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Dra-pol for so long isolated was recently dragged back onto the global scene when the (sham) communist republic almost became the site of an intercontinental religious war.

(http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53072&highlight= intoduction to the nation, and some of the following events, though its really the first few pages that might be of interest)

Following the early missions -and conflicts- the Christian nation Quinntonia went to great lengths to modernise the east Asian backwater, investing thousands of millions of dollars for seemingly little direct return.

Despite the presence of roving missionaries, Drapoel have not dared embrace their teachings, as each Christian is shadowed by the infamous Banat (Drapoel secret police).

Drapoel agents have travelled Asia (and continue to explore the world) seeking hard line socialist(ish -Stalinists, maybe Maoists in the main) states with which to associate. Armaments have been amogst their primary interests. Dra-pol suffered teriffic losses as her WWII Japanese technology was pitted against modern western forces during the first days of the reintroduction.

The first of near five thousand students educated in Quinntonia have begun to return to Dra-pol, engineers, doctors, technicians, and already subtle improvements are being made in the Drapoel bureaucracy.

Schools have been built- often with Quinntonian funding- but they continue to follow strict guidelines laid down by Directorate, and anti-western propaganda is part of the school day.
Bridges now span many rivers and valleys- most of them policed by police and army regulars, 'volunteer' militias, Banat agents, and rigged with explosives.
The road network itself has been improved, but only to a point. The Directorature is unwilling to sacrifice the nation's powerfully defensive geography.
The power grid has begun to modernise. Most of the nation was previously without electricity, and much will remain so- Dra-pol underwent forced ruralisation akin to that seen in Kampuchea under Pol Pot. Power stations have been built- burning fossil fuels as before, but on a larger scale, and joined by a few hydro-plants. Director Kurosian II has been pressing for nuclear plants, but struggles to find approval in Quinntonia. He increasingly appeals to other nations in this concern.

At Hamhung, on the Sea of Japan, an international harbour is begining operation, around which factories are appearing. These too are funded primarily by Quinntonia, which has insisted that the plants not be geared towards arms manufacture. Cycles, trawlers, light agricultural machinery, and a very few trucks are produced, along with electricity generators, and many small items which though common elsewhere, are revolutionary in Dra-pol, and are often being pressed into military service. Torches, communication equipment, digging equipment and so on have been snapped up by the army, police, Banat, and Red Bamboo (army elite corps).
Telephone lines have gone up between Hamhung, the capital DaKhiem (which is the location of the Central Directorature and related buildings, but little else), a mysterious bunker complex in the north, and the new airport at Pyongyang. Calls are of course monitored by the Banat, and made only on matters of importance- Directorate, business, imforming (on traitors/counter-revolutionaries/foreigners) and so on.

Over all quality of life is very slowly impoving, but the evidence of new ideas has at once made Director Kurosian II a hero, and created a new current of rebellion -or perception there of. Arrests have actually increased in recent months, and executions and torture, both public and hidden, continue. Apparently some people see some improvements, and want more than the Directorature is prepared to allow.

Now trouble also looms at the top of Drapoel society. Kurosian II's father, the former Director Kurosian, vanished during the fighting with Christian forces, and was reported killed. This was a ploy in effort to convince the little understood outsiders that their grievences were addressed, and the enemy gone. Kurosian's son took control, as his father retreated to his bunkers. Now Kurosian wishes to return. His son was supposed to step aside, but now commands huge respect thanks to the changes occuring apparently by his direction.

Loyalties begin to divide as top officials and generals move to support either father or son, some openly (within officialdom- the public remain largely unaware of Kurosian snr's survival) most covertly. One comrade Hotan quite literally sharpens his knives, behind Kurosian II's back.

BUMP!

The current Governer of Quinntonian Dra-pol and ambassodor to the current regime is Bishop Gerald Westgaard, whose ballsy, take no prisoners style of negotiating led to much of the bloodshed of the earlier metings, but also gained the grudging respect of the Dra-pol government an acclaim back home. The harbour called Quinntonian Dra-pol or Hambung in the native tongue has ben declared as a quasi-embassy, making it unofficial Quinntonian territory, and our law holds sway here. Kurosian II does not like this arrangement, but considers it a neccassery evil in order to keep the manufacturing complex and power plants going and the aid pouring in. There is also an "official" embassy complex in Dakhiem, along with a select few other nations. There is a cosiderable military machine in Quinntonian Dra-pol, including a massive air complex that serves as the nations' only international airport. It is heavily patrolled by the large Quinntonian contingent.
There is also regular patrols done by air and by Special Ops. forces deeper into Dra-pol, on an unofficial basis, in order to try and stop the flow of modern weapons coming in from the outside.
There has been more success with the missionaries than Kurosian would like to admit, but their success has been severely hindered by The Banat. The Banat has also, allegedly been responsible for several arrests and disappearances of Quinntonain missionsaries.
There has been several quiet flare-ups over time, including covert rural shooting wars, and while Quinntonia reports them all, Kurosian denies all of them for fear that it would hurt his internationl reputation.
The irony of it all, is that Kurosian himself has allowed his nation to become dependant on foriegn aid to grow and progress. Though, he would plunge his nation back into the dark ages if he thought it would gain him more power.
The Quinntonian anti-terrorist and intellegence orginization, "The Men of Meggido," have been investigating several disturbing rumours that Kurosian I is still alive and controlling things from behind the scenes, though there has been no evidence of this.


OOC- I will be posting Quinntonian militaries, finances etc., on this nations messages from time to time, so don't get worried and call Godmodd. Also, I think that we should state right here and now that the tech level is MODERN! (And no Catholic Vampires! LOL!)

WWJD
Amen.

(ooc: Yeah, modern -or if you wish aged- tech (hey, Dra-pol is hardly cutting edge ;) ) and we hope to be..realistic so won't be trying to work out what magical powers folk may or may not have. I shan't make much of a post now- i have...distractions. To-night, no doubt!)

Quinntonian Dra-pol. A worrying problem to Kurosian II, mayhap a tool to Kurosian snr? His son brash. Could be guided..allowed to make mistake. Contact Hotan, he will guide. Targeted disaster?

Kurosian schemed, but his intel was still badly constrained by his solitude.

A secret message from Bishop Robert Schultz, the interim leader of the Quinntonian government.
*Due to the recent terrorist attacks on our soil an the assasination attempt on Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed. We are putting all Quinntonina forces on high alert and we must give you this warning, we do not have any military support to spare right now, you are on your own until further notice.*


When The Banat agent hands Kurosian I a copy of this message, he smiles, a smile like he hasn't had in many years.

WWJD
Amen.

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Hotan and Kurosian II (apparently) photographed to-day, as the former delivered news of the westerners' weakness to his sometimes hot-headed 'master'.

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Kurosian II responds with further testing on the MiG-15/Shinden Jetto programme







(ooc:rushing still, just keeping the thread alive and trying to add a bit more atmosphere)

Deep in the wilds of Dra-pol, Col. Lawrence and his Special Ops. Team, The Order, keep a small transaction under surviellance. It seems that some of the higher-ups in The Red Bamboo have arrange for some disreputable foriegn arms dealers to deliver a few truckloads of modern weaponry and ammunition, including modern radio equipt. and Kevlar vests. It is also reputed to hold some WMD, non-nuclear chemical agents.
Col. Lawrence stares through his binoculours at the meeting place. About twelve trucks, 30-45 gaurds, some of the big boys, and a big attache case full of cash. "Do we know who the foriegners are yet?"
"No sir, but we have them completely sorrounded, and air support can be here in 2 mins. if need be. We have them outnumbered about 3-1"
Col. Lawrence butts out his cigarette and says, "Give them a chance to surrender first, and capture the foriegners alive for later interragation."


WWJD
Amen.

Deep in the wilds of Dra-pol, Col. Lawrence and his Special Ops. Team, The Order, keep a small transaction under surviellance. It seems that some of the higher-ups in The Red Bamboo have arrange for some disreputable foriegn arms dealers to deliver a few truckloads of modern weaponry and ammunition, including modern radio equipt. and Kevlar vests. It is also reputed to hold some WMD, non-nuclear chemical agents.
Col. Lawrence stares through his binoculours at the meeting place. About twelve trucks, 30-45 gaurds, some of the big boys, and a big attache case full of cash. "Do we know who the foriegners are yet?"
"No sir, but we have them completely sorrounded, and air support can be here in 2 mins. if need be. We have them outnumbered about 3-1"
Col. Lawrence butts out his cigarette and says, "Give them a chance to surrender first, and capture the foriegners alive for later interragation."


WWJD
Amen.

(I take it you don't have a specific foreign nation in mind? If not perhaps anyone else who's bothered to read this far would like to represent a nation willing to export armaments to Dra-pol, inspite of its poor human-rights record?)

Kanggye- Kurosian's bunkers

"Friend, tell me, are the waters flowing?" Kurosian asked of his most trusted deputy, who stood opposite the elderly man's desk.

"Yes, Director." Replied Hotan "Your son believes the Christians to be at their weakest. It has been seen to that the Sunch'on transaction was ordered by his office."

Kurosian swallowed hard and briefly averted his gaze at the mention of Kurosian II as his son. It is evident to the prudent observer that the Director-on-hold felt deep discomfort at pitting himself and his resources so directly and seriously against his first born.

"There really is no other way is there, Hotan? The people worship him. You must know that better than this old man shut away below the earth."

"You are of course correct as ever, Director, and that is why the people continue to applaud you almost as clearly."

"De mortuis nil nisi bonum." Replied Kurosian, smiling a little.

Sunch'on- a small clearing in forested uplands

The Drapoel delegation -twenty-four Red Bamboo riflemen, two of their officers and three additional staff, and two Banat agents- met their foreign contacts.

After some stand-offish behaviour, the surprisingly over-weight and bespectacled little colonel began to inspect the contents of a crate brought by the foreigners. Eventually material -said to be identical to the body armour within the crate- was afixed to a tree, and a lower ranking officer took a shot at it with his pistol. From little more than twenty yards he missed the two foot square target, and had to fire again.

This went on, submachine gun and rifle fire permiated by the colonel's duck-like progress to and from the target, and his chorus of approving quacks upon inspecting the material's integrity.

Each volley of fire produced a new count of misses, even the Type 99 rifles sometimes failing to impact the target. If one were close enough, and watching the firer rather than the target, he might notice that many of the soldiers, variously elderly men, the evidently handicaped, and so on, actually closed their eyes upon squeezing the trigger. Hardly expected behaviour of elite corps infantry.

Still, from a distance, or at a glance, these were typical Drapoel fighters -clad in the uniform of the feared Red Bamboo, and struggling with the worn old equipment issued to them. After all, they were here to improve their fighting potential, weren't they?

..But wait, all Red Bamboo uniforms? The two Banat agents were no longer evident amongst them, having vanished back along some obscure trail within moments of the meeting's initiation.

The discussions and demonstrations continued in the clearing.

Col. Lawrence knows something isn't right, but can't bring himself to lose all these arrests on a hunch. He orders the floodlights to come on and the flares to be shot into the sky. The night becomes daylight as Col. Lawrence's voice blares over his loudspeaker, "PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND DROP YOUR WEAPONS- THIS IS THE ORDER AND YOU ARE UNDER ARREST IN THE INTERESTS OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE!"
The gaurds down below start to blunder into one another in confusion when their RED BAMBOO Commander sits down and begins to.... cry?
"Trap! It's a trap! Pull out and call for air support!"

WWJD
Amen.

A few of the Drapoel shriek as the night is broken and they are surrounded, before scattering, some heading towards treelines, most taking cover amongst the trucks, unshure even if the occupants are with them or against them. Several fire shots into the various light sources.

The fat colonel blurts a series of muddled and contradictory orders, and shouts a few confused questions and demands up to Lawrence's men.

Amongst all the confusion only one man appears still. At first it's not clear if he's composed, in shock, or merely an idiot, but the second officer's poise is quite steady and deliberate.
Lt.Cheng stood erect with his feet together and hands folded behind his back. So my eyes are bad he thought That's not reason enough for this. I suppose I still have enemies at the Directorature after all.
Well I won't be caught running, nor cut down amongst these scattering misfits. What a way to loose one's comission!

(ooc:he's no one especially important, just an unfortunate, rather emphasising the "hey, who else can we get rid of in this scam?" nature of the Sunch'on transaction)

Several more shots ring out as a few riflemen continue firing, assuming it to be the core of their job.

The Order returns fire sparingly in the direction of the transaction while looking around for an ambush. If the ambush comes, we'll fight through it, if not, we'll know their intel is getting better.
WWJD
Amen.

The ambush does not come. Largely ineffective fire continues to spit forth from around the trucks, and one or two of the Drapoel fall, apparently hit.
This only serves to increase the shooting.

The colonel having heaved himself up may be seen struggling to put on one of the vests in the crate displayed to him. A few others follow suit, tipping crates from the trucks- but these are mostly empty, no more than a few token pieces of kit to be found in each one. Many contain grain, vegetables, and other foodstuffs (much of it long since spoiled), and some clothes and such (again, mostly rags)

In a Banat office at the Central Directorature, a release is already being drafted detailing an attack by Christian forces on a legitimate trade convoy traveling to locations in Dra-pol.

Kanggye, northern Dra-pol

A colonel -less inept than his ambushed counterpart to the south- stands outside a low concrete bunker, and calls the assembled units to attention. Moments later a figure emerges from the bunker doorway.

"Comrades! Your most astute Director remains!"

A cheer went up, thousands of cries, inspite of the usual extreme discipline of Drapoel soldiers (ooc:not to suggest that they're always fully well trained, just adverse to whippings and such).

Kurosian went on "This is not quite the time to rejoice, friends, for I bear solomn tidings. We have been attacked once more. The Christians attempt to strangle Dra-pol -they believe that they can cut our lifeblood with their patrols, checks, and ambushes. They do not understand the internal workings of mighty Dra-pol!"

Some cheers- towards the rear ranks.

"The regulars, lead by my brash son will surely respond. They will attack Quinntonian Dra-pol. They may destroy it and all of its industry in the process. We, we the finest, shall restore order. We march south.. to-night! The airbase at Pyongyang, the Directorature at DaKhiem, these we must secure. Even I can not predict what will happen at Hamhung (Quinntonian Dra-pol), but we must be ready for violent, misunderstanding Christian reaction to my son's activity, and for the possibility that he (Kurosian II) may attempt to form a wicked power hungry rebel government there. "

There were some references to the "three day war" as Drapoel now refer to the fighting when Quinntonians and others first arrived, as Kurosian addressed over eight thousand men.
A division raised by his most trusted Banat agents, and manned to a large degree by Banat men, with armaments requesitioned from local garrisons of regular forces, and drawn from the most recent experimental designs.

(ooc:They've not moved yet, and most of their equipment is being kept as well concealed as possible, planning to move only once they confirm regular forces advance against Hamhung- which will happen once the two Banat who slipped away from the 'transaction' report to Kurosian II)

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/japan/type1-medium-chihae.jpg
The northern forces loyal to Kurosian form up ahead of their advance

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The force is quite well equiped with assault guns and tank destroyers

Amongst the new armaments on show is the Type 42 Chi-To M(odern), specified thus:
Crew-4
Weight (estimated)- 42,000kg
Armour- steel, 34-105mm hull, 54-217mm turret, additional armour and skirts common
Engine- 620hp diesel
Top Speed- 34mph
Armament- 115mm gun, 2x7.7mm (co-ax, AA)

The main armament is stabalised, and infra-red night vision gear is provided for the driver, gunner, and commander- a first in Drapoel designs. The army is currently pursuing explosive reactive armour, electronic warning/countermeasure systems, fire-control computer and laser range-finding technology, and other such systems to further improve their most impressive tank to date.
Due to a difficulty in supplying 115mm guns, many are fitted with 100mm guns similar to many T54/55s, and in some cases even the old 75mm of the previous Chi-To

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/japan/type3-medium-chinu.jpg

BUMP!

Our Horseman Mark V's spot an armoured column supported by infantry and trucks moving south towards Quinntonian Dra-pol. Kurosian II has made many such feints and shows of power only to publically declare that the "invading Christians," crumbled to their "demands."
Governor Bishop Gerald Westgaard decides to use his "Hotline" to the Central Directorate and call Kurosian II and ask wht "demands," he has this time. He briefly wonders when Kurosian II is going to realise that most of his demands we are willing to give him anyways.
"Hello, this is Governor Westgaard, I am calling to inquire as to why there is a large number of troops encroaching on Quinntonian held territory? I would like an answer right now!"
WWJD
Amen.

DaKhiem

An outraged Kurosian II raves about the Christians and their treacherous behaviour, the two Banat officers who fled the scene at Sunch'on glance at one another from the corners of their eyes. He would speak of traitors? HE?

Of course when Kurosian II asked where his nearest units were, he was delighted to find that several rifle batallions composed primarily of regular troops just and so happened to be on station in the gutted city of Sunch'on (excepting DaKhiem (oh, and Hamhung now) no other cities exist in their original form, and are merely run down relics, often used to station military units as they slowly patrol the countryside). He didn't think anything unusual in it -because units do criss-cross the nation in case of revolt (as if anyone would dare try it. That's paranoia for you ;) ) he never suspected that Banat loyal to his father had arranged for the regulars to be on hand.

"Destroy them!" He bellowed "And I want ten thou..fifty..I want a million men thrown at Hamhung!"

The Banat bowed slightly, and after turning to leave both cracked subtle smiles.

Sunch'on

Within hours 800 regular infantry were winding their way through the jungle around Sunch'on, using the many little trails and paths -navigation of which was probably the best training they'd received. They were to attack the Chritians who'd ambushed the food and medical supplies meant for their country (the few Banat with them were tasked with removing the few genuine military items that'd been part of the convoy, and with making sure the regulars didn't hesitate if faced with better trained troops)

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A Banat officer follows a squad of regular infantry

Hamhung/Quinntonian Dra-pol

A young Quinntonian employed at the little embassy in what had become Dra-pol's busiest city could swear he heard bees. There must be a nest outside the window. But when he opened the top floor window and looked out, his eyes widened, filled as they were by the tiny but growing outlines of scores of Shinden canard fighters, hugging the trees as they thundered towards the city at several hundred miles per hour.

He didn't know it yet (though I can't speak for the Quinntonian military intelligence agencies) but the fighters, even as they readied their four 30mm cannon, and either light bombs or unguided rockets, were followed up from Oro to the north, and Yodok to the south, by twenty thousand infantry, and scores of light and medium tanks and artillery pieces.

These forces still tried to conceal themselves in the typical Drapoel fashion, but were too large for it to work for long against modern surveilance technologies. The progress of the armour and guns was of course slow, but they were already close to artillery range just a few miles out. The infantry were making double time, spurred on by tiny numbers of ruthless Red Bamboo.


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Infantry march on Hamhung


Kanggye

Kurosian I had never looked so..arch as he received word through his Banat that his son had begun his attacks on the Christians.

"Pyongyang is exposed. Hotan! Ready the men!" Hotan almost forgot to stoop in his haste to leave the bunker.

"Nemo me impune lacessit." Kurosian's clenching fist snapped the little wooden crucifix which fell onto the already crumpled picture of his son.

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Kurosian snr's division sets out from Kanggye

OOC- Should I assume that you have some more modern Communist allies?

IC- After getting yelled at by a number of officials at the other end of the "hotline," he looks up from his desk and sees General Gemby standing in his doorway, looking flushed and seemingly out of breath.
General Gemby hands Governor Westgaard a file folder full of sttelite and ariel pictures. He says, " It looks as if attacks are coming towards our embassy and the Hamhung region. We are also getting field reports that missionaries, teachers and pastors are being arrested by the Banat. Also, it looks as if there are several small gunfights breaking out all over the countrey between Special Ops. and Red Bamboo troops. Some of the troop movements don't really make sense, but we've come to a conclusion, this is the big one, it's real this time."
Governor Westgaard strokes his beard as his features begin to register his trdemark resolve. "You know what to do! This is what we trained for, get me Bishop Schultz on the phone! And put Quinntonian Dra-pol on Extreme High Alert, Lock this puppy down!"
He finally gets Bishop Schultz, The interim leader of Quinntonia, on the phone and briefs him on the situation. He is ordered to hold the field and provide aid for as many as he can. Quinntonia has a haevy deployment right now and can't commit troops or rescue personell to the area, yet.


All over Quinntonian Dra-pol, hidden Dragonsteeth, to stop tanks, SAM Missile Batteries, Laser and radar guided AA Guns, and thousands of manned trenches and machinegun nests are being uncovered from their hidden positions. It is impressive to behold, but does not look like enough to withstand an all-out attck, however.
WWJD
Amen.

ooc:not..really. We've got bits of tech here and there, but no one's commited to helping out. I should kill their babies, the ungeatfu... why won't they be my friend? heh.

ic: Here and there slow moving Drapoel vehicles in regular units are knocked out by technologies they ill understand, and hapless conscripts walk into Quinntonian ambushes. The Red Bamboo-heavy units however are intensive users of the most secretive trails, of light machine-guns, knee-mortars, flame-throwers, and newly of RPG-7s which are employed against the unveiled gun and missile positions, along with the handy knee-mortars. They of course also have the best intel on suspected locations of these sites, and make efforts to over-run as many as possible in the first hours of fighting.
(ooc:In the event of enemy air cover, they also have limited numbers of SA-18s -shoulder launched surface to air missiles. Best against helicopters of course, but any low flying aircraft is a potential target)


Due to the massive divisions in Drapoel politics of late, the regulars and conscripts are often slow to receive this intel, and they suffer as a result.

Kurosian II's large and varied forces continue to converge around the eastern region that is Quinntonian Dra-pol, though advanced scouts attempting to push into the city proper are repelled without too much difficulty, it seems, and as yet fighting on the outskirts is light, with only a couple of hundred Drapoel infantry on hand.

The Shinden hope that their low altitude and the thick canopy makes them difficult to engage from the ground (though obviously not impervious). They still can't stand up to modern fighters, but the fact that they took off from fields close to their target was intended to allow them to engage before interceptors could meet them. Soon enough they begin to rake targets around Hamhung -and their loses begin to mount in the process.

At the very edge of the jungle just over two miles from the city, mechanised artillery opens up. Its fire is quite poorly directed, and 75mm to 155mm shells begin to fall at random on the edges of Hamhung.

To the north, Kurosian I's force swings south west, headed for Pyongyang. Scouts out ahead do their best to direct the division away from any serious military positions, be they loyal to Kurosian II or Quinntonia. A few engagements with both are unavoidable, but this force is frankly the best Dra-pol has, and is the most modern in composition. It's 8,000+ men have little trouble brushing aside isolated machine-gun nests and checkpoints.

As they go, banners depicting the face of Kurosian I draw flocks of supporters, and village collective defence militiamen race to join the march on Pyongyang.

(ooc: this is probably all very unclear, right? Kurosian I's force is one good division, being increased every hour by barely trained and badly equipped militiamen. They are not entirely looking for a fight. Kurosian is more interested in taking power from his son, than in driving out the Quinntonians. However he isn't much concerned with stopping their destruction/retreat, either.
Most of the forces fighting- significantly the 20,000+ attacking Hamhung are acting on Kurosian II's orders to destroy the Chrisitans, who they believe to have ambushed an innocent convoy. Of course that was set up by Banat loyal to Kurosian I, who wants his son to take the fall for attacking Quinntonia.)

BUMP!

BUMP!

(I've given myself a headache looking at the screen all day- I'll be sleeping as soon as I get the excess sugars and caffine out of my system. If any sham communisms wander through and happen to want to give realistic support to Dra-pol, do feel free! (I suppose it might be confusing, as no one knows Kurosian I is still alive, and he may be about to over-throw the Director..but..oh well!))

General Gemby orders a staggered retreat into the city proper, where the armour will be less effective and house-to-house fighting will bring any advances to a grinding halt. The air situation seems to be well in hand, it has always been a priority to maintain air superiority in Dra-pol, just in case something like this ever happened.
He also orders the evacuation of all non-combat personal into away from the likeliest military targets, and away from the city, the only problem is, the residents will be using all the boats that could be used to remove the military force. Now, retreat is not even an option.
He also understands that with a nation the size of Dra-pol, and the intellegence that Quinntonian has gathered in the past few years, this attacking force is probably only the tip of the iceburg, but that it probably represents the cream of the crop of the Dra-pol military machine. So, if he is able to break this attack, more may come, but it will take time and reinforcements should start arriving by then.
He has two trump cards, the more than 120 Horseman Mark V's at his disposal,(equivelent to F-18's) and the more than 500 Joshua Attack Helicopters, (souped up Apache). He orders that saturation of the forward and rear areas of enemy deployment by the first 60 Horsemans. Napalm and cuncussion style missiles to soften up troop concentrations and try and intimidate the troops.
Also, the first 240 Joshua Attack Choppers are going to begin concentrating at slowing the armoured advance. With this air support, the staggered retreat should be able to happen without too many losses. We will deploy the other 60 Horseman's to engage airborne targets along with 120 Joshuas to help with the low altitude targets.
The infamous shock troops, the almost suicidal Justifiers are also preparing their entire 1300 man compliment to go behind enemy lines and, well, kill their way out. They are the last ditch effort.

Meanwhile.... Col. Lawrence begins a rapid retreat while taking heavy fire from elite Red Bamboo troops. It is getting pretty harried and air support has been denied due to the attcks throughout Dra-pol.

OOC-I am seeing a pitched street battle after your troops are fully commited, I'm seeing their current movements as more probing attacks than anything else... so far. Can you tell me what Col. Lawrence is facing, it would make for an interesting side plot.
WWJD
Amen.

(I take it you don't have a specific foreign nation in mind? If not perhaps anyone else who's bothered to read this far would like to represent a nation willing to export armaments to Dra-pol, inspite of its poor human-rights record?)



As my nation seems to have large quantities of spare hardware after very serious bioterror and nuclear rp attacks; I could rp some blackmarket types in the military selling off the un or underused stuff. As a matter of fact; my old nation, The Promise of Joshua had a blackmarket arms manufacturing industry in its profile.

Let me know.

The beginning of the counter-attack is devastating to the forward Dra-pol areas, but it only slows their advance for long enough to effect the staggered retreat into the city.

OOC-
120 Horseman Mark V
500 Joshua Heavy Attack Helicopters
1300 Justifiers
Peacekeepers- 35,000 Regular Infantry
15,000 Heavy Mechanised Infantry
50 Goliath Class Heavy Tanks (featuring their feared main gun, The David Smasher)
About 1000 various other pieces of lighter armour
Various AA and Artillery, etc.
300 Jonah III Heavy Patrol Ships, only to protect harbour from naval attacks and escort refugees out of the city.... so far.
Dra-Polese Loyalists-35,000 Roughly equivelent to your regular troops, and made up of their countrymen and some are deserters of your own army. Slightly better equipped and better fed, but, not very well trained.


We can probably muster more, if given time, but this is what I think would be on hand to stop an attack such as yours on such short notice.

WWJD
Amen.

ooc:Jesus, I'd taken the mentions of conflict abroad as indication that Quinntonian forces in Dra-pol would be light- that's over half of the British army in man-power, and probably more in combat vehicles.

I suppose Dra-pol will just have to draw on its full resources, rather than a fraction of a percent of them.

ic: Kurosian II received mixed reports from Hamhung. His forces were making some progress, but losses were high, and enemy mechanisation was greater than reports had suggested.

Upon trying to activate the militias and to gather the best of Dra-pol's armoured and mechanised-infantry units he was surprised to find that supposedly improved communications networks seemed to be letting him down. Even the Banat were unresponsive. The Director cursed, and made do with the large regular forces- their mechanisation was low, mostly they were riflemen with a spattering of machineguns and light mortars, but they were many.

Kurosian II was not so bright a man as his inspired father, he didn't have a great plan, but he did at least realise that masses of men moving with little support would be exposed to armour or airborn attack. There simply wasn't much to counter the threat. He'd have the men use roads difficult for armour to negotiate, but the air threat remained.

"Intensify the bombardment! We must not allow the Christians a moment's respite! If they break the siege early they may have time to intercept reinforcements." He banged on the desk with some force "Intensify the siege!"

ooc:in the order of 20,000 infantry attacking from all sides (excepting the south east- since that's the coast and our navy is pitiful- though small gunboats are not far away, they won't join in for fear they'll be lost, and they're meant to intecept aid- like they'll be able to do much) and armed with rifles, submachine guns (terrible ones, mind), light machineguns, kneemortars, and so on, and very happy to engage hand to hand with long bayonets, and in the case of many Red Bamboo or officers, with swords. Some units (Red Bamboo) have RPGs and SAMs, but most regulars lack serious anti-tank/aircraft capacity.

In support- eighty-five guns of or above 75mm, scores of light guns and mortars and trucks mounting heavy machine-guns, short-range unguided rockets.

