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Robotech Timeline (1945 C.E. -2100 C.E.)

Dates are certain, in general, to the lowest significant digit. For example:

12000 B.C.E. is known to within 500 years.

May, 2010 is known to within 15 days.

The religiously neutral `C.E.' and `B.C.E.' have been used in the Terran calendars, following the practice in current historical and archeological circles. The dates correspond exactly to the conventional `A.D.' and `B.C.' systems, respectively.

Aug, 1945		Nuclear weapons used in actual combat on Earth.
Jul, 1969		Neil Armstrong, of Apollo 11, is first man to walk on Moon.
Apr, 1981		Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Columbia.
Feb 27, 1996		Space Station Freedom appears in satellite orbit.
Feb 1996		World War III. No nuclear weapons are used, but several chemical and biological weapons are tested. WWIII continues until July 1999.
Dec, 1996		First introduction of power armor in the US, CIS and Japanese forces.
Jan, 1998		Experimental nuclear fusion reactor at Princeton achieves break-even point.
Feb, 1999		Zor killed by an Invid ambush on a seeding mission. Macross is sent to Earth. Invid closing on Imperial core systems.
		Zor's defection activates a Nous-gran'diel (Tirolian genetically enhanced assassin) with orders to kill Zor. (574300 I.C.)
Jul, 1999		A colossal meteorite impacts with Earth, coming to rest on South Atalia Island. Investigation reveals that it is an alien spacecraft. It is code-named ASS-1 (Alien Star Ship-1). Public announcements are that an asteroid 3 km in diameter, composed of great quantities of metal, impacted with Earth. The matter is treated as top secret until the chaos and confusion are brought under control. What begins as an emergency meeting between the heads of the US and CIS becomes an assembly of all nations.
Aug, 1999		UN Investigating Teams organized. Precise, accurate, minute investigation of ASS-1 begins. South Atalia Island designated UN sphere of jurisdiction.
Sep, 1999		Robotech Masters authorize Dolza to use 'any means necessary' to recapture Zor's Fortress. (574800 I.C.)
Dec, 1999		According to first report of the study of ASS-1, it is discovered that the alien spacecraft is a warship, and its crew are fully five times the size of human beings.
		Terrified by the all too real prospect of invasion from deep space, a project is begun to unite Earth into one nation.
Mar, 2000		Otech Corporation, a research organization analyzing the alien technology, is established through joint Japanese-US-CIS-German-English-French collaboration.
Apr, 2000		Development of weapons systems for use in combat against the giants begins.
Jun, 2000		Aliens' existence formally announced (excepting the fact of their size, which is kept top secret). Following this, framing plan for United Earth Government officially proclaimed.
Jul, 2000		Outbreak of conflict in the Middle East. The disputes, rebellions and civil wars frequently occurring hereafter in various parts of the world, coupled with World War III, later came to be known (somewhat inaccurately) as the Global Civil War.
Oct, 2000		Construction of the gigantic permanent Apollo Lunar Base begins in the Sea of Tranquility, later known as Moon Base Luna. A civilian station is also begun on the moon's surface, known as the Advance Lunar Chemical and Engineering station (ALuCE-1). Plans are made (but are never realized) for a second ALuCE base.
Jan, 2001		United Earth Government inaugurated. Founding Prime Minister, Harlan J Niven. United Earth Forces established.
Feb, 2001		Repair and remodeling of ASS-1 for use as main battleship of United Earth Forces begins, with Otec Corporation as heart of project.
		ASS-1 renamed SDF-1 (Super Dimensional Fortress-1) "Macross", the apparent name of the vessel in the language of its original owners. Estimated date of launch: May, 2006.
		Much of Earth's industrial economy is diverted to the space effort.
Mar, 2001		Announcement of the discovery of a large number of major material science advances by Otech.
May, 2001		Construction of giant space manufacturing station begins at L-5, in Lunar orbit.
Jul, 2001		Construction of a permanent base on Mars, named Sara, begins.
		Civilians begin to immigrate to South Atalia Island, to work on repair of SDF-1. South Atalia Island renamed Macross Island.
Aug, 2001		Theory of SDF-1's thermonuclear Reflex system explained. Reflex Engines still a mystery.
Sep, 2001		The "Destroid System," ground-combat anti-giant weaponry, begins trial production.
