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General Broadcast from Arrandin, Yallak

The Imperial Fleet is being recalled to shipyards for upgrades. During this time constant air patrols will monitor our territorial waters. ANY ship that enters Yallakian waters (30 Nm from the coast) will be sunk without question. In addition, all foreign trade shipping will undergo a full boarding before being allowed to dock.

This is non-negotiable.

We apologise for any inconvenience but it is necessary to ensure security. Conditions will return to normal in 2 weeks.

Thankyou,
Balor, Emperor of Yallak

Is that supposed to threaten me ?

Is that supposed to threaten me ?

No it is not a threat, it is just explaining what has happened to any ships that you lose contact with.

No it is not a threat, it is just explaining what has happened to any ships that you lose contact with.


Than i will hold you responsible and destroy your fleet willitst in port.

Than i will hold you responsible and destroy your fleet willitst in port.

You can try...

Yallak will receive support from our Expeditionary Force if any attack is made on it during these two weeks. Please understand that we would send more support but we are currently under invasion and so all available forces are being used. The E.F cannot be recalled to our homelands as there is a blockade. They are currently in transit at sea. We request that they be allowed to dock in Yallak so as to lend the most support.

Transmistion from Christian Empire of Dweladelfia Prime

Fellow Nations. We do not want to see any conflict begin. We wish to find a diplomatic solution to this. Please do not take any rash actions. I welcome both of you to send deleagates to my nation to discuse this peacefully.

Ambassador David G.

Minister of Forign affars

Yallak will receive support from our Expeditionary Force if any attack is made on it during these two weeks. Please understand that we would send more support but we are currently under invasion and so all available forces are being used. The E.F cannot be recalled to our homelands as there is a blockade. They are currently in transit at sea. We request that they be allowed to dock in Yallak so as to lend the most support.


Lets see, your under invasion, the machinests AND you want to do the AMF-P war ??

Yallak will receive support from our Expeditionary Force if any attack is made on it during these two weeks. Please understand that we would send more support but we are currently under invasion and so all available forces are being used. The E.F cannot be recalled to our homelands as there is a blockade. They are currently in transit at sea. We request that they be allowed to dock in Yallak so as to lend the most support.

We thank Hussariot for their support. Any hostile actions by Willink will be ruthlessly crushed with or without our navy.

You may dock the E.F, so long as you agree to our full security checks. And in return for your support, our fleet will help you remove the blockade from your shores once upgrades have finished.

Transmistion from Christian Empire of Dweladelfia Prime

Fellow Nations. We do not want to see any conflict begin. We wish to find a diplomatic solution to this. Please do not take any rash actions. I welcome both of you to send deleagates to my nation to discuse this peacefully.

Ambassador David G.

Minister of Forign affars

It is up to Willink if conflict begins - we are merely defending our territory.

E.F has been notified, we will comply with all security checks.
E.F Strength:
1 Armoured Division, Challenger2 Mk E
2 Infantry Divisions.
3 Artillery Batteries, 225mm.
1 Squadron Lynx/Gazelle Army Co-op.

Naval Battle Group E: 1 Carrier, vindicator class. 5 Frigates, Relentless class. 4 Troop ships. 2 LC Flotillas, 1 Carrier based Harrier Squadron.

Air Element: 2 Squadrons Harrier (Ground Support). 2 Squadrons Tornado (Fighter Interceptor role)

E.F has been notified, we will comply with all security checks.
E.F Strength:
1 Armoured Division, Challenger2 Mk E
2 Infantry Divisions.
3 Artillery Batteries, 225mm.
1 Squadron Lynx/Gazelle Army Co-op.

Naval Battle Group E: 1 Carrier, vindicator class. 5 Frigates, Relentless class. 4 Troop ships. 2 LC Flotillas, 1 Carrier based Harrier Squadron.

Air Element: 2 Squadrons Harrier (Ground Support). 2 Squadrons Tornado (Fighter Interceptor role)


You guys took it overboard, i was saying that if MY CARGO ships were boarded, i would destroy his fleet, i never said i was going to attack him..

Permission granted to dock inside the Accolon Military Port. Fuel and supplies have been made available for your use and are awaiting your arrival.

The Senate and House of Dweladelfia Prime has voted to protect Yallak if Willink takes any action. We do not advise any hostile action Willink.

Presadent Fredrick

We have dispacthed a fleet of ships to your country. Do we have permission to Dock?

Admral James

Thankyou, on our way/
(gtg for a bit, bye)

You may dock at Accolon under the same conditions as Hussariot.
Please deactivate all shipboard weapon systems and secure all small arms before landing.

-Official Statement by the Lone Alliance-
We wish for all nations here to use common sense.
Willink does not seem to be out for battle, they just don't want their shipping destroyed by over protective Yallak forces. We advise you all not to mobilize for a non existant war.

OOC: There fleets probly have nothing else to do.

29.9 Nm off Northwest Coast

Within thirty seconds of contact, the F-22 Raptors on CAP patrol nearby had radioed the situation to their base and moved to intercept the unknown vessel.
The three planes sliced through the air, their afterburners pushing in excess of 700 km an hour.

The target ship quickly came into focus as the patrol decelerated and dropped altitude until they were skimming the surface.

One and a half minutes after contact the lead craft had acquired a lock.

“Attention, unidentified craft. You have violated Imperial waters. Change heading to 292 degrees an exit the vicinity immediately.”

There was no reply.

“I repeat, change heading to 292 degrees immediately”.

The craft began to maneuver but stopped soon on a course still heading into imperial waters.

The lead Raptor banked slightly, as two black darts streaked out from its undercarriage. The sun reflected off their tips, the glare marking the curved path of the missiles all the way into the side of ship.

An almighty crack resounded from the explosion – somewhat from the missiles themselves and partly from the fact that they literally broke the ship in half. The front side was completely disintegrated, while the rest of the ship, blazing with flame was quickly sinking.

“Break off and resume patrol”

The F-22’s pulled up, turning away from the firestorm that was slowly spreading out around the wreckage, as metal fragments still came splashing back down into the water.

Office of Naval Intelligence

We like to say that we thank you for the warning and have notified several automated freighters and regret to inform you that one of our automated shoe freighters has either been jammed or sunken in your waters before we could send updated telemetry. Infrared photographs show that it attempted to change its telemetry before the satellite left visual contact. If it was sunken we apologize for the incursion and wish for $2 million US to cover the loss of the low-quality goods and a cheap ship. If you do not wish to pay that is allright, we are talking with the company and its insurance policy.

-Official Statement by the Lone Alliance-
We wish for all nations here to use common sense.
Willink does not seem to be out for battle, they just don't want their shipping destroyed by over protective Yallak forces. We advise you all not to mobilize for a non existant war.
My E.F is there purely for preventary causes. Also it has no base at the moment.

Yallak, I shall be placing my E.F jointly under your command, feel free to involve them in training, war games and even any real combat situations.

Only two vessels thus far have been sunk. Unfortunately though, we cannot confirm if your freighter was one of them. The pieces were far too small to be identified by aerial surveillance and no salvage operations are being undertaken.

My E.F is there purely for preventary causes. Also it has no base at the moment.

Yallak, I shall be placing my E.F jointly under your command, feel free to involve them in training, war games and even any real combat situations.

You are free to conduct your own operations on the enemies that attack your nation, using this port as a base - so long as we are informed of all ship movements (we don't want any accidents).
Your personel onshore can have full access to all the base, training centres and recreational areas. They must however remain on the base at all times.
Tours of our fleet vessel being upgrade can also be organised for any officers who wish to do so.

So... looks like my freighter ships will be fully escorted then when passing this region.

So... looks like my freighter ships will be fully escorted then when passing this region.

They'll be fine so long as there far enough away.

Thankyou, we may launch a counter-attack, but time will tell.

OOC: Can I do that? Could I do a bit in the old thread saying they got attacked from behind by this E.F?

Thankyou, we may launch a counter-attack, but time will tell.

OOC: Can I do that? Could I do a bit in the old thread saying they got attacked from behind by this E.F?

OOC: If your at war in another thread, then you can RP the EF attacking from behind from my port yes. And by tomorrow my fleet will be able to help you.

Ok, Ill start now.

Ok,

its like 3 am now so im off to bed. Ill help you wipe out your enemy tomorrow.

Message From the TBA federation Council

If any Federation or UNA Ship is Sunk the Federation will have no choice but to Declare War.


That is all. You have been warned.

Ok, bye. Oh btw, the enemy is fictional lol.

They'll be fine so long as there far enough away.
What do you mean far enough away? We shall travel whichever paths in international water that is warranted. While in international waters, should our shipping be attacked while in these waters. We shall exact punitive damage until our losses are satisfied. As far as we are aware, a country's control over the waters end 20 miles from their land. We know not of what standard of measure you are using. However, we will give an extra five miles to assure that our larger escort ships will not accidently be entering Yallak waters inadvertantly. However, our consumers will not be happy about the higher prices.

