NationStates Jolt Archive

Somewhere above the Xirnium Coast

The wing of 100 Nightwing stealth attack fighters soared high above Xirnium. As they toar through the air their target came into view. The lead pilot opened a secure channel.

"All craft, this is Raven Leader, set distortion fields to full and prepare to engage the enemy."

The craft began to descend and the Kraven fleet began to come into view.

"All craft! Open fire! Let them know we're here!"

The air shimmered as the near-invisible craft closed in. They became temporarily visible as their weapons fired.

"To all Kraven vessels. This is your last warning. Call off your invasion."

OOC: The hell with it, I just gave up and changed my p/w on the forum... lol...
IC:
ViZionarian forces are now heading back home. We are now leaving this conflict for good.

Though Holy Zirnium and the unrepentant ViZion hypocrites were co-belligerents against the Satanic Kraven scum, do not mistake this for friendship or alliance. It is neither. You and your allies are no friends of Xirnium, and may not step foot on our most sacred land or befoul our Holy waters.

We consider ViZion a nation of hypocrites, liars and cowards, though we do not yet show hostility to you. You are the lesser of two evils, that which is most evil being Kraven and their filthy slave nations, but we do not consider you worthy of anything but our contempt.

With concern for your souls we pray that you do not anger us any further, or you shall truly feel the devine wrath of our most teribble Lord God-Emperor Quikzos IV.

The Ecclesiarchy
We find your nation to be quite thick headed. We just saved your nations ass, even after walking out on a meeting, and you spit at us. How dare you.

President Delain

We find your nation to be quite thick headed. We just saved your nations ass, even after walking out on a meeting, and you spit at us. How dare you.

President Delain

We might fight the same evil but that does not make us allies or friends. You've made your opinion regarding Xirnium quite clear and have done nothing but lie to Xirnium from the very begining, and that is all that needs to be said. That you refuse to tell us the truth of the coastal bombardment of Xirnium explains quite clearly where your loyalties lie. Your hostility to us is plain to see.

If we had a mutual enemy so be it, Kraven is the nation we despise and not you. We offered you the olive branch of friendship and you simply cast it aside, we regret this but there is simply nothing more we can do. Unlike Kraven's slave allies we shall never debase ourselves to gain favour with depraved overlords.

The Ecclesiarchy

With the departure of ViZionarian forces, there is now no purpose for Crossmanian involvement. All Crossmanian forces will be recalled.

Official Ecclesiastical Edict to the apostate Kraven Corporation:

From His most Holy and worthy Ecclesiarchy of the most beneficient and omnipotent Lord God-Emperor Quikzos IV to the accursed and depraved satanic High Command of the filthy Kraven Corporation, greetings!

We see that your foolish High Command has decided to resume their blasphemous war with Holy Xirnium. We warn you however that not only will you meet grim and painful deaths but that your souls shall forever be damned to the icy fires of hell should you not cease your idiocy.

The Holy Ecclesiarchy of Xirnium therefore makes the following official demand to Kraven’s foul puppet-allies and their slave-driver, the heretical Kraven Coropration : immediately surrender or face death.

Venerate the Immortal God-Emperor!
Quikzos IV

If Jankia's whole purpose of joining the war is now gone, Jankia will cease all engagements with Kraven. All JDF personel are heading home.

Official Ecclesiastical Edict to the apostate Kraven Corporation:

From His most Holy and worthy Ecclesiarchy of the most beneficient and omnipotent Lord God-Emperor Quikzos IV to the accursed and depraved satanic High Command of the filthy Kraven Corporation, greetings!

We see that your foolish High Command has decided to resume their blasphemous war with Holy Xirnium. We warn you however that not only will you meet grim and painful deaths but that your souls shall forever be damned to the icy fires of hell should you not cease your idiocy.

The Holy Ecclesiarchy of Xirnium therefore makes the following official demand to Kraven’s foul puppet-allies and their slave-driver, the heretical Kraven Coropration : immediately surrender or face death.

Venerate the Immortal God-Emperor!
Quikzos IV


To: Quikzo IV
From: The High Command

We Offer you the chance to Surrender your Nation to us and fall under the Doctrine 556, If you do so, your nation will be spared unnecessary bloodshed.
Your human shields have left your side and now your Shores stand unguarded against the Might of the Kraven Military. This is your only Chance to surrender, Consider it well.

The High Command

Official Ecclesiastical Edict to the filthy Kraven Corporation and its foul puppet slave-allies:

From His most Holy and worthy Ecclesiarchy of the most beneficient and omnipotent Lord God-Emperor Quikzos IV to the accursed and depraved satanic High Command of the filthy Kraven Corporation, greetings!

The Ecclesiarchy rejects utterly this heretical doctrine "556", undoubtably an unholy and evil pact. We stand prepared to fight and die for our Lord God-Emperor, with faith in our heart, and shall never sell away our souls in demonic pacts.

The battle that lies ahead shall be fought not on the fields of Holy Xirnium but in the hearts and souls of the children of the God-Emperor. Our people have devotion to their Lord, and with such steadfast courage and the divine aid of a terrible God how can our people ever fail? The High Command and its Kraven slaves have already turned away unrepented from the path of righteousness and the light of the God-Emperor. Therefore you are eternally damned to the icy hot fires of hell, where Lord Quikzos IV shall devour your souls!

Fear denies faith in the Immortal God-Emperor!
Quikzos IV

Vtol transports stood ready on board the Kraven super carrier, Already capitol police troopers were being loaded up, marching with cold efficiency, their uncaring eyes staring into the darkened recesses of the Transport Compartment.

The Vtol ramjet engines hummed gently, warming up for the comming trip, while a Reichmarshal stood watching the lines of Capitol Police step in perfect unision, marching in perfect time towards their goals...

The First Vtol was ready to go, Its engines roared, sending hot blasts of superheated air rushing onto the deck, it slowly lifted off, then as the power increased the speed in which it took off increased also...

the first Vtol was in the air, it circled the craft and awaited for another 3 Vtols to take off, then formed into a formation, 6 Attack vtols broke patrol formation and joined that of the Transports, then with a screaming protest from the Jet engines their took off towards Xirnium, Climbing to a safe height in an attempt to avoid the naval conflict below...

OOC: Bump.

OOC: Waiting for Xirnium or someone to post... Corporate forces have been deployed and are on route to Xirnium soil

With Vizon Gone the striker team ordered a full scramble, the Spike Arm immediately entered the water and prepared for battle. Also the entire 100 F/22 raptor team took off in order to cover the air defenses of the Kraven forces. Back in the Obsidian, several airlifters took the Ground Skater Land Frigate into the battlefield. The Ground Skater was a huge lumbering Land Frigate with 2x 4 Caliber Howitzer shells, 4 Linebacker Vulcans and various anti armor defenses. With such a horrifying weapon Xirnium has little chance of survival.

OOC: Waiting for Xirnium or someone to post... Corporate forces have been deployed and are on route to Xirnium soil

OCC: My apologies but Xirnium does not have an airforce of any note. I can't respond to you until you begin the actual landings. The area that you are is densly occupied by troops and most good landing sites for air armadas have significant AAA, so as soon as you begin the assualt I'll respond. For now the best I can offer is an AA missile response

IC:

"My lord!" the Lieutenant yelled as he hurried into the Inquisitor’s office.

The Inquisitor, Lord Virath, looked at the Lieutenant with annoyance. “Yes, Lieutenant, what do you want?”

“The filthy Kraven Corporation is invading, my Lord,” replied the Lieutenant excitedly, gasping for air from having run flat out to alert the Inquisitor.

Without a word Inquisitor Virath, stood up and walked briskly out of the office, pushing the Lieutenant roughly aside.

“Report,” he demanded upon entering the Air Defence Command (ADC), an armoured bunker far underground Xirnium’s soil. The centre bustled with activity as reports came in. This was the nerve centre of the sophisticated anti-air defence system of Xirnium, the command nexus of the intricate web of RADAR and other tracking sites and AA weapons that dotted the nation.

“My Lord, RADAR systems are tracking a massive Kraven air armada crossing over Xirnium soil as we speak, most likely containing huge numbers of airborne infantry,” explained the tactical commander.

“Altitude?” asked the Inquisitor.

“Very high, my Lord.”

“Very well commander, notify the armoured and infantry units to prepare for full airborne invasion. Put all AA defences on high alert,” ordered the Inquisitor, taking charge.

“Yes, my Lord, as you wish.”

“You say we are tracking these aircraft with our RADAR installations?” Asked the Inquisitor.

“Yes, my Lord, they've lit up the entire network in the area, we have full RADAR lock. We are also tracking a large Gyrobot air fleet, but it is still out to sea. They appear to be stealth but our systems can track them for the most part without too much difficulty. The Kraven aircraft, on the other hand, are well within AA missile range,” responded the commander.

“Excellent, begin launching from all SAM sites in range immediately, shoot the Kraven filth down.”

Across innumerable SAM sites in the Xirnium countryside, AA missile installations came on-line. Sirens blared out as troops began running around, preparing for a full anti-air response. With a tremendous roar anti-aircraft missile roared out and screamed towards the Kraven air fleet, gaining altitude quickly. The missiles arced through the sky, their innumerable trails making great patterns. Thousands of missiles streaked towards their targets, the resistance to the air invasion had defintely begun.

OOC: Sorry - ive got an assignment to do at the moment so replies will be slow

OOC: Not a problem

The Vtol transport craft, were moving in mass, the craft were flying at ceiling height, slung under their Fuslage were the Assault Vtols, modified vtols designed with an Attack/transport role in mind.

The Vtol was armed with a 110mm ETC cannon, with Inertia dampeners and Recoil suppressors, allowing it to fire its weapon while at exterem low altitudes and while at low speeds, underslung beneath the vtols nose were two assault cannons, the vtol would lay down a barrage of covering fire while the forces of the Capitol Police would storm out and take up positions...

"Commander we are Over Xirnium soil"

"Very well, Order the Release"

The Vtol Transporters released their Vtol cargo, each transporter contained 4 Vtol assault craft, these were slung side by side two by two, catches released the craft, and they plummeted for a few hundered feet before the Ramjets kicked in and powered them along their way...

The first 4 had been dropped, their noses pointed towards the Soil of Xirnium....

Faster and faster they dropped, wind turbulance was buffeting the craft, when suddenly the Ramjets kicked in, forcing the craft out of its dive and bringing into a steady flight....

Every thing had gone good so far...

Without warning the Signal lights kicked off, alerting the pilots to a SAM missile lock on... the two Capitol Police pilots looked at the warning lights with cold uncaring... as though it was something of the norm.

"Activate ECM's"

"Understood"

a black glove reached forward and clicked the ECM's

as the missile approached, a series of Chaff was released, the missile arc'ed away exploding where the craft was just moments before...

another missile streaked towards the second Vtol, its ECM's were released too late, and the missile struck the craft squarley in the belly, it began to tilt, loosing power, the Capitol Police pilots, calm and cool, uncaring about their impending doom, tried to maintain the crafts height, but alas it was a loosing battle... soon the craft had gone into an uncontrollable dive.... exploding as a fire ball miles below...

Another missile streaked past, hitting a series of Deployed Chaff... exploding into a ball of fire....

all over the deployed air armarda this was happening, Craft were being taken out of the sky, while at the same time ECM's were destroying missiles left and right... this was only the first part of the conflict...


Soon the first craft had reached low altitude, below radar seach levels...

They streaked with lightening speed over the trenches of Xirniums troops, Small arms fire was answered with the hammer of twin assault cannons, hot lead being spat at the defenders below...

The Craft pulled up slighty, brining itself back round for another pass...

The assault cannons flared up again, tracing a deadly line in the soil as large caliber bullets impacted into the ground....

The Craft continued out from the defenses, and swung round once more, slowing itself right down and preparing to land, its 110mm cannon opened up, picking out targets, defensive structures, areas that might contain machine gun nests or artillery peices...

All along Xirniums lines, Assault Craft landed, with a heavy thump their landing gear, holding them firm on the soil as cannon fire roared from the Kraven spear head....

Large blast doors slid open, with a hiss and a click, Capitol Police sturmpanzers lept from the inside of the Vtol, their heavy black boots impacting into the soil, and already begining the relentless march of these Inhuman Killing machines...

GPMG fire opened up, followed by Supporting units of the Capitol police, assault cannon wielding troopers and others carrying Javeling Corporate anti tank weapons....

Already explosions errupted all along Xirniums lines, as the Corporation began the symphony of Destruction....

The War Machine of the Corporation was now on Xirniums soil and was now In full swing....

OOC: And the mercenaries sit around with their thumbs up their butts, waiting for a response...

Now... the Kahanistanian defenders would spill the blood of capitalist scum. While not used to viewing the Xirnium soldiers as allies, they opened on the Capitol Police with a murderous hail of fire. The Imperial Marines in the less defended areas had wired up huge blocks of high explosives to detonate on advancing enemy troops. In areas where either of the allies had entrenched and there were Kahanistanian troops, the defending infantry fought against the Kraven troops with an even greater tenacity than they had fought against Xirnium. Capitalistic scum like Kraven, who oiled the machinery of their diabolical capitalistic corporations with the blood of the people, were going to die in a massacre of apocalyptic proportions.

General Bin Jawala, the fleet commander who had earlier ordered his fleet to withdraw from Kraven, was now commanding the ground troops. He had sent the ships away while he and the ground troops went into Xirnium to defend their lines. Now he would fight vigorously in battle alongside the troops.

The noise was appalling, the hellish scene worse then even what he had imagined the icy realms of hell to be like. All across the lines, as the Kraven craft had approached during their final phase, the anti-aircraft artillery had opened up on the airborne armada, the horrendous noise of varying calibres of armour-piercing, explosive and armour-piercing/incendiary AA shells being fired deafening the Commissar. Near him, one of many quad-128mm quick firing AAA had burst into life, directing its hail of death at the approaching Kraven craft. The filthy Kraven dogs had replied in kind with their 110mm assault cannons, but at least the Xirnium defenders had the advantage of being dug in and housing their defences within thick armoured bunkers. The Kraven barrage was withering, but not overpowering, the Commisar thought, even as a heavy machinegun nest was destroyed in a hail of 110mm fire.

Despite the storm of anti-aircraft fire assault VTOLs had begun to touch down. Just beyond the trench to the Commisar’s right a VTOL had the misfortune to land right within the zone of fire of several heavy defence weapons. As it’s massive doors opened, a murderous hurricane of ZSU-23-4 Shilka 23mm and 2S6M Tunguska-M 30mm antiaircraft fire (the guns of these dug in AFVs directed to zero elevation in order to deal with the new threat) as well as the much heavier, towed KS-19 AA gun 100-mm shells and TOW Fire-and-Forget missiles was directed to the beast, dealing with the threat.

“Commissar!” screamed a lieutenant over the roar of the battle, crouching low in the shattered trench to try to talk to his commander.

“Ah, lieutenant, about time. What are my forces in the are?” the Commissar yelled back as a Kraven 110mm shell landed nearby, obliterating a squad of Xirniumites.

“My lord, we have currently 3 divisions of infantry here with supporting armoured brigades. Two more infantry divisions are being sent down the tunnel system to reinforce our defences as we speak. 4th, 8th and 9th Armoured divisions are inbound and will be joining the battle shortly,” bellowed the Lieutenant, many of his words being drowned out by the chaotic sounds of battle. Nearby he heard screams as a flamethrower bunker had opened fire, burning both nearby Xirnium soldiers and Kraven filth alike.

“Very good Lieutenant, very good, it seems the defence is going well for now, what we need are –”

The huge shell landed almost on top of the trench, blasting it to pieces. Bloodied and bruised, but miraculously alive, the Commissar staggered back to his feet. Despite a direct hit, the now shattered armoured trench had survived the blow, and was still very much usable. Dozens of men had been wiped out, the Commisar looked at his hands and saw them covered in blood, whether they were his or the soldiers around him who had died he didn’t know. Almost immediately reinforcements from the tunnel system came up and reoccupied the trench, bringing machineguns and ammunition.

Still dazed the Commisar peered over the top of the trench. The filthy Kraven soldiers were advancing on the trench line. The battle was now eerily quiet, the shell-shock having deafened the Commissar.

“Open fire!” he screamed, his troops instantly obeying his command. He pulled out his officer's cavalry sword and his pistol, ready to lead his men in battle. Elsewhere on the battlefield he glimpsed Kraven tanks leaving VTOL transports. Fools he thought. They land their tanks in the worst possible tank country. He saw heavy anti-aircraft guns in their armoured bunkers adjusting to zero elevation to fire directly at the tanks, their high-velocity shells would simply rip through their armour. Elsewhere, groups of soldiers manoeuvred to position to fire their anti-tank missiles, while the rows and rows of anti-tank ditches and minefields offered deadly obstacles to the Kraven AFVs.

‘Lieutenant!’ he snarled at the man next to him, a different man then the one who had just been obliterated in the blast. ‘Attack now, attack for the God-Emperor!’

The Lieutenant had looked at him with dread but complied, blowing his wistle and signaling the attack. Soldiers vaulted over the trenches, advancing against the Kraven filth under a hail of supporting machinegun and mortar fire. Even as they were being cut down other troops quickly rushed forward to replace their losses. We will soon see who is willing to sacrifice the most to achieve victory, the Commissar thought grimly as the Xirnium soldiers began firing with their submachineguns at the Kraven scum.

OOC: Did I just miss the fighter attack, or is there more that I've missed since I last posted? My internet is a little spotty, so I'm having trouble keeping up with things right now.

IC:

The enemy fighters were boring in towards the Slammers airfleet, but they would not reach their targets unopposed, each fighter was targetd by a pair of missiles by the Ragnaroks, and, if they lasted long enough, they would be brought under fire by the Slammers V-TOLs that were taking to the air in defense of the fleet.

Even with the defensive fire, the fighters had gotten close enough to start taking a few shots, and 2 of the Ragnaroks were knocked out of the sky by the damage they sustained, others were damaged to a greater or lesser degree, but only those two were totally destroyed.

The DMG aircraft had done their job and were being recalled. They were no longer needed, the real battle would not be fought in the sky but on the ground and in the streets of Xirnium. Now the real test for the Mini Miehm would begin.

As the air armada approached their landing fields a spiders web of missle exhaust rails filled the sky, screaming towards the lumbering transports. RADAR trecking stations had lit up as the Mini Miehm had penetrated Xirnium airspace, and now the threat was being dealt with. The dull roar of heavy anti-aircraft artillery (including the dreaded fast-firing quad 128-mm) began to shatter the stillness of the night air. The landing fields were fortified and ready to meet the assault with full resistance, now the Xirnium troops could only wait for the Mini Miehm invasion to begin.

Now... the Kahanistanian defenders would spill the blood of capitalist scum. While not used to viewing the Xirnium soldiers as allies, they opened on the Capitol Police with a murderous hail of fire. The Imperial Marines in the less defended areas had wired up huge blocks of high explosives to detonate on advancing enemy troops. In areas where either of the allies had entrenched and there were Kahanistanian troops, the defending infantry fought against the Kraven troops with an even greater tenacity than they had fought against Xirnium. Capitalistic scum like Kraven, who oiled the machinery of their diabolical capitalistic corporations with the blood of the people, were going to die in a massacre of apocalyptic proportions.

General Bin Jawala, the fleet commander who had earlier ordered his fleet to withdraw from Kraven, was now commanding the ground troops. He had sent the ships away while he and the ground troops went into Xirnium to defend their lines. Now he would fight vigorously in battle alongside the troops.


The Vtols had landed in this part, Carrying something far more frightening than any Capitol Police advance...

Sardaukar...

These Machines, more cybernetic than Man, advanced towards Kahanistans lines with a slow purposefull march..

Rounds hammered into them, the Marines of Kahanistan were expert shots and were making every shot count, Through battlescopes they could see the shots hammer into the chest of a Phase 4, even the tearing of outer fabric could be seen as a small explosion of oil and blood, but it had no effect, the Machine monster continued its advance completly unaware of its current injury.

Other marines witnessed the same, well placed shots that would normaly kill a man, were shrugged off by these things that continued their relentless march against them... each footfall was slow, mechanical, purposefull... each armoured boot landed in the soil, a whirr of servo motors propelling the machine another step, its footfalls were heavy... servo actuators continued to whirr as the monstrositie advanced towards the lines...

Another marine scored a head shot against this thing, even then it continued its advance, only slighlty slower and disorientated compared to the rest...

The lazer target designators kicked in, the red beam painted soldiers left and right as each Sardaukar took in the targets location, its pin point accuracy enhanced by its full spectrum optical mags, it picked up The location of the marines via Sonar, radar and Various thermal imaging, there was no marine hidden from these Mechanical Killing Monstrosities...

One took a step forward, a marine's chest was Painted with the Target designator, then swung its Pulse carbine to fire, a bright flare illuminated from the barrel as the weapon opened fire, its barrels spinning with intense speed as the deadly slavo was launched in the direction of the unfortunate marine to be painted...

The Pulse carbines opened fire, These multibarreled weapons fired 12.5mm x 17mm rounds, they had the ability to rip apart a lightly armoured target firing the rounds at a velocity of 1500mps... the sheer noise these things created when fired were enough to send ripples of fear and panic through soldiers...

(OOC: Don't worry, I will take losses, this is just the first time i've fielded them against someone, and I wanted to Do this for the effect)

The noise was appalling, the hellish scene worse then even what he had imagined the icy realms of hell to be like. All across the lines, as the Kraven craft had approached during their final phase, the anti-aircraft artillery had opened up on the airborne armada, the horrendous noise of varying calibres of armour-piercing, explosive and armour-piercing/incendiary AA shells being fired deafening the Commissar. Near him, one of many quad-128mm quick firing AAA had burst into life, directing its hail of death at the approaching Kraven craft. The filthy Kraven dogs had replied in kind with their 110mm assault cannons, but at least the Xirnium defenders had the advantage of being dug in and housing their defences within thick armoured bunkers. The Kraven barrage was withering, but not overpowering, the Commisar thought, even as a heavy machinegun nest was destroyed in a hail of 110mm fire.

Despite the storm of anti-aircraft fire assault VTOLs had begun to touch down. Just beyond the trench to the Commisar’s right a VTOL had the misfortune to land right within the zone of fire of several heavy defence weapons. As it’s massive doors opened, a murderous hurricane of ZSU-23-4 Shilka 23mm and 2S6M Tunguska-M 30mm antiaircraft fire (the guns of these dug in AFVs directed to zero elevation in order to deal with the new threat) as well as the much heavier, towed KS-19 AA gun 100-mm shells and TOW Fire-and-Forget missiles was directed to the beast, dealing with the threat.

“Commissar!” screamed a lieutenant over the roar of the battle, crouching low in the shattered trench to try to talk to his commander.

“Ah, lieutenant, about time. What are my forces in the are?” the Commissar yelled back as a Kraven 110mm shell landed nearby, obliterating a squad of Xirniumites.

“My lord, we have currently 3 divisions of infantry here with supporting armoured brigades. Two more infantry divisions are being sent down the tunnel system to reinforce our defences as we speak. 4th, 8th and 9th Armoured divisions are inbound and will be joining the battle shortly,” bellowed the Lieutenant, many of his words being drowned out by the chaotic sounds of battle. Nearby he heard screams as a flamethrower bunker had opened fire, burning both nearby Xirnium soldiers and Kraven filth alike.

“Very good Lieutenant, very good, it seems the defence is going well for now, what we need are –”

The huge shell landed almost on top of the trench, blasting it to pieces. Bloodied and bruised, but miraculously alive, the Commissar staggered back to his feet. Despite a direct hit, the now shattered armoured trench had survived the blow, and was still very much usable. Dozens of men had been wiped out, the Commisar looked at his hands and saw them covered in blood, whether they were his or the soldiers around him who had died he didn’t know. Almost immediately reinforcements from the tunnel system came up and reoccupied the trench, bringing machineguns and ammunition.

Still dazed the Commisar peered over the top of the trench. The filthy Kraven soldiers were advancing on the trench line. The battle was now eerily quiet, the shell-shock having deafened the Commissar.

“Open fire!” he screamed, his troops instantly obeying his command. He pulled out his officer's cavalry sword and his pistol, ready to lead his men in battle. Elsewhere on the battlefield he glimpsed Kraven tanks leaving VTOL transports. Fools he thought. They land their tanks in the worst possible tank country. He saw heavy anti-aircraft guns in their armoured bunkers adjusting to zero elevation to fire directly at the tanks, their high-velocity shells would simply rip through their armour. Elsewhere, groups of soldiers manoeuvred to position to fire their anti-tank missiles, while the rows and rows of anti-tank ditches and minefields offered deadly obstacles to the Kraven AFVs.

‘Lieutenant!’ he snarled at the man next to him, a different man then the one who had just been obliterated in the blast. ‘Attack now, attack for the God-Emperor!’

The Lieutenant had looked at him with dread but complied, blowing his wistle and signaling the attack. Soldiers vaulted over the trenches, advancing against the Kraven filth under a hail of supporting machinegun and mortar fire. Even as they were being cut down other troops quickly rushed forward to replace their losses. We will soon see who is willing to sacrifice the most to achieve victory, the Commissar thought grimly as the Xirnium soldiers began firing with their submachineguns at the Kraven scum.


As the VTOL touched down, and the Capitol Police troopers began to swarm out, several large caliber shells impacted into the side armour, the first shell exploded throwing Capitol Police troopers to the ground, then slewing the craft slighlty in the soil, a second shell impacted inside the Crew Compartment, with an explosion contained within the vtol, it burned uncontrollably setting on fire the remaining CP troopers who were thrown off their feet, they were know getting back up.. and continueing the advance, all be it On fire, with footfalls that began to waver, they continued to push, their armour burning, their flesh crisping, horrible damage to their muscle structure, but still Ignorant of the pain they continued trying in vain to complete their orders... until one by one they fell, burning corpses, shells of Protect gear lying around as the corpses continued to rage as an inferno...

Xirniums troops were banking too much on thier Anti Air working against the Armour of the Kraven Emperor class heavy battle tank, a shell impacted of its front armour barely taking off the Gun metal Grey of this machine of war..

Its Turret rotated, tracking the muzzle flare of the offending AA guns, the thermal vision of their optical mags picked them out easily, and a 185mm ETC cannon opened up with a high velocity HE shell...

Another AA opened up on a Tank that was currently turning, catching the rear armour, it went up in a ball of flames, twisting metal and throwing supporting capitol police troopers to the ground...

