NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: First off, this does not take place on any Earth. It's something I'm doing to validate my own mental claims for Malkyer. Also, if someone would like to RP resistance (as I want to find any problems with the weapon systems I've designed before they become official) using the RL Belgian armed forces, just say so here.

IC:
The Low Countries were perhaps the last salvagable place in mainland western Europe. Socialism had taken it's hold here, as in the rest of the western Continent, but it was not so far along as in, say, France or Germany. The Emperor had travelled here in his youth, and of all the nations of the Continent he had visited, Belgium and the Netherlands were the ripest for liberation.

To that end, the Royal Navy had mobilized two Carrier Task Forces, the Royal Army an entire Army Group, and the Royal Marines a whole Corp. The large force positioned itself in the North Sea, just outside Belgian territorial waters near Oostende and Zeebrugge. From there, the ultimatium was issued.

"Attention, Belgian people and government. The Britannic Commonwealth of Malkyer is tired of seeing the cancer of socialism infecting the lands of our forefathers, and so we have come to Europe to establish a free land, where capitalism and justice will be supreme. We come not as conquerors, but as liberators. It is your choice whether or not to aid us in our mission.

We will give you 24 hours to make your decision. Join peacefully, and you will maintain internal self-government, that we promise you. If we are forced to take military action, we cannot be expected to treat you gently after it is done.

Make your choice, and make it wisely."

Once the message was sent, the fleets anchored in the water and waited for a response.

OOC: Actual invasion will start later; so whoever wants to RP the Belgians can get organized first.

shut up

OOC: Um...no.

bump

Bullets hit the water as the assault boats hit the beach near Zeebrugge. Soldiers poured out, taking cover behind anything they could find, as missiles, bombs and shells from both ships and airplanes bombarded the coastal defenses. Soon, the troops of the Royal Army were able to force a beachhead, and pushed the Belgian defenders back into the town. The Belgians threw much of their reserves into the city, halting the Malkyeri until reinforcements could be brought up.

In the Malkyeri pocket to the west, larger transports had replaced the assault boats and were unloading tanks and troops onto the beach. Also unloaded were the supplies the army needed to fight: food, bullets, fuel, and the like. In the midst of this, a medium transport came up to the beach, and unloaded its special cargo, carried inside six large trucks. The trucks headed for the city.

Lieutenant Tuomas Mannerheim led his fire team up the street on the outskirts of Zeebrugge, heading toward the city proper. They were pursuing a squad of Belgians they had chased off of a farm not far from here. After about five minutes of stalking through the streets, Mannerheim's radio crackled.

"Team Charlie, what is your status? Over,"

"We have two walking wounded, no other casualties. We're chasing some Belgians into the town center, over."

"Roger that. We need to to move four blocks north. There is a group of enemy soldiers there, and we have a surprise for them. Over,"

"Affirmative. Over and out." He switched off his radio, and informed his team of the change. They headed out, moving north.

***

Captain Pierre Dupont poked his head around the corner to steal a look at the Malkyer who had part of his platoon pinned down here, and as a reward for his efforts received a hail of bullets. He quickly ducked back around, and swore. "Damn imperialists. Boche anglais." Then the firing stopped. He peeked around the wall, the Malkyeri were reloading. All at once? he thought. It was too good to be true. "Men, move! We charge them, now, go!" The Belgians picked up their rifles and ran at the Malkyeri, only a couple of dozen yards away. As soon as the Malkyeri saw them coming, they fell back around another corner. Not panicked, almost as if they had planned to be overrun. Too late, Dupont realized that they had planned it. He skidded to a stop at the corner, almost causing the men behind him to run into one another. He didn't say anything, but rather looked at the things standing before him. He could see no Malkyeri soldiers, only two large metal things in the street.

Each robot-for he knew no other word to call them-stood about eleven feet high, with a pair of large arms, one of which held a modified .50cal machine gun. In the middle was a sort of pod with two smaller arms coming out, and at the top there was a thin visor through which Dupont could see an outline of a man's head. The machine stood on two legs, though they bent backwards like a grasshopper, instead of forward like a man's. Dupont was good at talking in details, which served him well because it was less than four seconds between when he first rounded the corner and when the lead machine raised its gun and the pilot smirked, "Hey there, Frenchie," and opened fire. A few of the Belgians fired back, but their light-calliber bullets bounced off of the machine's armor. In a few seconds, all the Belgians were dead.

***

Mannerheim whistled as he surveyed the carnage of the machines. He looked to the man who'd summoned his team to act as a distraction, a Major Konigs. "What are these things called again?" he asked.

"ZM-4 'Helios' Armed Powered Exoskeleton. The pilots just called them Armed Suits."

Mannerheim grinned. These things were badass, and they were on his side.

OOC: TG me for details about the Armed Suit if you want them. I might sell them in the future if enough people are interested.

OOC: Armoured suits? Im assuming you have some fanatastic Helicopter, and Anti Tank support for these things... if you dont a HEAT round to the chest would kill it on site.

OOC: If you want, I could post some "resistance". I don't really have the time for a full RP, but I could definately pop in and "fight the other side" for you.

I'm assuming you're going to ICly "win" this, but I can cook up some real fun anti-ACS tricks.

OOC: If you want, I could post some "resistance". I don't really have the time for a full RP, but I could definately pop in and "fight the other side" for you.

I'm assuming you're going to ICly "win" this, but I can cook up some real fun anti-ACS tricks.

OOC: Yes, can we get some stats on these things?