Nov, 2001		Theory of firing system for SDF-1's main cannon explained.
Feb, 2002		Tentative plan introduced for variable all-purpose combat system for use against the giants.
Mar, 2002		Grand Cannon Theory finished.
May, 2002		Construction of United Earth Military Anti-Stellar-Warfare Headquarters begins, in Alaska. On the same site, Grand Cannon No. 1 is begun.
Jul, 2002		First Battle for Macross Island fought against the Anti-Unification Forces.
Nov, 2002		First successful test of an Earth-made protoculture Reflex plant, at Otech Corporation. What is known of the principles behind protoculture is kept top secret.
Apr, 2003		Construction of Armored Series of space carriers begins, as well as space destroyers, at the L-5 manufacturing station.
Nov, 2003		In a factory beneath Apollo Lunar Base, using feedback from repair work on SDF-1, construction begins on SDF-2, a massive space battleship purely of terrestrial design.
Mar, 2004		Construction on Grand Cannon No. 2 begins in the Australian Autonomous Region.
Sep, 2004		Super miniaturized protoculture power-plant finished by Otech. Understanding of alien technologies minimal but sufficient to adapt systems on SDF-1 to Terran weaponry and mechanisms.
Oct, 2004		Grand Cannon No. 3 planned in South America, in the Brazil Autonomous Region.
Nov, 2004		Increases in defense expenses for the SDF-1 Restoration Project cause deterioration of world economy, forcing drastic delays in the restoration.
Jan, 2005		Rioting breaks out in Kazakhstan, Central Asia Autonomous Region.
		The Second Battle for Macross Island is fought.
Mar, 2005		The first Oberth-class Space Destroyer is commissioned.
Apr, 2005		Harlan J Niven, Founding Prime Minister of the United Earth Government, is assassinated. His successor is Robert A. Rhysling.
Jul, 2005		Frequent occurrences of guerrilla warfare all over America.
Aug, 2005		Withdrawal from Mars Base after threat of destruction by the Anti-Unification League.
Sep, 2005		To inaugurate the Anti-Unification League's Space Force, the third Oberth-class Space Destroyer to be commissioned is hijacked and, in that raid, the return fleet from Mars is destroyed. A UEG Space Destroyer quickly tracks down and destroys the rogue ship.
Nov, 2005		In a retaliatory attack, the UEG's Grand Cannon No. 2 is destroyed during construction in Australia. Efforts moved to Grand Cannon No. 3 in Brazil.
Dec, 2005		The giant semi-submersible aircraft carrier Prometheus, CVS-101 (later designated simply as "assault carrier"), is commissioned, for Robotic Technology Mechanism use.
Jan, 2006		First recorded usage of the words "Robotech Mecha" as an abbreviation of Robotic Technology Mechanism.
Mar, 2006		Grand Cannon No. 4 planned in the Lunar North Polar Region.
Apr, 2006		The gigantic assault landing ship Daedalus, SLV-111, is commissioned.
May, 2006		Outbreak of the Third Battle for Macross Island.
Jun, 2006		Decision made to develop the MBR-04 series of Destroids.
Oct, 2006		In the Central Russia Administrative Region, the Anti-Unification League Army uses tactical nuclear weapons to annihilate St. Petersburg.
Nov, 2006		Battle for Macross Island ends.
Jan, 2007		Global Civil War concluded.
		Training Center for crew of SDF-1 established on Macross Island.
Mar, 2007		The VF-X1, prototype of the variable-combat machines, begins flight testing.
May, 2007		Stationing of Destroids aboard the SLV-111 Daedalus begins.
Jul, 2007		Grand Cannon No. 5 planned in the Victorian Autonomous Region, Africa.
Sep, 2007		MBR-04 mk IV Destroid Tomahawk enters service.
Oct, 2007		Testing of the VF-X1's usefulness in space begins.
Mar, 2008		Decision made to formally introduce the VF-X1. Mass production of the VF-1 series begins. Variable Fighter series code-named "Valkyries". First recorded usage of the words "Veritech Mecha" as an abbreviation of Variable Technology Mechanism.
May, 2008		Space Carrier ARMD-1 and ARMD-2 commissioned.
Oct, 2008		ARMD-3 and ARMD-10 commissioned. ARMD-10 is a new design, specialized (unlike the others) for Valkyrie Veritechs.