Its late afternoon when the Dweladelfian Navy arives at the port of Accolon.
The Dweladelfian navy consits of:

3 Carriers (Tri-Maran Class)
3 Battleships (Ontario Class)
15 Frigates (Tri-Maran Class)
5 Sea wolf class subs

3 Harrier FRS.MK 1 squadrons
3 F-14 Tom cat squadrons
3 YF-22 squadrons
2 A-130 Radar planes

All weapons have been deactavated and we are moving into port.

Admiral James T.

National Commonwealth (PFRNC)
Commerce Commission & Dept.
34546 L'Rue de Rivoli
Verum, RNC Federal District

Communiqué: Empire of Yallak

Dear leadership of Yallak:

We understand that a temporary indoctrination by your nation has been issued on the grounds of security. While our nation holds high its respect of your sovereignty, it does not recognize any barriers to trade or commercial activity whatsoever, and as such will hold the empire responsible for any losses (millitary or commercial) while traveling through your territory. We have notified the Depatrment of Armament and shipping partners to "fly" their flags high, but please understand any incursion will be met with swift force. PFRNC law prohibits compromising the privacy of any ship traveling to or from its shores and ports, which includes searches (Our ships fall under PFRNC jurisdiction). We do not wish for any confrontation, so please excercise prudence.

Regards,

Eric Zyrinth
Chairman,
Committee on International Commerce

To those nation who have deemed themselves powerful enough to threaten Yallak, especially DaileyResurected and Darcon - understand this - Our Imperial waters extend out to 30 Nm (though normally passage is allowed for trade ships allowed as close as 20 Nm). These are not "paths in international water". They are part of the territory of the Infinite Empire. If you disregard our mandate, we will not hesitate to act.

Restrictions will be lifted in just

Encoded Transmission 5TT...8SD To: Admiral James T

We welcome your arrival. Feel free to make use of the available facilities and supplies during your stay.

While we hope that no hostilities arise from the current situation, several nations have made threats.

We thankyou for your support during this time.

You are very welcome. We thankyou for your hospatalaty.

Admiral James T.

One stealth sub is now headed to Yallakian waters. It will arrive in 15 days.

OOC: A stealth sub?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! theres no such thing.

Well anyways...

Offical transmistion: Dweladelfia prime to Yallak

Yallak do I have permission to bring in some of my anti-sub planes?

Admiral James T.

Green Sun respects your wishes and all vehicles, airplanes, and ships from Green Sun to Yallak will be turned around and sent to the nearest friendly port. We wish you luck on your upgrades.

To threatening nations:
What the hell is wrong with you people? He doesn't want anyone near his waters for a few weeks, big friggin deal, don't go near him.

The naval commander,Adm.Michael Sorvo looked at the satalite photos of the area and want to have a closer eye on the situation.



The M.R.S. Tauron,a farragut class stealth destroyer http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=farragutclassstealthdestroyer5.jpg has been sent to the area 35n miles off shore to investigate.....the ship is neutral and is merely observing.


and will help patrol the surrounding waters on a peacekeeping mission.


the reason only one ship...is to not rise tentions (sp) any further

The Dominion must question the validity of your justification; surely a lone commercial - even military - vessel passing through your waters poses no more threat now that it would with your navy nominally deployed? Especially with such extensive air cover? Does having your navy in port somehow render you incapible of differentiating an inbound battlegroup with a floatillia of troop ships in tow from one simply passing through, skirting the edge of your waters with but a handful of tenders, or a missile cruiser from a container ship?

Do you so fear attack that you are willing to kill innocent civilians over an equipment malfunction, or, should a ship's crew not speak the same tongue, a language barrier? To so strain relations with your neighbours, who worry that you will kill their citizens in your blind paranoia?

This action seems like nothing more than a short-sighted exercise in futile paranoia, serving not but to raise tensions, justify the murder of foreign innocents in the name of national security, and advertise a temporary window of military weakness to any opertunistic empire with an expansionist bend or an axe to grind.

Signed:
Bod McBob
Minister Bod McBob,
Department of the Exterrior,
Kanuckistan

OOC: A stealth sub?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! theres no such thing.

Well anyways...

Offical transmistion: Dweladelfia prime to Yallak

Yallak do I have permission to bring in some of my anti-sub planes?

Admiral James T.
OOC: yep there is. The navy is working on the first one.


IC: More information. The stealth sub will not enter Yallak waters. They are only there to ensure that Yallak does not use this as an excuse to expand their territorial waters beyond the 30 nm limit. Further, the sub will ensure that Yallak ships do not harrass any ships outside the 30 nm limit.
We do not seek war nor do we seek to raise tensions. That is why only one sub is being sent.
The point is clear. Yallak's decree only applies to its own waters. It does not apply to an inch of international waters.
We shall also be watching for encroachment, by certain nations, upon Yallakian territorial waters.

OOC:
To clarify an aparent confusion, he's claiming 30 nautical miles, not 30 kilometers.

30 Nm = 55.56 Km

OOC:
To clarify an aparent confusion, he's claiming 30 nautical miles, not 30 kilometers.

30 Nm = 55.56 Km
That's what I meant.

The Imperial Shogunate of Pschycotic Pschycos, along with all vessels of the Greater Prussian Navy of Greater Prussea understand your call for security, and will respect such measures without pushing the envelope. At the same time, we would also like to extend our hand in helping you maintain your national security.

Sincerely,

Grande Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto III

Grande Admiral of the Imperial Court's Navy
Grande Admiral of the Greater Prussian Navy
Acting Shogun of Pschycotic Pschycos.

Any attack on a Shildonian vessel in international waters will be considered an act of war. Any attack on a civillian vessel of any nation will be considered to be state sponsored piracy, and we will be willing to offer assistance to the victims of this piracy in ensuring that no further civillians are murdered by the tyrannical Yallakians as they seek to strangle international trade with their threats and illegal claims.

Should Yallak EVER sink ANY ship within their waters while they are upgrading their navy, Yallak will be backed by the might of the Green Sun Navy and Air Force. Yallak has issued its warning and has the right to do as it pleases when it comes to its own waters. If it doesn't want peopel coming it, other nations have the responsibility to acknolege that right and respect it.

If it doesn't want peopel coming it, other nations have the responsibility to acknolege that right and respect it.

I think civilian interests are by and large the primary concern; it is readily possible that such a vessel may find itself, owing to no fault of it's own, in a situation wherein this nation's unfounded paranoia would result in it's destruction.

And, really, there is no reason to justify such extream measures; with the careful monitoring and air patrols already in place, these vessels pose no more a threat than they would if Yallak's navy was at sea - it is irrational.

However, while improbible, the Dominion would not seek war in the event of such an incident involving one of our ships; we may attempt to mediate compensation for the offended parties, but otherwise, under the circumstances, feel that any relivent private interests are capible of settling resolving the matter on their own.

Even civilian commercial ships should have been notified. If its captain or the nation it originates from fails to relay the message, that is their own fault and Yallak should thereby not be held responsible for what happens to the ships. They are not Yallak's responsibility, but their nation of origin's and their captain's.

As for the level of danger a commercial vessel can possess, it can be more dangerous than a nuclear submarine armed with the most sophisticated weaponry known to man if it is used in a certain way. Yallak has every right to do this and nobody has the right to tell him otehrwise.

It was an old ship that neared Yallak waters some weeks after the warning had been issued; paint peeling from her rusting hull, her name, SS Washington, scarcly ledgible on the freighter's bow - decks piled high with secured cargoes, crates and drums. The flag she flew that of some small nation which hadn't offically existed for some thirty years; it was, at best, improbible that anyone in Yallak - indeed, anyone outside the immediate region - had ever heard of the small state.

She was, however, well under power, her course one set to clip Yallak's territorial waters; coming so near as 15 Nm from the shore at closest aproach - livly tho she may seem, the vessel was old, and captains of such rustbuckets were known to risk offending the ocasional partol ship if it ment they could shave a few days off the time they'd spend between ports; harsh words and the ocasional fine were all such activity usually garnered, so few considered it a serious risk.

This is plane and simple. He dosn't want you going into his waters, and if you do you will be sunk. Its that simple, theres no big deal.

OOC: Heh, heh, someone likes pushing the envelope.

This is plane and simple. He dosn't want you going into his waters, and if you do you will be sunk. Its that simple, theres no big deal.

Which is fair enough. Except for the fact that these are not his waters. International law allows a nation to claim a maximum of 20km. 30nm > 20km
Therefore Yallak is breaching international law in numerous ways, firstly by annexing international waters over which he has no legal claim and secondly by commiting acts of piracy in international waters.
Both of which constitute a threat to free trade and global security, and so are being rightly condemned by the international community who are the victims of these illegalities.

Where does it state that law?

Article 1 of United Nations Resolution #74 (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=73)

And before you do the obligatory "UN Resolutions don't affect non-UN members", iit is the policy of the People's Republic that international law represents the commonly agreed standards under which the nations of the Earth have chosen to operate. One cannot simply refuse to follow these laws, no more than a private citizen can refuse to follow a nations laws.

The Whittier Stealth sub, the SS-17, has entered the area and is now stationed right next to the 30 nm boundary. The engines have been shut down and the sub has surfaced to give the crew fresh air.
One of the crew, using a set of 75X50 binoculars that were carried up topside, by 4 crew men, watches the Yallakian coast, dictating into a recording device everything he sees. He is paying particular attention to the harbor area where Yallak's ships are docked. He records the number of ships, and ship types. In some cases he manages to make the ship designation numbers and the names painted on the hulls.
He then swings the binos around, spotting several other ships in the area. Most of them civilian ships, and a Kanuckistani freighter.


