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Rising Tide of Wars Present in the Gibraltar [ATTN: Chellis]

The Macabees
04-03-2005, 05:23
Rising Tide of Wars Present in the Gibraltar [ ATTN: Chellis]

[OOC: I'm wary of starting this RolePlay but I think that it'll come out well if any OOC troubles are squared away on an OOC thread or by MSN/AIM. Unless Chellis says otherwise I accept this being open to Modern Tech nations.

Reference Thread: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=402005&page=1&pp=15

Please, no OOC threats or anything of the like. Also, apologies in advance if I don't respond quickly, I have a very busy schedule.]

The white battlefleet cut through the crisp waves of the turbulent Atlantic Ocean as quickly as possible and in full militaristic discipline, white flags waving with a fervor unseen in the strong winds. Overhead Macabee aircraft shrieked in a circular patter, jet engines raging spewing fire of exotic colors, as they completed AWACS and CAP duties to protect the task force. The sun beamed brightly and the crews of the myriad of ships hoped that the clear skies were a foreshadowing of the future, but most refused to step up on the decks unless it was required because the light rays refracted from the steel trimaran hulls of the ships. Those who were damned to the decks toiled under that bright sun which most called the sun were working the lines or cleaning the rubbish which had piled in heaps during the cruel summer storm of the week before. Indeed, each of those ships was a city within itself, the larger capital behemoths supporting thousands of crew members, and inside the confined of the armored hulls stirred a cacophony of noise committed to by all the working sailors, moving back and forth in the slim hallways that crisscrossed each ship.

The fleet was codenamed CTF-071, an arbitrary number to throw off intelligence, such as what the United States did in the Second World War. The fleet was simply massive, and it dwarfed all other overseas task forces in size and power, while it spread for kilometers on all sides throughout the Atlantic Ocean. It was composed of fifteen Model class Aircraft Carriers, eight Raus class Escort Carriers, twenty Rommel class Battleships, eighty Manstein class Destroyers, thirty Clauswitz class Frigates, thirty Seydlitz class Cruisers, fifty patrol craft and over three hundred additional and logistical shipping, bringing total fleet numbers to five hundred and thirty three ships, a complete fifth of the Empire's total fleet size. All of these enteties were given assorted tasks, including three anti-submarine warfare perimeters sweeping the seas at twenty-five, fifty, and one hundred kilometers from the nuclear of the fleet. That latter metonymy was quite correct for the fleet was a biological whole, the ASW, AWACS and CAP acting as the membranes with selective permeability and the essential organelles fitted inside, such as the tankers which acted like the mitochondria of the battlegroup, supplying the required energy to all the corners of the task force. The fate and destiny of this coalition of naval surface vessels were placed in the hands of the most celebrated naval commander in the Macabee arsenal, Grand Admiral Durgstaden von Laifsraggen, who had been transferred out of the Melgarian Sea specifically to command the illustrious CTF-071. Although his record of success was unmatched and would most likely remain so the admiral was already of fifty years of age. Most would consider that young, but the Macabee military machine prided itself for the young age of its commanders because such ageless leaders provided the charisma, initiative and courage that Macabee martial ideology was based upon. The more elderly were put in offices located in the highrises of Macabea or Fedala, but Emperor Jonach I refused to condemn his most trusted admiral to such a corner of fiery hell and so while the General Staff warned that his appointment would lead to inactivity and exxagerated caution the Emperor simply dismissed the claims and shunned them all as blatant hyperboles.

Grand Admiral Durgstaden von Laifsraggen slowly trudged over the deck of his flagship, the carrier HES-012 Chivalrous, studying the neatly organized aircraft spaced out on top of the steel groundwork. The sun beat down on his neck and with the back of his hand he wiped the sweat off his glistening forehead. von Laifsraggen approached the hand railing guarding anyone from falling overboard, and he grabbed it, putting his weight on it to look at the yellow horizon. Behind him came Captain Alfred von Tribbeskon, of only twenty-six years of age and already captain of the carrier Chivalrous, and he placed his left hand on the shoulder of his admiral. Looking towards that non-existant point to where von Laifsraggen gazed he said,"What troubles you Herr Admiral? I know for one you are not the kind that troubles over how potent an enemy is, nor do I consider you a treacherous defeatist, for the saint of defeat dares not to pass you by. So tell me what your mind stirs of, I beg of you."

