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After the failed attack on PLANT homeland on April 17th (intercepted at Jachin Due), ZAFT sought to remove the Earth Alliance from space entirely and destroy Alliance military targets such as Ptolemaeus lunar base and Endomiyon resource base.

On May 3rd, ZAFT forces dispatched to the Moon defeated the Alliance defenders and made landfall on Luna, soon they constructed a base in Lorentz crater to serve as their beachhead. From there, they would continue their offensive on the Moon, eventually dividing the Moon in Alliance-held and ZAFT-held sides, divided by the Grimaldi crater, soon to be known as Grimaldi front.

ZAFT's Lorentz base, from which they base their luna operation from, is in the Lorentz crater on the edge of the dark side of the moon - it can be seen during certain conditions.

After the repeated losses at the hands of ZAFT, the Earth Alliance needed to reverse ZAFT’s growing momentum in the war. To this end, the Alliance decided to launch a deep strike on the PLANT homeland, to force ZAFT on the defensive and push their priority back to Lagrange point 5. On April C.E.70, Earth Alliance launched 2 full-strength fleets, the 5th and 6th fleets, from Ptolemaeus base on the Moon and headed toward Lagrange Point 5.

On April 17, C.E.70, the incoming Alliance fleets were intercepted by ZAFT forces stationed at Jachin Due resource satellite. The battle that ensued resulted in the defeat of the Earth Alliance’s 5th and 6th fleets. The 5th fleet suffered particularly devastating losses, spending most of the remaining war rebuilding itself.

After ZAFT’s victory at Jachin Due, the PLANT Supreme Council decided to convert the resource asteroid into a full military space fortress.

Mere days after ZAFT forces successfully landed on Carpentaria and destroyed invading Alliance forces, they established the core of Carpentaria base, and began to reinforce their position by orbital dropping prefabricated base structure and even entire submarines down to Earth, securing their logistical route.

To stop ZAFT from gaining a permanent foothold on Earth, Earth Alliance dispatched the Atlantic Federation’s 21st Anti-Submarine Warfare fleet toward Australia. The aim is to stop a ZAFT naval convoy, consisting of supply submarines escorted by Vosgulov class carrier submarines, from reaching Carpentaria. The convoy landed in Tasman sea, and will travel through Coral sea and Torres Strait to reach their destination Carpentaria base.

On the 10th April,the Alliance fleet’s engaged ZAFT’s submarine convoy in the Coral Sea before they could enter Torres strait. In the battle, the ASW Fleet deployed many Kingfisher 33SP Anti-Submarine Warfare helicopters, one of which was piloted by Ensign Jane Houston. On ZAFT's side, Marco Morassim sortied in the new Ginn FEMWS, alongside Ginn WASP.

During the fighting, Alliance guided missile destroyers Canageon and Bradford tried to circumvent the ZAFT submarine carriers and MS to destroy the supply submarine convoy, but they were unsuccessful and were quickly destroyed.

In the end, The battle proved to be a total disaster for the Atlantic Federation; its entire 21st ASW Fleet, including the flagship Cumberland and the carrier Kingsbill, was wiped out along with all the other ships and Kingfisher helicopters, with only one survivor of the battle; the Kingfisher pilot Jane Houston.

After Oceania Union condemned Earth Alliance's invasion of South America, and voiced their their support of PLANT, Earth Alliance declared war on the Union as well. Although the Alliance's attention was mostly occupied by ZAFT, they eventually sent a fleet to subdue the Oceania Union. Set to arrive at early April.

Meanwhile, on April 2nd, using the chaos in communication and energy wrought by the deployment of N-jammers, ZAFT once again dropped its forces from orbit to destroyed the invading Alliance fleet, and securing the Gulf of Carpentaria on Northern Australia.

Once the site is secured, ZAFT orbital dropped per-fabriacted building modules down to Australia, and began the construction of their first stronghold on Earth; the Carpentaria base.

Core structures of Carpentaria base base built in just 48 hours, from there ZAFT continued to expand and complete the remaining construction.

A bit late but, here we go...

Using the tragedy of Junius Seven as justification, a number of PLANT Supreme Council councilors, including Patrick Zala, pushed for the eployment of Neutron Jammers on Earth and justify it as prevention of Alliance nuclear attack. Although the then-Supreme Council Chairman Siegel Clyne is reluctant, the majority support for N-Jammer deployment was large enough that he had to authorize the deployment as part of Operation Ouroboros.

On April 1st, a ZAFT fleet arrived on Earth orbit and engaged the Alliance forces there. Despite the Earth Alliance's best efforts, they could not stop the deployment, many of the craft broke through the atmosphere and launched the N-Jammers into the Earth. Causing energy crisis as nuclear powerplants shut down.

Certain unconfirmed records indicated that Rau le Creuset and Mu la Flaga engaged each other for the first time during the battle, although only briefly, with neither side giving much thought to each other.