OOC: bet you don't figure what's wrong with this scenario.

Article 1 of United Nations Resolution #74 (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=73)

And before you do the obligatory "UN Resolutions don't affect non-UN members", iit is the policy of the People's Republic that international law represents the commonly agreed standards under which the nations of the Earth have chosen to operate. One cannot simply refuse to follow these laws, no more than a private citizen can refuse to follow a nations laws.
Whittier does not accept UN resolutions as prime law of nations. Though we don't accept the 30 nm boundary set by Yallak, we will side with them against any attempts to force UN law on soverign nations that choose not to accept UN law.

Crewman: Admiral! there is a trade ship in Yallakein waters.

James T. Send a Tri-Marian Frigate to intersept. Do not shot unless I say otherwise, Tell them to Leave Yallak's waters.

Crewman: Ay Sir!


The Tri-Marian Frigate Exodes aproches the trade ship.

Captian: Unidentified ship this is Captian Herman of the Dweladelfia Prime Navy, We command you to Leave Yallak's waters at once.

Captian of the trade ship: Afermative, we will leave these waters at once, we did not know that we were not permitted.

With that the trade ships veers of into international waters.

Crewman: Admiral! there is a trade ship in Yallakein waters.

James T. Send a Tri-Marian Frigate to intersept. Do not shot unless I say otherwise, Tell them to Leave Yallak's waters.

Crewman: Ay Sir!


The Tri-Marian Frigate Exodes aproches the trade ship.

Captian: Unidentified ship this is Captian Herman of the Dweladelfia Prime Navy, We command you to Leave Yallak's waters at once.

Captian of the trade ship: Afermative, we will leave these waters at once, we did not know that we were not permitted.

With that the trade ships veers of into international waters.

OOC: Was that your own trade ship? If it was the one from earlier, that's godmodding.

M.R.S. Tauron


Capt.Vorkovski:Report!



Sonar op:Sir unknown sub,depth 13.23 meters,speed 7 knots,course 12893 by 27539.



Capt.Vorkovski:send message "This is the M.R.S.* Tauron Please identifi yourself"


OOC:anyone pick it up



*Morvonian Republic Ship

Along with Yallak, our nation has also adopted such policy. However, our territorial waters extend 50 Nm.

Link: Pschycotic Pschycos Closes Borders Absolutly: International Warning Posted (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440553&page=1&pp=15)

M.R.S. Tauron


Capt.Vorkovski:Report!



Sonar op:Sir unknown sub,depth 13.23 meters,speed 7 knots,course 12893 by 27539.



Capt.Vorkovski:send message "This is the M.R.S.* Tauron Please identifi yourself"



OOC:anyone pick it up



*Morvonian Republic Ship

MRS Tauron, this the SS-17. We located 5 miles to your port bow. Do you need assitance with the other sub?

Along with Yallak, our nation has also adopted such policy. However, our territorial waters extend 50 Nm.

Link: Pschycotic Pschycos Closes Borders Absolutly: International Warning Posted (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440553&page=1&pp=15)
Whittier does not accept that. We will only oblige by 30 nm.

From The Office of the National Commonwealth Armament Dept.
600 Rue Champs-De-République
Verum, RNC Federal District 14556

August 27, 2005

The Republic of National Commonwealth condemns the illegitimate actions of Pschycotic Pschycos and Yallack as blatant attempts to provoke international dispute and disrupt the free flow of legal commerce and trade. We are outraged at how lightly your governments stand in regards to established international barriers and see your actions as unwarranted annexation and expansion. We reiterate the danger such actions may entail.

Regards,

James Ernhardt
Chairman, RNC Committee on Defense

MRS Tauron, this the SS-17. We located 5 miles to your port bow. Do you need assitance with the other sub?




SS-17 help is welcomed try to send more messages if it does not respond in 15 NS hours then intercept.


OOC:goodnight everyone.

Green Sun does not understand WHY Whittier and other nations continue to press Yallak's patience. Simply leaving them alone until their navy's upgrades are complete should prove to be more productive instead of intruding on their waters and invoking their wrath. Their method od driving away ships may seem a bit extreme, but they have every right to be so in such a way. Green Sun asks that all nations to stop taking such a hostile stance and simply leave them be until their upgrades are done and the restriction is lifted. If a man locks himself in his house, nobody has the right to pry him out from his home.

<civie ship intruding in yer waters>

*pokes Yallak*




OOC: bet you don't figure what's wrong with this scenario.

OOC:
Two things are obvious:
-1, it's not a Kanuckistani freighter; as far as anyone can tell, it's from some proverbial Asscrackistan; ie, random small nation.

-2, you're too far away from the coast to see it, unless your guy is standing more than 200 meters* above the surface. ;) :p :D


*Atleast according to this calculator (http://stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Beam/Calculator.html)




The Tri-Marian Frigate Exodes aproches the trade ship.

Captian: Unidentified ship this is Captian Herman of the Dweladelfia Prime Navy, We command you to Leave Yallak's waters at once.

Captian of the trade ship: Afermative, we will leave these waters at once, we did not know that we were not permitted.

With that the trade ships veers of into international waters.



OOC:

If you are reffering to 'my' ship, this a godmod and thus summarily ignored.

If not, than pay this no heed.

Offical transmistion: Dweladelfia prime to Yallak

Yallak do I have permission to bring in some of my anti-sub planes?

Admiral James T.

Affirmative on that request Admiral

Captain Talla, Imperial Naval Command

The Dominion must question the validity of your justification; surely a lone commercial - even military - vessel passing through your waters poses no more threat now that it would with your navy nominally deployed? Especially with such extensive air cover? Does having your navy in port somehow render you incapible of differentiating an inbound battlegroup with a floatillia of troop ships in tow from one simply passing through, skirting the edge of your waters with but a handful of tenders, or a missile cruiser from a container ship?

Do you so fear attack that you are willing to kill innocent civilians over an equipment malfunction, or, should a ship's crew not speak the same tongue, a language barrier? To so strain relations with your neighbours, who worry that you will kill their citizens in your blind paranoia?

This action seems like nothing more than a short-sighted exercise in futile paranoia, serving not but to raise tensions, justify the murder of foreign innocents in the name of national security, and advertise a temporary window of military weakness to any opertunistic empire with an expansionist bend or an axe to grind.

At this time our entire navy is in dock. Many have had to be brought back into a dry dock for replacement/installment of new equipment and engines. With all naval patrol suspended, the airforce has been diverted to cover their roles. Thus with our forces limited and occupied we will NOT risk the security of our nation, however slight the risk is.

No one has or will be murdered. All ships are warned to exit our waters before they are destroyed.

The Imperial Shogunate of Pschycotic Pschycos, along with all vessels of the Greater Prussian Navy of Greater Prussea understand your call for security, and will respect such measures without pushing the envelope. At the same time, we would also like to extend our hand in helping you maintain your national security.

Sincerely,

Grande Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto III

We thank you for your understanding and support during this period. We accept your offers to keep the simple-minded nations that do not understand the situation at bay.

We also thank Green Sun at this time for there support of our actions.

From The Office of the National Commonwealth Armament Dept.
600 Rue Champs-De-République
Verum, RNC Federal District 14556

August 27, 2005

The Republic of National Commonwealth condemns the illegitimate actions of Pschycotic Pschycos and Yallack as blatant attempts to provoke international dispute and disrupt the free flow of legal commerce and trade. We are outraged at how lightly your governments stand in regards to established international barriers and see your actions as unwarranted annexation and expansion. We reiterate the danger such actions may entail.

Regards,

James Ernhardt
Chairman, RNC Committee on Defense

If the UN had shown themselves to be a capable governmental body we might have adopted our policies in accordance to their wishes, however they have demonstrated nothing but incompetence and weakness.

You may condemn all you wish, but the laws we enforce in our waters is our legitimate choice. We have no violated international waters and will not do so.

It was an old ship that neared Yallak waters some weeks after the warning had been issued; paint peeling from her rusting hull, her name, SS Washington, scarcly ledgible on the freighter's bow - decks piled high with secured cargoes, crates and drums. The flag she flew that of some small nation which hadn't offically existed for some thirty years; it was, at best, improbible that anyone in Yallak - indeed, anyone outside the immediate region - had ever heard of the small state.

She was, however, well under power, her course one set to clip Yallak's territorial waters; coming so near as 15 Nm from the shore at closest aproach - livly tho she may seem, the vessel was old, and captains of such rustbuckets were known to risk offending the ocasional partol ship if it ment they could shave a few days off the time they'd spend between ports; harsh words and the ocasional fine were all such activity usually garnered, so few considered it a serious risk.

With practiced training and speed, the intrusion into Imperial waters was detected and the nearest squadron was dispatched to intercept.

“Attention Sector 3, you have one hostile in breech of regulations. Move to intercept.”
“Copy that”

The three plane flight which had been monitoring the recently surfaced submarine just outside the restricted zone broke off and engaged burners, heading directly for the contact.

