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The four Eurofighter Typhoons and four Panavia Tornadoes flew over the sea at high-speed, hugging the ocean to avoid Tunisian Radar as they approached the coast.
Then they flew over the beach, startling the tourists lounging on it during this hot summers day. There target was a military airfield south of Tunis, they had launched from the new airbase of Pantelaria, and other similar squadrons were following the same concept with targets such as airbases, RADAR stations, both civilian and military, fuel depots, transformer substations and general military command and control structures.
A large percentage of the Italian airforce would fly sorties on the first day of this operation, the objective of which was to destroy the Tunisian airforce on the ground and cause as much damage to the Tunisian miltiary on the first day, while the Italians still had the element of suprise.
The target was insight now, only twenty seconds from the fence the lead pilots hit one of the switches on the come trigger and when it turned green all eight jets slowed and climbed to a reasonable altitude. Across the country fighters would be performing this maneuvre against there targets.
The Eurofighters split from the Tornadoes, the squadron leader lead his flight towards the aircraft on their servicing hangars, had their been an alert they would have been scattered all over the field, but now they were all in their hangars with the doors open. The eurofighters each put to missiles into the hangar and climbed over it as a column of flame vomited back out as the fighters were turned to burnt out wrecks.

The Tornadoes flew over the fields runway and dropped anti-runway clusterbombs, the small submunitions rendering it totally unusable in a matter of seconds. Next the Tornadoes strafed the control tower, turning it to rubble in a matter of seconds with their combined cannon-fire.
The eurofighters were just finishing up their jobs, the bases fuel tanks, motor pool and armoury were all burning and unleashing black smoke into the sky, the fighters finished the day emptying all their remaining missiles but for two air-to-air missiles on one of the Eurofighters against the bases major structures. As they returned to base they saw the columns of smoke rising from the other targets, they had all been completely destroyed.

-95% of the Tunisian airforce has been destroyed
-No remaining functional long range RADAR in the whole country
-The chain of command has been hampered by destruction of major communications centres
-Fuel depots have been destroyed across the country, limiting the supply and storage of refined fuel produced by the countries oil wells, hindering the Tunisians mechinised forces

Denmark condemns Italy's blatant use of force against a nation posing no threat to Italy.

The Kingdom of Denmark will bring this matter to the EU.

OOC: I assume you used more than just 8 aircraft...
IC: South Africa must condemn the invasion of a peaceful nation that has done you no harm. We will offer to mediate this conflict if necessary

Australia also condemns this action as the nation is close to Libya which could start a nuclear terrorist attack on Italy for an unprovoked attack on Tunisia.

OOC: Those 8 aircraft attacked the one airbase, i had other squadrons doing that to the other targets

France joins this long list of condemnations, seeing as an un provoked and unwarranted invasion of a fellow Mediterranean state poses a grave risk for destability in the region. We demand that Italy remove their troops from Tunisia or face UN sanctions.

OOC: Thats stupid, i havent any troops in Tunisia, im just launching airstrikes at the moment

OOC: Thats stupid, i havent any troops in Tunisia, im just launching airstrikes at the moment

Airstrikes are precusors to invasions...

Unless your planes are unmanned, your troops are in Tunisian airspace...

Unless your planes are unmanned, your troops are in Tunisian airspace...

Don't make me slap you for that....technicalities lol! Fact remains though....you attacked a nation unprovoked, leave now, repair damage and pray for forgiveness or be destroyed.

OOC: So you intend on destroying me how? I havent massed my troops to land there yet so youl have to pay a hell of a price if you try it

Australia is too far away to slap or be slapped by Italy...

That said, no one needs to slap anyone this early...

OOC: Australia could do something, but ICly we can't right now. Though it doesn't mean we won't.

OOC: Australia couldn't realisticly harm Italy, but anyway Spizania, slow down, its a bit early to go out conquering Africa. I believe you are with Mac right? Wait a week or two for things to develop, let Spain turn into a powerfull ally first, then you can make an African empire if you wish.

OOC: Yes i am, this war is going to drag on, by the way now that your back i believe we had something else outstanding....
LIKE MY INVASION OF SAFEHAVEN!!!!!!!!!
muwahahahaha

OOC: ICly that means you won't stop?

