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Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge

2025-03-24T02:50:11Z

Skull Crusher: misread previously editted section

{{Infobox military conflict
|name = Battle of Skull_Crusher's Barge
|partof = [[Vega-Nova War (2025)]]
|image = Battle of skull crushers Barge.png
|caption =The Vegan fleet engaging the Novan Battlecruiser after reinforcements had been sunk
|place = [[Trench]], [[Regulus]]
|date = March 17, 2025
|combatants_header = Participants
|combatant1 = {{flag|Nova Flag.png|Imperial Nova}}
|combatant2 = {{flag|Vega logo.jpg|Vega}}
{{flag|Flag placeholder.png|Oblivion}}
|strength1 = 20k [[Battlecruiser]] ([[NovaManGood2110]]) ☠
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Thrawn31]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[NovaManGood2110]]) ☠
350 [[Starfighter]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
|strength2 = 20k [[Battlecruiser]] ([[AssassinXX]])
 20k [[Barge]] ([[Skull Crusher]])
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[Solesey]]) ☠
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[Solesey]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[BlockBuster019]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[GigaJeff]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[MaidPierce]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Sherbet_S]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Sherbet_S]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Sherbet_S]])
1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Skull Crusher]]) ☠
|casualties1 = 7 ships lost (49620 blocks, including 1 Battlecruiser)
|casualties2 = 4 ships lost (15154 blocks)
|result = Decisive [[Vega]]/[[Oblivion]] victory. Novan [[Battlecruiser]] "NIF Repentance" sunk.
|width = 450px
}}
The '''Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge''' was a major military engagement between the nations of [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Vega]] in the [[Vega-Nova War (2025)|Vega-Nova War]]. The battle was fought in [[Trench]] over Skull Crusher's [[Barge]], which the Novans planned to ambush and sink.

The Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge resulted in the second [[Battlecruiser]] to be sunk in server history, and is the largest loss in the [[Vega-Nova War (2025)|Vega-Nova War]].

== Context ==
On the evening of 17 March 2025, Skull Crusher, a citizen of [[Vega]], traveled to [[Trench]] with the Vegan [[Barge]] "VS Malibu" alone while the Vega military was offline. The [[Nova]]ns, seeing an undefended barge in Trench, deployed 2 1k [[Gunship]]s to sink the barge uncontested.

Vega received notice from Skull Crusher that the Novans were in Trench shortly before the barge was attacked, prompting the Vegan forces to log on and defend the barge.

== Summary of Events ==
The initial Novan assault force consisted of [[_Longy]] and [[NovaManGood2110]], both in 1k gunships. The barge, unable to escape the [[Starship Gravity Well|gravity wells]] employed by the gunships, simply played evasively until Vegan backup was able to arrive. The initial Vegan relief force consisted of [[Sherbet_S]], [[MaidPierce]], [[GigaJeff]], and [[BlockBuster019]], all also in 1k Gunships. Both Novan 1ks were sunk, and the Vegan forces then moved to escape Trench. After being sunk, the Novans deployed the [[Battlecruiser]] "NIF Repentance", piloted by [[NovaManGood2110]], to Trench, supported by [[_Longy]] in a 1k [[Gunship]] and [[Thrawn31]] in a [[Starfighter]], but were unable to catch the Vegan Barge before it evacuated to safety.

The Vegans, seeing the enemy Battlecruiser, chose to engage, with the hopes of sinking the Battlecruiser. Vegan forces further rallied [[AssassinXX]] and [[Solesey]] to assist in the fight, bringing the Vegan Battlecruiser "APOCALYPSE" and a 12k [[Destroyer]], respectively. The Novan 1k and Starfighter were swiftly sunk by the larger Vegan fleet, which then activated gravity wells to trap the Novan Battlecruiser while the Vegans awaited the arrival of their own Battlecruiser.