8 minutes later

The flight came in high in the dying afternoon light.

“Does any one have a visual, contact is South West at 4 kilometers”
“There it is, port side, just below the horizon”
“Arm missiles and drop to one thousand feet – call it in Decker”
“Yes Sir”

The planes swooped down from the sky into attack formation. There job was clear – force this ship out of Imperial waters or destroy it.

Decker banked his plane right, getting a good look at the small vessel. He almost laughed as he saw it.

“That things so old we might not even need our weapons to take it out.”

The flight leader made an amused response

“Just call it in”
“Fine”

“Attention unknown vessel. You have violated restricted waters, turned around and exit the vicinity immediately. I repeat you have entered the waters of Yallak and will be destroyed if you do not respond.”

General Broadcast by the Imperial Air Force of Yallak

To all Nations,

It has been less than one week since the current restrictions were put in place. In that time 6 ships (origins classified) have been sunk for refusing to comply.

If nations continue to disregard our warnings your ships will meet the same end. Do not test us, for although we maintain patience, we will not hesitate to act against incursions.

“Attention unknown vessel. You have violated restricted waters, turned around and exit the vicinity immediately. I repeat you have entered the waters of Yallak and will be destroyed if you do not respond.”


The rusting freighter deviated in no way as the call came in, twenty-some seconds passing befor a reply was transmitted.

When it did, however, it was scarcly what the pilots could have been expecting; the voice scarcly audible over the static, the language a bizarre bastardization of over two dozen tongues, themselves rare, and spoken with a thick accent that drifted somewhere between Japanesse and Russian.

A tallented linguist or individual versed in obscure languages might pick out the ocasional word, seemingly misspronounced and distorted - time did such things as local dialects developed - but nothing coherent, save the air of mild anoyance in the speaker's tone; aparently not overly concerned, either genuinly not understanding or confident in his ploy.

The rusting freighter deviated in no way as the call came in, twenty-some seconds passing befor a reply was transmitted.

When it did, however, it was scarcly what the pilots could have been expecting; the voice scarcly audible over the static, the language a bizarre bastardization of over two dozen tongues, themselves rare, and spoken with a thick accent that drifted somewhere between Japanesse and Russian.

A tallented linguist or individual versed in obscure languages might pick out the ocasional word, seemingly misspronounced and distorted - time did such things as local dialects developed - but nothing coherent, save the air of mild anoyance in the speaker's tone; aparently not overly concerned, either genuinly not understanding or confident in his ploy.

“What the hell was that?”
“I don’t know – all I got out of that was one ‘the’, but that might not even be right”

The Flight leader broke off, bringing his plane around into parallel line with the vessel. Coming up from behind he fired a burst of cannon fire down the port side of the ship, each shell sending a torrent of water into the air.

“Deviate from your present coure, Immediately”.

“What the hell was that?”
“I don’t know – all I got out of that was one ‘the’, but that might not even be right”

The Flight leader broke off, bringing his plane around into parallel line with the vessel. Coming up from behind he fired a burst of cannon fire down the port side of the ship, each shell sending a torrent of water into the air.

“Deviate from your present coure, Immediately”.


The response was almost immediate this time, equally incoherent but sounding rather pissed off; course shifting, but only slightly, so that their closest aproach would be just outside the normal twenty nautical mile limit that most nations claim.

As soon as this was done, however, the speaker switched over to the emergency channel; the same incoherent tongue blairing it's static filled message to any who could hear - the words 'help' and 'pirates' amoung them, if you paid careful attention, albeit each in different and unrelated languages.

To those nation who have deemed themselves powerful enough to threaten Yallak, especially DaileyResurected and Darcon - understand this - Our Imperial waters extend out to 30 Nm (though normally passage is allowed for trade ships allowed as close as 20 Nm). These are not "paths in international water". They are part of the territory of the Infinite Empire. If you disregard our mandate, we will not hesitate to act.


We, of Darcon, do not know by what standards you are basing international waters on. In accordance to our research, your territorial waters extend only to 12nM and 12nM beyond that you have only power to enforce laws that directly affects your own territories, such as drug smuggling or illegal immigration. This is according to the only standing document that defines international waters, the UN convention on Laws of the Sea. Tho we ourselves are not part of the UN, we feel we must recognize the only document that guides much of the world's actions at this time... that is until we ourselves sign onto a convention agreeing to a different set of Laws of the Sea. Therefore, we're not mindlessly threatening with our might, but demanding that international laws be recognized.

Green Sun does not recognize the UN at all in any way, nor do we accept any of their 'laws'. As long as it is written down by the nation, anyone can claim as far out as they please, whether it be 12nM, 3 nM, 20nM, or 50 nM.

MRS Tauron, this the SS-17. We located 5 miles to your port bow. Do you need assitance with the other sub?





"Unkown sub........please respond"



Captain Vorkovski knew he had to be certain about this.


"Send a message to Yallak.....<unknown sub not responding...Current course places it near your docking facility in 18-24 hours...requst permission to engage....>

*pokes Yallak*





OOC:
Two things are obvious:
-1, it's not a Kanuckistani freighter; as far as anyone can tell, it's from some proverbial Asscrackistan; ie, random small nation.

-2, you're too far away from the coast to see it, unless your guy is standing more than 200 meters* above the surface. ;) :p :D


*Atleast according to this calculator (http://stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Beam/Calculator.html)







OOC:

If you are reffering to 'my' ship, this a godmod and thus summarily ignored.

If not, than pay this no heed.


OOC: You get a cookie. You can't see past 30 miles because that is the point at which the earth begins to curve. So if you point a telescope straight at the horizon, you be more likely to see through the atmosphere into space than you would a coast or even a ship that is 30+ miles away.


How far is the frighter? If its 20 or less, with the binoculars they are using (75X50 power) they would be able to see some good details. Reason being that the 75X50 are often used for viewing the rings of Saturn or to get a more detailed look at the orion nebula. They also seperate the stars of the Pledies star cluster into individual stars.

"Unkown sub........please respond"



Captain Vorkovski knew he had to be certain about this.


"Send a message to Yallak.....<unknown sub not responding...Current course places it near your docking facility in 18-24 hours...requst permission to engage....>
"Can you give us the coordinates of that sub?"

OOC:
How far is the frighter? If its 20 or less, with the binoculars they are using (75X50 power) they would be able to see some good details. Reason being that the 75X50 are often used for viewing the rings of Saturn or to get a more detailed look at the orion nebula. They also seperate the stars of the Pledies star cluster into individual stars.

OOC:
I'll leave that up to you, so long as it's not improbibly close - it is a random encounter afterall.

"Can you give us the coordinates of that sub?"

<sub coordinates....21783 by 32690..........do you have a sub in that area it is not responding to our messages....>

OOC:
I'll leave that up to you, so long as it's not improbibly close - it is a random encounter afterall.
OOC: We'll make it a random frieghter due to him not paying attention to the details. He did a quick scan, saw a freighter but didn't really pay much attention.

<sub coordinates....21783 by 32690..........do you have a sub in that area it is not responding to our messages....>
Affirmative. We are preparing to dive in pursuit of sub. Let's see what they do when we ping them.

We are dispatching a patrol to help guard Yallak's territorial waters at this time. Said patrol includes three battleships and four cruisers. At the same time, we would like to say that we acknowledge no form of international or UN laws or diplomatic immunity.

The unidentified sub has been pinged but we have gotten no response.
Preparing torpedoe tubes.

"Unidentified sub, this the SS-17, please identify yourself or we will be forced to open fire."

OOC:
Given Yallak's fear of attack, you'd think all these foreign nations deploying sizible military task-forces under the guise of 'helping them' would be making them incredibly nervous - it would be a great cover for an attack.

The SS-17, fully submerged to the sea bottom, shuts down all coms and switches over to the nuclear propulsion systems. Noise discipline is enforced and the sub becomes completely silent.
The commander makes a foward turning movement with his hand to the helmsmen. And the sub silently and stealthy enters Yallakian waters.
The sub heads to point 21783 by 32690 at a rate of 5 foot a minute, barely a snail crawl. The commander had put it on course to intercept the unidentified submarine.

Green Sun does not recognize the UN at all in any way, nor do we accept any of their 'laws'. As long as it is written down by the nation, anyone can claim as far out as they please, whether it be 12nM, 3 nM, 20nM, or 50 nM.
We feel that international laws are valid in this scenario because should one nation be allowed free reign to define their own boundaries than they might as well just try to sink whatever shipping they wish. We won't tolerate such possible claim, nor do we trust any nation from not making such a claim. Therefore, we will respect this article of international law. We feel this law was made to avoid undue conflicts between states. However, if a nation was freely able to define territorial waters as however the way they see fit. It will inevitably lead to a conflict. Therefore, we feel justified in saying that our commercial shipping should be allowed to travel freely in these clearly defined international waters that are recognized by the majority of the world.

M.R.S. Tauron





"Sir we lost contact with Whittier--'s sub.....i think it fellowed Unknown sub into the restricted area."



the captain thought for a second.


"Well their is nothing we can do....and i sure is hell am not telling yallak about this......brake off and continue patrol."



