The Battle of Boaz is a conflict of the First Alliance-PLANT War and marked the beginning of Operation Elvis, featured in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Prelude[]
After obtaining the Neutron Jammer Canceller data during the Battle of Mendel, the Earth Alliance leadership initially sought to use the technology to solve Earth’s energy crisis. However, Muruta Azrael argued against this action, believing that their resources should be focused on mass-producing the N-Jammer Cancellers for nuclear warheads and launching a full-scale attack on the PLANTs. Despite resistance from several members, Azrael’s plan, Operation Peacemaker - a gambit to quickly end the war by destroying all the PLANT Colonies with nuclear missiles, was approved. In order to gain access to PLANT at Lagrange 5, the EA first needed to destroy the base Boaz, PLANT's first line of defense.[1]
The Battle[]
Fleets of Agamemnon, Drake and Nelson-class ships assaulted Boaz, lead by various Moebius and Strike Dagger units. ZAFT counter this by deploying Boaz's defense force, including several units of GINNs, CGUEs, and the brand new ZGMF-600 GuAIZ.[1] While the main force engaged Boaz’s defenses, Lieutenant Morgan Chevalier, piloting a GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger, and several Strike Daggers engaged the enemy forces deployed around the fortress. Chevalier’s Gunbarrel Dagger destroyed multiple mobile suits, as well as several Nazca-class and Laurasia-class warships. During the battle, Chevalier fought against Mikhail Coast and his ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type. However, their fight was cut short when Mikhail retreated.[2]
News of the attack reached the PLANT homelands, leading Patrick Zala to tell the PLANT Supreme Council know not to panic. The GuAIZ proved to be a formidable mobile suit and the EA fleet's advance was being halted by Boaz's defenses. This changed when the Dominion launched the Forbidden, Calamity and Raider. With the three deployed, Boaz's defenses were beaten back, allowing for the launch of the Peacemaker Force. With the Gundams protecting them, the Peacemaker Force fired their payload of nuclear missiles at Boaz. The effect was immediate as the survivors of the attack watched as Boaz was shattered by the nuclear blasts.[1]
Aftermath[]
In the wake of Boaz's destruction, the path forward was clear for the Earth Alliance forces. After resupplying, the EA fleet headed for PLANT to destroy them once and for all. Furious with this action, Patrick Zala decided to head for Jachin Due to oversee the preparation of GENESIS. Realizing that things were heading for a genocidal showdown and the war must be stopped, the captains of the Three Ships Alliance began preparing their forces and set course for Jachin Due. With this, the Second Battle of Jachin Due had been set.[1]
Gallery[]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The Battle of Boaz is similar to the Battle of Solomon in Mobile Suit Gundam, specifically the Earth-based forces attacking an asteroid space fortress prior to reaching the main base of the space-based forces. However, while the Earth Federation Forces used the Solar Flare System to weaken Zeon forces and later captured Solomon, the Earth Alliance used nuclear warheads to wipe out the asteroid base instead.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
- First Appearance; Conclusion
- PHASE-48, Day of Wrath
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
- Games
References[]
| Cosmic Era Conflicts and Events | |
| Pre C.E. - C.E. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction War | |
| C.E. 15 | |
| Coordinator Revelation | Jupiter Exploration Mission | |
| C.E. 30’s - C.E. 50 | |
| Coordinator Boom | |
| C.E. 50’s - C.E. 60’s | |
| Assassination of George Glenn | Flaga Estate Burning | Blue Cosmos Attack on Mendel | |
| C.E. 60’s - C.E. 69 | |
| Mandelbrot Incident | Attack on the Junius Colonies | Mendel Accident | |
| C.E. 70 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Tragedy of Copernicus | Bloody Valentine Incident | Invasion of South America | Battle of Yggdrasil | First Battle of Victoria | Operation Uroboros | Battle of Carpentaria | Battle of Coral Sea | First Battle of Jachin Due | Grimaldi Front (Battle of Endymion Crater) | First Battle of Casablanca | Battle of El Alamein | Battle of Nova | First Nova Recapture Operation | October Talks | |
| Unrelated Conflicts First Attack on the Graveyard | |
