NationStates Jolt Archive

following hans beks announcement that Stated the army will invade Zwmbabwe with immediate effect. the capital of the republic in Windhoek was in high patriotic fervour and zest. A military parade marched through the Central business district serrenaded by music provided by a military band.

Hans beks popularity as "Iron man of the Republic" has grew steadily since the governments success in the "war against Insurgency" which was officially declared finished by parliament a week ago.

The pretext of invading "Zwmbabwe" to protect the peoples of that nation from tyranny and the threat of jakob Smutsburg and his followers who according to Zeeeland intelligence "fled corwadly into that nation across a unmanned New Jyrian border station" appealed the the general populace of zeeeland.

The government is tense however. its reputation hangs in the balance. depending on how well the war in Zwmbabwe will go. as the publics opinion can be fickle and fluctuates on a daily basis. they support the government now but in the future....

(waiting for someone in earth 2 to play resistance)

The day after the announcement:

The zeeeland parliament was in chaos. as the two sides of the ruling party were divided.

one half of the party (which mainly consisted of backbenchers in parliament with little of no significant influence in the government) argued that Zeeelands actions in earth II could be viewed by other nations as Imperialistic and land grabbing. and could tarnish Zeeelands International reputation.

the senior half of the party however. argued that if Zeeeland did not grab "Zwmbabwe" some other Imperialistic nation would. and that as a regional nation. it would be wise for Zwbabwe to be in Zeeelands "sphere of influence"

The senior party eventually won after much mudslinging and debate. but in the end the real power laid with the supreme chancellor. who deemed the invasion " justified"

ZWMBABWEAN SIDE OF THE BORDER

a small group of disguised zeeeland elite troops creapt up on the zeeeland border where a large military precense was amassing. the elite troops were disguised as a mixture of ZRM rebel troops and Zwmbabwean troops ( wearing tatered new jyrian uniforms)

The captain whispered to the small contingent " remember our objectives, there is a news crew just on the other side of the border reporting on the troop strength on the border, our mission is to gain coverage in the news as the Instigators of this war and firmly put in the public mindset that the ZRM must be defeated at all costs..." he went on 'this will be a suicide mission as you all know.." they troops acknowledged and solomely began to make their way to the zeeeland border...

meanwhile on the zeeeland side of the border:

This is micheal mdele of the Zeeeland State news.

i am reporting on the amassing army on the border of zeeeland and zwmbabwe.
troop numbers are now estimated at 120,000 total . consisting of roughly 10 infantry divisions, 10 armoured divisions, 10 mechanized armoured divisions, 10 paratroop divisions and 10 combat engineer divisions. according to military provided statistics.

i will now head to the main military camp just ouside the zwmbabean border and interview general........

(sounds of artillery and machine gun fire interupt the news broadcast.....)

"oh my god" micheal mdele said when he regained his composure.. " the ZRM are attacking us from across the border"

"it seems clear Jakob has made his intentions clear"

more on these events as they come....

OOC: It's Zimbabwe, where'd you get 'Zwmbabwe' from?

Zeeeland, be aware any action taken against Jyrian lands is a declaration of war against the Irish Commonwealth. Dire consequences await you if your forces are not recalled immediately. We suggest you comply with our requests.

In keeping with the Valian governments wish to maintain peace in Africa we hereby condem these vicious warmongering actions by the vile Zeeelandish. Be advised that any move into Zimbabwe will be met with swift retaliation by the Valian military.

OOC: Zeeeland, let me just start by saying I can't possibly take anyone seriously when they misspell the single most important proper noun in their entire thread. And more than once! In fact, every single freaking time! No, you know what? Go ahead and take your imaginary Zwmbabwe. It's yours. But stay the f**k away from my Zimbabwe.

IC:
Miles sat back in his comforable swivel chair, smoking the remains of a large cigar. "So, Zeeeland accuses me of harboring this Smutsberg character? I'm guessing 'Zeeeland intelligence' isn't saying very much, now is it? Well, if they just wanted him, I'm sure they could have asked me nicely. No, they're in it just for the land," he said, and after a pause, "we haven't struck any oil recently, have we? That might be what he's after."

"No, sir, I don't believe that we have."

"Well, double-check," said the Commander in Chief, "if we haven't this could all turn out to be one, big, misunderstanding."

"Right, sir."

"But if it isn't," muttered Miles, as his advisor left the room, "I'll grind them into the dust."

