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General Rao was making a daily routine of the massive fortifications that stood facing China Proper from Xinjiang, preparing a small offensive to help the Shinoxian units about to attack.
He never saw it coming. About fifty artillery shells landed directly into his area. His body was ripped to shreds and the most illustrious Daylami commander besides the qaghan Kül Tigin was eliminated.
The mutineering artillery corps advanced, spreading the message to the starving, filthy Turkic armies in Xinjiang. Over two-thirds of the approximately 7 million men in Xinjiang were swayed over. However, the mutineers organization was poor. Fighting with loyalists led by the qaghan led to the destruction and degrading of fortifications along the border. The way was open for ROC, Hudecian, and Granzian armies...

Tigin sat in his office, his face pale, his hands trembling. The majority of the TPA had mutinied. The TPAF had remained loyal but entailed massive losses as artillery forces opened up on planes on the ground. Any that limped into the sky was shot down by AA planes. The Daylami air force in Xinjiang was no more.

Meanwhile, aboard the ships of the TPN, the mutineers struck again. The numbers were approximately 50:50, and just about the entire TPN was sent to the bottom of the sea in inter-ship fighting.

That wasn't all. The TPAF units in Iran were split as well. Aerial dogfights broke out over Iran.

The Shinoxian and Dancing Moose fleets were engaged in battle with coalition forces when B-2 bombers landed among them and littered the area with bombs. CIWS systems went into effect and brought them down, but the diplomatic damage had been done.

In Northern Iran, the mutineers were in the minority, but not by much. It was 3:2 loyalists, but fighting was fierce. The mutineers were holed up in the fortress of Alamut but were taking a terrible toll on the loyalist armies.

Meanwhile, all over the various Kashmiri, Kazak, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, and Afghan territories of Daylam, guerrilla movements broke out and fighting was everywhere.

In one fell swoop, the armed forces of Daylam had been crippled.

On the home front, communes were destroyed, factories looted, as workers and police forces mutineed. Daylam became a gigantic battleground of anarchic forces.

The capital province, Uzbek Daylam, was relatively calm, but anarchic by anyone else's standards. Here the rebels were far less strong, being about in a 10:1 numerical inferiority. Still, police and military forces were shaken as fights broke out and rebels were holed up in various buildings after inflicting large losses on the TPQD forces.

Hand-to-hand fighting broke out everywhere, starving skeletons of men slicing and stabbing at each other with bayonets and sabers. The TPQD forces were forced away from the border of Xinjiang and the wrecked remnants of fortifications were taken over by marauding Uyghur cavalry as the mutineers fell into squabbling. Tigin used the opportunity to withdraw towards Yining. The army was harried the whole way by Uyghurs and mutineer guerillas.

Meanwhile, Iran was divided. The South was mutineer air space, the north under TPAF control. Southern Iran fell into complete and total anarchy, with mutineer, Persian, and Turkic warlords vying for control with the remnants of TPA strength.

In the west the mutineers were beaten back to north-west Iran, with their base at Tabriz. General Ali was preparing his tired forces for a last drive into the area.

Meanwhile, northern and central Kazakstan became a ground for battles between guerillas, mutineers, and TPA forces. Afghan and Kashmiri forces were pulled back to defend parts of Tajik and Turkmen Daylam, and Kashmir and Afghan Daylam became full of guerrilla bands fighting with each other for control.

In Turkmenistan TPA forces from the Iranian and Uzbek sectors were struggling to keep the link between the two loyal areas of Daylam open, with mixed results. South-east Turkmenistan was largely abadoned.

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BUMP

Don't think anyone is caring about well-written demise. Too bad.

JiangGuo :lol:

OOC: My, my what an interesting turn of events, Daylam can you drop me a TG with an explanation please?

Shinoxia, I just got bored with the war in Xinjiang and needed something new. No big reason. This should be fun.

The qaghan was on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyz Daylam, with less than 600,000 men left out of his original 7 million.
He was on the verge of suicide when the news from the rest of the qaghanate hit him. Half of Persian Daylam, half of Turkmen Daylam, all of Kashmiri and Afghan Daylam, 2/3 of Kazak Daylam, the northern part of Tajik Daylam, and rural Kyrgyz Daylam were all under complete anarchy. He radioed in and added East Turkic Daylam to the list.

He asked for reinforcements, he was told there were none. The military was stretched trying to keep what it had left, nevermind reconquer lost areas. The only safe havens were Uzbekistan and Northern Iran, the two homelands of Daylam. Even then, Tabriz was the capital of a small rebel state in north-western Iran.

Tigin gave permission for General Ali to wage a war of extermination on the Tabriz rebellion, while the qaghan himself would attempt to run the gauntlet of Kyrgyztan and make it into Uzbek territory.

Chengdu
Hand-to-hand fighting broke out everywhere, starving skeletons of men slicing and stabbing at each other with bayonets and sabers. The TPQD forces were forced away from the border of Xinjiang and the wrecked remnants of fortifications were taken over by marauding Uyghur cavalry as the mutineers fell into squabbling. Tigin used the opportunity to withdraw towards Yining. The army was harried the whole way by Uyghurs and mutineer guerillas.


"How do these reporters get news before us?" zhang muttered.
"I dunno. Does the intel know much about the rebels?"
"Nothing. We have no operatives in Daylam Proper, although the XPAP are gathering target info for the ROCAF."

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As the ROCAF increasingly switches to strike missions, Colonel Chiang decides to command an attack personally.

Flying at 90,000 feet in an SR-71, the Colonel connects the ground-scanning radar and the Land Warrior system into the LCD screen and watches.

Wow, if people weren't getting killed down there it would actually be beautiful, he thought.

He looked as a massive armada of ROCAF IDF-3s unload what looked like a few hundred JDAMs. On his radar screen, it appeared air-to-air fighting was dying down, with the odd explosion visible on the horizon.

An enormous mushroom cloud puffed up, and it appeared the ROCA was on the move.

The rebels squabbling was broken up as JDAM's slammed into the milling forces, killing tons of them. The qaghanate forces had seized most of the AA equipment when they escaped towards Kyrgyzstan, and now the five million rebels in Xinjiang were left defenseless, like so many crowds of sheep. Sporadic SAM fire was not enough, and the tunnels had been wrecked by inter-Turkic fighting. The rebel leader's authority, what remained of it, was dispelled as an illusion as large chunks broke off and went on raiding missions wherever they could find resources, competing and fighting with Uygur guerrillas under the now independant FSTX and their leader 'Tamerlane'.

OOC: Can you give a description of Tamerlane?

A native Uyghur of Xinjiang, he was chosen by Daylam to lead the FSTX, the Front for the Stability of Turkic Xinjiang, first composed as a counter to the XPAP and then as a guerrilla force if Daylam was to retreat. With the disintegration of TPQD authority in Xinjiang, he has taken the Stinger, light-artillery, and UAV-equipped (along with small arms) FSTX and made it independant. He has large amounts of marauding cavalry bands loosely under his control. Urumqi has become his de facto capital, and he wars on both the mutineers and the TPQD now.


'Tamerlane', whose true name is Jiang Yue, is very resourceful and elusive. He is medium heighth and muscular.

OOC: Is Tamerlane defecting to the Chinese?

OOC: No. He's turned into a rogue warlord of the Uyghurs. You will be probably have to kill him and supress the FSTX, or else bribe him to disband. He's a sucker for pleasure.

The Skies Over Xinjiang

Cruising at a safe altitude of 50,000 feet, Alpha-Sierra-Niner-Five started its bombing run. The bomb bays slid open and for a short moment the Spirit was completely visible to almost all fire control radars in the area. 80 500lb JDAMs, crammed inside the bays, started to fall to the front lines of Daylami army, all aimed at the same target, two companies of loyalist Daylami infantry....

Airfield #495

Surrounded by snow-covered mountains, Airfield #495, also known as hell itself, crammed between two large cliffs, was bursting of activity. Three B-2A "Spirits", parked in front of their climate controlled hangars, in the shadow of the nearby mountain, were each loaded with 80 500lb JDAMs by ground crew in fluorescent jackets. Flight One of the 227th Bomber Wing was ready to perform more ""Psychological Warfare"....

Planes flew over dropping propaghanda notes insuring safety and well treatment of the surrendering soldiers.


Our Turkish brothers. Lay down your arms whether you're loyal or rebel. We will treat you in well terms and we will feed your starving comrades. Please, surrender to Xiaguo forces. Please, bring your families with you and we will protect them and treat them as refugees.

*Warning, if not, our forces will treat you as enemies*

(By order of the 7th, 12th, 15th Imperial Brigades)

Posters with similiar messages at stated,

Turks surrender NOW, lay down your weapons, and Xiaguo will treat your people and you, fairly and fitting. Beware of Sino forces however, so surrender to Xiannese forces and your people shall remain in peace and equal terms as simply REFUGEES.

Another poster read,
All Traitors of the Daylam shall be trialed for treason respectfully by Daylam. Traitors are too welcomed and if you wish to leave the Daylami army and join our international forces, you shall be rejected. Please, lay down your arms, we will treat you as refugees, if not, we simply fight you as an enemy.

All forces were calm due to the recent death of Xiaguo's former Emperor. However, Xiannese forces are ready to move in with their allies anytime.

"Umm.... well... I can't say that we expected this because.. well.. we didn't," Commander Reid, for once, was without a famous quote or witty comeback. "It seems that Daylami forces have ... more or less... disintegrated..."

"That doesn't mean they are defenceless however, 5 million former military men in such a small area is .. well... a recipe for disaster. If we move in now we could try to restore order... but not without heavy casualties."

"Likely our casualties will be amplified if there is a formal resistance movement organized.. and with all the weapons just floating around in Xinjiang..."

Reid didn't need to finish his report to the Cabinet. All knew full well what would happen if they moved in. They had all been prepared for a military adventure where all the elements were firmly under their control. Not this chaos, they were not prepared for this.

Nonetheless Hudecian troops began a slow advance towards and across the border of Xinjiang. They were full aware that there were still Shinoxian troops there.

Message to Shinoxia:
From: President Matsuda

In light of the chaos erupting in Xinjiang the Hudecian government offers Shinoxia with the opportunity to safely exit the warzone for their own safety.

Hudecian marines will shortly be entering the province of Xinjiang to restore order. For your troops own safety please institute a phased withdrawl.

Meanwhile the Keyet Consul Tso Yuyan was shocked by the horrors he saw on the news.

"Mrs. Len, I need you to call General Hanec, the Counsel of Human Liberty, and the Counsel of Humanitarian Services and arrange a meeting for nine o'clock tomorrow morning regarding the civil strife in Daylam. Surely we can do something about this."

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"We must certainly not enter Daylam, their internal conflict is lof none of our concern!" General Hanec declared passionately pounding his fist on the table. "We have no business meddling in their problems, especially when we have so many here at home. Plus we don't have the money or the man power to do them much good if we were to get involved."

"But surely we can provide some aid. You've seen the news the same as everyone else, that conflict has degrading into pure madness. The casualties are stupendous, and many of those are innocents," The consul argued.

"The Counsel of Human Liberty agrees with the General. Though the rebels attempt at liberty and self rule are admirable, their methods of bloody revolution are not, and a commitment to noninvolvement has to be maintained," so said their representative Chok Ge

"Maybe we shouldn't take sides in the conflict, but surely we could send in some people to tend to the wounded and distribute food and medical supplies. Perhaps even do some peace keeping and aid in it's quick restoration," pleaded Han Tec, representative of the Counsel of Humanitarian Services.

The general responded, "Absolutely not! Sending our troops into that mess will only get them killed, and fighting both sides is worst than if we chose one!"

The Consul thought this over. "No, our troops should not commit to any fighting over there, not even for peace keeping purposes but I agree with Mr. Tec and his ideas of aid. General, prepare your men for distributing supplies in a combat situation, and get as many medics together as you can find. They have a lot of wounded over there. Mr. Tec, tell the Counsel to gather as much food and medical supplies as they can spare."

The general's jaw dropped, "Sir, we don't have the resources for such a campaign. No offense sir, but you are going to get our troops killed!"

"No, general, I am going to save lives. Mrs. Len, try to get me in contact with the Daylam and the rebel forces, if there is any one who can still claim control over there I want to know our aid is welcome."

At what ever air abse tiawan has been flying my forces into

As the rain lashed down outside the window General Gray was stomping around his temporary command centre.
"You mean we have come all this way, demosntrating Crookfur's compelte lack of true heavy lift capability in the process and you say we may not be needed after all!"
The general came to a suden halt, his kilt swishing as he turned on the hapless CAP laison officer

The young offcier blanched in the face of the general's fury,
"Well sir the main danger seems to be over but the humanitarian issues of the recent event are only beginning to be revealed and all our resoruces will liekly be required."

"HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS! oh in the name of all thats holy, more humanitarian missions. First TFUN, then the cosntant trouble in FPC and now here too, just bloody great! Jones! pass the order we are goign to front to sort out other people's mess yet again!"

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The Crookfur high command looked a tthe ongoing situation and turned thier attention to the Cannary islands, a perfect opertunaty to sercure another atlantic base for the OMP?

Under cover of darkness the 8th and 9th POFs slip away from thier berths at coveneant island and head for the cannarys, a tthe same time the stand to order is passed to the 3rd and 4th marine groups (comrpising of 2 marine divsions, 2 transport groups and 2 combat support fleets), the entire Airborne Corps and the lcoal air command.

A complete seige and bloackade of the isnalnds would be stretching it but with the help of the other OMP nations a devasting strike could eb carried out.

As the Fury, one of the most advanced aircraft carriers in the entire navy, steamed throught the dark waters surrounding the Canary Islands, the sky began to darken. Clouds packed together and moved in front of the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching the earth. The last red sunlight peered through some holes in the thick layer of clouds, turning the sky partly red, an appropriate effect for upcoming operation of the ASN.....

Still, the Fury was bursting of activity, ground crew moved ordnance on weapon trolleys up to the flight deck by a number of small lifts. The ship itself turned into the wind, the howling sound of the wind raging over the deck and against the "tower" rose....

Arabian Sea, 8:00 a.m. Local Time

As the sun's ray peaked out above the horizon, the area of the Arabian that held the Granzian fleets yesterday was... empty. Rays of sunshine looked down on the endless ocean. Several hundred nautical miles away, High Admiral Howard sat in his stateroom, hunched over his desk-screen and studying the naval routes when a knock sounded at the door. "Come in."

Admiral Grashal strode in through the double mahogany doors before stopping to salute. "You called for me, sir? I must also say, the men have begun to question the reason behind this sudden withdraw. I must say that even I was under the impression our forces had the upper hand, and was in fact, on the verge of a victorious confrontation. Wild rumors are abound, including one that our home islands are under attack!"

"Illusions are not always what they seem," said Howard with a glint in his eye. "Please, sit." He drew up a chair facing the desk before continuing. "A top secret transmission arrived from CC, the contents of which are here." Howard picks up a manila folder and hands it to Grashal. He opens it, and several documents, decoded, fell out.

"It... it says to go to the Canary Islands." Admiral Grashal looks up, "What could we possibly do there?"

"Apparently, Daylam owns them. Central Command has discovered around 60,000 marines are currently stationed there, nothing the OMP can't handle. The 1st Battlefleet sets sail back to Granzi, and the 3rd is being removed to Reunion. The 2nd, of which is under your command, is in charge of placing a blockade on the Canaries, and ultimately take them. The 4th and 5th Assault Groups is underway as well, and the rendezous should take place off South Africa. More detailed order is expected. Now get this done!"

Grashal quickly recovered his composition and hurried out. The 2nd Battlefleet broke off and soon set sail south. The war was not yet over.

-Shankou- just across the border in Xinjiang-

The lead elements of the first half million Hudecian troops began arriving in this small town.

Paladins, modified M1A2s, towed artillery and Chaperral units began arriving under heavy guard from both the air and the ground. Resistance to the advance, under the form of a few functioning Daylam units and the mixed mess of ex-Daylami troops.

Casualties would be heavy as snipers and resistance fighters would harry the spearhead through the entire province.

The army would reach Hami within 24 hours, Urumqi within the week.

-Anxi- Hudecian HQ-

"We have little idea what we are going to do once we secure the region, hopefully our Chinese allies will have a better idea. Our real objective though will be Kyrgyzstan however. We will secure the area and set up a provisional government as soon as possible." Commander Reid explained to his senior staff.

-Shankou- just across the border in Xinjiang-

The lead elements of the first half million Hudecian troops began arriving in this small town.

Paladins, modified M1A2s, towed artillery and Chaperral units began arriving under heavy guard from both the air and the ground. Resistance to the advance, under the form of a few functioning Daylam units and the mixed mess of ex-Daylami troops.

Casualties would be heavy as snipers and resistance fighters would harry the spearhead through the entire province.

The army would reach Hami within 24 hours, Urumqi within the week.

-Anxi- Hudecian HQ-

"We have little idea what we are going to do once we secure the region, hopefully our Chinese allies will have a better idea. Our real objective though will be Kyrgyzstan however. We will secure the area and set up a provisional government as soon as possible." Commander Reid explained to his senior staff.

The Scandavian fleets weren't far behind those of Granzi and they were straining to catch up. The plan, at least the Scandavian plan, was to blockade Isla de Tenerife, Isla de la Gran Canaria, and Isla de Fuerteventura and then pound the military stations into dust. If necessary, they would also land Imperial Marines by helo, but that was only if things on the ground got out of hand.

As the Hudecian spearhead drove into Xinjiang, the rebels got some sort of cohesion, managing to rally around 2 million men to attempt to throw them back out. It was of no use. They were completely at the mercy of the Hudecian planes. They used their artillery to good effect but the numerous defensive lines had been wrecked by the retreating TPA forces. Artillery positions, the one thing left to the rebels, went into effect in large quantities. It was not enough to save them. The FSTX hit their rear, distracting them as the superior Hudecian troops speared through their ranks. They broke and fled in all directions. There were now heavily armed rebels in all sectors of Xinjiang, mixed with Uyghur armies under Jiang Yue's control.

Meanwhile, the qaghan had struggled into the crime-infested city of Bishkek, former capital of Kyrgyz Daylam. Behind him he left a swath of dead bodies.

The sudden disintegration of Daylami central command and control did not escape the notice of Western Asia's military planners. IDF forces had previously abstained from engaging the upstart empire, even when it faced off against _Taiwan, WA's ally.

Now, however, the United States of Western Asia was ready to act.

CANARIES CAMPAIGN (OPERATION: TSUNAMI)
Intelligence reports have indicated that, while the Daylami forces on the Canaries are not in open revolt, the troop morale is low and forces are not organized properly for a defense of all of the islands claimed by Daylam.

Atlantic Ocean, 40nm North of the Canary Islands
The main body of the 10th Western Asian Grand Fleet and the 3rd Amphibious Assault Ready Group passes the "Orange Line," the projected minimum distance for the Daylami forces to detect and begin to target the fleet vessels. The dozens of vessels in Task Force Recoup finalize the strike program for the Western Asian landing. Dozens of Helicopters and HLCACs are prepped for the assault of Fuerteventura, La Palma, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria, four of the most tactically important parts of the island group. Over 40,000 IDF Marines sit on landing craft or aboard ships awaiting their assault on these islands. The bombardment vessels are loaded and prepared for their role in the final assault as their main weapons come within effective striking range on their primary targets.

Porto Santo, Madeira IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Lajes Field, Azores IDF-AC Airbase Facility
The 223rd Fast Bomber Wing (B-4B Banshee) and 32nd Heavy Bomber Wing (B-52H Stratofortress) of the IDF Air Corps EURCOM are mobilized and armed for strike missions against Daylami targets in the Canary Islands. Some parts of the 32nd HBW are already in the air, only a few miles from the Canaries, as Operation Tsunami awaits activation.


IRAN CAMPAIGN (OPERATION XERXES)
Gulf of Oman/Persian Gulf
Vessels of the 9th AARG and 2nd NGF head out of Friendly (Menelmacari-held) bases along the Persian Gulf or enter the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. Preparations are made for amphibious seizures of Abadan, Bandar-e ‘Abbas, and Bandar-e Bushehr within the Persian Gulf and at Bandar Beheshti on the Gulf of Oman. A contingent of Marines aboard one old Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Carrier is assigned to seize the strategic and all-but-abandoned Kharg Island.

Crippling strikes are planned for Tabriz, Bushehr and other southern air bases, as strike fighters aboard fleet aircraft carriers are loaded with runway-busting bombs and guided weapons. Paratrooper-bearing transport aircraft launched from Sniper Country Somalia begin to approach the Iranian territory.

Diyarbakir IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Erhac IDF-AC Airbase Facility, State of Turkey
The 213th Fast Bomber Wing (B-4C Banshee) and 47th Heavy Bomber Wing (B-52I Stratofortress) are loaded for strike missions within Daylami Iran. Thousands of tons of munitions are prepared ranging from 500lb JDAMs to 5,000lb dumb bombs for general area targets.

The 35th Strategic Bombardment Fleet of Gatekeeper ULAs rises slowly over Diyarbakir ABF and its four airlifter-type airships make their way for ready positions over the border, with their hundreds of Supersonic CALCMs targeted for a variety of Daylami military sites.

C-15, C-5, and C-2 Transport Aircraft are loaded with IDF Army Corps Paratroopers and AirMechInf units that will be dropped deep within Daylami territory to seize strategic and tactical sites in support of follow-on airborne and ground forces.

Elsewhere on the bases, ULA Transports continue to ferry troops and supplies to the Iranian-Turkish border zone.

Batman IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Van IDF-AC Airbase Facility, State of Turkey
The 243rd, 245th, and 247th Composite Strike Fighter wings of the IDF Air Corps are prepped for action. F-15I Ra’ams, F-15C/D-2000 Baz Meshopars, F-16I Sufas, F-4H Wild Weasels, F-4I-3000 Kurnas, and F-35A JSFs are loaded with their strike packages and the first flights take off. Flights of MC-2D transports, MH-53M Pave Low IVs, and MH-60G/L/S Pavehawk/Blackhawk/Knighthawks take off to drop Paratroopers and Special Operations teams behind enemy lines.

Strike helicopters escort the insertion craft over the hilly terrain of the eastern sectors of the State of Turkey.

Turkish-Iranian Border Zone
As new troops, supplies, and vehicles arrive hourly by ULA and on the remote highways of rural Western Asia. Dozens of Tanks and APCs sit ready to rush across the border. The Daylami border stations have already been somewhat abandoned, with several of the once-hostile troops defecting to Western Asian patrols. Troops sit in semi-armored 2 1/2 and 5 ton trucks or in LAVs as the countdown enters its last hours.

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The fall of Daylam is imminent. Now all that prevents the rush of IDF troops is a single call from the President.

The ROCA heads towards central Xinjiang, peeling off from the Hudecian army. Snipers and resistance fighters are dealt with quickly using advanced hyperspectral equipment to spot them at distance hiding inside trees and bushes.

A limited number of AT-5 Dragon CAS craft begin operations in assisting the ROCA in the open terrain.

[code:1:7713cbbd56]
TO: Allied Nations
FR: Imperial Strategic Command
SUB: Basing Rights
ENCRYPTION: PLKE5967

We have convinced Kuwait, who enjoys the protection of three House Saleh light infantry divisions, to allow allies to use its air bases and airports as a staging point for fighters and bombers. We ask any interested parties to please inform the Imperium ASAP.
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120 nautical miles south of the Canaries

The rendezvous occured without incident, and the Granzian fleet was nearing the Canary Islands. Onboard the Valiant, Admiral Grashal was pacing the bridge, mentally running his battleplans once more. His thought were interrupted by a shout from the Communications Officer. "Admiral, we have detected a large fleet nearing the Canaries, bearing in from the north."

His face growing more severe, Grashal hurries over to the data banks and peers over the CommOp's shoulder. "Can we identify them yet, Johnson? No... How long until the next satellite feed is transmitted?"

"At our current position, about 6 hours, Admiral."

"Too long of a time! Remain on course for the islands but call all vessels on high alert. Activate missile defense system and our ARAD network. Take no chances, but remain steady. Send out this transmission." Grashal picked up the mike and began to speak."

"This is Admiral Grashal of the Granzian Commonwealth Navy. Our sensors has detected your vessels near the Canary Island. Please state your nationality and your cause. We do not wish for conflict, yet will not hesitate if fired upon. Reply at once."

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Anxi

In the hours of the early morning an armored column appeared out of Camp Telopa. The first in a long line of Granzian forces, they wind swiftly down the road toward the Xinjiang-Gansu border. The roar of aircraft sound overhead, as they wing toward rebel targets inside enemy territory. General DeMark estimates an advance of 30 miles a day, with scattered resistance. They would catch up to the Hudecian soon, hopefully.

120 nautical miles south of the Canaries

The rendezvous occured without incident, and the Granzian fleet was nearing the Canary Islands. Onboard the Valiant, Admiral Grashal was pacing the bridge, mentally running his battleplans once more. His thought were interrupted by a shout from the Communications Officer. "Admiral, we have detected a large fleet nearing the Canaries, bearing in from the north."

OOC: Just a quick note: most WA vessels are designed for minimal signal returns...so 120nm is quite a range for that (although that's well within the range of the E-2C Hawkeyes). I'll just assume that one of your Hawkeyes or equivalent got within the 30-50nm estimated detection range on patrol for now.

"This is Admiral Grashal of the Granzian Commonwealth Navy. Our sensors has detected your vessels near the Canary Island. Please state your nationality and your cause. We do not wish for conflict, yet will not hesitate if fired upon. Reply at once."

