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From Axis Nova and assorted bases around the world, antisatellite missiles climb into the sky, vapor trails stretching behind them as they stretch towards orbit.

Once reaching orbit, each moves to attack a satellite owned by an Anti-Kraven Alliance member, locking onto it, then detonating it's warhead, sending several pounds of ball bearings skittering across the paths of the satellites, sure to cause major damage to anything they hit.

At the same time, orbital elements of Axis Nova's SDI network shift to cover Raven Corps, and high-powered free-electron lasers power up and begin bulls-eyeing anything the ASATs can't reach easily, either engaging them directly or using mirrors to bounce their beams where they need to go.

The Anti-Kraven Alliance had talked big... now the rest of the world would see if they could back it up with no eyes in the sky, no GPS satellites, no orbital cameras or godrod artillery, and no communications satellites...

We commend you.

Public statement released by the Holy Empire of Saint Fedski

The Holy Empire of Saint Fedski condems this act of war. Diplomacy could still have saved you from your ultimate defeat, however you have proven you have a death wish. As for DMG, the Holy Empire of Saint Fedski is extremely disappointed in your commendation for this act.

DEMOCRATIC SOVIET REPUBLIC OF KAHANISTAN

The Government of Kahanistan condemns this act of war by the military of its former ally Axis Nova, and declares it proof of the naked capitalistic avarice of its government, that they would rather side with the profit-driven blood machine of the barbaric Kraven Korporation, rather than with the democratic and peace-loving Anti-Kraven Alliance.

Seventeen news satellites were destroyed and another thirty-one severely damaged. Also, fifteen weather satellites were destroyed. The Supreme Soviet of the Democratic Soviet Republic of Kahanistan demands reparations be made for the destroyed news and weather satellites, in the amount of 100 billion racist shekels. It also advises the Government of Axis Nova to count itself lucky that no human-operated space stations were in orbit, or the location of their nation's most prized military assets would have to be 'glassified.'

As we write this, several new satellites are being constructed and built for launch, this time armed with whatever nuclear weapons we have managed to obtain. The Government of Axis Nova has until these satellites are constructed, an estimated five days, to pay us the 100 billion racist shekels before we commence military action against that terrorist country.

Signed,
Abdul-Rahman bin Muhammad, Minister of Defense
Maribel A. Crowley, Chair of the Senate Defense and Armed Forces Committee

In response to Saint Fedski, Nova's attack was in the self-defense of Kraven. We had noticed a dog piling of nations on an anti-Kraven bandwagon... to see one nation that will defend someone's right to govern their people as they choose is refreshing.

OOC:You do relize he will just blow those nuclear armed sattelites out of the sky.

Aboard the Apostle-class OWP St. Peter in geo-sync orbit above Civitas Americae, alarm klaxons hooted as incoming missiles were detected.

"Major Conlon! Radar reports multiple missiles incoming!" shouted Sergeant Major Mao, the tech on duty.

"How many of them are there and how long?"

"Six of them heading towards us, and a similar number approaching the other platforms. Tentatively classified as ASAT missiles. 20 minutes until they reach optimum range."

"Very well, open fire. Once they are disposed of, open fire on any and all suspicious orbital structures. Prepare the anti-laser defenses."

Aboard the orbital weapons platforms, lasers whined as they sought out their targets. In less than a thirty, every ASAT missile had been destroyed. Now they played across the vastness of space, punching through every catelogued Axis Nova satellite within range, and every satellite of unknown origin. Meanwhile, aerosal cans dispersed an anti-laser smoke around each station. It wouldn't last of course, but it would give them some additional protection. It was highly probable that they would be eliminated, but they intended to take a heavy toll on the enemy first.

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"Your Highness, please wake up, it's urgent!"

"What is it?"

"An ASAT attack has been launched on our spaceborne defense force. They're currently engaged in battle right now."

"Very well. Summon the Inner Council and put the military on DefCon 1"

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All nuclear bombers are now heading towards Failsafe points.

Official Government Communiqué

From: The Senate of the Republic of Praetoria Novus
To: The International Community

The Senate of the Republic of Praetoria Novus, condemns utterly this act of war and violation of the sovereignty of nations.

[Signed]
Senator Antonius Veturius Valens
Minister for Defence

OOC: These will have some level of armor on, the ball bearings won't damage them so heavily. And they won't wait around for a response, they'll fire their weapons as soon as they're deployed.

To: DMG
From: The Security Council of the Holy Empire of Saint Fedski
Re: Pre-emptive Strike

Sirs,

It is a known fact that the Anti-Kraven Alliance and its unsigned supporters would rather have peace than conflict. We disagree with your comment "Nova's attack was in the self-defense of Kraven". It was in defence of Kraven, not in self defence and Kraven is more than capable of launching their own attack if they didn't feel a diplomatic solution could be worked out. The AKA has even offered a second chance at peace by allowing Axis Nova to repay damages before retalitory action is taken. Our opinion is that Kraven can govern their nation however they choose, but within some limits. Massacring such large amounts of people is not within those limits. These nations that "dog piled" on the AKA bandwagon was more of a petition than anything else. One never sees an actual physical attack on someone merely handing out a petition calling for a review of a government policy. It is therefore completely fair and just to form a "petitioning alliance" that will only hold together for the advancement of human rights in the Kraven Corporation and will disintigrate once thier goal has been achieved.

OOC: These will have some level of armor on, the ball bearings won't damage them so heavily. And they won't wait around for a response, they'll fire their weapons as soon as they're deployed.
OOC: Just as a neutral observer, you do know that something that moves at Mach 20+ is going to smash any thing that it comes in contact and impacts on into smitheerens?

Seeing as many of the orbital assest are mine, and you have completly ignored the fact that most of my space-borne assests have anti-missile point defence lasers on board, in addition to the fact that half of them are anti missile platforms themselves. Futhermore, how you could have known the exact location every last sattlelite and space station belonging to the Allies is beyond me. Therefore, you have been ignored and all Velkyan space assets are in full, working order.

Next time you decide to blow up my space assets, you call me first.

This is my last post for the night. Night guys!

OOC: here the OOC chat begins, far too soon for this nonsense. Velkya, all you have to do is RP your anti missile satellites firing their weapons and RP some of his missiles not detecting your satellites and missing them.

Seeing as many of the orbital assest are mine, and you have completly ignored the fact that most of my space-borne assests have anti-missile point defence lasers on board, in addition to the fact that half of them are anti missile platforms themselves. Futhermore, how you could have known the exact location every last sattlelite and space station belonging to the Allies is beyond me. Therefore, you have been ignored and all Velkyan space assets are in full, working order.

