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The allied covert forces sat in a room in an underground safehouse in the rebel stronghold. They were going over the plan for the capture of the King, who had been finally tracked down with the expert skills of the rebels. An informant, a bodyguard in the Kings personal detachment, was giving hourly reports and if the King's location didn't change in 4 hours they would be good to go. According to reports, the Kings guard wasn't very big, the problem that needed to be solved was breaking into the Kings complex, which was a secret underground nuclear test site that had been supposedly sealed when Zanski's nuclear program ended. The rebels were busy hacking a supposedly secure military database that had the location of the entrance. they were making progress but before they could be sure they needed a surviellance satelitte to scan the area. The Wagdoggians called up their centcom but the satellite wasn't in the right area. They would have to wait at least an hour.
OOC: Uh, technically I don't have any of those specific satellite types, but not to godmod for something esle I need satellites for I'm going to launch one anyway, OK? Do you or anybody else on the Reds' side here have a surveillance satellite we can borrow?:confused: If possible everyone, consider this my public declaration of a fair-running space program since I bought the stuff from UEMS here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12317461&postcount=1308) WAAY back in the day. I should've posted a separate thread, but honestly forgot at the time...:headbang:
IC:
Omelette Island, Pinkybrain Atoll; Socialist State of the Crossfire Islands, United Socialist States of Wagdog...
Launch comptroller Harrelton Onirak counted down, his hybrid British/Bahasan accent clearly showing, "T-minus ten, nine, eight..." This Soyuz launch was only the latest in a fair line from this facility, but was one of the most important. "Seven, six, five four..."
The payload, a combined GPS/GLONASS satellite for missile guidance and general military navigation, was crucial to improving Wagdog's forces' accuaracy for their coming use in campaigns against New Nicksyllvania and Zanski. Let's just hope his ASAT or ABM crews are napping right now... It was a frail hope, but all that could be done for such a small facility and launch on Onirak's part. "Three, two, one... IGNITION!"
The rocket soared skyward. After the first critical moments passed uneventfully, Onirak could comfortably declare, "And liftoff! We have liftoff of Stardog 15, carrying one military GPS/GLONASS satellite for our ongoing campaign. Good luck everyone, and Godspeed Stardog..." Being merely an officially-secular socialist state as opposed to officially-atheist like some others, such invocations were common in Wagdog and perfectly appropriate for occasions such as this. Both in general, such as the war, and in particular...

OOC@ Boico: That offer was to NN and TLA; TLA are long time friends of ours ICly; so we're tryng to offer a diplomatic solution. we really couldn't care less if Zanzki gets glasse

OOC: Sorry for that Wagdog, I thought you had satellites.

Snip

*Cough* Godmod *Cough*

OOC: Sorry for that Wagdog, I thought you had satellites.
OOC: Oh I do, weather and GPS and more besides. Just not spy sats.:p Odd I know, but I'm waiting until UEMS carries Russian Arkon/Araks imaging and US-A/P radar/elint satellites for that. Of course, if things really get needy I can just buy some KH-11s and such, but I'm not sure how compatible those are with Russian rockets or data interfaces so I'm not risking looking too foolish there yet...

OOC: Umm I'm just gonna say yeah cuz I have no idea what your talking about

OOC: Umm I'm just gonna say yeah cuz I have no idea what your talking about
OOC @ Aurum: Don't worry.:D I'm really just saying that I want to make sure my satellites are compatible with my rockets and computers, and I don't know if American ones can do that for me since I mostly use Russian or Romanian stuff (if the higher end of that...;)).
So, do you know of an ally we can borrow a satellite feed from? As is we should probably just squeeze our sources in the King's camp harder. They might get compromised and killed, but as is King Arma probably has some idea we're going after him even if not the exact details...
OOC @ Zanski: Oh, and Zanski, you have several missile attacks of Shaz's to RP and more besides. If you're reading this, it is only polite to those whose participation you attracted to this "Open MT" RP that you please do these things. Aurum and I are about to engage your King's guard one way or another, and we do not want to godmod; so please stop freezing us all in place and declare what losses you've taken as is only proper roleplay etiquette.

OOC: Tolvarus might have good spy satellites but your right squeezing the informant a bit harder might be the best bet if we can't get the satellite images. Also, Zanski please come on so we can finish this.

OOC: The Empire also needs to know whether or not you want our assistance. Our "police force" is ready to leave.

[OOC: You are all acting like this is some sort of deliberate attempt on Zanski's part to frustrate you. He hasn't signed onto NationStates in 4 days. Perhaps something happened. Calm down.]

OOC: Will reply to Wagdogs post tommorow, busy today.

OOC: Will reply to Wagdogs post tommorow, busy today.
OOC: Very well, do take your time.;) Oh, and you can change the 80 Kh-41 Moskits bearing down on your fleet to 80 Kh-31 /AS-17 Krypton's instead (four per MiG-29K Fucrum on the inboard pylons, multiplied by 20 Fulcrums launching). I forgot that the Sunburn is a big old thing and even the Flanker can only lug one, much less the Fulcrum which could only barely carry the same; but I'm equally going for "missile spam" against you here, so just retcon the strike accordingly OK?:headbang: This should weaken my strike realistically (and charitably) enough while staying within the numbers; but remember, all other incoming missiles are as fired at you still.
Since I'm also targeting your AA destroyers specifically with those Kryptons, before the slower missiles arrive, split them into 40 Kh-31A active-homing and 40 Kh-31P passive-homing versions; and then decide who beside the AA destroyers gets targeted and who survives after that for yourself of course. That is your prerogative as the one struck, and I fully agree with it being so. Normally I'm far more attentive to what I'm shooting than that, sorry; and I'll edit the error out on the post you're replying to as soon as you acknowledge this. OK?
Also, are we going to have a separate thread for me/LA versus you? I've been waiting for that to show up, and can do so if you need to. Again, no rush.:)

OOC:Sorry, guys, had some family trouble.

OOC:
I'm just going to skip a little ahead to where I shoot down the missiles.

SECRET IC:
SCENE: USS Shaz Bot, 1st HAVOC Battlegroup
Alarms were going off all around the fleet as new intel had just been recieved from Shazbotdom Marine Command. 2 birds were in the air and reports were that they were nuclear. They would bear down on the fleet in T-Minus 5 minutes. The Admiral ran up onto the bridge and looked at the short report from SMC. He then turned and gave the order, the MDS missiles fired, over 20 of them and sped off in the distance towards the incomming bogies.

He then walked over to the communications station and picked up info relayed to the ship on the exact coordinates that the missiles came from. it looked like a hardened bunker deep in the foothills of Zanski. He punched up a code and picked up an encrypted signal between the carrier and the Guided Missile Cruisers.

"This is Yackber. We've been fired upon. I want as many birds in the air to the location specified in this next transmission i'm sending you. Your authorised to use SRBM's and Cruise Missiles with standard munitions. Blanket that whole area and let it burn to the ground."


SCENE: MAS Daniels, Guided Missile Cruiser, 1st HAVOC Naval Battlegroup
The Captain of the ship hung up the phone and then walked over to the control station. He nodded his head and then the two men pulled out a key and inserted it into the specified holders, turning on the system to fire the missiles. They then picked SRBM Silo's 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. All of them had standard munitions attached to the warheads

Then the missile turrets on the ship turned towards the land and fired off 50 Supersonic Cruise Missiles towards the land. With a total of 8 Guided Missile Cruisers, that would account for 400 supersonic cruise missiles and 80 SRBM's with standard munition screaming towards the shore and the bunker where the missiles were fired from.


SCENE: In The Air over the 1st HAVOC Naval Battlegroup
The 20 MDS missiles screamed towards their target. The targets were painted with satelites which would make it so that the missiles would hit their mark within a 3 to 4 centimeter differential. As the MDS Missiles were bearing down on their target they veared off slightly and started to pass the nuclear weapons just to the sides but then BOOM, they exploded, ripping apart the fuselage of the missiles and sending shockwaves through the warhead, disabling the targeting computer and electronic trigger of the weapons, causing the warheads to fall safley down and crash into the water.

The Alarm went off in the Bunker. King Arma went onto a Sonic plane and was flown into the neighbouring Zansk Commonwealth Country Mhoudia for protection from the missiles. The Air defense systems went up, and so did the Zansk Planes, ready to intercept whatever may come their way.

The order was given that ANY foreign enemy units within 100 Miles of Zansk coastline would be fired at by the long-range Land-Sea defenses dotted around the Coast. Another order was given that any nation that attempts to kill Arma will be tried with Regicide.

Six hundred captured Xankan rebels have been publicly Tortured with fire and mutilation, then killed. The Armite government says that it will attempt to recapture Xanka with force soon.

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The Red Authority of Xanka will allow any nations that will give King Arma a death sentance to camp their Troops in Xanka.

OOC: Hmm looks like he's dead either way.....

OOC: Hmm looks like he's dead either way.....
OOC @ Zanski: Sorry for your trouble. You are hereby forgiven on my end. I don't know what to say about the whole evacuation to Mhoudia thing, but ICly my boys will hang around a bit until Aurum gets that from our spy in your camp; if Shaz allows it to stick, that is.
OOC @ Aurum: Well, we should try to get him alive b/c abetting regicide on my part would possibly drag in other capitalist powers against me. Gives the wrong impression, you know?
IC:
At the rebel hideout, somewhere in Zanski...
Wagdoggie Red Banner Marine Corps Captain Sheila Teranthrang hung up her secure phone to the War Office in Tailville DR. She had received her government's instructions regarding the two Zanskian authorities' latest proclamations. Now she was relaying them to the Aurum Doman agents and the rebels publicly, as a show of respect. She thought to herself, It's a long shot, but it's the only way in Hell this will work...
"Comrades of Xanka, hear me. Although I personally would like to personally take "King" Kang Arma's head off with my own bayonet," she let the venom in her voice be plain while unsheathing her AK-103 bayonet, a show of solidarity before the other shoe dropped. "My government does not believe killing him is justifiable at present. If such is done, or even if sentence of death is passed before he is fairly tried by the community of nations, it would almost certainly shock the like of Questers and Alexandrian Ptolemais into weighing against us. Comrades, the Revolution must survive above all; and wrath of this sort imperils that as surely as undue charity would."
"On the other hand," Captain Terathrang decided some more carrots were in order, folding her arms just so as to emphasize her generous endowment to the Red Xanka troops; a gift of her equally beautiful mother Sharon as much as her olive skin was from her ethnic-Bahasa father Walid. "If you could make clear your goodwill by accepting those defectors from the disbanded Parliament that swear loyalty to you, helping you to build a government in Xanka more quickly, perhaps the reactionaries words will be rendered still more hollow than usual, yes?"
"I propose that we do these things, and let our allies in Aurum Domus try King Arma when he is captured, a fitting compensation for how they've suffered under the Corporate Alliance's treachery that your "King" was complicit in. As soon as we can find a way to him, I swear to you my Company and the others we sent shall fight to the death at your side; to bring this, 'King Arma the Worst,' to Justice." This was to the senior Aurum Doman agent as well, naturally.
Now the crickets could be heard as she awaited their replies. I really hate those, especially cave crickets. Those just get so big and... EEEW! Meh, what kind of words are those for a Marine, girl? She mulled that over while waiting...

OOC: I know, we were planning on capturing him from the beginning and however the trial goes is out of oru hands, but most likely the death penalty will be given, thats why I said he's dead either way.

The Alarm went off in the Bunker. King Arma went onto a Sonic plane and was flown into the neighbouring Zansk Commonwealth Country Mhoudia for protection from the missiles. The Air defense systems went up, and so did the Zansk Planes, ready to intercept whatever may come their way.

The order was given that ANY foreign enemy units within 100 Miles of Zansk coastline would be fired at by the long-range Land-Sea defenses dotted around the Coast. Another order was given that any nation that attempts to kill Arma will be tried with Regicide.

Six hundred captured Xankan rebels have been publicly Tortured with fire and mutilation, then killed. The Armite government says that it will attempt to recapture Xanka with force soon.

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The Red Authority of Xanka will allow any nations that will give King Arma a death sentance to camp their Troops in Xanka.

OOC:
I'm just gonna take that as my missile strike destroyed the Missile Base. I'll post something ICly in a little bit.

OOC: I know, we were planning on capturing him from the beginning and however the trial goes is out of oru hands, but most likely the death penalty will be given, thats why I said he's dead either way.
OOC: True, but why would the trial be out of your hands?:confused: Is Zanski/Red Xanka inisisthing they do it or something? If so yeah, it wouldn't be our call, but that's definitely not how I planned this raid's objectives at first; either IC or OOC, and aware that "no plan survives the first thirty seconds of combat" as I am.
Granted I think King Arma the character's earned a noose or worse myself, but AFAIK you'd first be the trial's host and have either equal or greater representation on the panel of judges compared to anybody else. For my part, I was thinking we all end this RP with Arma's capture and our forces' evac (nigh-certainly under monarchists' and their allies' fire all the way); then you'd start a legal-RP thread for the trial involving Zanski/Arma/Red Xanka (in the ATTN tag, for example), your and possibly other interested nations' justices, and interested bystanders so long as surprises were kept within reason (or what often passes for such in the world of NationStates anyway...:headbang:).

-Sub Fleet- (Sorry for not posting for so long)
~Moscow~
"Multiple Torpedoes inbound!"
"Order condition red, all subs prepare for evasive actions!
"Sir detecting multiple missile launches from the Nicksyllvanian fleet, they're heading towards the Wagdog fleet."
"Crap, we opened a can of worms!"

-Sub feet-
The various subs attempted to scatter as the large amount of torpedoes and even a few missiles roared towards them.

One of the automated transport subs, with it's full load of 6 sucide subs, was unable to escape in time and was hit dead on, detonating itself as well as it's contents, turning a large area of water into a cloud of steam.

The one missile that fired smashed through the conning tower of one of the Juilets ripping most of it off and leaving a huge hole in it's place.

90 Amur 1850 Submarines along with 4 Oscar Class Submarines moved towerds the Nicksyllvanian Fleet. They were still a ways away, but they were prepairing to dive any moment now.

Meanwhile, a fleet of regular looking cargo ships arrived in an Aurum Domus port. The crew saluted the port officer and they began unloading the 100,000 Ak-101 with GP-30 underbarrel grenade launchers, 50,000 RPG-29s, and 5,000 Kord Machine Guns. They also carried 500 T-72BM Tanks, 50 Hong H-5 Light Bombers, and 700 Type-85 APCs. This was all provided to Aurum Domus free of charge as an act of good will.

IC:
SCENE: USS Shaz Bot
Admiral Yackber watched the screen as the SpySat watched as the missiles came down and impacted upon their target. Explosions occured all across the live video image from the spy satelite. Cheers from the crew of the ship ensued. Although the Spy Satelite did notice a jet take off from a nearby airstrip and leave the area at high speed. Yackber decided that this is enough, the missile base was destroyed and thats all that matter. Yackber walked over to the Communciations and sent out a short text message to the fleet.

The ships then began a slow turn and started to head away from the area at high speed. Yackber sent out a short but sweet message to the rest of the coalition.

ENCRYPTED MILITARY TRANSMISSION
TO: The Coalition
FROM: Admiral Yackber

We are officially leaving the area. Good hunting.

T.P.S Technical, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment en route to Wagdog

"Sir, we should we arriving in Wagdog in one day or so"

"Good, keep the ship going, if you need me, I'll be in my quarters"

"Aye aye Cap'n"

OOC: That sounds fine Wagdog. TWSP, are you going to invade wagdog?

IC: The Armed Republic of Aurum Domus thanks you for your very generous gift Northern Baltic, we will always remember your friendliness and we hope to become allies.

OOC: That sounds fine Wagdog. TWSP, are you going to invade wagdog?

IC: The Armed Republic of Aurum Domus thanks you for your very generous gift Northern Baltic, we will always remember your friendliness and we hope to become allies.

OOC: No, he asked me to post sending in my engineers to help him ready the SAMs and ABMs I sold him earlier.

The vessels and planes of the Empire sit at their harbours and ports, awaiting permission from Zanski, to move out and aid their nation in the fight against Communism.

T.P.S Technical, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment en route to Wagdog

"Sir, we should we arriving in Wagdog in one day or so"

"Good, keep the ship going, if you need me, I'll be in my quarters"

"Aye aye Cap'n"

OOC: That sounds fine Wagdog. TWSP, are you going to invade wagdog?

IC: The Armed Republic of Aurum Domus thanks you for your very generous gift Northern Baltic, we will always remember your friendliness and we hope to become allies.

OOC: No, he asked me to post sending in my engineers to help him ready the SAMs and ABMs I sold him earlier.
OOC @ TWSP: Thanks dude.:) I'll make a declaration of them in the main LA+Me/NN thread at some points, first as building them and second as their completion. Or is that too slow? I only want to go as fast with this as RP etiquette will allow.
OOC @ Aurum Domus: Nah. TWSP's cool, just go by what he said. But the fact that you thought this indicates my devious plan succeeded, however briefly.:D
Since NN and the rest I might be facing are all nuclear powers with varying degrees of itchy fingers over buttons, ICly speaking crash construction of an ABM network only makes sense. It's not like I'm any more or less vulnerable to an 'itchy button finger' on Nick's part already, once the preemptive 'alpha-strike' I pulled on his fleet gets RPed out and the butcher's bill comes in...:rolleyes:

OOC @ TWSP: Thanks dude.:) I'll make a declaration of them in the main LA+Me/NN thread at some points, first as building them and second as their completion. Or is that too slow? I only want to go as fast with this as RP etiquette will allow.
OOC @ Aurum Domus: Nah. TWSP's cool, just go by what he said. But the fact that you thought this indicates my devious plan succeeded, however briefly.:D
Since NN and the rest I might be facing are all nuclear powers with varying degrees of itchy fingers over buttons, ICly speaking crash construction of an ABM network only makes sense. It's not like I'm any more or less vulnerable to an 'itchy button finger' on Nick's part already, once the preemptive 'alpha-strike' I pulled on his fleet gets RPed out and the butcher's bill comes in...:rolleyes:

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The vessels and planes of the Empire sit at their harbours and ports, awaiting permission from Zanski, to move out and aid their nation in the fight against Communism.

The Armite government gives AP permission.

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A bombing raid took place today in Xanka, destroying 4 rebel HQ's and two bridges across the river Raxa. about 95 people were killed, and thousands are in hospitals.

OOC @ Zanski: Sorry for your trouble. You are hereby forgiven on my end. I don't know what to say about the whole evacuation to Mhoudia thing, but ICly my boys will hang around a bit until Aurum gets that from our spy in your camp; if Shaz allows it to stick, that is.
OOC @ Aurum: Well, we should try to get him alive b/c abetting regicide on my part would possibly drag in other capitalist powers against me. Gives the wrong impression, you know?
IC:
At the rebel hideout, somewhere in Zanski...
Wagdoggie Red Banner Marine Corps Captain Sheila Teranthrang hung up her secure phone to the War Office in Tailville DR. She had received her government's instructions regarding the two Zanskian authorities' latest proclamations. Now she was relaying them to the Aurum Doman agents and the rebels publicly, as a show of respect. She thought to herself, It's a long shot, but it's the only way in Hell this will work...
"Comrades of Xanka, hear me. Although I personally would like to personally take "King" Kang Arma's head off with my own bayonet," she let the venom in her voice be plain while unsheathing her AK-103 bayonet, a show of solidarity before the other shoe dropped. "My government does not believe killing him is justifiable at present. If such is done, or even if sentence of death is passed before he is fairly tried by the community of nations, it would almost certainly shock the like of Questers and Alexandrian Ptolemais into weighing against us. Comrades, the Revolution must survive above all; and wrath of this sort imperils that as surely as undue charity would."
"On the other hand," Captain Terathrang decided some more carrots were in order, folding her arms just so as to emphasize her generous endowment to the Red Xanka troops; a gift of her equally beautiful mother Sharon as much as her olive skin was from her ethnic-Bahasa father Walid. "If you could make clear your goodwill by accepting those defectors from the disbanded Parliament that swear loyalty to you, helping you to build a government in Xanka more quickly, perhaps the reactionaries words will be rendered still more hollow than usual, yes?"
"I propose that we do these things, and let our allies in Aurum Domus try King Arma when he is captured, a fitting compensation for how they've suffered under the Corporate Alliance's treachery that your "King" was complicit in. As soon as we can find a way to him, I swear to you my Company and the others we sent shall fight to the death at your side; to bring this, 'King Arma the Worst,' to Justice." This was to the senior Aurum Doman agent as well, naturally.
Now the crickets could be heard as she awaited their replies. I really hate those, especially cave crickets. Those just get so big and... EEEW! Meh, what kind of words are those for a Marine, girl? She mulled that over while waiting...

King Arma's government views this as a threat of Regicide, and warns Wagdog to take back its comments or face war with a risk of Nuclear weapons being used.

[ENCRYPTED MESSAGE]

TO: King Arma
FROM: The Avisronite Department of Defense

The Libertarian Federation of Avisron has a major interest in making sure that the nation of Zanski remains capitalist. At the rate this conflict is going, this wish of ours may be in question. Our strategists believe that if the LFA temporarily stations 100,000 combat personnel within Zanski, we may be able to clean out the rebel situation and restore you to power.

What is your opinion on this proposal?

[END]

King Arma's government views this as a threat of Regicide, and warns Wagdog to take back its comments or face war with a risk of Nuclear weapons being used.

OOC: Err... you know that whole statement was SIC for the rebels, right?

DIPLOMATIC STATEMENT
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k250/IJNYamamoto/Questers/Charter.gif

As our fleet arrives in Zanski, we once again demand that all states cease hostilities with Zanski or we will be forced to act in defence of that nation. You have an hour to begin withdrawing your fleets or we will forcibly withdraw them on you behalf.

God save the King.

Good day,
Hideki Shigetaro,
Foreign Minister

As the message was sent, the Questarian fleet arrived within 300 kilometres of Zanski shores. CAPs had been flying for the past day, but they were trippled, so that six of the medium carriers had 50 of their A3H2 Zuikakus in the air, the license produced Space Union SuF-6N1, arguably one of the stongest naval fighters in the world. Bombers on the Taiho and the remaining two aircraft carriers were launched, with 10 groups of 20 M4F4 Shokaku bombers in the air and 2 groups of 25 B3M6 Tenzan, both agian Space Union aircraft, the SuFB-8, that were built under license. As they moved into formation they were joined by their escorts, 5 groups, 20 strong, of the A3H2s which were launched from Taiho. As the countdown knocked itself down these planes were in the air and ready to strike as soon as they were given the go. Even when they were in the air the Taiho began preperations to launch 5 groups of 20 B3M6 Tenzans.

High above in the air, six Sky Owl AWACS guarded by four fighters tracked both incoming targets to the fleet and with GPS assistance, the movement of the enemy fleet and aircraft.

-Response to the nation of Questers-
Our forces are currently locked in an engagement with the Nation of New Nicksyllvania of their uncalled for declaration of war, unless you have some method of stopping their attacks we will have to continue in the defense of our country. The nation of Zanski however, is not of our concern anymore.

-Sub Fleet-
The pure shockwave from the exploding sub spread shockwave damage throughout the fleet, furthermore one of the Juilets was surface bound from the severe damage to it's upper hull.

~Moscow~
The explosive wave hit the sub like a battering ram, knocking people and items to the ground. "Damage report!"
"We have vent damage and there are reports of wounded in every ship, sir."
"Damnit," Zaxter muttered.
"Get medical on them stat, what's the condition of the Juilet." "They've lost 15 sir, there's leakage from incoming waves, they might not be able to keep it up much longer."
"Have the two most damaged Seawolfs escort them away, we can't take any risks."
"Prepare for second Salvo, target the ASW destroyers, and prime the 2nd transport sub."
He looked at the sonar and radar targets of the on going battle.
"Where the hell are our reinforcements."

-300 Miles away-
"Sir it'll be another six hours before we're in range of defense."
"Blast, I only hope Zaxter can hold it together."

Rebel and Coalition Special Forces Hideout, somewhere deep underground

Blackdeath stood up to address the coalition, "Men, all hell is about to break loose, we need put this plan into action ASAP or we might all be killed, we need more supplies and we need the transport plane and its escorts for when the mark is captured and we need this stuff soon, preferabley now. Get to work!"

Rebel and Coalition Special Forces Hideout, somewhere deep underground

Blackdeath stood up to address the coalition, "Men, all hell is about to break loose, we need put this plan into action ASAP or we might all be killed, we need more supplies and we need the transport plane and its escorts for when the mark is captured and we need this stuff soon, preferabley now. Get to work!"


SIC:
Coalition/Rebel Hideout
"Sorry Blackdeath, but at present all my country's aircraft in theater are engaged in defense against New Nicksyllvania; aside from our helicopters at the landing site which should still be useful enough, as was originally planned. If indeed what some rumors suggest about the King's evacuation to some other colony are true, I and my government really don't see what else can be done. If your sources confirm the evacuation, I suggest that we both evacuate and continue to support the Xanka Rebels economically." Sorry guys, Captain Sheila Tertathrang hated the idea of giving up; but sometimes, objectives had a way of changing themselves too much to be met realistically in the short term. But this little pissant King isn't worth getting nuked over by far; as it looks, we probably just have to isolate him instead.
"My condolences for what looks like bad news, but for now let's prepare for anything; press our source at the base harder still, and get whatever liberal-Blue Parliamentarians you can on our side, OK? Having a few capitalists around at least initially in your government will make others think you're saner by far as a movement, and will go far to defusing the likes of Questers who still think in terms of stereotypes in this matter." Assuming, of course, Captain Terathrang snickered internally, that they're capable of thinking any other way about socialists for that matter. She returned to her part in helping the preparations.

SIC:

Captain, we have a cargo plane and 4 fighters stashed in a hangar at the airport. Several of my men can fly so we could be out of here now. We can give you transport seeign as you proabably won't make it far with the helicopters, I'm sorry we had to abandon this mission, we'll have to plan a covert op to capture the King in exile and continue supporting the rebels.

SIC:

Captain, we have a cargo plane and 4 fighters stashed in a hangar at the airport. Several of my men can fly so we could be out of here now. We can give you transport seeign as you proabably won't make it far with the helicopters, I'm sorry we had to abandon this mission, we'll have to plan a covert op to capture the King in exile and continue supporting the rebels.
SIC: "Roger that. I'll tell the other companies' captains as well. Our thanks, and yes;" Sheila Terathrang took on a look much like what many so-called 'anime-amazons' did before swearing vengeance, "this isn't over between King Arma and my country. With your help, we'll see him tried yet. For now though, let's just funnel money and supplies to the Xanka Red Authority." She then moved to tell her fellow officers and prepare for evac.

IC:
War Office Secure Bunker, Palace of the Revolution, Tailville DR; Tails Islands, United Socialist States of Wagdog
"I see." General Secretary Carolinus Horridus did not like getting crucial info this late, but now was of course vastly preferable to never. "Yes. Issue the statement Rilir; Questers needs to know just what's happened, and that we're officially backing off as soon as the status of our fleet regarding New Nicksyllvania is clear. Yes. Bye." The elf had been some offices away in the comms room, and decided an intercom call was better than to leave the room for any reason.
Excellent. The elf thought, now that he could finally avert the disaster the human and vampire communists his conservative Greenwood Coalition bloc tried to keep sane had courted of late. The hour may not be too late, nor the enemy's arm too long after all. He set to work immediately, the message being open and in the clear.

Official and Open Wagdoggie Government Communique Regarding the Zanski Crisis
Greetings to the world, especially the Crown Imperium Questers and Empire of Alexandrian Ptolemais,
Although our nation had intervened to depose a king who had abrogated his sovereignty by gross abuse of his powers, now that intervention is cancelled due to events involving said king beyond our control. King Kang Arma has fled to the Zanskian commonwealth of Mhoudia, like the paranoid coward unworthy of a crown or its sacred offices he has proven himself to be. His capital is in the hands of the Xanka Red Authority, and as far as we can ascertain the Xankan Revolution is secure enough for now.
To all nations not presently hostile to us on King Arma's side; you have your pound of flesh, for our forces are beginning to withdraw and shall complete this once word of our status after defending ourselves against New Nicksyllvanian aggression becomes clear. The King lives, Zanski continues in civil war, and we withdraw; what more do you want?
Note, however; this withdrawal does not change the fact that our government is at war with the Empire of New Nicksyllvania and shall continue to be so until they reach equitable terms of peace with our co-belligerents in the Lone Alliance. This war shall continue separately from our involvement regarding Zanski, if and as soon as it must. I repeat, as Wagdog's legitimately-appointed Secretary of State from a recognized opposition party in a constitutional socialist state: What more do you want, should our honest and immediate withdrawal under enemy fire not satisfy you somehow?
Sincerely,
Rilir Alárion nós Carthir
Secretary of State, United Socialist States of Wagdog

SIC:

Mission officially aborted, get ready guys were moving out in 10, all Aurum Doman and Wagdoggian troops except the helicopter pilots will ride in the cargo plane. We will bring you back to Wagdog or to the closest allied nation. Also all pilots, change into your flight suits and report back here ASAP for orders. That is all.

Still surfaced, the fleet of submarines moved in range of the enemy fleet.
The Capitan whispered to the first Lt.
"Prepare the torps."
"Which kind, sir?"
The Capitan thought for a moment and then said:
"Try the Terminators..."
"Uh...yes sir!"
The torpedos with EMP warheads were quietly loaded into their launch tubes
5...4...3...2...1...fire! The fire order came on screen in the torpedo room and the guided EMP torpedos with their relitivly small blast radiuses were launched at the enemy fleet.

Meanwhile, 4 Kiev Class Carriers along with 15 Amur 1850 Class Submarines were delivered to one of the port cities belonging to Aurum Domus.

The planes took off as soon as the troops arrived. They climbed to 30,000 feet and set a course for Wagdog. Morale among the troops wasn't exactly high but they weren't too mad. They knew that the King would get what he deserved sooner than later and they would help. Agent Blackdeath sat in a seat near the back, tapping at a laptop, sending messages to HQ about their situation and told them to start funneling money to the rebels. This wasn't over, they had lost the battle but they sure as hell weren't going to lose the war.

Still surfaced, the fleet of submarines moved in range of the enemy fleet.
The Capitan whispered to the first Lt.
"Prepare the torps."
"Which kind, sir?"
The Capitan thought for a moment and then said:
"Try the Terminators..."
"Uh...yes sir!"
The torpedos with EMP warheads were quietly loaded into their launch tubes
5...4...3...2...1...fire! The fire order came on screen in the torpedo room and the guided EMP torpedos with their relitivly small blast radiuses were launched at the enemy fleet.

Meanwhile, 4 Kiev Class Carriers along with 15 Amur 1850 Class Submarines were delivered to one of the port cities belonging to Aurum Domus.

Wait, whos fleet is this?

SECRET IC:
SCENE: In Orbit
Slowly ABM Satelite Alpha Seven Three Two, along with roughly 15 other ABM Satelites, used their thrusters and engines to move into position around the nation of Wagdog. This would though, leave many more ABM Satelites for the defence of the Dark Empire and her Colonies.

SCENE: USS Shaz Bot
Admiral Yakber walked over and checked the communications logs. He was unsure as to what Shazbotdom Naval Command had in store for the fleet, but their current orders were to hold roughly 345km away from Zanski Territorial Waters, far enough to not be considered a threat, but close enough that if they needed to, they would be able to fire back upon an enemy fleet if it looked like that the enemy fleet were to approach the fleet in a threatening manner.

Official and Open Wagdoggie Government Communique Regarding the Zanski Crisis
Greetings to the world, especially the Crown Imperium Questers and Empire of Alexandrian Ptolemais,
Although our nation had intervened to depose a king who had abrogated his sovereignty by gross abuse of his powers, now that intervention is cancelled due to events involving said king beyond our control. King Kang Arma has fled to the Zanskian commonwealth of Mhoudia, like the paranoid coward unworthy of a crown or its sacred offices he has proven himself to be. His capital is in the hands of the Xanka Red Authority, and as far as we can ascertain the Xankan Revolution is secure enough for now.
To all nations not presently hostile to us on King Arma's side; you have your pound of flesh, for our forces are beginning to withdraw and shall complete this once word of our status after defending ourselves against New Nicksyllvanian aggression becomes clear. The King lives, Zanski continues in civil war, and we withdraw; what more do you want?
Note, however; this withdrawal does not change the fact that our government is at war with the Empire of New Nicksyllvania and shall continue to be so until they reach equitable terms of peace with our co-belligerents in the Lone Alliance. This war shall continue separately from our involvement regarding Zanski, if and as soon as it must. I repeat, as Wagdog's legitimately-appointed Secretary of State from a recognized opposition party in a constitutional socialist state: What more do you want, should our honest and immediate withdrawal under enemy fire not satisfy you somehow?
Sincerely,
Rilir Alárion nós Carthir
Secretary of State, United Socialist States of Wagdog

The Minister of Defence was sitting in his office as he saw this letter. It was interesting to see how things changed in a few weeks; from being near allies, the Empire was now clearly not seeing eye to eye with Wagdog.

"Hmmm - the problem is that the Zanskian capital is held by a bunch of Godless Communists; so long as that is true, we cannot tolerate it. In saying that, we probably do not need such a large force to help Zanski and we can probably crush the rebels. We are, after all, good at crushing rebellions. However, in saying that, the Empire has been through enough strife in the last few weeks and the polls are not in our favour. I say that given the withdrawal of these Godless Communists, we can probably head back to peace."

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE ALEXANDRIAN PTOLEMAIS MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

All the troops that were prepared to aid Zanski have been stood down. The indication by Wagdog that they and their allies will no longer intervene means that the Empire will not get involved

Signed,

Rt. Hon. Patrick Webb
Minister of Defence
Nationalist List MP

Wait, whos fleet is this?

