Seventh Galactic War (Battle for Earth: Prime)

The Seventh Galactic War , also known by some as the Centrian War was a pan galactic conflict waged between several powers across the galaxy. Devastating hundreds of planets, the war waged for years, resulting in the deaths of millions of soldiers and civilians. The first war spanning the galaxy in millions of years, since the times of the Sixth Galactic War, the war would would escalate to include several powerful nations.

Although the war was fought initially between the Cyclarchy of Centria and several smaller nations, the war would eventually turn into a galactic conflict with the introduction of the Grand Coalition, a military alliance dedicated to ending the Cyclarchy of Centria's perceived aggressive conquests across the galaxy.

The Centrians continued their conquests of the Promethean Empire, before turning on their allies, opening fire on Praetorian ships in the area. Though this later turned out to be a pre-arranged ruse, the Meredians fell for it and sided with the Praetorians, forming an alliance to stop the Centrian 'ravages' throughout the galaxy. However, as the Praetorians switched sides to the Centrians, and the Firstborn entered the war on the Promethean side, it quickly became clear that this would be the next Galactic war.

Centria
The most powerful of the three Tier-3 nations that started the war, the Centrians were also the oldest and the most numerous, holding advantages over the others.

Meridian Consul
The Meridian Consul, also known simply as Meridian, is an interstellar, extraterrestrial nation from the planet Monsmanu, located in the Milky Way Galaxy. At the beginning of the war the Meridians were a successful trading nation and regional power, processing a large starfleet and adequate technology.

Naming
The Seventh Galactic War was initially called the Promethean-Praetorian War. After the Centrian actions against the Praetorians and Prometheans became public, many in the future nations of the Grand Coalition began to refer to the war as the Centrian War, as many perceived the conflict as a jingositic conquest by the Centrians against the other nations, to varying degrees of actuality.

With the introduction of the Grand Coalition, many began to see the war as a massive, galaxy-wide war. When the Firstborn entered the war to save the Prometheans, a news reporter mentioned that "this could be the start of the Seventh War, similar in scope and horror of the previous six."

Battle of Luna
By the winter of 1965 the Promethean Empire had reached the Solar System with a small fleet of heavily armed ships. The Prometheans, prepared to destroy the Human planet of Earth, positioned itself near the planet ready to use force to destroy the race.

The entrance of the Promethean fleet into the solar system was detected by the nearby Centrian base on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn, fortified by the presence of the 3rd Assault Fleet, 7th Assault Fleet, and 23rd Assault Fleet, the 8th Battle Hive, 9th Battle Hive, and 92nd Battle Hive, and the 4th Grand Fleet, and the First Sigma, an elite unit of the Centrian military noted as being comprised of the most elite ships and soldiers in the nation.

Early communications were rejected by the Prometheans, who continued on their course toward Earth. Sensing that the planet may be in danger, the Centrians threatened the use of force to stop the Prometheans if they did not state their intentions.

As the main Promethean fleet neared Earth, fighters from the Praetorian base on Luna were ordered to engage the invaders, hoping to stop them before reaching their target. After a series of short waves against the Prometheans, their fleet was ordered to halt and prepare for bombardment from Luna. Several Promethean ships eventually opened fire, beginning a long engagement over the barren satellite below. With smaller ships and destroyers caught up in the fighting, several large Promethean battleships and carriers were able to be targeted by Lunar defenses and support ships, leading to the immediate crippling of much of the nearby fleet.



As the Promethean ships reacted to effectively combat the attack, several groups of Praetorian fighters were pushed back, allowing an opening in the Praetorian defenses. Beginning to take the upper hand, a landing was eventually ordered on the Lunar surface. The Promethean ground forces, who were preparing to scout out the destroyed Earth primarily, and lacked ground support vehicles and other amenities were slightly outgunned. The Promethean troops were eventually pinned down in their landing sites, making missile strikes difficult.

After a stalemate on the ground resulting in little gains, and a potentially crippling battle above, the Prometheans ordered a general retreat from the Solar System. The Praetorian fleet in the region immediately docked for repairs, hoping to replenish their fleet after the devastating charge resulting in a Pyrrhic victory. The Lunar surface also suffered heavy damages, resulting in the temporary disabling of an able bodied Fdefe on the ground.

Grand Coalition
Following the Centrians' betrayal of the Praetorians during the invasion of Promethean space, many of the Centrians' loose allies and trade partners became weary of the nation, fearing that they too may be betrayed. After being attacked the Praetorians immediately formally declared war against the Cyclarchy of Centria, beginning an uneasy relationship with the Prometheans. The Xlax Imperium would also soon renounce all treaties with the Centrians and join the Praetorians and Prometheans.

As the war raged on many nations began to feel fearful that the Cyclarchy of Centria was slowly becoming too powerful, and that its actions had escalated to "aggressive, jingoistic conquests". Particularly the Meridian Consul, a powerful region trading power that had previously done independent business with the Praetorians, began rallying for an international action against the Centrians.

The Meridians and especially their close partners, the Rasheen Kingdom, were noted as having several wealthy trade routes across the galaxy, which began to become under threat by nearby conflicts, cutting off trade to far off Praetorian worlds and small nations. The Rasheen Kingdom had established a base around the fifth planet of the Solar System, known as Jupiter, which served as an important trade node between nearby systems. Now surrounded by war the base's profitability and stability were threatened. The Rasheen's "Sol System Task Force", comprised from the 6th Rapid Response Task Force and a scout team led by the RKF Khöja, remained nearby to monitor the situation. The Meridians also mobilized the 9th carrier battle group, led by the MCS Atlos Carrier, and the Fifth Galactic Reconnaissance Task Group, who had arrived in the region months early to establish contact with the Rasheen, to the edge of the Solar System to protect their trade interests if necessary.

Sanctions from the Meridians demanding that the Centrians cease their attacks were ignored, leading to the Meridians calling all allies and trade partners to discuss the creation of a coalition. The result was the organization known as the Grand Coalition, a group of nations vowing to stop the Centrian's invasion. The Meridian Consul immediately positioned the Grand Imperial Armada of Monsmanu under the command of Lohvis Mongranimperialis Sen Scipius to the MCS Atlos' position.

However, soon after, the Praetorians switched sides to the Centrians, revealing that they had in fact pre-arranged the whole war. This threw the war into an entirely new complexion; the Centrians, with the Praetorians, Solarians, and Gemini, now had the balance of power in their hands, with the Meredians heavily outnumbered and outgunned.

Battle of Saturn
After the Praetorian defection, the Coalition lost one of their two most powerful nations, leaving the power entirely in Centrian hands. In order to buy some more time to build up defenses, Coalition forces lead by the Meridian fleet were ordered to engage the Centrians at their stronghold around the planet Saturn, housing an elaborate system of installations, including a port on the moon Titan. A small Promethean assault was led against Titan, damaging the base slightly, beginning a number of small skirmishes with the Centrian defenders.

Shortly after the Promethean raid, the coalition force, now numbering over 300,000 ships, was ordered to engage the saturnal fortress, beginning the Battle of Saturn. The Meridian immediately opened fire on the Centrian installations around Saturn, arriving toward the end of the battle, helping to completely rout the Centrians, though at massive losses, and chase them down from the Solar System. In the fighting the majority of the Centrian installations would be destroyed, or heavily damaged, with the exception of Titan, which managed to retain a small port. The captured facilities were converted into a base to be used this as a staging ground for further attacks.