Main Era (SFU)

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2520 to 2579

2520

Y120

  • The Fourth Gorn-Romulan War begins and continues for five years.[1]
  • At about this time, all empires begin building base stations along their borders, replacing previous haphazard networks of various types and sizes of bases. This tends to solidify the borders over the next two decades.[1]

2521

Y121

2523

Y123

2524

Y124

  • The last of the Romulan "Old Series" mauler ships is destroyed in combat. The weapon, which needed too much power to be used effectively, was regarded as a failure. The design will be resurrected when Klingon warp engines provide the Romulans with a better source of power for their ships.[1]

2525

Y125

2526

Y126

2528

Y128

  • The Hydran civil war ends as Prince S'Lenthna abdicates in favor of his underage grandson. All of the boy-king's regents are heads of guilds.[1]

2529

Y129

  • The Hydran "Lost Colonies" begin preparations for restoration of the kingdom. Technology is acquired from unknown foreign sources, later said to be Kzinti or perhaps Orion.[1]

2530

Y130

  • The Federation's Constitution class heavy cruisers are simultaneously inaugurated as the flagships of all of the numbered fleets. Some have been de facto flagships for some time.[1]
  • The Federation's Aurora colony disappears mysteriously after sending a report of a very unusual cosmic storm. Every starship in the sector is sent to investigate but finds nothing; the entire Aurora system has disappeared: star, planets, asteroids, bases, colonists — everything! The Federation Council attempts a cover-up, but the news leaks. The resignation of pro-exploration members of the Council delays such exploration for decades. A century will pass before Aurora is found in the Omega Octant.[1]

2531

Y131

2532

Y132

2534

Y134

2535

Y135

  • Hydrans from the Lost Colonies under King Hydraxan XI attack the Klingon satellites over the Hydran planets. In a swift campaign lasting only a few weeks, the Hydran Kingdom is restored. The personal popularity of Hydraxan XI makes him "unacceptable" to the guilds, and he dies under mysterious circumstances. While Hydraxan XII ascends the throne, the guilds solidify their power.[1]
  • The Kzinti field the first battle tug, which defeats an Orion attack on a convoy.[1]

2536

Y136

2537

Y137

2539

Y139

2541

Y141

  • The Third Hydran-Klingon War ends. The Hydrans have gained no territory but have regained their self-respect. For reasons that remain obscure, four new kings take the throne in less than a year. The last, Hydraxan XVI, lasts for two years.[1]

2542

Y142

2543

Y143

2544

Y144

2545

Y145

  • Kzinti renegades (of a neo-samurai cult) raid Allen's Planet, slaughtering all 3,000 colonists with the exception of one Human infant, William S. Gerard, whom they take with them. The Marquis (the Kzinti noble in charge of the Federation border) captures and executes the renegades to preserve peace, but he cannot return Gerard without explaining what the samurai had planned to do with him. Gerard is raised as a son of his own house.[1]
  • A revolt in the Lyran Star Empire's Dark Star County results in a democratic government still loyal to the Lyran Empire.[1]

2546

Y146

  • A Hydran "civil war" begins, but all combat will take place within the palace over the next five years.[1]

2549

Y149

  • A Klingon-Tholian Incident occurs. A Klingon fleet slips into Tholian territory to capture a patrol corvette and the secret of web technology, but Tholian ships surround the Klingons, and the captured ship must be abandoned during the retreat.[1]

2552

Y152

  • Hydraxan XXIII ("The Great") ascends the throne, which he will hold for almost two decades.[1]

2553

Y153

2554

Y154

2555

Y155

2556

Y156

2557

Y157

  • A Gorn-Federation "war" starts as the result of a small incident where two brash young captains shoot first and face embarrassing questions later.[6] Both fleets mobilize, but no space combat takes place. The Romulans attempt to disrupt treaty negotiations,[7] but the "war" ends six weeks later with the Treaty of Algoran. The Federation apologizes for entering the territory of the previously unknown Gorn, while the Gorn pay reparations for the colony destroyed in a ground raid and imprison an officer who used excessive force.[1]
  • The Fifth Hydran-Lyran War begins.[1]
  • The Lyran Civil War ends abruptly.[1]
  • The Klingons launch an abortive attack on the Lyran Democratic Republic.[1]