_Longy came back to counter the fleet with a Starfighter, but was again sunk. He then returned to [[Orlandia]] to pilot a 12k [[Destroyer]]. The Destroyer jumped into Trench, successfully bypassing [[Sherbet_S]]' attempt to trap it in a gravity well, and joined the fight. The Novan 12k engaged with the Vegan forces, and was able to sink Sherbet_S' Gunship. The 12k and Battlecruiser continued to fight the Vegans until Solesey was able to sink the 12k, sacrificing his own 12k in the process.

Thrawn31 during this time was traveling in a Vesta from [[Ilius]] to [[Aret]] in order to redeploy with _Longy, but by the time both pilots had left Aret to reengage, Sherbet_S had already arrived in another 1k Gunship, and was able to hold both ships down in a gravity well (thus preventing them from reaching [[Trench]]) for the rest of the fight between the Novan Battlecruiser and the remaining Vegans.

The Novan Battlecruiser, now having no support, continued to be fired upon (with the bulk of damage being done by the Vegans' own Battlecruiser), until the Vegans were able to land the finishing blow. Solesey's second 12k took major hull damage, MaidPierce's 1k took minor hull damage, and the remaining fleet including AssassinXX's Battlecruiser remained undamaged.

Vegan forces then escorted their Battlecruiser to safety at [[Station|space station]] Fraternity outside [[Qatra]]. After securing the Battlecruiser, the Vegans were notified that _Longy and Thrawn31 were still pinned by Sherbet_S' gravity well in [[Regulus System|Regulus]]. Forces regrouped and traveled to Regulus, where they were able to sink Thrawn31's 1k, and then _Longy's 12k, with the only casualty being [[Skull Crusher]]'s 1k. _Longy successfully navigated his Destroyer to the Novan space station Threshold outside Aret before sinking, ensuring the Vegan forces were unable to recover the wreck.

== Related Events ==
Before the Novan Battlecruiser sunk, Thrawn31, on behalf of Nova, offered 17,500 credits to [[Lonestar]] Executive [[Sovrah]] in exchange for bringing his own Battlecruiser to reinforce the Novans, which Sovrah refused and publicly disclosed.

Skull Crusher, while securing the [[Regulus System|Regulus]] to [[Trench]] gate, encountered player [[emeraldknight57]], who was trying to pass into Trench. after Skull Crusher declined entry, emeraldknight57 became surly, declaring "Vega is my arch nemesis." The Vegan forces then recognized emeraldknight57 from [[Star Legacy]], recalling fights they'd had in the distant past. The order was then given to Skull Crusher to dispatch emeraldknight57's Vulture, which he successfully did.

== Legacy ==
The Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge was the second ever Battlecruiser sink, and the third ever Battlecruiser loss on [[Horizon's End]], after the [[Vask Authority]] Battlecruisers [[Ilios_Alliance-Vask_Authority_War#Capture_of_ARMAGEDDON|ARMAGEDDON]] and [[Ilios_Alliance-Vask_Authority_War#Sinking_of_CATACLYSM|CATACLYSM]].

The battle was also the first ever instance of two Battlecruisers fighting each other directly on [[survival]].

[[Category:Conflicts]]
[[Category:Historic Battles]]
[[Category:Player-Created]]

Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge

2025-03-24T02:49:05Z

Skull Crusher: second bc to be sunk ever>third bc to be sunk ever

{{Infobox military conflict
|name = Battle of Skull_Crusher's Barge
|partof = [[Vega-Nova War (2025)]]
|image = Battle of skull crushers Barge.png
|caption =The Vegan fleet engaging the Novan Battlecruiser after reinforcements had been sunk
|place = [[Trench]], [[Regulus]]
|date = March 17, 2025
|combatants_header = Participants
|combatant1 = {{flag|Nova Flag.png|Imperial Nova}}
|combatant2 = {{flag|Vega logo.jpg|Vega}}
{{flag|Flag placeholder.png|Oblivion}}
|strength1 = 20k [[Battlecruiser]] ([[NovaManGood2110]]) ☠
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Thrawn31]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[NovaManGood2110]]) ☠
350 [[Starfighter]] ([[_Longy]]) ☠
|strength2 = 20k [[Battlecruiser]] ([[AssassinXX]])
 20k [[Barge]] ([[Skull Crusher]])
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[Solesey]]) ☠
 12k [[Destroyer]] ([[Solesey]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[BlockBuster019]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[GigaJeff]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[MaidPierce]])
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Sherbet_S]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Sherbet_S]]) ☠
 1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Sherbet_S]])
1k [[Light Gunship|Gunship]] ([[Skull Crusher]]) ☠
|casualties1 = 7 ships lost (49620 blocks, including 1 Battlecruiser)
|casualties2 = 4 ships lost (15154 blocks)
|result = Decisive [[Vega]]/[[Oblivion]] victory. Novan [[Battlecruiser]] "NIF Repentance" sunk.
|width = 450px
}}
The '''Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge''' was a major military engagement between the nations of [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Vega]] in the [[Vega-Nova War (2025)|Vega-Nova War]]. The battle was fought in [[Trench]] over Skull Crusher's [[Barge]], which the Novans planned to ambush and sink.

The Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge resulted in the third [[Battlecruiser]] to be sunk in server history, and is the largest loss in the [[Vega-Nova War (2025)|Vega-Nova War]].

== Context ==
On the evening of 17 March 2025, Skull Crusher, a citizen of [[Vega]], traveled to [[Trench]] with the Vegan [[Barge]] "VS Malibu" alone while the Vega military was offline. The [[Nova]]ns, seeing an undefended barge in Trench, deployed 2 1k [[Gunship]]s to sink the barge uncontested.

Vega received notice from Skull Crusher that the Novans were in Trench shortly before the barge was attacked, prompting the Vegan forces to log on and defend the barge.

== Summary of Events ==
The initial Novan assault force consisted of [[_Longy]] and [[NovaManGood2110]], both in 1k gunships. The barge, unable to escape the [[Starship Gravity Well|gravity wells]] employed by the gunships, simply played evasively until Vegan backup was able to arrive. The initial Vegan relief force consisted of [[Sherbet_S]], [[MaidPierce]], [[GigaJeff]], and [[BlockBuster019]], all also in 1k Gunships. Both Novan 1ks were sunk, and the Vegan forces then moved to escape Trench. After being sunk, the Novans deployed the [[Battlecruiser]] "NIF Repentance", piloted by [[NovaManGood2110]], to Trench, supported by [[_Longy]] in a 1k [[Gunship]] and [[Thrawn31]] in a [[Starfighter]], but were unable to catch the Vegan Barge before it evacuated to safety.

The Vegans, seeing the enemy Battlecruiser, chose to engage, with the hopes of sinking the Battlecruiser. Vegan forces further rallied [[AssassinXX]] and [[Solesey]] to assist in the fight, bringing the Vegan Battlecruiser "APOCALYPSE" and a 12k [[Destroyer]], respectively. The Novan 1k and Starfighter were swiftly sunk by the larger Vegan fleet, which then activated gravity wells to trap the Novan Battlecruiser while the Vegans awaited the arrival of their own Battlecruiser.

_Longy came back to counter the fleet with a Starfighter, but was again sunk. He then returned to [[Orlandia]] to pilot a 12k [[Destroyer]]. The Destroyer jumped into Trench, successfully bypassing [[Sherbet_S]]' attempt to trap it in a gravity well, and joined the fight. The Novan 12k engaged with the Vegan forces, and was able to sink Sherbet_S' Gunship. The 12k and Battlecruiser continued to fight the Vegans until Solesey was able to sink the 12k, sacrificing his own 12k in the process.

Thrawn31 during this time was traveling in a Vesta from [[Ilius]] to [[Aret]] in order to redeploy with _Longy, but by the time both pilots had left Aret to reengage, Sherbet_S had already arrived in another 1k Gunship, and was able to hold both ships down in a gravity well (thus preventing them from reaching [[Trench]]) for the rest of the fight between the Novan Battlecruiser and the remaining Vegans.

