First Battle of Venus


 * Seen in: “Hidden Terrors”, “Blitzkrieg”
 * Previous: Battle of Tethys
 * Concurrent: First Battle of Earth, First Battle of Mercury
 * Next: Second Battle of Earth
 * War: Neosapien War
 * Year: 2119
 * Location: Venus
 * Tactical victory: Neosapien Commonwealth
 * Strategic victory: Neosapien Commonwealth
 * Objective
 * Exofleet: defend Venus
 * Neosapien Commonwealth: capture Venus
 * Factions
 * Exofleet
 * Neosapien Commonwealth
 * Commanding officer
 * Exofleet: Unknown
 * Neosapien Commonwealth: Phaeton, Draconis
 * Units
 * Exofleet:
 * Neosapien Commonwealth:
 * Casualties
 * Exofleet: all units
 * Neosapien Commonwealth:

History
The advantage of surprise was so overwhelming that the remaining defenses were shattered on the first wave of the invasion. The objective was to eliminate any possible organized resistence from the Terran population.

In addition to military targets, such as Vesta; numerous civilian buildings, such as the Burns Farm, were destroyed as well. Other military locations, such as Fort Elizabeth and Port Russell, suffered minimal damage and were quickly repaired by the Neosapiens.