A super heavy Carrier had managed to force its way down onto the ground through a barrage of AA fire, it had sustained heavy damage, losing 4 of its Ramjet engines, but managing just to put down the XSA - II Seige tank...

As the tank deployed, Its 6 legs unfolding into the walking position, capitol police troopers pushed the advance, meeting the soldiers head on, it was man vs Machine practicaly, the first wave of Xirnium soldiers met the Line of the Corporation, the 6ft 2in Soldiers of the Capitol police, weilding bayonets as long as Xirnium Soldiers arms, they swung them with frightening efficiency, each one was timed perfectly, the swing arc'ed beautifully down towards the necks of soldiers, or to exposed areas...

Xirniums soldiers fought bravely, each of them with an overwhelming sense of duty and honour defending their Homeland against these inhuman beasts, they all knew they were probably going to die, but they would die in the service of their god and he would look upon them kindly for doing so...

One Xirnum soldier thrust his bayonet at a capitol police trooper, the blade arched perfectly, sliding between the armoured plates and gliding effortlessly into the rib cage of the Trooper... The Xirnium trooper grined, Proud that he'd scored a kill for his god..

But the CP trooper simply looked down on him with those Red Glowing lenses, not betraying any sense of mercy or humanity...

With a simple action the CP trooper pulled the blade out and let it drop to the floor... then with sheer brute force, Brought the blade of his own bayonet down towards the Soldiers face...

The Assault Vtols continued to lay down covering fire, before preparing to return and pick up another more deadly load....

The DMG aircraft had done their job and were being recalled. They were no longer needed, the real battle would not be fought in the sky but on the ground and in the streets of Xirnium. Now the real test for the Mini Miehm would begin.

As the air armada approached their landing fields a spiders web of missle exhaust rails filled the sky, screaming towards the lumbering transports. RADAR trecking stations had lit up as the Mini Miehm had penetrated Xirnium airspace, and now the threat was being dealt with. The dull roar of heavy anti-aircraft artillery (including the dreaded fast-firing quad 128-mm) began to shatter the stillness of the night air. The landing fields were fortified and ready to meet the assault with full resistance, now the Xirnium troops could only wait for the Mini Miehm invasion to begin.

Active anti-missile systems opened up against the oncomiong storm of fire, tongues of leaping flame and destruction intersected missile after missile, but some were bound to get through, and a few did, but they were going after heaqvily armored Legion transports, not the lighter Ragnarok Gunships, or Highwind cruisers, and a Legion was designed for landings under fire. Even with the powerful armor of the transports, hundreds of men were killed, and 3 of the transports were forced out of the sky into less than optimal landing sites, but they were still alive at least, for now...

Once the first salvo from the enemy was out of the sky, Ragnarok missiles returned fire, seeking out the Radar stations that guided the attacks against the Hammers airfleet.

Highwind rockets targeted the lighter AA batteries, the 128mm quad-barrels, and hundreds of fast moving, unguided(and consequently unjammable) rockets streaked towards the light AA batteries that hammered rounds into the air, pounding at the armor of the Highwinds.

The three crashed Legions had nearly a full battalion of men, or in this case, heavy armor, aboard at optimum, unfortunately there was slightly less than two battalions remaining after their crash and the missiles were through with them, but what they did have left intact began to deploy almost as soon as they hit the ground, Tiger IIb tanks with their three 12inch railguns, and multitudinous lighter weapons, made up the heavy support section of the Hammers little army, but they were quite capaqble of fighting on their own, and the 18 tanks of the 2 slightly battered battalions moved out with little trouble.

Finally the Striker war machines have made it to the shores and were ready to strike in full force towards Xirxium, The Spike arm fired its Obsidian Cannons at the enemy trenches in hopes of doing significant damage. As it was pummeling the enemy it sent out small but mobile hovercraft containing many Dorian corporation's Mephits which fired powerful Flalerian Musket series railgun at the enemy forces to the side. Mean while the striker air force was in attack range of the enemy fortress while remaining out of striking distance activated their Stinger Attack, several bursts of light came from the small orbs that followed the fighters. As the battle waged on the Land Skater rumbled in to bring aid to the VTOLs fighting this honourable battle for justice.

Commisar Dagoth, bloodied with a broken arm, was ordering full artillery barrage of the landing zone, crouching low in the muddy armoured trench. His pistol empty and discarded, he now held a Corporate Carbine taken from one of the Kraven filth he had dismembered with his officers’ sword.

Several miles away an almighty roar could be heard as SMERCH 9K58 MLRS began to open fire on the Kraven bridgehead. Each MLRS fired 12 300mm 9M55K rockets in rapid succession, the warhead of each rocket containing 72 High Explosive Fragmentation submunitions, which would saturate the Kraven bridgehead. A percentage of the 9M55K rockets being fired also contained 5 Bazalt MOTIV-3F anti-armour submunitions in their warheads. These smart munitions, with their dual-colour infrared sensors for terminal guidance would easily rip through even the strongest Kraven tank. The XSA - II Seige tank, such a large target, would not stand a chance.

In the meantime the battle ragged, the inhuman troops of Kraven relentlessly pushing forward. Nearby, another quad 128mm was wiped out as one of the heavy Kraven Emperor tanks fired HE round at it, killing its crew instantly. It's victory would be short lived, however, as tank killers squads maneouvered around it for the kill, using the trench system to remain out of danger. The Eryx missile would be ready to fire in less than 5s. During flight which would be less than 4.2s for a range of 600m the Xirniumite gunner would only need to maintain the sight on the target. The missile would quickly accelerate to over 245m/s ripping through even the heaviest tank.

“My lord, you asked for 13/2 regiment?” asked a Lieutenant, his voice hardened. He, like Commissar Dagoth, also carried a captured Corporate Carbine, the ammunition of his officers’ pistol no doubt having been expended. The Xirnium troops had learnt fast, and would no longer underestimate their Kraven foe. They fought behind good cover, from the trenches and bunkers where shells usually bounced off harmlessly. They began to increasingly use the Eryx Heavy Anti-Armour Missile (armed with the 137mm tandem, shaped-charge high explosive warhead capable of penetrating up to 900mm of explosive reactive armour) against Kraven tanks. The troops looked hardened, they had no illusions about the inhuman abilities of the enemy that they were facing. They were ready to meet that threat and die if necessary doing so. Had the Commissar ordered them to stand in the open to be cut down, the troops would have done so without question.

“Where is the rest of my regiment, Lieutenant, I asked for all of it,” Commissar Dagoth demanded.

“My lord Commissar, this is the rest of the regiment,” the Lieutenant said, pointing to the barely 50 men of his group, “we have suffered disastrous casualties and this is the remnant of our unit.”

“Very well, I want this regiment attached to 13/3 immediately. Go,” the Commissar ordered.

Reinforcements were arriving in a steady stream, through the tunnels to make up the catastrophic losses being suffered. The 12th and 19th infantry divisions had arrived by tunnel and the 4th, 8th and 9th Armoured divisions (equipped with their Challenger 2 main battle tanks) had entered the area. 24th and 25th Armoured divisions were also inbound as were 6th and 8th Zealot Elite Infantry divisions and 73rd, 82nd, 83rd, and 91st Heavy Infantry divisions.

The Commissar peered over the trenches at the advancing line of Capital Police troops. They would not breach the defences, they would be forced from their bridgehead. “Do not fire until I order!” he snarled at the men next to him. They were all grim with determination, their heavy submachine guns and assault rifles ready to fire. At last the Commissar gave the order to fire, mortars, shells, flamethrowers and heavy machineguns raining death on the approaching troops. The Commissar did not expect to survive the day.

Even as the Mini Miehm Legions were forming up the Xirniumites attacked. Using a combined arms strategy and advancing under an unholy hail of mortar, artillery barrage and machinegun fire, the grim Xirnium troops rushed to meet the threat. They advanced alongside the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, whose L30 120mm rifled tank guns fired a mixture of armour piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot rounds, high explosive squash head rounds and Depleted Uranium rounds with a stick charge propellant in support of the advancing Zealot elite infantry. They were supported at low altitude by AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters and Mi-17 Hind Helicopters.

Meanwhile, the RADAR stations immediately detected the threat from the Ragnarok missiles. The anti-missile shield became active, and SAAMs arced up to intercept the projectiles. Tremendous bright explosions erupted as SAAMs impacted with their targets, however the umbrella was not perfect. Several Ragnarok missles breached the system and impacted with the RADAR stations, neutralising them. However, the damage done was not critical, and the network remained operational. The Xirnium SAM systems continued to fire volley after volley at the Mini Miehm air fleet.

The Highwind rockets were a much different threat. Brilliant flame erupted from modified Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems firing quad gatling guns (each with 6 barrels), attempting to shoot down the rockets before they could threaten the AA defences. They fired high velocity 30mm ammunition, destroying large numbers of the rockets. Those that got through, of course, needed to contend with the fact that the AA defences were dug in, protected inside armoured pits. Several rockets smashed harmlessly into the sides of these defences, doing no damage to the AA guns. Other scored hits, tearing apart the batteries. The losses sustained were not terminal, however, the sheer number of AA guns meant that what units were destroyed did not overly affect the anti-air capabilities.

Finally the Striker war machines have made it to the shores and were ready to strike in full force towards Xirxium, The Spike arm fired its Obsidian Cannons at the enemy trenches in hopes of doing significant damage. As it was pummeling the enemy it sent out small but mobile hovercraft containing many Dorian corporation's Mephits which fired powerful Flalerian Musket series railgun at the enemy forces to the side. Mean while the striker air force was in attack range of the enemy fortress while remaining out of striking distance activated their Stinger Attack, several bursts of light came from the small orbs that followed the fighters. As the battle waged on the Land Skater rumbled in to bring aid to the VTOLs fighting this honourable battle for justice.

Holy Xirnium is under attack, and I shall defend it, thought Inquisitor Valhorn grimly, his harsh smile hideously twisting his harsh face. He wasn't ashamed to only be facing Kraven's slave allies and not the demons themselves, to serve the God-Emperor in any capacity was a blessing.

The Xirnium defenders croached low in their armoured trenches as Grybot aircraft bombarded their positions. The noise of Obsidian Cannons tearing at the trenches was horrifying, but for the most part the troops remained safe inside. Any losses were quikly made up by reinforcement arriving from the underground tunnel network.

The Xirniumites replied in kind with their quad 128mm guns firing at any aircraft in range, hoping to tear them apart with a well placed hit. The fortress bunkers shuddered under the immensity of the bombardment, but they were exceedingly well armoured and designed to take absurd punishment. As missile after missile arced up to deal with the Grybot airfleet and striker air force, the Xirniumites waited patiently, knowing the real battle would not begin until Grybot soldiers attempted to force a landing on Holy Xirnium.

A railgun round landed squarely in the trench next to Inquisitor Valhorn, destroying the nearby quad 128mm. The Inquisitor swore under his breath, instinctively dropping to the ground as more railgun rounds ripped apart the trench, killing people all around him. As the threat past he slowly got up, trying in vain to wipe the mud from his trenchcoat. Already troops from the underground tunnels swarmed up to replace the losses. Sighing deeply he picked up his large officers' hat, muddied on the ground. Straighting it he barked out orders, "Prepare to meet the Kraven Slave troops with bravery, men! Stand and die for your God-Emperor!"

When are these filth Kraven puppet soldiers going to come? Inquisitor Valhorn thought.

Several of the hovercrafts that were deployed into combat opened their hatches revealing well armored marines, They were called Spirits by the striker forces. These young but battle hardened female soldiers were experts in whatever field they were in, in this case they were given Anti Soldier machine guns or sniper rifles. Fitted with a bio rag which was a specialised flashbang which temporary parlyse troops by reducing their conscionous. Another weapon in their arsenal was the sensor evasion, which makes it that only the human eye can see it. Any form of survelliance camera was useless. With that the Spirits protected by the spike arm made a dash for the trenches. As the Spike arm withstood the assualt the land skater deloyed 10 leviathans protected with Hafium armor, Hafium has the ability to help the wearer withstand certain types of attacks by modifing it. In this case it was used to resist Ballistic assualts. Granted it will not be vulnerable but to some of the soldiers it seemed like several armored giants were ready to end their lives. Meanwhile the Air Force was taking losses, about 10 of the attack squad was destroyed. The remain members prepared for the ziz zag defense position and also assist by dropping a payload on their enemy

The Imperial Fleet, Off the Coast of Xirnium

Commander Dagon watched silently as the Kraven battlefleet withdrew. Excluding the damage to the Khorland class battleship, the fleet was reletavely undamaged.
From the rear of the Bridge, the ships Captain crossed to Dagon.

"Commander, all survivors have been retrieved from the Viraat"
"Well done Captain"

With his gaze unbroken from the Kraven ships, he noticed the split second they began to turn.

"Withdraw the Fleet right into the coast"
"Yes Sir"

As the captain hurried off to comply, more torpedoes streaked in from the Kraven subs - in vain. Now well aware of the subs presence and more than capable of tracking their positions, the ships CIWS systems were able to eradicate the pathetically few weapons they fired before they could even reach their targets.

The Imperial ships, still in motion from the recently ended battle were already moving off towards Xirnium, as shells began to fall. Travelling at maximum speed the volley fell in behind the moving ships sending waves of water over one of the rear frigates.
Quickly the ships moved out of range of the Kraven fleet, and as they did the Viraat exploded into a massive fireball. Most likely a result of Kravens weapons destorying the charges placed to self destruct the ship.

On the bridge Dagon, surveyed the devestation taking place on land. He picked up his communicator and adressed the Fleet.

"All Ships target Kraven and Slaves landing zones - Bring all guns to bear, lock all missile launchers"

Yet again the full destructiveness of the Imperial fleet was unleashed against the foes of the Empire.

Dagon observed the massive shells and high powered missiles of his fleet plumet towards the enemies positions.

And so ends the Kraven Corporation

Onland, Xirnium

The Imperial troops sat ready in their positions. They looked on as the smell of fire, smoke and blood filled the air.

General Caracas himself sat on the top of his SA Bloodhowler Heavy Battle Tank, watching his men, tensing the longer they had to sit back and watch the battle but not participate.
Captain Ahren approached from his right, climbing up the side of the tank to sit down next to Caracas on the turret.

"How much longer do we wait General?"
"Not long n...."

He paused, Lifting his head to listen, straining his ears against the nearby battle.

"Aghh thats it"

Ahren was confused, then the sound grew louder, the distinctive sound of incoming shell. He looked towards the ocean, behind the sound was a wave of smoke.

"Haha - a Naval bombardment"
"I would have it no other way. Prepare to move."

As Ahren hurried off, the General stood up on the top of his tank.

"All Battlions make ready".

OOC: Sorry about the delayed posting but im in my last few weeks of this semester at uni and so ive got crap loads to do. Will post as often as i can - like now in my break from class.

Arrandin, Yallak

The Emperor walked down the hallway to the Imperial Senate Chambers. The Imperial Chancellor had called the meeting regarding the recent chain of events brought about by absrption of Xirnium into the Infinite Empire.

Most of the Senate were already gathered. As he entered the Imperial Chancellor spoke, and silence fell across the room.

"His Highness, Emperor Balor"

The Emperor held his hand up in greeting to the Chancellor, and made his way to stand next to him at the head of the Chambers. Rows or seat lined the walls, and almost all of them were full.

Balor took advantage of the silence to begin the meeting.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, you know well enough why we are here.

First and foremost, given the numbers of the Kraven Corporation brought against us, the High Council has proposed increasing our forces in Xirnium by one hundred percent - another 6 Legions.

The Senate approval was unchallenged. One member stood and was granted permission to speak.

"The Kraven Corporation should be erradicated completely - starting with its source."

The Emperor acknoledged the comment but dismissed it,

"We have decieded that it would not be in our interests to invade Kraven - their defeat at Xirnium should be sufficient to pursuade them to stand down - if not we will not hesitate to remove them then."

He continued without wasting time

"Secondly, another fleet is being readied to move against the rear of the Kraven ships, and it left almost an hour ago at the request of Supreme Commander Dagon."

Their was a murmur of talk around the chamber but none was against the action.

"Finally we will need to come to a decision about Kahanistan."

The noise level increased as senators began to discuss the matter amongst themselves. The debate would probably last for several hours, and the Emperor sat down in his chair the Chancellor appointed people to speak their opinions on the matter....

OOC: Yes Kahanistan were talking about you... you'll find out more later...

OOC: Sorry about getting myself forumbanned. I haven't turned my back on my allies.

IC: The Kahanistanian Marines weren't expecting Sardaukars, but they held firm. Many of the Republic Guards troops, however, couldn't maintain their composure so well. They hid behind rocks and trees and deep in the trenches with their Xirniumite allies, shooting from cover. The Republic Guards in the Walkers, however, felt invincible. While the disruptor cannons of the Walkers were little more powerful than ordinary tank shells, the Walkers were four meters tall and had a good line of fire in front of the trenches. They hurled disruptor fire into the Sardaukar and Capitol Police, but a few well placed blasts to the knee of the bipedal fighting machines could cause them to collapse. Sixteen tons of weapons and heavy armor cannot stand on one leg. The results were catastrophic to the Walkers that collapsed. Sometimes a Walker would fall into the trench, but only if it was standing too close to start with. The guns of the downed Walkers continued to fire, but were much less accurate when they couldn't aim, many of the turrets having been damaged in the falls.

A private crawled out of his downed Walker. He grabbed his commanding officer. "They're not human! They're... some kind of robots or zombies or whatever, I've never seen them before! One of them took two head shots from a disruptor rifle and didn't die. We don't stand a fucking chance, and that ain't fair!" the soldier wailed. The lieutenant groaned. He didn't believe in zombies. But when he saw the Sardaukar, his face changed. "That would be our zombie..." began the officer. "We should get out of here before we get killed! Roberts got melted by one of those things. The melted flesh, organs, tissue... I can't think of her like that!" The private broke down and collapsed in the trench, emotionally broken.

The Republic Guard lieutenant's face became grim. He couldn't let his troops' morale break like this. Even if he had to risk his own life, he would prove that Sardaukars could be killed. He stood boldly before the advancing Sardaukar. "You shall not pass!" he roared. He fired repeatedly directly into the Sardaukar's head...

OOC: just curious to know how things are goin... who's winnin?

OOC: just curious to know how things are goin... who's winnin?

OOC: At the moment it could swing either way, the assault has only just begun with casualties on both sides

The XSA took a savlo directly to its frontal armour, the massive behemoth rocked slighlty as the round impacted with its multilayer armour, the ablitive section blowing off, absorbing the energy from the blast, another round hit another section and the same happened... the massive armoured monster took a step forward, its legs shook the ground as its footfall took effect, slowly the turret turned, tracking its target, the massive 280mm ETC siege cannon traversed, locking onto its agressors, (OOC: Not sure where these are, but due to the vehicles height, I assume I would be able to spot it, and given the targets smoke trails, would be easily located)

The Massive Triengines revved up, gouting black smoke out of the exhaust ports, the cannon charged its electro mags, then opened fire, a defening boom errupted out that drowned out the weapons of Xirnium, the shell a specificly designed seige shell was lauched at the target, the shell had a Tungsten pentrator tip and a DE jacketed shell, it would smash through the hardened Bunker of defenses, the shell then would errupt inside, detonating 500lbs of C4, enough to flaten some of the most hardend defenses...

The Emperor Heavy tank had been tracking the anti tank squad as the moved through the trench system, its thermal optics picking them out as they kept their heads down, its side sponson assault cannon was tracking their movment as the gunner was awaiting the moment to fire...

The Missile Gunner popped his head up for a moment to ready his launcher, when the Assault cannon opened fire raining lead down on his position...

The Main gunner tracked another target a group of soldiers in a trench, he opened fire with the 185mm cannon, hammering the shell into the weary soldiers...

The Other assault cannons opened fire as well, tracking troop movments, using their deadly barrage of lead to cause as much chaos and death as possible...

Leman Russ battle tanks covered the left flank of the Emperor using their smaller 170mm smooth bore cannon to fire at random targets, tracking artillery peices and other troop movments...

The Capitol Police were making the last push against the defenses of the Commissars position, when suddenly the defenders opened fire... assault rifile, heavy sub machine guns, and even flame throwers opened up, it was a barrage of lead...

instantly three or four troopers fell to the massed fire of Xirniums troopers, GPMG's returned fire, using the smart links and thermal optics to locate the targets they needed to fire at... One trooper took a shot to the chest, his armour absorbing the impact, the bullet ricocheing off, another took the round to his exposed leg, his walk barely faltered, but still it was a wound non the less, another was hit by flames, he continued to advance through the intense heat, his flesh was being seared, and his armour fused with flesh, but still he walked on, his GPMG hammering away at targets that the Trooper could barley make out through the flames, then eventually his wounds overcomming his pyhsical reconditioning, he fell... a smouldering corpse lying in the bloody soil of Xirnium's land....


One by one Xirniums troops fell to the expert marksmen ship of the Corporate troops, when all looked lost as the Final push by the Corporation was made, a defening explosion roared out, instantly killing the advancing Capitol Police unti that was going to over run the Commissars defenses, Yallaks Navy had opened up a bombardment, the unit was wiped out, bodies of Capitol Police lay all over, one landing in the Commissars trench, heavily wounded, the trooper attempted to stand, with one last attempt at following orders he swung at the Commissar with a large clenched fist, his armour was scorched and sharpnel stuck out of areas of his chest plate, thick red blood oozing out of wounds all over his body, but still with inhuman determination he attempted to kill the Commissar and anyone else present...

Other than that, for now this flank was safe...

The XSA was hit in the Rear by Yallaks Fleet, smashing apart the armour and sending it collapsing into the ground, flames gouted out from its shell as the massive behemoth slowly fell into the ground blow...

More shells rained down upon the forces of the Corporation.... taking out units of Capitol Police and Leman Russ battle tanks....

But the Corporate fleet was making chase, using its long ranged artillery of the Darkthrone to hit the larger ships of The Imperial fleet...

Tomahawk anti shipping missiles were launched hoping to score direct hits while the fleet was concentrating on the forces on shore..

Meanwhile, Transport vtols raced towards the fleet, carrying units of The Wolf Brigade, the elite Unit of the Capitol Police, the Corporation would board the Command vessel and take Yallaks Command group, as the Crafts approached the Ships of yallak opened fire with AA gunfire, a vtol exploded in a ball of fire, crashing down into the sea.. another exploded mid air, metal shards raining down onto the sea below,

Two Vtols managed to disgore their Troops, however several troopers were hit by AA gunfire while ziplining onto the ships, and one vtol exploded like the first several, only 1 and a half of the two units remaining had landed on the Command ship of Yallak, a full 35 men would attempt to take the ship by force, and demand that Yallaks fleet pull out... It would probably fail, but the Wolf Brigade were following orders...

OOC:Note, if you wish i can edit the Boarding part, and Granted, upon seeing the craft approach your ships would open fire with AA, hope your cool with it, but it just animates the scene a little better...:)

OOC:I suppose it’ll be already seeing as you took loses and they didn’t just all magically appear on my ship…only one question – how do you know which ones my command ship – its one of 25 identical Karak-class battleships currently in the fleet.

Ill reply later – don’t have time now

OOC:I suppose it’ll be already seeing as you took loses and they didn’t just all magically appear on my ship…only one question – how do you know which ones my command ship – its one of 25 identical Karak-class battleships currently in the fleet.

Ill reply later – don’t have time now

The Tracking ships monitor radio communications, assumed that they are encrypted, i wont be able to break them, but the Tracking ships monitor the Electromagnetic spectrum, of which Long wave, Short wave and all other radio frequencies are monitored, so if the Command ship is giving off a lot of Radio traffic, it will be lit up like a christmas tree

OOC: Ok fair enough.

IC:

The Imperial Fleet

As the fleet powered on towards Xirniums coast, no ships ever traveled long in a straight line. The fire from the Darkthrone at such long ranges was highly inaccurate and its shell fell wide or short of their targets. The fleet’s main guns continued to pound at Kraven’s land forces, but the defensive systems were still fully prepared against threats and as the tomahawk missiles closed in they quickly picked up the targets and destroyed them.

One missile managed to survive. It hit a frigate in the outer formation square in the side of the bridge. The top of the craft blew open scattering metal hundreds of meters into the air. The craft veered sharply off to the left, flames reaching up into the sky.

“Commander we’ve lost contact with a perimeter frigate”, came the radar operators voice across the Bloodthirster’s bridge. “We really need to do something about the Kraven Fleet, their just taking unreturned pot shots at us.”
Dagon’s reply was one filled with no sign of concern. “Hold your course Lieutenant. Not long now.”
“Yes sir.”

Overhead the AA defenses hammered away at incoming Kraven planes. Only two ever reached the ship. As they passed over sirens blared to life around the bridge.

“Status report”, Demanded the Commander.
“We’ve been boarded. Systems indicate 35 new life signs.”
“Lock onto the signatures and track their locations. Alert all security teams. Use lethal force. Seal all entrances to the bridge, armory and communications.”

Nearby security teams from all over the ship, heavily armed and armored headed for the deck where the intruders had landed.

This new threat clearly agitated Dagon. He headed over the radar operator.

“Anything yet..”
“No Sir. Their ETA was estimated to over 20 minutes from now.”
“Well we can’t wait”

Dagon picked up his communicator.

“General Caracas. The Fleet must disengage now – are you ready to move.”
“Were in posit..n Dagon. Th…s for the assist..ce, I am ……… my attack now.”
“Good Luck.”

He placed the device back down.
“Damn, the battles interfering with our communications to the ground forces, we’ll need to…..”

The radar operator cut him off.

“Hold on Sir, IFF signatures at 600km of the starboard bow.”

A large smile appeared on Dagon’s face.

“Bring us about. Alert the fleet, maximum firepower at those Kraven ships – Designate that big battleship as primary target.”

Dagon picked his communicator up again as an incoming transmission caused it to begin beeping.

Supreme Commander Dagon, this is Fleet Commander Ajir.
We are in range and preparing to engage the enemy ships.

Ajir out

Now not far from the Xirnium coast, the entire Imperial fleet wheeled around and fired every gun and missile launcher still operational at the incoming Kraven ships. From behind the Kraven armada, the newly arrived 200 ships under Ajir did the same.

Dagon pressed a button on his communicator and began sending our a general broadcast.

“Attention Kraven Warships.
You are outclassed, outgunned and outnumbered. Without you’re immediate
surrender and cessation of hostilities, I will be forced to send every one of
your ships to the ocean floor.”
You will not have a second chance

In the air, the massive Imperial fighter compliment broke off and took over the precision bombardment of the Kraven land forces, in replacement off the now ceased random naval attacks.

