[an0n]

What was the date of the destruction of the Lucifer?

[aldo_14]

March 29 2335
( http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/fsdoc/index.php?pagename=The%20Great%20War  )

[an0n]

So the Great War lasted all of 3 months?

[aldo_14]

Yup.

[Flaser]

Plus 14 years...though the later is also refered to as the T-V War.

Simply put the arrival of the Shivans spelled the end of the Great War between the two empires.

[aldo_14]

The Great War is the war to survive the Shivans.  The TV war is known as both that and the 14-year-war.  Although longer, neither side faced total annihilation from the other side during the TV war; hence it is not included as part of the Great War.

[Fergus]

So it was all over before Christmas?

[Liberator]

Why are you surprised?  The Second Incursion lasted even less time.

We are less of a thorn in their side than a bug on their windshield.

[Taristin]

Amazing what can be done when people (and Vasudans) work together, eh?

[aldo_14]

'cept the Vasudans got nuked first time round.....

[Taristin]

That's because the Terrans f*cked us over.

[Roanoke]

you deserved it.

[Carl]

and it wasn't that great of a place to begin with.

[Eishtmo]

Originally posted by an0n
So the Great War lasted all of 3 months?

FS1 lasted 3 months, the war itself was probably a bit longer.  It was still going on after the Lucifer was destroyed, and especially during Silent Threat.  It is likely, however, that the war was over before the end of the year.

Originally posted by Liberator
The Second Incursion lasted even less time.

At a minimum, all of FS2 could be fit into about 2 weeks if you go by the cycles of the clocks.  That said, it likely took at least as long as FS1, so about 75 days or so (FS1 starts Jan 15th).  Makes all the changes in squads just insane though, the amount of paperwork to transfer Alpha One must have been nuts.

[Liberator]

It's Alpha 1 though, besides beauracracies loves the paperworks!:D

[Kosh]

FS1 lasted 3 months, the war itself was probably a bit longer. It was still going on after the Lucifer was destroyed, and especially during Silent Threat. It is likely, however, that the war was over before the end of the year.

Wow, that was pretty quick. Why was it so short?

[karajorma]

Cause with subsystem nodes interstellar battles don't have to be as slow as in other Sci-fi shows. In fact I'd probably say that 3 months was too long. The Lucifer could have rampaged its way through the entire terran fleet in about a week.

[Taristin]

Originally posted by Roanoke
you deserved it.

Screw you

Originally posted by Carl
and it wasn't that great of a place to begin with.

Bah, like you ugly bugs don't have a sentimental home somewhere...

[Marauder]

Originally posted by Raa


Screw you



Bah, like you ugly bugs don't have a sentimental home somewhere...

[TrashMan]

Looks like the Alliance is about to break.
I better get my Vasudan pacifier and the Terran Tranqulator.