Following the failure of the battle of Victoria, PLANT Supreme Council realized that without escalating the war and large-scale deployment on Earth, they have no way of stopping the Alliance forces from pouring out of Earth into space.

On March 15th, they voted to adopt the Operation Ouroboros, their new operation plan for winning the war. The campaign had 3 main objectives:

1.Prevent Alliance from using nuclear weaponry by deploying Neutron Jammers.

2. Establish bases on Earth as foothold for ZAFT's future operations.

3.Take control of Alliance space ports, preventing them from sending large numbers of reinforcements into space. Particularly focused on mass driver-equipped space ports

This will trap Alliance forces on Earth, unable to threaten PLANT. While the Alliance forces on the Moon will either have to surrender, or starve to death.

On March 8th, for the first time in history, an orbital drop operation with heavy armored units took place.

Afte destroying the Yggdrasil station, the vital bridgehead that links Earth and Moon, ZAFT attempted to press on their advantage by commencing the first orbital drop operation, targeting the mass driver-equipped Habilis Space Port's near Lake Victoria. The goal of the operation to to cut off one of the supply routes from Earth to the Moon.

Lack of ground side support, and inexperience in Earth-side warfare however spelled the doom for the eager ZAFT; despite inflicting heavy causalities on Eurasia Federation and South African Union forces, the Alliance were able to defeat ZAFT invaders.

Following the defeat, PLANT Supreme Council was convinced that limited military action without significantly more force on the ground is not going to be viable, and approved of escalate the war with much more involvement on Earth as well.

With the destruction of Junius Seven, the First Alliance-PLANT War officially started. ZAFT demonstrated remarkable force projection capability as they began to undertake offensive actions far away from the PLANT homeland. The first target of ZAFT's new strategy was the space station Yggdrasil, located in Lagrange Point 1 near Luna, and served as the bridgehead for Luna's Alliance forces.

On the 22nd, the advancing ZAFT expeditionary force finally engaged Alliance's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fleets that were defending the station, and ZAFT deploy the N-Jammers for the first time in combat. The resulting battle between the two sides was fierce, and after intense fighting, the station was destroyed in the crossfire. Eventually, its ruins become part of the debris belt.

With the destruction of the space station, The Earth Alliance lost a vital bridgehead in space and suffered heavy casualties as the 1st and 2nd fleet were annihilated. However, it was a pyrrhic victory for ZAFT, as they also suffered heavy losses.

During the battle, Rau Le Creuset managed to destroy 37 Moebius mobile armors and 6 warships. Earning him the Order of the Nebula.

Oceania Union and United States of South America both gladly recognized PLANT's independence and accepted PLANT's offer of neutrality, in exchange for continued trade and good relation between them.

Alliance feared this pro-PLANT USSA might let ZAFT stations troops and weapons on South America, further threaten nearby Earth Alliance territory. To deny PLANT agricultural resources and seize the strategically important location Panama, the Earth Alliance launched the invasion of United States of South America on February 19th, one day after USSA recognized PLANT's independence. The Alliance also seized the strategically vital Porta Panama space port and its mass drivers.

On February 20th, the Oceania Union, despite its geographical remoteness, also received declaration of war.

At the memorial for the bloody valentine tragedy victims, Supreme Council Chairman Siegel Clyne formally declared PLANT's independence, and swear to resist the Earth Alliance's aggression.

He also issued the Proactive Neutrality Encouragement statement, offering preferential treatment for trade and aid to nations who refuse to join the Alliance. Oceania Union and the United States of South America, who were already trading with PLANT in secret even before the war, enthusiastically accepted Clyne's offer.

The newly-formed Earth Alliance declared war against PLANT on the 11th, and launched a combined fleet toward PLANT to subdue the rebellious coordinators once and for all...

Yet despite their vast numerical superiority, the Alliance forces was being decimated by ZAFT. Facing with defeat and failing their strategic goal, Admiral William Sutherland onboard Alliance carrier Roosevelt ordered the Peacemaker Nuclear Task Force to launch, targeting the illegal agricultural colonies of PLANT. Intending to complete their mission of end PLANTs food production capability no matter what.

A nuclear warhead slipped through ZAFT's interception, and destroyed Junius-7, killing 243,721 people in one fell swoop.

-Below are from Gundam Seed RE, the manga.

On February 11th, just a few day after Atlantic Federation, Eurasia Federation and East Asia Republic founded the Earth Alliance to replace the now-destroyed UN, the newly formed Alliance declared war on PLANT.

A huge fleet, combined forces of the three Sponsor Nations, was launched from Ptolemaeus Lunar Base flying toward PLANT, with the intention of subduing the rebellious coordinators.

Nuclear weapons were secretly loaded into in one of the Agamemnon class carriers, the Roosevelt.