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new type of orbital weapons platform, and the alliance had a window | new type of orbital weapons platform, and the alliance had a window | ||
period of three days before these platforms were scheduled to go online.<br> | period of three days before these platforms were scheduled to go online.<br> | ||
− | [[Image:Cardassian_orbital_weapon_platform.jpg|Cardassian orbital weapon platform]]<br> | + | |[[Image:Cardassian_orbital_weapon_platform.jpg|Cardassian orbital weapon platform]]<br> |
A small contingent of Jem'Hadar | A small contingent of Jem'Hadar | ||
attack ships defending the system, | attack ships defending the system, | ||
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resistance from Dominion and Cardassian soldiers, the major population centers quickly fell to | resistance from Dominion and Cardassian soldiers, the major population centers quickly fell to | ||
allied control. This victory was a monumental morale booster for the alliance.<br><br> | allied control. This victory was a monumental morale booster for the alliance.<br><br> | ||
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<i>Monac IV</i><br> | <i>Monac IV</i><br> | ||
[[Image:IKS_Rotarran.jpg|IKS Rotarran]]<br> | [[Image:IKS_Rotarran.jpg|IKS Rotarran]]<br> | ||
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from numerous battles throughout the Dominion War. General Martok claimed that the order | from numerous battles throughout the Dominion War. General Martok claimed that the order | ||
consisted of “old men and walking wounded”. Martok landed 15 divisions on Septimus III and | consisted of “old men and walking wounded”. Martok landed 15 divisions on Septimus III and | ||
− | slaughtered the entire 11th Order in 2375.<br> | + | slaughtered the entire 11th Order in 2375.<br><br> |
+ | <i>Raid on Trelka V</i><br> | ||
+ | [[Image:Trelka_V.jpg|262px|Trelka V]] [[Image:Trelka_V_Base.jpg|262px|Trelka V Base]]<br> | ||
+ | General Martok launched a | ||
+ | cavalry raid, consisting of two | ||
+ | birdsofprey, | ||
+ | on the Dominion | ||
+ | star base on Trelka V in the same | ||
+ | year. One of the ships were | ||
+ | destroyed, and while the Cardassians pursued the other birdofprey, | ||
+ | the remainder of Martok's fleet | ||
+ | attacked the base again, catching the base personnel just as they were attempting to repair the base.<br><br> | ||
+ | <i>The Second Battle of Chin'toka</i><br> | ||
+ | [[Image:Breen.jpg|Breen]]<br> | ||
+ | This battle, in late 2375, marked the entry of the Breen Confederacy | ||
+ | on the side of the Dominion. It was the worst tactical defeat for the | ||
+ | allies throughout the entire war. Of 312 allied warships, all but one | ||
+ | were destroyed by a special new Breen weapon. The Klingon birdofprey, | ||
+ | IKS KI'tang, was the only allied ship impervious to the Breen's | ||
+ | energy dampening weapons, thanks to a chance modification by its | ||
+ | chief engineer. The entire Klingon fleet made the same | ||
+ | enhancements, making them the only allied ships invulnerable to the | ||
+ | Breen's weapons. | ||
+ | General Martok brought 1500 Klingon ships to the front line to fight | ||
+ | the war, while the rest of the alliance fleets were left to find a | ||
+ | countermeasure to the Breen technology. Even with this sizable fleet, | ||
+ | the Klingon force was outnumbered 20 – 1 by the Dominion, Breen and Cardassian fleets. To | ||
+ | compensate, Martok waged a guerrillastyle | ||
+ | war on the enemy, keeping his ships cloaked, until they | ||
+ | would engage the enemy, in an attempt to keep them off-balance.<br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Raid on Avenal Seven</i><br> | ||
+ | Towards the end of the war, chancellor Gowron took control of the Klingon forces in an attempt to | ||
+ | defeat the Dominion without assistance from the other allies. During his brief campaign, he ordered | ||
+ | General Martok to engage the Dominion at Avenal Seven. Outnumbered sixtoone, | ||
+ | the Klingon | ||
+ | raid was an utter failure. Seven ships were lost, and even Martok himself was severely injured in the | ||
+ | attack, with another five ships seriously damaged. In response, Worf killed Gowron in combat, | ||
+ | declaring Martok the new chancellor of the Klingon empire.<br><br> | ||
+ | <i>The Battle of Cardassia</i><br> | ||
+ | [[Image:Chintoka_tactical_map.jpg|Chintoka tactical map]]<br> | ||
+ | This was the final battle of the Dominion War, fought in late 2375. | ||
+ | A threepronged | ||
+ | attack into Cardassia was organized and led by | ||
+ | chancellor Martok and other allied commanders. Martok | ||
+ | prophetically spoke of an allied victory, having even brought a | ||
+ | barrel of blood wine (vintage 2309 – the finest) in preparation of | ||
+ | the celebrations. During the battle, chancellor Martok's forces were | ||
+ | responsible for punching a hole through the center of the Dominion | ||
+ | defences.<br><br> | ||
+ | <b>Conclusion</b><br> | ||
+ | The Empire's involvement in the Dominion War was, in many ways, a watershed in its history. On a purely logistic level it set the Klingon defense force back by decades, because of the heavy casualties suffered, and the exorbitant costs associated with sustaining the war effort. It created new allegiances, and destroyed old ones, exposed traitors and cowards, and established heroes and reputations. It rewrote the book on Klingon military tactics...in fact, it rewrote Klingon history itself, and redefined the Klingon people not as the erstwhile antagonists of old anymore, but as one of the most heroic nations in the known galaxy.</div> | ||
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+ | <b><u>Sources</u><br> | ||
+ | http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Dominion_War <br> | ||
+ | <u>The Starfleet Survival Guide</u>, David Mack, ISBN 0743418425 <br> | ||
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THE EXTENT OF THE
by Dewald de Coning The extent of the involvement of the Empire in the Dominion War
To fully appreciate the role the Klingon empire played in the Dominion War, it's important to note
that this conflict was preceded by two smaller conflicts, the war between the Empire and the
Cardassian Union on one end, and between the Empire and the Federation on the other. Both these
conflicts were inextricably linked with each other, and inevitably paved the way for the inevitable
outbreak of war with the Dominion. |
A small contingent of Jem'Hadar
attack ships defending the system,
brazenly attacked the fleet's flank,
destroying or crippling at least 15 Klingon warships in the space of
just two minutes, many by ramming the Klingons directly. Once the
power grid to the orbital weapons platforms had been destroyed,
General Martok began transporting ground troops to the surfaces of
both habitable planets in the system. Although there was some
resistance from Dominion and Cardassian soldiers, the major population centers quickly fell to
allied control. This victory was a monumental morale booster for the alliance. Monac IV Sources
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