Battle of Kaizaruka
| Battle of Kaizaruka (Mirselec Kaizaruka ta Kakobe) | |
| Fourth Global War | |
| Date | 29 September 1944 - 1 October 1944 |
| Location | Southern Sea of Aiza, near Kaizaruka Rocks |
| Result | Decisive Risevan Victory |
| Combatants | |
| Risevne | Barise, Kavena |
| Commanders | |
| Auseri Sosten, Berin Agamerk | Jarn Masun, Erian Hars |
| Strength | |
| 3 battleships, 5 carriers, 8 cruisers, 25 destroyers, 11 submarines, 38 support vessels |
4 battleships, 6 carriers, 11 cruisers, 26 destroyers, 66 support and landing vessels in convoy |
| Casualties | |
| 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers, 1 submarine sunk, 53 planes lost | 1 battleship, 4 carriers, 6 cruisers, 13 destroyers, nearly 60 support vessels sunk |
| Notes: {{{notes}}} | |
The Battle of Kaizaruka, known in Mirselec as Kaizaruka ta Matnaira or the Great Victory of Kaizaruka, was a major naval battle fought in the Sea of Aiza between the navies of Risevne, Barise and Kavena. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Risevan Royal Navy, whose forces sunk 4 enemy carriers and severely crippled the remaining two without suffering major damage to their capital units; at the same time a huge convoy of nearly 60 ships, meant to supply and reinforce the invasion forces on Garmagos Island to the southeast, also came to grief after being viciously attacked from the air and sea.
Background
The Battle
29 September
30 September
It was on 30 September that the first serious attacks were launched on both sides, which were now around 216 marine miles from each other; as the morning briefing for the day ended at 0825, Admiral Agamerk sent a message by wireless to the entire fleet, as well as to all the carrier pilots, which read: Now is the time to do your utmost; your King, your Nation and your People expect nothing less of you.
1 October
Aftermath
Just 40 minutes after the last sortie from KV Ainzera had landed and the battle was considered over, Admiral Sosten sent a message by wireless to all the ships which could be reached; the message, a rejoinder to his colleague's exhortation during the critical stage of the battle the day before, read: Let no one in the nation be ashamed of you; you need not fear that we have not done enough.