Behind the Frontlines, Xirnium

The roar of engines came to life as the Imperial battle tanks prepared to attack. He had just got off the comm. to Dagon, when another and final volley of naval fire poured down onto the enemy from coast. Then silence fell apart from the continued sounds of battle and the idling engines of the tanks.

Caracas waved his arm forward and the Imperial tanks rolled in towards the battle, their 140mm guns spitting forth fire at the enemy.
Behind the tanks came more than one million Imperial infantry, advancing under the cover of the tanks.
Finally, behind those, entrenched into shelter positions sat several thousand MLRS launchers. They opened fire on the exposed advance of the Kraven drones, each vehicle packing twelve 700 kg incendiary missiles.

Caracas watched from his tank as the Imperial attack began. He had led the Empire to victory in every battle he had fought and the Corporation would fall like all others who opposed Yallak – no matter how many machine infantry they had.
Non-human slaves and machines can still be burnt and shattered

Even as the Mini Miehm Legions were forming up the Xirniumites attacked. Using a combined arms strategy and advancing under an unholy hail of mortar, artillery barrage and machinegun fire, the grim Xirnium troops rushed to meet the threat. They advanced alongside the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, whose L30 120mm rifled tank guns fired a mixture of armour piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot rounds, high explosive squash head rounds and Depleted Uranium rounds with a stick charge propellant in support of the advancing Zealot elite infantry. They were supported at low altitude by AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters and Mi-17 Hind Helicopters.

Meanwhile, the RADAR stations immediately detected the threat from the Ragnarok missiles. The anti-missile shield became active, and SAAMs arced up to intercept the projectiles. Tremendous bright explosions erupted as SAAMs impacted with their targets, however the umbrella was not perfect. Several Ragnarok missles breached the system and impacted with the RADAR stations, neutralising them. However, the damage done was not critical, and the network remained operational. The Xirnium SAM systems continued to fire volley after volley at the Mini Miehm air fleet.

The Highwind rockets were a much different threat. Brilliant flame erupted from modified Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems firing quad gatling guns (each with 6 barrels), attempting to shoot down the rockets before they could threaten the AA defences. They fired high velocity 30mm ammunition, destroying large numbers of the rockets. Those that got through, of course, needed to contend with the fact that the AA defences were dug in, protected inside armoured pits. Several rockets smashed harmlessly into the sides of these defences, doing no damage to the AA guns. Other scored hits, tearing apart the batteries. The losses sustained were not terminal, however, the sheer number of AA guns meant that what units were destroyed did not overly affect the anti-air capabilities.

The Hammers tank units were caught by surprise by the sudden enemy strike, but Tiger IIB tanks were not easy targets, at their size they had nearly 4 inches of steel armor, enough to stop all but the most powerful anti-tank rounds, and their return fire was a good deal more impressive than simple 120mm shells, these were nickel-iron slugs, propelled by the three massive railguns mounted on each of the Tigers, the enemy might have them out numbered, but they were certainly not outgunned.

Another trio of Legion transports went down, and this time one of them pancaked on the landing, killing everyone inside, but the opther two survivd with minimal losses, and the light Armored cav units of Hammers Slammers began to mobilize, they weren't as big as the massive Tiger II tanks, but they were a good deal faster than the Tigers could ever hope to be, withing three minutes of their landing they were all deployed and steadily accelerating away from the crash site.

Highwind rockets continued to pour out at the lighter batteries, hammering them with sheer numbers, since each Highwind had 18 launchers, and the lack of a guidance system made them about half the size of more conventional missiles, which meant they carried a few hundred rockets each, meaning they could bring down even the toughest foe eventually.

Ragnaroks vollied their missiles again, this time they had to break through, since 20 missiles from the 27 Ragnaroks left in the sky were enough to flood any anti-missile system, it might not be enough for a terminal overload, but it should significantly damage their ability to intercept everything coming their way, and the losses the enemy had already taken made it even worse, since that meant more missiles were aimed at each target, providing even better odds for overload on the defenders part.

A squadron of Hammers' V-TOL fighters took off towards the battle around the first crash site, anti-tank guns might have little effect against Tiger armor, but Apache and Hind rockets could take out the guns if they got a lucky shot, which would be a very bad thing.

OOC: Bump. Nobody's posted in two days.

OOC: Bump. Nobody's posted in two days.

OOC:Jolt has only just started working for me, and the fact I've been doing early hours at work this week, will have a post upon Sunday

OOC: Its 0035, technicaly sunday...

IC

Kahanistan Lines

The Sardaukar were advancing, using their intimidating form to break Kahanistans troopers, there was an explosion from some high powered blaster weapon fired from a walker, the dust and forms of phase 4's were thrown into the air, landing with a heavy thump....

there was probable elation from the crew of the walker, witnessing the flying bodies, and there was the probable dispair as they got back up...

The pulse carbines opened up once more, the terrifying thud of these high caliber weapons resonating out across the battlefield...

When the luetenant stepped up out of a trench, he stormed towards the sardaukar, pulling out his pistol, Wham.. a bullet went into the head of a sardaukar... it barley phased it, Wham... Wham... Wham... Wham... he pulled the trigger in quick succession.... Wham.. another shot..

There were electrical sparks comming from the face of the trooper, thick oil and a mixture of blood seeped out of the face....

slowly the corpse of the sardaukar collapsed to the ground, its central cortex failing...

The Leutant cheered... Turning to his troops... showing them that these things could infact be killed...

He waved his arm, ordering them to advance...

Turning back towards the battle, he noticed multiple red triangle painted onto his chest...

The soldiers in the nearby trench stood, elated, as their officer slew the advancing Sardaukar. Their morale was somewhat improved, and the man who had broken down in the trenches was at least coherent now. But their jubilant cheering turned to horrified screams as the lieutenant was shot to pieces by another soldier. His organs fell out of his torso as he collapsed. He did not scream, he probably died instantly. Many of the other soldiers who had left the trenches to advance were killed or wounded, but most retreated back to the trenches. One of the soldiers managed to raise Kahanistan Central Command on the homefront...

"Central Command. This is Sergeant First Class Steve Jorgan, Platoon Theta, Company A, 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 131st Infantry Division, Republic Guard. Kraven forces are deploying some kind of zombie robots or something, very heavily armored. We need anti-tank guns or something to take these guys down, the lieutenant is down, he just emptied his sidearm into one of those things and just barely killed it. The Imperial Marines on either side of our trench are holding them off somehow, but if we don't get resupply in 24 to 36 hours we're toast."

The Central Command replied, "Sergeant Jorgan, if your officer is a casualty, you have orders to take command of his platoon. We will attempt to send 20 helicopters with anti-tank guns in. Over 100 choppers will be coming in to provide fire support. Where are your airships?"

"Dunno about any airship support, last I heard they were making for Xirnium's capital to set up defenses there. Jorgan out." He ordered his soldiers to make sure their weapons were fully loaded. "Load your weapons, and empty the entire magazine into each Sardaukar's head. We'll be getting anti-tank guns in a few hours, try to stay behind the Walkers while you're shooting."

The platoon and nearby platoons did so, holing up behind the Walkers positioned in front of the trenches and firing on the Sardaukar. They emptied their entire magazines into the Sardaukars and threw incendiary and high explosive grenades at the Capitol Police. The Walkers concentrated their fire on the armored units, enemy tanks and the like.

Al-Qamar Air Force Base, Kahanistan

One hundred and thirty helicopters of various type were being loaded. Twenty had bazookas, rocket launchers, LAW's, and any other anti-armor weapon they could get ahold of, as well as MRE's, though the food supply was probably plentiful in allied territory. They weren't counting on it. The others were intended to merely provide covering fire for the allied Kahanistanian and Xirnium troops and decoy targets for the Kraven. They were to break off engagement if their ammunition ran low. But it would be twenty to twenty-four hours before the weapons got there.

OCC: Ah, I see jolt is finally fixed. About time. Sorry about the quality of this one, it's late (about 2:30) and I have to wake up early tomorrow. I'll respond to the others as quickly as I can.

IC:

Kraven Front

The Commissar rallied his troops round him, determined to hold the trench. Despite the murderous hail of gunfire, mortars and flamethrowers, many of the suicidally brave Corporate soldiers had breached the trenches, and now a bitter fight for survival was being played out. His arm shattered, the Commissar wielded a submachine gun in the other, doing his best to kill the Kraven scum. A Kraven soldier took a hit and fell to the ground as his knee blew apart due to the high velocity round. Before he could get to his feet a Xirnium soldier was on him, a flick of a long blade and dark blood poured out of his neck. No quarter was given, and the soldier did not even permit himself a smile as he rejoined the fight. All the Xirnium soldiers were grim, their only task to kill as many of the Kraven filth before they themselves were martyred for the God-Emperor.

Gradually the position in the trench was stabilising. Xirniumite soldiers poured into the trench, overwhelming what Kraven troops had breached the formidable defences and replacing their horrendous losses. Bodies were strewn over the ground, and people tripped over them as they tried to climb over their mangled forms to their positions. The scene was utterly chaotic, machinegun fire all around the Commissar. Disorientated, he missed a Kraven trooper punch him squarely in the head.

The blow was tremendous, sending him back into the mud. Blood issued forth from his forehead, which had been cut deeply. His head swimming, he did not lose focus however. In one quick motion he unsheathed his bloodied officers’ sword, decapitating the soldier in a fluid cut. His heavy form fell on the Commissar, pinning him down as blood poured all over him. Bloodied and lying on the floor, the troops counted him among their dead.

If anything, the loss of their Commissar made the Xirniumite troops even more determined. Tank hunting crews, playing deadly games of cat and mouse with the tanks, stalked through the trenches. As a tank opened fire on one tank gun position, another tank hunting group took the opertunity to quickly look up over the trench, locking on and firing their missiles before darting back down into the safety of the trenches again.

Increasingly more and more Xirnium rocket artillery fell along the line, saturating Kraven positions. The Kraven counter battery fire was ineffective, as the thousands of MLRS’ were many miles away and spread out, drowning out any answering fire. For every MLRS that might be put out of action by a Kraven shell, countless others avenged it by releasing their deadly payloads.

Back in the trench, the Commissar pushed the bulk of the dead soldier’s body off him, climbing to his feet. He was shaken, but eager to rejoin the fight. His men cheered, their morale surging as they realised he was not dead. Returning his now curshed, burnt and muddied officers' cap to his head, the Commissar took charge. Truly, the God-Emperor must have blessed him!

The Mini Miehm front

The Mini Miehm had once again fired at the Xirnium RADAR stations, which were directing an unceasing and withering hail of AA missile fire at the enemy air armada. Many of these enemy missiles were intercepted by the close-in defence turrets of the installations, others by the SAAMs launched to hit them at greater ranges. However, others impacted squarely, effectively neutralising the tracking abilities of the facilities. In the immediate area were the Mini Miehm were attacking, the RADAR net had been crippled, and was not as effective as it had been. Further out it’s abilities had only been partially degraded, and the RADAR network throughout the rest of the country was very much alive, and would offer a very serious threat to any further incursions into Xirnium airspace. The Xirniumites continued to fire SAMs at the Mini Miehm airfleet, though they were not as effective as before.

Meanwhile, the Xirniumites continued to encroach on the Mini Miehm bridgehead. Despite heavy casualties at the hands of the enemy railguns, the disciplined and well trained troops advanced from all sides, intent to wipe out their foothold. Antitank infantry advanced in amongst the Xirnium tanks, using them as cover to fire at the massive Tiger IIBs. The Xirnium troops advanced behind a tremendous creeping barrage, hoping to keep the enemy tanks and infantry at bay.

Already, Xirniumites behind the advancing columns had begun to occupy trenches and dig in. Troops and equipment were being quickly brought forward to reinforce the Xirnium forces. The Mini Miehm were rapidly being encircled as Xirnium reinforcments flooded the area.

Here is a repeat of my most recent post in case you missed it:

Several of the hovercrafts that were deployed into combat opened their hatches revealing well armored marines, They were called Spirits by the striker forces. These young but battle hardened female soldiers were experts in whatever field they were in, in this case they were given Anti Soldier machine guns or sniper rifles. Fitted with a bio rag which was a specialised flashbang which temporary parlyse troops by reducing their conscionous. Another weapon in their arsenal was the sensor evasion, which makes it that only the human eye can see it. Any form of survelliance camera was useless. With that the Spirits protected by the spike arm made a dash for the trenches. As the Spike arm withstood the assualt the land skater deloyed 10 leviathans protected with Hafium armor, Hafium has the ability to help the wearer withstand certain types of attacks by modifing it. In this case it was used to resist Ballistic assualts. Granted it will not be vulnerable but to some of the soldiers it seemed like several armored giants were ready to end their lives. Meanwhile the Air Force was taking losses, about 10 of the attack squad was destroyed. The remain members prepared for the ziz zag defense position and also assist by dropping a payload on their enemy

Airborne Armada:

With the Radar stations crippled, and the SAMs reduced to manual fire, the damage to the Miehmish ships dropped dramatically, most of the missiles were either poorly targeted, or not targeted at all, simply blanketing the air with missiles in an attempt to take down anything they could. That was ineffective to say the least, active anti-missile sysytems destroyed ome, and passive systems threw other missiles off, and only one more Legion was lost to the enemy fire, hundreds of men were killed by the loss of the Air-Cav transport, but there were still enough surviviors to make the division a reasonable threat in this fight.


On the Ground, Crash Site A:

Tiger IIB light weapons shattered under the hammer of the enemy guns, but the main weapons kept up their unending stream of DU, HE, and Canister rounds into the enemy mass.

There were no losses among the massive tanks yet, but damage was mounting on three, and one already had a broken track, but it could move on its drive wheels for a while at least, so it wasn't too great of a problem... Yet.

On the Ground, Crash Site B, mobile forces:

The survivors of the second crash were already on a long drive towards the interior, moving at high speeds they were quickly coming up on the first of Xirniums defensive lines, and their guns would make quite an impression on the enemy positions, firing either 40mm grenade packs, or heavier 105mm tank packs, they were Metalstorm tracks, the 40mms were bad enough, mounting a ten by ten square of barrels, capable of firing 10,000 rounds in under a minute, while the 105 packs mounted a three by four rectangle, and fired 1200 round of DU goodness, about as fast as the 40's could unload.

OOC: What are your Anti-tank infantry armed with, so I can get an idea of te damage they should be doing to the Tigers.

OOC: Does anyone know where Kraven is, he hasn't posted a reply yet to my earlier post for days??

No longer engaged in hostilities on the homefront, (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=449473) Kahanistan had redoubled its efforts to provide aid to Xirnium. The promised aid to the poorly armed Kahanistanian and Xirniumite soldiers arrived... but far more of it than expected.

Two hundred Apache helicopters and seventy-five C-130 Hercules transport planes, escorted by thirty MiG-29 fighters, soared in over the Kraven troops, their mission to drop tons of aid onto the allies. This aid consisted chiefly of 73mm and 106mm recoilless antitank rifles and ammunition for use against the Sardaukar, but also MRE's to feed the allied soldiers and C-420 high explosives. The odd NBC suit and mask were also dropped, but most soldiers already had spares.


The helicopters fired on whatever anti-aircraft weaponry was there, their mission to simply prevent the enemy from firing on their planes. They were to withdraw as soon as the aircraft arrived at their drop points and returned. The MiG's were only to engage enemy fighters attempting to shoot down the aid planes while they continued to their destination and dropped the aid. Most of it made it through, but about a third of it was shot down.

Another force of one million Kahanistanian soldiers, these in ordinary tanks and AFV's, M113's and T-74 tanks, trucks, helicopters, and any other transport imaginable, prepared to move into Xirnium to help. The Kahanistanian infantry were armed this time with AK-74 and M-4 rifles and the occasional AK-47, but a few carried 106mm recoilless rifles. They were wearing full NBC, just in case, with spare masks and suits.

Most shocking to many of the troops was the identity of the convoy commander. It was Rachel Levitt, the commander of the convoy at Xigrat who had PMS'ed (OOC: PMT'ed if you're British) on a border guard and had been put on trial and released (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=448344) for her actions. She looked somewhat different than she had before. For one thing, she wore a brigadier general's rank insignia. She had been a colonel at Xigrat. For another thing, she looked more jaded, more cynical of the entire system.

General Levitt rappeled down her helicopter into one of the trenches with the aid that made it across. She stopped one of the Kahanistanian soldiers in the trench, making sure not to look at the Xirnium troops in case they recognized her.

"Who's in command here?"

"General Ibrahim bin Jawala."

"Where is he?"

"Wounded, General. He took four Sardaukar slugs right in the chest. It's a miracle they didn't kill him. He's in the med tent."

"OK, so who's in command now?"

"I guess you are, General. We don't have any other officers of general rank here."

Levitt grunted. The last thing she wanted to do was help these theocratic fascists after they had captured her and her battalion once and forced her to make a token conversion to their weird religion. Most of the religious crap had gone over her head during the conversion ceremony.

"Very well..." She hated Kraven almost as much as she hated Xirnium. But she would help Xirnium because it was her orders, and because they were killing capitalistic Kraven scum.

Now, she was no combat commander. She was a logistics officer with combat experience and a hell of a temper. The troops under her at Xigrat had been logistics soldiers too, and some security, and many of them had had little or no combat experience, and were merely fighting for their lives. The troops in Xirnium now were seasoned combat soldiers, and would not fall as easily. And, as her actions at trial showed, she hated following rules. But she was a general now, and she was responsible for the lives of a lot more troops than she had been before.

Now armed with the anti-tank weapons, the Kahanistanian troops were able to resist the Kraven forces more effectively. These should make mush out of anyone, even if they are wearing Sardaukar armor, was the general thought among the troops.

OOC: Bump, maybe somebody will post around this hour.

OOC: Does anyone know where Kraven is, he hasn't posted a reply yet to my earlier post for days??

Hey my apologies, ive been around but at work they've been giving me obscure hours, Im trying to fit everything in, and some things are getting neglected, I hate it but Work has to take prioritory, Again my appoligise, Ill try and fit a post in either tonight or tomorow morning

OOC: Ok fair enough.

IC:

The Imperial Fleet

As the fleet powered on towards Xirniums coast, no ships ever traveled long in a straight line. The fire from the Darkthrone at such long ranges was highly inaccurate and its shell fell wide or short of their targets. The fleet’s main guns continued to pound at Kraven’s land forces, but the defensive systems were still fully prepared against threats and as the tomahawk missiles closed in they quickly picked up the targets and destroyed them.

One missile managed to survive. It hit a frigate in the outer formation square in the side of the bridge. The top of the craft blew open scattering metal hundreds of meters into the air. The craft veered sharply off to the left, flames reaching up into the sky.

“Commander we’ve lost contact with a perimeter frigate”, came the radar operators voice across the Bloodthirster’s bridge. “We really need to do something about the Kraven Fleet, their just taking unreturned pot shots at us.”
Dagon’s reply was one filled with no sign of concern. “Hold your course Lieutenant. Not long now.”
“Yes sir.”

Overhead the AA defenses hammered away at incoming Kraven planes. Only two ever reached the ship. As they passed over sirens blared to life around the bridge.

“Status report”, Demanded the Commander.
“We’ve been boarded. Systems indicate 35 new life signs.”
“Lock onto the signatures and track their locations. Alert all security teams. Use lethal force. Seal all entrances to the bridge, armory and communications.”

Nearby security teams from all over the ship, heavily armed and armored headed for the deck where the intruders had landed.

This new threat clearly agitated Dagon. He headed over the radar operator.

“Anything yet..”
“No Sir. Their ETA was estimated to over 20 minutes from now.”
“Well we can’t wait”

Dagon picked up his communicator.

“General Caracas. The Fleet must disengage now – are you ready to move.”
“Were in posit..n Dagon. Th…s for the assist..ce, I am ……… my attack now.”
“Good Luck.”

He placed the device back down.
“Damn, the battles interfering with our communications to the ground forces, we’ll need to…..”

The radar operator cut him off.

“Hold on Sir, IFF signatures at 600km of the starboard bow.”

A large smile appeared on Dagon’s face.

“Bring us about. Alert the fleet, maximum firepower at those Kraven ships – Designate that big battleship as primary target.”

Dagon picked his communicator up again as an incoming transmission caused it to begin beeping.

Supreme Commander Dagon, this is Fleet Commander Ajir.
We are in range and preparing to engage the enemy ships.

Ajir out

Now not far from the Xirnium coast, the entire Imperial fleet wheeled around and fired every gun and missile launcher still operational at the incoming Kraven ships. From behind the Kraven armada, the newly arrived 200 ships under Ajir did the same.

Dagon pressed a button on his communicator and began sending our a general broadcast.

“Attention Kraven Warships.
You are outclassed, outgunned and outnumbered. Without you’re immediate
surrender and cessation of hostilities, I will be forced to send every one of
your ships to the ocean floor.”
You will not have a second chance

In the air, the massive Imperial fighter compliment broke off and took over the precision bombardment of the Kraven land forces, in replacement off the now ceased random naval attacks.



The Kraven Forces responded in kind, every gun on every ship pounded the Imperial Fleets, Their Cannons in range, and their missiles capable of reaching their targets...

The Fleet maintained its defensive 4 tier ring, With the main battleships in the centre, surrounded by smaller cruisers and other warships...

The Logistical ships did their best to ensure that repair crews were being distributed around the fleet, hoping that their token efforts would be enough to keep the fleet afloat...

There was a defening roar as multiple shells exploded across the first tear, great plumes of water errupted up into the sky, while others were thick oily clouds of direct strikes...

Cannons pounded from the kraven Fleet, using their lazer guided optical mags to accuratly aim at the Command Bridges of Enemy ships..

there was another ripple of explosions that echoed the first... the rear of the 1st tier was struck by the apperance of the Second Imperial Fleet,

Effectivly the Kraven Fleet diverted a portion of its fire power to engage the second fleet.... The Darkthrone was stationed at the rear of the fleet and immeadiatly began hammering the Imperial Ships with brute force and ignorance, targeting the larger Command vessels with its immense ETC cannons, using the Special Anti Ship shells....

On board Yallaks Command Vessel

The Wolfbrigade advanced towards the heavy metal doors of the entrance ways, the moved up in standard forced entry formation, using their position and training to effectivly maximise the protection offered by their armour....

One trooper moved in towards the door, placing a pack of C4 against the door hinges, enough to take the door off, but not to harm the Soldiers attacking it..., deftly, placing the detonator against the pack, then moving to a safe distance, it was a standard load out of all Wolf Brigade Troopers....

There was a Thud as the charge detonated, taking the door off its hinges.... Instantly the Wolf Brigade moved in... Storming headlong through the door, their thermal optical mags picking out the forms of Soldiers, through the smoke and the haze of the blast... Instantly they began firing their Corporate Carbines... using their Smart links to effectivly target the waiting defenders...


(OOC: Just a quickish post to keep things moving, a better more detailed post will appear tomorow morning once ive had a good night sleep)

Kraven Front, Iathern
The innumerable Xirniumite defenders in the vast, spider-like armoured trench system (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/Dennis134/trench.jpg) prepared to meet the new Grybot threat with grim determination. They waited until the enemy marines were within range and then opened up a murderous hail of heavy gunfire. Assault rifle fire, machineguns, flamethrowers, grenades, mortar shells, light artillery, all were directed at the incoming mass of troops. The Xirniumite troops awaited with fixed bayonets to fight with brutal courage to defend Holy Xirnium. Commisar Daleth, who commanded this section of the front, expected fanatical bravery from his troops. Seeing as how they feared him far more than any enemy, he would get it.

Meanwhile, the Xirnium 3rd Attack Submarine Flotilla sailed along the Iathern Coast. These 6 submarines were highly modified SSN Akula-II 'Vepr' nuclear-powered attack submarines. They cruised at a maximum depth of 650 meters moving in the general direction of the Kraven warfleet which was presently engaged at long range with the Imperial defenders.

At present the submarines were near invisible, being powered by their magnetohydrodynamic drives. The SSNs were able to cruise at almost 20 km/h without the current being powerful enough to create gasses in the water, and thus noise.

The modified Akulla-IIs all carried Mk-42 nuclear tactical torpedos. This 10Kt nuclear device was a long range, high speed weapon designed to take out enemy fleets.


OCC, Mini Miehm: They are using Eryx Heavy Anti-Armour Missiles (armed with the 137mm tandem, shaped-charge high explosive warhead capable of penetrating up to 900mm of explosive reactive armour) and SMERCH 9K58 MLRS. Each MLRS fires 12 300mm 9M55K rockets in rapid succession, the warhead of each rocket containing 72 High Explosive Fragmentation submunitions, aimed at area saturation.

The anti-armour variant being fired at your tanks contained 5 Bazalt MOTIV-3F anti-armour submunitions in their warheads. These are smart munitions, with dual-colour infrared sensors for terminal guidance.

Many of Gyrobot's Spirits fell before the trench's defense system. But as they fell, several soldiers armed with Dual Incidenary Caliber chainguns avenged the comrade's death with an devastating salvo of bullets aimed the enemy forces. As they fired the Land Skater withstanding a good deal of artillery crashed into a part of bunker cannons unleashing a hail of fiery destruction. They then received assistance from the Enforcer Divison which charged with their hafium bullet shields and railguns provided a wall as the aparitons aimed their guns at Daleth...

OOC: Is there a map available so I know where I'm putting my troops?
OOC2: Just need to know who's on whose side. So far I have me, Xirnium, ViZion, and Yallak on one side and Kraven, Mini Miehm, Concremo, and Gyrobot on the other?

Kahanistan Reinforcements

The million Republic Guards (OOC: The same ones referred to in my last post) destined for the killing grounds of Xirnium moved grimly into their trucks, cargo planes, and ships. They knew that many of them would be shot down in their planes or their ships would be sunk or their trucks would run over mines. But a million troops with fresh supplies (many of the transports had only supplies in them and were indistinguishable from the ones with troops) would make a difference even if only a few hundred thousand were to make it, and they hoped that many more would.

The transports, escorted by M-113 and T-74 tanks, MiG-31 fighters and refitted Iowa-class battleships, landed on four separate points on the Xirnium border. They were ordered to head for the Kraven forces attacking the entrenched allied troops and attack them from behind. Attacking from several directions at once would hopefully throw them into disarray. Perhaps there was even a way to get their general or whatever human was there to surrender... The MiG's and tanks moved into Xirnium proper, while the 10 battleships were ordered to join the Yallak fleet after the transports dropped off their troops.

