{"data":{"id":17862,"title":"Battle of Fabela","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17862-Battle-Of-Fabela","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17862","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17862","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":24798,"name":"Battle-Of-Fabela.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/tpsuhoy7q0e78r\/source\/Battle-Of-Fabela.jpg","alt":"","size":1703690,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-11-09T19:16:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24798","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/24798\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 7.8.\nOn August 15, 2825, a Vanduul clan attacked the Caliban settlement of Fabela. The public believed the subsequent battle was a victory for the UEE due to sensational news coverage, such as the Terra Gazette\u2019s headline \u201cMarine Single-Handedly Stops Vanduul Attack.\u201d When Newsorgs flocked to the remote, long-forgotten mining settlement, all they showed were shots of smoldering rubble and interviews with residents who were utterly resolute on their plans to rebuild. Meanwhile, government officials appeared on spectrum crediting their strategic policy shift for the repelled Vanduul threat.\n\nThe Battle of Fabela came at an opportune time for the UEE. Less than a century earlier, millions had fled Orion, Tiber, and Virgil as the Vanduul ruthlessly conquered territory and killed anyone in their way. Following the overthrow of the Messers, Imperator Toi and the Senate turned the military\u2019s focus away from silencing political dissidents to increasing defense along the Vanduul border. Marine outposts and advanced military equipment soon appeared in cities and settlements across Caliban, Elysium, and Vega. These assets aided in the defense of Fabela, but the public version of the story spun around the battle didn\u2019t match the facts on the ground.\n\nCaught between the public perception and reality was Paul Barlow, the only Marine in his squad to survive. Barlow became a hero and was paraded across the Empire. As the years passed, the Battle of Fabela faded from public consciousness and into legend. When the press tracked down Barlow for a comment following the Fall of Caliban in 2884, the Marine\u2019s most famous living hero made a stunning confession \u2014 that he lied about the Battle of Fabela under pressure from superior officers. In an explosive interview in the New United, Barlow described himself as \u201cno damn hero, just a survivor struggling to live in my own shadow\u201d.\n\nA Good Lie\nThe widely reported \u201cofficial\u201d story began with Barlow miraculously surviving the initial Vanduul bombing run. He freed himself from under the rubble and raced to an Anvil Ballista to send a distress comm. As the Vanduul bombers circled for another approach, Barlow used the Ballista to destroy several targets. Barlow managed to survive the second assault, so when the remaining Vanduul ships returned from a different direction, they met a similar fate. UEE reinforcements arrived shortly thereafter and reported that one Marine defeated an entire Vanduul squadron. Embedded reporters quickly spread this version of the story, each eager to have the exclusive account of the events.\n\nFollowing his confession decades later, Barlow worked with journalist Melania Andrieux on a book that juxtaposed the \u201cofficial\u201d account with his version of events. In \u2018A Good Lie\u2019, Barlow laid bare the truth that had haunted him for decades. He claimed that the night of the attack began like any other. Most of his squad had been relieved by the third watch and had gathered in the barracks to drink and play Trigger. As the lowest ranking Marine, Barlow was ordered on a beer run. He drunkenly stumbled toward the settlement\u2019s small general store when a frightful sound pierced the night sky. Seconds later, Vanduul bombers reduced Fabela\u2019s spaceport and supporting military infrastructure to rubble.\n\nBarlow freed himself from under some wreckage, as swirling dust and debris made him cough ferociously. The official story spun this as the moment Barlow realized that only he could save the settlement. In reality, Barlow fled in fear towards the mine, hoping to hide inside until the attack ended. Barlow ran until he entered a small clearing by the mine, where he found Ignacio Assaf, the man Barlow considered the true hero of the Battle of Fabela.