Tanks are:
50 Type 89 mediums- which are slow, poorly armoured, and mount low velocity 57mm guns- not much use against tanks, really, they'll probably be used to fire on infantry positions, MG nests and so on, and will be slaughtered by serious anti-tank fire.
80 Chi-Ha are superior, but still no match for anything you'll respond with.
240 Ha-Go light tanks, which are really here only as cannon fodder, as they've been deemed obsolete even by the Dra-pol. They'll engage in suicidal mass charges against infantry positions, machine-guns blazing. Just about proof to small arms fire, even a heavy machinegun might be a threat to them.
45 Chi-To, mounting the long-barrel 75mm gun, which can actually do a bit of damage if we're lucky, and protected by reasonable armour (not that it'll stop a modern tank round, of course)

There's over 200 Shinden canard fighters involved in the attack.

Meanwhile tens of thousands of regular infantry all over the nation are begining to mobilise, marching towards Quinntonian Dra-pol (with little extra support, as I say)

Pyongyang

Kurosian I's force having swollen by thousands on its march south west approached the city-come-airbase. If they could secure it, and the MiGs being held there for research, Kurosian would have local air superiority.

Due to its distance from the battle with the Quinntonians, the airwing at the base had not yet been deployed.

At first there was no resistance- no one realised there was a problem, as Dra-pol nationals marched in. Surely it was part of the mobilisation against the Christians- they were here to reinforce the city!

It was only when Hotan marched forth to claim the city for Kurosian I that a few disbelieving militiamen opened fire.

The engagement was brief, as Kurosian's new Chi-To(M) tanks obliterated the small buildings from whence fire came, and the defenders either fled, or took it upon themselves to begin cheering Kurosian's return.

The 'city' was Kurosian's in less than forty minutes.

OOC- Really! :o I didn't mean to Godmodd, but the Canadian military boasts almost as many troops, so I was just basing it on what I thought a small, but wealthy nation would be able to front. :oops: I'm also assuming the pop. of the city to have grown in a big way under Quinntonian supervision. If it's a problem, I'll lessen the numbers. And the armoured pieces, I think you are talking about the 1000 pieces of light. Well, they also include lightly bulletproofed Jeeps and Hummers, APC's etc. There are only a few light tanks in the mix, less than 200, I'de say, but probably still pack quite a wallop when compared to what you're fronting.

IC- In response to the shelling of the city, the Goliath's have been deployed to break the front lines of the armoured advance. Many Dra-pol that remebers the day just two were unleashed at the "Battle for Life" and shudders. The big gun powers up and begins unleashing the BIG BOOM ROUNDS! Each shot unleashes 2000 Flachette rounds travelling at speed of up to Mach 2 and tears through everything they touch. They are supported from the air with Joshuas letting loose with there twin Nitrogen-cooled Vulcans and their impressive compliment of Short Range Missiles. They have been ordered to break the armoured advance with a spearhead advance and then drive into the unprotected infantry behind them. Meanwhile, as the staggered retreat comes to a close, with heavier losses than what was expected. The heavy Mechanised Infantry have taken to the courtyards and the wider of the streets with their anti-tank equipt. and General Gemby has deployed most of the lighter tanks and artillary around the harbour. Harbour defenses are being reinforced and shored up, with orders to hold this ground as priority-1! He has also ordered the bulk of his Regular Infantry to take up command positions throughout the city. This way, if any position is cut off from the rest in the fight, it can act as a command post for all the troops in the area. And all deployments can be made from these areas, easing the logistics of street fighting considerably. However, almost 10,000 Reg. Infantry and almost 20,000 of the Dra-polese Loyalists have been assigned to assure the control of the industrial area. Damage to this area has been suprisingly low, so far, and that leads us to believe that there is no clear plan for victory in this attack and it is more out of rage than any plan.

Meanwhile, Col. Lawrence has decided to take up an easily defencible position in a box-canyon. He has fortified his position on the high ground and is awaiting an attack that seems to be brewing outside the canyon. He understands that he alos has no way to retreat if things go south.
WWJD
Amen.

qerstrs

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

WWJD
Amen.

WWJD
Amen.

:lol:

WWJD
Amen.

(sorry, I didn;t mean to sound too accusational, I'd just underestimated the strength you had. Kurosian II's own fault, I suppose. I believe the British army has in the order of 100,000 combat troops (of course they're smaller than your nation, but I think UK commitment in the middle of the recent war in Iraq was slightly lower than your deployment to Dra-pol). Hey, it's not up to me to decide how your nation views its military and foreign policy. I'm sure you wouldn't have your nation motivate its troops by lashing failures and threatening families, heh. (yes, I have been drinking, so I might not post IC again to-night.. although I can't promise anything ;) ))

(You're right though, in that Kurosian II's forces have poor plans for attacking the city. There's no reason for that beyond the young Director's inexperience and his generals' unwillingness to second-guess him. His father has better plans, but is less willing to carry them out.
If you're familiar with Kampuchea's brief return under Pol Pot, you'll know that he was willing to loose what? Half the population? In order to kill every last Vietnamese in south east Asia. Kurosian II is easily as ruthless (I just want to establish that I'm not being unrealistic if I ever say that KII is willing to spill the blood of tens of millions of his people -his father is a ruthless man, but not insane to that degree.)

<disclaimer>Now I feel compelled to cover myself by saying that while I may be somewhat left wing in my political views IRL, I despise suffering and death in all forms, and consider them a greater enemy than any contradictory political or religious view </disclaimer>)

I will get around to general casualty reports from your initial counter attacks, and the responses by both Drapoel factions, but It might be a while, heh. (KII by the way is still ignorant of his father's recent actions, as he is pre-occupied, of course)

(I could have sworn that I was logged in to the right nation! Obviously I'm Dra-pol.)

You were drinking. LOL! I'm sorry for spamming the board. I've got problems on our end!
WWJD
Amen.

Hello! Is anybody out there? I've had problems with my server, and haven't been able to post. Please respond soon. Oh, yeah, and BUMP!
WWJD
Amen.

(Yeah, NS was down for two days or something. I'm all distracted with WoS at the moment, but I'll get to re-reading this to see what the heck we're up to, and then composing some sort of next-step offline. Don't hold yr breath :) )

As soon as you can. I'll be waiting.
WWJD
Amen.

Bump!
WWJD
Amen.

The site of the double-cross at Sunch'on had been over-run by Kurosian snr. loyalists, the whole north west of Dra-pol was loosely under the control of the former national Director. A few villages had not yet received word of the coup that was in progress, but few would be likely to resist it.

Christian the soldiers who'd engaged the dim-witted Drapoel rejects at the sham arms-deal must have been enduring terrible conditions. They'd need every ounce of their training, good fortune, and God's will to help them out of this situation- in the middle of suddenly hostile territory which the enemy knew so well.

Largely speaking though, the north west was a relative safe-haven for the missionaries and other civilian Quinntonians. Though they were at the mercy of disperate militas which were often out of contact with their commanders, the official forces marching with Kurosian I and Hotan were not interested in slaughtering Christians for the sake of it. They might even accept surrenders.

In the south and east however this was not the case. Kurosian jnr's psychotic rage brought death and often torture to any non-Drapoel unfortunate enough to be found.

While the regular forces kept up their assault on Hamhung/Quinntonian Dra-pol on the east coast -taking heavy losses as they did- thousands upon thousands more militia men, conscripts, and other irregulars sought out the special forces patrols and gun-positions which dotted the country side.

Of course an untrained mob with bolt-action rifles was easy pray for a professional Quinntonian soldier, but ten, fifty, a thousand untrained mobs with bolt-action rifles was an exhausting prospect.

In short, the south and east is an orgy of killing and general mania, tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of Drapoel under arms, seeking out Christians- they are unaware of Ksnr's return in the north west. Fighting in the north west is light, only a few skirmishes between forces loyal to Ksnr and Kjnr, and a few with the Christians trapped out there (I dunno how many of those are out there beyond Quinntonian Dra-pol). When Kjnr becomes aware of his father's return it is yet unclear if his men will continue to fight for him, causing all out civil war, or if they will abandon him in favour of the old leader.

(ooc: I think this can eventually end either with the death of Ksnr, and the over-running of Quinntonian Dra-pol by Kjnr's forces, or by the death/capture/surrender of Kjnr, and victory for Ksnr- which may allow Quinntonians to remain in the nation- if they survive the assault by Kjnr's men. Beyond that, I don't know.. I suppose Quinntonians or others could try to destroy both Kurosians. Still, if you have any ideas, feel free to go with them)

Bump! Anyone, feel free to jump in here anytime.
WWJD
Amen.

The spearhead advance by the Goliath Super-Heavy Tanks crashes into the forward Dra-pol armour. The sound of the big guns is deafening and the Goliaths are surised at how determined the advace is, but the outcome is inevitable. After two or three salvos of the "Davidsmasher" the armoured advance crumbles into confusionand disorder. The back ranks start to fire in panic at the overwhelming attacks and begin to hit their own front lines. The Goliaths just keep rolling ahead and are closely followed by the majority of the Quinntonian armour in support positions, mopping up whatever is left of the armour. After the advance is broken, the Goliaths continue to mow through the Dra-pol lines, using their smaller guns when the targets are not worth the big guns. Eventually, the armour is rolling over infavtry positions and unsuspecting command centres, before they wheel around and punch their way back through, into the city. The losses are minumal on the Quinntonian side.

Within the city, the Dra-pol forces are encountering a determined, and well-defended resistance. The Quinntonian forces have deliberately lost entire city blocks and positioned snipers and other Speacial Ops. forces to harry the enemy from behind and also booby-trapped every building that they are forced to lose. (At least it seems that way)

There are also reports coming in from all over Dra-pol about unsurpassed slaughter.
WWJD
Amen.

Come on people, let's get involved.
WWJD
Amen.

(Can I get any details on these tanks? (sorry if I've asked before, I have no memory :? ) I need to know if there's anything in the whole of Dra-pol that can touch them, heh)

Hamhung/Quinntonian Dra-pol, eastern Dra-pol

"The assault goes well, Colonel!" Reported a Red Bamboo infantryman to the man oveseeing an almost mile-wide sector of the front to the south of the city. "We have taken two city blocks in as many hours." he went on, brushing over the fact that the first block had been empty of resistance, only for the second to claim the lives of every member of the first two platoons to move in, and dozens more Drapoel there after before, after almost two hours of house to house fighting, they'd routed out a tiny squad of Quinntonians.

The regulars could not understand how so few men had caused such problems, only the Red Bamboo units properly realised what they were up against.

"Sector east reports low on ammunition- many of our comrades fell with full rifle belts, and attempts to recover their arms have been hampered by sniper-fire.
"Sector west ..lost contact over fifteen minutes ago. Last report indicated counter-att.."

The soldier's report was cut short as a huge armoured vehicle followed up the round which had split his neck with further volleys from behind the colonel's position.

Devils! They have circled around through the western line!

"Radio! Radio! Alert section east; the line is breached! We can not cover them!
"RPG! RPG team to the rear!"

The colonel too was cut down before he could give group orders. The RPG teams came back and tried to engage the Quinntonian armour, and rather than launching the north westerly counter attack the colonel had been about to order, the regular infantry tried their best to cover the anti-tank men, all the while being cut down like wheat for their trouble.

Across in the far north of the city, the attack was receiving less reinforcement -men were pouring by the thousand from the south of the country, but inexplicably men were not arriving north (little did the commanders realise that northern villages were catching wind of Kurosian snr's return, and flocking instead to his cause in the east).

It was obvious that the northern assault was not going to break through in one swift punch as Kurosian II's rage had lead him to hope. Instead they took the city blocks willingly vacated by the defenders, but made only probing attacks beyond that.
On Christian counter attacks they attempted to adopt similar tactics themselves- infantry and surviving light tanks witdrawing, leaving behind only snipers, and a few disabled tanks, acting as stationary pillboxes (which were quickly knocked out once it was realised that not every battered looking tank was out of action), as well as men with RPGs, hiding, in rubble and burned out buildings, waiting for tanks to roll past. As they did, grenades flew from windows above, down onto the tanks, and from rubble behind into the rear.

Of course most of these men left behind were on suicide missions, some realising their situation, others ignorant of the slight nature of their chances for survival.


(ooc: okay, so this post mostly just gives a bit more depth to the style of fighting going on, and the faltering of the Drapoel operation, despite isolated succeses. I believe the next step for me will be in the arrival of Kurosian snr's army in the east, where in they've a surprise for all involved)

OOC-No, you probably can't touch the Goliaths.
Hieght-16'8"(5.1m)
Width-9'(3.6m)
Length-33'6"(!0.2m)
Wieght-70tons
Weapons-(2)CR-4T Rapid Reload System 110mm Dual Turret
(4)C-2T Dual Machinegun Turrets .50 Calibre
(2)CR-10 Forward Mini-Missile Launchers
(1)"David Smasher Heavy Forward Cannon" AKA- RG-14 Rapid Acceleration Electromagnetic Rail Gun
Fires Flachette rounds and accelerates them to Mach 2, actually creating a sonic boom when fired

Don't worry, this is the only post-modern tech thing that I have. I just figured that it is not beyond the realm of possiblity to have a rail gun, assuming that this is where your R&D dolars went. I can tone it down to an impossibly huge artillary cannon of some sort. It's no problem, just let me know.
WWJD
Amen.

Do the BUMP! :lol:

Come on people, let's get involved.
WWJD
Amen.

trying to follow where I can segway into this. Before that I guess I need to ask what size nation and tech you want in and an idea of the role. If this is a war against Quinntonia proper than I know which side I'm on without worrying about circumstances. I see WWII and pre WWII along with post modern tech here

multi-post.

ooc:Mh, that is a lot more firepower than we're going to be able to reist for long. I suppose the trade-off is that while it can hammer us if we come to it, it is far too big and heavy to take the fight back to the Drapoel outside the city (since we still have very few paved roads outside the city, and our bridges would never hold it). Fair enough, I suppose.

ic: Hamhung/Quinntonian Dra-pol

There had been no let-up in the fighting. For the past few hours the powerful Quinntonian tanks had stood out on the battlefield, as waves comprising scores of infantry men had charged- straight past them.

The tanks had cut down dozens of men in each charge, but as many were getting through, and pushing on into the city, swamping the Christian soldiers there, and launching grenade attacks on their lighter vehicles.
It seemed a question of what would expire first- the ammunition of the Quinntonians, or the ranks of Drapoel infantry.

In some sectors it was the latter- infantry units simply ran out of able-bodied men ready to charge, and the fighting would let up. Often this came not a moment too soon, as in other locations tanks' guns let up, out of ammunition, and had to be rescued by units moving from areas where Drapoel assaults had faltered.

In the skies, initially surprised Quinntonian aircraft were begining to claw their way back into the fray against the attacking fighter swarms.
When the Shinden had appeared without warning, flying low and fast from near-by bases, there had been no time to scramble, and many aircraft were presumably disabled on the ground. Once airborn however, the survivors were more than a match for the Shinden. The canard fighters again proved themselves able to make use of decent speeds and their four 30mm cannon to take down outnumbered Christian helicopters -though it was always at a heavy price.

Carnage was the word. Even where the defenders attempted to inject a tactical element to the fighting, it was only a matter of time before the frustrated attackers resorted to the numbers game.

It must have been maddening for the defenders to see rank after rank come screaming at them, bayonets fixed..one struggles to imagine what it was like for the Drapoel, surely they couldn't all be insane.

It appeared that the battle would end merely when the Drapoel ran out of momentum, or the Quinntonians caved and gave into the barrage......

Taechung, almost seventy KM west/north-west of Hamhung

The bulk of Kurosian snr's army had been stationary for some time. Radios crackled, Shinden-Jetto and MiG-15 flew overhead, and the dusty winding roads were clogged with Chi-To(M) tanks, trucks, artillery, even as tiny jungle trails bled forth new recruits eagre to re-join the former Director.

"We are prepared, Director." Hotan informed his master as Kurosian emerged from a hastily erected command tent and ambled into the small clearing.

"Excelent. Our misguided comrades won't know what hit them. The Christians will surely be in bargaining mood by now, rather than inclined to seek retribution.
"Let it be." he finished, nodding even as he stared into Hotan's face.

The loyal deputy bowed, and spun on his heel, barking out the order to let fly.

And fly they did- two FROG-7B missiles thundering into the sky. Moments later two more followed, completing the battery's first salvo.

The first pair of rockets -just accurate enough to target the city-proper, and not enough to target specific structures or positions- carried 36kg chemical warheads. The second pair were laden with bomblets which would discharge above the city and shower the scene with explosives.

http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~freedom3/FROG-7-1.jpg

Dra-pol's first deployment of heavy artillery rockets, and of chemical weaponry

(ooc:if it matters, we purchased the rockets and launchers some time ago on a forum thread, and since then research and adaptation has been carried out under KI's supervision. Of course Dra-pol being isolationist has never been informed of, never mind signatory to, any weapons treaties, and doesn't even understand the stigma often attached to chemical weapons. Kurosian might have used a nuclear warhead had he been able to acquire one (but to be honest I didn't look very hard, we were refused once and I thought I'd let it go))

ooc:Yeah, Dra-pol has been isolationist since late WWII, so its tech stagnented rather, but since being re-introduced to the world recently, it has been trying to move forward. Quinntonia has actually helped somewhat in that respect, but Dra-pol is unwilling to go too far.

As long as you're not vampires or some such we don't mind too much. I try to post without thinking too much about how other nations will react, as Drapoel rarely consider outsiders, and struggle to understand why anyone would want to intervene, except to take their land from them.

OOC- OK, just to be absolutely clear, did you just use chemical weapons against Quinntonian Dra-pol?!?!
Well, that'll throw a wrnech into the program. But, a very cool way to get my attention as it were. Can you just post exactly what the effects are going to be. The scatter-type bombs I'm assuming are going to be like a really uncoordinated carpet bonbing, but what about the chemicals? Just let me know and I'll post my response.
Also, in the capitol, which is now in Kurosian Sr. hands, I had approx. 200-od troops and a not very well defended embassy built there. It would probably house mostly techs and engineers, relief workers etc. What happened to them? They wiould defend themselves, but if faced with insurmountable odds, they would've surrendered, but maybe not before they got a few transmissions out about the nature of the attack and it's leadership.
WWJD
Amen.

ooc:Yes, Kurosian I launched four missiles, two with a few hundred kg of bomblets, and two with a few dozen kg of chemical warhead, at the city. In areas where Kurosian II's troops have taken ground, they too may be hit. The missiles are acurate enough to hit the city, but not to target much more closely than that, and KI doesn't know exactly where battle lines are drawn, so he thought he's just try to make a point, get everyone's attention, and announce to Dra-pol his return. He's sort of hoping to come back to power with a bang.
Em, as for casualties and such, if you have any major characters you don't want killed, I absolutely wouldn't do them in, either with missile attacks or by executing them after they surrender outside Quinntonian Dra-pol.
I'm thinking the chemical weapons (on which I'm no expert) are probably not highly advanced- probably something akin to mustard-gas, which will burn and blister the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. They'd detonate above the city, likely quite far apart (like I say, they're not precision acurate) and I'm not sure how widely each would spread, to be honest.

ic:

Hamhung/Quinntonian Dra-pol
The fight for Hamhung raged on, but in many areas the Drapoel were clearly exhausted. Their attacks kept up, none the less, though a sense of some despair was begining to hit some units. They had no real choice, though, keep up the pressure, or else flee and be hunted down by the Banat, as an enemy of the people. There was no other alternative.

A large detachment of infantry, *relatively* fresh, and well equiped with RPGs and such, had caught one of the mighty Quinntonian tanks, which was bogged down in deceptively soft ground just apart from the main Christian force in the sector. As men worked around the tank, attempting to arrange for its recover, the Drapoel were moving in, raking the scene with machinegun fire, cutting down anyone who attempted to assist recovery vehicles in moving up. Significant flack was going up against aircraft which attempted to drive back the Drapoel, and it didn't seem that reinforcements would break through the hordes of infantry before it was too late.
Suddenly, the air was ripped by the arrival of a FROG-7B missile, as the warhead burst, flinging bomblets across the scene, just short of the city. The earth seemed to rise as the bomblets crashed down and exploded, and when it settled back, the Drapoel attack on the stranded tank was burried and broken. The fate of the tank unknown, as near-by Drapoel units scattered in alarm.

Three more missiles rocketed over-head, bound for the city.

DaKhiem

The small town which passed as Dra-pol's capital city presented a surreal scene. A large batallion of Kurosian I's finest had arrived just hours ago, and had passed through the outskirts before anyone realised they were not loyal to Kurosian II. The Quinntonian infantry on hand had ushered the town's Christian minority toward the embassy, afraid that the rape and pillage of the eastern countryside was about to descend upon them. The soldiers were outnumbered almost six to one, and witnessed mechanised forces moving towards the town. Calls for help went out, no doubt, but the main garrison at Hamhung had its own problems.

Seeing the withdrawl by the Christians, many ordinary Drapoel began to panic, and the streets were full. The major commanding Kurosian I's force thought that the crowds were out to welcome him, and the restoration of the proper order of things, and he rode atop a light tank, beaming and waving. When he realised the truth of the matter, his pride was hurt, and he hastened the advance towards the Christians he blamed for his mistake.

A brief firefight around the embassy proved costly for the Drapoel, and a radio communiqué from Kurosian himself followed.

A brief artillery barrage later, and the Quinntonians realised their position was hopeless without support.

The surrender was properly and graciously accepted by the humbled major, and the Quinntonians were treated reasonably -by Drapoel standards- the officers being invited to dine at the barracks around the Central Directorature once the disloyal Kurosian II supporters hold up there had been removed.

(The Christian Drapoel however have not been seen since the surrender)

In the Directorature, Kurosian II is finally aware of his father's enraged return, and with a pale face he considers recalling the forces attacking Quinntonian Dra-pol. He is surrounded and needs help- but if he recalls the forces, will they support him?

a few questions

1. Is either Hamhung or Dakheim a port?

2. Dakheim just fell to Kurosian I. He is the one who used Chemicals on Quinntonia correct? Was that is Hamhung where the chemicals were used?

3. Are both Kurosians fighting Quinttonian Drapol? just trying to get the lay of the land here.

IC POJ Marines and Mechanized units are being marshalled for deployment.

The POJ "Moses" a modified Typhoon I SSBN (the missile bay was converted for special ops forces and the nucs removed. The sub was heavily soundproofed with the addition of ems detection and avoidance gear etc. The only weapons the sub has left are 4 forward torpedo tubes. 24 torpedos are carried in the forward torpedo room) departs with unknown forces aboard for unknown destination. During its brief stint on the surface before Admiral Sosabowski surmerged his ship, the course could be seen to seemingly extend towards the Drapol coast.

******************Promise News Network*********************

The combined Joshua and Caleb Carrier Battlegroups were seen leaving port early this morning. No word has been given as to their destination. This is the first deployment since Jericho was destroyed by a nuclear bomb and the bio attacks started that to date has claimed tens of millions of peoples lives. Our nation simply is not ready for this despite the international assistance spearheaded by Quinntonia and Happy Baseball Fans.

It is unknown whether President Richard von Joshua is even still in the country as he has not been seen in Joshua City since the attacks. We pray for our soliders and sailors wherever their duties call them

ooc:Hamhung is a port, yes (I think it's just inland IRL, but it has spread and shifted over the years in Dra-pol). DaKhiem is a fictional town slightly inland.

DaKhiem -except the Central Directorature- is now under the control of Kurosian I, yes. His son is in the CD, and is behind the main assault on Quinntonian Dra-pol/Hamhung. Kurosian I is however behind the missile attacks- they were not aimed specifically at either one faction, Kurosian II's forces or Quinntonias, but no doubt both have been hit.

Kurosian II was enraged with Quinntonia after they attacked a supply convoy bringing food and such to Dra-pol. He was trying to wipe out all outsiders, and has killed perhaps thousands of Quinntonians, and Drapoel who'd converted to Christianity.
Kurosian I however was responsible for much that happened in the attack on the convoy, having used the Banat to make the convoy appear to be an illegitimat arms shipment. He wanted his son to get into a fight with Quinntonia so that he would have a chance to re-take part of the nation.

He (KI) has fought skirmishes with the Quinntonians, and launched the missile strikes, but his primary interest is in replacing his son, and not with fighting the Christians. KII is all but insane, KI is brutal, but not quite off his rocker ;)

OOC-Well put.
IC-The command center is a flurry of activity all over as General Gemby has been awake for all of the 72 hour attack. He had been convinced that the intitial attack would break in less than 12 hours, he has horribly under-estimated the almost suicidal determaination of the attacks. Resources are starting to run low, the air fields have been mostly taken by the enemy and those few that are left have been deemed too dangerous for anymore rescue operations. He is quickly running out of options. All his years in The City of Peace Military Academy and the twenty some years of experience are being stretched to their limits now. His greatest fear now is that his fatigue will cause him to make a mistake.

Transmission***Jaybird 6, air fields request reinforcement.
Slugger6, c'mon
and Big Sid 6-backdoor detail.

Bishop Gerald Westgaard is trying to co-ordinate the humanitarian efforts throughout the city and all the while trying to raise the CD in order to try and come to a diplomatic solution. He just cannot believe that anyone would puposefully kill this many of his people and shoot himself in the foot by cutting off this amount of money and manufacturing. It just boggles the mind that someone could be that insane and gain the position of power that he has.


Suddenly******************
Reports start to come in from all over the city of a carpet bombing, but no planes capable have been detected. It is still strange that they would choose to bomb their own front lines, but we've come to expect the unexpected. The first bombs decimated the positions where the graetest fighting was taking place, Dra-poel and Quinntonian alike. But it does not help their attack any, becuase even though the Quinntonian positions are in a full route, except for the Special Ops. left behind to slow the Dra-pol advance, the Dra-pol have been decimated to the piont where they can't offer any kind of advance. Strange.
Then the rest of the bombs fell, the second mostly on an already evacuated area of the city, and then....... MUSTARD GAS. The gas falls completely on the Quinntonian-held areas. The first mostly on residential areas that are holding Dra-poel refugees and converts, the next on the precious manufacturing sector. The defenders, mostly Dra-poel ex-pats, are thrown into confusion and the attcking forces take this opprotunity to charge right into the area, exposing themselves to the dangerous gas.

The Quinntonian forces are in full retreat, they have taken far too many losses and, though they have maintained the air perimeter around the critical areas, the lack ready landing spots are hampering their refuel and reload efforts. Some of the docks have been refitted to handle heavy chopper traffic. The retreating forces have been ordered to hold the harbour and manufacturing areas at all costs. General Gemby has also ordered that the Quinntonian naval complement to engage and destroy the comparitively weak Dra-pol navy. He is hoping to clear the way for reinforcements and to draw some of the air support off retreating forces and out into the sea. He is certian that the Dra-pol naval units will start to fall easily and call for air support quickly. At least, he hopes. That would give his Joshuas a much needed break.

WWJD
Amen.

The missile launchers north of hamhung had given away their position for their last and most fatal time as the combat flight of 6 F18/as from the PJS Joshua streaked overhead leaving 6 precision guided JDAMs whiseling in on their targets.

The lead pilot transmitted receiving supplemental targeting coordinates from source Cue 6

Meanwhile

The Joshua/Caleb Battlegroup arrived off Hamhung waters as a CAP of 12 F14 Tomcats flew above the city of Hamhung. In the distance could be seen what looked like a convoy approaching the sea lanes into Hamhung harbor. Those whose eyes were trained to notice such things saw the silohouttes of the LPD (Amphibious Landing Ship Dock) and LHA Amphibious Assault Ships and would know that the Marines were on the way.

A flight of 24 AH-1 Cobra gunships lifting off the Amphibious Assualt Ship LHA of the 1st Regiment / 1st marines headed directly for the outskirts of the city looking like so many bugs in the sky but carrying much more lethal venom.

Meanwhile High Overhead

2 AWACS flying overhead coordinating the aeral movements and trying to detect ground transmissions had to alter their flight patterns to make way for the 10 C141s inbound for the airport with the 6th Regiment, 1st marines onboard. Escorts are 25 Long Range F23 Black Widow Fighters refueled by k135r Stratotankers from POJ.

Behind the c141s are 2 AC-130 Spectar gunships on a shuttle flight to the same airport with the combat crews resting in the rear of the planes.

Meanwhile..................

***************Promise News Network******************

We are live at the docks where the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 3rd ACR are boarding 10 Watson Class LMSR transports for the long journey to Dra-pol(our sources tell us) The government is still silent on the subject as protestors take to the streets chanting slogans like

1 2 3 4 we don't want your f..... war and Dra-pol Dra-pol keep us outta that stinking hole

*************Promise News Network*************************



12 SSNs La Class are seen leaving their berths. It is believed that 2 Oscar II SSGNs(guided missile subs) are already underway and the camera catches perfectly the image of XO Gerhardt Prien at the flying bridge of the SSBN "Benjamin" as it makes its way down channel.