"This is the Western Asian Task Force Recoup participating in Operation: Tsunami. We are here to renew Western Asian claims to the Canary Islands. These claims were ceded to Daylam less than a year ago and this task force has been sent to recover those claims for inclusion in the Western Asian Atlantic Territories, in light of the collapse of proper Daylami government.

"Your fleet is not our concern so far as it does not seek to infringe upon the operations of our landing parties or on going operations in this sector."

Tabriz had been ruined when General Ali's last force of 50,000 men struggled into the city, the bodies of citizens and rebels everywhere. Then he received word of the Western Asian offensive. It hit hard on all fronts and left the Daylami forces reeling. Southern Iran was mostly warlord country now. Kyrgyzstan was to be adandoned. Kazakstan as well. Tajikistan was slipping, as was Turkmenistan, where the south-east and east-central portions were already far gone.

Ali withdrew into north-central Daylam, anchoring the remnants of his forces in a triangle of Tehran-Hamadan-Alamut.

A courier ran through the halls of Varanasi Palace and stormed into the quarters of the Maharajah. "My Lord, the Daylami Quahganate is collapsing- Kashmir is in rebel hands. This is a great oppurtunity to expand our realm!!!!"

The Maharajah gave his response-" Move ten tank and twenty five infantry divisions and prepare the hidden artillery and tunnels for Operation Brave Fortune. Then wait for the signal to attack."

Kashmir-

The hidden artillery sat under stone colored blast doors. This particular one was going to rain hell thought gunnery seargent Hans Vollmer. A triple barrelled 16 Inch turret sat concealed in this hidden fortress, and under them in tunnels the 1st Cavalry with 3000 tanks and other vehicles sat waiting. 155mm guns were positioned elsewhere with SAM batteries and MLRS turrets.

Nearby an underground airfield prepared for war, refueling the planes and arming them with weapons.

The 'go' code was finally given as 'D-hour' hit.

CANARIES CAMPAIGN (OPERATION: TSUNAMI)

Atlantic Ocean, 40nm North of the Canary Islands
The bombardment ships open up on the Daylami shore emplacements. 16in, 8in, and 5in shells pound the structures and rip up enemy entrenchments while navalized MLRS rockets spread DPICMs across enemy formations and depots. Helicopters and HLCACs, as well as a number of larger landing vessels move for the enemy ports and beaches while F-35Cs on SEAD missions strike at one and another SAM and AAA battery.

AH-1Z Cobras lead the helicopter assault, destroying some armored vehicles and gun emplacements for the paratroopers and marines.

Porto Santo, Madeira IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Lajes Field, Azores IDF-AC Airbase Facility
Elements of the 223rd Fast Bomber Wing take off and head for the Canaries at supersonic speeds, their bays loaded with scores of small JDAMs. As the much slower 32nd Heavy Bomber Wing units begin to approach the AD cover of the friendly fleet.

F-15C/D-2000 Baz Meshopar and F-14E SuperTomcat fighters provide cover for the B-52s from the air.


IRAN CAMPAIGN (OPERATION XERXES)
Gulf of Oman/Persian Gulf
Hypersonic missiles are launched from the VLS arrays, striking deep within Daylami territory at the military complexes of the local warlords and remnant Daylami forces.

Helicopter and landing craft assaults are launched on Abadan, Bandar-e ‘Abbas, Bandar-e Bushehr, and Bandar Beheshti from scattered amphibious fleet elements.

300 marines are soon landed on Kharg Island, where they set about capturing or killing all Daylami military personnel and arresting many government officials stationed there. Other marines follow with equipment to defend the island foothold.

F-14E, F-35C, and F-18E/F aircraft stream over the Iranian shore at low altitudes, launching missiles and bombs against Tabriz, Bushehr, and several other Daylami air bases in the area, seeding massive craters across the airfields
Crippling strikes are planned for Tabriz, Bushehr and other southern air bases, as strike fighters aboard fleet aircraft carriers are loaded with runway-busting bombs and guided weapons. Paratrooper-bearing transport aircraft launched from Sniper Country Somalia begin to approach the Iranian territory.

Diyarbakir IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Erhac IDF-AC Airbase Facility, State of Turkey
The 213th Fast Bomber Wing and 47th Heavy Bomber Wing aircraft are launched and set course for Daylami territory near the Turkish border. The Fast Movers of the 213th are soon deep into Daylami territory as far as the Caspian Sea and they leave behind them a wide path of destruction from the scores of 250lb and 500lb JDAMs they dropped over various enemy target zones...with each munition homing in on its own target that was then crushed, blown up, or vaporized by the blast.

The Gatekeepers of the 35th SBF open their underbellies to unleash one round after the next...all 3,000lb Supersonic CALCMs. The first few dozen are quickly launched but the following ripples of missiles are slower as high-value targets are slowly eliminated by airstrikes from other parts of the IDF Air Corps.

C-15, C-5, and C-2 Transport Aircraft are launched and set off for their drop points under the cover of IDF air superiority fighters.

Batman IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Van IDF-AC Airbase Facility, State of Turkey
The 243rd, 245th, and 247th Composite Strike Fighter wings are launched and fly over the border soon after. SEAD missions easily wipe out most of the Air Defense of Daylam along the shared border while strike fighters address remaining enemy bases and troop formations within.

The MC-2D transports and transport helicopters pass into the enemy lands and soon place over 2,000 troops on strategic roads and at important vantage points for the upcoming battle.

Turkish-Iranian Border Zone

Western Asian forces begin their drive into Daylam with a bang...actually...several large explosions as guard stations are destroyed by recoilless rifle, tank, and large-caliber gun fire. Wheeled and tracked vehicles rush across the border, facing little resistance along the route aside from old roadblocks and a few stalwart defenders of Daylami lands...who are usually little more than stalwart carcasses after they are responded to with gun, mortar, and rocket fire from the Western Asian advance forces.

The Sinoese troops had no mercy or pity as they marched unto death in this ground offensive that is the largest in Chinese military history (6 million men), the net was closing from many sides of the Xinjiang border. H-8s bombed, artilleries pounded, troops shot and mortars pounded, victory was in General Liu's sights. Despite the extreme heat of the scorching desert Sinoese troops placed morale over comfort.

A unstoppable drive had retaken Hami and Yiwu. This is blitzkrieg of the Chinese kind. A foreign journalist had even described this the ARSA and ARSMC forces as the Chinese Wehrmacht. At Hami, the Sinoese troops attempt to scare the locals into submission with the public hangings and shootings of Daylami prisoners as well as Uyghur rebels. Corpses of insurgents and Daylami alike were tethered by rope to the towbars of humvees then dragged around the streets until the trail of blood dries and the limbs and flesh separate from the bone. Many Daylamis were shot dead then had their bodies hung from lampposts. The local Han population and some Uighurs welcomed the victorious Sinoese troops.

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OOC: I need more info about 'Tamerlane' the Sinoese can RP with him. Is he Han or Uighur? What kind of pleasures are you talking about?

ASNS Fury

Admiral Rashid paced through the ship's command center, now and then stopping to observe his men working.

"Sir, Eagle Eye Two had radar contact with an unknown fleet, Western Asian we found out, after we intercepted a transmission between their ships and the Granzian fleet,"

"Hmmm, they started their invasion of the Canaries already, didn't they?" Draw an imaginary circle around the sector, in there, nothing goes in or out without being noticed by us, we might run into some Daylami blockade runner or raider, so send Fisherman One, Two and Three in the air, as well as Eagle Eye Three. As for WA, contact Kusair, they will handle the political side of this situation,"

"Yessir,"

-Hami-

The march to Hami was a success, more or less.

Even though the Hudecians were outnumbered, the lack of cohesion of the former Daylami army caused their defeat. Still, the price had been heavy. over 30 000 men were casualties by the time the army had entered Hami.

Hudecian aircraft was quick to spot out rebel artillery and large concentrations of troops to the land forces. The few remaining strike craft in the Hudecian air force were unable to cause severe amounts of damage. Instead, heavy bombers had to be called in.

Commander Reid marched into the battered city of Hami with the second wave. Sniper fire still echoed through the streets as Hudecian marines squared off against rebels of all sorts and fashions.

Prisoners taken during the last day of fighting were marched off towards Anxi, where they would be processed, and eventually paroled. Hudecian Armed Forces were fairly strict about prisoner rights.

-West of Hami-

"We must beat the Sinoese to Urumqi..." Commander Reid explained to his armoured divisional commanders. "To prevent a repeat of their actions... "

"The plan is that Hudecian paratroopers will land in a relatively 'safe' region the capital city. They will move in and secure it. You armoured divisions will race ahead of the main army and try to secure it. You will be accompanied by several mechanized infantry divisions and fast attack divisions for support."

-Urumqi-

The first Hudecian paratroopers and air calvary units land under heavy fire. Several helicopters are taken out as well as hundreds of troops, as the landing proceeds. With blood and sweat the first few waves secure a toehold on the land.

Over and over, troops land and fighting against the rebels continues. Gains are made slowly and painfully.

The armoured advance goes quickly and almost as painfully.

The Scandavian fleet had finally caught up with the Granzi fleet, which was to say that they were thirty miles back. Admiral Harrington turned to her Fleet Communications Officer and said, "Signal the Granzis and let them know we're coming up on their tail, assuming they haven't already detected us. Also, get the flotillas up to AirDef Alpha, I wan't the sky lit up like a Christmas tree."

"Yes, ma'am," FltComs answered.

The Scandavian task force began sectioning off into their normal organizations and slow but surely diverging, each going to their assigned islands. The airspace was lit up by the Gaea class destroyers, their new APAR-12B radars giving them even greater coverage than the original 12s. Alexandria class nuclear-powered gun cruisers formed up around the capital ships, placing themselves between harms way and the very expensive ships that made the heart of any fleet. Down below Upholder class subs began to actively watch for any subs, the sound obsorbtion and suppresion gel, catepillar drives, and newly installed LIDAR made this sub non-existant to anything that might lurk in the depths.

Flight One, 227th Bomber Wing, Skies Over Xinjiang

As the rebels seemed to advance, gathering more and more rogue soldiers from the regular army troops, the Sabirian tactics were simple, undermine the morale of the loyalists as much as you can. And what is exactly more devastating for the morale of a soldier, than to wake up in the morning and find out that the neighbouring company effectively has been whiped from the face of the earth, just as the night before, when their neighbouring company had been decimated, and then the knowledge that you will be next?

Therefore, three B-2A "Spirits", again loaded with 80 500lb JDAMs, whizzed high in the sky over the heads of the advancing rebels, heading for frontline Daylami troops, quickly releasing their dealy payload, making a ninety degree turn, heading back towards Airfield #495....

Meanwhile,
Ye and about 600,000 move in from Nei Mongolia now with 1 million troops they will cross and race to Hami which the 500,000 has already begun after tragedy left by Sino has even scared the Xiannese.

"Damnit, Mr Liu better be caught up, or we'll have to run accross these plains mighty fast. Did you hear about the Sinoese Mistreatment of Prisoners and the public hangings?" -General Jo

"A few trips and we're off, yes, I've heard his deal, lets just hope Hami will be welcoming to us rather than the Sinoese, the propaghanda should of helped. No worry, Hudecian troops are already crossing and we hop to meet up with them in rather fast, about 2 days?" -Sup. Commander Ye

"Yes, we can ake it by then but we'll have to look at the terrain, the rails have been blasted earlier and if my troops are able to repair these tracks, which i think we can do fairly fast with our numbers, we may be able to take a train to Hami."

"Hmm, follow up you plans, send some off to Hami however."

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OOC: Granzian forces will blockade, land at, and take Isla Lanzarote, Hierro, and Gomero.

-Santai-

Heavy resistance has slowed the Hudecian armoured advance to a crawl at this strategic city. Sniper fire and anti-tank weapons are wrecking havoc on the advance. With no time for a lengthy bombardment, attack helicopters and fighters are trying to destroy the major pockets of resistance.

-Urumqi-

Hudecian paratroopers and air calvary troopers attempt to encourage surrender or retreat of the Daylami resistance forces by comparing their treatment at the hands of Sinoese troops to that by Hudecian troops.

Hudecian troops promise the native resistance forces that a Hudecian and Xiannese military government will respect their rights but warn that should resistance continue until Sinoese troops arrive that they will not be able to protect them.

General Tughrul, commander of the Canary Isle garrison of around 60,000 marines, watched in horror as the Western Asian fleets pounded the powerful fortifications of the isles with a large amount of firepower. The air base on the island sent off Ka heliocopters along with F-15E aircraft, guarded by the ever-stalwart Raptors of the Daylami Air Force. They were likely to be outnumbered and destroyed, but if the reports from the rest of the TPQD were true, neither him, or for that matter the entire Daylami empire, had much of a chance left.
Large coastal artillery fires in response, well entrenched and protected from a normal-size fleet. It is unlikely to survive a total bombardment. If any of the isles comes under direct ground attack, Tughrul Bey will remove all personnel to Isle de Tenerife and Isle de la Gran Canaria. Minefields are plentiful along this lines as are long-range artillery and AA emplacements.


Urumqi

Jiang Yue focused, accepting the reports coming in from all sectors of the city where Sinoese and Hudecian troops had attacked. He issued his orders carefully. He had almost two hundred thousand fighters in the city around his compound, guarded by SAMs, TA-1, light artillery, minefields, and entrenchments. The entire FSTX, reeling from the blows struck by coalition forces, was now entirely around Urumqi. He noticed the surrender reports coming in, and realized he could either surrender now (to the Hudecians of course) or continue a guerrilla war against hugely superior odds and face a heroic death. Finally he decided on somewhat of a blend of the two.
The entire Uyghur army, numbering 200,000 well-trained, well-armed men, threw itself at the Sinoese army, hoping to drive it out by sheer desperation. The men fought with revenge in their eyes. Meanwhile, Jiang Yue sent his surrender terms to the Hudecians via an encrypted channel. They included a hefty sum of money and the term that the FSTX be allowed to survive, though dis-armed, as a political party of an autonomous (though not fully independant) Uyghur Xinjiang province.


In Southern Iran, "Lord" Khusru, as he had taken to calling himself, had arose as the dominant warlord. He was a native Persian, formerly a TPA general, who had driven Turkic and TPA forces out with a combination of Persian conscripts and TPA regulars. He enjoyed a large air force (for Southern Iran), and his forces were currently engaged in battles with the TPA for control of Yazd in Central Iran. Khusru's 'kingdom', as it were, is a large chunk of territory with the borders of Yazd, to Shiraz, to Zahedan, with his HQ located at Kerman. He is a very pompous figure, but open to bribes, similar to Jiang Yue.

Meanwhile, the rogue TPA and Turkic elements had been driven out, and had regrouped around Ahwaz in south-western Iran under one al-Mustali, a Sunni Turkish leader. He is largely trying to hang on to what he can. He is discontented with the TPQD and would probably surrender if he came under attack from anything other than TPA or warlord forces. Considered a prime target for Khusru's next assault (assuming he drives loyalist TPA forces out of Yazd).

In Central Asia, the only places under loyalist control were Uzbekistan, and north-west Turkmenistan. All of the rest of Central Asia was under complete anarchy, with warlords, gangs, looters, and crime all running rampant.

The qaghan of Daylam had entered Uzbekistan, with 700,000 stragglers out of the once-glorious seven million that had been deployed in Urumqi. The TPA had little more than a tenth of its former strength left. Outnumbered units were still maintaining a tenous hold on the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat. They would need reinforcements soon.


Meanwhile, what WAS left of the TPA in Central Iran was still alive and kicking. With the reinforcement of General Ali's 50,000 elite troops, and the massive AA defenses, any Western Asian planes coming into north-central Iran around the southern border of the Caspian Sea were taught a harsh lesson. In the Elburz Mountains, Alamut, which had seen many sieges and many battles, the last one being where Caliphate forces had fought with Imamate ones in the first (relatively tiny) Daylami Civil War, was readied again. The tiny pass leading up to the city was rigged with enough explosive to make the most experienced minesweepers pee their pants. Any little blip on the radar screen was immediately hit with SAMs a la mode. Raptors patrolled the skies around the city in dense clouds.

The same kind of thing could be seen in Samarkand, current capital of Daylam. There were over ten different defense lines built in successive circles around the city, and sniper positions mapped out to maximum effect. This was now Fortress Uzbekistan, and every able-bodied man (or senior citizen or boy) was handed a weapon and put into a position.

OOC: Granzian forces will blockade, land at, and take Isla Lanzarote, Hierro, and Gomero.

OOC: Okay, I plan on taking the four islands of Isla de la Palma, Isla De Tenerife, Isla de la Gran Canaria, and Isla de Fuerteventura. RP post taking them all is in the works...quite a long piece.

The Maharajah spoke to general Hans Ulf, "Once the soldiers are in position institute operation Brave Fortune."

The 5th fleet pulled through the straight of Gibraltar and headed for the Canary Islands, the Admiral sent a message to Western Asia. "We are here to provide fire support, allow us to assist you."

Kashmir-
The blast doors opened to Hans Vollmer's 16 inch Gun, the platform raised into the air and the guns loaded themselves. Vollmer could see oter 155mm guns and MLRS coming out of their hiding spots and aiming for their targets, but one was different- it had four 155mm barrels set up in a diamond shape. That strange weapon began to spin and then it opened fire. The 155mm gun spat out 40 Shells a second each one either rigged for airburst or high explosive. Then the order came, "Fire for Effect" The 16 Inch gun fired sending three shells flying into the opposite mountain. Ten 155mm guns and five MLRS platforms sent their armaments high into the air, crashing down on Daylami Kashmir.

For thirty minutes this hell rained down on Daylam.

The smoke clouds covered the Daylami side of Kashmir, and before the clouds cleared the main attack came. From underground airflields swarms of Apaches, F-22s, F-16s, E-6s, and JSFs entered into the light of day. Tunnels were thrown open and hundreds of Magdhan tanks, APCs, IFVs and thousands of infantry poured out.

Thus Began operation Brave Fortune.

Aboard the GMS Valiant

Admiral Grashal was nervously pacing aboard the bridge, reviewing for the last time Operation Stingray: The taking of the Canaries. A transmission from Western Asia was recieved, stating their intentions to take to more heavily populated -and defended- islands. That was fine with him, the Granzians were not looking for a pitched battle or large casualties.

The orders had been send out some time ago. The entirety of the 4th Assault Group along with elements of the 5th would proceed to P-1, around 30 nm south of Isla de la Gomera. The bulk of the 2nd Battlefleet had been sent as well, to soften up any defenses prior to any landing. Lead by the Thunderchild battleship Gialio, a semicircle would be formed out of range of the Daylami guns. Aircraft aboard are on standby with several suadrons ready for rapid deployment. It was here that the main effort would be concentrated.

To take Isla de Lanzarote, a smaller task force had been sent due east, then north, staying stationary several nm out from the coast. After recon aircraft and the satellite feed was retrieved, it was discovered the terrain was mostly flat and sandy, with minimal cover and rise in elevation. The strategy here would be to focus on achieving air superiority, and destroy any pockets of resistance from the air. Overall, any landing was expected to be short and successful, supported by limited bombardment.

Several Perrigon Class Minesweepers were dispatched to clear the area beforehand of the main fleet's arrival. Escorted by a handful of Adari Class Air Defense Destroyers and a few Seabolt fighters, the small groups quickly swept the scene and was gone. The stretch of sea, especially near the larger islands, has numerous mines, and posed a difficult obstacle to breach. Gomera was particularly treacherous due to its proximity to Isla de Tenerife. The dilema was solved by several flights Sea Dragon helicopters who cleared the way. Now all they needed was the signal to attack.

"Admiral!"

Grashal rushed over to the nearest computer monitor and saw the green message. Decoded, it read:

~Kaishi~

Let it begin.

Admiral Grashal slowly picked up the speaker and spoke. "All units, commence the attack."

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Aboard the GMS Valiant

For once Admiral Grashal could breathe easily since the campaign started. Everything was going according to plan. The massive bombardment by the fleet had commenced. A rain of fire from the massive 18, 22, and 26 inch guns of the battleships simultanously opened a broadside, sending armor-piercing shells screeching toward the shore defenses. The Valiant, with a small escort, had stayed further out to sea, to coordinate the joint action.

With a roar the various cruisers began launching their missile payloads. VLS systems began selecting crucial targets, sending them toward gun emplacements, radar stations, and airfields. The flights of GM-20 and GM-32 cruise missiles filled the sky and grouped together to form swarms. Destroyers and frigates joined in, and together a seemingly on-going rumble pervaded the area, sending waves rippling radially from the vessels.

All was quiet aboard the Valiant, except for the occasion overhead pass of patroling aircraft. A beep sounded as the routine satellite feed was collected and decoded in the communications data bank. Officer Johnson drew up the images, and on the 3rd one, his eyes widened with shock. "Admiral! Come take a look at this!"

Grashal strode toward the diplay monitor, and contemplated the sight. On number three was the unmistakable outlines of several ships. "These are not Western Asian? Oh no, these designs are almost identical to those collected by CC during the Magdha/FWS incidents in Pakistan and Indonesia. Which means...."

He didn't need to finshed the thought. "Get a transmission out now. The last thing we need is Magdha coming into the sector and causing our timetable to unbalance. He picked up the speaker:

"Attention Magdha vessels! Please leave the area at once. Assistance is not needed and your presence will serve only to complicate matters. While we currently have no objections to Kashmir, the Commonwealth will not allow Magdha interferance in the Canary Islands. Everything is under control. We do not wish for conflict. Again, please leave."

General Tughrul Bey only allowed for a few fierce minutes of fighting before pulling back his forces into the formidable defenses of the two main islands.

In Kashmir, all TPA power had been handed over to one Kemal Rej, who had previously been a leader of Kashmiri guerrillas. All of his men were veterans and they had the benefit of extensive defense systems put down by the Turkic People's Army beforehand.

Trench and tunnel systems protected the Kashmiri army as they answered the artillery bombardment in kind. The Maghdan soldiers slammed right into the well-hidden minefields that threw fragments into their faces along with huge explosions that made tanks unable to pass in areas. Well-hidden antitank emplacements made sure Maghdan tanks were in no hurry to get into Kashmir. T-90 tanks themselves were used in defensive positions against the Maghdan soldiers. Machine gun fire erupted all along the line and Maghdan planes were the target of huge amounts of AA fire.

It was exactly as Kemal Rej would have overseen it had he still been a TPA commander. As the AA batteries fell silent Raptors closed in on the mixed Maghdan planes, firing their missiles, focusing on strike and bombing planes. A-10A planes moved in low and unleashed their 3,900 rpm cannons onto the enemy tanks.

Admiral Shankar to Granzi- "We are exiting the area at your request and are headed down to our bases in Africa."

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Post that into your browser to see the make-up of forces in Iran. Anything not in borders is in anarchy.

Admiral Shankar to Granzi- "We are exiting the area at your request and are headed down to our bases in Africa."

Thank you.

The troops finally reached the Hudecian Forces in Urumqi. 1,200,000 headed by Ye and Jo will join the Sinoese and Hudecian forces in securing the area.

Thousands Paratroopers also begin landing near Urumqi and hundreds begin making their way into the battle zones.



Meanwhile, a note was sent to Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue, surrender to our terms and we shall submit peace and well treatment. Our terms of surrender shall be Unconditional.

All troops shall desperse from the remaining army.
All troops, and militia units shall desperse peacefully.
Xinjiang will remain under Strict Chinese Rule for a period of time.
All Daylamis will be deported out of Xinjiang and Tibet.
Daylam will surrender under the Chinese Coalition forces and International Forces.
Xiaguo will need none reparations from Daylam.

Daylam cannot obtain a full operating millitary.
All arms production shall be lowered.
All Daylami seized territory shall be returned.
All annexations will be canceled.
Canary islands shall be surrendered to International Forces.
All Coalition forces will lift embargoes on Daylam.
Xiaguo will lower tariffs on Daylam goods.
Daylam will contain a reasonable International Peace-Force.
Xiannese forces will assist Daylam in reuniting the empire and declare war on all Daylami warlords.
No charges will be held on any Daylami millitary service men unless charge for International Laws.

OOC: Xiaguo, Jiang Yue is the de facto ruler of central and west Xinjiang, he controls abour 500,000 Uyghur fighters, he has no official Daylami representation. He is asking for surrender terms of his FSTX fighters.

Oh, well ok, I'll resubmit that to the Daylami Government instead.

All troops shall desperse from the remaining army.
All troops, and militia units shall desperse peacefully.
Xinjiang will remain under Strict Chinese Rule for a period of time.
All Daylamis will be deported out of Xinjiang and Tibet.
Daylam will surrender under the Chinese Coalition forces and International Forces.
Xiaguo will need none reparations from Daylam.

Daylam cannot obtain a full operating millitary.
All arms production shall be lowered.
All Daylami seized territory shall be returned.
All annexations will be canceled.
Canary islands shall be surrendered to International Forces.
All Coalition forces will lift embargoes on Daylam.
Xiaguo will lower tariffs on Daylam goods.
Daylam will contain a reasonable International Peace-Force.
Xiannese forces will assist Daylam in reuniting the empire and declare war on all Daylami warlords.
No charges will be held on any Daylami millitary service men unless charge for International Laws.

OOC: The Commonwealth thinks the time premature for such a settlement. (Will post more tomorrow)

Magdhan F-15s Caught sight of the A-10s and pulled within reach then fired the Phoenix missiles. Other JSFs ripped forward and prepared to attack the Daylami Planes firing their missiles at the targets.