\n\nThe Forgotten Hero\nA former miner that made a living salvaging old equipment, Assaf had been wounded by shrapnel during the initial Vanduul bombing run but was determined to do everything he could to stop the invaders. He had been formulating a plan when the drunk, dirty, and shell-shocked Barlow arrived looking for a place to hide. Assaf calmed down Barlow and convinced him to use his military clearance to access a nearby Ballista that had been awaiting maintenance. Stored away from the main depot, it was one of the only pieces of military equipment not destroyed during the attack. The two climbed inside; Barlow jumped in the driver\u2019s seat to send a distress comm, while Assaf took the gunner\u2019s seat. On the Vanduul\u2019s next approach, Assaf severely crippled the Void bomber that had caused most of the devastation. The remaining Vanduul split up and changed tactics, staggering their attack from different directions. Assaf fired off shots has fast as possible, downing the other bomber and two Scythes before the Ballista ran out of missiles.\n\nWith munitions spent, Barlow hustled the hurt Assaf out of the Ballista and toward the mine, certain that the Vanduul would destroy it on their next flyby. They were between the Ballista and the mine when the sound of approaching ships filled the sky. Barlow believed they were dead, but instead was shocked and relieved to see a Navy squadron intercepting the attackers.\n\nThat\u2019s when reinforcements reported seeing destroyed Vanduul ships spread across the battlefield and a Marine waving them down. Sadly, their arrival was too late for Assaf, who succumbed to the wounds caused by shrapnel. It was only once Barlow had been fully debriefed that his superiors became aware of what occurred. As opposed to issuing a correction to the various news organizations, they decided to have his account match the sensational headlines. The Marines urged him to streamline events and avoid embarrassing details or face a possible court-martial. The young Marine agreed to their plan, believing it to be a \u201cgood lie\u201d and in the best interest of the Empire \u2013 a decision that haunted him for the rest of his life.\n\nToday, a fog of war exists around the Battle of Fabela. Barlow\u2019s revelations briefly stunned the empire, but never replaced the story ingrained in the public consciousness. The Marines stood by their version of events and refused to comment on his allegations. An official investigation into his claims never occurred. Meanwhile, Barlow dedicated the rest of his life to helping veterans suffering from PTSD. Assaf\u2019s family received all proceeds from his book, which included the following dedication, \u201cThough history may forget you, I never will.\u201d","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 7.8.\nAm 15. August 2825 griff ein Vanduul-Clan die Caliban-Siedlung Fabela an. Die \u00d6ffentlichkeit glaubte, dass die anschlie\u00dfende Schlacht ein Sieg f\u00fcr die UEE war, was auf sensationelle Nachrichtenberichte zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren war, wie z.B. die Schlagzeile der Terra Gazette \"Marine stoppt Vanduul-Angriff eigenh\u00e4ndig\". Als die Newsorgs in die abgelegene, l\u00e4ngst vergessene Bergbausiedlung str\u00f6mten, zeigten sie nur Aufnahmen von schwelenden Tr\u00fcmmern und Interviews mit Anwohnern, die ihre Pl\u00e4ne f\u00fcr den Wiederaufbau mit aller Entschlossenheit verfolgten. In der Zwischenzeit erschienen Regierungsbeamte auf dem Spektrum, die ihren strategischen Politikwechsel auf die zur\u00fcckgeschlagene Vanduul-Bedrohung zur\u00fcckf\u00fchrten.\n\nDie Schlacht von Fabela kam f\u00fcr die UEE genau zum richtigen Zeitpunkt. Weniger als ein Jahrhundert zuvor waren Millionen vor Orion, Tiber und Virgil geflohen, als die Vanduul r\u00fccksichtslos Territorium eroberten und jeden t\u00f6teten, der sich ihnen in den Weg stellte. Nach dem Sturz der Messers lenkten Imperator Toi und der Senat den Fokus des Milit\u00e4rs weg vom Schweigen politischer Dissidenten hin zu einer verst\u00e4rkten Verteidigung entlang der Vanduul-Grenze. Bald erschienen in St\u00e4dten und Siedlungen in Caliban, Elysium und Vega Marine-Au\u00dfenposten und fortschrittliche Milit\u00e4rausr\u00fcstung. Diese Einrichtungen halfen bei der Verteidigung von Fabela, aber die \u00f6ffentliche Version der Geschichte, die sich um die Schlacht drehte, entsprach nicht den Tatsachen vor Ort.