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<div>{{infobox/battle<br />
| battle = Battle of Marr-Adetta<br />
| campaign =<br />
| war = Second Alliance-Imperial War<br />
| image-top = MarrArdetta.PNG<br />
| caption-top = The Fahrenheit Fleet moving to encircle the Alliance fleet<br />
| date = 16 January {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Marr-Adetta Starzone]]<br />
| result = Major Imperial victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[New Galactic Empire]]<br />
| units1 = [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]<br />
| units2 = [[Lohengramm Fleet]]<br>[[Mittermeyer Fleet]]<br>[[Fahrenheit Fleet]]<br>[[Eisenach Fleet]]<br>[[Müller Fleet]]<br>[[Black Lancers]]<br />
| commanders1 = [[Alexandre Bewcock]]{{kia}}<br>[[Ralph Carlsen]]{{kia}}<br>[[Marinetti]]<br>[[Zarnial]]<br />
| commanders2 = [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]<br>[[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]]<br>[[Neidhart Müller]]<br>[[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]]<br>[[Ernst von Eisenach]]<br>[[Alfred Grillparzer]]<br>[[Bruno von Knappstein]]<br />
| strength1 = 20,000 warships<br />
| strength2 = 100,000+ warships<br />
| losses1 = >16,000 ships<br />
| losses2 = >25,000 ships<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Marr-Adetta Starzone''' (Japanese: '''マル・アデッタ星域会戦''') was the first and only major battle of the [[Second Alliance–Imperial War]].<br />
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==History==<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}} [[Alexandre Bewcock]] commanded the last remaining fleet in the [[Free Planets Alliance]], numbering 20,000 ships, in a desperate attempt to turn back the [[New Galactic Empire]]. Knowing that his vastly outnumbered fleet was also deficient in battleships and carriers due to the enforced demolition stipulated by the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]], Bewcock chose to make a stand in the easily defensible [[Marr-Adetta Starzone]]. The Marr-Adetta Starzone had no planetoids exceeding 120km in diameter and was composed of 3 large dense belts of asteroids. The star itself was unstable with intense bursts of radiation and strong solar winds impairing communications. The main Alliance force deployed at the mouth of a narrow clear and navigable tunnel in one of the asteroid belts which measured 920,000km in length and 40,000km in width.<br />
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The opening salvos of the battle were fired at 10:30 on 16 January {{d|800|uc}}. Within 20 minutes, Bewcock's fleet had commenced an orderly fighting withdrawal into the tunnel, pursued by the fleets of [[Alfred Grillparzer]] and [[Bruno von Knappstein]], with Grillparzer's fleet taking the vanguard. Knowing the star was unstable, Bewcock ordered the Alliance fleet to tether themselves securely with clamps to the shadowed dark side of large asteroids. At 11:20, there was an increased burst of solar flare activity and intensified solar wind which sent a flurry of small asteroids into the Imperial fleets, causing confusion and some ship losses from collisions. Grillparzer ordered his ships to stay clear of the asteroids at the edges of the tunnel, but this led to his fleet massing together and presenting a densely packed target to Bewcock's fleet, which had remained unscathed from the asteroids due to their tethers. Taking increased losses from Bewcock's concentrated firepower, Grillparzer withdrew from the tunnel, though his fleet sustained further losses from a second burst of solar activity that sent more asteroids careening through his fleet. Grillparzer's flagship, ''[[Eistla]]'', suffered damage in the withdrawal and his fleet had sustained 30% losses. Bewcock declined to pursue Grillparzer out of the tunnel, all too aware that Grillparzer and the main body of the much larger Imperial fleet had deployed in a counterattack envelopment formation at the exit from the tunnel. <br />
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At 12:10, the damaged Grillparzer Fleet was ordered to withdraw, to be replaced by the Knappstein Fleet which was ordered to enter the tunnel and engage the Alliance forces. This was meant to divert the Alliance's attention from the Fahrenheit Fleet which was passing around the Alliance's left flank into the Alliance rear by going through another more distant navigable section of the asteroid belt. The Knappstein Fleet was met with fierce Alliance fire upon entry into the tunnel and dispersed into smaller groups hugging the edges of the tunnel in order to present a more diffuse target. However some of the ships of these smaller formations became isolated in the small spaces between asteroids and were picked off by concentrated Alliance fire. Knappstein's advance quickly stalled. <br />
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When the Fahrenheit Fleet began advancing into the tunnel, Bewcock's fleet quickly turned around and advanced to engage Fahrenheit head on. Seeing that the Alliance had been prepared for an attack, Fahrenheit backed his fleet out of the tunnel, planning to engage Bewcock as the Alliance fleet emerged. Meanwhile, Knappstein attempted to advance further when he saw Bewcock turn away from him, but was faced by multiple dense layers of [[space mine|mines]] deployed by Bewcock, forcing Knappstein to stop to clear them with his point defence weapons. At this point, a smaller Alliance detachment under the command of [[Ralph Carlsen]] emerged from where it had been hiding among the asteroids and hit the left flank of the Fahrenheit Fleet. <br />
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({{logh|071|072}})<br />
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[[Category:Battles|Marradetta starzone battle of]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/UruvasiUruvasi2020-04-26T02:56:26Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>[[File:Uruvasi (BD).jpg|thumb|right|300px|The planet Uruvasi ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
'''Uruvasi''' (Japanese: '''ウルヴァシー''') is a habitable [[planet]] located in the [[Gandharva Starzone]] of the former [[Free Planets Alliance]]. It is the second planet of that system. In {{d|799|UC}}, Uruvasi was a relatively undeveloped world with a population of approximately 100,000. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 5: Wind and Clouds|LOGH Vol.5: Wind and Clouds]])<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|048}}<br />
**{{e|049}}<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Uruvasi''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class=lr-1px>/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''ウルヴァシー''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class=lr-1px>/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
The name ''Uruvasi'' is a mistranslation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urvashi Urvashi], an Apsara (nymph or spirit) of Hindu mythology. In the myth, Apsaras are typically the wives of [[Gandharva Starzone|gandharvas]]; however, Urvashi herself was married to a human named Pururavas.<br />
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[[Category:Planets]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Battle_of_SolBattle of Sol2020-04-18T03:51:04Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>The '''Battle of Sol''' was the final battle of the [[Earth–Sirius War]], and also the bloodiest. In 2704 CE, the [[Black Fleet]], under the command of [[Joliot Frankul]], penetrated the outer [[Sol Starzone|Solar System]] and quickly captured the the outlying space. Desperate to defend the faltering [[United Earth Government]], the [[Space Force]] gathered all of its remaining fleets at the asteroid belt to make one last stand.<br />
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One of the precipitating causes of the [[Earth–Sirius War]] was the total depletion of all of [[Earth]]'s natural resources in the 26th century CE, and Earth's complete dependence of the [[colony worlds]] for survival. With the [[Black Fleet]] cutting off Earth from the rest of the colonies, what few resources had been stockpiled — including essentials like food and water — began to run out. After blockading the inner planets for three months, the [[United Earth Government]] fleets were exhausted, hungry, and utterly demoralized. It was then that [[Joliot Frankul|Frankul]] chose to attack.<br />
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The UEG's [[Space Force]] was defeated quickly, but refused to surrender. To each ship, to each man, they fought on until they were completely obliterated. Unapposed, the Black Fleet pressed on to Earth. Once in orbit of [[Earth]], the [[Black Fleet]] began to bombard the planet from orbit. Devastating the surface, killing billions of innocent civilians, and rendering the planet nearly uninhabitable. The scale of destruction was even greater than the [[Thirteen Day War]], which had occurred some six and a half centuries prior. In the end, only one billion human lives remained below.({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
*The "last stand" battle for the "survival" of Earth here mirrors the "Battle of the Line" from the classic science-fiction television series, Babylon 5.<br />
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[[Category:Battles|Sol battle of]]<br />
[[Category:Pre-Imperial]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/MasasoiteMasasoite2020-03-25T14:17:05Z<p>JudgeKing: added length, width, and height from FFC 11</p>
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<div>{{infobox/vessel<br />
| image-top = Masasoite.jpg<br />
| caption-top = The flagship '''{{i|Masasoite}}''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| affiliation = [[Iserlohn Republic]]<br />[[El Facil Revolutionary Government]] <small>(former)</small><br />[[Free Planets Alliance]] <small>(former)</small><br />
| flag-officer = {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} [[Dusty Attemborough|Attemborough]]<br />
| type = Battleship<br />
| purpose = Flagship <small>([[IRF]], [[Attemborough Squadron]])</small><br />Flagship <small>([[EFRRF]], [[Attemborough Squadron]] — former)</small><br />
| pennant = 115I<br />
| length = 950 meters {{ffc|11}}<br />
| width = 70 meters {{ffc|11}}<br />
| height = 275 meters {{ffc|11}}<br />
| armament = 50 forward cannons<br />31 port cannons<br />31 starboard cannons<br />
| crew = <br />
| status = Active<br />
}}<br />
The '''{{i|Masasoite}}''' (Japanese: '''マサソイト''') was the flagship of {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}} [[Dusty Attemborough]] whilst he was part of the [[El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force]] and the [[Iserlohn Republic Forces]].<br />
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==Service history==<br />
A former [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] battleship, the ''Masasoite'' was first observed at the [[Battle of the Corridor]] in {{d|800|uc}}, leading Vice Admiral Attemborough's successful attempt to draw the [[Black Lancers]] and the [[Fahrenheit Fleet]] into the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] before Kaiser [[Reinhard]]'s main force could arrive. It was continuously engaged throughout the battle. ({{logh|079|080|081}})<br />
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Following the assassination of {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]] and the end of the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], the ''Masasoite'' became part of the [[Iserlohn Republic Forces]]. Though Attemborough remained with [[Julian Mintz]] on the flagship ''[[Ulysses]]'' for the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]] in {{d|801|uc}}, he again took the ''Masasoite'' as his flagship for the [[Battle of Shiva]] later that year, though in the midst of the battle he transferred his flag to the ''[[Ulysses]]'' to take [[Julian Mintz]]'s place in overall command of the fleet. ({{logh|102|107|108}})<br />
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==Design==<br />
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Amongst the known flagships of the Alliance, the ''Masasoite'' is rare in that its design more closely resembles that of the ''[[Hyperion]]'' as opposed to the more common general design of flagships such as the ''[[Patoroklos]]'' and ''[[Rio Grande]]''.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=160px><br />
File:Masasoite_fire.jpg|Engaged ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
File:Masasoite_bridge.jpg|Bridge ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
<div class="appear"><br />
*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|079}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|080}}<br />
**{{e|081}}<br />
**{{e|107}}<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Masasoite''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''マサソイト''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
*'''Massasoit''' (Japanese fan sources)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
''Masasoite'' is a mistranslation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massasoit Massasoit], a name attributed to Ousamequin, leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy during the early English colonisation of North America. The word itself means ''great chief''.<br />
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====Licensed Sources====<br />
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Like the ''Hyperion'', the ''Masasoite'' is from the generation of flagships preceding the ''Ajax'' class. (DVD Features)<br />
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Given the appearance of its bridge, which is similar to ships of later design, the ship presumably was refitted and modernised.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====DVD features====<br />
A production sketch for the ''Masasoite'' appears in the DVD features of the DVD boxset.<br />
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<gallery widths=160px><br />
File:Masasoitesketch.jpg|Side and rear<br />
</gallery><br />
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
An Imperial [[Imperial Standard Battleship (DNT)|Standard Battleship]] firing armor-piercing ammunition at the [[Battle of Astarte]] in {{d|796|uc}}. ({{dnt|002}})<br />
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[[Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Encounter]]<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
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<div>The Thor Hammer was a massive energy cannon at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], capable of annihilating thousands of enemy ships with a single shot. It has an output of 924 million megawatts. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes (novels)|LOGH]]: [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 3: Hiding|Vol.3: Hiding]])<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{gw}}<br />
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[[Category:Technology]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/BrockenBrocken2020-01-12T06:02:03Z<p>JudgeKing: Created page with "{{infobox/vessel | image-top = | caption-top = | affiliation = Galactic Empire | type = Battleship | lengt..."</p>
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<div>{{infobox/vessel<br />
| image-top = <br />
| caption-top = <br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| type = [[Imperial battleship (788 UC era)|Battleship]]<br />
| length = <br />
| width = <br />
| height = <br />
| armament = <br />
| crew = <br />
| status = Active<br />
| destroyed = <br />
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The '''''Brocken''''' was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] battleship that was in service during the last years of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]].<br />
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==Service History==<br />
In {{d|797|uc}}, the ''Brocken'' arrived at [[Iserlohn Fortress]] to send a message to the [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] that the Galactic Empire wished to exchange over 2 million prisoners of war with them. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes (novels)|LOGH]]: [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 2: Ambition|Vol.2: Ambition]])<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background Information===<br />
The Brocken is named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken highest mountain] of the Harz mountain range in Germany.<br />
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[[Category:Imperial vessels]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Karl_Gustav_KempffKarl Gustav Kempff2019-12-24T16:57:51Z<p>JudgeKing: added DNT information</p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Kempff.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Admiral '''Kempff''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|high admiral|sc}} (posthumous)<br />
| flagship = ''[[Jotunheim]]'' ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]])<br>''[[Galdhøpiggen]]'' ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These|DNT]])<br />
| status = Deceased (killed in action)<br />
| born = {{d|762|uc}}<br />
| died = April {{d|798|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Genda Tesshō]] (OVA)<br>[[Yasumoto Hiroki]] (DNT)<br />
}}<br />
'''Karl Gustav Kempff''' (Japanese: '''カール・グスタフ・ケンプ''') was an admiral of the [[Galactic Empire]].<br />
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Kempff was born in {{d|762|uc}} and died in {{d|798|uc}} at the [[Eighth Battle of Iserlohn]]. He was posthumously promoted to HIgh Admiral. ({{logh|028|034}})<br />
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==Military service==<br />
In late {{d|794|uc}}, Kempff participated in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]] as an Imperial [[Walküre]] ace and destroyed at least 2 [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] [[Spartanian]] fighters as well as surviving a grazing hit to his fighter. ({{hbshbl|12}})<br />
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==Rank history==<br />
*Captain - {{hbshbl}}{{e|12|hbshbl}}<br />
*Vice admiral — {{logh|005}}<br />
*Admiral — {{logh|028}}<br />
*High admiral (posthumous) — {{logh|035}}<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Apocrypha===<br />
Karl Gustav is also the name of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustav (with the full name of Carl Gustav Folke Hubertus Bernadotte). The Karl-Gustav is also a rocket-launcher, mainly used by the German and Swiss army.<br />
''Kempff'' (more commonly ''Kempf'') is a surname of German origin derived from ''kämpf'', which refers to fighting.<br />
===Appearances===<br />
<div class="appear"><br />
*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|004}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|008}}<br />
**{{e|013}}<br />
**{{e|014}}<br />
**{{e|015}}<br />
**{{e|016}}<br />
**{{e|018}}<br />
**{{e|025}}<br />
**{{e|026}}<br />
**{{e|027}} (flashback)<br />
**{{e|028}}<br />
**{{e|029}}<br />
**{{e|030}}<br />
**{{e|032}}<br />
**{{e|033}}<br />
**{{e|034}} (death)<br />
*{{dnt}}<br />
**{{dnt|008}}<br />
**{{dnt|011}}<br />
**{{dnt|012}}<br />
**{{dnt|023}}<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Karl Gustav Kempf''' (Novels)<br />
*'''Karl Gustav Kempff''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''Karl Gustav Kempf''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''カール・グスタフ・ケンプ''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
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[[Category:Imperial citizens|Kempff karl gustav]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/HeimdallHeimdall2019-11-24T04:48:19Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/vessel<br />
| image-top = Heimdall_1.jpg<br />
| caption-top = The flagship '''{{i|Heimdall}}''' ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| flag-officer = {{rank|imperial|rear admiral}} [[Fahrenheit]]<br />
| type = Battleship<br />
| purpose = Flagship (Fahrenheit Fleet)<br />
| length = <br />
| width = <br />
| height = <br />
| armament = 22 forward cannons<br />
| crew = <br />
| status = Active<br />
}}<br />
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The '''{{i|Heimdall}}''' (Japanese:'''ヘイムダル''') was the flagship of [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]].<br />
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==Service history==<br />
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The ''Heimdall'' formed part of the fleet of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] at the [[Battle of Astarte]] in {{d|796|uc}}. ({{dnt|001}})<br />
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==Design==<br />
The ''Heimdall'' is very similar in layout to a standard imperial battleship. The chief point of difference is the prow, which features a different armament layout and mounts additional structures mounted on the port, starboard and ventral side of the prow. It is identical to the flagship of [[Karl Gustav Kempff]], the ''[[Galdhøpiggen]]''.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=160px><br />
File:Heimdall_prow.jpg|Prow ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
File:Heimdall_ventral.jpg|Ventral ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
<div class="appear"><br />
*{{dnt}}<br />
**{{e|001|dnt}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|002|dnt}}<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Heimdall, also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimdallr Heimdallr] is a Norse god and the guardian of Asgard.<br />
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[[Category:Imperial vessels (DNT)]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/File:Bagdash_(Fujisaki).jpgFile:Bagdash (Fujisaki).jpg2019-11-12T14:42:44Z<p>JudgeKing: /* Summary */</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
[[Bagdash]] (''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]'')<br />
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[[Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{licence|copy-fair-use}}</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/File:Bagdash_(Fujisaki).jpgFile:Bagdash (Fujisaki).jpg2019-11-12T14:42:25Z<p>JudgeKing: Bagdash (''Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)''
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
[[Bagdash]] (''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{licence|copy-fair-use}}</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/File:YangBasicTraining_(Fujisaki).pngFile:YangBasicTraining (Fujisaki).png2019-11-12T14:28:43Z<p>JudgeKing: Yang Wenli undergoing basic training. (''Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)'')
== Licensing ==
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Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)</p>
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<div>[[Yang Wenli]] undergoing basic training. (''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]'')<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{licence|copy-fair-use}}<br />
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[[Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/File:Nguyen_Van_Huu_(Fujisaki).pngFile:Nguyen Van Huu (Fujisaki).png2019-11-11T18:02:58Z<p>JudgeKing: Nguyen Van Huu (''Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)'')
== Licensing ==
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Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)</p>
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<div>[[Nguyen Van Huu]] (''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]'')<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{licence|copy-fair-use}}<br />
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[[Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/File:Dominique_Saint-Pierr%C3%A9_(Fujisaki).pngFile:Dominique Saint-Pierré (Fujisaki).png2019-11-11T17:51:25Z<p>JudgeKing: Dominique Saint-Pierré. (''Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)'')
== Licensing ==
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Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)</p>
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<div>[[Dominique Saint-Pierré]]. (''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]'')<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{licence|copy-fair-use}}<br />
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[[Category:Images from Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Template:Navbox/ffcTemplate:Navbox/ffc2019-10-08T13:06:57Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>{{about|the supply base|other uses|Lycus (disambiguation)}}<br />
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[[File:Lycus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Lycus supply base ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
'''Lycus''' (Japanese: '''リュカス''') was an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] supply base, constructed on an [[asteroid]], in the [[Lycus Starzone]]. It was notable for the events which occurred there during the [[Battle of Vermilion]]. ({{logh|052}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Lycus''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class=lr-1px>/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''リュカス''' (Derived from <abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class=lr-1px>/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Novels===<br />
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The supply base was mentioned to have contained 80,000,000 tons of grain, 24,000,000 tons of meat, 65,000,000 tons of livestock feed, 2,600,000 carats of industrial diamonds, 38,400,000 tons of liquid hydrogen, and large quantities of other rare metals, fuels, and petroleum. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 5: Wind and Clouds]])<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycus Lycus], from the Greek word meaning 'wolf', is the name of several Greek rivers and mythological figures. It is unclear if this is the intended reference, however, since the Japanese spelling 'リュカス' (''lyukasu'') does not correspond with this name; rather, it is a possible transliteration of the name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas Lucas].<br />
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[[Category:Asteroids]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Joliot_FrankulJoliot Frankul2019-01-01T05:42:57Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>[[File:Joliot Frankul.jpg|right|300px]]'''Joliot Frankul''' served as the Minister of Defense of [[Carle Palmgren]]'s [[Sirian republic]], and the military leader of the [[Black Fleet]] during the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. He was born in 2669 and died in 2706 at the age of 37 following a failed assassination attempt on Prime Minister [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]].<br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Joliot Frankul was born in 2669 CE on the [[colony world]] [[Rondolina]], in the [[Sirius Starzone]]. When the [[United Earth Government]] invaded Sirius in 2689, starting the [[Earth–Sirius War]], Frankul, then 20 years old, was a university student studying botany. He became a fugitive from the UEG occupation forces after he beat a [[Space Force]] soldier to death, after the soldier had raped his girlfriend. After escaping from the UEG military police, Frankul learned that, in despair, his girlfriend had committed suicide. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Military Career==<br />
Distraut and angry, Frankul joined the [[Anti-Earth Movement]]. In 2691, he first met with [[Carle Palmgren]], [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]] and [[Chao Yuiling]] on the [[colony]] of [[Prosperina]], in the [[Proxima Starzone]]. Together, these four men would quickly become the leaders of the Anti-Earth Movement, and found the [[Black Fleet]].<br />
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With a keen mind for fleet movement, Joliot Frankul became the military commander of the Black Fleet, and led the Anti-Earth forces to numerous victories against the wealthier and more numerous [[Earth]] forces, including the liberation of the [[Sirius Starzone]]. Frankul eventually managed to turn the tide of war in the [[Black Fleet]]'s favor at the [[Second Battle of Vega]], where he destroyed a [[Space Force]] fleet 20,000 strong with a [[Black Flag Fleet]] numbering only 6,000.<br />
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In 2704, Joliot Frankul led the [[Black Fleet]] in one final battle against the [[United Earth Government]] at the [[Battle of Sol]]. Quickly penetrating the outer [[Sol Starzone|Solar system]], the remaining UEG forces massed at the asteroid belt. With the UEG cornered, Frankul waited for three months for the [[Space Force]] troops to weary themselves and use up the last of their foodstuffs and supplies. Then, he attacked: the UEG fleet was obliterated, and Frankul's [[Black Fleet]] pressed on to Earth, where they bombarded the planet from orbit. Civilian casualties were enormous. By the end of Frankul's attack, only 1 billion people survived. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Political Career==<br />