(camera shifts to reporter)

why we would deploy a dangerous nuclear ballistic missile submarine like the PJS Benjamin with nuclear warheads escapes me, especially with the growing numbers of protestors taking to the streets in Joshua City and elsewhere.

At other locations

50 F16s 100 F15 strike eagles and 6 F117a fighters along with 6 b-2 Spirit bombers lift off for a long shuttle flight to Quintonnian Dra-pol hamhing airfields. the flights will be long and spread out for refueling along the way. The flights pass the transports of the 4th Mechanized already underway on the ocean below as they proceed on to their destination.

the approaching Cobra Ah-1s seem to unleash the fire of hell into the mustard gas clouds as their hellfire missiles ignite the gas clouds. It is believed that large but unknown quantities of the Dra-pol meet their ancestors in the insuing explosions as the chopper pilots remember their President's directive live by vid phone from Richard von Joshua don't die for your faith, make the dra-pol bastards die for theirs

As the landing craft race towards shore well west of the lines of Hamhung it becomes apparent that at least a full Marine Regiment is engaged in the landing operation.

The Ticonderogas from the Carrier Battle Group launch 18 tomahawk TALSM (land target) at the airfield at Pyongyang.

Meanwhile as the C141s landing on the few available airfields in quinntonian control land and the 6th Marine Regiment lands it beocmes apparent that the additional manpower is incidential as each man drops either a metal case of 7.62mm or 5.56mm ammo or a bandoleer of rpg rockets into prepoistioned dumpsters as they disembark. The back door of the c141s opens as fork lifts begin removing SAM missiles and crates of LAW(light anti tank weapons) and 50cal ammo from the tails of these aircraft.

The commander of the 6th Marine Regiment(3,000 men equipped with flamethowers as squad weapons) Col Jablonski reports to Gen Gemby and allows his men to be taken under command as needed.

Meanwhile

Rubber boats full of men seem to rise to the surface from nowhere well west of the landing in progress west of Hamhung as men in black neoprene direct their boats to the beaches, disembark and race inland.

Transmit-Bluejay 6 be advised-Cue 6 intel reports incoming.
General Gemby is about to make an order that hasn't been heard in the Quinntonian military in over 120 years. He plans to send in his JUSTIFIERS. He has at his command over 1300 suicidal shock troops, the last resort for the desperate. But, he is desperate. He addresses the cammander of the JUSTIFIERS, who looks more like a biker than a military colonel, except for having a decidedly religious flavor in his many tattoos. He tells him that all our hopes and survival depend on his troops being airdropped on the command and commication centres of the main body of the attacking forces. he has orders to capture these strategic areas and hold them for 12 hours, minimum. We are hoping that this will be enough to throw the attack into total confusion, at least for a little while. Losses are estimated at 85%.
WWJD
Amen.

Aboard the AWACs

intel from cue 6 indicates that "46" is heavily engaged. Details to follow

Colonel Jablonski leads his men, spread out, but at a quick trot to the manufacturing sector of hamhung. They are especially careful about traps and ambushes along the way as a battle this fluid can lead to strange happenings

Sunch'on

The bulk of Kurosian I's army had barely begun to move out once more when the missiles came. Two of the FROG launchers were hit directly, and a third damaged in one of those strikes, as one of the hit launchers was loaded again and preparing to fire high explosives one last time before departing.

The fourth had already begun to move, but that didn't stop the missile likely meant for it from sending a supply truck off the narrow road into a ditch, where its cargo of munitions began to discharge from the growing ball of flame.

Kurosian was taken aback, having believed all Quinntonian air power still tied up with his son's forces to the south east.

The army moved on, but with a new found urgency -something was causing deviation from the directed plan.

DaKhiem

Fighting had broken out near the Central Directorature. Kurosian I's troops on hand demanded the surrender of the barracks in the name of Kurosian snr, but were met by fire from the disbelieving KII loyalists.

The KI loyal detachment are currently skirmishing around the perimiter of the CD, using weapons taken from the 200 Quinntonians variously killed and captured in the city.

Hamhung

Drapoel gunboats -lightly armed affairs with poorly trained crew- are drawn away from shore to meet incoming unidentified vessels. At first they do not attempt to engage, merely demanding that the outsiders turn back (ooc:assuming that's not going to be happening, they'll probably open fire and likely be quickly destroyed)

Around the city, weary officers and battered troops seek direction, but the Directorate repeatedly stalls, as KI is unsure how to respond to the sudden realisation of a two fronted assault on his rule.



(ooc:I hope you don't mind if I make little progress beyond this to-noght, bit tipsy. So many corrections to make)

OOC- I'm alright with that, we've given you a lot to respond to. I suggest you read it all carefully, becuase there is A LOT going on all of the sudden. We'll wait to post anymore IC threads until you give us something more to work with.
WWJD
Amen.

Don't BUMP your head!
WWJD
Amen.

Hamhung

The Joshuans meet with variable resistance. At times they find themselves passing rank after rank of the dead and dying. Countless thousands of Drapoel, unknown scores of Quinntonians. Burned out and antiquated tanks here and there. In some areas squads of Drapoel infantry- usually those with siginificant proportions of Red Bamboo surviving- launch mortar, grenade, machinegun, and sniper attacks, generally not recognising that these troops aren't Quinntonian. Often they are party to surreal encounters with dug in Drapoel units who don't engage, but don't appear likely to move, either.

These last sorts are usually amongst the many weary units low on ammo -units which really ought to be relieved or else retreat, but which have received no such order. Some of them would sit there until they starved, without further orders. They defend their positions, but make no pretence at advancement, being all but incapable of it.

Bombardment by more advanced forces has not brought about retreat, however, and in isolated areas local counter-attacks were attempted throughout the day. Few took any ground.

Finally one of the few surviving radio sets struggled into life, and a familiar voice could just barely be made out by the operator.

"Comrades! Your struggle is at an end! The beloved Director returns! Kurosian II sleeps to-night in gaol! That corrupter of the revolution, his misdirection will be no more!" Hotan went on. It took some time for his messages to convince the officer on hand that the authority of Kurosian II had been replaced -it was only the length of time for which the transmissions continued which convinced him -no one could have said such things with impunity had Kurosian II's power been intact.

(ooc:I expect that in that time either or both of your nations would have picked up the transmission and translated its content. The Central Directorature has indeed fallen to Kurosian I's force. Word is spreading through the Drapoel lines at Hamhung, and mortar attacks on the city are winding down (I expect most heavy artillery was target and knocked out from range/air by now, but the Drapoel light/knee mortar teams are highly mobile units which are likely to escape such strikes), as some units begin to pull out)

At this suprising turn of events, The Justifiers are put on hold, in order to see if the retreat is real. If not, the plan will go ahead as ordered. Right now, aside from minor skirmishes, it looks as if this retreat is for real. The Quinntonian forces are taking this opprotunity to reload and reinforce their positions and get some rest, just in case. General Gemby starts to get sattelite and video surviellace of what can only be described as The Carnage, and upon seeing the thousands and thousands dead, he begins to weep and sob uncontrollably, drawing uncomfortable stares from those in the command center.

Estimated Casualties-
Quinntonian-15,000
Dra-pol Loyalists and Militias-25,000
Civilians-100,000+

At this point Bishop Gerald Westgaard tries calling the CD again, and someone picks up, "Hello...?"

WWJD
Amen.

The 1st Regiment 1st Marines takes position above the beaches west of hamhung and begin to fortify their positions on the flanks of the Dra-pol advance.

The men from the rubber boats continue their moves inalnd and occassionally transmit short sit reps to parties unknown.

The Arleigh Bruke DDG's take under fire any Dra-pol missile boats by 5" guns and Harpoon missiles.

Beneral Gemby is taking full advantage of this unusual turn of events in order to move large numbers of reserves into active service and call upon more Dra-poel Loyalists and arming them as best as possible. He is then using these fresh, although barely trained troops to march out an retake the residential areas of the city so that he may begin providing humanitarian aid to the Hamhung citizens. He is also authorising the usage of medical sipplies to help any and all injured Dra-pol Regular and Militia or Red Bamboo troops that are still in the area. He starts to get reports of Regualrs and Militiamen surrendering in droves. The Red Bamboo seem to not want any part of the Christian aid.
WWJD
Amen.

From the west of Hamhung, a small motorcade comprising battered old motorbikes and a few jeeps advances with some haste, megaphones and radio broadcasts inform the last isolated Drapoel that Kurosian has returned, and the young pretender is gaoled- an enemy of the people.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and militia are dead. Thousands more wounded. Across the countryside hundreds of stranded Quinntonians and Christian Drapoel are dead, but as Kurosian's control spreads, a sort of order begins to return.

One might wonder how the nation could carry on as it had prior to the arrival of the Christians, but it seems that Kurosian's absence was timed well enough that people are almost happy to have him back. The prior months may prove to be remembered as much for Kurosian jnr's madness as for the potentially revolutionary outside presence.

KI is however relatively ignorant of the scale of killing in Hamhung. He has not yet come close to the city in person, and is currently restoring his systems of operation in the Central Directorature.

The Red Bamboo, which was largely faithful to Kurosian jnr. has been decimated at Hamhung, losing perhaps 40% of its total strength killed or seriously wounded. The Banat, however, Kurosian snr's fiercly loyal secret police has by virtue of its superior intel and general avoidance of Quinntonian Dra-pol, in favour of stirring pro-KI feeling in the countryside, survived in relatively good order.

This serves only to cement Kurosian snr's return in favour of his son.

The elderly director may not yet fully realise how seriously affected the Christians could have been. He views them as something of an aside, a tool in Dra-pol's power struggle. The arrival of a second western nation will not be understood for some time.

PFC Horst: sir, motorcade in site. awaiting orders.

Sgt Becker: hold fire. This thing may be over

Up and down the lines of the 1st Marines entrenched on the flanks of the Dra-pol forces previously engaging hamhing a similiar scene unfolds as the motorcade is allowed to pass unmolested. The Marines begin to breathe just a bit easier now.

(ach, missed that phone call, didn't I? Erm, busy day by my standards to-day, you can either assume that the answer confirmed Kurosian's return, or else I'll get back to you..er..soonish, heh)

The 3rd Marine regiment lands behind the defensive positions of the first and fortifies a 2nd MLR(main line of resistance) with 1 btln while 2 others remain in ready reserve.

The whole of the nation, with the exception of the centre of Hamhung, is now under Kurosian (snr)'s control. Many of the units dug in around the city have begun to withdraw- but they have been relieved by smaller numbers of Banat-lead troops, who're manning the last positions reached by KII's forces in the eb and flow of the battle, and appear to be establishing check-points and even erecting static defences. Elaborate trenches, mine-fields, wire, and even pillboxes are being constructed.

It appears that Kurosian is keen to prevent the spread of anything else which may challenge his authority.

The Central Directorature is putting out broadcasts, posters, and runners to inform all that Kurosian's authority is restored, and that the nation will rebuild once again in his great vision.

Posters encourage Drapoel to inform on Christians, supporters of the outsted Kurosian II, and so on, and the arrest rate climbs again.
In the wave of detentions, almost all of the surviving Drapoel who were educated in Quinntonia vanish from public life. Many resurface quite quickly, often heading programmes for reconstruction ..with a Drapoel edge.

Bishop Westgaard sends a message to the "new" ruler of Dra-pol, KI. "You are ordered to pull back to the origonal agreed upon borders of Quinnonian Dra-pol/Hamhumg within 48 hrs. This is your one and only warning."
With that, General Gemby reports back that the Quinntonian reinforcements, a full Troop Transport Battlegroup and a Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier chock full of future air superiority. It seems that at the end of the battle, both our and the Dra-pol airforces were pretty much in ruins, except for the units held back by KI, which are thought to be minimal at this time. That would place the number of reinforcements at just shy of 25,000, and they will take away a lot of our more worse for wear troops. He also tells the Bishop that several of our allied nations have offered their military support. As he says it, " If the old man wants a fight, we'll sure as hell give him one. There's a lot of deaths to be avenged."

The radio transmissions coming in from Quinntonian High Command are encouraging, given the brutal and staggering casualties that were caused by the fighting, Quinntonia places the siezure and security of Quinntonian Dra-pol as priority no.1!!

OOC-Is that motorcade coming my way?

IC-*Transmission* Bluejay 6 intel incoming! Contact with Sid 6 priority, and Slugger 6 is a go!

WWJD
Amen.

The motorcade -one of many in operation- travelled as far as the outskirts of Hamhung, broadcasting its messages as it went, before swinging off into the countryside to continue spreading news and Direction.

Kurosian is still not quite aware that the fighting in Hamhung was so intense, or that so many people were killed on both sides. He believes perhaps a few hundred, maybe a couple of thousand Quinntonians were killed or wounded, and that the nation is likely to want to cut its losses, and avoid being drawn into a serious war here. Thus the entrenchment in captured areas of Hamhung continues, ruthlessly efficient Banat -perhaps some of those who in charge of the over-night rebuilding of DaKhiem after the three day war- over-see much of the operation.

Propaganda flies at unpreciedented levels, stores lifted from over-run Christian positions in Dra-pol proper (such as the embassy in DaKhiem) are distributed infront of the nation's few cameras, and troops parade with new weapons, which are quickly removed from them and shipped east after the displays.

The 50mm Type 98 mortar has birthed Dra-pol's first native anti-tank rocket weapon (a similar weapon to one used by the Germans in the war), which along with a sub-machinegun copied from the Vietnamese Type K-50M (in turn modified from the Soviet PPSh-41) is increasingly arming the painfully modernising armed forces.

7.7mm machineguns, 20mm anti-aircraft and anti-material automatic rifles, 47mm and 75mm anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns, 81mm and 90mm mortars (the latter firing 11.5lb shells over two miles!) are being driven up to Hamhung in trucks, carried by various beasts of burden- including the peasantry- and in some cases brought up by pede-cabs!

Kurosian already appears more prepared than his son was to contact the outside world where it suits him, and to make technological steps forward. Many of the badly wounded Drapoel militiamen are receiving pioneering (in many cases read "experimental") treatment in field and major village-based hospitals, and at Pyongyang military base and DaKhiem.

http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/images/fmax02.jpg
This poster is said to depict -just hours before her shooting- one 'Yasuki Jing' and a friend cheerfully greeting the first Christians who landed in Dra-pol just before the Three Day War.

http://www.humanunderground.com/images/nkposter1.jpg
Kurosian's wonder weapons smite any enemy, anywhere on earth.

Insurtion RECON teams are being deployed everywhere around Hamhumg and surviellance from civilain informants and sattelite photos are painting a picture of what is going on around Hamhung and in the countrey at large. Numerous Special Forces Insertion Teams are being air dropped all over the country to pick up Christians and Loyalists from all over the country and bvring them back to Hamhumg. From all over the nation there are heroic stories trickling in to KI's ears about rescues of arrested Christians and whole sympathiser villages disappearring overnight!

Bishop Gerald Westgaard transmits again, saying, "You have 36 hours left to remove your troop presense, if not, you will be considered hostile and it will be considered an act of war!"

WWJD
Amen.

The Carrier Battle Groups Ruth/Gehrig plus the converted POJ carriers Rahab and Jordan and escorts sail for the northern Dra-pol coast (ooc from what I understand of the geography you have an ocean border on the western part of your country and your capital is in the north central with the current action taking place in the southeast?) This task force along with the Nimitz class "Bonds" and Iowa(improved AEGIS) class "Giants" is headed toward the western coast above your capital with 6 MEUs(about 1 full Marine division)

Loading and preparing to sail are the huge BBs Padre and Raider (Yamato class with one turret removed replaced by AEGIS) and their escorts with approximately 20 Bob Hope class transports and 2 Rt-s10s loading(A seabee regiment on one of the RT-s10s and the other with the bob hopes carrying 3 army divisions)

The considerable submarine force of Happy Baseball Fans is already at sea.

Transmission from the flight leader of a squadron of F23 Spirit Walker Adv. Stealth Fighters inbound to the airbase at hamhung.

Request permission to use your facilities. Our support material and personnel are following in transports which will land with aerial tankers. Have inbound report from contact bluejay 6.

ooc what about that nuclear ballastic missile sub named the "Benjamin" lurking around? the last time I saw that with a guy named "Prien" at the helm things didnt go so well.

transmit- Bluejay6 is on your landing strip, Cue 6 intel incoming, Slugger.

You now have 24 hours to begin a full removal of all military personel from Quinntonian Dra-pol. If you do not, the consequences will be dire!
WWJD
Amen.

ooc: Dra-pol is ..North Korea (yeah, I'm part of the Asia region). The captial is just east of the middle of the nation, really. Pyongyang on the west coast is a military town, and Quinntonian Dra-pol is Hamhung and Hungnam on the east coast. We have no other cities as such, due to forced ruralisation during the early rule of Kurosian, and of his predecessor.

ic: The Drapoel entrenchment around Hamhung continues. Noticible is a relative lack of long-range or heavy artillery. Anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns are abundant, but howitzers and such have not arrived in strength.

Kurosian hopes to avoid directly provoking the Quinntonians by putting himself in an offensive position. He is struggling to understand their "Christian" nature and its apparent good will, and with other forces moving in, bets against an assault ending well for Dra-pol.

Dra-pol makes efforts to seem normal. Radios play patriotic songs and positive news stories, sportsmen compete in wholesome events in small stadiums at which spectators themselves are expected to put on significant displays, cards and flags waving.

As time runs on, the Central Directorature prepares a statement in which Kurosian will attempt to discourage an attack, through the threatened use of Dra-pol's first atomic weapons...





(ooc:We don't actually have any. As I say, he may have used them instead of the HE and chemical warheads, if we had. There is a programme to develop such technologies, much of the effort is centred in Pyongyang, with offshoots in Kanggye and isolated stations in the jungles and mountains. It is not a terribly advanced project. )

We will be willing to help Quinntonia aswell as trying to resolve the peace.

Massive entrenchments and the exodus of all civilains towards the rear areas and the relatively untouched parts of the city in the preparation of massive or widespread fighting to break out at any time. And, there is a massive arming of civilain Dra-poel Loyalists. They will be given the job of protecting the residential areas of the city, freeing up the proffessional soldiers to do the real fighting. It is not thought that they could be very effective, but, it is also not thought that they will be involved at all.
WWJD
Amen.

In some cases the term "loyalist" is telling, as small numbers of Drapoel -often working for or through the Banat- are delighted to be armed by the stupid Quinntonians. Most "loyalists" are indeed taken in by the "higher standard of living" in Quinntonian society. Some few are less open about their allegiances.

In some cases the term "loyalist" is telling, as small numbers of Drapoel -often working for or through the Banat- are delighted to be armed by the stupid Quinntonians. Most "loyalists" are indeed taken in by the "higher standard of living" in Quinntonian society. Some few are less open about their allegiances.

OOC-Oh, I quite understand that this is bound to happen. Another reason that we are not putting them in control of any sensitve strategic areas. Hopefully, the Loyalists will be in the majority, and in Hamhumg, they most assuredly are. But, betrayal and teachery are some of your most effective weapons, as shown in the Three Days War. You under-estimated our technology and effeciency, and we under-estimated your determination and treachery. You still don't understand why we're so worried about what you do to your people, and we still don't understand why you would do those evil things to your own people. It is a HUGE culture clash.

WWJD
Amen.

IC-BTW, Bishop Gerald Westgaard is trying to get KI on the phone to try and ask him if he is TRYING to provoke an armed conflict.

The missile launchers north of hamhung had given away their position for their last and most fatal time as the combat flight of 6 F18/as from the PJS Joshua streaked overhead leaving 6 precision guided JDAMs whiseling in on their targets.

The lead pilot transmitted receiving supplemental targeting coordinates from source Cue 6

Meanwhile

The Joshua/Caleb Battlegroup arrived off Hamhung waters as a CAP of 12 F14 Tomcats flew above the city of Hamhung. In the distance could be seen what looked like a convoy approaching the sea lanes into Hamhung harbor. Those whose eyes were trained to notice such things saw the silohouttes of the LPD (Amphibious Landing Ship Dock) and LHA Amphibious Assault Ships and would know that the Marines were on the way.

A flight of 24 AH-1 Cobra gunships lifting off the Amphibious Assualt Ship LHA of the 1st Regiment / 1st marines headed directly for the outskirts of the city looking like so many bugs in the sky but carrying much more lethal venom.

Meanwhile High Overhead

2 AWACS flying overhead coordinating the aeral movements and trying to detect ground transmissions had to alter their flight patterns to make way for the 10 C141s inbound for the airport with the 6th Regiment, 1st marines onboard. Escorts are 25 Long Range F23 Black Widow Fighters refueled by k135r Stratotankers from POJ.

Behind the c141s are 2 AC-130 Spectar gunships on a shuttle flight to the same airport with the combat crews resting in the rear of the planes.

Meanwhile..................

***************Promise News Network******************

We are live at the docks where the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 3rd ACR are boarding 10 Watson Class LMSR transports for the long journey to Dra-pol(our sources tell us) The government is still silent on the subject as protestors take to the streets chanting slogans like

1 2 3 4 we don't want your f..... war and Dra-pol Dra-pol keep us outta that stinking hole

The 4th Mechanized begins debarking behind the Marine lines on the flank of the Dra-pol entrenchments facing hamhung. The 20,000 plus men with 200 Abrams M1a2s and over 500 Bradley AFVs are among the most experienced urban and close quarters fighters in POJ with the exception of the Marines already deployed.

The 3rd Armored Cav Regiment deploys directly into the city of hamhung in support of the 6th Marines and the Quinntonian defenders. The 100 Abrams M1a2s and 125 Bradleys with the 3,000 men of the regiment are deployed in mixed combat teams behind the marines.

two squadrons of Ah-1 Cobras deploy to the airport while another deploys to a makeshift runway behind the Marine lines above the beach.

Major General Carla Rogers of the 4th Mechanized reads a message that confirms her fears upon arriving on the beach
you are to immediately assume command of the combined POJ forces in the dra-pol region and make your forces ready for forward combat operations at the soonest possible moment
Col. Jablonski of the 6th Marines has overall POJ command within the city of Hamhung to include his regiment and the 3rd ACR and is subordinated to General Gemby of the Quinntonian forces within Hamhung. You will establish force coordination thru those channels.

Meanwhile well inland..

I copy your last. the capital should be less than 10 klicks N your position. prepare for plan Bravo per incoming from Cue 6

ooc: Dra-pol is ..North Korea (yeah, I'm part of the Asia region). The captial is just east of the middle of the nation, really. Pyongyang on the west coast is a military town, and Quinntonian Dra-pol is Hamhung and Hungnam on the east coast. We have no other cities as such, due to forced ruralisation during the early rule of Kurosian, and of his predecessor.

ic: The Drapoel entrenchment around Hamhung continues. Noticible is a relative lack of long-range or heavy artillery. Anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns are abundant, but howitzers and such have not arrived in strength.

Kurosian hopes to avoid directly provoking the Quinntonians by putting himself in an offensive position. He is struggling to understand their "Christian" nature and its apparent good will, and with other forces moving in, bets against an assault ending well for Dra-pol.

Dra-pol makes efforts to seem normal. Radios play patriotic songs and positive news stories, sportsmen compete in wholesome events in small stadiums at which spectators themselves are expected to put on significant displays, cards and flags waving.

As time runs on, the Central Directorature prepares a statement in which Kurosian will attempt to discourage an attack, through the threatened use of Dra-pol's first atomic weapons...





(ooc:We don't actually have any. As I say, he may have used them instead of the HE and chemical warheads, if we had. There is a programme to develop such technologies, much of the effort is centred in Pyongyang, with offshoots in Kanggye and isolated stations in the jungles and mountains. It is not a terribly advanced project. )


That makes the destination of the naval forces Poyongyang. the f23 spirit walkers land at the getting crowded base at hamhung and are serviced and rearmed for combat ops shortly after the cargo planes arrive.

ooc funny how the "benjamin" hasn't been mentioned of late. that is an active Ohio class ssbn isnt it Joshua?

ic the Premier of Happy Baseball Fans hands a newly written directive to his aide "Transmit that immediately by ULF to reach the boomers"

"yes sir"

Recall Notice. All SSBNs are instructed to RTB immediately after responding to this transmission confirming receipt. Respond according to wartime SOP.

All SSN attack subs deploying to Dra-pol are to mark, report and shadow any SSBN contacts identified as Ohio Class beginning 6 hours from receipt of this message. IFF should id the contact as POJ Navy SSBN.

The Premier added "this should eliminate any confusion and hopefully prevent another TFUN incident. Our intel from BlueJay 6 is accurate on this I'm afraid"

"yes sir"

Quinntonian Reinforcements are being ferried in and many of the most battle-weary units are being rotated out.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed sits in his wheelchair, looking at the reports and dozens of photos from the Dra-pol front. He wears a grim visage as he loks up at his aides in his Council of War. He begins to speak, "I will not allow this evil to continue any longer. This petty Stalin wannabe will not be allowed to torture and kill his or my people any more!!! I will not preside over the fall of such an important foriegn mission. I am now going to a special meeting of The Parliament to request a vote of support for a FULL MILITARY DEPLOYMENT!! If,and given the political climate of the time, when it passes, I will then ask The Council of Bishops to sit in a caucus meeting to draft a formal declaration of war. The only man that can stop this is KI. And he better start playing ball right now!"

WWJD
Amen.

General Gemby is officially taking nominal command of the Multi-National Coalition. Bishop Gerald Westgaard has refused to leave the area and is still trying to contact KI or KII in order to come to some sort of diplomatic solution, but the Dra-pol regime seems to be ignoring all attempts. Sattelites and spy planes have been painting a pretty accurate picture of the troop movements in Dra-pol. The navy, after the Quinntonian coastal navy attacked it during the hardest of the fighting, is pretty much non-existant, there are huge numbers of troops all over the nation, seemingly massing and moving at random, but, our top proiority is the Dra-pol air force. General Gemby wants every Dra-pol plane accounted for, and is starting to put together a plan together with Happy and POJ to begin airstrikes and, over a 48 hour period, with hundreds of individual missions, to destroy all available aircraft and airstrips as well as refueling stations and hangars for repairs in the Dra-pol nation. The capture and maintanence of absolute and complete air superiority throutghout the country.
WWJD
Amen.

RNN Report:

Raysia has been asked by their UN Delegate, Quinntonia, to aid them in a war on Dra-Pol, and Commander in Chief Kyle Race agreed to help out with full support.

Wives are currently saying farewell to their husbands and everyone is praying for a safe return as the military airstrips loaded up with action.

The Octagon has reported the following deployments:

Air:

Raysia One and The ELDERS
18 RB-225 Bombers
18 RT-1907 Airborne Carriers
18 RT-1707 Transports
288 DropBoxes
18 RT-1807 Refuelers
432 RF-45 UCAV Bombers
216 RF-12 UCAV Fighters
144 RF-11 Fighters
72 Su-37-1800 Fighters
72 RT-2007 Transports
72 RT-2007 Attackers
48 RT-2007 MedEvacs

Ground:

5000 Assault Cyphers
750,000 P90-Armed Ground Infantry Troopers
10,000 M1A Abrams (sp)
100 Mobile Command Centers
15,000 APCs
3,500 SAM Launchers
5,000 AA Gun Emplacements
7500 Towed Howitzers

15 Armored Media Vehicles

No Sea Forces will be sent

Big Supplies:

Portable Bases with tents
Highway-Hijacking equipment (To convert a highway into an airstrip)
50,000 Water Purification centers

The Air Transports will be on their way shortly, and the Massive Radar Signature alone is expected to intimidate the Dra-Pol government.

These Planes will reach Quinntonian Dra-Pol 18 hours after launch in 6 hours, so 24 hours total. Depending on the situation, Raysian Forces will either immediately deploy in Dra-pol, or take refuge at the Quinntonian bases.

Our hearts and our prayers go out to our Raysian Military members, and we wish them a safe return.OOC: *PHEW* Man, Quinn, I hope you are right :)

"This is an outrage! Corrupters! Damn them all!" Kurosian's rage rippled through the previously quiet, seemingly uniform rank and file particles of air in the Central Directorature.

"Give them the pretender."

"Your son?"

"Give him to them. He ordered the attack on Hamhung. He's.."

"Your son?"

"..It'll be a significant gesture. What more can they want from me than my.. flesh and blood?"

"Very well." Agreed Hotan "May I make a further suggestion, Director?.."

Soon the Central Directorature was relaying to the Christians through the most secure channel available to them their willingness to surrender the butcher of Hamhung..

Meanwhile the reduced but entrenched forces around the city received a flood of new arrivals... civilian Drapoel returning to the outskirts of the city, in a complete reversal of the sixty years since forced ruralisation. Hotan stood a few miles from Hamhung hands folded behind his back, observing the ranks of young families headed to the city.

