2159

Historical Events

• Earth and her allies begin offensive maneuvers versus the Romulans, starting a war of attrition.
• One UESF battle group, consisting of the elderly Earthships Halsey, Gorshkov and Yamamoto and their escort destroyers and frigates, almost accidentally managed to locate a Romulan fleet stocking point at a distant unnamed star system in the Triangulum Australe region. Wreaking havoc on dozens of dormant Romulan ships, the cruisers managed to halt the Romulan offensive before it reached the fringes of Earth colonization zones or the worlds of its neighbors and possible future allies. However, the self-destruction of the Romulan base crippled many of the vessels. Later, the battle group was attacked several times, and only USS Gorshkov managed to limp home, along with one frigate. The war was far from being over. A bitter point had been learned: the Romulans would acknowledge no other form of combat than a fight to death, be it as individuals or as a species.
• After about 400 built and provided for the war effort, the single-pilot escort 'Cochrane' fighters cease production.
• Iceland class destroyers are mainly used as perimeter guards for offensive battle fleets.

It is assumed that this occurred in this year, as the class was pulled back to planetary defense the year prior.

• The UESF begins production of three Victory class battlecruisers.
• Late year: Admiral Larson managed to amass his tattered and dispersed cruisers into a powerful unit that decimated its Rihannsu counterpart and opened a temporary second front against the Romulan Star Empire. Low on munitions, fuel and supplies, the five Armstrongs and two Enterprises still had to fight their way back to human-held space. In a controversial move, Larson decided to leave behind the Titov and the Kerry along with two hundred crew, in order to stock the rest of the fleet with sufficient dilithium for a voyage home. The fleet made it safely back to Earth.
• Starfleet decides to abandon dilithium in future power applications, a move also suggested by the dwindling reserves of the precious substance and the failure modes encountered on dilithium-equipped vessels.

Date is conjecture, but is presumed to have occurred after the Larson fleet operation or in early 2160.

• The Helena light cruiser class entered service with the UE Starfleet.

Year is conjecture, but it appears to have happened prior to the original three Armstrong vessels being modified.

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