After the ending the [[Earth–Sirius War]] at the [[Battle of Sol]], [[Carle Palmgren]] transformed the [[Sirius Revolutionary Congress|revolutionary government]] into a legitimate galactic government, encompassing all of the [[colony worlds]]. Joliot Frankul was appointed the Minister of Defense of this new [[Sirian Republic]].<br />
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The new age of peace did not last, however. Carle Palmgren died of a heart attack in 2706, leaving the reigns of government to Frankul and the prime minister, [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]]. Frankul and Townshent's views on how to best manage the republic soon poloraized. Only three months after Palmgren's death, Joliot Frankul began organizing a military coup d'etat to remove Townshent from power.<br />
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Unfortunately, Townshent learned of Frankul's plans moments before the coup was to occur, and was thus able to counter it. Joliot Frankul was killed in the attempt, and Townshent took advantage of the chaos caused by the failed coup to declare himself dictator. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
*It is unknown what motivated Frankul's coup. It is possible that he was aware of Townshent's ambitions and sought to defend the republic; it's possible Frankul harbored those same ambitions for himself.<br />
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<div>The '''Sirius Republic''' was founded in 2704 CE by [[Carle Palmgren]] at the end of the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. The Sirius Republic dissolved three months after Palmgren's death in 2706: his successor, [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]] declared himself a dictator, transforming the Sirius Republic into the Sirius Empire. Townshent died the following year in 2707, and the Sirius nation dissolved soon thereafter.<br />
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The capital of the Sirius Republic was the planet [[Rondolina]] in the [[Sirius Starzone]]. Most, if not all of the [[colony worlds]] were represented in the [[Sirian Congress]]. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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[[Category:Pre-Imperial]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Carle_PalmgrenCarle Palmgren2019-01-01T05:39:53Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>'''Carle Palmgrem''' was the Premier of the [[Sirius Republic]], and hero of the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. He was born in 2664 CE, and in 2706 CE, at the age of 42.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Early Life===<br />
Carle Palmgren was born in 2664 on the [[colony world]] of [[Rondolina]], in the [[Sirius starzone]]. Little is known of Palmgren's early life, but when the [[United Earth Government]] invaded Rondolina in 2689 CE, Palmgren, then a 25 year old man working as a broadcast reporter, was subjected to a random inspection by the occupying [[Space Force]] army. Palmgren refused the search, and was badly beaten to the point of unconsciousness.<br />
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When Palmgren recovered, he found himself sprawled atop a pile of human corpses, doused in rocket fuel and set on fire. Thanks the the thick black smoke of burning human flesh, Palmgren was able to escape from the scene unnoticed.({{logh|056}})<br />
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===Military Career===<br />
Some time following the [[Bloody Night]] massacre, Carle Palmgren joined the [[Anti-Earth Movement]], and quickly became one of the movement's leaders. He followed the [[Sirius Revolutionary Congress]] to [[Prosperina]], a [[colony world]] in the [[Proxima Starzone]], where he first met [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]], [[Joliot Frankul]] and [[Chao Yuiling]]. The four men quickly became the leaders of the Anti-Earth Movement, and reshaped the loose alliance of colony worlds into a centralized military organization: the [[Black Fleet]]. Palmegren's natural charisma made him the perfect candidate for the Black Fleet's leader, and he spent much of the [[Earth–Sirius War]] coordinating between the [[Black Fleet]] and the [[Sirius Revolutionary Congress]]. [[Frankul]] became the military commander of the Black Fleet; [[Townshent]] oversaw logistical and supply matters; [[Chao]] became the Fleet's Director of Covert Affairs, initiating various acts of sabotage and espionage against the [[United Earth Government]].<br />
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It is unknown whether or not Palmgren was present in any of the major battles of the [[Earth–Sirius War]], the liberation of [[Rondolina]], or the [[Second Battle of Vega]], but given his position it is likely he would have been present for the final battle of the war, the [[Battle of Sol]] in 2704 CE. At the Battle of Sol, the [[Space Force]] of the [[United Earth Government]] was finally defeated, and the [[Black Fleet]] bombarded Earth's surface, an act resulting in billions of civilian casualties and one of the greatest war crimes in human history.({{logh|056}})<br />
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===Political Career===<br />
With [[Earth]] effectively destroyed, the [[colony worlds]] of the Galaxy were only loosely united thanks to their cooperation in the [[Sirius Revolutionary Congress]] of the [[Anti-Earth Movement]]. A charismatic hero, Palmgen was able to mold the Revolutionary Congress into a stable government, backed by the power of the [[Black Fleet]], encompassing all of the colony worlds. This new galactic government was called the [[Sirius Republic]].<br />
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Unfortunately, the Sirius Republic was too dependent on the military power of the Black Fleet. Palmgren likely intended to decrease the power of the fleet and increase the centralized authority of the Republic's congress, but died too early to realize his dream. Carle Palmgren was struck down by a heart attack in 2706 CE. On his deathbed, he lamented the fact that he had been unable to finish building his republic. Seeming to realize the inevitability of the republic's collapse, Palmgren left the world commenting that if he had only had five more years of life, he could have finished building his new republic.<br />
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After Palmgren's death, the Sirius Republic fractures as various officers of the Black Fleet attempted to seize power for themselves, leading to more than three centuries of disorganized chaos in the galaxy. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*Carle Palmgren's struggle against the tyrannical UEG mirrors the struggle the followers of [[Arle Heinessen]] would have against the tyrannical [[Galactic Empire]] several centuries later.<br />
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<div>[[File:UEG Space Force.jpg|right|300px]]The '''Space Force''' was the military branch of the [[United Earth Government]]. Created in 2484, the Space Force assumed the duties that, prior to then, had belonged to the UEG's [[Ministry of Space]]. A formal navy, the Space Force was intended to act primarily as a police force, protecting interstellar travel and commerce, as well as deterring piracy and ensuring the protection of human rights in the [[colony worlds]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Political Power===<br />
By the early 26th century, the Space Force had become the dominant political power in the [[United Earth Government]]. Officers of the Space Force wielded immense authority and wealth.<br />
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The [[2527 Military Expenditure Hearings]] expressed public outrage at the power and authority wielded by these soldiers, whom many feared were becoming an "armed nobility." ({{logh|056}})<br />
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===The Earth–Sirius War===<br />
By the 27th century, [[Earth]] had completely depleted its natural resources, and relied upon trade with the colony worlds for survival. This uneven relationship led to growing resentment between Earth and the Colony Worlds, threatening to break out into open war. <br />
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The Space Force struck first, launching a surprise attack at the capital of the [[Anti-Earth Movement]] — the planet [[Rondolina]], in the [[Sirius Starzone]]. This marked the beginning of the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. The Space Force occupation of Rondolina was notoriously undisciplined and brutal: the [[Bloody Night]] massacre was so violent it managed so completely unite the [[colony worlds]] against the [[United Earth Government]].<br />
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With [[Rondolina]] taken, the [[Sirius Revolutionary Congress]] fled to [[Prosperina]], in the [[Proxima Starzone]]. There, they organized the [[Black Fleet]], composed of soldiers and ships from every different colony, and began their counterattack.<br />
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Possessing superior resources and numbers, the Space Force was able to hold its own for several years, but the tides of war shifted at the [[Second Battle of Vega]]. Following their crushing defeat, the Space Force was forced to withdraw back to the [[Sol Starzone]], and quickly lost control of the outer planets. Mustering their remaining forces at the asteroid belt, the Space Forces clashed with the [[Black Fleet]] one last time at the [[Battle of Sol]]. The Space Force fleets were completely obliterated. The Black Fleet proceeded to assault Earth itself, ending the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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<div>The '''Navigation Safety Department''' was a branch of the [[United Earth Government]]'s [[Ministry of Space]]. It dealt primarily with the exploration of far-off [[starzones]] as well as the documentation and mapping of [[Navigation Corridors]]. <br />
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As more and more colonies were founded and interstellar traffic increased, the Navigation Safety Department was re-organized into the [[Department of Public Peace]] in 2404 CE.({{logh|056}})<br />
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[[Category:Pre-Imperial]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/MuraiMurai2018-12-01T06:44:44Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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| image-top = Murai.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Commodore '''Murai''' ({{d|799|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|vice admiral|sc}}<br />
| actor = [[Aono Takeshi]] (Deceased)<br />
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'''Murai''' (Japanese: '''ムライ''') was a [[Free Planets Alliance]] officer who served in the [[13th Fleet]] under the command of admiral [[Yang Wen-li]]. He was with the fleet from the very begining, participating in the capture of [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Prior to the battle, Murai expressed concern over the amount of trust Yang Wen-li had placed in the [[Rosen Ritter]]'s regimental commander, [[Walter von Schönkopf]].<br />
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Murai first met Yang Wen-li while a commander assigned to investigate the mutiny at [[Econia]]. Murai's impartiality and attention to details led him to conclude that Lt. Commander Yang was the more credible side in the incident.<br />
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After the death of Yang, Murai left Iserlohn and returned to [[Heinessen]] as a private citizen. By doing so he swayed lukewarm supporters of the nascent Republic the opportunity to leave, stripping the numbers down to a hard core. He also felt it was time for his generation to step aside and allow younger leaders to carry on.<br />
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Unexpectedly, Murai was selected by [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] as an civilian emissary to [[Julian Mintz]] to ask that that the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] be closed to Imperial traffic during von Reuenthal's rebellion. <br />
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murai_(surname) Murai] is a Japanese surname, written as 村井 in kanji.<br />
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<div>{{about|the Alliance–Imperial War battle|the Gaiden arc|Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden}}<br />
{{infobox/battle<br />
| battle = Third Battle of Tiamat<br />
| campaign = <br />
| war = [[Alliance–Imperial War]]<br />
| image-top = 11th Fleet in Tiamat.jpg<br />
| caption-top = The 11th Fleet attacking the Imperial formation<br />
| date = February {{d|795|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Tiamat Starzone]]<br />
| result = Imperial victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| units1 = [[Mückenberger Fleet]]<br />[[Lohengramm Fleet|Müsel Fleet]]<br />
| units2 = [[5th Fleet]]<br />[[10th Fleet]]<br />[[11th Fleet]]<br />
| commanders1 = [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]<br />[[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard von Müsel]]<br />
| commanders2 = [[Lassalle Lobos]]<br />[[Alexander Bewcock]]<br />[[Ulanhu]]<br />[[Willem Holland]]{{kia}}<br />
| strength1 = 35,400<br />
| strength2 = 33,900<br />
| losses1 = Moderate<br />
| losses2 = Heavy<br />
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The '''Third Battle of Tiamat''' (Japanese: '''第三次ティアマト会戦''') marked the third major battle in the [[Tiamat Starzone]] during the first [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. An Imperial fleet under Fleet Admiral [[Gregor von Mückenberger]] launched an offensive into the space beyond [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was met by a combined force of three Alliance battlefleets. Despite initial Alliance successes, the Imperial reserves under Vice Admiral Reinhard von Müsel turned the tide of the battle with a well-timed counterattack, inflicting devastating losses on one of the Alliance fleets and forcing the other two to retreat.<br />
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==Order of battle==<br />
===Alliance===<br />
*[[5th Fleet]], Vice Admiral [[Alexandre Bucock]], flagship ''[[Rio Grande]]''<br />
*[[10th Fleet]], Vice Admiral [[Ulanhu]], flagship ''[[Bang-goo]]''<br />
*[[11th Fleet]], Vice Admiral [[Willem Holland]], flagship ''[[Epimetheus]]''<br />
===Imperial===<br />
*The [[Mückenberger Fleet]], Fleet Admiral [[Gregor von Mückenberger]], flagship ''[[Wilhelmina]]''<br />
*The [[Lohengramm Fleet|Müsel Fleet]], Vice Admiral [[Reinhard von Müsel]], flagship ''[[Tannhäuser]]''<br />
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==The battle==<br />
=== Imperial preparations ===<br />
In December {{d|794|uc}}, the [[Galactic Empire]] assembled an expeditionary fleet, scheduled to launch on the 30th anniversary of Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]'s ascension to the throne. This was aimed in part at diverting attention from a lack of domestic accomplishments, in part to retaliate against perceived Alliance aggression (particularly the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]]), and to avenge the shame of the Imperial defeat at the [[Battle of Arlesheim]]. While Fleet Admiral Gregor von Mückenberger opposed the decision at first, he nonetheless led the offensive.<br />
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(It is perhaps a minor note that von Mückenberger's father had been killed in the [[Second Battle of Tiamat]], some fifty years earlier)<br />
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Shortly after New Year's, von Mückenberger's fleet of 35,400 ships departed the capital, after a review ceremony which the Kaiser attended. Among the subordinate officers of the fleet was newly appointed Vice Admiral [[Reinhard von Müsel]], who saw the operation as an opportunity to gain further renown and successes as part of his grand ambitions.<br />
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The fleet proceeded to [[Iserlohn Fortress]], where to Reinhard's dismay it became clear that the Imperial fleet's operational planning was poorly thought out, presuming an easy Imperial victory.<br />
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=== Alliance response ===<br />
Word of the Imperial attack quickly reached the Alliance via [[Fezzan]]. The Alliance deployed patrol units to monitor the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] and alert them to the approach of the expeditionary fleet. Due to logistical complications, supplying this fleet proved difficult for the Alliance, which chartered civilian shipping to move supplies to the front. <br />
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Fleet Admiral [[Lassalle Lobos]], in overall command of Alliance forces near the front, was stingy with escorts to protect the transports, since he anticipated needing to keep his forces concentrated for a major battle. This had disastrous results when raiding Imperial cruisers penetrated into the Allied rear and attacked their supply convoys, resulting in the destruction of many of the merchant ships and the Alliance cruiser ''[[Grand Canal]]''.<br />
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Meanwhile, planning for the Allied fleet response to the expected Imperial attack continued, led largely by Vice Admiral Holland of the [[11th Fleet]]. Holland was a physically imposing man and an extremely aggressive commander, as well as something of a megalomaniac. He viewed this operation as merely the first step on the road to an Alliance conquest of the Empire, and saw himself as the natural choice to lead this conquest- as a natural successor to the great Alliance admiral [[Bruce Ashbey]].<br />
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Holland planned to pounce upon the Imperial forces and annihilate them in the Tiamat Starzone before they could penetrate deeper into Alliance space. This was generally accepted by the high command, as it was a good choice for interception of the invading force. Along with Holland's 11th Fleet, the vanguard of the Alliance response would consist of the [[5th Fleet]] and [[10th Fleet]], commanded by Vice Admirals [[Bewcock]] and [[Ulanhu]], respectively. Additional reinforcements from the [[4th Fleet|4th]] and [[6th Fleet|6th]] fleets were being organized subject to approval from the National Defence Committee. In all, the Alliance mustered 33,900 ships.<br />
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These preparations continued up to the time when the Imperials launched the attack.<br />
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=== Battle begins ===<br />
By the time the Imperials left Iserlohn in February {{d|795|uc}}, the Alliance was already in position to intercept. Of the three fleets of the vanguard, Bewcock was the senior admiral, but Holland insisted on his right to engage in his own tactics without interference, claiming that "If you force me into contrived coordination with other fleets, it will only kill my fleet's strength, and in the end, benefit the enemy." Holland demonstrated that he was extremely optimistic about the Alliance's strategic prospects, fully intending to overcome the Imperial fleets and take the Imperial capital at Odin. Bewcock was extremely sceptical, but Holland dismissed his criticisms – and Bewcock himself – as old and outdated.<br />
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The Imperial and Alliance fleets came into contact in fairly predictable formations; von Mückenberger opened fire from a range of eleven light-seconds. Von Mückenberger, not wishing to rely on the young von Müsel, left his fleet in the rear of the Imperial formation. Von Müsel saw this as an opportunity to play the role of the Imperial reserves in the event of a crisis, reaping political benefits.<br />
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=== Holland's charge ===<br />
As the two fleets exchanged long range fire, Holland ordered the 11th fleet to charge the Imperial formation alone. He dismissed objections about the effect on the Alliance formation, saying "I'll show decrepit old people with inflexible brains that lining up ships and exchanging crossfire isn't the only way to fight a battle!"<br />
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The Imperials tried to their fire against the 11th Fleet, but Holland's forces proved agile and evasive, eluding the main concentrations of Imperial fire and breaking through the beaten zone into close range. Holland's reckless, amorphous, and energy-intensive fleet manoeuvres threw Imperial coordination out of gear, breaking the Imperial front line- ships even collided trying to get out of the way of the Alliance advance. This drew intense derision and criticism of both sides from von Müsel, who noted that their supply lines were growing overextended.<br />
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Von Müsel concluded that the correct response was to fall back before Holland's attack and launch a counterstrike "when the opposition reaches the limit of its activities." However, the end was not yet in sight, and the battle "appeared to be headed for stagnation, and was in the midst of an intense exchange of fire."<br />
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=== Von Müsel's response ===<br />
As Holland's ships became more entangled with the Imperial formation, von Müsel began to fall back. Holland interpreted this as evidence that the enemy was breaking up, and pressed the attack even more aggressively. Meanwhile, Bewcock, commanding the rest of the Alliance fleet, was prepared to exploit Holland's success if the Imperials should fall apart entirely as a result of Holland's unconventional actions. On the other hand, Bewcock was also beginning to wonder if Holland was being drawn into a trap. The possibility of a trap was even more thoroughly on the mind of Vice Admiral Ulanhu of the 10th Fleet, who noted that "If the Imperial fleet has even one commander with any foresight, he will withdraw from the midst of this chaos and wait for an opportunity to counterattack." Ulanhu counselled that they should restrain Holland before he blundered into an ambush. However, Bewcock concluded that it was impractical to restrain the 11th Fleet, though he tried to warn Holland and order him to withdraw in any case.<br />
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In the event, Bewcock was right; the withdrawal orders were ignored. Holland's overconfidence boomed into megalomania as his tactics succeeded, even when Bewcock clearly threatened a court martial for Holland's insubordination, and Holland continued his pursuit of the confused Imperial fleets rather than falling back to consolidate his forces. However, the Imperial main body continued to respond to Holland's chaotic movements in kind, resulting in further confusion and disarray and preventing the bulk of von Mückenberger's fleet from counterattacking effectively themselves.<br />
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Von Müsel ordered his fleet to prepare for an "artillery attack:" a concentrated long range barrage from all ships' weapons against a single portion of the enemy fleet. At this point, 11th Fleet found itself stopped, "having reached the limit of their activities." While the precise meaning of this is perhaps unclear- fuel supplies or confusion among Holland's immediate subordinates are possible explanations- the effect was obvious: 11th Fleet stopped advancing and the Imperial main body was able to break contact with them temporarily, leaving von Müsel with a clear line of fire into the Alliance ranks.<br />
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Before 11th Fleet could resume the offensive, von Müsel launched his counterstrike. The "artillery attack" concentrated on the centre of Holland's command, including his own flagship ''[[Epimetheus]]'', with devastating effect. Holland was killed instantly. After a second artillery attack three minutes later, 11th Fleet broke up in disarray. <br />
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[[Kircheis]] advised von Müsel to refrain from pursuing the Alliance fleets, with the implication that the glory of chasing the stragglers could be reserved for others, now that von Müsel had won the credit for deciding the outcome of the battle with his well-timed counterblow. The Alliance 5th and 10th Fleets were able to cover the 11th Fleet's withdrawal by presenting a solid defence against Imperial pursuit, prompting von Müsel to acknowledge the talent both enemy commanders possessed. Having accomplished their objective, Imperial forces withdrew from the Tiamat system as additional Alliance reinforcements arrived.<br />
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=== Aftermath ===<br />
The Allied 11th Fleet was greatly reduced in strength and in need of extensive rebuilding, and it was some time before this fleet could take the field against the Empire again. Holland's responsibility for the disaster was recognized as he did not receive the customary two rank posthumous promotion - as Ulanhu noted afterwards, "it seems Willem Holland failed to become a hero."<br />
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The arrival of Allied reinforcements (presumably the 4th and 6th fleets mentioned earlier) led the Imperials to withdraw, but their objective of achieving a propaganda success by defeating an Alliance fleet was accomplished. <br />
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Von Müsel made a name for himself during this battle, his first large-scale fleet command- though the success of his artillery attack could be dismissed as luck, the fact remained that he had turned the tide of the battle and turned an Imperial defeat into a victory in just a few short minutes. His promotion to full admiral was all but decided by this. The Kaiser confirmed this promotion, granting von Müsel the rank of Admiral and honorary positions in the Imperial military at the unprecedented young age of 19. In addition, the Kaiser assigned him the experimental battleship [[Brunhild]] for a flagship, a gift which von Müsel found most pleasing.<br />
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<div>[[File:Chao Yuiling.jpg|right|300px]]'''Chao Yuiling''' was a central figure in the [[Anti-Earth Movement]] and served as the Director of Covert Affairs for the [[Black Fleet]] during the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. He was born on the planet [[Rondolina]] in the [[Sirius Starzone]] in 2670 CE and died in 2706 CE at the age of 36.<br />
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==Early Life==<br />
When the [[United Earth Government]] invaded [[Rondolina]] at the start of the [[Earth–Sirius War]] in 2689 CE, the then-19 year old Chao Yuiling was a university student studying music composition. During an inspection, UEG [[Space Force]] soldiers murdered both Chao's brother and sister-in-law. After they were murdered before his eyes, Chao managed to escape, fleeing the capital city of Rondolina with his 3-year old nephew in tow. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Military Career==<br />
Eventually, Chao Yuiling joined the [[Anti-Earth Movement]]. In 2691, he met with the men who, along with Chao himself, would be the four founders of the [[Sirius Republic]]: [[Carle Palmgren]], [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]], and [[Joliot Frankul]]. The four quickly became the leaders of the Anti-Earth movement, and created the [[Black Fleet]] in order to counter the [[United Earth Government]]'s brutal [[Space Force]].<br />
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Chao Yuiling was quickly recognized for his skill at sabotage and espionage, and became the [[Black Fleet]]'s Director of Covert Affairs. He proved quite adept at information manipulation and propaganda, and his efforts were instrumental in weakening both the morale of the tryannical [[Earth]] fleets, as well as their over-extended supply lines. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Retirement==<br />
After the [[Black Fleet]] won the [[Earth–Sirius War]] with their overwhelming victory at the [[Battle of Sol]] in 2704 CE, Chao Yuiling chose to retire, despite the other three great war heroes moving on to political careers in [[Carle Palmgren]]'s newly-forged [[Sirian Republic]]. Chao retired to the countryside of [[Rondolina]], where he founded his own music conservatory, where he intended to spend the rest of his life immerse in his one passion.<br />
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In 2706, however, the Sirian Republic's leader, [[Carle Palmgren]], died of a heart attack, leaving the central government in chaos. Within three months, former Prime Minister of the republic, Chao's former comarade [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]], had seized total authority in the republic and declared himself dictator. Fearful of all possible threats, Townshent quickly orderd the arrest and execution of Chao Yuiling.<br />