*The ELDERS scout force will be arriving in less than 2 hours to map out targets around Dra-Pol, and establish a link with Quinntonia and the other coallition members* *On Drapoelean radar, if they have it, 5 Su-37-1818s are streaking towards their coast at 30,000 feet at mach 2.35*

OOC-Please, everyone remeber that we are only accepting modern tech in this RP.

IC-Bishop Westgaard tells the representative from Dra-pol that we will most definately accept the arrest of Kurosian II, "The Butcher of Hamhung." However, I have been ordered to continue to ask that you, Kurosian I submit to our Coalition's Human Rights Inspections. These are our terms;

i)You will turn over to us Kurosian I, to be tried as a War Criminal.
ii)You will allow Coalition officers to arrest and imprision all members of The Banat, for charges to be listed at arrests, but including, War Crimes, Murder, Rape, Extortion, Torture, etc.
iii)You will begin a pervasive disarmement, to be supervised by Coalition forces.
iv)You will be investigated yourself for suspected War Crimes.

These are not negotiable, we will take KI as a show of good faith.

WWJD
Amen.

OOC: My tech is no more than 10 years above modern military equipment, and is all based on currently available technology.

*The ELDERS enter Quinntonian dra-poll, flying at mach 1.5 at 50,000 feet*

*They transmit a message to Bishop Westgaard*

Jace [Leader of Elders]: Westgaard, what is the current status of hostilities? The Raysian Forces are on their way and will be here in 6 hours. What shgould I tell them? Are we still needed?

Transmit* This is General Gemby, Commander of Quinntonian Forces in the area. We do not, I repeat we do not, have authorisation to begin any hostilities as of yet. We have worked hard with POJ troops in the area and have got you several landing strips in and around Hamhung, but we do not have enough room for all of you. Suggest you deploy 120 kilos west of us near the coast, there is good roads there to use s makeshift landing strips and we have no reports of significant Dra-poel activity there. Be advised, we can take some here, but most will have to be deployed there. We are code-naming that area Raysian Dra-pol. You are to establish a presense in the area and be nice to the locals, these are the people we've come to help. Then, you are to await Coalition orders. All Coalition orders will come through me, but we will set up a council, one representative from every nation involved. That council will have the power to over-rule me, but as a military man yourself, Kyle, sir, you know that you can never share command. Please respond.

WWJD
Amen.

PS-Check your TG

Kyle Race acknowledges shortly after. Immediately, 4 RT-2007 Infadels with fighter escort blast ahead of the air group. They arrive in said area of Dra-Pol 75 minutes ahead of the raysian forces. Spotting one of several potential airstrips, 3 of the Infadels land on the road and immediately stop traffic... which is to say, not much, considering Cars are relartiely new to dra-pol :) 2 Front-end-loaders drive out of infadels and 1 Utility truck too. They begin to cut off a 3 kilometer long section of straight 4-lane freeway, moving K-rails and cars off the relatively new road.

All the planes take turns landing on this runway while the Infadels take off and hurry to clear off another freeway. The single other Infadel had run off to clear cars from several major roads in the middle of a suburb, to allow the smaller fighter planes to land.

After about 2 hours of a semi-coordinated mess of an air traffic controller's nightmare, the air force is 95% landed... Certainly an odd sight, seeing some of the largest planes in the world parked in meadows and desert plateaus, while several groups of fighters fly patrol over the city Raysia has no claimed for itself.

Raysian troops and cyphers take over the city, and bring the city to martial law. The soldiers are actually very nice to the locals, and allow them to go on with their lives peacefully, but the cyphers work as cameras monitoring every action in public areas, making sure nothing strange goes on.

Raysia One is parked just outside the suburban city, with several cargo containers parked along side it, holding temporary government offices.

Meanwhile, the ELDERS have landed on a road near a large hill on the outskirts of the city, using a tunnel as a hangar.

Raysia plans to stay here for a while, until the hostilities are completly avertted and the coallition has control of Dra-Pol.

Kurosian laughed. All members of the Banat? "They would turn their own gaols into intelligence centres!" He joked to a lieutenant.

Sighing and shaking his head, a half smile remaining he went on "Select two thousand detainees. The Christians won't know a Banat officer from a chicken. They have no case for our disarmament." The elderly Director scratched at the side of his mouth in a moment of review before continuing again. "And they can investigate themselves into a madman's dance."

Meanwhile the flow of ordinary Drapoel back into the occupied outskirts of Hamhung continued.

The first of a new print of poster was nailed to the door of a small bombed out church which must have stood for no more than a few weeks. The poster bore a considerable script, written in Drapoel of course, which in enthused terms looked to the future of the city. "Ballot on administration! Christian or Comrade Director?"

(The Drapoel have basic radar, but if they detected you they're not doing anything. There's a lot of hostile aircraft around, and they don't have enough interceptors to react to it all, so they don't react to any of it)

ooc:The only 'cities' in Dra-pol are Hamhung (Quinntonian Dra-pol) which is a bombed out warzone now, DaKhiem, which is a small town of a few thousand, and is dominated by the Central Directorature and huge surrounding barracks, and Pyongyang, which is also a military base, and houses only soldiers, support staff, engineers, and their families. Forced ruralisation two or three generations ago saw to that. Cars are not to be found in private hands, but have existed in tiny numbers in the nation since around the 30s or 40s, and are used from time to time in ferrying high ranking officials about.. but since we have no paved roads outside the cities.. well, y'know. Also the only paved airstrips are in Quinntonian Dra-pol and Pyongyang, and even they are not huge. The rest have had only to be sufficent for piston engine fighters and tiny two engine transports to operate from. Land anything more substantial than that at your own (great) peril.

While under occupation, several hundred citizens in Raysian Dra-Pol have approached the Soldiers without fear and began talking to them about Drapoelean atheism vs. Christianity (Mormonism). Non-agressive missionary actions by troops manage to get people informed and interested in converting from Atheism. The propoganda-brainwashed citizens, about a quarter of them, begin to understand that religion is intended to bring the best out of people, not the worst.

However, the extremely atheist begin to revolt and throw rocks at tanks etc, and in one case, shot at a soldier. Rioters were arrested, but not prosecuted, just scattered. However, riots are few, as the Raysian Occupying force is being very peaceful about everything.

But on one note, a group of hostile dra-polian interceptors tried to attack the planes on the ground in a surprise attack. They managed to attack one landed RB-225 megabomber before they were themselves destroyed. The bomber soon exploded, with 100 tons of bombs going off inside. The explosion took out one bomber next to it, having a similar reaction, and the total force severely damaged 3 Aircraft Carriers parked nearby. Most of the planes inside the carriers were saved, but the RT-1907 carriers will not be able to fly themselves. Total Casualty count was 32 dead, and over 150 injured.

However, Raysia will continue to hold on standby, and not turn aggressive, as ordered by Quinntonia.

OOC: I hope that wasn't too closed there, but Dra-pol said something about hostile resistance, thought this might be accurate. If the Dra-Pol planes were not sent by the military, I can just say they were just rebels who had their hands on some old planes.

ooc:The only 'cities' in Dra-pol are Hamhung (Quinntonian Dra-pol) which is a bombed out warzone now, DaKhiem, which is a small town of a few thousand, and is dominated by the Central Directorature and huge surrounding barracks, and Pyongyang, which is also a military base, and houses only soldiers, support staff, engineers, and their families. Forced ruralisation two or three generations ago saw to that. Cars are not to be found in private hands, but have existed in tiny numbers in the nation since around the 30s or 40s, and are used from time to time in ferrying high ranking officials about.. but since we have no paved roads outside the cities.. well, y'know. Also the only paved airstrips are in Quinntonian Dra-pol and Pyongyang, and even they are not huge. The rest have had only to be sufficent for piston engine fighters and tiny two engine transports to operate from. Land anything more substantial than that at your own (great) peril.OOC: noted. I'm not sure how that changes things... but uh... if it's no real problem with you, I'll just keep it noted for future notice, but if it is a real problem for you and rp purposes, I can post lost damages, or just rewrtie it... but I'd prefer not, as I am still learning about your nation. I'll do what you say OOC.

OOC: Oops, I'm not thinking today, lol I forgot to add: I went under the assumption that areas of quinntonian dra-pol had paved roads constructed during the modernization. If I am way off, I will change it.

ooc:Yeah, Quinntonian Dra-pol, which is just the city of Hamhung and the area directly around it, is the most modern part of the nation. Anything outside that city is as I describe, really. Even the city is not fully Quinntonian again, since KII's forces managed to take a few areas on the outskirts before the fighting ceased and KI returned.

The attack by aircraft would not have been ordered directly by Kurosian I, though I suppose it's possible that a few hard-liners had refitted old piston aircraft neglected in the dash for jet technology, and launched the attack themselves. Kurosian would probably have had them killed if he'd caught them, as he's trying not to start an unwinable war right now ;)

Edit:I'll get the link for the thread introducing and describing Dra-pol. It's long, but late on it degenerated into a bit of a mess with too many people and ..vampires ..and weapons of mass destruction :( The first page/s are relatively descriptive if you happen to have time to waste.

'ere we go: http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53072&highlight=

OOC: Fine then, we are in a suburb of hamhung. That's what I thought it was... or maybe a small suburb about 50 miles from Hamhung... something like that.

OOC-Yeah, Raysian Dra-pol is an area, not a city. Youmay now find yourself in control of a few villages, none over 1000 people and most less than 200.
Also, touche with the mass emigration of KI loyalists and calling for an election. If I hold an election, you will have placed enough people to vote me out. And if I refuse to hold an election, I am just as bad as you are. Thois is why I love RPing with you. And hassling them or refusiing them access to the city would only put points in your favor. NICE! LOL!

Last post for the day, I'll be back tomorrow.
WWJD
Amen.

(Ta :wink: On reading all the deployments and new powers and things aligned against Kurosian I thought for a moment "Oh sh..." and then pulled a few crafty-despot desperation manouvers out of the air, heh. I will fight a real revolution one of these days, damn it.
Alright.. g'night. Sorry my participation is erratic. If I am absent on and off just assume I am wallowing in self pity or something)

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HBF MI Chief: Perhaps we should notify Raysia of the POJ marine beachhead SW(?) of Hamhung and the fact that a least a POJ Marine Div and a Army Div ashore there with dug in lines. We belive there is a Seabee element with an airfield also present. Our forces are concentrating on the west coast near the military base of Pyongyang.

The commander of the Echo Squadron of F23 Spirit Walker stealth fighters (25 planes) reprots his unit fit for action and places them under the command of General Gemby in the Hamhung area.

200 F15e Strike Eagles begin a long range shuttle flight from home AF bases along with 100 F16 Falcons.

Deployment orders are requested for Hamhung and or Raysian Dra-pol

OOC- OK, I just want to get all of this straight before we go any farther. Quinntonian Dra-pol is the front lines, the largest concentration of Dra-poel troops and equiptment is there. It is held now mostly by Quinntonian troops. With the sorrounding area and a few of the outskirts and outlying resisdential areas firmly in Dra-pol hands. Our forces are tired, and have just been reinforced by POJ Marines, who have set up advaced positions IN FRONT of Quinntonian forces. (I assume this because our troops are still reeling from the previous battle) POJ was also put in charge of securing and holding the major airstrips to the west of the city, which they did. Those are the only available airbases in Quinntonina Dra-pol so far. But, I think Raysia posted that he was building and/or converting a buch of roads into airstrips. Raysia landed most of its air forces on those air strips, and then its troops took control of an area 120 km up the coast from Quinntonian Dra-pol. The reason for that position is that it means that Raysia will be in a great position to counter-attack Dra-pol lines around Quinntonian Dra-pol if we are suddenly attacked. This area is now called Raysian Dra-pol. Happy has moved its considerable power far from everyone else on the west coast. He is going to move ashore and take control of a small area we will now call Happy Dra-pol. (sounds kind of nice, actually, Happy Dra-pol) He is gonig to be given the respionsibility for Pyongyang if fighting breaks out. Hope that clears everything up. Post if you need anythiong changed.

WWJD
Amen.

OOC: Sounds good to me. maybe I could change it to say that we landed a lot of our big jets on a desert plateau or a beach carefully, I dunno.

ooc:Seems to me that you should find out what conditions your various aircraft can and can not operate in, and consider that you may need a more considered approach than "We've got bigger guns than they have, lets...go there..and..make them dead". One of Dra-pol's established long-term defences has been its difficult geography, as described in our very first thread.
(That and the centuries old isolationism and determined, ruthless character ingrained into the populace, again described in the first thread, which makes us one of the most difficult of all populaces to convert or manipulate, as far as outsiders are concerned (as the even the infamous Mongol hordes, Japanese imperialists, and soviet Russians found out to their detriment). This bracketed bit is just a heads-up to the fact that conversion or even communication will not be so easy as showing Soviets that under the western system they can have their own fridge(!), since Drapoel isolationism is not merely some result of the recent sham communism, but in fact has been going on for longer than America has existed, indeed, longer than the likes of the UK have existed.)

OOC: he's right, maybe I should redo my entracve, without all the big crap I'd use in a normal attack... my planes weren't supposed to be delayed. Maybe I'll redo my entrance a little more practically... remember, I did all that based on the assumption that there were roads now... hold on, I'll re-enter, probably just with fighters and aircraft capable of landing on short runways or roads..

Post 1 Redone:

RNN Report:

Raysia has been asked by their UN Delegate, Quinntonia, to aid them in a war on Dra-Pol, and Commander in Chief Kyle Race agreed to help out with full support.

Wives are currently saying farewell to their husbands and everyone is praying for a safe return as the military airstrips loaded up with action.

The Octagon has reported the following deployments:

Air:

The ELDERS Group (5 Su-37-1818s)
72 RF-11 Archangels (36 A variants, 36 C variants)
72 Su-37-1800
18 RT-2007 Cargo Planes
4 RT-2007 VIP Planes
6 RT-2007 EWACS
18 RT-2007 Attackers
12 RT-2007 MedEvacs
28 RT-2007 Transports

Ground:

288 Assault Cyphers
450 P90-Armed Ground Infantry Troopers
5 AA Gun Emplacements
3 SAM Trucks
1 Armored Media Vehicle

Big Supplies: [/b]

Portable Bases with tents
Highway-Hijacking equipment (To convert a highway into an airstrip)
50,000 Water Purification centers
2 Mobile Command Centers
18 Large Fuel Tanks

Total Manpower: 1200 Raysians

These Planes will reach Quinntonian Dra-Pol 18 hours after launch in 6 hours, so 24 hours total. Depending on the situation, Raysian Forces will either immediately deploy in Dra-pol, or take refuge at the Quinntonian bases.

Our hearts and our prayers go out to our Raysian Military members, and we wish them a safe return.OOC: *PHEW* Man, Quinn, I hope you are right

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Kyle Race acknowledges shortly after. Immediately, 4 RT-2007 Infadels with fighter escort blast ahead of the air group. They arrive in said area of Dra-Pol 75 minutes ahead of the Raysian Forces. Spotting several potential landing sites noted by the ELDERS, 2 Infadels break away and take over a 1.5 mile dirt road just outside of a village. 2 more secure a landing strip and make sure it is OK for landing.

The Fighters take turns making carewful, slow, and somewhat rough landings on the dirt roads and short runways. They eventually park their fighters in meadows and smooth desert areas, while the Infadels land inside the village and begin to unload

Raysian troops and cyphers take over the villages in the surrounding area, and bring them into martial law. The soldiers are actually very nice to the locals, and allow them to go on with their lives peacefully, but the cyphers work as cameras monitoring every action in public areas, making sure nothing strange goes on.

A temporary Base is established in a park in the middle of the main village, even with temporary government offices. The ELDERS are landed in the same area, and are currently refueling with the rest of the planes. Scouts take over fuel supplies at the Airport, what little jet fuel they have, and begin to distribute it.

Raysia plans to stay here for a while, until the hostilities are completly averted and the coallition has control of Dra-Pol.

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Post 5 Redone

While under occupation, several citizens in Raysian Dra-Pol have approached the Soldiers without fear and began talking to them about Drapoelean atheism vs. Christianity (Mormonism). Non-agressive missionary actions by troops manage to get people informed and interested in converting from Atheism. The propoganda-brainwashed citizens, about a quarter of them, begin to understand that religion is intended to bring the best out of people, not the worst.

However, the extremely atheist begin to revolt and throw rocks at tanks etc, and in one case, shot at a soldier. Rioters were arrested, but not prosecuted, just scattered. However, riots are few, as the Raysian Occupying force is being very peaceful about everything.

But on a down note, a group of hostile dra-polian piston interceptors tried to attack the planes on the ground in a surprise attack. They were shot down before they could fire, but one of the small planes managed to kamakaze into a fuel plane, causing a large explosion and a fuel spil with a total loss of the fuel from that vehiclel. No casualties, 5 wounded.

However, Raysia will continue to hold on standby, and not turn aggressive, as ordered by Quinntonia.

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Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to set things straight.

Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed has just exited from a closed session of The Council of Bishops and is aboput to make an important announcement concerning the situation in Quinntonian Dra-pol.
His aides wheel him up to a podium, and he repositions his microphone.
"No doubt, all opf you know about what our men and women in Dra-pol have gone through in recent weeks. We have all seen the pictures piped into our livingrooms. We have heard the numbers, 150,000 dead. We have prayed about it and asked our Heavenly Father how he could allow this atrocity to happen to us. WE HAVE CRIED OUR TEARS!!!!
The parlaiment has almost unanimously passed a resolution to go to the Council anhd pass a war act. The Council and I have gone over this decision from every angle. We have drafted a Formal Declaration of War. As of today at 16:00 hrs, The Theocracy of Quinntonian, together with The Colony of Quinntonian Dra-pol, and supported by The Coalition of our allies have declared war on The Evil Regime currently in control of Dra-pol. Our demands have not, as of yet been met and our deadlines have came and went. I am now, in my power as Commander in Chief of The Quinntonian Armed Forces, ordering the buldup of arms in and around Dra-pol with the ultimate objective of removing the evil regime and bringing them to justice for their crimes. Thank you, no questions."

WWJD
Amen.

A convoy bumps and winds its way along a cratered dirt road outside Hamhung, bound for the city. A large white flag flies above the front lorry in the chain made up of soft-skin vehicles. Crushed aboard are some two thousand Drapoel, plus drivers and guards, due to be handed over to Quinntonian authorites.

Two thousand Banat officers and men. All responsible for crimes! That's the Drapoel line. They may not quite understand what constitutes a war-crime, but they hear that the Quinntonians want Banat on such charges, so here they are! (Newly enlisted especially for the job!)

Kurosian II has his own little truck, and he shares it with a few guards (Banat, not that their uniforms would lead you to believe such) to keep him from the attempt he so desires.

*The ELDERS group flies over the convoy as it unloads, monitoring the area* *They land vertically about a block away from the event* *5 men step out of their respective planes, in Raysian Air Guard Armor, not wearing helmets, and leaving their P90s in their planes, but bringing with them their sheathed swords and their holstered Desert Eagles**

*They approach the site and watch the goings on with a careful eye*

Lemuel: "I've got a bad feeling about this..."

http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/elders.gif

ooc:Seems to me that you should find out what conditions your various aircraft can and can not operate in, and consider that you may need a more considered approach than "We've got bigger guns than they have, lets...go there..and..make them dead". One of Dra-pol's established long-term defences has been its difficult geography, as described in our very first thread.
(That and the centuries old isolationism and determined, ruthless character ingrained into the populace, again described in the first thread, which makes us one of the most difficult of all populaces to convert or manipulate, as far as outsiders are concerned (as the even the infamous Mongol hordes, Japanese imperialists, and soviet Russians found out to their detriment). This bracketed bit is just a heads-up to the fact that conversion or even communication will not be so easy as showing Soviets that under the western system they can have their own fridge(!), since Drapoel isolationism is not merely some result of the recent sham communism, but in fact has been going on for longer than America has existed, indeed, longer than the likes of the UK have existed.)

exactly why my marines haven't moved far inland. I was picturing Guadalcanal in my head. that is also why I have choppers and a few planes and only one mechanized (notice no full amrored divisions) division ashore.

Transmission from well inland.

capital buidlings in sight. Incoming Cue 6 intelligence indicates we are in go position

as several shadows seem to shift position in the damp forested jungle.

Raysia has been authorised to take control of the 2000 "Banat" prisoners. The expenses for their care will be shared, however. You are authorised to begin humane interrogation of prisoners. Kurosian II, howevr will be turned over to Quinntonian forces en route and will be flown by Happy to Quinntonia's capitol, The City of Peace. There he will be tried after the investigation is over.
Incoming intel from Cue 6, please report on location of Sid 6 and Racer6.

WWJD
Amen.

There is now underway in Quinntonia, a full mobilisation of The Quinntonian Peacekeeping Force. Quinntonia is now officially at war with Dra-pol, though fighting has not broken out as of yet. Quinntonian troops are already leaving from Quinntonian bases and harbours, the first wave of reinforcements will be arriving in about two weeks. It is expected that a grace period will be extended to Dra-pol for surrender.

Bishop Gerald Westgaard is now transmitting the terms of the grace period. The Grace Period will last for thirty days, and at that point, if The Coalition has decided that you have not TOTALLY complied with all our demands, open warfare will begin.

In the meantime, there are hundreds of covert missions to keep track of troop movements, as well as over 100 missions daily by spy planes and sattelite surviellance that are frustrating KI's attempts to hide his movements from the Coalition, though he may not quite understand the level of suviellance, thinking the disinformation he is trying to pass on to our covert teams is being taken as the Gospel truth. he is probably quite convinced that he is hiding a lot of his troops, etc.

OOC-I don't mean 30 days in RL. I assume that at this time there will be a flurry of troop movements on both sides and some diplomatic overtures, however sincere, as well as KI trying to appear as if he is complying with our demands as he tries to head off war. BTW, to all Coalition troops, this is not going to be easy, with forced ruralisation, that means every village of 100 people can be a military base, this can take a long time, and a great deal of resources and lives on our part.

WWJD
Amen.

*Several NVTOL Transports arrive in Hamhung and begin to move the "Banats" to Raysian Dra-Pol*

OOC: What exactly IS a banat?

BUMP!
WWJD
Amen.

BUMP!
WWJD
Amen.

*A week later, The ELDERS take a small sampling of the 'banat', 50 men, out od random selection, and line them up in front of them.* *They take a look around and start asking questions* *one of them starts to backtalk*

Jace: Did you say something? *he barks, reaching one hand back to grab the hilt of his sword, but not drawing it*

Banat #1: "I said, why do you *Theists attack us! Whjen will you ever get over yourselves and realize that their is NO GOD."

*Theists is said like an insult

*The ELDERS all walk up to this man and stare at him intently*

Lemuel: "When are you going to realize that you have been brainwashed by a psychotic dictatorship?"

Banat #1: "Heh, all of religion is brainwashing."

Jace: "Right, that's what you'll be saying all the way down to the outer darkness of hell."

Banat #1: "You are one of the most unliberated idiots I have ever met. There is no God, there is no Jesus Frikkin Chr---"

*Before he could finish the sentence, Jace's fist met with the man's face and the 'banat' soon found himself horizontal, with jace standing over him with one foot on his chest* *Jace drew his sword before thwe man got any ideas, and pointed it's razor tip to his neck*

Jace: "Never take my master's name in vain you worthless faggot."

*the laid there, holding himself back from action, and trying to hold a composed face*

*half a moment later, Muloki tapped lemuel on the shoulder*

Muloki: You see what I see?

*lemuel looks around, and sees a good number of the "banat" are frightened*

Lemuel: *whispering to muloki* "This isn't right. Not at all... something is definately fishy."

*Muloki, a rather large, well built man wearing a red headband, with sword already drawn, walks over to one of the frightened men, who looks almost about ready to cry*

Muloki: Who are you...?

Banat #2: *says nothing, trying to stay composed*

Banat #1: "TELL HIM NOTHING!" *jace immediately stomps his foot on the man's chest*

Banat #2: I am a Banat officer, #372...

*Muloki raises his sword and holds it lengthwise horizontally across the man's neck, an inch from his jugular*

Muloki: Who are you really...!?

*The man begins to whimper and soon starts to let a tear go*

*Muloki moves his sword closer*

Banat #2: *quietly* Please... they will kill my family... don't make me do this...

*Muloki hesitates, then lowers his sword*

*He looks over at jace, and shakes his head*

*Jace lets the man go, and signals to a guard by the truck that brought them*

Jace: "Lock them up away from military, but treat them well... do not let them out of your sight."

*the guard nods and the "banat" move onto the truck*

*when they are on their way and gone, muloki speaks*

Muloki: Well, looks like we gotta go tell Quinntonia these guys skimped on their treaty.

--------------------

*Kyle race transmits a secret message to bishop Westgaard*

"I'm afraid these men are not Banat. The Dra-pol government has deceived you. When interrogated, they reacted in an afraid, untrained manner... these are fakes... probably civillians. I am sorry."

*End Transmission*

CTR
Amen.hehehe

The Quinntonian Armed Forces (QAF) has sent the following deployment to Dra-pol.
(3) Army Divisions- 20,000 troops each 2 Mechanised
(4) Marine Combat Divisions- 20,000 troops each
(3) Aircraft Carrier Battle Groups
Consisting of-2 Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers each
6 Kruger Class Cruiser each
8 Stingray Class Destroyers each
4 Orca Class Attack Subs each

(20) Mako Class Frigate
(23) Orca Class Attack Submarines
These are all on there way.

WWJD
Amen.

4 Nimitz Class Carriers, 2 Iowa Class Battleships, 4 Soyuz Class Destroyers, and everything that comes with them, are 1 week away from Dra-Pol.

CTR

Bishop Westgaard orders the full and personal interrogation of every alleged "Banat" anyways. It is expected that you will not find much, but we need to know everything they know. Also, it is recommended that you transport them to Raysia or even Quinntonia, to be held in our prisons until this is all over. That will help them to talk, as they can not be informed upon from there. We are happy to accept Kurosian II whenever you are ready to hand him over and we will immediately transport him to Quinntonia for trail following investigation.

Bishop Westgaard also tries to get ahold of Kurosian I for a face-to-face meeting to discuss the terms. But, for some reason no one at the CD seems to be able to find him.

WWJD
Amen.

Reply:

We would transport them to safety, but we can not land any transports here... We are working on constructing a large airfield.. but we do not have much to work with. Can you spare some asphalt and contruction equipment from your rebuilding projects?

ooc:Yay! I couldn't get the ruddy thing to let me in as Dra-pol.
The Banat, by the way, are the Drapoel secret police. They, almost entirely, stayed loyal to KI while KII was in power, and were thus able to facilitate KI's return.
The Banat surrendered are Banat- it's just that the majority of them were conscripted just days before being handed over, expressly for that purpose. Some are old Banat who were not loyal during KI's absence, or who have become useless somehow- maybe mentally crippled by the war or some such, or otherwise disgraced.
Of course, most ordinary Drapoel still don't speak a word of English. The Drapoel language being a complicated mix of Japanese, Korean, and other regional dialects, along with mutated native elements.

ic: Sat deep in the bowels of the Central Directorature's subterran bunkers, Kurosian looked over the reports. The economy had grown maybe four thousand percent since the re-introduction to the world. As a result, estimated military expenditure for the year had risen from a mere $15 to 20 billion maximum, up to an unfathomable $800 to 900 billion.
More than last years GDP! the Director smiled.

Coal, lead, tungsten, iron ore, copper, gold, and much more. Mines were swinging into operation. Dra-pol's vast "human resources" lead a great industrial charge. Kurosian had almost lost interest in the Christians. People believed in the Director's promise of progress- they saw change, they saw mighty new machines, they saw the very landscape itself alter its face! This must be progress!

Progress was hard!

The military meanwhile wasn't really going anywhere. Back and forth through the streets of DaKhiem and Pyongyang it paraded, uniforms ever more elaborate, numbers ever more impressive, rifles ever more polished, speaker systems ever louder!

The nation, a spectacle to behold in the first place, was becoming ever more surreal. Foreign culture had been observed by a few of the highest ranked members of society, and its influences were begining to be filtered in. At times scores of peasants could be seen filing to work, marching with picks over shoulders, while ox-carts hauled sound systems bluring out Rage Against The Machine.

Never had a despotic sham communism had this much money to burn, and it was burning in scary colours!

Chi-To(M) tanks, Shinden-Jetto(M) fighters, FROG-7B launchers, small arms, artillery, all were produced by astoundingly small local collectives. Unlike Mao's great leap which provided demands but little else, the booming Drapoel economy sent detailed instruction (or Direction) to each collective, told them precisely where to go when they needed fresh resources -and sometimes even told them exactly how much to ask for without getting their heads cut off for inefficiency!- and sometimes even furnished them with one of the nation's newly educated engineers.

Production of more sensitive materials was often less easily located. Underground bunkers, jungle factories, seemingly innocent streets in the few cities, here FROG-7B missiles, "sensitive" chemicals, heavy water, computer chips and so forth were all produced at gradually increasing rates.

