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Navy disbands Shahar Fleets

July 5641

Himmelshtern, Narikaton and Darnussia - "An immense relief", was the response of the Deputy Secretary of Himmelshtern when asked about the impact of the disbandment of the remaining two carrier strike groups, following Egelion's confirmation of several purchases earlier this year. He was, of course, referring to the mounting debt and Himmelshtern's defence spending running on a deficit after 3 city states withdrew their budget.

Shahar Fleets were introduced in 5352 and served as Yishelem's manifestation of maritime power projection across the globe. Not one, two, 3 or ever 4 carrier strike groups - but a total of 9 came to pass and serve the world's biggest empire that never was.

Hundreds and hundreds of billions to form, modernise, replenish, replace, maintain and ultimately sink in 3 different seas.

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The Reshout CSG was the first one, adjoining the Yeudi Fleet, former Beiteynu's first blue water formation. In an ironic twist of historical karma, the first to be introduced was the first one to be destroyed; by Lourenne, during the Hubris War, in the Sea of Lost Souls in 5472.

The Kasari CSG in Badara followed suit in the destruction, ending the Hubris War when Lourenne passed through the Aldegarian Canal, joined up with Kundrati and delivered the devastating surprise blow - its ruins now sitting in the depths of the Aldegarian Gulf, just north of Saridan.

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Then came the Nahshol CSG; ultimately turned into a museum in the aftermath of the Hubris War.

The Mizrahi CSG's disbandment in South Dovani (Hanzen) sealed the deal of no influence in Dovani.

And of the old guard of carrier strike groups then came the disbandment of the Tafsik (Deterrent) CSG - the one rumoured to have been created to limit Dorvik's projections in the Red Bass Ocean - in 5480, marking the beginning of the end of former Beiteynu's global reach.

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Shahar Fleets then turned into mini, agile formations with a small aircraft carrier of Narik, Darnussian and Yeudi design, and a total number of 6 to 9 warships at most, built around the Nekama-class cruisers; the first IRBM-capable warship of the now defunct Beiteynuese Naval Command. From Seko, Istalia and Lodamun, it was as if these renewed formations were used only as Beiteynu's dying, bark-no-bite, breath.

Kadima I was disbanded shortly after the foundation of the 3rd Point - and the subsequent formation of the 3rd Point Federation.

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In June 5599, almost a century later, Xsampa destroyed Kadima II in the Vascanian Sea.

And we all know what happened a few months later.

@Neset