2558

Y158

  • The Fourth Klingon-Kzinti War begins. Citing their treaty, the Hydrans almost immediately launch an attack against the Klingon border squadrons.[1]
  • The Lyrans join the Klingons in fighting the Hydrans and Kzinti. This is known as the Four Powers War and is regarded as a prelude to the later General War. All previous wars had been small (mostly consisting of border raids) but new logistical systems developed in this war (notably the semi-portable "mobile base") will make actual invasions of enemy territory possible. Fighters are deployed by the Kzinti in large numbers for the first time, establishing the concept of "attrition units" which make it possible to fight savage battles without losing quite so many ships that take years to build.[1]
  • The Federation, anxious to reduce the threat posed by the Klingons, shifts fleet units to the Klingon border and discusses a limited action with the Organians to restore the balance of power. This is, however, a hoax intended to influence the Klingons to negotiate an immediate settlement to end the war, as the Federation would never consider military power as a solution to the problem. The plan backfires.[1]

2559

Y159

  • The Klingon-Romulan Treaty of Smarba signed. Klingons begin supplying advanced technology to the Romulans, allowing the conversion of old Warbirds into War Eagles. These increase pressure on the Federation border. The Federation transfers ships back from the Klingon border to the Romulan border. This allows the Klingons to transfer ships to fight the Kzinti. The Federation's attempt to use the "threat of force" as a substitute for simple force has failed and planted the seeds of the General War.[1]

2560

Y160

2561

Y161

2562

Y162

2563

Y163

2564

Y164

2565

Y165

2566

Y166

2567

Y167

  • Kumerian and the Destruction are sent to the prestigious Tholian Border Squadron, where he serves as commander of the 2nd Fighting Division. He destroys the Tholian 3rd Patrol Squadron after it forms a pinwheel; he is promoted to commodore in command of the Squadron. In the flagship Darkslayer, he leads a demonstration attack against a Tholian base.[16] Threlvis Kren, an officer under Kumerian's command, starts an incident with the Tholians that backfires. Needing a scapegoat to quiet Federation complaints, the Klingons pick Kumerian. He is stripped of his position as commodore, but is allowed to retain his rank as captain and command of his original ship Destruction. The ship is sent to the Western Fleet. Korath replaces Kumerian in command of the Tholian Border Squadron.[1]
  • The Romulans attempt (with Klingon help) to ambush the Gorn cruiser Reptilicon fails when the ships enter Federation territory and the Federation command cruiser Lexington intervenes.[1]
  • Deth O'Kay's ship, the [[Hammerfield (SFU)|Hammerfield[[ (an Orion Pirate heavy cruiser), attacks a convoy.[1]

2568

Y168

2569

Y169

2570

Y170

  • The Klingon D-6 class battlecruiser Destruction mutinies and is interned at Federation Starbase 16. It is returned to the Klingons the next year, and the Klingons are outraged that the Federation dismantled the Ubitron Interface Module and want to declare war, but are restrained by the Organians. Kumerian, captain of the Destruction, is demoted in disgrace and sent to command the penal frigate Insufferable. His son, Kollos, graduates from the Deep Space Fleet Academy but is refused a naval commission. He transfers to the Internal Security (Police) Forces.[1]
  • The Kzinti attack the Klingon carrier Berserker.[18]
  • The Klingons advance into Hydran territory depends on a tenuous supply line.[19]

2571

Y171

Y171 The Organians disappear. Several empires are blamed for this, but none know the true situation. Klingons declare war on the Federation and attack the border with hundreds of ships. (It is unknown if the Klingons took advantage of the Organian de- parture or if the Organians left because they knew the Klingons were going to start a major war.) The Federation cruiser Hood is reported destroyed by three Klingon cruisers (SH19), but the saucer re- turns to Federation lines in Y174. Under pressure from the invading Klingons, the Orion semiautonomous zone within the Federation briefly declares its independence and neutrality. Seeking an alliance, the Klingons send Ambassador Thad Vak Kaleen to the Romulans. The Federa- tion attempts to intercept Kaleen (SH80), but he succeeds in reaching Romulus. While the Romu- lans do not yet declare war on the Federation, they launch a series of raids (SH60, SH69). Kraknora, a Klingon penal colony, revolts. A task force is sent to quell the rebellion, but is never heard from again. ISF ships sent to investigate find the entire star system missing. Klingon scientists com- pare this event to the disappearance of the Federation’s Aurora colony 41 years earlier, but remain as baffled as their Federation counterparts.