OOC: Of course not, but im going out of my way not to kill civies here

if you want, I'll RP the defense, or whatever there is left

OOC: Ok then, il launch the second sortie tommorow, you do a recovery and you pulling together what you have post if you want now.

Armed Forces availability- 2,025,431
Navy: 20 patrol craft
Air Force: none left, air bases wrecked
Equipment- Russian weapons, probably the T-80 as a tank, BTR-80 as an APC
Air Defenses: poor, short range AAA and SAM, second rate stuff

The surprise attack on the Tunisian air force left the rest of the armed force in complete dissarray. However, they were not out of the fight. All soldiers, whether reserve or active, were sent orders to report to the nearest military base.Soldiers poured into bases, and anti-air defenses were prepared as best they could. The remnants of the high command ordered Tunis to be fortified, as well as all other cities. The navy was ordered to sortie to attempt to stop an invasion

Tunisian military

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:zHXmyQOlydYJ:www.tau.ac.il/jcss/balance/Tunisia.pdf+tunisian+armed+forces&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

Actualy mostly American and European weaponry.

OOC: ah, I was just assuming, I only found a few numbers

Active: 35,000
Reserve/conscripts: 500,000 (they drafted everyone, so I'm assuming they would try to get back many of the people out of the army.)
Tanks: 139
APC: 326
SAM launchers: 83
Patrol craft:40- armed with anti-aircraft guns, nothing higher than 40mm
Combat vessels: 12- 3 armed with 8 exocet missles, 6 with 4 missles, 3 with SS-12 Surface to surface missles

equipment: 2nd generation U.S military, M60 tanks, M113 APC's, Milan anti-tank missles, Sa-7 SAM missles, 37,20, and 40mm AA guns,

OOC: If you scroll down it has an exact layout of exactly what each branch of the Tunisian military has, every piece of equipment. With the ships It'll even tell you what their armaments are.

Phillip VI, along with the rest of the Kingdom of Spain, send a strong condemnation of the unprovoked Italian airstrikes on Tunisian soil, a powerful ally to the west that has provided invaluable aid against the constant threat of terrorism. Nevertheless, in the long run, we stand by our greater ally, the Italian state, and therefore, Spain will never join in on economic sanctions, should such threaten Italy, while military projects with Italy will not be suspended, including the G.36.A, B and IR . [i]Regardless, Spain will not lend any economic or military support to operations in Tunisia - Italy is on its own, even in the event of a world wide economic sanction.

[OOC: In other words, my condemnation looks like the American condemnation of Israel after the Israeli bombings of the Iraqi reactor in building - public relations.]

[OOC: Yea, like I told Spiz, realistically, the United States would issue severe repurcussions to Italy; everything short of right out intervention, since a European ally is always more valuable than a North African ally.]

We respect the position of the new Kingdom of Spain, and while a greater support against Italy would be in order, France sees Spain's condemnation as sufficient to drive a point to the Italian government, which may in turn help to persuade the Italian government revert to peaceful measures and end this madness.

Secret Message to Italy
From Prime Minister Aramaki

We've changed our minds, while your attempt was rash, Africa and a far more threatening place to global humanity then previously thought before. Australia backs Italy in imperialistic expansion.

A large formation of fighters took off and split into the attack groups, 24 Panavia Tornadoes split into wing pairs and launched a total of 96 Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, targetted at the 83 Known Surface to Air Missile launchers with the 13 additional missiles aimed at the remaining command and coordination links that assisted the SAM launchers to coordinate against Italian Air Assets. These fighters headed back to base to refuel and rearm.
The next group was comprised of 36 Eurofighter Typhoons, loaded down with 4 AGM-84 Harpoons each, these moved off and fired a total of six missiles against each of the twelve surface combatants of the Tunisian Navy from near maximum range to avoid any possible enemy SAM fire, the fighters then broke off and released there remaining 72 missiles into the 40 patrol vessels that had put out to sea to stop an as-yet unexistant invasion fleet. The fighters turned for home. The remaining aircraft would be held in reserve.

