NationStates Jolt Archive

I'm a noob, yes I admitt it so I have a couple of Noobish questions (well one actually) to go along with it before I get my head in to deep.

How are wars fought???

are they set up like this:

Side A prep
Side B prep
Side A attack/or counter
Side B counter/or attack

then repeat?


or is it just I attack you with X dudes (maybe telling where their attacking)

You describe what you're army is made up of and what they are doing.

Ex:

A wing of F-16 bombers has been launched and is attacking your primary air field

Response:

The Flak guns surrounding the air field open up in a swirl pattern to shoot down the bombs and to prevent the planes from getting to close

etc.

I forgot to mention that you are not allowed to post the loses of you opponents, you must accept loses for your forces, and your forces must not be larger than your country can support.

Well, Nationstates is conducted in Free Form Roleplay, meaning you can get as in-depth as you like. Most people don't like the one line wars:

My 500,000 men invade your borders and attack!

or:

50,000 tanks roll into your country, backed up by 500 B-52 bombers, who wipe out all enemies in sight!


Often times, longer posts giving more detail about the situation are given:

Charging out of the trees were upwards of 2,000 men. As the commanders turned to see the oncoming threat, the Hummers which were doing their best to wrap up the rest of the Red Guard patrol turned to face this new threat. They were forward of the runway, thank goodness, so 4 A-14s were able to take off, each carrying 12 Mk-82s. As they took off, they did their best to support the Humvees with the .30mm's, but it was difficult to do so on a take-off trajectory. Again, they took some light damage, but nothing serious. As they got above the field, they looked for the most urgent need for air support. Until a minute ago, this had been the southern front of the airfield. But the new south-eastern front was not looking good, and while Hummers and a few APCs carrying more men broke off from the south, the first A-14 dropped its 12 500lb bombs in twos just in front of the charging offensive. As they fell, the charging soldiers moved right into the bombs, and most hit right behind the front line.


Or on a more individual level:

"WHAT!?!" shouted Sergei. A mortar exploded on the roof.

"I SAID, COMMANDER SAYS TO GET READY TO MOVE FORWARD!" Bullets whizzed by outside, and a Merkava fired it's main gun.

"ALRIGHT, WHEN!?" replied Sergei. He distracted a pair of NLA regulars with his S5A3 while a couple of M16A2s in the opposite building shot them.

"WE'RE GETTING SOME AIR SUPPORT! RIGHT AFTER THEN! I'LL LET YOU KN-" He was cut short by a deafening explosion somewhere outside the (former)window Sergei was firing from, and chunks of brick flew past both of them. A scream of pain came from across the street. It was one of the M16ers who had shot the regulars - he had shrapnel in his shoulder.

"ALRIGHT!" called Sergei, and his companion ran back down the stairs. He looked up through the gaping hole in the roof and saw another batch of rockets - headed, no doubt, for another one of those mortars.

Good riddance he thought. Another mortar landed farther down the street, and the soldier he'd seen hit by the mortar was testing to see if he could still fire his gun.

He fired down the street at a few more regulars.


Or finally, you can RP out battles in a very detailed sense, such as has been done here (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60285&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0). It's a Civil War RP, and most of the military action begins around pages 7-8, so if you want to read it, you could skip those first pages. In my opinion, it's gone very well.

I'd STRONGLY suggest you read some of the stickied FAQs and guidelines in this forum (International Incidents) and the NationStates forum. They're all pretty good, and should point you in the right direction.

Hope I've been able to help! Good luck in your endeavours. :)