Feb, 2009		HWR-00 mk I Destroid Monster enters service.
Mar, 2009		VF-1 series begins deployment for actual combat. (However, usage is limited to aircraft configuration only, for reasons of internal security.) .
		ARMD-4 and ARMD-5 commissioned.
		ADR-04 mk X Destroid Defender enters service.
Jun 23-30, 2009		Launching ceremonies for SDF-1 Macross scheduled.
Jun 27, 2009		A Zentraedi fleet, commanded by Breetai, arrives in solar System.
		Outbreak of First Robotech War between Earth and the Zentraedi. ARMD-01, -02, -03 and -10, as well as four Oberth-class Space Destroyers, are destroyed in the initial battle. Macross makes a serious error in Fold navigation, sending it, without the Fold system, to Pluto's orbit.
Jul, 2009		ARMD carrier production resumes.
		City completed within Macross.
Jul 22, 2009		Macross Transformation.
Aug, 2009		ARMD-6 commissioned.
		SDR-04 mk XII Destroid Phalanx enters service.
Sep 14, 2009		Macross engages in the Battle of Saturn's Rings. Daedalus Maneuver first used.
Oct, 2009		ARMD-7 commissioned.
Jan, 2010		ARMD-8 commissioned.
Feb 9, 2010		Macross' main engines sabotaged.
Feb 12, 2010		Macross engages in Battle of Mars Base. Mars Base Sara is destroyed in the battle.
Apr, 2010		Macross shipboard TV station begins broadcasting.
May 2010		First Officer Lisa Hayes and several pilots are captured by the Zentraedi, and are interrogated by Dolza, the Zentraedi Supreme Commander. The officers manage to escape back to the SDF-1. At the same time as they are rescued, three Zentraedi spies infiltrate the SDF-1.
Jun 12, 2010		Macross returns to Earth. Captain Gloval reports his experiences to the General Staff.
Jun 25, 2010		Khyron launches an unauthorized attack on the SDF-1, sitting in the Pacific Ocean.
Jul 28, 2010		During an attack by Zentraedi starships on the SDF-1 in Earth's atmosphere, Toronto and much of the surrounding countryside is destroyed when Macross' omnidirectional barrier overloads.
		Breetai given command of the Imperial "Ado" class fleet.
Aug 14, 2010		Macross, under orders to sortie away from Earth, once again leaves Earth's atmosphere.
		Zentraedi spies return to their fleet, and report their findings. Zentraedi soldiers begin to be contaminated by culture.
Nov, 2010		Grand Cannon No. 1 completed in Alaska.
Feb 7, 2011		The film "Zhao Bai Lung" (Small White Dragon) premieres.
Apr 13, 2011		The Zentraedi launch a major assault against the SDF-1, taking advantage of the Daedalus attack. Macross City is badly damaged in the fighting, though the Zentraedi are beaten back.
		Zentraedi begin seeking refuge aboard Macross.
May 29, 2011		The interstellar wedding of the human Maximillian Sterling and the Zentraedi Miriya Parino is broadcast.
Jun 18, 2011		A peace agreement is reached between Macross and Breetai's fleet.
		Dolza's Grand Fleet arrives in solar system, leaving the Tirolian Empire virtually undefended. Earth is heavily bombarded from orbit. Dolza's fleet annihilated through Operation "Lynn Minmei". Surface battle begins.
Jul, 2011		First Robotech War ends. Atmospheric purification operation executed.
Nov, 2011		United Earth Government reestablished. Education and micronization of Zentraedi begins.
May, 2012		Construction of New Macross City well underway.
		Restoration of Nature Project begins.
Jun, 2012		Construction begins anew on SDF-2, now christened "Odyssey," at New Macross, the ship having been transferred from Apollo Lunar Base.
		First mixed-breed birth, to Max and Miriya Sterling.
Nov, 2012		UEG appropriates funds for the development of new classes of Veritechs, Destroids, and combat spacecraft.
Dec, 2012		Repairs to Breetai's ship are completed, and it is recommissioned as the flagship of the New United Forces.
		Percentage of Zentraedi converted to Micronians exceeds 50%.
Aug, 2013		Rioting by Zentraedi the world over begins occurring. Patrols begin for sake of maintaining public law and order.