Next time you decide to blow up my space assets, you call me first.

This is my last post for the night. Night guys!

OOC:

1) Radar plus telescopes for detection of course.

2) Considering many nations have nuclear missile satellites floating around up there, any nation with the capability would be stupid not to track everything they can up there.

3) How exactly do point defense lasers stop things the size of a ball bearing, or another laser beam? And how are these lasers powered? Do you mean for me to believe you have chemical lasers or free-electron lasers (along with the requisite power sources) on EVERY one of your satellites? Please do not think me a fool.

4) Finally, I am under no obligation to inform you of my attacks ahead of time. You had sufficient warning when I posted in Kraven's thread that I would be defending him. Note that I do not post your losses for you-- those are for the rest of you to do. I merely posted what I was using to attack them.

Also, yeah, the ball bearings do do their damage by whacking things at orbital velocities. Even a single speck of sand hitting the Space Shuttle's windshield makes a mark the size of a dinner plate at those velocities, and a ball bearing has more mass than that. Such a shotgun approach is far more efficient than trying to hit the satellite directly.

5) Those of you making noises about nukes, remember Kraven said no WMDs. One wonders what you expect to do with those ;)


--IC stuff below this line--

Communique, Axis Nova Foreign Ministry, to Kahanistan

Trifle not with the affairs of your betters, lest you be sent yelping away like a whipped dog. If you cannot withstand the Ottoman Alliance, which has inferior technology to us, what makes you think you are any match for the might of Bretton and Axis Nova combined?

--in space--

Noting the unexpected survival of the Civitas Americae platform, Axis Nova satellites quickly get themselves into a laser and missile duel with the OWP, laser beams flickering back and forth across space, the controllers of satellites engaging in frantic burns to force satellites to evade when neccesary.

However, the level of force brought to bear so far had been intended to only take on relatively small satellites and not large space stations.

That did not mean that such force was the ONLY methods Axis Nova had of clearing the skies of hostile foes.

Aboard one of Axis Nova's orbiting natural resource asteroids, signals are recieved from Axis Nova SDI Command. In response, they train a mass driver around, match the gun's trajectory and power to the OWP's orbit, and begin flinging metal slugs downrange. While fragile missiles and laser satellites were relatively soft targets (as the occasional flare of a fusion bottle cooking off when Civitas gunner score critical hits shows), a large metal slug would be another matter entirely...

--- Brettonian Air Defense Ministry ---

"Okay, we've decoded the next set of coordinates from Axis Nova's SDI headquarters. Relay the relevent information to the missile batteries within the appropriate sectors and fire at will."

"Understood, Colonel. Relay commencing..."

"Also, establish communication with the other missile command centers. They are to continue firing missiles at full speed as long as we have targets."

---

Missiles launching over Bretton (http://malikcarr.250free.com/Peacemaker/missiles.jpg)

Bright trails of light flew into the Brettonian sky, penetrating the ever-present cloud cover with their brilliance. ICBM siloes, equipped with revolver-like magazine selectors, rotated our their deadly nuclear warhead-tipped rockets and replaced them with antiorbital missiles much similar to those previously employed by Axis Nova. It would be no surprise to any military analyst that the Brettonian military had simply bought a few in the past and copied the design. In short order, an innumerable number of streaks had risen from the earth, carrying their buckshot-like cargo into the heavens.

To the Brettonian citizens who had came out to see the spectacle, bundled in their wool and synthetic coats (it was cold, but the citizens would say it was "brisk"), had no idea what was occuring above them. To them, it was simply a lightshow of the highest caliber, made possible by their Fearless Leader. It would continue until the datalink from Axis Nova stopped, or no more twinkling targets remained in the sky.

Al-Bahr Naval Base, Kahanistan

The base commander, Rear Admiral Mikhail Korganov, sat in his office drinking 100 proof Vodka, straight from the bottle. He was good and drunk.

Another admiral, Vice Admiral Katrina Dolgova, stormed into the base. She was furious.

"GET UP!!!" Dolgova roared at the commander. "We just got a radio message from Al-Qamar Air Base that Bretton shot missiles into the sky. You do know what's up there, don't you?"

"W-What?"

"WHAT'S LEFT OF OUR SATELLITES, YOU ALCOHOLIC DRUNK!!" She was positively screaming, holding the bottle of Vodka in her hand. "THEY'VE ALMOST ALL BEEN BLASTED OUT OF THE SKY!"

Korganov stirred, still in a stupor. "We're allies. They'd do nothing of the sort."

Dolgova's face turned a nice shade of crimson. Her body tightened up as her teeth, hands, and everything else clenched. "NOT ANYMORE, THEY AND AXIS NOVA DESTROYED NEARLY ALL OF OUR SATELLITES!"

Korganov opened his computer. Even drunk, he still knew his command codes. He entered them and was only able to raise three weather satellites, one news satellite and one intelligence satellite. Oh shit, Dolgova's telling the truth, our allies have betrayed us. "What do we do now?"

"I don't know, you're the base commander, not me. But I'd recommed deploying another fleet. Unfortunately, half the fleet is in Xirnium. I'd recommend cobbling together a carrier battlegroup and a couple battleship task forces, maybe three carriers, ten destroyers, and ten battleships. Maybe we can get some of our allies to contribute ships."

"OK... three Nimitz-class carriers, ten Tashkent-class destroyers, ten Iowa-class battleships, and what kinds of planes for the carriers?"

You goddamned drunk, Dolgova wanted to tell Korganov. You're the commander, not me. "50 MiG-29's, 10 MiG-31's on each carrier, should add up to 180 MiG's total."

Korganov nodded. He ordered the fleet of 23 ships to sail for Bretton, under the command of Admiral Carl M. Jenkins. This fleet would undertake Operation Redress, the plan to punish Bretton for its treachery.

But before they would sail for Bretton, Admiral Jenkins hailed Kahanistan's two allies, Xirnium and St. Fedski, with the following message.

"Members of the Adamantine Alliance, this is Admiral Carl Jenkins of Kahanistan. Hours ago, our satellites, and the satellites of other anti-Kraven forces, were largely destroyed by the Base Masters of Treachery, the Armed Fortress State of Bretton and the Imperial Realm of Axis Nova. I call on the Adamantine Alliance to contribute troops, ships, and planes for the attack on Bretton."

"We may be outnumbered, but I doubt they will expect an attack, we plan to bomb several of their major military bases in a surprise attack, crippling their forces before they can destroy any more Allied satellites."