"aye sir"

Official Statement From Red Tide
"In response to the illicit claim by Yallak, we condemn them whole-heartedly and respond with this policy: Any Yallak ship coming within 30 nautical miles of The Corporate Dictatorship of Red Tide will be fired upon until sunk or it leaves without warning or question whether it be civilian, commercial, or military. This also applies to Yallak aircraft. Thank You."
End Message

M.R.S. Tauron





"Sir we lost contact with Whittier--'s sub.....i think it fellowed Unknown sub into the restricted area."



the captain thought for a second.


"Well their is nothing we can do....and i sure is hell am not telling yallak about this......brake off and continue patrol."



"aye sir"

At the speed I put the sub on, it will take almost an entire day (20.25 hours) just to go one mile into Yallak claimed waters.
If it were to head to the port it would take 25.31 days to reach it. That is slow and undetectable.

"Unkown sub........please respond"



Captain Vorkovski knew he had to be certain about this.


"Send a message to Yallak.....<unknown sub not responding...Current course places it near your docking facility in 18-24 hours...requst permission to engage....>

If the sub does not acknowledge our requests, you are clear to destroy it.

If the sub does not acknowledge our requests, you are clear to destroy it.
OOC: I have a sub in pursuit of it, but its moving a wee bit slow.

OOC: Just one question, whose sub is it I'm going after?

The response was almost immediate this time, equally incoherent but sounding rather pissed off; course shifting, but only slightly, so that their closest aproach would be just outside the normal twenty nautical mile limit that most nations claim.

As soon as this was done, however, the speaker switched over to the emergency channel; the same incoherent tongue blairing it's static filled message to any who could hear - the words 'help' and 'pirates' amoung them, if you paid careful attention, albeit each in different and unrelated languages.

The pilots by now were not particularly happy with the level of cooperation provided by this ship, yet its attempts at communication warranted, at least for the moment, an extention to their time of death.

“Sector Command, we have one vessel responding to communications but we can’t make it out. They’re either playing dumb or they have one very unique language. Please advise”.

There was a slight silence

“Maintain visual at all times. Boarding team is on route. If the vessel comes within 20 Nm you are authorized to remove them.”

The fighters took up flanking positions around the ships and awaited the arrival of the inbound helicopter.

23 minutes later

The helicopter came in low, creating a water storm beneath its downwash. It moved in towards the unidentified vessel as an assault team prepared to board.

Official Statement From Red Tide
"In response to the illicit claim by Yallak, we condemn them whole-heartedly and respond with this policy: Any Yallak ship coming within 30 nautical miles of The Corporate Dictatorship of Red Tide will be fired upon until sunk or it leaves without warning or question whether it be civilian, commercial, or military. This also applies to Yallak aircraft. Thank You."
End Message

We feel that international laws are valid in this scenario because should one nation be allowed free reign to define their own boundaries than they might as well just try to sink whatever shipping they wish. We won't tolerate such possible claim, nor do we trust any nation from not making such a claim. Therefore, we will respect this article of international law. We feel this law was made to avoid undue conflicts between states. However, if a nation was freely able to define territorial waters as however the way they see fit. It will inevitably lead to a conflict. Therefore, we feel justified in saying that our commercial shipping should be allowed to travel freely in these clearly defined international waters that are recognized by the majority of the world.

IC: Obviously, the lack of education in other nations has taken is toll. Yallak’s standard shipping policy is as follows:

Maritime claims: 30 Nm
Unless otherwise stated, Military vessels may come as close as 20 Nm and unarmed trade vessels may pass this limit to as close as 10 Nm. They are monitored at all times.

Only because of our current lack of navy is the 30 Nm limit enforced.
And to the nation of Red Tide, your inferior technology and obvious lack of true leadership mean that we do not ever intend to come near your nation – unless we are attacking it for some reason.

OOC: Given Yallak's fear of attack, you'd think all these foreign nations deploying sizible military task-forces under the guise of 'helping them' would be making them incredibly nervous - it would be a great cover for an attack.

OOC: This is true, we are watching everyone of them for any sign of foul play. But you'd also think that when one says you will be destroyed for coming near them - you would stay away.... but seeing as people are testing us we could use the extra firepower.

OOC:Inferior technology? Now, the leadership I can understand(I role play as a insane dictatorship who likes money), but unless your FT, I do not have 'inferior' technology.

As the patrol group out of Pschycos arrived, they sent out a message to Yallak:

We have come to aid you against any surface threats in the area. Please let us know how we can assist you. We shall do everything in our power to ensure that your claims to 30 Nm are enforced. PS: Good luck on the repairs.

OOC:Inferior technology? Now, the leadership I can understand(I role play as a insane dictatorship who likes money), but unless your FT, I do not have 'inferior' technology.

OOC: that was in character - my nation is an extremely advanced MT nation and we believe we are better than most other nations that have not proven themselves worthy of our friendship. plus we have a much larger population too which means we can have more manpower on research.
Nothing personal.

As the patrol group out of Pschycos arrived, they sent out a message to Yallak:

We have come to aid you against any surface threats in the area. Please let us know how we can assist you. We shall do everything in our power to ensure that your claims to 30 Nm are enforced. PS: Good luck on the repairs.

We welcome the forces from Pschycotic Pschycos. You may base your operation from the port of Accolon. Our only request is that you deactivate all weapons systems within 5 Nm of the coast.

Apart from that happy hunting, warn all intruders away but if they do not responde you are claer to destroy them. You patrol zone is Sector 4 off the South West coast.

Imperial Naval Command

We welcome the forces from Pschycotic Pschycos. You may base your operation from the port of Accolon. Our only request is that you deactivate all weapons systems within 5 Nm of the coast.

Apart from that happy hunting, warn all intruders away but if they do not responde you are claer to destroy them. You patrol zone is Sector 4 off the South West coast.

Imperial Naval Command

Aye, we shall begin patrol now in Sector 4, SW coast. Thank you for the hospitality. In turn, we shall deactivate weapons at 10 Nm unless engaged in combat.

The three dreadnaughts and four cruisers began making a pacing sweep at 25 Nm off the coast.

General Broadcast from Arrandin, Yallak

As other nations defy our simple requests at remaining thirty miles from the coast, we have been forced to take action. Any military ship, from now until these restrictions are lifted, that passes the thirty mile limit will not be given any warning to turn back before it is fired upon.
If you have any concerns about this we suggest you relay them to us from at least thirty one miles away.

Balor, Emperor of Yallak

OOC:Err... Do you have any trade routes that go by my nation? My nations maritimal claim is the legitimate one of 20 km. I am threatning to destroy your ships that actually wont be in my waters

OOC:Err... Do you have any trade routes that go by my nation? My nations maritimal claim is the legitimate one of 20 km. I am threatning to destroy your ships that actually wont be in my waters

It is unlikely as we only have 4 major trade partners. Yallak is a self suffiecient semi-isolationist nation that only imports uranium.

OOC:Hmm, Okay...

IC:A Tsunamis class destroyer that was on routine global patrol recieved new orders. It turned and began to head towards the 30 Nm claim that Yallak had.

The sub suddenly stopped. Though the action was not even noticable at the rate it was moving.
As the speed increased it rose to torpedoe launch depth.
"Increase speed to 10 knots."

The sub suddenly appeared on nearby sonar screens as if it appeared from out of no where. It was 1/4 mile into Yallakian claimed waters and pursuing the unkown sub.

"Unknown sub, please identify or we will be forced to fire torpedoes." said the commander into the radio to radio system.

No response. Prepare firing solutions 1, 2, and 3.

"Again, unidentified sub. You are requested to identify yourself and halt."

Still no response as the unidentified sub continued its course toward the Yallak harbor.

"Fire solution 1 off their stern."

The firing team closed the torpedo door. Pressed the firing button.

"Torpedo 1 in the water."

They watched on the sonar as the torpedoe approached the unknown sub. Exploding barely 20 ft off it stern.
The explosion sending a column of water erupting into the air.

Still the sub continued its course.

"Fire solutions 2 and 3. Aim for their propulsion system."

"Torpedoes 2 and 3 in the water."

On nearby sonar screens two objects could be seen leaving the Whittier sub for the unknown vessel at high speed.

"Sir, we have impact" said the sonar man. Though he didn't have to say it. The collision and resulting explosion were audible over the loud speakers. Two direct hits.

The first torpedoe hit the propulsion system. Seconds later, the other torpedo hit the sub directly in the middle causing it to break up. Those who were aboard died instantly.
The double explosion caused a much larger eruption of sea water 100 ft into the air that was visible for about 5 miles.

"Bogey is gone sir."

"Go back down to the sea bottom and head back to our assigned station."

The sub submerged back down to the ocean bottom and at a snails pace turned back around and proceed toward its station point. On nearby sonars, it seemed to just vanish off the screens, right after the other sub disappeared after being touched by the 2 objects that came out of the SS 17.

The sub suddenly stopped. Though the action was not even noticable at the rate it was moving.
As the speed increased it rose to torpedoe launch depth.
"Increase speed to 10 knots."

The sub suddenly appeared on nearby sonar screens as if it appeared from out of no where. It was 1/4 mile into Yallakian claimed waters and pursuing the unkown sub.

