Band of Brothers (Player alliance)
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| Name | Band of Brothers |
| Ticker | BOB |
| Type | 0.0 |
| Founded | 2005.07.07 |
| Status | Closed 2009.02.05 |
| Contact details | |
| Alliance CEO | SirMolle |
| Diplomat(s) | |
| Public Channel | |
| Website | BoB Killboard |
| Corporations | |
| Executor | Tin Foil |
| Members | Black Eclipse Corp Black Nova Corp |
From 2005 'til 2009, Band of Brothers (BoB) was one of the major 0.0 powers in Eve. BoB's behavior was aggressive and openly expansionistic. The alliance has attacked many of 0.0 space's major alliances.
The Band of Brothers Alliance was comprised of six major corporations, Black Eclipse Corp (BNCE), Black Nova Corp (BNC), Destructive Influence (DICE), Evolution (EVOL), FinFleet (FINFL) and Reikoku (RKK), as well as several smaller support and holding corporations. The alliance held three regions: Delve, Period Basis and Querious.
BoB had a large number of allies who fought alongside the alliance in its wars and were resident within BoB's space. This coalition was known as the Greater BoB Community (GBC).
General History
The Band of Brothers alliance was first formed in 2004 by 5 corporations, Arcane Technologies UK (ATUK), Evolution, Reikoku Rough Necks (RN)and m0o corp(m0o)[1]. These corporations were later joined by Black Nova Corporation, Destructive Influence and FinFleet.
Initially, the alliance was named C.C.C.P. which stood for Cookies, Cake, Cream and Pie. The alliance name was changed to BoB after resistance from the real CCP.
BoB formed in the aftermath of the Great Northern War in which the founding corporations defeated Phoenix Alliance, then a major power. The alliance moved to Delve, where it settled and has remained ever since. Using Delve as a base, BoB and its allies have attacked many major alliances, expanding its territory significantly.
In early 2007, BoB announced its intention to conquer all of 0.0 space. This triggered the Great War in which the majority of the 0.0 population not allied to BoB to form a large coalition with the intention of removing BoB from 0.0. The Coalition forced BoB back into Delve, removing 9 regions of space from their possesion in the process, where BoB fought a successful defensive action halting the Coalition. Having had its progress checked, the Coalition broke apart leaving BoB to retake Period Basis and Querious.
Thanks to a director level player in BoB contacting Goonswarm the alliance known as Band of Brothers has been dissolved as of February 2009. The name has since been claimed by their long time enemies Goonswarm.
BoB War History
Great Northern war
Early History
In the aftermath of the Great Northern War, BoB roamed the North turning it into a wasteland.
Taking Delve
Having removed any significant alliances from the North, the BoB leadership decided to move into Delve. BoB allied Firmus Ixion (FIX) who held the neighbouring region of Querious. Fountain, the region to the immediate North was held by Fountain Alliance (FA), then the most powerful alliance in o.o and staunch ally of Phoenix Alliance in the Great Northern War. BoB alongside Shinra (SNRA) destroyed Fountain Alliance and took Fountain.
Operation Clockwise
Operation Clockwise was the next secret plot devised by the BoB leadership. The leadership planed to work round the map in a clockwise direction from Delve fighting anything in the way. This including the removal of Imperium from Outer Ring and the push continued all the way back up to BKG. BoB stopped there and returned home to build their first outpost in Delve and push forwards into the capital age.
Serpentis Corporation
Next, the Serpentis Corporation attempted to reclaim Fountain, its traditional home region. Grand Admiral Junset threatend to annihilate BoB if it did not move. However, BoB refused to accept Serpentis Corporation's claims, so Serpentis Alliance attacked BoB along with several of BoB's old enemies. BoB fought of the attacks, driving Serpentis Corporation and its allies from Fountain and Delve.
Serpentis Corporation along with G Alliance and Norad fleets attacked and reinforced an industrial pos belonging to Evolution in the A2V6-6 system in Outer Ring. In the ensuing battle, BoB defeated its enemies destroying the Nyx class mothership of Admiral Grendal and 2 Moros class dreadnoughts. With their campaign in ruins, The Serpentis Corporation executed Admiral Grendal for gross incompetence. [2][3]
Operation Lockdown
Operation Lock-Down was initiated when BoB inteligence learned of a mothership class vessel being constructed by G Alliance under the guise of an alt corporation in EC-P8R. BoB contracted Ascendant Frontier and Axion Empire to assist in sieging the system. Together, they locked down the system for a week, systematically reinforcing and destroying every pos in system.
The siege of EC-P8R was a landmark in 0.0 politics. It signaled to all alliances that they were not safe alone, and marked the beginning of the formation of the large 0.0 power blocs.
Operation Goonicide
Operation Goonicide saw BoB drive Goonswarm from their home region. At the time, Goonswarm were a new alliance in New Eden who pride themselves on their obnoxious behaviour and use of numbers to counter their lack of experience and poor equipment. They had settled into an NPC region just North of Delve after several successful wars in the East. Goonswarm infuriated BoB in an incident leading Operation Goonicide in which BoB resolved to remove Goonswarm from NewEden, even going so far as to claim "There are no goons".