		Test of first Alpha prototype fails.
Sep, 2013		Study of plan for project for voyage to Robotech Masters' home-world begins.
Oct, 2013		Armed resistance by Zentraedi breaks out.
		Operation to seize Factory Satellite begins.
		Robotech Masters depart for Earth.
Nov, 2013		Factory Satellite arrives at Earth, soon breaking down. Extensive repairs will be needed for even partial function of the facility. Factory Satellite is renamed Space Station Liberty.
		Zentraedi attack on New Detroit leads to the capture of a sizing chamber.
		Khyron's group goes into action. The Lynn Minmei hostage operation.
Dec 24, 2013		Khyron captures a Protoculture Generator.
Jan 8, 2014		Battle for New Macross City. SDF-1 and -2 are destroyed.
		Plans for pioneer mission to Tirol are made public.
Feb, 2014		Several Nations declare independence of the UEG.
		Tornado transformable combat Cycle concept proposed.
Mar, 2014		Zentraedi Control Zone is defined. RDF surrounds the Zone with troops and tries to minimize the Zentraedi threat.
		Skull squadron liberates Brazilian Grand Cannon.
		In retaliation for the Tornado concept, Southern Cross Army begins to develop its own Veritech motorcycles.
Apr, 2014		Tornado prototype judged too bulky.
		Hargun concept proposed.
May, 2014		XDF-1 test fails. Crew killed.
Jun, 2014		VF-4A Lightning enters service in limited numbers.
Jul, 2014		Problems with Tornado's IC engine. Temporary routing of Protoculture generator to power cycle-mode approved.
Aug, 2014		XDF-2 test fails. Crew reported as missing, presumed dead.
Oct, 2014		Tornado prototype destroyed in freak accident. Sabotage suspected.
Dec, 2014		Tristar-class light cruisers enter service.
Jan, 2015		First Tokugawa-class battlecarrier commissioned.
Feb, 2015		Army of the Southern Cross is formally established. Construction of the Monument City Southern Cross Headquarters is begun.
		SCA petitions the UEG to drop the failed Tornado prototype in favor of the proposed Hargun series; the petition is granted.
		Banshee-class escorts enter service.
Mar, 2015		VF-X-5 Alpha pilotless prototype completed and tested.
Apr, 2015		VHT-1 Veritech Hovertank enters service.
May, 2015		Breetai's flagship, the last operational Zentraedi vessel remaining in Earth space, is decommissioned, and its parts form the core of the new SDF-3, now being designed at the Robotech Factory Satellite.
Aug, 2015		EBSIS captures a Protoculture generator. Soviets begin to produce their own mecha.
		Battle-class heavy destroyers enter service.
Sep 3, 2015		Viking squadron launches a retaliatory strike against EBSIS, destroying Protoculture generator. Kat Collen is captured by the EBSIS and held as a spy.
Jan, 2016		More nations declare independence of UEG.
		Zentraedi uprisings increase in severity.
Mar 5-19, 2016		Zentraedi uprisings reach their climax.
Mar 14, 2016		CVS-107 Chronos sunk.
Apr, 2016		Zentraedi warship appears in Jupiter Orbit. Viking squadron disables it but is lost in action - Katriana Austin is the sole survivor, as she had been scrubbed from the mission because of her pregnancy.
May, 2016		SF-6 Vulture space fighter enters service.
May, 2017		VAF-6A Alpha fighter enters production.
Oct, 2017		Development of the new Destroids begins.
		First Hargun prototype completed. Development delayed due to REF priority.
Aug, 2018		Command staff of the SDF-3 selected, and the ship's construction is begun.
Apr, 2019		ADR-10 mk I Catapult enters service.
May, 2019		CVS-111 Pluto transferred to the Southern Cross Navy.
Apr, 2021		MBR-09 mk II Gladiator enters service.
Jul, 2021		Z1 REF Zentraedi Battle Pod enters service.
Nov, 2021		Z2 REF Zentraedi Officer's Pod enters service.
Dec, 2021		MBR-10 mk II Excalibur enters service.
2022-2023		Troops for REF are selected. Ultimately, including troops, ships' crews, reserves, support, and dependents, 210,000 humans and 23,000 micronized Zentraedi will make the journey to Tirol.
Mar, 2022		SDR-10 mk II Shark enters service.
