Bombing of Mars

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Bombing of Mars
Conflict	Earth Alliance Civil War
Date	Sunday 14th April, 2260
Place	Mars
Result	Hundreds of civilian deaths; Proxima and Orion colonies declare independence
Combatants
Mars
Earth Alliance
Commanders
Martian government
President Morgan Clark Unknown Earthforce commander
Strength
None
Thunderbolt Starfury squadron
Casualties
Hundreds of civilians dead
None

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"Don't do it! We've got women and children down here, don't do it!"

– Mars radio operator

The Bombing of Mars was the pivotal event that led to the Earth Alliance Civil War. It began when the Martian government refused to implement martial law as ordered by President Clark. In response, Clark sent his forces to attack Mars. A squadron of Thunderbolt Starfuries was sent to the surface with orders to bomb civilian targets. Despite pleas over the radio from below, the Starfuries launched their missiles, killing hundreds of innocent civilians.

In response to these atrocities, the colonies of Proxima III and Orion VII severed their ties to the Earth Alliance and declared independence.