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Chao Yuiling was killed in his own music conservatory in 2706 CE, at the age of 36. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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<div>'''Altair VII''' is the seventh planet in orbit of [[Altair]], in the [[Altaire Starzone]] of the [[Galactic Empire]]. It was the site of the Imperial Labor Camp that [[Arle Heinessen]] was sent to, and from which he later escaped after the construction of the [[Exodus Fleet]].<br />
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| caption-top = Rear Admiral '''Attemborough''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|vice admiral|sc}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Masasoite]]''<br />''[[Triglav]]'' (former)<br />
| actor = [[Kazuhiko Inoue]]<br />
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'''Dusty Attemborough''' (Japanese: '''ダスティ・アッテンボロー''') was an admiral serving in the [[13th Fleet]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance]], under [[Yang Wen-li]], and later a commander in the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. Attemborough was a close friend of Yang, and was the youngest admiral in FPA history. <br />
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==History==<br />
===Early Life===<br />
When Dusty was a teenager, he wished to follow in his [[Mr Attemborough|father's]] footsteps and become a journalist. His father, however, demanded that his son join the military instead. Eventually, Mr. Attemborough told his son that, as a condition for allowing him marry Mrs Attemborough, his [[Grandpa Dusty|father-in-law]] forced him to promise that he would raise his son to be a soldier.<br />
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All of Mr Attemborough's children, however, were girls, and his father-in-law died in battle against the [[Galactic Empire]] a few months before Dusty was born. Believing her newborn son to be the reincarnation of her father, [[Mrs Attemborough]] named her her son Dusty after her father.<br />
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Dusty adamantly refused his father's request, only aquiescing when his father fell to his knees, crying. Compromising, they decided that Dusty would attend both the military academy and the [[FPA Officer Academy]]. Ultimately, Dusty was accepted into the military school, but was not accepted into university.<br />
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Upon his son's entrance into the military academy on [[Heinessen]], Mr Attemborough gave him a "lucky charm" that his father-in-law had given him on his wedding day: a rusted key. He claimed that once, while in Dusty's grandfather's pocket, it had saved him from a bullet (despite the key itself having no marks to corroborate). ({{sl|13}}) <br />
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===Alliance military service===<br />
A long-time friend of Yang Wenli, Dusty Attemborough first met Yang sometime before graduating from the [[Free Planets Alliance Officer Academy]], and served together with Yang during both the [[Battle of Legnica]] and the [[Fourth Battle of Tiamat]]. In December {{d|794|uc}} he commanded the destroyer ''Elf III'' during the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]], the Alliance's military offensive against [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. During the Battle of Tiamat, Dusty was one of three other men who chose to accompany [[Yang Wen-li]] on a daring diversionary maneuver, one that ultimately led to the successful retreat of the Alliance navy from the [[Tiamat Starzone]]. After the [[Battle of Astarte]], Attemborough became a staff advisor under newly appointed admiral Yang Wenli and the [[13th Fleet]]. ({{onw}}, {{logh|03}}, {{mciss}}, {{hbshbl|10}})<br />
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Attemborough would continue to serve directly under Yang Wenli for most of the major battles of that era, including the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]] that culminated in the bloodless capture of [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. ({{logh|07}})<br />
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==Iserlohn Republic==<br />
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==Rank history==<br />
*'''Lt commander''' — {{mciss}}<br />
*'''Commander''' — {{logh|001}}<br />
*'''Captain''' — {{logh|006}}<br />
*'''Commodore''' — {{logh|016}}<br />
*'''Rear admiral''' — {{logh|027}}<br />
*'''Vice admiral'''<br />
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**{{e|006}}<br />
**{{e|016}}<br />
**{{e|017}}<br />
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**{{e|029}} (flashback)<br />
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**{{e|042}}<br />
**{{e|043}}<br />
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**{{e|049}}<br />
**{{e|052}}<br />
**{{e|053}}<br />
**{{e|055}}<br />
**{{e|060}}<br />
**{{e|101}}<br />
**{{e|102}}<br />
**{{e|108}}<br />
**{{e|109}}<br />
*{{onw}}<br />
* {{dnt}}<br />
** [[{{e2|012|DNT}}|{{e3|012|DNT}}]]<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Dusty Attemborough''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''Dusty Attenborough''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''ダスティ・アッテンボロー''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"We're doing this revolutionary war out of foppery and whim. Got that?"<br />
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===Background information===<br />
The name ''Attemborough'' is a mistranslation of ''Attenborough'', an Anglo-Saxon family name referring originally to a person who lived near a fortress or walled city.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Dusty.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Dusty Attemborough as he appeared in [[{{e2|012|DNT}}|{{e3|012|DNT}}]]]]<br />
[[File:Dusty Attemborough.png|thumb|right|250px|Dusty Attemborough in the Ryu Fujisaki manga.]]<br />
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| caption-top = Vice Admiral '''Hawood''' ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|vice admiral|sc}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Quetzalcoatl]]''<br />
| occupation = [[7th Fleet]] commander<br />
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'''Hawood''' (Japanese: '''ホーウッド''') was an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|vice admiral|lc}} and commander of the [[7th Fleet]].<br />
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===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|012}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|014}}<br />
* {{dnt}}<br />
** [[{{e2|012|DNT}}|{{e3|012|DNT}}]]<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Hawood''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''Hoghwood''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''ホーウッド''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
The names ''Hawood'' and ''Hoghwood'' are both mistranslations of ''Horwood'', a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin which originally referred to a muddy wooded area.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Hawood.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Admiral Hawood as he appeared in [[{{e2|012|DNT}}|{{e3|012|DNT}}]]]]<br />
[[File:Hawood.png|thumb|right|250px|Vice Admiral Hawood in the Ryu Fujisaki manga.]]<br />
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Sithole''' ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral|sc}} (retired)<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| actor = [[Utsumi Kenji]] (Deceased) <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#Spiral_Labyrinth|SL]])</small><br />[[Satō Masaharu]] <small>([[Golden Wings (film)|GW]])</small><br />
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'''Sidney Sithole''' (Japanese: '''シドニー・シトレ''') was a [[Free Planets Alliance]] flag officer. He was known for his "parallel pursuit" tactic during the [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn]] and for his mentoring of [[Yang Wen-li]].<br />
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==Military career==<br />
Little is known about Sithole's early life and early military career, except that he was childhood friends with [[João Rebelo]], the Secretary of the Treasury. By {{d|788|uc}}, he was a {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}} and had spent several years as the headmaster of the [[Free Planets Alliance Officer Academy]], where he was apparently well-respected by the cadets. ({{logh|012}}, {{sl|01}})<br />
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In {{d|792|uc}}, {{rank|fpa|admiral}} Sithole led the Alliance expeditionary fleet in the [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn]] and came the closest in conquering [[Iserlohn Fortress]] by force with his "parallel pursuit" tactic. He succeeded in closing in to the formation of the Imperial Fleet and slowly pushed it back towards the fortress, confident that the fortress would not fire the [[Thor Hammer]] in the vicinity of its allies. However, he miscalculated the desperation of the fortress commander who, fearing for his life if Iserlohn Fortress fell to enemy hands, fired the Thor Hammer anyway and inflicted massive damage to both the Alliance and Imperial fleets. Sithole was forced to pull back his surviving ships and the Fifth Battle of Iserlohn ended with yet another Imperial victory. ({{gw}})<br />
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By {{d|795|uc}}, Sithole was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}} and was the Joint Operations Headquarters Chief. As one of the few senior military officers who did not pay lip service to the Secretary of Defence [[Job Trunicht]], his position was becoming increasingly tenuous especially in light of increasing Alliance military setbacks. It was under such circumstances that he appointed Yang Wen-li as the commander of the [[13th Fleet]] and tasked him with the seemingly impossible task of capturing Iserlohn Fortress. ({{logh|003}}, {{tbt|01}})<br />
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Yang did not betray Sithole's expectations when he succeeded in capturing Iserlohn Fortress in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Although Yang had intended to retire after his triumphal return to [[Heinessen]], Sithole rejected it as he believed that the war would continue and Yang was going to be indispensable to the Alliance forces. His misgivings came true when the Alliance [[High Council]] approved a large scale [[Invasion of the Imperial Territory|invasion of Imperial territories]]. The invasion was to be carried out by eight numbered fleets and was the largest ever mobilisation in the history of the Free Planets Alliance. However, the invasion turned into a disaster when the Alliance expeditionary fleet fell for [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]'s scorched earth strategy and was conclusively defeated in the [[Battle of Amritsar]] in October {{d|796|uc}}. As a result, Sithole took responsibility for the defeat and retired from the military. ({{logh|007|012|014|015|016}})<br />
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==Retirement==<br />
Sithole picked up bee-keeping in the countryside after his retirement. However, he still retained an interest in current affairs, especially after the collapse of the Free Planets Alliance. In September {{d|800|uc}}, he participated in a memorial service held in [[Heinessenpolis]] which turned into a bloody riot. He was detained by Imperial soldiers under the command of [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], the Governor-General of [[Neue Land]] as a suspect for instigating the riot. However, after a personal interview by Reuenthal, he was set free, albeit under constant surveillance. ({{logh|045|090}})<br />
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In March {{d|801|uc}}, Sithole was detained once again under [[Paul von Oberstein]]'s so-called "Grass-mowing Operation". Sithole and over five thousand other former public and senior military figures of the Free Planets Alliance were detained for the purpose of being used as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]]. This never came to fruition however after a riot broke out in [[Rugpool Prison]] where they were detained in. Sithole was injured during the riot and was later set free by the orders of Reinhard and continued his life of retirement. ({{logh|103|105}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|003}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|006}}<br />
**{{e|007}}<br />
**{{e|012}}<br />
**{{e|016}}<br />
**{{e|045}}<br />
**{{e|090}}<br />
**{{e|105}}<br />
*{{gw}}<br />
*{{onw}}<br />
*{{sl}}<br />
**{{e|01|sl}} (flashback)<br />
**{{e|02|sl}}<br />
*{{tbt}}<br />
**{{e|01|tbt}} (final appearance)<br />
* {{dnt}}<br />
** [[{{e2|004|DNT}}|{{e3|004|DNT}}]]<br />
** [[{{e2|005|DNT}}|{{e3|005|DNT}}]]<br />
** [[{{e2|009|DNT}}|{{e3|009|DNT}}]]<br />
** [[{{e2|010|DNT}}|{{e3|010|DNT}}]]<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Sidney Sitolet''' (Novels)<br />
*'''Sidney Sithole''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''Sidney Sitolet''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''シドニー・シトレ''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Sithole is likely to be named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndabaningi_Sithole Ndabaningi Sithole], a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, politician and a founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Sithole.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sidney Sithole as he appeared in [[{{e2|009|DNT}}|{{e3|009|DNT}}]]]][[File:Sidney Sithole.png|thumb|right|250px|Sidney Sithole as he appears in the Ryu Fujisaki manga.]]<br />
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| caption-top = Admiral '''Yang Wen-li''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]] <br /> [[Free Planets Alliance]] (former)<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Ulysses]]''<br />''[[Leda II]]'' (former)<br />''[[Hyperion]]'' (former)<br />
| status = Deceased (assassination)<br />
| born = 4 April {{d|767|uc}}<br />
| died = 1 June {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| father = [[Yang Tai-long]]<br />
| actor = [[Tomiyama Kei]] (Deceased) <small>([[My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (film)|MCISS]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]])</small><br>[[Gōda Hozumi]] <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#A Hundred Billion Stars, a Hundred Billion Lights|HBSHBL]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#Spiral_Labyrinth|SL]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#The Third Battle of Tiamat|TBT]])</small><br>[[Hara Yasuyoshi]] <small>([[Golden Wings (film)|GW]])</small><br>[[Suzumura Kenichi]] <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These|DNT]])</small><br />
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'''Yang Wen-li''' (Japanese: '''ヤン・ウェンリー''') was an officer in the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]. Known as one of the greatest generals in human history, and at the very least equal to the brilliance of his Imperial counterpart [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Despite his genius, Yang Wen-li was a relatively simple man harbouring no great ambitions. A firm believer in democracy, Yang Wen-li followed his ideals without wavering throughout his entire life.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:Yang father and son.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and his father ({{d|783|uc}})]]<br />
Yang Wen-li was born in {{d|767|uc}} to a civilian merchant family. He was raised largely by his father, [[Yang Tai-long]], as his mother died when he was just five years old. Yang spent most of his childhood aboard his father's interstellar trade ship, plying the star lanes between [[Heinessen]] and [[Fezzan]].<br />
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===Education===<br />
At the age of 16, Yang Tai-long reluctantly gave his son permission to study history. His father soon passed away after an accident, leaving his ship and heavily mortgaged shipping company to be repossessed by lenders, and it was discovered that his father's artwork collection consisted of entirely of fakes. Yang Wen-li was left penniless and was unable to attend Heinessen Memorial University as he had originally planned. He thus enrolled himself in a military academy in order to further his education. <br />
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Yang studied in the [[War History Studies Department]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance Officer Academy]] with the intention of becoming a historian; his tuition fees would be waived, however, on the condition that he enter into military service upon graduation. While Yang was still in school, however, the [[War History Studies Department]] was dissolved, forcing Yang to transfer to the [[Strategic Studies Department]]. As a student, Yang described himself as being always on the verge of flunking out. Although this gave him the appearance of an officer of average talent – he graduated right in the middle of the Class of 787 – his grades reflected his lack of interest rather than his academic abilities. ({{sl|01}})<br />
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==Early military career==<br />
===El Facil===<br />
In {{d|788|uc}}, Yang Wen-li as a {{rank|fpa|Sub-lieutenant}} was assigned as a staff officer to {{rank|fpa|rear admiral}} [[Arthur Lynch]] on [[El Facil]], a Free Planets Alliance planet located outside the [[Iserlohn Corridor]]. When the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] invaded El Facil, the Alliance fleet fled the planet, leaving behind the civilian population. Yang remained on the planet and successfully directed the evacuation of over three million civilians, a feat which earned him widespread popularity throughout the Alliance and the title "Hero of El Facil." ({{sl|01|02}})<br />
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While on El Facil, Yang first encountered a young [[Frederica Greenhill]] while choking on some food. Frederica offered Yang coffee in a paper cup. After he had drunk the coffee, Yang told her, "I hate coffee. I wish you'd given me tea." Frederica's perfect memory would allow her to recall this comment years later, after she was assigned to the [[13th Fleet]], prompting Yang to apologise for his rudeness.<br />
[[File:Yang receiving thanks.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang, the "Hero of El Facil" ({{d|788|uc}})]]<br />
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===Rising in ranks===<br />
For his efforts in El Facil, Yang was promoted to {{rank|fpa|Lieutenant}} on 19 September {{d|788|uc}}. Six hours after his promotion, he was promoted again to {{rank|fpa|Lieutenant Commander}}, making it effectively a double promotion. He was then granted an extended leave and would only receive a new appointment on November {{d|788|uc}}, where he was dispatched to the planet [[Econia]] as counsellor of a [[Econia Internment Camp|prisoner-of-war camp]] located in there. ({{sl|02|07}})<br />
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On Econia, he was caught into a conspiracy involving a prisoner rebellion and his successful handling of the situation resulted in a premature end to his appointment, which lasted only two weeks. Nevertheless, it was during his appointment in Econia where he became acquainted with [[Fyodor Patrichev]] and [[Murai]], both of which would become important members of his staff in the future. ({{sl|09|10|11}})<br />
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On 1 March {{d|789|uc}}, Yang was appointed as an Operations Staff Officer under the Alliance [[8th Fleet]]. It was during this appointment where he would participate in the [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{sl|14}}, {{gw}})<br />
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By {{d|794|uc}}, Yang was transferred to the Fleet Headquarters while remaining as an Operations Staff Officer. As a {{rank|fpa|Captain}}, he participated in the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] and the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]], during which he made several tactical contributions which led him to be promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Commodore}}, despite the overall debacle in the operation. ({{hbshbl|01|12}})<br />
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Over the time of his rise, Yang remained a popular officer whereas the Alliance citizenry was concerned, but was seen as a political troublemaker by many of the military commanders, largely due to his rather passive yet clear admonishments of military policies. One example of this was during the weeks preceding the [[Third Battle of Tiamat]], when military negligence had led to the loss of several merchant ships and that of [[Dolohoff III|one cruiser]] which had remained dedicated to its assigned duties. When asked about his opinion on the matter, Yang noted that the lost crew would have been better off with one more ship rather than posthumous medals. Yang was quickly led away from reporters following this comment. ({{tbt|1}})<br />
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===The Battle of Legnica===<br />
[[File:Yang and commander.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and Vice Admiral Paetta ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
On {{d|795|uc}}, Yang was appointed to the Alliance [[2nd Fleet]] under Vice Admiral [[Paetta]] as a General Staff Officer. Initially, Vice Admiral Paetta disliked Yang, viewing him as inexperienced and constantly ignored his advice. When the 2nd Fleet was dispatched to the gas giant planet [[Legnica]] as part of an expedition to capture the [[Iserlohn Fortress]], it encountered an Imperial fleet led by [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then Müsel). After a brief skirmish, a massive electrical storm was created due to the crossfire heating up the primarily helium and hydrogen atmosphere of Legnica, which in turn generated extremely strong winds. Reinhard, having anticipated the strong winds, had pulled his fleet up to the calmer upper atmosphere, whereas Paetta refused to listen to Yang's suggestion to ascend and the 2nd Fleet became caught in the winds, taking some damage as a result.<br />
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Yang then realised it was possible for the Imperial forces to wipe out the 2nd Fleet by simply igniting the volatile gases of the Legnica atmosphere, but did not think any of the commanders in the Imperial Fleet had the ingenuity to think of such a plan; despite this, he still advised Paetta to command the fleet to ascend out of the atmosphere, who ignored his suggestion again.<br />
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Reinhard fired a single [[nuclear missile]] at the planets core, igniting the gasses. Realising the danger, Yang and his friend and colleague [[Dusty Attemborough]] acted immediately, forcing their ship to rise up out of the atmosphere, even as a significant portion of the fleet was obliterated by the firestorm. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Fourth Battle of Tiamat===<br />
Shortly after the [[Battle of Legnica]], the Alliance forces in the [[Tiamat Starzone]] mustered for an assault on [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. The Alliance fleets, however, were quickly outmanoeuvred by Reinhard, and was on the verge of annihilation.<br />
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Feeling guilty over his inability to convince his superior to evacuate [[Legnica]] in time which resulted in the deaths of many fellow soldiers, Yang volunteered to go on a diversionary attack on the Iserlohn Fortress, in order to buy the rest of the fleet time to escape from battle. Yang took the battleship ''[[Ulysses]]'' with a skeleton crew, and four drone ships, on a roundabout course for the fortress, releasing dummy-drones to make the Imperials think he was leading several thousand Alliance warships into battle.<br />
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Reinhard, however, saw through Yang's strategy. With no other choice, Yang brought the ''Ulysses'' immediately underneath Reinhard's personal flagship, the ''[[Brunhild]]'', effectively taking Reinhard hostage. Yang's assumption that Reinhard being an important figure in his fleet was correct; the Imperial forces would not open fire on the Alliance warships, for fear of losing the life of Reinhard. This allowed the Alliance forces to safely withdraw from battle. After the Alliance forces retreated, Reinhard allowed the ''Ulysses'' to safely leave the battlefield as well. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Battle of Astarte===<br />
The [[Battle of Astarte]] on January {{d|796|uc}} marked a turning point in Yang Wen-li's career, which began when the Alliance attacked the newly-appointed Imperial {{rank|ge|High Admiral}} [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]'s fleet around the [[Astarte Starzone]].<br />
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The Alliance fleet was nearly twice the size of the Imperial fleet. Instead of attacking directly, however, the Alliance forces broke apart into three separate fleets, of roughly 13,000 warships each. The Alliance fleets then attempted to encircle Reinhard's fleet of only 20,000 warships, and minimise their losses by attacking the Imperial Fleet from three different angles simultaneously. Yang, who was still serving under Vice Admiral Paetta in the 2nd Fleet, expressed his misgivings over the Alliance strategy, after taking into consideration of Reinhard's genius, whose identity he found out after the [[Fourth Battle of Tiamat]]. Although Paetta had by that time recognised Yang's talents, he still refused to take up Yang's battle plans, convinced that the Alliance strategy was infallible.<br />
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Reinhard saw through the rather simple strategy immediately, and ordered his fleet to advance toward one of the Alliance fleets before the trap could be implemented. Attacking the a single fleet while the other two were out of range, Reinhard would hold the numerical advantage. He easily annihilated the Alliance's [[4th Fleet]], under the command of Vice Admiral [[Pastolle]]. At this point, Yang, in his capacity as strategic adviser to Vice Admiral Paetta, recommended the 2nd Fleet to immediately move and join up with the [[6th Fleet]], and then proceed with a concerted attack on the Imperial Fleet. Paetta refused, opting instead to move in to support the besieged 4th Fleet.<br />
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[[File:Yang visiting Lapp grave.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang and [[Jessica Edwards]], by [[Jean Robert Lapp]]'s grave ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
By the time Paetta's 2nd Fleet made it to the 4th Fleet, it had been all-but-obliterated, and Reinhard's forces had already begun their assault on the 6th Fleet. The 6th Fleet was completely wiped out as well. Reinhard then attacked the 2nd Fleet. Paetta was severely injured early in the battle, and Yang, being the next highest-ranking officer, assumed command of the 2nd Fleet.<br />
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Yang ordered the 2nd Fleet to attack the Imperial forces at their own discretion, and after a brief exchange of fire, Reinhard ordered his fleet to take a spindle formation, and break through the enemy's lines. Yang took advantage of this: while the Imperial Fleet broke through, the Alliance ships pretended to be routed, splitting into two groups which then assaulted the Imperial fleet from behind. Reinhard was then forced to turn to attack, resulting in a massive ring formation between the two fleets — like two snakes devouring each other from their tails. Unwilling to waste time and lives in a pointless battle of attrition, Reinhard retreated from the Astarte Starzone, allowing Yang to do the same.<br />
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2,450,000 Imperial soldiers survived the [[Battle of Astarte]]. The Alliance survivors numbered 4,060,000. However, the number of Imperial casualties came to only 150,000, while the Alliance had 1,500,000 casualties — ten times as many. Though the Battle of Astarte was an enormous loss for [[Free Planets Alliance]], Yang's successful retreat allowed the Alliance leadership to successfully portray the battle as a "victory", and to name Yang, already the "Hero of El Facil", as the "Hero of Astarte". ({{logh|001|002}})<br />
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==Miracle Yang==<br />
===Seizing Iserlohn===<br />