In the Trenches

The soldiers of Kahanistan fought like demons, now armed with high-explosive anti-tank guns and recoilless rifles. A force of 10,000 Imperial Marines charged into the Kraven troops, firing their anti-tank and grenade launchers on them.

The original force of 650,000, now reduced to about 500,000, was in the dark that they would be getting reinforcements soon... or that they would bring something more dreadful... self-propelled artillery...

Hey my apologies, ive been around but at work they've been giving me obscure hours, Im trying to fit everything in, and some things are getting neglected, I hate it but Work has to take prioritory, Again my appoligise, Ill try and fit a post in either tonight or tomorow morning

No worries. I'll make a reply to your post sometime tomorrow night.

Crash Site A:
“Advance you filthy maggots! Advance!” snarled Commissar Eisenhan, firing a burst of sub-machinegun fire into the air. Shells and machinegun bullets burst all around him yet the Commissar seemed strangely impervious to the chaos of battle, inspiring the soldiers and giving his men hope. They pushed forwards relentlessly, surging around the burnt out shells of their own destroyed tanks. The Xirnium tanks continued to pound the Mini Miehm landing zone, while rocket artillery as well as heavy shellfire from far off batteries saturated the area. The Mini Miehm were surrounded and outnumbered, and despite atrociously heavy casualties Eisenhan was confident that they could not survive. If nothing else, the awesome artillery fire now being brought to bear would obliterate the Kraven puppet-soldiers.

Nithrax
Nithrax had been designated a “fortress-city” by Chapter-Master Ueylin of the Zealot Knights of the Order of the God-Emperor’s Wisdom. Their orders from the God-Emperor were simple, defend the town or die trying. It was quite simply critical, a communications and transportations hub, and it must be held.

The armoured units from “Crash Site B” would face a real fight along these defensive lines. Every single house and block was fortified, housing antitank guns and missile emplacements. A vast spider’s web of trenches, antitank ditches and tank obstacles greeted the enemy on approach to the town. Enormous zones of antitank mines lay in front of the trenches, and huge 138-mm ETC cannons housed in armoured bunkers prepared to deal death to the armoured troops. The trenches were all lined with the elite troops and dug in tanks of the Knights of the Order of the God-Emperor’s Wisdom, and all waited eagerly to engage the enemy. Casualties would be horrendous, but the Xirniumites were prepared to pay the butcher’s bill.

The city itself was even more formidably garrisoned. There were no fewer than three different elite religious orders waiting to do battle inside, as well as numerous conventional infantry and armoured divisions. The amount of artillery it could call on was immense, and it had supplies to last a siege of almost indefinite length.

Iathern Front
The Commissar bellowed over the din of the battle for reinforcements, seeking to rally the surviving defenders around him while fresh troops arrived from the tunnel system. Next to him, the head and torso of a lieutenant exploded as his body was rent with railgun fire, covering the Commissar with blood and brain tissue. Instinctively Lord Daleth dived beneath the parapet of the trench, crouching amongst the corpses of slain Xirniumite soldiers. He could see a smouldering bunker behind the trenches. Most were still functioning well, but several had been shattered by heavy fire. Even so, Xirniumite troops swarmed to reoccupy the ruins, hauling heavy weapons back into them. Elsewhere, the bunkers continued to deal death to the Gryobot assault squads.

As they neared the trenches, the Commissar screamed at his men to fire the claymores, whose area blasts would inflict frightening casualties on the enemy. More troops continued to pile into the trenches, firing at the mass over the parapets of the trenches.

OCC
OOC: Is there a map available so I know where I'm putting my troops?
Not yet, I’ll get onto it though.

OOC2: Just need to know who's on whose side. So far I have me, Xirnium, ViZion, and Yallak on one side and Kraven, Mini Miehm, Concremo, and Gyrobot on the other?
At the moment Xirnium’s enemies are Kraven, Mini Miehm and Gryobot. Nistolonia, Nation of Fortune, Camel Eaters and Concermo all seem to have left the conflict, although I think Yallak was planing an invasion of Nistolonia.

As it stands those currently helping Xirnium in the conflict at the moment include Yallak, Kahanistan and Befuzina (suppling coke :) ). ViZion and its allies are no longer taking part in this conflict following the coastal bombardment incident and Xirnium's suspicion of ViZion.

Come to think of it, why am I fighting Gryobot and Mini Miehm anyway? Was there a specific grievance or as part of an alliance with Kraven or is it just a land grab or what? I'm having trouble keeping track of everything happening myself.

General Ibrahim bin Jawala recovered from his wounds sufficiently that he could walk, or ride in a transport. He ordered the Kahanistan forces to move into Nithrax and aid in the defenses there. The Kahanistan tanks, trucks, and armored vehicles they had left, however, would only take about 30,000 troops to Nithrax.

General bin Jawala himself would be going to Nithrax. He would command the Kahanistan troops going to the city. They would be taking only rifles, grenades, and grenade launchers, the artillery and anti-tank guns still in the trenches would be needed to fight the armored Kraven soldiers.

The transports would go back and forth between Nithrax and the trenches. Bin Jawala figured that he could move 100,000 troops total to Nithrax before losing most of the transports and that about 320,000 troops, 70,000 of them marines and 250,000 Republic Guard troops would be left by the time they had fortified Nithrax.

Holy Ecclesiastical Edict to the Xirnium High Command

In order to bring this war to a successful conclusion, the most beneficent and omniscient God-Emperor, Lord Quikzos IV, has authorised the immediate mobilisation of 8.4 million souls to replace losses and to fight in the Xirniumite armed forces.

The new formations raised shall be organised as follows:

Army Group Iathern A – 1.8 million

2nd Army

12th Army

18th Army

19th Shock Army

22nd Tank Army

23rd Tank Army

24th Tank Army

27th Zealot Army

29th Zealot Army


Army Group Iathern B – 2.1 million

3rd Army

13th Army

15th Army

16th Shock Army

25th Shock Army

32nd Tank Army

33rd Tank Army

34th Tank Army

35th Tank Army

37th Zealot Army


Army Group Nithrax – 2.3 million

73rd Army

74th Army

77th Army

83rd Army

84th Shock Army

89th Tank Army

101st Tank Army

107th Tank Army

108th Tank Army

111th Zealot Army

112th Zealot Army

The formations specified must be trained and equipped immediately for deployment in battle.

May the Immortal God-Emperor Protect!
The Ecclesiarchy

At the moment Xirnium’s enemies are Kraven, Mini Miehm and Gryobot. Nistolonia, Nation of Fortune, Camel Eaters and Concermo all seem to have left the conflict, although I think Yallak was planing an invasion of Nistolonia.
OOC: I see your bringing my region into this, I hate to dissapoint, but I honestly dont' think CE even knows this thread exists. And I know for a fact he isn't checking his nation regularly. You can hold your grudges against my region, but I have a feeling it will do little good.

OCC:

Bringing whose region into this?? Hold grudges against what region? What exactly do you mean?

Techincally I don't think I ever even knew (in IC) that you were part of this conflict. Camel Eaters may well have forgotten about this thread, his only post I think is at the very start of this thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9728833&postcount=7).

There were a couple of other nations that mobilised at the start too (Tanidaria and Suur-Uusimaa), but they abandoned the conflict also.

I must confess that I'm a little confused by your post.

A second Kahanistanian fleet moved out toward Xirnium, this one consisting of four Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and twenty Iowa-class battleships to escort them. Each carrier had fifty MiG-29's and ten MiG-31's on them, to be given to the Xirnium Air Force if they made it... But they would not make landfall for at least 36 hours... With this escort they would almost certainly be able to land most or all of the MiG's in Xirnium...

A Kahanistanian five-star general and veteran of the Ottoman Alliance conflict, General of the Republic Guard Marcellus Q. Valens, was to train the new Xirnium pilots. He had personally shot down more than three hundred and fifty enemy aircraft and been shot down four times in his fifty-year career in the Republic Guard.

It was absolutely critical that he make it to Xirnium. Of course, the only way to hide a seven-foot tall general is to put him inside one of the MiG's. He and more than two hundred pilots were to take off and fly to Xirnium if either the carriers made landfall or the carriers were fired upon, they would take off before the carriers sank. Kraven wouldn't be able to tell which MiG held the general.

OCC:

Bringing whose region into this?? Hold grudges against what region? What exactly do you mean?
I didn't know that CE had posted earlier on. Him and I are in the same region, as a fact were the only nations in our region, so when I saw his name listed I kind of assumed that you had looked into my region, especially since I didnt' know that he had posted earlier.

EDIT: and your right, there is no way you would have known that we were part of the conflict IC'ly.

OCC

Not yet, I’ll get onto it though.


At the moment Xirnium’s enemies are Kraven, Mini Miehm and Gryobot. Nistolonia, Nation of Fortune, Camel Eaters and Concermo all seem to have left the conflict, although I think Yallak was planing an invasion of Nistolonia.

As it stands those currently helping Xirnium in the conflict at the moment include Yallak, Kahanistan and Befuzina (suppling coke :) ). ViZion and its allies are no longer taking part in this conflict following the coastal bombardment incident and Xirnium's suspicion of ViZion.

Come to think of it, why am I fighting Gryobot and Mini Miehm anyway? Was there a specific grievance or as part of an alliance with Kraven or is it just a land grab or what? I'm having trouble keeping track of everything happening myself.

Yeah, a map would be very helpful now seeing as thiers appearantly so many fronts and nations.
I probly won't bother invading Nistolonia anymore thought.

Crash Site A:
“Advance you filthy maggots! Advance!” snarled Commissar Eisenhan, firing a burst of sub-machinegun fire into the air. Shells and machinegun bullets burst all around him yet the Commissar seemed strangely impervious to the chaos of battle, inspiring the soldiers and giving his men hope. They pushed forwards relentlessly, surging around the burnt out shells of their own destroyed tanks. The Xirnium tanks continued to pound the Mini Miehm landing zone, while rocket artillery as well as heavy shellfire from far off batteries saturated the area. The Mini Miehm were surrounded and outnumbered, and despite atrociously heavy casualties Eisenhan was confident that they could not survive. If nothing else, the awesome artillery fire now being brought to bear would obliterate the Kraven puppet-soldiers.

Nithrax
Nithrax had been designated a “fortress-city” by Chapter-Master Ueylin of the Zealot Knights of the Order of the God-Emperor’s Wisdom. Their orders from the God-Emperor were simple, defend the town or die trying. It was quite simply critical, a communications and transportations hub, and it must be held.

The armoured units from “Crash Site B” would face a real fight along these defensive lines. Every single house and block was fortified, housing antitank guns and missile emplacements. A vast spider’s web of trenches, antitank ditches and tank obstacles greeted the enemy on approach to the town. Enormous zones of antitank mines lay in front of the trenches, and huge 138-mm ETC cannons housed in armoured bunkers prepared to deal death to the armoured troops. The trenches were all lined with the elite troops and dug in tanks of the Knights of the Order of the God-Emperor’s Wisdom, and all waited eagerly to engage the enemy. Casualties would be horrendous, but the Xirniumites were prepared to pay the butcher’s bill.

The city itself was even more formidably garrisoned. There were no fewer than three different elite religious orders waiting to do battle inside, as well as numerous conventional infantry and armoured divisions. The amount of artillery it could call on was immense, and it had supplies to last a siege of almost indefinite length.

Iathern Front
The Commissar bellowed over the din of the battle for reinforcements, seeking to rally the surviving defenders around him while fresh troops arrived from the tunnel system. Next to him, the head and torso of a lieutenant exploded as his body was rent with railgun fire, covering the Commissar with blood and brain tissue. Instinctively Lord Daleth dived beneath the parapet of the trench, crouching amongst the corpses of slain Xirniumite soldiers. He could see a smouldering bunker behind the trenches. Most were still functioning well, but several had been shattered by heavy fire. Even so, Xirniumite troops swarmed to reoccupy the ruins, hauling heavy weapons back into them. Elsewhere, the bunkers continued to deal death to the Gryobot assault squads.

As they neared the trenches, the Commissar screamed at his men to fire the claymores, whose area blasts would inflict frightening casualties on the enemy. More troops continued to pile into the trenches, firing at the mass over the parapets of the trenches.

OCC

Not yet, I’ll get onto it though.


At the moment Xirnium’s enemies are Kraven, Mini Miehm and Gryobot. Nistolonia, Nation of Fortune, Camel Eaters and Concermo all seem to have left the conflict, although I think Yallak was planing an invasion of Nistolonia.

As it stands those currently helping Xirnium in the conflict at the moment include Yallak, Kahanistan and Befuzina (suppling coke :) ). ViZion and its allies are no longer taking part in this conflict following the coastal bombardment incident and Xirnium's suspicion of ViZion.

Come to think of it, why am I fighting Gryobot and Mini Miehm anyway? Was there a specific grievance or as part of an alliance with Kraven or is it just a land grab or what? I'm having trouble keeping track of everything happening myself.


OOC: Kraven is kind of like a little brother to me, I abuse him constantly, and then when he gets in trouble, I make him pay for mercenaries to bail him out, or, in this case, just for giggles...

I would like to repeat that you are not fighting members of the regular army of Mini Miehm, you are fighting a Mercenary unit hired by Kraven with no connection to my nation.

The Imperial Fleet

The sound of battle resounded again across the ocean as swiftly as it had ceased before.

The sound of the defensive chain guns could barely be heard under the deafening fire of the battleship guns.

Dagon was slightly impressed at how efficient the Kraven fleet showed itself to be at the arrival of new forces, but it did no daunt him, as he knew that no matter how well they stood their ground they could never resist the might of his fleet.
His fight here had changed from defensive to a diversion. As long as their ships were occupied presently, the rest of the Empire could crush the enemy’s homeland. Failure to withdraw from their defeat here would only end in complete destruction for the Corporation.

A volley of shellfire erupted against the fleet as Kraven forces opened fire. Yet for all the noise damage remained limited. The armour of the Imperial vessels could well withstand hits from such small guns as were brought to bear against them. The major threat, the Darkthrone had been drawn against the newly arrived ships.

Missile exploded in midair, brought down by defensive guns, countermeasures and the advanced electrical warfare systems.

On the other side of the Kraven ships, Ajir’s fleet formed out into a staggered formation. The Darkthrone’s fire fell against them, but it was only one ship, and as ordered Ajir began targeting every weapon available against that single threat.

An outer frigate would not be so lucky as to see the enemy destroyed. One of the Darkthrone’s shots falling short of a battleships and hitting the smaller vessel in the bridge. Once the smoke had cleared all that remained, was a floating hull ablaze like a sun.

[b]Onboard the IYS Bloodthirster

The ships computers tracked the Kraven soldiers as they moved down the side of the ship.
Imperial troops positioned themselves in defensive places to intercept the threat.

As the Kraven forces blew off one of the outer doors, a single squad was awaiting them. There was a Thud, followed by the door flying back into the hallway, causing a trooper to jump out into the open to avoid it. The following carbine fire caught him square in the chest, sending him flying back down the hall.
The Imperial response was quick. Having heard reports from the Xirnium frontline the remaining nine men opened fire, targeting the enemies heads with their SF-34 Assault rifles – each weapon pumping out over 800 rounds a minute, they could decapitate a person in seconds.
On the sides of the Kraven boarding team, more squads that lay in wait for the enemy, burst out from other doors on the flanks, pouring their fire at the enemy in the same fashion.

OOC: You still need to reply to my ground force attacking yours too.

The Kahanistan Iowa-class battleships, seven of them from the first naval group had made it, moved to join the Yallak fleet, but cut off by the Kraven forces, opened fire on the capitalist pigs. Huge volleys of missiles and shells from the heavy naval guns struck the enemy warships, bursting into flames where high-explosive shells were fired on the Kraven ships.

The captain of the RKS Yamaha hailed the Yallak fleet from the other side of the Kraven fleet.

"Yallak fleet, this is a Kahanistan naval battle group, we are engaging the same Kraven fleet that you are, but we're on the other side of the fleet. All our air support is heading for Xirnium. We request assistance. Do you think you could break through their fleet and cut them in two? Over."

OOC: I have two fleets attacking the Kraven Corp, one near the coast and one on the other side out towards the ocean. Where abouts is yours so i can work out what to do?

OOC: Near the coast is my guess, the battleships just escorted some transport ships to the Xirnium shores, then broke off to join the allied fleet after the transports beached themselves and dropped off the troops and supplies.

Dagon was snapping orders around the bridge, dictating the downfall of the Corporation, when an officer called out for him.

“Commander, we are being hailed.”

He listened calmly as the Kahanistanian message came through.

"Yallak fleet, this is a Kahanistan naval battle group, we are engaging the same Kraven fleet that you are, but we're on the other side of the fleet. All our air support is heading for Xirnium. We request assistance. Do you think you could break through their fleet and cut them in two? Over."

As it ended he picked up his communicator and began to reply.

“Why, it would be our pleasure to break them in half. We have 200 ships on across from us, join up with them while we make our attack.”

The main bulk of the Imperial fleet began to cease it evasive maneuvers, instead splitting off into their separate battlegroups as they sped towards the Kraven ships at over thirty four knots an hour.

Still hammering away at the enemy with guns and missiles the fleet quickly began to close range with the enemy.

From behind, Ajir’s fleet had now launched its air compliment. Just under four thousand planes moved in formation directly at the Corporation ships, firing missiles and torpedoes as they went.

From: The New Order Republic of Torontia

To: Xirnium

The New Order Republic of Torontia, in loyalty to our Kraven brothers in arms, declares a state of war on the nation of Xirnium.

For too long, Torontia has seen the lunatics who claim to rule Xirnium spew their fake religion and use their vile so-called 'beliefs' to wage war on the Kraven Corporation.

For too long, Torontia has seen Xirnium spewing lies to the international community to justify their own evil existence and their horrific imperialist aims and objectives.

For to long, Torontia has suffered from constant insults and provocations from the delusional leadership of Xirnium.

Xirnium is delusional in that it thinks it can get away with insulting nations five times it's size and military strength, way more powerful than their vile leadership could only ever hope to be itself.

Torontia is of the opinion that our allies, especially the Kraven Corporation, will ONLY ever have the peace and freedom they work so hard for, when this vile menace, a collective rabble of lunatic theocratic extremists and gangster terrorists, that is Xirnium is once and for all crushed by the forces of freedom and progress which march under the flags and banners of the Kraven Corporation and Torontia.

May Torontia and the Kraven Corporation receive the blessing of God himself and may we stand tall and resolute until TOTAL VICTORY!

President for Life of the New Order Republic of Torontia

Colonel Vader Tanakis

Open Ecclesiastical Edict
To: The Kraven Slave-Puppet of Torontia
From: His Most Glorious High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium

Clearly the slave-ally of Torontia is either deluded or mad, declaring war on a sovereign state that has never threatened nor provoked it with war. Your illegal declaration of war shall be met only with your deaths.

The leaders of Torontia are fools, failing to see that it was Kraven which has without cause invaded our nation and not the other way around. Their double-speak of Xirniumite "imperialism" in a war where we defend our homeland from destruction and people from being harvested as slaves for Kraven reeks of pitiful servitude to their cruel slave-drivers of the worst kind.

If Torontia wants war though, so be it, they shall also find defeat and death in Holy Xirnium. You attack an enclave of the Infinite Empire, and the Yallak Imperium shall surely raise your pitiful nation to the ground for its idiocy. But we fail to see how your "decleration of war" is any different to the situation we were already in. Kraven has simply commanded one other of his servants to invade, nothing more.

As for peace, to have peace Kraven need only withdraw its filth from Xirnium lands and call of its hounds. But Kraven doesn't want peace.

(IC)

Seattle, capital city of Torontia

Over 400,000 Torontian soldiers, along with 70,000 elite Republican Guard were standing in perfect formation in the Republic Sqaure, a huge open space made of tarmac that was located right outside the main balcony of the Torontian Presidential Palace.

These soldiers were to be the first of many more who would soon be going to Xirnium to help Torontia's ally and close friend, the Kraven Corporation, in their war against the theocracy of Xirnium.

Torontia had for too long watched it's ally suffer in the invasion of Xirnium and futhermore, President for Life, Colonel Vader Tanakis, would no longer stand by whilst the vile theocratic leadership of Xirnium continued to insult Torontia.

As the time came to 13:00 hours, the military bands stop playing and the whole of Republic Sqaure went into deep silence.

On the balcony of the Presidential Palace, Colonel Vader Tanakis, in full military uniform complete with all his medals and his presidential sash, step onto the podium. Surrounding Colonel Tanakis were the Minister of Defence, James Baker and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karl Rove. Both Ministers in dark grey business suits.

After everyone took their places, Colonel Tanakis began his speech to his troops and to the nation.

This was a speech for the nation, to stir the people's nationalism and racist hatred of the Xirniums, which was the result of a month long campaign by state run Torontian media, which tainted the Xirniums as the ultimate evil and a threat worthy of all out war and extermination.

Torontia had already given it's statement of war to Xirnium and the international community knew enough of the situation.

Then, Colonel Tanakis began his speech:

"Dear Compatriots and citizens of Torontia.

Two days ago, I declared the existence of a state of war between Torontia and the nation of Xirnium.

As you well know of the insanity, barbarity and evil that is Xirnium, I will not go into great deatail as to why this war now exists, but will repeat the facts.

Torontia stood by for months as we had to suffer baseless and vile insults made by the theocratic crackpots and perverted leadership of Xirnium.

Torontia stood by for months when we saw our brave and peace loving ally, the Kraven Corporation, suffer in terms of it's losses and it's noble sacrifices at the hands of the barbaric terrorists that are the soldiers of the Xirnium army.

Also given that Xirnium is a grave and sinister threat to the Kraven Corporation, Torontia and the international community at large.

Xirnium, should it ever win the war, although that is near impossible, would not be happy enslaving Torontia and the Kraven Corporation. No, it would then go after other nations who would rightly refuse to bow down to the stench that is their so-called 'God-Emperor'.

That is why, for the sake of freedom, national sovereignty, progress and the cause of world peace and human harmony, Torontia is now at war with Xirnium and why the Kraven Corporation made the brave decision to go to war with these vile beasts in the first place.

We must always remian level headed in these times of plots by foreign enemies, plots by our own subversives and by the vile imperialistic plans of the global communist gangster conspiracy, to which Xirnium is part of."

By now, Colonel Tanakis began to raise his voice and was now yelling rather than speaking. His sweat on his forhead glistening in the sunlight.

"Torontians have a God given duty in this time of war to root out all vile traitors who reside in our nation!

Anyone you see who speaks ill of the Torontian New Order, the Great Party of our Nation, my Great Leadership or the Torontian war effort, expose them to our brave security forces, where these vile lapdogs of the global communist conspiracy will be wiped out without mercy!

We are at war and no mercy or compassion can ever be shown!

Our enemies lurke everywhere, your own family members may be in league with the enemy, as I demand of you that your duty is too me and the nation, you are even to expose to us your relatives and loved ones, should they be as foolish to work against our nation and the war effort.

Too my brave soldiers, Im one of you!

My life has been in the Torontian Armed Forces and you gave me everything and for that I give you everything in this brave war of ours, a noble struggle against communist gangsterism and global evil.

To arms, my bothers!

For we seek victory and nothing less!"

With that, Colonel Tanakis finished his speech and steped down from his podium and walked back inside the Presidential Palace.

Torontia was now ready for this war.

As ready as Torontia could ever be!

Open Ecclesiastical Edict

The High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium has had enough of the vile heathen scum who would despoil our fair land.

This warning goes out to all of Kraven's slave-allies who would seek to make unjust war with Xirnium, we shall use any and all means to combat a renewed threat to Xirnium. We shall inflict total and divine retribution on the heretic filth. We will use our Lord's weapons of mass destruction on any further naked aggression against the Xirniumite state.

You have been warned.

(IC)

Air Force bases across Torontia

This was it, the first blow Torontia would make on Xirnium.

As the Kraven Corporation asked of Torontia, Colonel Tanakis gave the orders to the Torontian Air Force to conduct bombings and strikes on the Xirnium mainland.

Torontian satellites and the central command of Torontia's military intelligence had already compiled an extensive list of all of the targets that were to be hit durning the airstrike and bombing campaign.

They inlcuded the follwing:

Anti-aircraft defenses

Coastal defenses

Military bases

Naval bases

Air force bases

Communication centres

Major bridges and highway junctions

Dams

Power plants

Gas stations

Oil fields

Petroleum refining centres

Local government infastructure

The Xirnium Emperor's many palaces

Major industrial plants, partically weapons factories

Across Torontia, jet fighters, interceptor jets, heavey and light bombers and stealth aircraft took off and began their journey.

The Torontian air fleet heading towards Xirnium consisted of the following:

130 B-52 bombers

100 B-2 stealth bombers

230 F-16 jet fighters

200 F-18 jet fighters

110 F-22 jet fighters

(IC)

Somewhere in the skies

The Torontian air fleet was now only a few hours away from target.

So far the skies had been clear, with no enemy aircraft spotted.

So far all was going well and it looked like the Xirniums were not yet aware of the destruction that awaited them.

"Inquisitor Vaoron! The radar network has detected Torontian aircraft inbound towards Xirnium, over international waters," stated the Lieutenant excitedly.

"Very well Lieutenant, scramble Fighter Wings 2 through 6, shoot down the Kraven filth immediately," spat the Inquisitor.

"Are you sure my Lord Inquisitor? We have carefully protected our airforce throughout the war, it seems reckless to risk it now," said the Lieutenant.

"Do you question my jugdment, Lieutenant?" a dangerous look gleamed in his eye.

"No, no, of course not Lord Inquisitor. I'll notify the fighter wings at once to scramble and meet the threat," said the Lieutenant hurriedly.

Accross the airfields of Holy Xirnium, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fighter Wings of the nation took off, ready to defend the homeland.

As the Torontian aircraft began to come withing range the AA missiles streaked up towards their targets, guided by the sophisticated and vast RADAR net of the country. Innumerable trails laced the sky as the missiles screamed towards their targets, even as the Xirnium airforce neared its prey, eager to do battle.

His 2nd Crusader Fighter Wing
3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
4th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
5th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
6th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
19th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
20th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
21st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)

His 3rd Crusader Fighter Wing
41st Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
42nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
44h Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
88th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
89th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
90th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
91st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)

His 4th Crusader Fighter Wing
7th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
23rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker
24th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker
25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker
26th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker

His 5th Crusader Fighter Wing
10th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
11th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
12th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
13th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60
28th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60
29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60
30th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60

His 6th Crusader Fighter Wing
16th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
17th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
18th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
19th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon
42nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon
43rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon
44th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon

(IC)

Coastline of western Xirnium

The first wave of Torontian jet fighters pilots now saw the coastline of Xirnium with their own eyes.

