THE BATTLE OF THE ADMIRALS: November 9 – 19, 1948

This battle was between fleets and some of the most important admirals on both sides of the war.  There were pitched battles in the regions between systems so that the ships would have maneuvering room.  There were few hit-and-run skirmishes.  

It was one of the last battles that pitted a massive number of ships against another massive number of ships.  The admirals fought it for pride and for glory.  Synthetics engaged in the close-quarters fighting between smaller attack crafts.  They also attacked the larger fleet vessels.  But they often were destroyed in one blast by a ray cannon or plasma discharge gun.  A few though managed to inflict major damage before they were destroyed.  But since they were controlled by synthetics they were considered expendable. 

THE PHANTOM BATTLE: May 13 – August 4, 1949     

This battle was mainly fought by ACE and Alliance forces in other dimensions.  The Alliance toward the end of the war had finally mastered the art of shifting in and out of dimensions to wage hit-and-run attacks.  Also, the importance of synthetics was finally realized by the Alliance.  Neither realizations came in time to turn the tide of the war in the Alliance’s favor. 

A huge attack was waged in the Kuyper Belt.  But ACE was waiting for the attack and knew the ships were coming.  The Yukon station that had sent out the original ships that fought in the first skirmish of the war was in the thick of the battle.  In a suicide attempt by the Alliance, another 400 Dorellian heavy cruisers and 1000 shock destroyers tried to penetrate the Kuyper Belt by shifting to another dimension.  But sensors warned ACE of what was happening and by the time the ships reached Yukon, 3000 ships shifted to engage them in battle. 

The last decisive battle was large enough to be seen from earth.  But since it was done in other dimensions, no telescope except those in other dimensions viewed it.  The fleet was reduced by nearly 95% until the remaining ships had to surrender to ACE. 

The battle that won the war was fought in the Dorellian home system and three member systems of the Alliance.  Overwhelming force overcame a valiant defense of the systems.  But since there weren’t near as many ships in the Alliance as there were at the disposal of ACE, the Alliance surrendered. 

After nearly a decade of occupation and cooperation, the Alliance joined ACE to make that organization a very powerful force for good in the galaxies.