NationStates Jolt Archive

The Idea: Woodstock Pact War Games
The Setting: South Insen Island, Omzian Democratic Republic...

The Owl (defending side)
Hamptonshire (9th Combined Forces Group) - FVM Ellen McGruder
MT
--207th Fleet Squadron (325.476 personnel, 312 ships, 956 aircraft) - Adm. Alyssa Welch
--7th Heavy Infantry Corps (65,850 personnel, 18,056 vehicles [all types], 250 aircraft [all types]) - Lt. Gen. Peter Ewell
--933rd Marine Expeditionary Unit (2,800 personnel, 450 vehicles [all types]) - Fd. Col. Steven Rohls
Isselmere-Nieland - Adm. Alexander Draper, CO 1st/7th Rapid Reaction Fleet
MT
--(Navy) - 13th (Panther) Naval Squadron (254,548 personnel, 378 ships, 650 aircraft, 1,696 uninhabited vehicles [all types]) - VAdm. Gilbert Murray
--(Air Force) - 98th Composite Air Division (http://s4.invisionfree.com/Woodstock_Pact/index.php?p=2765342) - Air Vice Marshal Oliver Chen
--(Land Forces) - LGen Edmund Westeringh
----13th RINM Expeditionary Force
----32nd Mechanised Infantry Division (21,791 personnel, 6,973 vehicles [all types])
----11th Armoured Division (28,798 personnel, 9,115 vehicles [all types])
Izistan
PMT
--(Izistan Fleet) - Adm. John Currie
----2 x Ziphius-class SSN, 3 x Vaquita-class SSK
--(Army) - Gen. Heinrich von Falkenhausen
----17th Infantry Division (20,000 personnel)
----Armoured Brigade
----Artillery Battalion
--(Aerospace) - Mar. Edward Lewis
----ASAT targets
----165th Fighter Squadron (Type One [?])
Manhattan Prime - Flt. Adm. David Ross
MT
--(Navy) - Adm. Chris Ryan
----1 Mahan-class DL, 5 Holland-class DD
--(Army) - General Andrew Marshall
----1st (Manhattan) Infantry Division (20,000 personnel) - Col. David Hunter
----2nd (Manhattan) Infantry Division (20,000 personnel) - Col. Richard Spiller
----3rd (Manhattan) Infantry Division (20,000 personnel) - Col. Wayne Sullivan
----5th (Manhattan) Armoured Division (20,000 personnel) - Col. William Darcy
--(Air Force)
----8 Squadrons (12 x Avalon Aerospace F-22)

The Wolf (attacking side)
Novikov (apologies for mistranslations!) - Lt. Gen. Frantisek Maxmilian Kanka III
MT
--1st Composite Fleet - Adm. Jiri Hasek
--1st Special Attack Group - RAdm. Josef Frantisek
--1st Airborne Brigade - Lt Col Vladmir Nevsko
--7th Joint Wing - Gen. Eugene Cernan
Omz (Omzian Expeditionary Forces) - 1st Adm. Moran
MT
--Task Force "Northlight" (514 vessels [all types])
--(Army/Marines: 120,000 personnel, 1710 armoured vehicles, 376 aircraft)
----HG Mechanized Infantry Division Thunderlight
----10th Marine Mechanized Division, I Corps, 101st Naval Assault Force
----50th Naval Infantry Division, I Corps, 101st Naval Assault Force
----51st Naval Infantry Division, I Corps, 101st Naval Assault Force
----Corps artillery units
--309th Composite Air Force
----502nd Composite Air Wing
----503rd Composite Air Wing
----662nd Light UCAV Wing (1st & 2nd Sqdn)
----1022nd Fast Attack Wing (1st Sqdn)
----22nd Bomber Wing (1st Sqdn)
----55th Navy Airship Group (2nd Sqdn)
----288th Long Range Maritime Patrol Group (1st Sqdn)
The Silver Sky
MT
--1st Republican Naval Armada - Flt. Adm. Michael Sutherland
--5th Marine Heavy Division - Maj. Gen. Omar Marcias
--3rd North Point Air Armada - Lt. Gen. Rebecca Anderson
Space Union - Fed. Gen. Shivi Mann
MT
--1st Federal Naval Armada
--1st Heavy Armoured Division (26,900 personnel)
--1st Canis Air Armada