They were relieved in a sense in that so far they did not have to engage combat with the Xirnium enemy, who by the signs of it, looked like they still unawre of what was about to hit them.

The first wave of F-22s and F-18s flew inland for about five minutes before they saw one of the anti-aircraft batteries that the Torontian intelligence services has picked out in the air fleet's target list.

Then one after the other four F-22s fired their air-to-ground missiles at the Xirnium AA battery and within seconds it was hit, causing a large orange fireball to erupt from below into the air.

The following waves of F-22s carried out the same routine on 4 different Xirnium AA batteries over the space of the next five minutes.

Futher inland, two F-16s cam across a small Xirnium village, loacted at the bottom of the hills to the north of the village.

One of the pilots radioed one of the B-52 bombers that was in formation behind them.

"I think this is a job for one of you guys."

"Shit, this dump will only need one of you to turn it into a graveyard"

Just then, The pilot noticed a temple in the village centre, those temples which the Xirniums use to worship their 'God-Emperor'.

The pilot got back to the B-52.

"Hey wait a sec, Im gonna take that shithole out"

"That will teach those braindead stupid fucks to worship some crackpot 'God'"

"Lets see if their so-called 'God' is going to protect those dickheads now"

With that the pilot fired a air-to-ground missile that took a direct hit on the village temple and reduced it to fire and rubble in seconds.

"Okay, I had my fun, now blow this shithole to Hell"

With that last order, the B-52 dropped it's payload, engulfing the entire village to a flaming inferno.

The entire RADAR network had lit up at the Torontian incursion and innumerable AA missiles from all over the country streaked at high speed toward their unsuspecting prey.

The Xirnium airwings came down with full force on the Torontian aircraft, engaging the fighters and bombers with devestating precision. The smaller groups of fighters were ambushed by larger groups of roving kill squadrons, which engaged the spread out Torontians and their staggered waves with ruthlessness.

Against the combined might of withering SAM fire and advanced Xirnium aircraft the Torontians had no hope.

The hundreds of aircraft leaping into the air could not be missed by the radar of the Hammers air armada, but until they closed, they had no reason to engae them, assuming they were even coming after them in the first place...

Crash site A:

The Tigers were getting hammered, but they were giving as good as they got, 4 were down so far, and 2 more had mobility kills, but the rest were running at at least 60% of maximum efficiency.

As the battle progressed, the V-TOLs that had been dispatched were now overhead, and able to provide support, unleashing barrages of autocannon fire as they hovered above the battlefield, targeting the unarmored infantry, and leaving the armor to the attentions of the Tigers on the ground.

Mobile forces from Site B:

The front rank of 4 Metalstorms opened fire once they could see the outskirts of the city, blanketing the front trenches in 40mm grenades, disengaging their packs, and loading 105mm antitank packs instead, while the second rank opened up with 40mm grenades, and so on, through the ranks. Only the heavy weapons section stayed silent, they were mounted with 120mm automortars, and were designated for hitting any soft targets they might encounter during this battle.

(IC)

Skies over Xirnium

"Sir, we have picked up a large enemy fleet, coming in from the south and the south east."

"Our orders stand, engage the enemy, cause as much damage and take out as many enemy fighters as you can. Ill break formation with my air squad and inform air force central command of the situation."

"Very well, well do our best to tie the enemy down and to inflict the damage you ask of us."

With that the commander of the air fleet broke ranks with 4 other jet fighters and then flew out to international waters.

Then he called central command.

"This is flight group leader, calling central command, Seattle."

"This is central command, Seattle. What is your current status?"

"One of the attack waves has managed to get into the Xirnium airspace over the western mainland. They have already attack and destroyed numerous enemy AA batteries and they were also successful in destroying a village that was in that area. However the attack waves from the north have been met with resistance, but they Xirniums reacted MUCH later than we expected. This is a good sign, that their detection systems are slow and that their response is slow as well. Even the northern attack wave, although now engaging the enemy, is but 2 miles from the northern Xirnium coast."

"Our intel was right in that the Xirniums have a modern BUT small air force. Whilst they have a level of quality that matches our own air force, the enemy have much fewer aircraft than we do, thus the enemy will only use the air force as a last resort. Our Kraven allies told us that they have hardly seen the enemy air force even though they have now 2 million ground forces liberating the enemy lands from evil. This heavy use of the enemy air force to our attack shows that what the enemy fears the most is an all out air strike, that would cripple their nation and their war effort."

"Given that what you are up against is the bulk of the enemy air force, this first air fleet is to fight to the last fighter jet. We can afford losses, the enemy cannot. Take out as many enemy planes as you can even is that means us losing all of ours. This will greatly weaken the enemy air force, to the extent that when we send our second air attack fleet, then our third, then our fourth, they will be unable to do fuck all!"

"I hear you Seattle. We fear nothing, even death. We will be more than happy to die, if we know that the enemy air force will be weakend badly as a result. May you remind the other air attack fleets to consider us, when they arrive, for were clearing the way for them."

"Will do, group leader."

Few of the AA missile batteries were truly damaged, however. The sophisticated Xirnium RADAR stations had immediately detected the threat from the Torontians. The anti-missile shield was active, and SAAMs arced up to intercept the projectiles. Brilliant explosions would erupted as SAAMs impacted with their targets. The umbrella was not perfect however.

Those Torontian missiles which got through were engaged by the modified Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems firing quad gatling guns (each with 6 barrels), attempting to shoot them down before they could threaten the AA defences. They fired high velocity 30mm ammunition, destroying large numbers.. Those that did get through, of course, needed to contend with the fact that the AA defences were dug in, protected inside armoured pits. Several of the Torontian missiles smashed harmlessly into the sides of these defences, doing no damage to the AA guns. Others scored hits, tearing apart the batteries. The losses sustained were not terminal, however, the sheer number of AA guns meant that what units were destroyed did not overly affect the anti-air capabilities.

In the meantime, the air defences continue to fire volley after volley of SAMs at the Torontian aircraft, determined to blow them from the sky.

[OCC: This will have to be my last post for now]

(OOC)

To: Xirnium

Was that post in response to the attack in the west of your nation?

Also, if it was, are you intending on doing a damage stat list on the village that I bombed?

Ill post my stats on losses for so far soon, plus a few dogfight posts!

During the course if this war, Torontia will fight you in the air and on land, I have now intention yet of doing naval warfare, I find navy stuff boring to be honest.

Should Torontia and Kraven win this war, Ill let you in on the post occupation future.

Xirnium will be divided into two occupation zones, one mine and the other for Kraven.

Kraven intends to enslave your people, Im going to exterminate ALL of them, like Nazi Germany, your land will be used by native Torontians who will move over and my segment of Xirnium will become sovereign Torontian territory.

(OOC)

To: Xirnium

Was that post in response to the attack in the west of your nation?

Also, if it was, are you intending on doing a damage stat list on the village that I bombed?

Ill post my stats on losses for so far soon, plus a few dogfight posts!

During the course if this war, Torontia will fight you in the air and on land, I have now intention yet of doing naval warfare, I find navy stuff boring to be honest.

Should Torontia and Kraven win this war, Ill let you in on the post occupation future.

Xirnium will be divided into two occupation zones, one mine and the other for Kraven.

Kraven intends to enslave your people, Im going to exterminate ALL of them, like Nazi Germany, your land will be used by native Torontians who will move over and my segment of Xirnium will become sovereign Torontian territory.

OOC: Hey, you better watch it, Part of this countries mine, understand? I'm going to deploy some actual MM forces in support of Kraven soon enough, so part of this place is mine...

[B]
"Our intel was right in that the Xirniums have a modern BUT small air force. Whilst they have a level of quality that matches our own air force, the enemy have much fewer aircraft than we do, thus the enemy will only use the air force as a last resort."

The Imperial command listened as the Totontian messages were intercepted. For the second time in this war, such idiocy caused the Commander to burst out into laughter.
Dagon picked up his communicator and got a line to the Imperial fighters flying over Xirnium.

“Attention, All craft cease operations and destroy the enemy fighters.”
“Copy that, Commander”

Across Xirnium the might of the Imperial Airforce broke off from it ground attack runs and turned to engage the Torontian planes.
In seconds, all Eighteen thousand aircraft were locking on the enemy and the skies filled with more missiles than any radar system would ever be able to track.

Dagon looked on from a distance as the skies filled with white streaks. Not a single Torontian would survive the day, all because of the lies of the Kraven Corporation.

OOC: Planes have been attacking Kraven and allies ground forces – they just haven’t bothered reply to them.
Does your nation have a coast Torontia??

OOC:

That was in responce to your attacks on my AA batteries.

I will post loses on the village bombed, but for now you can consider it as having been completely annihilated.

As for Xirnium being defeated, I am prepared to accept that eventually if that is the way it goes.. I rp fairly.

But the war will get far nastier, and frightful casualties will be inflicted on your nation and Kraven's if that is the way it will go. This includes the use of mass nuclear and biological weaponry. Xirnium will not accept extermination lying down.

The Imperial command listened as the Totontian messages were intercepted. For the second time in this war, such idiocy caused the Commander to burst out into laughter.
Dagon picked up his communicator and got a line to the Imperial fighters flying over Xirnium.

“Attention, All craft cease operations and destroy the enemy fighters.”
“Copy that, Commander”

Across Xirnium the might of the Imperial Airforce broke off from it ground attack runs and turned to engage the Torontian planes.
In seconds, all Eighteen thousand aircraft were locking on the enemy and the skies filled with more missiles than any radar system would ever be able to track.

Dagon looked on from a distance as the skies filled with white streaks. Not a single Torontian would survive the day, all because of the lies of the Kraven Corporation.

OOC: Planes have been attacking Kraven and allies ground forces – they just haven’t bothered reply to them.
Does your nation have a coast Torontia??


OOC: You've been bombing us?

OOC: You've been bombing us?

Yes but noone seemed to notice - i also opened fire on your positions with tanks and artillery. Ill find the post and link it.

IC:

The High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium condemns utterly the bastardry of the Torontian Airforce. Earlier today, the town of Gryat, a civilian town without any military units placed in it whatsoever, was completely annihilated in a show of gangstersism and an utter disdain for human life.

Thousands of women, children, elderly and infirm (the vast majority of the population of Gryat, as most of the nation’s men are at war defending Holy Xirnium) have been brutally killed in this shocking attack. The town of Gryat itself has been completely leveled.

The High Ecclesiarchy calls on the world to condemn such utter barbarism.

OCC:
Kraven intends to enslave your people, Im going to exterminate ALL of them, like Nazi Germany, your land will be used by native Torontians who will move over and my segment of Xirnium will become sovereign Torontian territory.

Even Nazi Germany was nowhere near as bad as that. May your nation burn in hell ;)

Yes but noone seemed to notice - i also opened fire on your positions with tanks and artillery. Ill find the post and link it.

OOC: I honestlyad no idea that you were bombing me, or Kraven...

OOC: I honestlyad no idea that you were bombing me, or Kraven...

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9816343&postcount=288

OOC: Note: When i refer to Kraven's forces in this war i generally mean all of his allies as well - i am using Xirniums classification that you are all his slaves.

The end of this post has the air attacks.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9816304&postcount=287

Its just a sentence but it carries on from a previous post. Basically it was my eighteen thousand planes bombing anything that moved.

(OOC)

OOC: Hey, you better watch it, Part of this countries mine, understand? I'm going to deploy some actual MM forces in support of Kraven soon enough, so part of this place is mine...

Sorry about that. I knew you were on the Torontian and Kraven side, I just did not know if you were in this war to help us out or if you wanted a slice of the Xirnium cake as well, so to speak.

Well lets the Xirnium will be split 3 ways post occupation then.

In seconds, all Eighteen thousand aircraft were locking on the enemy and the skies filled with more missiles than any radar system would ever be able to track.

In seconds, 18,000 jet fighters take off without all crashing into each other???

Im ok with you having 18,000+ jet fighters in your nation's airforce and Im ok with 18,000 jet fighters of yours in this conflcit zone, ie: all over Xirnium.

But all in the same area, taking off all at once and then engaging in my air fleet which is about 500 stong.

Most of your jest fighters would be destroyed by your own missiles hitting into them or just crashing into each other.

Cmon, be a little bit more realistic, besides are you that unconfident of your own air force that you need 18,000 to take out my 500 fighters?

But the war will get far nastier, and frightful casualties will be inflicted on your nation and Kraven's if that is the way it will go. This includes the use of mass nuclear and biological weaponry. Xirnium will not accept extermination lying down.

Oh well, thats war for you is it not?

I see you RP well and you are not a n00b.

Im going to enjoy this.

By Friday, another nation is selling Torontia nuclear weapons, so on Friday Torontia will become a nuclear power, as up until now, we have only had chemical weapons, a LOT of chemical weapons. The deal was already done with this nation, he is making them as we write.

Im NOT into bio weapons, to unpredictable and slow to take effect, Im sticking with nukes and chemical weapons.

The Kahanistan battleship fleet charged head-on into the Kraven fleet, hoping to link up physically with the Yallak force, as it was hopelessly outmunbered, only seven warships. They took heavy fire from the Kraven ships, and one of them started to sink as its crew leapt into lifeboats, threw out pieces of furniture for use as flotation devices, and frantically tried to bail the ship.

Meanwhile, its carrier escort of four carriers deployed two hundred MiG-29's and forty MiG-31's. The MiG's made straight for Xirnium, unaware that Xirnium now had a sizable air force of its own. The General hailed the Xirnium capital.

"Xirnium Command, this is General of the Republic Guard Marcellus Quintus Valens. I am bringing 240 MiG's to Xirnium to be given as an aid package to the Xirnium Air Force, as well as training pilots. Request location of suitable landing sites for the air fleet. Another package of 40 Kahanistan MiG-31's will engage the Kraven shortly. Valens out."

Meanwhile, 50,000 Republic Guard soldiers had arrived in Nithrax to reinforce the defenses.

In seconds, 18,000 jet fighters take off without all crashing into each other???

Im ok with you having 18,000+ jet fighters in your nation's airforce and Im ok with 18,000 jet fighters of yours in this conflcit zone, ie: all over Xirnium.

But all in the same area, taking off all at once and then engaging in my air fleet which is about 500 stong.

Most of your jest fighters would be destroyed by your own missiles hitting into them or just crashing into each other.

Cmon, be a little bit more realistic, besides are you that unconfident of your own air force that you need 18,000 to take out my 500 fighters?

You should have read the previous posts.
They were already in the air so didn't require taking off and my targeting computers are very advanced (not to mention my pilots are not dumb) so they would shoot at each other
They would be flying at different heights and distances so no collisions and the like either.
I didn't bother explaining that cause i just assumed as i was writing it, sorry.

OCC:

I see you RP well and you are not a n00b.

Im going to enjoy this.

By Friday, another nation is selling Torontia nuclear weapons, so on Friday Torontia will become a nuclear power, as up until now, we have only had chemical weapons, a LOT of chemical weapons. The deal was already done with this nation, he is making them as we write.

Im NOT into bio weapons, to unpredictable and slow to take effect, Im sticking with nukes and chemical weapons.


Very well. But just so you know, OCCly, if my nation does look like it will fall and knowing your plans to exterminate the Xirniumite people, they will saturate your nation with nuclear explosions and use Kraven's own bioweapons against your population centres. That is the price you will pay for victory.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9816343&postcount=288

OOC: Note: When i refer to Kraven's forces in this war i generally mean all of his allies as well - i am using Xirniums classification that you are all his slaves.

The end of this post has the air attacks.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9814789&postcount=286

OOC: I am slave to no man, but meh...

IC:

The artillery had little effect on the massive Tigers, and the tank cannon were dangerous to a point, against certain structural points and the main guns for example, but the heavy main armor managed to shrug off mosdt ofthe hits with minimal damage, although one magazine was penetrated, it was not the catastrophic kill it would normall have been, since railgun ammunition uses no propellants, all that happened was some ammo was lost, and there was a hole in the tank.

OOC: No air attacks are found in that second post.

(OOC)

You should have read the previous posts.
They were already in the air so didn't require taking off and my targeting computers are very advanced (not to mention my pilots are not dumb) so they would shoot at each other
They would be flying at different heights and distances so no collisions and the like either.
I didn't bother explaining that cause i just assumed as i was writing it, sorry.

Thats ok, just a little confusion there.

Like I said, your nation is BIG, you can afford such a vast airforce. Torontia has about 22,000 jet fighters in TOTAL of it's entire airforce.

But Im not going to send the lot over to this war, in case Im on the losing side.

I wish Kraven would use his air force, he is only doing ground war stuff at the mo. Big mistake, remember how the Arabs lost to Isreal? The Arabs had bigger armies than the Jews, but no air cover so the Jews just flew about and blasted them.

Kraven needs to get airborne or that history lesson will repeat itself.

Can I ask you if Xirnium is under Yallak rule?

Is his nation your protectorate or something?

If not, why are you allies with him, when you could put your big nation to good use and join us, you could then do land grabs to make your nation larger and then you also get lots of slaves, which benefit you as well?

"Xirnium Command, this is General of the Republic Guard Marcellus Quintus Valens. I am bringing 240 MiG's to Xirnium to be given as an aid package to the Xirnium Air Force, as well as training pilots. Request location of suitable landing sites for the air fleet. Another package of 40 Kahanistan MiG-31's will engage the Kraven shortly. Valens out."

A young woman's voice said, "Coordinates are being relayed in highly encripted Alpha-J2 script, of which your nation has the decryption codes as do all members of the Adamantine alliance, as we speak. The Xirniumite people are eternally greatful for your aid."

OCC: Now I really must go, see you all later.

Can I ask you if Xirnium is under Yallak rule?

Is his nation your protectorate or something?

Yes, Xirnium is a self-governing territory of the Infinite Empire, your war against Xirnium is a war against Yallak itself.

OOC: No air attacks are found in that second post.

I edited the post with the link, sorry got the wrong one before.

Xirnium is an enclave of the Infinite Empire, your war against Xirnium is a war against Yallak itself.

Yes. Xirnium is a protectorate. I offered you the same but got no response. And now you have invaded my nation and will suffer the price of insolence.

You didn't answer before: does your nation have a coast?

wow, i don't think u guys take this seriously enough. (read multiple times if, upon the first reading, you don't get the full effect of the heavy sarcasm)

(OOC)

Yes. Xirnium is a protectorate. I offered you the same but got no response.

Thats news to me!

When?

You didn't answer before: does your nation have a coast?

Whoops, sorry I missed that.

Yes Torontia does.

Torontia broke away from the US in 1991.

It is made up of the US states of Oregon, Washinton and the Canadian province of BC on the Pacific North West coast.

The capital city is Seattle, major port city is Vancouver.

Torontia is MT/PMT nation, not FT stuff please.

US weaponry, from M-16s to Nimitz air carriers and B-2 stealths.

Given that Xirnium is part of your nation, will you Yallak accept defeat if me and Kraven take ALL of Xirnium, or do we then have to go on to take over Yallak mainland???

Torontia wanted to destory the Anti-Kraven Alliance, thus the geopolitical objectives were to:

Invade and occupy Xirnium.

Invade and occupy Kahanistan.

Fight Yallak in both invasions and upon taking over of Xirnium and Kahanistan by Torontia and Kraven, Yallak will withdrawl, leaving you like an old dog licking it's wounds after losing a fight.

I still hope thats how this thing is going to be.

The Kahanistan MiG's landed where the Xirnium commander had given them the coordinates. They got out and General Valens introduced himself to a Xirnium officer.

"General of the Republic Guard, Marcellus Quintus Valens. I commanded this fleet, and the pilots here will train Xirniumite pilots to fly our MiG's. With our aid, the Xirnium Air Force will smite the Kraven once and for all."

"By the way, President al-Za'if has authorized me to tell your government that if Xirnium falls, Kahanistan will train and arm a resistance movement as best as we can."

(OOC)

Thats news to me!

When?

In your thread about buying nuclear weapons. Its the third post.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=451606


Given that Xirnium is part of your nation, will you Yallak accept defeat if me and Kraven take ALL of Xirnium, or do we then have to go on to take over Yallak mainland???

Torontia wanted to destory the Anti-Kraven Alliance, thus the geopolitical objectives were to:

Invade and occupy Xirnium.

Invade and occupy Kahanistan.

Fight Yallak in both invasions and upon taking over of Xirnium and Kahanistan by Torontia and Kraven, Yallak will withdrawl, leaving you like an old dog licking it's wounds after losing a fight.

I still hope thats how this thing is going to be.

I doubt i will accept defeat so easily. And now that my allies have been alerted to the situation you will not even defeat Xirnium let along hit Kahanistan. We fight to the end - or close enough to the end depending on whether we are winning or dying.

The Hammers air Armada would soon be joined by another, since Xirnium is actively engaging in hostilities against a Miehmish ally, an entire Corps and its constituent support units will be deployed to deal with the upstarts in Xirnium.

Hammers Crash Site A:

The planes that roared by overhead pounded the wrecked ships and already damaged tanks into rubble, and badly damaged 3 more, but even with all the damage, a few of the lighter AA guns were able to return fire, spitting .50 caliber bullets, and 30mm shells ino the air after the fleeing bombers.

The Kahanistan MiG's landed where the Xirnium commander had given them the coordinates. They got out and General Valens introduced himself to a Xirnium officer.

"General of the Republic Guard, Marcellus Quintus Valens. I commanded this fleet, and the pilots here will train Xirniumite pilots to fly our MiG's. With our aid, the Xirnium Air Force will smite the Kraven once and for all."

"By the way, President al-Za'if has authorized me to tell your government that if Xirnium falls, Kahanistan will train and arm a resistance movement as best as we can."

Kathryn, a pretty blonde in her 20s, returned the salute, blinking back tears at the Kahanistanian general’s guarantee to stand by their ally even if Holy Xirnium fell. ‘Vice-Admiral and Lieutenant General Kathryn, Xirnium Air Combat Command Organisation (Major), or XACCOM,’ the lady introduced herself. ‘Xirnium unfourtunately has little experience in developing an airforce and consequently the Ecclesiarchy has (wrongly in my opinion) organisationally placed us under the Martime Guild, our Navy. Therefore, I have both a naval and airforce rank, although I prefer to be adressed by the latter. In my opinion the way they’ve gone about placing us under the Maritime Guild is a mistake, but one must make do I guess,’ she shrugged.

Her next words were drowned out as two Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker jets screamed over the group at low altitude, off on another sortie. ‘.. grateful that Kahanistan sends its support though, and your advanced training program will certainly come in handy for my pilots, even though they already seem to be adjusting admirably to the advanced fighters. Xirnium needs all the help we can get, and we hope your forces will contribute in our upcoming major offensive.’ Kathryn paused for a moment, gazing around the busy airfield. A strong wind had developed, ruffling her uniform and tousling her hair. The installation was hectic and chaotic, with aircraft departing and landing and groups of officers loudly conferring regarding their next sortie.

‘Oh, by the way,’ the Lieutenant General said, ‘this is my political adjutant Commissar Fidor and intelligence officer Inquisitor Myelin,’ she guestured towards two men to her right and a little back. The Ecclesiarchy has decided to give the new airforce high autonomy and therefore they are, strictly speaking, observers only.’ The two men looked sullen as she pressed on, ‘Now, as you well know the Torontian government has collapsed. The Xirnium High Command is preparing a new offensive to knock one of Kraven's other allies, Mini Miehm, out of the war. Army Group Nithrax, roughly 2.3 million, is being deployed to deal with them. Furthermore, we are preparing to use an unprecedented huge amount of artillery, both rocket and shell, to blast away at the enemy. The High Ecclesiarchy has also authorised the mass use of fule-air munitions and high-yield cruise missiles as well as small tactical nukes in order to succeed.

The lady took a deep breath. ‘This is where we come in,’ continued Lieutenant General Kathryn. The Xirnium High Command wants those absurdly large Mini Miehm air-battleships wiped out. With their large size I doubt this'll be a great challenge. We’re thinking of deploying 9 wings, that’s 1,152 fighters, along with a mass AA missile barrage, to accomplish that aim. With your help and that of the Yallak Empire we can't fail.’

The Lieutenant General smiled broadly, and General Valens observed that the morale of this Xirniumite airforce was extremely high. 'For the moment it seems that Kraven has exhausted itself upon our defences, and that we have that threat contained with your assistance and that of Yallak,' she declared. 'Now we will bring the war to its decisive conclusion.'

General Valens smiled. He was an intimidating man when he didn't, at seven feet tall and over three hundred pounds. He was quite old for a still active military officer, at 70, but aging career officers were not unusual in Kahanistan, which lacks a mandatory retirement age. A few stayed on into their eighties or nineties, and were the most experienced officers of all.

"General, these men and women will train your pilots. I trust you will make good use of them. 300 MiG-31's and 500 MiG-29's, supported by 1,100 KC-135 Stratotanker refuelers and the four Nimitz carriers we have here, will join in any offensive you plan to launch. In total the Kahanistan Republic Guard will provide a fleet of 1,900 warplanes in its own contingent to the offensive, and that's just for starters. A force of a million troops should be hitting the Kraven from behind as we speak. And, of course, you have some 200 new MiG's. The controls are a bit easier than the F-16's you're used to, but the MiG only carries six missiles, one bomb, and a machine gun with 100 rounds. The carriers will refuel and restock you, and unlike standard Nimitz ships which hold 85 planes, these hold 60 because of the anti-air and missile emplacements on them to make the carriers less attractive targets."

I really don't think you would train Xirnium's air force without inviting me, would you?

I'll give you specs on the more advanced PMT fighters has tommorow. It's 1 AM here, and I am dead tired.

Try to mention what a good job my airforce is doing flying top cover over Concermo.

OCC, Kahanistan: My apologies, I should have wrote that she prefers the latter rank. Must have got that mixed up in the proof-reading of my post. Never mind, we’ll press on. I've edited my error.

OCC, Velkya: I certainly haven’t forgot you, Velkya. Indeed I’ve tried modelling my airforce on the “wing” method you explained to me.