Dec, 2022		VAF-6 Alpha and YBF-9 Beta docking first tested with mixed success by pilots Max Sterling and Karen Penn.
		Invid invade Tirol, conquering it swiftly.
		Hunters are wed.
		SDF-3 departs for Tirol.
		Southern Cross takes possession of all RDF bases and facilities. Apollo Lunar base is redesignated Moon Base Luna.
		The Factory Satellite (aka SS Liberty) folds one final time to the asteroid belt, to serve as a hyperspace relay station to the fleet.
2023-2028	(Earth)	Southern Cross Battloids and AJACS are developed.
Jan, 2023	(Fleet)	REF arrives in the Valivarre system and begins to liberate Tirol from the Invid.
Mar 3, 2023	(Fleet)	Scott Bernard born on Tirol.
Jul, 2023	(Fleet)	Tiresia Base is completed and staffed by REF troops. Massive relief effort for the Tirolian citizenry begins.
Oct, 2023	(Earth)	CVS-103 Vulcan transferred to the Southern Cross Navy.
Jan, 2024	(Fleet)	Sentinels' ship Farrago arrives at Tirol. After heated debate, much of the REF splits off from Tirol and joins the Sentinels.
Mar, 2024	(Earth)	MODAT conceived as a next-generation Hargun.
May, 2024	(Earth)	Logan enters service as the premier Southern Cross light Veritech fighter.
Apr, 2025	(Fleet)	Karbarra is liberated.
Jun, 2025	(Earth)	Harguns enter service with the Southern Cross.
Sep, 2025	(Fleet)	Praxian campaign begins.
Jun, 2026	(Earth)	MODAT 1 completed. Weapon system enhanced. Hargun system successful and in production at Tokyo facilities, slowing MODAT development.
Dec, 2026	(Fleet)	Praxis liberated. Sentinels proceed to Garuda.
	(Earth)	MODATs 2, 3, 4, and 5 built as variant prototypes.
May, 2027	(Earth)	Space Harguns enter service with the Southern Cross' Cosmic Unit.
Nov, 2027	(Fleet)	Garuda is liberated. Many soldiers breathe Garudan air, forcing the Sentinels to delay while the soldiers receive treatment.
Jan, 2028	(Fleet)	Garfish-class destroyers enter service with REF.
Jun, 2028	(Fleet)	Sentinels arrive at Haydon IV.
Jan, 2029	(Earth)	Robotech Masters arrive and attack Moon Base Luna.
	(Earth)	One of the Masters' motherships tries to steal the EVE memory core by inserting a clone simulagent of a Southern Cross soldier, B.D. Andrews, who is assigned to the Robotech Research Center in charge of the EVE computer.
		Todd Harris shot to death by B.D. Andrews' forces, after passing the MODAT 5 to his civilian friend Mark Landry.
		The simulagent begins transmitting the contents of the computer core to an abandoned Earth satellite, to be intercepted by the Robotech Masters.
		Mark Landry attempts to expose the Andrews' simulagent with the help of EVE. Threatened by a minister in the Earth Government, the simulagent stages a coup in Japan, only to be killed by Landry.
Feb, 2029	(Earth)	EVE core transferred to 13^th AVAC base as per Emerson's orders.
Mar, 2029	(Earth)	Anatole Leonard becomes Field Marshall.
		Southern Cross strengthens its forces, anticipating a new invasion. The previous incident is kept a tight secret, although rumors of the prior attack abound.
	(Fleet)	Haydon IV liberated. Sentinels proceed to Spheris.
Apr, 2029	(Earth)	Second Robotech War begins when the Robotech Masters descend en masse on Earth and destroy Earth's satellite network. Contact with Space Station Liberty is cut off.
Jun, 2029	(Earth)	Contact with Space Station Liberty re-established. Message is sent to the REF requesting assistance in defending the homeworld.
Jul, 2029	(Earth)	A Tirolian system battleship descends to Earth to excavate the ruins of the SDF-1. The ship is discovered by a patrol of the 15^th ATAC. After a soldier is taken prisoner by the Masters, the 15^th launches an unauthorized rescue attempt, which turns into a full assault when Southern Cross reinforcements arrive. The prisoner is rescued, and the alien ship is driven from the surface.
