The Great Naval Battle of Baltica is the naval campaign between the Gra Valkas Empire and World Union that solidifies the foothold for world conquest in the Second Civilization Area.
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Gra Valkas Imperial Navy
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World Union |
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Gra Valkas Combined Fleet Total of 233+ ships
Air Squadron |
World Union Fleet Total of 598 ships
Air Squadron
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Heavy
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Very Heavy
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Background[]
World Union[]
In an attempt to expunge the Gra Valkas Empire from Leifor and to revenge against the humiliation they receive during the Battle of Folk Strait at Eleven Country Leadership Conference, Emperor Milishial VIII makes a rush decision to assemble the available fleets from First and Second Civilization, excluding Japan and Third Civilization due to sailing range. Multiple fleets organized in Cartalpas before setting out, and Mu's fleet departed from Mykal to join them. 500 wyverns from several Second Civilization countries transferred to an airbase in Northern Mu, where they could be in range of the expected battle.
Gra Valkas Empire[]
Fleet Admiral Caesar receives intel about the movements of the World Union's Navy, and during an audience with Gralux, Caesar was trusted as the Supreme Commander of the Combined Eastern Fleet to repel the World Union Fleet. They were unaware that Japan will not participate in the battle due to the country is currently preparing their defenses before setting out for war.
First Engagement[]
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The Mu Navy's aviation squadron discovers a reconnaissance aircraft from the Gra Valkas Empire. Twelve Mu Marin fighters from the Meltima Air Corps head for the interception, but the reconnaissance aircraft shakes it off at high speed. The reconnaissance aircraft then flew away to complement the United Fleet and escape from anti-aircraft fire.
After that, the Meltima's squadron, which had shifted to alert flight, engaged the 108 primary attackers of the Gra Valkas Empire and was wiped out. In addition, the Mu fighter squadron and the Dragon Knights of the Nigrat Union also engaged the Antares fighters escorting the First Attack Squadron and were annihilated.
The battle shifted from aerial combat to anti-aircraft combat by the fleet. The World Union Fleet used their technology to intercept the attackers, but they gradually increased its damage, and finally, the Mu aircraft carrier sunk by receiving torpedoes from Rigel torpedo bombers.
Approximately 15 minutes after the inauguration of the invisible aviation unit, by the time the 170th Knights of the Second Civilian Area had rushed to rescue, the first attack squadron of the Gra Valkas had already retreated.
Second Engagement[]
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The Holy Milishial Empire's sixth reconnaissance squad discovered a large fleet of the Gra Valkas Empire. It launched more than a hundred aircraft in total, including the Heavenly Float Gigrant Attack Corps and the escort Beta-2 air-controlled fighter. The Gra Valkas side would detect this early with radar and launch the Antares fighters. The air battle began with Antares fighters taking the lead in the assault against the sun, and the heavenly buoys helplessly shot down one after another without any means of becoming a nearly 100 interceptor that outperformed them in all aspects of performance, resulting in their total destruction.
As the commanders of the Holy Milishial Empire were argued over pre-combat operations and anticipated operations, the aircraft of the Gra Valkas Empire captured the fleet. After a change of offense and defense, it was now the turn of the Gra Valkas side to send an attack force. The Holy Milishial Empire's interception didn't go as planned due to the incompatibility of the magic detection radar with the flying machines and the attack force they sent was intercepted, while the enemy attack force of over 150 planes kicked out the interceptors and attacked the fleet.
The Magic Fleet began anti-air combat. It launched light bullets with anti-aircraft magic light cannons; avoided bombs dropped beyond them and sometimes defended themselves by strengthening their armor with magic elements. In response, the attacking squadron attacked torpedoes with torpedo bombers. During the shooting with the anti-aircraft magic gun, many torpedo planes dropped torpedoes from the low altitude. In this different world without the torpedo weapon, Commander Lettal Kauran instinctively sensed that it was an attack and ordered an evasion campaign. His flagship, Lotto, succeeded in evading, but battleship Tison was sailing next to him. They received two lightning stroke on the port side. A magic battleship that is not supposed to be torpedoed rapidly slows down and sinks two more torpedoes. Many other ships were sunk and damaged by numerous onslaughts by attackers.