Following the [[Battle of Astarte]], Yang's reputation as a hero grew dramatically. At home, however, he became embroiled in the political conflict between the then Secretary of Defence [[Job Trunicht]], backed by his [[Patriotic Knights Corps]], and the War Party. In an attempt to remove Yang from the political picture, he was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} and given command of the newly-formed [[13th Fleet]] and was ordered to capture [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. The 13th Fleet was only half the size of a normal fleet, and it was composed entirely of survivors from the Battle of Astarte and raw recruits. It was fully expected that Yang would throw himself against Iserlohn and perish, as so many others had before. ({{logh|003}})<br />
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While making preparations for the assault on [[Heinessen]], Yang became acquainted and was impressed with [[Walter von Schönkopf]] and his [[Rosen Ritter]], and was determined to use the Rosen Ritter in his plan to capture [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in what would become the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. On 14 May {{d|796|uc}}, the Rosen Ritter flew a damaged [[Bremen|Imperial cruiser]] to the fortress, pretending to be wounded Imperial forces. Schönkopf then demanded to see the fortress' commander immediately, claiming to have access to vital intelligence concerning an Alliance invasion of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]]. ({{logh|006}})<br />
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Yang then drew out the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet, led by Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], away from the fortress, and advanced toward [[Iserlohn Fortress]] while the Iserlohn Fleet was too far away to maintain contact. The [[13th Fleet]] then halted just beyond the range of Iserlohn Fortress' main cannon, the [[Thor Hammer]]. The [[13th Fleet]] then began manoeuvring back and forth.<br />
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Iserlohn Fortress Commander Admiral [[Thoma von Stockhausen]] was confused by the odd movements of Yang's fleet. The Rosen Ritter infiltrators, brought to the fortress command room, indicated that the strange movements were part of the Alliance's plan to seize Iserlohn. The Rosen Ritter were then allowed close to Stockhausen. Schönkopf then tackled the Imperial admiral and held him hostage. Within seconds, the Rosen Ritter infiltrators seized complete control over Iserlohn's command centre. Stockhausen surrendered, and but one of his aides locked down the fortress, forcing the Rosen Ritter to attempt to assault the location of the central computer in order to unlock the fortress to allow the 13th Fleet to dock.<br />
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[[File:Yang firing Thor Hammer.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang ordering the firing of the Thor Hammer ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
The returning Imperial fleet encountered the 13th Fleet waiting outside the fortress. Seeckt's staff officer, [[Paul von Oberstein]], advised Seeckt to attack the 13th Fleet, correctly determining that Iserlohn was not yet fully under Yang's control. Seeckt, however, ignored Oberstein's advice, and kept the Iserlohn Fleet a safe distance away from Iserlohn to observe the situation. When the Rosen Ritter finally occupied the central computer centre, Yang and the 13th Fleet began docking, leading Seeckt to realise belatedly that Yang had been buying time previously. <br />
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Seeckt ordered the Iserlohn Fleet to attack, and Yang used the massive destructive power of the Thor Hammer, destroying more than 1000 Imperial ships with a single shot. Yang then sent a message to Seeckt, requesting that he either surrender or withdraw from battle.<br />
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Seeckt responded, saying, "You do not understand a soldier's heart: our code will not allow us to endure living with dishonour. Dying to fulfil our honour, that is our code. For the glory of the Kaiser, all ships will charge to die in an honourable defeat." Seeckt then ordered the Garrison Fleet to advance; Yang Wen-li then specifically targeted Seeckt's flagship, and destroyed it (along with several nearby Imperial ships) with the Thor Hammer. With Seeckt dead, the Garrison Fleet broke away and withdrew, thus ending the Seventh Battle of Iserlohn with victory for the Free Planets Alliance.<br />
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Six times before, the Alliance had attempted to capture Iserlohn Fortress from the Empire, and they had failed in all six attempts. Yang managed to take the fortress with the smallest fleet out of the seven total attacks, and managed to do so without a single allied casualty. For this, he became the greatest hero in the Alliance, earning the nicknames "Miracle Yang" and "Yang the Magician." ({{logh|007}})<br />
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===Invading the Empire===<br />
After his victory at Iserlohn, Yang believed he had finished his duty to the Alliance, and thought that, with Iserlohn firmly in the control of the Alliance, the Alliance would finally possess a strong enough position to negotiate a peace treaty with the Empire and to end the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. When he returned to [[Heinessen]], Yang Wen-li planned to retire from military service with the intention of becoming a historian. However, his superior Fleet Admiral [[Sidney Sithole]] rejected his resignation letter and promoted him to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} instead, insisting that the Alliance military was still in dire need for his talents. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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True to Admiral Sithole's expectations (and contrary to Yang's), the Alliance government decided to capitalise on the capture of Iserlohn Fortress and approved a large scale invasion of the Empire, involving eight fleets with a total of over 200,000 ships and 30 million men. During the meeting regarding the invasion, Yang, [[5th Fleet]] Commander Vice Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]] and [[10th Fleet]] Commander Vice Admiral [[Ulanhu]] expressed their doubts over the feasibility of the invasion, but were rebuffed by Commodore [[Andrew Falk]], who was responsible for drafting the invasion plan. In August {{d|796|uc}}, Yang and the 13th Fleet thus accompanied the other seven fleets to the Iserlohn Fortress, which would serve as the bridgehead for the invasion and command headquarters. ({{logh|012}})<br />
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Initially, the invasion appeared to be proceeding smoothly, with the Alliance expeditionary forces capturing over 200 starzones without resistance. However, this was just part of Reinhard von Lohengramm's scorched earth strategy. Tasked with halting the Alliance invasion, Reinhard decided to withdraw all food supplies from the frontier starzones which would force the Alliance forces to supply the Imperial frontier citizens so as to uphold their image as "liberators". While the Alliance forces were having troubles in maintaining their supply levels within the captured starzones, Reinhard dispatched [[Siegfried Kircheis]] to destroy an expected Alliance supply convoy, which succeeded and threw the Alliance forces into a dire situation. ({{logh|013|014}})<br />
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[[File:Frederica and Yang in Hyperion.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang and Frederica ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Already convinced that the invasion was flawed from the start, Yang decided to request for an order to retreat after learning of the destruction of the supply convoy. Despite being sent with the added recommendations of the Bewcock and Ulanhu, Yang's request for retreat was rejected by Supreme Commander Fleet Admiral [[Lasalle Lobos]] on the grounds that the enemy had yet to be engaged with. Yang decided then to prepare for the worst. ({{logh|014}})<br />
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On 10 October {{d|796|uc}}, Reinhard led a full scale counterattack against the Alliance expeditionary forces. Taken by surprise and coupled with diminishing supplies, most of the Alliance fleets were overwhelmed. The 13th Fleet under Yang managed to evade the [[Kempff Fleet]] with minimal losses and successfully left the [[Jafnhár Starzone]] which they were stationed in for the [[Dverger Starzone]], where they encountered the even larger [[Kircheis Fleet]]. The 13th Fleet again managed to give the Imperial forces the slip and was the only Alliance fleet to remain largely intact when the remaining Alliance forces converged in the [[Amritsar Starzone]] for a final showdown. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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The [[Battle of Amritsar]] on 15 October {{d|796|uc}} ended with a decisive victory for the Empire, although Yang managed to salvage the situation by using the 13th Fleet to hold the Imperial forces at bay to allow the surviving Alliance ships to retreat, after which he successfully led the 13th Fleet to safety as well. For his efforts in Amritsar, Yang was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Admiral}} and he accepted the appointment as the Commander of Iserlohn Fortress with the 13th Fleet being reformed as the [[Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]]. ({{logh|016}})<br />
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===The Alliance Civil War===<br />
In January {{d|797|uc}}, the Empire offered a prisoner-of-war exchange with the Alliance, ostensibly as a display of magnanimity with the recent ascension of Kaiser [[Erwin Josef II]]. It was in fact planned by Reinhard to allow him to secretly plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Yang was suspicious of the Empire's intentions, but relayed the Empire's request to the Alliance government in accordance to protocol, which then accepted the prisoner-of-war exchange without much consideration. While attending the prisoner-of-war returning ceremony in Heinessen, Yang approached Admiral Bewcock, who had by then been appointed as Commander of the Space Fleet for an official directive and confided with him his suspicions of the Empire plotting to stir up unrest within the Alliance. ({{logh|017}})<br />
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Yang's suspicions were confirmed when a series of mutinies broke out in several Alliance planets within a short period of days starting on 3 April {{d|797|uc}}, culminating in a surprise military coup in Heinessen on 13 April. The coup leaders referred to themselves as the [[National Salvation Military Council]] (NSMC) and declared their intentions to reform what they saw as a corrupt society with the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the Alliance's democratic institutions. While Yang had expected a coup, he did not expect the leader of the coup to be Admiral [[Dwight Greenhill]], a friend of his and the father of his adjutant [[Frederica Greenhill]]. Nevertheless, he was determined to uphold the democratic institutions of the Alliance and made use of the directive he obtained from Admiral Bewcock earlier in the year to deploy the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet on 20 April to suppress the coup d'état. ({{logh|019}})<br />
[[File:Yang and Kircheis.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] ({{d|797|uc}})]]<br />
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Before approaching Heinessen, Yang faced the task of both suppressing the rebellions in the outlying planets and combating the NSMC-aligned [[11th Fleet]], which was dispatched to stop the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet. Yang assigned Schönkopf to put down the rebellions, who succeeded in taking back the first planet within three days. Meanwhile, he dispatched reconnaissance units to uncover the exact location of the 11th Fleet, before finding and engaging them in the [[Doria Starzone]] in May {{d|797|uc}}. After a brief but brutal battle, the 11th Fleet was annihilated after repeatedly rejecting Yang's offers for their surrender, opening the pathway to Heinessen. Heinessen at that time was protected by a network of battle-satellites known as the [[Artemis Necklace]], the elements of which were designed on similar principles as the Iserlohn Fortress, except on a much smaller scale, and thus was impervious to normal weaponry. Yang however was not particularly concerned over the Artemis Necklace, even claiming that "a war cannot be won by relying on hardware" and was instead more worried that the NSMC would hold the planet's inhabitants as hostages for a last stand. To break down the NSMC completely, physically and psychologically, Yang destroyed the Artemis Necklace by outfitting giant chunks of ice with Bussard ramjets and ramming the Necklace elements at light speed, as well as assigning Commander [[Baghdash]], who was originally dispatched by the NSMC to assassinate Yang but had switched sides after his plans failed, to broadcast a public announcement over Heinessen claiming that the coup was instigated by Reinhard and thus lacked legitimacy and urged the NSMC to surrender. The NSMC crumbled after this series of events and Yang successfully retook Heinessen and ended the [[Alliance Civil War]] in August {{d|797|uc}}. ({{logh|021|024}})<br />
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===Inquiry and the Eighth Battle of Iserlohn===<br />
The Alliance government was restored by Yang after he put an end to the NSMC coup d'état. However, instead of expressing gratitude to him, it began to suspect Yang for harbouring ambitions to overthrow the government and plotted against him. In March {{d|798|uc}}, under the instigation of [[High Council]] Supreme Chairman Job Trunicht, Secretary of Defence [[Negroponte]] summoned Yang from the Iserlohn Fortress for an inquiry hearing regarding his actions in the recent civil war. Although the inquiry had no legal basis, Yang acquiesced to the summons and left for Heinessen on board the cruiser ''[[Leda II]]'' along with his adjutant Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill and escort Ensign [[Louis Machungo]], leaving his friend and colleague [[Alex Cazerne]] to serve as acting commander during his absence. ({{logh|029|030}})<br />
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Once Yang reached Heinessen, he was separated and isolated from Greenhill and Machungo and was subjected to a series of mind-gruelling inquiry hearings with no clear signs of ending. Just before Yang could protest with a resignation letter prepared beforehand, however, news of an Imperial invasion headed by the mobile [[Geiersburg Fortress]] on the Iserlohn Fortress reached Heinessen and the inquiry hearings was forced to end prematurely without conclusion, with the Alliance government now urging Yang to return to Iserlohn and repel the invaders. With the assistance of Admiral Bewcock, who was approached by Greenhill after the hearings began, Yang managed to muster a small force of 5000 ships to serve as reinforcements, musing over the irony of his situation along his return trip. ({{logh|031|032}})<br />
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After learning about the specifications of Geiersburg Fortress provided by Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], a former Imperial high admiral who had sought asylum in the Alliance after the [[Lippstadt League]] was defeated by Reinhard von Lohengramm during the [[Imperial Civil War]] and had since served under Yang, Yang formulated a plan to destroy Geiersburg Fortress. In April {{d|798|uc}}, Yang and the reinforcement fleet reached [[Iserlohn Corridor]] and found the battle deadlocked as a result of the commanders of the Imperial expedition admirals [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] and [[Neidhart Müller]] being overly-cautious. Although by that time they had already realised that Yang – the source of their excessive caution – was not actually in Iserlohn Fortress, too much time was wasted and that enabled Yang to trap the Imperial forces instead with the coordination of the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet, temporarily commanded by Admiral Merkatz. Admiral Kempff then launched a last ditch suicide attack by attempting to smash Geiersburg Fortress into Iserlohn Fortress, but was thwarted by Yang who ordered a precise attack on one of the Geiersburg Fortress's exposed thrusters, destroying it and causing it to veer out of control and expose itself to a fatal shot from Iserlohn Fortress's Thor Hammer main gun. With the death of Admiral Kempff as a result of the destruction of Geiersburg Fortress, the remaining Imperial forces led by a severely wounded Admiral Müller was forced to retreat, thus ending the [[Eighth Battle of Iserlohn]]. ({{logh|033|034}})<br />
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===Evacuation of Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
On 6 July {{d|798|uc}}, under the instigation of the [[Dominion of Fezzan]], two former members of the Lippstadt League kidnapped Kaiser Erwin Josef II with the intention of using him to head an Imperial government-in-exile created by Count [[Jochen von Remscheid]] and fight against Reinhard von Lohengramm's new order. After Remscheid's party arrived in the Alliance in August, they were welcomed by the Alliance government and the [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]] was officially announced. In response to that, Reinhard denounced both the Alliance and the Imperial government-in-exile in an intergalactic broadcast and effectively declared war on the Alliance. While the Alliance government assumed that the Empire would launch their expected invasion through the Iserlohn Corridor, Yang feared that the Empire would break through the Fezzan Corridor instead. ({{logh|037|038}})<br />
[[File:Yang in Iserlohn 799 UC.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang during a staff meeting in Iserlohn ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
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Yang's misgivings became reality when High Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] led a fleet of 36,000 ships and laid siege on Iserlohn Fortress on 20 November {{d|798|uc}}, which turned out to be merely a diversionary attack. As the [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn]] turned into a deadlock, Reuenthal requested for reinforcements from the Imperial capital, and High Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] was dispatched with his fleet. Instead of aiding Reuenthal in the Iserlohn Corridor, the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] headed to the Fezzan Corridor and swiftly occupied Fezzan in December. When news of the surprise annexation of Fezzan reached Iserlohn Fortress and after the Alliance Joint Operations Headquarters issued a directive granting Yang free rein over any of his future actions, Yang decided to abandon Iserlohn Fortress, which had lost its strategic value, and instead use the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet to reinforce the remaining Alliance fleets in their defence against the large Imperial expeditionary fleet spearheaded by Mittermeyer. ({{logh|043|044|045|046}})<br />
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Yang's plan to evacuate the fortress was initially hindered by Reuenthal, who was aware of his intentions, but after a fleet led by [[Helmut Lennenkampf]] that tried to harass the evacuation process was ambushed by a squadron led by Rear Admiral Attemborough, Reuenthal ceased all operations and allowed Yang to complete his evacuation smoothly. Before leaving the fortress, Yang ordered time bombs to be planted in key locations of the fortress to mask the presence of a backdoor he installed in the Iserlohn Fortress' computer system. On 9 January {{d|799|uc}}, after defusing the bombs in the nick of time and not suspecting the presence of additional traps, Reuenthal and his fleet successfully retook Iserlohn Fortress. After dropping off the civilians from Iserlohn Fortress to a safe planet, Yang led the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet to the [[Rantemario Starzone]] on 9 February, where the Free Planets Star Fleet led by Alexandre Bewcock was engaging with the Imperial expeditionary fleet in combat. Although Yang arrived too late to prevent Bewcock's defeat, he managed to avert the complete destruction of the Alliance fleet by throwing the Imperial formation into momentary disarray, allowing Bewcock to retreat the surviving ships of his fleet, thus ending the [[Battle of Rantemario]]. ({{logh|046|048}})<br />
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===Guerrilla campaign against the Empire===<br />
Upon his arrival on Heinessen after the Battle of Rantemario on 13 February {{d|799|uc}}, Yang was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}}. At the age of 32, he became the youngest Fleet Admiral in Alliance history, having surpassed the previous record-holder [[Bruce Ashbey]], who was only posthumously promoted to Fleet Admiral at the age of 36 after his demise during the [[Second Battle of Tiamat]] on 11 December {{d|745|uc}}. Yang then proceeded to attend a meeting with the Secretary of Defence [[Walter Islands]] where he explained his plan against the Imperial expeditionary fleet, which basically boils down to luring Reinhard von Lohengramm out into an open battle and killing him. Since Reinhard had no designated successor, his death would cause his forces to lose cohesion and potentially lead to infighting among his subordinates. Yang's plan was approved by Islands and after a brief respite, Yang departed Heinessen in late February along with his fleet, now combined with the surviving ships from the Battle of Rantemario, and set off to hunt down the Imperial expeditionary fleet. ({{logh|049}})<br />
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Since there was a huge disparity of strength between the Yang Fleet and the Imperial expeditionary fleet, Yang decided to engage the Imperial fleet with guerrilla tactics. First, he led his fleet to intercept and destroy an Imperial supply convoy led by {{rank|ge|rear admiral}} [[Sombart]], which strained the over-extended Imperial supply lines considerably. Afterwards, on 1 March {{d|799|uc}}, the Yang Fleet engaged with [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]]'s fleet that was dispatched to intercept it between the [[Raigarh Starzone|Raigarh]] and [[Tripura Starzone|Tripura]] starzones. During [[Battle of the Black Hole|this battle]], Yang managed to inflict significant damage to the Steinmetz Fleet by sandwiching it between his fleet and a local black hole and also succeeded in disrupting the reinforcement fleet led by Lennenkampf before retreating to the Raigarh Starzone relatively unscathed.<br />
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Anticipating that the increasingly desperate Imperial forces would try to raid the Alliance supply bases, Yang set up pickets of scout [[Spartanians]] around them to forewarn him of any raiding attempts. One such picket detected an Imperial fleet led by [[August Samuel Wahlen]] and on 24 March {{d|799|uc}}, Yang baited Wahlen's fleet with a mock supply convoy and then pretended to abandon the rigged transport ships. Wahlen took up the bait and sent his ships to secure the abandoned ships, but before they could verify their contents, the ships were detonated remotely and the resulting fireball consumed a considerable number of Imperial ships. Faced with such a sudden loss, Wahlen was forced to retreat his surviving ships. Having defeated yet another Imperial fleet, Yang then concluded that Reinhard would soon be sufficiently enraged enough to personally lead his fleet to seek him out in battle, and he began to prepare for that outcome. ({{logh|050}})<br />
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===The Battle of Vermilion===<br />
[[File:Yang proposing to Frederica.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang proposing to Frederica ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
On 6 April {{d|799|uc}}, Yang received intelligence about the departure of Reinhard and his fleets from the [[Gandharva Starzone]], which had been occupied by the Imperial expeditionary fleet after the Battle of Rantemario as a staging area, and decided that it was finally time to face Reinhard in direct combat. Yang deduced that Reinhard was planning to lure him out by spreading out his fleets to various locations in the Alliance and then recalling those fleets to entrap Yang from all sides once he had committed his forces against Reinhard. Despite knowing that, Yang could not back down at that stage since there was a very high chance that the spread out Imperial fleets would occupy the defenceless Alliance capital planet Heinessen and that the only way to avoid that would be to seize the brief window of opportunity and defeat Reinhard while he was alone only with the fleet under his direct command. A few days later on 11 April, the Yang Fleet arrived at [[Rudmila]] supply base for resupply before engaging Reinhard. As the fleet was being resupplied, Yang proposed marriage to his adjutant Frederica Greenhill once the battle was over and the latter accepted, having anticipated that for some time.<br />
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After the Yang Fleet left Rudmila, it proceeded to the [[Vermilion Starzone]] where Yang planned to intercept Reinhard's fleet in. On 24 April {{d|799|uc}}, both fleets finally clashed with each other, starting the [[Battle of Vermilion]]. The battle quickly devolved into a chaotic mêlée as both Yang and Reinhard second-guessed each other's strategies and could not command their respective fleets decisively. During this initial stage of confusion, one of Reinhard's squadron commanders [[Isaak Fernand von Thurneysen]], seeking to make a name for himself, charged impetuously towards the front line held by his fellow vice admiral [[Rolf Otto Brauhitch]]. The sudden charge by Thurneysen's squadron disrupted Bruhitch's formation and Yang seized the opportunity to inflict heavy damage against Brauhitch's squadron. However, he was not able to press on further and by 26 April both sides ceased fire and temporarily retreated to regroup.<br />
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The next day on 27 April, Yang re-initiated combat by charging his fleet towards the Imperial formation. This time however, Reinhard finally managed to deploy his ships in the successive defensive formations he had devised beforehand, and planned to wear down Yang's fleet both materially and mentally by creating the illusion that they are facing an infinite series of Imperial formations when those formations simply regrouped at the rear and rotated back to the front after they had been broken through. Reinhard's formations occupied the Yang Fleet for two days before [[Julian Mintz]], Yang's ward and a {{rank|fpa|sub-lieutenant}} serving on board his flagship ''[[Hyperion]]'', figured out Reinhard's stratagem and informed Yang accordingly, who then devised a countermeasure against it. After breaking through the ninth Imperial formation, Yang withdrew his ships temporarily to a near asteroid field and organised a decoy fleet comprising of {{rank|fpa|commodore}} [[Marino]]'s squadron and tethered asteroids and sent it out to the front to induce Reinhard to forgo his defensive formations and regroup all his ships for a decisive encounter while Yang led the bulk of his fleet to Reinhard's rear and encircle the concentrated Imperial ships. Reinhard fell for the decoy and his fleet soon became trapped by Yang's encirclement. However, on 2 May, just as his fleet was at the brink of annihilation, [[Neidhart Müller]] arrived with his fleet to reinforce Reinhard. Nevertheless, due to his haste in rushing towards the battlefield, only 60% of his ships reached the Vermilion Starzone on time, and Yang managed to overcome Müller's reinforcements within a couple of days. On 5 May, just as the ''Hyperion'' was able to get a clear shot against Reinhard's flagship ''Brünhild'', news of the Alliance's unconditional surrender, forced by an invasion of Heinessen by the fleets of Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal, reached the front lines and Yang complied with his government's order of immediate ceasefire despite protestations from most of his staff, and the Battle of Vermilion ended abruptly. ({{logh|51|52|53}})<br />
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===Retirement===<br />
Although Yang complied with the ceasefire order and stood down his fleet, he was concerned that the Alliance would lose its military capability completely once a formal treaty of surrender was signed with the Empire. To prevent that, he requested High Admiral Merkatz to lead a number of his surviving ships and secretly withdraw from the the Vermilion Starzone to preserve them as the core of a future resistance force if the need arose. Soon after Merkatz accepted the request and departed with 60 ships, the Imperial fleets that had spread out as per Reinhard's strategy before the Battle of Vermilion began to converge at the Vermilion Starzone, and on 6 May {{d|799|uc}}, Yang boarded the ''Brünhild'' for a meeting with Reinhard. The meeting was formal, though congenial, and Yang had a friendly discussion with Reinhard over governance and philosophy. During the meeting, Yang politely refused Reinhard's offer to work under him and instead announced his intention to retire, which Reinhard acquiesced. The meeting soon ended and Yang returned to Heinessen along with the rest of his surviving ships. ({{logh|54}})<br />