OOC: The enemy fleet belongs to Nicksylvania

Where are we at now?

I'm about to deploy forces official for the Communism side.

Where are we at now?

I'm about to deploy forces official for the Communism side.
OOC: Moving this question to the OOC thread would be a good idea, per Zanski's request. Also, I've bowed out since the royals are bringing Questers and Alexandrian Ptolemais in against me; and in any case Arma's fled to the Zanskian commonwealth of Mhoudia, leaving Xanka and most of the country in Red control anyway.
I'd suggest you just funnel money and supplies the Reds' way, since I'm only around while still not sure how much damage my retaliation to New Nicksyllvania's fleet for their shooting down some aircraft of mine did; or what their retribution will do to me yet. That RPed, I'm outta here for a separate war thread against NN alongside the Lone Alliance if that proves necessary. Shazbotdom's deployed ABM satellites over me and I'm about to start building an ABM network of my own, so threats of n00king (like Zanksi issued my way after only half-reading a post that should've been SIC to begin with...:rolleyes:) are under control for the moment and I'd like to keep them that way if possible.

The Wagdog aircraft roared in, 140mm and 50mm Flak cannons covered the sky with black smoke and yet more SAM missiles were fired. But not before the enemy fired beforehand, having the advantage of being airborne when firing their loads. CIWs and RAM stopped many of the missiles, but now ammunition for such was scarce after the numerous missiles salvos. 2 AA Destroyers and a MR Destroyer exploded, one AA Destroyer was too heavily damaged and was scuttled by its crew, the Captain going down with it. Numerous other ships were damaged, especially the large vulnerable Battleships and Dreadoughts, and only 2 carriers were fit to launch aircraft. The torpedoes also took a toll, sinking a cruiser and 8 submarines.

"Call the withdrawl to the nearest dock, hmmm, Havvy will do. Load up 2 NDCs, code AADNF-345."
"The Nuclear ASROCs sir?"
"Dam right, they are communist Kommodant, they could very well use such against us, especially considering they fired upon us first like the filthy mongrels they are. Besides, it's only the damned Submariners that will die. Destroyer D-89, ping them and relay us the location"
"Yes sir"
"Co-ordinates recieved, fire."
"Fire another missile salvo at both of the bastards, keep some in case they attempt to chase us. Call the general withdrawl of the fleet"

The Wagdog aircraft roared in, 140mm and 50mm Flak cannons covered the sky with black smoke and yet more SAM missiles were fired. But not before the enemy fired beforehand, having the advantage of being airborne when firing their loads. CIWs and RAM stopped many of the missiles, but now ammunition for such was scarce after the numerous missiles salvos. 2 AA Destroyers and a MR Destroyer exploded, one AA Destroyer was too heavily damaged and was scuttled by its crew, the Captain going down with it. Numerous other ships were damaged, especially the large vulnerable Battleships and Dreadoughts, and only 2 carriers were fit to launch aircraft. The torpedoes also took a toll, sinking a cruiser and 8 submarines.

"Call the withdrawl to the nearest dock, hmmm, Havvy will do. Load up 2 NDCs, code AADNF-345."
"The Nuclear ASROCs sir?"
"Dam right, they are communist Kommodant, they could very well use such against us, especially considering they fired upon us first like the filthy mongrels they are. Besides, it's only the damned Submariners that will die. Destroyer D-89, ping them and relay us the location"
"Yes sir"
"Co-ordinates recieved, fire."
"Fire another missile salvo at both of the bastards, keep some in case they attempt to chase us. Call the general withdrawl of the fleet"
OOC @ NN: Tag for battle damage, retaliation &c of my own pending more details from you regarding specifics here (see here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12421946&postcount=17) for my question, please). IC reply below...
IC:
Akula II class SSN UWS Iskra
"Great Caesar's Ghost..." Captain Smith knew there was only one explanation when the enemy fired just two ASROCs at a force forty submarines strong, as the Fleet HQ had just emergency flashed him. He shouted without delay, "ALL AHEAD FLANK! DIVE, DIVE!" The trajectory indicated was slightly off-center from the main fleet, since the enemy hadn't been able to ping all the Kilos, but was close enough for emergency advice to be needed. I just hope they guess what I'm guessing.
The Akula's engines surged the vessel forward at 35knots, and making for 900 meters depth as soon as possible to avoid being at it's former depth when they'd been pinged. Meanwhile, although the nine other Akula's couldn't, the Kilos at least made good on their little anticipatory reload to send 120 more SS-N-21C Sampson's the enemy's way; conventional again, if for no other reason than to simply get a shot off before the end, and focused against cruisers on up this time...

Kirov class CGN UWS What Is to Be Done?
Captain Davies didn't need orders to know what to do here. "Fire all SSMs at former targets NOW! Then HARD TO STARBOARD and ALL AHEAD FLANK!!"
From his own ship alone 10 SS-N-19 Shipwreck missiles loosed out from his ship's unused tubes. Meanwhile, his SA-N-6 Grumble missiles began to launch off after the incoming 380 antiship missiles. Those that got through that, had to reckon with the SA-N-9 Gauntlet SAMs instead. And those surviving that, had to pass the ship's three facing Kashtan gun/missile CIWS emplacements before they had any chance of impacting the hull. Multiply this by four ships spread across the fleet's perimeter facing New Nicksyllvanian forces, and the strength of Wagdog's fleet air defenses could be appreciated. As was, 40 Shipwrecks homed in on the Nicksyllvanian fleet again, this time 24 for the wounded carriers and 16 for the two limping dreadnoughts. The two Stalingrad Mod battlecruisers also joined in, broadside-rippling all 20 of their SS-N-12 Sandbox missiles at the enemy air defense cruisers and destroyers. Those two SDNs have got to PAY for this! Thought Captain Josiah Davies as his ship sailed as far and fast away as it could to escape the ASROCs' blast ranges...

Orel Ul'Yanovsk CVN UWS Marshal Peng Dehuai
Admiral Belisarus Romanesçu didn't waste his precious time either. "I don't care if we can't launch the fighters! Get our own missiles in the air NOW! Then ALL STARBOARD FLANK!" Carriers packing antiship missiles of their own was generally rare, but normal for Soviet designs; and useful enough in this case. The carrier's own 12 Shipwrecks soon launched against the enemy carriers, joined by 12 more from another bearing down on the dreadnoughts so as to take no chances with those. For their own worth, the two Kiev ASW carriers UWS Leon Trotsky and UWS Karl Liebknecht salvoed off their own 24 combined SS-N-12 Sandboxes at the enemy defensive screen. The ships' defenses, SA-N-7 Gadflies and SA-N-9 Gauntlets and Kashtans all combined, engaged the incoming enemy missiles... Eventually, as had to happen, the depth charges sank and detonated all 5 kilotons (OOC: This is the most common yield I can find for SUBROC/Nuclear ASROC), and those surviving missiles that got past the 37 defending frigates (1 per major ship plus 5 fleet pickets) and each ship's own various defenses made what hits they could...

SIC:
Palace of the Revolution, Tailville DR
General Secretary Carolinus Horridus, although not as incensed as he objectively could be, was hardly impressed. Nearly every ship of ours damaged in some way by enemy fire. Such as our carriers, for whom only the VTOLs are operable now at all thanks to missile hits on the CVNs catapults. That doesn't count the fully 11 diesel subs and four unlucky frigates taken out by those two nuclear depth charges, the battlecruiser Haymarket Square only a hair shy of foundering where she sails if she doesn't get to port soon, the cruiser What is the Third Estate? sunk, plus at least nine other frigates sunk in the bargain besides those the depth charges took. Well, at least they got their shots off before the end...
"Sir," the defense secretary was insistent. "Are we going to retaliate in kind or not!?" The vampire looked eager to unleash some of his favorite toys on the Nicksyllvanian Fleet, indeed.
I bet you'd like to... But Horridus could see where that would go. Wagdog couldn't hide behind Shazbotdom's ABMs forever, and certainly not so if it looked to be abusing that privilege. "No. But do raise our readiness to DEFCON 2. I may be charitable, but I'm not stupid and shall not give the enemy the excuse they need to make this war a nuclear one. Besides," he chuckled morbidly, "With the kind of explosive firepower we just threw their way according to your reports, some 248 large cruise missiles of various types I do believe, we shouldn't have to. Is our fleet withdrawing to within range of our Maritime Patrol aircraft?"
"Making way for port Comrade. They should arrive by the end of the day." Defense Secretary Iliescu looked ready to scream, but held his tongue like the smart office politician he was.
"Good. Dismissed." Although not sunset yet, the skies over Tailville DR already had an appropriately-bloody aspect to mark this day in Horridus' eyes. The first of many such, no doubt...

SECRET IC:
SCENE: USS Shaz Bot, a little over 200km outside Zanski territorial waters
Admiral Yackber stood on the bridge staring off into the distance. He wished that his orders didn't include just sitting here with the fleet at 80% readiness. The Guided Missile Cruisers were prepared for a barrage of missiles to be launched but there was no target. This was annoying both the Admiral and the captains of the different ships of the fleets.

-Sub Fleet-
All in all the sub fleet wasn't looking too good, multiple people had concussion injuries and at least 6 subs were damaged. 1 was dead in the water. From what Satellite imaging picked up however, the New Nicksyllvanian fleet was a wreck as well. It seemed however that they had recently launched a last assault with missiles.

-Moscow-
"Sir we're being pinged!"
"Sir, Missile launches!"
"**** who wants to bet they're nuclear?"
"Oh mother of..."
"Prepare a counter fire, if they want to annhilate us, we'll show them destruction.
"Contact command, they'll make sure this is avenged."

OOC: Post coming up in a few hours, after class

Location:Mhoud, capital of the Zanx Islamic Commonwealth of Mhoudia

King Arma sat with the governer of Mhoudia, Yehya Hetir, who was really just a political puppet. They were Drinking Mekhreka, a traditional mhoudian beverage made out of carrots sugar and water, discussing the current standoff. Arma knew that whatever he said would be final, but it would not go down without a discussion.
"I think that if we can fight off these commies, then the seas will be open for trade again. It will also bring our peoples together, give them the idea that we fight together." Said King Arma.
Hetir nodded, sipped his beverage and replied.
"Yes. I think that although my nation is under the direct influence of you, we have an independant military. Should I mobilise tomorrow?"
"Yes."

Then, one of King Arma's Aides walked up to him and beckoned. Arma apoligised to Hetir and went to see what the Aide wanted.
"It's those pesky militant Zaynites. They're trying to arrange another coup(1), because they know that if you come back, the nation will get invaded. As the military is under your command, I have to consult with you..." He was interrupted by King Arma.
"Massacre them."
"W-What?"
"Don't disrespect royal orders! Kill all of them!!"
The aide lowered his voice to a lower level, so as to avoid more commotion.
"Sire, you do know that we are talking about roughly one and a half million people?"
"Do it," Answered Arma, "And tell the navy to attack all known enemy ships within two days cruise while you're at it."

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1:See Here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=519413&highlight=zanski) fore more info.

King Arma looked from his mountaintop, and from it he could see the sea. The border was only two miles away, and it was a clear day, so he could see it perfectly. And just off the border, just in the horizon, he could see a fleet.
His Aide stood next to him.
"So, Aide, what nation's fleet is that?" King Arma asked.
"Looks like Wagdoggie to me." replied his aide.
"call the sea defense unit, and give them a royal order to send ten missiles towards them assholes. I hereby declare war on those communist sympathisers."
"Okay, sir."

Five minutes later, the rockets were speeding towards the fleet at the speed of sound.

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Meanwhile, six miles west, at the border of Zaynite territory, six thousand troops had gathered and were heading into it. A few Zaynite guerillas were sniping them down, but were almost always blown to shreds by the rockets that the artillery fired. already four thousand out of 1.5 million of the native Zaynites were being sent into zanski, where they would be tortured and executed publicly before being burned in mass-cremations.

As they walked to the lorries that were ready to pick them up, they sang the prayer that their nation was named after: "Yehenat humerd na yomek zeneheyai! Which means: I have laboured hard, i wait for holy glory.

King Arma looked from his mountaintop, and from it he could see the sea. The border was only two miles away, and it was a clear day, so he could see it perfectly. And just off the border, just in the horizon, he could see a fleet.
His Aide stood next to him.
"So, Aide, what nation's fleet is that?" King Arma asked.
"Looks like Wagdoggie to me." replied his aide.
"call the sea defense unit, and give them a royal order to send ten missiles towards them assholes. I hereby declare war on those communist sympathisers."
"Okay, sir."

Five minutes later, the rockets were speeding towards the fleet at the speed of sound.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Meanwhile, six miles west, at the border of Zaynite territory, six thousand troops had gathered and were heading into it. A few Zaynite guerillas were sniping them down, but were almost always blown to shreds by the rockets that the artillery fired. already four thousand out of 1.5 million of the native Zaynites were being sent into zanski, where they would be tortured and executed publicly before being burned in mass-cremations.

As they walked to the lorries that were ready to pick them up, they sang the prayer that their nation was named after: "Yehenat humerd na yomek zeneheyai! Which means: I have laboured hard, i wait for holy glory.

OOC: Well, I admire your commitment to your own RP at least. But for me, the operative phrase is now 'Of course you know...' and all that. So don't be surprised at me waving the bloody shirt and all, 'K?;)

IC:
Ka-31 Helicopter "Beach Shop One."
Despite being at the outer edge of her range, and needing to head back to the UWS Leon Trotsky, 1st Lieutenant Melanie Schwartz knew a missile strike when she saw one incoming. Only this time, she laughed out loud rather than cried or worried, before thinking to herself, TEN missiles... closing at... MACH ONE? We should show these amateurs who they're dealing with... She then signaled the carrier. "Warning, Trotsky Base, be advised. Estimated ten, REPEAT, estimated one-zero antiship missiles inbound on fleet position. Am prepared to vector in counterstrike."
The carrier wasted no time in reply, "Roger that. Negative on strike until further orders, withdrawal stands. Are you needing recon? Two flights, Sniffer and Smoker, totalling ten aircraft are ready on alert-five with ETA of 25 minutes." Strikes were officially off until Zanski did something to merit Wagdog's reentry into the war, and a missile attack so puny as the one reported hardly qualified. But clearly some intel could use gathering...
"Roger that, Trotsky base. Beach Shop One reading you five-by and in position to vector recon of Zansk antishipping positions. Over and out." Now the wait began, as it always did. Hopefully we'll be able to end this damn war before things get even worse. She motioned to her copilot after getting a particularly... odd feeling about the situation. "Is our SATCOM on? I'd like to go over some of those Zansk transmissions we keep intercepting. Something just doesn't feel right about things lately..."

Scarce minutes later, at the Wagdoggie fleet's location...
Although steaming away at full speed from Zansk waters, as per the presence of Questers' forces nearby and the commitment to withdraw, the fleet was quite ready to intercept the missiles tailing it. Being so few in number, not one got through as such; four falling to the SA-N-6 Grumble long-range SAMs of the three surviving Kirov class cruisers, three more falling to the SA-N-9 Gauntlet medium-range sams of various targeted ships, and the last three being hacked down by the Kashtan gun/missile CIWS of three Neustrashimy frigates. However, one of these was destroyed close enough to the firing ship, the UWS Socialism in One Country, that the Kashtan scoring the kill was itself destroyed; causing an onboard fire that momentarily threatened the ship and killed five crewmen before it was extinguished.

25 Minutes later, over Mhoudia...
"Roger that, we are feet dry in Zansk airspace and have horizon visual on the enemy positions now." Sniffer One, Captain David Shaw, saw the Zansk military convoy below and ahead, including the ASM positions which he just overflew that moment and photographed with his recon pods. Intermittently he got swept by enemy SAM radars, but so far his flying was good and low enough to keep them from getting any solid tracks. So far... he thought.
But what David saw next, when he overflew the convoy as low as he dared, was enough to convince him of something VERY bad going on down below; worse than just any missiles being fired at the fleet...
"That convoy, it looks like..." He then wasted no time in overflying the convoy again for good measure, before radioing to both Smoker Flight and base, "Smoker Flight, Trotsky Base, be advised. Sniffer Flight in contact with enemy convoy transporting what appear to be captive civilians; repeat, have intercepted enemy convoy in Mhoudia transporting captive civilians on bearing towards Zansk proper. Intent unknown, but other convoys are loading up captives nearby and it looks like a mass deportation in progress. Repeat, mass deportation of unidentified Mhoudian civilians by Zansk Royalist forces in progress..."
Both flights of five Yak-41M Freestyle-As, five recon-configured with two camera pods underwing plus two AA-11 Archer dogfight missiles each, and five air-superiority with two AA-10E Alamo-E active BVR missiles and AA-11 Archers each, banked hard away after word to return with their data was given. Afterburners lit as they pushed as fast as would dare, knowing some of this data had to survive and reach the outside world. Countless lives possibly depended on it...

SIC:
Three Hours later, Underground Bunker Annex, Palace of the Revolution, Tailville DR
"Are you sure you want to go there, Comrade General Secretary?" Secretary of State Rilir knew that these were serious charges being considered against Zanski. "Our evidence is still preliminary." Some partially-decoded Armite transmissions giving away their movements of Zaynite prisoners, though still not exactly where or why, and some radio transmission recordings transmitted from the fleet after the failed Armite missile attack; suggestive yes, but hardly ironclad without the photos yet.
"Yes." General Secretary Carolinus Horridus knew it was now-or-never; knew that things like this had to be called what they were and stopped ASAP, or else it would always be too late. "Release the recon communications recordings now; and openly, especially to Zansk allies such as Questers. What King Arma's doing now is so damned obvious, I'd challenge anyone to come up with an alternative theory once they know what we know."
The reconnaissance flight had also detected some few firefights on IR linescan with their recon pods, indicating Zaynite resistance underway. Combined with the reports of the deportations, Surely even monarchists can put two-and-two together? Horridus thought sardonically. Naturally that data would take time to arrive, but the Devil both lived in and often took advantage of such details. And though I'm an agnostic at best, simple morality dictates that I do what I can to prevent that... This stayed internally-thought, but his body language gave much of it away to his Secretary of State regardless.
The elf sighed, and then calmly went to his office in the bunker to compose the needed statement. It was going to be another all-nighter, for sure.

IC2:
Official Wagdoggie Statement Regarding the Ongoing Situation in Zanski
Peoples of the world, hear our open and free voices; whether you be communist or capitalist or whatever, for matters developing mean dire portents for all of civilized society. Portents of the absolute worst crime a nation can commit, Genocide, underway as we speak in the Armite-held regions of Zanksi and Mhoudia.
Today, our withdrawing fleet was fired upon by coastal defenses of the Armite Zanski remnant. Being a pitiful attack of merely ten missiles, and with our commitment to withdraw still binding even now, we satisfied ourselves with a reconnoiter of the offending batteries by naval fighters to prepare strike data in case Zansk aggression should continue. But what we learned as well, was truly shocking.
We saw innocent citizens under King Arma's rule, Zaynites we believe, being herded into convoys of military trucks and transported towards the Zanski border with Mhoudia. And we also saw some Zaynites fighting back, bravely standing up for their rights against a King who should now clearly be seen for the monster unworthy of a throne that he is; fighting back, and nearly always dying, for their simple freedom.
We ask the monarchies of the world: is 'King' Kang Arma your idea of what a Sovereign should be? Does Heaven honestly support a man who would murder his own en masse for whatever paranoid reason should enter his feeble mind? We ask the capitalists of the world: is the free market worth exterminating whole peoples in its name? Worth the extinction of ancient cultures whose only 'crime' is asking for respect that they are due, not just as ancients but as human beings and citizens? We ask the nations: does the oath of World War II, "Never Again!", mean nothing to you?
For now we continue to proceed away from Zansk territories, seeking only to defend ourselves against the aggression of New Nicksyllvania, and armed only with questions of the deepest import. For those who stand with us, for freedom in Zanski and Mhoudia whatever the color of its banner, we ask: will your voices join ours in speaking out against this butcher King Arma; one whose own actions condemn him as such before the eyes of the world and the blood of his people, itself crying out from the dust of the Earth for Justice? And for those who side with King Arma; out of fear that we seek to impose Communism on Zanski, perhaps as part of some "domino effect" sweeping the world, we ask only this: with whom do you wish your nations to be remembered as associating with? Civilized capitalists who practice their trade peacefully, or fascist murderers who print their money in the blood of the oppressed? The choice is yours, as shall be the reputation it gives you for all Eternity; whatever becomes of Zanksi or us, or even the Revolution itself.

Most Sincerely,
Rilir Alárion nós Carthir

OOC: Well, I admire your commitment to your own RP at least. But for me, the operative phrase is now 'Of course you know...' and all that. So don't be surprised at me waving the bloody shirt and all, 'K?;)

IC:
Ka-31 Helicopter "Beach Shop One."
Despite being at the outer edge of her range, and needing to head back to the UWS Leon Trotsky, 1st Lieutenant Melanie Schwartz knew a missile strike when she saw one incoming. Only this time, she laughed out loud rather than cried or worried, before thinking to herself, TEN missiles... closing at... MACH ONE? We should show these amateurs who they're dealing with... She then signaled the carrier. "Warning, Trotsky Base, be advised. Estimated ten, REPEAT, estimated one-zero antiship missiles inbound on fleet position. Am prepared to vector in counterstrike."
The carrier wasted no time in reply, "Roger that. Negative on strike until further orders, withdrawal stands. Are you needing recon? Two flights, Sniffer and Smoker, totalling ten aircraft are ready on alert-five with ETA of 25 minutes." Strikes were officially off until Zanski did something to merit Wagdog's reentry into the war, and a missile attack so puny as the one reported hardly qualified. But clearly some intel could use gathering...
"Roger that, Trotsky base. Beach Shop One reading you five-by and in position to vector recon of Zansk antishipping positions. Over and out." Now the wait began, as it always did. Hopefully we'll be able to end this damn war before things get even worse. She motioned to her copilot after getting a particularly... odd feeling about the situation. "Is our SATCOM on? I'd like to go over some of those Zansk transmissions we keep intercepting. Something just doesn't feel right about things lately..."

Scarce minutes later, at the Wagdoggie fleet's location...
Although steaming away at full speed from Zansk waters, as per the presence of Questers' forces nearby and the commitment to withdraw, the fleet was quite ready to intercept the missiles tailing it. Being so few in number, not one got through as such; four falling to the SA-N-6 Grumble long-range SAMs of the three surviving Kirov class cruisers, three more falling to the SA-N-9 Gauntlet medium-range sams of various targeted ships, and the last three being hacked down by the Kashtan gun/missile CIWS of three Neustrashimy frigates. However, one of these was destroyed close enough to the firing ship, the UWS Socialism in One Country, that the Kashtan scoring the kill was itself destroyed; causing an onboard fire that momentarily threatened the ship and killed five crewmen before it was extinguished.

25 Minutes later, over Mhoudia...
"Roger that, we are feet dry in Zansk airspace and have horizon visual on the enemy positions now." Sniffer One, Captain David Shaw, saw the Zansk military convoy below and ahead, including the ASM positions which he just overflew that moment and photographed with his recon pods. Intermittently he got swept by enemy SAM radars, but so far his flying was good and low enough to keep them from getting any solid tracks. So far... he thought.
But what David saw next, when he overflew the convoy as low as he dared, was enough to convince him of something VERY bad going on down below; worse than just any missiles being fired at the fleet...
"That convoy, it looks like..." He then wasted no time in overflying the convoy again for good measure, before radioing to both Smoker Flight and base, "Smoker Flight, Trotsky Base, be advised. Sniffer Flight in contact with enemy convoy transporting what appear to be captive civilians; repeat, have intercepted enemy convoy in Mhoudia transporting captive civilians on bearing towards Zansk proper. Intent unknown, but other convoys are loading up captives nearby and it looks like a mass deportation in progress. Repeat, mass deportation of unidentified Mhoudian civilians by Zansk Royalist forces in progress..."
Both flights of five Yak-41M Freestyle-As, five recon-configured with two camera pods underwing plus two AA-11 Archer dogfight missiles each, and five air-superiority with two AA-10E Alamo-E active BVR missiles and AA-11 Archers each, banked hard away after word to return with their data was given. Afterburners lit as they pushed as fast as would dare, knowing some of this data had to survive and reach the outside world. Countless lives possibly depended on it...

SIC:
Three Hours later, Underground Bunker Annex, Palace of the Revolution, Tailville DR
"Are you sure you want to go there, Comrade General Secretary?" Secretary of State Rilir knew that these were serious charges being considered against Zanski. "Our evidence is still preliminary." Some partially-decoded Armite transmissions giving away their movements of Zaynite prisoners, though still not exactly where or why, and some radio transmission recordings transmitted from the fleet after the failed Armite missile attack; suggestive yes, but hardly ironclad without the photos yet.
"Yes." General Secretary Carolinus Horridus knew it was now-or-never; knew that things like this had to be called what they were and stopped ASAP, or else it would always be too late. "Release the recon communications recordings now; and openly, especially to Zansk allies such as Questers. What King Arma's doing now is so damned obvious, I'd challenge anyone to come up with an alternative theory once they know what we know."
The reconnaissance flight had also detected some few firefights on IR linescan with their recon pods, indicating Zaynite resistance underway. Combined with the reports of the deportations, Surely even monarchists can put two-and-two together? Horridus thought sardonically. Naturally that data would take time to arrive, but the Devil both lived in and often took advantage of such details. And though I'm an agnostic at best, simple morality dictates that I do what I can to prevent that... This stayed internally-thought, but his body language gave much of it away to his Secretary of State regardless.
The elf sighed, and then calmly went to his office in the bunker to compose the needed statement. It was going to be another all-nighter, for sure.

IC2:
Official Wagdoggie Statement Regarding the Ongoing Situation in Zanski
Peoples of the world, hear our open and free voices; whether you be communist or capitalist or whatever, for matters developing mean dire portents for all of civilized society. Portents of the absolute worst crime a nation can commit, Genocide, underway as we speak in the Armite-held regions of Zanksi and Mhoudia.
Today, our withdrawing fleet was fired upon by coastal defenses of the Armite Zanski remnant. Being a pitiful attack of merely ten missiles, and with our commitment to withdraw still binding even now, we satisfied ourselves with a reconnoiter of the offending batteries by naval fighters to prepare strike data in case Zansk aggression should continue. But what we learned as well, was truly shocking.
We saw innocent citizens under King Arma's rule, Zaynites we believe, being herded into convoys of military trucks and transported towards the Zanski border with Mhoudia. And we also saw some Zaynites fighting back, bravely standing up for their rights against a King who should now clearly be seen for the monster unworthy of a throne that he is; fighting back, and nearly always dying, for their simple freedom.
We ask the monarchies of the world: is 'King' Kang Arma your idea of what a Sovereign should be? Does Heaven honestly support a man who would murder his own en masse for whatever paranoid reason should enter his feeble mind? We ask the capitalists of the world: is the free market worth exterminating whole peoples in its name? Worth the extinction of ancient cultures whose only 'crime' is asking for respect that they are due, not just as ancients but as human beings and citizens? We ask the nations: does the oath of World War II, "Never Again!", mean nothing to you?
For now we continue to proceed away from Zansk territories, seeking only to defend ourselves against the aggression of New Nicksyllvania, and armed only with questions of the deepest import. For those who stand with us, for freedom in Zanski and Mhoudia whatever the color of its banner, we ask: will your voices join ours in speaking out against this butcher King Arma; one whose own actions condemn him as such before the eyes of the world and the blood of his people, itself crying out from the dust of the Earth for Justice? And for those who side with King Arma; out of fear that we seek to impose Communism on Zanski, perhaps as part of some "domino effect" sweeping the world, we ask only this: with whom do you wish your nations to be remembered as associating with? Civilized capitalists who practice their trade peacefully, or fascist murderers who print their money in the blood of the oppressed? The choice is yours, as shall be the reputation it gives you for all Eternity; whatever becomes of Zanksi or us, or even the Revolution itself.

Most Sincerely,
Rilir Alárion nós Carthir

King Arma has denied these accusations as "Propaganda from the evil communistic forces that be. I would never kill a race, for my father freed the muslims in this nation from the evil hands of General Axim during our civil war, may blessings rain upon the graves of those who died. They make fun of us, but as we are speaking, we are sending out 270 warplanes to meet them!"
And then went on to say:
"My father, who I have disowned due to his supporting of the communists, has been found and has joined the evil communist Red Xanka Authority!"
(which is true)

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Mrahed, capital of the Zaynah region

The troops arrived at the town, which had been free from any recognised authority for 26 years. The Zaynite flag was flown from many buildings and many large bunkers and sniper towers graced the streets, but yet this was an extremely poor nation. Surprisingly, even the Zaynite Republican Front, the Zaynite army, had surrendered and were getting onto the trucks. But this town only had twenty thousand people in it. there was much more to get, and chances were that they wouldn't get them without a fight.

Official Communication from the office of High General Samuel Oron

The Republic strongly condemns any killing of innocent life and especially genocide. There shall be no repeat of the holocaust. We will make sure of this and to prove our point we are reentering the war. This will stop and the false monarch, Kang Arma shall be beheaded by his own sword. If a first strike is attempted upon the shores of my nation, my new defense system, graciously designed by The Northern Baltic, will take any missiles out. That is all.

King Arma looked from his mountaintop, and from it he could see the sea. The border was only two miles away, and it was a clear day, so he could see it perfectly. And just off the border, just in the horizon, he could see a fleet.
His Aide stood next to him.
"So, Aide, what nation's fleet is that?" King Arma asked.
"Looks like Wagdoggie to me." replied his aide.
"call the sea defense unit, and give them a royal order to send ten missiles towards them assholes. I hereby declare war on those communist sympathisers."
"Okay, sir."

Five minutes later, the rockets were speeding towards the fleet at the speed of sound.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Meanwhile, six miles west, at the border of Zaynite territory, six thousand troops had gathered and were heading into it. A few Zaynite guerillas were sniping them down, but were almost always blown to shreds by the rockets that the artillery fired. already four thousand out of 1.5 million of the native Zaynites were being sent into zanski, where they would be tortured and executed publicly before being burned in mass-cremations.

As they walked to the lorries that were ready to pick them up, they sang the prayer that their nation was named after: "Yehenat humerd na yomek zeneheyai! Which means: I have laboured hard, i wait for holy glory.

OOC: Well, I admire your commitment to your own RP at least. But for me, the operative phrase is now 'Of course you know...' and all that. So don't be surprised at me waving the bloody shirt and all, 'K?;)

IC:
Ka-31 Helicopter "Beach Shop One."
Despite being at the outer edge of her range, and needing to head back to the UWS Leon Trotsky, 1st Lieutenant Melanie Schwartz knew a missile strike when she saw one incoming. Only this time, she laughed out loud rather than cried or worried, before thinking to herself, TEN missiles... closing at... MACH ONE? We should show these amateurs who they're dealing with... She then signaled the carrier. "Warning, Trotsky Base, be advised. Estimated ten, REPEAT, estimated one-zero antiship missiles inbound on fleet position. Am prepared to vector in counterstrike."
The carrier wasted no time in reply, "Roger that. Negative on strike until further orders, withdrawal stands. Are you needing recon? Two flights, Sniffer and Smoker, totalling ten aircraft are ready on alert-five with ETA of 25 minutes." Strikes were officially off until Zanski did something to merit Wagdog's reentry into the war, and a missile attack so puny as the one reported hardly qualified. But clearly some intel could use gathering...
"Roger that, Trotsky base. Beach Shop One reading you five-by and in position to vector recon of Zansk antishipping positions. Over and out." Now the wait began, as it always did. Hopefully we'll be able to end this damn war before things get even worse. She motioned to her copilot after getting a particularly... odd feeling about the situation. "Is our SATCOM on? I'd like to go over some of those Zansk transmissions we keep intercepting. Something just doesn't feel right about things lately..."

Scarce minutes later, at the Wagdoggie fleet's location...
Although steaming away at full speed from Zansk waters, as per the presence of Questers' forces nearby and the commitment to withdraw, the fleet was quite ready to intercept the missiles tailing it. Being so few in number, not one got through as such; four falling to the SA-N-6 Grumble long-range SAMs of the three surviving Kirov class cruisers, three more falling to the SA-N-9 Gauntlet medium-range sams of various targeted ships, and the last three being hacked down by the Kashtan gun/missile CIWS of three Neustrashimy frigates. However, one of these was destroyed close enough to the firing ship, the UWS Socialism in One Country, that the Kashtan scoring the kill was itself destroyed; causing an onboard fire that momentarily threatened the ship and killed five crewmen before it was extinguished.

25 Minutes later, over Mhoudia...
"Roger that, we are feet dry in Zansk airspace and have horizon visual on the enemy positions now." Sniffer One, Captain David Shaw, saw the Zansk military convoy below and ahead, including the ASM positions which he just overflew that moment and photographed with his recon pods. Intermittently he got swept by enemy SAM radars, but so far his flying was good and low enough to keep them from getting any solid tracks. So far... he thought.
But what David saw next, when he overflew the convoy as low as he dared, was enough to convince him of something VERY bad going on down below; worse than just any missiles being fired at the fleet...
"That convoy, it looks like..." He then wasted no time in overflying the convoy again for good measure, before radioing to both Smoker Flight and base, "Smoker Flight, Trotsky Base, be advised. Sniffer Flight in contact with enemy convoy transporting what appear to be captive civilians; repeat, have intercepted enemy convoy in Mhoudia transporting captive civilians on bearing towards Zansk proper. Intent unknown, but other convoys are loading up captives nearby and it looks like a mass deportation in progress. Repeat, mass deportation of unidentified Mhoudian civilians by Zansk Royalist forces in progress..."
Both flights of five Yak-41M Freestyle-As, five recon-configured with two camera pods underwing plus two AA-11 Archer dogfight missiles each, and five air-superiority with two AA-10E Alamo-E active BVR missiles and AA-11 Archers each, banked hard away after word to return with their data was given. Afterburners lit as they pushed as fast as would dare, knowing some of this data had to survive and reach the outside world. Countless lives possibly depended on it...

