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In the century leading up to the Confederacy War (the Fourth Interstellar War), the Republic had "allowed" many of its citizens to strike out on their own and found colonies in the freelance worlds that were, at least culturally, Terran. Now, with active war once again looming on the horizon, it was time to collect these rogue colonies and bring them safety back into the Republic fold.
In 2448, however, in what has been near universally regarded as one of the most inspired and underhanded moves ever attempted on the galactic stage, the League prompted a coalition of these same freelance worlds to unite into a third interstellar human government.
The Republic disagreed with this Declaration, strenuously. To their eyes, the freelance worlds were little more than rebellious citizens of the Republic and needed to be brought back in line. This new Government, which was clearly the doing of the League, was little more than a nuisance, and one that the Republic felt perfectly comfortable to ignore.
When it became clear that the League and their pet Confederacy were not going to stand down and allow the Republic to reclaim what was theirs, an example needed to be made. The Premiere and the Magistrates, along with the High Command, issued a declaration of their own: the Renlei Zhimindi Xuanyan, or Declaration of Human Colonies.
This declaration made it known that the Republic considered all of the freelance worlds to be Terran colonies in revolt, and that they would be treated as such. This document also had the side effect of kicking off the Fourth Interstellar War, also known as the Confederacy War.
In 2493, the Confederacy had cobbled together a fleet, and with the backing of the NorAellians, they made their claim of true independence, both from the Republic and from the direct manipulation of the League. This marked the end of the Confederacy War.
Vakasa — Today at 10:02 AM
Ok, general Terran naval history: it wasn’t until the 4th IW that they started transitioning to this current fleet design. I’d imagine before then that they were using the scaffold/open frame ship designs. The solid hull plan came into being for the Terrans after the League made that switch during the 3rd IW and spanked the Terran fleet.So the oldest ships (triumph, rampart, merit, viceroy) designs date from the mid 4th IW. Overall, the hull designs have changed very little since then and newer hulls have followed the design scheme set by those four. The Bulwark class was probably the first one to reintroduce those big gaps in the hull
Morgul — Today at 10:19 AM
Oooh, I love this.Vakasa — Today at 10:19 AM
This also tells us that League “won” IW3
(I say “won” in quotes because none of these idiots are really winning a damn thing except the dozen or so border worlds they keep fighting for)Morgul — Today at 10:22 AM
They "won" it like we "won" the War on Terror.