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The 30 December Incident was a military engagement fought between the forces of Imperial Nova and the forces of Vega, the latter aided by Vask Authority mercenary z4nityy. The engagement is significant for having been the first large military battle to involve Vegan forces since the Battle of Asteri, and for setting in motion a diplomatic state of affairs between Vega and Imperial Nova which would ultimately culminate in the Vega-Nova War two months later.

History

30 December Incident
	; A /fleet broadcast to the Vegan fleet, instructing them to attack and kill the Novan forces.; Image credit Solesey.
Date	30 December 2024
Location	Regulus, Sirius
Result	Vega victory: Both novan ships sunk, station secured.
Vega Vask Authority	Imperial Nova
Strength
500 Gunship (MaidPierce) 500 Gunship (Solesey) 500 Gunship (z4nityy) 500 Gunship (Sherbet_S)	4k Corvette (_Longy) ; 4k Corvette (NovaManGood2110)
Casualties and losses
~50 warship blocks lost	8000 warship blocks lost

Prelude

ArtifactAlpha Controversy

On 28 December 2024, Sherbet_S of walkemdownand_kickintheydoors sieged the Novan siege station of ArtifactAlpha in Sirius. The following day, on 29 December, walkemdownand_kickintheydoors was disbanded (with Sherbet_S joining Hegemony), leaving ArtifactAlpha un-owned. Vega elected to capitalize on this opportunity, capturing the station on the evening of 29 December.

Imperial Nova, believing that the station was still rightfully theirs, planned on 30 December to re-take the station. Vega, however, became aware of this plan ahead of time, and prepared a substantial fleet to intercept the Novans and inhibit their siege attempt.

Conflict

30 December Incident

At the start of the ArtifactAlpha siege window, Imperial Nova attempted to field two battlecruisers (piloted by _Longy and NovaManGood2110, which were intercepted by two 500s, piloted by AssassinXX and the mercenary z4nityy. No substantial fighting occurred in this time (save for the inadvertent sinking of AdelieXY who rammed AssassinXX but was sunk by his ally _Longy who shot in an attempt to sink AssassinXX), as battlecruisers and 500s are both unable to substantively harm one another.

Novamangood2110's battlecruiser was able to deal major hull to z4nityy's gunship by unpiloting it at a nearby station clam, (baiting it into engagement range), repiloting, and volleying it with a full volley of Quad Turrets, instantly hulling the ship. However, it was able to retreat and z4nityy was able to pilot another gunship.

After some time, the Novans disengaged AssassinXX and z4nityy, and instead brought two corvettes to Sirius. After taking the first shot in violence against Vega, MaidPierce, Sherbet_S, Solesey, and z4nityy grouped together (AssassinXX opted to leave the battle due to connection issues.) and sunk both novan corvettes.

Vegan adoption of 500 block gunships

Learning from Ilios Alliance fleet strategy during the Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War, Vega opted to use 500 block gunships to deny Novan battlecruisers from Sirius before the fight.

Legacy

The 30 December Incident was the first in a series of sporadic Siege Station battles fought between Imperial Nova and Vega over the following two months; in this timeframe, neither party formally declared war (with MaidPierce of Vega describing the situation as a "special military operation").

This state of affairs ultimately ended with the 7 March Vega-Nova Siege, after which point the Vega-Nova War broke out.

