Battle of Earth

The Battle of Earth was a major battle between the forces of the Earth Federation and the Anaran High Confederacy at the height of the Anaran Incursion in 2057.

The cradle of human civilization within the Milky Way galaxy, as well as being the capital world of the Earth Federation; Earth was a target that the Confederacy was unable to ignore.

As a result of the war, significant portions of the EFSC were stretched thin across the galaxy, engaged elsewhere and far from Earth. The Confederacy used this opportunity to stage an invasion in an attempt to quickly and decisively crush the Earth Federation and rendering them incapable of sustained conflict.

With the only Federation force close to Earth being the relatively small EFSC Home Fleet, a large Anaran fleet comprised of 211 starships was dispatched to capture the planet.

Unbeknownst to the Anaran forces, the planet was protected by an extensive cloaked orbital defense grid, comprised of heavily armed starbases and weapons platforms.

In addition to the EFSC's massive technological advantage, and having been caught unaware deep between the Federation's defensive lines, the Anaran's had no choice but to press the attack, in the hopes of breaking through Earth's orbital defenses and make planet-fall.

The final stages of the battle in orbit above Earth saw the near-total destruction of the Confederacy's Fleet of Logical Assembly.

The battle destroyed the momentum of the Anaran invasion force, generated by their recent strings of victories in the Outer Arm.