Gundam:SEED:The Bloody Valentine War

Military innovation prior to the conflict

Heavy space fighters called mobile armors had been in use by the Atlantic Federation since the early fifties of the Cosmic Era, but had many limitations in capabilities. Their small size meant they were tough targets to hit, but they were also difficult to armor adequately. A larger machine, PLANT strategists theorized, could do more than a mobile armor could, for relatively cheaper costs and would be able to carry more armor as well. To give these new mecha the best multi-environment combat capacity, a humanoid shape was chosen - an enlargement and upgrade of heavy industrial exoskeletons that had been in use since the closing years of the Anno Domini calendar. Because of the humanoid shape, they were dubbed mobile suits, and the first mobile suit, the YMF-01A "Proto GINN", was rolled out in CE 65. The first combat mobile suit, the ZGMF-1017 GINN, was rolled out two years later. In CE 69, the Atlantic Federation's Captain Lewis Halberton publishes a paper, "The Combat Effectiveness and Applications of Mobile Suits", which prompts the Atlantic Federation to begin development of its own mobile suits, the GAT-X series (or "Gundams", as pilot Kira Yamato would later call them). After a short development period, the Earth Alliance rolls out its own first mass-production mobile suit, the GAT-01 Strike Dagger, in late May CE 71.

January CE 71, marked the rollout of the Earth Alliance's first mobile suits: the base unit, the GAT-X102 Duel, the heavy assault unit GAT-X103 Buster, the stealth unit GAT-X207 Blitz, the high-powered commander unit GAT-X303 Aegis, and the most famous of the five, the multi-mode GAT-X105 Strike. The Strike combined aspects of all four of the other units, and was able to change configurations with ease using bolt-on weapon systems called Striker Packs. Many additional units would be built by both sides during and after the war (see Cosmic Era Mobile Units for a complete listing and development history).


Bloody Valentine War

[edit] Declaration of War (February 11, CE 70)

After a terrorist attack at a peace conference on the Moon wipes out the United Nations' leadership on February 5 (Tragedy of Copernicus), the Earth Alliance unilaterally declares war against the PLANTS six days later on February 11.[2]

[edit] Bloody Valentine Tragedy (February 14)

Three days later, the Earth Alliance, specifically the Atlantic Federation, sends the Agamemnon-class carrier Roosevelt and its escorts to the Junius region of the PLANTs for a "show of force". However, Blue Cosmos members decide to change its mission to starving off PLANTs' food supplies, as the sector was entirely agricultural. The Atlantic Federation gives permission to use nuclear warheads aboard the Roosevelt. While ZAFT Laurasia-class frigates, Nazca-class destroyers and ZGMF-1017 GINNs fight against the Roosevelt's escorts, a group of Earth Alliance TS-MA2 Moebius launch to fire the warheads. One Mobieus crosses the ZAFT defense lines and makes contact with the Junius Seven colony, killing 243,721 civilians. This incident is dubbed the Bloody Valentine Tragedy and marks the beginning of Coordinator/Natural hostilities[3][4].

[edit] Battle of Yggdrasil (February 22)

The first major battle between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT is near the pre-war international space station Yggdrasil. The month-long conflict results in the total destruction of the space station[5].

[edit] Operation Uroboros: April Fools Crisis (April 1)

In response to the direct nuclear attack on Junius Seven, ZAFT modifies N-Jammer technology, initially intended to be used against the Earth, as a countermeasure against nuclear weaponry in space. Unfortunately, due to a corrected production schedule, the N-Jammers are not dropped on the planet until April 1, as the first phase of ZAFT's Operation Uroboros[6].

The use of N-Jammers on Earth, and the subsequent energy crisis, is known as the April Fool Crisis[7], provoking mass human starvation, due to the heavy reliance of nuclear energy.

The second phase of the operation is the actual offensive on the Earth's surface, where ZAFT seizes control of Africa, Australia and many Asian regions, including three of Earth's five major spaceports (locations of a mass driver): Victoria (Africa), Gibraltar (Europe), and Kaohsiung (Taiwan), leaving Porta Panama (Central America) in Earth Alliance hands and the Kaguya Mass Driver at Onogoro Island in the Orb Union control.

A sixth spaceport, the mobile Giga-Float, under the auspices of the Junk Guild, does not become functional until late in the war.

[edit] Battle of Carpentaria (April 2)

One of ZAFT's earliest landings takes place in the friendly Oceania Union territory. The Earth Alliance Pacific Fleet attacks ZAFT's forces, but ends with a ZAFT victory two days later in the Battle of Carpentaria[8]. ZAFT immediately begins construction of the Carpentaria Base.[9]

[edit] First Battle of Jachin Due (April 17)

The Earth Alliance ordered its 5th and 6th Fleets stationed on the Moon to attack the PLANTs on April 17 CE 70. They are intercepted by ZAFT forces and engaged at the resource satellite Jachin Due.[10]. Following the battle, the PLANT Supreme Council votes to convert the entire asteroid of Jachin Due into a defensive base.

[edit] Battle of Endymion Crater (Grimaldi Front) (June 2)

The Battle of Endymion Crater occurs on the Moon[12], ending with the destruction of the resource base, when the Earth Forces activate their ice melting microwave-emission Cyclops System, destroying their own resource establishment, causing heavy casualties and damage on both sides. The 3rd Earth Alliance Fleet is wiped out, along with its elite TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero corps, except for one Moebius Zero pilot, Mu La Flaga. ZAFT is forced to abandon the Endymion Crater and withdraws from the Moon[13].

[edit] First Naval Battle of Casablanca (May 25)

The Mediterranean Fleet of the Earth Alliance engages a ZAFT submarine carrier fleet near Casablanca. ZAFT achieves a victory and forces enter the Mediterranean, where they begin constructing the Gibraltar Base and advance further into Southern Africa.

[edit] Battle of Suez (May 30)

The Battle of Suez, won by ZAFT invading forces, ensures them the key Black Sea territories and the control of the Suez region, A huge linear tank corps, led by the Earth Alliance's Morgan Chevalier, is routed by ZAFT's Andrew Waltfeld at El Alamein, earning Waltfeld the Desert Tiger reputation, as a master of desert-based combat.

[edit] Battle of Nova (June 14 - July 12)

ZAFT launches a drawn out series of raids against the Earth Alliance resource satellite Nova at Lagrangian point 4. Skirmishes between both sides last for nearly a month, with neither one ever decisively defeating the other. Ultimately, the Earth Alliance abandons Nova and ZAFT begins to move the station towards the PLANTs. Despite minor raids by Earth Alliance forces, Nova reaches Lagrangian point 5, where ZAFT converts it into the space fortress Boaz.

By late August, a territorial stalemate on Earth is reached, with Northern Africa and Australia firmly in ZAFT hands, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eurasia, South Asia and the Americas in the Earth Alliance, and the majority of Oceania neutral.

[edit] Battle of Kaohsiung (January 15-23, CE 71)

Nearly six months later, the Battle of Kaohsiung takes place on Taiwan, where ZAFT successfully attacks the Earth Alliance spaceport, located in the city of Kaohsiung. This is the first mass driver ZAFT captures from the Earth Alliance.

[And now, we need guys who are prepared to play the cast of the Bloody Valentine War, shall we?I call Athrun^^]

Kira Yamato-Spark
Athrun Zala-Javier Cross
Mu La Flaga-
Fllay Allster-
Rau Le Creuset-
Patrick Zala-

[And that list is just for starters, guys, if anyone would like to play someone from the 1st Bloody Valentine War, please be prepared to list them out, alright?]