The admiral did not smile, but he did turn his head towards the captain and replied,"No Alfred, you are incorrect for the first time. This time I do fear our competitor. This is not a Kahta or a Melgaria, this is a totally unconquered beast, which has never suffered a major setback. He outnumbers us on land, air, and sea and the only possible path to even a most limited victory would be one of slaughter. I fear that the dunes and mountains of North Africa will run crimson with the blood of perhaps millions."

He was correct, the war to come was to be most difficult deed to ever be undertaken by the Macabee Empire and it would be a lengthy endeavor. However, the Macabees were well prepared for it and most senior officials promised at least an overwhelming tactical victory. In fact, CTF-071 was merely a synedoche, a part of the whole, for inside the bowels of the ships were five hundred thousand infantry fiddling with their gear and guns, along with one thousand main battle tanks, composed entirely Panzerkampfwaggen Ausf. B X Muwatallis', as well as two hundred Panzerwerfers, two thousand mobile Praetorian Vs, and three hundred KriGud self propelled artillery guns. It wasn't much compared to the any front anywhere around the world, and these would be needed in the days to come. Indeed, the Macabee logistics system would have its mettle tested but so would that of the enemy. Sergeant Albrecht von Durst twirled his assult rifle with his right hand while his left kept it verticle by balancing it when it was about to tip. He spoke to his squad in the usual sergeant-like voice,"Men, when we get there I ain't gonna be your f------ friend, Ima gonna be your daddy, so when I say hop, you hop. You don't like the idea? Then go back to your momma at home or die on the sands of Morocco, cuz' I ain't gonna feel sorry for your ass. I'm glad we had this time to bond, now shut the f--- up and suit up."

Under the waves three of four Leviathan class submarines - Armageddon, Respite, and Agammemnon - prowled the seas ahead of the fleet, while they were reinforced by fifty Toledo class submarines. All of these were fully loaded with their ideal loud outs, consequently extremely dangerous and very powerful. The silent service kept a full four hundred kilometers ahead of the fleets to make sure that the battlegroup didn't confuse them with enemy submergibles. However, they were loosing the distance as they had slown down to five knots while the fleets were raging at twenty-nine knots, but it didn't matter, the submarines would reach their destination within three hours.

[A Number of Transmissions]
*Encrypted Databurst to ViZion*
With the backing of Euroslavia, a member of the UWP and NWO, the Macabee fleet will conduct extensive military operations in the Strait of Gibraltar. Although we will do everything within our power to make sure there are no breaches of aerial borders we cannot stop the future, so illegal flyovers will no doubt happen. All we ask of you is your cooperation and to not open fire on our aerial, naval, or land assets. Furthermore, we reaffirm your sovereignty in the once nation of Spain and pledge our full support in the sevent that Chellian forces disrupt and challenge said sovereignty. If you wish to discuss any agreements further please contact us, we will respond with much eagerness. Sadly we cannot slow our timetable, cosnequently we cannot wait long for your response.

*Encrypted Databurst to Jarridia*
The Macabees will begin military operations near and around the Gibraltar. Consequently, there will be minor penetrations of Portugal's airspace, which are not authorized, due to human error. We asl you that you don't shoot our aircraft down unless you believe it's imperative. This agreement, if struck, should also carry over to the forces of any allies or UWP forces if they decide to intervene, as we are opening the Straits for Euroslavia. We hope that Jarridia decided to comply, if not then we will have to improve our potential to avoid such confrentations, and will make our job much harder - but in that case we will still respect your sovereignty claims over Portugal.

Public Message to Chellis
The Macabee state, unofficial admirer of Euroslavia and upholder of Euroslavia's survival, sees your closing of the Gibraltar as a breach of international rights of open passage and as open belligerence, threathing the neutrality of several nations, including that of the Macabees. Consequently, we give you four hours to conjur a document which guarantees open shipping lanes through the Straits of Gibraltar. If not we fear that there is no other diplomatic initiative other than open warfare, although the Second Empire will do as much as possible to avoid outright military operations for the sake of peace and for the sake of the thousands of lives that would be lost in such a war. We hope that you cooperate with the international community and re-open the Straits without further hinderance.