Later, the Gra Valkas Empire split their fleet into two parts and sends them to the World Fleet and the Magic Fleet. Commander Lettal Kauran, who had detected this with a reconnaissance aircraft, was determined to fight the fleet.
However, suddenly, the aerial battleship Pal Chimera participated. It announced the destruction of enemy fleets approaching the Magic Fleet.
On the other hand, the Gra Valkas Empire also discovered the Pal Chimera with reconnaissance aircraft. While astonished by its insane size, they launched Antares fighters and Sirius dive bombers to intercept it.
Third Engagement[]
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The Antares fighters began to attack the Pal Chimera, hurling 20mm machine guns at it, but they were ineffective against the Pal Chimera's armor reinforced with magical elements. They failed to pass, followed by an Altair dive bomber. On the other hand, the Pal Chimera, intercepted with the Athratates Gun and destroyed the squadron, leaving only a few fighters.
Upon hearing of the report that the squadron had destroyed, the Gra Valkas side was shocked. The soldiers of the Holy Milishial Empire buzzed at the appearance of Pal Chimera.
Sometime after the aerial battle, Captain Meteos of Pal Chimera Unit 02 made a withdrawal recommendation to the approaching Gra Valkas First Strike Group. However, Commander Kaonia rejected this resolutely. The first strike group of the Gra Valkas Empire (8 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers, and 20 destroyers) entered the battle against the Pal Chimera.
Fourth Engagement[]
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The 1st Strike Group flagship Ras Argeti, a Hercules-Class battleship, attacked the approaching Pal Chimera with its main gun anti-aircraft rounds but did not strike the flying battleship since it conduct an evasive maneuver at 200 km / h. The Pal Chimera, approaching 20 km from the fleet, launched an attack using six 15-cm triple magic cannons located on the bottom of the aircraft. Starting with the sinking of the heavy cruiser Hernate, the ships of the first strike group sunk one after another.
Despite the anti-aircraft fire of the Gra Valkas fleet, it was not enough power for the Pal Chimera, which had been armored with magic. The main guns could not keep up with Pal Chimera, which operates at 200km / h. The Pal Chimera gained an advantage (albeit time-consuming) bombardment in that state but later approached due to a large fleet in preparation for a direct attack on enemy flagships. They broke through the anti-aircraft fires and unleashed a fierce bombardment.
However, against the battleship Ras Argeti, a 15cm cannon was not enough to sink it because of the lack of power, and forced to drop its trump card, the super-large bomb Jibil. The battleship Ras Argeti itself withstands a terrible explosion, but all crew members were confirmed dead. Pal Chimera, who neutralized the enemy flagship, resumed long-range bombardment and annihilated the 36 ships of the 1st Strike Group of the Gra Valkas Navy.
The battle itself was a complete victory for the Pal Chimera. However, it was also revealed at this time that the Pal Chimera had no weapons other than the Jibil that could inflict fatal wounds on enemy battleships.
Fifth Engagement[]
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A short time after the annihilation of the First Strike Group, less than 300 Wyvern Lords from the Nigrat Union Dragon Knights and 36 Antares fighters met to attack the Eighth Strike Group. Due to the performance difference, the Dragon Knights reduced the number to 213 but reached the eighth strike group. However, the Wyvern Lord's flame bombs attack failed to cause significant damage to the steel warships. They were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire.
While the eighth strike group destroyed enemy wyverns with anti-aircraft fire, the World Union Fleet was under repeated air attacks, causing many of their aircraft to be shot down and ships to sink. The eighth strike group, which arrived late, made the forced inequality distant and attacked the World Union Fleet, leaving many sailors desperate.