OOC: Zeeeland, let me just start by saying I can't possibly take anyone seriously when they misspell the single most important proper noun in their entire thread. And more than once! In fact, every single freaking time! No, you know what? Go ahead and take your imaginary Zwmbabwe. It's yours. But stay the f**k away from my Zimbabwe.

IC:
Miles sat back in his comforable swivel chair, smoking the remains of a large cigar. "So, Zeeeland accuses me of harboring this Smutsberg character? I'm guessing 'Zeeeland intelligence' isn't saying very much, now is it? Well, if they just wanted him, I'm sure they could have asked me nicely. No, they're in it just for the land," he said, and after a pause, "we haven't struck any oil recently, have we? That might be what he's after."

"No, sir, I don't believe that we have."

"Well, double-check," said the Commander in Chief, "if we haven't this could all turn out to be one, big, misunderstanding."

"Right, sir."

"But if it isn't," muttered Miles, as his advisor left the room, "I'll grind them into the dust."


OOC: I lol'd.

Do you accept Valian military and/or economic aid if you are attacked by Zeeeland?

Yes, I would.

The Empire of Layarteb looks to invasions as such with ill-will, considering what we just endured. We wish, to assist the Republic of New Jyria (ooc: still a republic right?) by offering economic aide. We are strapped for forces at the moment given our offensives against Yelm but we can offer monetary aide in the order of $50B, if that is acceptible.

Message to Zeeeland
The Empire of Cotland has said it before, and we say it again. If Zeeeland insists on continuing this line of agression, we will have no other option than to insert peacekeeping troops into Zeeeland. You have had your warnings before, this is your last one.

Message to New Jyria
The Empire of Cotland has been against Zeeeland before, and we know their tactics. Therefore we wish to offer our support to New Jyria, both economically and militarily. We have set aside $60,000,000.00 for economic support in case of a Zeeelandish attack.

Thank you for your generous offers of various typed of aide. Should we find ourselves at war, we would of course welcome any help that can be provided, in whatever form.

OOC: Yes, it's still a republic.

The Mid-Atlantic Naval Operations Base was located on the small island of Martin Vaz, several hundred miles off the coast of Brazil. It was entirely man-made only using the large slab of rock as an anchor for floating docks and bunks for seamen. Four battlegroups were stationed here in peacetime. They had been preparing two of the battlegroups for departure since news of the Zeeeland invasion had reached them. Their task was nearing completion. The ships were throughly stocked and the weapons were in working order. Now the crews were boarding their respective ships, preparing them for the journey eastward over the still waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

As for the government, there was no need to send a message of support to the Jyrians. They knew they would always be able to count on the Irish as per the terms of the Sao Paulo Accord. The task force would be off the coast of Namibia within the next seventy-two hours and Zeeeland, well, things weren't looking too hot for Zeeeland.


OOC: Layarteb, I forgot I had possession of the Comoros. I can go on bombing runs in Yelmish Africa if need be or has his ass been thoroughly handed to him?

Patriarch of Kreynoriapolis Romanus Michelosis had been officially leading the country since Emperor Consantinius' departure to Layarteb City for Fleet Week. As the report was brought before him of Zeeeland's campaign into Zimbabwe, the Patriarch immediately summoned Grand Marshal George Bryennius, Imperial Constable Nicholas Lascaris, and Admiral of the Fleet Jackson Pactagloctas.

Michelosis: As you gentlemen may already know, Hans Bek has ordered 50 divisions of the Zeeeland Army to invade the territory of Zimbabwe, under the rule of New Jyria. Several nations, among them Cotland, Layarteb, Greater Valia, and the Irish Commonwealth have pledged their support to the New Jyrians. It is only a matter of time before the Zeeeland forces are crushed and reprisals are made against our dear ally.
Bryennius: Our armed forces are not strong enough to stand against this coalition for long, and it would be unwise to run afoul of nations we are friendly with, such as Layarteb.
Michelosis: My exact point. We must try to convince Hans Bek to terminate this operation and make compensation to New Jyria.
Lascaris: Hans Bek is the Iron Man of Zeeeland. He may be difficult to convince.
Bryennius: Hans Bek believes the best way to garner popularity is the glory of military successes. If he backs down, he will lose popularity and gain a reputation among the Zeees as a coward. They may force him to abdictate and return to a socialist government. Such is the high stakes of this invasion.
Michelosis: I want a communique sent to Hans Bek at once. Explain that we will not force him to back down or work against him, but will not aid in the invasion of Zimbabwe.
Pactagloctus: I will send a communique at once, my lord.