Magdhan Artillery once again fired at Daylami Lines- The 16 inch shells sometimes buried themselves into 30 feet of rock before exploding. MLRS batteries fired hundreds of missiles at the trenches and minefields.

Casualties were high as Magdhan M1-AM tanks and supporting infantry pushed forward. Tanks fired at hidden machineguns but more of the accursed guns seemed to spawn from every crevice in the rocks and every shrub. In the air several A-10s opened fire and struck a bunkered T-90 with it's massive cannon.

130,000 Feet in the air three Aurora bombers hurtled over Kashmir at mach 7. The pilots set their planes on satellite controlled as soon as they were fifty miles from their targets. The satellites had pinpointed their target: Three heavily defended areas bristling with artillery and men. The guidance computers released the bombs at the precise moment and turned the planes around.

The bunker-busting bombs flew downward and impacted within a few meters of their target, burying themselves in many feet of rock before detonating.

OOC: You wont be able to get that through to Daylam. Besides, I WANT Daylam in the Middle East to be destroyed, that's why I'm fleeing Finland.

There are now five major powers in the former Daylami empire now:

Jiang Yue and his FSTX Uyghurs
al-Mustali and his rogue TPA elements
Shah Khusru and his Persian army
Kemal Rej and the Kashmiri/Afghan rogue TPA
The Turkic People's Qaghanate of Daylam (official government)

The treaty is just a proto-type. Just in case Daylam is willing to surrender Daylam itself, Xiaguo is willing to offer this treaty. The treaty is mainly representing Xiaguo.

Xiaguo sends a message to all Daylami fractions.

Our honorable brothers. Join us and fight Daylami, this weak government has oppressed the Daylamis long enough and you have the power to oust it! Join the coalition!

A flight of F-117s took off from an underground airfield in Kashmir and headed toards their targets- Several Air-Defense Radar Sites.
The Nighthawks were each carrying a very special weapon: A missile that flies directly into a radar unit based on the position of a radar beam. Should the radar be turned off the position was remembered by the missile guidance system and the area was still engaged.

The Nighthawks came within ten miles of their targets and fired their missiles then turned for home.

As soon as their guns were within range the gun cruisers, battlecruisers, dreadnaughts and superdreadnaughts opened up on Isla de Tenerife, Isla de la Gran Canaria, and Isla de Fuerteventura. The huge 22" ETCs of the dreadnaughts and superdreadnaughts pounded inland positions that were out of the reach of the smaller 8" ETCs of the Alexandria and Ryuho classes, who were hitting the beaches in what seemed like preparation for a beach assault but what was actually a lure to sucker in any would-be defenders to be mauled by the huge vessels that were the heart and sould of the fleets.

As soon as the beach bombardment was well underway each Ryuho battlecruiser spit out the contents of a single VLS grid, one hundred and ninety-two Mach 12 cruise missiles that released two KE pentrators each that were designed to penetrate as much as 100 feet of sand (which is a huge kenetic absorber) or thirty feat of hardened concrete. The rods, if they hit the proper places, would bring destroy gas, sewer, electric, and water lines and collapse any tunnels that might be present. This particular warhead had been cooked up by PsyOps specialists to make people think about how much they wanted to resist when the enemy could take out basic human comforts at will.


[It should be noted that these missiles would be targetted in such a way that they wouldn't get anywhere near WA landing or residential areas. As was stated, this is primarily a PsyOps weapons and is designed primarily make non-military people uncomfortable and hopefully take away popular support for continued resistance. Also, there are 12 Ryuhos in each fleet and there is a single fleet per targetted island.]

OOC: This is just a glorified HARM missile. Kemal Rej is prepared for these things and there are tons of soldiers just waiting for strike planes with shoulder-launched TA-1s (range of +20,000 ft.). Not to mention all the Raptors in the air.
IC

Meanwhile, as the Maghdan advance was hit with the full force of the defensive measures, long-range slammed into the Maghdan air bases, long mapped out before by Kashmiri guerrillas, hoping to disable them.

OOC: Care to explain how you got within range without being hit by artillery or slamming into the numerous minefields, SS?

Magdhan air bases shook under the impact. Even being built underground with resistance to most artillery strikes planned out heavy damage still occurred. Base C had collapsed and taken 50 Raptors with it. F and A were unusable for a few days because of rubble.

Another flight of Auroras ripped out of airfeilds in the Thar desert. This thime their targets were airfields used by Kamal Rej. The planes climbed up to the altitude of 130,000 Feet and rocketed forward at mach 7. The planes set themselves on auto-guidance systems 50 miles out and closed in on their targets. Direcly overhead thefortified hangers they released the bunker busters.

[All of the firing guns have a range of at least 120 miles and my missiles have a range of 1,400. I didn't figure that you had minefields a hundred miles out and assumed that your artillery was standard 155mm.]

OOC: Let me explain something to you:


You won't be able to get overtop of my air fields without an extreme stroke of luck. First of all there are F-22s that are in the air at all times, that would make mincemeat of your unprotected strike planes. Second of all there are AA defenses coming out everyone's asses. There were three major fortified borders (along with Alamut and Samarkand) in the former TPQD: Kashmir-Maghda, Turkey-Iran, Xinjiang-China. The latter were wrecked in government-mutineer fighting. The first one is intact and will be nigh-impossible to penetrate.

Your best bet is using artillery strikes, but remember all airfields should be stable enough to withstand these, you might have overestimated your casualties if you had strong defenses around your airfields.

Xiaguo launches an all out missile strike at pockets of resistance all along the way up to Urumqi.

OOC: There are minefields around all of the Islands. To get in at the central ones you are attacking you would have to bypass the other ones (which have already been abandoned). There are also ASW helicopters in the air, as well as strike aircraft with Harpoons. I have long-range artillery that would easily hit a fleet around the outside islands, but not with any great volume. There would probably be not too strong of a challenge to your fleet, but there would be more than you made it out to be.

OOC: Getting through your air defenses is reasonable at mach 7 and 130,000 feet. Or at least difficult for defenders.

Almost every missile has less then a speed of mach 5 and few can operate at 130,000 Feet (with exception to anti satellite weapons.)

IC:

The 16 inch guns once again targeted Daylam's defenses- Several fortified Airfields.

The guns rose up and were loaded before firing out the barrel and sailing to the airfeild.

The shells impacted and buried themselves 30 feet into the ground before sending a massive explosion out.

Tughrul Bey's will to fight was egging. With the bombardment of his shores and the poor treatment and lack of supplies he got from the TPQD, his men were starving. He was loyal, but a majority of the empire had already fallen to warlords and rebels. He began to wonder if it wasn't time to throw in the towel. However, as long as the shores were not penetrated by enemy troops, he would stick it out to his men began dying of hunger. Beyond that he would not, and could not, do anything else. His men were starved and barely clothed (though they had advanced weaponry, for what good that was!), and would not give an honorable fight by anyone's standards.

OOC: Who is Militant Islam?

[Yes, all of these defenses are a given but minefields aren't usually layed over a hundred miles out and I've never heard of self-propelled systems that had a 120 mile firing range. Also, looking at the map, I can approach the islands from the south (which is what I'm doing) without going near any untargetted island.]

[Good point, and well noted. Damage accepted. Tughrul Bey is on the verge of surrender anyhow, so this will only be the icing on the cake.]

DAYLAM SPLITS!
XINJIANG IS OURS
DAYLAM SINKING DEEPER
XIAGUO OFFERS PEACE
COALITION FORCES ARRIVE IN URUMQI
MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE PLANNED FOR THE 37TH EMPEROR
CANARY ISLANDS, SEEKED
XIAGUO STEPS INTO SINO CONFLICT
News headlines appeared in everyday newspapers around the nation.

DAYLAM SPLITS!
XINJIANG IS OURS
DAYLAM SINKING DEEPER
XIAGUO OFFERS PEACE
COALITION FORCES ARRIVE IN URUMQI
MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE PLANNED FOR THE 37TH EMPEROR
CANARY ISLANDS, SEEKED
XIAGUO STEPS INTO SINO CONFLICT
News headlines appeared in everyday newspapers around the nation.

We want to support daylam.

Thr assault force continued to advance- Hidden artillery and fortified tank positions were causing massive casualties but forces continued to push forward. Nearby a dish of an Air defense radar platform stuck out of the mountain.

"Lead to Firebase, come in firebase- Request bombardment at the following coordinates......"

"Roger lead- bombardment commencing"

The 155mm Chain cannon fed the coordinates into its computer and aimed for the area. The gun then began to fire 40 air burst or high explosive rounds a second and the target for five seconds.

The lead tank could see fragments raining down on that area and dirt being thrown into the air by shell bursts. The smoke rose up after a mere five seconds of barrage.

OOC: Remember, Urumqi is still being fought over by three hundred thousand warriors of the FSTX.
IC

The Maghdan artillery was re-focused on by the hidden artillery of the Kashmiri army, hoping to knock it out. A-10As swarmed the positions, firing AGM-65 Mavericks and thousands of armor-piercing rounds at the area. F-15E Strike Eagles, guarded by Raptors, moved forward in the air war.

Kemal Rej's ground forces stretched backwards but were reinforced by thousands of more men. ICARUS antitank missiles, capable of crippling the most advanced tanks in the world, were unleashed on the enemy along with T-90 fire.

Magdhan strongpoints shook under the barrage, when not firing the guns were under blast doors but nevertheless several guns were not responding or were destroyed. The Daylami planes were counter-engaged with Patriot missiles hidden arouind the stronhgpoints. Magdhan JSFs attacked the F-15s with AIRAAM missiles.

Magdhan tanks returned fire, several A-10s flew above and opened fire on Turkish positions with their vulcans. Infnatry swarmed over Daylami positions even while being cut down by machineguns the soldiers still advanced.

OOC: JSFs don't carry Phoenix missiles. It is also hard to use SAMs when you have planes in the air dogfighting.
IC

Kemal Rej lead from the front, and then gave the signal. A small remnant, perhaps 2,000 soldiers, stayed in the trenches while the rest retreated to the second line of defense. These soldiers were effectively kamikazes, drawn from the Kashmiri guerrillas that had been fighting the Hindus for decades.

OOC: JSFs don't carry Phoenix missiles. It is also hard to use SAMs when you have planes in the air dogfighting.

Please don't say you are advancing, that is godmodding. Letting it slide right now.
IC

Kemal Rej lead from the front, and then gave the signal. A small remnant, perhaps 2,000 soldiers, stayed in the trenches while the rest retreated to the second line of defense. These soldiers were effectively kamikazes, drawn from the Kashmiri guerrillas that had been fighting the Hindus for decades.

OOC: Could we just have a hold on assaults by third parties on WA-targeted islands for a bit? I'm revising the RP I had laid out earlier.

Daylam...did you just sea-mine the entire area around the islands of a fishing-based island chain?

OOC: There are sea-mines around the two largest isles. The fishing industy was damaged, not destroyed, but it would contribue to the fact that all of the men are starving and ready to surrender.

OOC: Fine, Phoenix replaced with AIRAAM.

Magdhan artillery reaimed at Daylami defenses. The assault had ground to a halt and needed some support. The chain cannon and ten 155mm guns loaded airburst munitions into their guns. Airbust munitions were the perfect thing, they were excellent with trenches: Exploding over the soldiers and showering them with shrapnel.

"Fire for effect screamed the gunnery seargeant"

The 16 Inch gun fired first, followed by the other weapons. The 16 Inch shells exploded on contact but the others exploded in the air over known Daylami trenches. The shells of the chain cannon seemed to walk fragments over the trench line, further emphasised by single barrelled 155mm guns.

The 2,000 Kashmiris left in the trenches withdrew into the long, deep tunnels connecting the trenches awaiting the final assault of the Maghdan infantry with chagrin. Most of the soldiery had withdrawn to the second line of defense, but in the deep tunnnels the suicide fighters were ready.

OOC:You took no casualties from that barrage? There was a 16 inch turret firing on your position not to mention a 155mm gun that fires like a minigun and 10 assorted 155mm batteries.

IC:

The Soldiers advanced forward. The supporting armored divisions' self propelled guns fired rounds at the trench line. Infantry could see a shower of earth rising up and falling. M1-AM tanks moved forward along with Bradley IFVs but one tank, never before used in combat lurched forward- An R-409 with twin massive 155mm cannons was leading the supporting armor.

Meanwhile, on the political front, a southern Tajik warlord had thrown in his lot with Kemal Rej, who seemed to be the man of the hour. That meant Kemal had thousands of fresh troops, which he promptly deployed to Kashmir. Rej's territory stretched from Kashmir to northern Afghanistan to half of Tajikistan. On his borders were Pakistan, Maghda, and anarchic factions, so he was largely safe from government forces.

He also began making some interesting correspondences with the Shah...

OOC: Didn't say I didn't take any casualties. I should of said "what was left of the 2,000".

Meanwhile, in a fearful turn for the government, the superior Persian armies under the Shah Khusru II had defeated General Arslan's outnumbered forces, gaining complete control over the city of Yazd, which was now a torn-up wreck.

Khusru now prepared to finish his business with al-Mustaili. He deployed over a hundred thousand Persian soldiers, marching north-east from Shiraz, to attack al-Mustali's battered soldiers, numbering around 65,000 effectives, most of them wounded.

The Maharajah gave clear and prescise orders- "I want 10 more Infantry and 5 more armored divisions shipped to Kashmir and send some VX shells but don't use them unless I give the order."

OOC: Does Rej have WMDs?

OOC: Yes. He has chemical and bio weapons in the rear, as well as ten nuclear warheads. He won't use them unless they are used on him.
IC

Kemal Rej waited in silence as the Maghdan assault halted, apparently waiting for reinforcements. He gave a singled order: "Go." Long-range artillery opened fire all over the Maghdan positions, and F-22 Raptors made an all-out assault. A-10As attacked from the air.

Meanwhile, a special group of around thirty Raptors accelerated to full speed, heading straight towards the chain artillery gun's position. They knew the blast doors would close as they approached, and they were ready for it. All were loaded with explosives. Ten of them were lost to AA and enemy planes, but the remaining slammed, one after the other, right into the Magdan artillery position, making terrific explosions as they went.


OOC: What kind (Soviet or Western) of SAM defense system do you have?

The infantry ran forward, the tanks followed. From 1000m away the R-409 discharged its 155mm cannons at the trenches. M1-AM tanks followed suit as the infantry came within 600m of the trenches Firing wildly at the enemy and chanting.

A-10s ripped up several tanks but the Patriot sams retuned fire on the A-10s and supporting aircraft.

The five feet of blast door was not enough to save the precious Chain artillery cannon one lucky plane was only damaged by the patriot SAMs and flew directly into its position. The door remained but the mountain around it collapsed onto the gun killing the crew and rendering it useless.

OOC: I use a Western style AA system.

Al-Mustali had no time to prepare when his territory was hit by the ferocious Persian assault. Isfahan was lost to the Persian armies, and they drove deeper into his meager territory. In desperation he radioed coalition and TPQD forces, asking for help, knowing they would not come in time. Doing what he could, he prepared to flee into neighboring Iraq should his outnumbered, tired, wounded forces give way as they about to do.

Discouraged by their leader's absence, the Turkic soldiers of al-Mustali surrendered in droves to the Persian juggernaught. The elite corps of Immortals, resurrected by Khusru, spearheaded the advance. Miraculously, the Shah ordered them to halt, he could not risk stretching his territories that far and indefensible a position, and he had had some interesting talks with the Kashmiri general. Hurredly, and under massive air cover, he took a plane to Herat, which was under Kemal Rej's control.

"A chain artillery gun- destroyed?" The maharajah was clearly unnerved.

Send a replacement- this time a mobile one......

The maharajah smiled when he thought of the destruction.

Kashmiris waited in their tunnels, hearing the artillery duel above and waiting for the infantry to attack their trenches. Kemal Rej laughed as he learned of the chain gun's demise. A large fleet of EA-6B Prowler aircraft began HARM attacks on enemy radar, supported by artillery strikes and guarded by F-22s.

The patriot missiles fired at the incoming aircraft as Magdhan planes caught up and fired their own weapons. Unessential or important Radar sites turned off and hid under blast doors.

The Magdhan infantry closed within 400m of the bunkers with the firing tanks close behind they gave the order.

"Fire a Smokescreen"

The self propelled guns proceeded to fire smoke at the trenches- cloaking the Magdhans from view.

Several artillery fired again- this time they were on time delay. They would burst as soon as Magdhan soldiers' proximity would require Dalami soldiers to leave their tunnels. And buried under a layer of dirt they wouldn't see them until they burst.

Magdhan soldiers closed to right outside the smokescreen.

Mines went off sporadically during the Maghdan's advance, and yet still the remnants of the 2,000 Kashmiri's waited in their tunnels.

F-22 Raptors fired missile after missile, and more and more came, reinforcing the position in the as the EA-6B HARM missiles slammed into the ground. A-10A cannons, able to pierce the armor of any tank in the world, crushed into the blast doors, attempting to cut their way through. Mavericks flew everywhere as more and more Kashmiri planes went up into the air.

Meanwhile, in Herat, a representative of Kemal Rej's Kashmiri state sat at a table, staring at the Shah Khusru II.

The man, a small but muscular Pathan, spoke to the Shah.

"What do you want for what we have requested of you?"
The Shah looked at him with a look of amusement, as did the large Immortals standing behind him with bayonets drawn.
"You know what I want, fool. Perhaps dear Kemal would rather I turn my armies upon him, instead? I would love to match my Persians against his Turks, see who is really the true warriors!"
The Pathan sighed, holding his temper as Rej had commanded him. Rej had predicted all this. What a smart man, the Pathan thought.
"Very well, you will receive them if and when you begin Operation Sassania."
"What?!" yelled the Shah. "I want them now, you idiotic barbarian!"
"No." replied the Pathan calmly, with a hint of a smile on his face.
"Fine, fool. Rej will pay for his insolence dearly."
"We shall see..." the Pathan spoke, as the Shah exited the room with hid bodyguards.


As he returned, Operation Sassania began. Four hundred thousand men of Khusru's army moved north, preparing to assault Tehran. They met General Ali's 200,000 men, well fortified, and were halted. Fighting was fierce, and the fate of the loyalist government rested on these men.

The patriots fired again at the E-6s. They had two missiles fired at each plane and then fired one at each supporting A-10.

More Magdhan F-15s arrived from bases in the Thar desert and fired on the Raptors with AIRAAMS.

Magdhan infantry stormed through the smokescreen 50 Meters from the trench waiting for the Daylami soldiers to attack they threw themselves on the ground and crawled forward.

Another flight of Aurora bombers took off to the altitude of 130,000 Feet and sped toards the Daylami Airfields in Kashmir at mach 7. 50 miles out the autopilot took over and sent them directly over the fortified hangers before dropping more bunker busters.

The bombs sailed down and ripped through the hangers exploding deep inside where the planes were.

150 Magdhan JSFs and 300 F-16s took off for Kashmir from the Thar Desert. Their mission was achieve total air superiority.

ASNS Fury

A total of twelve EA-220B Stealth Bombers took off from the carrier, each armed with twenty-two Robin SDBs, ready to pound on remaining Daylami defences on Hierro. When the last one was out of sight, blended with the clouds near the horizon, a second wave was ready for take off. Twenty-four F/A-18UE-AS Super Hornets, newly upgraded by FDC to fulfill strict requirements of the ASN for upgrading their old Hornets to a standard extremely capable of performing air-to-ground missions. The birds, each armed with four EAW-38As (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=135324&highlight=), effective munitions for countering infantry, which was the main element of the Daylami troops on the Canaries, were each "shot" away by the strong electro-magnetic catapults aboard. When these aircraft soared into the heat of battle, a third, and final wave was composed, twelve extra EA-220Bs, this time armed with nine regular 1000lb JDAMs, with the mission to strike key targets, like ciritical infrasctructure (bridges), Daylami command posts and the airfield of the island.

Of course were all aircraft armed with standard air-to-air and small anti-radiation missiles.

While the battle was raging on, several AWACS and AS(u)W patrols made sure, no Daylami ship, submarine of aircraft could get out of the death zone, an imaginary circle, drawn around the Canaries.

D-Day + 20 minutes to D-Day + 4 hours

CANARIES CAMPAIGN (OPERATION: TSUNAMI)
A looped transmission is broadcast throughout the Canaries from EC-2D "Grey Ghost" PSYOPS airplanes. The message is specifically addressed to Daylami troops, with broadcasts being tuned to the frequencies reportedly used by the Daylami C4I systems and for local communications nets. Secondary broadcasts are made over major local radio stations and on available empty bands to reach as many Daylami personnel as possible.

Forces of the former Daylami Empire,

Your Homeland is collapsing upon itself as your Nation fails to defend even its most ancient borders. Your government cannot provide for your family in your own lands. Your fellow soldiers have mutinied against the harsh drive of their commanders and have seized their own homes in an attempt to defend their loved ones.

Your mission here is hopeless. You are the garrison of the distant territories of a collapsed nation. Your nation cannot provide you safe passage home, nor can your leaders even assure you that your homes will remain if you ever return. To stay and fight against our forces would be a valiant effort, but a foolish and pointless one. You can do more for your families by defending them on your home ground. What good do you do for your people fighting an enemy of a government that cannot fight for you and your interests? For a government that will not even be able to pay you for your duty…or pay your survivors for your death? For a government that, effectively, no longer exists?

Surrender now to Western Asian forces and we will ensure that you return to your homelands in good health and ready to defend your families from harm. We will return you all to your homeland by the end of the fortnight if you peacefully come forth. Broadcast your surrender or hang white flags over your offices, bunkers, barracks, and weapons sites.

By fighting you fight for nothing, by surrendering you save many lives of friends and countrymen—and your own. We have no mercy on those that fight. By surrendering control of these islands you will have the chance to defend those that you care for.

Operation: Tsunami, Theatre-wide Activities
The flights of enemy aircraft are met by salvos of SM-3 Medium-ranged Mach 5.4 SAMs, which are accompanied by several (slightly) slower SM-2 Block IIIC medium-range SAMs. The short-range wireless networks allow each missile to select a separate target from among the enemy aircraft. Following that hail of fire comes the F-14E SuperTomcats loaded with Python V short-range missiles as well as AMRAAMs and Derby BVRMs, which ruthlessly seek out the crippled enemy aircraft or some of the few that have managed to survived the onslaught unharmed. A miles-long line of Derby missiles is fired at the swarm of enemy aircraft while the jets themselves close range.

TALD and ITALD decoys attract Daylami AA fire and missiles—just as the real strike aircraft (F/A-18E/F SuperHornets and F-35C JSF-CVs) fire off HARM II ("Smart HARM") missiles to neutralize the enemy ground radars.

MH-60S Knighthawks clear the way for the amphibious assault forces, using modified 25mm guns to fire supercavitating rounds at any near-surface mines that threaten the approaches of the HLCACs and large fleet vessels. Under the waves, fast automated drone subs use their own versions of these same guns to seek out and destroy mines based both on the surface and on the ocean floor.

The FireFinder radars on the Bombardment vessels hone in on the origins of the enemy shells and return shell and missile fire right on the barrels or direct the hunter-killer bands of Cobra helicopters and strike jets to launch guided missiles against the sites. The majority incoming shells are mostly destroyed by either MTHEL blasts or by "shotgun" shells fired from 16" guns in defense. Nonetheless, several shells strike the robust ships, knocking out a couple of the smaller turrets and damaging some minor weapons systems. This damage degrades the striking ability of the vessels but the command crew sits safely deep within the hull of the monstrous bombardment ships. The return volleys clear up most of the opposition within a few minutes.

Operation: Tsunami, Objective: Isla de la Palma
Atlantic Ocean, Around Isla de la Palma
A bombardment group provides some limited small-caliber covering fire for the contingent of 4,200 Marines assigned to take this smallest of the Western Asian objectives, but the general lack of Daylami infrastructure means that little work needs be done. Some 2,300 marines head ashore in the first assault waves under the air cover of F-14E SuperTomcats, F-35C JSF-CVs, and AH-1Z UltraCobras. The emptied HLCACs and aircraft return to the ships for the follow-on waves of marines.

Ashore Isla de la Palma
The landing goes virtually unopposed although a entrenched enemy positions are discovered and destroyed along the way by ground forces, with no casualties taken from their fire. The Marines land in the harbor and soon the beachhead is secured for the landing of larger equipment and the main body of the Marine landing group.

The IDF Marines drive into Santa Cruz de la Palma in their Light Scout Artillery groups and in LAVs, supported by a platoon of MBTs just arrived from the beachhead. Scattered resistance is found at the first few intersections but only scattered RPG and basically no ATGM fire is taken. The troops take care not to damage the historic and beautiful buildings of the city as they move towards the Daylami garrison.

Near the town center, the troops round a corner to find the Daylami troops sitting in the square with white handkerchiefs held overhead and white sheets draped from the second story of the local HQ. A couple dozen troops set to work recording the information of the prisoners of war while the rest of the Marines continue along the main roads to El Paso and other cities in the interior of the island. On some of these roads they face Daylami armored vehicles, which are immediately destroyed…occupied or abandoned, no care is taken for vehicles not draped in white. The few markedly abandoned units are seized and returned to Santa Cruz for use by the future Western Asian garrison, Western Asian allies, or local policing groups. A few stalwart Daylami soldiers sit at roadblocks, only to find their attempts destroyed by rocket, recoilless rifle, and chain gun fire.