*SNIPPED for extraneousness...*
King Arma has denied these accusations as "Propaganda from the evil communistic forces that be. I would never kill a race, for my father freed the muslims in this nation from the evil hands of General Axim during our civil war, may blessings rain upon the graves of those who died. They make fun of us, but as we are speaking, we are sending out 270 warplanes to meet them!"
And then went on to say:
"My father, who I have disowned due to his supporting of the communists, has been found and has joined the evil communist Red Xanka Authority!"
(which is true)

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*SNIPPED For de facto SIC status...*

Official Communication from the office of High General Samuel Oron

The Republic strongly condemns any killing of innocent life and especially genocide. There shall be no repeat of the holocaust. We will make sure of this and to prove our point we are reentering the war. This will stop and the false monarch, Kang Arma shall be beheaded by his own sword. If a first strike is attempted upon the shores of my nation, my new defense system, graciously designed by The Northern Baltic, will take any missiles out. That is all.
OOC All: When I mention 'attached information,' that refers to the compromising quotes of Zanksi's massacres and my recon data, recorded from both sensors and in-flight 'black boxes' on my fighters responsible. This is being declassified to substantiate my IC allegations.
OOC @ Aurum: Welcome back to the party!;) I won't have much in position for a while since my two fleets need to reach harbor in the worst way, but another should be arriving soon from the aborted The Fighting Stars campaign. Might you and the Red Xanka Authority have any sources in Mhoudia to give my intel more substance? What my character's saying to his ambassador is what I'd like in general, plus I'm willing to give our two special forces another crack at Kang Arma anyway. Sound good?
OOC @ Zanski: 270 aircraft?:confused: Doable, but what types (and their broad capabilities), please. Lacking that info, or any word you engaged my recon flight more pointedly, I can only assume they escaped safely and do what follows...

IC:
Wagdoggie Combined Second & Third Fleet Airspace...
After Smoker and Sniffer flights both touched down and Sniffer's recon pods were exchanged for missiles, all 10 Freestyle's refueled and then took off to assume Barrier Combat Air Patrols outside of the Fleet's perimeter. They were joined by five more single-seat Freestyle's that were the remainder left after New Nicksyllvania's attacks, plus the fleet's 10 two-seat Yak-41U Freestyle-B training fighters for close-in patrol.
15 fighters, 25 tops against 270 unidentified bandits inbound? No wonder the Admiral's playing this one defensively... As the fighters approached their patrol stations, Ka-31 Helix AWACS choppers were in place to monitor the Armite aircraft still mostly taking off, but soon they would be within range of whatever weapons they were bringing to bear. And we'll be caught with our two big carriers' catapults' busted. Wonderful... More aircraft were available than the Freestyles, since most had survived the fight against Nicksyllvanian forces by only covering the missile strikes and returning home while the enemy carriers were getting crippled. Now, however, they were trapped where they landed. I sure hope those Zansk planes are mostly bombers...

SIC:
Palace of the Revolution, some hours later...
"So we've gotten a better analysis of the IR linescan and photographic data now that the ten pilots arrived safely?" Horridus was eager to call Arma fully on the carpet.
"Yes." Rilir wasted no time. "After analysis, we've observed several firefights between Zaynite militia and Armite forces, as well as the convoys mentioned. You might also be interested in this..." Rilir pointed to a photograph of a heavily guarded convoy at the edge of the photo's horizon; some 6 miles east of the Zaynite/Zansk border. The motorcade was already leaving, having done whatever its business there was, but there wa no mistaking the royal markings and such identifying whose motorcade this was.
We have you now! Horridus gave a Darth Vader-esque gesture appropriate to his apparent 29 years, give or take some decades more actually, and issued his orders. "Rilir, get the State Security Agency to declassify all of this and broadcast it ASAP! This will blow Kang Arma's posturing out of the water entirely. We have him at the scene, in position to 'survey his works' no doubt; and we have the hard data, photographs of convoys and linescan imagery of firefights; we can NAIL him I say!"
"Comrade General Secretary," the elven diplomat and spymaster had one more proviso. "Our fleet's SIGINT capabilities have also decoded a few enemy transmissions intercepted since we guess the Zaynite purge began. They aren't of military value as such, being convoy and troop movements almost to the one, but I think you should hear this." He then played the relevant section, the Zaynite prayer song; that had somehow been inadvertently compromised to the world by being recorded in the background during one convoy's transmission cycle, and intercepted along with it by a Wagdoggie military signals satellite passing overhead.
"My... God..." And from a Marxist agnostic, it took a LOT to force those words out. "Yes. Get all of this out in the open. Now. Zanski's allies shall be made to know the man, no... the monster that they back. And get us in touch with both Aurum Doman intel and their spec-ops people still here, after they brought our recon marines home. Raise the local Delta Companies of every Ranger battalion we can muster; since if Aurum's satellites can keep us abreast enough of King Kang's movements, we can drop right in on him as soon as our air defense is reestablished; and bag him for capture."
"Yes, Comrade General Secretary." Again, Rilir saw to it that all was done promptly and fully, even if at the cost of his already-frayed nerves.

IC2:
Official Wagdoggie Reply to Kang Arma, and Statement to All Nations Concerned with Events in Zanski and Mhoudia
So now our statements are "Propaganda from the evil communistic forces that be," yes King Arma? Please. We had facts to back us up then, unlike your relation to those same facts since they condemn you out of hand; and now we make these facts known to a candid world.
Thanks to IR linescan photos, which those receiving this transmission shall find attached and declassified with analytical aids, we can confidently point out your brutal suppression of local Zaynite defensive militias with indiscriminate artillery fire and the like. Therefore, you are at least fighting your own people; not surprisingly, since you've voided any claim to rule them legitimately with your criminal affronts to their rights of late, and they are taking the appropirate actions to remedy that problem.
And our own daylight recon photos, like the linescans obtained at tremendous risk by brave Marine fighter pilots and attached to this communication for open reference by all interested, not only verify the mass deportation of Zaynites both militia and noncombatants; but also, most tellingly, place your vehicles and personnel on a peak overlooking the carnage while it was in progress, King Arma. Frankly, if that is not a campaign of genocide made worse by probable voyeurism on your part, it bears an awful similarity to such regardless.
But most damning of all, are the audio signals we've intercepted due to your own soldiers' chronic indiscipline in matters of communications security. Not only do they corroborate our photographic evidence of deportations, but they also reveal much about the probable intent behind said deportations. The translation, included with the attached recordings for download by those reading this message, states in Zaynite: "Nehenat humerd, na yomek zeneheyai!", or in common English: "I have labored hard, I await holy glory!" King Arma, that is a death prayer; if you were not committing genocide against these people, then why would they be singing (in effect) their own funeral dirges prior to their apprehension by your military and deportation into those parts of Zanski you still control? Don't wait for the translation of this into Zansk, 'King' Kang Arma; answer us, and Mankind besides, NOW!
We ask of the world, do you hear us now? We give you not propaganda, and certainly not ideologically-motivated libel or slander; but instead what you are due, if you are to consider such grave accusations as we make against the King of Zanski: simple facts. You have the data along with this broadcast, so judge it as you will. However, we believe that Reason leads to only one logical implication: that King Arma is attempting the extermination of one of his minorities as part of a political grudge; and that if the world waits much longer to act against such barbarism, whether by war or protest or simple withdrawal of support from the Armite regime, by the time more definitive proof arrives it may already be far too late to matter.
Therefore, we urge the world to cast aside its perhaps-justifiable suspicion of the Red Xanka Authority now that the legitimate President of Zanksi and 'King' Kang I's father, Modi Arma, has been freed and declared his support for the rebellion against his son. Support this man, a father and a democrat as far as we know him, and our government swears we shall support whatever regime he decides to set up; socialist, capitalist, mixed, or even should he take his son's throne and restore a proper constitutional monarchy to Zanski in place of his son's naked tyranny.
The form of Modi's State-to-Be is irrelevant; what matters, all that matters, is that King Kang Arma either heeds his presumed conscience and steps down, or else we and our allies and his own father shall take action to depose him when we are ready. We suggest that King Arma act now, since the time for his date with Justice, before the courts of free humanity the world over, draws nearer than he deludes himself into believing. Although we could redeploy to hasten that date, we shall not for the moment; and so our fleets in place continues to withdraw towards our waters, pending word from Zanksi's allies in Questers, Alexandrian Ptolemais, &c regarding what sort of compromise regime under Modi Arma would be most acceptable to them. Aside from complete amnesty and political freedom for all Zansk citizens, including communists and socialists of whatever kinds, our government is quite flexible and will entertain whatever option world opinion regards as best. As token of our good faith, we remind the world of our support of the legitimate Imperial Scandinvan government against its Stalinist rebels, the lesser convicts of whom we are accepting into exile among us so as to spare as many as possible from death in that tragic war. Hopefully, Zanski may yet be able to save itself so justly; but only if we all act now, even those of us previously at each others' throats over this issue, before King Kang Arma's butchery renders it too late.

Sincerely and Urgently,
Rilir Alárion nós Carthir
Secretary of State, United Socialist States of Wagdog

Vetakan Special Forces Taniger Frigate, Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup:

The Resource was a Frigate that had been designed to support operating Special Force Units. In one of the Operation Rooms 3 men sat discussing their upcoming mission. The lead officer was Commander Root of the Vetakan Scouts to the men where Lead Scout David Andrews and Sub Scout Alan Johnson two of Vetaka's most experienced Scout Recon Operatives:

"Do you understand the Mission Gentleman?" asked Root

"Yes Sir. Penertrate Enemy Lines to Preset Co-Ordinates and gather intel on Unconfirmed Enemy Genocide Reports. Gather hard Visual Intel on Genocide Activites. Co-Ordinate OBSAT Spy Sattellite Networks." replied Andrews

"Whats our Insertion Route?" asked Johnson.

"At the moment your going in Via Chinook and we are going to cause a Diversion by a couple of F-22's. That could change as of now you need to be ready to go. Insertion is at 00:00 hours Understood?" replied the Commander

"Sir" replied the Scouts

With that they left the Operations room and headed to Armoury where they checked their equipment and weapons.

OBSAT Communication:

To: Wagdog Chief of Staff
From: Vetakan Admiralty

Vetaka is about to deploy 2 Vetakan Recon Scouts to the region to locate hard evidence of Genocide we will keep you updated accordingly. Our insertion is via Chinnok and a F-22 Diversion unless you have another way?

The NBN (Northern Baltic Navy) 1st and 2nd Invasion fleets were more then halfway to the nation of Zanski. The Invasion force was one of the most powerful in Northern Baltic history.
Commander of the Seas Victor Hermes sat in the center of the bridge belonging to the mighty Kraken Class Superbattleship, The Valhalla. As the ships moved, Super J-10N's dropped satallite jamming devices in the water to try to make sure the enemy didn't know they were coming.
There would be victory. His career depended on that.

*SNIP*

Wagdoggie First Fleet:
2 Ul'yanovsk CVN (one newly-commissioned)
2 Kiev CVS
4 Kirov CGN
20 Udaloy II DDK
17 Berezina supply ships
20 Ivan Rogov assault ships
45 Neustrashimy frigates
10 Akula II SSN

Wagdoggie First Marine Division
~8,000 Personnel
50 MLI-84M IFVs
50 TR-85M1 Tanks
50 TABC-79 Armored Cars
200 TAB-80 APCs
40 2S19 SP Howitzers
40 9K58 MRLs
40 2S6M SPAA
40 SA-11 Gadfly operational SAMs plus support vehicles
40 SA-12 Giant strategic SAMs plus support vehicles
~100 MAZ-543 Heavy Trucks
~200 Ural-4320 Standard Trucks
~200 UAZ 469 Jeeps

Elements from all seven Red Army Air Forces, including 70 Tu-160M Blackjack-B strategic bombers (10 newly-inducted); presently armed with a mix orf conventional cruise, antiship, and antiradiation missiles, and on alert for launch as soon as the fleet is in position. They shall be ready to strike as soon as air superiority is achieved.

*SNIP*

Vetakan Special Forces Taniger Frigate, Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup:

The Resource was a Frigate that had been designed to support operating Special Force Units. In one of the Operation Rooms 3 men sat discussing their upcoming mission. The lead officer was Commander Root of the Vetakan Scouts to the men where Lead Scout David Andrews and Sub Scout Alan Johnson two of Vetaka's most experienced Scout Recon Operatives:

"Do you understand the Mission Gentleman?" asked Root

"Yes Sir. Penertrate Enemy Lines to Preset Co-Ordinates and gather intel on Unconfirmed Enemy Genocide Reports. Gather hard Visual Intel on Genocide Activites. Co-Ordinate OBSAT Spy Sattellite Networks." replied Andrews

"Whats our Insertion Route?" asked Johnson.

"At the moment your going in Via Chinook and we are going to cause a Diversion by a couple of F-22's. That could change as of now you need to be ready to go. Insertion is at 00:00 hours Understood?" replied the Commander

"Sir" replied the Scouts

With that they left the Operations room and headed to Armoury where they checked their equipment and weapons.

OBSAT Communication:

To: Wagdog Chief of Staff
From: Vetakan Admiralty

Vetaka is about to deploy 2 Vetakan Recon Scouts to the region to locate hard evidence of Genocide we will keep you updated accordingly. Our insertion is via Chinnok and a F-22 Diversion unless you have another way?

The NBN (Northern Baltic Navy) 1st and 2nd Invasion fleets were more then halfway to the nation of Zanski. The Invasion force was one of the most powerful in Northern Baltic history.
Commander of the Seas Victor Hermes sat in the center of the bridge belonging to the mighty Kraken Class Superbattleship, The Valhalla. As the ships moved, Super J-10N's dropped satallite jamming devices in the water to try to make sure the enemy didn't know they were coming.
There would be victory. His career depended on that.
OOC: Vetaka, sorry for the delay. When I read your post, I was in a hurry and overlooked your question.:headbang: Your idea's the best I can think of that preserves your freedom of action, as well as diverting the Zansk Royalist aircraft inbound against me (if possible, paint them with your radars and jam their pilots blind, though don't actually fire yet unless you have to).
Oh, and NB, welcome back to the party!:D This time, King Arma is going down. He's pushed my country just a bit too far with this little massacre, and ICly he is going to pay; alive and in court if we can at all help it. So both of you know, I'll be hustling my First Fleet in just as soon as Vetaka gives me the diplomatic cover I need with their recon; but until then NB's fleet's approach under jamming is just the ticket:cool:, so that Arma's allies can't ICly find us in breach of their ultimatum right away. Capture is to be by airborne ranger assault if possible; extraction either by air or sea depending on how things play out...

SIC:
Coded Message from Wagdoggie Revolutionary Command Council War Office to Vetakan, Northern Baltic, Aurum Doman Forces
Splendid news, comrades. Yes, stealth is advisable since we do not know what King Kang Arma's allies yet think of our charges against him. For now, Vetaka's diversion plan is best unless engagement with Zansk air forces is necessary for self-defense. We can't risk being caught on the wrong end of a Questarian ultimatum in violation thereof before we find the evidence necessary. Until then, I advise you all to overlook my government's prior open communique since we already have attached to it some highly incriminating (if circumstantial) preliminary evidence against the Zansk Royalist forces.
Our First Fleet stands ready to deploy to Zansk Waters from its defensive patrols off our nation alongside Vetaka, it's basic order of battle attached. If needed, a full Marine Division can be landed against a Mhoudian port and neighboring airfield, to secure King Arma's capture should evacuation by air not be possible. Further action though should be on an as-needed basis, to prevent further escalation than necessary. Good hunting, everyone.
Sincerely,
Mario Iliescu
Secretary of Defense, United Socialist States of Wagdog.

OOC: Sorry for taking so long.
-Sub Moscow-
"Sir they hit the Wagdogian fleet, Water shockwave inbound."
"Brace for impact!"


-Sub Fleet-
The nuclear blasts, while not in their direct path, still caused severe damage from the massive shockwave put out by thousands of gallons of water turning to steam instantly. The one crippled sub didn't have a chance, capsizing and sending trapping the sailors in top less sub that quickly sank to the bottom.
Another two were crippled and sent down as well, engine power lost.
The survivors prepared to retreat, hopefully to be able to send recovery operations once they returned.

"Alpha 1 to Stork We are in position and ready to begin operation. Final Authorization recieved via OBSAT from Command"

"Roger that Alpha 1."

"All Units this is Command Begin Operation" ordered Admrial Beckett

"Roger That" came a number of replies.


The Alpha Squadron consisted of at this time 2 Eurafighter F37'Cs their job was to cause somewhat of a scene. They roared towards the coastline penteratring Zanski Radar Defences as they went. The Zanski Radar Network Control Room would now be awash of Alarms and Shitty Commanders.

"Alpha 2 fire FMS's 1 and 2" ordered Alpha 1

Alpha 2 launched two of his 4 Fake Missile Systems that had been designed to launch like a missile and make a Radar think Missiles had been launched on the ground they where alot like Fireworks. Meanwhile some 50 miles away a Chinook Helicopter at very low altitude shot on towards the coast hopefully the little diversion would of worked if not the Chinook was carrying a Radar Jamming Beacon so hopefully they would be to busy with the fighters. As the Chinook hit the coast it continued a mile inland to a small wood it hovered over as 2 ropes appeared from the Chooper from them 2 Soilders Skillfully descended and ran away from the Chopper. The Helicopter turned and sped off it manged to exit the Combat Zone Successfully. Once out the Eurafighters turned and withdrew. The Zanski Radar had found them and 4 high speed bogies where inbound but they had been to far away to make a successful intercept. From what Vetaka could see the mission had been success but this was just a beginning.


OOC: Im on the ground and beginning mission. This is a Vetakan Recon Mission to establish evidence of Genocide the Fighters where a Diversion it was possible to detect the insertion but still it would be some what tough.

Various missiles homed in upon the Imperial Fleet, once more the CIW's, now almost empty, managed to fire down many. With the fleet in a defensive position for it's withdrawl, the firing arcs of each ship's defences overlaped one another allowing for a higher interception rate. Unfortunately a single missile hit upon a carrier laden with numerous landed aircraft causing a massive chain reaction of the numerous munitions and fuel being lit up. The Carrier "Tadamichi" soon sunk. The fleet did not stop to pick up any survivors.

SIC:
Message to Zanski:
The Nicksyllvanian Empire wishes to assist in your heroic defence against the communist scourge, while our navy has proven once more to be an embarressment, we wish to assist with our proud and mighty ground forces who may also assist in policing actions.
Upon your order we can send the 68th Infantry Corps (101,950 men) to assist within 48 hours.

Various missiles homed in upon the Imperial Fleet, once more the CIW's, now almost empty, managed to fire down many. With the fleet in a defensive position for it's withdrawl, the firing arcs of each ship's defences overlaped one another allowing for a higher interception rate. Unfortunately a single missile hit upon a carrier laden with numerous landed aircraft causing a massive chain reaction of the numerous munitions and fuel being lit up. The Carrier "Tadamichi" soon sunk. The fleet did not stop to pick up any survivors.

SIC:
Message to Zanski:
The Nicksyllvanian Empire wishes to assist in your heroic defence against the communist scourge, while our navy has proven once more to be an embarressment, we wish to assist with our proud and mighty ground forces who may also assist in policing actions.
Upon your order we can send the 68th Infantry Corps (101,950 men) to assist within 48 hours.

We accept this generous offer.

Allies of Zanski!

For the duration of this war or standoff or whatever this turns out to be, Zanski would like to form the Anti Communist Military Alliance! (ACMA)and any nations that wish to join, please state so.

The Zansk state is currently in a military production boom in waiting of a huge war. Here is King Arma's latest speech:

"People of Zanski and the Union of Many Peoples! I was born in the middle of the Zansk civil war, and I have definitely seen some evil forces, but none as dark as the ones that have descended upon us today. CITIZENS! The Zansk nation is by far the most strong, patriotic, proud, magnificent and hard-labouring nation that has ever been, so I expect all of you able to fight to be out there, fighting, and those that cannot to be in the workshop, making bullets and bombs! LONG LIVE THE ZANSK NATION!"

As Andrews and Johnson hit the Zanski ground they ran from the LZ covering themselves as they went. The stopped and lay down covering all directions the surroundings eventually quitened and eventually became Silent as the Chinook was by now miles away. Altough the two Scouts would never relax they both that they where the only people for miles. They checked the equipment and dialled into the Secure OBSAT Network altough their connection was dormant and untraceable they where only a button away from being in contact with the Vetakan Battlefleet and more importantly Vetakan Defence Force Central Command in the Vetakan Capital of Theeb.

Now that they where ready. The two moved out stealthly moving covering every angle not speaking communicating only by Hand Signals. Their mission was simple find hard evidence of Zanski Genocide.

The Northern Baltic invasion fleet was now in position. The huge guns of the Pathfinder Class ships opened fire first and were shortly followed by the guns of the rest of the fleet.
The Invasion Fleet:
2 Kraken Class Super Dred
4 Pathfinder Dreds
60 Yak-141
4 Orel Ul'yanovsk Class
240 Super J-10N
40 Su-25UTG
2 Stalingrad Class
4 Sovetskii Soyuz class
15 Krivak III Class
15 Ka-27 helicopter
6 Udaloy II Class
12 Ka-27
14 Neustrashimy Class
14 Ka-27
12 Slava Class
12 Ka-27
20 Kara Class
20 Ka-25
30 Sovremenny Class
30 Ka-27
26 Kirov Class
78 Mi-35 Hind
18 Ivan-Rogov Amphibious Assault Transport Ships
72 Ka-29
72 Pomornik class
24 Wasp Class Helicoper Assault Ships
480 Yak-141
100 Mi-35
44 Ka-52
2 Kiev Class Carrier
24 Yak-141
32 Mi-35
7 Grad Rocket Boats
10 Mike Class Submarine
5 Golf Class Submarine
15 Amur 1850 Submarine
90 Modified Post-Panama Armored Merchent Ships for the Troop Holding Role

50,000 Cigarette Boats
500 Super Dvora Mk-III
700 Type 63-I
300 BMP-3F APC
700 Type-85 APC

The 2nd "Thor" Army as well as the legendary 3rd "Valkyrie" Army and the 6th "Thor's Hammer" Marine Corps
2nd Army, 3rd Army, and 6th Army Arms
200,000 Personal
200,000 Ots-33 Pistol
150,000 AEK-971
15,000 VSS 'Vintorez' Silenced Sniper Rifles
20,000 Kalashnikov PKM
500 AGS-30
5,500 RPG-29
5,000 AT-15
5,000 Sa-18
The armies are supported by:
800 T-95
1,000 LV-08 Boar Scout Cars
600 BMP-T

As soon as the Mandalore heard of eliminating Communism, he immediately called the Zanksi leader...

"Hello. This is Chief Mandalore of Maldorians.. I have heard that you want to eliminate communism....I can talk....Military aid, Economic aid, you name it...."

to be perfectly honest, i think that your declaration of war against communism isn't exactly smart. I don't favor them either, but war isn't much of a way to get rid of them, make a law stating that communism is illegal in your country, or something of that nature...

sincerly,
President Beka of Amestrose - Former Nation of England

to be perfectly honest, i think that your declaration of war against communism isn't exactly smart. I don't favor them either, but war isn't much of a way to get rid of them, make a law stating that communism is illegal in your country, or something of that nature...

sincerly,
President Beka - of Amestrose

OOC: Is it that you happen to favor Communism and do not what to get wiped off the map? ;)

OOC:Considering I'm not done posting my invasion fleet, it wasn't a smart idea.

OOC:Considering I'm not done posting my invasion fleet, it wasn't a smart idea.

OOC: Ever hear of edit?

Three supercarriers, 5 destroyers and 2 troop ships departed Aurum Domus. This time, King Arma would pay with his life.

OFFICIAL GOVERMNET COMMUNICATION
TO: The Leadership of All Nations Involved
FROM: Mr. Larry Williams, Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Dark Empire of Shazbotdom, while not really thinking of the Nation of Zanski as a threat to our way of life, still believes that their Declaration of War on Communism and Socialism is a Declaration of War against the Dark Empire for being Socialist. Therefore we will continue to have Economic and Diplomatic sanctions against the Nation of Zanski. Any aircraft comming from the Nation of Zanski will be relayed to an undisclosed location in the wastelands of the Shazbotdom Colony of Alraibris for inspection.

This is us reaffirming our position on this conflict.

OOC:Considering I'm not done posting my invasion fleet, it wasn't a smart idea.
post in the OOC thread and stop clogging up the IC thread, ok?

The Northern Baltic invasion fleet was now in position. The huge guns of the Pathfinder Class ships opened fire first and were shortly followed by the guns of the rest of the fleet.
The Invasion Fleet:
2 Kraken Class Super Dred
4 Pathfinder Dreds
4 Orel Ul'yanovsk Class
240 Super J-10N
40 Su-25UTG
2 Stalingrad Class
4 Sovetskii Soyuz class
15 Krivak Class
6 Udaloy II Class
14 Neustrashimy Class
12 Slava Class
20 Kara Class
30 Sovremenny Class
26 Kirov Class
18 Ivan-Rogov Amphibious Assault Transport Ships
72 Pomornik class
24 Wasp Class Helicoper Assault Ships
2 Kiev Class Carrier
10 Mike Class Submarine
5 Golf Class Submarine
15 Amur 1850 Submarine

and I'll finish this when I get back

We have the following coming towards you:
14 Zansk Sonicmaster 4 bomber Planes
12 Anaconda Submarines
36 Hoverfly Helicopters w/machine gun & rocket launcher

Plus:

48 Land-Sea computer-guided missiles

After moving for miles the Two Vetakan Scouts stopped to rest and check their position. Once they checked their position by age old map and compass they confirmed their position by the OBSAT GPS Location system. They where on course the day was rapidly drawing thin. They hopped to be at the suspected Genocide location by nightfall. However as they moved they discovered a small problem. As they had moved on they came to hill they climbled to the top and peered down through bushes what their eyes where met with was a problem. Troops and Tanks encamped as the Scouts could see they where encamped their was basic camp defences, sentry patrols and luckly for the scouts no Aircraft. This was a problem: A) The Scouts would have to pass it and B) Allied Intel had not known about this as they hadn't recieved it when they got their hourly update from OBSAT Intel.

As a result Johnson took out his PDA and dialled into the OBSAT Network it took just a few seconds he proceeded to send a short highly encrypted burst transmission:

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: All Combantants and Commands
From: <Phoenix Alpha 2>

Urgent Heavy Air Support Requested. Have discovered large enemy force looks like a Mecahanized Infantry unit supported by some MBT's. No visible AA systems cannot accountant for troop AA weapons. No Visible Radar Screen. Unaware of our Presence. Force was undetected by Allied Intel. Please advise. Team is carrying Laser Designater, OBSAT Designater and GPS Tracking Devices. Please advise accordingly.

<Phoenix Alpha 2 Out>

OOC: Again for those who dont know the Scouts are an elite Scout and Recon Unit. OBSAT is a Vetakan Communication and Observation system it links all Vetakan and Allied Forces together so that they co-ordinate with eachother in real time. OBSAT is one of the most highly encrypted systems in the world it is possible to break it but it would take an immense amount of skill, manpower and luck.

After moving for miles the Two Vetakan Scouts stopped to rest and check their position. Once they checked their position by age old map and compass they confirmed their position by the OBSAT GPS Location system. They where on course the day was rapidly drawing thin. They hopped to be at the suspected Genocide location by nightfall. However as they moved they discovered a small problem. As they had moved on they came to hill they climbled to the top and peered down through bushes what their eyes where met with was a problem. Troops and Tanks encamped as the Scouts could see they where encamped their was basic camp defences, sentry patrols and luckly for the scouts no Aircraft. This was a problem: A) The Scouts would have to pass it and B) Allied Intel had not known about this as they hadn't recieved it when they got their hourly update from OBSAT Intel.

As a result Johnson took out his PDA and dialled into the OBSAT Network it took just a few seconds he proceeded to send a short highly encrypted burst transmission:

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: All Combantants and Commands
From: <Phoenix Alpha 2>

Urgent Heavy Air Support Requested. Have discovered large enemy force looks like a Mecahanized Infantry unit supported by some MBT's. No visible AA systems cannot accountant for troop AA weapons. No Visible Radar Screen. Unaware of our Presence. Force was undetected by Allied Intel. Please advise. Team is carrying Laser Designater, OBSAT Designater and GPS Tracking Devices. Please advise accordingly.

<Phoenix Alpha 2 Out>

OOC: Again for those who dont know the Scouts are an elite Scout and Recon Unit. OBSAT is a Vetakan Communication and Observation system it links all Vetakan and Allied Forces together so that they co-ordinate with eachother in real time. OBSAT is one of the most highly encrypted systems in the world it is possible to break it but it would take an immense amount of skill, manpower and luck.
OOC: On the way.;) Plus some opportunity for a plan of my own brewing lately. Have the scouts go as evasive as practical once they upload GPS coordinates for the camp and such, since this is a cruise-missile strike I'm going for.
SIC:
War Office Command Bunker Annex, Palace of the Revolution, Tailville DR, Wagdog
This report of Vetaka's caused problems; but Defense Secretary Mario Iliescu was used to dealing with those. It's what makes all this so very fun after all... He flashed his vampire fangs covertly at that thought, before turning to his War Office staff and spitting out his questions.
"General Reynolds, are your bombers capable of action against Zansk forces as outlined by Vetaka?" Local air superiority was tenuous, but for now in rebel-allied hands.
"If we confine ourselves to cruise missile strikes, yes. Some submunition Kent-Cs should fix those tanks and infantry right good, plus unitary warhead versions too so we can collapse some bridges and slow down the deportations." Wagdog's Chief of Air Staff was fairly optimistic, given the limited options at present.
Mario continued. "Grand Admiral, we have to move against Zanski now. Can our First and Fifth fleets safely depart from defensive screen now that Vetaka's Fifth Fleet and associated other units are mostly in place?"
"Yes sir. We need the most firepower in Zanski, and I think we handed the Nicksyllvanians' fleet back to them in sufficiently grave condition that an offensive from them is unlikely; or unlikely to succeed if launched regardless, knowing the Imperial Empire's spiteful tendencies." Chief of Naval Operations Teran Suthonang knew that realistically, the center of gravity here was Zanski. If overwhelming force could be deployed to nab King Arma and put down Royalist resistance once and for all, none of Arma's allies would be able to do a thing. As was, Wagdog's combined-arms capability and Vetakan support could probably hold off Nicksyllvanian attack for the present. "Just give the word, Comrade..."
The vampire Defense Secretary stood up and spoke at once. "It is so given. Make these false nobles scream under our fury; let us move to end this..." His tone was something out of a horror movie, but that didn't scare anybody out of obeying him anyway.

IC:
Wagdoggie sea and airspace...
As the MiG-31M Foxhound-B interceptor BARCAPs throughout Wagdoggie airspace maintained their vigilance, fully 30 Tu-160M Blackjack-B strategic bombers took off from their hardened bases and gracefully arced in the direction of Zanski. Three squadrons of bombers, plus three each of Il-78M Midas tankers and Su-27SM Flanker escort fighters and one of A-50M Mainstay AWACS, proceeded immediately on the designated bearing. The fighters would go out as far as the tankers and AWACS could, but after that final refuelling the majestic Blackjacks would be on their own.
In case of further strategic strikes being called in, 30 more Blackjacks were on high alert for additional tasking; like those inbound armed with both Kh-15P (antiradar) and Kh-15A (antiship) Kickback conventional SRAMs, and both Kh-555SE (blast-fragmentation) and Kh-555SD (submunition) Kent-C conventional ALCMS. All of these would probably be needed, just in case Zansk fleet or air defenses got in the way of the bombing run planned.
Of course, also on the highest alert, as per DEFCON 2, were the final 10 Blackjacks, held in emergency reserve with a full nuclear payload of Kh-55SM Kent-B cruise missiles and plain Kh-15 Kickback SRAMs. Just in case anybody got truly stupid on the enemy side...
More relevant to the conventional war still on, though, were 10 of Wagdog's Tu-142M4 Bear-F maritime patrol bombers and 5 Oscar-II SSGNs lazily making way to patrol just outside of Havvian airspace and waters. Hopefully, they'd either catch the retreating Nicksyllvanian fleet in time and finish what the combined Second and Third Fleets had started, or else trap them in neutral territory which they'd have to leave eventually as per international law. And when they left, the bombers and subs would be there, waiting to pounce as soon as the enemy left Havvian waters; with at least the WRBN Fifth Fleet around to provide distant top cover for the bombers, or ideally so anyway...