"This is not an invasion. We cannot hope to capture and hold Bretton with the few forces available to us. This is an operation to destroy the military bases that the missiles came from, as well as any factories that are far from civilian areas."

Inside the private chambers of the great Synod of the Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium, the leaders of Xirnium debated.

"Your Eminences,” Lord High Inquisitor Seintos pleaded, “We are thoroughly overstretched as it is. Surely we don’t need to create yet more enemies by attacking Bretton?”

Lord High Grand Cardinal Vernium would here nothing of it, however. “Nonsense, we must comply with the treaty! The very honour of our nation itself is bound within this sacred document. How can you possibly think of betraying the very nation which for so long has shed its blood in defence of Holy Xirnium?”

“My apologies your Eminence, I regret my remarks. I thought only for the welfare of the Xirniumite people,” said the Inquisitor.

“And what of the welfare of our brave Kahanistanian brethren! What of them, in this dark hour of need? No.. Xirnium is a noble nation that remembers its friends and never abandons them, unto death. Do you hear me Lord Inquisitior? Unto death,” stated Lord High Grand Cardinal Jitax.

“My apologies, your Eminences, I was foolish in my remarks. I request leave for the High Ecclesiarchy to seek penitence for my transgressions,” asked the Inquisitor.

“Indeed Lord Seintos, but wait until after this council if you please.”

Archbishiop Nydus spoke up, clearly bothered by something, “My Lord Eminences, what of the opinion of the God-Emperor? Surely he will be against such an action, as he was gravely against any contact with the outside world to begin with, much less the establishment of alliances. How will we deal with him?”

Lord High Grand Cardinal Nidor, currently the Chief Clergyman of the Ecclesiarchy laughed harshly, “The God-Emperor? The fool will not dare go against the might of the High Ecclesiarchy. His reign is over, he lives on borrowed time,” the Grand Cardinal laughed more, a frightening laugh without a trace of mirth, “The God-Emperor can be manipulated my dear Archbishop, he is but a puppet and nothing more. Yes, we shall support our noble allies in Kahanistan, we shall not disgrace ourselves by not honouring their courage.”

Archbishiop Nydus still required some convincing, however. "Yes of course, my Lords, but the people follow the God-Emperor."

"And the God-Emperor leads where we tell him too!" exclaimed Lord Nidor. "Don't you see? The God-Emperor does not dare defy the Ecclesiarchy, he does as we command. Our orders go to the people as if they were his commands themself. That is why the people are completely behind the alliance. Endorced by the God-Emperor, it is like a commandment from heaven itself."

Lord High Grand Cardinal Petrac could contain himself no longer, bursting out, “Damn the war!” he brought his fist down on the thick granite table, “We could have removed the God-Emperor long ago were it not for this state of conflict we are in. Oh how I wish to punish that heretic for his crimes against Holy Xirnium...”

Lord High Grand Cardinal Nidor responded quickly, “Do not worry about that, Lord Petrac, we shall move against him soon enough, when the time is right. For now the Ecclesiarchy still needs to gain support from the various factions of our nation. Now the Inquistion, Lord Seintos, do they support us in our move to aid our allies?”

Lord High Inquisitor Seintos chose his words carefully, “My Lord Eminence, the Inquistion is loyal to the High Ecclesiarchy alone, not the God-Emperor. We shall follow were you lead.” The Inquistion was not foolish, they knew the power had swung decisively in the Grand Cardinal’s favour since the beginning of the war. They also knew that the increase of their influence would be at the expense of the God-Emperor.

Lord High Grand Cardinal Nidor was satisfied, finally taking charge, “Excellent then, excellent. Now we have the support of most of the religious orders as well. And I am reliably informed by Holy Treasury that they side with the Ecclesiarchy also. The Emperor will bend to our will, he must. He is to cowardly not to. Very well, send our message. We go to war.”

Highly Encoded Message
To: The Supreme Soviet of Kahanistan
From: Their Eminences, the Twelve Grand Cardinals of Holy Xirnium

The High Ecclesiarchy of the Holy Empire of Xirnium agrees to aid you in your righteous endeavours against Bretton.

May the Immortal God-Emperor Protect!
Their Eminences, the Lord High Grand Cardinals of Holy Xirnium
Chief Ministers of the High Ecclesiarchy

OCC: The military response must come later on I’m afraid, I must go. It will come though.

OOC: Not expecting a huge response, probably a token contingent of a couple of ships and maybe some Xirniumite and St. Fedskian pilots to fly the planes... might give them training for when the shipment of aircraft headed for Xirnium gets there. Xirnium's stretched almost as far as it'll go, I was expecting maybe a big ship or two from Fedski, it doesn't seem as stretched and the navy probably won't have too much of a role in its conflict...

OCC: The Xirniumites shall honour their pledge. The contigent will be as substantial as is possible given our commitments at home. Don't worry about the dissenters, the Ecclesiarchy supports the Adamantine Alliance and that's all that counts in the end.

Just thought it might be interesting to get an "inside look" at Xirnium.

Ok, I've had time to organise my naval help. Here it is:

His Most Worthy 1st Crusader Expeditionary Fleet

Invincible-class Aircraft carriers (4)
• 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)

Official Imperial Response

Oh no! Axis Nova shot down our orbital weather satellite. We applaud their military genius in this move. We cannot possibly win a war against Kraven now.

OOC: IC post is coming later today, but I need some information first. At what altitude do the missiles break up into these ball bearings. It would most certainly have to be in space as otherwise they would travel maybe a kilometer up at most then return to earth. Also do you have any superdreads?

OOC: I assume that by being allied with Civitas, I am some how involved in all this shitty nonsense. Meh.

IC:

As the anti satalite missles streaked towards the Imitoran satalites, defensive positions opened fire. The multitude of Imitoran defense systems presented a near impenatrable wall off fire, ripping the unsophisticated, weak, and all around useless weapons of a nation of nobodys, to shreads. A single Imitoran research satalite was hit, with no true damage beyond a solar pannel. However, the act of agression would of course not go unnoticed. Within minutes, the full force of the Imitoran Space Naval Fleet was in bound and prepared to reak a true, deadly havoc upon the nation of Axis Nova.

It took a mere five minutes for 25 Northampton class stealth frigates to fold into the space close to the Civitas and Novan engagment. The Northampton class were the main ships of the Imitoran Space Fleet, and while not as large or menacing as some of the battleships and destroyers, they were by far the most famous ships, noted for the destruction of countless Imitoran enemies.