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Units

Navy Units
Ships
Submarines
--21 x Nowotny-class SSN
--8 x Port-class SSGN
--16 x Haenulf-class SSK
Carriers
--2 x Peel-class CVBN
--1 x Hornby-class CVLN
--2 x Rapier-class CVQ
Battleships
--1 x King Henry V-class BBGN
--5 x King Robert VI-class BBGN
Cruisers
--1 x Princess-class CBGN
--1 x Castle-class CAGN
--6 x Duchy-class CAG
--9 x Morrigan-class CGN
Escorts
--40 x Wallace-class DDG (GP)
--52 x Bullfinch-class FFH
--32 x Flower-class K
Amphibious
--5 x Crocodile-class LCS
--1 x Lord-class LHD
--1 x Ungforth-class LPD
--1 x Valley-class LSD
Command
--1 x Admiral-class CCN
--4 x Siren-class AGI
--1 x Sea Lion-PGC
Coastal
--48 x Lake-class MCDV
--24 x Fettes-class OPV
--24 x Freki-class PG
--24 x Geri-class PG
--12 x Hlin-class PGQ
Logistics
--4 x Lem-class AFS
--1 x Hobbes-class AH
--1 x Gabin-class AKR
--16 x Smith-class AOE
--3 x Guinness-class AOEN
--2 x Marsden-class AP
--8 x Aylesburgh-class AS
Aircraft
48 + 24 x Sea Fury FA.1
8 + 6 x Sea Fury T.2 (serving as fast air control aircraft)
72 x Spectre FA.1
72 x Spectre FA.2
32 x Banshee ADS.1
16 x Wraith EF.1
24 x Swordfish S.1
8 x Heimdall AEW.1 (comparable to E-2D)
4 x C-2 Greyhound
84 + 48 Cormorant HC.1
15 + 3 Cormorant HEW.1
267 x Cormorant HM.1
24 x Sparrow HA.1
Uninhabited vehicles
UAV
--126 x Auk DHM.1
--16 x Parrot DES.1
--91 x Puffin DHEW.1
--78 x Rook DRA.1
--71 x Tern DA.1
--4 x Thrush DFA.1
AUV
--702 x Cuttlefish DSR.1
--96 x Porpoise DSMC.1
--332 x Seahorse DSA.1
--180 x Squid DSM.1