Nearby, a company of Marines has air-assaulted into the airport near Mazo and sets about securing the area. They face some initial resistance from a platoon or two of enemy soldiers but several short firefights (and a few thermobaric explosions in the enemy bunkers) later the surviving handful Daylami soldiers surrender--they have run out of ammunition and most have at least minor injuries. The relatively fierce fighting at the airport generates the first Western Asian ground casualties of the campaign as a half-dozen men are shipped offshore after being too close to an exploding fuel truck. By the third hour after the start of Operation: Tsunami, Isla de la Palma’s main access routes are completely under Western Asian control.

At Puerto Naos, just below Los Llanos, 400 Marines land with LAVs and start the climb to Los Llanos, having faced only a few patrols of Daylami soldiers that were either quickly eliminated or which surrendered after a couple of short firefights. The Cobra helicopter strafes earlier on left the otherwise pristine beach town dotted with a dozen or so smoking and burning hulls of what were once Daylami armored vehicles.

Operation: Tsunami, Objective: Isla de Gran Canaria
Atlantic Ocean, Around Isla de Gran Canaria
The bombardment ships have a much heavier duty in neutralizing Gran Canaria. Several Daylami ASM batteries were destroyed but at least a half-dozen missiles got fired before the sites were scorched. The Millennium Gun CIWS aboard the heavily armored bombardment ships, which were closest to the shore, easily dealt with the simple threats, however, and the amphibious assault continued generally unopposed otherwise. The progress of amphibious ships is slowed to a crawl by the immense number of mines in the area and the majority of the Western Asian fleet, aside from the heavily armored bombardment vessels and amphibious assault units, is pulled back into open waters.

Half way to the Canaries from Madeira
Elements of the 223rd Fast Bomber Wing continue along their deadly streaking path, loaded like some pregnant alien creature with dozens of bombs standing in for broodlings, their supersonic wake has long since ceased any attempt to keep up with the almost hypersonic aircraft.

The B-52s of the 32nd Heavy Bomber Wing units prepare to enter the combat zone from on high, with their deadly cargo only one push-button away from seeding destruction across the islands. The bombers’ old escorts have long since turned back to friendly bases.

Operation: Tsunami, Objective: Isla de Fuerteventura
Atlantic Ocean, Around Isla de Fuerteventura
The wide beaches of Fuereventura make the large island almost an amphibious assault planner’s wet dream…and the IDF marines demonstrate this well. Launching from just outside of the detected enemy anti-shipping mine zone, a couple dozen HLCACs and a handful Zubr II landing craft join with the semi-submersible Landing Ship Barges and AAVP7s and air assault units to pull off a textbook amphibious assault operation. A light salvo of NAVLAR rockets clears the landing zones for the soldiers. Within 2 hours’ time 6, 400 Marines have landed on the island and have secured the major towns of the sprawling place. The bombardment vessels get off with barely a shot fired…there aren’t enough targets to really warrant the expenditure of ammunition that might need to be used on the two main islands.

Operation: Tsunami, Theatre-wide Activities
The EC-2D "Grey Ghost" broadcasts are interrupted regularly by news of the Western Asian capture of Isla de la Palma and Isla de Fuerteventura after only a few hours of combat. The electronic warfare ‘haze’ that the fleets have managed to establish between Isla de Gran Canaria, Isla de Tenerife and the other islands seems to support this claim as no local Daylami communications between the islands is possible anymore.

Urumqi
Jiang Yue focused, accepting the reports coming in from all sectors of the city where Sinoese and Hudecian troops had attacked. He issued his orders carefully. He had almost two hundred thousand fighters in the city around his compound, guarded by SAMs, TA-1, light artillery, minefields, and entrenchments. The entire FSTX, reeling from the blows struck by coalition forces, was now entirely around Urumqi. He noticed the surrender reports coming in, and realized he could either surrender now (to the Hudecians of course) or continue a guerrilla war against hugely superior odds and face a heroic death. Finally he decided on somewhat of a blend of the two.

The entire Uyghur army, numbering 200,000 well-trained, well-armed men, threw itself at the Sinoese army, hoping to drive it out by sheer desperation. The men fought with revenge in their eyes. Meanwhile, Jiang Yue sent his surrender terms to the Hudecians via an encrypted channel. They included a hefty sum of money and the term that the FSTX be allowed to survive, though dis-armed, as a political party of an autonomous (though not fully independant) Uyghur Xinjiang province.

The qaghan of Daylam had entered Uzbekistan, with 700,000 stragglers out of the once-glorious seven million that had been deployed in Urumqi. The TPA had little more than a tenth of its former strength left. Outnumbered units were still maintaining a tenous hold on the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat. They would need reinforcements soon.


The ROCA's advance was brilliant, but had failed to keep pace with the Sinoese mobile units. They were still a few hours away from Urumqi.

As Chiang's JSTARS-T flew over Urumqi at high altitude, he could see the smoke on the horizon, even from 55,000 feet. The fighting must be massive, he thought.

With precision strike capabilities required due to the proximity to civilians,
the usual JDAMs are replaced with Small Diameter Bombs with superior accuracy.

48 IDF-2s are assigned to soften up FSTX forces. A small team of paratroopers are dropped outside the city.

Isla De El Hierro

The aircraft met little resistance, unsuprisingly, as this is one of the smallest islands, though to completely annihilate all enemy threats before the landing starts, two extra aircraft waves are composed, existing of twelve EA-135Cs each, the first wave armed with two 2000lb JDAMs, to defeat any hard target not yet destroyed by the other wave, and the second wave armed with two EAW-38 JSOWs per aircraft, many variations, sometimes armour-penetrating submunitions, but mostly armed with anti-personnel shells and submunitions, one aircraft even has two EAW-38Ds as payload, which has six small FAES, very effective against personnel and soft targets.

While the air-battle continues, several LCACs quickly deliver embarked marines form the 17th MEU to the shore, covered by light attack helicopters as the EA-32B and gunship helicopters like the EA-22D. Thousands of bullets, spit out by miniguns aboard helis, cut through every Daylami soldier they saw, though resistance was low and some soldiers even surrendered....

The 450 Planes zoomed into Kashmir on a direct course to the enemy aircraft. Thirty broke off to engage the enemy, firing phoenix missiles at them and closing to engage with sidewinders and cannon.

Magdhan soldiers had stopped as tanks pounded the daylami lines. The smokescreen was gone and the vehicles were clearly visible with the still crawling infantry. The men were less then 50 meters away from the trench and yet still no sign of Daylami soldiers existed.

-Urumqi-

Hudecian troops engaged in heavy combat all around and inside Urumqi. The surrender of the FSTX had came at a fortuitous time, with the Hudecian hold around Urumqi tenuous at best, and heavy armour just arriving, they needed a success desperately.

The surrender of the FSTX was accepted and Hudecian marines were quickly assigned to protect Jiang Yue and former members of the FSTX. The Hudecian's quickly called for the surrender of the remaining FSTX forces to Hudecian, Taiwanese or Xiannese authorities.

Hoping to appeal to the Uygers to surrender, the Hudecian military outlined (and distributed via plane) a plan for a self-governed Xinjiang (no timeline was given).

-Anxi-

From the Hudecian HQ, the progressing war was watched carefully. Although the Hudecian quick advance had put them ahead of the Sinoese forces, it was not by much. The Sinoese would still reach the city within hours or days.

The only way they could really protect Urumqi was if they either the defenders were defeated or surrendered by the time the Sinoese forces got there. Commander Reid was worried.

Message to Sinoese Military Command
From Hudecian Military Commander Reid

The government and military of Hudecia deplore in the strongest terms possible the events that Sinoese soldiers partook of in the liberation of Hami. We advise the Sinoese military that they should control their troops more effectively.

The new chain cannon had arrived by train, this time it was mobile and soon it would rain destruction on Daylami troops.

The reinforcements disembarked from their trains and pushed through the tunnels to the front. Tanks and infantry seemed to swarm the entire area.

Isla De El Hierro

The aircraft met little resistance, unsuprisingly, as this is one of the smallest islands, though to completely annihilate all enemy threats before the landing starts, two extra aircraft waves are composed, existing of twelve EA-135Cs each, the first wave armed with two 2000lb JDAMs, to defeat any hard target not yet destroyed by the other wave, and the second wave armed with two EAW-38 JSOWs per aircraft, many variations, sometimes armour-penetrating submunitions, but mostly armed with anti-personnel shells and submunitions, one aircraft even has two EAW-38Ds as payload, which has six small FAES, very effective against personnel and soft targets.

While the air-battle continues, several LCACs quickly deliver embarked marines form the 17th MEU to the shore, covered by light attack helicopters as the EA-32B and gunship helicopters like the EA-22D. Thousands of bullets, spit out by miniguns aboard helis, cut through every Daylami soldier they saw, though resistance was low and some soldiers even surrendered....

OOC: A portion of the Granzian fleet is covering you, in case you need it. :wink:

Aboard the GMS Valiant

The Communications center recieved increasing reports of fighting on the numerous islands of the chain. Many of the radio frequencies now broadcast Western Asian propaganda, humorously dubbed the "Asian 'Vation" by the crew. Merely 30 minutes ago, the Al-Sabirians landed at Isla de la Hierro, effectively eliminating one of the Granzian objectives. The fleets had begun closing in on Isla de Gomera and Lazaote, however.

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On both islands, small flights of helicopters were observed landing and evacuating many foes. Taken as a sign of weakness, CC had ordered the deployment of simultanous lands. The LCACs and LPD dodged incoming small arms fire nimbly while flights of GM-32 missiles struck at coastal emplacements.

On Lanzarote, the flat and level terrain greatly benefited the 600 Marines. As soon as the beach was hit, covering fire was given as more men crossed the beach. To their suprise, the island was nearly deserted of any garrison. Trucks and TCs were unloaded, and headed toward the main town of Arrecife. Here, scattered machine-gun fire was heard as a squad of die-hard soldiers fired from inside buildings and from roofs. The first unsuspecting truck was hit by an RPG in the front cab and exploded. Luckily, the occupants in the rear had enough time to evacuate. Return-fire was given, as the call for reinforcement was answered by a pair of EA-22D gunships. Any resistance was quickly neutralized by the twin miniguns, followed by an onslaught of rockets.

The going was much slower at Gomero. Elememts of the 65th Marine battallion on the southern shore. A few Daylami soldiers were rapidly desposed of, with minimal casaulties. Beyond the landing sites, however, fortified emplacements offered increasing resistance the closer to San Sebastian. The Granzian advance slowed, as the wait fro heavier equipment began.

OOC: no, we'll handle this ourselves, shouldn't be too hard :wink:

IC:

Isla De El Hierro

As the first troops of the 17th MEU had already deployed a bridgehead near the beach, more reinforcements arrived, though the light armament of the MEU, mainly a quick-reaction force for countering lighter equiped, and less advanced enemies in modern conflicts, was definetly giving the Al-Sabirians a hard time against the heavier equiped Daylami marines, but the aerial superiority countered this effect and the Al-Sabirians advanced pretty quick through Daylami lines, mostly abandoned by the troops.

The iron fist of the battalion, consisting of four Iron Cheetah MBTs and eight LAV-25s, cut through the Daylami emplacements, advancing even quicker than expected. Suddenly, the convoy was ambushed. Two RPGs hit the front Iron Cheetah, luckily causing no significant damage to the strong armour, but one LAV was struck by no less than five RPGs, eliminating the entire crew, as well as most of the passengers, only two marines escaped out of the burning wreckage, immediatly seeking cover near the side the road. The Iron Cheetah behind the unfortunate vehicle evaded it, a miracle with those speeds of 20mph and the plumes of dust, making it hard to see further than 40 feet on the road.

Revenge was sweat, the turret of the Iron Cheetah swung to the right side of the road, as the coaxial-mounted machinegun spit out hundreds of bullets, wreacking havoc on the bushes were the enemy had been hiding. At the same time, four EA-22D gunships soared high over the small "tip" of the Al-Sabirian spear. Dozens of small unguided rockets bursted out of their pods, mounted under the helicopters, striking the Daylami troops at a furious pace, giving them no time to escape or seek for cover.

-Urumqi-

Hudecian troops engaged in heavy combat all around and inside Urumqi. The surrender of the FSTX had came at a fortuitous time, with the Hudecian hold around Urumqi tenuous at best, and heavy armour just arriving, they needed a success desperately.

The surrender of the FSTX was accepted and Hudecian marines were quickly assigned to protect Jiang Yue and former members of the FSTX. The Hudecian's quickly called for the surrender of the remaining FSTX forces to Hudecian, Taiwanese or Xiannese authorities.

Hoping to appeal to the Uygers to surrender, the Hudecian military outlined (and distributed via plane) a plan for a self-governed Xinjiang (no timeline was given).


Fighting has ceased in Urumqi, upon hearing of the surrender of the FSTX.

Magdha, even though you're some what helping us, thought you agree to keep out of this war.. :? :D

General Liu,
Your forces should be controlled and kept strong on grip. Please maintain stablility and not launch brute force against the civilians. Further actions will be condemned by the government and I will be force to hold you accountable.

-Jo

A special operation of dropping in 60,000 digital paratroops was initiated south of Yule. The transports were under heavy guard by J-10s and J-12s while H-8s pummeled the area beforehand to ensure a smooth transition.

The airport there will have to be captured first.

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A special group assembled from the ARSA elite spec-ops unit- Silent Thunder has been assigned to attempt to kidnap 'Tamerlane' from Hudecian hands. (OOC: Should we RP this?)

http://www.sinodefence.com/army/special/armyspecial_2.jpg

Sure, Do that, doesn't you war in Sino affect this?
Make a new thread about the special operative on Hudecia on attempt to retrieve that whoever. :P

OOC (to Hudecia): Should we RP an 'incident' involving Sinoese SOFs attempting to capture 'Tamerlane'

Sure, Do that, doesn't you war in Sino affect this?
Make a new thread about the special operative on Hudecia on attempt to retrieve that whoever. :P

OOC: The invaders withdrew.

Oh really, nobody has answered my questions regarding that war. So I could'nt sort it out.

Well, Can I be in the new RP? My view of Sino is like the Police, America.
Doesn't care what iothers think.. 8)

General Tugrul Bey announced his formal surrender today, marking the end of all resistance to enemy occupation of the Canary Islands. What was left of the 60,000 Marines began minesweeping operations around the islands. All AA aicraft fell silent and the General prepared to accept delegations from the various assaulting nations.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yue's captivity in Hudecian hands was somewhat less secure than he wished. He was not afraid of death, but woe be to the forces that killed him. Jiang Yue commanded over five hundred thousand fighters, only three hundred thousand were in Urumqi. His second-in-command, Bayan Chor, was in command of these. His orders were to resume guerrilla warfare should harm come to Jiang.

With the surrender of the Canaries, the Qaghan grew ever more nervous. Tehran, the biggest city in Iran, was under assault by twice the number of Shah Khusru's armies. General Ali was hard-pressed. Therefore, the qaghan took an additional hundred thousand and went to Tehran.


In Maghda, the strike-oriented JSFs and inferior F-16s were easy prey for the trained Kashmiri pilots. The Maghdans seemed hesitant to advance, but still the last men of the two thousand Kashmiris left behind waited in their tunnels, just 50 meters away.


Meanwhile, the cleric al-Mustali sent a plea requesting help from coalition forces against the assaulting Immortals.


Meanwhile, General Arslan finally drove all rebel forces out of Ashgabat.

I'm still not slear of the warlords and stuff. Can you list them all again and write next to them, like,
Warlor-At war with Daylam
Warlord-At war with everyone
Warlord3-At war with the coalition

OOC: EDIT.. .ok.. Sino .. you can try to capture him.. but I'm not giving him up without a good RP. lol... actually, if you do try I will stop you.

IRAN CAMPAIGN (OPERATION XERXES)
120,000 Marine, SOCOM, and Army Paratrooper combat personnel tasked to the Southern Sector Command
80,000 Army, Army Paratrooper, and SOCOM combat personnel tasked to the Northern Sector Command


Operation: Xerxes, Objective: Southern Coast Harbors
50,000 Marines landed or landing.

Gulf of Oman/Persian Gulf
The first signs of the Daylami naval fleet in the sector were seen as several groups of Daylami ships and supporting aircraft were spotted by E-2D Hawkeyes on Long-Range Scout Patrols almost 300nm away.

A dozen F-18E SuperHornets are tasked to eliminate the threat, each is loaded with 5 Gabriel IV ASMs, 2 BrahMos II supersonic ASMs, 2 Derby BVRAAMs, and 2 Python V AAMs. Additional cover is provided by a sextet of F-14E SuperTomcats, each bearing 2 Derby BVRAAMs, 2 HARM IIs, and 4 Python V AAMs. These eighteen aircraft also cover a charge by a dozen IDF Naval Corps missile boats, which bear many more Gabriel IV and BrahMos II missiles. A second, larger flight of aircraft is prepared aboard the aircraft carriers to lead in the missile-boats on their strikes.

Helicopter and landing craft assaults on Abadan (Operation Endrun), Bandar-e ‘Abbas (Operation Fjord I), Bandar-e Bushehr (Operation Fjord II), and Bandar Beheshti (Operation Sentry) from scattered amphibious fleet elements prove successful as they are backed by HLCAC landings of almost 8,000 Marines at each of these sites. Intense but scattered resistance is seen throughout these cities as the Marines secure the ports for follow-on forces. RPG fire is common from the militias loyal to local warlords and abandoned Daylami troops working as mercenaries or free agents. Propaganda spread about has more of an effect on the civilian population, however, as local civil leaders inform the Marines on the location of ex-Daylami bunkers and barracks around the city. Casualties are relatively light and the Marines arrive at the heart of most of the cities by about 14 hours after landing. Bandar-e ‘Abbas is a bit more difficult to run through as the powerful local warlord has a better-equipped militia than most, but by nightfall the Marines are undeniably winning their battles and have secured the Oil and Natural Gas refineries, removing over two tons of explosive devices from each of the facilities after snipers killed attempted sabotage agents. Abdan proves to be virtually abandoned, never having recovered from the Iran-Iraq War.

Paratroopers land near the northern parts of the large cities as their transports head back to friendly territory further south. These soldiers establish control over the major access roads and engage a number of men arriving to support local warlords.

Isolated companies of Marines are landed along important coastal roads in helicopter air assaults and they set about establishing roadblocks and check points with their 106mm Recoilless Rifles, light machine guns, and RPGs. Local militias turn out to be mostly friendly although a few ex-Daylami personnel are engaged in momentary gun battles as scouting patrols examine the landing areas.

Kharg Island’s fall is followed by assaults on Hormoz Island by 2,400 Marines and Qeshm Island by another 6,800 Marines in the major thrusts of Operation: Marine Layer. Sirri, Abu Musa, the Tunb Islands, and Larek Island are seized by smaller landing parties of Marines to be used as air and make-shift naval bases for the rest of the assault. Special Forces teams secure the oil and natural gas refineries, processing centers, and infrastructure.

F-14E, F-35C, and F-18E/F strike aircraft return from their bombing runs against mainland targets and are soon back aboard their carriers being refueled and rearmed for renewed strikes along the Southern Sector.

Diyarbakir IDF-AC Airbase Facility and Erhac IDF-AC Airbase Facility, State of Turkey
The 213th Fast Bomber Wing and 47th Heavy Bomber Wing aircraft are launched and set course for Daylami territory near the Turkish border.

The 14 B-4B Banshee supersonic/strategic bombers of the 213th FBW head back to Western Asian Turkey. Their extreme speed of almost Mach 5 having protected them from most of Daylam’s AAA fire and SAMs. The 12 B-52s of the 47th HBW, being somewhat slower, remained safe as they bombed targets more along the border zone and around Tabriz.

The Gatekeepers of the 35th SBF remain on station. The dozens of CALCMs they’ve launched, however, approach and destroy the intended targets, including fuel depots, arms dumps, C&C centers, and barracks throughout the region.

The C-15, C-5, and C-2 Transport Aircraft begin the drop of about 2,800 Army Corps Paratroopers onto strategic towns, sites along access roads, and at bridges farther into the enemy territory, with the vast majority landing in the vicinity of Tabriz. About 400 of these men, alongside several Special Forces teams, seize control of the Tabriz nuclear plant and missile facility and hold the site for the arriving heavy forces. 300 other Paratroopers from this airlift seize the Tabriz airport.

The 243rd, 245th, and 247th Composite Strike Fighter wings from Batman ABF and Van ABF complete their SEAD missions and either return to base or continue search and destroy patrols over the border region. Some F-15I Ra’am and F-16I Sufa strike fighters arriving more recently strike at targets and carry on patrols over Tabriz.

The MC-2D transports and transport helicopters return to Turkey for refueling and additional missions.

20km from Tabriz
The main body of Western Asian forces approach their first major objective: Tabriz. Many smaller towns along the route were the site of minor skirmishes with warlord-allied militias and remnant Daylami forces, but this is to be the first major ex-Daylami city that the IDF Army Corps will seize. Mobile artillery units work with scout cars to destroy Daylami military posts on the outskirts of the city as the Merkava III Baz, LIC, IV and V MBTs drive into the city with APCs hugging close.

One LAV battalion is assigned to support the Paratroopers at the airport while another two LAV brigades are tasked to defend the nuclear plant and missile facility.

As the troops move onward, they find that the large numbers of Daylami POWs is quickly becoming a significant burden on their progress so many of the local soldiers of the Daylami army are released after signing a pledge to honor and defend their towns on behalf of Western Asia.

60km North of Orumiyeh
This slightly maller group of Army Corps personnel skirts the magnificent Lake Urmia. They see even less Daylami presence although some Iraqi units are reported by locals, which prove to be nothing more than the men of local warlords-in-waiting that have been trying to pressure the locals to accept their command. Less than an hour later, the IDF forces roll into Orumiyeh welcomed by the majority of the population, which sings and dances in the streets as the Western Asians (Including many Turks and Kurds) pass through to officially take control of the city.

They are all war with just about everyone. You will need to defeat them or leave parts of Daylam under warlord control.

OOC: Western Asia, those are all under tiny warlord or complete anarchy. The first major unified forces you will encounter are:

Daylami government forces below the Caspian.
Persian forces under Shah Khusru II around Shiraz and Zahedan.
al-Mustali Turkic militia around Ahwaz.

The last, under al-Mutaili, will be friendly to coalition forces.

-Urumqi-

Some semblence of order had been restored to the city with the surrender of Jiang's forces and the arrival of Hudecian troops.

Jiang himself was always surrounded by at least 12 Hudecian marines and another dozen Hudecian SOFs.

He moved around in an armoured convoy escorted by helicopters. Hudecian military officials were trying to convince him to leave Xinjiang for the time being and seek safety in Hudecia. But leaving one's home is difficult, even if home is a warzone.

-Korla-

The next target on the Hudecian "to capture" list, this city is needed as a base of operations for the army on the one side of the mountain range that splits Xinjiang.

Unfortunately, crossing the mountain range is not so inviting.

OOC: Western Asia, those are all under tiny warlord or complete anarchy. The first major unified forces you will encounter are:

Daylami government forces below the Caspian.
Persian forces under Shah Khusru II around Shiraz and Zahedan.
al-Mustali Turkic militia around Ahwaz.

The last, under al-Mutaili, will be friendly to coalition forces.

OOC: Ok, I was assuming that at least a few Daylami rear-guard units at the tail of the retreat would still be in the area around Tabriz...the farthest extent of the planned WA offensive in the north is Rasht down through Hamadan or Arak to Khorramabad, where those forces will meet up with southern forces that will seek to control most or all of the southern part of the country. I'm assuming that other nations will have interests in central, northern and eastern Iran for now. Should I just play-in the parts of Shah Khusru's forces in the south? I'm assuming that most of his gear will be throw-off or abandoned Daylami gear, with most of the advanced technology having been removed to the Daylami strongholds.

OOC: Notice, now that Jiang Yue's FSTX, resistance will lessen considerably. However, the remnants of the five million mutineers (after Sinoese, Hudecian, Granzian, TPQD, and FSTX attacks) are still wandering around in Xinjiang with alot of weaponry.
IC

General Ali entered the charred remnants of the city of Tehran, dodging artillery shells as he went. Turkic soldiers were deserting in droves, starving and wailing as their homes across the TPQD fell under attack by various factions. The conscripts melted away until only a hardened set of veterans, drawn mostly from the fanatical Northern Iranian and Uzbek provinces, as well as unmarried men from a variety of other places. All of them were injured. The well-motivated four hundred thousand Persian soldiers were gaining ground quickly. Finally, as the last armored division fell to Persian fire, Ali prepared to withdraw. It was then that a breakaway Immortal battalion killed him with a volume of fire. Half of the army disintegrated as a new commander, Mehmet, withdrew away from Tehran in low spirits, towards the impenetrable fortress of Alamut.

OOC: No, not quite. While some of it is, you must remember that Khusru was a Daylami general, whose army completely revolted. He has tanks and planes. As you can see he can mobilize large semi-well equipped armies.

Isla de la Gomero

Marines battling on the outskirts of San Sebastian were dumbfounded when all enemy fire suddenly came to an abrupt halt. An eery silence fell over the battleground, save for the flickering of flames. Wary of the sudden lull in the fighting, several aquads were waved forward, and whom quickly assumed position behind sangbags and buildings. Rifles and pistols held at ready, Sargeant Miller fanned out this men on both edges, and prepared for a counterattack.