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After his retirement from the military, Yang and Frederica married in a private ceremony on 10 June {{d|799|uc}} and began their lives as newly-weds away from the war for the first time in years. ({{logh|55}})<br />
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==Return to the military uniform==<br />
===Turmoil in Heinessen===<br />
On 17 July {{d|799|uc}}, The Alliance began dismantling its capital ships in the [[Lesavik Starzone]] in accordance with the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]], but the process was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Merkatz's secret fleet. Inspired by its freedom fighter rhetoric, most of the dismantling crew disobeyed their orders and left together with Merkatz's fleet along with the capital ships they were supposed to dismantle. News of this incident quickly spread like wildfire throughout Heinessen, and Yang became suspected for instigating the hijacking from behind the scenes, notwithstanding the constant surveillance placed on him and his associates by both the Alliance and the Empire. Some opportunistic public figures began denouncing Yang to curry favour with the Empire, and the Imperial consul in Heinessen, [[Helmut Lennenkampf]], was inclined to believe those denunciations. He then suggested the Alliance government arrest Yang for actions violating the [[Counter-Rebellion Act]]. Supreme Chairman [[João Rebelo]] of the Alliance [[High Council]], not wanting to give the Empire any excuse for intervening into Alliance affairs, ordered the arrest of Yang on 22 July, and also considered executing him pre-emptively. ({{logh|60}})<br />
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[[File:Yang interrogated (BD).jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang under interrogation ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
The arrest of Yang was accompanied by increased surveillance on Yang's former subordinates, which tipped them off on the severity of their situations. The Alliance government had in fact planned to use them as scapegoats in the event of Yang's execution by instigating them to revolt. However, before [[Walter von Schönkopf]] and [[Dusty Attemborough]], the two key personnel in the government's scenario, could be captured, the [[Rosen Ritter]] rose up in a surprise rebellion and escorted both of them to safety. Fully cognisant of the government's plans, Schönkopf took command of the Rosen Ritter and organised a counter-offensive. First, he led a squad to kidnap Rebelo while the latter was en route to watch an opera performance with Lennenkampf, and then while negotiating with the Alliance military for a prisoner exchange, uncovered the location where Yang was being detained in and rescued him in the nick of time before he was pre-emptively executed, with Frederica shooting his would-be executioner. ({{logh|61}})<br />
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In the early hours of 23 July, Yang met up with the kidnapped Rebelo and proposed to him a plan that would ensure both his and the Alliance's safety. The plan was to kidnap Lennenkampf and to use him as a hostage to demand safe passage for Yang and his former subordinates out of Heinessen, after which the Alliance government could claim to the Empire that they had been forced to release Yang under duress and then urge the Empire to apprehend Yang. Having no other choice, Rebelo agreed to the plan reluctantly. The Rosen Ritter then executed the kidnapping perfectly with a surprise infiltration attack on the heavily-guarded Imperial consulate in the [[Hotel Shangri-la (Heinessen)|Hotel Shangri-la]]. However, things became complicated when Lennenkampf committed suicide while in captivity. Frederica proposed to apply make-up on his corpse to create the impression that he was still alive, and then proceed with the original plan, which Yang acquiesced. The next day on 24 July, with the dead Lennenkampf as a hostage, Yang and his former subordinates overran the Heinessen Military Spaceport and departed Heinessen on board the ''[[Leda II]]'' commandeered by Attemborough and waiting in geostationary orbit above Heinessen. ({{logh|62}})<br />
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===Retaking Iserlohn===<br />
After departing Heinessen, Yang and his party headed towards [[Dayan Khan]], an abandoned Alliance supply base which served as the headquarters for Merkatz's resistance force. Yang then spent the next few months in Dayan Khan contemplating on his next move. Sometime in October {{d|799|uc}}, Yang released Lennenkampf's body in a sealed capsule to be retrieved by the Imperial forces stationed in Alliance territory, and also included a letter detailing the circumstances of his death. [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]], who was placed in charge of the Imperial forces in Alliance, then summarised his findings regarding the events that transpired in Heinessen in July into a report for Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]], who decided that the Alliance government was to be held responsible for the events transpired. On 10 November, Reinhard made a galaxy-wide broadcast revealing the truth behind the turmoil in Heinessen, apologising for Lennenkampf's actions and denouncing the Alliance government for having desecrated the Treaty of Ba‘alat, effectively declaring war on the Alliance. The broadcast made reconciling with the Alliance government untenable, and Yang was forced to make his move from a highly disadvantageous position. ({{logh|65|67}})<br />
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[[File:Yang at EFRG founding.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang giving a speech in El Facil ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
On 9 December {{d|799|uc}}, Yang and Merkatz's resistance force (which was dubbed as the "Yang Irregulars") arrived in [[El Facil]], which had previously proclaimed its secession from the Free Planets Alliance on 13 August {{d|799|uc}}. Yang himself was conflicted over the decision to join the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], as his military strength was grossly insufficient in defending El Facil against the might of the Empire. However, Yang needed a base to mount an effective resistance against the Empire, and [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was the only viable location. By joining with El Facil, Yang would gain a foothold at one end of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] which would allow him access to Iserlohn Fortress. On the other hand, the El Facil Revolutionary Government wished to capitalise on Yang's fame and enhance its political legitimacy, but was wary about him gaining too much power over the government. As a result, when Yang planned an operation to retake Iserlohn, he was pressured by the government to stay in El Facil during the operation. Instead, High Admiral Merkatz was to lead the [[Yang Fleet|El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force]] (rechristened from the Yang Irregulars) to retake Iserlohn. ({{logh|68|69}})<br />
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In late December, Merkatz led the EFRRF towards Iserlohn Fortress. Between 2 and 12 January {{d|800|uc}}, {{rank|fpa|captain}} [[Baghdash]] conducted psychological warfare against the Imperial forces garrisoned in Iserlohn by transmitting a series of conflicting orders under Kaiser Reinhard's name to launch from and remain in Iserlohn. [[Cornelius Lutz]], commander of Iserlohn Fortress, decided that the orders to remain in Iserlohn were genuine and assumed that the EFRRF planned to lure his fleet out of Iserlohn and seize it in his absence. He then formulated a plan to leave Iserlohn and entrap the EFRRF instead when the latter emerged to seize the fortress. Unbeknownst to Lutz however, the conflicting orders were meant to manoeuvre him to do exactly that. On 13 January, after the [[Lutz Fleet]] departed Iserlohn Fortress, the EFRRF headed towards the fortress and locked down its defence systems via Yang's backdoor. A landing party led by Schönkopf was deployed and it managed to seize control of a backup control room after a brief but brutal melee against the remaining Imperial troops defending the fortress. From the control room, the landing party unlocked the fortress defence systems and fired the [[Thor Hammer]] against the returning Lutz Fleet, which greatly demoralised the defenders. After holding out for a few more hours, Vice Admiral [[Otto Wöhler]], who commanded the Imperial troops in the fortress in lieu of Lutz, offered to surrender to the EFRRF. He then committed suicide after securing safe passage for his men to evacuate the fortress. On 14 January, the [[Tenth Battle of Iserlohn]] ended with Yang re-assuming control over Iserlohn Fortress. ({{logh|70}})<br />
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===The Battle of the Corridor===<br />
On 22 January {{d|800|uc}}, Yang arrived in the newly retaken Iserlohn Fortress together with the rest of the EFRRF personnel. Morale was high within the EFRRF with the retaking of Iserlohn. However, the atmosphere of jubilance was cut short when news of the Alliance defeat in the [[Battle of Marr-Adetta]] as well as the death of Fleet Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]] reached Iserlohn in the end of January. Yang declared a three-day mourning period for Bewcock. Having reproached himself for not anticipating that Bewcock would lead a last stand for the Alliance, Yang then transformed his grief into a motivation to devise the best possible strategy in combating against Reinhard, who he was sure would attempt to retake Iserlohn with his full military might in the near future. During the next couple of months, the EFRRF was bolstered by the remnants of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], reaching a peak strength of about 20,000 ships, and the entire fleet prepared extensively for the inevitable showdown against the Empire. ({{logh|073|076}})<br />
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The showdown became reality when Reinhard dispatched [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]] to the Iserlohn Corridor on 23 March {{d|800|uc}}, with himself departing Heinessen along with the rest of his fleets on 2 April after subjugating the Free Planets Alliance completely. Reinhard also ordered [[Ernest Mecklinger]] to lead his fleet towards the Iserlohn Corridor from the Imperial side, in an attempt to engage Yang in a pincer attack. Faced with such overwhelming odds, Yang had to seize the initiative to engage the Imperial forces before they are fully gathered. First on 27 April, he led the entirety of the EFRRF to confront the [[Mecklinger Fleet]], and misled Mecklinger into thinking that he had a much larger fleet than he actually possessed. Mecklinger, not wanting to risk the safety of the old Imperial territories, withdrew to blockade the Imperial end of the corridor. Yang then turned back to face the [[Black Lancers]] on 29 April, which he had successfully lured into the Iserlohn Corridor via a combination of a well-timed insult against Bittenfeld and a fake defection offer by Merkatz. The EFRRF managed to surround the Black Lancers completely, and although the Fahrenheit Fleet tried to reinforce their allies, the narrow geography of the corridor forced their ships to cluster together, making them vulnerable to concentrated attacks from the EFRRF. Eventually, after taking considerable damage from the EFRRF, Fahrenheit sacrificed his own life to open a gap for his and Bittenfeld's fleet to withdraw from the corridor. ({{logh|077|079}})<br />
[[File:Yang and Julian mourning.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and Julian, mourning for Bewcock ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
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The main phase of the [[Battle of the Corridor]] began on 3 May {{d|800|uc}}, when Reinhard finally arrived in the Iserlohn Corridor. To hinder the Imperial fleet, Yang had ordered Attemborough to lay mines around the corridor and positioned the EFRRF behind the mines. Reinhard however overcame the minefield by dispatching [[Rolf Otto Brauhitch]] to clear a path through the minefield conventionally and create a bridgehead to attract the EFRRF while clearing five paths through the minefield simultaneously via directional [[Seffle particle]] generators. This move overwhelmed the EFRRF's ability to contain the emerging Imperial ships, and the battle quickly turned into one of attrition. However, the narrow geography of the corridor made it impossible for the entirety of the Imperial fleets to engage the EFRRF, and coordination between such large number of ships was also poor. When the Imperial fleet tried to entrap the EFRRF by deliberately creating a gap, Yang exploited their poor coordination and sent {{rank|fpa|commodore}} [[Marino]] to attack the exposed ''[[Brünhild]]'' before the gap could be closed. However, Karl Robert Steinmetz managed to intercept Marino's squadron with his fleet, though at the cost of his life. Eventually, after many hours of fierce combat, both sides temporarily withdrew to regroup and replenish supplies on 6 May. ({{logh|080}})<br />
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Battle resumed late on 7 May, with the Imperial fleet seeking to use attritional warfare to batter through the EFRRF, which had been depleted of supplies and had many damaged ships. Three waves of attackers were beaten off by Yang, who then launched a counter attack that forestalled a fourth wave that would have been made up of the survivors of the Black Lancers and Fahrenheit's fleet. Rather than withdrawing Bittenfeld pressed the attack with the best of his Black Lancers, surprising Yang who had expected him to be demoralised. An attempt to catch this force in a pincer failed but they had to pull back after Yang sent Attemborough to attack the rest of the fourth wave, pushing them back. Although unsuccessful, Bittenfeld's attack caused heavy losses to the EFRRF, including the death of {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}} [[Edwin Fischer]] who was responsible for their previous excellent coordination. However, the Imperial fleet was unaware of the weakened state of the EFRRF and when Reinhard had taken ill out of fatigue on 17 May, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] and [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] decided to withdraw the Imperial fleet out of the Iserlohn Corridor, effectively conceding the battle to the EFRRF. The next day on 18 May, Reinhard offered peace talks to Yang. ({{logh|081}})<br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Yang death.jpg|thumb|190px|right|The death of Yang Wen-li ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
After a few days of deliberation, Yang decided to take up Reinhard's peace talk offer. However, while he was en route to negotiate with Reinhard, the cruiser carrying him, ''[[Leda II]]'', was boarded by [[Terraists]]. Shot through the femoral artery in his left leg, he attempted first aid but bled to death in a passage while the relief force searched for him. The time of death was 2:55 on 1 June {{d|800|uc}}. ({{logh|082}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Yang Wen-li became, against his own wishes, a symbol of democratic ideals and republican government. Never defeated in battle, he managed to take [[Iserlohn Fortress]] twice and was considered the founding father of the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. He managed to prevent autocracy from entirely dominating humanity and his ideals were carried on by [[Julian Mintz]].<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Yang Wen-li''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''Yang Wenli''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''ヤン・ウェンリー''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
*'''楊威利''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Chinese)<br />
*'''楊文里''' (alternate Chinese name preference given in author Q&A, not used in anime)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
*The greatest freedom is the freedom not to get involved. ({{logh|003}})<br />
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*It is a known historical fact that when the state starts using its reinforced military forces and armaments to suppress its own populace and invade the nearby nations, neglecting to right the social injustices within itself, it is on its way to unpreventable downfall. ({{logh|031}})<br />
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*People may need societies, but they do not necessarily need 'nations'. ({{logh|031}})<br />
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*What a wonderful observation. If only there was no one who had lost their life or family to war then maybe I would even come to believe it. For people who prefer to take advantage of war and try to establish their own profit on other people's sacrifices, it is an unusually fascinating idea. And for people who show false patriotism to deceive other people as well, eh? ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*If the defence of our homeland and self-sacrifice are as necessary as you say, before you tell other people to 'do this and that', how about you actually do it yourselves? What is the most cowardly and shameful thing in human conduct? It is when people with power, and people who flatter them hide in safe places and extol war, force patriotism and self-sacrifice on others, then send them to the battlefield to die. For the sake of peace in the universe, before we continue this fruitless war with the Empire, must not we first start by exterminating such evil parasites? ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*Can't I get you to order me to retire? ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*I'd be overjoyed if they told me the Chairman was dead. ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*Oh, yeah... I forgot something important. Since you coincidentally chose a time when the Imperial Fleet invaded, I expect an explanation of your reasons for summoning me away from Iserlohn. Of course, that's only if Iserlohn doesn't fall. ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*Dictatorship itself is not absolutely evil. It is just another form of government. The point is how you run it for the benefit of society. ({{logh|033}})<br />
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*In reality, it is dictatorship rather than democracy that drastically advances government reforms. But I think humanity ought to avoid being united by a dictatorship. For example, while it is true that Duke Lohengramm might have that talent, what about his descendants? His successor? Rulers are not necessarily wise through generations... I do not think that the entire human race should be ruled by a system where everything depends on one person's character. ({{logh|033}})<br />
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*An army is a tool for violence, and there are two kinds of violence... Violence to control and oppress, and violence as a means of liberation. You know what we call a national army is fundamentally the former example. It is a pity, but history does not lie. When those in power confront popular opposition, there are not many examples of the army siding with the people. Far from it, in the past in country after country, the army itself evolved into a power structure and came to control the people with violence. ({{logh|035}})<br />
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*Humans were drinking alcohol five-thousand years ago, and we're still drinking it now. Alcohol is humanity's friend. Can I abandon a friend? ({{logh|039}})<br />
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*Perhaps, in this universe, there exists a sole, absolute truth. Perhaps it clarifies every question. But that is beyond the reach of these short hands. ({{logh|054}})<br />
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*Someone who cannot hate something cannot love something, either.<br />
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*There certainly are things that cannot be told in words, but that can only be said by people who have exhausted their use of words. Words are like icebergs that are floating on the ocean called 'heart.' The parts that show above the sea surface are small, but they still let us perceive of sense the larger parts that are hidden below the water. Use words deliberately. If you do, you'll be able to convey more things more accurately than if you were to keep silent. Right judgement can only be made with right information and right analysis.<br />
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*There are no such things as 'wars between absolute good and absolute evil' in human history. Instead, there exist wars between one subjective good and another subjective good, and conflicts between one righteous faith and another righteous faith. In the case of a unilateral war of aggression, the aggressor would believe in its own righteousness. That is why wars have never ceased. As long as humans believe in God and in righteousness, there is no way conflicts would ever disappear. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 2: Ambition]], Chapter 7)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
''Yang'' is a common Chinese surname, and ''Wen-li'' is composed from two Chinese characters, the former meaning "power" or "might", the latter meaning "benefit/profit" or "logic" (depending on use and context).<br />
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There are aspects of Yang Wen-li's life that are similar to the historical Korean admiral [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin Yi Sun-sin], who has been evaluated by many historians as on par or even superior to Britain's Admiral Horatio Nelson. Both were held in suspicion by the governments they served. Both achieved victories despite being massively outnumbered by the enemy due to engaging the enemy in narrow terrain. Both were undefeated in battle, and both died during or shortly after one of their greatest battles.<br />
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| caption-top = Admiral '''Yang Wen-li''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]] <br /> [[Free Planets Alliance]] (former)<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Ulysses]]''<br />''[[Leda II]]'' (former)<br />''[[Hyperion]]'' (former)<br />
| status = Deceased (assassination)<br />
| born = 4 April {{d|767|uc}}<br />
| died = 1 June {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| father = [[Yang Tai-long]]<br />
| actor = [[Tomiyama Kei]] (Deceased) <small>([[My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (film)|MCISS]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]])</small><br>[[Gōda Hozumi]] <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#A Hundred Billion Stars, a Hundred Billion Lights|HBSHBL]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#Spiral_Labyrinth|SL]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden#The Third Battle of Tiamat|TBT]])</small><br>[[Hara Yasuyoshi]] <small>([[Golden Wings (film)|GW]])</small><br>[[Suzumura Kenichi]] <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These|DNT]])</small><br />
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'''Yang Wen-li''' (Japanese: '''ヤン・ウェンリー''') was an officer in the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]. Known as one of the greatest generals in human history, and at the very least equal to the brilliance of his Imperial counterpart [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Despite his genius, Yang Wen-li was a relatively simple man harbouring no great ambitions. A firm believer in democracy, Yang Wen-li followed his ideals without wavering throughout his entire life.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:Yang father and son.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and his father ({{d|783|uc}})]]<br />
Yang Wen-li was born in {{d|767|uc}} to a civilian merchant family. He was raised largely by his father, [[Yang Tai-long]], as his mother died when he was just five years old. Yang spent most of his childhood aboard his father's interstellar trade ship, plying the star lanes between [[Heinessen]] and [[Fezzan]].<br />
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===Education===<br />
At the age of 16, Yang Tai-long reluctantly gave his son permission to study history. His father soon passed away after an accident, leaving his ship and heavily mortgaged shipping company to be repossessed by lenders, and it was discovered that his father's artwork collection consisted of entirely of fakes. Yang Wen-li was left penniless and was unable to attend Heinessen Memorial University as he had originally planned. He thus enrolled himself in a military academy in order to further his education. <br />
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Yang studied in the [[War History Studies Department]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance Officer Academy]] with the intention of becoming a historian; his tuition fees would be waived, however, on the condition that he enter into military service upon graduation. While Yang was still in school, however, the [[War History Studies Department]] was dissolved, forcing Yang to transfer to the [[Strategic Studies Department]]. As a student, Yang described himself as being always on the verge of flunking out. Although this gave him the appearance of an officer of average talent – he graduated right in the middle of the Class of 787 – his grades reflected his lack of interest rather than his academic abilities. ({{sl|01}})<br />
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==Early military career==<br />
===El Facil===<br />
In {{d|788|uc}}, Yang Wen-li as a {{rank|fpa|Sub-lieutenant}} was assigned as a staff officer to {{rank|fpa|rear admiral}} [[Arthur Lynch]] on [[El Facil]], a Free Planets Alliance planet located outside the [[Iserlohn Corridor]]. When the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] invaded El Facil, the Alliance fleet fled the planet, leaving behind the civilian population. Yang remained on the planet and successfully directed the evacuation of over three million civilians, a feat which earned him widespread popularity throughout the Alliance and the title "Hero of El Facil." ({{sl|01|02}})<br />
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While on El Facil, Yang first encountered a young [[Frederica Greenhill]] while choking on some food. Frederica offered Yang coffee in a paper cup. After he had drunk the coffee, Yang told her, "I hate coffee. I wish you'd given me tea." Frederica's perfect memory would allow her to recall this comment years later, after she was assigned to the [[13th Fleet]], prompting Yang to apologise for his rudeness.<br />
[[File:Yang receiving thanks.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang, the "Hero of El Facil" ({{d|788|uc}})]]<br />
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===Rising in ranks===<br />
For his efforts in El Facil, Yang was promoted to {{rank|fpa|Lieutenant}} on 19 September {{d|788|uc}}. Six hours after his promotion, he was promoted again to {{rank|fpa|Lieutenant Commander}}, making it effectively a double promotion. He was then granted an extended leave and would only receive a new appointment on November {{d|788|uc}}, where he was dispatched to the planet [[Econia]] as counsellor of a [[Econia Internment Camp|prisoner-of-war camp]] located in there. ({{sl|02|07}})<br />
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On Econia, he was caught into a conspiracy involving a prisoner rebellion and his successful handling of the situation resulted in a premature end to his appointment, which lasted only two weeks. Nevertheless, it was during his appointment in Econia where he became acquainted with [[Fyodor Patrichev]] and [[Murai]], both of which would become important members of his staff in the future. ({{sl|09|10|11}})<br />
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On 1 March {{d|789|uc}}, Yang was appointed as an Operations Staff Officer under the Alliance [[8th Fleet]]. It was during this appointment where he would participate in the [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{sl|14}}, {{gw}})<br />
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By {{d|794|uc}}, Yang was transferred to the Fleet Headquarters while remaining as an Operations Staff Officer. As a {{rank|fpa|Captain}}, he participated in the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] and the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]], during which he made several tactical contributions which led him to be promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Commodore}}, despite the overall debacle in the operation. ({{hbshbl|01|12}})<br />