While the Novians fired a single round off at a Civitas weapons platform, the advanced computer targeting systems on board the Northies, as they were lovingly called by their crews, set their targets on the insignificant Novians. It took all of five seconds for the numerous targeting computers, AI Systems, and assault programs to set thier sights on the Novians. Two minutes later, the order to launch had been given.

All 25 frigates opened fire, sending their massive steel and titanium cylinders, coated with ablatives to ease the atmospheric entrance, towards Axis Nova. each ship held 15 launchers, and fired all fifteen in an offset pattern, while the reloading system for each slowly slid a new round into each launcher. On impact, each so called "rod of God" would be moving just shy of Mach 15, and each weighing around 50 metric tons, would crater an entire city. Nothing short of a large scale, high yelid nuclear explosion would be anywhere near effective of knockin the incomming "bombs" of thier course.

Meanwhile, Imitoran local defense systems went to full alert, and began preparing for intercepts of ships, missles, aircraft, or any other in bound targets. Back in space, the frigates began using their ship to ship and ship to sat weapons to engage the Novian forces, and a small contigent of F/A-98 Archangelks fighters, no more than 50 at most, launched, moving to intercept and destroy any Novian forces.

"Sir, incoming mass drivers! Time to impact, 45 seconds!"

Major Conlon's hand slammed down on an emergency button. A new klaxon began blaring through the station, as he shouted over the intercom:

"Eject, eject, eject!"

Aboard the station, crewmembers swung themselves into nearby escape capsules. Not much, the capsules were designed only to make it back to safely to the soil of Civitas Americae. The last crewmember of the St. Peter made it out with only five seconds to spare. Realizing that they would be next, the crews of St. Peter's five sister OWPs began to eject as well, after setting the computers to auto-target and auto-fire.

Sixty small space capsules slowly rocketed towards the Earth, each broadcasting an SOS over the radio waves.

OOC: Am I now in a war involving space ships? I sure hope not :S.

OOC:WOAH! WOAH! Where the hell did the Future Tech Space Ships come from? I thought this was MT and PMT only!

Aboard the orbital weapons platforms, lasers whined as they sought out their targets. In less than a thirty, every ASAT missile had been destroyed. Now they played across the vastness of space, punching through every catelogued Axis Nova satellite within range, and every satellite of unknown origin. Meanwhile, aerosal cans dispersed an anti-laser smoke around each station. It wouldn't last of course, but it would give them some additional protection. It was highly probable that they would be eliminated, but they intended to take a heavy toll on the enemy first.

***OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PROCLIMATION***
To: Civitas Americae
From: Galen Q. Leotardia, 2nd Emperor of the Pure Socialist Holy Empire

The Pure socialist Holy Empire demands reparations made for destroying 15 of our XM Satelite Radio Satelites. Each one costed roughly 1.5 Million USD. Payment must be made within the next 24 hours or action will be taken against your nation. The total comes out to 26.5 Million USD. This includes the monies that will be used to launch replacment satelites into orbit.

OOC: I'm so confused. I don't even know who's on who's side at the moment.

OOC:

1) Radar plus telescopes for detection of course.

2) Considering many nations have nuclear missile satellites floating around up there, any nation with the capability would be stupid not to track everything they can up there. I seriously doubt that either of these methods provide failsafe detection that can tell you conclusively whose sats you attacked. You'd have to show me evidence that there's a way to find out conclusively whose birds you're attacking that doesn't account for probable inaccuracies.

4) Finally, I am under no obligation to inform you of my attacks ahead of time. You had sufficient warning when I posted in Kraven's thread that I would be defending him. You may not be under "obligation" to inform him of anything, but you've been around long enough to know what the conventions of NS are. RP by consent.

OOC:WOAH! WOAH! Where the hell did the Future Tech Space Ships come from? I thought this was MT and PMT only!

OOC:He attacked me/my ally, and assuming he is a good RPer, he will recognize that when you attack someone, you should always accept that they will bring what ever they have to bare back on you. That, and I consider PMT and FT the same damned thing, and people need to get over semantics. Also, shooting a mass driver into space, IMHO, is pretty much FT.

IC:

The Imitorans watched as the Civitas escape pods pushed away from the collapsing station, and the others preparing to go. Orders were issued to pick up any surviors who looked less than likely to be able to escape the Novian assault, while several fighters were redirected to offer escorts to the escape pods. A number of small rescue craft were quickly dispatched towards the Civitas escape pods, picking up any that were damaged upon launch.

OOC:He attacked me/my ally, and assuming he is a good RPer, he will recognize that when you attack someone, you should always accept that they will bring what ever they have to bare back on you. That, and I consider PMT and FT the same damned thing, and people need to get over semantics. Also, shooting a mass driver into space, IMHO, is pretty much FT.I disagree. MT players are under no "obligation" to accept the presence of FT in a roleplay (to use Axis Nova's line of argument).

I disagree. MT players are under no "obligation" to accept the presence of FT in a roleplay (to use Axis Nova's line of argument).

Then dont attack someone who has FT. Pretty simple.

To The Pure Socialist Holy Empire,

Unfortunately, your request is addressed to the wrong party. While it is very possible that it was our weapons platforms which destroyed your satellites, it was done so in response to a military attack by Axis Nova. Accordingly, if anyone is liable, it would be they.

His Imperial Majesty,

Paul VII.

Then dont attack someone who has FT. Pretty simple.
Kraven is PMT which is the near future....space ships and stuff are the distant future. As far as I'm concerned they don't exist. I'm sorry.

EDIT: Now look at this. A potentially good thread has gone down the tubes because of all the OOC. I'm going to start seperate thread for the OOC talk.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=9866130#post9866130

Official Statement of President John Holtz of Holy Paradise
To: The leaders of Axis Nova
Subj: Statement of Condemnation
How dare you attack us. We only are trying to rid the world of an utterly insane country that mass-slaughters its own people. One more violent action towards any member of the AKA, and you will find your ass is 20 miles away from where it should be.

"Very well, open fire. Once they are disposed of, open fire on any and all suspicious orbital structures. Prepare the anti-laser defenses."

Aboard the orbital weapons platforms, lasers whined as they sought out their targets. In less than a thirty, every ASAT missile had been destroyed. Now they played across the vastness of space, punching through every catelogued Axis Nova satellite within range, and every satellite of unknown origin. Meanwhile, aerosal cans dispersed an anti-laser smoke around each station. It wouldn't last of course, but it would give them some additional protection. It was highly probable that they would be eliminated, but they intended to take a heavy toll on the enemy first.