From the behind the twisted wreckage of several vehicles, a lone Daylami soldier ambled forward. Motioning his men not to fire, Miller placed his pistol on the pavement. Shrouded by acrid smoke, a white flag became visible above his head. Upon seeing this sight, the troops erupted in cheers, hugging their buddies, and waving aloft their weapons. Miller, always the cautious one, slowly approached the fellow to accept his surrender.

The marine contingent on Isla de Lazarote had already taken control of populated areas, with only the northern tip eluding Granzian control. Several EA-22C transports had just been sent toward the town of Haria. Amazingly, it was completely deserted. They made their way slowly toward the center of the village, and the last corner was turned. What remained of the Daylami fighters had grouped in front of the hall, weapons placed on the floor, and a white flag draped over a second-story windowsill. Relief turned into business once more, as the arms were collected and POWs catalogued.

Aboard the Valiant, The radio squacked to life, with a simple message: "The enemy is surrendering sir!" Admiral Grashal let out a small smile, and replyed. "Good work! Notify the commanders and begin peacekeeping operations on both islands. Get food, medicine, and supplies down as fast as you can."

"Communications officer Johnson yelled, "Transmission from Daylam commander. He is offering surrender conditions and has offered to begin talks at once. Will you be attending sir?"

"Yes, of course. Reply back to say that once the situation has stabilized, I will meet personally with him. In the meantime, send over a diplomatic party with a logistics team to Isla de Gran Canaria to arrange for the transportation of food and other materials."

Xinjiang
OOC: Just realized, Daylam is huge!

Several weeks of travel over the desert roads were behind the Granzian army. They had long passed the rubbled of what was the city of Hami, once so fought over. The main advance had reached the city of the Turpan, nestled in the foothills of the Bogda Shan range. Water and vegetation was more plentiful in this region, and here they would rest for several days. A camp of tents was erected on the outskirts of the town, and the airstrip was undergoing minor repairs.

General Demark sat in the command tent, facing a wooden table placed in the center. On it was spread numerous topographical charts, maps, and recent satellite images of the road ahead. An army lantern hung from the ceiling beam, illuminating the metallic files stacked on the earth. As Demark pondered the routes, his aide rushed in to deliver a seal envelope. After his dismissal, Demark slit open and drew a sheath of papers. As he read over them, something clicked inside his head. The general stayed the run of the night, planning for the march ahead.

Isla De El Hierro

In the back of the Iron Cheetah MBT, which has a small compartment for four soldiers, Lieutenant Azid rubbed his face clean of most of the sweat. He shouldered his Tavor Combat Rifle and used hand-signals to make the three other troops in the compartment clear to stand by and spread out immediatly after he opened the large door, which sealed the compartment from the outside world. As planned the tank suddenly stopped and Azid quickly opened the door, his hands finding the small red button aside it. The vault swung open and they stormed out. The same happened in all other IFVs and Tanks, two complete platoons gathered near the side of the road, the men quickly advancing, their shotguns and Tavors spitting out death to every Daylami they saw. Barraged by 40mm grenades and frag grenades, some of them surrendered, though most of them fanatically fought to death, taking some of the Sabirians with them. Aerial support was almost impossible, the chance of "friendly" fire was too big, so the marines had to fight this one out on their own...

Approaching the small town, the unmistakeble, howling sound of 81mm mortars rose, the small village was accuratly pounded by the eight mortars of the battalion, followed by some heavier stuff, four 105mm howitzers. The marines calmly waited until the shower of death was over and walked over the track of beaten dirt, leading them into the town, still on their guard, but knowing that the artillery boys had effectively dealed with all resistance here. From one of the windows, a white shirt, fixed to a rifle, appeared, the man who hold it wasn't visible, but he was clearly shaking of fear, as the flag doing the same.

"Come out with your hands in the air, or we'll shoot"

Lieutenant Azid yelled, while he shouldered his rifle again and checked if the magazine was full of 5.56mm bullets, not taking any chances with this one. The door slowly opened, as five Daylami soldiers stepped out, their clothes mostly ripped apart, sweaty and covered with blood. One had the sign of a major on his shoulder. They weren't holding any weapons, but Azid didn't take any risks and said:

"Lay down on the ground with your face to the earth and hands on your back"

The enemy soldiers nervously did what they were told to do, not knowing what to expect next.

"Contact the Glory, tell them we need Colonel Aziz here right now, we have the Daylami commander, we think. Also you two over there, get some plastic handcuffs,"

Azid said, poiting his finger on some marines, with their shotguns leaning against the a pile of rubble, while they were drinking some water.

The marines tied the men laying on the ground, moving them to the shadows of a larger house, so wouldn't have to lay in the sun all the time.

Then the rest of the group waited for the interrogation/negotiation team to arrive in an EA-24C...

OOC: No, not quite. While some of it is, you must remember that Khusru was a Daylami general, whose army completely revolted. He has tanks and planes. As you can see he can mobilize large semi-well equipped armies.

OOC: Oh f*ck then...I'll take some casualties. Now for the IC conclusion of the Canaries campaign, I guess.
IC:

General Tugrul Bey announced his formal surrender today, marking the end of all resistance to enemy occupation of the Canary Islands. What was left of the 60,000 Marines began minesweeping operations around the islands. All AA aicraft fell silent and the General prepared to accept delegations from the various assaulting nations.

The announcement over the radio of Gen. Bey's surrender went through the Western Asian fleet with a shudder, like a well-oiled machine suddenly thrown into reverse.

The 223rd Fast Bomber Wing and 32nd Heavy Bomber Wing turn quickly away from the Island, their bombardiers having been only seconds away from releasing scores of tons of deadly munitions on the Daylami forces.

Massive landing operations are ceased as General Tugrul Bey's announcement is rebroadcast throughout the islands by the same EC-2D "Grey Ghost" units that only moments before were asking for that offer. The recording is also played by PsyOps units running EW operations in Daylam proper, or what remains of it.

Operation: Tsunami, Objective: Isla de la Palma
As the few corpses of Daylami fighters killed in the hostilities are collected for transport and burial, the remaining Daylami soldiers taken as POWs are heli-lifted to a corvette offshore, which bears them towards Gran Canaria for reunions with their fellow soldiers.

The ships offshore down-grade their alert status and landings shift from frantic thrusts to land as many troops as possible to an orderly transport of supplies and reconstruction materials. The bombardment vessels downgrade operations and return their combat systems to standby status.

Operation: Tsunami, Objective: Isla de Fuerteventura
The Marines ashore here consolidate their positions and begin to set up temporary 'tent cities' for their stay. The amphibious assault vessels are retasked to the more mundane task of bearing emergency medical equipment and personnel to the various assaulted islands, where the scores of injured or ill are provided with treatment.

Operation: Tsunami, Objective: Isla de Gran Canaria and Isla de Tenerife
Flights of MH-53 Sea Dragons and MH-60S Knighthawks bear Marine Corps FAST units ashore, followed by several commanders of the Western Asian fleet components and their bodyguards. These personnel drive airlifted HMMWVs and M-Gators to General Bey's representatives and offices.

Once they have arrived, they provide the General with a Statement of Surrender that also provides for the care and transport of his forces back to Daylami Iran within a week's time.

Already, several Western Asian transport planes are being landed on the two largest islands and Daylami personnel from the other islands are being transported to the major cities of Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

Within a day, Operation: Tsunami has drawn to a close.

Isla De El Hierro

Azid sat on the ground, his back resting against the old wall around one of the gardens of the richer people in Valverde. He felt terribly guilty for killing enemy troops, while their commander had already completely surrendered, but due lack of good communications between the Daylami marines, they had still fought further, causing the unnecessary killing of their own troops and theirs. Losses of Bravo Company were high, nine wounded and twelve marines dead, plus one wrecked LAV.

From the amphibious landing ships, more troops were sent, this time the battalion's support element. Immediatly when they got on the island, medical and logistical facilities were installed. They ground element of the battalion retreated their forces from the inland and took their dead, wounded or maimed buddies back to the two major towns near the shore.

Luckily, all harbor facilities, like cranes, dockyards and storehouses, were still intact, allowing quicker deployment of heavier focres and easier supplying the deployed forces. Overall losses were high as well, the opposing marines had mostly fought to death, resulting in twenty-three wounded Al-Sabirians as well as twenty Al-Sabirians dead. There were no major losses of material or equipment, except for the LAV of Bravo company.

The few Daylami prisoners were flown to the Glory, to stay in custody until the negotiations were finished...

OOC: To claim your pilots are far better trained then mine is godmodding, my pilots are quite well trained.
IC: The Magdhan planes continued to resist the attacks of the Kashmiri Air Force, the enemies were good and had the superior F-22s. Yet the Magdhan pilots still resisted, they knew that they just had to absorb some damage before their own F-22s arrived. And they were here, on the horizon 150 Magdhan F-22s simultaneously fired their AIRAMM missiles and closed to fire the sidewinders. Air Superiority was in their grasp.

Magdhan troops began to charge forward supported by modified Abrams tanks mounting flamethrowers. The tanks burned the trenches while Magdhan soldiers grew closer and closer, guns at the ready, chanting devotions to Indra.

Magdha, even though you're some what helping us, thought you agree to keep out of this war.. :? :D

-Jo

You said to assist you against Daylam was fine. I'm helping you.

-Changji-

Hudecian marines stormed into the city near midnight, surprising a small band of ex-Daylami soldiers who had been camping there. Several stolen artillery pieces were captured along with a fair amount of weapons and ammo.

By morning a larger band of ex-Daylami troops counter attacked, forcing the Hudecians to call in backup. Hudecian casualties were evacuated by helicopter.

By noon fighting had abated as the Hudecian armour arrived to clean up the mess. Sensing that a larger group organizing, the Hudecian division drove across the river into Shihezi where another pitched battle occured.

Retreating back across the river to regroup, the Hudecians called in airstrikes. Artillery also arrived and was employed to demoralize the ex-Daylami troops. Finally, in the evening, the Hudecian armour again attacked across the river, scattering the rebels.

Xiannese troops however still remained in an equal and bigger group than most of their counterparts. The army was rather large and the troops were not split up into groups or smaller sections, instead this whole army just advance and move as one. The objective is to sweep accross Xinjiang and reach the other border.

A small detachtment of Special Operatives was sent into Hudecian forces.

*International Headquarters, Taiping(Harbin)
Prisoners are being transfered to Xiaguo Camps.

OOC: I can't RP for the weekend.

OOC (to Hudecia): I'll keep you in suspense with that spec-ops RP.

When the interpreter made clear to General Tughrul that the WA intended to transport his forces to Daylami Iran, a storm of words in Turkic erupted from his mouth.

The interpreter looked at the once-enemy commander with a somewhat apologetic expression.


"He means no disrepect sir, but, what Daylami Iran? The General says he and his men need food and medical supplies and then will be joined to whatever armed forces are to be in control of the former Daylami territories."

OOC: I didnt say that my men were better trained, just, trained. JSFs and F-16s are going to be shot out of the sky by F-22s quite easily. A mixed F-22/F-16/JSF force will be defeated as well.
IC

The Kashmiri Air Force withdraws from the area of the Kashmiri trenches from the time being into more well-protected airspace. TA-1 missiles flare up to bring down JSFs but otherwise the area is mostly silent, with the Kashmiris still patiently waiting in their trenches.

Operation: Cyrus, Khusru's invasion of governmental territory

General Mehmet Sayyih withdrew into the fortress of Alamut as the Shah's armies approached under their commander, General Shapur.

The astute Persian general surveyed Alamut's defenses with UAVs (which were promptly blown out of the sky by the massive AA defenses) and the ordered an all-out attack to bring down the fortress.
This, as Shapur never found out, was a mistake.
The First Wave

Shapur ordered forward the first wave of textbook assault units. They were crowded together on the slim path leading up to Alamut, the only place where vehicles could successfully get through. Light enemy artillery fire hit their rear and exarbated the rush to get to the top. After a good portion of the assault units had gotten on the path, a single button was pressed in Alamut. Massive mine explosions ripped apart the ground, and the assault forces took massive losses. Immediately following this, a huge artillery strike hit the dazed Persian forces. A few stragglers, after being serenaded with machine gun fire, returned to tell the tale of the disastrous defeat.

The Second Wave
General Shapur was not a smart man, nor handsome, and especially not patient. But he did possess resolve. And therefore he prepared a second assault, to be better supported.
Persian strike aircraft filled the air, and was met by a half-hearted TPAF response. In glee, and thinking themselves possessed of air superiority, they began attacking the fabled city of Alamut. There was apparently no response, and so they grew bolder, flying lower and lower.

All at once, a maelstrom broke out as massive quantities of missiles flew up and sent hundreds of planes to the ground. Persian pilots watched their comrades go down in droves. Then, all fell quiet again.
Most of the PAF decided to get the hell out of dodge when Raptors were among them again, striking everywhere at once. What was left of the PAF was returning to base, when Shapur ordered in the second phase, arrogantly assuming the air strike had succeeded.
A large artillery strike was leveled at the minefields, and then the assault units rushed over the twisted ground.

Further up the path, they encountered no resistance, and continued on. Some of them leasurely waved to the strike aircraft flying overhead. Until they saw the celestial wolves painted on their sides. Most threw down their arms and ran. But not quick enough. The massive governmental air strike crippled the assault forces. What was left was subject to the retaliatory artillery strike that ended all hopes for the continued operation of the army.

The few stragglers left joined the survivors of the first assault. General Shapur looked around in disbelief and wondered where his air support had gone to. Suddenly, cries of "For the Qaghan!" erupted around the camps as the TPA armored divisions slammed into his camp while Apaches moved in from above.

General Shapur continued staring around in disbelief as a bayonet slit his throat.

Another wave representing the entire Thar desert advanced interceptor force- 300 F-22s moved in. The battered remains of the F-16 forces headed back to base. They had completed their task, hold the Daylami airforce off and soften it.

The flame tanks did their final sweep of the trench- burning the entire length with cleansing napalm. The Magdhan soldiers closed to ten meters of the trench, mounding their bayonets and drawing sabres. They coninued to advance- 9 meters, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and then they ran over the top and swarmed the trench.

Operation: Scythian Arrow

Mehmet Sayyih watched with glee as half of the Shah's military strength was eaten up by the teeth of Alamut.

As the last remnants of Operation: Cyrus were interned in Alamut's POW camps, Sayyih launched Operation: Scythian Arrow, the TPQD counter-attack.

290,000 men exited via tunnel Alamut's defenses and struck out into Persian territory.

Meanwhile, the Shah himself was in a state of panic. He would perhaps be able to slow down the government's assault but not halt it. Feverishly he sent a message to the warlord al-Mustali offering joint alliance against the government.
The feeble al-Mutali, weakest of the four major warlords, and unable to stand against any independant power, eagerly joined his two hundred thousand total troops to the last Persian army of three hundred thousand to form a new Allied Muslim Persian Army, or AMPA. Al-Mustali assumed a secondary role in the union, leaving the Shah as supreme commander of a rejuvenated military.

Mehmet Sayyih could not know of the formation of the AMPA or its military might, and so he moved towards reconquering Tehran, which held a tiny garrison of barely ten thousand men. This he accomplished with ease, and prepared to attack Yazd, thereby restoring government control to Central Iran.

En route to Yazd was the new combined AMPA army.

Magdhan soldiers continued to pour into the trench, they were ready for a fanatical assault but still the Kashmiris made no move.

ALLAHU AKBAR!


The cry shook the trench in one earth-shattering blast.

A lone Kashmiri pressed a button and the thousands upon thousands of pounds of explosives underneath the ground exploded with an earth-shattering blast, sending a giant cloud of smoke into the air.

Kemal Rej, looking out from a tower in the second line of defense, allowed a smile to appear on his usually solemn face. He then withdrew and waited for what was left of the Maghdan soldiery.

In a horrible sight the first 600 magdhan soldiers were all either dead or wounded. In a fit of vengeance, with a cry to Indra the soldiers behind the first wave charged in with bayonets drawn and chanting devotions to Indra. Officers removed their sabres and led charges into the tunnels with the desire for Turkish blood on their minds.

OOC: There are no forces left. The last three hundred soldiers died with the explosion.
IC

Kemal Rej used the shock of over six hundred dead in one second as an opportunity for a counter-attack. A massive artillery strike landed, followed by the charge of a hundred thousand Kashmiris, supported by their T-90s, ICARUS AT weapons, and trusty AN-94T assault rifles with bayonets.

When the interpreter made clear to General Tughrul that the WA intended to transport his forces to Daylami Iran, a storm of words in Turkic erupted from his mouth.

The interpreter looked at the once-enemy commander with a somewhat apologetic expression.

"He means no disrepect sir, but, what Daylami Iran? The General says he and his men need food and medical supplies and then will be joined to whatever armed forces are to be in control of the former Daylami territories."
Vice Admiral Kemal responds after a few seconds of thought.

"As the situation stands, the Daylami government still controls the heart of Iran, especially around the Tehran area and the traditional Daylami seat in the north. Western Asian forces control many of the southern ports and parts of the Northwest. Rebelious former Daylami forces and warlords hold the central-southern and the eastern regions as Daylam's more traditional enemies are advancing from the East. I'd think that your men would not look well upon working for our forces or for those of your Eastern enemies, but an independant nation in the Southeast could probably ensured for your men to control."

The Vice Admiral waits for the interpreter to catch up before he continues.

"The medical supplies are already being distributed at medical stations we're trying to set up on this and the other Western Asian-held islands. We're willing to extend these efforts to the other islands once hostilities have completely ceased there and we're given the green light. We will bring in any food that your men require from our own stores.

"Wherever you and your men may choose to settle, we will seek to accomodate the request as rapidly and safely as possible. If your men would like to settle here or in other Western Asian territory, especially in the State of Turkey, as civilians then they are welcome to do so and will be provided with housing and support in their new lives. Family that are refugees from the Iranian sector will be given free passage to wherever your men may choose."

Kemal breathes heavily, "The truth is, General, that nobody really knows too much about the situation on the ground. I have been ordered to put our transport resources to your service and I have been authorized to offer those options. If you have an...alternate idea of what should happen then I will do my best to make all parties happy with the result."

The Vice Admiral's staff work on computers to open the documents for revision as they await the General's response.

OOC: I'm heading out of town bright & early tomorrow morning...so I'll have to stop my side of the RP sometime relatively early tonight. The following was/is my plan for the WA advance into Iranian territory:


Northern Sector
Targets for Strike:
Operation Clear Sea
- Bandar-e Torkeman (from F-15s in Caspian, aerial. To prevent remnant Daylami naval forces from moving against the northern sector operations)

Operation Clean Counter I, II, and III
<Operation Clean Counter I>
- Shahroud (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from F-15s in Caspian, aerial. To prevent collapsed states on that edge to gain missile technology)
- Mashhad (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from F-15s in Caspian, aerial. To prevent collapsed states on that edge to gain missile technology)
- Sarji (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from F-15Es in Caspian, aerial.)
- Semnan (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from F-15Es in Caspian, aerial.)
- Chalus (Nuclear Site. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-15Es in Caspian, aerial.)
- Neka (Nuclear Site. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-15Es in Caspian, aerial.)

<Operation Clean Counter II>
- Esfahan (Missile and Nuclear Sites. Cruise missile strike on Missile Site from Gatekeepers, aerial. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-15s on Nuclear facilities.)
- Gostaresh (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Karaj (Missile and Nuclear Sites. Cruise missile strike on Missile Site from Gatekeepers, aerial. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-15s on Nuclear facilities...as possible. 2ndry is Gatekeeper strike.)
- Dorud (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Gamsar (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Aliabad (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Parchin (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Shahriyar (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Kuhk-e-barjamali (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Manzariyeh (Missile Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Mo'allem Kalaych (Nuclear Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)
- Tehran (Nuclear Site. Cruise missile strike from Gatekeepers, aerial.)

<Operation Clean Counter III>
- Yazd (Nuclear Site. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-14 "Bombcats" or F-35A JSFs from Persian Gulf, aerial.)
- Saghand (Nuclear Site. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-14 "Bombcats" or F-35A JSFs from Persian Gulf, aerial.)
- Tabas (Nuclear Site. Guided Missile/Bomb strike from F-14 "Bombcats" or F-35A JSFs from Persian Gulf, aerial.)

Target for Strike and Eventual Capture:
Rasht
Zanjan
Hamadan
Sanandaj

To Be Captured or Being Captured (soon):
Tabriz
Orumiyeh
Mahabad
Ardebil
Astara
Bonab

Captured:
None as of yet.

INFO:
TABRIZ: Provincial capital of Central Azarbaijan. Altitude 1,400 meters. 650 km N-W of Tehran. 310 km S-E of Bazargan (Iran-Turkey frontier) on a good road. 580 km N of Kermanshah by road including 100 km of track. Airport Iran Air services. Railway: Istanbul-Tehran and Bakou-Jolfa-Tabriz lines. Tabriz is a moderate size city with population of about 1.5 million


Southern Sector
(Numberings indicate order of seizure vs. general activities in the sector)

Persian Gulf
Operation Endrun (To ensure that the current Western Iranian border is secured against Iraqi interference)
1- Abadan
1- Bandar-e Khomeni
2- Khorramshahr
3- Ahvaz

Operation Fjord I and II (To ensure the stability and safety of the southern shores and their resources...will result in WA territorial control)
1 Bandar-e Bushehr (Fjord I, hereafter FI)
1 Bandar-e ‘Abbas (Fjord II, hereafter FII)
2 Kangan (FI)
2 Bandar-e Lengeh (FII)
3 Shiraz (FI + FII, see Operation Pursestring)

Gulf of Oman
Operation Sentry (To limit the arrival of hostile forces from the Indian Ocean or outside of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman)
1 Bandar Beheshti
1 Jask
2 Bazman
3 Bam

Operation Assyrian Wall
Naval and Naval Air Assets in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Purpose is to limit hostile interference that may hinder or compete with Western Asian objectives in the area.

General Southern Sector
Operation Pursestring (Merging of Fjord, Endrun,+ Sentry forces from several directions)
4 Dezful
4 Yasuj
4 Sirjan
5 Kerman

Captured/Operations Completed
Operation Marine Layer
The Seizure and protection of vital Iranian Oil and Natural Gas facilities based on Islands and the Control of other Strategic Islands previously held by the Daylami Government. Territories successfully seized include:

(Oil + Gas)
- Kharg Island (Oil Infrastructure, abandoned)
- Hormoz Island (Oil support)
- Qeshm Island (Oil Refinery and Weapons Facility)

(Strategic)
- Larek Island (small)
- Sirri Island (v. small)
- Tunb Islands (v. small)
- Abu Musa Island (Small, 3mi diam. Airport)

INFO
Bandar-e Abbas: 270,000 inhabitants. Center of Hormozgan province (1.1 million pop.). Has oil + natural gas refinery. Shallow port waters, poorly sheltered. 500km South of Kerman by good road. Airport.

Bandar-e Bushehr: Cap. Of Bushehr Province. 180,000 inhabitants. 2 ports: outer deep, inner shallow. Port for Shiraz. Airport and Hwys connect it to Ahvaz (700km to NW) and Shiraz (300km NE). Secondary road to Abbas (800km E). Twin, active nuclear reactors.

Ahvaz: Khuzestan Province . Karun River has divided this city into western and eastern parts. There is an airport which has daily and weekly flights to Tehran, Esfahan and other cities. Railway passes through this city and connects it to other cities.

Shiraz: Fars province. located in a green plain, at the foot of Allah-o-Akbar Mountain, at an elevation of 154Om. There is an international airport with daily and weekly flights to the other cities and the countries in southern margin of Persian Gulf.

Kerman: Kerman Province. Kerman airport is counted as one of the main airports which has daily & weekly flights to Tehran, Ahvaz, Yazd, Esfahan, Bandar-e-Abbas, Mashhad and Shiraz. Also the Trans Iranian railway runs here.

Qeshm Island: Qeshm Island is the largest island in the Strait of Hormuz and in the Persian Gulf. With an area of 1445 km2, a circumference of approximately 362 km, and a length of 122 km, the northern coast of the island is covered with mangrove forests. Qeshm island is located along the Iranian mainland, at one point only about 1.8 km distant from the mainland, and Qeshm City is about 22 km from Bandar Abbas. Strategic approach to Bandar Abbas.

Hormoz Island: HLCAC-friendly beaches, town. 15km by 7km. Some Oil support. Strategic control of approach to Bandar Abbas.

GENERAL INFO:
There is the desire to counter the possible proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies to unstable or failed Post-Daylami states in the sector. responsibilities are split between appropriate Operational commanders. Special Forces teams will be used in concert with larger Marine and Army Corps forces to secure the sites and ensure their save operation or neutralization. Sites that need to be secured ASAP include:
- Tabriz (Northern Sector, hereafter NS. Nuclear and Missile sites, hereafter N and M, respectively)
- Bonab (NS. N.)
- Khorramabad (NS. M.)
- Gostaresh (NS. M.)
- Arak (NS. M.)

- Bandar Abbas (Southern Sector, hereafter SS. M.)
- Abadan (SS. M.)
- Saidabad/Sirjan (SS. M.)
- Darkhovin (SS. N.)
- Bushehr (SS. N.)
- Fasa (SS. N.)

Sites targeted for destruction/neutralization are addressed in Operations Clean Counter I, II, and III.