Army Units
Armoured Division (28,798 personnel, 9,115 vehicles [all types])
--Divisional HQ
--2 Armoured Brigades
--1 Mechanised Infantry Brigade
Mechanised Infantry Division (22,716 personnel, 7,139 vehicles [all types])
--Divisional HQ
--Armoured Brigade
--2 Mechanised Infantry Brigades
Total vehicles
Helicopters
--18 x Condor HC.1 heavy lift helicopters (similar to CH-47 Chinook)
--32 x Cormorant HC.1 medium lift helicopters (similar to EH.101)
--56 x Sparrow HA.1 attack helicopters
--54 x Swallow HM.1 light utility helicopters (similar to EC135)
--6 x Swift HE.1 electronic countermeasures helicopters (similar to EH-60A)
--2 x Swift HE.2 stand-off targeting and surveillance helicopters (similar to EH-60B)
--8 x Swift HR.1 nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance helicopters
--54 x Swift HU.1 utility transports (similar to UH-60L)
UAVs
--75 x Parrot DES.1 signals surveillance and command relay UAV
--45 x Puffin DHEW.1 airborne early warning helicopter UAV
--282 x Rook DRA.1 reconnaissance/attack UCAV
L15 family
--555 x L15PC Badger IFVT
--36 x L15PC Badger ADV
--290 x L15AR Badger ARV
--126 x L15AT Badger ATMV
--805 x L15CE Armadillo CEVT
--372 x L15CP Badger TCP
--283 x L15CV Badger CCV
--350 x L15DF Wolverine DFV
--198 x L15FO Badger FOV
--635 x L15GP Hedgehog GPAV
--325 x L15MC Badger SPM
L16 Vixen family
--392 x L16AM Bison ambulance
--19 x L16AR Bison ARV
--34 x L16CE Vixen CEV
--25 x L16CP Vixen TCP
--1,001 x L16CR Fox CRV
--157 x L16CV Vixen CCV
--103 x L16DC Vixen TDC
--48 x L16ER Fox NBCR
--432 x L16GP Bison GPAV
--47 x L16RV Fox RAV
L21 Kodiak family
--324 x L21 Kodiak MBT
--72 x L21C Kodiak MBT-C
--24 x L21A Jaguar ADV
--72 x L21B Buffalo AVLB
--234 x L21E Elephant AEVT
--192 x L21R Auroch ARVT
Artillery and Launchers
--24 x L57 Erne SAM-launchers
--18 x L58 Hurricane SSM-launchers
--90 x L59 MLRS
--18 x L67 Lanneret THAAD-launchers
--36 x L74 Kestrel SAM-launchers
--80 x GWLS.78F Roc launchers
--108 x L25 Boar 155mm SPH
--108 x L29 Armoured Artillery Support Vehicle
Logistics Vehicles
--1,702 x General purpose wheeled vehicles (GPVW)
--63 x GPVW tactical drone control vehicles
--30 x GPVW anti-tank missile vehicles
--336 x Light support wheeled vehicle (LSVW)
--129 x LSVW ambulance
--115 x LSVW communications lorries
--2,650 x Medium wheeled logistics vehicles (MLVW)
----1,264 x General trailers
----204 x UAV carriers
----548 x Water trailers
----145 x Welding trailers
--48 x MLVW petroleum lorries
--1,212 x Heavy wheeled logistics vehicles (HLVW)
--26 x HLVW decontamination vehicles
--215 x HLVW mobile kitchens
--82 x HLVW mobile laundries
--539 x HLVW petroleum tankers
--439 x HLVW stores transports
--16 x HLVW water trailers
--358 x HLVW wreckers
Engineering vehicles
--72 x 5.1-tonne earthmovers
--72 x Diggers
--36 x Armoured obstacle clearing vehicles
Radar vehicles (other than the L16RV Fox RAV)
--3 x L52 surface surveillance radars
--11 x L57R Erne radar command vehicle
--4 x L67R Lanneret theatre air defence radar command centres (3 vehicles in each)
--16 x L74R Kestrel radar command vehicle
Specialist vehicles
--65 x Modular command centres
--51 x Reverse osmosis water purification units (ROWPU)
Other
--174 x Motorcycles
--60 x Forklifts

Air Force Units
98th Composite Air Division* (240 aircraft [all types])
981st Tactical Fighter Wing
--1 x Close Air Support Squadron (18 x Sea Fury FA.1 + 4 x Sea Fury T.2)
--2 x Fighter Squadrons (36 x Spectre FG.3 + 8 x Spectre FGR.4 total)
--1 x Tactical Fighter Squadron (22 x Spectre FGR.4)
983rd Interceptor Wing
--1 x Interceptor Squadron (18 x Scimitar F.1)
--1 x Interceptor Squadron (18 x Tiger F.1)
982nd Combined Strike Wing
--1 x Bomber Squadron (12 x Vulcan B.1 [DAS-5])
--2 x Strike Squadrons (36 x Swordfish S.2 total)
984th Electronic Reconnaissance Wing
--1 x EW Squadron (18 x Wraith EF.2)
--1 x ADS Squadron (18 x Banshee ADS.2)
985th Surveillance Wing
--2 x Maritime Patrol Squadrons (24 x Njord MRA.1 total)
9812th Support Detachment
--1 x AEW detachment - X-Ray Flight (3 x Thisby AEW.1 [DAS-7W])
--1 x Air Refuelling detachment - Whisky Flight (5 x Atlantis K.1 [DAS-7P])

*A cobbled together unit for the exercise, hence the sequential order of the wings.