\n\nGefangen zwischen der \u00f6ffentlichen Wahrnehmung und der Realit\u00e4t war Paul Barlow, der als einziger Marine in seiner Truppe \u00fcberlebte. Barlow wurde zum Helden und wurde im ganzen Reich vorgef\u00fchrt. Im Laufe der Jahre verblasste die Schlacht von Fabela aus dem \u00f6ffentlichen Bewusstsein und wurde zur Legende. Als die Presse nach dem Fall von Caliban im Jahr 2884 Barlow f\u00fcr einen Kommentar aufsp\u00fcrte, legte der ber\u00fchmteste lebende Held der Marine ein verbl\u00fcffendes Gest\u00e4ndnis ab - dass er unter dem Druck der vorgesetzten Offiziere \u00fcber die Schlacht von Fabela gelogen hatte. In einem brisanten Interview in der New United beschrieb sich Barlow selbst als \"kein verdammter Held, nur ein \u00dcberlebender, der darum k\u00e4mpft, in meinem eigenen Schatten zu leben\".\n\nEine gute L\u00fcge\nDie weit verbreitete \"offizielle\" Geschichte begann damit, dass Barlow auf wundersame Weise den ersten Bombenangriff auf Vanduul \u00fcberlebte. Er befreite sich aus den Tr\u00fcmmern und rannte zu einem Amboss-Ballisten, um eine Notrufmeldung zu senden. Als die Vanduul-Bomber auf einen weiteren Anflug kreisten, benutzte Barlow die Balliste, um mehrere Ziele zu zerst\u00f6ren. Barlow schaffte es, den zweiten Angriff zu \u00fcberleben, und als die \u00fcbrigen Vanduul-Schiffe aus einer anderen Richtung zur\u00fcckkehrten, ereilte sie ein \u00e4hnliches Schicksal. UEE-Verst\u00e4rkungen trafen kurz darauf ein und berichteten, dass ein Marine ein ganzes Vanduul-Geschwader besiegte. Eingebettete Reporter verbreiteten diese Version der Geschichte schnell, jeder begierig darauf, den exklusiven Bericht \u00fcber die Ereignisse zu erhalten.\n\nNach seinem Gest\u00e4ndnis Jahrzehnte sp\u00e4ter arbeitete Barlow zusammen mit der Journalistin Melania Andrieux an einem Buch, das den \"offiziellen\" Bericht seiner Version der Ereignisse gegen\u00fcberstellte. In \"Eine gute L\u00fcge\" enth\u00fcllte Barlow die Wahrheit, die ihn jahrzehntelang verfolgt hatte. Er behauptete, dass die Nacht des Angriffs wie jede andere begann. Der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Teil seiner Truppe war durch die dritte Wache abgel\u00f6st worden und hatte sich in der Kaserne versammelt, um zu trinken und Trigger zu spielen. Als rangniedrigster Marine wurde Barlow zu einer Bierfahrt beordert. Er stolperte betrunken auf den kleinen Gemischtwarenladen der Siedlung zu, als ein schreckliches Ger\u00e4usch den Nachthimmel durchdrang. Sekunden sp\u00e4ter verwandelten Vanduul-Bomber den Weltraumbahnhof von Fabela und die unterst\u00fctzende milit\u00e4rische Infrastruktur in Schutt und Asche.\n\nBarlow befreite sich unter einigen Tr\u00fcmmern, als er durch wirbelnden Staub und Tr\u00fcmmer heftig husten musste. Die offizielle Geschichte drehte sich in dem Moment, als Barlow erkannte, dass nur er die Siedlung retten konnte. In Wirklichkeit floh Barlow aus Angst in Richtung der Mine und hoffte, sich bis zum Ende des Angriffs darin zu verstecken. Barlow rannte, bis er eine kleine Lichtung bei der Mine betrat, wo er Ignacio Assaf fand, den Mann, den Barlow als den wahren Helden der Schlacht von Fabela betrachtete.\n\nDer vergessene Held\nAls ehemaliger Bergmann, der seinen Lebensunterhalt mit der Bergung alter Ausr\u00fcstung verdiente, war Assaf w\u00e4hrend des ersten Bombenangriffs auf Vanduul durch Schrapnell verwundet worden, war aber entschlossen, alles zu tun, um die Invasoren aufzuhalten. Er hatte einen Plan ausgearbeitet, als der betrunkene, schmutzige und von Granatsplittern geschockte Barlow auf der Suche nach einem Versteck eintraf. Assaf beruhigte Barlow und \u00fcberzeugte ihn, seine milit\u00e4rische Freigabe zu nutzen, um Zugang zu einer nahe gelegenen Ballista zu erhalten, die auf ihre Wartung gewartet hatte. Sie wurde au\u00dferhalb des Hauptdepots aufbewahrt und war eines der wenigen milit\u00e4rischen Ausr\u00fcstungsgegenst\u00e4nde, die w\u00e4hrend des Angriffs nicht zerst\u00f6rt wurden. Die beiden kletterten hinein; Barlow sprang auf den Fahrersitz, um ein Notrufsignal zu senden, w\u00e4hrend Assaf den Platz des Bordsch\u00fctzen einnahm. Beim n\u00e4chsten Anflug der Vanduul legte Assaf den Void-Bomber, der die meisten Verw\u00fcstungen angerichtet hatte, schwer lahm. Die verbleibenden Vanduul teilten sich auf und \u00e4nderten ihre Taktik, indem sie ihren Angriff aus verschiedenen Richtungen staffelten. Assaf feuerte die Sch\u00fcsse so schnell wie m\u00f6glich ab und brachte den anderen Bomber und zwei Sensen zu Fall, bevor der Ballista die Raketen ausgingen.