See attached maps:
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/facility/iran_map_missile.gif
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/facility/iran_map_nuke.gif

The Magdhan soldiers took position in the now empty trenches, or what was left of them. "Ready the TOWs!!!" screamed the officers. Several TOW launchers prepared and fired their missiles at the incoming T-90s.

The new mobile chain cannon prepared another volley- Airbursting rounds only. The Weapon began to spin as it spat 40 Rounds every second out at the charging Kashmiris, showering them with srapnel. For thirsty seconds the cannon fired for thirty murderous seconds. In the skies fifty F-22s patrolled over the cannon. The volley continued with alsmost 10 155mm guns. The 16 inch turret fired it's massive shells to the mix.

The Tank division returned fire, the massive R-409 fired its two 155mm turrets, and so did the abrams tanks- their fire control systems targeted the T-90s and other vehicles. JSFs and f-22s soared overhead, JSFs dropping cluster munitions on the Kashmiris.

A flight of E-6s accompanied them, jamming radars and firing their HARM missiles at the radar sites.

The Kashmiri advance was beaten to the ground by the Hindu fire. Kemal Rej took the bloody nose and retreated to the second line of defense.


Meanwhile, the combined AMPA army won the race to Yazd, where they proceeded to foil any attempts by the much smaller governmental forces under General Mehmet Sayyih to dislodge them. He withdrew in defeat towards Tehran.

However, the Shah did not pursue. Western Asian forces had seized southern Iran and soon would be upon him. In reality he had less than a prayer, but in his mind he was an all-conquering hero. He led a small Persian contingent towards Bandar Abbas, to 'deal' with the enemy, leaving al-Mustali in control of most of the AMPA forces.


Meanwhile, General Bey looked sorrowfully at the WA admiral.

The interpreter again spoke.

"Sir, my men have seen enough of war. They received little to no food from the government, and their families the same treatment. The standing ten-million man army ensured that. I have spoken to the men many, many times, their sentiments are the same: let us have our families and leave the rest of our lives in peace, fully fed and fully able to work for our own living and not so we can all finance wars in some far-off place. With your permission, we will lay down our arms and be re-settled in the State of Turkey, where we will hopefully be met by our families after this is all over."

Admiral Grashal stated to his Communications Officer, "So they did not respond? Well, send out the transmission again."

~Transmission to General Bey~

Granzian forces currently are in control of Islas Gomero and Lanzarote. Of the POWs in our custody, we have removed to detention centers where medical care will be given and food distributed. Humanitarian missions into the civilian population have begun as well, with basic neccessities given to the citizens. We ask for a representative to be sent and negotiations to begin between out two forces. Let us hope a settlement can be reached.

~End Transmission~

Magdhan soldiers continued to advance, the TOWs were packed and infantry ran forward. The tanks crossed the trench, right behind the infantry.

A F-22 escorted flight of JSFs flew through the air toards the Kashmiri lines. Near them a flight of E-6s jammed radars and fired their HARM missiles at the sites. JSFs dropped their clusterbombs on Daylami lines. Then all hell broke loose-

The chain cannon had been moved as a precaution to retaliation. Still guarded by air as a precaution for attack it opened fire with high explosive rounds- showering the kashmiris with 2400 Rounds a minute. The 16 inch turret joined in this caucophany, firing three shells at a time at the positions, oftern burying intself 30 feet into the ground before exploding. The 10 permanant 155mm guns joined in, as did the M-109s. In the sky A-10s moved in to napalm and strafe the positions.

A short an abrupt reply is sent- "Please turn all POWs over to Western Asian control to be re-settled in the State of Turkey. Any further discussion about control of various islands must be taken up with powers who have undertaken to liberate parts of them as the TPQD has collapsed and will not be able to provide effective diplomatic representation."

OOC: Arghh, I dont want to get bogged down RP'ing Kemal Rej's various counter-attacks and retreats and such, he's a warlord. Let's work a little realpolitik here. :lol:
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MESSAGE TO: The United States of Western Asia
MESSAGE FROM: Kemal Rej, ruler of Northern Afghanistan and Kashmir
SUBJECT: Surrender Terms

It has come to the attention of General Kemal Rej that the USWA is a tolerant, diverse, succesful land. As such, would you be willing to assume sovereignty over the lands currently under my control? These have already been pacified by my military forces. Of all of the forces assaulting the lands formerly under corrupt communistic qaghanate control, you are by far the worthiest in his eyes.

Please reply ASAP,

Your humble servant,
Kemal Rej.

OOC: Arghh, I dont want to get bogged down RP'ing Kemal Rej's various counter-attacks and retreats and such, he's a warlord. Let's work a little realpolitik here. :lol:
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MESSAGE TO: The United States of Western Asia
MESSAGE FROM: Kemal Rej, ruler of Northern Afghanistan and Kashmir
SUBJECT: Surrender Terms

It has come to the attention of General Kemal Rej that the USWA is a tolerant, diverse, succesful land. As such, would you be willing to assume sovereignty over the lands currently under my control? These have already been pacified by my military forces. Of all of the forces assaulting the lands formerly under corrupt communistic qaghanate control, you are by far the worthiest in his eyes.

Please reply ASAP,

Your humble servant,
Kemal Rej.

Message to Kemal Rej from Maharajah Harsha of Magdha-

I Harsha, Brother to the Divine, King of Kings, Maharajah of Magdha send greetings to the court of Kemal Rej.

Magdhan forces continue to advance, my strength is overwhelming and I can commit far more then now. I have pounded your defenses to dust and crushed your defenders.

I give you now one chance- surrender now, cede me Kashmir and I shall grant you great wealth, nobility, and an estate.

I shall not do this again- this is your last offer.

Maharajah Harsha of Magdha.

Meanwhile, General Bey looked sorrowfully at the WA admiral.

The interpreter again spoke.

"Sir, my men have seen enough of war. They received little to no food from the government, and their families the same treatment. The standing ten-million man army ensured that. I have spoken to the men many, many times, their sentiments are the same: let us have our families and leave the rest of our lives in peace, fully fed and fully able to work for our own living and not so we can all finance wars in some far-off place. With your permission, we will lay down our arms and be re-settled in the State of Turkey, where we will hopefully be met by our families after this is all over."

The Vice Admiral looked at the General with immense compassion, "Sir, I respect you and your men. Your dedication to them and their well-being is the true mark of a gentleman and an officer. They fought well as long as they fought and we will respect your wishes. We are due to receive the first direct delivery of supplies to Gran Canaria the day after tomorrow via a group of five Pelican ULTRA and ten C-130J-30 transports. The first few thousand of your men should be able to return on those.

"We will provide you with the homes where you want. We will start the process of naturalizing your men as Western Asian citizens of the State of Turkey this afternoon. I will do all that I can to make this process easy and rapid. Western Asian civil servants will do their best to provide all of your men with jobs and to coordinate the immigration of their families.

"Now, one last question: Will you and your officers join us all for dinner tonight? We will try to have group dinners for all of our men...about half of our personnel are from Turkey and so they should have a lot to talk about with your men."

OOC: Arghh, I dont want to get bogged down RP'ing Kemal Rej's various counter-attacks and retreats and such, he's a warlord. Let's work a little realpolitik here. :lol:
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MESSAGE TO: The United States of Western Asia
MESSAGE FROM: Kemal Rej, ruler of Northern Afghanistan and Kashmir
SUBJECT: Surrender Terms

It has come to the attention of General Kemal Rej that the USWA is a tolerant, diverse, succesful land. As such, would you be willing to assume sovereignty over the lands currently under my control? These have already been pacified by my military forces. Of all of the forces assaulting the lands formerly under corrupt communistic qaghanate control, you are by far the worthiest in his eyes.

Please reply ASAP,

Your humble servant,
Kemal Rej.

OOC: I'm not clear on the realities behond Rej's position (and It's 1225am already as I must be up at 5am)..but I'll play along. As a note: I'm leavin tomorrow mornin and I have no clue as to when I'll be back online (I'll be back home the 28th). All I'll have is what's online for reference...hence my post above because I have no friggin way to memorize this all. :)

for myself:
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/facility/Iran_pol96.jpg

k...now for the IC!

IC:
MESSAGE TO: Kemal Rej, ruler of Northern Afghanistan and Kashmir
MESSAGE FROM: Chaim Drucker, President of the USWA, Commander-in-Chief of the IDF.
SUBJECT: Re: Surrender Terms

Honorable General Rej,
We accept your offered surrender to Western Asian authority. We will begin moving forces into the area within 2 day's time. Until a proper democratic civil government can be established, we ask you to serve as the Governor and official Representative of Western Asia in this sector. Send us the current border outline for international announcements and we will place our forces along those lines once access is gained.

We ask that you convey news of our assumption of control to your people and any other forces operating in the area.

Your Friend,
Chaim

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>>>GINA NEWS FLASH>>>

In a surprise announcement this afternoon, the President's office in Jerusalem announced to a special assembly of the High Congress that one General Kemal Raj had offered to turn over control of his sector of the former Daylami Empire to Western Asian provisional control.

The High Congress passed the resolution to accept the offer in a close vote that yielded a 69% 'Aye' with 12% placing a "Nay" vote. The remaining 19% of legislators either abstained or were not present. This satisfies the 2/3rds vote required to incorporate new territories into the United States of Western Asia. The meeting's original purpose, the acceptance of Canary Island territories, passed with an 80% approval rate. The High Congress also stated that this territory would be accepted as a new State within the USWA.

While there are reports that other forces are currently involved in the claimed area, Western Asia is believed to be strong and respectable enough to end the conflicts there with negotiations or overwhelming force.

In related events, IDF progress in the mission to stabilize the collapsing Daylami territories of Iran are reportedly stunning. The port cities to the south and their resource processing centers were taken with moderate fighting although the IDF Spokeswoman said that the combatants seem to be mostly criminal elements that are trying to establish their own civil control or the forces of warlords that have taken over the majority of the south. Several nuclear plants, nuclear weapons facilities, and missile facilities have been captured in the advance and the missiles present have been either destroyed or disabled. It is reported that at least a dozen of the missiles bore nuclear warheads although those units were not ready to fire. Specialists from Dimona are reportedly being sent to the captured nuclear sites to oversee the disabling of any nuclear weapons present and to oversee the control of nuclear power plants that serve the local populations.

The IDF Engineering Corps and Magen David Adom has reportedly called up all 34 of it's regional 280-person Disaster Relief Crews (DRCs) as well as all 20 Reserve DRCs for service in aiding the local populations with recovery from the recent violence. Some 14,000 IDF-EC personnel will be accompanying the 34 active DRCs with almost 10,000 more personnel reportedly being organized for service with the 20 reserve groups.

In the Northwestern part of the country, IDF Army Corps personnel have secured several other facilities as well as two regional capitols. Soldiers were reportedly greeted with open arms in several villages as well as in these major cities. Humanitarian workers from several NGOs arrived in these towns a few hours after the initial Western Asian arrival and reported the majority of the population to be in good health. Makeshift POW camps on the outskirts of Tabriz already include hundreds of former Daylami personnel that are being held until they can be recorded by the International Society for the Red Cross's officers in Magen David Adom, at which point they will either be released, handed over to local civil authorities, or held for longer terms.

Isla De El Hierro

Most of the population on Hierro welcomed the Al-Sabirian soldiers kindly, knowing they would bringing peace to the island. The MEU's engineers, though only having limited equipment, started repairs of the small airfield, soon cargoes wih relief troops of the 18th Airmobile Division and supplies would arrive, straight from bases from all over Al-Sabir.......

(Seeing as quite a bit of time has passed since my last post, I'll assume my forces have completely resecured Xinjiang.)

As Taiwanese forces reach the Xinjiang-Kazakhstan border, an official ceremony is held at a border post marking the end of the defensive war. From now on, this would be an offensive operation into enemy territory.

The advance had been relatively painless, with superior air firepower destroying the last dangerous remnants of the TPA, who were now almost completely disorganised. The few left were few and far. (OOC: Hope you don't mind.)

Chinese Kashmir (Aksai Chin)
With reports of increased fighting between Maghdan and Daylami forces, ROCAF begins airlifting troops and establishes a CAP in the area.

From the Maharajah to the Great Nation of Western Asia-

We are willing to accept your annexation of Kamal Rej's lands, you are a great nation and Magdha has no interest in his lands.


Save one bit of contention: Kashmir, Thousands of Magdhans have died trying to retrieve Kashmir over the past few days and we are still fighting and men are still dying to retrieve it. Kashmir is a land that has been claimed by Magdha for many years and many lives have been lost over it, to give it up would be an insult to our dead soldiers.

We hope you accept-
Maharajah Harsha of Magdha.

The Magdhan soldiers advanced forward towards the second line of defense. Bradley IFVs threaded amongst them, scanning for hidden snipers with infrared gear. The men carried M-16s at the ready wit ha few sporting M-249s or M-49 Dragons. TOW missile teams lugged their heavy gear forward along with M-60 Machinegun teams. Officers led the charge with their sabers in hand, chanting blessings or prayers.

The R-409 readjusted firing coordinates and shot both massive 155mm guns at Muslim lines, a chorus joined in by the Abrams- finding the vehicles and engaging them with their 120mm guns. A soft roar was audible, the M-109s attached to the armor divisions opened fire simultaneously. Apache gunships flew over the armored column, staying near the rear to avoid SA-7s or stingers.

In the air a F-22 escorted flight of A-10s fired their massive cannons at Kashmiri lines. They passed over the Kashmiris and dropped napalm on the men below. More came, dropping cluster bombs or 2000 pound bombs.

Message to Kemal Rej from Maharajah Harsha of Magdha-

I Harsha, Brother to the Divine, King of Kings, Maharajah of Magdha send greetings to the court of Kemal Rej.

Magdhan forces continue to advance, my strength is overwhelming and I can commit far more then now. I have pounded your defenses to dust and crushed your defenders.

I give you now one chance- surrender now, cede me Kashmir and I shall grant you great wealth, nobility, and an estate.

Maharajah Harsha of Magdha.

In the air twelve B-52s were escorted by three times as many F-22s. E-6s jammed radars and fired HARM missiles at them. The B-52s were close to the second line when they let their payloads go. Bombs fell out of the planes and fell down to the area below.

On the ground men could see and hear the massive explosions. Clouds of dust flew into the air with each, darkening the sky and showering flame around.

Infnatry stopped 1000 Meters from the defensive lines as a jeep with a white flag drove from Magdhan lines to Daylami ones.

It carried a messenger giving the Kashmiris one chance to surrender- after that it would be over for them.

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With the majority of Xinjiang now successfully pacified by allied forces, it was time to take the war into ex-Daylami states.

Commander Reid had been planning for an assault into Kyrgyzstan so a good deal of his forces had been deployed along the Xinjiang-Kyrgyzstan border. He had relocated his forward base of operations to Aksu and Kashi, and from there, the war for Kyrgyzstan would be waged.

Over half a million Hudecian troops would be involved in this operation, with the intent to sweep out the mountainous border with speed and efficiency in order to prevent them from being used as a base of operations against targets in Xinjiang.

Moving through the mountains was slow going, thanks to repeated hit-and-run attacks by ex-Daylami forces. Where real organized resistance occured, it would be pounded from the air before infantry and attack helicopters would move in to secure the area.

By the end of the first day, Naryn was close to being captured, and Hudecian troops had entered Oytal, a city stuck in the Alai Mountains.

Tamerlane had been moved to a safe, undisclosed location somewhere in Xinjiang.

(OOC: Daylam, do you mind if I take over RPing for Tamerlane? or do you want to continue to control him? Might be better if you did control him, but if you are busy... also, we've moved him to Karamay.. but you guys (Sino) will have to figure that out somehow...)

Information on the five factions fighting in Daylam



Jiang Yue: Code-name "Tamerlane". Former commander of the Daylami trained and equipped Front for the Stability of Turkic Xinjiang, (FSTX). After the collapse of Daylam he became the de facto ruler of western and central Xinjiang. If offered a large sum of money and autonomy for the Uyghurs he is likely to disarm. If terms are harsh he will go guerrilla with over 500,000 fighters. A very tactically smart person, though always looking for luxury.

Shah Khusru II: Ruler of much of south-eastern Iran, he possesses a well-trained air force. Only slight less powerful than Kemal Rej in terms of military strength. Highly ambitious, but also quite vain. He has taken the title of Shah, meaning ruler in Persian. A good strategist, though open to over-estimating his own skill.


al-Mustali. A Sunni cleric. He revolted with Khusru, but when he learned of Khusru's ambition (and his wanting of a pure Persian state), he left him, losing in several major battles fought in Central Iran. He posseses a domain centered around Ahwaz. He is the most likely to cooperate with coalition forces.

Kemal Rej . The strongest and smartest of the warlords. He is now the ruler of all of Northern Afghanistan and Kashmir. A former guerrilla leader that became a TPA general. Nearly all of the TPA in his domain revolted with him and he possesses a well-trained, well-armed, well-entrenched army. Militarily the strongest. He is also quite fanatical and will take the most to cow.

Qaghan Kül Tigin II : Technically not a warlord, this is the leader of the TPQD, the official government of Daylam. He is on the verge of suicide. He is a military genius, but lacks common sense. One to make a heroic last stand and never give in to demands, which will likely be his downfall.

(REPOSTED HERE FOR EVERYONE'S USE, I HOPE THIS HELPED, DAYLAM POSTED THIS IN OOC THREAD, I THINK ITS BETTER TO HAVE IT HERE TO FOR EVERYONE TO SEE WHILE RPING)

NOTE:

Jiang Yue, code named Tamerlane, surrendered to Hudecian military authorities after the massacre of Hami. Currently, the Hudecian government is refusing to disclose his location but insists that all precautions necessary are in place to ensure his safety.

His fighters, although reduced in number by the Sinoese assaults are still very much active in local areas under the protection of the Hudecian military. The majority of the fighters are employed as police.

OOC: This RP has gone on too long for me to jump in :?

On another note, I see you're using the Icarus missiles I sold you :D

OOC: Xiaguo, thank you!

IC: General Demark slowly breathed in the brisk desert breeze. Before him were arrayed the battle-ready soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions. Over the past week, Demark had carefully laid the battleplans that would grant Granzian troops Southern Kazakhstan, currenly under the sway of numerous bands of warlords. Th bulk of his army had regrouped at the border city of Huochen, ready for the initial thrust in the former Daylami empire.

From his foward command center at Yining, Demark would coordinate the various attacks. The 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions would serve as the vanguard, leading a lightning blitzkreig down the main road toward the junction at Saryozek. Closely follwing would be the 11th, 13th Light Armor, 22nd, and 29th Mechanized Divisions. The entire attack would be channeled into an arrow point narrow enough to proved a concentrated front, while maintaining a wide enough frontier to safeguard against counterattacks.

Meanwhile, a secondary operation would commence 300 miles to the north, begiinig at the Xinjiang city of Tacheng. The 5th Armored Division would strike first in this sector, after which the 14th Light Armor and 24th Mechanized would dispose of any remaining resistance. The 67th Airborne is to land near the city of Zharkent on the path of the main thrust to secure the vital crossroads there. All in all, any forces would be caught in gigantic pincer, and eliminated from the battlefield.

At precisely 10:20, it began. Hundreds of tanks roared across the border to the sound of artillery booming out the attack. Border defense were relatively light, and the flatter terrain ideal for armored vehicles to cross. In the city of Zharkent, the rat-tat-tat of machine gun fire ran rife through the city blocks, as the elite 67th battle insurgents for control of the main throughfares. The attack bogged down in several areas, where teams of infantry fought by blowning through one house to the next.

Any organized resistance was immediately bombed and straffed by Granzian aircraft based in Xinjiang. Batteries of mortars and heavy cannons were brought to the front and continued to shell enemy positions. At the end of the first day, lead elements have arrived at Zharkent's outskirts, though firefights erupted at several quarters. The city of Maqanshy in the north had been occupied by Granzian troops as well.

-Naryn-

1100 hours

Hudecian troops marched through the streets of this scenice mountain town. The city had been secured by advance groups of the Hudecian 3rd Division hours earlier.

Fighting through the mountainous terrain had taken its toll on both man and machine. Armoured divisions found themselves often stuck in the barely passable roads. Attacks on these convoys were causing heavy casualties. Enough trouble was caused that Commander Reid had changed tactics.

Armour would not be employed against targets in this mountainous region anymore. Helicopter gunships and attack fighters would be the primary source of support, with some light artillery.

-Karakol-

1500 hours

Helicopters ferried in advance troops into the city under heavy fire from local forces. Fighting continues on the outskirts of the town until nightfall, when the main force arrives.

The Hudecian army continues to skirmish through the night.

OOC: Hudecia, yes, you can RP him. Just consult me before making drastic character decisions.

Maghda, I ask that you refrain from RP'ing assaults in Kashmir until Western Asia is availible again.
IC

Kemal Rej sent the required information to Western Asia via radio communications, as well as a small note about one Maharajate of Maghda.

"Please note that the racist, corrupt maharajate (great realm in Hindi)of Maghda has launched several well-formed attacks into Pakistani Kashmir, though they have been checked by Kashmiri forces. They have asked for the complete annexation of Kashmir into their raj. I ask that you do not allow this. The government of Maghda has participated in many, many massacres of Muslims. Maghdan Kashmir is overwhelmingly Muslim and I myself have fought to free it, to no avail. Any Maghdan assumption of power against Kashmir would result in the death of millions of already-starving Kashmiris. Please, do not allow it. You are the last hope for Kashmir. If I were in your place I would liberate Maghdan Kashmir as well, but it is not my choice. I have seen too many Muslims die at the hands of Hindu armies. Do not let their blood be on your head."


With that, Kemal Rej turned to the Maghdan envoy arriving. He listened perfunctorily to their ultimatums.

"Know that my northern Afghan and Kashmiri territories are now a state in Western Asia. We will not surrender and I doubt the good Western Asian leader will look fondly on a Hindu attack on his territories. Be gone, fools, there will be no surrender."

As they scurried out of the room, Kemal turned to his second-in-command.

"Give orders to fly the Western Asian flag in every company."

With that, huge flagpoles bearing WA flags are risen over the trenches of Kashmir and painted on the sides of Kashmiri Raptors.

The artillery duel stopped as Kemal allowed the realization of what had happened sink into the Hindu army.




In Iran, the Shah's army, what was left of it, was thrown out of Tehran for the third time by Operation: Scythian Arrow. Alamut had decimated another attacker.

The Shah himself was leading his twenty thousand men towards WA-held Southern Iran as al-Mutali took control of the AMPA forces.

If Kashmir is to be annexed (and it was notably fought for by Magdhan soldiers and has been secured by our blood) it would have a Muslim government and freedom to worship as they please. We are a tolerant nation, many faiths worship in Maghda: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, and Atheism are all practised in Magdha.

If Kashmir is to be annexed (and it was notably fought for by Magdhan soldiers and has been secured by our blood) it would have a Muslim government and freedom to worship as they please. We are a tolerant nation, many faiths worship in Maghda: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, and Atheism are all practised in Magdha.

I do not who you are trying to fool, Hindu. Perhaps you have too easily forgotten the episodes where your military went unchecked across all of Pakistan, slaying and massacring all simply for the sake of being Muslim?

I do not who you are trying to fool, Hindu. Perhaps you have too easily forgotten the episodes where your military went unchecked across all of Pakistan, slaying and massacring all simply for the sake of being Muslim?

OOC:I am very sorry to post oocly here but I didnt know where else to go. Daylam, Bedou has 100,000,000. Sunni muslims in your "eastern lands. You allowed our immigration, remember?
The Nomadic Peoples of Bedou have made an oath to protect Daylam as if it is thier own country(all the Bedou not just the immigrants).
Devoted muslims, and well respect in the Islamic culture bedouins a fierce fighters. you may ignore thispost-I understand being 9 pages late and all- However I will post at least once then you decide.
IC: The Eastern Lands of Daylam.
Cleric Tarek Azizi Fuoz recieved an encrypted satellite phone call early in the mornig just before dawn.
"Yes, we are not completely of aware of how bad it is"

"No the Daylami government has not contacted us."

"... Wallah, I swear it will be done."
The young man pressed the end button on his phone.

He turned his head to 5 older men who sat in the dim light of an oil lamp in the center of a traditional black bedouin tent.

"Mohammed Bin Al Deeb has been named Sultan of the Bedou. It was he himself who I spoke with just now.
He has told me he will send support as soon as possible. However we cannot wait, the Daylamis have shown great mercy and compassion with sharing their lands with us. We MUST up hold our peoples word, we must up hold our honor and the honor of Allah. These Daylami cannot fight alone in defending land they have given us.
Sultan Al Deeb says we must kill every man with a weapon, we may spare those who beg for mercy in the name of God. We cannot take any thing that is in the possesion of the enemy save what we need to survive, no wealth may be gained from this. If we find that our enemy has defiled women or harmed holy men or the elderly or infirm, or that they have abused prisoners we are to drown those we find responsible as they do not deserve to die like men.
Post on the web, call your cousins where ever they may be. Letthem know that any muslims who stand against Daylam this day stand against the Bedouins, and we have out last the Ottomans, the Romans, Babylon, we will out last this as well. Go and ready all who can fight."

So, could you show me on a map how much land my forces have taken?

-Karakol-Kyrgyzstan-

With the Hudecian army firmly in control of the city, the Hudecian army again pushes onward.

-Karamay-Xinjiang-

With 'Tamerlane' in a secure area of the city under guard by over 30 undercover Hudecian SOFs and another 100 of the FSTX's best troops living nearby, it was hoped that he could regain some sense of normalcy to his life.