Dispositions

It was three in the morning when Squadron Leader Matthew Yeremenko and Flight Lieutenant Edward Chiu’s Tiger interceptor blazed northward from the tarmac in full afterburner, climbing to its operational altitude. Heavily laden with fuel – including two conformal fuel tanks above the wing roots – dummy missiles and datalink pods, the Tiger rose slowly, the engines greedily consuming propellant at a prodigious rate. S/L Yeremenko’s gaze bounced rapidly from the radar display on his left to the tactical display on his right whilst visually checking the other systems various readings to ensure everything was working properly. Behind him, F/Lt Chiu peered at the progress of the Isselmere-Nielander Army (INA) and Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines (RINM) inland from the Omzian port of Saunderhurst on one head-down display as he connected the aircraft to the rest of the UKIN’s local air defence network on another. Around them, three other Tiger interceptors were performing similar missions, radiating from the airbase along the compass points. Banking eastward to avoid going supersonic over one of the many towns on South Insen Island, the RINAF aircrew prepared to meet their naval cousins.

In the waters to the east of the Omzian city of Saunderhurst on South Insen Island steamed the 13th (UKIN) Naval Squadron bearing the flag of Vice Admiral Gilbert Murray. Twelve of the squadron’s submarines had formed a wide picket around the flotilla as destroyers and frigates sailed about their larger charges, forming a protective ring. The unit’s coastal defence contingent was busy protecting the arrival of the last forces from the Isselmere-Nielander Army and the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines landing at Saunderhurst. Above the ships flew Cormorant anti-submarine helicopters busily dipping their sonars into the ocean as their heliborne early warning siblings directed Sea Fury jets above the Lord- and Hornby-class carriers. Further out and above soared Spectre fighters on combat air patrol supervised by Heimdall airborne early warning planes, which were themselves guarded by two-plane elements of Spectre fighters.

An RINAF Thisby AEW overflying the eastern coast of the island coordinated operations between the RINAF and RINN’s Fleet Air Arm, but that didn’t stop either service from spiking one another’s aircraft to be absolutely sure. The Thisby's own guard -- a four-plane flight of Scimitar fighters -- were silent with their radars set to passive reception, relying on both the Thisby's active radar and those of opposing aircraft to detect any threat.

[OOC: Apologies for the poor introductory post; at work and all.]

God bless jolt, where my wonderful foreign characters actually show up when you post them. Sadly, I edited the spelling on everything in order to display on the WP boards. Therefore, here's everything spelled wrong, but phonetically correct!

The Royal Crown Colony of Novikov
General-Leytenant (Lt. Gen.) Frantishek Maxmilián Kanka III
Modern (1980's-1990’s) Tech

1st Composite Fleet - Admiral (Adm.) Jirí Hashek
-- Foch Aircraft Carrier
--- NL’L Vaclav (2) - Kontr Admiral (Rear Adm.) Jakub Kafka

-- Foch Air Wing – Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Lea Belsky
--- Etendard IV Naval Fighters (18)

-- Morosky-Orol Cruiser
--- NL’L Ulyanov - Kaptain-Poruchik (Capt.) Alena Rettigová

-- Forbin Destroyers (3)
--- NL’L Poleski, NL’L Gabiko, and NL’L Zvolen

-- Suffren Destroyers (2)
--- NL’L Stanislav, NL’L Kacnerovo

-- Cassard Frigates (4)
--- NL’L Václav Brojzík, NL’L Frantishek Kaván, NL’L Frantishek Kupka, NL’L Jan Zrzavý

-- D’Estienne D’Orves Corvettes (7)
--- NL’L Josef Frantishek, NL’L Prokop, NL’L Karel Kuttelwascher, NL’L Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, NL’L Ludvík Svoboda, NL’L Jan Syrový, NL’L Albrecht von Wallenstein

1st Special Attack Group - Kontr Admiral (Rear Admiral) Josef Frantishek
-- Lafayette Stealth Frigates (4)
--- NL’L Josef Vlcek, NL’L Karl Kautsky, NL’L Ales Hrdlichka, NL’L Frantishek Behounek

7th Joint Wing - Voyska General (Gen.) Eugene Cernan
-- 4th Attack Squadron - Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Karel Czech
--- Jaguar Strike Aircraft (24)

-- 16th Intercept Squadron - Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Mitslava Jesenská
--- L-2a Ship Air-Superiority Fighters (24)