However, the arrival of the first aerial battleship Pal Chimera on the battlefield and made its attacked. After the enemy Antares fighters were destroyed by the Athratates Cannon, it launched an attack against the eighth strike group. For the Gra Valkas side, the anti-aircraft gun doesn't have enough power; the main gun fired without aiming, so they bombarded them. The aerial battleship Pal Chimera finally dropped Jibil on the enemy battleship. The 42 ships of the 8th strike group of the Gra Valkas Imperial Navy were destroyed.
Intermission War Holy Milishial Imperial Magical Combined Fleet vs Gra Valkas Submarine Fleet[]
Unlike the World Union Fleet, which lost a lot of power and lost morale, the Magical Combined Fleet, which still had combat capabilities, was informed of the enemy fleet's location by Captain Meteos of the Pal Chimera Unit 02 with humiliating words. They were heading towards the enemy fleet at an increased speed.
Suddenly, the ship was attacked by torpedoes from the submarine fleet. The fleet learned of the torpedo from the previous air attack tried to avoid it with all its abilities but it was tossed without any way to make it to the submarine opponent.
Sixth Engagement[]
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The Gra Valkas Navy was heading to the approaching two Pal Chimera and sent 80 First Attackers, but was destroyed. Subsequent Second Attack Corps had similar results. Meteos makes another withdrawal recommendation for the Grade Atlastar, which is preparing for a full-fledged battle. Commander Caesar rejected this. Pal Chimera begins the attack as soon as the communication is lost. The Pal Chimera, flying through the air and strengthening its armor with magic, sunk the fleet one after another with rapid fire with 6 powerful magical turrets while ignoring the anti-aircraft fire.
However, Captain Wahlman, who hated taking time, proposed an early attack on the flagship Grade Atlastar. Meteos, who is on the lookout for Pal Chimera’s damage, was tolerated by opposing Wahlman who attempted to hit Jibil on the Grade Atlastar. On the other hand, Captain Luxtal of Grade Atlastar, who detected this movement, order to fire at the approaching Pal Chimera with the battleship main battery armor piercing shells aiming for the enemy aerial battleship that fly straight for the bombing. The blow-by veteran gunnery expert Bragston was a perfect hit, the Pal Chimera Unit 01 exploded and scattered to the sea.
The officers of the Pal Chimera Unit 02 were astonished at the completely unexpected situation, and Captain Meteos retreated based on the order from the emperor.
Seventh Engagement[]
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The Magic Fleet, which had suffered heavy damage from repeated aerial attacks and torpedoed by the submarine fleet, and the Eastern Fleet, which had suffered heavy damage from an engagement with an aerial battleship, finally faced off in a fleet battle.
The battle lasted for four hours, and the damaged fleets of both sides ran out of ammunition and left the sea.
Result[]
The Great Naval Battle of Baltica was a tactically painful and strategically enduring victory for the Gra Valkas Empire, which maintained control of the seas around the 2nd Civilization Area despite the loss of hundreds of aircraft and warships. However, Commander Caesar and Captain Luxtal of the Gra Valkas Empire regarded the damage caused by the aerial battleship Pal Chimera very seriously and recognized that it could not be countered with their weapons, but the government emphasized propaganda and the military worried that their skills would be neglected.
Another consequence of the battle was the loss of unity and suspicion of the world nations about the true strength of the World Union. In a full-scale battle between the two sides, when the Holy Milishial Empire even launched their trump card, the magical flying battleships Pal Chimera, the Gra Valkas Empire still managed to defeat the World Union; although, it also suffered heavy losses. The undeniable overwhelming power of the Gra Valkas Empire has led many countries, including the Riem Kingdom, to choose to lean towards Gra Valkas Empire. The Hinomawari Kingdom would soon surrender willingly without invasion in part due to the loss of the World Union.
Large scale sea battles would cease in the war for a while as the World Union digested its losses and the Gra Valkas shifted resources to a ground invasion of Mu.