Battle off the coast of Froschberg

The Battle off the coast of Froschberg was a naval engagement that took place during the 2020 Zolev-Ausferilandian War, fought on December 11 2020 between the naval forces of Zolevskoy and Ausferiland. It was the only naval battle to take place during the war, and was used by the Zolevskoyan navy to test their new armaments such as the SSRP-Ny ASM in combat for the first time.

Battle
Early in the morning, the Ausferilandian navy scrambles various vessels from their port in Froschberg including 2 P400-class patrol boats, 3 La Combattante IIa-class fast attack crafts, and 1 Georges Leygues-class frigate. Zolevskoyan naval forces in the area, including 3 Shaman-class fast attack crafts, 2 Krivak II frigates, and 2 Slavnyy-class destroyers moved in to engage the Ausferilandian navy once they were alerted. The first shots were fired at 11 AM when the Zolevskoyan FAC RZNV Dracus destroys an Ausferilandian patrol boat with 76mm cannon fire. Soon after, the RZNV Talasam Shaman-class vessel sinks a La Combattante IIa with two SSRP-Ny ASMs. At 1 PM, the Zolevskoyan fleet made contact with both Georges Leygues-class frigates and another La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft. The Ausferilandian vessels launched anti-ship missiles at the Zolevskoyans, however they fail to hit after the Zolevskoyans deploy electronic countermeasures and chaff rockets. One Zolevskoyan Shaman-class is engaged by an Ausferilandian fast attack craft and hit by a 57mm round, causing damage and causing several casualties amongst the sailors onboard. The Zolevskoyan fleet moved in and fired a barrage of anti-ship missiles, sinking the Georges Leygues-class and the last La Combattante, and disabling the last patrol boat. The disabled P400-class is sunk soon after with 76mm cannons from Zolevskoyan missile boats. With the devastating losses taken, the Ausferilandian defense forces order the rest of their navy to return and stay to defend their ports. Zolevskoyan vessels remain within a standoff range to defend their own ports in response.