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Over the time of his rise, Yang remained a popular officer whereas the Alliance citizenry was concerned, but was seen as a political troublemaker by many of the military commanders, largely due to his rather passive yet clear admonishments of military policies. One example of this was during the weeks preceding the [[Third Battle of Tiamat]], when military negligence had led to the loss of several merchant ships and that of [[Dolohof III|one cruiser]] which had remained dedicated to its assigned duties. When asked about his opinion on the matter, Yang noted that the lost crew would have been better off with one more ship rather than posthumous medals. Yang was quickly led away from reporters following this comment. ({{tbt|1}})<br />
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===The Battle of Legnica===<br />
[[File:Yang and commander.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and Vice Admiral Paetta ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
On {{d|795|uc}}, Yang was appointed to the Alliance [[2nd Fleet]] under Vice Admiral [[Paetta]] as a General Staff Officer. Initially, Vice Admiral Paetta disliked Yang, viewing him as inexperienced and constantly ignored his advice. When the 2nd Fleet was dispatched to the gas giant planet [[Legnica]] as part of an expedition to capture the [[Iserlohn Fortress]], it encountered an Imperial fleet led by [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then Müsel). After a brief skirmish, a massive electrical storm was created due to the crossfire heating up the primarily helium and hydrogen atmosphere of Legnica, which in turn generated extremely strong winds. Reinhard, having anticipated the strong winds, had pulled his fleet up to the calmer upper atmosphere, whereas Paetta refused to listen to Yang's suggestion to ascend and the 2nd Fleet became caught in the winds, taking some damage as a result.<br />
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Yang then realised it was possible for the Imperial forces to wipe out the 2nd Fleet by simply igniting the volatile gases of the Legnica atmosphere, but did not think any of the commanders in the Imperial Fleet had the ingenuity to think of such a plan; despite this, he still advised Paetta to command the fleet to ascend out of the atmosphere, who ignored his suggestion again.<br />
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Reinhard fired a single [[nuclear missile]] at the planets core, igniting the gasses. Realising the danger, Yang and his friend and colleague [[Dusty Attemborough]] acted immediately, forcing their ship to rise up out of the atmosphere, even as a significant portion of the fleet was obliterated by the firestorm. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Fourth Battle of Tiamat===<br />
Shortly after the [[Battle of Legnica]], the Alliance forces in the [[Tiamat Starzone]] mustered for an assault on [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. The Alliance fleets, however, were quickly outmanoeuvred by Reinhard, and was on the verge of annihilation.<br />
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Feeling guilty over his inability to convince his superior to evacuate [[Legnica]] in time which resulted in the deaths of many fellow soldiers, Yang volunteered to go on a diversionary attack on the Iserlohn Fortress, in order to buy the rest of the fleet time to escape from battle. Yang took the battleship ''[[Ulysses]]'' with a skeleton crew, and four drone ships, on a roundabout course for the fortress, releasing dummy-drones to make the Imperials think he was leading several thousand Alliance warships into battle.<br />
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Reinhard, however, saw through Yang's strategy. With no other choice, Yang brought the ''Ulysses'' immediately underneath Reinhard's personal flagship, the ''[[Brunhild]]'', effectively taking Reinhard hostage. Yang's assumption that Reinhard being an important figure in his fleet was correct; the Imperial forces would not open fire on the Alliance warships, for fear of losing the life of Reinhard. This allowed the Alliance forces to safely withdraw from battle. After the Alliance forces retreated, Reinhard allowed the ''Ulysses'' to safely leave the battlefield as well. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Battle of Astarte===<br />
The [[Battle of Astarte]] on January {{d|796|uc}} marked a turning point in Yang Wen-li's career, which began when the Alliance attacked the newly-appointed Imperial {{rank|ge|High Admiral}} [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]'s fleet around the [[Astarte Starzone]].<br />
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The Alliance fleet was nearly twice the size of the Imperial fleet. Instead of attacking directly, however, the Alliance forces broke apart into three separate fleets, of roughly 13,000 warships each. The Alliance fleets then attempted to encircle Reinhard's fleet of only 20,000 warships, and minimise their losses by attacking the Imperial Fleet from three different angles simultaneously. Yang, who was still serving under Vice Admiral Paetta in the 2nd Fleet, expressed his misgivings over the Alliance strategy, after taking into consideration of Reinhard's genius, whose identity he found out after the [[Fourth Battle of Tiamat]]. Although Paetta had by that time recognised Yang's talents, he still refused to take up Yang's battle plans, convinced that the Alliance strategy was infallible.<br />
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Reinhard saw through the rather simple strategy immediately, and ordered his fleet to advance toward one of the Alliance fleets before the trap could be implemented. Attacking the a single fleet while the other two were out of range, Reinhard would hold the numerical advantage. He easily annihilated the Alliance's [[4th Fleet]], under the command of Vice Admiral [[Pastolle]]. At this point, Yang, in his capacity as strategic adviser to Vice Admiral Paetta, recommended the 2nd Fleet to immediately move and join up with the [[6th Fleet]], and then proceed with a concerted attack on the Imperial Fleet. Paetta refused, opting instead to move in to support the besieged 4th Fleet.<br />
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[[File:Yang visiting Lapp grave.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang and [[Jessica Edwards]], by [[Jean Robert Lapp]]'s grave ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
By the time Paetta's 2nd Fleet made it to the 4th Fleet, it had been all-but-obliterated, and Reinhard's forces had already begun their assault on the 6th Fleet. The 6th Fleet was completely wiped out as well. Reinhard then attacked the 2nd Fleet. Paetta was severely injured early in the battle, and Yang, being the next highest-ranking officer, assumed command of the 2nd Fleet.<br />
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Yang ordered the 2nd Fleet to attack the Imperial forces at their own discretion, and after a brief exchange of fire, Reinhard ordered his fleet to take a spindle formation, and break through the enemy's lines. Yang took advantage of this: while the Imperial Fleet broke through, the Alliance ships pretended to be routed, splitting into two groups which then assaulted the Imperial fleet from behind. Reinhard was then forced to turn to attack, resulting in a massive ring formation between the two fleets — like two snakes devouring each other from their tails. Unwilling to waste time and lives in a pointless battle of attrition, Reinhard retreated from the Astarte Starzone, allowing Yang to do the same.<br />
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2,450,000 Imperial soldiers survived the [[Battle of Astarte]]. The Alliance survivors numbered 4,060,000. However, the number of Imperial casualties came to only 150,000, while the Alliance had 1,500,000 casualties — ten times as many. Though the Battle of Astarte was an enormous loss for [[Free Planets Alliance]], Yang's successful retreat allowed the Alliance leadership to successfully portray the battle as a "victory", and to name Yang, already the "Hero of El Facil", as the "Hero of Astarte". ({{logh|001|002}})<br />
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==Miracle Yang==<br />
===Seizing Iserlohn===<br />
Following the [[Battle of Astarte]], Yang's reputation as a hero grew dramatically. At home, however, he became embroiled in the political conflict between the then Secretary of Defence [[Job Trunicht]], backed by his [[Patriotic Knights Corps]], and the War Party. In an attempt to remove Yang from the political picture, he was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} and given command of the newly-formed [[13th Fleet]] and was ordered to capture [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. The 13th Fleet was only half the size of a normal fleet, and it was composed entirely of survivors from the Battle of Astarte and raw recruits. It was fully expected that Yang would throw himself against Iserlohn and perish, as so many others had before. ({{logh|003}})<br />
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While making preparations for the assault on [[Heinessen]], Yang became acquainted and was impressed with [[Walter von Schönkopf]] and his [[Rosen Ritter]], and was determined to use the Rosen Ritter in his plan to capture [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in what would become the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. On 14 May {{d|796|uc}}, the Rosen Ritter flew a damaged [[Bremen|Imperial cruiser]] to the fortress, pretending to be wounded Imperial forces. Schönkopf then demanded to see the fortress' commander immediately, claiming to have access to vital intelligence concerning an Alliance invasion of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]]. ({{logh|006}})<br />
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Yang then drew out the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet, led by Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], away from the fortress, and advanced toward [[Iserlohn Fortress]] while the Iserlohn Fleet was too far away to maintain contact. The [[13th Fleet]] then halted just beyond the range of Iserlohn Fortress' main cannon, the [[Thor Hammer]]. The [[13th Fleet]] then began manoeuvring back and forth.<br />
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Iserlohn Fortress Commander Admiral [[Thoma von Stockhausen]] was confused by the odd movements of Yang's fleet. The Rosen Ritter infiltrators, brought to the fortress command room, indicated that the strange movements were part of the Alliance's plan to seize Iserlohn. The Rosen Ritter were then allowed close to Stockhausen. Schönkopf then tackled the Imperial admiral and held him hostage. Within seconds, the Rosen Ritter infiltrators seized complete control over Iserlohn's command centre. Stockhausen surrendered, and but one of his aides locked down the fortress, forcing the Rosen Ritter to attempt to assault the location of the central computer in order to unlock the fortress to allow the 13th Fleet to dock.<br />
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[[File:Yang firing Thor Hammer.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang ordering the firing of the Thor Hammer ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
The returning Imperial fleet encountered the 13th Fleet waiting outside the fortress. Seeckt's staff officer, [[Paul von Oberstein]], advised Seeckt to attack the 13th Fleet, correctly determining that Iserlohn was not yet fully under Yang's control. Seeckt, however, ignored Oberstein's advice, and kept the Iserlohn Fleet a safe distance away from Iserlohn to observe the situation. When the Rosen Ritter finally occupied the central computer centre, Yang and the 13th Fleet began docking, leading Seeckt to realise belatedly that Yang had been buying time previously. <br />
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Seeckt ordered the Iserlohn Fleet to attack, and Yang used the massive destructive power of the Thor Hammer, destroying more than 1000 Imperial ships with a single shot. Yang then sent a message to Seeckt, requesting that he either surrender or withdraw from battle.<br />
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Seeckt responded, saying, "You do not understand a soldier's heart: our code will not allow us to endure living with dishonour. Dying to fulfil our honour, that is our code. For the glory of the Kaiser, all ships will charge to die in an honourable defeat." Seeckt then ordered the Garrison Fleet to advance; Yang Wen-li then specifically targeted Seeckt's flagship, and destroyed it (along with several nearby Imperial ships) with the Thor Hammer. With Seeckt dead, the Garrison Fleet broke away and withdrew, thus ending the Seventh Battle of Iserlohn with victory for the Free Planets Alliance.<br />
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Six times before, the Alliance had attempted to capture Iserlohn Fortress from the Empire, and they had failed in all six attempts. Yang managed to take the fortress with the smallest fleet out of the seven total attacks, and managed to do so without a single allied casualty. For this, he became the greatest hero in the Alliance, earning the nicknames "Miracle Yang" and "Yang the Magician." ({{logh|007}})<br />
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===Invading the Empire===<br />
After his victory at Iserlohn, Yang believed he had finished his duty to the Alliance, and thought that, with Iserlohn firmly in the control of the Alliance, the Alliance would finally possess a strong enough position to negotiate a peace treaty with the Empire and to end the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. When he returned to [[Heinessen]], Yang Wen-li planned to retire from military service with the intention of becoming a historian. However, his superior Fleet Admiral [[Sidney Sithole]] rejected his resignation letter and promoted him to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} instead, insisting that the Alliance military was still in dire need for his talents. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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True to Admiral Sithole's expectations (and contrary to Yang's), the Alliance government decided to capitalise on the capture of Iserlohn Fortress and approved a large scale invasion of the Empire, involving eight fleets with a total of over 200,000 ships and 30 million men. During the meeting regarding the invasion, Yang, [[5th Fleet]] Commander Vice Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]] and [[10th Fleet]] Commander Vice Admiral [[Ulanhu]] expressed their doubts over the feasibility of the invasion, but were rebuffed by Commodore [[Andrew Falk]], who was responsible for drafting the invasion plan. In August {{d|796|uc}}, Yang and the 13th Fleet thus accompanied the other seven fleets to the Iserlohn Fortress, which would serve as the bridgehead for the invasion and command headquarters. ({{logh|012}})<br />
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Initially, the invasion appeared to be proceeding smoothly, with the Alliance expeditionary forces capturing over 200 starzones without resistance. However, this was just part of Reinhard von Lohengramm's scorched earth strategy. Tasked with halting the Alliance invasion, Reinhard decided to withdraw all food supplies from the frontier starzones which would force the Alliance forces to supply the Imperial frontier citizens so as to uphold their image as "liberators". While the Alliance forces were having troubles in maintaining their supply levels within the captured starzones, Reinhard dispatched [[Siegfried Kircheis]] to destroy an expected Alliance supply convoy, which succeeded and threw the Alliance forces into a dire situation. ({{logh|013|014}})<br />
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[[File:Frederica and Yang in Hyperion.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang and Frederica ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Already convinced that the invasion was flawed from the start, Yang decided to request for an order to retreat after learning of the destruction of the supply convoy. Despite being sent with the added recommendations of the Bewcock and Ulanhu, Yang's request for retreat was rejected by Supreme Commander Fleet Admiral [[Lasalle Lobos]] on the grounds that the enemy had yet to be engaged with. Yang decided then to prepare for the worst. ({{logh|014}})<br />
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On 10 October {{d|796|uc}}, Reinhard led a full scale counterattack against the Alliance expeditionary forces. Taken by surprise and coupled with diminishing supplies, most of the Alliance fleets were overwhelmed. The 13th Fleet under Yang managed to evade the [[Kempff Fleet]] with minimal losses and successfully left the [[Jafnhár Starzone]] which they were stationed in for the [[Dverger Starzone]], where they encountered the even larger [[Kircheis Fleet]]. The 13th Fleet again managed to give the Imperial forces the slip and was the only Alliance fleet to remain largely intact when the remaining Alliance forces converged in the [[Amritsar Starzone]] for a final showdown. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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The [[Battle of Amritsar]] on 15 October {{d|796|uc}} ended with a decisive victory for the Empire, although Yang managed to salvage the situation by using the 13th Fleet to hold the Imperial forces at bay to allow the surviving Alliance ships to retreat, after which he successfully led the 13th Fleet to safety as well. For his efforts in Amritsar, Yang was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|Admiral}} and he accepted the appointment as the Commander of Iserlohn Fortress with the 13th Fleet being reformed as the [[Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]]. ({{logh|016}})<br />
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===The Alliance Civil War===<br />
In January {{d|797|uc}}, the Empire offered a prisoner-of-war exchange with the Alliance, ostensibly as a display of magnanimity with the recent ascension of Kaiser [[Erwin Josef II]]. It was in fact planned by Reinhard to allow him to secretly plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Yang was suspicious of the Empire's intentions, but relayed the Empire's request to the Alliance government in accordance to protocol, which then accepted the prisoner-of-war exchange without much consideration. While attending the prisoner-of-war returning ceremony in Heinessen, Yang approached Admiral Bewcock, who had by then been appointed as Commander of the Space Fleet for an official directive and confided with him his suspicions of the Empire plotting to stir up unrest within the Alliance. ({{logh|017}})<br />
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Yang's suspicions were confirmed when a series of mutinies broke out in several Alliance planets within a short period of days starting on 3 April {{d|797|uc}}, culminating in a surprise military coup in Heinessen on 13 April. The coup leaders referred to themselves as the [[National Salvation Military Council]] (NSMC) and declared their intentions to reform what they saw as a corrupt society with the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the Alliance's democratic institutions. While Yang had expected a coup, he did not expect the leader of the coup to be Admiral [[Dwight Greenhill]], a friend of his and the father of his adjutant [[Frederica Greenhill]]. Nevertheless, he was determined to uphold the democratic institutions of the Alliance and made use of the directive he obtained from Admiral Bewcock earlier in the year to deploy the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet on 20 April to suppress the coup d'état. ({{logh|019}})<br />
[[File:Yang and Kircheis.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] ({{d|797|uc}})]]<br />
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Before approaching Heinessen, Yang faced the task of both suppressing the rebellions in the outlying planets and combating the NSMC-aligned [[11th Fleet]], which was dispatched to stop the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet. Yang assigned Schönkopf to put down the rebellions, who succeeded in taking back the first planet within three days. Meanwhile, he dispatched reconnaissance units to uncover the exact location of the 11th Fleet, before finding and engaging them in the [[Doria Starzone]] in May {{d|797|uc}}. After a brief but brutal battle, the 11th Fleet was annihilated after repeatedly rejecting Yang's offers for their surrender, opening the pathway to Heinessen. Heinessen at that time was protected by a network of battle-satellites known as the [[Artemis Necklace]], the elements of which were designed on similar principles as the Iserlohn Fortress, except on a much smaller scale, and thus was impervious to normal weaponry. Yang however was not particularly concerned over the Artemis Necklace, even claiming that "a war cannot be won by relying on hardware" and was instead more worried that the NSMC would hold the planet's inhabitants as hostages for a last stand. To break down the NSMC completely, physically and psychologically, Yang destroyed the Artemis Necklace by outfitting giant chunks of ice with Bussard ramjets and ramming the Necklace elements at light speed, as well as assigning Commander [[Baghdash]], who was originally dispatched by the NSMC to assassinate Yang but had switched sides after his plans failed, to broadcast a public announcement over Heinessen claiming that the coup was instigated by Reinhard and thus lacked legitimacy and urged the NSMC to surrender. The NSMC crumbled after this series of events and Yang successfully retook Heinessen and ended the [[Alliance Civil War]] in August {{d|797|uc}}. ({{logh|021|024}})<br />
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===Inquiry and the Eighth Battle of Iserlohn===<br />
The Alliance government was restored by Yang after he put an end to the NSMC coup d'état. However, instead of expressing gratitude to him, it began to suspect Yang for harbouring ambitions to overthrow the government and plotted against him. In March {{d|798|uc}}, under the instigation of [[High Council]] Supreme Chairman Job Trunicht, Secretary of Defence [[Negroponte]] summoned Yang from the Iserlohn Fortress for an inquiry hearing regarding his actions in the recent civil war. Although the inquiry had no legal basis, Yang acquiesced to the summons and left for Heinessen on board the cruiser ''[[Leda II]]'' along with his adjutant Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill and escort Ensign [[Louis Machungo]], leaving his friend and colleague [[Alex Cazerne]] to serve as acting commander during his absence. ({{logh|029|030}})<br />
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Once Yang reached Heinessen, he was separated and isolated from Greenhill and Machungo and was subjected to a series of mind-gruelling inquiry hearings with no clear signs of ending. Just before Yang could protest with a resignation letter prepared beforehand, however, news of an Imperial invasion headed by the mobile [[Geiersburg Fortress]] on the Iserlohn Fortress reached Heinessen and the inquiry hearings was forced to end prematurely without conclusion, with the Alliance government now urging Yang to return to Iserlohn and repel the invaders. With the assistance of Admiral Bewcock, who was approached by Greenhill after the hearings began, Yang managed to muster a small force of 5000 ships to serve as reinforcements, musing over the irony of his situation along his return trip. ({{logh|031|032}})<br />
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After learning about the specifications of Geiersburg Fortress provided by Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], a former Imperial high admiral who had sought asylum in the Alliance after the [[Lippstadt League]] was defeated by Reinhard von Lohengramm during the [[Imperial Civil War]] and had since served under Yang, Yang formulated a plan to destroy Geiersburg Fortress. In April {{d|798|uc}}, Yang and the reinforcement fleet reached [[Iserlohn Corridor]] and found the battle deadlocked as a result of the commanders of the Imperial expedition admirals [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] and [[Neidhart Müller]] being overly-cautious. Although by that time they had already realised that Yang – the source of their excessive caution – was not actually in Iserlohn Fortress, too much time was wasted and that enabled Yang to trap the Imperial forces instead with the coordination of the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet, temporarily commanded by Admiral Merkatz. Admiral Kempff then launched a last ditch suicide attack by attempting to smash Geiersburg Fortress into Iserlohn Fortress, but was thwarted by Yang who ordered a precise attack on one of the Geiersburg Fortress's exposed thrusters, destroying it and causing it to veer out of control and expose itself to a fatal shot from Iserlohn Fortress's Thor Hammer main gun. With the death of Admiral Kempff as a result of the destruction of Geiersburg Fortress, the remaining Imperial forces led by a severely wounded Admiral Müller was forced to retreat, thus ending the [[Eighth Battle of Iserlohn]]. ({{logh|033|034}})<br />
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===Evacuation of Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
On 6 July {{d|798|uc}}, under the instigation of the [[Dominion of Fezzan]], two former members of the Lippstadt League kidnapped Kaiser Erwin Josef II with the intention of using him to head an Imperial government-in-exile created by Count [[Jochen von Remscheid]] and fight against Reinhard von Lohengramm's new order. After Remscheid's party arrived in the Alliance in August, they were welcomed by the Alliance government and the [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]] was officially announced. In response to that, Reinhard denounced both the Alliance and the Imperial government-in-exile in an intergalactic broadcast and effectively declared war on the Alliance. While the Alliance government assumed that the Empire would launch their expected invasion through the Iserlohn Corridor, Yang feared that the Empire would break through the Fezzan Corridor instead. ({{logh|037|038}})<br />
[[File:Yang in Iserlohn 799 UC.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang during a staff meeting in Iserlohn ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
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Yang's misgivings became reality when High Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] led a fleet of 36,000 ships and laid siege on Iserlohn Fortress on 20 November {{d|798|uc}}, which turned out to be merely a diversionary attack. As the [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn]] turned into a deadlock, Reuenthal requested for reinforcements from the Imperial capital, and High Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] was dispatched with his fleet. Instead of aiding Reuenthal in the Iserlohn Corridor, the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] headed to the Fezzan Corridor and swiftly occupied Fezzan in December. When news of the surprise annexation of Fezzan reached Iserlohn Fortress and after the Alliance Joint Operations Headquarters issued a directive granting Yang free rein over any of his future actions, Yang decided to abandon Iserlohn Fortress, which had lost its strategic value, and instead use the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet to reinforce the remaining Alliance fleets in their defence against the large Imperial expeditionary fleet spearheaded by Mittermeyer. ({{logh|043|044|045|046}})<br />
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Yang's plan to evacuate the fortress was initially hindered by Reuenthal, who was aware of his intentions, but after a fleet led by [[Helmut Lennenkampf]] that tried to harass the evacuation process was ambushed by a squadron led by Rear Admiral Attemborough, Reuenthal ceased all operations and allowed Yang to complete his evacuation smoothly. Before leaving the fortress, Yang ordered time bombs to be planted in key locations of the fortress to mask the presence of a backdoor he installed in the Iserlohn Fortress' computer system. On 9 January {{d|799|uc}}, after defusing the bombs in the nick of time and not suspecting the presence of additional traps, Reuenthal and his fleet successfully retook Iserlohn Fortress. After dropping off the civilians from Iserlohn Fortress to a safe planet, Yang led the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet to the [[Rantemario Starzone]] on 9 February, where the Free Planets Star Fleet led by Alexandre Bewcock was engaging with the Imperial expeditionary fleet in combat. Although Yang arrived too late to prevent Bewcock's defeat, he managed to avert the complete destruction of the Alliance fleet by throwing the Imperial formation into momentary disarray, allowing Bewcock to retreat the surviving ships of his fleet, thus ending the [[Battle of Rantemario]]. ({{logh|046|048}})<br />