Open Communique to Hans Bek

The Holy Empire of Kreynoria respects your efforts to gain approval for your regime from your people, but we have noted the international condemnation of your action, and sadly, cannot assist you in conquering Zimbabwe. We also shall not help your forces if Coalition forces attack them, but will fulfill our responsibility as your ally by aiding you should your home territory be invaded by any of these foreign powers.

"Our pals over in Zeeeland have been kind of quiet," Miles Proelii said to his aide.

"Maybe they're having second thoughts, sir."

"You know I like you, Jack, but you think too small. They're probably planning some... diabolical sneak attack!" Miles concluded, proud that he had realized their scheme before they had chance to implement it. Of course, he now knew the perfect action to take. "I know the perfect action to take! Raise the defense alert to glowing red!"

"Sir? Glowing red?"

"Yes, it's just above regular red, except the icon looks all glowy around the edges. It's new. Just came up with it now. After all, we've never had such a high threat before."

"Alright, sir. So, the highest alert humanly possible?"

"Now you're talking! I've always had faith in you, Jack. If so much as a Zeeeland z bird lands on New Jyrian soil, have it blown to smithereens."

"I'll have it put into effect immediately."

:) hey hey nothing personal people. just being a landhungry warmonger. you know who isnt in earth II honestly????

yeah so i cant spell new Jyria. Ill grant you that... You have been 21 days. that equates into roughly 21 years so i deemed your country to be in Anarchy.

(for interests sake If I invaded 2 weeks ago would you have noticed?.... so under that assumption you want to keep your land but are preoccupied with other things....)

Im going to take this like a man... Im going to go ahead with this invasion. (but this isnt out of sheer malevolence as Cotland keeps insinuating :mad:)

its only because i want more land and more resources. its human nature.

off the record: nothing personal new Jyria. someone would have done the same thing to me if i was 21 days. mark my words....

Its a vicious cycle....

- all official diplomatic channels and trade with Cotland have hearby been terminated- untill further notice...

we dont want war cotland but we dont want anything to do with you either....

thank you and good day.

Joseph Verhoven

Foreign minister of Zeeeland

ZEEELAND STATE NEWS

It has just been discovered by intelligence that the new Jyrian regime is still intact in all her territories. and has shown a force of power by annexing the Congo and other territories...



MEANWHILE IN WINDHOEK:

Hans bek threw his glass of whiskey at the wall and screamed in frustration... The culmination of all his plans has come to ruin. New jyria has re emerged like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes... and Cotland is proven to be too hostile to trust anymore... A potential war on two fronts..

" thanks to your idea" he pointed at his chief of intelligence. Hans went on accusingly.... " you have put me in a predicament... because we have staged intial attacks by fake new jyrian troops the public now wants a full scale war in Zimbabwe"

" if I back down il be deemed a coward, If i go ahead with this potential war, we will probably lose as new jyria is a larger nation and Bloody cotland is going to assist new jyria and double team us. we will be destroyed and all our fundamentals and ideals with it..."

" give me dialogue with kreynoria,"this is an unofficial national crises. the second in 3 years!!!!!!!

" you are dismissed Chief of intelligence" hans bek stated in exasperation

ZEEELAND STATE NEWS:

It has come to our notice that new jyria is getting assistance from Cotland and Gnoolocelep. This is a cowardly act as New jyria is a larger nation than us anyway.....

our government had the best of intentions for Zimbabwe and had no idea new Jyrias regime was just in a state of isolation....

We vehemently ask Cotland and Peleps to back out of this war. For our army will make many a Cottish and pellipian Wife a widow...

Hans bek has mobilised the national guard and is organising the Army to fight on two fronts if it comes to that. our forces have not moved into zimbabwe. as we believe we are justified. the new jyrian nation should not have isolated itself from the world....

We are going to fight to the last man in Zimbabwe and in our homeland if it comes to that....

