaders. Reaper's Fist forces advance to Norsus.


 * Despite their losses and continued Pact harassment, a Diab detachment reaches Norsus in time to buy time for the Rach to evacuate into the Void.

Year 6

 * With the Margan having vanished into the Void, Pact reinforces & reorganizes its forces in the foothold. No major offensive operations take place as both sides recuperate from Operation Downfall & due to Karahotdoum intervention forcing the Pact to redirect some of its resources (If Karahotdoum participate in branding)


 * Zaretian forces under General Gancarda invade Lichos (formerly Lichen) for its abundant natural resources; Lord Atlas soon commandeers the operation. Monarchy successfully capture the planet.

Year 7

 * Repzork High Chamber authorizes weaponization of Marganite crystals.


 * Pact forces launch a second attack at Veos, which sat at the edge of the Pact foothold. Pact successfully capture the planet, but not before the incident at Vigríar fortress, in which Diab forces held out for days despite constant artillery bombardment. Pact troops advanced to clear the facility on foot, only to have the garrison emerge and engage the attackers at melee range, spreading panic within Pact ranks and scoring several casualties.

Year 8

 * Keros Offensive - Hoping to repeat Downfall, Pact forces launch a three-pronged advance into Diab space. The north prong, spearheaded by the aggressive Repzork 277th armada, reaches Embaelos, which had acted as a regional command center following the loss of Veos. The Diabs successfully lure the 277th's command fleet into an ambush and ultimately board the 277th's flagship, hospitalizing Field Marshal Likana Raldalvi in the process. Though reinforcements save the 277th and Embaelos is ultimately captured, Keros' momentum is lost soon after.

Year 9

 * Operation Iron Gauntlet - Diab forces launch a counterattack against the Keros advance, stalling the offensive completely. Pact defenses initially hold, but cracks gradually form as Diabs take the initiative.

Year 10

 * Battle of Helia - Iron Gauntlet begins a new phase as Diab forces break into the 'Keros salient'. Many of the fleets of the Repzork 14th armada are subsequently cut off from each other and the foothold. Fierce fighting ensues as the Repzork attempt to relieve the 14th. Field Marshal Zirnak Gilosa is mortally wounded by Diab shock troopers (a huge blow to the Repzork - Field Marshals very high up the chain of command, being only 2 rungs below the High Chamber itself).

Year 11

 * Iron Gauntlet cont./2nd Battle of Baltreos - Pact forces make a hasty & disorganized retreat from Keros in the face of mounting casualties. Diabs take the chance to advance straight into the Pact foothold itself, focusing their efforts on the area around Baltreos, which had become the Pact's command center. The bloodiest fighting since OP. Downfall takes place. Next-gen Repzork technology takes part in the battle, including the Helia-class Hruthvar and Hruthvair dreadnaughts and a stationary 'Planet Cracker' antimatter railcannon (which both Helia-class vessels were also equipped with) situated on Baltreos' surface.


 * Though initially taken aback by the range and firepower of the planet cracker, Diab forces continued the attack. The battle took a turn when a badly-damaged Diab ship made a beeline towards the Hruthvar, which turned to fire on the ship but underestimated the time it took to charge its main gun. The result was that the planet cracker fired just as the vessel impacted the Hruthvar; the resulting detonation vaporized the Diab ship, but mauled the Hruthvar's bow, forcing the ship to retreat. In the ensuing chaos, Diab forces punched a role through the Pact's defenses and landed troops on Baltreos' surface.


 * Peacekeeper forces made rapid progress as they secured a landing zone and captured the port city of Avgorod, through which they planned an amphibious assault on the planet's railcannon. However, Field Marshal Likana Raldalvi authorized the use of an RS-Firestorm, a WMD that causes aggressive crystal growth over a vast expanse of land. Avgorod was completely enveloped in crystals, creating what is today known as the 'Demon's Scar'. Almost all personnel in the city at the time of detonation were killed.