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===Guerrilla campaign against the Empire===<br />
Upon his arrival on Heinessen after the Battle of Rantemario on 13 February {{d|799|uc}}, Yang was promoted to the rank of {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}}. At the age of 32, he became the youngest Fleet Admiral in Alliance history, having surpassed the previous record-holder [[Bruce Ashbey]], who was only posthumously promoted to Fleet Admiral at the age of 36 after his demise during the [[Second Battle of Tiamat]] on 11 December {{d|745|uc}}. Yang then proceeded to attend a meeting with the Secretary of Defence [[Walter Islands]] where he explained his plan against the Imperial expeditionary fleet, which basically boils down to luring Reinhard von Lohengramm out into an open battle and killing him. Since Reinhard had no designated successor, his death would cause his forces to lose cohesion and potentially lead to infighting among his subordinates. Yang's plan was approved by Islands and after a brief respite, Yang departed Heinessen in late February along with his fleet, now combined with the surviving ships from the Battle of Rantemario, and set off to hunt down the Imperial expeditionary fleet. ({{logh|049}})<br />
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Since there was a huge disparity of strength between the Yang Fleet and the Imperial expeditionary fleet, Yang decided to engage the Imperial fleet with guerrilla tactics. First, he led his fleet to intercept and destroy an Imperial supply convoy led by {{rank|ge|rear admiral}} [[Sombart]], which strained the over-extended Imperial supply lines considerably. Afterwards, on 1 March {{d|799|uc}}, the Yang Fleet engaged with [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]]'s fleet that was dispatched to intercept it between the [[Raigarh Starzone|Raigarh]] and [[Tripura Starzone|Tripura]] starzones. During [[Battle of the Black Hole|this battle]], Yang managed to inflict significant damage to the Steinmetz Fleet by sandwiching it between his fleet and a local black hole and also succeeded in disrupting the reinforcement fleet led by Lennenkampf before retreating to the Raigarh Starzone relatively unscathed.<br />
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Anticipating that the increasingly desperate Imperial forces would try to raid the Alliance supply bases, Yang set up pickets of scout [[Spartanians]] around them to forewarn him of any raiding attempts. One such picket detected an Imperial fleet led by [[August Samuel Wahlen]] and on 24 March {{d|799|uc}}, Yang baited Wahlen's fleet with a mock supply convoy and then pretended to abandon the rigged transport ships. Wahlen took up the bait and sent his ships to secure the abandoned ships, but before they could verify their contents, the ships were detonated remotely and the resulting fireball consumed a considerable number of Imperial ships. Faced with such a sudden loss, Wahlen was forced to retreat his surviving ships. Having defeated yet another Imperial fleet, Yang then concluded that Reinhard would soon be sufficiently enraged enough to personally lead his fleet to seek him out in battle, and he began to prepare for that outcome. ({{logh|050}})<br />
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===The Battle of Vermilion===<br />
[[File:Yang proposing to Frederica.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang proposing to Frederica ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
On 6 April {{d|799|uc}}, Yang received intelligence about the departure of Reinhard and his fleets from the [[Gandharva Starzone]], which had been occupied by the Imperial expeditionary fleet after the Battle of Rantemario as a staging area, and decided that it was finally time to face Reinhard in direct combat. Yang deduced that Reinhard was planning to lure him out by spreading out his fleets to various locations in the Alliance and then recalling those fleets to entrap Yang from all sides once he had committed his forces against Reinhard. Despite knowing that, Yang could not back down at that stage since there was a very high chance that the spread out Imperial fleets would occupy the defenceless Alliance capital planet Heinessen and that the only way to avoid that would be to seize the brief window of opportunity and defeat Reinhard while he was alone only with the fleet under his direct command. A few days later on 11 April, the Yang Fleet arrived at [[Rudmila]] supply base for resupply before engaging Reinhard. As the fleet was being resupplied, Yang proposed marriage to his adjutant Frederica Greenhill once the battle was over and the latter accepted, having anticipated that for some time.<br />
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After the Yang Fleet left Rudmila, it proceeded to the [[Vermilion Starzone]] where Yang planned to intercept Reinhard's fleet in. On 24 April {{d|799|uc}}, both fleets finally clashed with each other, starting the [[Battle of Vermilion]]. The battle quickly devolved into a chaotic mêlée as both Yang and Reinhard second-guessed each other's strategies and could not command their respective fleets decisively. During this initial stage of confusion, one of Reinhard's squadron commanders [[Isaak Fernand von Thurneysen]], seeking to make a name for himself, charged impetuously towards the front line held by his fellow vice admiral [[Rolf Otto Brauhitch]]. The sudden charge by Thurneysen's squadron disrupted Bruhitch's formation and Yang seized the opportunity to inflict heavy damage against Brauhitch's squadron. However, he was not able to press on further and by 26 April both sides ceased fire and temporarily retreated to regroup.<br />
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The next day on 27 April, Yang re-initiated combat by charging his fleet towards the Imperial formation. This time however, Reinhard finally managed to deploy his ships in the successive defensive formations he had devised beforehand, and planned to wear down Yang's fleet both materially and mentally by creating the illusion that they are facing an infinite series of Imperial formations when those formations simply regrouped at the rear and rotated back to the front after they had been broken through. Reinhard's formations occupied the Yang Fleet for two days before [[Julian Mintz]], Yang's ward and a {{rank|fpa|sub-lieutenant}} serving on board his flagship ''[[Hyperion]]'', figured out Reinhard's stratagem and informed Yang accordingly, who then devised a countermeasure against it. After breaking through the ninth Imperial formation, Yang withdrew his ships temporarily to a near asteroid field and organised a decoy fleet comprising of {{rank|fpa|commodore}} [[Marino]]'s squadron and tethered asteroids and sent it out to the front to induce Reinhard to forgo his defensive formations and regroup all his ships for a decisive encounter while Yang led the bulk of his fleet to Reinhard's rear and encircle the concentrated Imperial ships. Reinhard fell for the decoy and his fleet soon became trapped by Yang's encirclement. However, on 2 May, just as his fleet was at the brink of annihilation, [[Neidhart Müller]] arrived with his fleet to reinforce Reinhard. Nevertheless, due to his haste in rushing towards the battlefield, only 60% of his ships reached the Vermilion Starzone on time, and Yang managed to overcome Müller's reinforcements within a couple of days. On 5 May, just as the ''Hyperion'' was able to get a clear shot against Reinhard's flagship ''Brünhild'', news of the Alliance's unconditional surrender, forced by an invasion of Heinessen by the fleets of Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal, reached the front lines and Yang complied with his government's order of immediate ceasefire despite protestations from most of his staff, and the Battle of Vermilion ended abruptly. ({{logh|51|52|53}})<br />
[[File:Yang and Reinhard.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang conversing with Reinhard ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
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===Retirement===<br />
Although Yang complied with the ceasefire order and stood down his fleet, he was concerned that the Alliance would lose its military capability completely once a formal treaty of surrender was signed with the Empire. To prevent that, he requested High Admiral Merkatz to lead a number of his surviving ships and secretly withdraw from the the Vermilion Starzone to preserve them as the core of a future resistance force if the need arose. Soon after Merkatz accepted the request and departed with 60 ships, the Imperial fleets that had spread out as per Reinhard's strategy before the Battle of Vermilion began to converge at the Vermilion Starzone, and on 6 May {{d|799|uc}}, Yang boarded the ''Brünhild'' for a meeting with Reinhard. The meeting was formal, though congenial, and Yang had a friendly discussion with Reinhard over governance and philosophy. During the meeting, Yang politely refused Reinhard's offer to work under him and instead announced his intention to retire, which Reinhard acquiesced. The meeting soon ended and Yang returned to Heinessen along with the rest of his surviving ships. ({{logh|54}})<br />
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After his retirement from the military, Yang and Frederica married in a private ceremony on 10 June {{d|799|uc}} and began their lives as newly-weds away from the war for the first time in years. ({{logh|55}})<br />
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==Return to the military uniform==<br />
===Turmoil in Heinessen===<br />
On 17 July {{d|799|uc}}, The Alliance began dismantling its capital ships in the [[Lesavik Starzone]] in accordance with the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]], but the process was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Merkatz's secret fleet. Inspired by its freedom fighter rhetoric, most of the dismantling crew disobeyed their orders and left together with Merkatz's fleet along with the capital ships they were supposed to dismantle. News of this incident quickly spread like wildfire throughout Heinessen, and Yang became suspected for instigating the hijacking from behind the scenes, notwithstanding the constant surveillance placed on him and his associates by both the Alliance and the Empire. Some opportunistic public figures began denouncing Yang to curry favour with the Empire, and the Imperial consul in Heinessen, [[Helmut Lennenkampf]], was inclined to believe those denunciations. He then suggested the Alliance government arrest Yang for actions violating the [[Counter-Rebellion Act]]. Supreme Chairman [[João Rebelo]] of the Alliance [[High Council]], not wanting to give the Empire any excuse for intervening into Alliance affairs, ordered the arrest of Yang on 22 July, and also considered executing him pre-emptively. ({{logh|60}})<br />
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[[File:Yang interrogated (BD).jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang under interrogation ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
The arrest of Yang was accompanied by increased surveillance on Yang's former subordinates, which tipped them off on the severity of their situations. The Alliance government had in fact planned to use them as scapegoats in the event of Yang's execution by instigating them to revolt. However, before [[Walter von Schönkopf]] and [[Dusty Attemborough]], the two key personnel in the government's scenario, could be captured, the [[Rosen Ritter]] rose up in a surprise rebellion and escorted both of them to safety. Fully cognisant of the government's plans, Schönkopf took command of the Rosen Ritter and organised a counter-offensive. First, he led a squad to kidnap Rebelo while the latter was en route to watch an opera performance with Lennenkampf, and then while negotiating with the Alliance military for a prisoner exchange, uncovered the location where Yang was being detained in and rescued him in the nick of time before he was pre-emptively executed, with Frederica shooting his would-be executioner. ({{logh|61}})<br />
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In the early hours of 23 July, Yang met up with the kidnapped Rebelo and proposed to him a plan that would ensure both his and the Alliance's safety. The plan was to kidnap Lennenkampf and to use him as a hostage to demand safe passage for Yang and his former subordinates out of Heinessen, after which the Alliance government could claim to the Empire that they had been forced to release Yang under duress and then urge the Empire to apprehend Yang. Having no other choice, Rebelo agreed to the plan reluctantly. The Rosen Ritter then executed the kidnapping perfectly with a surprise infiltration attack on the heavily-guarded Imperial consulate in the [[Hotel Shangri-la (Heinessen)|Hotel Shangri-la]]. However, things became complicated when Lennenkampf committed suicide while in captivity. Frederica proposed to apply make-up on his corpse to create the impression that he was still alive, and then proceed with the original plan, which Yang acquiesced. The next day on 24 July, with the dead Lennenkampf as a hostage, Yang and his former subordinates overran the Heinessen Military Spaceport and departed Heinessen on board the ''[[Leda II]]'' commandeered by Attemborough and waiting in geostationary orbit above Heinessen. ({{logh|62}})<br />
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===Retaking Iserlohn===<br />
After departing Heinessen, Yang and his party headed towards [[Dayan Khan]], an abandoned Alliance supply base which served as the headquarters for Merkatz's resistance force. Yang then spent the next few months in Dayan Khan contemplating on his next move. Sometime in October {{d|799|uc}}, Yang released Lennenkampf's body in a sealed capsule to be retrieved by the Imperial forces stationed in Alliance territory, and also included a letter detailing the circumstances of his death. [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]], who was placed in charge of the Imperial forces in Alliance, then summarised his findings regarding the events that transpired in Heinessen in July into a report for Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]], who decided that the Alliance government was to be held responsible for the events transpired. On 10 November, Reinhard made a galaxy-wide broadcast revealing the truth behind the turmoil in Heinessen, apologising for Lennenkampf's actions and denouncing the Alliance government for having desecrated the Treaty of Ba‘alat, effectively declaring war on the Alliance. The broadcast made reconciling with the Alliance government untenable, and Yang was forced to make his move from a highly disadvantageous position. ({{logh|65|67}})<br />
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[[File:Yang at EFRG founding.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Yang giving a speech in El Facil ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
On 9 December {{d|799|uc}}, Yang and Merkatz's resistance force (which was dubbed as the "Yang Irregulars") arrived in [[El Facil]], which had previously proclaimed its secession from the Free Planets Alliance on 13 August {{d|799|uc}}. Yang himself was conflicted over the decision to join the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], as his military strength was grossly insufficient in defending El Facil against the might of the Empire. However, Yang needed a base to mount an effective resistance against the Empire, and [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was the only viable location. By joining with El Facil, Yang would gain a foothold at one end of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] which would allow him access to Iserlohn Fortress. On the other hand, the El Facil Revolutionary Government wished to capitalise on Yang's fame and enhance its political legitimacy, but was wary about him gaining too much power over the government. As a result, when Yang planned an operation to retake Iserlohn, he was pressured by the government to stay in El Facil during the operation. Instead, High Admiral Merkatz was to lead the [[Yang Fleet|El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force]] (rechristened from the Yang Irregulars) to retake Iserlohn. ({{logh|68|69}})<br />
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In late December, Merkatz led the EFRRF towards Iserlohn Fortress. Between 2 and 12 January {{d|800|uc}}, {{rank|fpa|captain}} [[Baghdash]] conducted psychological warfare against the Imperial forces garrisoned in Iserlohn by transmitting a series of conflicting orders under Kaiser Reinhard's name to launch from and remain in Iserlohn. [[Cornelius Lutz]], commander of Iserlohn Fortress, decided that the orders to remain in Iserlohn were genuine and assumed that the EFRRF planned to lure his fleet out of Iserlohn and seize it in his absence. He then formulated a plan to leave Iserlohn and entrap the EFRRF instead when the latter emerged to seize the fortress. Unbeknownst to Lutz however, the conflicting orders were meant to manoeuvre him to do exactly that. On 13 January, after the [[Lutz Fleet]] departed Iserlohn Fortress, the EFRRF headed towards the fortress and locked down its defence systems via Yang's backdoor. A landing party led by Schönkopf was deployed and it managed to seize control of a backup control room after a brief but brutal melee against the remaining Imperial troops defending the fortress. From the control room, the landing party unlocked the fortress defence systems and fired the [[Thor Hammer]] against the returning Lutz Fleet, which greatly demoralised the defenders. After holding out for a few more hours, Vice Admiral [[Otto Wöhler]], who commanded the Imperial troops in the fortress in lieu of Lutz, offered to surrender to the EFRRF. He then committed suicide after securing safe passage for his men to evacuate the fortress. On 14 January, the [[Tenth Battle of Iserlohn]] ended with Yang re-assuming control over Iserlohn Fortress. ({{logh|70}})<br />
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===The Battle of the Corridor===<br />
On 22 January {{d|800|uc}}, Yang arrived in the newly retaken Iserlohn Fortress together with the rest of the EFRRF personnel. Morale was high within the EFRRF with the retaking of Iserlohn. However, the atmosphere of jubilance was cut short when news of the Alliance defeat in the [[Battle of Marr-Adetta]] as well as the death of Fleet Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]] reached Iserlohn in the end of January. Yang declared a three-day mourning period for Bewcock. Having reproached himself for not anticipating that Bewcock would lead a last stand for the Alliance, Yang then transformed his grief into a motivation to devise the best possible strategy in combating against Reinhard, who he was sure would attempt to retake Iserlohn with his full military might in the near future. During the next couple of months, the EFRRF was bolstered by the remnants of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], reaching a peak strength of about 20,000 ships, and the entire fleet prepared extensively for the inevitable showdown against the Empire. ({{logh|073|076}})<br />
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The showdown became reality when Reinhard dispatched [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]] to the Iserlohn Corridor on 23 March {{d|800|uc}}, with himself departing Heinessen along with the rest of his fleets on 2 April after subjugating the Free Planets Alliance completely. Reinhard also ordered [[Ernest Mecklinger]] to lead his fleet towards the Iserlohn Corridor from the Imperial side, in an attempt to engage Yang in a pincer attack. Faced with such overwhelming odds, Yang had to seize the initiative to engage the Imperial forces before they are fully gathered. First on 27 April, he led the entirety of the EFRRF to confront the [[Mecklinger Fleet]], and misled Mecklinger into thinking that he had a much larger fleet than he actually possessed. Mecklinger, not wanting to risk the safety of the old Imperial territories, withdrew to blockade the Imperial end of the corridor. Yang then turned back to face the [[Black Lancers]] on 29 April, which he had successfully lured into the Iserlohn Corridor via a combination of a well-timed insult against Bittenfeld and a fake defection offer by Merkatz. The EFRRF managed to surround the Black Lancers completely, and although the Fahrenheit Fleet tried to reinforce their allies, the narrow geography of the corridor forced their ships to cluster together, making them vulnerable to concentrated attacks from the EFRRF. Eventually, after taking considerable damage from the EFRRF, Fahrenheit sacrificed his own life to open a gap for his and Bittenfeld's fleet to withdraw from the corridor. ({{logh|077|079}})<br />
[[File:Yang and Julian mourning.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Yang and Julian, mourning for Bewcock ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
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The main phase of the [[Battle of the Corridor]] began on 3 May {{d|800|uc}}, when Reinhard finally arrived in the Iserlohn Corridor. To hinder the Imperial fleet, Yang had ordered Attemborough to lay mines around the corridor and positioned the EFRRF behind the mines. Reinhard however overcame the minefield by dispatching [[Rolf Otto Brauhitch]] to clear a path through the minefield conventionally and create a bridgehead to attract the EFRRF while clearing five paths through the minefield simultaneously via directional [[Seffle particle]] generators. This move overwhelmed the EFRRF's ability to contain the emerging Imperial ships, and the battle quickly turned into one of attrition. However, the narrow geography of the corridor made it impossible for the entirety of the Imperial fleets to engage the EFRRF, and coordination between such large number of ships was also poor. When the Imperial fleet tried to entrap the EFRRF by deliberately creating a gap, Yang exploited their poor coordination and sent {{rank|fpa|commodore}} [[Marino]] to attack the exposed ''[[Brünhild]]'' before the gap could be closed. However, Karl Robert Steinmetz managed to intercept Marino's squadron with his fleet, though at the cost of his life. Eventually, after many hours of fierce combat, both sides temporarily withdrew to regroup and replenish supplies on 6 May. ({{logh|080}})<br />
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Battle resumed late on 7 May, with the Imperial fleet seeking to use attritional warfare to batter through the EFRRF, which had been depleted of supplies and had many damaged ships. Three waves of attackers were beaten off by Yang, who then launched a counter attack that forestalled a fourth wave that would have been made up of the survivors of the Black Lancers and Fahrenheit's fleet. Rather than withdrawing Bittenfeld pressed the attack with the best of his Black Lancers, surprising Yang who had expected him to be demoralised. An attempt to catch this force in a pincer failed but they had to pull back after Yang sent Attemborough to attack the rest of the fourth wave, pushing them back. Although unsuccessful, Bittenfeld's attack caused heavy losses to the EFRRF, including the death of {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}} [[Edwin Fischer]] who was responsible for their previous excellent coordination. However, the Imperial fleet was unaware of the weakened state of the EFRRF and when Reinhard had taken ill out of fatigue on 17 May, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] and [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] decided to withdraw the Imperial fleet out of the Iserlohn Corridor, effectively conceding the battle to the EFRRF. The next day on 18 May, Reinhard offered peace talks to Yang. ({{logh|081}})<br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Yang death.jpg|thumb|190px|right|The death of Yang Wen-li ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
After a few days of deliberation, Yang decided to take up Reinhard's peace talk offer. However, while he was en route to negotiate with Reinhard, the cruiser carrying him, ''[[Leda II]]'', was boarded by [[Terraists]]. Shot through the femoral artery in his left leg, he attempted first aid but bled to death in a passage while the relief force searched for him. The time of death was 2:55 on 1 June {{d|800|uc}}. ({{logh|082}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Yang Wen-li became, against his own wishes, a symbol of democratic ideals and republican government. Never defeated in battle, he managed to take [[Iserlohn Fortress]] twice and was considered the founding father of the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. He managed to prevent autocracy from entirely dominating humanity and his ideals were carried on by [[Julian Mintz]].<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Yang Wen-li''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''Yang Wenli''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''ヤン・ウェンリー''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
*'''楊威利''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Chinese)<br />
*'''楊文里''' (alternate Chinese name preference given in author Q&A, not used in anime)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
*The greatest freedom is the freedom not to get involved. ({{logh|003}})<br />
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*It is a known historical fact that when the state starts using its reinforced military forces and armaments to suppress its own populace and invade the nearby nations, neglecting to right the social injustices within itself, it is on its way to unpreventable downfall. ({{logh|031}})<br />
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*People may need societies, but they do not necessarily need 'nations'. ({{logh|031}})<br />
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*What a wonderful observation. If only there was no one who had lost their life or family to war then maybe I would even come to believe it. For people who prefer to take advantage of war and try to establish their own profit on other people's sacrifices, it is an unusually fascinating idea. And for people who show false patriotism to deceive other people as well, eh? ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*If the defence of our homeland and self-sacrifice are as necessary as you say, before you tell other people to 'do this and that', how about you actually do it yourselves? What is the most cowardly and shameful thing in human conduct? It is when people with power, and people who flatter them hide in safe places and extol war, force patriotism and self-sacrifice on others, then send them to the battlefield to die. For the sake of peace in the universe, before we continue this fruitless war with the Empire, must not we first start by exterminating such evil parasites? ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*Can't I get you to order me to retire? ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*I'd be overjoyed if they told me the Chairman was dead. ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*Oh, yeah... I forgot something important. Since you coincidentally chose a time when the Imperial Fleet invaded, I expect an explanation of your reasons for summoning me away from Iserlohn. Of course, that's only if Iserlohn doesn't fall. ({{logh|032}})<br />
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*Dictatorship itself is not absolutely evil. It is just another form of government. The point is how you run it for the benefit of society. ({{logh|033}})<br />
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*In reality, it is dictatorship rather than democracy that drastically advances government reforms. But I think humanity ought to avoid being united by a dictatorship. For example, while it is true that Duke Lohengramm might have that talent, what about his descendants? His successor? Rulers are not necessarily wise through generations... I do not think that the entire human race should be ruled by a system where everything depends on one person's character. ({{logh|033}})<br />
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*An army is a tool for violence, and there are two kinds of violence... Violence to control and oppress, and violence as a means of liberation. You know what we call a national army is fundamentally the former example. It is a pity, but history does not lie. When those in power confront popular opposition, there are not many examples of the army siding with the people. Far from it, in the past in country after country, the army itself evolved into a power structure and came to control the people with violence. ({{logh|035}})<br />
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*Humans were drinking alcohol five-thousand years ago, and we're still drinking it now. Alcohol is humanity's friend. Can I abandon a friend? ({{logh|039}})<br />