Commander Reid was strongly concerned about 'Tamerlane'. Although he didn't like having to make a deal with the FSTX, he disliked the idea of 'Tamerlane' being captured by anyone else. Such an event would be disasterous.

OOC: Bedou, your men were settled in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and parts of Kazakstan. What you can do now is claim independance or we will grant you freedom from your oath. I hope I didnt mess with your nation too much, I kind of forgot about you there. Sorry. :(

OOC: Yes, that's correct Tyrandis.
_Taiwan, it says you posted but I dont see it anywhere....

OOC: hmmm... well... right now Hudecian and Granzi troops are entering Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Mostly we are fighting the ex-Daylami troops that are running amock in the area, but if you want to get involved.. then sure.

OOC: hmmm... well... right now Hudecian and Granzi troops are entering Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Mostly we are fighting the ex-Daylami troops that are running amock in the area, but if you want to get involved.. then sure.

OOC: I have no problem with that.

IC: It was high noon in the city of Yining. Roaming dust clouds swept around the reinforced steel covering of the aircraft hangers. Several of them had their double doors swung wide open, the guards with cloth covering on their faces. The sun was beaming from the overhead, masking the approach of a squadron of large planes. When they landed, the back gate swng down with a clang and hundreds of fully-equipped soldiers rushed out. Reinforcements had arrived.

OOC: Yes, that's correct Tyrandis.
_Taiwan, it says you posted but I dont see it anywhere....

OOC: Phuck! Where did it go? *retypes*

Daylam
Taiwanese troops, following behind the Hudecian/Granzi forces concentrate on peacekeeping/COIN duties.

Chengdu
"Greetings my fellow Chinese compatriots. I've gathered you here today to discuss a new threat to Chinese soveriegnty in the Western Provinces."

Zhang pauses as the powerpoint slideshow begins.

"In the past 72 hours, satellites have shown a large movement of troops on the Maghdan-Kashmir border. This was confirmed by electronic surveilance and reconassiance UAVs."

The next slide flashes into view.

"With some territorial gains made by the Maghdans, we believe that the annexation of Kashmir by them is a clear and present danger to Chinese soveriegnty in Xizhang and Xinjiang."

Cards are handed out to the audience, many of whom are members of the ultra-nationalist United China Party.

"I would like you to lobby Parliament on China's behalf to declare a state of war against Maghda."

OOC: ROC, Pakistani Kashmir is officially WA-held territory now. You can still war with Maghda though, I won't object.

OOC: ROC, Pakistani Kashmir is officially WA-held territory now. You can still war with Maghda though, I won't object.

I ask that Western Asia allow me Kashmir as my men have spilled bood fighting for it.

OOC: Hitler's men spilled blood fighting for Poland, does that mean it should be given to him?

no, but the poles didn't go around targetting Germans in poland because tehy were German. In Kashmir the Muslim poulation had long targetted the Hindu populations with attacks and have denied them freedom to worship.

OOC: I haven't had the chance to RP due a fault that lasted for days in my phoneline. Anything major happened?

OOC: Maghda, keep off the Chinese borders!

IC:

With further decimation of Daylami air defenses, a major paradrop operation is underway to secure the Chinese border with Daylami, trapping in the leftovers of Daylamis waiting to be slaughtered by the Sinoese butchers.

The ARSA looks to be unstoppable, making up to 500km gains in a day. The procedure was simple:

1. Bombings and airstrikes.

2. Spearheads of tanks with armored infantry (IFVs) in support.

3. Pacify the locals. Restore and help the Han victims. Daylamis (regardless of status) all wiped out.

4. Set up showtrials and donounciation committees to hear of anti-Han/Pro-China Uighurs and their grievances. Justice for all.

5. Set up programmes to rebuild the landscape, mainly engineers/sappers but also supported by MPs, occupational forces and local volunteers.

6. Set up permanent bases of operation and infrastructure for military control. Round the clock overflights and armored patrols.

General Liu, having briefly returned to Sino now considers a meeting with his ROCA/ROCAF counterparts once victory is grasped.

OOC: Maghda, keep off the Chinese borders!


I'm in Kashmir- thats northern Pakistan not China. China is a diplomatic void zone for me although I would like to establish friendly relations with nations there.

OOC: Aksai Chin - Chinese Kashmir.
IC:

The ROC condemns Sino's genocidal methods of dealing with insurgency in the strongest degree.

Chen Shui Bian
President of ROC

OOC: Aksai Chin - Chinese Kashmir.


If given Pakistani Kashmir Magdha will cede Aksai Chin to China.

Taiwan already owns Aksai Chin. It was taken from India in the Sino-Indian war in the 50s I think.

Taiwan already owns Aksai Chin. It was taken from India in the Sino-Indian war in the 50s I think.

K, thats fine. I just ask that Taiwan allow Hindus there freedom to worship.

The Islamic people had been shamed by the Hindu's invasion of Muslim Lands, nor Omar Ibn Gammar was going to set things right.

He boarded his pickup truck and checked the detonators and explosives. All were excellent, enough to destroy an office but sadly such a target was not the case this time. This time it was another temple- the place where the pagan Hindus believe the false god Vishnu incarnated himself into Ram. It had been build over the Babri Masjid Mosque which had been built over the old temple destroyed in the name of Allah. He drove forward down the road, a short clean street leading straight to the gates in front of the Temple. Soon the Mosque's destruction and Kashmir's occupation would be avenged. He pickup smashed through the columns into the main chamber and there he detonated his car with the scream of Allah Ackbar.

Hindus around Magdha would cry for their beloved idol.

-Karakol- Hudecian HQ-

"Sir it seems that a popular uprising is occuring against us among the Bedou population." The young colonel reported.

Commander Reid shrugged a little. These Bedouin immigrants would likely be viewed with disdain by the local population since they had to make way for over a hundred million of them. Still, he didn't like the idea of fighting hard at all.

"Find out who their leader is and get me in contact with him." Reid said at last. As much as Reid disliked the Sinoese tactics, they were proving to be useful. If the Sinoese came here, the Bedou population would be facing a genocide unprecedented in proportions. But first, the Hudecians needed to prove that they were willing to stand against the Sinoese.

-Karamay- Outskirts-

Sinoese troops attempted to enter the city have found themselves in a standoff of sorts. Hudecian troops have refused to allow them entry and have brought up tanks to enforce it.

-Urumqi-

Hudecian troops arrested 3 Sinoese soldiers after they murdered an ex-Daylami soldier. The three have been charged with murder in the first degree and will be tried in a local manner under Hudecian protection.

The Xiannese troops have entered Lhasa, Kashi, and Korla has secured the cities. Martial law is issued within the city and ex-Daylami troops will be kept in prisons until further notice.

The Xiannese Socialists Constitutional Monarchy condemns Sino once again and Xiannese troops are given order to arrest or charge any Sinoese troop if caught committing war crimes.

We would like to applaud Hudecia's stand against Sino's criminal acts toward the Daylami populous.


Xiannese troops have also reached Changmar and Rutag, which is less then 18-80miles awat from Aksai Chin.

Meanwhile, Xiannese special forces begin a major sweep across Xianjiang and Northern Tibet capturing Daylamis and transporting them to Nei Mongolia for safety under Xiaguo.

Changmar, the nearest "City" to Aksai China and borders have been fortified and artillery placements are secured withing the city. City rodas have been closed down and barbed wire and walls have been built to keep the people in and the enemy out. Sinoese forces are not allowed withing the city and all civilians are to stay within all Xiannese controlled cities. Humanitarian aid has been shipped to all coalition held cities. A 30million bill was passed by the Congress to provide humanitarian aid to Daylami, and refugees in all warzons and devestated regions.

-Urumqi-

Hudecian troops arrested 3 Sinoese soldiers after they murdered an ex-Daylami soldier. The three have been charged with murder in the first degree and will be tried in a local manner under Hudecian protection.

Private first Class Chen Guangning could not bear the fact that, he is now under arrest by the Hudecian.

"Goddamn Hudecians are our allies, but they never understand the feelings and emotions when you hear of stories of Daylamis raping your wife and killing your children." His mind tells himself.

What he did was just and right. A Daylami soldier, he and his two compatriots had saw was retreating slowly but still a threat. That piece of sh*t was limping, perhaps internally wounded, at a point of fighting his bodily calls of collapse. It was barely 100m away, they were on routine patrol.

"Look at that f*cking piece of sh*t." Private Nie told him, pointing in the direction of the pathetic creature.

"Tell ya what?" Chen briefed his two Basic Privates. "We'll shoot him in the arms. But leave the torso clean."

In a few seconds, they did what they were told. The bullets pierced the bastard's weak limbs. Forcing a total collapse. A haorse scream erupted before a thud as it was crushed under its burden of a heavy pack.

"Hey Chen, let me finish him off!" Hu expressed a shared enthusiasm.

"No. Fix your bayonets men. We've had few opportunities to use them."

"You're genius Chen, last time I remembered using one o' these was back at basic training on those louzy sandbags!'

The three men laughed before they charged towards the source of hoarse screaming, turned that S.O.B. over and jabbed him until his uniform was all soaked from desert camo to a thick, dark red.


Whilst they were walking back to their checkpoint, a Hudecian helicopter threatened them with a burst of .50cal, calling them to surrender.

"What the f*ck's this." Chen could not believe his senses. Later they were arrested.

Chen, 22 years of age thought of his girlfriend back home, clearing his mind of the humiliating arrest. Damn Hudecians! naturally, he undoes his boots, it smells bad. but there is a sweetner somewhere.

Unzipping a miniature pouch in the leather interior, he popped out his cyanide tablet, remembering what was taught in basic training.

Gen. Liu suddenly issued an order to halt the advance. The troops were called to fortify their positions. Liu was deeply annoyed by the news of his soldiers under the arrest of Hudecians and Xianese officials.

Parliament, Taipei
It was perhaps the most unanimous decision in Taiwanese parliamentary - the aptly named bill to "Contain Maghdan Agression" was passed 101-19, in part due to support from the ultra-nationalist United China Party, which had seen it's poll ratings increase in the last two wars.

Of course, the bill had been watered down greatly - the original bill was an intent to "Use force to contain Maghdan aggression". Time would tell whether it was the right choice.

(secret IC)
*Bases in Xizang begin establishing CAP over Aksai Chin.

*45 Shang-zhou class SSGNs are dispatched to the Indian Ocean.

OOC at Sino: Your soldiers are...evil!

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Daylam
Local ROCA commanders appeal to Sinoese forces to restrain themselves to avoid causing popular uprisings and losing the support of the more liberal segments of the Han population.

-Urumqi Prison-

The Hudecian guard saw him pop the tablet. At first he thought it might be just a tic tac or something but as he saw Chen go into convulsions he rang the alarm bell while 5 local police officers rushed in to drag him out of his cell.

Chen stomach was pumped, but unfortunately it was too late. He was dead.

The other two prisoners were subsequently bound hand and foot and placed under suicide watch.

-Hudecian HQ- Urumqi -

"Damn it all!" Colonel Anderton was not one to swear but this situation had really set him off. He calmed down and composed himself. "Alright, he's dead, it was no one's fault but his own."

"What are we going to tell the Sinoese?"

"For now, nothing. Tell them we thwarted a suicide attempt by one of their troops," Anderton replied more collected than he had been. "And place those other two under suicide watch. Bind them hand and foot if you have to."

-Karamay-

Hudecian troops fortify their positions around the city. As per new instructions, if the Hudecians saw any Sinoese troops committing atrocities that they would either arrest them, or shoot them if arrest was not feasible.

-Karakol- Kyrgyzstan-

Commander Reid was following the developing crisis with interest. "Get me Justice Shi, I think its time we upped the ante a little bit."

-Urumqi- Justice Shi's office-

"You want me to do what?!" Shi was astonished by the request. "Are you out of your mind?!"

"Not yet, I assure you. But I think it is time that Sino realized the gravity of their actions." Commander Reid replied. "I want the warrent to be time delayed however, to allow for amply time to prepare a possible arrest."

"I want no part in your little power struggle with Sino, my interests are in serving justice in ..." Shi was abruptly cut off by Reid

"If you are so interested in justice then why are you so afraid to enforce the laws!?" Reid's voice had an uncommon edge to it.

"Very well... I will do it..."

In the Great black tents of Sultan Mohammed Bin Al Deeb, in the Bedou controlled Sweden. The other nations of the fenian alliance Bedou had joined were recieving a messege from the Mohammed that his people were in great danger.
The 250,000,000 other Bedou that had been strategically "exported" under the guise of immigration were also being actived.(ooc: I will post a link to the thread later, yes I have 250,000,000 bedou who were invited into your neighbors backyards).
A messege was being sent to the WestWood alliance for military support in Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, the Bedou would back out of Kazakstan as it is not completely secured. Though the Kazakstanis would be welcomed to flee the fighting should these infidel armies pressure them.
It is with the greatest of of Allahs graces that Bedouins are the most respected group of peoples in Islam because they live in almost completely the same fashion as the Prophet lived.
Mohammed Bin Al Deeb, knew his people garnered the respect of muslims globally even muslims who were not sunni.
He entertained briefly the thought of proclaiming Jihad, but this would not
be in keeping with the truth of the Quran.
He prepared a a statement for GNN satellite televion.
"Strife in the nation of Daylam, the most gracious and compassionate benefactor of our people, has forced us to assume stewardship Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan in their defence from the hoards of greedy dogs that tear at the flesh of that great nation.
We are annoucing Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan independence from Daylam.
We will defend these muslim nations who greated us so warmly to the last.
Our enemies veiw our desire to live the harsh life as a weakness, as a sign of backwardness, they veiw the muslim devotion as madness and fanatisism.
Now we will show them that these 'harsh fanatics' are many things, but cowards none of us be.
We fought the good fight with the Christian Lawrence, we fight the good fight for memory of the great people Daylam.
We killed Germans, Romans, we took war to all those who would cross our lands, oppress our faith, we have defended the Christian and the Jew, and cut at the heel of the JackBoot of oppression even in muslim nations. Our enemies this day are many, but so too they will see are our friends and so to are the words of the Prophet, and the Will of Allah."
Sultan Mohammed raised his hand to quite the young men who gathered out side his tent for the spectacle.
"Seek not war, but when it is brought to you, give back what is given.
Seek not the enemy for you have none save those who seek you as theirs.
Seek surely the vigilance of Allah, his wisdom and mercy.
You all know well the rules of war we abide by, and no man will forsake them, for if he does he forsakes the will of Allah.
Now Take me to the Lawrence Seglawi, I go to Kyrgyzstan to seek my fate."

-Karakol- Hudecian Controlled Kyrgyzstan -

"So these Bedou immigrants are trying to establish an independent Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan..." Reid paused and rubbed his chin deep in thought.

"Our forces control the majority of Kyrgyzstan but seem to be running into increasing resistance from the Bedou elements. They are trying to appeal to the population and are portraying us as the invaders." Colonel Quereshi reported. Reid snorted.

"We wouldn't be here if Daylam hadn't invaded these states and filled them with foreigners. I think we can expect a good deal of support from local ethnic population. Especially after we restored order so effectively." Commander Reid ranted. "Before we came ex-Daylami troops were plundering the area. We came and put an end to all of that."

"Sir, should we continue to push forward or not?"

"Of course, we don't want to be seen to be idle in the face of a growing threat. However, try to get me in contact with the Bedou local leadership..."

OOC: Bedou, I do control a fair portion of Kyrgyzstan already and will likely control the rest very soon. ALthough your local militias will cause me grief I'd like you to RP that. Like, how many are in Kyrgyzstan itself and where they are mostly located.

I'm not sure how secure Kazakhstan is, I think Granzi is the one moving on up there.

I am assuming that there is still a large number of ex-Daylami troops running around the area. Most would have fled from Xinjiang after the Sinoese massacres and this is one of the nearest positions.

OOC:More the point is that Daylam in the Immigration agreement, allowed the Bedou to import full military power. While Militant Islam may RP crazy wild eyed arabs in dynamite laden pick-up trucks.
Bedou fights in LineBacker and HighKing tanks.
They support the Mujahadeen with KingSnake CAS.
And Bedou proper is the nation who is currently the minister of the AOH's regional defence forces. So I am very sorry but I suggest that you forget about fighting a militia, the Bedou given that you are attacking them in their own land can field 25,000,000 men out of the 100,000,000 that are there no problem.
Of course posted many times by me it is disgraceful for a Bedou males to be unarmed, as it is a sign of weakness.
I do not RP little terrorist militias. You are fighting an organized Military on its own land.
IC:The nation of Kyrgyzstan smallest of the nations where the Bedou were allowed to settle was still and calm.
The Bedou did not go and join the fight, there peoples had waited for the Sultan to be named.
Until the Hudecia forces entered the region, they murdered women and children.
They had no honor in their fight and freely killed holymen.
The skies over Kyrgyzstan errupted in flames as the first CAS aircraft thought that these muslims tossed rocks like in palestine.
Stingers ripped from the roofs of houses and the backs of trucks.
Thousands of shouldered fired stingers in the kilometers airspace made any Hudecianese CAS impossible.
It became apparent that the Hudecia would have come on foot.
Or be air dropped into Kyrgyzstan, though surely they knew of what the women of the Bedou would do to paratroopers failing from the sky, surely they learned from russian soldiers returning home from afghanistan with there manhood sewn in their mouths.
The Bedou new better then use the EA-Kingsnakes in Kyrgyzstans limited airspace. The Hudecia certain had time to move in medium theater anti-aircraft weapons.
In an alley inside the streets of Karakol:
"Ahmed, Ahmed!!" Ayoung arab holding a satellite phone waved a man into the alley.
"Yaa, Nasim !!, you draw more attention to yourself hiding then just sitting around."
"Ahmed, we fight!! They already fight these people in the north. and Arba my cousin in sudan says that the Sudanese bedou are already prepairing to move in from the south on the homelands of these dogs. 19,000,000 million men."
"Say wallah!! the Sudani Bedou have it easy and they fight anyway!"
"Ahmed Sultan Mohammed has ordered it. And he has Ordered the Six Nation navy. My other cousin Abas called me, he is aboard the Lawerence and he siad Sultan Mohammed is aboard and coming here to fight. The Six Nation Navy is being to used for something else though.
He said he heard from one of those Christians in the Erinin navy that they are preparing to make this a two front war. Sultan Mohammed needs us to fight Ahmed, to fight hard."
"Yaww, you know where to send the rest then Nasim, I will turn over the cache."
"You want money Ahmed?"
"No, if the Sultan comes then we are at war, and we do not earn in these times Nasim. Tell all the men to take what they need.
I think they will be surprised."

OOC: Whoa whoa.. I did not kill women and children if that is what you are accusing me of. It's ok if that is just a way to motivate your men.. but I just want to be sure that you don't actually believe I did that.

Just a question though... how can a nomadic group have heavy industry

Southern Kazakhstan

The Granzian armored advance was proceeding at a constant pace, exactly according to plan. The forward divisions in the south had pressed on to the junction at Saryozek and had entered the town proper. Unlike the others in the region, an eery calm lay over the mud brick of the buildings. Squads of elite marines ducked behind cover and scanned the road ahead while their fellow soldiers went through every house. Nothing. The entire area was deserted. The first PC pulled up the center square, and released its cargo of infantry just as several RNI-AM8 tanks rumbled through a side alley.

Suddenly the entire block erupted in a fiery fireball as the concealed C-4 detonated ina flash. The row of housing was a crumbling, burning wreck as whatever left standing was knocked to the ground. The impact radius was almost a half mile wide, the sector of the city demolished into broken piles of mud brick. The unfortunant troops in that vicinity were blown off their feet and killed instantly. The wreckage of the tank sqad littered the earth, black and smoldering. Rescue crew rushed to set up tents for the wounded while heavy equipment was sent for to dig through the rubble. The spearhead groud to a halt when the men began to form excavation teams to look for survivors... or bodies.

Yining Forward Command Center

General Demark sat smiling in his tent, satisfied that the operation was right on schedule. The northern advance had secured the cities of Urdzhar and Taskesken and were only 50 miles from their next objective in Qabanbay. In the south, resistance had finally ended at Zharkent, paving the way for continued movement of forces into the interior. Humanitarian mission had begun in the occupied areas and to help out the civilians. Reinforcements had arrived and were continuing to do so.

"Sir! The people of Bedou were apparently settled in this region by the Daylamis some time ago. They have no pledged support for the regime and taken over Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Your orders?"

Demark's smile diminished a little. "Sent a transmission over asking if negotiations are possible. I don't want to fight a bunch of well-equipped fighters. Move up the newly arrived troops and begin consolidating our gains. Make sure they know we are open for suggestions. Got that?"

"Yes sir," said the aide as he left. " Oh, and by the way, there's been an explosion at Saryozek. Thought you might wanted to know."

"WHAT!"

The Sinoese Military Junta issues an ultimatum on all peoples of Bedou. Theikr settlement in China without our prior approval is in effect invasion and what the Sinoese military have done with invaders will not be merciful.

High Altitude recon TAG.

OOC: Whoa whoa.. I did not kill women and children if that is what you are accusing me of. It's ok if that is just a way to motivate your men.. but I just want to be sure that you don't actually believe I did that.

Just a question though... how can a nomadic group have heavy industry

Women/children propaganda/demonizing the enemy.
Thats all.

Living a nomadic life style does not equal uneducated.
Also the Bedou, have accept refugees from muslim nations around the world of people fleeing the far right fundamentalist theocracies/terrorist government.

The bedou, actually(never mind I will tag you with a ink to Factbook which actually answers your question).




Southern Kazakhstan
The Granzian armored advance was proceeding at a constant pace, exactly according to plan. The forward divisions in the south had pressed on to the junction at Saryozek and had entered the town proper. Unlike the others in the region, an eery calm lay over the mud brick of the buildings. Squads of elite marines ducked behind cover and scanned the road ahead while their fellow soldiers went through every house. Nothing. The entire area was deserted. The first PC pulled up the center square, and released its cargo of infantry just as several RNI-AM8 tanks rumbled through a side alley.

Suddenly the entire block erupted in a fiery fireball as the concealed C-4 detonated ina flash. The row of housing was a crumbling, burning wreck as whatever left standing was knocked to the ground. The impact radius was almost a half mile wide, the sector of the city demolished into broken piles of mud brick. The unfortunant troops in that vicinity were blown off their feet and killed instantly. The wreckage of the tank sqad littered the earth, black and smoldering. Rescue crew rushed to set up tents for the wounded while heavy equipment was sent for to dig through the rubble. The spearhead groud to a halt when the men began to form excavation teams to look for survivors... or bodies.

Yining Forward Command Center

General Demark sat smiling in his tent, satisfied that the operation was right on schedule. The northern advance had secured the cities of Urdzhar and Taskesken and were only 50 miles from their next objective in Qabanbay. In the south, resistance had finally ended at Zharkent, paving the way for continued movement of forces into the interior. Humanitarian mission had begun in the occupied areas and to help out the civilians. Reinforcements had arrived and were continuing to do so.

"Sir! The people of Bedou were apparently settled in this region by the Daylamis some time ago. They have no pledged support for the regime and taken over Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Your orders?"

Demark's smile diminished a little. "Sent a transmission over asking if negotiations are possible. I don't want to fight a bunch of well-equipped fighters. Move up the newly arrived troops and begin consolidating our gains. Make sure they know we are open for suggestions. Got that?"

"Yes sir," said the aide as he left. " Oh, and by the way, there's been an explosion at Saryozek. Thought you might wanted to know."

"WHAT!"

On the Deck of the Lawrence Seglawi air carrier.
"Habeb, we have a bounced radio transmission. You might want to take this personally." A grey haired arab in a black flight suit stood in the doorway to Sultan Mohammed's quaters.
"Send it through."
Mohammed listened to the Granzi soldier.
"Attention Grani soldier, This is Sultan Mohammed Bin Al Deeb the leader of the Nomadic Peoples of Bedou.
Terms and negotiations are always favorable to blood. I will personally order my people to cease hostilities, on the conditions that you halt aggression, and halt re-enforcing. The Bedou were legally relocated to Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. We ultimately seek peace, and sanctuary for our people. We will also provide medical care and food to Daylamis."

peep

OOC at Sino, Bedou, and Daylam:

Could you give us updated ethnicity stats regarding Xinjiang and Daylam.

IC:

The ROCA has begun a crackdown on illegal immigrants in Xinjiang following the relative calm there.

Sinoese Tibet
At 40,000 feet, the squadron leader of the 29th Air Brigade radioed his team.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Well lemme see. I'm $80 grand in debt, and it's not what you would call a nice debtor."

The squadron leader radios Sinoese forces.
"This is Major Wong and Colonel Chiu. We wish to defect to the ARSF."

OOC:
Ahh... Bedou I was more thinking that nomadic = moving around a lot, whereas heavy industry = permanent base. But you answered that question. Nomadic does not mean people aren't educated, just their education is different than others.

Not that it matters much, I came into Kyrgyzstan to kick out Daylam. As long as the Bedou do not allow Daylam to reclaim the territory I'll leave.

IC:

-Karakol-

Hudecian Military Press Statement

"The Hudecian military recognizes the independence of Tajikistan and Kyrgtzstan from Daylam. In accordance with such, we ask the current government to enter into negotiations with the Hudecian military that will ultimately lead to the full and safe evacuation of Hudecian troops from Kyrgyzstan should the government give clear guarantees that Daylam will never again be allowed to control these territories."

"All Hudecian military movements have ceased as of today."