Aug, 2029	(Earth)	First Robotech Master flagship is downed by the 15^th ATAC.
		15^th ATAC penetrates downed flagship on a recon mission.
		Garland series enters production.
Sept, 2029	(Earth)	Downed Robotech Master flagship docks with another mothership, and the two lift free of Earth.
		Zor Prime is captured by the Southern Cross.
	(Fleet)	Carpenter leaves in Hannibal for Earth.
		Edwards makes a secret pact with the Regent.
		MBR-12 Destroid Condor enters service with the REF.
Oct, 2029	(Earth)	Hannibal arrives at Earth and is destroyed, taking a Robotech Master mothership with it. Carpenter warns Leonard that he can expect no more aid from the REF at this time.
	(Fleet)	Spheris is liberated.
Mar, 2030	(Earth)	Earth launches first major offensive against the Robotech Masters. It is quickly defeated and the survivors are sent to refurbish ALuCE-1 as a fall-back position.
Apr, 2030	(Earth)	Mission from Earth to relieve ALuCE-1 is ambushed by the Robotech Masters, and escapes with the aid of the returning troops from the moon.
	(Fleet)	Peryton is liberated; its 'curse' broken.
		Sentinels decide to split up. Wolff, Hayes-Hunter, Exedore, and the Sterlings lead a portion of the fleet back to Tirol; the rest proceed to Optera under Richard Hunter.
		Breetai discovers Edwards' treachery and is ordered arrested by Edwards. Breetai and his Zentraedi loyalists steal the battle carrier Valivarre and go into hiding.
		Remaining Sentinels begin Opteran campaign.
		The Regent arrives secretly on Tirol, and is assassinated by Edwards.
		Ikazuchi-class cruisers enter service with REF.
May, 2030	(Earth)	Emerson leads expedition to reinforce Moon Base Luna. His fleet is attacked en route by a Tirolian system battleship and several destroyers, but manages to defeat the alien battlegroup and deliver the troops and supplies to the base.
	(Fleet)	Message arrives on Tirol from Space Station Liberty, requesting help from the REF to fight the Masters. The Plenipotentiary Council, at Edwards' and Admiral Hayes-Hunter's urging, orders a relief expedition be sent as soon as possible. Edwards recruits the ships and troops mostly from the group that has just returned from the Sentinels' expedition on Peryton, keeping his own loyalist troops close-by.
		Marcus Antonius leaves for Earth, with the 3^rd Planetary Corps and the 5^th REF Air Force and a large flotilla of destroyers and escorts to assist the Southern Cross' defense of Earth. Colonel John Wolff is among the departing troops.
		Soon after the relief group's departure, Edwards stages a coup on Tirol and holds the Plenipotentiary Council and the General Staff hostage. Breetai returns and attempts a rescue mission, and is fatally wounded in the attempt.
Jul, 2030	(Earth)	Relief Group arrives at Earth and links up with fleets from Liberty, Earth, and the Moon for a massive offensive against the Robotech Masters.
		15^th ATAC is inserted into the Masters' flagship again. Zor Prime rebels against the Masters, and destroys the power core of the flagship. The Masters evacuate the vessel before it is destroyed, and transfer their flag to another mothership.
		Strike Garland enters production.
Aug, 2030	(Earth)	Robotech Masters launch a all-out offensive against the Earth. Emerson is captured. 15^th ATAC agrees to a prisoner transfer aboard the flagship. The Robotech Masters break the truce and Emerson is killed in the ensuing fighting.
	(Fleet)	Optera is captured.
Aug 8, 2030	(Earth)	Robotech Masters' flagship destroyed over the ruins of the SDF-1. The Flower of Life grows readily all over Earth. Much of the fighting dies out, but hostilities continue for nearly another year.
Nov, 2030	(Fleet)	The Sentinels and the Opteran Expedition return to Tirol
		Thanks to a betrayal by Edwards' most senior aide, Lieutenant General Horace Peckenham, the codes for Tirol's automatic defense systems are overridden, and the defenses are disabled. The combined loyalists rout Edwards' forces. Edwards is killed.
		The Tirolian shipyards are destroyed in the fighting, damaging the ships on the building-ways and leaving the REF without naval construction capacity. The REF enters into negotiation with the Sentinels, especially the Karbarrans, and makes plans to replace the vessels sent to Earth with Wolff with their new battlefortress, cruiser, and destroyer designs.
