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Despite decades of bloodshed affecting the vast majority of the world's population, the war came to an inconclusive end. [[Caphiria]] managed to annex [[Veltorina]] but was largely unable to make any headway against [[Urcea]] in [[Urlazio]], parts of Veltorina, and [[Talionia]] and was forced to cede large areas of land to the newly created [[Valcenian Confederation]], including the [[Konstandina Canal]]. [[Urcea]] could not prevent the collapse of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], but managed to stabilize the continent and close it to [[Caphiria]]n influence, paving the way for the establishment of the [[Levantine Union]]. While the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] could not meaningfully defeat [[Caphiria]] in the field, the Caphirians were likewise unable to challenge the naval and air superiority of [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]]. Caphiria also failed to break the diplomatic, economic, and political importance of [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] in [[Levantia]], which was its primary goal in the late 1920s. The late stage of the war saw both of these powers rapidly escalate the conflict in an effort to establish themselves as the sole superpower, which neither was able to do, leading to the eventual [[Occidental Cold War]]. While the failure of arms to establish dominance in the Occident was the primary takeaway in both [[Venceia]] and [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], the decades of what many perceived to be meaningless bloodshed lead to the establishment of the [[League of Nations]] in an effort to prevent future conflict. | Despite decades of bloodshed affecting the vast majority of the world's population, the war came to an inconclusive end. [[Caphiria]] managed to annex [[Veltorina]] but was largely unable to make any headway against [[Urcea]] in [[Urlazio]], parts of Veltorina, and [[Talionia]] and was forced to cede large areas of land to the newly created [[Valcenian Confederation]], including the [[Konstandina Canal]]. [[Urcea]] could not prevent the collapse of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], but managed to stabilize the continent and close it to [[Caphiria]]n influence, paving the way for the establishment of the [[Levantine Union]]. While the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] could not meaningfully defeat [[Caphiria]] in the field, the Caphirians were likewise unable to challenge the naval and air superiority of [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]]. Caphiria also failed to break the diplomatic, economic, and political importance of [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] in [[Levantia]], which was its primary goal in the late 1920s. The late stage of the war saw both of these powers rapidly escalate the conflict in an effort to establish themselves as the sole superpower, which neither was able to do, leading to the eventual [[Occidental Cold War]]. While the failure of arms to establish dominance in the Occident was the primary takeaway in both [[Venceia]] and [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], the decades of what many perceived to be meaningless bloodshed lead to the establishment of the [[League of Nations]] in an effort to prevent future conflict. | ||
In addition to the geopolitical ramifications of the conflict, military thinking and technology were entirely revolutionized over the course of the quarter century-long war. Early war fighting in [[Levantia]] continued to use 19th-century doctrines of mass assault based on large-scale infantry assaults only employing small arms and, in some circumstances, equine cavalry. The proliferation of machine guns by 1930 changed warfare completely as military tactics officers were trained in proved largely irrelevant. By the end of the Second Fratricide, the trench warfare situation had largely been broken by pioneering use of artillery joined by the new technologies of mechanized transport and armor, lessons that were not lost in [[Sarpedon]] as [[Caphiria]] began rapid mechanization to prepare for the eventual direct war with [[Urcea]]. Many historians have noted that the effect on warfare the Great War had can be easily perceived based on the fact that, before the war, every Great Power relied on horses to move supplies and artillery around. By 1940, each of the great powers was fully mechanized and motorized, revolutionizing logistics in a relatively short 13-year span. The average infantry kit was revolutionized as well. To enter the war, [[Urcea]] was employing {{wp|bolt-action}} rifles, such as the [[SRM-9]] and [[SRM-9C]] by 1929. By the time hostilities concluded, many [[LOTA]] forces - especially those of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] - were using either selective-fire {{wp|assault rifles}}, such as the [[ | In addition to the geopolitical ramifications of the conflict, military thinking and technology were entirely revolutionized over the course of the quarter century-long war. Early war fighting in [[Levantia]] continued to use 19th-century doctrines of mass assault based on large-scale infantry assaults only employing small arms and, in some circumstances, equine cavalry. The proliferation of machine guns by 1930 changed warfare completely as military tactics officers were trained in proved largely irrelevant. By the end of the Second Fratricide, the trench warfare situation had largely been broken by pioneering use of artillery joined by the new technologies of mechanized transport and armor, lessons that were not lost in [[Sarpedon]] as [[Caphiria]] began rapid mechanization to prepare for the eventual direct war with [[Urcea]]. Many historians have noted that the effect on warfare the Great War had can be easily perceived based on the fact that, before the war, every Great Power relied on horses to move supplies and artillery around. By 1940, each of the great powers was fully mechanized and motorized, revolutionizing logistics in a relatively short 13-year span. The average infantry kit was revolutionized as well. To enter the war, [[Urcea]] was employing {{wp|bolt-action}} rifles, such as the [[SRM-9]] and [[SRM-9C]] by 1929. By the time hostilities concluded, many [[LOTA]] forces - especially those of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] - were using either selective-fire {{wp|assault rifles}}, such as the [[SAR-40]], or advanced, semi-automatic {{wp|battle rifle}}s. | ||
Military developments were not limited to revolutionizing land warfare. The importance of air power became evident during the conflict as all sides scrambled to develop and mobilize a workable air force. The Levantine powers initially focused on strategic bombing via the use of {{wp|airship}} until it became apparent that these were easily countered by nascent fighters and ground-based artillery. On the sea, naval warfare was changed forever following the advent of torpedo bombers at the [[Battle of the Adonáire Strait]] gave [[Urcea]] a clear advantage, demonstrating the value of {{wp|aircraft carrier}}s and portending the impending decline of battleships and other surface warfare ships. The use of strategic air power grew exponentially by year, and by the end of the war it allowed [[Caphiria]] to detonate the first ever nuclear bomb dropped from an airplane. | Military developments were not limited to revolutionizing land warfare. The importance of air power became evident during the conflict as all sides scrambled to develop and mobilize a workable air force. The Levantine powers initially focused on strategic bombing via the use of {{wp|airship}} until it became apparent that these were easily countered by nascent fighters and ground-based artillery. On the sea, naval warfare was changed forever following the advent of torpedo bombers at the [[Battle of the Adonáire Strait]] gave [[Urcea]] a clear advantage, demonstrating the value of {{wp|aircraft carrier}}s and portending the impending decline of battleships and other surface warfare ships. The use of strategic air power grew exponentially by year, and by the end of the war it allowed [[Caphiria]] to detonate the first ever nuclear bomb dropped from an airplane. | ||