First Bernard–Indiana War – Northern Ocean Campaign
Date: 14-6-1561 WC – 17-6-1561 WC
Location: Northern Ocean, Vanara Bay approaches, Eldoria continent
Result: Decisive Bernard Empire victory
Territorial changes Bernard Empire gains uncontested control of the Northern Ocean, securing sea lanes between the Ostra continent and the Eldorian east; Indiana Empire loses all northern naval and aerial power
Belligerents
Bernard Empire
Indiana Empire
Commanders and Leaders
Bernard Empire
Emperor Alberto – supreme commander (strategic authorization)
Admiral Akari – overall fleet commander (Akagi Carrier Group)
Fleet Captain Hargrove
Air Wing Cmdr. Leon Hartmann – Raven Squadron
Key officers: Yelton (Air Ops), Lisette (Intelligence), Brann (Tactics)
Indiana Empire
Emperor Yadav – sovereign of the empire
Group Admiral Devgan Arvata – Northern Ocean supreme commander
Sky Commander Aranya – Ganges Sky Fleet
Fleet Admiral Varun Sen – 28th Fleet commander
Strength
Bernard Empire ~2nd and 4th Fleet, ~120 combat aircraft, 12 Seadrake submarines Majority operational at end of campaign
Indiana Empire ~634 naval vessels, 57 sky-fortresses, ~500 aerial beasts Annihilated
Casualties and Losses
Bernard Empire
Personnel ~3,000 killed or missing, including ~20 pilots and crews. 5 destroyers, 2 cruiser, several escorts, 15–20 aircraft lost
Indiana Empire
Estimated >250,000 killed, wounded, or missing. Entire 28th Fleet, Ganges Sky Fleet, all sky-fortresses, flagship Divine Ram, hundreds of enchanted galleons and beast units
Strategic Assets Total loss of Northern Ocean naval and aerial capability
Aftermath
Bernard Empire gains full maritime and aerial dominance of the Northern Ocean, securing supply routes to Ostra and threatening Indiana's mainland.
Indiana Empire suffers the worst military defeat in its history, losing centuries of naval supremacy.