		Plenipotentiary Council and REF are asked by Tirol's citizenry to administrate their world.
Dec, 2030	(Earth)	EBSIS is the dominant world power, and adopts a hostile stance toward the UEG.
		Concerned with the depleted state of the Southern Cross forces on Earth, REF commanders from the Relief Group establish six REF bases to defend Earth from a possible Invid invasion.
		REF Relief Group leaders establish close ties to the formidable Southern Cross presence still on the moon, at Luna and ALuCE-1.
Feb, 2031	(Earth)	REF Relief Group commanders decide to re-establish Mars Base as well as setting up supply stations throughout the solar system for fall-back procedures.
Mar, 2032	(Fleet)	Cyclone enters mass production.
Apr, 2033	(Earth)	Marcus Antonius, loaded with the Tirolian refugees and led by the 15^th ATAC, folds out of Earth-space for Tirol. The ship is scrapped on Tirol because of damage caused by the malfunctioning fold system.
May 13, 2033	(Earth)	EBSIS launches preemptive strike against Germany. Passau is destroyed. Second Global Civil War begins.
May 15, 2033	(Earth)	Invid arrive, destroying both UEG and EBSIS. Moon bases are cut off from Earth.
		Second Global Civil War ends.
		Invid occupation begins.
Sep, 2033	(Earth)	Invid forces rout last Southern Cross regulars.
Jun, 2034	(Fleet)	Karbarran shipyards are retooled and begin to construct warships for the REF.
		Izumo-class battlefortresses enter service with the REF.
Mar, 2035	(Fleet)	Fleet construction underway. Galaxy-wide mop-up operation against the Regent's remaining outposts commences.
Oct, 2035	(Fleet)	Shadow device is conceived.
May, 2037	(Earth)	Resistance movement gains much strength in North America and Europe.
Oct 15, 2039	(Earth)	Driven to desperation because of the failure of the REF to return, a coalition of North American resistance groups and troops from ALuCE-1 joint attack on Reflex Point. Invid succeed in defending the hive, and in subsequent months, resistance in the Americas is completely crushed for the foreseeable future.
		Lancer crashes to Earth, and is rescued by Carla from sympathizers.
		Invid pull many troops from Europe to deal with the threat to Reflex Point, giving Saxony relief from Invid reprisals.
		Traditional date for beginning of Third Robotech War.
Jul, 2040	(Earth)	Saxony begins intense but clandestine militarization and industrialization program.
Jun, 2041	(Fleet)	Battle of Kappa Pontis 4. Valiant severely damaged, but is saved by the fighters, under Michael Austin.
Sep, 2041	(Fleet)	The cruiser Redoutable is destroyed over Celis 3. Reports later indicate that the Invid are using the survivors for biological warfare experiments.
Feb, 2042	(Fleet)	In preparation for the upcoming missions to Earth, the REF's 7^th Marine Division, with 6000 men and 2000 Veritechs, is dispatched to establish an advance attack base in South America, code-named 'Point K'.
Apr, 2042	(Earth)	Point K established by the 7^th Marine Division.
Aug, 2042	(Fleet)	Mars Fleet leaves for Earth, lead by Valiant and De Ruyter.
Sep, 2042	(Earth)	Invid troops mass in South America and successfully destroy Point K.
Sep 14, 2042	(Earth)	Mars Fleet arrives at Earth and is destroyed to the last ship. Survivors join the resistance.
Nov, 2042	(Fleet)	Shadowdrones perfected and added to arsenal. Shadow devices installed on Alphas, Betas and spacecraft.
Jan, 2043	(Earth)	Colonel Johnathan Wolff dies. Invid attack and destroy Soldiertown soon after.
Apr, 2043	(Earth)	Invid simulagent, Ariel, is transmutated, and is inserted into Scott Bernard's resistance band near the ruins of Point K.
July, 2043	(Earth)	Sera and Corg are transmutated.
	(Fleet)	VF-X-11 undergoes testing
Feb, 2044	(Earth)	Scott Bernard's resistance band finds the city of Denver, which has been covered in ice.
Jun, 2044	(Fleet)	VF-11 enters limited service.
July 18, 2044	(Earth)	Final attack on Reflex Point.
		Invid leave Earth, leaving behind some of their contingent.