Patriarch Michelosis had desperately hoped that his week as head of state would go quietly, with no major events. His hopes had not happened though. First, the Polish rebellion and its desperate plea for help. Then the war on Yelm. And now to top that off, Hans Bek just had to lead Zeeeland into a national crisis. He had refused to back down from war with New Jyria, and made enemies of Cotland and the Irish Commonwealth in the proccess. Patriarch Michelosis hated such an unpredictable, eventful life. A quiet life of preaching, baptising babies, collecting donations, and holding Mass was what he relished. The Patriarch hated many things about the modern world, including interconintental missiles, television, and genetic engineering. Most of all, he hated telephones. The telephone rang. Michelosis scowled, and picked it up. It was Hans Bek himself.

(secret between me and kreynoria only)" this is Hans bek" " to our highly esteemed ally,Kreynoria i do not ask for help in monetary or military terms, "

To save my government from Ruin I cannot fight three superpowers let alone one, with a hope of victory. i have contradicted myself by resorting to cowardice.

"I will not pull out of Zimbabwe and will defend my country in our ongoing conflict with cotland...." if they have the Audacity to invade the sacred motherland we will purge cottish troops of their lives.

Hans went on. '"we almost have A billion people now, therefore i have issued a national draft. drafting all young men from the ages 19 to 25 into the Army"

" i will officially announce this at a later date.."

" This was just for moral support.." what should i have done kreynoria?"

hey everyone i may not get access to a computer for atleast 12 hours. so please bear with me. please no Huge military action untill i get back. it would be appreciated....

Patriarch Michelosis: I am not very knowledgeable in military matters, Hans, but I believe that you are making the best of a desperate situation. However, if your nation is on the brink of total defeat, we shall send troops to aid you in defending your motherland.

yea krey ive decide to go to war with new jyria as i beleive i have to fight a war sometime.

Imperial Palace, Cotlandstad
"So what are they up to?" the Emperor asked his head of intelligence.

"We don't have concrete data, but it is most likely that they are going to announce a draft. That would give them some three hundred million men under arms. That's bad. But those three hundred million will be poorly trained and equipped. That's good. Their society will also crumble rather quickly if they intend to maintain that draft. They aren't capable of sustaining such a large military force for any extended period of time. That is also good."

"I see. General, any plans?" the Emperor asked one of the Army Generals in the room.

"Yes sir. We have several plans, but this one," he pulled out a dossier labelled 'Operation Jyrian Freedom, proposition 3'. "This plan is going to be the one that will be executed in case of a Zeelandish draft. It's going to require six divisions divided into two Corps, as well as several units from the Air Force. They will harass the Zeees for an extended period of time, thus weakening their morale and their ability to conduct warfare. They brag about their ability to make our soldiers' wifes widows, but they have a blatant disregard of the needs of their military if they are going to continue their current line of agression. Anyway, we will airlift those troops in to Zimbabwe. A naval bombardment against their east coast cities to keep them preoccupied while we move in the forces will be needed."

"I see. Which forces will be sent?"

"We can't take any forces from Egypt, but we'll send a few of the divisions in Liberia, as well as the rest from here in Cotland. The forces will be the 12th Armoured, 42nd, 54th, 58th and 93rd Mechanized Infantry, the 114th and 140th Light Infantry and the 101st Airborne from the Army, four ground attack wings, two fighter wings, one bomber wing and two logistics wings. The Navy will send a few of their battleships and carriers."

The Emperor nodded and looked over the plans while he prayed that the Zeees would come to senses. He didn't want to send his forces down there in vain, but the Zeees was like the Barolians. They couldn't be trusted to do anything rational, and therefore had to be kept in tight rains.

"I don't want our forces entering pre-conflict Zeeelandish territory. The Kreynorians will intervene on behalf of the Zeees then, so let's keep our forces in Jyrian territory. Also arrange for the Jyrians to recieve sixty billion in economic aid."

OOC: Zeeeland, I do admire your bravery. Similar situations such as this have come up in the past and on these occaisions the smaller adversary has backed out. I'm glad to see you're sticking to your original plan. But before we go any further, I'd like to clear up certain topics that have come up.

First, I don't like to call my inactivity as so much a "state of isolation". You may have noticed in the Earth II Revitalization thread, I have a new leader as president. I like to think of this as a sort of revolution, so it'd be safe to say while I was absent my lands were in anarchy. It could even be said that because of your threat to my lands that there was a sense of urgency so a new president was elected and the government rebuilt. There are several ways to go about it. Either way, I don't think you should justify your war as punishment for my "government" to isolate itself from the world.