PM Ehud Olmert had been taking questions from the media for about 30 minutes.

It's only a matter of time...

A reporter near the front asked, "What's do you think Israel would do in the case of a world war."

"What would we do? Let's not speak on these matters."

Another journalist on the left, thrid row back questioned, "What's is Israel's stance on the Italian invasion of Tunisia?"

Ehud blinked, There's the question...

Ehud looked up at the journalist, gave him a long hard stare, and then turned away. "Next question."

FYI: the UN resolution condemning Italy has been reintroduced in the UN...

BROADCAST TO TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT
Surrender for the good of your people, the war is lost you cannot hope to prevail, i implore you for the lives of your sons and daughters surrender and take your rightful place in the Italian Empire.

Secret Message to Italy
From Prime Minister Aramaki

Just as with Rome and World War II, the start of expansionism is best in the African continent. While our nation has only small influence, it is growing rapidly in Africa. What is Italy's ultimate goal through imperialism?

OOC: To build a huge empire in Africa

OOC: To build a huge empire in Africa

Would you mind replying ICly...cause my nation won't know of it ICly if its an OOC comment! ^-^

what happened to me RPing the defence? I know I wasn't here a day but...

OOC: Sorry, scrub that last post you carry on

OOC: Sorry, scrub that last post you carry on

What was it?

OOC: My making them surrender

ooc: can anyone join this sim?

OOC - Go here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=467830) to join the rp; it's quite fun.

Australia asks for how it could aid Italy in the expansion, but this message is secretive and is sent only to the the leader .

OOC: Is that really realistic? Typically the Saudi's stay out of anything directly affecting them..I know its not much, but they would go that far over a nation that doesn't even import or have any ties to them?

OOC: Is that really realistic? Typically the Saudi's stay out of anything directly affecting them..I know its not much, but they would go that far over a nation that doesn't even import or have any ties to them?


OOC- Yes, i suppose you are right, although Saudi Arabia is becoming "Westernized", that was far too much, i guess i had nothing else to do. :-)

Hmm...I checked the book. Tunisia doesn't even import oil at all. Or export it for that matter. Yet Italy has no ties to Saudi Arabia or any OPEC nations either. So your plan is worthless lol. Italy IS DOING SOMETHING RIGHT TO!

Tunisia is one of the countries that sends illgeal immigrants to Italy which only increases their problems. By taking control of these nations Italy is able to stop them and increase their own economy. Though sadly, they can't conquer anything bigger then Tunisia, even if they tried REALLY hard.

[OOC: Actually, the largest exporter of natural gas to Italy is Algeria. There is a fat pipe that leads from Algeria to Tunisia, through the Straits, and right to Italy.]

Military Orders

To all Active duty troops: effective immediatley you are to move toward the once know Mareth Line (from WW2, I'm assuming a few old fortifications are still there). You are ordered to begin digging in and preparing for an Italian attack. all remaining Air Defense units are to accompany you. If the Italians begin to break through the lines, you are then ordered to flee into Libya.

To all Reserve units: you are ordered to disperse amongst the populace. You are also ordered to spread your training and weapons amongst the populace in order to keep up the resistance as long as possible.

A large formation of fighters took off and split into the attack groups, 24 Panavia Tornadoes split into wing pairs and launched a total of 96 Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, targetted at the 83 Known Surface to Air Missile launchers with the 13 additional missiles aimed at the remaining command and coordination links that assisted the SAM launchers to coordinate against Italian Air Assets. These fighters headed back to base to refuel and rearm.
The next group was comprised of 36 Eurofighter Typhoons, loaded down with 4 AGM-84 Harpoons each, these moved off and fired a total of six missiles against each of the twelve surface combatants of the Tunisian Navy from near maximum range to avoid any possible enemy SAM fire, the fighters then broke off and released there remaining 72 missiles into the 40 patrol vessels that had put out to sea to stop an as-yet unexistant invasion fleet. The fighters turned for home. The remaining aircraft would be held in reserve.
ahem...

France renews their calls to cease hostilities on the people of Tunisia. There is no proper right for Italy to invade Tunisia, and France will retaliate if these warnings go unheeded.

