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2629

2629.105

First Kilrathi Encounter During exploration of the Vega Sector on 2629.105 (Orbit 151, Sun Year 5105 Kilrathi date), the TCS Iason encounters a craft of unknown origin. This craft is later discovered as being the KIS K'rath'kan. Commander Jedora Andropolos, commander of the Iason transmits an international wide-band, non-verbal greeting to the unknown craft, keeping guns off-line. Detecting the wide-band radiation produced when the Iason transmits, the K'rath'kan believes that the radiation is an attempt to disable Kilrathi shields. When the Iason fails to leave the area after twenty minutes, Brath'kar nar Caxki, commander of the K'rath'kan orders the ship to open fire destroying the Iason and all hands. [Voices of War]

2630

Kilrathi High Command The Kilrathi High Command rejected attempts to meet the Confederation. A strict non-aggression policy was enforced by the Terran Confederation Congress. The Kilrathi are warned that future transgressions would lead to military reprisals. [Victory Streak]

2634

Terran Confederation Congress The TCC voted unanimously to enforce a non-agression policy with the Kilrathi and threaten military reprisals if it was broken. [Victory Streak]

2634.186

Declaration of War The Anna Magdelena, ferrying orphans to Dieno, is attacked by a pair of Kilrathi fighters. All hands are lost. In retaliation for this and the five-year string of equally heinous abuses of all known laws of civility, the Terran Confederation officially declares war on the Empire of Kilrah for countless acts of piracy and unwarranted assault. [Victory Streak]

2634.228

McAuliffe attack signal Confederation cryptographer Ches M. Penney partially decodes a Kilrathi message which refers to a strike against the Confederation, starting with an attack on the colony on McAuliffe and the station in orbit around it, Alexandria. Confederation High Command sends a fleet twice the size of the expected enemy fleet to defend McAuliffe. [Wing Commander]

2634.235

McAuliffe attack A Kilrathi fleet attacks McAuliffe and wipes out the defending Terran fleet using their new shield-piercing torpedoes and fighter based doctrine to decimate the Confederation forces. Despite the Confederation deploying a fleet twice the size of the estimated enemy fleet, the incomplete translation of the partially decoded signal means that the enemy fleet is actually quadruple the expected size. The battle lasts four days. The Kilrathi take more damage than they expected during the battle forcing them to turn back and regroup after the offensive. [Voices of War]

TCS Coral Sea TCS Coral Sea was destroyed by fighter based shield-piercing torpedoes, shortly after managing to disconnect from Alexandria base at McAuliffe. [Action Stations]

TCS Belarus TCS Belarus exploded after having its outer hull ruptured by a collision with the falling skyhook at McAuliffe [Action Stations]

2634.236

Battle of McAuliffe Fighters and bombers from the Concordia the Ark Royal launch on a counter-attack against Kilrathi forces at McAuliffe. Concordia's forces feign at a carrier, then break off, loop McAuliffe and attack the Kilrathi transports and landing craft, while Ark Royal's forces engage the originally targetted Carrier. Once Ark Royal's bombers have struck the carrier, they loop around the planet and form the second wave of the attack against the Kilrathi transports and LCs. There is only time for one sweep, and the confed forces can't slow down because they need the velocity to loop back out and make it to rendezvous with the carriers. Missiles are to be under complete computer control, taking care of target acquisition and firing. Pilots are to control the guns [Action Stations]

Ratha Ratha, ejecting after his ship was destroyed by Vance Richards, kills himself by removing his helmet, so he would not be shamed by being defeated and left alive. Instead of taking Tolwyn's wave as a friendly gesture to a fellow warrior, he took it as a mocking insult to his honour [Action Stations]

2634.236 - 2634.239

TCS Concordia explodes The Concordia is abandoned and explodes just before Turner jumps back to McAuliffe. [Action Stations]

2639

2639.033

Enyo capture The Kilrathi occupy the human world of Enyo taking 250,000 humans prisoner. See Enyo engagement. [Wing Commander]

McAuliffe occupation Kilrathi forces occupy McAuliffe and take a quarter of a million humans hostage under orbital guns. The Confederation attempts an attack, made difficult by the presence of hostages. The Confederation deploys an attack force consisting mainly of Raptor class fighters equipped with Porcupine mines. The Raptors drop their mines in a region of space near a main jump point. This forces the Kilrathi to avoid the area. While the Kilrathi concentrate on destroying the Raptors, a radio signal detonates all of the mines allowing the Terran fleet to jump in-system. The Terran fleet smashes the orbital guns and enemy ships with minimal loss of life to the colonists. The Kilrathi are forced to retreat, however losses on both sides are about equal. [Voices of War]

2644 ((( note date discrepancy with WCRevival's timeline date (2649) )))

Custer's Carnival In 2644, Terran ground forces launch an attack on the fortified Kilrathi Kr'azna colony. Unexpected Kilrathi fighter cover causes the ground forces to retreat in their lightly armed transports. Since the transports had little chance against the pursuing heavy Kilrathi warships, the TCS Tiger's Claw attempts to intercept the Kilrathi warships and give the transports time to escape. The Tiger's Claw succeeds in allowing the transport to escape, but suffers heavy losses and damage. The Claw retreats in to Terran space with three quarters of its engines destroyed and half of its pilots injured. Two Gold Stars and numerous other medals are awarded to Tiger's Claw pilots. The Claw itself is forced to spend six months in spacedock repairing.

This action is later given the name Custer's Carnival. [Voices of War]