"Unknown sub, please identify or we will be forced to fire torpedoes." said the commander into the radio to radio system.

No response. Prepare firing solutions 1, 2, and 3.

"Again, unidentified sub. You are requested to identify yourself and halt."

Still no response as the unidentified sub continued its course toward the Yallak harbor.

"Fire solution 1 off their stern."

The firing team closed the torpedo door. Pressed the firing button.

"Torpedo 1 in the water."

They watched on the sonar as the torpedoe approached the unknown sub. Exploding barely 20 ft off it stern.
The explosion sending a column of water erupting into the air.

Still the sub continued its course.

"Fire solutions 2 and 3. Aim for their propulsion system."

"Torpedoes 2 and 3 in the water."

On nearby sonar screens two objects could be seen leaving the Whittier sub for the unknown vessel at high speed.

"Sir, we have impact" said the sonar man. Though he didn't have to say it. The collision and resulting explosion were audible over the loud speakers. Two direct hits.

The first torpedoe hit the propulsion system. Seconds later, the other torpedo hit the sub directly in the middle causing it to break up. Those who were aboard died instantly.
The double explosion caused a much larger eruption of sea water 100 ft into the air that was visible for about 5 miles.

"Bogey is gone sir."

"Go back down to the sea bottom and head back to our assigned station."

The sub submerged back down to the ocean bottom and at a snails pace turned back around and proceed toward its station point. On nearby sonars, it seemed to just vanish off the screens, right after the other sub disappeared after being touched by the 2 objects that came out of the SS 17.

OOC: Did you just RP someone elses losses? You know whats that called?

Radar operators on the lead ship of the Pschycotian patrol picked up the destroyer changing course, and they changed course to intercept.

[OOC: Sorry for bad RP'ing, it's pretty late where I am, and I'm tired. Just thought I owed ya'll an apology.]

The destroyer reached the 30 nm mark... but as soon as it crossed over a few meters, it turned around and exited again.

OOC: Did you just RP someone elses losses? You know whats that called?
OOC: actually I didn't. I rped the destruction of a sub that no one rping here has laid claim to. So I doubt it would count as gming.

The patrol group, seeing the opponent's tactics, moved to line up straight on the 30 NM mark, cannons trained on the destroyer.

[OOC: I guess we're all pretty bad today. Must be one of those days. No offense to anyone of course.]

As the chopper aproached, one thing became rather obvious; boarding would make for an... interesting challange, for it would seem that every possible surface was cramed with cargoes of dubious security - those few spaces not obscured covered with tangles of wire and cable, ragged edged metal and steep slopes; even the windows were obscured, a series of cameras suplimenting the vessel's instriments with a replacment visual.

You would think a group of world-class engineers and military experts had spent a weekend designing the entire affair to make a boarding attempt so hazardous by virtue of terrain that boarders could not help but suffer casualties, even fatalities, regaurdless of their aproach.

And they had.

With examination several other things would become aparent; the vessel riding low either by leaky hull of sheer mass of cargo, it's condition making such hard to tell at any distance. The fact that oils, likly flamible, seemed to leak everywhere, both from the ship and cargo - cutting through the hull would be dangerous, as it could set the entire ship ablaze, and with the decks so laiden, who knew what you might cut into?

And then there were a hazard markings; 'explosive', 'biohazard', 'radiation', 'poison', and a dozen others - most covered in grime or otherwise illedgible, but a keen eye would make out enough to get the proper impression.



Meanwhile, the ship's captain, or radio operator, or whoever it was, continued to plead for assistance - atleast, that's the impression one would get; proper translation was impossible despite the ocasional recoginisible snipit - over the emergency channel.

OOC:Okay, I checked back to the last page, I dont see anyone who's claimed the sub as theirs.

IC:The Destroyer stopped in midturn when it detected the Phsycotic Phsycos ships coming up. It didnt move an inch, except for using its motor to remain in the same place it was.

<snip>

OOC:
You're trying to use a transport chopper... to tow a heavily laiden, midsized freighter? I can't see that working, even if it wasn't under power(with engines that weigh many times that of the entire helo) - there's simply too much mass involved; wave action alone would probally exert more force on something that size than your bird.

That, and if you pull too hard, you'll splash the chopper. Or snap the cables.

I mention this OOCly because your folks should find this rather obvious, being well versed in their fields.

Sorry i thought i might be able to get away with it. Ill make a new post.

The chopper circled the ship twice, but it became quite apparent that they might not be able to land on it.
The pilot pulled his craft up side on to the vessel and slowed down allowing the ship to pass by. One of the boarding party readied their weapon and put a short burst of fire into the top of the cabin.

“Turn off your engines NOW”

On the other side of the ship the F-22 flight dropped back as they reduced speed in an attempt to conserve fuel.

As might be expected, the ship's crew, having been established to aparently not understanding english, did no such thing; the unintelligible voice on the emergency channel falling silent as the radio is knocked out - and a long moment later, smoke starts to rise from bullet holes and air vents; the burst having aparently sparked a small fire, although a few minutes' observation will show that it's probally not spreading, atleast for now.

As might be expected, the ship's crew, having been established to aparently not understanding english, did no such thing; the unintelligible voice on the emergency channel falling silent as the radio is knocked out - and a long moment later, smoke starts to rise from bullet holes and air vents; the burst having aparently sparked a small fire, although a few minutes' observation will show that it's probally not spreading, atleast for now.

OOC: Apearantly they don't understand bullets either hehe, anyway

IC: By now the F-22's were running low on fuel from their overly extended CAP.

"Attention Boarding Team, this is Sector Patrol 3 lead. We are running low on fuel. What is your decision?”
“They are attempting to communicate but we…. holy crap was does that barrel say?”

The co-pilot raised his visor, scanning over the ship to where the pilot was pointing.

The F-22 pilots were becoming agitated by now.

“Boarding team, what is problem?”
“That ship is carrying contraband – explosives and toxins”

The Helicopter broke off, veering away from the craft

“Burn it up, Patrol”
“Copy that, moving in”

The three-plane flight pulled in close, only one meter or so between them. They radioed HQ to advise them of the situation.

“Attention Naval Command, previously reported vessel now 20 Nm from the coast, identified to be carrying hazard toxins and explosives. Requesting permission to burn ‘em up.”
“You have a go. Nothing on that ship can survive.”

Seconds later, each of the three planes, launched off two HE missiles. They poured out white smoke as they soared away towards the ship below.

OOC: is there still a sub around?

Thousands of kilometers away, a shadow cloaked figure chuckled as radio intercepts played over the speakers; things hadn't gone quite as he'd hoped, but when the triggerhappy rednecks finally spotted his suprise, their response was the worst possible - for them.


As weapons struck home and fire and smoke engulfed the ship, the fgure keyed his console; view switching from onboard cameras to a geostationary satalite just above the horizon - atmosphere distorted the image, the result of looking through so much atmosphere, but it was infinitly better than the smoke-obscured view from directly above.

Keying back, he watched as the missiles ripped into the ship, explosions trearing through the rusted steel, shattered crates and barrels flying, trailing flame as they hit the water; weakened hull breaking up, it's cargo, bashed open and burning, spilling into the water - the toxic, radioactive material visibly discolouring the water as it spreads, some sinking to poison the sea floor and the creatures that lived there; it's course designed so that wind and current would carry the deadly comtaminates towards the shore, spreading along the coast. The mess would take decades to clean up, and leave scars in the ecology that might never heal; to say nothing of the radioactive sludge and unsteralised biomedical waste from germ labs - the later with truly frightening potential for harm.

It was intended as an object lesson in why not to blow up passing ships, and although it hadn't gone quite as well as planed - they had actually tried to board, which they should have done in all cases - it should still make the point.

Either that, or they'd start using nukes; those missiles, you see, had had no hope of eliminating the SS Washington's deadly cargo - no excuse for a proper incinerator. And then there were those things that no fire could make safe; radiological materials, heavy metals, toxic elements.

Such was the cost of their paranoia; a costly lesson, and punishment for those already murdered.


OOC:
And no, the only thing you would have been able to destroy with those missiles were the ship, containers, and highly flamible things like the explosives; HE missiles would have torn the ship apart, spilling it's cargo into the sea.

Now, if you'd used incindenaries, you'd have had a little more luck, atleast until you set off the explosives placed specificly to to break up the ship and rip open it's cargo.

So, yeah; you've had to nuke it to have any real hope of actually destroying the contents.

OOC: is there still a sub around?
Just mine. The ss 17 nuclear stealth sub. But its not visible at the moment, due to being submerged all the way to the bottom of the sea floor and moving out of the zone at 5 feet a minute.

IC: Obviously, the lack of education in other nations has taken is toll. Yallak’s standard shipping policy is as follows:

Maritime claims: 30 Nm
Unless otherwise stated, Military vessels may come as close as 20 Nm and unarmed trade vessels may pass this limit to as close as 10 Nm. They are monitored at all times.

Only because of our current lack of navy is the 30 Nm limit enforced.
And to the nation of Red Tide, your inferior technology and obvious lack of true leadership mean that we do not ever intend to come near your nation – unless we are attacking it for some reason.