Kurosian was pleased by the report of Dra-pol's first firing by a tank-gun of APFSDS ammunition (armour piercing fin stabalised discarding sabot). The 115mm guns now being turned out had proved superior to the famous British L7 105mm gun, but still lagged fractionally behind most modern 120mm guns.

Ah well, we can't have too many miracles at once

Domestic SAM tests were showing promise, and there were electric trams in DaKhiem!

Progress Day celebrated in Dra-pol!

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/25/korea.parade/red.jpg

Progress Day parade in Pyongyang!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/820000/images/_822277_china300.jpg

Kurosian's visage is almost visible here, obscured by what is likely a dummy missile on parade in DaKhiem- of course his pictures tend to portray a man without the silver now evident in the Director's hair

http://www.military.com/pics/NL_chinasoldierparade_04110.jpg

Red Bamboo soldiers were seen carrying automatic rifles- a first in Dra-pol.


(ooc:I'll hopefully get around to talking about the specifics of a few new armaments soon. Generally new weapons aren't wide-spread yet, as it's difficult even for the hectic pace of the Charge to proliferate so much new technology. We have the capacity to produce things at a great rate, but getting designs, instrucitons, materials out to so many little collectives can be a painstaking process, so for a long time new technologies are produced only at the point of their origin)

OOC: Wow, that was a long jump ahead in time there Dra-Pol... don't you think you should have consulted the other players before doing that? It looks like you just jumped probably 6 months... unless you were just recapping past events up to now.

ooc:eh, well, I've been operating as though the economy were still basket case or weak, and as you can see, it's clearly ..not, so I thought it was about time to start moving. What bits significantly are you concerned about?

OOC: Umm, I am concernaed about the fact that you just pressed the "upgrade military" button in the middle of a war :P

IC: Ahead of the Naval Fleets, the newest addition to the Raysian command Air Guard arrives in Dra-Pol.

http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/defender.jpg

ooc: A clear IC concern, certainly, but the technologies were in prior to the war, and most were used, so the fact that with 4000% economic growth we're finally making full use of them shouldn't be too shocking. War time usually does bring on military upgrades- Poland didn't fall to the space-breaking rockets and 500mph jet aircraft which besieged the British.
The war at the moment is cold, and when it was 'on' the fighting mostly devistated Quinntonian holdings. Kurosian would be utterly ignoring the hostile forces were it not for his desire to further increase trade with the outside world. That, rather than any fancy Christian/allied weaponry or threats and demands will be what gets his attention in the end.

OOC: *sigh* blah blah blah when do I get to carpet bomb you? ^_^ j/k

ooc:Ah, that, I believe, would be the act immediately preceeding the slaughter by three million plus of all none Drapoel in the country :?

sorry so sporatic. will be back in town late Tuesday. Will try to chime in as I can in the meantime

OOC- WOW! We may have a fight on our hands after all! I'm looking forward to it. I personally have no problem with the sudden, or so it seems, tech jump, as most of these things have been used or at least talked about so far, but, I know you will RP them as being sporatic and concentrated in a few areas. But, with your collective production system, it will be interesting to see a whole village that is armed with nothing but a few bolt-action rifles to suddenly unleash their "new" toys when the battle turns against them.

IC- Raysia, we need a FULL deployment commitment from you. I am also going to ask that all members of The Coalition sned EVERYTHING they can. It's going to get messy.
Also, I am assuming 25 days left to the end of our grace period.

WWJD
Amen.

I would really love to do that, but we need a bigger runway to do that. We are about 1 month away from completion, and if you give us some construction equipment and some asphalt we might be able to work faster.

Other than that, Our Navy just arrived, and they brought 36 RF-11s, 36 RF-12s, and 108 RF-45s. We have a decent bombing ability right now, but I would really feel comfortable with my big guns... a million ton megafortress or two :)

They also brought a total of 97,000 armed infantry and a few more NVTOLs to carry the transports etc needed to move those men around.

We're trying as hard as we can to get more support. We could really use your help.

Does the Dra-Pol capitol have any big runways or major roads that are PAVED? especially after this modernization.

Message from Kyle Race:

OK, here's what I can get, I'm loading up a few megatransports with dropboxes and supplies and troops.

I'm gonna ask if you want us to bring anything specifically, but currently we are loading them up with lots of troops, lots of tanks and vehicles, MASH units, food, water, and fuel. They will depart in an hour, and arrive by nightfall. Obviously they can't land, so they'll need fighter escort while they fly overhead, which I will provide.

Do you need anything?

the Naval Contruction Battalion ashore behiind the Marines drastically escalate the runways under construction on the shore.

Meanwhile General Carla Rogers transmits the following message to any Dra-pol besiegers of the Hamhung redoubt whose flank faces the POJ forces just off the beach.

Our forces will begin advancing without warning. any forces encountered other than coalition troops will be dealt with as hostile. POJ Marines have no arrangements for prisoners of war who will dealt with according to SOP per the TFUN example.

The five carriers Ruth, Gehrig, Rahab, Jordan, and Bonds turn into the wind and begin launching.

Meanwhile in Hamhung

the entire compliment of 200 F15e Strike Eagles and 100 F16 Falcons is fueling and arming for an apparent strike. General Gemby receives a rather terse message from Fleet Commander "Rauss aboard the "Gehrig"

need all available airstrip facilities in hamhung for combined air action to be followed by HBF land force presence taking position in Dra-pol territory. [i/]

In HBF a TV news broadcast catches the following

[i] we've counted well over 300 fully armed land based Navy aircraft leaving HBF airfields in the last 2 hours. Our sources tell us that all airborne refueling tankers are already airborne and have established a route to a military base in Dra-pol More as news becomes available. We are told to broadcast the following message for our brave compatriots fighting for Christian freedom in Dra-pol "Cue 6 has incoming. Execute on target"

Tensions in Quinntonian Dra-pol are reaching a breaking piont as Quinntonian, POJ and Dra-poel Red Bamboo troops are quite literally staring at each other. It almost comes to a head when a Dra-poel supply convoy comes too, near streets that are held by a combined POJ and Quinntonian force. As the Dra-pol convoy takes a wrong turn, the Quinntonian Lt. that is in command remembers his orders to consider any and all units moving in this area as hostile. He sees the crack POJ snipers take their marks. He orders a hold, and radios into HQ. General Gemby happens to be in the com-center, and takes this call, he errs on the side of caution, knowing that any shot could start a shooting war that he is woefully unprepared for. He radios back, "Check fire...... for now."
The convoy passes, realising their mistake, their near fatal mistake, a decidedly pale convoy moves back towards Dra-pol controlled areas.

WWJD
Amen.

ooc: OK, I'll assume you don't need anything...

IC: Several Cargo planes fly over Raysian Dra-Pol, opening up ventral cargo bay doors... the 9 RT-1707 Jumbo jets each drop about 18 Drop-Boxes, which engage their Solid Rocket engines and come to a soft landing on desert ground outside the city.

The first 10 boxes crack open to reveal construction vehicles and asphalt trucks to help finish the runway.

The other boxes bring in the following numbers:

5000 special forces soldiers
60 M1A1 Abrams Tanks
20 Fuel Trucks
50000 pounds of food
Various equipment

More to come in tomorrow's airlift, mostly troops.

Hamhung

At the break of dawn the city is wakened by hundreds, and later thousands of ordinary Drapoel taking to the streets in an apparently spontaneous display of indignant patriotic feeling.

Banners and posters bearing Kurosian's visage, some of his quotations, revolutionary slogans, and so on appear as if they sprouted from the streets. Drapoel flags are flown by the protestors -the old flag was never flown such, and dislodging one from its assigned position could have meant a visit from the Banat. This novelty in itself rather impresses at least some of the assembled citizens.

A man with a bullhorn steps up onto a crate and starts in a heavy Drapoel accent to chant:

Thank you for the progress
but now you don't own us!

The crowds are compelled to join in. Amongst them a few smiling faces hide the Directive of their plain-clothed Banat owners. Almost none of the citizens understand what they're chanting -Kurosian wouldn't have it any other way, best that people not be seen to thank the Quinntonians-, and the way they struggle en masse with the rather hackney'd rhyme is almost comical.

The outskirts of Hamhung are the most opulent Drapoel controlled lands seen outside of the Central Directorature since the imperial age ended three or four generations ago, and the palaces were torn down. Kurosian Directed it be such. The people there must not be allowed to see their neighbours in the city living better lives than they, lest it prove impossible to rally them against the Christians. It's not what a westerner might consider luxury, but hot running water almost all day, and a reasonably decent electricity supply are mod-cons to those who came in from the countryside.

A few of the civvy-wearing Banat subtly direct marches from the ouskirts towards the Quinntonian held areas, and some who have long since infiltrated the city-proper are already rousing Drapoel families from their slumber.

In the Quinntonian sector one man of small stature, probably in his late forties -though a youth in a countryside collective has taken a heavy toll and he could easily be fifteen years older- comes out before the agitators arrive.

He stands erect -just over five foot of him- in the mirky dawn, awaiting their approach. Taka He squints and leans forward on his left leg, seeing a small crowd advancing he takes out a pocket book, his newly completed work in which he tenuously combines the writings of the early Drapoel communists -Kurosian I's father's generation- with elements of Christian scripture he has been exposed to in recent months. Mr.He begins to read aloud, selecting passages about equality and fraternity.

When incoming Banat finally realise that Taka's words are not meant entirely in support of their actions, there is a moment of uncertainty as the instinct to strike and/or arrest him is surpressed by the possible proximity of Christian authorities. Runners are sent out from the crowd to scout for police, and two Banat with sleeved canes quietly try to convince Mr.He to desist.

*Semi-Secret transmission to Quinntonian Coalition members, mainly Quinntonia*

Kyle Race: I think we should get us all; started on a good foot and take out their outposts and airstrips. If we get rid of their early warning systems and their ability to launch an air strike, we will have them completely in submission. Our bombers are landing tonight and so are our primary troop forces. Heck, we could almost stage this war by ourselves. Please consider this, we need to strike, with special forces and stealth bombers, before he can strike... they WILL strike, it's just a matter of time.

Thank you.

*End Transmission*

Raysian Dra-Pol had encountered some similar protests, but the people's right to peaceful assembly had been somewhat... limited under the presence of guards on every corner and Cyphers flying around monitoring everyone.

Out in the desert, just outside of the main village in Raysian Dra-Pol, a 3 mile stretch of a dirt road that extended between 2 villages, had been packed down, widened, and paved over, with a stream of lights running down either side. A similar stream of lights headed in line with the runway, soaring through the sky. The Jumbo Jets began to land, one by one, coming to a stop and taxiing into a carefully cortened(sp) off giant parking lot of gravel.

In total, there were now 18 RB-225 MegaFortress bombers, 6 Fully loaded RT-1907 UCAV Carriers, 6 RT-1807 Refuelers, and another 18 RT-1707 cargo planes and troop transports.

In total, 50,000 more troops, and 500 more tanks, and 216 UCAV bombers and fighters.

Raysia is now fully prepared for a direct, powerful offense. Kyle Race smiled as he stood, watching the planes land from the bridge of The Defender.

"Well, if this doesn't scare that evil atheist ruler..." he said to himself, "I don't know what will."

The land based strike in conjunction with the f15s and f16s in hamhing is called off.

However aboard the Ruth, the CAG, Senior Commander Nikki Paris salutes the ships bridge and deck officer, gives the thumbs up and settles back as her F/18a Hornet is catapulted off the deck and the rest of her squadron follows. She thinks this is be the largest combat strike she has ever commanded as her onboard flight computer gets updates from the overhead Hawkeyes and her squadron of 25 joins 50 other F/18s in racing towards the planned landing strip and Poyonyang. About 25 F14s are providing CAP for the strike.

Below the landing craft of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of HBF Marines turn towards shore and begin their run towards the landing areas as the 18" guns on the "Padre" and "Raider" joined by the 16" main guns of the Giants begin a bombardment of Poyonyyang and the landing strip. The 9 Ticonderga's assigned as escorts each launch 2 tomahawk TASLM missiles at shore facilities excluding only the airstrips at Poyonyang.

Meanwhile the Carrier Battle Groups Aaron and Matthews pull away from their berths and get underway.

NEWSFLASH
The Belmore Family, in aid to our friend and ally Quinntonia have drafted several troops inotheir command.
What has been put under their control.
200,000 ground Troops
1,000 Abram Tanks
800 Black Widow II fighter jets
900 Yak141 Freestyle
290 Chengdu J-10
2000 Vickers Mk.3M

And anything else he requests

OOC: belmore, thanks for the help, but that would be SERIOUSLY HARD to bring all that into a nation with no free runways under our control :)

Also, can someone tell me a list of targets, like major cities and stuff, and where all the main military and government stuff is? thanks.

I have merly sent them to Quinntoia, they are under his rule.

I have merly sent them to Quinntoia, they are under his rule.ooc: OH lol

The demonstrations continue, and even expand and spread to other foreign occupied zones. Populations in foreign occupied lands beside Quinntonian Dra-pol are sparse, and their previous isolation results in their reactions to outsiders being more like those of the first Drapoel to meet the Quinntonians before the Three Day War (id est, avoidance, suspicion, disdain). The tiny traditional populations are even more easily goaded into protest when the Banat show up.

The occupations themselves (excepting the Quinntonian one) are not officially recognised by DaKhiem, and deemed illegal by Kurosian's Direction.

Broadcasts go out warning foreign aircraft to keep out of Drapoel sovereign airspace. The nation's various primitive radar stations scan the skies, and squadrons of interceptors buzz about, respecting the limits of Quinntonian airspace, for now. Dra-pol has not officially responded to declerations of war against her.

Finally, in the middle of the night following the initial demonstrations, a telephone call is made to the (governor's residence/embassy/consulate/what-so-ever-it-may-be) in Quinntonian Dra-pol. Director Kurosian would like to talk to someone in charge about "paying off the bloodhounds which snap at our heels".

[Encrypted Missive(That means any nations but Dra-Pol would need seriously efficient cracking personnel and equipment to read it) to Dra-Pol's Director Kurosian]

Hail, honored Director!

Our glorious nation are currently in the process of overhauling aged areas of our land, such as the power grid, collective traffic system, commercial harbors, military and paramilitary.

The last two should hold interest for you, as our innovative increases in equipment has left us with many fully automatic firearms, transport vehicles, vacuumed foodstuffs and field supplies like kitchens and medical aid stations.

We are not a communist nation nor will we be it anytime soon due to the reactionary forces in our land, but as a dictatorship(praise his benevolence Nwabudike James!) we know how hard it can be to garner support from other nations - Furthermore, the ease at which the "Christian" nations raise their hackles and storm in with all weapons loaded, are despicable in our eyes. Religion is naught but a tool in which the powerful maintain control over those less so fortunate.

If you're interested in shipments from our nation, please get back to us with all due haste - We will need information on where we can send supplies without meeting resistance from your invaders.

Regards,
General Ndelebe,
Commonwealth Defense General of four stars,
Speaking in the authority of his most supreme benevolence
Nwabudike James.

The Central Directorature makes sure to use every available safeguard in sending its reply. In fact, it is sent in several parts over (supposedly) secure channels to secret relay stations in (relatively) friendly Asian nations, before being compiled and sent on. Hopefully even in the event of potentially superior Christian technology intercepting a transmission, they will receive only jumbled and incomplete parts of the reply.

General Ndelebe, our keen regards to Nwabudike James.
Your talk of trade comes not a moment too soon for the republic, which seeks to build on its economic recovery by increasing overseas business. Imports of a sensitive nature will of course be subject to scrutiny by less progressively minded forces. Situated in the northern part of Korea, a section of our Pacific coast is dominated by these forces, while smaller concentrations appear to have their eyes on western Pyongyang. Our major ports are not secure. The bordering nations however, one north and one south, appear totally disinterested both in our plight, and in the aims of the Christians. The border lands are too vast and of too difficult terrain for the hostiles to fully patrol, and there is no reason for our neighbours to restrict trade with us. Perhaps insertion by land towards the relative stronghold of Kanggye would be prudent. Banat and local militia men will be happily dispatched to meet who ever you may send. Local bearers may assist in taking goods through our nations famously difficult and well hidden trails where roads are too exposed.
Mayhap you have read of the Ho Chi Minh highway? Be assured that Kurosian's alleys far surpass its worth!

-Humble Secretary Hotan.

[Another missive with formal recognition and plans for transport are sent to Hotan's office (read your Telegrams)]

~Back in Kinshasa~
Ndelebe sat up upon reading the message, a faint smile creasing his face. There was much to do - He turned on his radio. "Bring me the maps, and have the Logistics divisions in operative condition. I want all surplus assault rifles withdrawn from our drill bases and caches - *panicked, but inaudbile response from the headphones* "packed in Tarhe containers, yes. I'm hereby authorizing auxillary plan "Aiding Eagle". Yes. For you-know-where, they took our offer. Also get me Mma and Tome in here, I need all other navigators HQ can spare.". Ndelebe got up and went to his map room. Yes, there was much to do...

OOC: I could still use a list of targets...

IC: Kyle Race was sitting in his chair, spacing off while pretending to read a civillian complaint report, when a communications officer snapped him back into reality.

Race: "Hey... what's the deal?"

Officer: "Sir, we've been monitoring several transmissions between dra-pol and some of his friendly nations..."

Race: "Can we read them?"

The officer shook his head... "No, they used really primitive encoding and scrambling messages, we couldn't get more than a few words... BUT, we did receive a transmission or 2 from the African Commonwealth. We're working on decrypting it, but its probably not much."

Race: "Hmm, well looks like we should play a sniper/monitor role."

Officer: "What sir?"

The Commander in Chief turns the other direction to speak to the chief tactical officer... "Turn radar onto full range... I want to know if anything enters Dra-Pol airspace. Shoot down the next enemy cargo plane with the rail guns."

Tac Chief: "Now I know what you mean... we can take out an enemy cargo plane from 800km away... Gotcha, preparing the long-range Backscatter radar, sir."

Race: "Move us to the edge of Raysian Dra-Pol airspace and wait there. I want a Radar display on that monitor," He points to a plasma screen in front of him, "and I want color coding, what's friendly, what's enemy, what's ours, and what's unknown."

Tac Chief: "No problem, sir."

Race: "Take us to full altitude, we need as much range as we can get."

The Defender moved into position, then stopped dead... hovering ominously and nearly silently high over the edge of Raysian Dra-Pol, where a line of tanks, SAMs, S2S Launchers, and APCs had formed a sort of wall. The massive airship could see almost all of Dra-Pol on radar from here, about 80% of it, save for the outskirts...but it could definately see the capitol... an enticing target.

OOC: In other words, if AC sends any cargo planes, at least one will probably be shot at, so don't RP them immediately landing, just RP them en route in Dra-Pol airspace.

IC - *No surveillance of Dra-Pol's airspace for at least the next two weeks, no matter how thorough, will show any trace of Commonwealth aircraft.*

OOC - Raysia: Are you surveying nations beyond the border, or just inside Dra-Pol airspace?

*In the early sunset, the first Skycranes lift off from the Kinshasa National Airport, and flies due northeast towards an unknown goal. following this course they will end somewhere north of Dra-Pol*

http://www.astudio.com/images/editorial/air/skycrane.jpeg

Raysian Dra-Pol detects absolutely nothing, and soon begins to give up on their sniper mission, waiting for clearance to attack at will... so many targets in view were screaming for an attack... the Tactical officer had to refrain from being trigger-happy.

A fast RT-1707 cargo plane makes a pass over Raysian Dra-Pol and secretly drops 1 Drop-Boxes. The contents are kept in secret and loaded onto The Defender.

*If by some crazy means you find out, they are high-yield ordinance Tomahawk-Missile variants... basically. Non-Nuclear.*

An African Newscast:
"Today, 'his excellence' Nwabudike James, consensual leader of the African Commonwealth stunned leaders of several other nearby African nations, by speaking publicly on political business(by the speakers voice one gets the impression that whatever the man actually has to say, it is a serious matter for the Commonwealth!). We now go the missive itself."

*The screen changes to show the Commonwealth leader by his desk, wearing a dour expression*

"We are deeply troubled by the agression shown by the national leaders of christian nations who claim they follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Would they care to explain why they go after those smaller and weaker than themselves? We will lay everything on the line, to prevent armed invasion of Dra-Pol's sovereignty by the nations in the Quinntonian coalition. So tell us, leaders among men, what will it take for you to stand down?"

Kyle Race, upon hearing the broadcast relayed to him, sends a short, to-the-point telegram.

Dear Missive of the African Commonwealth,

We do not invade because we hate Atheists, we invade to liberate these brainwashed, opressed people, who have been forced to be isolated from the rest of the world merely for the pleasure of their evil dictator. The teachings of Christ tell us to do what is right, and we beleive whole-heartedly that this is the right path, and that Dra-Pol must become part of the world, and the citizens be set free to experience it how they wish.

Thank you for hearing me... and by the way... do not help the Drapoelian military in any way, or we will be forced to add you to our target list. You would make a nice new pet crater. If we find you have been giving them military help, you will be owned before you can even cry for help.

We would advise you against this :)

-Kyle Race, Commander in Chief of The Raysian Military
http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/kr.gif

OOC- I just want to point out that our new friend has a population of less than 26 million. The help that he may be able to give will be extremely limited. Also, maybe you should check into whi you are messing with here. Dra-pol, we are expecting a fight from. You would be a night mission.

IC-General gemby gives evryone their attack orders. The first priority will be any and all planes and helicopters in Dra-pol. Secondary will be any unfriendly airstrips, fueiling stations, hangars, etc. It is estimated that Dra-pol will not have anything that can fly in 48 hours after the attack.
Then, POJ and Quinntonian Forces, wjhich are now landing in Quinntonian Dra-pol, will begin to secure Hamhung. The objective will be to clear an area of fifty kilos in diameter around the city of all enemy troops.
Happy will be given the objective of Pyongyang. I want it to be a smoldering crater. And Happy, you need to establish a ground base in Dra-pol soon.
Raysia, my friend, you are given Dakhiem, the capitol of Dra-pol. That is supposed to be Kurosian I's location.
Now, I need everyone to occuppy these areas and then, I don't care if we have to take them out village by village, KI is going down!

And, if any nations choose to become involved against The Coalition in any way, they will be considered hostile and it will be considwered an act of aggression.

OOC-The end of the grace period happens on the morning of Wednesday, tommorrow. All that day, proceed with your orders unless I give a STOP FIRE order.

WWJD
Amen.

PS- Tonight, pray.

*sticking to his tradition of rarely if ever adressing other nations publicly, Nwabudike has an open telegram written*

Why do you persist in this rabid determination to destroy the Drapolian regime? They experience the world under the auspices of their government - Would they otherwise, they have options such as revolting or leaving the country.

Ignoring your thinly veiled threats of force, we would like to know if there is anything Dra-Pol can do to avoid being levelled by your greedy coalition? Rest assured that we will ask it of them and we will help descalate this highly unstable situation in any way we can.

Regards,
Council of Commonwealth Foreign Relations

Commander Race, who had been sitting on the Defender for weeks, waiting for the order to strike, smiled with relief.

"Finally, this guy is going down."

He prepared with his counsellors, deciding which buildings to strike, and which planes and battlegroups to send. Operation AntiAntiChrist was almost GO.

OOC: How much anti-air/aerial resistance will I run into, and how much resistance on the ground will i run into... I assume the latter will be far worse :)

There is a lot you can do... convince your "friends" in dra-pol to forsake their leaders and disown their secret police. That is all we ask. They do not wish to give up their evil ways, so, come tomorrow, if thewy do not surrender, we will attack. There is nothing greedy about this... if aything it is Costing us money, but it is the right thing to do.
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OOC:

Raysia>> I'm not going to be joining this conflict unless something extraordinary draws me on - Just supplying Drapol with guns and political support.

Dra-Pol>> Going to bed now(it's 10:30 pm in Denmark), let me know if any enemy troops reach the destination point my ground convoys are travelling to. The things I wrote about in my telegram should be in Kanggye by late today or early tomorrow(takes them 2 weeks to get there):

Night, people! :)

OOC: If we catch you airlifting a single case of ammunition into Dra-Pol, we'll take you out.

OOC: What time does the Grace period end? say, 7am Eastern (board time)?

OOC: Crikey this is complex.... =/ Hope I dont mess things up...

IC:


Telegram to Director Kurosian

I recently learned of the plight of the embattled state of Dra-Pol. I am also aware of your technological stagnation, and truthfully appalled.

As much as I would like to commit troops to Dra-Pol, KommelianBerg is caught up in other pressing matters, such as facing down a vengent Hrstrovokia. Therefore, the only aid I can provide will be weapons for the moment.

However, I am also aware that to saturate your nation with advanced technologies may not be benefical to your development as a nation. We shall attempt to ration out the technology in step with the progress of Dra-Pol.

The PRoK AF is preparing to launch 1 An-124 carrying among it's cargo 900 AKM Assault Rifles, 500 SG43 Machine Guns, 400 AGS-17 30mm Grenade Launchers.

That is the full extent of what I can provide right now. I wish it were more.

President Karr, People's Republic of KommelianBerg.

*sticking to his tradition of rarely if ever adressing other nations publicly, Nwabudike has an open telegram written*

Why do you persist in this rabid determination to destroy the Drapolian regime? They experience the world under the auspices of their government - Would they otherwise, they have options such as revolting or leaving the country.

Ignoring your thinly veiled threats of force, we would like to know if there is anything Dra-Pol can do to avoid being levelled by your greedy coalition? Rest assured that we will ask it of them and we will help descalate this highly unstable situation in any way we can.

Regards,
Council of Commonwealth Foreign Relations


If you read the whole thread, you will see that we have given them our terms. They have repeatedly refused to accept our demands.
Yes, 7:00am tomorrow would be an appropriate time to begin air strikes. Each involved nation will be responsible for its own areas of influence. As for the Belmore troops, all ground forces are now being boarded onto Quinntonian troop transports and headed for Quinntonian Dra-pol. Should be there in two weeks. (Late tommorrow in RL) As for the air units, they are now being used to strengthen our border defences and the defences around POJ.
All Dra-pol units and foriegn illegal units will be considered priority strikes if they are involved in arms smuggling.

Quinntonia has already let it be known that we will not take the helping of Dra-pol lightly.
Deep in the HG Bunker in Hamhung, Bishop Gerald Westgaard is bowed in prayer, tears streaming down his face, "Father, what can I do? So many already dead, it seems so strange that a God of perfect love would allow this to continue. I was the commander of the forces that made first contact with the Dra-pol people. I do not want this cross, please Father, take it from me be it Your will. I feel so responsible for the deaths of these brave men and women on both sides. Please Spirit, give me the strength to continue, and do what You have convicted of me to do. Make them see reason, make them stop this before more have to die. Plaese Father. In Jesus' Name, Amen."
Behind him, an aidewalks in holding a phone, "Your Eminance, Director Kurosian wishes to speak to you. Will you accept the call?"
Bishop Westgaard stand quickly, and puts the phone to his ear and says, "What are you willing to do to stop this bloodshed?"

WWJD
Amen.

OOC: Crikey this is complex.... =/ Hope I dont mess things up...

IC:


Telegram to Director Kurosian

I recently learned of the plight of the embattled state of Dra-Pol. I am also aware of your technological stagnation, and truthfully appalled.

As much as I would like to commit troops to Dra-Pol, KommelianBerg is caught up in other pressing matters, such as facing down a vengent Hrstrovokia. Therefore, the only aid I can provide will be weapons for the moment.

However, I am also aware that to saturate your nation with advanced technologies may not be benefical to your development as a nation. We shall attempt to ration out the technology in step with the progress of Dra-Pol.

The PRoK AF is preparing to launch 1 An-124 carrying among it's cargo 900 AKM Assault Rifles, 500 SG43 Machine Guns, 400 AGS-17 30mm Grenade Launchers.

That is the full extent of what I can provide right now. I wish it were more.

President Karr, People's Republic of KommelianBerg.OOC: Don't bother, by thursday, there will be no non-coalition aircraft in the sky... your plane will be shot down.

OOC: Crikey this is complex.... =/ Hope I dont mess things up...

IC:


Telegram to Director Kurosian

I recently learned of the plight of the embattled state of Dra-Pol. I am also aware of your technological stagnation, and truthfully appalled.

As much as I would like to commit troops to Dra-Pol, KommelianBerg is caught up in other pressing matters, such as facing down a vengent Hrstrovokia. Therefore, the only aid I can provide will be weapons for the moment.



However, I am also aware that to saturate your nation with advanced technologies may not be benefical to your development as a nation. We shall attempt to ration out the technology in step with the progress of Dra-Pol.

The PRoK AF is preparing to launch 1 An-124 carrying among it's cargo 900 AKM Assault Rifles, 500 SG43 Machine Guns, 400 AGS-17 30mm Grenade Launchers.

That is the full extent of what I can provide right now. I wish it were more.