SIC2:
USSW War Office Data Request from OBSAT Network:
DO YOU HAVE GPS CO-ORDS FOR ZANSK MECH UNIT? -STOP-
THIRTY (30) TU-160M ARE INBOUND WITH REQUESTED SUPPORT AND INTERDICTION ORDNANCE; PLUS THIRTY (30) MORE IN AVAILABLE RESERVE. -STOP-
CO-ORDS REQUESTED FOR MAIN DEPORTATION BRIDGES, OBSERVED MOVEMENTS OF ZANSK CONVOYS WITH CIVVIES TO AVOID FIRING ON, AND KNOWN ZANSK AIR DEFENSES AND FLEET MOVEMENTS. -STOP-
OBJECTIVES OF STRIKE ARE DISRUPTION/SCATTERING OF ZANSK MECH FORCE AS COHERENT UNIT, AND LOGISTICAL INTERDICTION OF ENEMY MILITARY MOVEMENTS OR POSSIBLE GENOCIDE ACTIVITIES WITH MINIMAL RISK TO CIVILIAN LIVES.-STOP-
FIRST AND FIFTH WRBN FLEETS MOVING TO ZANSKI THEATER; FOURTH WRBN AND FIFTH VDF FLEETS ADVISED TO REMAIN ON DEFENSIVE AGAINST POSSIBLE NICKSYLLVANIAN MOVES.-STOP-
ALSO, FIVE (5) OSCAR II SSGN FROM CRUSUBRON 6/SIXFLT AND TEN (10) TU-142 BEAR-F MARITIME BOMBERS FROM VMPB-4 DEPLOYING TO INTERCEPT NICKSYLLVANIAN FLEET EN ROUTE TO HAVVY. -STOP-
HAVVIAN NEUTRAL RIGHTS WILL BE RESPECTED IF ENEMY REACHES THEIR TERRITORIAL WATERS, BUT OTHERWISE COMBINED AIR/SUB ATTACKS TO DESTROY RETREATING NICKSYLLVANIAN FLEET WILL BE LAUNCHED UPON CONTACT AND WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE.-FULL STOP-

OOC: Because TFS seems to of vanished of the NS World ive deployed a small Garrison to the nation but im moving the Second Battlegroup in TFS to form up with my Fifth Fleet on Defensive Wagdog Operations to cut along story short my deployment has just doubled. Roger on the Scouts. Where is your NN War Thread to update the details of my deployment to your Defence?

As the PDA buzzed slightly in Johnsons pocket he was incredibly impressed at the speed of the Wagdog response he quickly checked the OBSAT GPS Location device and sent the Target Co-Ordinates to the advancing Wagdog Air Support that was hopefully about to Crunch the enemy into the ground. While Johnson did this Andrews took out his PDA and began Via OBSAT to move a Vetakan Target Designator Satellite to Paint the Target. This meant that the Wagdog Air Support not only had the exact co-ordinates of the Enemy the target was now painted by a Target Designator high up in the atmosphere if the Bombers logged onto to OBSAT Network they would find the target was now a glowing Red on the Map they litually couldn't miss it as the enemy was lit up like a Christmas Tree and they didn't even know it.

With all the things the Scouts could do on the ground all they could do now was sit tight and await the arrival of the bombers. While they waited Andrews logged on to OBSAT and contacted the bombers and Submarines it was good to talk to your allies and improve Relations:

"Wagdog Bombers & Subs do you read. Can't wait to see you guys clear our path for us. Take them all out and their is a Pint in it for you"

While Andrews became aquainted with the Bombers Johnson sent updated the Wagdog war office with the data it requested and what the Scouts knew:

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: All Combantants and Commands
From: <Phoenix Alpha 2>

Transfering GPS Target Co-Ordinates attached to this message. We have also painted the Target with a Vetakan Target Satellite your OBSAT map should show the target area as a Glowing Red. We have only observed the current enemy while travelling the terrain is pretty isolated I belive their are logistically supported by Air or Boat either that or they are encamped due to low supplies. We have yet to encounter Genocide Convoys or any sign of Civilian Life the region is very isloated we will update accordingly.


<Phoenix Alpha 2 Out>

Despite the fact that any attack on Communism or Socalism is essentially an attack on the basic principles of the Dyelli Beybian Union, Dyelli Beybi wishes to declare unreserved neutrality in any conflicts of this nature.

Dyelli Beybi also wishes to announce it's willingness to sell essential materials and finished goods to any warring party willing to pay for them. Dyelli Beybi does, however, reserve the right to refuse to trade with any Nation deemed too dangerous for Dyellian commercial shipping to enter. In addition Dyelli Beybi wishes to announce that certain Nations may be given loans from the Dyellian State to purchase equipment.

-Prime Minister Ap Adam of the Democratic Union of Dyelli Beybi

OOC: In other words, if Dyelli Beybi likes you it will give you equipment and not ask you to pay until much later...

http://weaselhut.net/kryopmo.gif

Declaring war on ideology is an exercise in futility.

Sincerely,
Krystal Kane
Right Honourable Prime Minister
The United Commonwealth of Kryozerkia

ps - we're socialist and find the declaration laughable.

OOC: Because TFS seems to of vanished of the NS World ive deployed a small Garrison to the nation but im moving the Second Battlegroup in TFS to form up with my Fifth Fleet on Defensive Wagdog Operations to cut along story short my deployment has just doubled. Roger on the Scouts. Where is your NN War Thread to update the details of my deployment to your Defence?

As the PDA buzzed slightly in Johnsons pocket he was incredibly impressed at the speed of the Wagdog response he quickly checked the OBSAT GPS Location device and sent the Target Co-Ordinates to the advancing Wagdog Air Support that was hopefully about to Crunch the enemy into the ground. While Johnson did this Andrews took out his PDA and began Via OBSAT to move a Vetakan Target Designator Satellite to Paint the Target. This meant that the Wagdog Air Support not only had the exact co-ordinates of the Enemy the target was now painted by a Target Designator high up in the atmosphere if the Bombers logged onto to OBSAT Network they would find the target was now a glowing Red on the Map they litually couldn't miss it as the enemy was lit up like a Christmas Tree and they didn't even know it.

With all the things the Scouts could do on the ground all they could do now was sit tight and await the arrival of the bombers. While they waited Andrews logged on to OBSAT and contacted the bombers and Submarines it was good to talk to your allies and improve Relations:

"Wagdog Bombers & Subs do you read. Can't wait to see you guys clear our path for us. Take them all out and their is a Pint in it for you"

While Andrews became aquainted with the Bombers Johnson sent updated the Wagdog war office with the data it requested and what the Scouts knew:

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: All Combantants and Commands
From: <Phoenix Alpha 2>

Transfering GPS Target Co-Ordinates attached to this message. We have also painted the Target with a Vetakan Target Satellite your OBSAT map should show the target area as a Glowing Red. We have only observed the current enemy while travelling the terrain is pretty isolated I belive their are logistically supported by Air or Boat either that or they are encamped due to low supplies. We have yet to encounter Genocide Convoys or any sign of Civilian Life the region is very isloated we will update accordingly.


<Phoenix Alpha 2 Out>
OOC: Here's the NN war thread: Colliding Wars (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=521350). Also, I might have to RP this in two parts, but do you have NN's withdrawing/damaged fleet painted too?:eek::D If so, that fleet's even more sunk since I'll be able to loft my missiles from longer ranges (basically as far as the things will fly) and with greater stealth (submerged, over-the-horizon launches).
Great on the deployment. Also, I'm digging around for your mercenaries thread, since I figure they're as good a bet to actually grab King Arma as anybody else; especially if OBSAT-enabled alongside your scouts. My marines and paras will only be securing extraction points unless a full-court press to isolate the King is needed, which the presence of an Aurum Doman-managed mole in Arma's court should make unlikely. With the spy's help and your scouts' too, I say the 'Knights' stand good odds of bringing the King in for trial alive. Keep an eye on their thread, but you might want to post it here too in case more info or such is needed from me.

IC:
Tu-160M Blackjack-B "Screaming Meemie"
"SATCOM On," Major Daniel Rendish, CO of 1st Squadron/1st Bomb Wing/First Army Air Force, saw no point in squandering this opportunity. "OBSAT targeting... confirmed people, YESS!" But keeping up morale, never squandered anything. Least of all when diving towards the deck and pushing just over Mach 1 now that the targeting approach into Zanski had begun.
30 bombers of three squadrons, 1BS/1BW/1AF, 1BS/2BW/2AF, and 1BS/3BW/3AF all closed on the part of Mhoudia that the Vetakan Scouts were trapped in until that pesky enemy camp could be dealt with. Now that the bombers had the coordinates for precise missile launch from the Scouts and the targeting satellite, it was time. "Range 3500 klicks and extending fully over target area, bay doors open." Yes, it was time now. "Targets locked into missile INS and TERCOM, missiles armstrong... PICKLE! PICKLE! PICKLE!" Naturally this had no relation to the actual firing, the old Norden Bombsight's advertising claims about hitting pickle barrels with freefall bombs being simple tradition; utterly unrelated to the ripple-firing cruise missiles from thousands of kilometers away off of rotary launchers except as part of a "bomber jock's" professional identity, that Wagdog's forces considered more sacred than even Socialism itself as far as a pilot's moral code was perceived as obligated to go.
As the various sub-marks of AS-15C/Kh-555 Kent-C cruise missiles dropped from the thirty Wagdoggie bombers; six each (180 total) being Kh-555SE blast versions targeted at suspect bridges estimated as free of deportee traffic during the strike window, and six each (180 total again) being Kh-555SD submunition warheads intended for the mechanized unit blocking the Vetakan scouts' path. If indeed said formation was immobilized for lack of supply, I sure wouldn't want to be those poor bastards what can't move and have antipersonnel/antitank submunition missiles popping off over their heads with no warning...
But such was war nowadays, or part of it at least; and the thirty Blackjacks gently banked away while still (hopefully) beyond the intercept range of Zanski's purported 270-strong air force in Mhoudia. The major returned the Scouts' message. "This is Screaming Meemie, you shining badasses! We've sent our little guests some of the good stuff like you asked for, and we're headed back to the store for the next load. Save that pint for us now, hear?" Once on course back home to rendezvous with the same numbers of tankers, AWACS and escorts, some good R&R at base before the next sortie was in order.

Oscar II class SSGN UWS Auerstaten Aus Ruinen
"Captain, ELF on." The elven female comms officer Staff Lieutenant Valiel was hopeful as she decoded the three-letter burst. "Flash recommends we go to SATCOM and periscope depth."
Captain Nathaniel Butts trusted her instincts, and agreed completely. "All ahead full, up 5 degrees; Make periscope depth!"
As the massive attack sub rose in the water, its girth and power equivalent to an undersea Kirov missile cruiser, its compatriot "cruiser submarines" tracing the injured Nicksyllvanian fleet making for neutral Havian waters did the same. They wouldn't be disappointed by what they heard from the War Office, but waiting like this could be disappointing even at 15m depth. Too much could go wrong if enemy ASW pickets got lucky enough, especially with boats so big as an Oscar II.
"Stand by for Vetakan confirmation of OBSAT targeting of Nicksyllvanian fleet?" He knew they were at the maximum range of SS-N-19 Shipwreck launch: 400km rather than the near-suicidal 70-odd kilometers the combined Second and Third Fleets had needed to fight within, but still there was the question. If we sit around waiting like this, how long can we pound the enemy fleet before they reach neutral waters?
Regardless, there were some targets that the Vetakans had already painted, albeit barely within range, and thus eight RKP-555/SS-N-21C Sampson-C in similar blast and submunition versions as fired by the bombers, were ripple-loosed from each Oscar's four 533mm torpedo tubes within minutes; against the indicated areas in Mhoudia and Zanski. In short, adding the 20 RKP-555SE blast missiles to the incoming 180 Kh-555SEs from the bombers, fully 200 bridges said to be unused for the moment in Mhoudia and Zanski were targeted for a simple blowing up. And adding the 20 RKP-555SD submunition missiles to the incoming 180 Kh-555SDs from the bombers, a large military formation in the Vetakan Scouts' way was about to find its operational area saturated with 200 mixed antipersonnel/antitank submunition-dispensing cruise missiles. In short, both bridges and soldiers were about to go down en masse within mere minutes or hours at most, and there was little their indicated air defenses could do about the matter unless the Vetakans had missed something.
The Captain then asked Valiel to relay something to the Scouts as follows. "Our thanks for this opportunity. Give us the Nicksyllvanian Fleet, gentlemen, and we'll see your pint and raise you two for the money. How about it, boys?" That was the sum total of the message, and the subs dived again once it was sent to regain their stealth until next time...

OBSAT Command Centre, Helgan, Vetaka:

Vetakan OBSAT operators had now triangulated the wounded NN Fleet making its withdrawal now that they had its position OBSAT Target Designator Satellites where now locked on and had the New Nicksyllvania Fleet painted in its sights in simple terms the NN Fleet was litually glowing. It was with great pride that the OBSAT Watch Commander was able to dispatch the following message:

OBSAT Military Communication:

To: All Combatants and Commands
From: OBSAT Control Centre

Attention all Combatants confimation of OBSAT lock on the New Nicksyllvania Battlefleet. The Target is glowing red on all OBSAT maps. Suggest All Allied Forces co-ordinate attack on Target time to go to work People.

<OBSAT CC Out>

Zanski:

As Andrews and Johnson watched the thunder of the Bombers roar in and drop their payload followed by a number of Missiles. The explosions and resulting fires where deafening Andrews and Johnson decided to Film it and send it to the Vetakan Scout Training HQ for future purposes. As the explosions evntually died away and silence returned the Enemy unit was now a very smouldering scene. They scanned the area through their scopes much of the Armour and Vehicles where either destroyed or Damanged. They would wait a few minutes and then move out.







OOC: Zanski could you RP you losses and I never realised how vauable my OBSAT Network would be. :p

We have the following coming towards you:
14 Zansk Sonicmaster 4 bomber Planes
12 Anaconda Submarines
36 Hoverfly Helicopters w/machine gun & rocket launcher

Plus:

48 Land-Sea computer-guided missiles

OOC: but you never icly detected me. If a recon plane happens to come right near the fleet and reports it, I understand, but just say that. Being in position doesn't mean right next to the shoreline. Just in firing range.

OOC: but you never icly detected me. If a recon plane happens to come right near the fleet and reports it, I understand, but just say that. Being in position doesn't mean right next to the shoreline. Just in firing range.
OOC
well, you sort of did fire at me. so.

OOC
well, you sort of did fire at me. so.

Zanksi, do you mind if I join in on your side? What countries are on each side?

OBSAT Command Centre, Helgan, Vetaka:

Vetakan OBSAT operators had now triangulated the wounded NN Fleet making its withdrawal now that they had its position OBSAT Target Designator Satellites where now locked on and had the New Nicksyllvania Fleet painted in its sights in simple terms the NN Fleet was litually glowing. It was with great pride that the OBSAT Watch Commander was able to dispatch the following message:

OBSAT Military Communication:

To: All Combatants and Commands
From: OBSAT Control Centre

Attention all Combatants confimation of OBSAT lock on the New Nicksyllvania Battlefleet. The Target is glowing red on all OBSAT maps. Suggest All Allied Forces co-ordinate attack on Target time to go to work People.

<OBSAT CC Out>

Zanski:

As Andrews and Johnson watched the thunder of the Bombers roar in and drop their payload followed by a number of Missiles. The explosions and resulting fires where deafening Andrews and Johnson decided to Film it and send it to the Vetakan Scout Training HQ for future purposes. As the explosions evntually died away and silence returned the Enemy unit was now a very smouldering scene. They scanned the area through their scopes much of the Armour and Vehicles where either destroyed or Damanged. They would wait a few minutes and then move out.







OOC: Zanski could you RP you losses and I never realised how vauable my OBSAT Network would be. :p
OOC: Oh. Yeah. OBSAT=Win.:cool: Might you sell OBSATs via TWSP's storefront or some others? I wouldn't mind if they were export-grade or whatnot, I just need that sort of surveillance-strike capability in the worst way when operating on my own.
Right now, without that kind of network my cruise missiles need to strike by either global map coordinates at fixed targets or INS/TERCOM datalink updates at mobile ones. Doable, but hardly anywhere near as accurate or flexible as what the OBSAT network allows them to be.

IC:
UWS Auerstaten Aus Ruinen
As before, the ELF flash had alerted the Oscar II SSGN to rise to periscope depth for OBSAT communication while tailing the Nicksyllvanian fleet at 400km distance. Only this time, there was even more to do. "Ready all 533mm tubes for one more round of Sampson launches, antiship penetrators this time. Open Shipwreck tube doors for firing on my mark..."
The sub and its four other comrades all sprang to life, near-silently opening the ports that disclosed their true power within. And once the OBSAT data was finaliy processed and locked into the missiles, the command was terseness itself. "Fire, ripple fire."
From each of the five subs, four more RKP-555Sh/SS-N-21C Sampson-C shot out of the 533mm torpedo tubes at once, and the twenty streaked off at sea-skimming altitude to wreak havoc with the Nicksyllvanian carriers (11 surviving, one missile each for the kill) and superdreadnoughts (9, four for the one the Lone Alliance had crippled and five for the fitter one). And shortly afterward, 120 P-700/SS-N-19 Shipwreck missiles launched from the outer-hull mounted tubes in short order; 24 from each of the five subs. In their case, 20 Shipwrecks for the carriers and 20 for the superdreadnoughts, plus 80 randomly inbound against the escorts to overwhelm the Nicksyllvanian CIWS by sheer numbers (80 missiles versus equal-or-fewer surviving escorts) and speed (Mach 1.6 at sea level) of attack.

Tu-142M4 Lazy Whale
Captain Johnathan Dazel also knew what to do, as a Marine patrol bomber pilot who'd trained for this sort of attack profile. Passing the targeting data into his eight underwing Kh-35 Uran/AS-20 Kayak/'Harpoonski' antiship missiles, he hadn't needed to use the underbelly "Big Bulge" targeting/surveillance radar, and the missiles were soon fired at eight random escorts 135km away, to back up the Shipwrecks inbound on them in case of failure. Good thing too. I bet at least some fighters could've been sent up if I lit myself up like that with Big Bulge...
The other nine bombers released their own Kh-35s, before arcing away on their own antisubmarine patrols farther back as before, this time to cover the Oscars' retreat against any Nicksyllvanian submarine retaliation. By now, Fifth Fleet was some 500km southeast and in position to provide top cover for the patrol bombers, but only barely. The 80 Kh-35 missiles were all homing in on the escorts, again, both backing up the Shipwrecks should those fail, and if necessary taking a CIWS bullet to ensure the bigger missiles' success in the opposite case.
In short, thanks to Vetaka's help, the beleaguered New Nicksyllvanian fleet had fully 220 missiles bearing down on them from behind; the Wagdoggie forces angling ever more seriously than before for capital and supercapital kills. Not just seeking destruction of the enemy by targeting such symbolic ships, but their demoralization as well; ideally, sufficient to render this ambush a decisive battle in some way conferring naval supremacy on Wagdog and its allies, or at least deny such supremacy to the Imperial Empire's fleet as well.

[SIC Heavily Encrypted]

To: Vetaka
From: ADCENTCOM

We would like to request OBSAT access to aid in capturing the target.

[/SIC Heavily Encrypted]

Zanksi, do you mind if I join in on your side? What countries are on each side?

Zansk Military Alliance:
Zanski
New Nickysllvania

Invaders:
Aurom Domus
TWSP
Vetaka
Wagdog

---
sure.

OBSAT Command Centre, Helgan, Vetaka:

Vetakan OBSAT operators had now triangulated the wounded NN Fleet making its withdrawal now that they had its position OBSAT Target Designator Satellites where now locked on and had the New Nicksyllvania Fleet painted in its sights in simple terms the NN Fleet was litually glowing. It was with great pride that the OBSAT Watch Commander was able to dispatch the following message:

OBSAT Military Communication:

To: All Combatants and Commands
From: OBSAT Control Centre

Attention all Combatants confimation of OBSAT lock on the New Nicksyllvania Battlefleet. The Target is glowing red on all OBSAT maps. Suggest All Allied Forces co-ordinate attack on Target time to go to work People.

<OBSAT CC Out>

Zanski:

As Andrews and Johnson watched the thunder of the Bombers roar in and drop their payload followed by a number of Missiles. The explosions and resulting fires where deafening Andrews and Johnson decided to Film it and send it to the Vetakan Scout Training HQ for future purposes. As the explosions evntually died away and silence returned the Enemy unit was now a very smouldering scene. They scanned the area through their scopes much of the Armour and Vehicles where either destroyed or Damanged. They would wait a few minutes and then move out.







OOC: Zanski could you RP you losses and I never realised how vauable my OBSAT Network would be. :p
OOC:I swear you bombed NN, not me?

-Command sub Moscow-
"Sir, Vetaka has painted those cowards fleet with their OBSAT system."
"I know, I've just recieved their message, with them like that, there is no way we can miss those Nicks, prepare to fire everything we have left, and remind me to deliver the largest bottle of wine every to the Vetaka military command."

OBSAT Military Communication:

To: ADCENTCOM
From: OBSAT Control Centre

OBSAT Uplink confirmed. You have access to OBSAT and its Network. Welcome to the party.

<OBSAT Command Out>

OOC1: Basically through OBSAT all Allied Forces are linked together. All forces can speak to eachother in real time. Im sort of detailing OBSAT capabilities ready to go on sale to the world via Storefronts so ill have a general info post soon.

OOC2: Wagdog Your support for Vetaka has been unshakable half the stuff ive done I wouldnt of been able to. So how about I install OBSAT into Wagdog for 90% off.

OOC3: My Scouts are securing evidence of Genocide and came across a Zanski Enemy force. We used OBSAT to call in an Air Strike and attacked its in post 331

OOC: Here's the NN war thread: Colliding Wars (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=521350). Also, I might have to RP this in two parts, but do you have NN's withdrawing/damaged fleet painted too?:eek::D If so, that fleet's even more sunk since I'll be able to loft my missiles from longer ranges (basically as far as the things will fly) and with greater stealth (submerged, over-the-horizon launches).
Great on the deployment. Also, I'm digging around for your mercenaries thread, since I figure they're as good a bet to actually grab King Arma as anybody else; especially if OBSAT-enabled alongside your scouts. My marines and paras will only be securing extraction points unless a full-court press to isolate the King is needed, which the presence of an Aurum Doman-managed mole in Arma's court should make unlikely. With the spy's help and your scouts' too, I say the 'Knights' stand good odds of bringing the King in for trial alive. Keep an eye on their thread, but you might want to post it here too in case more info or such is needed from me.

IC:
Tu-160M Blackjack-B "Screaming Meemie"
"SATCOM On," Major Daniel Rendish, CO of 1st Squadron/1st Bomb Wing/First Army Air Force, saw no point in squandering this opportunity. "OBSAT targeting... confirmed people, YESS!" But keeping up morale, never squandered anything. Least of all when diving towards the deck and pushing just over Mach 1 now that the targeting approach into Zanski had begun.
30 bombers of three squadrons, 1BS/1BW/1AF, 1BS/2BW/2AF, and 1BS/3BW/3AF all closed on the part of Mhoudia that the Vetakan Scouts were trapped in until that pesky enemy camp could be dealt with. Now that the bombers had the coordinates for precise missile launch from the Scouts and the targeting satellite, it was time. "Range 3500 klicks and extending fully over target area, bay doors open." Yes, it was time now. "Targets locked into missile INS and TERCOM, missiles armstrong... PICKLE! PICKLE! PICKLE!" Naturally this had no relation to the actual firing, the old Norden Bombsight's advertising claims about hitting pickle barrels with freefall bombs being simple tradition; utterly unrelated to the ripple-firing cruise missiles from thousands of kilometers away off of rotary launchers except as part of a "bomber jock's" professional identity, that Wagdog's forces considered more sacred than even Socialism itself as far as a pilot's moral code was perceived as obligated to go.
As the various sub-marks of AS-15C/Kh-555 Kent-C cruise missiles dropped from the thirty Wagdoggie bombers; six each (180 total) being Kh-555SE blast versions targeted at suspect bridges estimated as free of deportee traffic during the strike window, and six each (180 total again) being Kh-555SD submunition warheads intended for the mechanized unit blocking the Vetakan scouts' path. If indeed said formation was immobilized for lack of supply, I sure wouldn't want to be those poor bastards what can't move and have antipersonnel/antitank submunition missiles popping off over their heads with no warning...
But such was war nowadays, or part of it at least; and the thirty Blackjacks gently banked away while still (hopefully) beyond the intercept range of Zanski's purported 270-strong air force in Mhoudia. The major returned the Scouts' message. "This is Screaming Meemie, you shining badasses! We've sent our little guests some of the good stuff like you asked for, and we're headed back to the store for the next load. Save that pint for us now, hear?" Once on course back home to rendezvous with the same numbers of tankers, AWACS and escorts, some good R&R at base before the next sortie was in order.

Oscar II class SSGN UWS Auerstaten Aus Ruinen
"Captain, ELF on." The elven female comms officer Staff Lieutenant Valiel was hopeful as she decoded the three-letter burst. "Flash recommends we go to SATCOM and periscope depth."
Captain Nathaniel Butts trusted her instincts, and agreed completely. "All ahead full, up 5 degrees; Make periscope depth!"
As the massive attack sub rose in the water, its girth and power equivalent to an undersea Kirov missile cruiser, its compatriot "cruiser submarines" tracing the injured Nicksyllvanian fleet making for neutral Havian waters did the same. They wouldn't be disappointed by what they heard from the War Office, but waiting like this could be disappointing even at 15m depth. Too much could go wrong if enemy ASW pickets got lucky enough, especially with boats so big as an Oscar II.
"Stand by for Vetakan confirmation of OBSAT targeting of Nicksyllvanian fleet?" He knew they were at the maximum range of SS-N-19 Shipwreck launch: 400km rather than the near-suicidal 70-odd kilometers the combined Second and Third Fleets had needed to fight within, but still there was the question. If we sit around waiting like this, how long can we pound the enemy fleet before they reach neutral waters?
Regardless, there were some targets that the Vetakans had already painted, albeit barely within range, and thus eight RKP-555/SS-N-21C Sampson-C in similar blast and submunition versions as fired by the bombers, were ripple-loosed from each Oscar's four 533mm torpedo tubes within minutes; against the indicated areas in Mhoudia and Zanski. In short, adding the 20 RKP-555SE blast missiles to the incoming 180 Kh-555SEs from the bombers, fully 200 bridges said to be unused for the moment in Mhoudia and Zanski were targeted for a simple blowing up. And adding the 20 RKP-555SD submunition missiles to the incoming 180 Kh-555SDs from the bombers, a large military formation in the Vetakan Scouts' way was about to find its operational area saturated with 200 mixed antipersonnel/antitank submunition-dispensing cruise missiles. In short, both bridges and soldiers were about to go down en masse within mere minutes or hours at most, and there was little their indicated air defenses could do about the matter unless the Vetakans had missed something.
The Captain then asked Valiel to relay something to the Scouts as follows. "Our thanks for this opportunity. Give us the Nicksyllvanian Fleet, gentlemen, and we'll see your pint and raise you two for the money. How about it, boys?" That was the sum total of the message, and the subs dived again once it was sent to regain their stealth until next time...

OOC:I swear you bombed NN, not me?
Indeed. I bombed you, and quite heavily I might add.:p The numbers of Kents/Sampsons (Soviet Tomahawk-equivalents) inbound are in the quotes; first blast warhead versions to drop any bridges without Zaynites on them at the projected time of impact, to stop or slow your little genocide, and then submunition warheads to wreck on that army (whoever's it is) Vetaka found. I threw down on NN in an entirely separate post, as well as a bit more below.
OOC2: By all means, just state the cost of OBSAT installation and factor that from my Tracker's defense budget. I should almost certainly be able to swing it now...

IC:
Tu-160M Blackjack-B Screaming Meemie
Major Daniel Rendish knew the OBSAT feed was too good to be passed up, and so he ordered the three bomber squadrons under him for this flight (as the senior Major of the three in terms of years in service) to briefly break towards Nicksyllvania's fleet after refuelling. We might be landing on Joker Fuel, but a kill is a kill. Always worth it, especially since we bomber jocks win wars and all...
With less ceremony than for the cruise missiles, the thirty modernized Blackjacks cut loose with 24 each of Kh-15/AS-16 Kickback SRAMs, 12 being Kh-15A antiship subtypes with active radar homing and 12 being Kh-15P antiradar subtypes, all to keep any pesky AEGIS ships quiet and (eventually) dead prior to the other missiles' arrivals. Altogether, 720 Kickbacks were inbound towards the Nicksyllvanian fleet at high Mach (maximum of Mach 5 during the terminal-phase dive) from some 300km out. This Blackjack raid being, of course, in addition to the 140 Oscar-launched and 80 Bear-launched missiles sent in minutes earlier...

(Telephone call)

The Cheif deportee Director, Yemeh Nutah, got a telephone call. His guard watched his face turn pale. He signalled out the car window, and the lorries behind him stopped. He hung up, dialled a number and pressed CALL.He began to speak, obviously to none other than King Arma.
"Your Majesty! We have new info that most bridges across the Jayir river have been blown to peices! Nearest crossing point... fourty miles south! What should we do?"
At his bunker just 6-7miles east, Arma laughed.
"Kill them."
Nutah winced and spoke again.
"But, your majesty! We cannot kill six thousand people at once! we only have eighty soldiers with us!"
"Kill as many as possible, in the knowledge that you will die. should you disobey my order, you will have a red hot iron poker driven through your body in a different place everyday...publicly."
"Okay, sire."

Suddenly, the Zaynites started to run, but artillery and gunfire took many of them down, about one in ten. The soldiers persued those that didn't.

Meanwhile, Mrahed...

The Zaynites had been sitting in the cold windy streets for two days now, awaiting new lorries. The Zansk soldiers were laughing about the fact that they sat there, without fighting. But suddenly the reason for the silence was apparent.
A bang ripped through the air, then two, four, ten. Explosions were going off and Zansk men were just falling to the ground. The Zaynite Republican Front had come, artillery and sniper at hand. The zansk men were surrounded. But the Zaynites didn't take any prisoners. That night, Four hundred Zansk Soldiers were executed by means of the neck being broken. Four Zansk soldiers were kept alive so they could load up the bodies in lorries and drive them to Zanski or Mhoudia, for that is the rule of victory in Gharrakmanism; Execute your prisoners so are in one piece, Do it with little pain, send the bodies to their home.

OOC: Just to clarify some things, I have a 100 year agreement to freely use Havian ports, the fleet will be quite safe until all repairs are completed.

To Zanski:
The 68th Corps will arrive within 2 days through fast transports to prevent enemy interception as well as a fast destroyer escort. Stratarch Itami von Strungler will be in command and will be awaiting orders upon arrival.
OOB:
101,950 men (73,700 Combat Personal, 28,250 Logistics Personal) 45,450-192,850 Outside Logistics Personal needed
Corps HQ: 500 men
Infantry Division: 18,540 men
-Division HQ: 450 men
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Engineer Battalion: 1,350 men
-Field Artillery Battalion: 1,350 men
-Transportation Company: 450 men
-Sniper Platoon: 90 men
Infantry Division: 18,540 men
-Division HQ: 450 men
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Engineer Battalion: 1,350 men
-Field Artillery Battalion: 1,350 men
-Transportation Company: 450 men
-Sniper Platoon: 90 men
Infantry Division: 18,540 men
-Division HQ: 450 men
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Engineer Battalion: 1,350 men
-Field Artillery Battalion: 1,350 men
-Transportation Company: 450 men
-Sniper Platoon: 90 men
Artillery Brigade: 12,600 men
-Artillery Regiment: 6,300 men (Artillery Command: 450 men, 4 x Artillery Battalion: 1,350 [5400] men, Transportation Company: 450 men)
-Artillery Regiment: 6,300 men (Artillery Command: 450 men, 4 x Artillery Battalion: 1,350 [5400] men, Transportation Company: 450 men)
Logistics Division: 18,500 men
-Quartermaster Regiment: 4,950 men
-Maintenance Regiment: 5,200 men
-Transportation Regiment: 4,050 men
-Services Regiment: 4,300 men/women
Armour Regiment: 6,180 men (3 x Tank Company: 360 [1080] men, 3 x Tank Support Battalion: 1700 [5100] men)
Air Defence Regiment: 6,300 men (AA Command: 450 men, 4 x AA Battalion: 1,350 [5400] men, Transportation Company: 450 men)
Medical Battalion: 1,350 men (Medical Unit: 900 men, Ambulance Company: 450 men)
Aviation Battalion: 1,650 men (Aviation Command: 450 men, 16 x Helicoptors Squadrons: 1200 men [including support])
Military Police Battalion: 1,350 men
Electronic Warfare Company: 450 men
NBC Defence Company: 450 men

Submarines led the fleet, disincluding the Battleships, aircraft carriers, and a few escort ships to protect the aircraft carriers and the battleships, to position themselves to begin the invasion. The Pathfinder Dred's huge 20" guns should be delivering heavy damage to enemy facilities.
"Sir! We got incoming targets!"
"Send in the fighters, Lt."
"Yes sir"
75 Super J-10N fighters sped towerds the bombers and choppers. Several Ka-27 helicopters were launched to check the land and sea for hostiles. The anti-missile gatteling guns began to open fire on the incoming missiles, however one of the Stalingrad Class ships was slightly damaged and a Kirov had it's conning tower blown off.
Aboard one of the Krivak ASW Frigates
"Sir we got something!"
The 8 other Krivaks near the ship readied their anti-submarine torps while the Amur-1850 Submarines protected the rest of the fleet behind them.

(Telephone call)

The Cheif deportee Director, Yemeh Nutah, got a telephone call. His guard watched his face turn pale. He signalled out the car window, and the lorries behind him stopped. He hung up, dialled a number and pressed CALL.He began to speak, obviously to none other than King Arma.
"Your Majesty! We have new info that most bridges across the Jayir river have been blown to peices! Nearest crossing point... fourty miles south! What should we do?"
At his bunker just 6-7miles east, Arma laughed.
"Kill them."
Nutah winced and spoke again.
"But, your majesty! We cannot kill six thousand people at once! we only have eighty soldiers with us!"
"Kill as many as possible, in the knowledge that you will die. should you disobey my order, you will have a red hot iron poker driven through your body in a different place everyday...publicly."
"Okay, sire."

Suddenly, the Zaynites started to run, but artillery and gunfire took many of them down, about one in ten. The soldiers persued those that didn't.

Meanwhile, Mrahed...