-- 2nd Fighter Squadron - Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Milos Ivanov
--- Mirage 2000 Air-Superiority Fighters (24)

-- 7th Intercept Squadron - Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Václav Kernsky
--- Mirage III Interceptors (22)

Volochek-North Patrol - Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Jaroslav Bratric
-- Volochek-North Patrol Squadron - Voyska Kapitan (Capt.) Jaroslav Bratric
--- L-1a Dusha Naval Patrol Aircraft (15)

1st Airborne Brigade - Voyska Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col.) Vladimír Nevsko-- Airborne Infantry (2,700)
-- AML-90 Reconnaissance Vehicles (24)
-- AML-60 Reconnaissance Vehicles (36)
-- SPW-05 Armored Assault Guns (20)
-- Piranha II 8x8 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (96)
-- 105mm Light Gun Towed Artillery Pieces (54)
-- Pantsyr-S1 Anti-Aircraft Vehicles (16)
-- SA-17 Surface-Air Missile Vehicles (20)
-- ZSU-23 Shika Tracked Air-Defense Cannons (44)
-- M1094 Multi-Role Light Trucks (120)
-- M992 FAASV Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles (18)
-- M977 Cargo Trucks (36)
-- M978 Fuel Trucks (44)
-- LAV-E Engineering Vehicles (8)
-- M60A1 Vehicle Launched Bridge (2)

[OOC: I'll put up dispositions later.]

OOC: I have just found out that I will have much less time for NS than I had initially expected, so my apologies for not being able to post too much during the duration of this exercise, especially for the rest of this month. But I will try my best to do so, and sorry for this crappy post. /OOC

"Here's the report for this hour," the accompanying lieutenant announced blankly with a firm gesture as he held out the thin of stack of paper for the awaited grasp, his gaze fixed on the blue mesh that made up the walls of this darkened room.

Admiral Jon Hoganshaben nodded at the reception of the papers. "Thank you, lieutenant," he answered with a hint of appreciation, a hint which was overwhelmed nevertheless by the predominant sense of concentration at the task of hand. After receiving the stack of paper, he unknowingly sat it on the metallic surface of the console in front of him. Rubbing his oily thumbs against the four silver diamonds on either side of his collar, he once again repeated the scrutiny of the massive touch screen in front of him, which covered the entire section of the wall like a maze of varied colours and slight movements.

One label below this astonishing mass of individual photoelectronic cells identified it as the Combat Information Distribution System Interface, one of the only three on the five walls of the huge Combat Information Center in the Ragnarok battleship intended for the role of command. The facilities intended for this role within the ship were quite splendid indeed, and the screens and interfaces proved to be much user-friendly even to the most unaware of the eyes in the room. After sparing a sparse quantity of time for a short examination of the hourly report, which outlined the disposition of forces in the theatre, he returned the papers to their original positions, and looked up.

He immediately noticed the centerpiece of the screen - a triangular seven-sided shape, marked in bright orange, which marked the position of the very vessel that his feet are set on. A line of white text, nearly indistinguishable to eyes more than just a few meters way, marked this shape as the ONCS Southbridge. Rings upon rings of gatherings of smaller vessels, which showed themselves as an elegant mosaic of blue, gold, silver, maroon, and green, disposed themselves concentrically around the ship, which was also accompanied by another select few vessels - predominantly, large amphibious vessels that predominantly lacks much armoured protection and air defence cover, aircraft carriers boasting an amazing array of mechanical birds, and smaller battleships sporting their not-quite-so-small arrays of gun turrets. They were moving, but not so much - only slightly above ten knots as of now. He digested this information.

After initially debating in his own mind about whether to continue his scrutiny or to continue with further interactions with the subordinate officers below his rank, he chose the former, partly to be greatly aware of the current situation at hand, and partly in the hope of avoiding the nosiness of some of his inferior-ranked officers. He once again concentrated his attention on the escorts. Among the inner rings, large cruisers and destroyers in rings provided an abundance of air defence cover, while their teeth clanked with a combination of small gun artillery and a far larger array of missiles and other inventions of rocketry. As the Admiral's eyes began to slowly depart from this image outwards, destroyers and smaller frigates now marked the call of the day, some still on a straight course, while many others orbited in smaller circles at a somewhat slow speed, ready to guard the battlegroup from both aerial and submerged escorts. Further out, picket vessels - primarily large cruisers and destroyers - continued their leisurely course, while shutting off all but their passive sensors, to hopefully gain an element of surprise when the moment came. A moment that would not prove as catastrophic as a real battle, but a moment nevertheless that could warrant the mass expulsion of sweat and the experience of worry in the waiting halls of the First Admiral's offices.