President Karr, People's Republic of KommelianBerg.

Raysia, take this out if it comes near Dra-pol airspace. It has been officially classified as a Priorit-1 Target.
WWJD
Amen.

OOC: Quinntonia, I forgot, I'm on pacific time and that's like 4 am lol I'll post my attack tonight and say that it won't be IC'ly in effect till 7am :)

OOC: Quinntonia, I forgot, I'm on pacific time and that's like 4 am lol I'll post my attack tonight and say that it won't be IC'ly in effect till 7am :)

Don't worry about it, I'de rather you posted tomorrow anyways in case some last minute things happen. It'll be here whenever you get to it, let's not jump the gun. Also, I don't want anyone who is reading this to assume that we are attacking before the end of tjhe grace period.
WWJD
Amen.

OOC: Allright, I wanted to make a big deal of it anyway, I am gonna make a big RNN news report thing and everything :)

OOC: Allright, I wanted to make a big deal of it anyway, I am gonna make a big RNN news report thing and everything :)

Awesome!
WWJD
Amen.

Due to threats recieved from Quinntonian Dra-Pol and Raysia, additional units have been assigned to escort the An-124 from Valdos AF Base in Southern KommelianBerg. These include: 20 Su-37s, 40 MiG 21s and 10 MiG 29s.

IC-From the incoming Aircraft Carrier Groups, John, Peter, and Joseph, over 250 Horseman Mark V's are taking off on an intercept course for the incoming KB heavily armed illegal arms shipment. Theay are in cunjuction with the Raysian aircraft that are to be intercepting soon.
OOC-Horseman Mark V's are basically f-18's.
Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed is formally requesting that you call back this arms shipment before anyone has to die.
WWJD
Amen.

Due to threats recieved from Quinntonian Dra-Pol and Raysia, additional units have been assigned to escort the An-124 from Valdos AF Base in Southern KommelianBerg. These include: 20 Su-37s, 40 MiG 21s and 10 MiG 29s.TG to KB:You are kidding us, right? For one transport? Fine, whatever, go ahead. We're not going to risk our pilots to take care of a minor annoyance. We will be watching you though.

TH to Quinn: Don't bother with them. Kommelians aren't worth the bullets. but if you want to overpower them and take them, go ahead, but it's just one transport. heck, we could probably take out the transport from Raysian Dra-Pol with the Defender. :) It helps having a portable RailGun!

Any attack on our aircraft will be considered an act of War. Surely, with your 250 F-18s, you arent afraid of some AKMs, a few SG43s and a couple of AGS-17s?

President Karr - People's Republic of KommelianBerg.

Any attack on our aircraft will be considered an act of War. Surely, with your 250 F-18s, you arent afraid of some AKMs, a few SG43s and a couple of AGS-17s?

President Karr - People's Republic of KommelianBerg.Semi-formal Converstaional Telegram: First off, you are an (IC, not OOC) idiot. You supplying weapons to the enemy is an act of war in itself. But since it is such an insignificant donation, with a high defense, we will not bother. I can not speak for Quinntonia though.

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OOC: /me cant wait til he tries to export T-55s to Dra-Pol....
:D

Well, tis late. I'll be honest and tell you I havent read all of the posts on this thread, so I'd like to enquire whether or not there has been much dialogue between Dra-Pol, Quinntonian Dra-Pol and Raysia with a view to ending the conflict.

RNN Report: http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=76640&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

OOC: yeah, we talked, but it's pretty simple... do everything possible to utterly destroy the current regime. First on our list of targets is to remove their power, then remove them of power... After tomorrow night, there will be nothing but coalition aircraft in the skies, and that will be strictly enforced. Quinntonia will handle most of the fground attack stuff, and Raysia will handle most of the air attack stuff.

Dra-pol heaves with human activity as the day before the deadline expires artillery and flak guns are repositioned, after weeks of test firing which made their positions known. Countless thousands of Drapoel civilians, having built up significant grain mountains in recent months of economic prosperity, lay down their farming implements and set to heaving guns through pre-designated but none the less difficult trails.

Over the weeks, the relatively tiny force of eight thousand regular soldiers skirting Hamhung have received countless convoy loads of supplies. The convoy which almost strayed too close to enemy snipers was just one of hundreds which stocked up enough food, medical supplies, and amunition for a vast army. Now from the jungles, mines, and paddy fields that army materialises. Like ants they come through scores of trails, single-file, singing patriotic anthems as they go. Eight hundred thousand spread out around Quinntonian Dra-pol, ready to charge forth and slay everyone in their path.

"Let them fly their planes! Let them fly their helicopters and airships! Drapoel soil is not for them any longer! They will never land here again!" Proclaims one regular People's Republican Army Major, his curved short-sword flickering in the air above his head.

The situation is worse near Raysian Dra-pol. "We never had an agreement with these people!" Insisted Director Kurosian before he slipped off through the CD tunnels which saved him in the Three Day War. Soon he would have made his way along trails all the way to Kanggye and his bunker complex -not that he was announcing the fact to friend or foe.

1.2 million Drapoel were mustering close to Raysian Dra-pol. Most armed with Type-99 rifles, hand grenades, and those old horribly ineffective sub machineguns, some with light machine guns, knee mortars, light mortars, and RPGs, here and there a Stinger SAM, though most SAM teams were making do with a native improvisation more akin to the early Soviet shoulder launched SAMs.

Hotan over-saw the departure of the citizens of DaKhiem. Over thirty thousand of them, nearly two thousand of whom would form the DaKhiem regiment of the PRA. Through the tiny, poorly made terrace houses of the capital, away from prying eyes, a few hundred Banat ran cheap plastic pipe lines. At the end of many streets, just barely burried as if sceptic tanks, barrels of native mustard gas lay silently awaiting the arrival of Christian forces to the deserted city. A few AAA points skirted the town- a little skirmishing would hide the fact of the totality of the evacuation.

Around the nation "airstrips" (in truth probably too hastily dug out- over night, sometimes- for even a Drapoel piston engine aircraft to operate from) were given painted on, or mocked-up dummy aircraft. Hey you Christians, drop your multi-million dollar munitions on these! While near by many of them, real airstrips were covered by the forest canopy- a little evidient at each end on which to touch down or lift off. That length usually was for now covered with turf or bracken. (ooc:I'm not saying this part of the tactic will be entirely effective, but it's better than sitting back and making it easy for you, eh? At least you'll really have to look, and might make a few wasted sorties)

Through the rest of Dra-pol, a further million? Two million? Regulars, militia, and assorted units took up positions all over. At key roads (if they can be called such), major manufacturing collectives, in the best position possible to act as strategic reserves. They had much of the armour. The pace and scale of the mobilisation meant that it was difficult to get tanks towards the towns- there were too many people on the roads.
They tried, of course, here and there, but only a few platoons of anything better than surviving light-tanks had so far made it even close to enemy positions.

Pyongyang was probably one of the best equiped places. Big AAA pieces. Some tanks. A few jets (early mark MiG relying primarily on aviation cannons, and Shinden-Jetto, as used in the Three Day War). Kurosian didn't really want them there, but until it was possible to move them to the fight, they'd just have to do their best to avoid being destroyed.

Pyongyang seemed like a tactical worry. The Director gambled that the scale of the offensives against Quinntonian and Raysian Dra-pol allone would force their surrender, and with thousands of hostages, he would be well positioned to insure the short-term security of his nation.

Hotan gave an address (Kurosian was still on the move).

"Nemo me impune lacessit!" He read from a paper given to him by the Director. "You must recognise the absurd folly of your intentions, Christians! War will bring only suffering!" -Kurosian had at the last minute taken out the bits like "..only suffering, before Drapoel glory in victory!", though it pained him to do so. He understood the need for at least some humility, even if he had almost literally to bite his tongue. "You must re-think your actions, and your aims! You must see that this will benefit no one! The Drapoel Republic is stoic!"

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Soldiers prepare ambushes in the many valleys and passes of the rugged nation

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"..and the gas will drive them to the walls of DaKhiem, where.." And is this a European? One of Kurosian's old friends from his secerative travells to Paris and London?

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Comrades one and all! Daughters of Dra-pol are no less fierce than are the sons!

Kyle watched the reports coming in over Early Dra-Pol advancements, and sighed as he looked down at the floor. He hesitated, then looked up. "It has begun."

He picked up his radio, and everyone on the Bridge of the Defender watched as he spoke. "Deploy the 7th, 9th, 10th, and 12th UCAV bomber squadrons. I want to fire a warning shot up their butt and out the other side. Take out the massing Dra-polian troops that are nearing our borders. I don't want to see any more than 5% of them by the time they reach our 'wall.' I want to see nothing but a wall of fire... use napalm."

Within 30 minutes, a cloud of 72 unmanned advanced bombers flew towards the 1.2 million massing on their way to Raysian Dra-Pol. They knew many would not survive, but they were unmanned, and this was merely a warning.

They began their attack, controlled by pilots in a control room in the heart of the Raysia/Dra-pol military stronghold, shouting back and forth orders between each other. Napalm fell in canasters and in streams... catching fire to the ground and the people below. Planes swereved to avoid flak, and several unlucky ones took direct hits. Kyle could not bear to watch the carnage.

OOC: Updating the News post with this in a moment.


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As the odd craft approached, voices raised, and radios crackled. Flack began to powder the air, and a few surface to air missile batteries opened up, though their ranges were not fantastic, and their tracking not advanced. Trucks here and there unveiled heavy machineguns and AAA.

The forces were spread over miles, of course. Many positions hit, generally in the forests or hills, those being the normal condition of Drapoel land, were quite sparsley manned, and had been doing their best to appear larger, actually exposing the majority of their number to view, in the hope that it would be assumed just as many were hidden about them.

Such deployments were far from the rule, however, the terrain simply made it impossible to organise such a wide advance to that fine degree.

The 4th Kuum-ni Rifles south of Raysian Dra-pol were decimated, and just north west of them the 8th and 17th Kaesong Militias took thousands of casualties, and became rife with disorder. It might take hours to regroup what remained. To the north, a major artillery detachment was being moved the final few hundred yards to its intended firing position when over half the guncrews were wiped out in a hail of fire.
A small number of Shinden canard fighters were scrambled from near-by (as in the last battle of Hamhung, many of the little airstrips are in Drapoel land close to the intended site of battle, to afford us quick response times) to engage any aircraft they could, but it was a point of principle as much as hope of scoring many victories.

In Raysian Dra-pol, riots broke out, incited no doubt by Banat agents. Over in Hamhung, news of the Raysian attack had not yet reached the masses. Hotan had heard, of course, and contemplating the third Christian attack on his nation, he ordered the last few dozen Banat out of the capital, and made his way into the highlands.

He instructed the forces around Quinntonian Dra-pol to wait for word from himself of Kurosian before attacking. They might be able to make progress by attacking first, but there was still the faint hope that the Quinntonians were less blood-thirsty than their Raysian allies, and might be disuaded from battle- perhaps by the scale of devistation in Raysian Dra-pol? "Activate the Second Strategic Reserve! Take Raysia-Base!" The Secretary chattered into his radio.

The bombers quickly pulled back to reload while groups of similarly unmanned RF-12 fighters came in to take out the air resistance they could find.

In Raysian Dra-Pol, a sort of symbolic riot broke out... a wal;l of thousands of dra-polians on one end of a road in the middle of the village, another similar wall of troops and Cyphers lined the other end of the road. When the Rioters began to throw stuff, the Riot-Control Cyphers went active and began launching a spread of paintballs and bean bag projectiles, knocking many rioters down, and telling many others not to screw weth them. The Cyphers quickly advaced and hovered over the rioting crowd, firing at targets, trying not to kill anyone.

Infantry loaded by the fifties onto NVTOL planes, loaded to the teeth with either P90s, bazookas, RPGs, and grenades, and of course, body armor.

They get airlifted into key areas where masses of Dra-Polian armies are still remnant, dodging flames and fire, and then pour into action, guns blazing.

Cargo planes soon load up and make a very quick trip over to more key areas, where they proceed to land drop-boxes full of tanks and medical trucks into the battlefield in the forests outside Raysian Dra-Pol.

The bloody war had finally begun... but before Raysia could bomb the capitol, they would have to get rd of their more immediate problem, and quickly.

OOC: My posts will be long and scarce from now on, busy doing other things IRL... but I will still be very active, just might be a lil slow :)

The Drapoel officers around Raysian Dra-pol couldn't believe it- the Raysians were dropping infantry right at their feet!

On a small hill from where a major and a few of his junior officers were observing troop movements, one young officer began bobbing up and down where he stood, yelling "Victory! Victory!" and frantically waving the men on, not that many of them could even see or hear him.

Red Bamboo, Banat, and some of the better regular units were quick to lay down fire from range, using their powerful 7.7mm rifle and machinegun cartridges, mortars, and light artillery to good effect against Raysians. Enemy infantry landed on the battlefield -the Drapoel of course having long since taken the best positions available at this stage of the advance- seemingly heavily dependent on little Belgian submachineguns!

A Red Bamboo rifleman cried to his comrade over the sounds of battle "Were we fighting in the streets of Hamhung, comrade, they would cut us down before we could chamber a round!" "Glory be to the Director that we make battle here!" His friend replied, loosing a burst of light machinegun fire into a newly alighted squad of infantry several hundred yards away.

Regular and militia infantry were sent forth in waves against the Raysians, leaping over the charred corpses of their unfortunate countrymen as they went. Bayonets and swords glinted through the smoke as thousands upon thousands of Drapoel ran screaming forwards in quite poor order. Those to whom the Raysians had landed closest were often hit by the mortar and machingun fire layed down by their own elite and proffesional allies; they would have been made short work of by the Christians at that range anyway, there was no point waiting.

After gesturing for the young junior officer to compose himself, Major Ohtakay on his little hill leaned his head slightly towards one of his more trusted deputies. "Hotan was right, comrade.." "..of course, Major." "..we are fighting madmen. Do they suppose the ancient and mighty Drapoel spirit broken by one bombing raid? My grandfather killed five Japanese at barely thirteen years old, after the rape of Sinuiju- a slaughter twice this magnitude!"
"One almost pities them, Major. Lambs to the slaughter, they can not possibly appreciate the conditions. They are soft!"
"Pity!" The Major spat as he uttered the word.

Below hundreds of thousands of rifles poured bullets into the attackers even as the blade-weilding throngs over-ran their hastily chosen positions.

The air-cover (sorry, forgot to do owt with my planes, heh) wasn't lasting well. Nimble interceptors though they were, these manned, many piston-engined, fighters couldn't hope to match the advanced Raysian 'drones' for long, and they were dropping out of the skies almost as quickly as they could lift off. Major Ohtakay wasn't too concerned- Dra-pol has no dedicated ground-attack aircraft, and the purpose of the inerceptors was always to cover exposed infantry- now that the Christians had dropped their own people amongst the Drapoel, airstrikes would be suicidal...the sort of think Kurosian II might have done.

The pilots were none too happy, of course...

Another wave of quick, precision bombing runs by UCAVs flew overhead again, carefully avoiding friendlies and mainly targeting enemy gun emplacements, mortars, and sam sites.

More and more troops poured into the battle as NVTOLs and drop boxes continued their runs. Tanks entered the battlefield, quickly taking out small groups of dra-polians at a time.

Several of the NVTOL transports were hit by Mortar fire and crashed lightly to the ground, flying already at low altitudes.

A wave of another kind of NVTOL soon entered the battlefields.. 18 Attacker NVTOLs began scanning low over the battlefield, firing missiles like crazy into masses of enemies, or even small groups. The NVTOLs spread out as openly as the soldiers, almost 2 to a mass... an easy target, but an effective weapon.

The infantry, using their advanced automatic weaponry, tore through militia with ease, at about a 10 to 1 ratio... but it was not necessarily a killing blow in the big picture... Raysia was just trying to get them to regroup, where they could easily be attacked at once.

A bird's eye view, one privelaged only to the coalition, would show that the militia and infantry were actually being herded moreso than being attacked. The tables had turned, and the enemies were unknowingly doing just what the Raysians wanted...

EDIT: IC: it certainly did help the Raysians to have all their citizens "tagged." Military, save for the special forces, wore rings that sent a simple radio signal to monitoring EWACS, cypher computers, and all radar displays, marking every friendly target with a blue dot. it seems this anti-terrorism device also works well in the battlefield.

OOC: That isn't something new, I've always had them, simple modern tech

(ooc:Do they get a different signal when a man's lying dead? 'cause if not I'd imagine that's going to get confusing ;) )

At points in individual rushes it was true, the Drapoel casualty rate was excessively high as troops made through the final few dozen yards towards their targets, but a Drapoel wave attack makes a Soviet equivalent pale into insiginificance, especially given the smaller fronts across which these resources are engaged. The Christians might try to cover one another, but one? two? three? guns faced with a score of screaming men at full charge, and just yards away were often best advised to beat a hasty retreat. In one instance, mirroring countless others, a Private Uro found himself as if alone in a sea of humanity, facing a Raysian soldier who was ripping the expired magazine from his gun. Uro, having recently stumbled over what turned out to be half of his best friend, allowed a grin to creep across his face a split second before he thrust the bayonet attached to his Type-99 rifle into the throat of his opposite.

Private Uro died not fifteen minutes later from massive bloodloss after his right arm was blown clean off by a missile from above. God knows what happen to the Raysian he was wrestling with until that moment.

As tanks begin to appear in the distance, many soldiers really begin to feel the fear building inside them. A few had fought in the battle of Hamhung, and remembered how hard they fought to get past the Quinntonian armour.

On their little hilltops, officers directed apparently disorderly retreats down one pass or another. Tanks that made to cut them down would soon be flipped over by anti-tank mines. They were already receiving RPG fire from infantry in the hills, the trees, making use of the ragged terrain. The few Drapoel tanks on hand were quickly disposed of, if not by enemy armour, then by the aircraft above -and they had so wanted to try out their 115mm guns!

Regular infantry continued to engage the enemy hand to hand and at close quaters, not quite being sure where they were going, but knowing they were sending a fair few of their attackers to that hell of theirs in the process. Artllery fire was dropping off, after an initial barrage into enemy infantry, as the aircraft made their locations and silenced their contributions. The Red Bamboo and attached forces seemed to be faring best, mobile and on good ground, they avoided most of the air attacks which were cutting into their heavy weapons, and refusing to give up their good terrain, they were not sucked away with the regulars and militia. In fact their officers were well places to realise that the less well trained elements were moving dangerously far from the ideal battlegrounds. Seeing this was one thing, reversing it quite another. Communication with militia men in the middle of melee battle is not easy..

Major Ohtakay looked at the communiqué placed in his hand. Advance elements belonging to the Second Strategic Reserve were arriving in the forest directly behind him. He would let the militia go. They were doing damage, and now easily replaced. The Red Bamboo would hold, give what supporting fire they could, and wait for the reserve to sweep through.

((OOC: yes actually, makes it handy when reporting who is dead or missing.))

A message soon comes over every Raysian soldier's comm headseat... "Phase 2 is go, the crappers are in the air... God forgive us."

Every raysian soldier quickly ran for their lives, and took cover behind tanks, or under NVTOLs or in remote areas... or just plain dropping to the ground and hoping to live.

The Dra-Pol soldiers didn't even see them coming, let alone see the trap they had waltzed themselves into... the battlegroups had been converged into mostly 8 distinct areas. Still firing and wondering what the Raysians were up to, they didn't hear the loud roar of the overpowered jet engines of the RB-225 megafortresses flying overhead. Precision-guided bombs dropped into the battlefield by the tons, carefully trying to hit as many non-raysian soldiers as possible.

Of the Original 10,000 sent into this fight on the Raysian side, 5000 managed to survive the onslaught and retreat into their trucks and NVTOLs, on bug out back to Raysian Dra-Pol.

Kyle Race vowed that never would he let the fight get that bloody, ever again. From now on, he would not his brethren into an over-powered situation.

The tanks and trucks and planes all pulled back full speed, regrouping, and hoping that it was nearing time to attack the capitol.

By midnight, everyone had made it back to Raysian Dra-Pol, and many of them were being treated for serious, primitive wounds.

For the rest of the night, Raysia tried to keep things calm. As planned, they would attack the capital tomorrow, but for now, Combat Air Patrols and a long wall of defensive tanks and machine guns outside of Raysian Dra-pol, kept the place relatively quiet, as Raysians prepared for their own offensive movements.

Riots had somewhat died down in futility, but some active protests lasted all night long. Almost every member of Raysia, both in the nation and on the frontlines, spent most of the night deep in prayer, preparing for the day that lay ahead.

OOC: Sorry if that sounds like an abrupt end to a massive fight, but I'd assume you'd at least try to regroup then plan again, maybe with guerilla tactics or something... anyway, My troops are outta the battlefield now, and There are so many people the 'wall" that if anyone tried to approach, especially in small groups, they would have no chance. This was a fun battle OOCly, you're a good RPer, I hope you think the same of me. We'll have another fight tomorrow, but for now, I'm dead tired IRL lol so post your death toll, and your regrouping/rertreating tactics, and we'll see how this works out. Please excuse any typos, my comp is majorly acting up lol

Updating news in a minute.

Ohtakay, peering through his field-glasses in an effort to figure out where the Raysians were going, saw the bombers coming in just seconds before the first bombs began to fall on the masses of militia who had over-exposed themselves.

Men scattered left, right, onwards, and back. Few could find shelter enough. Officers in the Red Bamboo poisitions ordered flak put up, but most of the heavy AA pieces were gone, and they weren't sure the few remaining light guns could even reach the bombers, let alone put up significant fire if they could.

More than fifteen thousand -not that anyone yet knew precisely- infantry had been killed in the cauldron-like field of battle simply engaging enemy infantry. Thousands more had been killed or horribly burned by the nepalm, and these new bombing runs wiped out whole companies. The masses covered area significant enough that a few elements remained untouched, but those with little enough luck to be targeted were at least spared the trials of another battle...

Nine-plus thousand killed outright. An entire division gone in a single bombing raid. Twenty seven thousand wounded- certainly thousands of them were beyond the help of the best hospitals, and who knew how many would perish in Drapoel field hospitals.

The whole battle had seen between 32 and 34 thousand of the republic's finest killed where they stood, and now left perhaps 50% more than that number wounded.

All told anywhere between sixty and a hundred thousand soldiers who marched on Raysian Dra-pol wouldn't be fit to serve again. Most of those regulars and militia who survived the bombing would have been shocked into surrender, had the Raysians not so hurridly pulled back.

The Christians seemed to think they'd managed to fend off the assault. The machinery of the republic wasn't geared for that, however. The Red Bamboo-lead positions finally abandoned their defensive positions en masse and started to chase down withdrawing units (excepting those in the air, of course..), as the Second Strategic Reserve came shrieking over the crests of hills. Fresh legs and fresh spirits unto the fray.

The reserves brought the first major elements of armour -those upgraded and produced since the earliest days of Kurosian I's exile. In the time it took Quinntonia to build the nation's largest city, the booming Drapoel economy had built this army.
Mechanised artillery struggled to keep up with the pace of the tanks, some of which even boasted (basic 1st generation) reactive armour. 150mm guns amongst lighter pieces. They started firing from miles outside Raysian holdings, and behind the advance of available aircover-

The bulk of the nation's MiG-15s and Shinden-Jetto came thundering in, hugging the treetops and preparing to unlease cannon-fire and rockets against the Raysian armour as the last of it withdrew, and the first of it formed up around the Raysian perimiter. "Regular" Shinden came in larger numbers, flying higher above. They'd be more easily detected there. That, and the fact of their superior numbers, it was assumed, would see them engaged first. A few had light (70lb) bombs which would be loosed in unguided fashion simply to get the enemy's attention if nothing else.

Hundreds of thousands of infantry, scores of aged fighters, hundreds of artillery guns, and tanks, and the worst was yet to come.

Despite the devestation caused by Kurosian's FROG-7Bs at the Battle of Hamhung, only two of the launchers had ever been destroyed (in guided missile strikes at the time), and no concerted effort had apparently been made to seek out the production centres of any of Dra-pol's armaments. Seventy kilometres from Raysian Dra-pol, rocketry batteries opened up. Most units fired a single FROG-7B missile before withdrawing up dangerous mountain roads or into the forest. A few here and there chanced a second volley. The missiles came hurtling towards enemy positions. Payloads were varied. Many had submunitions which would scatter over the target area, a few had single HE warheads, and eight in the first volley, and several more there after, carried mustard gas.

They came in more or less as the fighters were arriving, and the first artillery shells were loosed.

(ooc:again, accurate enough to hit a specific area, but not to target individual units or even buildings. Some may come down in Drapoel civilian parts of the Raysian territory, if such segregation exists there)

(ooc2:Heh, sorry, the Drapoel don't let up :) It's not in the national character in keeping with the first thread.)

Open missive from the African Commonwealth to Raysia and Quinntonia>>

You are modern, but also backward, to think that we would airlift supplies directly into a country threatened by two high-tech airforces. We land our supplies in China, and smuggle them in - tens of thousands of modern small arms are now in the hands of Dra-Pol troops, and we will not hesitate to bring them more.

We are appalled to learn that we are now recognized as your enemy in this conflict, however. We want this conflict to end and as said, we are willing to do everything that will make coalition forces back off. For as long as conflict is inevitable, we will supply Dra-Pol with the means to preserve it's soveriegn authority. We deplore you to let us do this in peace, and we will retaliate any attacks upon our supply convoys. From now on, each convoy will be escorted by ADI-2A "Black Hawk" light tanks and an entire infantry regiment. Good day!

Regards,
African Commonwealth Foreign Relations and Defense councils.

(OOC: lol I seriously overestimated your casualty count lol I'm still learning here... my first actual war rp lol)

An officer quickly woke up Kyle Race, who was half asleep in his chair. "Sir, incoming armours, missiles and fighters!"

Kyle shook to life and quickly reacted, almost preprogrammedly. "so, they want to attack us again already. Launch countermeasures, and get our main battlegroup ready for immediate bombing of the Capitol. in the meantime, man every tank we got, and get that wall firing full. Right now I want to see those fighters shot down, those missiles detonated in mid-air, and bombers anihalating those armours moving in."

Just as Kyle ordered, a wave of SAMs took down most of the missiles. 2 hit the ground, wiping out some government buildings and UCAV control bunker. Very shortly after, a swarm of 72 more UCAV bombers made a strafing run on the armors that were closing in, firing at will, without having to worry about straggling Raysian infantry. Supporting fire from tanks on the perimeter soon turned into full on onslaught, 120mm guns launching every half a second, and even seeing a few tomahawk missiles are seen flying from the Defender heading towards the armours. Along with the bombers, 36 UCAV fighters joined the fight to attempt to take out the Dra-Polian interceptors etc. If needed, 72 more waited on standby.



The ELDERS group had already run several spy missions to scout out the capitol in the shade of night, but now, it was time to strike, and the targets had been selected. 12 Rb-225 MegaFortress bombers, 2 RT-1907 Airborne Aircraft Carriers, a total of 72 RF-45 UCAV bombers, 35 RF-11C and 36 RF-11D, 4 RT-1807 Refuelers, and 36 NVTOL Deployment planes carrying Cyphers, Tanks, APCs, and/or Special Forces, had taken to the skies over Raysian Dra-Pol, and had finally all formed one large group, with the UCAVs stowed carefully inside their carriers, and the Fighters flying alongside the large planes.

The Air group moved in, soaring high over the battlefield near Raysian Dra-pPol. Just ahead of the Airgroup, The Defender fired her rail guns, and quickly took out several radar installations (if there were any) with quick precision.

At 2 AM Dra-Pol time, the massive Airgroup loomed like a dark cloud in the distance, about 80km from the Capitol city of Dra-Pol, Dakheim, encountering little resistance en route. Bombers prepared their ordinance and carefully tracked their targets ahead of them. They would reach the suburbs in less than 20 minutes... they were told not to fire on those houses no matter what gun emplacements were there. Their first targets would most definately be the government buildings and the airstrips. Once those are destroyed, the bombers will leave and let the Fighters take over the skies for good.

*A message to Quinntonia*
I'm sorry, but due to decisions outside of my control, if the Rayisan death toll reaches 10,000, we're forced to auto-retreat out of the nation. We are currently at half that. I'm sorry.

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OOC: Ok, so big fight going on outside of Raysian Dra-Pol, something like a modern-day version of the end of LOTR the two towers LOL and looks like that 20 minutes till engagement will have to last till tomorrow when I am back on lol. cya

Kurosian takes a few precious minutes before seeking much needed sleep, to inform the African Commonwealth of the gratitude felt by the republic.

If I am still.. when this is over, the Commonwealth can bank on healthy trade with a free Dra-pol and its major coal, iron ore, magnestie, graphite, copper, zinc, lead and gold mining, textiles, timber, and chemicals industries

With the battle swinging back and forth at the edge of Raysian Dra-pol, and the bulk of the Drapoel airforce engaged there, and suffering heavy losses, there was little to meet the raid on DaKhiem. A single squadron of Shinden on patrol chanced upon the formation, but after a single attacking run by half the squadron resulted in the mid-air explosion of two fighters, and the smoke-filled emergency landing of a third, the three surviving interceptors peeled off.