The Zaynites had been sitting in the cold windy streets for two days now, awaiting new lorries. The Zansk soldiers were laughing about the fact that they sat there, without fighting. But suddenly the reason for the silence was apparent.
A bang ripped through the air, then two, four, ten. Explosions were going off and Zansk men were just falling to the ground. The Zaynite Republican Front had come, artillery and sniper at hand. The zansk men were surrounded. But the Zaynites didn't take any prisoners. That night, Four hundred Zansk Soldiers were executed by means of the neck being broken. Four Zansk soldiers were kept alive so they could load up the bodies in lorries and drive them to Zanski or Mhoudia, for that is the rule of victory in Gharrakmanism; Execute your prisoners so are in one piece, Do it with little pain, send the bodies to their home.

OOC: Just to clarify some things, I have a 100 year agreement to freely use Havian ports, the fleet will be quite safe until all repairs are completed.

To Zanski:
The 68th Corps will arrive within 2 days through fast transports to prevent enemy interception as well as a fast destroyer escort. Stratarch Itami von Strungler will be in command and will be awaiting orders upon arrival.
OOB:
101,950 men (73,700 Combat Personal, 28,250 Logistics Personal) 45,450-192,850 Outside Logistics Personal needed
Corps HQ: 500 men
Infantry Division: 18,540 men
-Division HQ: 450 men
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Engineer Battalion: 1,350 men
-Field Artillery Battalion: 1,350 men
-Transportation Company: 450 men
-Sniper Platoon: 90 men
Infantry Division: 18,540 men
-Division HQ: 450 men
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Engineer Battalion: 1,350 men
-Field Artillery Battalion: 1,350 men
-Transportation Company: 450 men
-Sniper Platoon: 90 men
Infantry Division: 18,540 men
-Division HQ: 450 men
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Infantry Regiment: 4,950 men (3 x Infantry Battalions: 1,350 [4,050] men, AT Company: 450 men, Mortar Company: 450 men)
-Engineer Battalion: 1,350 men
-Field Artillery Battalion: 1,350 men
-Transportation Company: 450 men
-Sniper Platoon: 90 men
Artillery Brigade: 12,600 men
-Artillery Regiment: 6,300 men (Artillery Command: 450 men, 4 x Artillery Battalion: 1,350 [5400] men, Transportation Company: 450 men)
-Artillery Regiment: 6,300 men (Artillery Command: 450 men, 4 x Artillery Battalion: 1,350 [5400] men, Transportation Company: 450 men)
Logistics Division: 18,500 men
-Quartermaster Regiment: 4,950 men
-Maintenance Regiment: 5,200 men
-Transportation Regiment: 4,050 men
-Services Regiment: 4,300 men/women
Armour Regiment: 6,180 men (3 x Tank Company: 360 [1080] men, 3 x Tank Support Battalion: 1700 [5100] men)
Air Defence Regiment: 6,300 men (AA Command: 450 men, 4 x AA Battalion: 1,350 [5400] men, Transportation Company: 450 men)
Medical Battalion: 1,350 men (Medical Unit: 900 men, Ambulance Company: 450 men)
Aviation Battalion: 1,650 men (Aviation Command: 450 men, 16 x Helicoptors Squadrons: 1200 men [including support])
Military Police Battalion: 1,350 men
Electronic Warfare Company: 450 men
NBC Defence Company: 450 men
OOC @ Zanski: Good job on the bridges, but what about the army Vetaka saw?:confused: 200 mixed-submunition cruise missiles is not a small strike to be shurgged off lightly...
OOC @ NN: You mean you're ignoring my attack?:rolleyes: AFAIK Vetaka was able to OBSAT-paint your fleet before you limped into harbor, if perhaps only just. Hence, I could strike from max over-the-horizon range for my missiles since I didn't need Helix choppers to paint you anymore. And AFAIK, you didn't RP arriving in harbor (my withdrawing Second and Third Fleets are still inbound home as well, though they should reach my ASW aircraft patrol lines by the end of this post, and port in the next afterward ideally...); therefore, aren't your vessels still at sea and fair game? In any case, what's RPed is RPed now, and although I don't want to drag Havvy into the war, the fact remains that wherever you decide your fleet is right now, you now face the following missiles inbound with intent to erase that fleet from the seas with extreme prejudice...

720 bomber-launched Kh-15A/P Kickback conventional SRAMs (360 passive and 360 active guidance) inbound at Mach 3 in the cruise phase and Mach 5 in the terminal ballistic dive on target, against any AEGIS-capable vessels in your retreating fleet. And then, assuming those sunk, randomly targeted against whatever's left of any size.
120 sub-launched P-700 Shipwrecks inbound to put your capital and supercapital vessels (carriers or battleships) on the bottom. Since I don't want to nuke you, this is my payback for those two nuke depth charges you sent me. These attack in programmed flights of two or three at sea level and Mach 1.6, with each missile behind taking automatic command if the lead is intercepted.
80 bomber-launched Kh-35 Kayaks also inbound on the escorts, more as CIWS-bait than anything. It looks much like Harpoon, flies like Harpoon, and even kills like it, so RP for this one should be entirely standard.
And 20 sub-launched RKP555Sh Sampson-C antiship cruise missiles, inbound to finish off what capital vessels the Shipwrecks and/or spare Kickbacks don't kill. This is another Soviet-parallel to a US missile, namely the Tomahawk in its Tactical Anti-Ship Missile or land-attack penetrator versions.

So as not to 'mod, my bombers are still outbound from the strike and you can at least try to counterattack them and/or their inbound missiles, of course.;) Ditto for the subs, although you'd need to employ carrier-based ASW planes (or ones based in Havian territory) since they're very well beyond ASROC range.
However, the longer you wait the more likely it is your interceptors will face my escort fighters and Vetakan interceptors once the bombers reach my airspace and make rendezvous for home. Furthermore, my Fifth Fleet has distant air cover over the subs making back for port, so your ASW aircraft face possible interception as well. Getting retaliation on me for this attack isn't impossible, of course, just very difficult; as I have deliberately made it so.

IC
After days of hard sailing, First Fleet (the "Veterans Against Strator") could now see the Zansk coasts just faintly off on the horizion. The First Marine Division's various Force Recon companies, the same ones that took down Strator's air defenses in one of the more unusual Wild Weasel campaigns ever, were loading into their Ka-29 Helix assault choppers to help the USSNB secure their designated target port. Hopefully, this might just prove a permissive-entry landing after all; the port maybe serving to help evacuate King Arma once captured.
But if it didnt? Well, that was why the Fifth Marine Division and its transports had been reassigned under First Fleet as well, it's proverbial 'grunts' to follow their more-seasoned comrades into the breach. First Fleet's two Ul'yanovsk nuclear carriers and two Kiev escort carriers were already running patrols soon to combat the Zansk air forces nearby, Fifth Fleet's Stalingrad-Mod class large missile cruiser UWS Dien Bien Phu was readying its own guns to chime into the Northern Baltic's explosive sympathy once the range was found, and all else seemed in order for now.
In support of this, Fifth Fleet was some hundreds of kilometers away, still able to provide air and missile support while serving as a watch against interference from the Nicksyllvanian, Havian, or other such directions. In short, the Zansk seas belonged to Wagdog and her allies; at least for the moment...

SIC
Although Battle Damage Assessment was always a pain in the rear for those charged with it, Wagdog's own assets indicated that success had been substantial. Now there were just some formalities to take care of...
USSW WAR OFFICE EMERGENCY FLASH
FIRST STRIKE ON ZANSK BRIDGES ACROSS JAYIR APPEARS SUCCESSFUL FROM OUR READ OF OBSAT DATA; DO YOU CONCUR? -STOP-
WE'VE WITNESSED POSSIBLE FOOTAGE OF MASSACRE IN ACTION AT ONE DESTROYED BRIDGE, 6-7MI E OF UNIDENTIFIED BUNKER COMPLEX; AND WE REQUEST SIGINT DATA FOR THAT AREA. -STOP-
FIRST FLEET NOW INBOUND TO SUPPORT NEW BALTIC LANDINGS, REINFORCED WITH FIFTH FLEET'S 5TH MARINE DIVISION TO ENABLE FIFTH FLEET MAXIMUM CAPABILITY FOR STANDOFF NAVAL COMBAT AND AIR COVER AGAINST NICKSYLLVANIAN OR OTHER INTERFERENCE.-STOP-
SO FAR SO GOOD; CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK, AND BE AWARE MORE BOMBER STRIKES ON MHOUDIA MAY BE SOME HOURS AWAY; SINCE ONE AGAINST NICKSYLLVANIAN INVASION PREPARATIONS IS IN PLANNING AND HAS PRIORITY OVER ALL ELSE. -FULL STOP-

OOC NN: In case your wondering what OBSAT is please click here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=521785) all Allied Forces are linked into it via the OBSAT Uplink.

OOC Zanski & Wagdog: Before I can RP my Special Forces moving on I need to know battle damnage on the Army Unit in my path........

OBSAT Military Communication:

To: Allied Forces (All Combantants & All Commands)
From: Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup.

Vetakan 2rd & 5th Battlefleets have successfully formed up. Vetakan Forces are now known as the Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup. All Vetakan-Wagdog Defence preperations are now in place ready for any nickslyania attack on Wagdog our forces are dug in as it where. Naval Fleet is ready to move to launch offensive counter-attack against Nickslyania fleet.

We concur on Zanski Bridge anaylsis. The Scouts are literally on the edge of gathering the hard evidence we need in order to smash the political situation wide open. Pearce Weapons Inc engineers im pleased to report are now in Wagdog and are beginning to construct the Wagdog OBSAT system the pace of construction has been quickened by the aid of Vetakan 2rd Engineers supporting the Pearce Weapons Inc Engineers.

<Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup Out>

OOC: Zansky, I have a telegram for you.

OOC NN: In case your wondering what OBSAT is please click here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=521785) all Allied Forces are linked into it via the OBSAT Uplink.

OOC Zanski & Wagdog: Before I can RP my Special Forces moving on I need to know battle damnage on the Army Unit in my path........

OBSAT Military Communication:

To: Allied Forces (All Combantants & All Commands)
From: Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup.

Vetakan 2rd & 5th Battlefleets have successfully formed up. Vetakan Forces are now known as the Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup. All Vetakan-Wagdog Defence preperations are now in place ready for any nickslyania attack on Wagdog our forces are dug in as it where. Naval Fleet is ready to move to launch offensive counter-attack against Nickslyania fleet.

We concur on Zanski Bridge anaylsis. The Scouts are literally on the edge of gathering the hard evidence we need in order to smash the political situation wide open. Pearce Weapons Inc engineers im pleased to report are now in Wagdog and are beginning to construct the Wagdog OBSAT system the pace of construction has been quickened by the aid of Vetakan 2rd Engineers supporting the Pearce Weapons Inc Engineers.

<Vetakan 2rd Battlegroup Out>
OOC
Well, as I said, I fired 200 Kh-555SE blast-frag cruise missiles (180 from Blackjacks and 20 from Oscars) to drop unused bridges (which Zanski did RP, if vaguely) and slow down the massacres, hopefully without killing any innocents; plus 200 more Kh-555SD submunition (mixed antitank/antipersonnel) cruise missiles at that army unit, meaning things got very ugly over there unless they managed to get under cover somehow or their armor was heavy enough to ignore most antitank bomblets & mines (depends on his tanks). Each of those two Kh-555/AS-15C Kent-C subtypes has about a 200-400kg warhead, so they're nothing to sneeze at most assuredly; especially not in the numbers I was tossing them his way and can do several times over before supplies become an issue.
NB, what port are we attacking; and furthermore is it under invasion (not just bombardment) by you already or not?:confused: That's going to affect how I RP my landing quite a bit, so for now...

IC (Quickie since I have to go)
The fleet's 40 Ivan Rogov assault ships proceeded as quickly as they dared towards the Mhoudian coast, helicopters laden with Force Recon units already fanning out at low altitude and under naval fighter cover (Some 60 Su-27K Flanker-Ds and 60 MiG-29K Fuclrum-Ds total, operating in standard flights of 5; assuming Fifth Fleet's own air defense needs aren't too heavy at any given time); the spec-ops Marnines' tasking being to stalk as far inland as possible and liberate any killing zones found, with extreme prejudice against Armite forces caught engaging in genocidal activities or those supporting same. In other words, the downfall of King Arma's regime was officially set in motion...

----Secret----

King Arma looked out across the ocean. He could hear helicopter sounds and see distant white shapes.
He called his aide.
"Aide, call the sattelite service and tell me what the fuck they are." He said, his voice trembling slightly.
"Yes Your majesty." came the reply.
The Aide picked up his phone and dialled a number.


5 minutes later


"Sir! They are enemy ships! we must go immediately." Said his Aide.
King Arma nodded and proceeded to don his turban disguise (Mhoudia is muslim; He is not) and traditional Mhoudian-Jayirian fleece, made out of Jayiri Deer skin. He strapped his AK-47 rifle on the inside flap of the fleece and ammunition and a handgun on the other. He strapped a dagger to his ankle, picked up a stick, and proceeded to walk southwards, deep into tribal territory and the Jayiri mountain range. As they walked, Arma practiced his Arabic with his aide...
"Now, sire, how do you say "peace to you?""
"Ummm... Salaam Aleikum."

[[[[[News]]]]]

The seven dominant tribes of Northern Mhoudia have announced that they are going to war with Zaynites and Foreign (Non-Zansk/Mhoudian) forces, including that of New Nickysllvania, to help rid Northern Mhoudia of non-native religion and races. Though some of the tribes are at war with eachother, they are joining for a temporary union in the midst of two crisises befalling their land. The biggest tribe, the Karaz, share a border with Zaynah and will wage an artilley bombing and sniping campaign against it.

----Secret----

King Arma looked out across the ocean. He could hear helicopter sounds and see distant white shapes.
He called his aide.
"Aide, call the sattelite service and tell me what the fuck they are." He said, his voice trembling slightly.
"Yes Your majesty." came the reply.
The Aide picked up his phone and dialled a number.


5 minutes later


"Sir! They are enemy ships! we must go immediately." Said his Aide.
King Arma nodded and proceeded to don his turban disguise (Mhoudia is muslim; He is not) and traditional Mhoudian-Jayirian fleece, made out of Jayiri Deer skin. He strapped his AK-47 rifle on the inside flap of the fleece and ammunition and a handgun on the other. He strapped a dagger to his ankle, picked up a stick, and proceeded to walk southwards, deep into tribal territory and the Jayiri mountain range. As they walked, Arma practiced his Arabic with his aide...
"Now, sire, how do you say "peace to you?""
"Ummm... Salaam Aleikum."

[[[[[News]]]]]

The seven dominant tribes of Northern Mhoudia have announced that they are going to war with Zaynites and Foreign (Non-Zansk/Mhoudian) forces, including that of New Nickysllvania, to help rid Northern Mhoudia of non-native religion and races. Though some of the tribes are at war with eachother, they are joining for a temporary union in the midst of two crisises befalling their land. The biggest tribe, the Karaz, share a border with Zaynah and will wage an artilley bombing and sniping campaign against it.
IC
Above Mhoudia, Approaching a Jayir River Crossing Destroyed by Wagdoggie Cruise Missile Strikes...
As the Ka-29 Helix carrying the HQ section, Foxtrot (Force Reconnaissance) Company of No.1 Commando, 1st Raider Brigade/1st Marine Division, buzzed low over Mhoudia towards the Jayir River site where OBSAT data had indicated a massacre of Zaynites was underway, the network had downlinked a Zansk news intercept that was relevant to the situation to Staff Captain Mike Tuttle's PDA. So, the Mhoudians are turning against Nicksyllvania's forces? Cool. But then again, I'll believe it when I see the shooting... The report could just as easily have been poorly translated from Zansk after all, or even Arabic as the Mhoudians spoke, and have meant instead that they were still allied with whatever Nicksyllvanian presence was in Mhoudia as of now and just declaring against the other foreigners around. Hopefully we're not talking about that entire Corps some Division G2 people were babbling about in the decoding room...
Althought the two Wagdoggie marine divisions could stand against a Nicksyllvanian Corps given the disparity in heavy equipment supposedly favoring the Marines despite the Nicks' overwhelming numbers of infantry, an enemy overmatch in infantry was still not a preferred way to start a fight unless you knew you could keep things fluid. "Check gear men, we're nearing the massacre site. OBSAT and SIGINT data estimates one company of hostiles plus neighboring artillery suppport. If we do this quick and silent-like," he hefted his own SR-3 Vikhr silenced assault carbine, "we might not need to trouble our zoomie friends too much. But if not, no worries," he patted his PDA now back at his web belt, "We've got the support to show them real fire superiority now. OOH-RAH men?" Staff Cpatain Tuttle knew the response, first bellowed out by his own Sergeant Major.
Sgt. Maj. Zao emphatically led the fifteen other marines, officer and enlisted, as per his commander's implied order. "OOH-RAH Staff Captain sir! Semper Fi Revolutionaris!"
"Indeed, you red-devil dogs..." Staff Captain Tuttle looked over the blowing sands below, thankful that Wagdog had developed its own "sandstone" derivative of the old East German "rain" camouflage pattern, substituting khaki for field-gray and chalk vertical stripes for black, to suit desert operations. Soon they were to drop in on the Zansk company that had been spotted deporting and killing civilians, and render unto them what they so richly deserved in the opinions of every single one of the sixteen marines aboard this chopper, and the three others behind carrying the rest of the company not in reserve...

Inbound on Mhoudia, Wagdoggie Landing Forces
Aboard the Ivan Rogov LST UWS Red Cred, Major General Ivan Urlovna of the First Marine Division had to hand it to the Northern Baltic's bombardment so far. It had been powerful enough to enable the approach, and the little move the Wagdoggie forces had in mind.
Instead of landing the equivalent of 40 whole battalions of various types under two Marine Division HQs (Unified as "Marine Expeditionary Force Zanski" or "MEFZ") in a port as usual and proceeding from there, MEFZ HQ had hit upon the Mhoudian Arabs' zealousness in attacking Zaynah to hit the massing tribal armies from the rear, by landing on the mhoudian coast just southward and moving to cut their supply lines while the Zaynites pushed down from the North. If we're lucky, we can make this another Inchon... Of course, the rumored presence of a Nicksyllvanian Corps nearby was a complication, but there were always those and you simply had to deal with them. I can't wait to see the look on the Nicks' faces when the Mhoudians start shooting them up as much as we do, ha ha! That is, assuming the news was right about that... Best to be wary of such hopes, should they turn out false. Already, the first Lebed LCUs were inbound with their IFVs and assault guns aboard...

SIC
Communique from Wagdoggie Forces to Zaynite Republican Front
The day of your liberation is come, faithful Zaynites! And holy glory is being paid unto you for your patient labor. Already, two divisions of our finest marines, the First being the same veterans whose steel overcame the bloodthirst of the corrupt slaver Strator, land to take the Karaz and other Arab armies attacking you from the rear.
Can you move to strike them beside us, so that their attack is crushed and dispersed to the desert from whence it came? Although we have yet to capture the false King yet, you may rest assured that our scouts are already tracking down your brothers he sought to murder and dishonor, sworn unto the death to free them from said doom by their own power and more. Together, we may secure for you at last what Zaynah has been denied for too long by too many: RESPECT!

Communique From the Wagdoggie Government to the Xanka Red Authority and/or President Modi Arma
To the Rt. Hon. President Modi Arma of Zanski,

I offer my congratulations to you on regaining your freedom and authority, Mr. President. And perhaps, dare I say it, Comrade Arma? Regardless of your political conversion to Marxism or not, I stand beside you in opposing the tyranny that your son has degenerated to. And in that regard, there are steps for the future we must now address together. First, what do you intend to do with those Blue Authority parliamentarians willing to renounce Kang? I for one feel that there is indeed such a thing as a “loyal capitalist” under a socialist regime, so long as they accept the Proletarian Revolution’s victory both in fact and in principle and live accordingly. What say you?
Now, regarding your son and his crimes, I must be frank; I mean to see Kang tried by an international tribunal for what he has done, since many powerful fools out there such as Questers alas do not recognize the legitimacy of your government as yet, and punished as severely as international law demands of those others convicted of his deeds. In the spirit of respect, however, I am quite willing to entertain what alternatives or provisos you feel necessary to respect Zansk sovereignty in this matter. At minimum, I believe your late and great father Jenrak’s Clause of Justice should be the basis of any trial, since as far as I recall your son Kang never claimed to have abolished it; and yet he has most certainly breached it by now all the same through his misrule.
Also, what political status for Zaynah do you feel is most acceptable, Mr. President? My apologies if I seem to be implying the partition of the country before it is even fully yours again, friend; for I mean no such. However, it is my understanding, which you may certainly correct if it turns out wrong, that Zaynah is a simple district within the Zansk Commonwealth of Mhoudia, yes? This seems to me the root of the Zaynite Republican Front problem that your nation faced 26 years ago; it is literally a matter of “recognition,” in a personal as well as political sense. The Zaynites are as distinct and living a culture as any other in Greater Zanski, and yet they are politically subject to the Arabs who dominate the rest of Mhoudia, and as such perceived (however erroneously) as culturally subjugated too. Perhaps, and this is but one possibility that has entered my mind as a proposal, Zaynah could stand to become a Zansk commonwealth of its own; equal in status and rights to Mhoudia?
Whatever the solution, I agree that Zansk territorial integrity must be preserved at all costs, for a fully sovereign and independent Zaynah might only perpetuate their rivalry with the Arabs of Mhoudia; only then in the form of outright warfare, of all things. But if their rights are openly placed on the same plane as all other Zansk citizens by the creation of a new Zansk dependency in whatever name for their homeland, and the allowance of a political role for a disarmed ZRF, then perhaps this thorn in Zanski’s side can be extracted with minimal pain yet.
Bah, I’m rambling as I always do. With my wife still away in Vetaka wrapping up our role in the Pearce Anti-Slavery Conference now that the Theeb Accords are drafted and signed, I have nobody to remind me how I tend to run on if allowed to write or talk for too long. Suffice it to say, President Arma, just tell me of the Zanski you wish to build. You have my undying support in the construction thereof.

Sincerely,
Carolinus Horridus
Party Secretary, Wagdoggie Revolutionary Party
General Secretary, United Socialist States of Wagdog

The two Vetakan Scouts had swiftly passed the heavily destroyed army units that the Wagdog Air Force had pounded. They had now been moving for hours and well into the night eventually they arrived at the suspected massacre site as they arrived it became clear that they where not wrong again they found Zanski Mainstream Military Units however this time their seemed to be a large number of them supported by Anti Aircraft Units as a result it was clear the Scouts had either located a Logistics Base as their was a large number of Trucks or they had what they hoped located a pernament Genocide Location. First of all the Scouts updated the Allied Forces via OBSAT as to the situation and moved an OBSAT Observation Satellite to get real time footage of the whole base.

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: Allied Forces
From: <Phoenix Alpha 1>

All Allied Forces we have arrived at suspected pernament genocide location beginning verirification of that. Moving OBSAT Observation Satellite into location and beginning Scouting Intel Protocal. Will keep you updated soon.

<Phoenix Alpha 1 Out>


As Andrews held his position moving the OBSAT Observation Satellite to their position he was literally amazed at OBSAT's capabilities here he was a simple soilder whom had received 4 Days of Special Forces OBSAT Training and now here he was on a battlefield moving a Satellite from its orbit to support his mission. Never before had Special Forces anywhere on the planet had this kind of technological support. While Andrews was sorting OBSAT Johnson took a small protective cap off a camera that was fitted to his helmet he retrived a coiled wire from the rear of his helmet and fitted it into his own OBSAT PDA he activated his Helmet Cam and checked the Optical Light Technology which allowed better night time recording than standard night vision did. The beauty of the Helmet Cam was that it allowed Johnson not to worry about carrying a standard camera he just moved about with his weapon drawn increasing his chances of surival. Secondly because of OBSAT and the fact that the camera was sending what it was viewing live thousands of miles away to a secure server deep within Vetakan Defence Force Command.

Johnson moved slowly towards the base making sure he got evidence of the bases defences and the trucks although it would be sickening if the Scouts could get evidence of Genocide in Action. Vetaka on the international scene could blow the situation wide open and remove the stigmarta attached to the Zanski Crisis in terms of Allied Intervention to stop active Genocide. In simple terms Vetaka's whole approach to the Zanski Situation rested in the hands of two Special Forces Soilders of the Vetakan Scouts whom themselves knew they had a job to do and wouldnt abandon it wanted nothing more to get that job done so they could return to their wives of the White Phoenix Tribe in the mountain range of their native Vetaka.

IC
Above Mhoudia, Approaching a Jayir River Crossing Destroyed by Wagdoggie Cruise Missile Strikes...
As the Ka-29 Helix carrying the HQ section, Foxtrot (Force Reconnaissance) Company of No.1 Commando, 1st Raider Brigade/1st Marine Division, buzzed low over Mhoudia towards the Jayir River site where OBSAT data had indicated a massacre of Zaynites was underway, the network had downlinked a Zansk news intercept that was relevant to the situation to Staff Captain Mike Tuttle's PDA. So, the Mhoudians are turning against Nicksyllvania's forces? Cool. But then again, I'll believe it when I see the shooting... The report could just as easily have been poorly translated from Zansk after all, or even Arabic as the Mhoudians spoke, and have meant instead that they were still allied with whatever Nicksyllvanian presence was in Mhoudia as of now and just declaring against the other foreigners around. Hopefully we're not talking about that entire Corps some Division G2 people were babbling about in the decoding room...
Althought the two Wagdoggie marine divisions could stand against a Nicksyllvanian Corps given the disparity in heavy equipment supposedly favoring the Marines despite the Nicks' overwhelming numbers of infantry, an enemy overmatch in infantry was still not a preferred way to start a fight unless you knew you could keep things fluid. "Check gear men, we're nearing the massacre site. OBSAT and SIGINT data estimates one company of hostiles plus neighboring artillery suppport. If we do this quick and silent-like," he hefted his own SR-3 Vikhr silenced assault carbine, "we might not need to trouble our zoomie friends too much. But if not, no worries," he patted his PDA now back at his web belt, "We've got the support to show them real fire superiority now. OOH-RAH men?" Staff Cpatain Tuttle knew the response, first bellowed out by his own Sergeant Major.
Sgt. Maj. Zao emphatically led the fifteen other marines, officer and enlisted, as per his commander's implied order. "OOH-RAH Staff Captain sir! Semper Fi Revolutionaris!"
"Indeed, you red-devil dogs..." Staff Captain Tuttle looked over the blowing sands below, thankful that Wagdog had developed its own "sandstone" derivative of the old East German "rain" camouflage pattern, substituting khaki for field-gray and chalk vertical stripes for black, to suit desert operations. Soon they were to drop in on the Zansk company that had been spotted deporting and killing civilians, and render unto them what they so richly deserved in the opinions of every single one of the sixteen marines aboard this chopper, and the three others behind carrying the rest of the company not in reserve...

Inbound on Mhoudia, Wagdoggie Landing Forces
Aboard the Ivan Rogov LST UWS Red Cred, Major General Ivan Urlovna of the First Marine Division had to hand it to the Northern Baltic's bombardment so far. It had been powerful enough to enable the approach, and the little move the Wagdoggie forces had in mind.
Instead of landing the equivalent of 40 whole battalions of various types under two Marine Division HQs (Unified as "Marine Expeditionary Force Zanski" or "MEFZ") in a port as usual and proceeding from there, MEFZ HQ had hit upon the Mhoudian Arabs' zealousness in attacking Zaynah to hit the massing tribal armies from the rear, by landing on the mhoudian coast just southward and moving to cut their supply lines while the Zaynites pushed down from the North. If we're lucky, we can make this another Inchon... Of course, the rumored presence of a Nicksyllvanian Corps nearby was a complication, but there were always those and you simply had to deal with them. I can't wait to see the look on the Nicks' faces when the Mhoudians start shooting them up as much as we do, ha ha! That is, assuming the news was right about that... Best to be wary of such hopes, should they turn out false. Already, the first Lebed LCUs were inbound with their IFVs and assault guns aboard...

SIC
Communique from Wagdoggie Forces to Zaynite Republican Front
The day of your liberation is come, faithful Zaynites! And holy glory is being paid unto you for your patient labor. Already, two divisions of our finest marines, the First being the same veterans whose steel overcame the bloodthirst of the corrupt slaver Strator, land to take the Karaz and other Arab armies attacking you from the rear.
Can you move to strike them beside us, so that their attack is crushed and dispersed to the desert from whence it came? Although we have yet to capture the false King yet, you may rest assured that our scouts are already tracking down your brothers he sought to murder and dishonor, sworn unto the death to free them from said doom by their own power and more. Together, we may secure for you at last what Zaynah has been denied for too long by too many: RESPECT!

Communique From the Wagdoggie Government to the Xanka Red Authority and/or President Modi Arma
To the Rt. Hon. President Modi Arma of Zanski,

I offer my congratulations to you on regaining your freedom and authority, Mr. President. And perhaps, dare I say it, Comrade Arma? Regardless of your political conversion to Marxism or not, I stand beside you in opposing the tyranny that your son has degenerated to. And in that regard, there are steps for the future we must now address together. First, what do you intend to do with those Blue Authority parliamentarians willing to renounce Kang? I for one feel that there is indeed such a thing as a “loyal capitalist” under a socialist regime, so long as they accept the Proletarian Revolution’s victory both in fact and in principle and live accordingly. What say you?
Now, regarding your son and his crimes, I must be frank; I mean to see Kang tried by an international tribunal for what he has done, since many powerful fools out there such as Questers alas do not recognize the legitimacy of your government as yet, and punished as severely as international law demands of those others convicted of his deeds. In the spirit of respect, however, I am quite willing to entertain what alternatives or provisos you feel necessary to respect Zansk sovereignty in this matter. At minimum, I believe your late and great father Jenrak’s Clause of Justice should be the basis of any trial, since as far as I recall your son Kang never claimed to have abolished it; and yet he has most certainly breached it by now all the same through his misrule.
Also, what political status for Zaynah do you feel is most acceptable, Mr. President? My apologies if I seem to be implying the partition of the country before it is even fully yours again, friend; for I mean no such. However, it is my understanding, which you may certainly correct if it turns out wrong, that Zaynah is a simple district within the Zansk Commonwealth of Mhoudia, yes? This seems to me the root of the Zaynite Republican Front problem that your nation faced 26 years ago; it is literally a matter of “recognition,” in a personal as well as political sense. The Zaynites are as distinct and living a culture as any other in Greater Zanski, and yet they are politically subject to the Arabs who dominate the rest of Mhoudia, and as such perceived (however erroneously) as culturally subjugated too. Perhaps, and this is but one possibility that has entered my mind as a proposal, Zaynah could stand to become a Zansk commonwealth of its own; equal in status and rights to Mhoudia?
Whatever the solution, I agree that Zansk territorial integrity must be preserved at all costs, for a fully sovereign and independent Zaynah might only perpetuate their rivalry with the Arabs of Mhoudia; only then in the form of outright warfare, of all things. But if their rights are openly placed on the same plane as all other Zansk citizens by the creation of a new Zansk dependency in whatever name for their homeland, and the allowance of a political role for a disarmed ZRF, then perhaps this thorn in Zanski’s side can be extracted with minimal pain yet.
Bah, I’m rambling as I always do. With my wife still away in Vetaka wrapping up our role in the Pearce Anti-Slavery Conference now that the Theeb Accords are drafted and signed, I have nobody to remind me how I tend to run on if allowed to write or talk for too long. Suffice it to say, President Arma, just tell me of the Zanski you wish to build. You have my undying support in the construction thereof.

Sincerely,
Carolinus Horridus
Party Secretary, Wagdoggie Revolutionary Party
General Secretary, United Socialist States of Wagdog

From:Modi Arma, a chairman of the Xanka Red Authority

The Greater Zanski I wish to create after this one is one which may not be rich, as wealth doesn't come straight away, but one that is democratic, but on a leash. As for the Zaynites, they will NOT, under my reign, get their own nation. I wish for my son to be disposed of in a respectable way, and as to keep to our national religion's requirements, his torso must be intact, so I will only allow injection, hanging, or shooting in the head. Electric chair can make your guts pop out, so that's a no-no. However, I wish for him to have the rights of any other criminal, so you must allow witnesses and a lawyer. I wish for him to be tried in my nation, in Yatta Island criminal court.

The Clause of Justice was created by Merech Zanski, whom this nation is named after, who was a friend of my father's towards his last days, may Sayuman bless his soul. The constitution has since been changed since I came into power after the civil war (maybe I should start calling it the First Civil War) and the COJ has been abolished.

OOC: I didn't ignore your attack, just didn't have the time to reply to it yet:p. Thanks for the OBSAT info.
"Sir, massive missile attack coming in!"
"Evasive actions! Fire off everything we got, we're almost into neutral territory."
The ships fired the last of their CIWs and RAM missiles upon the incoming missiles while heavily manuevering in zig zag patterns and throwing the what chaff was remaining. 50mm Cannons were also firing into the air, hopefully the shrapnel may damage some missiles considering the mass.
Long and medium range SAM missiles were fired at the offending aircraft.
Then they hit.
The Battleships "Kaba" exploded as it's magazine was penetrated and hit and "Rugen" capsized with a massive hole in it's hull. The Carrier "Katauki" was hit in the control tower, but still blindly moved on. 2 Cruisers sank, and 3 were barely floating, only the fact that they were so close to neutral grounds kept the ships from being scuttled. A further 11 Destroyers were hit and destroyed.
Fighter aircraft patrols immediately set out to engage the fighters, and fighters were launched from the usable carriers. They were determined to wipe out all the bombers for such a humiliation upon the fleet.

Soon the fleet reached neutral Havian ground and immediately docked into port. Money had already been transferred to the port as Havian dockworkers immediately set about repairing the heavily damaged ships. A small transport fleet from Nicksyllvania set off to Havvy carrying a shipload of Steel plates, ammunition, and crewmembers to replace those whom were deceased.