[OOC: Many of you might say Chellis has the right to close the Gibraltar...don't give me four pages on that crap... my own policies do not agree with that, and I doubt those of Euroslavia, or the allies of Euroslavia, do either.]
Chellis
04-03-2005, 09:27
OOC: I suppose I brought this upon myself. EDIT: Would you mind providing links to some of your equipment, specifically naval? From what I remember, some of your things are...well, borderline.

IC:

Message to The Macabee's:

We find The Macabee's open threats to our nation particularly dispicable. Giving us ultimatum and moving forces toward our colonies just shows how insecure the nation is. They have not once tried diplomacy.

Chellis is willing to negotiate for open shipping lanes for the Gibraltar strait, though they must be negotiations, and not just regulations thrown upon chellis. We also need more time to draft such a bill, the four hour limit being an obvious sign that the Macabees does not really want peace.

We are the strongest military in the world, and are on the defensive side. It would take the combined armies of nations, populations equaling the tens of billions, to defeat us. If you start war, you will feel the cold hammer that is the chellian military. In diplomacy, everyone is equal in might. Choose your venue intelligently.

Kaeya Misho, Chellian Prime minister.

Message to the world:

Allies, chellis needs you. The Militaristic nation of The Macabees has decided to threaten chellis with an ultimatum, and soon, quite possibly wage war upon us. Having done nothing to them, and being given little diplomacy by them, we are being aggressed upon, and we can only hope that the long time allies of chellis may help us in the possible deciding hour of our nation.

Kaeya Misho.

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Chellis suddenly went to its top preparedness level. Everything from the army and navy, to reserves and nuclear silo's were brought up. While chellis didnt use WMD in an offensive manner, it would be more than willing to use them if its final strategic victory were threatened severly.

Satellites and chellian battlegroups spotted the huge Macabee fleet. 3 carrier groups began shadowing it, while 22 various battlegroups in the mediterranean and atlantic were being brought up to intercept the Macabee fleets. AWACS began launching from morocco and Cadiz, while forces were being brought up from Niger and Cameroon to bolster North african defense. I-4's and V-131's began launching, staying at least 800km from the enemy fleets, but being prepared if one offensive move was made.

In Morocco and France only, for the time being, the militia was being armed already. The city vaults which carried militia weapons from small arms to ATGM's and MBT's were opened, as members were called to service. About 40-55% actually came through, which were expected numbers for real turnout.

Chellian politicians began writing up a document for a guarantee for civilian shipping lanes, while still allowing it to halt military ships in times of need, though for periods no longer than one month at a time, unless at war. Chellis hoped such a document would be enough, as even if they won the war, it would be a loss in total.
Dumpsterdam
04-03-2005, 10:15
OoC: I still have 45.000 mechanised infantry and a naval/military base in Euroslavia's former Spain, Euroslavia can confirm this. It should be just outside Almeria.

IC:

Army group Spain, Almeria military base.

It was four in the morning at the military base but already most soldiers where awake. They had to suit up, ready their vehicles and check their weaponry before dawn when the CO would come for an inspection.
As the sun began to peak over the horizon a white staff car pulled into the base's front gate, two small blue flags waving from both sides of its hood.
The car was let through and stopped directly infront of the parade line, the door swung open and General Holland adjusted his cap as he stepped out.
He reasurringly nodded to himself. "Fine bunch of men I have here." He whisperd under his breath, three entire divisions had been entrusted to him and they where all highly experienced from fighting in the Mexica Union and Junosprite.
Holland made his way to the command bunker, followed close by his staff.

Once inside the door was shut and the airconditioning kicked in, blowing cool air over all gathered in the room. "Alright gentlemen, here's the situation." Holland activated the holo map and manipulated it to show southern Spain with red dots lining Gibraltar and most of the rest of the south realy.
"Chellis has once again overstepped the line, where not going in to slap them on the wrist, no where going in to tear it off completely. The Gibraltar has once again been closed and somehow the buggers think their in the right. We'll make them think again." Holland grinned and took a glass of wine from the tray an aide brough in, drinking it down in one massive gulp. "We are to support a Macabee attack on Gibraltar and Morocco as best as we can by attacking southern Spain with all our might."
The holo map shifted to include the seas around Spain. "The Grand Armada has sent support units via the Suez and we expect to recieve a large shipment of LCAC's shortly from Grays Hills. This will allow us to transport our three divisions at once should we decide so over water to hit the Spanish South."

