Battle Group Aurek

"If they send Aurek after you, it's probably a sign they think you're a threat to them and their friends, and you should be scared. Unless, of course, you have an equally large, equally trained armada which is also manned by iron-willed, genetically modified soldiers and clones."

- Dracon Valadar to his future friend, Sarea. Battle Group Aurek was a fleet created by the Zakuul Defense Force using elements of the First, Second and Third Fleets in 15 AFRE after the ZDF detected hyperspace travel near Zakuulan Space by unknown races. The Battle Group was led by Fleet Admiral Arcas Vyrtalan, one of the more promising Zakuulan Naval Commanders, whom was genetically modified like many Zakuulans.

Ships
Battle Group Aurek contained, for most of it's existence, sixty Capital Ships, including one Dreadnought, three Carriers, five Battleships, nine Cruisers, eighteen Destroyers, and twenty-four Frigates, which was, at the time of the Battle Group's creation, the majority of the Zakuulan Navy.

Use
The Battle Group was primarily used as a deterrent against those potential attackers against the Zakuulans and their allies, however it was not to be underestimated. The pirate Largon Farsat, self-styled Lord of the Outer Regions, unsuccessfully attacked Battle Group Aurek when it was patrolling near Sluis Van, losing the majority of his ships and being captured and imprisoned soon afterward, while the Battle Group's losses were mostly in starfighters and limited hull damages.