To: Governing Body, Civitas Americae

From: Jane Holiday, Kanuckistani Merchants Association, Kanuckistan

Subject: Your reckless destruction of forgine property

Salutations,

It has come to our attention that the recent damage and destruction of several private Kanuckistani orbital assets, including injuries suffered by several persons embarked upon one of them, was the direct result of reckless action taken by military instalations operated by your military.

Expenses incured as a result of medical treatment and property damage are presently estimated to be in the neighbourhood of seventeen million universal standard dollars($17'000'000.00 USD).

Should you see to the prompt transfer of this sum to our orginization, to admit fault and responsibility where mistakes were made, we will see to the reimbursment of those victimised in this unfortunate incident, and consider the matter closed.

Signed:
Jane Holiday
Jane Holiday,
Kanuckistani Merchants Association,
Kanuckistan

EDIT: Now look at this. A potentially good thread has gone down the tubes because of all the OOC. I'm going to start seperate thread for the OOC talk.
[ooc/observation:] That has happened to me so many times I'm past counting. Since I otherwise have no right posting in this thread (besides, orbital weapons and such are way beyond my budget) I'll get out of here. :p

- Brettonian Foreign Ministry -

"Oh, huzzah! Now the Ottomans are going to attack us, and those idiots in Kahanistan are going to help."

"Perhaps we should have given Axis Nova's datafeed a modicum of inspection before firing off our anti-satellite missiles..."

"That would have also hampered their effectiveness in launching. According to the Air Defense Ministry, fully a third of available targets have been neutralized thus far."

"Hmm... well, that is a pleasing number. Still, I don't want the Ottomans riding our asses again. Make a concession to them, but keep hammering the rest of those schmucks."

"Will do, sir."

---

Official Communique

Government of Shazbotdom:

We regret that you and your allies have been once again drawn into a conflict in an unwilling fashion. We realize that it was partially and indirectly our fault for this incident; with that in mind, we would be pleased to assist in your orbital reconstruction programme after this conflict has passed.

With any luck, our rifles will not come to bear against each other as they have in Kahanistan.

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The lightshow over the skies of Bretton was entering its third day. None of its citizens ever fathomed that their government had procured and hidden this many missiles underground, and the torrent had no sign of slowing. Every time an Anti-Kraven Pact nation's satellite entered Brettonian "airspace," a datafeed was recieved from Axis Nova's SDI command center, referenced with one of Bretton's own, and then referred to the missile launch sites. Another rocket would leave the earth, billowing smoke and flame as it went, its nose filled with steel ball bearings that would eventually slam into said satellite, tearing it to pieces. Assuming an orbital anti-missile system did not strike the missile during the few moments it was most vulnerable.

On the ground, the destruction of Global Positioning System, espionage, missile guidance and control, and every other matter of military orbital target was simply announced as a twinkling of light that faded as its pieces no longer reflected enough light to be seen.

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OOC: Imitora, we did not attack you directly, and if you choose to get involved in this war, Axis Nova, Kraven, and I will ignore you. Future Tech involves everything from Death Stars to Space Marines to man-portable solid-state lasers, and such things are simply incompatible with technology that rarely goes above 2050. MT and PMT can work with each other reasonably well, but throwing an FT nation into the mix and everything goes into the toilet.

If it makes you feel any better, at least you haven't lost any satellites. ^_^

There was a ticking sound, no more than that. James looked out across the golden fields before him and pondered the growing noise. It rippled and reverberated around him like a furious aura. Suddenly the sky tore in two and he was torn from the world through an abysmal black vortex.

“Damnit, wake your ass up!” a rough hand of an old friend shook James out of bed, “We are under attack!”

The ticking had been a blaring klaxon, James was a pilot, they were being scrambled. He was not any ordinary pilot, he flew an Emperor Class 50/50 Tactical Space Bomber, the cutting edge in aerospace engineering.

James leapt from bed and had his jumpsuit on in seconds, and was off towards the briefing room. The halls blinked in and out of existence. A crimson world of panic and fury, then one of black peace. A funny thing darkness should bring peace to light.

Moments later he emerged into the briefing room, “Private Houle, its good to see you could join us.” It was his commanding officer, veteran pilot, numerous combat operations and all the metals, the whole nine yards. He began his briefing.

“Ok listen up! Ten minutes ago multiple anti satellite warheads were launched towards our orbital assets. We believe they were fired from Axis Nova, and ally of The Kraven Corporation. Damage reports are still coming in, but we need to hit them back right away if we are to make a point. I have some bad news though boys, the targeting satellite was brought down so you will be firing from high atmospheric positions. You know the drill, pop down fire your load and get out before the missiles catch up. We have a list of targets here for you to hit, they include the launch stations for this attack and some super dreads, among other things. Lets give them a taste of the Earthsmasher Missiles. Boys, role out!”

James jumped to his feed and began to run out on to the runway. The mammoth carriers were prepping to take the “jokers” as the pilots liked to call them to the edge of the world.

Within seconds James was at the foot of his carrier and suiting up. The atmospheric G suit would help him pilot the amazing machine before him. The suit was on and he was in his fighter in a moments notice. Twenty minutes after the attack began the retaliation had begun.

The carrier jets brought the planes up at a steep angle and had them at the edge of the world within the hour. The “jokers” fired from the carriers and quickly left the atmosphere for the cold void of space.

“So what’s the damage?” James inquired into his communication’s equipment.

“Alright, so here is what I have. Axis Nova fired a shitload of anti sat missiles all over the place, probably to compensate for their leaders small ass dick. Guess his brain wasn’t to par either as he launched one missile per sat. Now in an ideal case, almost none would have got through, but we hadn’t a clue as to where they were headed at first so we blew out any that came near us. This meant we hit ones headin for other sats and not just the ones fer ours. So that 95% intercept rate dropped to about 70%. Then they opened up with lasers and did what they could with those. That knocked out a good deal of stuff too. About 50% of our sats are gone now. Fortunately the vengeance network is still in good shape, highest importance so most defense and they can just redirect lasers fired at them. Shit hit the fan though, and our targetter went down. Most of the sats that went down are rentable so we will prob do that, but we need a new target sat up here.”

“K, that about covers it,” James radioed back.

“Whoa!” a voice yelled from over the network, “Lookit that shit!” The vengeance network had begun firing on Axis Nova.

The entire network was based around multiple land based sites within The Infinite Crucible. Lasers power by multiple fusion power plants would fire into space. The laser would burn at unimaginable temperatures and convulsed with unmatchable energy. Once into space they would be bounced around via a network of satellites which would move the beams to the desired location. With each satellite the beams lost energy would be replaced by onboard solar energy reserves. When a laser fell back to earth its target location would increase to thousands of degrees Celsius as the land melted to molten lava or evaporated.