When BoB attacked, Goonswarm were beaten back by their higher SP players in expensive T2 ships. This was effective due to the relative youth of most of the players in Goonswarm as at the time T2 snipers could not be countered easily with T1 ships. Goonswarm fell back to S-U where BoB camped them down until they moved back East to wait out the BoB attack in their NPC stations.
The Pendulum Wars
The pendulum wars were a series of wars marked by the use of the pendulum theme in the announcements of SirMolle. The wars culminated in the Great War in which the majority of 0.0 unsuccessfully tried to remove BoB from 0.0 space.
ASCN
In Operation Pendulum, also known as The ASCN War, BoB turned on Ascendant Frontier (ASCN). Located in the South, Ascendant Frontier was then the largest alliance in eve and a major industrial powerhouse. Notably, ASCN had constructed the first Titan in 0.0 space.
Ascendant Frontier rapidly collapsed. In the war, BoB destroyed ASCN's titan an Avatar class vessel piloted by Cyvoc, the leader of Ascendant Frontier. Within a few weeks the war was over.
RSF and the South
BoB along with its allies then continued to fight in the South against Red Swarm Federation (RSF), a coalition of aliances in the south an east including Red Alliance, Goonswarm, KIA and Tau Ceti Federation.
Initially, BoB forces pushed deep into RSF territory. At its furthest reach, BoB obtained soverignty in 9-980U and removed soverignty in XGH-SH in Tenerifis. With its supply lines streched the BoB advance stalled. Shrike of Evolution lost her Avatar class titan in 9-98OU when it was decloaked on a gate. RSF attacked BoB behind its lines. Unable to cope with being fought in multiple locations, the BoB forces were forced back.
Eventually SirMolle ordered an evacuation of the South to consolidate in Delve, Querious and Period Basis. A large number of towers were left behind in the withdrawal.
The Great War
The Great War was the largest war in the history of EVE with almost all alliances in 0.0 space taking part in hostilities. Almost all 0.0 entities outside the Greater BoB Community joined together in a coalition to drive BoB from 0.0 space. The coalition was initially composed of two main groups, from the North and from the South.
Not wanting to be on the loosing side, Mercenary Coalition, a long time ally of BoB, defected and formed Tortuga, a coalition with KIA and others. At the time, Mercenary Coalition had soverignty in Period Basis under BoB protection giving Tortuga a foothold next door to Delve.
Initially the GBC tried to fight the coalition on all fronts, but this proved too difficult. The BoB forces pulled back to Delve basing out of the Blood Raiders Station in PR-8CA and fought for every system in Delve.
The Coalition's attacks were halted in delve, with the members suffering heavy losses. In NOL-M9, Oort from Red Alliance lost his titan class ship when he attempted to doomsday GBC ships attacking a carrier at a gate. This weakened the resolve of Red Alliance who soon returned to their home regions where they threatened the space of the Northern Coalition.
With its resolve weakend by its heavy losses, and the departure of Red Alliance, the coalition faltered. The last alliance to leave was Goonswarm who continued to fight for several months, but were eventually evicted from Delve, and Querious. Next BoB turned on Tortuga in Period Basis.
Tortuga almost immediately suffered a complete collapse of morale. Many pilots ran from the onslaught, with many others being camped into their stations. Some Tortuga pilots committed insurance fraud on a massive scale by undocking their ships only to be destroyed by waiting GBC ships.
Maximum Damage
After being thwarted in its attempts to conquer all of 0.0, BoB's strategy changed to the policy of maximum damage. This new philosophy was a departure from that of capturing and holding space. It would see BoB attack a region inflicting the maximum possible damage before retreating.
The North
MAX started off on 2008.07.10 with 350 capitals, and 600 fleet ships from BoB and its GBC moving to the North.
BoB first targeted the Imperial Republic of the North and Red Alliance in Deklein and Pure Blind. The NC defenders soon collapsed.
BoB then moved to Obe in the Forge from where it attacked Morsus Mihi. The initial attacks were successful, but BoB and the GBC were soon halted when Morsus Mihi and the NC put up stout resistance in 15W.
The South
BoB then moved to the South without the GBC where it began attacking Goonswarm in Detroid with Against All Authorities attacking on another front. Initial progress was slowed by good tower timing by Goonswarm. Then progress was checked completely when Goonswarm hot dropped BoB dreadnaughts in a trap (Battle Info). BoB was unable to regain momentum when Goonswarms allies came to its aid by harassing BoB forces.
Day of Dissolution
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In the early hours of February 5th, 2009, the alliance was suddenly disbanded by a disgruntled director from the Black Nova Corp. The member had director rights in both Black Nova Corp and the BoB holding and executor corp, Tin Foil. Because of the way alliance mechanics work, the member was able to remove all corporations from BoB and then close the alliance. Goonswarm has claimed responsibility for the event, as the member defected to Goons after the incident. Most of the corporations from the former BoB alliance have joined the KenZoku alliance.
Alliance Tournaments
BoB has won several of the Alliance Tournaments