Battle of Vega (3039)

Part of War of 3039
Start Date 19 April - 16 August 3039 Planet Vega Result Draconis Combine initially lost the world but manage to stage a successful counter invasion.
Factions
Attacker Federated Commonwealth	Defender Draconis Combine

Overview

War of 3039

During the War of 3039, Vega was invaded by the 3rd Lyran Guards, the 3rd Davion Guards, Snord's Irregulars, the 1st Grave Walkers, and the 17th Recon Regiment. The world was defended by the 14th Legion of Vega and the 5th Amphigean Light Assault Group. The mercenary forces attacked the Amphigeans, holding them in place. The Fifth Amphigean LAG sent their third battalion to harass the mercenary units' flanks, and Snord's Irregulars responded by destroying the battalion. Combined with the losses the other two battalions had sustained, this was too much, and the Fifth evacuated the world.

The Fourteenth Legion of Vega faced the Third Davion Guards and Third Lyran Guards. The two FedCom units held the Legion in place, and once the Fifth Amphigean LAG evacuated the mercenary units turned to face the Legion. The Legion of Vega was trapped between two fronts, and rather than be destroyed they also evacuated the world. The Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces established a forward command area on Vega, and sent the Third Lyran Guards to their next target. While participating in planning sessions, many of the LCAF field commanders were killed by a DEST-planted bomb. This threw the defenders into chaos, and the arrival of the 2nd Legion of Vega, 14th Legion of Vega, and 2nd Dieron Regulars made things worse. The LCAF forces were scattered across the planet, and when the Grave Walkers and Snord's Irregulars were sent off-world, the DCMS forces turned their full attention to the Third Davion Guards. Faced with almost certain defeat, the Third Guards evacuated the world.

Units involved

Federated Commonwealth

• Third Davion Guards
• Third Lyran Guards
• Snord's Irregulars (Mercenaries)
• First Gravewalkers (Mercenaries)
• 17th Reconnaissance Regiment (Mercenaries)

Draconis Combine

• Fourteenth Legion of Vega
• Second Legion of Vega
• Fifth Amphigean Light Assault Group
• Second Dieron Regulars

Bibliography

• Historical: War of 3039