The map shifted once more and Holland continued. "We have ortillery ready to strike all major bases and powerplants and a paratrooper brigade is on standby should we need it."

His staff nodded, it sounded like a solid plan so far. "So no objections?" Holland questioned.
Nobody responded.
"Good, now get to work on the fine details of getting us into Gibraltar."
Chellis
04-03-2005, 16:39
OOC: I will be ignoring Ortillery.
Dumpsterdam
04-03-2005, 16:50
OOC: I will be ignoring Ortillery.

OoC: So instead of posting that could you attach a IC message or something? Your look like Katha, sheesh...
The Macabees
04-03-2005, 18:51
[OOC: This is not to seem an ass but what's ortillery, so I don't mix it up with artillery. If it's artillery then why ignore it? Or is ortillery orbital artillery, in which case I back up that ignore.

In any case, response, I think, will come at lunch, or tomorrow, bell rang, but it will be a diplomatic attempt.]
Chellis
05-03-2005, 08:05
OOC: Yes, its orbital artillery, which with few exceptions, is future tech. And I havnt posted IC because I had nothing to respond to your mostly secret-ic actions.
The Macabees
05-03-2005, 21:02
[OOC: Ah, mucho thanks]
Public Response
The world does not run on the Chellian time table. For the days you have closed the Gibraltar you have forced dozens, in fact hundreds, of ships to redirect their paths, costing billions worth of money and time. Moreover, you've slown the suppliance of medical goods to Euroslavia, which threatened the lives of thousands of innocent civilians in dire need of said material. You claim that we are the agressors, yet your fickel attitudes concerning the rights of passage have been manifold times as belligerent. You claim to need more time to draft a document, but it takes a mere whim to close the Straits - such hypocrits should not, in fact, will not be tolerated when the consequences of said attitude are so grave.

So, the Macabee administration, with the moral support of Euroslavia and Dumpsterdam - thus, most likely, the UWP and NWO - has come to the conclusion that control of the Gibraltar is not fit in the hands of Chellis alone, although it is completely unfair to remove Chellis altogether, and such a idea would cost thousands of lives just to think of it! So, as of now, our only terms of peace are the following.

The hand over of Southern Andalucia/Al-andalus, including Cadiz, Algeciras, and La Linea, to ViZion.
Secondly, the Gibraltar, although 'technically' Chellian, and thus taxed by Chellis and under Chellian civil law, should be occupied by at least two thousand international infantry, composed of nationalities that both Chellis and the Macabees agree upon, including contingents of both parties.
Thirdly, the Tangiers strip in Northern Morocco should also be occupied by an international coalition of similar size, including Macabee and Chellian contingents, although again 'technically' Chellian territory.
Said international occupationary forces are not to be militiristic, and should not be given an incentive to use firepower - in fact they should be tried as criminals should this 'international force' open fire first, and not as a retaliation method - but should uphold 'Gibraltan Law' - which would be drafted by a joint Chellian/Macabee committee.
Fourthly, the Gibraltar should be a demilitarized zone, in which war fleets would need unanimous consent from all 'international parties', who have troops there, to pass through.
Any fleet that attempts passage without said consent are to be considered belligerent to Chellis, Macabee, and nation's represented in the Gibraltar and Tangiers 'international zones' and should be acted upon as if they were with the proper force.
Fifth, should this treaty be ratified then should the event of a nation in the 'international force' be un-cooperative a committee will be picked to rule the expulsion of said country's men and a replacement country chosen from the wide array of possibilities.
This committee will be handpicked by Chellis and the Macabees during the discussion of the 'Gibraltar Law' in the case that this treaty is ratified.


In a final note, Chellis should not be so arrogant. Do not try to cajole us with your premise of 'the most powerful nation on the planet' for nobody buys it. That opaque facade is burnt through with ease, and the fear of you is relatively none.