"Admiral Shnitzbruber I presume."said a man in a Dark Grey suit, with a red armband with the Nickstika across his right arm. A ISNPCOMM Riechkommissariat. His face masked in his helmet behind the tinted visor. "By orders of His Glorious and Righteous majesty, you are hereby granted the honour of ending your cowardly life like a true son of the Fatherland, and to preserve some your dignity for your disgraceful retreat against inferior communist forces."
The Admiral was silent, he knew there was no use arguing once the decision was made. He drew out his revolver, "Glory to the Fatherland, Hail the Emperor, may the Empire be Eternal" then he shot himself in the head.
The Riechkommissariat fired 2 shots into his heart to ensure he was dead before nodding towards 2 associates who carried the body away.

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The Imperial Nicksyllvanian 68th Infantry Corps arrived onto Zanski. The Soldiers immediately set about unloading supplies and weaponry in their drab dark Green-Grey Uniforms. Officers roamed about the dock, searching for unlucky sods who infringed regulations to beat.
Stratarch Strungler, came up to the local Zanski headquarters (?) to report in and to gain orders.

OOC: Sorry Wagdog Check your TG Please.

OOC: I didn't ignore your attack, just didn't have the time to reply to it yet:p. Thanks for the OBSAT info.
"Sir, massive missile attack coming in!"
"Evasive actions! Fire off everything we got, we're almost into neutral territory."
The ships fired the last of their CIWs and RAM missiles upon the incoming missiles while heavily manuevering in zig zag patterns and throwing the what chaff was remaining. 50mm Cannons were also firing into the air, hopefully the shrapnel may damage some missiles considering the mass.
Long and medium range SAM missiles were fired at the offending aircraft.
Then they hit.
The Battleships "Kaba" exploded as it's magazine was penetrated and hit and "Rugen" capsized with a massive hole in it's hull. The Carrier "Katauki" was hit in the control tower, but still blindly moved on. 2 Cruisers sank, and 3 were barely floating, only the fact that they were so close to neutral grounds kept the ships from being scuttled. A further 11 Destroyers were hit and destroyed.
Fighter aircraft patrols immediately set out to engage the fighters, and fighters were launched from the usable carriers. They were determined to wipe out all the bombers for such a humiliation upon the fleet.

Soon the fleet reached neutral Havian ground and immediately docked into port. Money had already been transferred to the port as Havian dockworkers immediately set about repairing the heavily damaged ships. A small transport fleet from Nicksyllvania set off to Havvy carrying a shipload of Steel plates, ammunition, and crewmembers to replace those whom were deceased.

"Admiral Shnitzbruber I presume."said a man in a Dark Grey suit, with a red armband with the Nickstika across his right arm. A ISNPCOMM Riechkommissariat. His face masked in his helmet behind the tinted visor. "By orders of His Glorious and Righteous majesty, you are hereby granted the honour of ending your cowardly life like a true son of the Fatherland, and to preserve some your dignity for your disgraceful retreat against inferior communist forces."
The Admiral was silent, he knew there was no use arguing once the decision was made. He drew out his revolver, "Glory to the Fatherland, Hail the Emperor, may the Empire be Eternal" then he shot himself in the head.
The Riechkommissariat fired 2 shots into his heart to ensure he was dead before nodding towards 2 associates who carried the body away.

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The Imperial Nicksyllvanian 68th Infantry Corps arrived onto Zanski. The Soldiers immediately set about unloading supplies and weaponry in their drab dark Green-Grey Uniforms. Officers roamed about the dock, searching for unlucky sods who infringed regulations to beat.
Stratarch Strungler, came up to the local Zanski headquarters (?) to report in and to gain orders.

OOC: Sorry Wagdog Check your TG Please.
OOC @ Zanski: Go ahead, do take your time. I'll quote for my IC reply when you're finished so's not to spam.
" @ NN: Ah touché!;) Good, 'tis quite understandable why you'd raise Havvian neutrality, and you're quite welcome to the clarification of precisely why I could pull off such an attack in the first place. I knew it would be close, since you were well on the way to port by the time I requested OBSAT targeting on you...
So those 'fighter a/c patrols' you mention apart from the carrier fighters are Havvy-based, yes? It's OK if they are, since my interests involve basically leaving Havvy out of this insofar as possible so long as their forces don't attack me themselve. That way, the ACTO et al don't accuse me of violating neutrals' rights and exploit the claim accordingly...
OOC @ Vetaka: Checked, and replied.:D

IC
Tu-160M Blackjack-B Screaming Meemie
Major Daniel Rendish was now wondering whether his little 'initiative' had been such a good idea after all. Not necessarily showing it, of course, since Wagdog's forces differed greatly from most Socialist militaries in that regard by actually encouraging independent thought; both by giving sergeants such wide authority in terms of commanding all sub-company-grade units by themselves unless officers were (rarely) attached at any given time, and in use of the Regimental System (albeit in hybridized/debased form) as the administrative organizational pattern, as but two examples. But rather, wondering if it was a good idea since the enemy retaliation was both swifter and bigger than he'd anticipated. One would think after we obliterated the Tadamichi that they wouldn't be able to pull this. How many carriers can they still have launch-capable after taking so many missiles? Nevertheless, there was work to be done assuming he didn't want himself or anybody else to catch a missile tonight...
"Make for the deck and push to 'burner, NOW!" He then got on the radio and activated his emergency transponder, plus it's interface with the OBSAT system of course. "MAYDAY! MAYDAY! This is Crusher Lead," Screaming Meemie's operational callsign for the mission, "We have way too many unfriendlies on our tail and are outbound at full burner and on the deck. Request immediate emergency cover by any naval fighters capable of response. REPEAT, request immediate emergency escort BARCAP on our butts ASAP to cover us on the way out of Dodge!"
The huge, gracefully-proportioned arrowhead that was the bomber took on its most rakish look as its wings were fully swept back now, going as low over the seas as it dared while the 29 others following did the same. Fuel would be an issue soon, naturally since this escape had to be on full afterburner, but hopefully the huge aircraft could outlast their shorter-legged pursuers in the sort of low-level supersonic chase now developing as the separation between them still closed ominously in the Nicksyllvanian fighters' favor...

Orel Ul'yanovsk CVN UWS Deng Xiaoping
"Launch all fighters you can get in the air, NOW PEOPLE!" Vice Admiral Vincent Cleese was not having a good day. He said underbreath, not really caring if people thought it made him seem rattled, "Wonderful. The Zoomie brass decides to pull something as ballsy this, and then expects us in the Navy to bail them out when half our fighter complement is covering ops over Zanski. Peachy." He then looked up again before saying. "If we have to, let's go full STOL using the ski jump on the nose. Sure it's not as safe as the catapults, but it'll close to double our launch capacity with air-superiority loads."
And so, the 10 Su-27K Flanker-Ds that were aboard the ship, it's MiG-29Ks being over Zanski at the moment due to their greater suitability for Wild Weasel work, took off as quickly as possible. Only waiting for the squadron to form up with the other 10 on the carrier UWS Ernesto 'Che' Guevara de la Serna and the combined 20 Yak-41Ms from the fleet's two Kiev-class escort carriers UWS Patricia 'Tania' Hearst and UWS Zhou Enlai. That done, they both sped off at the highest supersonic speed compatible with the needed range, still some hundreds of kilometers, to intercept the Nicksyllvanian fighters; 20 more Su-27Ks were already outbound with An-71 Madcap AWACs behind at a much slower pace (as needed to keep the AWACS safely close). No mistake, intercepting the Imperial Empire's fighters in time before they reached optimum BVR missile range was going to be a close call...

Club Beach, The shores of Mhoudia, some ways behind the Karaz Army lines...
Sitting up in the commanders hatch of the TR-85M1 main battle tank that he chose to lead the landing from, Brigadier General Than Smith of the First Marine Armored Brigade, First Marine Division was so far optimistic. Opposition hadn't materialized, yet anyway; and by now the last of the two landing divisions' motorized troops in some 400 total TAB-80s were coming ashore. Soon, the strategic air defenses, in the form of tracked S-300V/SA-12 Giant SAMs to match the tactical SA-11 Gadflys and 2S6M Tunguskas already ashore, plus the logistical assets could land too and the push begin even further behind the combat assets and artillery proper. Hopefully command can get the other players on board so we don't trip over ourselves while kicking the Karaz in the tail... Cresting the dunes, the tank and its 99 other companions spread across two beaches' (Club for First Division and Spear for Fifth Division) frontage, leading the charge just behind an equal 100 TABC-79 armored cars pulling recon and antitank-missile-picket duty as part of the two divisions' single-squadron Marine Cavalry establishments. By standard bounding-overwatch movement doctrine for when expecting enemy contact at any moment, the Marines advanced...

TO: USSNB EXFOR COMMAND
FROM: USSW MEFZ COMMAND
HAVE COME ASHORE IN MHOUDIA AGAINST NEGLIGIBLE OPPOSITION; NO CASUALTIES AT PRESENT. -STOP-
ENEMY COORDINATES UNCLEAR, ASIDE FROM PRESENCE OF KARAZ ARAB FORCES SOME KILOMETERS AHEAD INLAND; PLEASE ADVISE. -STOP-
REQUEST PUSH AGAINST ARAB TRIBAL FORCES COMBINED WITH ZAYNAH REPUBLICAN FRONT COUNTEROFFENSIVE TO DRIVE ROYALIST FORCES OUT OF ZAYNAH.-STOP-
BE ADVISED: AIR COVER WILL BE LESS UNTIL EMERGENCY INTERCEPTION AGAINST NICKSYLLVANIAN PURSUIT OF BOMBERS INBOUND FROM ANTISHIP STRIKE ON ENEMY FLEET BOUND FOR HAVVY IS CONCLUDED; FIRE SUPPORT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED INLAND ACCORDINGLY.-FULL STOP-

OOC: Just a couple details

The fighters while launched from the few carriers that still have their catapults working will be landing in Havvy.

The fighters are parallel to the Mitsubishi F-2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-2 of which there will be 239 attempting to intercept the bombers/engage your fighters.

OOC @ Zanski: Go ahead, do take your time. I'll quote for my IC reply when you're finished so's not to spam.
" @ NN: Ah touché!;) Good, 'tis quite understandable why you'd raise Havvian neutrality, and you're quite welcome to the clarification of precisely why I could pull off such an attack in the first place. I knew it would be close, since you were well on the way to port by the time I requested OBSAT targeting on you...
So those 'fighter a/c patrols' you mention apart from the carrier fighters are Havvy-based, yes? It's OK if they are, since my interests involve basically leaving Havvy out of this insofar as possible so long as their forces don't attack me themselve. That way, the ACTO et al don't accuse me of violating neutrals' rights and exploit the claim accordingly...
OOC @ Vetaka: Checked, and replied.:D

IC
Tu-160M Blackjack-B Screaming Meemie
Major Daniel Rendish was now wondering whether his little 'initiative' had been such a good idea after all. Not necessarily showing it, of course, since Wagdog's forces differed greatly from most Socialist militaries in that regard by actually encouraging independent thought; both by giving sergeants such wide authority in terms of commanding all sub-company-grade units by themselves unless officers were (rarely) attached at any given time, and in use of the Regimental System (albeit in hybridized/debased form) as the administrative organizational pattern, as but two examples. But rather, wondering if it was a good idea since the enemy retaliation was both swifter and bigger than he'd anticipated. One would think after we obliterated the Tadamichi that they wouldn't be able to pull this. How many carriers can they still have launch-capable after taking so many missiles? Nevertheless, there was work to be done assuming he didn't want himself or anybody else to catch a missile tonight...
"Make for the deck and push to 'burner, NOW!" He then got on the radio and activated his emergency transponder, plus it's interface with the OBSAT system of course. "MAYDAY! MAYDAY! This is Crusher Lead," Screaming Meemie's operational callsign for the mission, "We have way too many unfriendlies on our tail and are outbound at full burner and on the deck. Request immediate emergency cover by any naval fighters capable of response. REPEAT, request immediate emergency escort BARCAP on our butts ASAP to cover us on the way out of Dodge!"
The huge, gracefully-proportioned arrowhead that was the bomber took on its most rakish look as its wings were fully swept back now, going as low over the seas as it dared while the 29 others following did the same. Fuel would be an issue soon, naturally since this escape had to be on full afterburner, but hopefully the huge aircraft could outlast their shorter-legged pursuers in the sort of low-level supersonic chase now developing as the separation between them still closed ominously in the Nicksyllvanian fighters' favor...

Orel Ul'yanovsk CVN UWS Deng Xiaoping
"Launch all fighters you can get in the air, NOW PEOPLE!" Vice Admiral Vincent Cleese was not having a good day. He said underbreath, not really caring if people thought it made him seem rattled, "Wonderful. The Zoomie brass decides to pull something as ballsy this, and then expects us in the Navy to bail them out when half our fighter complement is covering ops over Zanski. Peachy." He then looked up again before saying. "If we have to, let's go full STOL using the ski jump on the nose. Sure it's not as safe as the catapults, but it'll close to double our launch capacity with air-superiority loads."
And so, the 10 Su-27K Flanker-Ds that were aboard the ship, it's MiG-29Ks being over Zanski at the moment due to their greater suitability for Wild Weasel work, took off as quickly as possible. Only waiting for the squadron to form up with the other 10 on the carrier UWS Ernesto 'Che' Guevara de la Serna and the combined 20 Yak-41Ms from the fleet's two Kiev-class escort carriers UWS Patricia 'Tania' Hearst and UWS Zhou Enlai. That done, they both sped off at the highest supersonic speed compatible with the needed range, still some hundreds of kilometers, to intercept the Nicksyllvanian fighters; 20 more Su-27Ks were already outbound with An-71 Madcap AWACs behind at a much slower pace (as needed to keep the AWACS safely close). No mistake, intercepting the Imperial Empire's fighters in time before they reached optimum BVR missile range was going to be a close call...

Club Beach, The shores of Mhoudia, some ways behind the Karaz Army lines...
Sitting up in the commanders hatch of the TR-85M1 main battle tank that he chose to lead the landing from, Brigadier General Than Smith of the First Marine Armored Brigade, First Marine Division was so far optimistic. Opposition hadn't materialized, yet anyway; and by now the last of the two landing divisions' motorized troops in some 400 total TAB-80s were coming ashore. Soon, the strategic air defenses, in the form of tracked S-300V/SA-12 Giant SAMs to match the tactical SA-11 Gadflys and 2S6M Tunguskas already ashore, plus the logistical assets could land too and the push begin even further behind the combat assets and artillery proper. Hopefully command can get the other players on board so we don't trip over ourselves while kicking the Karaz in the tail... Cresting the dunes, the tank and its 99 other companions spread across two beaches' (Club for First Division and Spear for Fifth Division) frontage, leading the charge just behind an equal 100 TABC-79 armored cars pulling recon and antitank-missile-picket duty as part of the two divisions' single-squadron Marine Cavalry establishments. By standard bounding-overwatch movement doctrine for when expecting enemy contact at any moment, the Marines advanced...

TO: USSNB EXFOR COMMAND
FROM: USSW MEFZ COMMAND
HAVE COME ASHORE IN MHOUDIA AGAINST NEGLIGIBLE OPPOSITION; NO CASUALTIES AT PRESENT. -STOP-
ENEMY COORDINATES UNCLEAR, ASIDE FROM PRESENCE OF KARAZ ARAB FORCES SOME KILOMETERS AHEAD INLAND; PLEASE ADVISE. -STOP-
REQUEST PUSH AGAINST ARAB TRIBAL FORCES COMBINED WITH ZAYNAH REPUBLICAN FRONT COUNTEROFFENSIVE TO DRIVE ROYALIST FORCES OUT OF ZAYNAH.-STOP-
BE ADVISED: AIR COVER WILL BE LESS UNTIL EMERGENCY INTERCEPTION AGAINST NICKSYLLVANIAN PURSUIT OF BOMBERS INBOUND FROM ANTISHIP STRIKE ON ENEMY FLEET BOUND FOR HAVVY IS CONCLUDED; FIRE SUPPORT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED INLAND ACCORDINGLY.-FULL STOP-
OOC: Unless you're in south or central Mhoudia, theres no such thing as behind Karaz or Tribal lines. If this is what you mean, tell me and you may ignore this part of the post.

While Arabic was the language they spoke to most Jayirians or Mhoudians, the Karaz had another language that they were not allowed to teach anyone outside their group: Elekaraz. They spoke it to eachother quietly, in the foresty mountains just off Club beach. They came up with a plan: from a treetop, one of them would snipe one soldier down, then they would go in groups of eight and use their expert knowledge of guerilla warfare. They each had a crackly-but-working audio transmitter, so they could tell eachother what was going on. When one of the tribesmen was on the tree, he made sure he was hidden, then opened his bag and took his sniper, provided by Arma's regime. He aimed at one of their heads, fired, and slid back down the tree.

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Meanwhile, Mrahed

Mrahed had became a warground and the Zeneheyaiti chant a war chant, as the Zaynite people set about guarding their disputed borders, fighting off Karaz and other North Mhoudian Tribal Alliance (NMTA) soldiers, as well as a few hundred Mhoudian soldiers. The Zansk army attacked the region from the West, destroying farms and villages. The northern (Jayiri) border was quiet, as most of the southernmost village people were of Zaynite descent but held Zansk passports and were proud of both their Zansk and Zaynite heretige; the government was helpless.
As the Zaynites felt victory slipping away, the Zaynite Republican Front started to wire this message to its allies:

To the great nations of Veteka and Wagdog

We are a race. We have a distinct culture from Zanski or Mhoudia. We are an independant people. Independant peoples need a nation. We have no nation. Even as we see our race turning into nothing, we fight. The beautiful rolling hills that were bright green and were blessed with bright blue and orange flowers are now black and cursed with guns and littered with dead bodies and guns. This is a plea for help and independance. Please.

Admiral Lewis Jackson read the message and immediatly put the plan into action. Five hundred special operations agents would parachute into Zaynite territory in the dead of night, hopefully protected by anti aircraft guns. Helping the Zaynites was of utter importance and as his history lessons had taught him, not putting ground troops in when necessary usually led to the big fish slipping away. In 3 hours the agents would be mobilised and the transport planes and their fighter escorts would take off.

"1500 hours exactly", said Lt. Taylor,"It should be time now..."
All of a sudden, a rather large man rushed into the room.
He said in a quiet, but commanding voice,"Everyone on deck now! Bring everything. This is it."
He exited the room and motioned for the troops to follow. They quietly went up the stairs to the deck and boarded modified cigarette boats, while some exited the troop ships on the Type 85 and BMP-3's. A few were assigned to be on the backs of the Type 63 tanks as they sped towerds the coastline.
Once everyone was ready, shells and missles from the fleet passed over the troops. This would hopefully wipe out any new enemy positions that sprang up. Once the shells began to fall, the landing began. About 25 seconds after the guns started firing, they stopped to assure there weren't any friendly fire. The troops orders were to move up the beach into the forest area where many shells turned the once lush forest into a collection of smoldering craters. They were to take prisoner those they could and eliminate those they could not. 4 beaches were the intended targets of the invasion force. Their codenames were: Hammer, Sickle, Iron, and Nail. They intended to capture the Zanski controlled port city in one piece. Several days of photographes showed little resistence, or people for that matter, but time will tell.

OOC: Zanski permission to RP Genocide Evidence by my Special Forces in my next post? This Post is not the Vetakan Govenment its the Knights launching its kidnap attempt on the King.

A man lay perfectly still on a small ledge just above where the Knight believed his target was. The Knight had been their for a good 5 hours picking his moment to strike it would seem like an eternity to anybody else but to the Knight it was all in the job. He decided now was the time to strike. The Knight moved to a crouch and watched as the Target entered the room. The Knight was ready he sprang like at tiger free falling through the sky light he hit the floor drawing two pistols he fired two shots taking down 2 minimums (bodyguards) they fell to the floor both shots where expertly made killing them before they hit the ground. The Knight straigtened up lookedat his target and then bowed showing his respect to the Target:

"Your Royal Majesty?"

OOC: Zanski its up to whether or not I take him in or if turns into a one man battle id very much like the latter as it would allow me to explore the Buddist Principles and Zen of the Knights Agency. Bottom line is the Knights Respect their Targets.

From:Modi Arma, a chairman of the Xanka Red Authority

The Greater Zanski I wish to create after this one is one which may not be rich, as wealth doesn't come straight away, but one that is democratic, but on a leash. As for the Zaynites, they will NOT, under my reign, get their own nation. I wish for my son to be disposed of in a respectable way, and as to keep to our national religion's requirements, his torso must be intact, so I will only allow injection, hanging, or shooting in the head. Electric chair can make your guts pop out, so that's a no-no. However, I wish for him to have the rights of any other criminal, so you must allow witnesses and a lawyer. I wish for him to be tried in my nation, in Yatta Island criminal court.

The Clause of Justice was created by Merech Zanski, whom this nation is named after, who was a friend of my father's towards his last days, may Sayuman bless his soul. The constitution has since been changed since I came into power after the civil war (maybe I should start calling it the First Civil War) and the COJ has been abolished.

OOC: Unless you're in south or central Mhoudia, theres no such thing as behind Karaz or Tribal lines. If this is what you mean, tell me and you may ignore this part of the post.

While Arabic was the language they spoke to most Jayirians or Mhoudians, the Karaz had another language that they were not allowed to teach anyone outside their group: Elekaraz. They spoke it to eachother quietly, in the foresty mountains just off Club beach. They came up with a plan: from a treetop, one of them would snipe one soldier down, then they would go in groups of eight and use their expert knowledge of guerilla warfare. They each had a crackly-but-working audio transmitter, so they could tell eachother what was going on. When one of the tribesmen was on the tree, he made sure he was hidden, then opened his bag and took his sniper, provided by Arma's regime. He aimed at one of their heads, fired, and slid back down the tree.

__________________________

Meanwhile, Mrahed

Mrahed had became a warground and the Zeneheyaiti chant a war chant, as the Zaynite people set about guarding their disputed borders, fighting off Karaz and other North Mhoudian Tribal Alliance (NMTA) soldiers, as well as a few hundred Mhoudian soldiers. The Zansk army attacked the region from the West, destroying farms and villages. The northern (Jayiri) border was quiet, as most of the southernmost village people were of Zaynite descent but held Zansk passports and were proud of both their Zansk and Zaynite heretige; the government was helpless.
As the Zaynites felt victory slipping away, the Zaynite Republican Front started to wire this message to its allies:

To the great nations of Veteka and Wagdog

We are a race. We have a distinct culture from Zanski or Mhoudia. We are an independant people. Independant peoples need a nation. We have no nation. Even as we see our race turning into nothing, we fight. The beautiful rolling hills that were bright green and were blessed with bright blue and orange flowers are now black and cursed with guns and littered with dead bodies and guns. This is a plea for help and independance. Please.

"1500 hours exactly", said Lt. Taylor,"It should be time now..."
All of a sudden, a rather large man rushed into the room.
He said in a quiet, but commanding voice,"Everyone on deck now! Bring everything. This is it."
He exited the room and motioned for the troops to follow. They quietly went up the stairs to the deck and boarded modified cigarette boats, while some exited the troop ships on the Type 85 and BMP-3's. A few were assigned to be on the backs of the Type 63 tanks as they sped towerds the coastline.
Once everyone was ready, shells and missles from the fleet passed over the troops. This would hopefully wipe out any new enemy positions that sprang up. Once the shells began to fall, the landing began. About 25 seconds after the guns started firing, they stopped to assure there weren't any friendly fire. The troops orders were to move up the beach into the forest area where many shells turned the once lush forest into a collection of smoldering craters. They were to take prisoner those they could and eliminate those they could not. 4 beaches were the intended targets of the invasion force. Their codenames were: Hammer, Sickle, Iron, and Nail. They intended to capture the Zanski controlled port city in one piece. Several days of photographes showed little resistence, or people for that matter, but time will tell.
OOC
OK, thanks for the correction; my bad.:headbang: I still mean to land in Central Mhoudia, as close to the Jayir as would let me operate near the Northern Baltic if they need my help against the NN LXVIII Corps, that way I can strike the Tribal Regulars'/Nicksyllvanian seam if there is such.
Speaking of which NN, do your tanks use 4-man or 3-man crews?:confused: The precise imbalance of tanks in your favor is going to determine how I need to RP this out to try for a victory. Also, given what I suspect is a pattern of Japanese equipment for you, Type 90s or Type 74s? You'll see my tanks and other armor below, which although thoroughly old-school still have a few tricks up their thermal sleeves in the hands of a good crew. Especially since they've all been through several massive systems upgrades IRL as well as IC.;)

IC
Central Mhoudian Foothills, just inland of Club Beach...
Brigadier General Than Smith found himself in an unusual billet for one of his rank: Loader. Normally the junior-most member of a tank crew, where present at all given the slowly rising use of autoloaders out there, this time it was the general's obligation to subsitute since the unfortunate had taken a Mhoudian guerrila sniper's bullet to the head, he laying crumpled into the turret basket in a slowly bleeding ragdoll of gore. Needless to say, Smith thought as he rammed the HE-FRAG shell home and watched the gunner re-lower the D-10T2G 100mm rifle to line up on the irregulars, They shall not get away with this. He opined as he cleared the gun's recoil zone, "UP! By your command, Sergeant Major."
The tank's commander, head of the actual 10-tank strong Column (armor/cavalry "Series"-equivalent) attached to the HQ company of the Divisional Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, tersely issued the word. "FIRE!" The target was the rough center of the 8-man irregular cell, where an RPG gunner was trying to draw a consistent bead on the meandering TR-85M1 lurching across the foothills as best it could.
If the tank crew had their way, theu wouldn't get that chance. "ON THE WAY!" The gunner exclaimed just before pulling the proper trigger on his spade grips. The gun jumped back harshly with a deafening "BAANG!" as the fragmentation shell arced towards the irregulars and detonated into a searing fireball, bone-crushing overpressure and lethal burning fragments all at once...
Not really paying too much attention to the rebels as the other 99 Wagdoggie tanks followed suit in their own way, General Smith ordered the following on the radio set after listening to another message from Division HQ regarding the guerrilla situation's pitfalls. "Attention all units, this is Hotel One 1STMARARMBDE 1stMARDIV Hotel-Hotel-Bravo; new orders. Are to spread our frontge southward to link with Northern Baltic as best as possible. Northern/Right flank is to maintain distant contact and pursuit of hostile irregulars; harrassing fire and full overwatch movement doctrines in effect. Over and out." Hopefully, this would minimize the tanks' inherent clumsiness in an irregular warfare situation, by keeping them within supporting range of the armored cars running the irregulars down even now and the APCs either following behind (wheeled TAB-80s) or escorting the tanks (tracked MLI-84Ms)...

SIC
War Office Briefing Room, Palace of the Revolution Underground Bunker Annex; Tailville DR, Wagdog.
Hopefully, Christine would be able to get back from Vetaka in her Il-86 Camber VIP jet under the heaviest fighter escort Vetaka could spare. He only slept in the Annex's quarters out of duty's sake, as well as perhaps a certain masochistic nostalgia for his days as a guerrilla leader himself. Back then at least you knew what the important things REALLY were; food, sleep, security, and sense. Otherwise, you were dead before you even started. So as to avoid such a situation regarding Zaynah and Zanski before the war was even properly begun or Kang Arma in custody, he hastily wrote the following communiques on the secure teletype.

From: USSW General Secretary Horridus
To: Xanka Red Authority Chairman Modi Arma
A thousand pardons for my erroneous statements regarding Zaynah, Comrade and ally. My intent is not to amputate your land for rebels' sake before it is even properly won back. Rather, I was simply hinting at a way you could reach out to the Zaynites and satisfy what demands of theirs may happen to be legitimate, without surrendering Zanx sovereignty overall, by giving them a Zanx Commonwealth of their own directly subordinate to the government in Xanka proper. I only suggest a way to prevent future Zaynite rebellions without either capitulaiton by your government to separatists or bloodshed to preserve an internal arrangement that may be unworkable, once and for all in a way both Zanski and Zaynah may benefit; and even that with great caution warranted by the misunderstanding I caused when first mentioning the matter.
As soon as my often so-called intelligence agents correct their many mistakes informing me about your country, I agree entirely also that you should host the trial after all. Justifying it to the outside world will be more difficult that way; but given the way the imperialists embarrass themselves in more than just battle of late, this may already be changing as more capitalist powers see your son and his Nicksyllvanian allies for whom they really are. Whatever trial procedures your judiciary branch (assuming one has been set up) requires shall be followed, and with your permission I would like to bring observers from all of your allies to participate as witnesses; both in terms of evidence and of affirming the fairness of the proceedings. Although the evidence I trust we've both found is fairly damning, your son Kang shall get all the respect and rights he deserves as a human being on trial for serious crimes. Death is the likeliest punishment, but again that matter and its precise details should be your people's discretion, as befits the victors over a tyrant according to commonsense historical precedent.
Politics aside, it behooves both of us if at all possible to link our forces. Carefully done, you can be the liberator of Mhoudia again. Your son's forces and his tribal allies seem to be too focused against the Zaynites right now, and vulnerable if you move through the more loyal Zaynite towns near the Jayir to catch them by surprise. My marines, soon to be joined by an entire Army and Air Force just as soon as the required ports and airfields are captured by the Northern Baltic's forces, already tiptoe the probable seam between the Nicksyllvanian fascists and the tribal rebels they suborn; ready to pounce on either at but my word. Best of hunting to us both, in the decisive campaigns to come of your Second Civil War alas.

From: Unidentified Source, Wagdoggie Military Frequency
To: The Zaynah Republican Front
Hold fast friends! Already we engage the enemy where they are vulnerable, and exact our toll in blood for their heinous offenses. Rest assured, although the opinions of all of a free Zanski need to be taken into account, simply leaving your people to the ravages of their enemies is not at all what we came here for. We only ask the same flexibility and fortitude in politics as you have already shown in battle, as well as the focus needed to repel the enemy from Mrahed.
We are broadly south of you, and mean to prevent the butchers of the Nicksyllvanian LXVIII Corps from taking you in the rear and slaughtering you. Instead it is WE who shall envelop THEM from south and north with the aid or our comrades of the Northern Baltic already landing. Will this help your position? Whatever the answer, take comfort in this knowledge; here on your lands, WE FIGHT! And as for the enemy, likewise on your lands, THEY DIE!

"1500 hours exactly", said Lt. Taylor,"It should be time now..."
All of a sudden, a rather large man rushed into the room.
He said in a quiet, but commanding voice,"Everyone on deck now! Bring everything. This is it."
He exited the room and motioned for the troops to follow. They quietly went up the stairs to the deck and boarded modified cigarette boats, while some exited the troop ships on the Type 85 and BMP-3's. A few were assigned to be on the backs of the Type 63 tanks as they sped towerds the coastline.
Once everyone was ready, shells and missles from the fleet passed over the troops. This would hopefully wipe out any new enemy positions that sprang up. Once the shells began to fall, the landing began. About 25 seconds after the guns started firing, they stopped to assure there weren't any friendly fire. The troops orders were to move up the beach into the forest area where many shells turned the once lush forest into a collection of smoldering craters. They were to take prisoner those they could and eliminate those they could not. 4 beaches were the intended targets of the invasion force. Their codenames were: Hammer, Sickle, Iron, and Nail. They intended to capture the Zanski controlled port city in one piece. Several days of photographes showed little resistence, or people for that matter, but time will tell.

IC: In response, Arma has sent the Mhoudian royal Infantry to fight off the attackers. In all, we will send 1,000 troops and 60 Artillery to each beach.
We hope that you realise your mistake and pull out before your time is up and you are defeated.

OOC: Zanski permission to RP Genocide Evidence by my Special Forces in my next post? This Post is not the Vetakan Govenment its the Knights launching its kidnap attempt on the King.

A man lay perfectly still on a small ledge just above where the Knight believed his target was. The Knight had been their for a good 5 hours picking his moment to strike it would seem like an eternity to anybody else but to the Knight it was all in the job. He decided now was the time to strike. The Knight moved to a crouch and watched as the Target entered the room. The Knight was ready he sprang like at tiger free falling through the sky light he hit the floor drawing two pistols he fired two shots taking down 2 minimums (bodyguards) they fell to the floor both shots where expertly made killing them before they hit the ground. The Knight straigtened up lookedat his target and then bowed showing his respect to the Target:

"Your Royal Majesty?"

OOC: Zanski its up to whether or not I take him in or if turns into a one man battle id very much like the latter as it would allow me to explore the Buddist Principles and Zen of the Knights Agency. Bottom line is the Knights Respect their Targets.
OOC:Permission granted.

King Arma turned round. A look of horror was on his face, but eventually he regained control and bowed too. He took his sword out, raised his hand, threw it to the floor and did the same with his AK-47 and handgun.
"You must be a knight sent by the Knights Agency. I have had intelligence about you, though not much. I have to congradulate you on your success but all is not as it seems. Although you may shoot me or take me now without me stopping you, the area is surrounded and you will be killed by one of my guards. They may not have signalled to you, but when you go out you must signal to them, and if you do not you will be sniped down, regardless of if you have me taken, they will take me down too and a new, potentially more ruthless dictator will come in charge. He is ready. But come with me and I will tell the guards to leave you at a point where your army can pick you up, safe and sound. Only you can decide which one, but I will show respect for you and let you choose yourself, if not, by the lord Sayuman himself, or God, Hashem, Allah, whatever you call him."