\n\nMit verbrauchter Munition dr\u00e4ngte Barlow den verletzten Assaf aus der Ballista in Richtung der Mine, in der Gewissheit, dass die Vanduul sie bei ihrem n\u00e4chsten Vorbeiflug zerst\u00f6ren w\u00fcrden. Sie befanden sich zwischen der Ballista und der Mine, als das Ger\u00e4usch der sich n\u00e4hernden Schiffe den Himmel erf\u00fcllte. Barlow glaubte, sie seien tot, war aber stattdessen schockiert und erleichtert, als er sah, dass ein Marinegeschwader die Angreifer abfing.\n\nDamals berichteten Verst\u00e4rkungen, dass zerst\u00f6rte Vanduul-Schiffe \u00fcber das Schlachtfeld verteilt waren und ein Marine sie zu Boden winkte. Leider kamen sie zu sp\u00e4t f\u00fcr Assaf, der den durch Schrapnell verursachten Wunden erlag. Erst nachdem Barlow vollst\u00e4ndig befragt worden war, erfuhren seine Vorgesetzten von den Vorkommnissen. Anstatt eine Korrektur an die verschiedenen Nachrichtenorganisationen herauszugeben, beschlossen sie, dass sein Bericht mit den sensationellen Schlagzeilen \u00fcbereinstimmen sollte. Die Marines dr\u00e4ngten ihn, die Ereignisse zu straffen und peinliche Details zu vermeiden oder sich einem m\u00f6glichen Kriegsgericht zu stellen. Der junge Marine stimmte ihrem Plan zu, da er ihn f\u00fcr eine \"gute L\u00fcge\" und im besten Interesse des Imperiums hielt - eine Entscheidung, die ihn f\u00fcr den Rest seines Lebens verfolgen sollte.\n\nHeute existiert ein Nebel des Krieges um die Schlacht von Fabela. Barlows Enth\u00fcllungen versetzten das Imperium kurzzeitig in Erstaunen, ersetzten aber nie die Geschichte, die im \u00f6ffentlichen Bewusstsein verankert war. Die Marines blieben bei ihrer Version der Ereignisse und weigerten sich, seine Anschuldigungen zu kommentieren. Eine offizielle Untersuchung seiner Behauptungen fand nie statt. In der Zwischenzeit widmete Barlow den Rest seines Lebens der Hilfe f\u00fcr Veteranen, die an PTSD litten. Assafs Familie erhielt den gesamten Erl\u00f6s aus seinem Buch, das die folgende Widmung enthielt: \"Obwohl die Geschichte Sie vergessen k\u00f6nnte, werde ich es nie vergessen.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 7.8.\nOn August 15, 2825, a Vanduul clan attacked the Caliban settlement of Fabela. The public believed the subsequent battle was a victory for the UEE due to sensational news coverage, such as the Terra Gazette\u2019s headline \u201cMarine Single-Handedly Stops Vanduul Attack.\u201d When Newsorgs flocked to the remote, long-forgotten mining settlement, all they showed were shots of smoldering rubble and interviews with residents who were utterly resolute on their plans to rebuild. Meanwhile, government officials appeared on spectrum crediting their strategic policy shift for the repelled Vanduul threat.\n\nThe Battle of Fabela came at an opportune time for the UEE. Less than a century earlier, millions had fled Orion, Tiber, and Virgil as the Vanduul ruthlessly conquered territory and killed anyone in their way. Following the overthrow of the Messers, Imperator Toi and the Senate turned the military\u2019s focus away from silencing political dissidents to increasing defense along the Vanduul border. Marine outposts and advanced military equipment soon appeared in cities and settlements across Caliban, Elysium, and Vega. These assets aided in the defense of Fabela, but the public version of the story spun around the battle didn\u2019t match the facts on the ground.\n\nCaught between the public perception and reality was Paul Barlow, the only Marine in his squad to survive. Barlow became a hero and was paraded across the Empire. As the years passed, the Battle of Fabela faded from public consciousness and into legend. When the press tracked down Barlow for a comment following the Fall of Caliban in 2884, the Marine\u2019s most famous living hero made a stunning confession \u2014 that he lied about the Battle of Fabela under pressure from superior officers. In an explosive interview in the New United, Barlow described himself as \u201cno damn hero, just a survivor struggling to live in my own shadow\u201d.\n\nA Good Lie\nThe widely reported \u201cofficial\u201d story began with Barlow miraculously surviving the initial Vanduul bombing run. He freed himself from under the rubble and raced to an Anvil Ballista to send a distress comm. As the Vanduul bombers circled for another approach, Barlow used the Ballista to destroy several targets. Barlow managed to survive the second assault, so when the remaining Vanduul ships returned from a different direction, they met a similar fate. UEE reinforcements arrived shortly thereafter and reported that one Marine defeated an entire Vanduul squadron. Embedded reporters quickly spread this version of the story, each eager to have the exclusive account of the events.