OOC:
Ahh... Bedou I was more thinking that nomadic = moving around a lot, whereas heavy industry = permanent base. But you answered that question. Nomadic does not mean people aren't educated, just their education is different than others.

Not that it matters much, I came into Kyrgyzstan to kick out Daylam. As long as the Bedou do not allow Daylam to reclaim the territory I'll leave.

IC:

-Karakol-

Hudecian Military Press Statement

"The Hudecian military recognizes the independence of Tajikistan and Kyrgtzstan from Daylam. In accordance with such, we ask the current government to enter into negotiations with the Hudecian military that will ultimately lead to the full and safe evacuation of Hudecian troops from Kyrgyzstan should the government give clear guarantees that Daylam will never again be allowed to control these territories."

"All Hudecian military movements have ceased as of today."

Saryozek

What bodies were recovered were buried outside of the town in a makeshift graveyard. As the Granzi national anthem played, the coffin bearers of the 67th slowly lowered each casualty into the earth. The attack had been the deadliest since the commencement of the operation in Kazakhstan, leaving 34 dead and another 54 wounded. Anti-terrorist raids had begun in the outlaying area, as well-coordinated sweeps sought to capture persons of interest. So far, nearly a dozen foreigners had been detained.

Southern Kazakhstan

In other reaches of the campaign, the northern thrust had taken the town of Qabanbay, securing the road to the urban centers in and around Taldyqorghan. There, the advance halted. In the territories already pacified, the commanders sought to consolidate their holdings. Checkpoints on the major throughfares were constructed and bases built. The local population was restored to order, and humanitarian aid doled out. Quiet prevailed over much of the northern sector.

In the hotspot of Zharkent, violence erupted once more, culminating in a rash of murder and robbery. Martial law along with a 9:00 curfew was imposed and heighted patrols tried to ease the upsurge. Reinforcements and supplied contined to come up the main road from Xinjiang in heavy convoys. The bulk was sent toward Saryozek in anticipation of a possible continued offensive against terrorists. A brigade of light armor ventured to the south, and seized the mountain village of Shonzhy. Only light fire was encountered, and any rebels cleared out. A raid by a pair of EA-22D gunship sucessfully destroyed a weapons cache to the northwest.

Yining Forward Command Center

A reply was sent to the Bedou leader:

To: Sultan Mohammed Bin Al Deeb
From: General Demark of the Granzian Operational Forces

Thank you for respondng to our transmission. Our forces are currently seeking out any rebels in the areas under Granzian control. Due to the recent unfortunant attack that left dozens dead or wounded at Saryozek, we feel this is for our own protection. Our forces have been told not to advance beyond these raids, and wait for continued orders. I have been inpowered to begin negotiations at the earliest date. Granzi will respect your sovereignty and officially recognizes the Bedou nation of Tajikistan. Due to the fact that Hudecian forces are in Kyrgyzstan, we will wait for their respond first.

We ask for permission to secure Northern Kazakhstan in order to restore order to the area. As far has we understand, that area is not under the Bedou, and is currently under the sway of various warlords or bands of bandits. For the sake of stability, I ask for a small force to begin humanitarian missions in that sector. In Southern Kazakhstan, Granzian troops will not venture out of area currently under our control, unless in the case of raids on terror.

Hoping for your swift reply,
General Demark

OOC at Sino, Bedou, and Daylam:

Could you give us updated ethnicity stats regarding Xinjiang and Daylam.

IC:

The ROCA has begun a crackdown on illegal immigrants in Xinjiang following the relative calm there.

Sinoese Tibet
At 40,000 feet, the squadron leader of the 29th Air Brigade radioed his team.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Well lemme see. I'm $80 grand in debt, and it's not what you would call a nice debtor."

The squadron leader radios Sinoese forces.
"This is Major Wong and Colonel Chiu. We wish to defect to the ARSF."

"I got bogies! Two of 'em. Permission to shoot them down."

A call as such was echoed by the many air defence units across the networked missile grid, but ARSAF Brig. Gen. Song could only tell them to hold their fire. He even had to put his 9mm to the head of one enthusiastic radar operator just to prevent an unprecidented firing order.

Too small to be seen as an adequate strike force. The general asks for further reasons from the defectors.

OOC at Sino, Bedou, and Daylam:

Could you give us updated ethnicity stats regarding Xinjiang and Daylam.


OOC:
Kazakhstan: 45,000,000 Bedou.
Tajikistan: 25,000,000 Bedou.
Kyrgyzstan:30,000,000 Bedou.
Have to ask Daylam about the rest.

IC:
Aboard the Lawrence.

"Sir the Granzi, and the Hudecian Governemnts have recognized our claims. Here is messege most merciful Sultan."

Sultan Mohammed took the PDA from the ensign.
He looked at the text for several minutes.
"Contact the rest of the Seglawi airgroups and have them continue on their current path. Prepare me a secure signal to Sweden then bounce it through the Fallcorp sattelites. I will address the Hudecia, and Granzi."

Sultan Mohammed prepared two A/V digital transmission.

He spoke into the small Bedou9000 digital recorder.
"Allah's blessings be upon the Granzi.
It is most beneficiant for our peoples that war is avoidable.
Our citizens in the former Daylam territories will not attack your men.
Any useage IED is not the work of Bedou soldiers as such weapons are cosidered suitable only for infidels to use. We do not plant mines or indiscriminate traps which might harm any passerby.
We encourage you to seek out these people who would risk the lives of the innocent in this way. In Kazakstan 45,000,000 Bedou will begin migrating south. Several thousand tanks and aircraft will also be being moved.
It is customary for our people to be armed, I suggest not attempting to disarm the men, it would be with the same resistance one of the Granzi men might offer if someone attempted to remove his arm or eye.
Men in Bedou serve two years minimum in the Bedou army induction age is 14. All Bedou men are required by Bedou law to be armed when ever in public. They will always show arms when asked if they are armed. If you find someone concealing weapons, well they are not Bedou.
I Sultan Mohammed will meet face to face with your in theater commanders to express our peoples desires.
We again deeply appreciate your responsible attitude towards this situation. Any relief workers are free to move about any part of any country the Bedou are in, though please have them plainly marked."

He restarted the recorder and prepared to the statement to the Hudecia.
"Allah's blessings be upon the Hudecia.
We are very greatful you perceive the need for a peaceful resolution to this situation.
Currently there are 25.000,000 Bedou in Taji, and 30,000,000 in Kyrg.
We will be withdrawing our people and forces from Kazakstan per our original announcement.
Those number in the area of 45,000,000.
For the benfit of Daylami nationals we will not return control of these nations to Daylam. We will however extend to them the same courtesy that was extended to us, sanctuary, mercy and the hope of peace.
Any relief workers are free to move about any area, any area at all.
However please have them plainly marked.
Given your proximity to our people we certain you have noted the male BEdou custom of staying armed, this is a constant act, and not one specifically for the purpose of fighting your men. Ignore it, and it will ignore you.
You will see large troop movements from the north as forces regress away from the Kazak border.
Several thousand tanks and aircraft will begin concentrating in Taji and Kyrg.
We again thank you for showing such wisdom in this matter."

He then began recording a messege to both nations.
"This messege is concerning the matter of Kazakstan.
We are and will withdrawing from Kazakstan.
However the reason Daylam placed us in three regions is because there are so many of us and the Daylami government was attempting to Accomadate our traditional life style.
We ask that we be allowed to Annex a portion of southern Kazakstan into both Taji and Kyrg.
Allowing Kazakstan proper to maintain mineral rights and the like but giving us the space we originally were seeking.
Or another alternative might be a government for Kazakstan head by a council from Bedou, Granzi, and Hudecia. Making the nation itself a protectorate of the three nations there by ensuring that it cannot be reclaimed by anyone group. While still allowing Daylami national, Bedou, Hudecians, and Grani citizens to move freely about the nation.
Please consider the possibilities."

Gen. Liu of Sino would like the Bedou to humbly withdraw from China as even nomadic races have to recognise estalished national boudaries. If they wish to settle peacefully in China they should consider the immigration services of Sino or China, not through means of foul.

The ARSA is prepared to provide logistical support for the movements of Bedou peoples back to their homes. We have enough trucks and IFVs for such a task.

Karakol

Hudecian troops based outside this city have already begun the process of an orderly withdrawl from the area. The report of the Bedou agreement to the arrangement had stirred up a lot of action in the Hudecian military command as they prepared to withdraw.

There was some concern about leaving a job half finished, but there was no way that the Hudecian Army was interested in trying to fight several million heavily armed troops.

The Sinoese Military Junta is willing to organise an exchange of 500 Daylami P.O.Ws for the safe return of our two soldiers in Hudecian captivity, provided that no harm is made to the two soldier and those exchanged Daylamis must leave China.

Transmission to the Bedou:

General Demark is willing to meet personally with the Bedou leadership in order to work out the finer details of negotiations. As for preliminary drafts, we are willing to cede the southern area of Kazakhstan to the Bedou, where they are the predominate ethnicity. This area would include the capital of Almaty and the surrounding area. Saryozek and Zharkent will be transfered to the Bedou, and Bedou territory would stretch northwest up to and including the city of Saryshagan. To the west, the city of Zhangaqorghan would be part of Bedou land. The border in the north would Beskol, with the Bedou recieving the urban center of Taldyqorghan.

If this is acceptable, Granzian troops will immediately turn over sovereignty to the Bedou and leave the above areas. Granzi, in return, will retain Northern Kazakhstan bound by the above borders and including the far western area touching the Caspian and Aral Seas. We await your response.

OOC: Question, how are you going to reach the final TPQD-controlled areas of Samarkand, northern and central Turkmenistan, and Northern Iran? Sorry I just havent had much to post seeing as no one has attacked government or warlord-controlled areas.

OOC: I might ask Bedou permission to go through his lands, possibly. Though I think Western Asia has the entire thing under wraps. I'm much more satified to risk fewer casaulties by staying in North Kazakhstan and consolidate the area. If you have any coastal areas that still are under the government or warlord control, I'd be interested to mount an operation. I'm looking for a place to build a naval base.

Erinin CentCom

The Council of Fenians had reviewed the international claims of the land in it's current reguard to the Bedou claim for use of the unified JDF in enforcing land rights several years old.
Gentlemen, it has been determined that the Nation of Daylam was with in it's rights to allocate the placement of the Bedou to the nations in question.
That being the case the Bedou were legal residents of the of the nations previous and leading up to the current conflict. Leaving them the right by international law to reasonbly resist annexation by the Sinoese. Their right to resist is by its very nature embued upon the nations of Kazakstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The Bedou Sultan has suggested relinquishing Kazakstan partialy.
We suggest the annex of Kazakstan to Sino with the provision that any Bedou who remain treat the Sino as the (Hosting) Nation.
We suggest The Bedou annex Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan as they have legitamate claim.
The Bedou may with permission of the Ancient Order of Hibernian alliance states to whome Bedou is beholden
enact what ever none aggression treaties needed to disuade war with Sino.
The Bedou as the ministering nation of the AOH Joint Defence Forces
and per the their legal right to claim land which was legally handed over to them prior to this conflict. May use at the their esteemed leader's own discretion the full power of AOHJDF.
The Erinin Pacific fleet is also being dispatched to the Philippine Sea.
While the Atlantic will be dispatched to the Arabian Sea.
The AOH nation of Temujinn has been ordered to place the Stratomancer wing in Asia on 3 hour stand-by.

Encrypted Transmission
To: The Sino leadership.
From:The Fenian Council Governing Body of Erinin
We have evaluated the current situation with reguards to our allies the Bedou.
It is unfortunate that Daylam has placed the Bedou in this particular quagmire. However the findings of the Council stand as the definitive position of Erinin and the AOH alliance. Reguarding the land claims Sino makes on Daylami interests. The AOH recognizes Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan as legal Bedou land per right of settlement. Per cultural majority. We also are inclined to concede that the Sino should gain from this military victory. The annexation of Kazakstan is a more then suitable prize.
Should the Bedou be placed in a position to defend the smaller nations to which they have Legal claim. Military force is an authorized measure on the part of every AOH member state.
We would veiw favorably upon our suggested peaceful resolution to this conflict. Counting it as a favor owed to the Sino. Also as an alliance made in the far east.
This last prospect must be more appealing then a long protracted conflict over land which is of essentially no strategic or economic value.
The most economically productive thing in those lands is the largest naturally growing walnut forest. Hardly worth the lives of both our young soldiers, when the Bedou will end up being the most stable neighbors a Nation might have.
The Fenian Council

OOC: What does Sino have to do with Kazakhstan? Currently we are in negotitations with the Bedou, so they my recieve an independent homeland ASAP. Sinoese is no where near Kazakhstan and Granzian forces have control of southern Kazakhstan, which will be turned over to the Bedou once this is resolved. The Sinoese have no right to Kazakhstan, as our soldiers have died in restoring order to that nation.

To Sinoese Authorities:
From Hudecian Military Xinjiang Command

Although the Hudecian military authority does not have sole custody of the two Sinoese troops we are willing to deport them to Sino under the following condition:

1) They are never again allowed to enter Xinjiang.

2) All currently held Daylami POWs are transferred safely to Hudecian custody.

In return, no prosecution of Sinoese troops will occur for past crimes. Should new crimes occur however, we would be within our rights to ask Sino to prosecute them.

To Bedou government:
From Hudecian Foreign Ministry

The Hudecian government has no objection to the safe and humane treatment of Daylami. Nor do we wish to infringe upon their rights to movement. However, we fear that Daylam may once again attempt to attack our lands and our allies in their attempts to expand their empire.

Our nation seeks only peace and security for ourselves and our allies. With that in mind, we humbly request permission to establish an embassy in Bedou to further good relations between our nations.

In the interests of greater co-operation, the Hudecian government also asks for permission to move troops through Bedou territory.

Encrypted Transmission
To:The Fenian Council.
From: Mohammed Bin Al Deeb.

"The AOH member nations have voted. The Bedou offer to the Granzi and Hudecia is the standing offer.
These nations have deemed peaceful negotiations to be preferable to threats and shows of force. We will not take that back."

OOC: Does that mean you have taken me up on my offer?

IC: The Granzian government applauds the efforts of the Bedou to create a lasting peace upon the area. Granzian forces are readying to leave and will evacuate out of the area aforementioned once control has been turned over to the Bedou. In the meantime, basic services are being restored or given to the local population.

Aboard the Seglawi Air Carrier named the Lawrence.
"Habebe we near Kazakstan, what are your orders?"
A tall arab in the black flight suit of a Lawrence Marine stood behind Sultan Mohammed on the deck of the Lawrence Seglawi.
"I have reviewed the maps, we will disembark in Aktau. Contact the Granzi and tell them our ETA. Also try to do it in a manner that will not immediately get us shot at." The Sultan smiled at the young marine.
He did not smile back, rather he nodded abruptly and responded "Aye aye, most wise Sultan so you say so it shall be."
Bin Al Deeb thought about explaining the joke, butthen he let the young man leave. Clerics and Sultans do not make jokes in wartime, and marines do not laugh. He did not believe those things were in the rules of warfare but he would re-read them at the first availble moment. He chuckled to himself.

Mohammed Bin Al Deeb pressed the com button his phone and request an ensign come to him on hte deck, as he had forgotten some pressing things.
"Send this messege to the Hudecian Foreign Ministry ,
I Sultan Mohammed Bin Al Deeb will be landing shortly in Aktau. I am certain the Granzi would not object to emmisaries from Hudecia being present to speak with me. There we can discuss the building of Embassies and exchange of culture and goodwill."

"Now boy prepare this messege to be sent to the Sino Government:
I have been studying on this matter. I believe that to aleave some Sino worries a good and most Just solution is that you build a Sino military installation in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikastan.
By allowing the Bedou to actually keep the two nations you have buffer between your nation and invaders. This is a resonable offer."

OOC: I am assuming you are coming to Aktau to begin negotiations?

IC: As soon as word of the Bedou Sultan was coming in person to begin negotoations, the word spread like wildfire. General Demark made preparations to leave Yining for the Caspian port city. Escorted by a flight of Seabolt fighters, his private aircraft landed safely at the airfield without any hitches. Once on the ground, the local commander, Major Greene, began a tour of the accomidations set aside for the meeting.

Set away from the center of town, the Agafath mansion complex, formerly an administrative center, had been completely refurbished. The upstairs had been transformed into a private suite, completely with a 40 bedrooms for the entourage. Clean sheets, a rare item in the desert sands, were arranged tastefully upon decorated carved mahogany furniture. Velvet coverings draped the bay windows, thrown open to bathe the rooms with light.

The downstairs had been built into a meeting hall. The entrance was through doucle heavy oak doors, set with redwood panels. A large and long heavy cherry table spanned the length of the conference hall, lined with matching chairs and small coffee tables. A warm light shown from the overhead crystal chandeliers. A full length plasma screen covered one wall, facing toward the end of the room. Small handheld sets were placed in front of each seat, and linked with the overhead projection system. Sercurity was tight, as the roads leading 1000 meters from the complex were roadblocked and staffed with elite marines.

General Demark stepped down the wide patio stairway, plugged in his personal headset, and waited for the Sultan to arrive.

500 men of the former Daylam, can count themselves lucky, surrendering to sympathetic troops of the ARSMC. They were lucky not to be shot. Having made POW, these men are now given an even brighter glimmer of hope. They were hurriedly loaded onto a convoy of Dong Feng trucks, bound for exchange with Hudecian authorities.

The convoy was a long line of with some 20 trucks, supported by MBTs, IFVs and even helicopter gunships.

On a sad note, Pte. Chen Guangning was hailed as hero. Despite his mother crying relentlessly throughout the interview by SSNN (Sinoese State News Network), Chen's father gloriously rebukes the tears of his wife, as his son was a son of the nation!

Coming into visual range of Aktau.

The Seglawi Lawrence made 50knts. bearing down on Aktau.
Surface radars would show a massive vessel for that speed(Length:378m Width:75.9m Height:150m.)
As she came into sight of the shore Sultan Mohammed entered the bridge.
"Captain."
"My Sultan" The Captain bowed.
"My friend." He stood up and extended his hand to the Sultan, who of course took it.

"What is it I may do, I dont suppose I could talk you into allowing me to turn this vessel back while there is still time."

"No Ahmed, you know I will not allow the Bedou to be cowards, by having there leader be afraid to speak face to face with other men."

The captain gave a slight nod, almost appearing if that answer had been without flaw.
"What are our orders then."

Sultan Mohammed smiled.
"Bring her aloft, 200 ft, and take us in at 250mph. Then float her above the shore so the men can moor us."
The Lawrence lifted from just off the surface of the water, where she had been flying to give the radar appearence of a ship. The day was clear and this was the way soldiers like to make entrances, grand and inspring.
Even old soldiers like it.
Sultan Mohammed prepared himself to meet with Granzi.

-Aktau-

Colonel Anderton had been transported to the rendez vous point to meet with the Bedou leadership.

-Urumqi-

Under heavy Hudecian guard the remaining two Sinoese soldiers are withdrawn from the prison and are driven in an APC to the nearest Sinoese military unit.

Once confirmation of the arrival of the 500 POWs at the Hudecian base had been received, the two prisoners would be released.

The Lawrence swept in almost silently.
The nationals had never seen a vessel like this one.
The Granzi, and the Hudecia no doubt have.
The Lawrence was a Tokarev airship with capacity for 28 aircraft and 100 marines.
The bedou soldiers who manned the Lawrence and the other Seglawi aircarriers(as the Bedou called them) were known as Lawrence Marines, informally they were called "Larrys". The most ferocious dsiplined men of Bedou. They are fancied by many to be true Mujahadeen, real Holy Fighters.
They obey with the strictest of discipline the ancient muslim rules of war.
As well as an honor code which obligates them to kill another 'Larry' should he be in breach of the code. Like the blood of the Sultan they trace the fierce tradition back to the Koreish tribe.
The 'Larrys' dropped lines from the sides of the carrier and deployed themselves with amazing quickness the drop had been nearly a hundred feet, yet no man stumbled or hesitated. They were dressed in uniforms which resemble the robes of the Bedou save they fit snug around the boot, and their faces were covered as if riding in the desert, the robes of the 'Larrys' this day were all black, dressed in an honor guard fashion. Usually they were soft browns and whites that blended with sands, or deep browns and hunter green to blend with other terrain.
The men used the lines they had deployed on to moor the vessel to the pier.
They formed a fire line and then the Sultan was lowered in a basket.
It appeared that Hudecian and Granzis were already their to great him.

We ask that all foreign aliens register at the Xiannese Immigration Centers which are located at all millitary bases.

"Damnit, this crap is getting worse and worse.." While Chief Lee reviews an overall summary of the unregistered aliens in Xinjiang.

OOC:Aiya, I was away and now theres more clean up..



"The treatment of Prisoners of war has to be under strict control. Humane treatment and proper handling of prisoners should a requirement for all coalition nations and including Daylam and others. Sino's acts upon the treatment of prisoners can be seen as barbaric, and upholds all the negative virtues of our goal. We ask Sino to uphold the international regulations to provide safety for all men alike." said General Jo Jin to the Sinoese authorities.

Meanwhile, A letter of condolence was sent to the family of Pte. Chen Guangning. A medal of service was also sent to the family behalf of the International Recognition Service, Xiaguo.

"We are deeply in sorrow and anguish of your son's death. Our government will acknowlege Pte. Chen Guangning as an International Hero. We offer our sympathy and our honor...

Aktau
As Sultan Al Deeb reached the ground. His personal escort paused listened very intenetly to the ear piece in his ear, then leaned in very close to the Sultan.
Sultan Mohammed Bin Al Deeb replied.
"Arrrgh, Nazzimi, this area is a vipers nest!! Send a messege to the Xiaguo government. Tell them that the Bedou Sultan is in Aktau, tell them that the 30,000,000 Bedou fighters, the tanks, the trucks, and the planes that Daylam allowed us to bring will not hinder them, tell them to send an Emmisary.
I will talk, here. Here where it is agreed we are all safe.
One more thing, tell them that Bedou tradition does not allow me to lie about my men not hindering them, make sure the people know this as well. Also that we respect the fair and just treatment of Daylami soldiers when captured by their enemies this shows a mature nation."

Major Greene was waiting at the airfield with a platoon of his men when the Bedou "airship", as they were labeled, swept in from the south. Though Greene had never seen such a vessel, much less be directly under it, he kept his composure even after the a squad of Bedou leaped from the giant aircraft. As the sSltan was lowered down in a basket, Major stepped forward and signaled with his right hand. The full military band immediately blew out the Bedou national anthem, and while it played, the troops formed into orderly ranks and shouldered rifles.

Major Greene came face to face with the Sultan Mohammed, an imposing sight indeed. He bowed, then straighted and began to speak. "Your majesty, we are most honored to have your holiness at Aktau. I trust that your journey to Kazakhstan was most comfortable?" He paused, then said, "We hope your stay here will be as convenient as possible, and have arranged for your accommodations at the outskirts of town. If you are ready, an armored convoy is ready to take your majesty to there, where General Demark is waiting."

With that, Major Greene turned and lead the way toward a row of very balck and very shiny limousines.

With the situation appearing somewhat normal, Taiwanese peacekeepers in Daylam begin leaving to return to Xinjiang and restore order.

Hami
A civilian chartered airliner lands, carrying a planeload of journalists in the pro-independence paper Freedom Press. Their aim - investigate reports of Sinoese genocide and to discredit General Zhang and Sino's General Liu.

Taipei
Virgin Media has begun the film based on Pte. Chen Guangning's mission to Xinjiang, with Jackie Chan in the lead role.

Aktau

"Major Greene, it is a great pleasure for me to be met by soldiers. It makes this old lion feel like he still has teeth. Forgive the use of such an extravegant craft. It was purchased from Tokarev before that nation collapsed. They are fast for naval operation slow for air, but they are secure, and not too noisy."
Sultan Mohammed Bin Al Deeb had been up till this last week leading the Bedou from the position of Sheikh. Finally on his 61st Birthday he allowed the ceremony to be preformed to raise himself up to Sultan.
Previous to that he never attended in person any formal event as the Bedou leader, it would have been improper. Major Greene was the first representative to ever meet Mohammed Bin Al Deeb as Sultan.
The old Arab to an untrianed eye would have seemed fragile.
However the eyes of Major Greene quickly perceived the scar across the Sultan's neck which stopped just short of the lethal stroke. The scar on his right cheek that was a very old bullet wound. The scar he noticed on the Sultan's hand as he shook it, that looked like the scar a man gets from brabbing the business end of knife. This short frail man had obviously survived his share of squabbles. His eyes were bright and alert, his muscles were tight and fair fair for a man nearly half his age.
He carried a scimitar at his side, and an old russian revolver.
He appeared with an almost erie duality of grandfather and cut throat all at once. According to reports the Bedou who followed him number over a billion, and 5 other nations currently allowed him control of their military.
"Major Greene, believe me when I say that I am certain the arrangements that your nation have made will embarass me with their opulance. After all Major, my capital building is a tent." He chuckled and walked towards the Limo, the "Larrys" observed, only one came with the Sultan, and his personal Guard. A world leader who with two guards, in a land he has never been in. He must be just a little insane.

SSNN:

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The corpse of Pt. Chen Guangning of the Junjing MR (military region) was today flown back to Junjing's Chiang Kai-shek Intl. Airport. The casket was carried by the ARSA Honor Guards.

Supreme Commander Gen. Liu has sent a telegram of condolenscences to the hero's family.