The targets of these strikes were aimed towards power plants within Axis Nova, military centers, the anti satellite missile silos, and ports. Powerplants would overheat and shut down, if not melt away into nothing but slag. Bases would be crisscrossed with streaks of burning tar and earth, killing many, and preventing proper logistical flow. Water within ports would vaporize and boil. Ships, if not made liquid like the sea around them, would face the thread of capsizing as water levels changed erratically.

The great arching lasers flew through space bouncing from satellite to satellite. It was a beautiful and terrible site.

“Guys multiple ballistic missiles have been launched from The Infinite Crucible with the target of military bases all over Axis Nova.”

There was a gasp… nuclear war.

“Not nukes guys, they are Lotus and Styx Class.”

Nothing like a healthy bowl of confusion to throw your enemy off balance. Lotus class missiles came in every variety from ballistic to tank launched. They would explode anywhere from a few hundred feet in the air to the atmosphere above their targets releasing tremendous amounts of energy. This would flood any form of detection with millions of pings, throwing off anti missile systems. Styx class missile carried no warhead of any kind, but they were dirt cheap to make and would be launched in the thousands to overwhelm ballistic missile defenses and cause panic within an enemy nation.

“The Lotus’s should go off as we drop down to fire our loads, so we will have some cover.”

Small, almost atom like, formations were moving up around the fighters, anti satellite clusters launched from The Infinite Crucible. This wasn’t the first wave of them though, it was the sixth and there would be ten in total. The Infinite Crucible would not accept a single Axis Nova satellite in the skies after this hour. Each cluster consists of four missiles. One was destined to intercept the satellite and the other three would escort it to the target. Two of the escort missiles were programmed to intercept any missile that approached the central one. The final one would move ahead of the central missile and emit a trail of smoke to obscure it from a laser attack.

Each satellite of Axis Nova had ten such clusters headed for them.

“Ok guys we are coming up on the targets, drop down.”

The bombers dropped from and slowly made their way through the atmosphere until they were at its highest reaches above Axis Nova. At that point they dropped their payloads which consisted of Earthshaker Missiles. The targets were any docked super dreadnoughts, a single direct hit would most likely cripple them, and the silos that had launched the initial wave of missiles.

Seconds after their payloads had locked on and been released the bombers began to climb into the atmosphere, as SA missiles were most likely headed their way.

The launched missiles, however, had little chance of being intercepted. Moments after launch they began to fly towards their target’s. Moments after that the secondary engines would ignite accelerating the missiles to over 500g’s as they raced towards their targets. They were armed with Thermite warheads that would ignite to 5000 degrees when they hit a target. One will be hard pressed to find anything that will withstand something traveling at 500g’s and burning at over 5000 degrees. A total of forty of these missiles were launched, three for each super dreadnought up to a maximum of seven dreadnoughts and the rest for the silos.

Miles away back at home this message was being broadcast.
“Let us see how Axis Nova deals with this attack. With thousands of ballistic missiles destined for their homeland, air strikes from space, laser networks unleashing hell on multiple target, and their satellite network in dire straits, they may come to understand why we are not to be… trifled with.”

OOC: So this is all in response to the first post. I have not RP'ed other attacks on my assets, as... well I got into this one. Dont worry though, I will.

To The Pure Socialist Holy Empire,

Unfortunately, your request is addressed to the wrong party. While it is very possible that it was our weapons platforms which destroyed your satellites, it was done so in response to a military attack by Axis Nova. Accordingly, if anyone is liable, it would be they.

His Imperial Majesty,

Paul VII.

***OFFICIAL REPLY***
To: Civitas Americae
From: Galen Q. Leotardia

The Weaponry was destrotyed by YOUR nation. It is YOU who shall pay. Now pay the amount listed above or military action will be taken against your nation. The entirety of the 1st Marine Armored Company is being put on high aleart. I know for a fact that you wouldn't want to fight a battle on 2 fronts.

To: Governing Body, Civitas Americae

From: Jane Holiday, Kanuckistani Merchants Association, Kanuckistan

Subject: Your reckless destruction of forgine property

Salutations,

It has come to our attention that the recent damage and destruction of several private Kanuckistani orbital assets, including injuries suffered by several persons embarked upon one of them, was the direct result of reckless action taken by military instalations operated by your military.

Expenses incured as a result of medical treatment and property damage are presently estimated to be in the neighbourhood of seventeen million universal standard dollars($17'000'000.00 USD).

Should you see to the prompt transfer of this sum to our orginization, to admit fault and responsibility where mistakes were made, we will see to the reimbursment of those victimised in this unfortunate incident, and consider the matter closed.

Signed:
Jane Holiday
Jane Holiday,
Kanuckistani Merchants Association,
Kanuckistan

Target: Kanuckistani
Sender: The Infinite Crucible

While it was not us who dealt the damage we are more than willing to pay the damages as to prevent any military conflict between our nations. The money will be wired upon your acceptance of our proposition to pay for the damage inflicted by our reckless ally. While I understand the chance of you accepting is low, and that is an understatement, we would like to inquire if you wish to aid the Anti Kraven Alliance in our move against The Kraven Corporation. Thank you for your time.

--Message Ends--

Sorry, but that's too silly for me to take seriously. You're being ignored.

OOC: A little late, but here's my responce to the AN ASAT attack. While well planned and carried out, the attack did ignore my station's anti-missile defences. My stations are placed in formations of three, with 2 anti-missile laser stations covering 1 Rod Cannon platform. Even with this, I would have still taken casualties, although my systems would be operational. You automatcially assumed that your missiles would arrive at their targets scott free, when in fact, they had a marginal chance to even leave the atmosphere. The lasers you used would cause
I'll RP half of my recon sattlelites and com-sats down with several AML and RC stations damaged or knocked out.

Is that clear with everyone?

Sorry, but that's too silly for me to take seriously. You're being ignored.

OOC:
So you ignore anyone who is "being silly"? Kinda noobish, huh? Prepare for my post in the War Thread. If i don't receive the money soon I will take matters into my own hands.

Threatening war over a few million dollars of accidental damage is stupid, and not worth wasting my time on.

OOC:
So you ignore anyone who is "being silly"? Kinda noobish, huh? Prepare for my post in the War Thread. If i don't receive the money soon I will take matters into my own hands.

OOC: I will pay, dont want to deal with another army when "paying" them off is just a few million.

IC:
Target: Shazbotdom
Sender: The Infinite Crucible

We must apologise for our allies rash actions, and are fully willing to pay the reparations. If you accept us as the one to "pay you back" we will send you the money right away.