Tell me what you think of what I have so far (all air superiority at the moment) when you return, which is what I've designated for the upcoming offensive:

His 2nd Crusader Fighter Wing
3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
4th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
5th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
6th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
19th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
20th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
21st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)

His 3rd Crusader Fighter Wing
41st Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
42nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
44h Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
88th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
89th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
90th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
91st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)

His 4th Crusader Fighter Wing
7th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
23rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker
24th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker
25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker
26th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-37 Flanker

His 5th Crusader Fighter Wing
10th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
11th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
12th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
13th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60
28th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60
29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60
30th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-16 E/F Block 60

His 6th Crusader Fighter Wing
16th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
17th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
18th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
19th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon
42nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon
43rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon
44th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): Eurofighter Typhoon


His 9th Crusader Fighter Wing
3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
4th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
5th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
6th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
10th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
11th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
12th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44
13th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Mikoyan Project 1.44

His 10th Crusader Fighter Wing
41st Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
42nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
44h Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): F/A-22 Raptor
7th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut

His 11th Crusader Fighter Wing
7th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (16 Aircraft): Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
88th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
89th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
90th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)
91st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (16 Aircraft): F-15X Eagle (Xirnium Version)

Inside the RKS Yamaha the RADAR operator noticed with alarm numerous contacts inbound at high speed. Immediately, the officer notified the captain of the unidentified ships, but before they could examine the puzzle they received a highly encrypted Xirniumite message, in the purposely created code the Maritime Guild used for communicating with the Yallak Imperium and Adamantine Alliance members.

+++Encrypted - Highest Level Gamma-12C+++

To: Kahanistanian and Yallakian Fleets
From: Admiral Kaitlin, His Most Worthy 3rd Crusader Home Fleet

Greetings noble allies!

The Xirnimite Navy would be honoured to join in your navies’ efforts to wipe out the Kraven warfleet and cut off their troops from the Corporation’s homeland. We are approaching from the Kahanistanian direction and preparing to link up with them and do battle with our hated foe.

I have the 1st Crusader Fleet, sent to aid Kahanistan but having been recently retrieved, under my command.

Admiral Kaitlin Out.

Forces:

Note: Helicopter complements excluded

His Most Worthy 3rd Crusader Home Fleet

CVN-21-class Aircraft Carriers (2)
(over 80 aircraft - Dassault Rafale M, SEPECAT Jaguar M, JSF F-35C)
• HMW Holy Protector
• HMW Providence

Charles De Gaulle-class Aircraft carriers (4)
(Over 40 aircraft - Dassault Rafale M, SEPECAT Jaguar M, JSF F-35C)
• HMW Divine Retribution
• HMW Celestial Might
• HMW Almighty
• HMW Lord in Heaven

Invincible-class Aircraft carriers – Xirnium Refit (2)
(JSF F-35C Naval Aircraft)
• HMW Paladin II
• HMW New Hope

Iowa-class Battleships (4)
• HMW Quikzos the Almighty
• HMW Noble Paladin
• HMW Blessed Warrior
• HMW Pilgrimage

Type 45 destroyers (20)

La Fayette class frigates (34)

Type 23 frigates (6)

Akula-II 'Vepr' Submarines (28)


His Most Worthy 1st Crusader Expeditionary Fleet

Invincible-class Aircraft carriers – Xirnium Refit (4)
(15 Aircraft - JSF F-35C Naval Aircraft)
• HMW Paladin
• HMW Crusader
• HMW His Will
• HMW Martyr

Iowa-class Battleships (3)
• HMW Quikzos IV
• HMW Defender of the Faith
• HMW Saint Fritax

Type 45 destroyers (18)
• HMW Beneficient
• HMW Omnipotent
• HMW Omnicient
• HMW Omnibenevolent
• HMW His Wisdom
• HMW Glory
• HMW Peace
• HMW Honour
• HMW Xirnium
• HMW Glorious
• HMW Indefatigable
• HMW Invincible
• HMW Undefeatable
• HMW Inflexible
• HMW Devout
• HMW Believer
• HMW Witch-Hunter
• HMW Exorcist

La Fayette class frigates (28)

Type 23 frigates (8)

Akula-II 'Vepr' Submarines (24)

Aboard the R.K.S. Yamaha, the bridge crew shouted with glee. They were being saved. They had seven ships when they first attacked the Kraven, but were down to three. R.K.S. Kamikaze and R.K.S. Firenze were still combat capable, but running low on ammunition and taking battle damage. R.K.S. Dominator had run aground while attempting to ram the Kraven command ship. It was still shooting, but its ammunition was running low too. R.K.S. Liberator was sunk, so were R.K.S. Samurai and R.K.S. Darkmoon.

The captain of the R.K.S. Yamaha, a youngish woman (for a ship's captain, mid thirties) hailed the Xirnium fleet.

"Captain Marian Robinson. Republic of Kahanistan Ship Yamaha. We were awaiting you. We never thought you would let us hog all the fun of slaughtering capitalist pigs. Come aboard my ship after the battle and we can feast upon capitalist pork."

She laughed hysterically. While she viewed Kraven soldiers as subhuman, she felt that biologically they were human enough they would arouse her culturally ingrained opposition to cannibalism. She also wondered what the Xirniumite Ecclesiarchy would think of the socialist ideologies that pervaded Kahanistan. Better not to think about it. Best to put aside our cultural differences, we are allies after all.

"You guys don't have any religious objections to eating pork or drinking beer, do you?" she asked. She was thinking of the Muslim crew she had served with as a lieutenant commander several years ago. They wouldn't touch beer or pork, and prayed a lot. Very devout people, submissive to their God.

"You guys don't have any religious objections to eating pork or drinking beer, do you?" she asked.

Admiral Kaitlin laughed cheerily. ‘No, indeed we don’t,’ she answered. ‘In fact, except of course for the monastical orders (which are occasionally required to observe complete fasts as a show of their subservience to the God-Emperor) the Xirniumite religious code does not impose any dietary restrictions of any kind. Actually, I would be honoured if you would join me for a toast of Xirniumite Crimson Wine over the broken bodies of our Kraven enemies when this conflict is over.’

Encoded Imperial Transmission
To: Admiral Kaitlin
From: Supreme Commander Dagon

Greetings to you Admiral

Your fleet is more than welcome to join in the destruction of the Kraven fleet.
I was almost beginning to think though you didn’t want part of the fun out here.

Good Luck Admiral – I will see you after our victory

Supreme Commander Dagon

OOC: Kraven seems to be ignoring this thread now

OCC: Does that mean the war is won? ;)

I could set about rebuilding the shattered economy then.

How many wars are going on with Kraven?

How many wars are going on with Kraven?

Too many to respond to, I imagine. Actually, my government's strategy all along was to brew up a firestorm over Kraven's human rights abuses in order to win the war at home.

Perhaps we should telegram him and organise an end to this thread (which he seems not to care about anymore) so we can move on.

Perhaps we should telegram him and organise an end to this thread (which he seems not to care about anymore) so we can move on.

I do care, But please I'd rather not have you make assumptions about my lack of care, I care about every Thread and RP i do, However With all the Stuff going on around my nation and the Fact that my work has taken up a lot of my time, I have long hours and have to go to sleep early ready for the next morning, i havnt found the time, and please RL takes precedence

I do care, But please I'd rather not have you make assumptions about my lack of care, I care about every Thread and RP i do, However With all the Stuff going on around my nation and the Fact that my work has taken up a lot of my time, I have long hours and have to go to sleep early ready for the next morning, i havnt found the time, and please RL takes precedence

No, i understand perfectly. I have to fit uni and work in too, i just thought that seeing how you have made posts over the last couple of days but not in this one, you might have forgotten about this. It wasn't meant to be an insult or anything.

No, i understand perfectly. I have to fit uni and work in too, i just thought that seeing how you have made posts over the last couple of days but not in this one, you might have forgotten about this. It wasn't meant to be an insult or anything.

Cool, I try to post in everythread but some get pushed to the back of the que, Ill have some IC for this comming up this weekend

OOC: Is there a map available so I know where I'm putting my troops?
OOC2: Just need to know who's on whose side. So far I have me, Xirnium, ViZion, and Yallak on one side and Kraven, Mini Miehm, Concremo, and Gyrobot on the other?

Kahanistan Reinforcements

The million Republic Guards (OOC: The same ones referred to in my last post) destined for the killing grounds of Xirnium moved grimly into their trucks, cargo planes, and ships. They knew that many of them would be shot down in their planes or their ships would be sunk or their trucks would run over mines. But a million troops with fresh supplies (many of the transports had only supplies in them and were indistinguishable from the ones with troops) would make a difference even if only a few hundred thousand were to make it, and they hoped that many more would.

The transports, escorted by M-113 and T-74 tanks, MiG-31 fighters and refitted Iowa-class battleships, landed on four separate points on the Xirnium border. They were ordered to head for the Kraven forces attacking the entrenched allied troops and attack them from behind. Attacking from several directions at once would hopefully throw them into disarray. Perhaps there was even a way to get their general or whatever human was there to surrender... The MiG's and tanks moved into Xirnium proper, while the 10 battleships were ordered to join the Yallak fleet after the transports dropped off their troops.

In the Trenches

The soldiers of Kahanistan fought like demons, now armed with high-explosive anti-tank guns and recoilless rifles. A force of 10,000 Imperial Marines charged into the Kraven troops, firing their anti-tank and grenade launchers on them.

The original force of 650,000, now reduced to about 500,000, was in the dark that they would be getting reinforcements soon... or that they would bring something more dreadful... self-propelled artillery...


The Sardaukar that pressed the attack were hit by fresh reinforcments, Anti Tank rifles, rocket launchers where fired left and right, smashing into the Sardaukar with brutal efficiency, a Phase 4's arm was blown compleltely off, it spraid oil and blood out across the battlefield until the Necro virus took effect and closed the wound...

Another took a slug to its chest, there was a heavy sound of denting, the Phase 4 continued to walk shrugging the round off, when there was a sickening thud of a second round hitting the same place, the back of the trooper exploded outwards, covering the ground in part of the Titanium rib cage and gore...

All along the lines Sardaukar were being hit, Some where being dropped relativly easy, others kept comming, their deadly Pulse Carbines hammering away at targets painted by their lazer target designators..

There was a loud rumble as 3 Emperor Class lemans russ's moved up to engage the Ground Defenses, There were 3 heavy thumps as the ETC Cannons opened fire, lobbing immense shells towards their targets....

The Hull mounted Assault cannons opened fire, picking out targets and letting rip with a torrent of bullets...

To Join the Sardaukar the Capitol Police enforced the line even more, Carrying Automated heavy machine gun posts, one trooper was hit square in the head by an anti tank rifle round, his armoured head exploded in a shower of blood, quickly another trooper picked up the AutoGun and continued to fight against the torrent of bullets, not once thinking about his own wellfare just completing the orders given to him by the Command Relay.

Xirnium Front

The Capitol Police Continued the attack afresh, having Rearmed they attacked with as much suicidal fury as when the first attack began...

GPMG's hammered away at their targets, as the capitol police continued the relentless advance, Explosions rippled across the line as MRLS systems opened fire from Yallaks Hidden Emplacments... Capitol Police were thrown around like rag dolls, when suddenly the calmour of battle was drowned out by the immense Earthshaker Cannons launching a shell towards the MRLS systems...

The Few Remaining Capitol Police Fell back to the Kraven Lines.. and prepared to begin the attack, with some Supporting units from the Panzergrenadier brigades...

OOC: Mind if I send Templar Sqaudron to aid you guys?

12 fighters, that's all the info I'll give you.

Also, I can spare a contigent of Marines that will ship in a 6 ship fleet headed by the battleship Gigantor. 10,000 guys with a few hundred vehicles.

OOC: Mind if I send Templar Sqaudron to aid you guys?

12 fighters, that's all the info I'll give you.

Also, I can spare a contigent of Marines that will ship in a 6 ship fleet headed by the battleship Gigantor. 10,000 guys with a few hundred vehicles.

Yes indeed, by all means. Direct them to the Kraven lines.

Roger that.

The fighters are carried onboard the V.S.S. Constable (Eagle Class Carrier), along with 2 sqaudrons of LMF-2s.

The fleet consists of 2 Donnet Class Helicopter Assault Ships, 1 Gigantor Battleship, 1 Jalik II Destoryer, 1 Iron Curtain FAD ship and 1 Eagle Class Carrier.

General Valens, the Kahanistanian commander of the Republic Guards, was intrigued. He had served in the military long enough to know that something big was about to happen, the very air itself was thick with anticipation.

Lieutenant General Kathryn of XACCOM (Pronounced ZAK-com, Xirnium Air Combat Command Organisation - Major) greeted the commander with a salute and a grin, ‘General Valens, please come with me to attend an important briefing.’

Inside, the room was stuffy and crowded, with numerous high ranking officers and intelligence agents including those from other nations involved in the war such as Yallak.

‘Very well, ladies and gentlemen, let’s get this started,’ she began, suddenly businesslike and clicking a handheld remote which dimmed the lights and activated the projector. ‘The High Ecclesiarchy has finally approved Operations Divine Retribution, a massive offensive aimed at ending the war in our favour in the shortest possible time. The centrepiece of our push will be against the Kraven filth, in the Iathern province,’ she explained as she pointed to the appropriate location on the highly detailed map.’

‘I’m reliably informed by Lord Inquisitor Toleth,’ at this a grim looking man in his late 70s nodded in the General’s direction, ‘that the Kraven war machine has met a definite impasse in their war against us. They have crashed against our defences, and our defences have held. Now, with anti-tank rifles and grenade launchers fielded in large numbers by our troops we can finally wipe them out,’ General Kathryn smiled hopefully.

‘Two fresh army groups are to be committed on the ground, which will drive the Kraven beast from their unholy footholds on Holy Xirnium. Clicking the control again the projector showed an Order of Battle for the offensive.

Army Group Iathern A – 1.8 million
2nd Army
12th Army
18th Army
19th Shock Army
22nd Tank Army
23rd Tank Army
24th Tank Army
27th Zealot Army
29th Zealot Army


Army Group Iathern B – 2.1 million
3rd Army
13th Army
15th Army
16th Shock Army
25th Shock Army
32nd Tank Army
33rd Tank Army
34th Tank Army
35th Tank Army
37th Zealot Army

‘The offensive will be supported with the largest MLRS and shell bombardment ever seen,’ she took a deep breath and paused, allowing the news of everything she had explained so far to sink in. ‘That is where we come in. The Xirnium High Command has ordered the airforce to provide full and total air support for this operation. Codenamed Operation Holy Justice Xirnium will commit fighter wings 2 through 12, that’s 1536 fighters, to the offensive. Prime objectives are firstly to achieve air supremacy and secondly to support the ground war.’

‘That’s all, I’ll direct any further questions to Inquisitor Toleth, from the Xirnium Intelligence and Espionage Agency.’

Lieutenant General Kathryn quickly stepped outside of the room and, now alone, leaned heavily on the wall outside, shaking slightly. Although she always projected a supremely confident veneer, Kathryn was quite nervous about the scale of the operation. The offensive couldn’t fail, but still..

OOC: could I join in here?, the rest of the war against Kraven is too full of arguing and whinging for my tastes.

OOC: could I join in here?, the rest of the war against Kraven is too full of arguing and whinging for my tastes.

OCC: I'd be glad if you would join, just in time for Operation Divine Retribution too. You can assume you had some officers at the briefing if you like, being a member of the AKA.

OOC: Thanks :D, rats just saw your edit, changing

The Novacom Fleet had set sail some time ago, onboard the Kitan Class Flagship named for it's Admiral, Reece Kenzal Final Preparations for the entry to battle are being made.

"Sir Supply ships have finished loading up and are en route back to the home isles, Hijir's are in full patrol at present we're about an hour away from the Xirnium Coast," The words of a Lieutenant Vangen from the crew pits next to the command platform, Admiral Kenzal in full Battle dress gazing over the command deck with a fierce fanatical gleam in his eye, it was always an honour to fight for Novacom and even moreso to defend the freedom of friends,

"Excellent Lieutenant, I want Patrol's doubled as we'll be close to engaging hostile targets soon, Have General Ventak's Army Group Krentel ready for transit to the mainland, Make sure Storm Enforcers are ready for the drop and get me the Xirnium Military Command this Operation Divine Retribution of theirs will require precise co-ordination especially with the moves we're planning," Admiral Kenzal turned slowly yet methodically back to the large low platofrm behind him, a large tactical hologram, he'd had to argue till he was coblat blue in the face justifying the massive investment in the technology but it was worth it.

Out on the Decks of the fleet Commodore Hijir were walking out preparing for lift off, the combo Aircraft tank units were a potent force and the cornerstone of Novacom Military Strategy, both easy to maintian and a fiercesome foe in combat the Hijir project had been continued through the traditional stages of Ensign and Commodore, while rumours of an Elite model were starting to circulate Pilots were thrilled with the Viggen upgrades drastically increasing the safety of the units. The fleet continues on with Large Parralax Transports landing on the Supply ships and Denzel Assault Bombers Slowly rising up on the carriers. Onboard the troopships Novacom Soldiers prepare for battle, Storm Enforcers had already boarded their Stormbolts while Regular Enforcers had already formed up in preparation for insertion, everything was running perfectly on schedule.

Meanwhile back on the bridge of the Kenzal activity was starting to heat up, various exhanges were being witnessed when the Admiral gave the fateful order, "Activate all jamming equipment, inform any allied forces of secure frequencies, All Novacom forces prepare for battle and may destiny be with us this day," with little ado the orders were relayed and on the troopships and indeed all over the fleet a great cheer bellowed out as all crew shouted out their fierce readiness for the cause. Onboard all the ships massive generators activate and begin to transmit a terrifyingly effective Jamming signal swiftly knocking out Radar, Thermal, Sonar, Radio and practically every other form of communication and detection except to a select few rotating bands used by Novacom and hopefully by now allied forces.

With little Ado a vast air Armada would take off Commodore Hijir sooaring to the skies on wings of Polished metal glinting mysteriously in the sun, in escort Formation around Parralax Transports and Denzel Assault bombers to the place of upcomming battle, The Hijir's had been equipped especially for both land and air warfare, all of them holding their Massive Rifles in ready position like giant mechanical soldiers. Eventually the Pilots hoped the research projects into making portable lasers viable would bear fruit as they say the supply transports soar to the skies as well. After a moment the entire force got into formation with an ominous swiftness and precision before accelerating crazily for the upcomming combat zone, A significant reserve was being held back at the main fleet which was set on araying itself in position near the Xirnium coast and preparing to launch missiles at the enemy.

In the Corridors of the Kenzal crewers walked, no marched in precise precision with the same fanatic look on their faces, they had seen the recently transmitted images of how Kraven had created their armies, While Novacom had over 50 years ago had started using Genetic enhancements to improve the lives of it's people, making them nearly immune to disease and bestowing on them a greatly enhanced potential compared to humans without the enhancements, Novans balked at such depraved acts like those undertaken by Kraven.

General Ventak was bustling down the aisles of his Parralax encouraging his troops giving them words of encouragement, quoting the words of the Suprainister, Dentath Tolion and amongst other things instilling in his men a battle frenzy. Soon he reflected the Armies of Novacom would rage across the battlefield with such speed and precision they would if not destroy the enemky outright seperate them up into easily neutralised pockets, it would be a battle to remember.

OOC: Fixed

Brigadier General Levitt stood in the trenches, holding a captured Corporate carbine. As soon as the reinforcements hit the Kraven from behind, she ordered her remaining Imperial Marines to charge, along with whatever Republic Guard commanders would join her. The others holed in the trenches as artillery from behind the Kraven lines fired into their formations.

Levitt remembered a saying from an ancient book on war. Always allow the enemy a retreat, a cornered enemy will fight with greater tenacity. But Capitol Police or Sardaukar had not been invented when that was written. She ordered the Imperial Marines to surround the Kraven and slaughter them. If any survived, she had ordered that they be captured for medical experiments. That is normally forbidden by the laws of war, but the laws of war were written before such abominations existed. These people have been modified to the point that they are no longer human. At worst they will simply die. At best they might benefit and some may even lead something approaching a normal life.

What she was attempting to do was similar to what had happened to her forces at Xigrat. She had been surrounded by numerically superior forces, and only surrendered after 80% casualties, and noticing a nuke apparently ready to fire on her. She had been put on trial for that clusterfuck. She figured the Capitol Police commander would not be worried about that, just interested in killing the allied troops... and Kahanistan didn't have a nuclear device in this area, not that Kraven would surrender anyway. But she figured she could inflict heavier than 80% casualties against the Kraven... hopefully 100%.

Xirnium Front

The Capitol Police Continued the attack afresh, having Rearmed they attacked with as much suicidal fury as when the first attack began...

GPMG's hammered away at their targets, as the capitol police continued the relentless advance, Explosions rippled across the line as MRLS systems opened fire from Yallaks Hidden Emplacments... Capitol Police were thrown around like rag dolls, when suddenly the calmour of battle was drowned out by the immense Earthshaker Cannons launching a shell towards the MRLS systems...

The Few Remaining Capitol Police Fell back to the Kraven Lines.. and prepared to begin the attack, with some Supporting units from the Panzergrenadier brigades...

Thousands of Imperial tanks still sat waiting. Having just received word that Operation Divine Retribution was to commence and that Kahanistanian force were already on the offensive, Imperial forces were anxious to join the fray.

MLRS rockets continued to fire over on the now withdrawing Corporate Troops, but as expected, Kraven forces soon began to return fire attempting to knock out the launchers.
This was what General Caracas had been waiting for. Though several MLRS positions were hit as the shells landed, desperately trying to find the hidden and fortified weapons, the Empire now had an accurate picture of were the Corporations artillery was.
Having been using the missile strike to move into place, the sixty imperial 255mm (10 inch) gun batteries were now ready for action. With a single order, all 4320 guns began to bombard the Kraven lines – primarily targeting the Kraven artillery and any areas with armoured units or masses of infantry.

Quickly the Imperial Legions moved forward - thousands of tanks firing at the enemy as they went. Behind them came the infantry. Three battalions (300,000 men), moved into the Xirnium trenches to reinforce their defences, the rest would see to the obliteration of the Corporate invasion force. Wearing their Tiranaide body armour and spraying forth a fuselage of depleted uranium bullets from high powered Imperial assault rifles, the Empire force would take no prisoners and leave none alive.

Suddenly, a deafening roar filled the battlefield. 4 blue fighters flew over the battlefield at nearly Mach 2, approaching Kraven lines.

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+++Encrypted - Highest Level Epsilon-12G+++
Channel: Classified Novacom Band

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Decrypting: …. Done.

Message Reads:

To: Novacom Fleet
From: Admiral Kaitlin, His Most Worthy 3rd Crusader Home Fleet

Greetings gracious ally!

The Xirnimite Navy, currently engaged (along with the Yallakian and Kahanistanian Navy) with the Kraven beast, welcomes you to this noble conflict. We would be honoured if your Navy would join in with us in the annihilation of the filthy Corporation’s navy this day.

As you are no doubt aware, our troops are currently involved in the final decisive push, Operation Divine Retribution against the Kraven scum. Any and all help would be most appreciated.

Admiral Kaitlin Out.

Operation Divine Retribution: H-Hour - 0

Throughout the Iathern theatre of operations, a deafening roar more frightening then even the mighty hammer blow of the God-Emperor himself blasted out across the morning air. The final drive to push the Kraven from their blasphemous foothold in Holy Xirnium had begun.

Thousands of M270 MLRSs launched their screaming rockets to saturate the Kraven lines, joining into the symphony of untold multitudes of artillery pieces firing their heavy shells. As well as this, gargantuan 915mm heavy siege mortars, newly brought in and assembled for the attack, tore at the Kraven defences. Like some monstrous orchestra, they signalled the dawn of the battle.

Army Group Iathern A and B approached their start lines. As soon as the bombardment, lasting a massive 80 minutes, ended, they began their slow and methodical advance. They employed a combined arms approach, advancing with tanks and mechanised infantry together as one, supported by helicopters and low flying tank-busting aircraft. The troops had a huge amount of man-portable anti-tank rifles and grenade launchers, capable of dealing even with the demonic Sardaukar. The various divisions advanced under a withering creeping-barrage of artillery fire, ready to wipe the bridgehead Kraven off the map.

Meanwhile, in the air, the Xirniumite aircraft strove to achieve air supremacy and support the ground offensive. They were assisted by huge AA missile fire from Xirniumite anti-air installations. Elite Zealot Paramilitary units were also sent to bulster the Kahanistanian lines, which had fought so bravely for so long.

The Kraven filth were surrounded, outnumbered and outgunned by the sheer multitude of nations now arrayed against them. The Xirniumite soldiers would fight fanatically and to the death, absorbing even the most horrendous casualties without losing faith. Kraven would not survive this day.

"This is Templar 1, we're moving in to provide air superiority over the battlezone, do you copy?"

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"This is Templar 1, we're moving in to provide air superiority over the battlezone, do you copy?"

'This is Lieutenant General Kathryn, Xirnium Air Force,' a young woman's voice responded over the secure channel, 'we copy you. Welcome and good hunting.'

Encoded Battlefield Transmission
To: Lieutenant General Kathryn, Xirnium Air Force
From: General Caracas, Imperial Army

General,

Our artillery batteries are now engaged in an all out bombardment of the Kraven position, but our aircraft have now been forced to return to the fleet to reload and refuel. If possible, you could greatly increase the effectiveness our guns by having your planes designate targets from the air for us to use.

Encoded Battlefield Transmission
To: General Caracas, Imperial Army
From: Velkyan Local Air Command onboard the V.S.S. Constable

General, the Constable's attack wing can deliver the guidence you need and provide close air support to ground troops. Also, designate some cruise missile targets for us, the Gigantor is itching for a fight.

End Transmission

IC: Over battlefield, Templar Sqaudron, Flight A

"Alright boys," boomed the cool confident voice of Templar 1, "time to kill us some Kraven fuckbags."

"This is Velkyan Local Air Command, you are cleared to engage any airborne hostiles."

"Roger that, VLAC, moving to kill!"

At the same time, a fleet of dropships hit the ground near the front lines, pouring out troops and vehicles.

Encoded Battlefield Transmission
To: Velkyan Local Air Command, V.S.S Constable
From: General Caracas, Imperial Army

This would be much appreciated. Our primary gaols are the corparations artillery positions, armour and mass infantry concentrations.
I believe your ships would be better off joining up with the allied fleet currently engaging the Kraven warships. There are plenty of targets left there.

"Roger that, we'll send another flight of LMF-3s to engage the enemy fleet. The AA-17s are inbound and will target the requested targets. VLAC over and out."

With that, 4 LMF-3s rose from the hanger deck and prepared to launch. Within 10 minutes, the 4 fighters were on their way to the naval, carrying anti-shipping and anti-air missiles to devestate the enemy fleet.