However, to guard against this unwanted result, the Admiral took great care in reminding his submarine and air warfare officers. While replenishment vessels marked themselves behind this bulky mass of vessels, smaller attack submarines and larger guided missile submarines instead took the directly opposite position, leisurely and stealthily cruising along ahead of the battlegroup. Overhead, airborne early warning and anti-submarine patrol aircraft made their own efforts in scanning the air and the deep ocean for any undesired 'threats', while both short- and long-range air patrol patterns dotted the screen, many far beyond the reach of the ships, in their oval rings. ASW helicopters also proceeded along their respective courses, while small UAVs - unmanned aerial vehicles - lazily swam along in the ocean of air, abundant of the smell that only humans could sense.

Satisfied at the thought of the battle group's preparedness, he marked his face with a smile. However, their battlegroup still had a long distance to go - one quarter of 10,000 kilometers, in fact. He still has a briefing session with the skipper of the vessel along with individual group and flotilla commander, he reminded himself.

And he acted upon the reminder, his boots slowly departing the cold metal surfaces of the room's deck, the clanking of rubber echoing across the room as men - dressed in dark blue uniforms - continued their individual scrambles and troubleshooting sessions seemingly unaware of their boss' gradual leave...

The Imperial Colony of Manhattan Prime
Tech Level – Modern Tech
Supreme Commander – Fleet Admiral David Ross

Imperial Armed Forces Detachment – General Andrew Marshall

1st Manhattan Infantry Division – 20,000 men CO: Colonel David Hunter
2nd Manhattan Infantry Division – 20,000 men CO: Colonel Richard Spiller
3rd Manhattan Infantry Division – 20,000 men CO: Colonel Wayne Sullivan

5th Manhattan Armored Division – 20,000 men CO: Colonel William Darcy

Each (Mechanised) Infantry Division has:

20,000 Infantrymen, with M-16 A2s
150 M1A2 Abrams tanks
300 M2 Bradley IFVs
75 M109 Paladin Howitzer+ 75 Paladin resupply vehicles
75 Apache attack helicopters
75 UH-60 Blackhawk Utility helicopters
1500 HMMWV Jeep
1500 5-ton trucks

Each Armored Division has:

20,000 Infantrymen, with M-16 A2s
300 M1A2 Abrams tanks
150 M2 Bradley IFVs
75 M109 Paladin Howitzer+ 75 Paladin resupply vehicles
75 Apache attack helicopters
75 UH-60 Blackhawk Utility helicopters
1500 HMMWV Jeep
1500 5-ton trucks

Total = 4 Divisions, 80,000 men

Manhattan Navy Detachment – Admiral Chris Ryan

MNS Sarzonia – Mahan Class Destroyer Leader (Admiral’s Flagship)

MNS Talon – Holland Class Destroyer CO: Captain Michael Phillips
MNS Wasp – Holland Class Destroyer CO: Captain Daniel Long
MNS Hornet – Holland Class Destroyer CO: Captain John Oliver
MNS Serenity – Holland Class Destroyer CO: Captain Kevin McCarthy
MNS Firefly – Holland Class Destroyer CO: Captain Scott Brown

Manhattan Airforce Detachment

1st Squadron – Black Knight Squadron
2nd Squadron – Red Squadron
3rd Squadron – Gold Squadron
4th Squadron – Green Squadron
5th Squadron – Blue Squadron
6th Squadron – Eagle Squadron
7th Squadron – Hawk Squadron
8th Squadron – Halo Squadron

Squadron = 12 planes. All use Sarzonian built F-22 Fighters.
Total = 96 planes.

OOC: Disposition later, sorry.