\n\nFollowing his confession decades later, Barlow worked with journalist Melania Andrieux on a book that juxtaposed the \u201cofficial\u201d account with his version of events. In \u2018A Good Lie\u2019, Barlow laid bare the truth that had haunted him for decades. He claimed that the night of the attack began like any other. Most of his squad had been relieved by the third watch and had gathered in the barracks to drink and play Trigger. As the lowest ranking Marine, Barlow was ordered on a beer run. He drunkenly stumbled toward the settlement\u2019s small general store when a frightful sound pierced the night sky. Seconds later, Vanduul bombers reduced Fabela\u2019s spaceport and supporting military infrastructure to rubble.\n\nBarlow freed himself from under some wreckage, as swirling dust and debris made him cough ferociously. The official story spun this as the moment Barlow realized that only he could save the settlement. In reality, Barlow fled in fear towards the mine, hoping to hide inside until the attack ended. Barlow ran until he entered a small clearing by the mine, where he found Ignacio Assaf, the man Barlow considered the true hero of the Battle of Fabela.\n\nThe Forgotten Hero\nA former miner that made a living salvaging old equipment, Assaf had been wounded by shrapnel during the initial Vanduul bombing run but was determined to do everything he could to stop the invaders. He had been formulating a plan when the drunk, dirty, and shell-shocked Barlow arrived looking for a place to hide. Assaf calmed down Barlow and convinced him to use his military clearance to access a nearby Ballista that had been awaiting maintenance. Stored away from the main depot, it was one of the only pieces of military equipment not destroyed during the attack. The two climbed inside; Barlow jumped in the driver\u2019s seat to send a distress comm, while Assaf took the gunner\u2019s seat. On the Vanduul\u2019s next approach, Assaf severely crippled the Void bomber that had caused most of the devastation. The remaining Vanduul split up and changed tactics, staggering their attack from different directions. Assaf fired off shots has fast as possible, downing the other bomber and two Scythes before the Ballista ran out of missiles.\n\nWith munitions spent, Barlow hustled the hurt Assaf out of the Ballista and toward the mine, certain that the Vanduul would destroy it on their next flyby. They were between the Ballista and the mine when the sound of approaching ships filled the sky. Barlow believed they were dead, but instead was shocked and relieved to see a Navy squadron intercepting the attackers.\n\nThat\u2019s when reinforcements reported seeing destroyed Vanduul ships spread across the battlefield and a Marine waving them down. Sadly, their arrival was too late for Assaf, who succumbed to the wounds caused by shrapnel. It was only once Barlow had been fully debriefed that his superiors became aware of what occurred. As opposed to issuing a correction to the various news organizations, they decided to have his account match the sensational headlines. The Marines urged him to streamline events and avoid embarrassing details or face a possible court-martial. The young Marine agreed to their plan, believing it to be a \u201cgood lie\u201d and in the best interest of the Empire \u2013 a decision that haunted him for the rest of his life.\n\nToday, a fog of war exists around the Battle of Fabela. Barlow\u2019s revelations briefly stunned the empire, but never replaced the story ingrained in the public consciousness. The Marines stood by their version of events and refused to comment on his allegations. An official investigation into his claims never occurred. Meanwhile, Barlow dedicated the rest of his life to helping veterans suffering from PTSD. Assaf\u2019s family received all proceeds from his book, which included the following dedication, \u201cThough history may forget you, I never will.\u201d"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":37,"created_at":"2020-11-11T03:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 20:43:31","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17861,"next_id":17863}}