| C.E. 71 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Battle of Kaohsiung | Battle of Heliopolis | Skirmish near Artemis | Battle of Artemis | Second Nova Recapture Operation | Clash at Junius Seven | Skirmish in the Debris Belt | Battle near Junius Seven | Skirmish in the North African Desert | Skirmish towards Earth | Battle of Orbit | Second Battle of Victoria | Blue Cosmos Attack on PLANT | Desert Dawn Campaign (Attack on the Archangel | Attack on Tassil | Retaliation of the Desert Dawn | Blue Cosmos Attack in Banadiya | Battle of Talbadiya) | First Equatorial Skirmish | Second Equatorial Skirmish | Skirmish on an Uninhabited Island | Strait of Malacca Breakthrough | First Battle near Orb | Orb Infiltration Mission | Second Battle near Orb | Battle of the Marshall Islands | Theft of the Freedom Gundam | Operation Spitbreak | Shoot Out at White Symphony | Mission to Recapture the Freedom Gundam | Battle of Porta Panama | Battle of Orb | Assassination of Siegel Clyne | Third Battle of Victoria | Attack on a ZAFT Fleet | Theft of the Eternal | Battle of Mendel | Second Battle of Casablanca | Operation 8.8 (Ayers Rock Landing Operation) | Operation Elvis (Battle of Boaz | Second Battle of Jachin Due) | |
| South American War for Independence Attack on South American Forces Base 12 | Duel at the South American Shore | Battle in the USSA Neutral Zone | Ambush in Low Orbit | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Campaign on the ZAFT Supply Route (Attack on a ZAFT Supply Station | Battle at ZAFT Supply Station 4) | Skirmish at Heliopolis | Pirate Attack on the H.O.M.E. | Recapture of Artemis | Skirmish at Artemis | Second Attack on the Graveyard | Actaeon Hostage Incident | Skirmish at Liteiria | Barnacle Incident | First Attack by the Gundam Astray Gold Frame | First Attack on the Lesseps | Second Attack on the Lesseps | Confrontation in the Deep Sea | Infiltration of the Lesseps | First Battle of the Giga-Float | Second Battle of the Giga-Float | Battle of Ame-No-Mihashira | Battle of the Gundam Astrays | Third Attack on the Graveyard | Find Kira Yamato Operation | Skirmish at Mendel | Raid on the Dreadnaught Gundam’s Transport | Attack on the Serpent Tail Transport | First Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | Attack on Supply Station 15B | Escape from Artemis | Assault on Ptolemaeus Port Seven | Attack on the Ortygia | Attack on Ame-No-Mihashira | Battle at the Abandon Colony Zone | Battle at the Mobile Suit Auction | Clash at Mendel | Second Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | Assault on the Sahaku Force | Erudou Breakthrough | Third Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | First Battle of GENESIS Alpha | First Attack on GENESIS Alpha | |
| C.E. 72 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Nairobi Peace Conference (Attack on the Junius Treaty Ceremony) | |
| South American War for Independence Battle for South America | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Battle of the Blue Cosmos Asteroid Factory | |
| C.E. 73 | |
| Second Alliance-PLANT War Attack on Armory One | Battle of the Debris Belt | "Break The World" Incident | Battle of Aprilius One | Operation Spear of Twilight | Ambush of the Minerva | Assassination Attempt of Lacus Clyne | Kidnapping of Orb's Chief Representative | Battle of the Indian Ocean | Attack on Lohengrin Gate | Battle of Gulnahan | Battle in Lunar Orbit | Battle of Dardanelles | Skirmish at Lodonia Lab | Lacus Clyne Shuttle Hijacking | Battle of Crete | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Second Attack on GENESIS Alpha | Third Attack on GENESIS Alpha | Second Battle of Genesis Alpha | Attack on Ed the Ripper’s Shuttle |Attack in Fortaleza | Attack on Kirgitz | Declaration of the Sky | Attack on The Clan Space Station | Assault on the Coordinator Refugee Camp | |
| C.E. 74 | |
| Second Alliance-PLANT War Minerva Breakout | Attack on the Bonaparte | Destroy Crisis (First Attack on Eurasia | Second Attack on Eurasia | Third Attack on Eurasia | Battle of Berlin) | Campaign Against Logos | Operation Angel Down | Desertion of Athrun Zala and Meyrin Hawke | Operation Ragnarök | Eternal Chase | Operation Fury | Battle of Requiem Station Gounod | Battle of Daedalus | Assassination Attempt in Copernicus City | Proclamation of the Destiny Plan | Attack on Requiem Station One | Battle of Messiah | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Attack on Toroya Station | Foundation Shock | Freedom Hijacking Incident | |
| C.E. 75 | |
| Blue Cosmos Campaign Battle of Aldrin City | |
| Foundation Conflict Eldore Incident | Moscow Tragedy | PLANT Coup d'état | Millennium Hijacking | Lacus Clyne Rescue Operation | Battle of Requiem | |