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+|caption = A {{code|/fleet broadcast}} to the [[Vega]]n fleet, instructing them to attack and kill the [[Nova]]n forces.<br>''Image credit [[Solesey]].''
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 |date = 30 December 2024
 |place = [[Regulus]], [[Sirius]]
 |combatants_header = Participants
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+|combatant1a = {{flag|Vega logo.jpg|Vega}}
-|combatant2a = {{flag|ImperialNova logo.jpg|Imperial Nova}}
+{{flag|VAAFFlag.png|Vask Authority}}
-|casualties1 = 0 [[warship]] blocks lost
+|combatant2a = {{flag|Nova_Flag.png|Imperial Nova}}
+|casualties1 = ~50 [[warship]] blocks lost
 |casualties2 = 8000 [[warship]] blocks lost
-|result = ongoing
+|result = Vega victory: Both novan ships sunk, station secured.
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+|strength1=500 [[Tackle Gunship|Gunship]] (MaidPierce)
-The '''30 December Incident''' was a military engagement fought between the forces of [[Imperial Nova]] and the forces of [[Vega]], the latter aided by [[Vask Authority]] mercenary [[z4nityy]]. The status and ramifications of this event are presently unclear.
+[[Tackle Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Solesey]])
+[[Tackle Gunship|Gunship]] ([[z4nityy]])
+[[Tackle Gunship|Gunship]] (Sherbet_S)|strength2=4k [[Corvette]] ([[_Longy]])
+<br>4k [[Corvette]] ([[NovaManGood2110]])}}
+The '''30 December Incident''' was a military engagement fought between the forces of [[Imperial Nova]] and the forces of [[Vega]], the latter aided by [[Vask Authority]] mercenary [[z4nityy]]. The engagement is significant for having been the first large military battle to involve Vegan forces since the [[Battle of Asteri]], and for setting in motion a diplomatic state of affairs between Vega and Imperial Nova which would ultimately culminate in the [[Vega-Nova War]] two months later.
 = History =
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 == Conflict ==
 === 30 December Incident ===
-At the start of the ArtifactAlpha siege window, Imperial Nova attempted to field two [[battlecruiser]]s (piloted by [[_Longy]] and [[NovaManGood2110]], which were intercepted by a fleet of four Vegan [[Tackle Gunship|500]]s, piloted by [[MaidPierce]], [[Solesey]], [[Sherbet_S]], and the mercenary [[z4nityy]]. No substantial fighting occurred in this time (save for the inadvertent sinking of spectator [[AdelieXY]] by [[_Longy]]), as battlecruisers and 500s are both unable to substantively harm one another.
+At the start of the ArtifactAlpha siege window, Imperial Nova attempted to field two [[battlecruiser]]s (piloted by [[_Longy]] and [[NovaManGood2110]], which were intercepted by two [[Tackle Gunship|500]]s, piloted by [[AssassinXX]] and the mercenary [[z4nityy]]. No substantial fighting occurred in this time (save for the inadvertent sinking of [[AdelieXY]] who rammed [[AssassinXX]] but was sunk by his ally [[_Longy]] who shot in an attempt to sink [[AssassinXX]]), as battlecruisers and [[Tackle Gunship|500s]] are both unable to substantively harm one another.
+Novamangood2110's battlecruiser was able to deal major hull to z4nityy's gunship by unpiloting it at a nearby station clam, (baiting it into engagement range), repiloting, and volleying it with a full volley of [[Quad turrets|Quad Turrets]], instantly hulling the ship. However, it was able to retreat and z4nityy was able to pilot another gunship.
-After some time, the Novans successfully disengaged from the Vegan 500s, and instead brought two [[corvette]]s to fight the Vegan fleet. Both corvettes were subsequently sunk in the ensuing 2v4 battle.
+After some time, the Novans disengaged AssassinXX and z4nityy, and instead brought two [[Corvette|corvettes]] to Sirius. After taking the first shot in violence against Vega, [[MaidPierce]], [[Sherbet_S]], [[Solesey]], and [[z4nityy]] grouped together ([[AssassinXX]] opted to leave the battle due to connection issues.) and sunk both novan corvettes.
 === Vegan adoption of 500 block gunships ===
-Learning from [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War#500 block Gunships|Ilios Alliance fleet strategy]] during the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]], Vega opted to use 500 block gunships to hold Novan battlecruisers down during the first segment of the fight.
+Learning from [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War#500 block Gunships|Ilios Alliance fleet strategy]] during the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]], Vega opted to use 500 block gunships to deny Novan battlecruisers from Sirius before the fight.
 = Legacy =
-The political and military consequences of this event are as yet unclear. While [[Imperial Nova]] presently retains an in-game "ENEMY" status against [[Vega]] (spurred on by [[Sherbet_S]] setting "ENEMY" status against Nova first, in what was later revealed to be an unsanctioned move), [[MaidPierce]] stated repeatedly in Horizon's End global chat that "we arent declaring war", setting Vega's relation wish with Imperial Nova merely to "UNFRIENDLY". Imperial Nova has not yet delivered a diplomatic response.
+The 30 December Incident was the first in a series of sporadic [[Siege Station]] battles fought between [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Vega]] over the following two months; in this timeframe, neither party formally declared war (with [[MaidPierce]] of Vega describing the situation as a "special military operation").
+This state of affairs ultimately ended with the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]], after which point the [[Vega-Nova War]] broke out.
 [[Category:Conflicts]]
 [[Category:Politics]]
 [[Category:Player-Created]]
+[[Category:Historic Battles]]