OOC: This is true, we are watching everyone of them for any sign of foul play. But you'd also think that when one says you will be destroyed for coming near them - you would stay away.... but seeing as people are testing us we could use the extra firepower.

We do not feel we lack education, we always strive to make our education system the most effective. However, you seem bent on forcing our people and people of other countries that rely on the economy to take on, cumulatively, huge costs just because your nation decided to stretch your borders well beyond that of visible range, but well within range of hostile forces. Moreover, allowing nations whose intentions or reasons for helping your nation is, at best, muddled, is a curious strategy indeed and we feel would lead to abuses similar to that of piracy and privateering. We're curious as to how easy it may be to buy trust in your nation. At this point, we have dispatched 3 carrier groups and a major combat fleet to position themselves outside your declared boundaries in order to attempt to insure that all trade ships are allowed to pass unharassed through declared boundaries. The carriers will be positioned 100Nm beyond Yallak lands in locations that are out of the way of the trajectories of commercial jets, carrier escorts will encircle the carrier. The main combat fleet along with relevent rescue fleets will patrol the area 40Nm beyond Yallak lands and carry out radar sweeps and send out helicopter scouts to hover 35Nm beyond Yallak lands to watch for harassed shipping. One Darconian navy GPS/spy satellite has been redirected to track the movements of combat and merchant ships.

It is recommended that all merchant ships register themselves at the various small gunboats patrolling in the 35Nm perimeter so that your position and your cargo can be relayed to the satellite task force and to Yallak officials so that all attempts will be made, on our part, to ensure safe and unharrassed passage of your ship. However, be forewarned, we will take pains to search the ship to insure that no contraband passes through. We, of the nation of Darcon, are very interested in currying favor with other trade states, especially with those with limited military capacity. Should any merchant shipping, that has registered with the Darconian fleet, have their cargo sunk for any reason, we will be happy to provide proof to your insurance company that you have taken the effort to make as safe as crossing possible. All Darconian Alliance shipping (aka merchants from Autochron, Lander, Reotron, Lichens, Takom, and Centerlands) are asked to redirect their cargo to be sent via subsidized air shipping to minimize this Yallak instigated barrier to trade.

Nations whose trade is affected by this flagrant disregard for international laws and by laws are asked to direct their shipping traffic to the various points where gunships are stationed so that all attempts to safely travel their routes will be made. Those that has trading business with Darcon or its allies will be provided with subsidized airlift service to the country of interest.

This is not a blockade of any kind, ships not registering will be allowed to pass unharassed into, now hostile, waters. However, we will not, nor cannot, take all the measures we feel is necessary to make the shipping attempt as safe as possible.

OOC: actually I didn't. I rped the destruction of a sub that no one rping here has laid claim to. So I doubt it would count as gming.




yeah i started the unknown sub thing a couple of pages back...i was just board so i said what the hell why not! lol

It was intended as an object lesson in why not to blow up passing ships, and although it hadn't gone quite as well as planed - they had actually tried to board, which they should have done in all cases - it should still make the point.

Either that, or they'd start using nukes; those missiles, you see, had had no hope of eliminating the SS Washington's deadly cargo - no excuse for a proper incinerator. And then there were those things that no fire could make safe; radiological materials, heavy metals, toxic elements.

Such was the cost of their paranoia; a costly lesson, and punishment for those already murdered.

The cost is worth it. We said that any ship entering our waters would be destroy - and so unable to board without risk to Yallakian personel and without communication, destruction of the ship was the only option.

Environmental Hazard vessels have been dispatched to attempt to contain the spill.

We do not feel we lack education, we always strive to make our education system the most effective. However, you seem bent on forcing our people and people of other countries that rely on the economy to take on, cumulatively, huge costs just because your nation decided to stretch your borders well beyond that of visible range, but well within range of hostile forces. Moreover, allowing nations whose intentions or reasons for helping your nation is, at best, muddled, is a curious strategy indeed and we feel would lead to abuses similar to that of piracy and privateering. We're curious as to how easy it may be to buy trust in your nation. At this point, we have dispatched 3 carrier groups and a major combat fleet to position themselves outside your declared boundaries in order to attempt to insure that all trade ships are allowed to pass unharassed through declared boundaries. The carriers will be positioned 100Nm beyond Yallak lands in locations that are out of the way of the trajectories of commercial jets, carrier escorts will encircle the carrier. The main combat fleet along with relevent rescue fleets will patrol the area 40Nm beyond Yallak lands and carry out radar sweeps and send out helicopter scouts to hover 35Nm beyond Yallak lands to watch for harassed shipping. One Darconian navy GPS/spy satellite has been redirected to track the movements of combat and merchant ships.

We did not "stretch [our] borders". They are as they have been since we established our navy. They are only offlimits for two weeks.

Your vessels, helicopters and all shipping that remains outside the 30 Nm limit will be left untouched.

Environmental Sensors on the sub detected the toxic materials drifting to the sea floor.
"Shit" exclaimed the commander. They weren't expecting environmental terrorism.
"Do we have any idea who released this crap?"
"Negative sir".

"Rise to Torpedo depth. Take us out at 10 knots. Get us out this sewage."

The sub once again appeared on nearby sonars, this time moving at high speed out of the exclusion zone.

Due to increased security in the area, new anti-shipping patrols detected the submarine speeding through the water.
Its current course would take it out of the restricted zone so they held positions and left it be.

It was a bold to enter the exclusive zone considering the number of ships that had been sunk in the last week. They would keep a close eye out incase it attempted to return.

The cost is worth it. We said that any ship entering our waters would be destroy - and so unable to board without risk to Yallakian personel and without communication, destruction of the ship was the only option.

Environmental Hazard vessels have been dispatched to attempt to contain the spill.

OOC:
That part wasn't a message, it was narration; elaboration on IC events for the benifit of the players.

Once out of the zone, the sub surfaced and began communications with home port. They reported everything they saw: an attempted hostile act by a sub of unknown origins, the environmental terrorism, and the piracy committed by Yallak.

They were ordered out of the area and the SS 25 (a simple supply sub)was ordered in to replace them. Due to the nature of the mission, the SS-25 which normally carries cargo such as food, ammo, oil, water, or fuel was rigged with communications, eavesdropping, and other monitoring equipment for this particular mission. Their mission was also to monitor the spread of the toxic spill and, if possible, rescue any sea life that was in danger of dying from it.

The outfitting of the sub would take 3 days and travel time would take 15 days.


A message was sent to Yallak, since the sub's mission required it to remain on the surface for a significant amount of it's time in the zone.

"Due to the environmental terrorism in your so called exclusion zone, we are dispatching a supply with monitoring equipment to track the spill and to attempt to save local species of sea life. The sub has no weapons and its mission is of a peaceful nature. Though we have no interest in getting involved in your dispute, (Whittier doesn't recognize Yallak's claim but hasn't really been affected by it) due to recent environmental catastrophy, we are obliged by international law to send at least 5 ships to monitor and help with clean up of the spill. The sub is the first of these ships. The remaining 4 ships will be surface ships yet to be designated but specially designed for the task. We have noted many unwarranted attacks on vessels within 30 nm of your coast. You are notified that any attack on our ships, which are on a peaceful mission, will be considered an act of war."

Green Sun offers to help Yallak finish its navy's upgrades to speed up the process and to help have this whole incident pass on by. Save for teh equipment we don't built or don't have, we will use our own parts and our own men and ports to finish them. We will finish the ships to Yallak's specifications to the dot and will finish them as quickly as possible, all at a discount price.

We do not feel we lack education, we always strive to make our education system the most effective. However, you seem bent on forcing our people and people of other countries that rely on the economy to take on, cumulatively, huge costs just because your nation decided to stretch your borders well beyond that of visible range, but well within range of hostile forces. Moreover, allowing nations whose intentions or reasons for helping your nation is, at best, muddled, is a curious strategy indeed and we feel would lead to abuses similar to that of piracy and privateering. We're curious as to how easy it may be to buy trust in your nation. At this point, we have dispatched 3 carrier groups and a major combat fleet to position themselves outside your declared boundaries in order to attempt to insure that all trade ships are allowed to pass unharassed through declared boundaries. The carriers will be positioned 100Nm beyond Yallak lands in locations that are out of the way of the trajectories of commercial jets, carrier escorts will encircle the carrier. The main combat fleet along with relevent rescue fleets will patrol the area 40Nm beyond Yallak lands and carry out radar sweeps and send out helicopter scouts to hover 35Nm beyond Yallak lands to watch for harassed shipping. One Darconian navy GPS/spy satellite has been redirected to track the movements of combat and merchant ships.

It is recommended that all merchant ships register themselves at the various small gunboats patrolling in the 35Nm perimeter so that your position and your cargo can be relayed to the satellite task force and to Yallak officials so that all attempts will be made, on our part, to ensure safe and unharrassed passage of your ship. However, be forewarned, we will take pains to search the ship to insure that no contraband passes through. We, of the nation of Darcon, are very interested in currying favor with other trade states, especially with those with limited military capacity. Should any merchant shipping, that has registered with the Darconian fleet, have their cargo sunk for any reason, we will be happy to provide proof to your insurance company that you have taken the effort to make as safe as crossing possible. All Darconian Alliance shipping (aka merchants from Autochron, Lander, Reotron, Lichens, Takom, and Centerlands) are asked to redirect their cargo to be sent via subsidized air shipping to minimize this Yallak instigated barrier to trade.