OOC
OK, thanks for the correction; my bad.:headbang: I still mean to land in Central Mhoudia, as close to the Jayir as would let me operate near the Northern Baltic if they need my help against the NN LXVIII Corps, that way I can strike the Tribal Regulars'/Nicksyllvanian seam if there is such.
Speaking of which NN, do your tanks use 4-man or 3-man crews?:confused: The precise imbalance of tanks in your favor is going to determine how I need to RP this out to try for a victory. Also, given what I suspect is a pattern of Japanese equipment for you, Type 90s or Type 74s? You'll see my tanks and other armor below, which although thoroughly old-school still have a few tricks up their thermal sleeves in the hands of a good crew. Especially since they've all been through several massive systems upgrades IRL as well as IC.;)

IC
Central Mhoudian Foothills, just inland of Club Beach...
Brigadier General Than Smith found himself in an unusual billet for one of his rank: Loader. Normally the junior-most member of a tank crew, where present at all given the slowly rising use of autoloaders out there, this time it was the general's obligation to subsitute since the unfortunate had taken a Mhoudian guerrila sniper's bullet to the head, he laying crumpled into the turret basket in a slowly bleeding ragdoll of gore. Needless to say, Smith thought as he rammed the HE-FRAG shell home and watched the gunner re-lower the D-10T2G 100mm rifle to line up on the irregulars, They shall not get away with this. He opined as he cleared the gun's recoil zone, "UP! By your command, Sergeant Major."
The tank's commander, head of the actual 10-tank strong Column (armor/cavalry "Series"-equivalent) attached to the HQ company of the Divisional Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, tersely issued the word. "FIRE!" The target was the rough center of the 8-man irregular cell, where an RPG gunner was trying to draw a consistent bead on the meandering TR-85M1 lurching across the foothills as best it could.
If the tank crew had their way, theu wouldn't get that chance. "ON THE WAY!" The gunner exclaimed just before pulling the proper trigger on his spade grips. The gun jumped back harshly with a deafening "BAANG!" as the fragmentation shell arced towards the irregulars and detonated into a searing fireball, bone-crushing overpressure and lethal burning fragments all at once...
Not really paying too much attention to the rebels as the other 99 Wagdoggie tanks followed suit in their own way, General Smith ordered the following on the radio set after listening to another message from Division HQ regarding the guerrilla situation's pitfalls. "Attention all units, this is Hotel One 1STMARARMBDE 1stMARDIV Hotel-Hotel-Bravo; new orders. Are to spread our frontge southward to link with Northern Baltic as best as possible. Northern/Right flank is to maintain distant contact and pursuit of hostile irregulars; harrassing fire and full overwatch movement doctrines in effect. Over and out." Hopefully, this would minimize the tanks' inherent clumsiness in an irregular warfare situation, by keeping them within supporting range of the armored cars running the irregulars down even now and the APCs either following behind (wheeled TAB-80s) or escorting the tanks (tracked MLI-84Ms)...

SIC
War Office Briefing Room, Palace of the Revolution Underground Bunker Annex; Tailville DR, Wagdog.
Hopefully, Christine would be able to get back from Vetaka in her Il-86 Camber VIP jet under the heaviest fighter escort Vetaka could spare. He only slept in the Annex's quarters out of duty's sake, as well as perhaps a certain masochistic nostalgia for his days as a guerrilla leader himself. Back then at least you knew what the important things REALLY were; food, sleep, security, and sense. Otherwise, you were dead before you even started. So as to avoid such a situation regarding Zaynah and Zanski before the war was even properly begun or Kang Arma in custody, he hastily wrote the following communiques on the secure teletype.

[In this, a Unit is 8 people]
(Rough translation from Elekaraz)

Unit 1: Shit! we have six men down in our unit, one critically wounded. Over.

Unit 2: Shoot the guy. Join with Unit 3 at the Yerg Stream.Then continue. Take up positions to snipe down Wagdoggie soldiers on the beach, Units 3, 5, 7 and 9. Units 4,6,8,10 and us, Unit 2, will continue inland, ready to deter any incoming soldiers. Over.

All Units: Agreed. Over.

Unit 2: Also, Unit 5, set up an artillery and aim for ships and other vehicles. Over and out.

---
From Modi Arma:

We have no interest in Mhoudia, as we do not have a big enough army to do anything apart from guard our borders. I have the only plan for Zaynah that I think is acceptable: A mandate administered by Wagdog and Veteka, or any other trustworthy guys. Make it semi-democratic, with ZRF representatives discussing issues with your people, but you can have the last word in everything. The Mandate will end with the Disarmment of the ZRF and normalisation of Zaynite relations with Zanski, then after that, when they've showed me how sensible they are in governing themselves, I may just give them complete and utter autonomy, as long as they remain in the Greater Zansk Union. Nedlesstosay Mhoudia will be completely Autonomous but in the Greater Zansk Union as well.

Admiral Lewis Jackson read the message and immediatly put the plan into action. Five hundred special operations agents would parachute into Zaynite territory in the dead of night, hopefully protected by anti aircraft guns. Helping the Zaynites was of utter importance and as his history lessons had taught him, not putting ground troops in when necessary usually led to the big fish slipping away. In 3 hours the agents would be mobilised and the transport planes and their fighter escorts would take off.

The ZRF will welcome the fighters and boost border fortifications, just to let the Aurum Domans in. Do not bomb West of the Khala River, North of Mount Mhoudia, East of Malka forest or south of Negea Village. (Just extra details, do not pay too much attention!)

A scout sniper who was known by his codename Darkwolf looked through his scope as he sat in a high tree near the borderlands of Zaynah. Him and the rest of the men had parachuted in several nights before and had been able to stop the enenmy advance. All was quiet at the moment but Darkwolf knew this wouldn't last, its always the most silent before the storm.

A few miles away a 50 man team built fortifications. In each of these earthen bunkers a PKM103 heavy machine gun sat along with communication devices and extra ammunition. The men worked tirelessly into the night but didn't become tired. They were too pumped with adrenaline, the Aurum Doman people have always enjoyed war.

Near ZRF headquarters an Aurum Doman technician programmed a satellite dish to jam surveillance in the area so the enemy wouldn't know how much the rebel forces had swelled.

The Knight lowered his weapon, reloaded and holstered his pistols and drew his sword and pointed it towards his target:

"Your Royal Majesty you are charged with Acts of Genocide however I care not for that my job is to hand you over to those whom have paid for you. I do not intend to walk out with you sending any signals to anybody"

The Knight tapped an hear peice and waited a few seconds all of a sudden a black rope fell into the room through the broken sky light. It was attached to an airship that was some 25,000ft up in the high. The Airship had been designed over hundreds of years and its primary role was simple silent extraction. The Knight was especially lucky tonight the weather was windless, dry and still. The Knight turned to show the King the Rope he then threw him a small O2 Mask with 2 Small Attached Canisters and a harness from his small side bag:

"Your Royal Majesty the time has come to leave. Put the Mask on and fit the harness. If you refuse you leave me no choice but to Kill you."

The Knight allowed him some time to think while he retrived yet another item from his small side bag this time it was a small box about as big as a small pill box. He held it in his hand before showing it to the King:

"Your Royal Majesty have you decided? This device is what the Knights call a Room cleaner. In this box is 2 liquids that when mixed will detonate causing an explosion that wont destroy this building but it will destroy and scorch everything in this room. I your Majesty respect you as such the choice is yours?"

The Knight waited for his Target to make the choice while he waited he instantly carried out the Knights Directive a set of simple tasks that all Knights do when not doing any other task:

Weapons> Threats> Exits

OOC: Its you choice as to whether sombody bursts in. The Air Ship is totally black, moves on silent motors and operates the same Adapative Camoflage Technology that the Aston Martin Vanquish in Die Another Day Operates. If you feel this is to FT ill change accordingly.

OOC: 3 man crews. Type 90 tanks for 2 companies (1 company has 120 tanks divided into 6 platoons of 20 tanks, which is divided into 5 squads of 4), and my own custom tank is being battlefield tested for the third company, will have the stats for it soon.
Also the 68th Corps is motorized infantry, not mechanized, so the division will be very unmobile during combat, something you can exploit.

IC:
"Stratarch we have orders to engage the revolting tribes and a Wagdoggie landing up in Moudian, over here."
"Send in the 1st and 2nd Division, along with the Artillery and Armour. 3rd Division will stay here for the construction of a field headquarters. Set up a defensive line along the front to prevent them from moving further into Zanski. We'll prepare an offensive to push them back later"

The almost immediately once the orders were dispatched, officers rounded up their men and proceeded to stuff them into the trucks, 36 men pack in each, along with several 10 ton trucks that dragged along the towed artillery while the SP artillery, tanks, and the few Infantry fortunate enough to get upon an IFV lead the column.
A field base for the attack helicoptors was almost complete to provide air cover for the troops once the enemy was engaged.

OOC: Securing Mass Genocide Evidence Post

The two Vetakan Scouts had swiftly passed the heavily destroyed army units that the Wagdog Air Force had pounded. They had now been moving for hours and well into the night eventually they arrived at the suspected massacre site as they arrived it became clear that they where not wrong again they found Zanski Mainstream Military Units however this time their seemed to be a large number of them supported by Anti Aircraft Units as a result it was clear the Scouts had either located a Logistics Base as their was a large number of Trucks or they had what they hoped located a pernament Genocide Location. First of all the Scouts updated the Allied Forces via OBSAT as to the situation and moved an OBSAT Observation Satellite to get real time footage of the whole base.

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: Allied Forces
From: <Phoenix Alpha 1>

All Allied Forces we have arrived at suspected pernament genocide location beginning verirification of that. Moving OBSAT Observation Satellite into location and beginning Scouting Intel Protocal. Will keep you updated soon.

<Phoenix Alpha 1 Out>


As Andrews held his position moving the OBSAT Observation Satellite to their position he was literally amazed at OBSAT's capabilities here he was a simple soilder whom had received 4 Days of Special Forces OBSAT Training and now here he was on a battlefield moving a Satellite from its orbit to support his mission. Never before had Special Forces anywhere on the planet had this kind of technological support. While Andrews was sorting OBSAT Johnson took a small protective cap off a camera that was fitted to his helmet he retrived a coiled wire from the rear of his helmet and fitted it into his own OBSAT PDA he activated his Helmet Cam and checked the Optical Light Technology which allowed better night time recording than standard night vision did. The beauty of the Helmet Cam was that it allowed Johnson not to worry about carrying a standard camera he just moved about with his weapon drawn increasing his chances of surival. Secondly because of OBSAT and the fact that the camera was sending what it was viewing live thousands of miles away to a secure server deep within Vetakan Defence Force Command.

Johnson moved slowly towards the base making sure he got evidence of the bases defences and the trucks although it would be sickening if the Scouts could get evidence of Genocide in Action. Vetaka on the international scene could blow the situation wide open and remove the stigmarta attached to the Zanski Crisis in terms of Allied Intervention to stop active Genocide. In simple terms Vetaka's whole approach to the Zanski Situation rested in the hands of two Special Forces Soilders of the Vetakan Scouts whom themselves knew they had a job to do and wouldnt abandon it wanted nothing more to get that job done so they could return to their wives of the White Phoenix Tribe in the mountain range of their native Vetaka.


Johnson was now hidden in a bush he moved his head from left to allow the Helmet Cam to get a real view of the base. It was only then that he noticed a Convoy was approaching from the road. He looked through his Rifles Scopes and identified a Convoy of 5. 1 Humvee, 4 Trucks and an APC. He spoke a whisper into his Headset:

"Phoenix Alpha inbound Enemy Convoy. You got the OBSAT Sat into position yet?"

"Yes its recording. I am going to try and inflitrate the base. You see what happens with the Convoy" replied Andrews

Andrews moved towards the bases perimeter fence. He quickly checked for CCTV and Motion Sensors and then cut through the Chain Link Fence. He was luckly no alarm sounds. However the Base Control Room may have a silent alarm. The Scout ran and hid between alot of boxes and a building he peered through a crack. It was quiet but he would wait to see if anything developed. Back outside the base Johnsons heart skipped a beat. The Trucks came to a halt and Enemy Troops appeared and took position to secure a perimeter. The Trucks opened and innocent Civilian People where pushed out to the floor the troops where paticuly rough. Johnson wanted to attack but he new he had to stay hidden. He made sure the Helmet Cam got the pictures of them of the innocents. It was only then that he had to really restrain himself as the Enemy Solilders lined for 4 women who looked very ill they shouted somthing Jonhson didn't here and then fired killing the Women. Johnson was shocked all he wanted to do was take them down but he resisted making sure the Helmet Cam got all the pictures. From their the crowd of now crying innocents where moved into the base where Andrews took over the filming with his Helmet Camera. He watched and filmed from his position as the Enemy began to sort the Crowd into 3 enclosed Pens. 1 held men between what Andrews thought was 18 to 60, the second women of the same age and the thrid children under 18, the old and the ill.

IC: In response, Arma has sent the Mhoudian royal Infantry to fight off the attackers. In all, we will send 1,000 troops and 60 Artillery to each beach.
We hope that you realise your mistake and pull out before your time is up and you are defeated.


OOC:Permission granted.

King Arma turned round. A look of horror was on his face, but eventually he regained control and bowed too. He took his sword out, raised his hand, threw it to the floor and did the same with his AK-47 and handgun.
"You must be a knight sent by the Knights Agency. I have had intelligence about you, though not much. I have to congradulate you on your success but all is not as it seems. Although you may shoot me or take me now without me stopping you, the area is surrounded and you will be killed by one of my guards. They may not have signalled to you, but when you go out you must signal to them, and if you do not you will be sniped down, regardless of if you have me taken, they will take me down too and a new, potentially more ruthless dictator will come in charge. He is ready. But come with me and I will tell the guards to leave you at a point where your army can pick you up, safe and sound. Only you can decide which one, but I will show respect for you and let you choose yourself, if not, by the lord Sayuman himself, or God, Hashem, Allah, whatever you call him."




(Rough translation from Elekaraz)

Unit 1: Shit! we have six men down in our unit, one critically wounded. Over.

Unit 2: Shoot the guy. Join with Unit 3 at the Yerg Stream.Then continue. Take up positions to snipe down Wagdoggie soldiers on the beach, Units 3, 5, 7 and 9. Units 4,6,8,10 and us, Unit 2, will continue inland, ready to deter any incoming soldiers. Over.

All Units: Agreed. Over.

Unit 2: Also, Unit 5, set up an artillery and aim for ships and other vehicles. Over and out.

---
From Modi Arma:

We have no interest in Mhoudia, as we do not have a big enough army to do anything apart from guard our borders. I have the only plan for Zaynah that I think is acceptable: A mandate administered by Wagdog and Veteka, or any other trustworthy guys. Make it semi-democratic, with ZRF representatives discussing issues with your people, but you can have the last word in everything. The Mandate will end with the Disarmment of the ZRF and normalisation of Zaynite relations with Zanski, then after that, when they've showed me how sensible they are in governing themselves, I may just give them complete and utter autonomy, as long as they remain in the Greater Zansk Union. Nedlesstosay Mhoudia will be completely Autonomous but in the Greater Zansk Union as well.



The ZRF will welcome the fighters and boost border fortifications, just to let the Aurum Domans in. Do not bomb West of the Khala River, North of Mount Mhoudia, East of Malka forest or south of Negea Village. (Just extra details, do not pay too much attention!)

OOC: 3 man crews. Type 90 tanks for 2 companies (1 company has 120 tanks divided into 6 platoons of 20 tanks, which is divided into 5 squads of 4), and my own custom tank is being battlefield tested for the third company, will have the stats for it soon.
Also the 68th Corps is motorized infantry, not mechanized, so the division will be very unmobile during combat, something you can exploit.

IC:
"Stratarch we have orders to engage the revolting tribes and a Wagdoggie landing up in Moudian, over here."
"Send in the 1st and 2nd Division, along with the Artillery and Armour. 3rd Division will stay here for the construction of a field headquarters. Set up a defensive line along the front to prevent them from moving further into Zanski. We'll prepare an offensive to push them back later"

The almost immediately once the orders were dispatched, officers rounded up their men and proceeded to stuff them into the trucks, 36 men pack in each, along with several 10 ton trucks that dragged along the towed artillery while the SP artillery, tanks, and the few Infantry fortunate enough to get upon an IFV lead the column.
A field base for the attack helicoptors was almost complete to provide air cover for the troops once the enemy was engaged.

OOC: Securing Mass Genocide Evidence Post




Johnson was now hidden in a bush he moved his head from left to allow the Helmet Cam to get a real view of the base. It was only then that he noticed a Convoy was approaching from the road. He looked through his Rifles Scopes and identified a Convoy of 5. 1 Humvee, 4 Trucks and an APC. He spoke a whisper into his Headset:

"Phoenix Alpha inbound Enemy Convoy. You got the OBSAT Sat into position yet?"

"Yes its recording. I am going to try and inflitrate the base. You see what happens with the Convoy" replied Andrews

Andrews moved towards the bases perimeter fence. He quickly checked for CCTV and Motion Sensors and then cut through the Chain Link Fence. He was luckly no alarm sounds. However the Base Control Room may have a silent alarm. The Scout ran and hid between alot of boxes and a building he peered through a crack. It was quiet but he would wait to see if anything developed. Back outside the base Johnsons heart skipped a beat. The Trucks came to a halt and Enemy Troops appeared and took position to secure a perimeter. The Trucks opened and innocent Civilian People where pushed out to the floor the troops where paticuly rough. Johnson wanted to attack but he new he had to stay hidden. He made sure the Helmet Cam got the pictures of them of the innocents. It was only then that he had to really restrain himself as the Enemy Solilders lined for 4 women who looked very ill they shouted somthing Jonhson didn't here and then fired killing the Women. Johnson was shocked all he wanted to do was take them down but he resisted making sure the Helmet Cam got all the pictures. From their the crowd of now crying innocents where moved into the base where Andrews took over the filming with his Helmet Camera. He watched and filmed from his position as the Enemy began to sort the Crowd into 3 enclosed Pens. 1 held men between what Andrews thought was 18 to 60, the second women of the same age and the thrid children under 18, the old and the ill.
OOC
Yes NN, that is a very easily exploitable force.:p Great for blitzkrieg, but in trouble against more modern organizations like mine that combine arms lower down. Note however that in a Corps (you) or Army (me, same echelon) level battle, we'd probably fight similarly since the Colonels heading the various "Corps"/Branch-Regiments ("Brigades" in RBMC usage, like in the "Royal Brigade of Rifles" alternate name for the same RL UK "Greenjackets"/"Royal Rifle Corps" regiment that inspired my Army's organization upon a variant of the Regimental System) do have operational command over what Battalions of their haven't been detailed off to various Task Forces under Army/Division(RBMC) GHQ direct command.
Take your time with the custom tank's stats, for as is my TR-85M1s will have an interesting enough time with the Type 90s.:D:eek: Essentially, I'm going to be using tank-destroyer tactics to compensate for your technical overmatch, each tank sending either a sabot round (close-to-medium range) or ATGM (long range, AT-10 Stabber) into as much of your tanks' flank armor or tracks as can be targeted; aiming more for mobility-kills or personnel-kills than total destruction/K-kills.
Note that if you haven't looked it up already somehow (we're all busy naturally), the Romanian gear my Marines use is all to the latest RL spec, which includes substantial Israeli electronics (notably laser-warning gear) and even ATGMs ("MLI-84M"=BMP1 with OWS25 25mm autocannon/Spike-ER turret instead of the 73mm smoothbore/Sagger turret, for example) to replace the most blatantly outdated of the Soviet components. My army's essentially done converting to Czechalrussian (МБТ-25 tanks, БКЧ-1 personnel carriers, БКЧ-T cavalry fighting vehicles, БКЧ-СУ 122mm assault guns, ТС-М1 SPAA, and Гигант Грома 152mm howitzers) and advanced-Russian (С-400 Триумф/SA-21 Growler SAMs) stuff bought twelve RL-days/Storefont-years ago from TWSP back when I thought I'd be facing you/Questers/Clandonia or worse on my own. The Romanian/Russian gear being superseded (which isn't much actually, since my logistical/support troops will also use it for a while yet) is going to what in time will be a HUGE Marine Corps, once I get more Ivan Rogovs to carry them all in service way beyond the scope of this RP; but for now I'll say only one of my Field Armies (Seventh, the Strator Occupation veterans, which I will send to Mhoudia/Zaynah as soon as NB secures an airfield) is fully up-to-date in terms of training on said Czechalrussian gear, in the interests of fairness since the weapons just arrived ICly speaking, OK?

SIC
USSW War Office Briefing Room, Palace of the Revolution Underground Bunker Annex, Tailville DR
General Secretary Horridus gave a well-earned SCHWING gesture when Modi's telegram came in, and a reply was immediately drafted...
Dear Chairman Arma,
Excellent! This proposal is [I]exactly what I had in mind, and plans for the postwar administration of Zaynah by a small Wagdoggie/Vetakan/ZRF provisional coalition are already being drafted. The ZRF will be mandated to disarm; although only once your son is in custody, his forces surrendered, and our mutual enemies driven from Zansk soil, since they are almost certainly moving to harm the Zaynites as well and disarming them immediately would of course be an unforgiveable betrayal. The ZRF disarmed, it may then join alongside whatever other Zaynite political parties agree to participate in the coalition. When you decide them responsible enough for autonomy, we will allow them to set up a full local government pledged to the Greater Zansk Union and depart.
Thankfully,
Chairman Horridus
He thought, For now, let's let the Zaynites concentrate on fighting. Politics can come when my marines have linked up with Aurum Doman forces in Mrahed and have driven the Arabs out of the area... As for the Vetakan evidence obtained by OBSAT, it was every bit as grim as he'd known it would be. Then again, maybe I'm glad my wife isn't here. If Christine saw that... Christine was part Jewish, despite her agnosticism, and had distant relatives who were Holocaust survivors despite them now being decades-dead of natural causes. ... she'd probably order me to nuke 'em all and let the chips fall where they might... Yes, being your country's Supreme Commander, alone in a bunker under your own capital, just might have the benefits of discretion after all; so long as no one could use their correct but inopportune morality to browbeat you into ordering national suicide...

IC
Club Beach, MEFZ Provisional HQ
In the command tent doubling as HQ for the two-division MEF that was so far all Wagdog had in-theater here, Major General Ivan Urlovna reviewed the situation insofar as he knew it from scouts' radio reports. Nicksyllvanian troops basically rumbling north in a gaggle and establishing a front before offensive preparations are complete. Most troops are truck-mounted infantry, but enemy armored formations are well-massed; suitable for general-assault and breakthrough operations, blitzkrieg-style actually, but vulnerable to mobile defenses. Recon units in TABC-79 scout APCs are emplaced, full CC&D measures observed and dismount teams in place to launch Spike-ER ATGMs.
He sensed the germ of a plan for his subordinate Brigadiers General and their troops but needed a bit more thinking. This he did, according to the time-honored format of METT-TC for ease-of-employment and as per his years of training.

Missions: Protect Zaynite Republican Front, defeat Royalist Zansk and Nicksyllvanian LXVIII Corps in theater.
Enemies: Zansk Royal Army, largely immobilized by focus on genocide operations and defense of the King's person, but capable of harrassment attacks at least despite allied air/naval supremacy; Northern Mhoudian Tribal Alliance, irregulars, scatterable but pursuit not advised to avoid being drawn onto guerrilla-favorable terrain; Greater New Nicksyllvanian Army, highest threat, but apparently mostly truck-mounted infantry with some heavier support. Enemy technical quality superior to own troops', but not insurmountably so.
Troops: First and Second Marine Divisions, some 16,000 total with 100-150 of each category of heavy equipment (tanks/IFVs/Artillery/AA/&c.); plus 10 122mm battalion guns, either tracked (Model 89) for raiders or towed (2A18M) for infantry, in each battalion. Divisional logistics assets present, but confined to beach until expansion inland for safety's sake. Air Wing Support carrier-bound but present, AH-1RO Draculas in particular being deck-parked on the Kiev escort carriers right now.
Terrain: Beaches at the landing site, then forested foothills inland. Conducive to either irregular or regular ops about evenly, tending towards irregular-favorable further north.
Time: Minimal, must move before Nicksyllvanian forces can establish a solid logistical presence for reinforcement of LXVIII Corps or Zansk Royal Army, before ZRA genocide against Zaynites is complete despite slowed pace from air interdiction, and before NMTA can complete their own massacre or expulsion of Zaynites.
Civilians: Extensive Zaynite civil populations to the north under attack, plus possibility of stumbling upon a genocide site under ZRA control. Orders in said case are to liberate Zaynite civilians first, at absolute priority over force protection, then prosecute attack on ZRA forces with extreme prejudice.

As always, the conceptual tool helped the Major General devise an OPLAN that would bring his force's advantages (Mobility, Profesionalism, Air/Naval Support) to bear upon the enemy's disadvantages (reliance upon motorization as opposed to mechanization, relatively-weak combined-arms doctrine, focus on counterinsurgency and/or genocide operations despite presence of hostile regulars.) In particular, the 20 Yak-41M Freestyle fighters and 20 AH-1RO Dracula attack helicopters in two 10-airframe squadrons of each, currently serving as the core of 1st and 2nd Marine Air Wings, should give the Nicksyllvanian armor a nasty surprise. The orders went out like so, to be carried out immediately...

SIC
MEFZ EFM
FROM: MEFZ GHQ
TO: HQ 1MARDIV, 2MARDIV
SUBJECT: OBSAT OBSERVATIONS, ORDERS
NICKSYLLVANIAN LXVIII (68th) CORPS MOVING TO ESTABLISH A DEFENSIVE/SKIRMISH FRONT AGAINST US, PRIOR TO MASS ASSAULT; COMMENCE MOBILE HARRASSMENT ATTACKS TO DENY ENEMY A FRONT AND PREPARE BATTLESPACE FOR NORTHERN BALTIC ENVELOPMENT OF NN FORCES.-STOP-
ZANSK ROYAL ARMY INF, ARTY FORCES MOVING TO COUNTERATTACK OUR/ALLIED BEACHES; ENEMY ORGANIZATION POOR BUT HEAVY AT 1000 MEN AND 60 GUNS EACH, ADVISE HASTY ASSAULTS BY TWO TF OF TR-85M1 (1 COY) AND TAB-80 (1BN) AND 2A18M (1 BTY), ONE TF PER DIV PERIMETER, WHILE ENEMY IS STILL EMPLACING AND OFF-GUARD.-STOP-
ENEMY ARMOR SUPERIOR IN BOTH NUMBERS AND QUALITY; ADVISE USE OF CC&D TO ACHIEVE FLANK SHOTS AND/OR CLOSE RANGE KILLS, FIRE-AND-RETROGRADE TACTICS, ATGM (AT-10 STABBER) & APFSDS (BM412SG) AMMO.-STOP-
AIR SUPPORT INBOUND, FIRST TWENTY (20) AH-1RO WITH EIGHT (8) HELLFIRES, TWO (2) HYDRA PODS EA. TO DESTROY ENEMY COLUMN AIR DEFENSES PAINTED BY MECH CAVALRY DISMOUNT LASER DESIGNATORS, THEN ENEMY INFANTRY TRUCKS UNTIL AMMUNTION EXPENDED; THEN TWENTY (20) YAK-41M WITH TWO (2) AS-14 KAREN TO PLINK TANKS NOT DESTROYED BY CONCURRENT CAV DISMOUNT ATGM AMBUSHES.-STOP-
FORCE PROTECTION DOCTRINE IN PLACE WITH EXCEPTION TO STOPPING ZANSK ROYAL ARMY GENOCIDE OPS IF SPOTTED IN A UNIT AOR; STOPPING ZAYNITE GENOCIDE TAKES ABSOLUTE PRIORITY OVER ALL OTHER OPS.-STOP-
ENEMY INFANTRY MOSTLY TRUCK-BOUND, EASILY VULNERABLE ONCE HEAVY SUPPORT REMOVED; STANDARD MOBILE-ASSAULT BY RAIDER OR INFANTRY MECH SECTIONS ADVISED; ALSO FIRE-RETROGRADE ATGM AMBUSHES IF ENEMY ARMOR INTERVENES.-FULL STOP-

The communicater strapped on Darkwolf's waist vibrated slightly and words appeared on the screen:

ATTN: 5 HOSTILES INBOUND TO YOUR POSITION. BELIEVED TO BE RECON PARTY, NEUTRALIZE THEM BEFORE THEY GAN GATHER ANY INFO

Darkwolf smiled and turned on the infrared mode in his scope. He could see them, about 500 yards away downhill. He took aim at the one who looked like he was leading and fired. A quick hiss was heard and Darkwolf flashed their position with a laser so the rest could be dealt with. It had begun.

Miles way at HQ the Aurum Doman tech finished setting up the OBSAT uplink and opened up a channel to all the other nations. He also sent along files detailling all intelligence gathered so far.

This was only the beginning, as soon as the next assault came all hell would break loose and the Zansk would wish they had never pulled this crap.

The Knight lowered his weapon, reloaded and holstered his pistols and drew his sword and pointed it towards his target:

"Your Royal Majesty you are charged with Acts of Genocide however I care not for that my job is to hand you over to those whom have paid for you. I do not intend to walk out with you sending any signals to anybody"

The Knight tapped an hear peice and waited a few seconds all of a sudden a black rope fell into the room through the broken sky light. It was attached to an airship that was some 25,000ft up in the high. The Airship had been designed over hundreds of years and its primary role was simple silent extraction. The Knight was especially lucky tonight the weather was windless, dry and still. The Knight turned to show the King the Rope he then threw him a small O2 Mask with 2 Small Attached Canisters and a harness from his small side bag:

"Your Royal Majesty the time has come to leave. Put the Mask on and fit the harness. If you refuse you leave me no choice but to Kill you."

The Knight allowed him some time to think while he retrived yet another item from his small side bag this time it was a small box about as big as a small pill box. He held it in his hand before showing it to the King:

"Your Royal Majesty have you decided? This device is what the Knights call a Room cleaner. In this box is 2 liquids that when mixed will detonate causing an explosion that wont destroy this building but it will destroy and scorch everything in this room. I your Majesty respect you as such the choice is yours?"

The Knight waited for his Target to make the choice while he waited he instantly carried out the Knights Directive a set of simple tasks that all Knights do when not doing any other task:

Weapons> Threats> Exits

OOC: Its you choice as to whether sombody bursts in. The Air Ship is totally black, moves on silent motors and operates the same Adapative Camoflage Technology that the Aston Martin Vanquish in Die Another Day Operates. If you feel this is to FT ill change accordingly.

OOC:I am sorry, but I have to do this, as I have my own plans for the capturing of the king (which will inevitably come up), but I will use this as an excuse to boost up military activity...

Yehtum Valley, Mhoudia (hideout of King Arma)

The long-range machine gunners had been eying up the airship for a long time now, through heat sensor devices, trying to pinpoint the engine.
(Dialogue)
"I'm pretty sure its that blue bit here...No, it could be this one here, see?...No, it's definitely this one...Ok, you shoot the propellors, I'll shoot the engine, you can shoot the cockpit area..."

and the snipers dialogue was quite similar.

"Is that a man there?...Yes, probably a guard...Do a bluetooth check for devices...None found...Shoot the motherfucker!"

And they did their jobs successfully.

The king came out of the room, the Knight's blood on his turban.
"Shit, guys, we gotta move." He said, shaking off droplets of blood onto the floor.
A plan was then formulated to always be on the move, so as to seem like a usual nomadic tribesman, with his army following in groups of two, about two hundred meters behind him, very spread out.

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Zanski has the biggest offensive in Greater Zanski ever-- there are approximately 1,337,127 Troops travelling by jeep to Zaynah, to eliminate the Commie and Zaynite threat. We also have Four hundred thousand Ground-Sea artillery defenses being built on the Mhoudian coast.

A Super J-10N was flying a recon mission when he spotted a large movement on enemy troops. He immeditaly notified HQ of the situation.

Meanwhile, The Northern Baltic's armies moved through the city. The notice of movement of enemy troops had been recived a few minutes earlier and a smoke screen was being layed down at the moment to hide the troop's advance. Type 63 tanks and the Type 85 APC's supported the troops in the city, while the heavier BMP-3's and T 95 tanks moved to flank the enemy or simply just drive through the lines of infantry.
Destroyers were ready to open fire on the troop positions as soon as they got in range.
U2 Recon Planes flew over enemy positions to determine the location of enemy troops.

OBSAT footage had shown an approaching enemy convoy and now two things were happeing. 1000 more special forces were being dropped into the area at nightfall and several bomber squadrons guarded by fighters would attempt to bomb the convoy out of commision.

Meanwhile the Zaynah army was mobilising and any able male 14 and up was conscripted into the defense forces. A plea to the allies was also sent off just in case the convoy couldn't be defeated.

OOC: So who wants to come in and save me form the pathetic human wave attack coming into Zaynah? I dunno if my forces have enough machine gun ammo to mow down 1 million plus soldiers.

Edit: Ah NB, so nice of you to join us, ready to kick some ass?

The Mechanized portion of the Infantry Divisions arrived 30km away from Wagdoggie forces according to the latest recoinnasance. The IFVs, assisted by the occasional Type 90 roamed the planned battleline to ensure the front was free of any enemies. Nearby civilians were rounded up by INSP and shipped away, with any Zaynites found being detained for interrogation. The trucks arrived soon after the front was secure.

"Come on, move it you maggots. Now dig a trenchline, 2 meters high, standard zigzag pattern. Get you asses moving already you lazy shits." The Officer stopped to give a solid kick to the closest Polemanns (private) ass.
"And once this line is done, I want another one 1km behind, as well as barbed wire in front and AP and AT mines in front, all done before you go to sleep. do I make myself clear?"
"Sir, Yes, Sir" The Officer clubbed an unfortunate soldier in the face with his rifle butt.
"I didn't hear you? Do you expect to fight for the Emperor with such sissy ass voices? You bastards call yourselves son's of Nicksyllvania? Say it again louder."
"SIR, YES, SIR"
"Satisfactory, now get digging you assmongrels." The officer then pulled out his own entrenching tool and started digging alongside. The Imperial Army may be brutal, but field officers and non-coms were expected to share the misery and workload along with the men to provide a good example.

