The Oceanian War was a conflict fought between Oceania and the Pacific Federation circa AC 417.[1]
The conflict is notably remembered as the first "modern" war of the After Calamity Era, as well as the Cascadian National Guard's sole offensive operation to date,[2] and resulted in the supposed fall of the Mercenary Cabal.
Background[]
The Mercenary Cabal, a mastermind behind numerous world events akin to the Federation's own dictatorial control, was revealed according to intel and statements to be planning to turn Oceania into a mercenary state rivaling the Federation.[3] This, combined with the nation itself withdrawing its membership after heightened strains on its geothermal deposits, prompted the Federation to launch an invasion.
History[]
Under the pretext of threats to internal security and stability, the Federation invaded Oceania. However, they met fierce resistance from Oceanian military forces and mercenaries.[4][5] During this time, Morgan Elizabeth, a Cascadian military officer, was made a liaison of the Federation Peacekeepers.[6]
Gradually, the tide began to turn against Oceania, and a number of mercenaries, including Klara Rask, began to defect and hunt down their fellow mercenaries, seeking a better opportunity in the Federation.[7] The Federation Vertical Navy 205-class air battleship Zetec took part in the war's final battles, distinguishing itself by engaging hostile airships;[8] the Federation eventually prevailed, and Oceania was back in Federation hands.
Aftermath and legacy[]
The war heavily influenced Federation military doctrine, including Cascadia's, whose veterans would be mostly organized underneath the Wild Boar Regiment.[4][2][9] Furthermore, more Periphery states had begun joining superpowers like the Federation, while some chose the path of independence.[10]
The Federation, having found blueprints and airframes for the Cabal-designed ACG-01 Chimera in the war's late stages, handed over the blueprints to Cascadia, the country proceeding to produce copies in case they and the Federation itself come into conflict just like Oceania did.[11]
The war would dim public opinion on mercenaries in general, with the betrayal of mercenaries including Rask, leading to a gradual decline of their presence pushed by pressure from the superpowers.[12][13] In general, up until Sicario's presence in the Cascadian Conflict of AC 432, mercenaries like the Cabal Lords' Signatures were thought to have disappeared into history.[14]
Despite the Cabal's supposed destruction, however, rumors regarding the organization's survival persisted, well into the Cascadian Conflict where the Federation Navy sent at least one vessel to track them down.[15]
The Cascadian Conflict would begin over similar reasons and be estimated to be thrice as destructive as this conflict,[16] with the Wild Boar Regiment, owing to their experience in this war and ironically eventually coming to rely on mercenaries, faring better in the early battles than other Cascadian Independence Force units who are mostly inexperienced in combat.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 19: "Red Sea."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Factions: Cascadian National Guard
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Factions: Mercenary Cabal
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → World Entries: Oceania War
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 12: "Midnight Light."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 04: "Uphill, Every Way."
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Pilot Entries: Frost Druid | Klara Rask
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Pilot Entries: Flagship Zetec
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Pilot Entries: Wild Boar Unit
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → World Entries: The Periphery
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (TBA). Project Wingman Artbook. p. N/A
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Factions: Mercenaries
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 16: "Wayback."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 11: "Cold War."
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Pilot Entries: Spy Ship Cat-Eye
- ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → World Entries: The Cascadian Conflict
| Wars, battles, and other events before and during the After Calamity Era | |
|---|---|
Calamity/Long Cold (AC -150-0) • Formation of United Cascadia (AC pre-0) • Formation of the Pacific Federation (AC 332) • Superpower cold war (AC unknown-432+) • Solstitium Disaster (AC 392) • Oceanian War (AC 417) • Good Hope Dispute (AC pre-432) • Operation New History (AC pre-432) • Sinking of the City on a Lake (AC pre-432) • Hunt for the Maester (AC pre-432) • '29 tax scandal (AC 429) • Federation conquests (AC pre-432) • Meilynx Incident (AC 432) • Cascadian Conflict (AC 432) • Federation uprisings and secessions (AC 432-) |