OOC: Yes, can we get some stats on these things?
OOC: Personally, I would be just fine with "they work kinda like this" and some story guidance. I can make the rest off the bat, if you don't mind some "creative" scenes rather than number dropping. Remember, no weapons system is without teething problems, and some can be quite humourous.

"Ladies and Gentlemen... the FLAMMPANZER!"

OOC: Personally, I would be just fine with "they work kinda like this" and some story guidance. I can make the rest off the bat, if you don't mind some "creative" scenes rather than number dropping. Remember, no weapons system is without teething problems, and some can be quite humourous.

"Ladies and Gentlemen... the FLAMMPANZER!"

OOC: I was just looking for general information on them. Like, armor thickness, armament, range, cost, mobility, etc.

OOC: I was just looking for general information on them. Like, armor thickness, armament, range, cost, mobility, etc.
And, sensors. What can they see, communicate, track.

The Belgian army is not very modern, Leopard 1A5s and F-16s supported by a variety of light vehicles. And they are constantly getting rid of heavy equipment and buying light fast(mostly wheeled) vehicles instead.

Resistance however could be though, Belgians have a long history of being occupied by everyone (Austrians, Spanish, French, Germans, Dutch) so doing illegal stuff is not a necessity to them, its already a hobby.

Resistance however could be though, Belgians have a long history of being occupied by everyone (Austrians, Spanish, French, Germans, Dutch) so doing illegal stuff is not a necessity to them, its already a hobby.

OoC: [Dutch History Nazi]We never occupied Belgium, it was a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Belgians are, to put it bluntly, rebelious gits and half their population wishes they where born somewhere else so if that doesn't say something about their general mindset I don't know what will.

So please get your facts straight, we never occupied any country in Europe; abeit the rest of the world was pretty much free game.[/Dutch History Nazi]

OoC: [Dutch History Nazi]We never occupied Belgium, it was a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Belgians are, to put it bluntly, rebelious gits and half their population wishes they where born somewhere else so if that doesn't say something about their general mindset I don't know what will.

So please get your facts straight, we never occupied any country in Europe; abeit the rest of the world was pretty much free game.[/Dutch History Nazi]

One minute silence for the men who died in August 1830 (currently burried near the Belgian Parliament) and who stopped the Dutch forces near Vilvoorde.
Thank you for the compliments

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One minute silence for the men who died in August 1830 (currently burried near the Belgian Parliament) and who stopped the Dutch forces near Vilvoorde.
Thank you for the compliments

OoC: Lets not get into an argument about that, your comments Voll; are not revelant to my point of occupation.

OOC: Personally, I would be just fine with "they work kinda like this" and some story guidance. I can make the rest off the bat, if you don't mind some "creative" scenes rather than number dropping. Remember, no weapons system is without teething problems, and some can be quite humourous.

"Ladies and Gentlemen... the FLAMMPANZER!"

OOC: Exactly. Part of the reason I'm doing this is to find any kinks in the equipment. Now, technical specifics and stats are not my strong point, so I'll try to be clear. Let me know if something doesn't make sense.

ZM-4 Helios Armed Suit
The Helios Armed Suit is essentially a pilot encased within a massive robotic body. The main point of the suit is the torso; roughly pod-shaped (and a little larger than a man), it is where the pilot is located. The pilot sits behind a heavy armor plate, that, like the rest of the suit, can withstand most light-calliber bullets (i.e. assault rifles, etc.). However, recoiless rifles, explosives, and heavier munitions can bring a suit down. The most vunerable point of the suit is the visor at the top, a roughly two-foot long and two inch wide glass port, through which the pilot has his only visual contact with the outside. Most of his information comes from various sensors and computer screens inside.

At the shoulders of the torso are two armored casings for the the pilot's arms, and the pilot is able to move his arms naturally. The smaller arms lead the movements of the larger weapons-bearing arms, allow the Armed Suit great dexterity when compared to other robotics.

I'm not sure how some of these systems will work on a technical side, but for RP sake I think it's okay to just assume they work.

The best way to bring one down is to use high-power explosives aimed at the legs, or a recoiless rifle aimed for the visor. For example, an M-203 grenade hitting the front armor will at best knock the suit temporarily off balance, whereas one hitting the legs or the arms where they join the torso could break the limb off.

If possible, attack from behind, because the Armed Suit has a slow turn speed.

Standard tactical doctrine has Suits working in pairs, covering each other. One is equipped with a modified .50cal and grenade launcher to deal with infantry and light threats. The other has a light rocket launcher, to fend off armored and vehicular threats. However, Suits are most often deployed into urban situations, to minimize the risk of fighting armored enemies such as tanks.

I think that's it, if I've left anything out, let me know.

OoC: Lets not get into an argument about that, your comments Voll; are not revelant to my point of occupation.

When the Belgians joined the allied forces against Napoleon they hoped to get independence. The Whole Bylandt brigade (that was the first to get into direct combat btw) was made up out of Belgians, their recon groups were Belgian Hussars. When the battle was over Belgium was given to the Netherlands, a huge dissapointment, we had already been independent for a short while in the 18th century. For us Belgians you were occupiers, but its natural for you to say you werent. Saddam believed Kuwait to be his 17th province too.

Vermin: during the conference of Vienna after the Napoleonic Wars Belgium was given to the Netherlands to form a mighty country to the north so France could not break out that way. in 1830 the United Netherlands collapsed because the differences between Netherlands and belgium were far too great. we were somewhat conservative and the belgians were liberals.
( don't worry, i checked my history books lying around me)

maar laten we niet afdwalen.
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