Novacom Flagship Kenzal, Naval Front

The formation of the Novacom Battle Fleet visibly shifted as crews quickly marched along the corridors of the vessels, "All Crew to batle stations, Code Adonto, all Pilots to your units, Combat engagement iminent" on the command deck of the Kenzal there was much frantic work in the Crew pits "Strategic Circuits online Preparing to bring IXION online Batle alerts have been issued Air Armadas 1 through 3 are airbourne Army Group Krental has arrived at it's destination, General Ventak reports that operations have commenced, Kraven Battle Fleet is within firing range of Piledriver Missiles, WHat are your orders sir?" ,Admiral Kenzal stood with his hands clasped behind his stiff back as he gazed thoughtfully out to the skies to the blood soaked shores of Xirnium, IXION he relfected would certainly be interesting the Interoperable eXperimental tactIcal Omnipresent Nexus was a new invention out of Novacom Manufacturings Laborotories, the thing could apparantly assisst in co-ordination and with certain modifications to the Hijir control the units remotely, A questionable system but one certainly worth trying,

"Deploy Air Armadas 1 through 4 in Ignen formations have Denzel's commence their runs on the Kraven fleet Hijir's are to support them and cause as much havoc as possible the fleet will accelerate to batle speed, have Piledriver, Monolith and Stalker missiles ready for launch stand by to Allocate control of the Hijir Viggen to IXION once he is operational, connect me through to all forces," Several Monitors on the bridge display all in green several pages of coding with IXION running through the center, Complex diagrams would begin to run accross the screen and a presence would begin to slowly appear in the middle of it all, a Lieutenant signled the Admiral letting him know that the channel was ready,

"All Novacom Forces we have come to assisst the Honourable nation of Xirnium against their Kraven Enemy, We have never bowed down to the opposing forces, we still fight against our own demons in the form of Admiral Kukonois but we shall prevail as we have for 7,000 years, My brave and fearless Soldiers of Novacom now is the time to show the enemy our fierce determination, now is the time to bring the ideals of our Suprainister to the world and sweep from the face of this planet those who would bring us under the shroud of ignorance and destructive ideals we must fight on for only through batle with this evil may we truley know ourselves now go and realise the Novacom Ideal for a better future, show them your strength show them your determination show them who is truly destined for great things!"

All over the fleet and indeed the land based forces to who this had also been transmited a great and firce patriotic roar would go up to the skies to challenge whatever gods lurked up there themselves, The Novacom Navy would attack fiercly a withering hail of missiles raining down on the blind and mute Kraven fleet, Denzel Assault bombers would zoom in at high speed lancing Stalker missiles in their hundreds before leaving the area to turn around for yet more bombardments, Hijir's ran rampant blasting away at the Kraven Batleships before lancing away in almost beautifal trails of light from their powerful engines, the attacks had come blisteringly fast. The Battle fleet would launch Missile after Missile the ones that got rhough would cause massive damage, the powerful Stalker Missile would plough through armour plate before detonating in the vulnerable interior, Pildriver's massive long missiles would accelerate and slam into the decking imbedding themselves deep before exploding in sections violently creating a great gaping wound in the target as the missile exploded back to the surface, the Monolith's great massive Missiles that would crack the ships open with thewir fierce fire and furious speeds. The fleet had opened up with all armnaments all guns co-ordinated through the recently activated IXION running data through a high speed data network and enhanced through a powerful orbital Satalite Network, Bondal.

Novacom Command Post, Iathern Front

Meanwhile on land the Transports had touched down combat Mechnicians setting up a forward Command posts while the armies would form up into battalions, Lancers would roll of the Transports and load up to overflowing with troops, Strom Enforcers were preparing for insertion, they looked the figure of terror, heavily armoured and armed they looked like ranimateted skeletons their Skull masks adding an air of deadly mystique to already deadly troops, Regular Enforcers formed up into their squads while Elite Enforcers did likewise, the 3 arms of the Enforcers had a running rivalry and compotion would be had to see who could make the most progress, Hijir's were already making their flyovers Specially armed with Discord missiles and Stalker missiles, the Discords would rip through the relatively soft targets of the infantry while the Stalkers would be reserved for armour, Denzel's were also accelerating wildly carpeting the forces below with collsoal amounts of Discord and Stalkers as well as traditional Vongo bombs the amount of craft in the air defied beleif.

truly destined for great things!" the last of the Admirals speech had rang over and the order was given the Novacom Soldiers would race forward with a demonic grin on theirs faces and a fierce glint in their eyes, once more they marched and raced into combat with nothing more than absoloute victory as their goal, They had been especially issued with 22mm Assault Rifles while bulkier than the standard 17mm Command had eyed the intel about Kraven forces with some alarm, the enemy forces were certainly better armed and having unshakeable Morale were certainly advantages however COmmand had also surmised that Kraven's Unskable Morale would in addtion to not falling would also not rise meaning Fanatical Novan forces could if given the right weapons wash them away in a storm of black and blood red.

Lancers would accelerate through the battlefield straight rhough Kraven lines intent on carving up Kraven forces Massive Vigdegen Artillery Platofrms would create deadly lanes of fire while Hijir's and Denzels would roar over head further intensifying the assaults, Novacom forces were careful to avoid these lanes of fire as they chagred into battle, Enforcers had already engaged matching Capitol Police blow for blow while some fell they were not out and Combat Medics would race forward to pull them back and after a short while they would race back into the fray. Storm Efnrocers had been dropped into the rear and were intent on carving up the Kraven foe from the heart outwards, Elite Enforcers blood soaked already thair Gold trim now soaked in dark red flow some of it their own some their enemies, they raced onwards intent on buthering as much as possible, in close combat the 22mm Assault "Hellfire" Rifle was just as deadly as it was at range.

The user would simply flick off the cover revealing a super sharpened blade and the design of the rifle meant that it could be swung like a sword with little difficulty, however they knew better to get too bogged down in hand to hand fighting, the Novacom strategy for this battle was speed of advance so battle were short and none too sweet. Along the front Lines the Massive COmbat Mecha Commodore Hijir's would march in front of the rapidly advancing Novacom forces firing machines guns and squashing enemies underneath their gragantuan feet, when enemy tanks showed themselves some would soar up high into the air for favourable attack angles while others would open fire, the ones in the air and the ones on the ground worked together in seemless harmony of death and destruction while Novacom Soldiers screamed and howled their battle cries while firing at any enemy in sight Novacom Soldiers were felled by the dozens but the many body moved on spurred by their Enforcer Commanders who themselves were prepared to matry themselves in a heartbeat however their task was to lead the Squads of the Novacom Army much like A Commissar however the Novan word for the role of these patricular enforcers had no english equivalent, only abstract representations, like Brother COmpanion soulmate father and much more, the Debacle of wars now over a century in the past had changed the Novacom Army forever and the present form was a terrifying beast built to charge swarm and butcher in methodical if somewhat fanatical harmony.

Back at the Command Post, Another Parralax transport landed and Mechnicians began swiftly offloading the massive jamming Generators shipped out from the Kenzal and began installing them into the command post, the Transmittors aboard the Hijirs Denzel's and Lancers were relaying the powerful jamming signals from the ships however though even with amplification they were somewhat weakened, not so much longer once these generators were active the stage would be set for complete battlefield control to be established, General Ventak was inspecting the proceedings surrounded by a small swarm of officers supplying him with updates and relaying his proud and insightful orders to the brave soldiers at the front, the Massive Vigdegen Artillery Platofrms roaring in the background as Hijir's and Denzel's would touch down as Mechnicians would race forward and begin to repair and if nessacery replace modules and limbs and rearm them, the entire process went by at a blinding pace, the Mechnicians were well trained perhaps even better trained than the standard Novacom Soldier, it wouldn't take long for the process to be completed, and they were hard pressed with the constant stream comming back and forth, fortunatly Admiral Kenzal was sending a constant stream of Parralaxes back and forth under heavy escort sonstantly resupplying and reinforcing the facility, just as ships and Parralaxes were shipping things out to the Logistics ships of the Novacom Batle fleet embroiled in an epic conflict with the Kraven High Fleet.


"The Jenrak team is reporting heavy resistance on front Dontogia (Novan Caligraph D) the Vonsalias Team is making progress on the main batle line, the 512th Infantry division is reporting heavy casualties," Such was the stream of reports around General Ventak his face a hardened visage from many long years in the Army, his unifrom was a second skin to him, as was the buisness of war over many a mournful year, The Battle was proceeeding, how well it was going well that was a different matter, Control of the batlefiled was within reach and with the constant supply chain if it could be maintained would allow his armies to sweep the Kraven from the face of the battlefield, the Hijir's were performing admirably much to his Chagrin, he had argued vehelmently against the project but he had been gurdingly forced to approve the project and despite his misgivings about replacing both Virage Fighters and Telken Tanks the Hijir had performed admirably, even though it pained him to say it but he did appreciate the flexibility it gave him on the strategic front, however though he immensly disliked this new IXION system.

It had come online barely an hour earlier and was already getting on his nerves, it was some sort of tactical AI, with the apperance of a young man in Novacom Military Uniform however though it was in a fashion assissting in keeping the forces well co-ordinated, he might be proven wrong again though if the hellridden thing turned out like the Hijir's he wouldn't be too upset, speaking of the things as he and his assorted staff ducked as Hijir Viggen took off, that blasted system could control special models of them. Fancy trick but if somehow someone manages to best our jamming and jam us the things will be worthless, or at least I think. The thoughts of General Ventak would continue on in this vein as he bellowed out his orders in the strange Novan language while his staff and IXION saw to it that they were carried out, Whatever was about to happen one thing was clear, this batle was far from decided, it had barely just begun.

Novacom Flagship Kenzal, Naval Front

Back on the Kenzal the Admiral was joyfully roaring out the orders and all of the crew happily moved to fufill them to the best of their capabilities, Admiral Kenzal was a national hero and his meteoric rise to the Rank of Admiral was well documented, he in a Hijir had managed to out manoeveur an entire squadron of F-22 Raptors and send them screaming down to the cruel ground in less than an hour. His exploits were legendary and the Suprainister himself had ordered that Promotion be granted. The Admiral fanatically called out, "get me the Suprainister, See if we can wield the Sword of Damocles at these Kraven fools, and IXION prepare calculating both Naval and Ground Targets just in case we can," he had always wanted to use the massive weapon, built over 8,000 years ago the weapon's power had been lost to all and only in the dark times of World War II had the existence of the weapon finally been rediscovered, it had only been fired twice during that hellish war but it had been enough, and Novacom technology had advanced considerably since then and the sword without a hilt was reforged and made far more deadly and also able to defend as well as attack, he remember being breifed on it's capabilities by the Suprainister himself at Atlantis, the Isle holding the ancient superweapon and grinned outwardly. Novacom Cruisers outside maneouvered into position dealing crippling boradsides while the skies continued to fill with Hijir Viggen, the Novacom Manufatcuring Assembly lines were truly amazing, they had managed to turn out thousands of the new design in a matter of weeks as well as continue to pour almost unimmaginably collosal amounts of war Materiel out. Admiral Kenzal motions for a lieutenant to connect him to the Xirnium Admiral,

"We have engaged in Combat with the Kraven fleet, We look foward to fighting side by side with our brothers and sisters in arms with the ultimate goal of Crushing these Kraven monsters, Army Group Krental under the command of General Ventak has touched down and established headquarters Units of his army group have already engaged. If you require any assisstance be it on air, sea or land please do not hesitate to ask, I am in overall command of the Novacom Contribution to this war. Also I have instructed staff back at the home isles, to aquire a set of Bondal access codes for your forces in addition to allied forces, as you may have been informed earlier several secure bands in detection and communication methods have been made available for Novacom and allied forces, these bands are heavily exncrypted and secured and are constantly rotating to thwart any attempts at jamming or hijacking them, the same will also be true of Bondal access, Bondal's precise pinpointing techniques will greatly increase our co-ordination and accuracy of bombardments.

We thank you for your welcome Admiral Kaitlin and after this war is over I invite you and your staff as well as allied staff to some R&R as well as a special meal back at Novacom.

May Destiny guide your hand and protect you from harm, Admiral Kenzal out" with this he goes back to the grisly buisness of war in directing the grim missiles and mournful batteries against the jateful Kraven fleet, co-ordinating everything with pinpoint accuracy through IXION and Bondal.

Novacom Homeland, Destinus Isle
Nocacom Capitol, Novesia

In the Catacombs of the Novacom Capitol in the proud high roofed Strategy room, The Suprainister is transmitting a message to the Xirnium Authroities, "We would like to Offer Xirnium and it's forces, Large quantities of War Materiel, Our Production lines at present are producing a Surplus far in excess of what we can actually use and it is more effective to have these lines to continue running at their present levels, therefore we offer you and other allied nations Naval ships, Infantry equipment, Armoured Equipment including Hijir's, Aircraft and any other war Material you and our allies so desire, as well as technicians and spare parts to both instruct and teach your pepople and egineers in this equipments use and minatence." Denteth paused looking over the room, it's blue hue and muted cacophony of officers reporting to commanders of the situations happening world wide, a massive screen showing a world map with conflicts highlighted on it, and at Holographic projectors around the room huddled officers discussing the implications of each batle, the desk behind him held and screen behind that were of the Novacom Home Islands and the Scree, the Status of Damocles and the Orbital Satalite Network. "we hope the High Ecclesiarchy and our allies will accept this offer, if it is preferable we would allow your people to come and train at the Outlying Fotress Islands however though as is tradition only High Ranking Diplomats and world leaders have been the only foreigners to ever set foot on any of the mian islands, The Port Fortress Islands of Divango and Lystadan are exceptions however."

The four Templar aircraft flew in a tight formation, screaming up into the stratosphere, then back down again as they released 8 hypervelocity anti-shipping missiles at the Kraven fleet. The missiles SCRAM jets kicked in and began to streak at Mach 6 from an almost 90 degree angle.

The Xirniumite Extreme Heavy Artillery Battalions continue their devastating artillery bombardment of the Kraven lines, now aided by Velkyan intelligence in addition to their own recon and Yallak information. The rockets, shells and monstrously large siege mortars land on troop concentrations, communications centres, armour concentrations and defence positions. They are also used in an attempt to blast gaping holes in the Kraven defences from which the Xirniumite and Allied (especially the beleaguered Kahanistanian units) infantry and armour can advance through and to provide a protective creeping barrage for the assaulting forces.

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+++Encrypted - Highest Level Gamma-12C+++

To: Novacom Warfleet
From: Admiral Kaitlin, His Most Worthy 3rd Crusader Home Fleet

Hail noble allies and friends!

The Xirnimite Navy once again expresses its gratitude for your joining in our grand crusade for justice. With your added assistance, the Xirniumite High Command is certain of victory within the shortest possible time.

I also accept your invitation to be a guest in Nocacom after the war. I likewise hope that you will join me with our allies for a victory toast of Xirnium Crimson Wine over the broken bodies of our Kraven foes after this whole sorry mess is done with.

May the Immortal God-Emperor protect.

Admiral Kaitlin Out.


Ecclesiastical Diplomatic Edict
From: The High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium
To: The Suprainister of Novacom

The High Ecclesiarchy would be delighted if you could provide war aid in the form of materiel to aid in our noble battle. Such kindness will not be forgotten, as Holy Xirnium never forgets a nation that has aided it during its hour of need.

High Lord Nidor
Grand Cardinal of the High Ecclesiarchy

OOC: is their a map of the area around Iathern?

Novacom Homeland, Destinus Isle
Nocacom Capitol, Novesia

In the collosal foundries of Novacom Manufacturing Trillions of tons of Assault Rifles Ammuniition Uniforms, Missiles, Rockets, Rations, Enforcer equipment, Hijir, Hijir Spare Parts , even warships and anything else possibly nessacery for warfare litterally gush from the factories in a never ending and ever increasing number,

"We've almost got the connections ready Suprainister, soon we'll be able to alter the O/S of the Hijir into Xirnium language after that we'll ship them and all of the other Material you've mentioned out to them, it should arrive in about a day's time" the tall and lithe Mechnician Kante would respectfully say the the visting Suprainister,

"Excellent, and make sure the translation is perfect I doubt Xirnumite troops will be able to understand Novan Caligraphs if they came up for some reason, Keep up the good work Mechnician and inform the Board of Chairmen that they are to continue expanding their production lines, I want all of this Materiel shipped out by the end of the day," without further ado the Suprainister and his Elite Enforcer guards turn swiftly and head out of the massive subteranean complex back to the war room.

Later on that day massive Parridigram Transports would be fully loaded and take off to the air engines straining under the trillions of tons of equipment loaded onboard, enough materiel for a nation with a population 3 times that of Xirnium, other Transports would also hold supplies for the fleets.

Novacom Command Post, Iathern Front

"Send battle group Kininia to reinforce the Kahanistanians and Xirnumites, also I want the 962nd Mechanised division to move in and assisst as well IXION battle anaylsis!" The last part of this grated out through clenched teeth by a particularly Irate General Ventak, "General All forces advance as planned the front line is moving forward present combat losses are at 11.39276 percent Wave 2 has already begun it's advance at present rate Kraven forces will be completly envoloped in 9.265 hours propablitity of defeat 5.078760 percent, defeat in the case of the supply lines being cut is at chance of 56.88976 percent I advise that we increase the size of the escorts and increase their frequency."

With a grunt the General turns and begins to murmer into a Communicator informing Admiral Kenzel of the need for larger supply escorts and a greater frequency of them. he just barely finishes when he has to duck from the continuing and ever increasing swarms of Hijir Viggen taking off and landing, Over at the command post the Mechnicians complete installing the generators and activate them, now the jamming signal before fairly strong despite being transmitted from some distance away, becomes impossible strong blinding and muting the Kraven forces, with a smirk and a quick snort of laughter the General heads inside the post which is now powered, so that he may be secure and direct his troops in better surooudings, he missed leading them from the front of course but on this battlefiled and the present circumstances it wasn't possible or nessacery.

Unnamed Xirnium landing facility

The Massive Parridigram Transports touch down and a Mechnician walks out to find someone in position of authority to accept several Decatons of War Materiel, Already Hijir's are being unloaded specially painted in Xirnium colours and with the appropriate emblems quite a change from the Novacom colourations, from other transports giant containers filled to bursting with 22mm Assault Rifles and even larger containers of Ammunition, from other transports comes armoured combat uniforms and rations as well as all sorts of infantry equipment and from another comes giant pyramid's of missiles rockets grenades. The offloading continues the sheer scale and comprehensivity of material being offloading is astounding even to the waiting Mechnician.

Novacom Flagship Kenzal, Naval Front

"AH Finally they've arrived, I want you to send a courier and make sure it's well defended, I am not sending these Bondal codes over any transmission they are to be deleivered in person and SIGNED for get it" With little ado a lieutenat runs off having being berated on the importance of these being hand delivered by Admiral Kenzal, a short while afterwards a small Vurunjel Destroyer accelerates away from the main fleet before pulling upside the Xirnium flagship, they request to see the Admiral to turn over and receive signature for the Bondal codes.

+++ Coded Battlelanguage Transmission, Highest Prioritory +++

**Incoherent noises**

+++ Message Ends +++

+++ Decoding +++

+++ Complete +++

"Highest Prioritory, All Corporate Naval Ships are ordered to Comply, All Corporate Ships are Ordered to Withdraw from Current Battle, Return to Numonican Ports, All Land forces are Ordered to Continue the Assault,
Highest Prioritory, All Forces will comply, Orders of Father

Transmission Ends"


"Grand Admiral, We are reciving orders to withdraw, From Father himself..."

"What?"

"Here" the young officer handed the Admiral the note

"Damnit"

"Send a fleet wide message, Coded battlelanguage, for general Withdraw"

"As you wish Admiral"

Soon the message was sent across the fleet, and within minutes the general withdrawal was underway...

Ships broke formation, turning away while cruisers Continued to fire missiles as they withdrew, shots from all the amassed fleets impacted around the withdrawing Kraven Navy, explosions rippled accross the fleet as a tracking ship began to sink beneath the waves, the logistical ships fled as quickly as they could as shells exploded in the water.. it was the General Retreat....

Together the Forces of Yallak, Xirnium and Kahanistan had forced the kraven navy to retreat, running with its tail between its legs.... for a long time this was the first true defeat the Corporation had seen...

On land, Their were yet more ripples of Explosions... Capitol Police were flung left and right as MRLS missiles exploded across the lines..

The Reichmarshal was stood in his command tent, as a missile exploded a couple of meters away, soil and debry rained down on him, he barley flinched, in his hands he held the note that informed him of his new orders and the fleets general retreat...

"You... Signal all Ground forces to make the last attack, All forces are ordered to comply"

"Understood"

As quick as the General retreat had been ordered, The General attack had been signaled...

All remaining ground forces Made one last push against the Xirnium lines,

Hundereds of Capitol Police swept across the battlefield, running through mud and trenches, their bright glowing eyes penetrating the mist long before their black armoured frames came following, GPMG's opened fire raining down bullets left and right, Explosions of all kinds rippled along the lines as a second salvo impacted, Capitol Police were flung around like rag dolls, But yet the Attack never faltered, the Inhumane single minded determination to follow orders kept the Capitol Police running, their disregard for their own lives, pushed them on, they were only a couple of Yards from the Trenches of Xirnium, bullets hammered against their armour, some taken down by a high powered AT rifle, others peppered to death by weapons stolen from Other capitol Police...

However, The Sardaukar did something different, instead of Attacking they simply waited, Standing in perfect lines at the Back of the Kraven Battleline...

"Reichmarshal, The Sardaukar are waiting..."

"We can't allow them to fall into enemy hands, Order their Self Termination"

"Understood"

=== Signal Coding, 8845, Self termination, Highest Prioritory, 45332 ===

Each sardaukar across the battlefield began the self termination sequence, their power packs began to over load, their circuits re-routing the power back to the cell, the power packs began to heat up, and soon the armour began to bubble and melt, the flesh began to drip and smolder, soon each sardaukar was engulfed in a bright white flame, that turned the Cybernetic organs to slag and burnt all the synthetic organs to ash.... the only thing that remained was the Titanium skeletal structure that reminded allied soldiers of some 20th Century film involving machines that looked similar to this....

The Reichmarshal began burning papers, Orders, anything that would give any clue to the Kraven Military machine, any reference to Father, anything it was all burnt, The Reichmarshal then shot all of his Command staff, they didn't plead for their lives, they understood what must be done to protect the Corporations secrets, they knelt down as the Reichmarshal placed a bolter round through each of their skulls... He Turned and waited for the last Capitol Polic Trooper, transponder to stop signaling then he would Take his own life....

The Xirniumite defence lines had finally been breached, the inhumane Capital Police of the Corporation had broken through the belts of defence in several distinct areas in a last show of suicidal courage. Of course, suicidal courage meant nothing to these beasts, they would fight for as long as commanded, mindless automatons built only for death.

But it was all in vain. Too late to win the battle, now that the odds had stacked decisively against Kraven, those that got through were swamped by huge numbers of Xirniumite soldiers, reinforcments and reserves ready to lay down their lives for total victory. Whole divisions were shattered and withdrawn but, through their own blood and sacrifice, the Xirniumites absorbed the breakthrough spearheads. The cost was horrendous, but Holy Xirnium could pay it. Now, it would be Xirnium and her allies’ turn to lead the final decisive counter-attack.

‘All units are to press the attack,’ screamed Colonel-General Haldor into the telephone over the chaotic din of the battle. For the God-Emperor! was the answer on the other side, fanatical determination that might almost match that of the blind loyalty of the Kraven demons. Xirnium tank divisions combined with Yallak armoured units began their final drive straight into the Kraven pocket, threatening to split it in two and link up with Xirniumite units manning the coastal defence on the other side. Elite Zealot Armoured Corps raced across to join up with the Kahanistanians for the final push on the field-headquaters of the Kraven bridgehead. The airforce blasted away at remaining pockets of resistance, dropping heavy ordnance and napalm, while supporting tanks and infantry as they cleared away the Capital Police units. The moping up would be conducted ruthlessly and methodically, no enemy could be allowed to survive, indeed the fanatical mindlessness of the Corporation’s unholy legions made this impossible. They could only fight till dead, and never surrender or withdraw.

Victory was no longer in doubt. The Kraven command-post itself was now imminently threatened.

Inquisitor Dolrath, wearing a long leather trench-coat and armed with the newest Novacom 22mm assault rifle, advanced with his armoured corps in a surgical flanking attack aiming for the nerve centre of the Kraven command-post itself. The troops were dangerously depleted, they had suffered utterly appalling casualties, but at last they had arrived. The Capital Police were all attacking suicidally in a crazed frontal assault on the Alliance, and they would most likely not expect an attack from this angle.

Clambering off the tank he led his men in the final suicidal charge at the Kraven defences. ‘Men, the God-Emperor tolerates no failure and neither do I! Fight for the God-Emperor, and throw yourselves at the heathen foe!’ he screamed. Tanks drove right up to the trenches themselves, turning on their treads to collapse them while firing anti-infantry grenades at the same time. Several Capital Police charged towards the Inquisitor but well armed bursts from the guard around him sprayed them down. This was not before they had shot Inquisitor Gorkon, however, Dolrath’s close friend. He took a bullet right through the neck, drowning in his own blood within moments, unable to speak even some last words as he gurgled in disbelief.

The grim Xirniumite troops advanced through the shattered command bunker, closing in on the Kraven Commander. The war had been long and hard, and they had been hardened by a thousand trials. Not even the loss of the comrade next to them could affect these troops now, who accepted it as the will of the God-Emperor. Outside, the senseless slaughter continued as the war raged and the Allies fought bravely against the inhumane Kraven foe.

Though hastily designed, the bunker-complex was well-built, testament to the expertness of the Kraven Corporation in the art of war. Inquisitor Dolrath made mental notes as he and his elite men pressed on, grudgingly admiring the brutal efficiency of the construction, while hating the Kraven filth no less.

A quick firefight broke out as the final two guards outside the Reichsmarshal's command room (ordered to stand outside and lay down their lives in his defence) were dispatched and the troops pushed into the command centre. They had lost a further six men to the two Kraven troopers, but it was well worth it. The God-Emperor would have demanded no less..

The troops blasted open the door and swarmed in, ready to fire on any demon that moved in the gloomy depths. Confident, Inquisitor Dolrath swaggered in, one of his hands holding a cigar and the other an assault rifle. Regarding the Reichsmarshal under the brim of his large officers’ cap he studied the man silently as the tension mounted. ‘Now.. dear Reichsmarshal,’ he spat out the word with pure loathing, ‘you are going to sign the surrender of your utterly crushed and beaten force in the name of the Immortal God-Emperor. You will do this or you will die.’