[FYI: There is a UN resolution, reintroduced calling for the condemnation of Italy and authorizing sanctions against them...just like the last one...]

Australia has heard Italy's need for help and has sent up through the Red Sea Suez Canal:


ANZAC class Frigate (3)

* HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)
* HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
* HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152)

Adelaide class Guided Missile Frigate (2)

# HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
# HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)

Fremantle class patrol boat (4)

* HMAS Fremantle (FCPB 203)
* HMAS Townsville (FCPB 205)
* HMAS Launceston (FCPB 207)
* HMAS Ipswich (FCPB 209)

[ooc: I presume that Egypt gave explicit permission for Australia to move their troops through...it is a nationalized canal after all...]

Australia has heard Italy's need for help and has sent up through the Red Sea Suez Canal:


ANZAC class Frigate (3)

* HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)
* HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
* HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152)

Adelaide class Guided Missile Frigate (2)

# HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
# HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)

Fremantle class patrol boat (4)

* HMAS Fremantle (FCPB 203)
* HMAS Townsville (FCPB 205)
* HMAS Launceston (FCPB 207)
* HMAS Ipswich (FCPB 209)
Wtf?

what happened with the Spain thing?

[ooc: I presume that Egypt gave explicit permission for Australia to move their troops through...it is a nationalized canal after all...]

OOC: If you send yours through no problem, why can't I?

Edit: This probably means we'll have a direct conflict to...

Wtf?

Those are my ships I am sending. To help you take over Tunisia.

[OOC: Australia, those ships will have to engage my ships first.]

[OOC: Australia, those ships will have to engage my ships first.]

Just pick the point. :D

[ooc: WAIT A MINUTE... Egypt controls the Suez Canal; that means you have to ask the Egyptian government whether you can move your military [and even merchant, although this is less of a problem] vessels through their territory. And why would Australia send their navy into the Mediterranean anyway? That's my backyard right there, and you'd be asking for a serious beating once France goes to war over Somalia...]

[OOC: No, the Suez Canal is not nationalized. That was the entire point of the 1956 operation, 1967 War and 1973 War; to make sure the canal was internationalized. Asbena, the point would be just south of the Red Sea, and I'll begin the engagement as soon as your ships appear sixty nautical miles from mine.

Naktan: www.mfo.org

Asbena: You do know that Italian ships are helping Spain engage your ships correct?]

[The Suez Canal is nationalized...the UN reverted control to Egypt after Britain, France, and Israel paid reparations...the MFO maintains the neutrality of the Sinai Peninsula...]

[OOC: No, the Suez Canal is not nationalized. That was the entire point of the 1956 operation, 1967 War and 1973 War; to make sure the canal was internationalized. Asbena, the point would be just south of the Red Sea, and I'll begin the engagement as soon as your ships appear sixty nautical miles from mine.

Naktan: www.mfo.org

Asbena: You do know that Italian ships are helping Spain engage your ships correct?]

How?

Northern Red Sea
"Are you serious?" Admiral Ignacio Lorca was just as confused as everyone else, but he knew his duty, and this provided the perfect opportunity to deliver a blow to the Australian fleet. The island nation had offered its aid to Italy, after Italy had put under Lorca's command their older carrier and at least four other ships, and above all else, had declared war on Australia. Lorca arched his eyebrow and said, "These guys are borderline retarted." The entire crew around him cackled, but then Lorca turned serious. He turned to his executive officer and said, "Raise the flags for engagement. We're going to sink those ships." He then thought about his actions as he took a look again at the pictures of the moving Australian task force, caught by one of three satellites that made daily orbits over the area. He laughed to himself. This would be more than perfect. Within minutes the engagement had begun.

