Battle of Artemis (Conflicted Hearts)

The Battle of Artemis was a battle between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance spearheaded by a majority of the Eurasian Federation, ZAFT Forces managed to destroy the Lightwave Barrier surrounding the Artemis base and heavily damage it on their hunt for the Archangel, repairs to the base and supplication to its defense system would take many years in which to replace.

Prelude
The Archangel managed to overcome the ZAFT Forces attempting to cut them off outside of Artemis, successfully docking within the Earth Alliance's Eurasian Federation base, however they were soon drawn into the intrigue and politics held between the Atlantic Federation and Eurasian Federation that made up the Earth Alliance.

Meanwhile, with the Vesalius withdrawn to the PLANTs so that Rau Le Creuset could answer to the PLANT Supreme Council for his actions and for the Destroyer to get repaired, the Le Creuset Team had only a single vessel and four Mobile Suits in which to continue pursuing the Archangel and to brave the impenetrable Fortress.