The Novan Battlecruiser, now having no support, continued to be fired upon (with the bulk of damage being done by the Vegans' own Battlecruiser), until the Vegans were able to land the finishing blow. Solesey's second 12k took major hull damage, MaidPierce's 1k took minor hull damage, and the remaining fleet including AssassinXX's Battlecruiser remained undamaged.

Vegan forces then escorted their Battlecruiser to safety at [[Station|space station]] Fraternity outside [[Qatra]]. After securing the Battlecruiser, the Vegans were notified that _Longy and Thrawn31 were still pinned by Sherbet_S' gravity well in [[Regulus System|Regulus]]. Forces regrouped and traveled to Regulus, where they were able to sink Thrawn31's 1k, and then _Longy's 12k, with the only casualty being [[Skull Crusher]]'s 1k. _Longy successfully navigated his Destroyer to the Novan space station Threshold outside Aret before sinking, ensuring the Vegan forces were unable to recover the wreck.

== Related Events ==
Before the Novan Battlecruiser sunk, Thrawn31, on behalf of Nova, offered 17,500 credits to [[Lonestar]] Executive [[Sovrah]] in exchange for bringing his own Battlecruiser to reinforce the Novans, which Sovrah refused and publicly disclosed.

Skull Crusher, while securing the [[Regulus System|Regulus]] to [[Trench]] gate, encountered player [[emeraldknight57]], who was trying to pass into Trench. after Skull Crusher declined entry, emeraldknight57 became surly, declaring "Vega is my arch nemesis." The Vegan forces then recognized emeraldknight57 from [[Star Legacy]], recalling fights they'd had in the distant past. The order was then given to Skull Crusher to dispatch emeraldknight57's Vulture, which he successfully did.

== Legacy ==
The Battle of Skull Crusher's Barge was the second ever Battlecruiser sink, and the third ever Battlecruiser loss on [[Horizon's End]], after the [[Vask Authority]] Battlecruisers [[Ilios_Alliance-Vask_Authority_War#Capture_of_ARMAGEDDON|ARMAGEDDON]] and [[Ilios_Alliance-Vask_Authority_War#Sinking_of_CATACLYSM|CATACLYSM]].

The battle was also the first ever instance of two Battlecruisers fighting each other directly on [[survival]].

[[Category:Conflicts]]
[[Category:Historic Battles]]
[[Category:Player-Created]]

Skull Crusher

2025-03-18T06:30:47Z

Skull Crusher:

Skull Crusher is a relatively new part of the [[Vega]] security group

Known for crushing skulls, passion for manual labor, and desire to help his nation.

He is the unofficial designated labor slave of the nation Vega. No one knows why or how he claims to enjoy such tasks, and perhaps no one ever will.

Skull Crusher

2025-03-18T06:29:42Z

Skull Crusher:

Skull Crusher is part of the [[Vega]] security group

Known for crushing skulls, passion for manual labor, and desire to help his nation.

He is the unofficial designated labor slave of the nation Vega. No one knows why or how he claims to enjoy such tasks, and perhaps no one ever will.

Skull Crusher

2025-03-18T06:29:31Z

Skull Crusher:

Skull Crusher is part of the [[Vega]] security group

Known for crushing skulls, passion for manual labor, and desire to help his nation.

He is the unofficial designated slave of the nation Vega. No one knows why or how he claims to enjoy such tasks, and perhaps no one ever will.

Skull Crusher

2025-03-18T06:28:10Z

Skull Crusher: Me

Skull Crusher is part of the [[Vega]] security group

Known for crushing skulls, passion for manual labor, and desire to help his nation.

He is the unofficial designated printing and mining slave of the nation Vega. No one knows why or how he claims to enjoy such tasks, and perhaps no one ever will.