Nations whose trade is affected by this flagrant disregard for international laws and by laws are asked to direct their shipping traffic to the various points where gunships are stationed so that all attempts to safely travel their routes will be made. Those that has trading business with Darcon or its allies will be provided with subsidized airlift service to the country of interest.

This is not a blockade of any kind, ships not registering will be allowed to pass unharassed into, now hostile, waters. However, we will not, nor cannot, take all the measures we feel is necessary to make the shipping attempt as safe as possible.

ANY ship that fires upon a Yallak or her allies' vessel trying to maintain their border WILL come under attack by the Imperial Court's Navy. At this time, we are dispatching our 7th Fleet composing of 3 Arkhangel Class Battlecarriers, 4 Zimmermann Class Dreadnaughts, 8 Aegis Class cruisers, and 5 Lionfish Class fast-attack submarines. We will NOT hesitate to send any offending vessel to the bottom.

Do to the increased threat to Yallak's waters dweladelfia prime is going to send more navel renforcements.

10 North Carolina Class battleships
10 Battleships (Iowa Class)
5 carriers (Tri-Maran Class)
10 Frigates (Tri-Maran Class)
20 coastal petrol cruisers (Ticonderoga Class)
15 Submarines (Seawolf Class)
5 Battle ships (Dreadnought Class)
5 Squadrons of Harrier FRS.MK 1s
5 squadrons of F-14 Tom cats
5 squadrons of F-15s
5 squadrons of F-18s
5 squadrons of YF-22s

Admiral James T.

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OOC:
That part wasn't a message, it was narration; elaboration on IC events for the benifit of the players.

I know

"Due to the environmental terrorism in your so called exclusion zone, we are dispatching a supply with monitoring equipment to track the spill and to attempt to save local species of sea life. The sub has no weapons and its mission is of a peaceful nature. Though we have no interest in getting involved in your dispute, (Whittier doesn't recognize Yallak's claim but hasn't really been affected by it) due to recent environmental catastrophy, we are obliged by international law to send at least 5 ships to monitor and help with clean up of the spill. The sub is the first of these ships. The remaining 4 ships will be surface ships yet to be designated but specially designed for the task. We have noted many unwarranted attacks on vessels within 30 nm of your coast. You are notified that any attack on our ships, which are on a peaceful mission, will be considered an act of war."

So be it. Do not stray from this task though or your ships will not survive.

Green Sun offers to help Yallak finish its navy's upgrades to speed up the process and to help have this whole incident pass on by. Save for teh equipment we don't built or don't have, we will use our own parts and our own men and ports to finish them. We will finish the ships to Yallak's specifications to the dot and will finish them as quickly as possible, all at a discount price.

We thank you for your offer but cannot accept. Our upgrades are near finished and the technical specifications of our ships are highly classified.

The Empire thanks Dweladelfia prime for its continued support.

I would also like to invite representitive from Dweladelfia prime and Pschycotic Pschycos to our capital of Arrandin, to establish relations.

I await your reply
Balor, Emperor of Yallak

I know

OOC:
Alright; it just looked like you made an IC response to something you couldn't ICly know.

OOC:
Alright; it just looked like you made an IC response to something you couldn't ICly know.

Sorry, it was just me stating why i did what i did IC, i just forgot to put OOC infront. The last bit about the hazard ships was IC though.

The Empire thanks Dweladelfia prime for its continued support.

I would also like to invite representitive from Dweladelfia prime and Pschycotic Pschycos to our capital of Arrandin, to establish relations.

I await your reply
Balor, Emperor of Yallak


You are Welcome any time Yallak needs help The Chrsitian Empire of Dweladelfia Prime is here to help. We would Love to establish relations with Yallak. Our Ambassador is on his way to Arrandin. We would also like to exchange embassys.

Thankyou

President Fredrick

the M.R.S. Tauron is leaving the waters surrounding the yallak nation for debreifing and probably will not return....the morvonian goverment will keep an eye on this situation.

The Empire thanks Dweladelfia prime for its continued support.

I would also like to invite representitive from Dweladelfia prime and Pschycotic Pschycos to our capital of Arrandin, to establish relations.

I await your reply
Balor, Emperor of Yallak

You are very welcome. It is difficult to not help another naval power in trouble. If ever you need more help, please do not hesitate to ask. We shall send our Grande Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto the Third to your capitol. We look forward to establishing relations.

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Green Sun would also like to open an embassy in Yallak and invites Yallak to join the Council of Foreigners (Our embassy system)

Whittier's sub has arrived on the scene and has begun measuring the depth and reach of the toxic spill. However, it will not go any closer to Yallak's coast unless it requested to do so by the Yallak government. The sub is accompanied by a destroyer, a monitoring ship, and one ship carrying clean up and rescue equipment.

Green Sun would also like to open an embassy in Yallak and invites Yallak to join the Council of Foreigners (Our embassy system)

Then you are invited to attend the gathering at Arrandin too.

OOC: I will make a new thread for this, and post the link later once i make the post.

Whittier's sub has arrived on the scene and has begun measuring the depth and reach of the toxic spill. However, it will not go any closer to Yallak's coast unless it requested to do so by the Yallak government. The sub is accompanied by a destroyer, a monitoring ship, and one ship carrying clean up and rescue equipment.

You are permitted to continue your operation but will be monitored closely.

Um the link is bad, is it in international incidents?

Our crews are finding the carcasses of many dead seals, whales, fish, and birds that have been killed by the spill. Our ships don't have the space to remove them for a decent burial. We require assistance in this task.

The Crew of the WECS Hampshire, report they've been able to rescue 25 sea otters and are trying to save more.

Um the link is bad, is it in international incidents?

Sorry - dont know waht happened there. Anyway you found it so all is good.

OOC:
Just a note on the spill; it is not at all like an oil slick(save, well, the oil that escaped from the ship, which is a fairly moderate enviromental hazard) - rather, most of the materials are mixing freely throughout the water, with the majority in the upper few dozen meters and being carried by wind and current towards the coast. It will be virtually impossible to clean up.

OOC:
Just a note on the spill; it is not at all like an oil slick(save, well, the oil that escaped from the ship, which is a fairly moderate enviromental hazard) - rather, most of the materials are mixing freely throughout the water, with the majority in the upper few dozen meters and being carried by wind and current towards the coast. It will be virtually impossible to clean up.

You and Yallak DID discuss this previously, right? Bio, chem, and radi warfare isn't too accepted these days any more.

Bio, chem, and radi warfare isn't too accepted these days any more.

OOC:
You're welcome to try and figure out who was responsible, assuming anyone even realises that it was not, in fact, exactly the 'innocent freighter' that it apeared to be.

OOC: I dont mind - if i did i would have ignored the chem attack - but that wouldn't make for a very realistic RP.

We've got pretty sophisticated cleaning equipment (ecology getting the 2nd largest amount of money per year). It’ll take awhile but it will be cleaned up. We’ll just have to sacrifice a few thousand marine animals for security.

OOC: I dont mind - if i did i would have ignored the chem attack - but that wouldn't make for a very realistic RP.

We've got pretty sophisticated cleaning equipment (ecology getting the 2nd largest amount of money per year). It’ll take awhile but it will be cleaned up. We’ll just have to sacrifice a few thousand marine animals for security.

OOC:
I would have told you, but in my experiance, too many people would have let the knowledge affect their judgment - no offence. That, and I kinda wanted it to be a suprise.

As for cleanup, well, there's the simple mechanics of it; the many of the agents are perfectly dissolved in the sea water - cleanup will be nearly as difficult as clearing the very salt from the water(tho obviously, there's alot more salt; that, and the diversity of contaminates, is pretty much the only difference). Cleanup of the heavier stuff will requior that you dredge hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of the sea floor, and the biological agents, well, hell, many of those'll root themselves in local flora and fauna populations and propigate from there, mutating along the way.

An utter enviormental nightmare that'll likly close down much of your fishery and pose a potentially massive health risk.

If I was on your end, I'd enact a general quarentine of the affected, and wait for most of the water-born toxins to disperse over the next decade or so, until they were well below hazardous levels. Then perminatly forbid fishing in areas around the perminatly contaminated seabed while carefully monitoring toxin levels in all harvested sea foods. Biohazards would be delt with by -very- carefull monitoring, extensive research of the agents and their effects, and quarentine of the area and all affected coastline, with the quarentined area generously overestimated, and bolstering funding to medical sectors so as to try and minimise the liklihood of a serious outbreak as a result.

Of course, that's just how I'd deal with it, and you'd have to conduct some research first, so you ICly know what you're dealing with.

But in the end, you should be able to use the spill as a solid source of RP.

General Broadcast

The Imperial Fleet is now fully upgraded and patrolling the ocean again. The 30 Nm restrictions have now been lifted and all shipping may resume, except through the contaminated zone.

We thank those who cooperated during this time and warn those who did not to never cross us again.

Imperial Naval Command