Second, I don't like to think of my accepting help from other nations to be cowardice. They offered their aide and I felt it would be rude (and cocky) to refuse it.

Anyway, good luck to you.

IC:
New Jyrian forces anxiously awaited the attack on their homeland. The new "glowing red" alert had remained in effect, and everyone was prepared for battle at a moment's notice. Some pilots even slept in their cockpits, to avoid wasting precious time getting ready. Everyone was unsure what the morning might bring.

Since when is isolationism bad? If I had my way America's borders would be closed and all diplomatic communication with the rest of the world would be severed. But I think Pat Buchanan and I are the only ones aboard that ship.

IC: The two battlegroups consisting of two hundred and ten ships were almost within sight of the Namibian coast. They would wait there to see what the days ahead would bring.

After the failure of Operation Dart, the Kreynorians and Zeees had agreed to exchange military bases in each others' nations. Kreynoria had so far established 16 bases in Zeeeland. All were being strengthened in case of an invasion of Zeeeland (I'll post stats later).

(sorry new Jyria my bad, :( )

(P.s. Cotland, hate to nitpick but you made Gramatical error. its were instead of was...... sheesh dont Norweigens know english????lol joke.... no offense intended)

The military draft was put into place... the citizens of Waalvis Baai, luderitz Swakopmund, Windhoek and Gaborone began hurredly assembling makeshift defenses in wake of the potential attack on all sides by Cotland, New Jyria and Gnoo ( Sorry i cant bloody spell your countries name)

The 1st and second armies arrived in Waalvis Baai while the Second armies tank battlions were stretched out along the Skeleton coast. A forboding atmosphere filled all the major Zeeelandish Cities. With State propaganda heralding Hans Bek as a National hero and would be matyr for the republic took precidence on every television channel in the country.

Supreme chancellors office, Windhoek

"Ally ourselves with the ZRM you say" said the Supreme chancellor in obvious constination at what his chief intelligence advisor just said....

" yes, sir allow me to finish" His Advisor continued

" we could grant amnesty to the so called terrorists, because we need complete national solidarity at a time like this with all the majority populations of our country, and also in this dire situation we could gain a better understanding of their guerilla tactics, which could prove very effective indeed."

Hans finally spoke. " the enemy of my enemy is my friend, hmmmmm yes lets do it, contact the head of the ZRM Immediately......"

"Yes sir" his chief intelligence advisor said and walked out of the chancellors office.

p.s. Invade me if you like cotland... Wars good for the soul mate.... The national draft is only a temporary mesure untill we fill our desired quota, We wont have 300 million in the army...

I have a 4 million strong professsional army and with the draft Il probably increase that to 40 million. Im trying to make it feasible but i dont know...

( I dont really want to have no territory left, but hey its a tough world....)

There are 4 military bases in French Polynesia, 3 bases in New Caledonia, 4 in Namibia, 2 in Botswana, 1 in Equatorial Guinea, and 2 in Rwanda. Each base has a garrison consisting of a single Guardian Brigade of 10,000 troops, specially trained in defensive fighting. Each base has 10 12-inch artillery pieces, 26 6-inch guns, 400 machine gun emplacements, 30 M-163 Machbet Flak guns, 20 ZSU-23 Mobile Flak Cannons, 16 Avenger SAMs, 4 MIM-104 Patriot launchers, 64 Stingray Light Tanks, 12 M-46 field guns, 24 Predator II MBTs, 6 MLRS units, and 180 M2A3 Bradley IFV's. They have enough stockpiled supplies to last through 4 months of siege on strict rationing, in theory. The walls are reinforced concrete 14 feet wide and 20 feet high, topped with 5 feet of barbed wire. Surrounding the walls is a moat 20 feet wide and 10 feet deep, with a spiked bottom. There are automatic security systems, a labyrinth of underground tunnels and shelters, and mechanical traps that can be activated in the central control bunker, which is underground and highly protected. All rooms can be sealed with reinforced steel doors, and can be filled with poison gas on command from the central control bunker.

"Sir, it's as we suspected... They've begun a draft."

Miles Proelii remained silent. He frowned at his computer monitor, and from the reflection in the window behind him his aide noticed he was playing solitaire.

"Sir?"

"Oh, yes, a draft. Well, that's not so bad. That'd bring his army to..."

"We're thinking around forty-three million, sir. It's a rough estimate but it's the best we can do."