Any nation supporting you would be supporting criminilization and international injustice.
[signed]Jonach I



[Eastern Atlantic]
CTF-071 continued towards the coast of Morocco rhythmically, also very wary of the Chellian forces moving to engulf CTF-071 in a threatening manner, and a potentially hot confrontation between the Macabee fleet and the Chellian warships was threatening to arise. Such a confrontation could very well lead to the opening of a crucial naval battle, in which Grand Admiral Durgstaden von Laifsraggen was working his men to gain an equal footing, which Grand Admiral Durgstaden von Laifsraggen thought would mean an early Macabee victory. Consequently, Grand Admiral Durgstaden von Laifsraggen spread orders to all of CTF-071 to map the enemy fleets exactly. In order to do this CTF-071 would use a variety of methods, which would give the Macabees a fairly accurate image of the Chellian forces gathering around them. The SONAR arrays computing at the bottom of the hulls of every Macabee fleet used the wide spread of hydrophones to paint everything on the surface within three hundred to five hundred kilometers of the first ASW perimeter, relative to the location of the Chellian fleets. This would also betray the positions of Chellian submarines in the mixed layer within a hundred to two hundred kilometers distance, depending on the type of enemy submarines and type of SONAR array used. To capture the presence of other Chellian submarines the ships used the long, long, dipping SONARs, rolled from a compartment beneath the waterline, delicately placed as to not rupture the center of bouyancey, and placed directly on the deep sound channel axis which meant that anything under the layer was basically betrayed within a hundred to two hundred kilometers distance. In order to increase accuracy of the readings the MMA-A2 Hawks, running AWACs from the Raus class Escort Carriers, would transmit their RADAR readings to the fleet, and the fleet itself would use its much larger RADAR arrays as well. Once the readings started coming in the SONAR supervisor on the HES Chivalrous stood up and walked out to pay a visit to Grand Admiral Durgstaden von Laifsraggen. He glumly walked into the admiral's quarters and shakily adressed the Grand Admiral,"Tis' huge admiral. I suggest we keep our eyes peeled because if this goes to war we're going to have a hard naval battle infront of us. We're getting sattelite feed soon too."

The admiral nodded and the SONAR supervisor quietly walked out and back to his post. He was absolutely correct, some could go as far as to mutter MAD, although most senior officials doubted such defeatist claims. Nonetheless, sattelites in orbit had made a least three rotations each. Although the sattelites were orbiting on the 'Eastern Atlantic' from such a height as space also visibile to their extremely powerful cameras and telescopes was most of Western Africa, including Eastern Algeria and Tunisia, and most of Western Europe, which betrayed Chellian deployments to Macabee intelligence.

The stage was being set and only prude and wise diplomatic manuevering could save the situation now...


*Encrypted Databurst to Dumpsterdam*
War looms on the horizon. The best bet is that Chellis will not accept the peace treaty, and if that is the case our diplomatic options are cut. Although if possible we will continued through diplomatic channels there is the possibility that the only possible path to take is outright war. We will be contact your base in Spain through our Matrix Sattelite Network [OOC: Clever name for MSN] for possible strategies concerning cooperation and concerted attacks. However, this war is not outright conquest. Our goals remain, and will remain, the same, that is, internationalizations of the Gibraltar. Moreover, please refrain from outright hostilities with Chellis until a gree light for war is given - this allows us the ability to maximize our diplomatic pressure.
End Message
SENT FROM MCS-099 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CTF-071

[OOC: Sorry, I had to edit this in, one more thing. I need the speicification of those fleets, including numbers and the distance they are from my fleet.]
The Macabees
06-03-2005, 23:12
[bump; the diplomacy is getting interesting...and I don't plan to drop diplomacy for a while...even if war results it would be interesting to actually have a nice diplomatic build-up.]
Chellis
08-03-2005, 01:35
[bump; the diplomacy is getting interesting...and I don't plan to drop diplomacy for a while...even if war results it would be interesting to actually have a nice diplomatic build-up.]

OOC: Ill try to post tonight. I wrote it up, but my comp froze, and that always pisses me off on those long, good posts...