Battle of Battle Creek


 * Seen in: “Fifth Column”, “The Last Jump”, “The Night Before Doomsday”
 * Previous: Battle of The Moon
 * Concurrent: Fourth Battle of Earth, Battle of Phaeton City
 * Next: Battle of Tau 14
 * War: Neosapien War
 * Year: 2121
 * Location: Earth
 * Tactical victory: Exofleet, Pirate Clans, Earth Resistance
 * Strategic victory: Exofleet, Pirate Clans, Earth Resistance
 * Objective
 * Exofleet: destroy Neosapien Hovertank defense unit
 * Pirate Clans: destroy Neosapien Hovertank defense unit
 * Earth Resistance: destroy Neosapien Hovertank defense unit
 * Neosapien Commonwealth: destroy Earth Resistance
 * Factions
 * Exofleet
 * Pirate Clans
 * Earth Resistance
 * Neosapien Commonwealth
 * Commanding officer
 * Exofleet:
 * Pirate Clans:
 * Earth Resistance: Sean Napier
 * Neosapien Commonwealth:
 * Units
 * Exofleet:
 * Pirate Clans:
 * Earth Resistance: Neosapien Hovertanks
 * Neosapien Commonwealth: Neosapien Hovertanks
 * Casualties
 * Exofleet:
 * Pirate Clans:
 * Earth Resistance: Neosapien Hovertanks
 * Neosapien Commonwealth: Neosapien Hovertanks

History
Napier, deciding that he had to participate in the battle, led the attack on a hovertank factory in Detroit. The attack quickly stalled as both sides were evenly matched, Livia stated that no reinforcements could be sent. The resistence won when the workers attacked en-masse and diabled the Neosapien E-frames. Napier decided to attack Phaeton City and rallied the workers to join him.

The first Neosapien blockade was destroyed by targeting the foundations beneath the highway overpass. Livia ordered all avalible units to intercept the resistence. Napier informed Winfield that he was headed towards Phaeton City. The Neosapien commander held his fire until the the resistence had entered the interchange. The resistence lost hovertanks when the overpass was destroyed. Realizing that neither side was achieving progress, Napier ordered a withdrawal since he needed to regroup the formation. He then ordered another withdrawal as the Neosapiens had control of the terrain.

The Resolute II commenced an orbital bombardment on the area, which decimated the Neosapien units. Napier then ordered the hovertanks to advance to Phaeton City.