--Message Ends--

OK, now to deal with all the fracas and OOC stuff in the orbital attack thread at once...

My ASATS do break up in space. The idea is to launch the ball bearings into the path of the target. The altitude varies depending on the orbit of their target.

Velkya: How will your lasers stop ball bearings? On top of that, do you mean for me to believe that every single satellite you possess, no matter what kind, has a chemical laser, or a free-electron laser powered by a nuclear or fusion reactor?

Imitora, please go away; this is PMT only, and as far as I know you're not a member of the AKA, therefore, I obviously did not attack you.

Sarzonia: My methods are the same the US uses to track things in orbit. It's logical to assume that every NS nation that has the capability monitors the launches of any other nation-- it would be suicidal not to. Also, did you miss that Kraven said the war between him, his allies and the AKA is PMT?

Infinite Crucible: I never said I launched one missile per satellite. On top of that, Kraven said no WMDs. So I am ignoring your impossible surface to surface lasers as well as your nuclear launch, and also your wanking of bombers into an airspace alive with defenses unopposed.

Also, the mass driver shots were fired from one of several asteroids towed into orbit a long time ago to act as natural resource reserves, eg mining and so forth. They're also used as secondary construction and launch points for some types of satellites since they can produce a lot of neccesary components on the spot. I can provide a link to the thread where the asteroids were towed in if you guys want.

OOC: I will pay, dont want to deal with another army when "paying" them off is just a few million.

IC:
Target: Shazbotdom
Sender: The Infinite Crucible

We must apologise for our allies rash actions, and are fully willing to pay the reparations. If you accept us as the one to "pay you back" we will send you the money right away.

--Message Ends--

***Official Government Transmission***
To: The Infinite Crusible
From: Emperor Galen Q. Leotardia

We accept you as the person to pay us back. Please wire the money to the bank account number listed at the end of this message. The back accout is located in a Colony of the Pure Socialist Holy Empire and will be auto transferred to the Pure Socialist Holy Empire's main bank account. We thank you for doing this as we are sure that we would wipe the earth with the blood of Civitas Americae's military.

Bank Account Number: 84993000323412614360001

OOC:
There is an OOC thread for a reason(link). (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=452014)


IC:


To: Governing Body, The Infinite Crucible

From: Bob McBob, Department of the Exterrior, Kanuckistan

Subject: Your message.

Salutations,

Recently, my office recived a message from your nation addressed only to 'Kanuckistani', pretaining to an offer of payment for damages on someone's behalf.

To be frank, I don't know what you're talking about; I can only assume you are reffering to fallout from the recent scuffle in orbit, and that someone issued a request for compensation of damages.

If your ally was contacted by some private citizen or orginization, or their lawyer, from our nation, you should address any corispondance intended in reply to them, as I can only speculate on the identity of your intended recipiant.

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

DEMOCRATIC SOVIET REPUBLIC OF KAHANISTAN
Office of the President

From: President Mohammed bin Yusuf al-Za'if
To: Emperor Galen Q. Leotardia of Shazbotdom and other heads of state of Ottoman Alliance member states

We ask that our past differences be placed to the side while we ally against the common threat of the traitorous Brettonian and Axis Novese military, which has attacked us for our pro-democracy stance with regard to the capitalist Kraven Corporation.

Our intelligence believes that your nations view capitalist nations as corrupt, as do we. We are at war with Kraven, which has invaded our ally Xirnium with the intention of capturing its people for use as slaves. And we have heard disturbing rumors that they will come for us if Xirnium falls.

The Government of Kahanistan has also lost satellites to Axis Nova and Bretton, the Base Masters of Treachery.

Signed,
President Mohammed bin Yusuf al-Za'if

***Official Reply***
TO: President Mohammed bin Yusuf al-Za'if
FROM: Emperor Galen Q. Leotardia of Shazbotdom

While we wouldn't mind helping, we believe that it is not up to one nation (or a group of nations) to dictate internal policy to other nations. We also have begun to work out stuff for our own nation. We are currently in the process of starting up national governments in our Colonies, so we are too busy with that process to help you in your quest to rid the world of what you belive to be an "Evil" Regeme. We appologise for this inconvenience.

Infinite Crucible: I never said I launched one missile per satellite. On top of that, Kraven said no WMDs. So I am ignoring your impossible surface to surface lasers as well as your nuclear launch, and also your wanking of bombers into an airspace alive with defenses unopposed.


Sorry to say this man, but it is evident you did not even read my post with any detail, so it hard to take anything your are saying seriously. Let me start from the beginning.

First you say I have launched nuclear weapons. This is flat out wrong. Go read it again. The ballistic missiles I have launched contain no warheads, they are merely used to panic your nation and cause confusion. The lotus missiles mess up anti missile systems targetting.

I could understand you not wanting me to use the laser array, so I will check it with kraven to see if it is ok with him. However, the technology itself is very possible. I have actually talked to physics professors about it and while they say the power drain would be enormous and the sats would have be alligned, it is possible. Having multiple ie 8-10 fusion reactors powering one laser provides more than enough energy.

The 50/50 bombers have already been approved by Kraven, so you really cant ignore them. They can be shot down when they come down, and you will likely get one or maybe two. They are mad expensive though so it is still a decent amount of damage.


Once reaching orbit, each moves to attack a satellite owned by an Anti-Kraven Alliance member, locking onto it, then detonating it's warhead, sending several pounds of ball bearings skittering across the paths of the satellites, sure to cause major damage to anything they hit.

Sorry about that man, I kind of interpretted that as only one, just going off of the word each. I think that would destroy maybe 10-20% more sats. So I will now be forced to rent all non military satellites.

edit: Dont forget my anti satellite clusters.

OOC: As soon as St. Fedski either deploys a fleet to Kahanistan to join the Kahanistan - Xirnium fleet or says he / she has other commitments with the navy, the fleet sails for Bretton.

Al-Qamar Air Base, eastern Kahanistan

Office of base commander, Major General Brutus Licinius Maximus

General Maximus and Major Garrett were discussing the crisis of the lost satellites.

"General Maximus, I have an idea. We place 1 meter thick Tantalum armor on the new satellites. We also put warning beacons on them so that neutral nations don't get their satellites close enough to ours to get hit in another ball bearing attack."

Maximus raised an eyebrow.

Major Garrett grinned. "One of every five satellites will be a dummy. It will be nothing more than a giant electromagnet powered by a fusion reactor. The dummies will look exactly like our intelligence and missile satellites, but will have only the external appearance of weapons. Ball bearings fired on these satellites will be promptly attracted to the dummy, probably destroying it. However, our intel satellites and weapons platforms will be unharmed."

