Battle of Xochima

The Battle of Xochima was a conflict between the Celestial Federation of Xochima and the Celaen Order over a probe that had entered the Itil system and was claimed by the Celestial Federation.

Background
The Celaen Order had sent a probe out to explore systems. The probe entered the Itil system, and was retrived by the Celestial Federation ship the Temoto. The Temoto took the probe to a science station where it was analyzed. Celaen Order ships entered the system to retrieve the probe. The Temoto refused to return the probe, and called defensive ships to help support it.

The Battle
The battle began when the three Order ships, the Ytnok; an Orator-class heavy cruiser, and two Partisan-class heavy frigates opened fire upon the Temoto, a Minnow-class medium patrol boat. The Temoto's shields were destroyed and it took heavy damage to it's hull. The Celestial Federation's defensive vessels, a Reef-class heavy cruiser and two Storm-class heavy frigates returned fire to the Ytnok.

The Temoto fled the battle, but when the captain noticed the battle was still at a stalemate, sent the Temoto back into combat. It came in on an attack course towards the Ytnok, but was quickly destroyed by the combined fire of the Order flotilla. The debris slammed into a damaged Partisan-class frigate which had moved between the Temoto and Ytnok to protect it, destroying the Partisan-class. To avenge the lost ship, the remaining Order ships focused their fire on a damaged Storm-class frigate forcing it to retreat due to hull damage and overheating.

The two remaining Celestial Federation ships focused their fire on the Ytnok, hoping to damage it to the point of retreat. The Reef-class was heavily damaged, including damage that crippled it's engine. It began to charge it's warp drive to flee the battle, but it would be over before it could jump. The Ytnok retreated into ripspace, while the remaining Partisan-class approached the Storm-class, activating it's Rip Drive. The Storm-class was destroyed by the rupture, and the Partisan-class was destroyed in ripspace due to it's lack of shielding and heavy damage.

With the Order ships retreating and the probe still in Celestial Federation posession, the Celestial Federation was able to achieve a strategic victory.