August, 2044	(Earth)	Conclusion of the Third Robotech War
		Reconstruction of both urban centers and the environment begin.
Jan, 2045	(Earth)	EBSIS re-established and absorbs all of Europe and the former Soviet Union.
March, 2045	(Earth)	UEG attempts to re-assert control and sets up a capital in the ruins of Buenos Aires and manages to recruit the mercs and freedom fighters in the local area.
		Neasian Combine forms out of the ruins of Tokyo.
May, 2045	(Earth)	Neasian Combine establishes outposts in China and Australia and adds them to her sphere of political influence.
		REF attempts to regain control of Earth and begins deconstructing hives in North America and begins reconstruction of New York, Macross, and Monument Cities.
Sept, 2045	(Asteroid belt in Sol)	Factory Satellite appears in asteroid belt.
		REF dispatches several vessels to investigate.
		Satellite discovered to be G-95 Super Factory Satellite.
Oct, 2045	(Asteroid belt in Sol)	G-95 Super Factory revitalization begins
	(Earth)	EBSIS extends sphere of influence into the Indian sub-continent.
		REF joins the UEG forces in North America.
Dec, 2045	(Earth)	EBSIS attempts a first strike against UEG forces in New York City. UEG orders a full-counter offensive and lands forces in Europe and England.
Jan, 2046	(Earth)	Western Europe firmly in UEG hands.
		EBSIS loses Moscow to UEG offensive and surrenders control to the Neasian Combine.
		Neasian Combine launches an offensive and drives out the ill-prepared UEG forces.
Feb 10, 2046	(Tirol)	Tirolian Mercantile Republic formed.
March 10, 2046	(Zentran)	Following Tirolian lead, the Zentraedi form the Zentraedi Empire.
March, 2046	(Fleet)	First miniaturized fusion-cell energizer developed for use in most mecha.
		First anti-matter powerplant developed for the REF.
	(Earth)	UEG conducts simultaneous assaults on Tokyo and Moscow and captures both.
		Neasian Combine surrender to the UEG.
		Newport News Shipyards begins operating in Sol System.
August 15, 2046	(Earth)	United Terran Government constitution drawn up and signed.
		Robotech Defense Force established as main Terran military force.
Sept 2, 2046	(Karbarra)	Republic of the Sentinels is formed.
Jan, 2047	(Earth)	Robotech Research and Development center founded in Macross City
		Macross City becomes capital of United Terran Government
		Reconstruction efforts increase dramatically with assistance of Tirolians and spreads to Africa and Eurasia.
	(Zentran)	Zentraedi Empire begins rapid re-armament and development of second-generation weapon systems.
March, 2047	(Earth)	SDF-03 UES Pioneer defolds in Earthspace with all hands onboard. Refits begin immediately.
Jun, 2047	(Earth)	United Terran Government approves funding for Human Genome Cloning project. Human population begins dramatic upswing.
		Eden system discovered and becomes first Terran colony.
		Terraforming begins on Luna, Mars, and Venus
	(Tirol)	Robotech Elders attempt coup on Tirol and succeed, TMR (Tirolian Mercantile Republic) government flees to Earth.
	(Earth)	RDF forces scrape together a task force to defeat Robotech Elders lead by RAdm Jeffrey R. Spillner.
July 19, 2047	(Tirol)	RDF Task Force arrives and quickly dispatches Robotech Elder forces and Mothership with minimal losses. Robotech Elders die in combat.
		TMR government returns and immediately begins development of new mobile suit weapon systems and new fleet vessels.
Sept, 2047	(Earth)	G-95 Factory Satellite refit completed and renamed Robotech Naval Yard.
		Reconstruction efforts reach highpoint.
		Refits begin on surviving ex-REF Naval Vessels as construction of improved Izumo, Ikazuchi, Garfish, Marathon, and Montgolfier designs begins at the Robotech Naval Yard.
		North American reconstruction completed.
		VF-11 Thunderbolt enters full production.
Nov, 2047	(Earth)	VA-3 Invader and VAB-1 Pirate enter full production
		Construction begins on SDF-04 UES Sentinel.
March, 2048	(Earth)	Rainbow-class Submersible Carrier begins production.

March, 2063		4th Robotech War begins

January, 2068		4th Robotech War ends

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