2572

Y172

Y172 The Federation responds to the Klingon attack with raids by new carriers. Federation fleets are sent to assist the Kzintis, and a Federation expedition (Operation Hydra) unsuccessfully attempts to reach the Hydrans. In an unusual case, a group of pirates is trapped between Klingon and Federa- tion fleets (SH61) fighting on the border. Deth O’Kay carries a contract cargo to Hydran terri- tory; he is betrayed and attacked by the Hydrans, but wins.

2573

Y173

Y173 With their invasion running out of steam, the Klingons convince the Romulans to declare war on the Fed- eration and to launch a massive attack. Federa- tion Commodore Stocker discovers the invasion and launches a preemptive attack with Lexington , catching a Romulan squadron unprepared and badly mauling it (SH2). Another Federation squad- ron is ambushed at Denebola during treaty nego- tiations with an Orion base. The old cruiser Re- public fights two groups of Romulan raiders. Lieutenant Peltier completes Prime Central training with honors and rejoins the Saratoga as leader of the Black Eagles Prime Team. Deth O’Kay is cap- tured by Stocker but rescued by his own ship and resumes his command.

2574

Y174

Y174 The Gorns ally with the Federation. The General War has now reached virtually complete escalation. The Grand Alliance (Gorn-Federation-Kzinti) fleets battle Coalition (Romulan-Klingon-Lyran) fleets. Hydrans have co-belligerent status with the Grand Alliance but are not formal allies. Orions begin operating against the Grand Alliance, using unprecedented numbers of ships.

2575

Y175

Y175 The Klingon D7C Demonslayer mutinies (SH62). Klingons trap a Federation fleet in a stasis field; Rear Admiral John “Cracker Jack” Radey and his car- rier group rescue them (SH81). Federation Police Commissioner Robert Scorpio or- ders the construction of the first Federation police carrier. Black Eagles Prime Team disrupts dangerous spy op- erations on Data Processing Station 119.

2576

Y176

Y176 Alliance forces recapture large areas of Federation territory, reaching the Tholian border and cutting off contact between the Klingons and their Romu- lan allies. The Tholians tentatively accept mem- bership in the Grand Alliance. ISC begins incursions into Romulan and Gorn terri- tory. These increase over time.

2577

Y177

Y177 Vulkalis Kurlak, commander of the Tholian Border Squadron, finds himself as a fleet commander with- out ships in a backwater of the war. Amassing hun- dreds of fighters, he attacks the Tholians, expos- ing their weakness. Exploiting his success, the Coalition launches “Operation Nutcracker” to de- stroy the Tholians once and for all. Besieged, the Tholians allow ships of their allies to enter the Holdfast, but only those of the Gorns and Kzintis (since they would not pose as much of a threat after the War). The Romulans attempt a long-range cloaked attack on Rigel IV (SH63), throwing the Federation into a panic. Ardak Kumerian is restored as captain of D6 Destruc- tion, and fights on the Federation front.

2578

Y178

Y178 The Neo-Tholian 312th Battle Squadron arrives. Af- ter these ships get into action, “Operation Nut- cracker” begins to break down (SH22). Direct contact between Klingons and Romulans is bro- ken and will never be reestablished. This causes serious logistical problems for the Romulans; they can no longer obtain an adequate supply of spare parts for their Klingon-built ships, and there is in- sufficient Romulan production available to make up for the lost shipments. A Gorn offensive culminates in the disastrous Battle of Delmac. The Gorn carrier Archaeopteryx (SH21) escapes from a Romulan trap. PX123, an ISC mining colony, disappears in the same fashion as the Aurora and Kraknora systems did in earlier years. Investigations reveal nothing until decades later when all three systems are found in the Omega Octant.

2579

Y179

Y179 Ardak Kumerian re-promoted to commodore, but in a staff position under the commander of the West- ern Fleet. While an average ship captain, he proves to be a genius at staff work, even if he hates the assignment.


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