It was Maximus' turn to grin. "How soon can you launch them?"

"About two weeks. We're still working out some of the bugs. A few other designs floating around, pardon the pun. One of my personal favorites is armor powered by an electromagnet that will repel the bearings, similar to a maglev. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_levitation_train) Hopefully I can push this design instead, we won't need to waste the taxpayers' money on dummy satellites. Not only will it be safe from the ball bearings, the new meter-thick tantalum armor will make it all but impossible to destroy unless you have a nuke or other very powerful missile."

Maximus smiled and reached into his drawer. He pulled a silver oak leaf out of his desk. Major Garrett's eyes lit up as if it were Christmas. He knew what this would mean. General Maximus hit the PA system.

"All base personnel, assemble outside at 1800 hours."

1800 hours, two hours later

Before the assembly, General Maximus asked Major Todd Garrett to stand before him. The major complied. The general then removed the major's gold oak leaf and pinned a silver oak leaf where the gold one was.

"For ingenuity and exemplary performance of his duties, which shall enable us to punish Axis Nova and Bretton for their treachery, I hereby grant Todd Marcus Garrett promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel."

The crowd cheered for Lieutenant Colonel Garrett. He smiled and waved to the crowd. He saluted General Maximus, who saluted back.

"Colonel Garrett," the words sounded strange to the erstwhile Major, "I further give you this token of my appreciation." He pinned a Distinguished Service Medal on the colonel's uniform.

Lieutenant Colonel Garrett smiled. If I can get those satellites into orbit and demonstrate their worth, I might get FULL Colonel. Brigadier general, even. From there, it's only one rank before I can take over this base.

OOC: Regardless, IC, you have no knowledge of my nation's topography, having not done orbital recon (or had any of your nationals in there to spy), so you have no accurate targeting data for such a laser. I'm still going to ignore it until you prove to my satisfaction it can work. Even aside from the aforementioned targeting issues, you're forgetting to allow for weather and especially atmospheric refraction.

IC: As the IC dropships enter Axis Nova airspace, they are instantaneously detected. Unfortunately for them, they have entered what is quite possibly the most heavily defended airspace on Earth, and the last thing their radars show them are a hailstorm of missiles and linear gun slugs closing in from every direction...

OOC: Regardless, IC, you have no knowledge of my nation's topography, having not done orbital recon (or had any of your nationals in there to spy), so you have no accurate targeting data for such a laser. I'm still going to ignore it until you prove to my satisfaction it can work. Even aside from the aforementioned targeting issues, you're forgetting to allow for weather and especially atmospheric refraction.


You make some good points there and I think the damage dealt by my lasers will be far less... wide spread, but equally deadly where it does hit. I think it is reasonable to assume that the moment our nations saw each other as enemies spy satellites began to do recon over both our nations. So in those few NS days I think a few key military sites would be scouted out. Additionally, with programs like Google Earth out there now, every nation can get a complete topographical layout of any other. I have yet to see if it has military installations on it, and I dont think there are. Either way 50 years in the future programs such as that will be even more detailed... and their companies even above the law, taking photos of military installations and selling them to whoever will pay, not likely though. So my nation would have a reletively detailed map of yours. Also, I could track the missile's paths back to military bases, or at least silos.

Even so, this does not address the issue of my anti sat missiles, my ballistic missiles, and my 50/50's. For the same reason you stated justifying your knowledge of satellite locations, I would know where your are. If you still refuse to allow me to have knowledge of your military, then the ballistic missiles would be targetted at your cities. Finally the 50/50's beging piloted can change targets rapidly to allow for any mistakes in intelligence.

Even so, this does not address the issue of my anti sat missiles, my ballistic missiles, and my 50/50's. For the same reason you stated justifying your knowledge of satellite locations, I would know where your are. If you still refuse to allow me to have knowledge of your military, then the ballistic missiles would be targetted at your cities. Finally the 50/50's beging piloted can change targets rapidly to allow for any mistakes in intelligence.

Don't bother he'll just instantly detonate X-ray bombs over your nation destroying the missiles.

Don't bother he'll just instantly detonate X-ray bombs over your nation destroying the missiles.

Well that takes care of one of four threats, and the ballistic missiles were just a ditraction anyway.

OOC: Eh. This operation's been stalled for two days, as soon as my allies check in we're making for Bretton to launch airstrikes. They can go ahead and RP the fleet moving in at least...

Earth Orbit

Pretty!

The drone's sensors follow the paths of the various ASAT missiles launched as well as the cute and fluffy little balls this missiles launch in the general direction of various (Dumb) satellites scattered in Earth orbit, going multiple km/s.

Pretty indeed, though of course... The cleanup... Nonetheless, it isn't the little drones' job to clean orbit. Fortunately so, given the pain a trillion cubiccentimetre large pieces of debris can be.

Of course, the whole operation takes ages - Kinetics are slow - And plenty of 'dumb' satellites should still have the time to avoid their elimination, either by having programmed-in procedures take over and burn a few grams of fuel for evasive action, or doing the same, ground control triggered.

Well, Axis' military seems to be rather optimistic, that way... Perhaps it believes that they're the only ones who can manage an effective space launch. Or effective maneuvering, come to think of it.

Oooo!

Xaser-fire lights up the sky. Not literally, of course - A lack of molecules generally means that no visible light frequencies develop - but for the little drone's sensors, this means nothing.

Someone's getting busy. Hrm.

Orbit is already cluttered with debris, much to the little drone's annoyance. Well, can't help that (Ok, technically it can, but it'd be... impolite).

Then the counterstrikes start, and the little drone can't help it: It simply is amusing to see Axis Nova believing that it's able to watch about a hundred thousand nations launch their satellites, while at the same time being convinced that nobody maps its territory, either from orbit, or by, say, buying a few maps in the next tourist bureau.

Well, they'll surely burn for that...

All in all, it's an amusing - If not entirely riskless, but when is it? - day in orbit, and the little drone makes a note to watch again, when it will once more be in the general volume of space that allows it to watch the local insanity.

Because, damn, it's fun!

OOC: Shit.

IC: Admiral Jenkins was dismayed at the lack of support for the attack on Bretton. "Attack's scrubbed till further notice, no international support." He figured Xirnium might be relieved if there were no attack, what with their homeland under siege and their forces stretched.

The fleet waited near Kahanistan, on DEFCON-BLUE.

Meanwhile, many of the new satellites had had armor plated onto them and were ready to be sent to space...