A little flack was thrown up on the approach to the city, unlikely enough to break up the formation much. The raid would probably flatten most of the small city, but, not that it would likely be apparent right away to the enemy, casualties at least would be light, thanks to the evacuation. A tiny detachment of soldiers manned a few AAA pieces in the barracks around the imposing Central Directorature. They couldn't just allow the nation's most prominant structure to be flattened without a token resistance.

(ooc:See you then. I really should get something to eat anyway. Or at least stand up. Heh. I did not realise this was your first war. I have not been at this long either, nation states being my first attempt at anything like role-playing :) )

Open telegram to Kurosian:
This talk of trade is heartily welcomed by our nation, but let us not talk of simple trade when many more lives are still at stake. Let us know what you think of our proposal, as we may yet turn the tide.

Somewhere off the Raysian border:

A single battered AWACS craft flying no national colours, flies regular rounds along the border airspace....

OOC: Dra-pol: yeah, but I'm not new to RP'ing, i've been on boards and RPGs and SIMs and MUDs like this for like 6 or 7 years :)

OOC: AC: You really, REALLY do not want to get too close to Raysia.

IC: One of the Heavy coastal radar installations adjacent to Sky Cleaner sites 16 and 17 begins tracking the AWACS. The enormous cannon swivels to life and points itself at the AWACS, at the same time, a number of communications hit the AWACS, requesting information on their business and ordering that they leave if they have no friendly goingson.

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OOC: Like I said, you Really, really, don't want to try Raysia ^_^

AWACS radio transcript:
"*Crackle* Er, we were just admiring those, uh, enormous anti-aircraft guns you have there. Au revoir!"
*The AWACS break up and heads for Africa at record speed*

In the Commonwealth proper:
Another squadron of fully loaded(!) Skycranes take off, heading northeast, again headed for some place well north of Dra-Pol...

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OOC: gaah, i wanna go to bed! 2:30 here! :(

After getting word of the 10,000/quits policy of the Raysians, the ruthless Kurosian sees a major chance. He orders the FROG batteries to loose further salvos- more chemical warheads this time (ooc:Dra-pol being new to the world at large still doesn't fully understand the stigma attached to the use of "WMDs"), regardless of the danger that they may be knocked out. He gambles that with the report of a huge airwing headed for DaKhiem, and the battle proper, his launchers may have time to loose a few salvos and escape once more.

The fighters engaged in Raysian Dra-pol receive orders from the ground to attack SAM stations beyond the tanks, and -though a few do not receive the order- most break off and make a mad dash at low altitude. Those left behind are eaten alive by the Raysian fighters. The material cost alone is enough to make Drapoel economists and military staff cringe, and now a cavalry-style charge by aircraft? War is absurd muses one air force clerk, as a new wave of infantry rush forwards, attempting to completely by-pass the Raysian armour, taking hundreds upon hundreds of casualties as they go.

And Mr.He? The little man with his imrpvosied scripture; he lies beaten in a street somewhere in Christian territory (ooc:I ..think he was in Q D-P?).((short post))

The bombers, fighters, tanks, and soldiers on the perimeter continue to mow down the advancing groups, taking a few hits every now and then. 1 more chemical weapon gets through... sort of... it gets knocked off course and lands in the middle of the village, actually in the middle of a protest... they blame Raysia of course for the casualties in that incident.

((Again, short)) The Bombing run in the Capitol is a complete success, decimating every airfield and almost any building that waved the Dra-Pol flag on a pole (government buildings). The fighters, mostly the UCAVs, stay in the skies, picking off flak and sam sites as they carefully dodge. 12 UCAVs and 1 bomber were destroyed in the attack. The bomber still had most of it's weapinry, and after the crew bailed out, the plane was carefully landed in the capitol building, with the force of 25 kilotons of explosives sending pieces of the building everywhere.

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Courtesy Info: Raysian World Factbook entry, inlcuding maps and stuff (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=76782&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=)


The perimeter wall continues to fire forwards at an incredible rate, while bombers made yet another run. The Dra-Pol capitol was now in near complete submission to Raysian Forces... the airspace was silent, not a single non-coalition plane flew above that city. Ground forces had not yet been implemented, but thir job there was basically done.

In the forests, Bombers began randomly raiding anything that might look like a bunker, searching for secret airstrips and trying to take them out as they see little chunks on the ground, even little pads of concrete sticking out that look like they might be part of an airstrip, gone. Numerous forest fires began.

BUMP!

General Gemby recievs the warning from Raysia that they are going to retreat after only 10,000 losses. "What were they expecting, these guys to roll over just becuase we flexed our muscles? Dammit! Without their tech and commitment, this may not go well, and no doubt KI knows that!!!"
At this exact time the vast Dra-pol forces that are arrayed against him are estimated at about 800,000 troops. And he knows from personal experience how determined this enemy will be. But, it begins....
The first troops put into the fray are the massive surging onslought of 200,000 crack Belmorian troops that are on loan from our gracious ally, The Belmore Family. They are supported by over 1000 Abrahms Main Battle Tanks. They have been given the objective o9f crushing the front lines of The Dra-poel. General Gemby theorises that the Dra-poel strength is in their charges, and so, is not going to allow them one moment's rest to respond in any way. At the same time over 800 Black Widow II Fighter Jets also on loan from Belmore are turning the skies around Quinntonian Dra-pol black, and then they unleash their hell on all the Dra-pol planes in the area. The Dra-pol efforts to hide their air force have proven almost completely inneffectual, as planes are being destroyed in huge numbers before they even take off and the air strikes from the Belmore fighters as well as the over 300 Horseman Mark V's from Quinntonia are ranging all over the sorrounding areas destroying planes with impunity. Hundreds of planes are destroyed in the 500 kilometer radius around the city before the alarm is even raised. As the troops surge forward towards the Dra-pol lines, the Dra-pol are getting a taste of their own medicine, but from well trained elite troops supported with modern technology and armour. It is devastating to behold. The Dra-pol commanders do observe, however, that the famous Joshua Attack Helicopters are starngely absent. These choppers have been the bane of Dra-pol troops in every engagement, and now they are absent.

OOC-I have decided to not attack AC becuase I am not sure if they ever came INSIDE Dra-pol airspace. But, I do hope that they realise that the air escort that they assigned to their shipment would probably represent their entire air force.

WWJD
Amen.

OOC: Just so you guys know, I'm not a complete idiot lol I won't really be retreating at 10,000 deaths, it's just a another misinformation and misdirection play to entice the Dra-Pol armies into doing something stupid, IE, attacking full force to get us to retreat... things are actually quite the opposite.

IC: Flying low over the sea, a second airgroup, though smaller, heads towards Dra-Pol. In total, there are 26 RT-1707 Transports with 144 RF-11Ds escorting them. The transports held hundreds of vehicles and thousands of troops... close to 40,000 more troops really. Raysia was now fully committed in this war.

With Radar installations and long range communications abilities stripped from Dra-Pol's capitol, there was no warning preceeding this airlift. The planes were spotted just before hitting the coast, but flew right by everything, now at 50,000 feet, above any flak. The airgroup slit up half way into Dra-Pol, with a majority of the Troops and Cyphers and trucks and Tanks being dropped into the Dra-Pol Capitol ((I keep forgetting the name)).

The other planes head over to Raysian Dra-Pol. Planes holding supplies and fuel and food land on the Airstrip in Raysian Dra-Pol, while the other planes drop the rest of the troops and tanks just behind the masses trying at the Raysian Perimeter. Instantly, the Dra-Pol forces found themselves fighting a 3 front war just against Raysia, let alone everyone else.

The troops began to press the Dra-Pol forces near Raysia into a more consolidated force, easier to bomb, while the troops in the Dra-Pol capitol quickly strive to sieze total control.

Total Ground forces added to Dra-Pol Capitol Front:
25,000 P90 Troops, 1000 Assault Cyphers, 250 M1A1 Abrahms

Total Ground forces added behind the group at the Raysian Dra-Pol Front:
15,000 P90 Troops, 350 M1A1 Abrahms

Total Ground Forces already actively fighting at the Raysian-Dra-Pol perimeter:
35,000 P90 Troops, 750 M1A1 Abrahms, 150 SAM vehicles, 50 Surface-to-Surface Missile Launchers

That's just the ground froces ;)

Wiping out any and almost all remaining surface military forces in Dakheim with wave after wave of Soldiers running through the city, Kyle Race gives the order to officially claim this city as part of Raysian Dra-Pol.

The Defender hovered over the bombed out, vacant-of-human-life ruins of the Capitol building. A smaller variant of a Drop-Box falls from under the Airship as it slowly moves away. The sides of the box blow apart when it lands softly in the center of what once was part of the roof. An object inside, guarded by 5 Soldiers, uses pneumatic stilts levl itself, then powers up.

A cheesy move, but a very great and symbolic one. A Set of lasers and a beam splitter and set of mirrors cast a bright, large, and very much visible Raysian Flag into the cloud of smoke that had settled low in the sky. It was a symbol of pride for the Raysian Soldiers on the streets, and weapon of fear onto the remaining military forces on the Dra-pol side of things. Victory was imminent.

Although, to lessen confusion, The territory would still be labelled Dakheim, but it was now part of Raysian-Controlled Dra-Pol.

They awaited their next strike orders from the Coalition as the Forces back at the Raysian Dra-pol base continued to surround and anihalate the Dra-Pol forces closing in on them.


Back at the Raysian mainland, the council was seriously considering committing a full-scale invasion... but that would be up to Quinntonia. Raysian Council members didn't want to see it happen of course, but if it was necessary, they would not hesitate.

OOC: Sorry to do more than one post in a row, but I wanted to keep the thread moving ^_^

As a massive artilliary barrage begins along the beachhead on the southern flank of the dra-pol beseigers of hamhing support by tomahawks from the POJ naval ships offshore an Oscar II SSGN raises to launch depth and launches 20 SS-N-19 missiles at Poyyongang programmed with intelligence received from HBF. these are non-nuclear missiles designed to wipe out emplacements and hangers, buildings, etc.

The 1st and 3rd Marine Regiments begin a slow advance out of thier entrenchments into the flanks of the dra-pol beseigers of hamhing as the 4th Mechanized Division waits in reserve. (about 4,000 men in the initial attacks)

In hamhing the 3rd Armored Cav Regiment begins a coordinated attack against the northernmosr beseigers in a concerted attack with the 6th marine regiment. about 5,000 men in these attacks with 100 M1a1 Abrams and 125 Bradleys.

Air support for the attacks is supplied by the 100 F15e strike Eagles based in Hamhing and the 50 F18 Hornets from the Caleb and Joshua offshore supporting the 75 AH-1 Cobra Attack choppers already in hamhing.

The 2 AC-130 Specter gunships make several side firing passes along the Dra-pol lines with their combined batteries of 155mm 75mm and 20mm guns. (These things are nasty I can provide stats from the RL AC130 gunships if needed. They are planes, not helocopters

Just a couple of miles from DaKhiem (the capital) Hotan smiles as he sees the Raysian colours appear over the ruined city. Nodding to a lieutenant he gives the order. In the city, ever since the bombing, a little gas has been leaking inside the little terraced buildings, but now explosions ring out through the city as charges are detonated. Tons of mustard gas immediately overwhelem the narrow streets of the tiny walled city. The thousands of Raysians inside will surely find escape hard given the over-crowded nature of DaKhiem- the little town that passes for Dra-pol's capital has more soldiers in it now than it had civilians before the battle! And while previously its tiny streets struggled to accept barely a handful of little trucks, they were now clogged with armour ill suited to the situation. The small space involved only served to lessen the warning time, as tanks of gas burst open just yards from enemy positions.

Outside, 120,000 men of the First Strategic Reserve creep through the forests near by. DaKhiem may fly a Raysian flag, but it is full of Drapoel gas and surrounded by Drapoel soldiers. Speakers in the city relay Kurosian's recorded message of defiance, in which he demands the surrender of those who violate the capital.

Meanwhile the remaining 380,000 men of the FSR swing into action, their commanders baffled by the seemingly obvious tactics of the little PoJ force, which has been evident in its position for days. The army is to swing in from the west and crush the Joshuans between themselves and the 800,000 already engaged with the Quinntonians.

That force, meanwhile, is taking quite a pounding on its northern and eastern fringes, as the Quinntonian-lead forces smash into them. Drapoel military doctrine is not wholly singleminded, however- the nation has not launched an offensive campaign outside its own borders for centuries, and to suppose that they can not defend themselves would be naive to say the least. The huge army falls back quickly in the centre- as surely expected in the face of modern combined tactics. The flanks however are quick to fall in on any units that follow up their advance.

An overview- the FSR's 380,000 men (the SRs have most of the decent armour, which as I say, was not largely commited in the first moves by the main armies) are pressing the Joshuans into the 800,000 fighting on the edge of Hamhung. Of that 800,000, something like 150,000 (roughly) are turning to smash the Joshuans against the FSR. Over half a million men with armour (and the attached artillery and AA weaponry) are going at the Joshuans from both sides, attempting to over-run them, or drive them into the sea as quickly as possible so that full attention can be turned to the formidable Quinntonian-lead force.

In the middle of the 800,000 attacked by the Quinntonian/Belamorian force, about quater of a million men begin to retreat as the massive advance hits them. From the right flank, about 200,000 fall in on the Q/B attackers, attempting to trap them between themselves and the 250,000 falling back, while from the left flank the remaining 200,000 break forth with all speed in a surprise strike at Quinntonian Dra-pol itself,while the Belamorian force is being engaged outside.


Edit:Meanwhile, Raysian Dra-pol is of course still being assaulted by the massive force there, which is bombarding it with FROG missiles and artillery.

Most of the Drapoel airforce is now disabled, but the SR forces are bringing the main AAA and SAM batteries into the fight, at least, and the primary tactic being aimed for by Kurosian's forces against the enemy airpower is in over-running their airbases. Any Raysian forces operating from DaKhiem are in serious trouble right now.

Finally, the remaining Drapoel soldiers are scattered through the nation in tiny groups, guarding Pyongyang (and taking a beating there from missile attacks, I gather), and around Kanggye- where they are at this moment receiving their new armaments.

Surprised at the fact that the armies inside Dakhiem survived the massive bombing runs, the Raysian Military begins to reconsider its tactics.

1500 die from the Mustard Gas, a horrible loss, but the remainder quickly pulls together their gas masks and continue to fight. Finding their way into patches of Dra-Pol forces are several hundred smart bombs launched by a wave of RF-45s over Dakhiem.

*A secret, encrypted transmission to Quinntonia: You never warned us the resistance would be this huge... we are clearly outnumbered. We are considering bringing in a full scale invasion, but we would prefer retreat... not that we're being cowardly, but I just don't think this is worth this much bloodshed. We could really use some support by you guys... we are only here to give air support... we need your ground forces!*

The wall of fire and counter-fire at Raysian Dra-Pol continues to exchange back and forth all day long.

Back in the Raysian mainland, the rest of the military families begin to say their goodbyes, as they prepare to head to war. 1,650,000 heavily trained, heavily armed men and women go through a day of briefing and are put on red standby alert. Thousands of tanks are loaded into Drop-Boxes and sealed up, then moved onto cargo planes. If there was going to be an airlift into Dra-Pol of a full scale invasion force, Raysia was going to do it hard, and quick. Six-Hundred and Fifty Transports awaited final orders. The plan would be a combination of drop-boxes and quick-deployment paratroopers. they could be there in 24 hours, given orders from the Coalition of course.

Similarly, 90% of the Expeditionary Air Force was preparing for launch to guard these airlifters, about 4,320 Fighters, along with 144 more RB-225 Megafortress bombers.

The bloody war was about to get much, much bloodier. Overpowerment was the only option.

Back in Dakheim, the Raysian forces continued to fire in all directions, trying to calm the city down a little bit.

*Another message to Quinntonian Dra-Pol: OK, we're ready to reinforce, but you have the final decision... should we up our firepower or not...? CTR*

OOC:Eh, before I respond IC, I think you've misunderstood. Almost no Drapoel were in DaKhiem during the bombing- just a few dozen Banat. The capital is a tiny walled city, which you bombed -killing almost all of the few people on hand- before sending thousands of troops into. The few who were there were supposed only to offer a token resistance, exactly to draw you in, which seems to have worked (a few flack guns gave fire and so on). Now the entire city is effectively a gas cloud, with all major streets being hit at once in a pre-planned gasy slaughter. The 150,000 moving in are from the 1st Strategic Reserve, which was scattered in the forests and mountains outside the city, and they're not actually moving into the city- just surrounding it outside the walls, with artillery pointed in. The idea is that either A)everyone dies in the gas, or B)the force is hurt badly by the gas, receives the recorded messages over speakers demanding surrender, and is then pummeled by artillery in the event that they don't surrender, or assistance comes in. The Reserves are not reservists as you might think of them, they are actually the best we have, held in reserve, and have the best tanks, artillery, and anti-aircraft guns/missiles available to us.


We weren't going to gas a city with tens of thousands of our own soldiers in- Kurosian II might have, but KI is brutal, not mad (arguably).

OOC: Yeah, was having trouble understanding the situation... anyway, as stated in the other thread, if Raysia were to stop and pull out peacefully as of this instant, what would be the Dra-pol reaction? OOC and Hypothetically :) or do I have to try and find out. :P

ooc:We'd probably be glad to see you go. Dra-pol can't come over there and invade you- we had only a small coast-guard and it has been obliterated (was that the Joshuans? I forget) so we can't get an army over in revenge :)
Of course Kurosian would need to buy bigger hats in future, and would likely never shut up about the victory over Raysia, as he'd see it..thing is no one seems to listen to Dra-pol anyway. Apparently we're insane and a backwater or something, heh.
Erm.. as for your allies? Well, hm, Kurosian would probably try to convince them to follow your lead.
The average Drapoel wants to see the republic crush you all, and not stop until every soldier is cut down, but Kurosian would be glad to get the nation out in one piece (ish) and put on a few parades.

Something had bugged Kyle All night long, like he had made a seriously wrong decision... but that it was not too late to do something about it. To options lay before him... either pull out now and hope the other coalition members realize the overwhelming futility, similar to Vietnam... or he could send in a million and a half more troops... still far below the Dra-Polean counts, but it would be enough to wipe out a good deal of the Dra-Polian population they were trying so hard to rescue, not to mention incurring a Raysian death toll in at least the tens of thousands.

A Satellite feed had been established from the Commander's ready room on The Defender. The Raysian flag was strung from one corner of the room to the other behind him. His desk was clean, a simple computer terminal, keyboard, and a picture of his wife and 2 sons were all that lay on the oak finish.

The broadcast was sent simultaneously to all coalition, Dra-Pol, and Raysian viewers. ((OOC: Sorry if I close emote a few things, but oh well))

"After a lot of deep thought and prayer, and with conselling by my advisors and the council in Raysia... I have reached a hard decision. Many wars have been 'lost' because a nation got involved in something they had no realistic ability to accomplish. We came into this war knowing that we would be able to win without a hitch. We met 10 times more resistance than we imagined, and the whole thing turned out to be one uncomfortable, bloody stalemate. This Morning, I came to terms with 2 choices... attack now, with everything we have, and wipe out a good chunk of the very people we are trying to save... or pull out, and while encouraging other nations to pull out as well in recognition of the futility of trying to eliminate this threat.

After talking with leaders of the Dra-Pol, we are now under a strict, permanent cease fire between Raysia and Dra-pol. All our soldiers, after the firing was ordered to stop, symbolically ripped the magazines of ammunition from their weapons and smashed them on the ground.

After being gassed, assaulted, torched, and bombed, we are prepared to leave, with an outrageous casualty count of 8500. We are packing up, and are bringing in evacuation planes to get our surviving troops back home to their families. I beleive this is the absolute best course of action, and that we, and Dra-pol, will be far better off not fighting each other. Regime changes will be discussed peacefully from now on, if at all from Raysia.

However, we do not speak for our comerades, Quinntonia, Promise of Joshua, and the Happy Baseball Fans and all the other Coalition contributors... but we hope they can come to a similar non-futile/non-fatal resolution.

We express our deepest apologies to the Coalition, and hope you will forgive us as we withdraw.

The news transmission ended.

All over Dra-Pol, the troops had begun massing together, silently, grieving. NVTOLs and trucks began hauling bodies, living, wounded, and dead, back to Raysian Dra-Pol airstrip to begin evacuation and withdrawl.

The Laser-drawn flags in the sky were shut down and dismantled, and tugged along back to Raysian Dra-Pol as well.

The first Air transports, about 10 of them, left for home that night, and were greeted with many cheers and welcomes when they reached Raysian Airbases in the city of Ascension. The planes soon head back and played tag team with the other waves of RT-1707s, taking turns getting their troops and equipment out of that horrible place.

OOC: Sorry Quinn :S

Another open message:

We deeply despise the ravages of 4 nations killing Drapoelians on their own soil - Quite the one-sided slaughter by warhungry dogs claiming to do the work of Christ.

Once again, we ask that all agressors in this conflict draw out their forces and step down. Surely the mindless carnage you wrought is enough to force Director Kurosian to obey your will? I believe it is, and I believe you should back out. In advance, we thank you for stopping this senseless war.

His benevolence
Nwabudike James.
For the Commonwealth.

OOC: I don't have much in the way of a military airforce, except for some old Broncos and Hueys - The real heroes there are my Heavy Lift choppers that can transport everything, basically :)

The 150,000 strong force under Hotan's direct control at DaKhiem came out of the forests- several thousand smiling soldiers in the finest uniforms Dra-pol had lined up outside the gates of the city as the Raysian's filed out, many of them stretcher-born and suffering the effects of mustard gas.

The Raysians would have to pass through Drapoel lines as the soldiers smiled at them, a few muttering insults under their breath, and then receive escort through Drapoel territory "to protect them from reprisals" as they headed to (presumably soon to be former-) Raysian Dra-pol.

Back at Raysian Dra-pol the order came through to cease-fire, though thanks to the relatively poor quality of equipment enjoyed by regular forces, a few sections continued firing for several minutes, until runners from other companies brought them written orders.

Eventually the bombardment lifted, and Raysians were allowed to withdraw without hordes of infantry rushing them.

Kurosian delivered word to The Quinntonians of his preparedness to allow their withdrawl (heh, how nice of him eh? ;) ) along with what ever of their "mercenary co-horts" survived.

Another seventeen thousand Drapoel had died attacking Raysian Dra-pol, and 24,000 had been injured, 18 of 27 Banat were killed in the DaKhiem bombing, and most of the nine survivors were ill thanks to the gas.

Fighting against the other forces had not let up- with no word on their intentions Kurosian dared not put his forces in the vulnerable position of having laid down their arms with the enemy even now encircled amongst them. He continued to send messages refering to his mercy at DaKhiem and Raysian Dra-pol.

As the Belmoran troops are now being clamped into an obvious flonaking manouver, and Quinntonian Dra-pol has just had a surprise attack launched against it. The attack meets with huge resistance, many of the Quinntonian troops that had witnessed the first battle had learned about Dra-pol attacks, they last until they run out of men or we run out of ammo. And we have had a lot of time to build our defenses this time. Over 120,000 of the existing troops that were assigend meet the Dra-pol charge with what Dra-pol survivors would later describe as an unbreachable wall of death. The Quinntonians use their far supirior range to astart a massive sluaghter against the Dra-pol before they get antwhere near the city proper and then, They sit in their trenches and their machinegun nests wiping out wave after wave of human bodies. No quarter asked, and none given. This thing between Quinntonian and Dra-pol forces had too many deaths on both sides, their was nothing but rage and anger.
At that time, the 140,000 Quinntonian Paecekeeping troops that had been quietly shipped in suddenly burst out of the city and, with the support of over 1000 Heavy Joshua Attack Helicopters and 85 Goliath Class Heavy Tanks, as well as the 3 Army Divisions, 2 of which are mechanised, and the 4 Marine Combat Divisions all charge out and utterly shatter the flanking troops being used against the Belmorians.

BTW, Airstrikes are getting more and more frequent, with all the planes we have already commited each flying over 10 missions daily, (pilots switching off) that means almost 10,000 strikes a day for the first 48 hour period.

Also, in the region around Dahkiem, as the Dra-pol forces are retaking the city, the skies suddenly turn black with the sight of 350 Hvy. Gabriel Long-Range Bombers. They unleash their loads of their new phosphurous bombs. (To anyone who knows what phosphurous bombs are, you know what they can do. Like super-napalm, but burn much hotter and ignite when exposed to air) Each bobmber carries 35,000 kgs. of the bombs. That is the 12,250,000 kgs. that were just dropped on the Dra-pol troops there and in the sorrounding area. We were waiting, this strike has been being prepared for over a month and we were just waiting for you to commit your elite troops. Literally, nothing in a 50kms. radius around Dahkiem should survive. Quite like a nuke in effectiveness.

WWJD
Amen.

ooc: no response to the Raysian withdrawl?

The scale of the fight around Hamhung makes it difficult to tell just how effective either side is being at this stage- with probably two million troops engaged, it is no more a battle than a war in itself, and the forces cover many square miles. One thing is clear- casualties are great. The Drapoel suffer against the airstrikes, while the 1st SR's relatively good AA fire makes life difficult. Waves of Drapoel infantry suffer against Quinntonian positions, while artillery far behind the up-coming flack and missiles, and targeted Drapoel infantry, shell the defences.
The Quinntonian tanks again cause great damage on the front, while a 1st SR's armour repays the favour while it still can, assisting in the huge 1/2million man+ encirclement of the Joshuans.

Near DaKhiem a middling level of AA fire meets the Quinntonians, to relatively little avail as bombs fall on Hotan's army group...and the thousands of Raysians they escort east.

*A request broadcast too all in Dra-Pol*

Kyle Race: We would like to propse a cease fire, so that we might withdraw without any more casualties... today quinntonians attacked -our- men that were being escorted out of the city by Dra-polian forces. I would also ask that the cease fire order be given so that Quinntonia might also have a chance to make their decision to withdraw, if they wish.

Thank you.

Oh, and by the way, expect a lawsuit for several million in compensation, quinntonia, for attacking our men as the last of us escaped the city. 150 are dead and over 900 are seriously burnt and or injured.... I know you didn't intend to, but that was incredibly bad intelligence if you didn't know we were not completely withdrawn... We are now all out of Dakhiem, and will be out o Dra-Pol by tomorrow night.

We are submitting 2 million troops under Quinntonia's command

We are submitting 2 million troops under Quinntonia's commandOOC: First off, you can type more than 1 sentence for a big move like that lol second, how do you propose he transport 2 million people to dra-pol?!

ooc:Well put, Raysia. I would be inclined to respond to that sort of thing with "a million Drapoel civilians dig a really big ditch on the beach into which two million attackers fall" or something witty like that..

ooc:Well put, Raysia. I would be inclined to respond to that sort of thing with "a million Drapoel civilians dig a really big ditch on the beach into which two million attackers fall" or something witty like that..ooc: lol "Dra-Pol launches 5000 piston fighters and they attack the 2 million troops in transport and they die" :P

Oh, sorry that was just to prompt me into posting thos bit.. anyway

BBC NEWS BULLITAN

In a shock announcement Prime Minister announced to day the gradual deployment of 2 million troops to Quinnotnian Dra-Pol. The batch will arrive by 100,000 every 6 hours. They will be travelling by Airplane, taking 3 hours to get to Quinntonian Dra-Pol. They will be droped in a stratigcally planned place ready to back up Quinntonia.

All the Prime Minister had to comment on the matter was that
"Quinntonia are our friends and allies, we must back them up in times of turbulence."

The first batch of men have been deployed and Belmore are prepared to help their allies. We give our best of wishes to The soldiers and give our stenght to the families.

OOC: That's a little more like it :)

IC: There were less than 2000 Raysians left in Dra-Pol, packing up a few more tanks, and deciding to leave behind a lot of the temporary government offices and Drop-Box shells.

The Defender was on it's way back to raysia at a moderate pace, where Kyle expected to be welcomed with a mix of feelings from citizens. When they landed, it turned out about 80% of his reception agreed that he did the right thing by pulling out, while 15% waved signs that said the same as their faces... you abandonned your friends... our men died in vain now... LKyle would address them soon enough, but for now, he focused on the family at the end of the hall, wherestood his beautiful wife and amazing children that he had already grown to miss even after such a short war as this. he was sure, as every other family was, that he did the right thing by capping the support Raysia gave to Quinntonia, and saving many Raysian lives by not committing to a war that could cost hundreds of thosands instead of the roughly 10,000 that did die.

if convinced that Quinntonia had a decent attack plan, they might come back after some time, but for now, they were out of this insanity of bloodshed.

