Battle of Icarus Base

"We're under attack. Don't know who, don't know why."

- Everett Young

The Battle of Icarus base was an event that occurred in 2009 between the Tau'ri and the Lucian Alliance.

Prelude
Sometime in 2008, an undercover operative within the Lucian Alliance gave the location of P4X-351 to the Tau'ri. Shortly there after the Tau'ri attacked the mining camp on the planet and forced them to leave. Then in 2009, General Jack O'Neill and Doctor Nicholas Rush contacted Eli Wallace and beamed him aboard the George Hammond, which was orbiting Earth at the time, with the intention of revealing to him the existence of the Stargate program after he solved an Ancient mathematical proof. The proof Eli solved was believed to enable the activation of the Stargate's ninth chevron - the efforts of those at Icarus Base on the planet P4X-351 had been devoted to accomplishing such a task for months. Therefore, he was to be taken to Icarus Base to see the fruits of his labor. However, as the planet on which Icarus Base resided contained a radioactive core, which could possibly become unstable after the dialing of an incoming wormhole, the George Hammond was used to transport Doctor Nicholas Rush, Eli Wallace, Senator Alan Armstrong and Chloe Armstrong in lieu of a Stargate. There first attempt to dial the Stargate's nine chevron address failed.

The Battle
"Our shields are holding but we're not the target."

- Samantha Carter aboard the George Hammond

Icarus Base was attacked by a force of several Ha'tak mother ships, Death Gliders, and Troop transports, from the Lucian Alliance. They opened fire the moment they dropped out of hyperspace without warning.

The Lucian Alliance launched a force of several Ha'tak motherships, Death Gliders, and troop transports attacked Icarus Base as part of their campaign against the Tau'ri. This prompted an evacuation. In the ensuing battle, Col. Telford engaged the attacking forces in an F-302. In desperation, Dr. Nicholas Rush, with the help of Eli Wallace, figured out how to dial the nine-chevron address. Using Earth's point of origin, they cracked the code, and Rush dialed the Stargate to the Ancient vessel Destiny instead of Earth. The base's personnel were able to evacuate. It is unclear how Dr. Rush was able to dial the Gate's nine symbol address, because Earth's point of origin should not have been located on the gate. The Icarus gate had it's own point of origin, as seen when the team first attempted to dial the nine-symbol address.

When the base came under attack, the core of the planet destabilized, resulting in the complete destruction of the planet. The attacking Alliance forces failed to anticipate this outcome, resulting in the complete destruction of the attacking fleet. The George Hammond, which was defending the base from orbit, managed to locate all but approximately 80 of the Icarus base personnel and evacuate before the planet was destroyed. Colonel Young, the last to leave, was thrown through the wormhole by the explosion and was badly injured.



Aftermath
Colonel Samantha Carter reported that the remaining personnel who could not be accounted for were inside the base and could not be beamed out, however, readings indicated that the Stargate was active for six minutes before the planet's core went critical. It wasn't until Dr. Rush reported to the Homeworld Command from Destiny via long range communications device, that General Jack O'Neill and others learned that these people were safe, albeit stranded, aboard the ship. The Lucian Alliance forces failed to capture the planet, so Commander Kiva setup a research base on a planet similar to P4X-351, where they have also duplicated the Icarus project's research into dialing the ninth chevron, but lack the equation to regulate the power thus stalling their progress.