"Well, we planned for this. How does our army hold up?"

"We currently have a total of approximately 77 million men in our forces, but it's divided. We have roughly twenty-five percent suppressing resistance in the newly acquired Congo and its immediate surroundings, as well as an additional twelve percent in Nigeria. That's around--"

"Twenty-eight-point-four million," interrupted Miles. He didn't always act intelligently, but he had quite a head for numbers.

"Yes, sir," replied the aide.

"How many are currently on leave?"

There was around eleven million, but they've all been called back."

"That'd be around forty-eight million at most. Cutting it way too close. I don't doubt the bravery of our men, but I'd rather leave nothing to chance. I'd like to take troops from the new territories, but I think that'd be too risky. No, I think we'd best instate a draft as well. What would that give us?"

"All told, we'd have two-hundred-fifty-six million, minus the the twenty-eight in the new territories."

"That'd be two-hundred-twenty-eight million, a sizeable force indeed," he commented pensively. "Right, let's do it. Make sure there's enough room at the training camps to accommodate the new recruits. I want them thoroughly trained as quickly as possible."

"It will be done."

Intelligence reported back to the supreme chancellor that new Jyria plans to have over 200 million people in their national draft ( uhh it wasnt a secret was it jyria?)

Hans bek splutterd on his morning whiskey.

"cough cough urgh!!!!" "over 250 million in New jyrias army, my god. how is this feasible???

His chief of intelligence replied...
" Its all relative sir, they are a nation of over 5 billion people we are under a billion, therefore our natiuonal draft without devastating our war time economy can only be a 1/5 of what they have. that leaves us with 50 million troops in the national draft"

" You forget our Guerilla tactic forces, Smutsburg has agreed to help us fight off our common enemy using his fanaticle dubious methods..." Bek countered.

ok here are my professional troops ( undrafted professional army)

ZEEELAND REPUBLICAN ARMY

continuing to add...... please dont Invade till I have a comprhensive Army, (thank you!!!) all combat troops/ marines are equiped with AK 101 guns

total defense forces (current)

80 russian Armoured Divisions,
80 Russian Mechanized Infantry Divisions,
100Russian Infantry Divisions,
40 Russian Marine Divisions,
70 Russian Paratroop Divisions,
70 Russian peace keeper Divisions,
60 Russian Mountain divisions,
90 Russian combat engineer divisions.

Total Combat ready Soldiers(armoured divisions): 434,400
Total Combat ready soldiers (Infantry Divisions) 859400
Total combat ready soldiers (mechanized Infantry divisions)643800
Total Combat Ready Soldiers (marines) 268,000
Total Combat ready Soldiers (paratroops) 448,000
Total Combat Ready Soldiers (mountain Division) 558,000
Total Combat Ready soldiers (Peacekeepers) 628,000
Total Combat Engineers 61,000
current grand total: 4239600 combat ready troops (all divisions)


Total Logistical support: 22446800 (all divisions)

Each Armoured Division has as follows:[/COLOR]
5430 Combat Ready Soldiers, 15,570 Logistical Support
320 M1A2 Main Battle Tank
405 M2A3 Bradley IFV 215 M113A2 APC
(81 M109A6 Paladin (27 M270 MRLS
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan 54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
45 AH-64 Apache
(36 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
36 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB (M60 Chassis)
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 HMMWV
1200 Various Trucks

Each Mechanized Infantry Division Contains:

Soldiers:6,340 Combat Soldiers, 14,570 Logistical Support
192 M1A2 MBT
606 M2A3 Bradley IFV
327 M113A2 APC
81 M109A6 Paladin
27 M270 MRLS
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
45 AH-64 Apache
36 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
36 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 HMMWV (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks

Each Infantry Division Contains:

Soldiers:7,450 Combat, 13,550 Logistical Support
101 M2A3 Bradley IFV
243 Stryker ICV
64 Stingray Light Battle Tank
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
46 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB (M60 Chassis)
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank 2000 HMMWV (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks

Each Marine divisions has as follows.......