Director Kurosian asks the Belamorians if they know what they are going to die for, beyond the will of their allies.

In a seperate broadcast he informed the republic that two million Belamorian soldiers were being promised to the reaper. He appealed to any good sense left in the Quinntonians -seen as the leaders of the invasion- to effect a withdrawl before the death toll made seven figures.

Another broadcast asked what any of the "Coalition of Crusaders" were fighting for, given the level of popular opposition to their presence. Surely the realise that even if they could destroy the grand Drapoel armed forces, the republic would never accept them.

General Gemby smiles as the first of the Belmoran troops begin to land on the airstrips he worked so hard to get ready for this day. The air strikes on Dahkiem had been a success, and the Belmoran troops were coming at a perfect time, to replace the ones that The Coalition was losing with the withdrawl of Raysia. "Damn Mormons," he thought as he began top lok over the logistical nightmare that was 100,000 troops every 6 hours coming into his neck of the woods. It is likely that he would just be able to move the troops off the landing areas by the time that the new ones started arriving. The first Belmoran troops would have to be put out to battle ASAP. But, they could only be expected in the field a full 24 hours after their initial landing. But, at that rate, Quinntonian Dra-pol would be secure in under a week. More than enough time to get ready for any other troops that KI would want to throw at us. In 48 hours we will have 400,000 relatively fresh troops already figghting around Hamhung.
WWJD
Amen.

Kurosian is not in the highest of spirits.

Something of a victory was felt with the Raysian withdrawl- the cost had been great, with over a hundred thousand Drapoel soldiers out of action, either dead or wounded, but it seemed for a time as if it may have been worthwhile. With news that not only were the Quinntonians planning to stay, but that they may be heavily reinforced, came a new sense of urgency which brushed aside any real thoughts of celebration.

There was barely time for the "victorious" armies to catch their breath, as Kanggye sent orders for the vast spearheading army and its powerful 2nd Strategic Reserve to sweep down on Hamhung at once, before a new Crusader plan could be formulated to deal with the Raysian withdrawl.

Some thousands of the most tired troops began to re-occupy Raysian holdings, where they would establish field hospitals -largely using supplies sent by the one civilised nation yet found in the ever to brave new world, the African Commonwealth- and take whatever rest they could after the horrible battle. Mewanwhile, the bulk of the 1.2million man army and the 500,000 man 1st SR began to march the few miles to the fringes of Quinntonian territory. This brought the number of Drapoel engaged around Hamhung to fully three million, not accounting for the most recent losses.*

The million plus men already fighting around the city were suffering from air attacks, armoured thrusts, and facing a larger number of troops than previously. However, the numbers didn't worry the Drapoel command much- the republic had been attacked from south by Japan, and north by Russia at the same time, while either one would have outnumbered the defenders, and it had still hung on. They had almost half of the best equipment available in terms of artillery, armour, AAA and SAM, and the like, and now most of the other half was racing to their aid from the far side of the battle.

Encirclement really was becoming the name of the game as Drapoel forces continued to tighten the net around the Joshuans, and now with the Raysian front freed up, Hamhung was completely surrounded, as a huge force made to attack the north of the city, while the original attack kept up pressure south. (ooc:I've been picturing the previous attacks by the 800,000 and the 2nd SR coming from the south/south-east, because i've got it in my head that the Raysian holding was slightly north, but if that's the wrong way up, it's the same deal really)

Near DaKhiem, The bombing which had taken out many Raysians, had also claimed hundreds of Drapoel around them. DaKhiem itself was being reclaimed by Hotan's forces -in small numbers. The city was again flattened. Worse than after the Three Day War. It would take more than one night to ressurect the capital this time. Regrouping, Hotan's force, having taken its first knocks of the war, was positioning itself to act as yet another reserve, spreading itself about the jungles and mountain passes, preparing to meet newcomers with at least delaying tactics, without exposing huge portions of itself to all out attack.

Hotan was one of several high ranking Drapoel who wanted to withdraw, and to fight a huge partisan war, letting the Crusaders move, rather than forcing them to dig in. He wanted to make them think they could have land, only to exact a rent in blood for every yard.
Of course, elements under his control were becoming then some of the most prolific trap-setters and mine-layers in the world. Boobytraps had killed a fair few Quinntonians in the Three Day War, and though they were never likely to be enough to destroy a force this size, they would always slow movements.
Hotan also felt that making the enemy move into Dra-pol's interior would mean breaking their formations, delaying their direct air cover, and waiting huge amounts of time for their light armour, while more than likely leaving their heavy armour behind.
Kurosian however feared that waiting would only allow the republic's enemies to muster more support. As he saw it, a crippling blow from which the Crusaders would not recover must be delt now! The retreat of Raysia made him believe it was possible, at least.

*Three million- in a state of four hundred million, militarised beyond even North Korea's "RL" level, and fighting for its life against multiple enemies, in a passionate ideological war which has been brewing for months on end? This army is smaller than the one Germany sent against Russia- a war of offence fought by a nation ..over half a dozen times? smaller than Dra-pol, while safe-guarding against invasion from the west and fighting a war on another continent (Africa). A force several times smaller than the one the americans (eventually) sent against the Germans, while also fighting in the Pacific, and with a population less than half Dra-pol's.

Observers must be brow-furrowing and chin-stroking to-night...

Despite Hotan's plea for withdrawl, the Director's reply was always firm.

Ha! Four hundred thousand..in a while! Four times that descend upon you in the present, dear Crusader! and what is more..

..In the time it took Raysia to withdraw tens of thousands of men and their equipment, Dra-pol's FROG launchers had comfortably re-positioned, and having headed south, they had seen their stored easily replenished en route.

Sixteen more assorted pencils of death scream forward, and at once the crews race to re-position their scattered pieces. Kurosian wasn't about to tell, but this salvo saw the end of a good 1/3rd of the republic's entire store of FROG-7B missiles. He was running out of wonder-weapons faster than they were commiting murderous miracles.

Presumably now days into the battle (ooc:going on the Raysian withdrawl across half the country, and the Belamorian movement of millions across continents), second or thirdish card was sliding down his sleeve, as collectives' work rotas completed their transitions (..little-worked 'weaker' members of society doing what they can to keep some sort of production at least ticking over, if not quite powering ahead as before the war), and an ungodly number of local direcotates were being circulated.

Lift your Type-99s, comrades- those who want for one remember; from each according to his means... is delivered a so-determined number of imported automatic rifles!

AK-47s and M59/66s* flow freely through the north, south, and centre of the republic.

*A rarely fielded Yugoslav rifle of as yet unidentified source, made easier to track simply due to the tiny number of Nation States which must still field such a weapon. In these cases apparently stocked with African wood (and probably prone to cracking in Dra-pol).

The remainder of the Raysians leave, sent off by the ELDERS, leaving the blood-stained battlefield behind to the Quinntonians.

((Sorry, short and to the point.))

OOC- I think that Raysian Dra-pol was at least 150 kms. from Quinntonian Dra-pol, that should give me at least a day before the bulk of your forces reach us. That would array about 950,000 to 1,05 million troops against your 3 million. Enough to keep you at bay. At least for awhile. Dum dum dum! Or some other dramatic music. LOL!

IC- The Belmoran forces are pouring into Dra-pol, the full two million will be commited in less than 72 hours from the beginning of the main portion of the battle. No doubt Kurosian knows that this is the third time that Quinntonian and Dra-pol forces have clashed, The Three Days War, our previous battle, called in Quinntonia, "Kurosian's Rage." And now, looking back at them all, no doubt Kurosian knows that in both our previous affairs Dra-pol blinked. And no doubt, he realises that if he blinks this time, he had better make arrangements to leave the country. General Gemby was counting on that. Every time Dra-pol had fought him, they had sent huge amounts of troops at his lines and Quinntonia had held the line. Now, with Belmore involved the final troop count on the Quinntonian side would sit at around 2.6 million. If kill counts stayed like they are, hell, if they dropped to a quarter of what they are now, that would be enough to braek the back of the Dra-pol offensive.
WWJD
Amen.

PS- I'll be posting again tommorrow, this is getting amazing.

An untimely request reaches the offices of both Quinntonian and Draepolian leadership:

A storm is brewing, and we would do well to disperse it before it destroys all. Unfortunately, my humble defense forces do not have the manpower nor the tactical deterrants to keep these two forces apart. So Quinntonia, consider what you are about to do - Not only do you try the merciless Red Bamboo in combat, you also face the wrath of the Dra-Poelian people - You might win this battle, but you will lose the peace - as well as kill many brave young Quinntonian men. Is it worth it?

And Kurosian. You are a great and wise man, but it as I perceive it you are getting way ahead of yourself here. There is still a chance to negotiate, I'm sure of it. If you keep your forces back, and Quinntonia does likewise, there are many nations willing to host negotiations for a lasting peace - My humble land being one of them, naturally.

His supreme benevolence,
Nwabudike James,
For the Commonwealth.

ooc:I'm rather inclined to believe that raising and transporting even a single hundred thousand men from Belamore will take more than the few hours he suggested, but oh well. I hope he plays out the massive cost involved, as Dra-pol will continue to be a backwater probably for months or years after this is over, despite the very strong economy rating.

ic:Over sixty years of preperation by the Kurosian dynasty finally begin to show. Around Hamhung their best forces are engaged heavily. Belamorian reinforcements have begun to arrive in major strength, as the formerly Raysian-concerned force also pushes towards the city. The crusader coalition's air-power had caused massive damage and suffering in the early stages of the battle- "fortunately" (only fortunate in the minds of the Drapoel leadership) at that time it was primarily regular infantry and out-dated equipment which was engaging. The regulars had suffered thousands of casualties, and their support trucks and old light tanks now littered the villages and trails approaching Hamhung. Hurridly constructed mortar pits and machinegun nests had drawn missile strikes and guided bombs like flies to..

The regulars kept going out of any number of motivations. Many driven by honour, or fear of dishonour, some by genuine political fire. Many having lost brothers, fathers, even daughters, were driven by rage, despair, or a desire for revenge. A lot felt there was no choice. The crusades were here, and the death, fire, gas, and steel witnessed across the republic would not stop of their own accord. Someone had to make it stop, there was no other choice, it seemed to them.

The enemy airpower was perhaps the key factor seperating the capabilities of the two opposing forces. At least that was the case in the eyes of onlooking Drapoel officers. How they wished for such combined tactical potential.

When the 1st Tactical Reserve showed up to trap the Joshuan force, however, they had brought with them the best domestic Drapoel equipment. While the regular force absorbed massive punishment, the 1st SR's anti-aircraft screen offered them little cover- it was concentrated towards their rear. Several miles behind it, the most powerful Drapoel guns, up to 150mm, as well as rocket artillery (a lot of it akin to WWII efforts such as Stalin's Organ) were pouring everything not directly in support of the suffering regulars, but at the airbases of encircled Hamhung.

At Kanggye, Kurosian's personal regiments -a branch of the Banat perhaps worth of comparrison to the early SS tasked with Hitler's personal protection- were testing more shipments smuggled across the border. Some of these weapons could pierce more armour than the Drapoel thought possible to forge. Fire more bullets in a minute than a rifleman with a Type-99 would likely see in his life.
The regiments amounted to but a few thousand men, and by their small numbers and great distance from either Hamhung, DaKhiem, or even Pyongyang, they hoped to remain unmolested.
It was found that even local militamen adapted quite well to an AK-47, firing it from the shoulder in a controled manner, rather than spraying bullets from the hip as might be expected of a militiamen. The Drapoel, one realises, are used to shooting with bolt action rifles at vermin on their collective farms. A life of firing a bolt action rifle and never seeing a Hollywood film tends the Drapoel towards shooting from the shoulder. Growing up under the harshest of sham-communistic law and tightest of economic constraints assists by making the prospect of spraying out thirty bullets in a few seconds seem shockingly wasteful.

(ooc:heh, the post is getting long..again. There's so many different factors of resistance, I should not like to be caught up in this for real..)

With still a little under one single percent of the population either engaged or mentioned as in defence of Kanggye or Pyongyang, but a fraction of the Drapoel Republic's rage had yet been unleashed.

For almost two days down the mobilisation had been in action (ooc:if it's possible to make sense of my impossibly long posts plenty of references can be found, heh). Over four million more Drapoel were already on the march. Along the way they passed vast collectives which furnished them with supplies as they went. Three generations of uninterrupted super-human effort would now be used not as Kurosian's father had hoped- to build a super state of some uncertain sort, nor as Kurosian II hoped- to invade surrounding capitalist nations, but as Kurosian is now forced- to defend the republic against invasion.

Banat officers were now one to..almost countless conscript, militia, and regular infantry. Relatively low ranking Banat- infamous for their brutality and absolute devotion to Kurosian and the Directorature before the efficiency and cunning which characterised the top Banat officers- now found themselves in positions of inflated authority. They marshalled ranks of infantry bearing blades and rifles, most skilled marksmen, used to hardship and accepting of authority. Their weakness was really in their tools.

"Tigers wanting teeth" Said a certain Major.

Dra-pol had to find another source of guns and bullets. Their collectives were strained to the limit, beyond it even, and the generous Afican Commonwealth was but one small nation. Hotan was increasingly sure that the republic could prevail, and almost easily, by their standards, if only they had half the backing Quinntonia received.

Prime Minister Alan Belmore's speech to the troops(via videolink),

My brothers, I am hounered to be talking to such bracve men that will fight for their belifes and their friends the Quinntonians. I hope you are used to the base camp and I hope they are treating you under my commands. I know my troops will outperform any on the battlefield and will show us, you to be the greatest of all men. I know the consequences of war. My Grandfather fought for the freedom of Belmore's living under the tyrannical reign in what we used to live under. My Grandfather, Head of the army was killed, slaughtered in our final moments before victory. As we saw in that day one family can defeat a whole army and I say, he who sheds his blood today will be my brother be he so vile. For I know only the greatest of men can fight for their belifes but it takes a greater man fight for his friends.

Belmore has had it's turbulent past, we alwahys strive for freedom. I know the protests about you going, but I know, each and every one of you are the best and are willing die for their country. That is a quality I do not have, you are to be admired all Belmore's across the globe.

I pray for you, the whole country prays for you. Fear not for killing Drapoel-I proclaim to God, all deaths are to be on my account when it is time for us to be judged, you are the bravest, strongest men alive, you deserve heaven, I am a coward, I do not fight. I pray for all of your safe returns, we will by no doubt beat Dra-pol today but sadley by heavy loss for which I apoligise now, to you soldiers, friends, my brothers.

In Quinntonia, the tiny Drapoel population, having arrived during the brief period of good relations, perhaps as students as thousands did, can't help but get involved in the crisis.

Some of the Drapoel population (a population likely of only a few hundred?) attempt to promote demonstrations against the war- some are too afraid to show their faces in the first place.

A few however have more sinister aims. Banat auxillery units. Cells of two men (or occasionaly women/both) mark their targets. Regrettably they haven't the usual serious weapons of terror. Basic small arms (ooc:either smuggled in during the peace, purchased legally in Quinntonia if possible, or else off the black market. Probably pistols and bolt action/hunting rifles) are to be their tools, and not indiscriminate explosives or chemicals. The targets of these cells would have been sought out and watched for weeks. Officials, military men, and so on.

Soon enough, any number of the pairs (not more than a couple of dozen people in total, this isn't exactly invasion level stuff- they can't get reinfocements, and struggle even to get new orders from Dra-pol) would attempt to make their mark. Maybe a pot-shot at a politician. A knock at the door of an off-duty military man, backed up by a pistol. An ambush on a police car- perhaps an Asian woman flagging down a patrol car, her partner hidden beside the road with a rifle, a pistol under her coat.

The idea was to let the Quinntonians know how it felt to have their servicement killed in the line of duty, in their very own country, as the Drapoel were experiencing thousands of miles away. All be it on a much smaller scale.

The pairs had always been told to seek certain targets rather than perhaps walking into a shopping centre or a school. Of course so far from home, cut off, and likely hunted, there was no absolute assurance that none would panic. Some might not even try, who could say?

(ooc:So there's a few pairs of gunmen/women attempting to take out members of the Quinntonian security forces, military, government, maybe even Church, and so on. The pairs are working alone, and for all I know, being as there probably are few Drapoel in the nation, they could already be under observation by Quinntonian authorities and be easily rounded up as soon as the first one strikes. Just something to be happening somewhere besides Dra-pol itself, I suppose. )

OOC- They are under constant observation in Quinntonia, especially with the outbreak of war. Both for our protection and for theirs. We don't want any vigilantes taking justice into their own hands. As for the guns, if you read our description, you will find that only the police and the armed forces are permitted to have guns. Also, we have absolutely NO CRIME. That breaks down to about 100 felony type crimes in the past 50 years. We had one attempted murder last year some time and that was the first one in 150 years. But, we also had an assasination attempt that crippled our benevolent Prime Minister. So, you would have to smuggle into the country over a military airbase and with full suviellance and security on them at all times, when they are picked up, flown over, and dropped off and moved into their new homes. And that would include several seaches, including some strip searches, passing through X-Rays, metal detectors, etc. and going through interrogations. Not any torture or anything, but enough to be sure of security. So, I guess it is possible that they could have found a way to steal one or two firearms, but more likely they wouyld have to make due with knives, which would make these politivally motivated attempts all the more brutal. And thus, all the more effective as an example. But, after the first one or two, depending on how well planned they are, we will definately pick up the rest, just to be safe.
WWJD
Amen.

ooc:Oh, I dunno, crime especially youth related is unknown, so for one type to be especially so, there must be others slightly more prevelent. Guns are banned in the UK, but there's scores of shootings every year. Even the regular police haven't any. Anywhoo, we're hoping that in itself will make even a few attacks all the more shocking. Is the nation an island or what? We'd probably smuggle one or two guns at a time here and there across borders, there's always criminals somewhere, or else..hm, I expect if they were to come in by sea it would have been done some time ago..they could even have been burried near shore to be picked up. Meh, maybe many of the units will be arrested trying to recover the arms then.

ic: Millions on each side are still slugging it out around Hamhung- Drapoel launch probing diversory rushes against well held lines, as better and larger forces follow up by pushing towards airbases. All the while the crusader forces' air-attacks take chunks out of the Drapoel.

Drapoel meanwhile are seeping across the borders into neighbouring Asian nations, and on through others. Eventually many attempt to make their way into the home territory of attacking nations. Pairs planning to ambush officials and soldiers where they may. Some simply try to sneak in as so many illegal immigrants, others receive forged documents- though how good they are given isolated Drapoel intelligence is not clear. Many..even most may not make it, but then casualty rates at home aren't exactly light.

Over Kanggye, northern Dra-pol

One of relatively few surviving Shinden struggles into the air, a complicated and awkward rig barely managing to clear the prop enables the interceptor to haul skywards a small crewless glider.

Presently, an even rarer sight, as a Shinden-Jetto screeches into the air. The S-J-2 eventually climbs to 42,000ft, making 515mph, before dropping towards the now detached glider, which it engages with four nose-mounted 30mm cannon. The glider is of course shredded.
The S-J-2 returns to earth, Drapoel officials nodding with familiar approval.
By this time, the Shinden (S-1) has again made off, towing a second glider.

The landing of the S-J-2 is met with puzzled faces, as officials note that the sound of the jet engine is apparently increasing. Moments later one retired Banat officer, now a clerk of high status, lets out a quiet gasp, and points skywards. Above a small fan-like shape bursts across the congregation's view.

The strange object accelerates past the speed displayed by the S-J-2. Far past. Soon a thunder seems to rip through the scene on this clear day, as the object moves out of view. Eventually a silence ruled- one made all the stranger upon the return of the fan-shape.
It's silent! This makes no sense! Demons? The crusaders again? The crowd shifted nervously, apparently about to make for cover, when the thunder returned, washing over them in the wake of the fan-shape.

The fan hurtled upwards, climbing rapidly past the 42,000ft ceiling of the S-J-2 and finally leveling off at 51,000ft, so the crowd was informed. Soon, with the second glider drifting overhead, the fan came swooping back down, a rocket leaping out ahead of it, and swerving towards the glider, clipping its port wing and exploding, sending the glider into a leaf-like descent.


The S-4 Super Shinden was made known to the nation's elite, and with it the Drapoel People's Republic completed its first supersonic flight, and made its first air-to-air interception with missiles.

The aircraft returned to its bunker, the republic presently unable to effect its mass production.

(ooc:The S-4 is a development of the Shinden line which began with native production of the late-war Japanese canard fighter, moved on with the addition of a primitive jet engine, as the Japanese experimented with before the end of the war, and in recent months has benefited by the import of a few early mark MiGs before the restart of hostilities. The capture of Pyongyang by Kurosian, as I said at the time, was important for the 'advanced' aviation research being carried out. )

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The S-4 Super Shinden bearing the ensign of the DPR Air Defence Force

OOC- I'm sorry, my crime rate must've gone up, when I wrote that, it said No Crime-especially youth related. Not a biggie, wow, I wonder what a crime wave in my wholesome nation would look like. Drive by yellings? Armed church donations? Seriously though, do whatever you want, my nation is like an earthly paradise of peace, but, it is totally possible that you could've found/stole/smuggled any firearms into the nation at some time or another. Go nuts. But, the security really is that tight. And everyone is probably on some stage of alert. Not impossible to do the things you propose, but, it will be difficult.I'll make an IC post later today.
WWJD
Amen.

The battered Quinntonian Dra-pol positions are holding their own fairly well, the attacks seem to be far more advanced and ferocious, and actually seem to have some strategic purpose, but the Quinntonian resistance is equally more prepared and more determined. The larger Quinntonian Artillay guns have now been fully commited to the fray as they pound out literally tons of armemants 24 hours a day, as fast as their exhausted crews can reload.
The Joshua Class Attack helicopters, being better suited to attacking infantry in large numbers, add massive amounts of air support to the embattled Hamhung positions.
Also, the airstrips have been sorrounded by the best of the best of our troops and equiptment, knowing that they are the key to any semblance of victory.
Only once daily, the 350 Gabriel Heavy Long Range Bombers fly all the way from Quinntonia, and drop HUGE amounts of ordinance in the forms of the most modern and destructive bombs in the western world, carpet bombing targets that they are only given on the way into Dra-pol airspace, keeping their targets up to date. Each time, they aim for the highest concentration of Anti-aicraft and infantry, and kill every living thing in a 20 square kilometre area.
The other aircraft in the area fly literally thousands of missions every day, mostly targeting sights that their sattelite and spy plane intel has told them hold any of the few remaining planes or collectives that are suspected of producing planes. Also, they are flying an amasing amount of missions against SAMS misslis sights and AA gun concentrations, no doubt this constant peppering with air attacks have caused the Dra-pol commanders to start to place their AA and SAMS alone, in amongst infantry, so that only one could be taken out by our very expensive missiles at a time.
The fighting around the cities is not going as well as had been expected. The Belmoran forces, now numbering over 2 million, are getting hammered. They are holding on, but taking unbeleivable losses. It is thought, however, that if they can hold on, the airstrikes will; be able to concentrate on supporting them in a few days, as almost everything with wings is destroyed or grounded in Dra-pol and the AA and SAMS sights are getting battered mercilessly.
The death toll is reaching huge levels and this battle has reached that unpleasant piont when commanders on both sides are thinking and advising their superiors that this battle cannot be won. And yet, the leaders of these two nations continue to send their young men and women to die. In waves.
At that piont, the worst happens, Banat agents have mobilised portions of The Dra-pol Loyalists to attack the rear of the Quinntonian defenders, but they are met soundly with the real Dra-pol Loyalists. Dra-pol starts killing Dra-pol in the streets of Hamhung. The Quinntonian Loyalists do outnumber the Banat-led Loyalists, but opnly just barely, and they all jhave the same equiptment.

WWJD
Amen.

Hamhung

The Banat agitators and their followers are of course quite brutal when they find Quinntonians or Quinntonian Drapoel at their mercy. The Christian Dra-pol are a mixed bunch- some are very..well..Christian, and treat captured loyalists well- sometimes to their own detriment as captives act out violently. Others, most even, are still Drapoel at heart, and their brutal fury is transfered against those who have not converted to the faith (which is probably an entirely new branch of Christianity including local beliefs, as is the way generally). No doubt one side or the other will eventually start crucifixions.

Quinntonia

Sixteen pairs of Banat trained Drapoel exist in Quinntonia. Thirty two men and women. Between them they've managed to pick up eighteen of the weapons meant for them. Fourteen firearms for one reason or another never found their intended owners. Those would-be owners assumed that the authorities had probably intercepted them.

They watched the news every day, keeping track on home, and perhaps more importantly looking for reports of activity either by their comrades in Quinntonia, or against them by the authorities- the pairs aren't in direct contact with others.

Reports of Belamorian reinforcements are sign enough for some, and hearing about concurrent larger Drapoel mobilisations for others. Several pairs decide to make their moves.

Usually doing their best to appear part of none-Drapoel Asian communities in Quinntonia, several move to their targets. A couple of miles outside a military base, a girl stumbles out into the road ahead of a vehicle believed to contain an officer from the base (ooc:they'd have watched as best they can over previous days in an effort to pick out someone of vague importance when he's hopefully alone or as close as possible- ie. they're not deliberately pulling over an armoured car full of soldiers, but it's perhaps not up to me exactly who is in the car/jeep). She is doubled over and appears distressed, waving an arm at the vehicle. In the hand held under her shirt, seemingly clutching her stomach, is a 7mm "Baby Nambu" automatic pistol. Her partner is just beyond the roadside in a concealed position, with a 44th Year carbine rifle.
The girl means of course to shoot anyone who steps out to help her, while her partner trains his rifle on the vehicle, should a second or third Quinntonian be present.

Similar scenes are repeated six more times across the nation, sometimes at roadsides, and sometimes with Drapoel turning up at the homes of politicians, military men, or the like. Fourteen of the thirty two operatives have made their moves. The rest are meant to hear about it on the news, and to act as soon as possible after (though some are going to struggle to find weapons).

Dra-pol

Aircraft production has almost wholly ceased in the republic. This is due to a number of factors. First, of course, is the bombing, which has taken out well over forty percent of the nation's aviation industry already. Second is the absence of specialised workers, many of whom have gone to fight, and have been replaced by the elderly, young children, the sick, and the stupid. Finally, by Directorate, priority has shifted to two areas, military wise. Small arms/ammunition, and artillery/anti-aircraft artillery.

Demand for the first rises day on day as more and more Drapoel seek arms- some are marching with improvised spears, farm tools, traditional blades, hoping to be armed before they reach the front. Some of those would-be-combatants busy themselves constructing more and more boobytraps throughout the nation until such time as they be issued a rifle.
Demand for the second is pushed up as the Christian crusaders bomb existing guns to pieces. It is considered of great value to the cause to shoot down enemy aircraft- especially the more easily engaged helicopters- in the hope that rising financial costs, quite apart from the human, will cause unease in Quinntonia, and sour the prospect of a continued war.

(ooc:That's me starting to realise that fight as we may, we are becoming trapped in a stale-mate, and the republic needs to give Quinntonia a reason to stop, because at the moment there's no reason for either side to give. I'm hoping to be hit by inspiration soon :? )

MoD:Sir latest death figures sir.
PM: How many on our side?
MoD:It's not good sir, we've lost up to 200,000.
PM:What???? Are you joking?
MoD:No Sir, the battle's at a stale mate they've lost roughly the same.
PM:I don't belive this. What are our options
MoD:Just keep on slugging it out. We could drop bombs but we have no chance.
PM:O.K-our stratagy,
#1. Push for peace- we get both leaders together, see if we can come up with a treaty,
#2. If that does not work, we continue to slug it out.
MoD:We need a stop point sir,
PM:Yes, I was getting on to that,
#3. If they still do not find peace we send in a few Yaks on military targets(bombing raid)
#4. We take desperate measures

*Letter to high Consule of Dra-Pol*
Are you willing to join the leaders of The Belmore Family and Quinntonia in The Prime Ministers Meeting room to disscuss peace talks.

*Letter to high Consule of Quinntonia*
Are you willing to join the leaders of The Belmore Family and Dra-Pol in The Prime Ministers Meeting room to disscuss peace talks.

ooc:For the record, Dra-pol has lost even more men than you have [sniffle]. Damn airstrikes. But of course its easier for us to replace them, so it works out similarly.

ic: Secretary Hotan let slip a meek sigh of some relief when he heard of the Belamorian's willingness to negotiate an end to the bloody war.

Kurosian regarded his copy through delicate reading glasses. He rubbed is face in thought. It was possible that peace talks could demand unhappy concessions from the republic, and leave him ill placed to continue fighting against them in the eyes of the world.
However, the prospect of coming out of the affair in one piece had an appeal much stronger than his doubts.

To the Belamorian Consul for Drapoel affairs:

On behalf of the great Drapoel People's Republic, the Directorature agrees to send a representative to discuss an end to the invasion.