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*Perhaps, in this universe, there exists a sole, absolute truth. Perhaps it clarifies every question. But that is beyond the reach of these short hands. ({{logh|054}})<br />
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*Someone who cannot hate something cannot love something, either.<br />
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*There certainly are things that cannot be told in words, but that can only be said by people who have exhausted their use of words. Words are like icebergs that are floating on the ocean called 'heart.' The parts that show above the sea surface are small, but they still let us perceive of sense the larger parts that are hidden below the water. Use words deliberately. If you do, you'll be able to convey more things more accurately than if you were to keep silent. Right judgement can only be made with right information and right analysis.<br />
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*There are no such things as 'wars between absolute good and absolute evil' in human history. Instead, there exist wars between one subjective good and another subjective good, and conflicts between one righteous faith and another righteous faith. In the case of a unilateral war of aggression, the aggressor would believe in its own righteousness. That is why wars have never ceased. As long as humans believe in God and in righteousness, there is no way conflicts would ever disappear. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 2: Ambition]], Chapter 7)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
''Yang'' is a common Chinese surname, and ''Wen-li'' is composed from two Chinese characters, the former meaning "power" or "might", the latter meaning "benefit/profit" or "logic" (depending on use and context).<br />
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There are aspects of Yang Wen-li's life that are similar to the historical Korean admiral [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin Yi Sun-sin], who has been evaluated by many historians as on par or even superior to Britain's Admiral Horatio Nelson. Both were held in suspicion by the governments they served. Both achieved victories despite being massively outnumbered by the enemy due to engaging the enemy in narrow terrain. Both were undefeated in battle, and both died during or shortly after one of their greatest battles.<br />
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<div>[[File:Michel Cuffren and Christpher Wood.jpg|right|300px]]''Michel Cuffren'' was an admiral of the [[Galactic Federation]]'s [[Federation Armada|Armada]] and a war hero, who fought against the [[Space Pirates]] in the [[Pirate Wars]] between {{d|206|uc}} and {{d|208|uc}}. He served beside [[Chrispher Wood]], another hero of the Pirate Wars. ({{logh|040}})<br />
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<div>The '''Humanity Congress''' was the chief legislative body of the [[United Earth Government]]. A representative democracy, seats in the Humanity Congress were divided unequally between [[Earth]] and her [[Colony Worlds]], with 70% of the seats belonging to congressmen from Earth, and only 30% of the seats left for delegates from the colonies, despite the fact that the colony worlds held far greater populations. Because legislation required 70% approval in order to pass, the colony worlds we basically incapable of effecting policy in any appreciable manner.<br />
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In the later days of the United Earth Government's rule, growing discontent over unequal representation in congress as well as the continued mistreatment of the colony worlds by the Humanity Congress incited the colony worlds to rebel in the [[Earth–Sirius War]].<br />
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The ruling body of the Humanity Congress (and thus the [[United Earth Government]] itself was called the [[Central Committee]]. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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The interior of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet|Alliance]] battleship ''[[Ulysses]]'' during the [[Battle of Amritsar]]. (''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]'')<br />
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The interior of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet|Alliance]] battleship ''[[Ulysses]]'' during the [[Battle of Amritsar]]. (''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes (Fujisaki)]]'')<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
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{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Toda (BD).jpg<br />
| caption-top = '''Toda''' ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|lt commander|sc}}<br />
| occupation =<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| actor = [[Ōmori Akimasa]]<br />
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'''Toda''' (Japanese: '''トダ''') was an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] officer who served under [[Yang Wen-li]] at the [[Battle of Jafnhár Starzone]].<br />
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===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|015}}<br />
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*'''Toda''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''トダ''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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<div>The '''Proxima Starzone''' is a [[starzone]] within the [[Galactic Empire]], containing three stars: [[Alpha Centauri]], [[Beta Centauri]] and [[Proxima Centauri]]. It is historically significant as being the nearest starzone to the [[Sol Starzone|Solar System]].<br />
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The fifth planet in orbit of the [[Proxima Centauri|Proxima star]] is the home to one of the oldest human [[colony worlds]] in the Galaxy: [[Prosperina]]. While [[Rondolina]] was occupied by the [[United Earth Government]] in the first part of the [[Earth–Sirius War]], Prosperina served as the home of the [[Sirius Revolutionary Congress]] and the headquarters of the [[Anti-Earth Movement]].<br />
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The Proxima Starzone is located in the frontier region of Imperial space.<br />
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<div>'''Saturn''' is the sixth planet in orbit of [[Sol]], in the [[Sol Starzone]].<br />
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<div>The '''battleship''' (Japanese: 戦艦) is the largest type of military vessel (besides designated flagships) that are depicted in the series. Fielded by both the [[Free Planets Alliance]] and the [[Galactic Empire]], the battleship was the most prominent vessel in any combat engagements and were more likely to be presented with a name compared to other smaller types of military vessels.<br />
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==Free Planets Alliance==<br />
The [[Alliance battleship (788 UC era)|Alliance battleship]] was the backbone of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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The armour of these battleships was considered heavy - at the [[Battle of Amritsar]], the [[13th Fleet]] lined up its battleships as a sort of wall, which the fleet's smaller ships could hide behind. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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The stark, utalitarian nature of the design is indicative of Alliance martial ideology. The most famous of these ships is likely the [[Ulysses|''Ulysses'']] (No. 913-D). Some variations appear, like the [[Muffuese|''Muh'wäse'']], with distinctive 'hammerhead' prow, as well as the ''[[Abai Geser]]'', which was equipped with more antennae than the standard variant. ({{logh|021}})<br />
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===Mechanical details===<br />
*Length: 624 metres<br />
*Width: 65 metres<br />
*Height: 136 metres<br />
*Armament: 8 forward cannons; 14 port cannons; 14 starboard cannons<br />
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==Galactic Empire==<br />
The bread-and-butter of the modern Imperial Navy, battleships served as the backbone of every modern Imperial fleet, and often served as flagships for admirals.<br />
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===Mechanical details===<br />
*Length: 677 metres<br />
*Width: 179 metres<br />
*Height: 228 metres<br />
*Armament: 8 forward cannons; 16 port cannons; 16 starboard cannons <br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
The series features slight differences in the design of Imperial battleships, where the lower and two upper engines sometimes appear shorter. It is not clear whether this is merely animation inconsistencies or actual changes in the ships' design.<br />
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===See also===<br />
*[[:Category:Alliance vessels|FPA ships]]<br />
*[[:Category:Imperial vessels|Imperial ships]]<br />
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[[Category:Vessel types|Battleship]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/BattleshipBattleship2018-05-21T14:52:36Z<p>JudgeKing: /* Free Planets Alliance */</p>
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<div>The '''battleship''' (Japanese: 戦艦) is the largest type of military vessel (besides designated flagships) that are depicted in the series. Fielded by both the [[Free Planets Alliance]] and the [[Galactic Empire]], the battleship was the most prominent vessel in any combat engagements and were more likely to be presented with a name compared to other smaller types of military vessels.<br />
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==Free Planets Alliance==<br />
The Alliance battleship was the backbone of the Free Planets Alliance fleet. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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The armour of these battleships was considered heavy - at the [[Battle of Amritsar]], the [[13th Fleet]] lined up its battleships as a sort of wall, which the fleet's smaller ships could hide behind. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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The stark, utalitarian nature of the design is indicative of Alliance martial ideology. The most famous of these ships is likely the [[Ulysses|''Ulysses'']] (No. 913-D). Some variations appear, like the [[Muffuese|''Muh'wäse'']], with distinctive 'hammerhead' prow, as well as the ''[[Abai Geser]]'', which was equipped with more antennae than the standard variant. ({{logh|021}})<br />
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===Mechanical details===<br />
*Length: 624 metres<br />
*Width: 65 metres<br />
*Height: 136 metres<br />
*Armament: 8 forward cannons; 14 port cannons; 14 starboard cannons<br />
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==Galactic Empire==<br />
The bread-and-butter of the modern Imperial Navy, battleships served as the backbone of every modern Imperial fleet, and often served as flagships for admirals.<br />
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===Mechanical details===<br />
*Length: 677 metres<br />
*Width: 179 metres<br />
*Height: 228 metres<br />
*Armament: 8 forward cannons; 16 port cannons; 16 starboard cannons <br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
The series features slight differences in the design of Imperial battleships, where the lower and two upper engines sometimes appear shorter. It is not clear whether this is merely animation inconsistencies or actual changes in the ships' design.<br />
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===See also===<br />
*[[:Category:Alliance vessels|FPA ships]]<br />
*[[:Category:Imperial vessels|Imperial ships]]<br />
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The '''Altena Starzone''' is a [[starzone]] located within the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Galaxy]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
The Altena Starzone was the site of the [[Battle of Altena]] in {{d|797|uc}} during the [[Imperial Civil War]].<br />
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[[Category:Orion Arm]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Imperial_carrier_(788_UC_era)Imperial carrier (788 UC era)2018-05-06T15:39:58Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/vessel<br />
| image-top = Imperialcarrier.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Imperial carrier ({{d|794|uc}})<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| type = Carrier<br />
| length = 682 metres<br />
| width = 208 metres<br />
| height = 286 metres<br />
| armament = 16 forward beam cannons<br />120 [[Walküre]] fighters<br />''or''<br />32 [[Gunship|gunships]]<br />
| crew = 1,879<br />
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The '''Imperial carrier''' (Japanese:空母) design served as the standard carrier design of Imperial fleets from the late stages of the [[Alliance-Imperial War]] to at least {{d|801|uc}}.<br />
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==Design==<br />
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The standard Imperial carrier design had a hull that shared common features with large Imperial battleships like the ''[[Wilhelmina]]''. It could be distinguished from the latter, by the large box-like hangar module on top, slightly different engine nacelle arrangement, an area of exposed machinery on each side underneath the hangar module, and also by the different side gun arrangement on the hull.<br />
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Fighter recovery was accomplished through ports in the sides of the hangar. <br />
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A second variant carried Imperial [[Gunship|gunships]]. The only visual difference was a different hangar module, with 16 doors on each side. The gunships were launched by first being lifted out of the ship by cranes. During this time, the gunships and the carrier itself were vulnerable and there was at least one recorded instance of a carrier and its gunships being hit during the launch process, resulting in the destruction of all through secondary explosions. ({{logh|051}})<br />
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File:Imperialcarrier2.jpg|Frontal view ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
File:Imperialgunshipcarrier.jpg|Gunship carrier ({{d|799|uc}})<br />
File:Imperialgunshipcarrierlaunch.jpg|Gunship carrier launching ({{d|799|uc}})<br />
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====Licensed sources====<br />
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The Free Planets Alliance first fielded carriers in {{d|750|uc}} but the Galactic Empire continued to prioritize construction of battleships and cruisers. It was not until {{d|780|uc}}, after the design of the Alliance [[Alliance carrier (788 UC era)|''Lazarus'' class carrier]], that the Empire belatedly acknowledged the usefulness of carriers and resolved to build its own. <br />
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The Empire decided to adapt an existing design to reduce development time and chose the ''Wilhelmina'' class battleship design on account of its large power plant, which would give the resulting carrier design high mobility. <br />
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A large hangar module was added on top of the hull to carry a large complement of fighters. The gunship carrier variant differed only in the hangar module and was otherwise identical to the fighter carrier. ([[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]], p. 141, 172)<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====DVD features====<br />
A production sketch of the Imperial carrier appears in the DVD features.<br />
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File:Imperialcarriersketch1.jpg|Oblique view<br />
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| image-top = Masasoite.jpg<br />
| caption-top = The flagship '''{{i|Masasoite}}''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| affiliation = [[Iserlohn Republic]]<br />[[El Facil Revolutionary Government]] <small>(former)</small><br />[[Free Planets Alliance]] <small>(former)</small><br />
| flag-officer = {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} [[Dusty Attemborough|Attemborough]]<br />
| type = Battleship<br />
| purpose = Flagship <small>([[IRF]], [[Attemborough Squadron]])</small><br />Flagship <small>([[EFRRF]], [[Attemborough Squadron]] — former)</small><br />
| pennant = 115I<br />
| length = <br />
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| armament = 50 forward cannons<br />31 port cannons<br />31 starboard cannons<br />
| crew = <br />
| status = Active<br />
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The '''{{i|Masasoite}}''' (Japanese: '''マサソイト''') was the flagship of {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}} [[Dusty Attemborough]] whilst he was part of the [[El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force]] and the [[Iserlohn Republic Forces]].<br />
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==Service history==<br />
A former [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] battleship, the ''Masasoite'' was first observed at the [[Battle of the Corridor]] in {{d|800|uc}}, leading Vice Admiral Attemborough's successful attempt to draw the [[Black Lancers]] and the [[Fahrenheit Fleet]] into the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] before Kaiser [[Reinhard]]'s main force could arrive. It was continuously engaged throughout the battle. ({{logh|079|080|081}})<br />
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Following the assassination of {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]] and the end of the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], the ''Masasoite'' became part of the [[Iserlohn Republic Forces]]. Though Attemborough remained with [[Julian Mintz]] on the flagship ''[[Ulysses]]'' for the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]] in {{d|801|uc}}, he again took the ''Masasoite'' as his flagship for the [[Battle of Shiva]] later that year, though in the midst of the battle he transferred his flag to the ''[[Ulysses]]'' to take [[Julian Mintz]]'s place in overall command of the fleet. ({{logh|102|107|108}})<br />
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==Design==<br />
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Amongst the known flagships of the Alliance, the ''Masasoite'' is rare in that its design more closely resembles that of the ''[[Hyperion]]'' as opposed to the more common general design of flagships such as the ''[[Patoroklos]]'' and ''[[Rio Grande]]''.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=160px><br />
File:Masasoite_fire.jpg|Engaged ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
File:Masasoite_bridge.jpg|Bridge ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|079}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|080}}<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Masasoite''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''マサソイト''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
*'''Massasoit''' (Japanese fan sources)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
''Masasoite'' is a mistranslation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massasoit Massasoit], a name attributed to Ousamequin, leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy during the early English colonisation of North America. The word itself means ''great chief''.<br />
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====Licensed Sources====<br />
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Like the ''Hyperion'', the ''Masasoite'' is from the generation of flagships preceding the ''Ajax'' class. (DVD Features)<br />
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Given the appearance of its bridge, which is similar to ships of later design, the ship presumably was refitted and modernised.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====DVD features====<br />
A production sketch for the ''Masasoite'' appears in the DVD features of the DVD boxset.<br />
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<div>[[File:Econiapolis.jpg|right|300px]]'''Econiapolis''' was the largest (and only) city on the planet [[Econia]], in the former [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Initially intended to be the center of the planet's [[Terraforming]] efforts, by {{d|788|uc}} Econiapolis' economy had become dependent on trade with the Alliance soldiers stationed at the nearby [[Econia Internment Camp]].<br />
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Had the terraforming project gone according to plan, the city of Econiapolis would have been able to support a population upwards of one million: with the project stalled indefinitely, however, the population of Econia numbered only slightly more than 100,000 in {{d|788|uc}}. A small town, Econia's economy was wholly dependent on the existence of the [[Econia Internment Camp]] and supporting the 3,600 [[Alliance]] soldiers and 55,400 Imperial prisoners stationed there. ({{sl|08}})<br />
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<div>[[File:Luna City.jpg|right|300px]]'''Luna City''', sometime referred to simply as 'the lunar city,' was a large city built on the [[Earth]]'s moon in the mid-22nd century by the [[United Earth Government]]. Luna City served as the headquarters of the [[Ministry of Space]] (and, therefore, likely served as the headquarters for the UEG's [[Space Force]] as well) and by 2166 Luna City had a greater population than the UEG capital of [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]].({{logh|056}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
*Luna City is not mentioned in any contemporary context in the logh OVAs. This may indicate that the city was destroyed, or rendered uninhabitable during the [[Earth–Sirius War]].<br />
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<div>[[File:Laglane City.jpg|right|300px]]'''Laglane City''' was the chief economic city on the planet [[Rondolina]], in the [[Sirius Starzone]].<br />
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In 2689 Laglane City was the site of the [[Bloody Night]] massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the [[Earth–Sirius War]].<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
*The [[neutron bomb]] that killed [[Winslow Kennes Townshent]] in 2707 CE may have been detonated in Laglane itself, or another city on [[Rondolina]]. Either way, it is uncertain whether or not the city still exists during the [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] era.<br />
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<div>The '''Second Battle of Vega''' was a major battle in the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. In 2703 CE, the [[Black Fleet]], commanded by [[Joliot Frankul]], engaged a [[United Earth Government]] [[Space Force]] armada in the [[Vega Starzone]]. The Black Fleet was composed of 6,000 warships; the UEG fleet numbered more than 20,000 strong.<br />
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Despite the organizational, technological and numerical advantages of the UEG fleet, Frankul was able to achieve a resounding victory over the [[Earth]] forces. With this victory, the tides of war shifted in the [[Anti-Earth Movement]]'s favor.<br />
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<div>'''Altair''' is the central star of the [[Altaire Starzone]]. It is classified as a Dwarf star, and is 16.8 light years from the [[Sol Starzone]].<br />
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The '''Altair Starzone''' is a [[starzone]] in the [[Orion]] arm of the [[Galaxy]]. It contains at least seven planets, the seventh of which, [[Altair VII]], is habitable.<br />
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<div>[[File:Bloody Night.jpg|right|300px]]The '''Bloody Night Massacre''' occurred in 2689 when the [[United Earth Government]]'s [[Space Force]] laid siege to the city of [[Laglane]], [[Rondolina]]. Lasting only 10 hours, 900,000 civilians were killed in the massacre.<br />
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==History==<br />
===The Sirius Invasion===<br />
After decades of building resentment and hostility between the [[United Earth Government]] and its [[Colony Worlds]], the [[Earth–Sirius War]] broke out in 2689 CE when the [[Earth]]'s [[Space Force]] launched a surprise attack on the [[Anti-Earth Movement]]'s headquarters on the planet [[Rondolina]], in the [[Sirius Starzone]]. The attack was swift, with the [[United Colonial Army]] being destroyed before it could counterattack. Rondolina's capital city was swiftly occupied by UEG forces, who began to spread out to other cities on Rondolina in an effort to stamp out the "anti-Earth" rebels. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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===Siege of Laglane===<br />
The first target of the UEG Occupation army was the city of [[Laglane]], which served as the economic and industrial hub of the [[Rondolina]] colony. The second-in-command of the UEG occupation forces, General [[Crayambo]], led a massive ground force to the outskirts of [[Laglane]] and waited, allowing his presence to terrify the citizens, weakening their will to resist. Crayambo's assault force consisted of 15 mechanized infantry divisions; 3 aerial assault divisions; and six urban infantry divisions. The city of Laglane had no military force to speak of.<br />
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The mayor of Laglane City, [[Joseph Massalich]], approached Crayambo several times with the goal of ending the siege peacefully, but Crayambo stubbornness made it impossible for the peace talks to progress. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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===Bloody Night===<br />
Once the sun fell, [[Crayambo]]'s forces invaded the city. The citizens of [[Laglane]] hastily formed vigilante squads to repel the soldiers, but had little success. Crayambo had issued his men very general orders: they were given complete authority to take whatever measures they found necessary to root out and destroy the [[Anti-Earth Movement]] terrorists thought to be hiding in the city. The UEG soldiers looted and murdered as they saw fit, with the full support of their superior officers.<br />
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The diamond and jewel-polishing operations to the north of Laglane, as well as the warehouses there containing various precious metals, including gold and platinum, became the target of two different UEG divisions. Both the 2nd Air Corps and the 5th Urban Warfare Corps were intent on stealing the precious metals and jewels, so they butchered each other in their greed. More than 1,500 UEG soldiers were killed. Many were disemboweled so that any jewels or other treasures that the dead may have swallowed could be claimed by his or her murderers.<br />
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In the city elderly citizens had their jaws cut from their faces so soldiers could claim their gold teeth; women had their ears and fingers sliced off so the UEG soldiers could claim their jewelry. <br />
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When the sun rose over Laglane 10 hours later, more than 900,000 civilians had been killed, and more than 15,000,000 credits worth of property had been stolen. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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===Aftermath===<br />
Three days after the massacre, the commander of the [[United Earth Government]]'s occupation forces released a statement declaring that the massacre had been carried out by members of the [[Anti-Earth Movement]] against the innocent citizens of Laglane, and that the UEG occupation army had nothing to do with it. It was a scheme designed to turn the people against the UEG [[Space Force]]. Furthermore, the UEG declared that, at most, the massacre had only resulted in 20,000 deaths.<br />
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Following the Bloody Night, the UEG would continue to brutally suppress the citizens of [[Rondolina]], resulting in an additional 350,000 deaths until the colony was eventually liberated by the [[Black Fleet]] some time prior to 2703 CE. ({{logh|056}})<br />
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[[Category:Pre-Imperial]]</div>JudgeKinghttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Battle_of_VegaBattle of Vega2018-05-02T21:25:23Z<p>JudgeKing: </p>
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<div>The '''First Battle of Vega''' occurred some time prior to 2703, and was one of the most important battles of the [[Earth–Sirius War]]. Fought in the [[Vega Starzone]] between the [[United Earth Government]]'s [[Space Force]] and the [[Anti-Earth Movement]]'s [[Black Fleet]], the ultimate victor of the battle is unknown.<br />
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