Soldiers:6,700 Combat, 14,300 Logistical Support
64 M1A2 372 M2A3
Bradley IFV250 AAVP7A1
108 M777 Towed )
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV 18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
46 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 HMMWV 1200 Various Trucks

Each Mountain Division hs:

Soldiers:6,200 Combat, 8,800 Logistical Support
216 M1128 Stryker MGS
108 Stingray Light Battle Tank
54 M2A3 Bradley IFV
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
9 AVLB (M60 Chassis)
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 HMMWV (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
64 UH-50 Blackhawks

Each Paratroop division has:
Soldiers:6,400 Combat, 14,600 Logistical Support
128 M-8 Thunderbolt Light Airdrop tank
64 M1128 Stryker MGS
204 M1128 Stryker ICV
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
9 AVLB (M60 Chassis)
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 HMMWV (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
64 UH-50 Blackhawks


Each Peacekeeping division has:
Soldiers:9,100 Combat, 11,900 Logistics

204 M2A3 Bradley IFV
486 Stryker ICV
64 Stingray Light Battle Tank
108 M121 MC
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
46 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB (M60 Chassis)
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 HMMWV (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks

Zeeeland check your TG's (no duh its OOC)

(OOC: Check my signature for ORBAT on the units)

The first Air Units were starting to arrive in Zimbabwe now. Two Fighter Wings, four Ground Attack Wings, one Bomber Wing and two Transport Wings were the Imperial Cottish Air Force's contribution to Operation 'Warmonger Assassination'. They were the first in, and now they awaited clearance from the Jyrians to enter Zimbabwian airspace and land.

OOC: Just so I have it written down somewhere.

Weaponry

AIM-9X Sidewinder
AIM-120D AMRAAM

AGM-65G Maverick
AGM-84G SLAM-ATA
AGM-86E CALCM
AGM-88E AARGM
AGM-154C JSOW
AGM-158B JASSM-ER

CBU-59 APAM Rockeye II

Mark 82 freefall bomb 500 lb.
Mark 83 freefall bomb 1000 lb.
Mark 84 freefall bomb 2000 lb.

GBU-12 Paveway II 500 lb.
GBU-16 Paveway II 1000 lb.

GBU-30 JDAM 500 lb.
GBU-31 JDAM 2000 lb.
GBU-32 JDAM 1000 lb.

Hans Bek for the first time in his Illustrious life was showing considerable fear and perhaps even madness. in an emergency meeting in parliament today he remained ominously silent. his fellow parlimentarians awaited divine inspiration alas. this was not to come...

Finally Hans gave the order

... attack all our enemys now.......

The Drafted Military was brought to arms in all major Zeeeland cities.. whilst SAMs and Surface to Air missiles were rapidly set in place....

"This will be a costly war to the victors" Hans thouht to himself rather Perversely...

Fire first missile attack at Zimbabwe and attack any Cottish military Unit in our Homeland General....

The general Immediately obeyed..

The fighters of the 54th Fighter Wing were just in the air after having rested and refueled when the alert came about incoming missiles. The 54th Fighter Wing consisted of four fighter squadrons equipped with a total of 48 F/A-22B Raptor fighters, two fighter squadrons equipped with a total of 24 F-16C Fighting Falcons, one command squadron equipped with 3 E-3C Sentrys and 4 KC-10B Extenders and one transport squadron equipped with 12 C-141B Starlifters, and right now there were 16 F/A-22Bs and 6 F-16Cs in the air, along with a single E-3C and a KC-10B. The F-16s were primarily on escort duty for the AWACS and tanker, while the F-22s were on BARCAP. The missile launched against the Cottish forward air base were cruise missiles, and the F-22 pilots knew how to combat those. They went to Mach and got behind the missiles, got a lock on the rocket engine and fired one AIM-9X Sidewinder into each of the missiles. Hopefully, it was enough to take out hte threath, but the planes were being scrambled nevertheless.

(OOC: Tell me how many made it though, and I'll RP the damages)