The F-104 Méndez Núñez, an Alvaro de Bazán class AEGIS frigate, made the first move as it sprinted in formation around the fleet. It lauched each and every of its eight AGM-84 Harpoons Block II, and it was soon met by the Juan de Borbón, of the same class, which launched its own eight Harpoons at enemy shipping. The Australian frigates were targetted first, each being on the receiving end of three Harpoons, while the last harpoon, left without a target, was programmed to join in on as a fourth missile on the first ship it picked up. This would leave the Australian task force dead in the water, and extremely wouded, allowing the two Spanish carriers and the one Italian carrier to feed on their prey, although they were still preparing their airwings. Before the carriers could make their move, however, the F-85 Navarra opened fire with her 40-mag Mk 13 missile launcher, putting another six Harpoons in the air, targeting the patrol boats. All the while, the Spanish Task Force began to open the gap between them and the Australians, heading north, where their carrier based air force would have the advantage.

By this time two AWACs birds were in the air, keeping track of anything the Australians put up there, while the aircraft prepared to take-off. Within ten minutes of the battle beginning the twelve Harrier II Bravos that the Principe de Asturias carried were in the air, fully armed and dangerous, and prepared to sink whatever survived the Spanish strike. It had been a big fault of the Australian navy to engage the Spanish task force with such a rudimentary and badly positioned force, and in the end, the Spaniards, especially with the Italian ships at their disposal, could bring much more firepower to bear. In the end, it would be an Aussie debacle, and the fruititions of this was beginning to appear ever so madly. The Red Sea was Spanish, and the Australians would have to learn the hardway. Already, the two Italian frigates and the two Italian destroyers began to sprint to the front of the formation where their surface to air missiles and even surface to surface missiles would provide much needed firepower, while the carriers continued to open the gap.

Back on the bridge of his ship Admiral Lorca smiled to himself and turned to another naval officer near him and said, "This was over before it began."

How?

[OOC: Ummmmmmmm....ITALY DECLARED WAR ON YOU...LOOK AT THE DJIBOUTI THREAD.]

I was wrong about the nationalization...in 1978, Egypt privatized the Canal, creating the RAFIMAR...http://www.rafimar.com/profile.html...so it's a private company, meaning that you guys can move your ships if you've got the money to do it :p

[OOC: Ummmmmmmm....ITALY DECLARED WAR ON YOU...LOOK AT THE DJIBOUTI THREAD.]

I don't see it.....and your RP post is not right....*sigh* dammit we get to make the first move on you naturally....if I could RP a fight right now I would. Everyone is going too fast with nothing going on right.

I don't see it.....and your RP post is not right....*sigh* dammit we get to make the first move on you naturally....if I could RP a fight right now I would. Everyone is going too fast with nothing going on right.

AMEN

AMEN

Don't use this thread for it, stick to the PROPER thread.

I don't see it.....and your RP post is not right....*sigh* dammit we get to make the first move on you naturally....if I could RP a fight right now I would. Everyone is going too fast with nothing going on right.

[OOC: Uh, what makes you think this? You have frigates - my eyes are larger - I have carriers. Your fleet is moving, mine wasn't - 'naturally' whoever gets the first missiles in the air gets the first move. Nobody is moving too fast - you're making too many threats for your own good; now live with the consequences and respond to the engagement.]

Don't use this thread for it, stick to the PROPER thread.

[ooc: What was so derogatory about that comment? I completely agreed with your last comment...]

Naktan bear with me...

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10568248#post10568248

Naktan bear with me...

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10568248#post10568248

[ooc: Use that thread for the war...]

OOC: No...this thread is for now so we can figure out what the hell is going on. This is Italy's Tunisia invasion post. Its his, let's stop hijacking it and get this sorted out like men.

OOC: No...this thread is for now so we can figure out what the hell is going on. This is Italy's Tunisia invasion post. Its his, let's stop hijacking it and get this sorted out like men.

[ooc: I was referring to the war with Australia and all those other people...if's it's about Tunisia or Italy, it stays here...damn, this world has gone over its head...]

OOC: Im at war with you and have set an aircraft carrier, two destroyers and two frigates to help destroy you, declared war on you, and your HELPING me?
If they somehow get into the Mediterranean, they will be attacked and sank by the Italian Airforce and my other carrier, the Cavour.
Now where is Hanseatic? I want to get this moving

Can someone else take control of the Tunisian defence, because Hanseatic isnt here and i want to get on with this. If noone comes forward or if Hanseatic doesnt RP the effects of the attack within 24 hours im going to do it myself.