Considering this for the moment, the Inquisitor clarified. ‘No.. either way you will still die, I’m afriad. But you will sign the final surrender of the Kraven filth.’

OOC: Should I just make a break for it, or are we gonna RP my mercs to death?

Novacom Flagship Kenzal, Naval Front

"They're WHAT!? I don't beleive it, retreating and we only just got here, regardless press the atack all ships and combat craft target engines and the command decks, we want to make them suffer, IXION make sure that the targets are engines and command decks we don't want to waste a single shot in this engagement, we must make sure that they can't come back and deploy Gungiur's and Gungion's" All over the bridge crewers move with haste to make their beloved admirals orders reality, the orders are given and the entire fleet moves to fufill them, the Gungiur Submarines previously held in reserve in position to prevent any reinforcements arrviving are the closest to the Kraven fleet and propmptly attack, Deploying their Gungion Subfighters they race into battle intent on crippling as much of the fleet as possible and transform this retreat into a rout. Hijir's high above would continue to do attack, however units heavily damaged would be aimed at the enemy command decks and plowed straight in exploding in giant fireballs, sometimes the pilots were able to eject before hand, others were not so lucky as they died in the furious explosions of their own beloved craft.

Novacom Command Post, Iathern Front

"Order those Denzel Assault bombers to attack their HQ, All forces deep within the enemy lines are to withdraw to safety Assault forces engage the enemy front lines Artillery Plattforms continue to attack, and as for you you miserable bucket of bolts it appears you were wrong the chances of OUR supply lines being cut were nil now that the Kraven Battlefleet is withdrawing it is THEIR supply lines that will be cut, now get my forces moving you hunk of junk," General Ventak filled the room of the command post with immense bellowing and IXION from his display on the wall had a slight expression of irritation on his face, however not much soon afterwards the holographic display table would show Novacom Storm Enforcers Elite Enforcers, Enforcers and regular army troops withdrawing while at the same time showing the Denzel's making their runs. Shortly the Novacom Assault forces would begin to move forward in perfect harmony with their holographic representations and they were a sight to behold, their Combat armour gleaming in the sun their faces protected by Visors and 22mm Hellfire Assault Rifles pointed forward as they charged fiercly bellowing and moviung in insanely rancom patterns intent on causing havoc for the Kraven forces, their would be no surviving the battle lust, while Novacom forces would take heavy casualties they themselves would not stop until their enemy had been anhialted, the Novacom forces would steadily advance preparing to link up with other Xirnium forces as well as the forces sent to assisst the Xirnumites and Kahanistanians. Novacom Hijir's were swarming everywhere taking potshots at anything that moved and releasing Discord Cluster missiles.

Novacom Homeland, Destinus Isle
Nocacom Capitol, Novesia

"and in conclusion I want you to design a unit capable of easily neutralising these Sardukar Phase 4's and Capitol Police units, if you can come up with a method allowing our Infanrty to do so without limiting their combat mobility so much the better, if not I understand. Till another time Director Tantavos" Suprainister Denteth Tolion sweeps out of the office flanked by a pair of Sinister looking Elite Enforcers, the Board looks un-easy the breifing they had been given on Kraven's capabilities was certainly a worrying one and with Novacom risking being pulled into the greater conflict with Kraven they would need weapons to give them an edge, it had become common knowledge that Damocles would not be used unless Novan forces were attack with WMD's however it had been suggested there were some leighway on using it in defence.

The Scientists in the Laborotories were already complaining of over work, the sheer scale of research efforts being made were staggering and the quantities of materil running off the production lines were beyond the boards whildest dreams they had never imagined such scale of production possibleminimal raw materials were producing trillions of tons in an hour.

Ever since the Tarvanus plan had been implemented Novacom Manufacturing and it's subsequent merging with all Novacom Industry as well as massive governmental cash injections had turned the once heavily competing Novacom Industry into an unstoppable powerhouse. Scientists had nearly perfected the Ensign Tamas, as well as preliminary designs for space borne civilian facilities, indeed the first launch was happening at Lysinigas Isle at this very moment, but still the way in which the enemies armies had been created in such an inhumane way even they balked at the idea, Profit was good it always was and what's more it deeply spuured them on that they could make said profits by being Patriotic, the sheer volume of production had suppressed prices for the products considerably. Though Admiral Kenzal's Public thanking of the Comapny had been worth it, the man was a hero, truly a legend and speculation was high as to what the face behind the mask he wore was like, it covered his eyes and part of his hair as well as nose but left his mouth free to talk. the reason he wore it no one knew it just added to the hero worship.

"And now onto the report about the Hijir Model Xirnium, We've just been requested to turn over one of the Commodore Hijir Production lines over to the Xirnium model and to switch the rest of the Commodore Hijir lines over to Elite Hijir," The discussion would go on for many hours addressing important issues and in general how to increase the ungodly production capacities even more, deep underground vast amounts of space had been made available for yet more foundires and production lines, even then though only a fraction of the space in total of the underground catacombs that held all important Novacom Facilities.

Unnamed Xirnium Landing Site

Yet more and more transports land, Novacom Mechnicians mill about unloading Equipment for turnover to the Xirnium Military, Trillions of tons were being shipped out hourly, and Trainers for the Hijir Xirnium had also just arrived in preparation for training Xirnium pilots and crews in how to use the potent Combat Mecha to the fullest of it's deadly capabilities.

Onboard the Carrier V.S.S. Constable, near the Allied fleet

"Sir, enemy fleet is retreating, should we engage anyways?"

The Grand Admiral of the Velkyan Fleet stood by the window of the island.

"Launch all fighters, lets sink us some Kravens."

"Aye, Aye, cap'n!"

Within minutes, 40 STOL LMF-2s were in the air, with the same loadouts of the LMF-3s. The Gigantor launched dozens of Rapier anti-shipping missiles at the retreating fleet as the 40 fighters screamed in at low-altitude towards the enemy fleet.

OOC: Your mercs are probably intelligent enough to get the hell out once the Kraven troops are gone.

IC:

As they watched the Sardaukar bursting into flames, the Kahanistan officers were furious. Gone now was a chance to conduct medical experiments on them, find out what they could about what was left after modification, see if the process were reversible, or for some of the sicker minded commanders, pose with a bunch of naked human (?) pyramid Sardaukar and other torments they could think.

General Levitt's mind wiped away her previous dislike for Xirnium, and grabbed the nearest Xirnium commander and squeezed him. "We did it! Now, we take the offensive to Kraven themselves!"

General Bin Jawala, the supreme commander of the Kahanistan forces, disagreed. "We have lost over 450,000 troops and about 10 ships, we should be more careful." But the political climate in Kahanistan was firmly against Kraven, and the Anti-Kraven Alliance terms required military intervention in Kraven. Besides, a fleet of MiG's had already been lost near Kravonika...

Xirnium Front

As the Imperial tanks rolled forward, there was nothing but a wasteland of dead for as far as the eye could see. In the distanced the Imperial assault watched on as the Sardaukar melted away in white flames before them.

Now was the moment of victory. The Empire hit the last of the Kraven forces head on. The heavy machine guns on the Bloodhowler HBT’s raked the remaining capital police with a hail of lead, their main cannons blowing entire formations apart.
The Infantry always in cover behind the armoured units never relented their storm of fire. The Kraven scum would die where they stood or be pushed back into the ocean. Though it would most likely be the first option.

In the trenches, the Infantry that had been dispatched to reinforce the defences arrived. Pouring in over the parapets, the veteran soldiers of the Empire filled in the gaps and began to surround and annihilate the pockets of Corporate Police that had broken into the Xirnium lines.

The Imperial Fleet

Dagon watched on as the Kraven ships broke their formations. Explosions rippled across the enemy navy, now under siege from almost every direction. Any Kraven weapons that came flying in we quickly decommissioned by the Imperial defences.

“Captain”, called Dagon. The officer came running up to him. “It’s time to end this. Let them remember – to defy the Empire is death.”
“With pleasure, Sir.”

The Captain walked across the bridge and addressed the Fleet.

“Pursue them to the edge of Xirnium’s waters. If any ships has missiles and shells left – now is the time to use them”.

The Imperial Fleet, still in its attack formation, followed the Kraven retreat. Every gun and missile launcher still firing.

If they are to escape, their losses will not be light.

[OCC: Our Reichmarshal was so kind as to sign the surrender document. To Mini Miehm, I think your mercenaries should withdraw, there is no reason to fight to the death. Why die for a lost cause?]

November 9, 2005

Instrument of Surrender
of
All Kraven Corporation Forces in XIRNIUM

1. The Kraven Command agrees to the surrender of all armed forces in XIRNIUM, to the C.-in-C. XACCOM. This to include all naval ships in these areas. These forces to lay down their arms and to surrender unconditionally.

2. All hostilities on land, on sea, or in the air by Kraven forces in the above areas to cease at 0800 hrs.

3. The Kraven command to carry out at once, and without argument or comment, all further orders that will be issued by the Xirnium and her allies on any subject.

4. Disobedience of orders, or failure to comply with them, will be regarded as a breach of these surrender terms and will be dealt with by Xirnium and her allies in accordance with the laws and usages of war.

5. This insturment of surrender is independent of, without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by or on behalf of the Anti-Kraven Alliance powers and applicable to Kraven and the Kraven armed forces as a whole.

6. This instument of surrender is written in English.

7. The decision of the High Ecclesiarchy will be final if any doubt or dispute arise as to the meaning or interpretation of the surrender terms.

ON BEHALF OF THE KRAVEN COMMAND IN XIRNIUM
Reichmarshal [------------]

ON BEHALF OF XACCOM
General KATLYN

ON BEHALF OF THE HIGH ECCLESIARCHY
Grand Cardinal NIDOR

9 November 2005
0230 hrs.

[OCC: Our Reichmarshal was so kind as to sign the surrender document. To Mini Miehm, I think your mercenaries should withdraw, there is no reason to fight to the death. Why die for a lost cause?]

November 9, 2005

Instrument of Surrender
of
All Kraven Corporation Forces in XIRNIUM

1. The Kraven Command agrees to the surrender of all armed forces in XIRNIUM, to the C.-in-C. XACCOM. This to include all naval ships in these areas. These forces to lay down their arms and to surrender unconditionally.

2. All hostilities on land, on sea, or in the air by Kraven forces in the above areas to cease at 0800 hrs.

3. The Kraven command to carry out at once, and without argument or comment, all further orders that will be issued by the Xirnium and her allies on any subject.

4. Disobedience of orders, or failure to comply with them, will be regarded as a breach of these surrender terms and will be dealt with by Xirnium and her allies in accordance with the laws and usages of war.

5. This insturment of surrender is independent of, without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by or on behalf of the Anti-Kraven Alliance powers and applicable to Kraven and the Kraven armed forces as a whole.

6. This instument of surrender is written in English.

7. The decision of the High Ecclesiarchy will be final if any doubt or dispute arise as to the meaning or interpretation of the surrender terms.

ON BEHALF OF THE KRAVEN COMMAND IN XIRNIUM
Reichmarshal [------------]

ON BEHALF OF XACCOM
General KATLYN

ON BEHALF OF THE HIGH ECCLESIARCHY
Grand Cardinal NIDOR

9 November 2005
0230 hrs.

OOC: Some of them are rather stranded, and cut off from escape, maybe if you could extract them on your way out?

IC: They hadn't even deployed fully when their clients surrendered, pathetic, but no loss for them, they still got payed, and they were fast enough, and heavily armed enough, to both escape and discourage any pursuit.

OOC: Some of them are rather stranded, and cut off from escape, maybe if you could extract them on your way out?

Do you mean you want them to fight to the end? Or to be captured? I'm afraid I don't fully understand.

Do you mean you want them to fight to the end? Or to be captured? I'm afraid I don't fully understand.

OOC: I meant to direct that at Kraven... My bad, I knew I forgot something when I typed that up...

OOC: I meant to direct that at Kraven... My bad, I knew I forgot something when I typed that up...

Something tells me Kraven isn't going to be able to extract them.

OOC: I'm assuming Kraven's fleet is still running and going back to its homeland.

IC: Dagon watched from the bridge as his ships ceased fire on the withdrawing enemy. A console to his left began beeping and he moved across the window to it and pressed a small button on the top.

“Commander Dagon?”, came the Emperor’s voice through the speaker.
“Yes my Lord”
“Kraven has withdrawn?”
“We just saw them out of Xirnium’s waters now, Sir”
“Well done Commander. Gather your fleet and link up with my ships off the Torontian Coast.”
“Consider it done”
“Good. I will meet you there.”

Immediately Dagon issued orders to withdraw the fleet from Xirnium. As the masses of vessel began to form up and leave, he sent a message to Xirnium.

Encoded Imperial Transmission
To: The High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium
From: Supreme Commander Dagon

The Kraven fleet has withdrawn. General Caracas will remain and finish off the last remnants of enemy forces, then help in the reconstruction. The Imperial Fleet will now be leaving to pursue threats elsewhere. Goodluck in your efforts.

The Kahanistan troops made a final charge on the Capitol Police, ordered to capture as many as they could for experiments. Lex asinus est - the national motto of Kahanistan, translated as "The law's an ass." In this case, the laws of warfare that prohibited medical experiments on captured POW's assumed that the prisoners were fully human, not psychologically dehumanized, modified soldiers, and the medical experiments would also largely be psychiatric. A medical school or psychiatric researcher would pay hundreds of thousands of racist shekels for a Capitol Police soldier to experiment on.

Novacom Homeland, Destinus Isle
Nocacom Capitol, Novesia

"Inform Admiral Kenzal once Kraven forces have left Xirnium waters that he is to cease pursuit, And dispatch the Reconstruction teams. Xirnium will stand strong again, send an invitation to Xirnium, Yallak and Kahanistan, they are invited to come to Novacom, Assign them flight paths and communications frequencies as is custom for vistors to the interior, Step up all Patrols along the frontiers and alert me if anything else happens," With this the Suprainister leaves the War Room and heads to the elevator that will take him back to his office in order to prepare for the COuncil of Ministers meeting in 2 hours time.

In the great Foundries of Novacom Manufacturing Equipment and products nessacery for rebuilding a nation are being produced on the recently commisioned new assembly lines, trillions of tons had just styarted to be produced, all of it being loaded onto transports, in addition to foor and water purifiying methods as well as building materials. It wouldn't be long for them to arrive as the Transports go through to the cliff face air facility and after a short delay they take off.


Novacom Flagship Kenzal, Naval Front

"Sir, new orders have arrived, once Kraven has left Xirnium waters we are to withdraw to a respectful distance from the Xirnium coastline, we are to defend the releif and reconstruction efforts apparantly." After a breif report Lieutenant Penefel steps back and heads back to his station in the crew pits, the Holographic Strategy Map shows a large Novacom AIr Flotilla inbound for his fleet while also showing the Fleeing Kraven fleet, "Pursuit Forces Diri, Paszada and Konods will return to the fleet at once, instruct the logistics crops to stand ready we have a nation to help rebuild,"


Novacom Command Post, Iathern Front

General Ventak grins at the progress of the battle, his spearheads had split the Kraven forces into segments and were slowly starting to crush the pockets one by one, the suicidal fury of Capitol Police being rivaled by the fury of Novacom Enforcer Corps, it wouldn't take long it was really a battle anymore.

Out on the Batlefield Novacom Soldiers would frantically charge forth determined to slice up the pockets into even smaller pockets, nothing could stop them there battle frenzy defied beleif and even as the shockwaves from Hijir and Denzel Bombing runs knocked them flying they'd get back up and continue charging. Truly this was an age of war, however they all knew the battle was nearly at an end and they were slowly calming and slowly at that.

[OCC: This may as well go here, I can't think of a better place to put it and I don't really want to start a new thread for it. Basically, with the Kraven War over I have to tie up one lose end, the prisoner.]

Tymex… ancient capital of Holy Xirnium. No longer the administrative centre of the Holy Empire, the city of Tymex was a much older, sinister, city then Naerath, the current capital, a city steeped in tradition and superstition. One of the larger Xirniumite cities, and at the very heart of the Holy Empire, Tymex was full of towering cathedrals and spires, stone masonry and dark gothic architecture. Since time immemorial Tymex had been the seat of power of the Inquisition, the Great Synod towering over the nearby skyscrapers.

It was here, in the darkest, deepest recesses of the archaic fortress of the Inquisition that the Kraven Reichsmarschall stirred, returning to consciousness. For months now since the end of the Kraven-Xirnium War the dejected prisoner had been held in this gloomy cell, with no knowledge of the events which occurred in the outside world. His uniform was filthy and his hair dishevelled, he was completely unarmed.

The Kraven Reichsmarschall was dead. He had been reported by the High Ecclesiarchy as having died of his wounds long ago, and was merely a forgotten relic of a past war. None knew of his existence. Now, peace had been signed between Holy Xirnium and the Consortium. The risk of keeping the prisoner alive any longer was much too great. Should he be discovered, Holy Xirnium would need to repatriate him to the Kraven Corporation. The Inquisition could never allow that to happen. Though there was no safer place to hide a secret then the dark catacombs of the mighty Synod, the High Council of the Inquisition always had an abundance of caution, and the decision had already been made.

Lady Inquisitor Aleia scanned her orders as she walked down the dark, stone hallway to the prisoner’s cell, her footfalls echoing down the long passageway.

Classified / Destroy After Reading
From: His Grace Lord High Grand Inquisitor Norogoth
To: Lady Inquisitor Aleia

Thought for the Day: If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will
gaze back into you

The High Council of the Inquisition of Holy Xirnium orders that you are to
liquidate Prisoner 63J-KRA-99.

High Lord Norogoth
Inquisitor-General of Holy Xirnium

Even by the standards of the Inquisition, that was an order that hid vast amounts of background information from those who needed to carry it out. It was curious for several reasons, not least of which was that summarily executing people in Inquisition custody was now expressly illegal, and would provoke an absolute firestorm if the courts ever found out. Who was this “Prisoner 63J-KRA-99”? Lady Aleia wondered, her remarkable cognitive abilities already coming to bare on the interesting conundrum. The Lady Inquisitor’s inquiries at the Grand Black Library of the Inquisition had turned up more questions then they answered. In fact, they answered no questions at all:

Prisoner 63J-KRA-9
Held in: Cellblock JD-12 Alpha-16B

Details:

ALL RECORDS EXPUNGED FROM LIBRARY

The Lady Inquisitor’s eyes had narrowed sceptically. Deleted by whom, I wonder? Her mind raced through the possibilities, calculating various factors and possibilities. The Grand Black Library was accessible only to Inquisitors, there really was no reason to censor information held there. Clearly, somebody wanted to make sure that Prisoner 63J-KRA-99 was erased from existence.

Typing quickly on the terminal, Lady Aleia had inquired as to the identity of the person who had edited the archive.

ORDER ORIGINATOR UNKNOWN

Rubbish, Lady Aleia thought. Nothing was unknown to the Inquisition. Someone did know, someone with the correct authority. By now most definitely intrigued, the Lady Inquisitor reasoned that the best way to unravel this mystery would be to personally interview Prisoner 63J-KRA-99 himself, to determine who he was. There should be enough time to uncover whatever secrets he held before she needed to terminate him.

The first indication that the Kraven Reichsmarschall, Prisoner 63J-KRA-99, had of his impending doom was a slight feeling of uneasiness in the pit of his stomach. Quickly, the feeling grew, eventually becoming one of abject terror. The Reichsmarschall was sick with dread, fearful of what approached.

The heavy door of the cell opened, and the shadow and cloaked figure of Lady Aleia entered the room. Instantly she noticed even the most minute detail of her surroundings, testament to the extreme perceptive abilities of Inquisitors. ‘Stand,’ she ordered, her terrible voice causing an icy sweat to break out on the Reichsmarschal.

‘Tell me your name, your rank and your position and function within the Kraven hierarchy. Tell me everything,’ the Lady Inquisitor ordered in her carefully manipulated voice which instilled a sense of extreme horror on the victim. She knew that this process of interrogation had most certainly already been performed by other Inquisitors, but the Lady Inquisitor was determined to find out what there was to know of this individual herself.

The Reichmarshal, did feel uneasy, but he cared not... He did not fear anyone, He was a Soldier of the Corporation he was a Soldier of the Secret Police... People Feared Him...

"Before we Can begin.." The Reichmarshal stood up to face this new Inquisitor...

"Like The Others before you... I will only Tell you this..."

"Your Pitifull nation will be brought under the yoke of Corporate Rule, Then Everyone of you will be forced to work under the Banner of the Corporation, Every day you will forced to work until your fingers bleed, Every day you will be Beaten harder and Harder by the Capitol Police, and every day you will wish for death... The Hell that you speak of so often will be visited upon Xirnium, And We Will see to it...."

The Reichmarshal stopped, Glared at the Inquisitor and spoke once more...

"If you Kill me, Then you are no better than Me, for I have Ordered the Exection of Thousands of People, Women, Children, Men, The Young and the Old... I welcome death with open arms, For My Work was Death..."

"But I leave you with this... " he paused to let his words sink in...

"In the Absense of Light... Darkness Will Prevail..."

‘Spare me your empty rhetoric Reichsmarschall, the hollow threats of the damned and the forgotten need not frighten even the smallest child, let alone a blessed Inquisitor of the God-Emperor,’ said Lady Aleia smoothly.

‘The Kraven Corporation failed in their invasion of Xirnium, and now the Excessively Armed Empire itself bays for its blood,’ the Lady Inquisitor informed the Reichsmarschall, knowing full well that during the past couple of dark, painful, months following his capture the Reichsmarschall would not have received any news or information from the outside world. ‘When you die, and die you shall, you shall do so knowing full well that the final day of reckoning for the filthy Kraven Corporation fast approaches.’

There was a flurry of the Inquisitor’s dark cloak as she removed her pistol from its folds, instantly aiming it at the Reichsmarschall. ‘The Inquisition does not fear evil, oh Reichsmarschall of the Kraven Corporation, nor does it fear doing evil, of becoming evil. We commit unspeakable crimes so that the rest do not have to, so that by sacrificing the purity of our souls we can guarantee those of our charges. No price is to great to pay, not even our very damnation, for the defence of Holy Xirnium and the Xirniumite people, so that they may live in peace. We are their servants, their instrument of utter ruthlessness, which they need never know they wield. There is no turning back from what we are, no salvation for those that join the ranks of the Inquisition,’ the Inquisitor said, her voice growing in intensity and in terribleness.

‘We are the angels of death, and we have come for you!’

The report of the fired gun echoed down the gloomy halls of the Great Synod of the Inquisition.

The Reichmarshal smiled as the bullet entered his forehead, his body slumped against the wall and slowly slid down, leaving a long red streak...

Even in death the Reichmarshals face was of grim hatred, the eyes rolled into the back of their sockets, glaring at the Inquisitor with the whites of his eyes...

his still warm dead hand clutched the Red armband of his Uniform, the Double Hammer symbol of the Corporation...

Even in death he still served...

The Inquisitor stared at the dead form of the Reichsmarschall in disgust, with pure loathing. His fanatical loyalty to the inhuman cause of the Kraven beast had been absolute, never wavering for an instant. The barest worm of doubt gnawed at the edges of her mind. His resolution had been disturbing, maybe a match even for that of an Inquisitor (though, rather then serving justice, as the Inquisition did, the Reichsmarschall served barbarity). They were truly a formidable foe.

In an instant Lady Aleia wiped the shadow of uncertainty from her mind, suppressing it totally and returning her thoughts to their neutral state. His defiance had been no different from that of many desperate, mindless fanatics when faced with their own grim mortality she assured herself. The Lady Inquisitor had certainly killed enough people to know that everyone faced the pitch black of death in their own, unique way. She exited the cell silently, closing the door behind her with an ominous, echoing bang, not looking back.

Others would come and dispose of the foul corpse, to incinerate it in the fiery hot furnaces of the Great Synod like the garbage that it was. In death there was no honour for the Reichsmarschall, no distinction and no recognition. No one would mark his passing, or remember his death. There was only anonymity.

OOC: Ohh, I see thinks have continued to progress even with my absence... can I get a HUGE update, being that I haven't been on in a good, what, 2 months or so?

Pretty big update, actually. Kahanistan and Xirnium are allies, Kahanistan's scrapped its PMT/FT weapons and is strictly MT now, an alliance of Xirnium, Kahanistan, Yallak, and Novacom beat Kraven and then an alliance of about a dozen powers (the AKA, or Anti-Kraven Alliance) launched an offensive against Kraven, but AMF imposed peace and attacked Kahanistan, which surrendered after a long, bloody war lasting several weeks. Kraven foolishly admitted to using AMF and is now being slaughtered.

OOC: Ahh, AMF entered? How'd that happen? And remember to use 'OOC' ;)

OOC: AMF is a big believer in national sovereignty and didn't think the AKA had the right to tell Kraven what they could do in their borders, so they supplied Kraven with weapons and that pissed off the AKA and Kraven basically insisted on the AKA members signing grossly unfair treaties... the NSWiki articles for Category:Battles of the Kraven War and Kraven War can explain better than I can...

Suffice it to say Kahanistan leaders felt that they could resist a Freekish invasion, but they forgot to factor in the fact that their warships were about 40 years behind the Freekish ships and they were using pathetic 155mm coastal batteries (since replaced with larger weapons after the surrender, the rebuilding is still going on.)

OOC: lol, did AMF bring in support, or was it pretty much 1v1?

OOC: Well, I got bombed pretty bad by Axis Nova, but they sustained greater losses (in proportion to their numbers) than the Freekish troops. I'll give you some advice if you ever want to fight AMF. DO NOT, under any circumstances, use weapons of mass destruction against Freekish Sentinels, they WILL kill your civilians in the most horrific of ways. Also, you might want to have a good navy, mine didn't inflict any losses on the SD's, but they sunk a few dozen smaller and medium warships. I restocked my nuclear arsenal after that. :)

OOC: Ahh, yes, I've always watched them... I always keep my eyes on other powers in the event we go to war with them... so we know how they fight... but thank you for the tips. :)

OOC: If you want to know more about the Kraven War, the link, http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Invasion_of_Kahanistan_(Kraven_War) carries some links to the war threads. http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Kraven_War has some info too.

If you want to have nightmares for the rest of your life, look for threads on the Freekish Halls of the Dead.

OOC: Alright, I'll check those out... but for now... time to plan the Holiday Bash... heh... this'll be fun... ;)

EDIT: That 'heh' wasn't a ho-ho-ho type laugh... but rather a satanish laugh... lol