The 743rd Bomber Wing had also been mobilized. Equipped with 36 B-7C Incubus and 24 B-9A Sphinx bombers divided into five bomber squadrons, one fighter squadron consisting of 12 F-29B Vulture stealth fighters, one command squadron with 3 E-767 Kamis and 4 KC-10B Extenders and one transport squadron consisting of 12 C-5B Galaxys, they were a force well capable of delivering death and destruction to the enemy from high up, relatively safe from the SAMs and fighters below. The B-7C Incubus was a brand new addition to the Imperial Cottish Air Force, having been added just a few weeks prior. Now, this export version of the best Layartebian bomber ever was going to get put to the test. The Incubus could operate all the way up to 85 000 feet, more than 25 kilometers above the ground, and it could carry up to 120 000 lbs, or 56,7 metric tonnes of air-to-ground ordinance. It also held sixteen AIM-9X Sidewinders and sixteen AIM-120D AMRAAMs in two other weapons bays for self defense against incoming aircraft. Right now, twelve B-7Cs were flying at an altitude of 84 300 feet above sea level with full stealth on. If there were a radar capable of picking them up, it would only look like a formation of birds. Inside, they each carried 60 GBU-31 2000 lb. bombs equipped with JDAM equipment, heading for the Zeeelandish capital. They were following standard Cottish doctrine, which consisted of capturing and/or destroying the capital city of the enemy, thus weakening morale among the enemy. Since they were high up, and with a low radar signature, they would be able to sneak past the many Zeeelandish SAM sites that was lighting up. The ground attack wings would have to take those out soon.

When the bomber wings were above their target, they unleashed the terror. The JDAM bombs were aimed at the military bases, command centers, various departments/ministries, parliament and palaces of the leaders. A total of 720 JDAMs were released, and the bombers turned and headed for home.

Missiles had been detected. All air force bases anywhere remotely near the border, already being in high alert, scrambled fighters to destroy the attack. In what should have been the pinnacle of stress and excitement, many of the pilots felt calm and perhaps even bored. They had been on high alert for quite some time, and many had begun to wonder if there was going to be a war at all. Some pilots muttered things such as "about fucking time" as they fired up their engines. Several fighter squadrons were airborne in under a minute.

The fighter squadrons in the air primarily consisted of New Jyrian-made F-19C "Moosobster" fighters, which had low top speeds and maximum altitudes, compensating for the heavy amount of weaponry they carried on board. They had four medium-range air-to-air missiles apiece, as well as two air-to-surface. Orders were strictly given to take out all enemy missiles, but to NOT--it was repeaed--NOT engage any targets over the New Jyria-Zeeeland border until given the order. A total of thirty-two fighters sped to intercept the oncomming missiles.

A radar blip confirmed their presence. The rockets came into view, their exhaust glowing in the darkness. The squads had enough emergency drills so that at this point, missile interception could be accomplished in their sleep. Most of them were more seasoned pilots, although there were some who were getting their first taste of combat. As the missiles drew nearer, they readied themselves, and as they passed overhead, the fighters turned and went to work.

(OOC: As with Cotland, get back to me with how many got through and I'll RP the rest.)

* * *

Secret discussion between Miles Proelii and his aide

"So, the 'invasion' begins. We're going to need to bring those auxiliary air forces closer to the border, just in case. We've got enough troops for now, that's assuming they even get the chance to attack by land."

"Yes, it's my understanding Cottish forces are hitting them pretty hard. Shall we begin an offensive on Zeeeland at this point?"

"Quite frankly, I don't see why not. If we wait any longer, there'll be nothing left for us to attack."

"This is true. Shall we have an invading force assembled?"

Miles seemed doubtful suddenly. "Hmm. No, I don't think now is the proper time. Let us wait a little while longer."

* * *

Channel 7 News

"This just in, there have been confirmed attacks on New Jyrian and Cottish forces in Zimbabwe. Reports are sketchy and information at this point is limited, but the government is stressing that this was an act of violence on the part of Zeeeland, and New Jyria will be taking the proper steps to quell this threat."

Bumpo

L33T:

zomg!! d00d, teh threadz liek not upd4t3d!!

English:

Zeeeland, where are you? The thread is dying without your contribution, which is essential to the war here.

IC:

Miles Proelii twiddled his thumbs for a while, then went back to solitaire.

Hmm, Zeeeland has not been active for 15 days...

So, take his territory when he goes D12.

Did you get Cameroon? I don't feel like checking.


IC: I'm bombarding some Zeeeland City with those two battlegroups. Pick a city.

OOC:
No, TKT took Cameroon... I'm trying to buy it off of him but he hasn't responded to my offer yet, at least not to my knowledge.

Yeah, well considering there's a war going on anyway, the end result will eventually be to take his territory, decree 12 or not.

Everyone, see the Revitalization page I have taken control of D12 Zeeeland

Kreynoria, your claim is bogus.

Yeah, if you want a piece of his land, you'll have to wait until the invaders are done dividing it up. Which will only happen after we're through bombing the crap out of it.

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Ditto.