Self Propelled Artillery were ready to deliver fire should any forces attack, and towed artillery was being places in strategic locations, as well as being dug in for protection, a couple 120mm field guns (think A-19) were placed close to the frontline to provide direct fire support for the soldiers as well as very decent AT capability. SP Anti-Air Defences were set up behind the main lines.

OOC:I am sorry, but I have to do this, as I have my own plans for the capturing of the king (which will inevitably come up), but I will use this as an excuse to boost up military activity...

Yehtum Valley, Mhoudia (hideout of King Arma)

The long-range machine gunners had been eying up the airship for a long time now, through heat sensor devices, trying to pinpoint the engine.
(Dialogue)
"I'm pretty sure its that blue bit here...No, it could be this one here, see?...No, it's definitely this one...Ok, you shoot the propellors, I'll shoot the engine, you can shoot the cockpit area..."

and the snipers dialogue was quite similar.

"Is that a man there?...Yes, probably a guard...Do a bluetooth check for devices...None found...Shoot the motherfucker!"

And they did their jobs successfully.

The king came out of the room, the Knight's blood on his turban.
"Shit, guys, we gotta move." He said, shaking off droplets of blood onto the floor.
A plan was then formulated to always be on the move, so as to seem like a usual nomadic tribesman, with his army following in groups of two, about two hundred meters behind him, very spread out.

----------

Zanski has the biggest offensive in Greater Zanski ever-- there are approximately 1,337,127 Troops travelling by jeep to Zaynah, to eliminate the Commie and Zaynite threat. We also have Four hundred thousand Ground-Sea artillery defenses being built on the Mhoudian coast.

OBSAT footage had shown an approaching enemy convoy and now two things were happeing. 1000 more special forces were being dropped into the area at nightfall and several bomber squadrons guarded by fighters would attempt to bomb the convoy out of commision.

Meanwhile the Zaynah army was mobilising and any able male 14 and up was conscripted into the defense forces. A plea to the allies was also sent off just in case the convoy couldn't be defeated.

OOC: So who wants to come in and save me form the pathetic human wave attack coming into Zaynah? I dunno if my forces have enough machine gun ammo to mow down 1 million plus soldiers.

Edit: Ah NB, so nice of you to join us, ready to kick some ass?

The Mechanized portion of the Infantry Divisions arrived 30km away from Wagdoggie forces according to the latest recoinnasance. The IFVs, assisted by the occasional Type 90 roamed the planned battleline to ensure the front was free of any enemies. Nearby civilians were rounded up by INSP and shipped away, with any Zaynites found being detained for interrogation. The trucks arrived soon after the front was secure.

"Come on, move it you maggots. Now dig a trenchline, 2 meters high, standard zigzag pattern. Get you asses moving already you lazy shits." The Officer stopped to give a solid kick to the closest Polemanns (private) ass.
"And once this line is done, I want another one 1km behind, as well as barbed wire in front and AP and AT mines in front, all done before you go to sleep. do I make myself clear?"
"Sir, Yes, Sir" The Officer clubbed an unfortunate soldier in the face with his rifle butt.
"I didn't hear you? Do you expect to fight for the Emperor with such sissy ass voices? You bastards call yourselves son's of Nicksyllvania? Say it again louder."
"SIR, YES, SIR"
"Satisfactory, now get digging you assmongrels." The officer then pulled out his own entrenching tool and started digging alongside. The Imperial Army may be brutal, but field officers and non-coms were expected to share the misery and workload along with the men to provide a good example.

Self Propelled Artillery were ready to deliver fire should any forces attack, and towed artillery was being places in strategic locations, as well as being dug in for protection, a couple 120mm field guns (think A-19) were placed close to the frontline to provide direct fire support for the soldiers as well as very decent AT capability. SP Anti-Air Defences were set up behind the main lines.
OOC
Zanski, I call godmod on that "400,000 ground sea defenses being built on the mhoudian coast.":mad: Come up with a more reasonable number, or justify precisely how Zanski is able to afford mustering more antiship weapons than exist on Earth at this time; please. These are the sort of numbers even Hataria (notorious for outrageously heavy fortifications and defensive arsenals) doesn't claim AFAIK.
AD, how does some SRBM lovin' on that cute little million-man army of jeep riders sound, eh?:D It's conventional, don't worry; I'm not so stupid as to start n00king even if ACTO's getting uppity again (assuming Allanea's cryptic opines are any indication). Just some cluster warheads followed by bridge-dropping HE ones. As I might say, "infrastructure is cheap, because it can be rebuilt; lives aren't, because they can't."
Hey NB! You have an airfield I can start landing a Czechalrussian-equipped Field Army at yet?:p We've got air superiority, but even with that my marines can't go it alone against the LXVIII Corps and NMTA forever...
IC
Since the Nicksyllvanians were indeed apparently content to just hang around in their trenches some 30km away, MEFZ commander Major General Urlovna decided to just do the following. Zaynah looks like it's getting pounded, although frankly I doubt those million-odd Zansk troopers are going to all get across; or even be that well-equipped if they do.
MEFZ Orders, All Units.
1&2 MARDIV ARMOR, MECH UNITS TO JOIN CAV IN COUNTER-RECON BATTLE.-STOP-
MECH CAV TO SPREAD OUT ALONG NICKSYLLVANIAN FRONT AT DISTANCE OF 30KM, MAINTAIN CC&D AND MONITOR FOR ANY ACTIVITY.-STOP-
COMBINED-ARMS TFS OF ARMOR, IFVS, ASSAULT GUNS, SPAA, SAMS TO MASS BEHIND MECH CAV SCREEN.-STOP-
RESIST PROBES OR RECONS-IN-FORCE BY RUNNING ATGM AMBUSH; MAIN ATTACK TO BE KEPT UNDER STEALTHY OBSERVATION UNTIL TFS CAN MOBILIZE TO LOCATION AND DEFEAT WITH MASSIVE COMBINED ARMS AMBUSH OF ABOUT SHORT BRIGADE STRENGTH.-STOP-
APC INFANTRY, TOWED INF GUNS, MRLS TO MOVE NORTH TO MRAHED AND HOLD TOWN AT ALL COSTS, BOLSTER AD ALLIES AGAINST INBOUND ROYALIST MASS-ATTACK.-STOP-
RECON AND AT SUPPORT TO BE BY HELOS, FIGHTERS; SRBMS FIRING NOW TO INTERDICT ENEMY MOVEMENT CHOKEPOINTS.-FULL STOP-
In accordance with these orders, 100 TABC-79s and 20 2A18M 122mm Squadron Guns took up concealed positions 30km from the Nicksyllvanian front, spread out over two VERY wide squadron frontages more for the sake of ambush and indirect fire than mass repulsion of assault. That would be the job of the 100 TR-85M1 tanks in two battalions, 100 MLI-84M IFVs and 20 Model 89 122mm assault guns in two battalions more; all tasked with massed-ambush of whichever line of advance (Axis Baltic, covering the route to the Northern Baltic's port combat zone; or Axis Mrahed, should the Nicks decide to inflict more pain on the Zaynites than the dreaded Imperial Nicksyllvanian Secret Police surely had already) the LXVIII Corps decided to try for. Covering this force against probable air attack were 80 2S6M Tunguska combined SP AA/SAM vehicles in and 80 more SA-11 Gadfly SAMs with their supporting vehicles, all combined assets of four frontal air defense battalions; plus 40 SA-12 Gladiator/Giant strategic SAMs covering the whole MEFZ deployment zone. With luck, a small but well-mechanized and determined force with mass missile and direct-fire artillery support could cripple (by killing the lead and trail vehicles in the formations) and then eradicate a larger column. Then, the surviving cavalry cars could swoop down on the motorized units and hack them to death from behind with leftover-ATGM and HMG fire. With luck...
As was, Wagdog decided to use its assets now while they could still prove decisive. In the Marines' two combined artillery brigades, 80 SS-23 Spider SRBMs lifted from their MAZ-543 TELs and arced towards 40 surviving bridges hundreds of kilometers north over which the million-odd Zansk Royalist levies would have to travel to reach Zaynah. 40 Spider missiles packed 1000kg cluster warheads to let the Royalist troops know in NO uncertain terms what the Red Banner Marine Corps thought of their pathetic tactics thus far, and 40 more packed 1000kg unitary warheads to drop the bridges their jeeps were rolling over; killing those unfortunate sods the cluster bombs didn't get and saying effectively "Your swarm-attack is made of fail, 'King' Kang Arma. Care to play again?" The launchers then moved to OBSAT-surveyed alternate sites to hopefully avoid enemy counterfire.
And to hold Mrahed, 40 BM-30/9K58 Smerch 300mm MRLs rolled north into Zaynah along with 400 TAB-80 APCs and their infantry squads, plus 100 2A18M 122mm towed guns; the other 40 BM-30s would remain in Mhoudia proper, where they already began a harrassment barrage of the Nicksyllvanian truck convoys supplying their front 30km away. Cluster and mine rockets were fired, to maximize both personnel and logistical casualties plus make use of the route difficult without extensive de-mining operations. Meanwhile, 40 2S19 152mm SP Howitzers began a similar harrassing fire of the trenchline; attempting to goad the enemy into an attack. The Nicksyllvanians would learn the futility of simply lining up and expecting the enemy to throw themselves into your fire; apparently, the stereotype of 'communist' militaries that they mistakenly applied to the Wagdoggie Red Banner Marine Corps, which didn't at all fight in such an antiquated fashion...
The situation had to be developed before the enemy became to entrenched and too closely fighting against the outnumbered allies. And so, the following message sped along the OBSAT comms network...
OBSAT RELAY FLASH MESSAGE
FROM: MEFZ GHQ
TO: ALL ALLIED FORCES
INFORMATION RE: USSNB CONTROL OF MHOUDIAN PORT AND AIRFIELD(S) REQUESTED; USSW FORCES PREPARED TO DEPLOY 7TH ARMY GROUP [7TH ARMY, 7TH AIR FORCE] TO COUNTER AND DEFEAT NICKSYLLVANIAN LXVIII CORPS, SECURE DEFEAT OF ROYALIST FORCES IN MHOUDIA AND ZAYNAH.-STOP-
ARE IN POSITION TO AMBUSH IEGNN LXVIII CORPS; CAN USSNB FORCES SUPPORT THIS?-STOP-
INFANTRY AND SUPPORT MOVING TO MRAHED IN RELIEF OF ZRF/AD FORCES; SRBM INTERDICTION FIRE UPON RZA AND NMTA FORCES INBOUND; HOLD ON PEOPLE, REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY.-FULL STOP-

OOC: Are you attacking after or before the my soldiers started digging. Once the soldiers get off the trucks are sent back to help carry munitions for the artillery. The Standard doctrine of the Imperial Army is to create a Defensive line, bombard the hell out of the enemy, usage of a small, but massed mechanized force to hopefully encircle/pocket the enemy before a general frontal assault, or the mechanized forces will assist in the frontal assault.
Also, Nicksyllvanian tactics and strategy are behind, as the last major war we fought was a WWI style trench war, although some practices were adopted from examining foreign wars and with the usage of modern weaponry, the Generals are still traditionalist.
It's the Imperial Nicksyllvanian Special Police, not secret:D

With the trucks unloaded, they were soon relegated to logistics duty, several thousand trucks moved to the main supply dump to bring up ammunition to the artillery at the front. A Sudden massed bombardment was planned to demoralize the enemy with superior firepower, leaving them shaken before assaulting with overwhelming numbers and superior technology. The barrage was scheduled to begin in 12 hours once enough ammunition was brought up for constant fire upon enemy positions.
Snipers travelled across No mans land in Ghillie suits (the only truly camoflauged soldiers in the army) to pick off the occasional soldier to keep the enemy wary and to pinpoint important targets and relaying co-ordinates.

The Attackers have diverted and traveling to Army base 7K, in the state of Northern Peninsulars. They will reach there tomorrow, and follow a no-bridges route with roughly 90 anti-air artillery with them. The sudden descision was made after the bombing of several Jayir River bridges. The complete transaction will be completed and they will be there tomorrow (today 12:30 real time).

Meanwhile....

The Karaz had been watching the Nickysllvnian troops for some time. they established a position that they would fire at the NN troops if they crossed it, so that they wouldn't cross into Karaz territory. They, since declaring war on the ethnic group, had fired 420 artillery shells and had destroyed the biggest and oldest place of worship on the island outside Zanski. The men donned turbans and shouted "Allahu Ackbar!" before either taking snipers from designated positions, taking control of an artillery or charging with a machine gun deep into the Mrahed Valley. As a taunt, the artillery started firing Zaynite and Aurum Doman body parts from the artilleries.

OOC: Are you attacking after or before the my soldiers started digging. Once the soldiers get off the trucks are sent back to help carry munitions for the artillery. The Standard doctrine of the Imperial Army is to create a Defensive line, bombard the hell out of the enemy, usage of a small, but massed mechanized force to hopefully encircle/pocket the enemy before a general frontal assault, or the mechanized forces will assist in the frontal assault.
Also, Nicksyllvanian tactics and strategy are behind, as the last major war we fought was a WWI style trench war, although some practices were adopted from examining foreign wars and with the usage of modern weaponry, the Generals are still traditionalist.
It's the Imperial Nicksyllvanian Special Police, not secret:D

With the trucks unloaded, they were soon relegated to logistics duty, several thousand trucks moved to the main supply dump to bring up ammunition to the artillery at the front. A Sudden massed bombardment was planned to demoralize the enemy with superior firepower, leaving them shaken before assaulting with overwhelming numbers and superior technology. The barrage was scheduled to begin in 12 hours once enough ammunition was brought up for constant fire upon enemy positions.
Snipers travelled across No mans land in Ghillie suits (the only truly camoflauged soldiers in the army) to pick off the occasional soldier to keep the enemy wary and to pinpoint important targets and relaying co-ordinates.
OOC
After, but I figured you might have logistical troops and/or individual infantry unit reserves to bring up as you sort-of say here. Take what losses you will, for I shalt not mod. Anyway, thanks about the Special Police; and I kind of figured your generals were on the traditionalist side (the trench patterns said it all). If it helps, my army also has some antiquarian traits; notably in uniform, since we basically follow Winter War-era Soviet convention with a few rank modifications (e.g. adding Staff Captain above Captain) I'll add into my factbook later. Our main difference is that under the ridiculous-looking trenchcoats/greatcoats and budyennovka cloth helmets, we wear modern Zh-86 titanium/composite body armor and Sh-81M titanium helmets (If you've played Freedom Fighters, the Soviet soldiers wore these in the game) too; and these uniforms themselves use East-German inspired "Rain" (field-gray/black-stripes) or "Sandstone" (light-khaki/chalk-stripes) disruptive patterns besides.
Also, here's an interesting "angle" for you if you'd like to use it: I'm of a mind to let you have among your citizens ex-Wagdoggies from decades-back; fascist-sympathizers under an outlawed "Wagdoggie Blood and Soil Party", who nearly started a civil war back when my country was reemerging (undeleted) with a civilian coup attempt in my capital (post-undeletion issue history of mine, which I do factor into RP even if it predates RP...;)), and some of whom could've conceivably made it to your country after this failed. They hate our acceptance of metahuman citizens (Edhellen/Elves, Nosferatu/Vampires, and Homochimera/Werepeople; all of whose emergence after our reappearance scared some Wagdoggie humans into fearing for their survival, and forming the WBSP in the first place as a reaction), and feel Wagdog was mistaken to spare even those outright-animal chimera who were physically-viable in the first place (our national animal was originally going to be the Falcon, as still displayed on our flag, but we changed it to the chimera out of sympathy for those unviable ones we had to put down before their own mutations killed them). Might Pilot 3-4-7 (for example) be a descendant of one of these exiles of mine if you'd like to use him again? I kind of like his character, and would sure love to hear his reasons for why he was so gung-ho in mocking my pilots as to court a flogging for it (assuming he's not the one that went kamikaze in the other thread).:eek::cool:

IC
8 km from the Nicksyllvanian lines, under some scrub-brush and slightly behind a foothill, a TABC-79 armored car waits for its dismount team to return if they need to. The four Cavalry troopers, wearing the royal-blue collar tabs of that Corps, took stock of the Nicksyllvanian lines as they set up a camouflaged Spike-ER ATGM position; its missiles just within range of what would be any Nicksyllvanian tanks' line of departure should this be where a recon-in-force or major attack began. The car's crew remained inside, not least for someone to man the turreted 14.5mm KPV machine gun should any infantry get too close for comfort.
Corporal Drion Tarasquea, a young Vampire quite incensed that his family couldn't secure him an officership and thus forced him into the ranks proper, surveyed the enemy route while whispering, "Come my way. I'll blast you nice and quickly..."
"You sure sir?" Private First Class Melanie Drelst asked him nervously. She always got the feelig he was eyeing her for a draw somehow...
He smiled a true nosferatu smile when he intoned. "Quite, Private. Now do get back; as is we're pushing our camoflauge, and we can't afford to be spotted with the kind of firepower they've got up front." No, they indeed could not...

-Taskforce-
"Divert course?" The commander asked suprised.
#"Yes, we've figured the best course of action is to supress any further Nicksyllvanian troop movements, this requires expeditionary support for a large scale operation against the Nicksyllvanian homeland.#
"Really, the council has actually approved that course of action!?" #Yes,# #The council has decided that it's time to stop being seen as all talk, the populace supports this idea even with the potential losses that could happen, everyone is tired of our nation either being stomped on or looked down on, you have your orders.# "Yes Sir."

I'm going israel for a week, so you can post battles to NN in my land, but not capture my cities or any of that.

I'm going israel for a week, so you can post battles to NN in my land, but not capture my cities or any of that.
OOC: Roger, have fun.;) Note that I think NB has a port under his control already (NB?), so I'll be using that to ship at least a small Field Army in for the fight against NN if he in fact has it. We'll see...

OOC: How are you shooting parts of my soldiers? I don't remember you attacking my guys or responding to any of my attacks at all.

OOC: Nicksyllvanian Soldier (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/physcoredferret/outlinebattle-1.png) the gun is 8mm, and is closer in use to the M-14 or BAR then a modern assault rifle. It is powerful enough to penetrate Class IV bodyarmor but has huge recoil, a 20 round clip, and is uncontrollable in full auto. We use the rotation system for the Infatry divisions, the divisions each spend around 1 week at the front, reserve, or resting before rotating duties to keep them in top condition. The soldiers in rest also help out with logistics requirements.
I'll be glad to have some ex-Wagdoggians, as my nation does deem humanity to be the supreme animal, and I always wanted a reason to have a Anti-Supernatural branch to INSP. However, most of them will be put in Logistics units as only those born in the Fatherland are allowed in combat units, although Logistics units will be pressed into battle should the situation warrant it.
I put in 3-4-7 just to show that we arn't all mindless goosestepping drones, I'll continue to use him in air combat. The flogging is mostly because he was filling the radio with useless chatter and officers are expected to discipline at least 1 soldier a day.

IC:
5...4...3...3...1...5:00am, commence barrage.

216 MLRS (BM-30), 384 160mm Howitzers, 96 210mm Howitzers opened up along the front. The heavier 210mm were targetting hardpoints located by the sniper skirmish screen while the 160mm Howitzers fired along the enemy front with rocket assisted shells. The MLRS fired into the rear liens of the enemy to destroy roads and supply dumps as well as hurt Wagdoggie logistics. The bombardment was planned to last exactly 72 hours, with random 1 hour pauses to keep the enemy wondering whether an attack was imminent and expose themselves.

2 Tank companies of Type 90s were brought within 5km of the frontline to prepare for the assault. The 2nd Infantry Division in Reserve was brought to the second trench line, ready to hold the line while the 1st Infantry attacks along with the tanks.

Reconnaisance UAVs were sent over enemy lines to help range in Nicksyllvanian artillery, many of them were shot down within minutes, with a hour being the longest one managed to stay airbourne. After the first 12 hours, the UAVs operations were ceased.

OOC: Nicksyllvanian Soldier (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/physcoredferret/outlinebattle-1.png) the gun is 8mm, and is closer in use to the M-14 or BAR then a modern assault rifle. It is powerful enough to penetrate Class IV bodyarmor but has huge recoil, a 20 round clip, and is uncontrollable in full auto. We use the rotation system for the Infatry divisions, the divisions each spend around 1 week at the front, reserve, or resting before rotating duties to keep them in top condition. The soldiers in rest also help out with logistics requirements.
I'll be glad to have some ex-Wagdoggians, as my nation does deem humanity to be the supreme animal, and I always wanted a reason to have a Anti-Supernatural branch to INSP. However, most of them will be put in Logistics units as only those born in the Fatherland are allowed in combat units, although Logistics units will be pressed into battle should the situation warrant it.
I put in 3-4-7 just to show that we arn't all mindless goosestepping drones, I'll continue to use him in air combat. The flogging is mostly because he was filling the radio with useless chatter and officers are expected to discipline at least 1 soldier a day.

IC:
5...4...3...3...1...5:00am, commence barrage.

216 MLRS (BM-30), 384 160mm Howitzers, 96 210mm Howitzers opened up along the front. The heavier 210mm were targetting hardpoints located by the sniper skirmish screen while the 160mm Howitzers fired along the enemy front with rocket assisted shells. The MLRS fired into the rear liens of the enemy to destroy roads and supply dumps as well as hurt Wagdoggie logistics. The bombardment was planned to last exactly 72 hours, with random 1 hour pauses to keep the enemy wondering whether an attack was imminent and expose themselves.

2 Tank companies of Type 90s were brought within 5km of the frontline to prepare for the assault. The 2nd Infantry Division in Reserve was brought to the second trench line, ready to hold the line while the 1st Infantry attacks along with the tanks.

Reconnaisance UAVs were sent over enemy lines to help range in Nicksyllvanian artillery, many of them were shot down within minutes, with a hour being the longest one managed to stay airbourne. After the first 12 hours, the UAVs operations were ceased.
OOC: Quickie since I have to get ready for work, and really most of the preparations were in prior posts. Just to say, great to hear I'll see 3-4-7 again. Yah, that bit about only Fatherland-born being allowed in combat units makes some sense, so no problem. Hey, I always stress how my country isn't all blinkered lada-driving arch-Reds, so yeah some diversity in your guys is great too. NS is about characters not caricatures; unless, of course, caricature is the intent (as is the case with some leaders, or my substate names for example).;) You may RP my 100 ATGMs ambushing your vehicles across the front, since they'll be firing top-attack trajectories and impact should be a matter of seconds once they're in range. I'll handle the mechanized counterattack once my scouts get word of your line of march off, and after that it's "roll the bones" as they say.

As the shells impacted throughout the Wagdoggie Marine Expeditionary Force in Zanski's depth, over the next three days, units dug in as best as possible or retreated under armor. Still, losses were approaching a thousand already; and the ATGM teams would need to be doubly sure to get back into position in time as soon as the barrage lifted. Supply runs weren't as hard hit as the enemy would like, mostly b/c units still had an existence load sufficient to weather the bombardment in position, but some 50-odd trucks and jeeps plus their crews were lost nonetheless; mostly in the first minutes of the bombardment.
Nicksyllvanian artillery fire grew steadily less accurate after 12 hours, once the last UAV fell to a deftly-aimed S-300V Gladiator. As the enemy attack would commence, they'd find themselves in the sights of 100-odd dismounted Spike-ER ATGMs and 14.5mm machine guns from the mechanized cavalry and their scout cars. And this didn't take account of the other forces held back to counter and ambush the main attack once it's line of advance became known. Ideally, the enemy would grow overconfident from the relative lack of counterfire (mostly from some 40 MiG-29s flying strike sorties to silence Nicksyllvanian SAMs and 20 AH-1RO antitank choppers taking potshots at enemy vehicles with Hellfire missiles and Hydra rockets), and walk into something they truly hadn't bet upon from such a smaller force...

32 Tanks and 48 IFVs were destroyed by Wagdog missiles. Snipers and ranger teams searched through no mans land in search of such cretans, usually to no avail as their movement and vision was limited by the bombardment.

72 hours passed, Nicksyllvanian soldiers were readied at the front, bayonets fixed and breakfast was eaten early, all soldiers got a shot of vodka. Soon it was 5:00am, still dark but by the time they reached Zanski lines it should be early dawn. Tanks rumbled forward as well as IFVs, several soldiers rode on top of the vehicles such rather then walk the whole 30km, although the vast majority of the infantry walked forth in skirmish lines.

Artillery redirected all fire to the estimated Wagdoggian frontline, and will slowly redirected to fire farther in Wagdoggian territory once the initial force reached the front in a creeping barrage.

32 Tanks and 48 IFVs were destroyed by Wagdog missiles. Snipers and ranger teams searched through no mans land in search of such cretans, usually to no avail as their movement and vision was limited by the bombardment.

72 hours passed, Nicksyllvanian soldiers were readied at the front, bayonets fixed and breakfast was eaten early, all soldiers got a shot of vodka. Soon it was 5:00am, still dark but by the time they reached Zanski lines it should be early dawn. Tanks rumbled forward as well as IFVs, several soldiers rode on top of the vehicles such rather then walk the whole 30km, although the vast majority of the infantry walked forth in skirmish lines.

Artillery redirected all fire to the estimated Wagdoggian frontline, and will slowly redirected to fire farther in Wagdoggian territory once the initial force reached the front in a creeping barrage.
Despite the loss of some individuals to enemy sniper action, plus some more to the artillery, once the barrage started creeping inland all 100 of the Wagdoggie cavalry ATGM teams were still in action (if some at the edge of their unit integrity) and able to get back in their TABC-79 armored cars. There, they began to reload the missile launchers under armor as the cars displaced to new positions farther back. The idea: create a running ambush to attrit the Nicksyllvanians and force them to commit their attack to one corridor: Axis Mrahed or Axis Baltic, against either the Zaynites or Northern Baltic forces. Either way, the line of retrograde was generally towards the Northern Baltic's lines so as to avail of their logistical support since Wagdog's own was still inadequate.
Despite some mobility-losses to enemy artillery fire, 98 TR-85M1 tanks and 97 MLI-84M IFVs plus all their attached assault gun and other support were ready. Once the Nicksyllvanians displayed their intentions, they were going to be hit with as massive a flank ambush as two lightweight marine divisions could muster. However, even as 80 more Spider IRBMs lifted off from their reloaded and relocated MAZ-543 TELs, arcing towards known Nicksyllvanian command bunkers pinpointed by OBSAT recon this time and packing the appropriate 2200lb penetrator warheads, the following urgent message went out to the Northern Baltic's forces as the launchers again displaced to avoid counterfire and make for more OBSAT-surveyed launch points.
EAM EMERGENCY ACTION MESSAGE
FROM: USSW MEFZ
TO: USSNB FORCES IN ZANSKI

ARE HEAVILY ENGAGED WITH LEADING ELEMENTS OF NICKSYLLVANIAN LXVIII CORPS, FIGHTING DELAYING ACTION AND COUNTER-RECON BATTLE UNTIL OPPORTUNITY FOR MASSIVE AMBUSH OF ENEMY MECHANIZED FORCES IS AVAILABLE.-STOP-
CAN YOU ASSIST IN ATTACK AND EXPLOIT ENEMY RETREAT ONCE SUCH FORCED?-STOP-
SITUATION IN MRAHED LOOKS STABLE; ADVISE ALL EFFORTS BE FOCUSED AGAINST NICKSYLLVANIAN LXVIII CORPS, ASIDE FROM RESOURCES ALREADY ALLOCATED TO MRAHED.-STOP-
STATUS OF SEIZURE OF ZANSK PORT ALSO REQUESTED; REPEAT, MAY WE COMMENCE AIR AND NAVAL DEPLOYMENT OF USSW 7TH ARMY TO MHOUDIA THEATER?-FULL STOP-
LONE ALLIANCE, ALLIED CAMPAIGN AGAINST NICKSYLLVANIA PROPER IMPENDING; LXVIII CORPS SHOULD BE ISOLATED SOON AND EASILY DEFEATED, IF CONCERTED MANEUVER EFFORT APPLIED AND EXPLOITED.-STOP-
ENEMY WEAKNESSES: POOR MECHANIZATION, POOR COMBINED-ARMS DOCTRINE, LINEAR MENTALITY; LET'S SHOW THEM TOGETHER EXACTLY WHO THEY'RE DEALING WITH...-FULL STOP-

Wagdog Front Lines, Zanski:

The Two Vetakan Scouts whom had got the evidence of Genocide by Zanski had been moving for a good day or so now. They had bought a Car from a Local for a vast amount of money. Now their mission was over their orders had been simple. Head to Wagdog Lines and provide Elite Vetakan Sniper Scout support to the Wagdog Snipers. After all the Scouts had been learnt to use Rifles when they where 6. Sniper Rifles where their life. They were born to be Snipers. Anyway they had finally arrived and well the Wagdog Infantry where just as welcoming to be expected. The Wagdog troops with excellent and well practiced Military Precsion surrounded the Sedan and Shouted:

"Out Now!!"

"Ok Calm Down Boys We are Vetakan Scouts....." replied Andrews

"Shut Up" replied a Soilder

"Look If we where Nicks or Zanski's do you really think we would drive to strike you in a Ford Sedan?" replied Johnson

OOC: Sorry I couldn't resist they are in the nation they might as well do somthing.

Wagdog Front Lines, Zanski:

The Two Vetakan Scouts whom had got the evidence of Genocide by Zanski had been moving for a good day or so now. They had bought a Car from a Local for a vast amount of money. Now their mission was over their orders had been simple. Head to Wagdog Lines and provide Elite Vetakan Sniper Scout support to the Wagdog Snipers. After all the Scouts had been learnt to use Rifles when they where 6. Sniper Rifles where their life. They were born to be Snipers. Anyway they had finally arrived and well the Wagdog Infantry where just as welcoming to be expected. The Wagdog troops with excellent and well practiced Military Precsion surrounded the Sedan and Shouted:

"Out Now!!"

"Ok Calm Down Boys We are Vetakan Scouts....." replied Andrews

"Shut Up" replied a Soilder

"Look If we where Nicks or Zanski's do you really think we would drive to strike you in a Ford Sedan?" replied Johnson

OOC: Sorry I couldn't resist they are in the nation they might as well do somthing.
OOC: Thanks a ton. This battle should be easier, since I now have an idea about what to use some of the surplus bombers I still haven't committed to the pending Nicksyllvanian campaign yet...

IC
"WHAT is going ON here soldier!" A gruff Wagdoggie Master Gunnery Sergeant in his full "Sandstone" chalk-stripes on light-khaki patterned trenchcoat and budyennovka cloth helmet sauntered over, incensed at the young Corporal detaining the two Vetakan Scouts at point of an AK-103. His four red/gold enamelled triangles on the trenchoat's collar tabs left no mistake of his rank.
"Sir, are these men Vetakan Scouts as they claim?" The recruit seemed hopeful, or at least as much so as (properly) terrified of his senior NCO's wrath.
"Yes son, they are. I've been briefed on their operations in this theater, and you've done a passable job of maintaining security son. But ONLY passable, so shape up hear!" That bit of anger was more well-intentioned than it sounded, and the soldier picked up fortunately-enough.
"Sir, yes SIR Master Gunny!" He returned his Kalashnikov to right-arms as he saluted from attention.
"Excellent, Corporal Michaels. I'm putting you in for Sergeant for this, assuming the REMF ever get to the paperwork in time what with all the Nicksyllvanian shelling..." Turning to the scouts, he advised "Let's go. Michaels is my driver, and I've got an ABI armored jeep we can tour the frontlines with. I'm Master Gunnery Sergeant Christophsen, Battalion SNCO for 1st/1st Red Banner Marine Infantry Brigade, 1st Marine Division. Let's get you to a decent spot where some of our Marine Mech Cavalry recon boys should have another little ATGM ambush prepped for the Nicks."
As the Corporal ran to retreive the armored jeep under cover, the Master Gunny extended his hand to Andrews and explained. "The Nicks are already rolling, but we've stung them a bit with a round of 100 dismounted ATGMs fired from Marine Cavalry recon dismounts operating from TABC-79 armored cars. They confirm 80 hits, although only 32 were tanks with the rest IFVs. 20 more went wide from enemy suppressive fire for some reason, although all our teams are still intact despite losses and should be in new ambush positions soon. Now what I figure, is that if you guys can get into the enemy rear and pinpoint the enemy's main attack while it's still massing, we can NAIL the bulk of their mechanized assets with another Blackjack cruise missile strike and some carrier CAS by Su-25UTG Frogfoots. That way, rather than waiting around to pull an ambush, our armor can go on the offensive and give the enemy the humiliating pursuit of their lives; what with their 100,000-odd being forced back by only 16,000 marines using inferior equipment should this pull off right. Come on," he said as the Corporal drove up and opened the ABI's two rear doors, "I'll pass this on to the Old Man up at Battalion HQ and he'll alert the brass, while we go on a little sightseeing tour to find you a good spot to work from..."

"Oh Thank God For That. I thought I was about to get Shot" retorted Andrews

The Scouts quickly retrieved their Kit and Rifles from the Car as well as a Bottle of Vodka. Johnson turned to to the Master Gunnry Sargeant Christophsen and handed him the Bottle of Vodka:

"Here you go it is Customary For Vetakan Scouts to give the first Commanding Officer of a Friendly Force a Gift. So here we picked it up in a Zanski Villiage when we got the car."

Johnson then turned to the Wagdog Marines. He threw the keys to the Sedan to a nearby recruit:

"Gentleman that car cost me 5,000 NSD so park her up in a good spot. Also their is a Hamper in the trunk that came free from the car. Enjoy."

Once the formalities were done the Scouts joined the Wagdog NCO in his jeep as he gave his tour of the Front:

"Sounds Good. After the rough ride the Nicks gave our Pilots id love to shove some cruise missiles up their backsides. Oh by the way do you have any spare socks, petrol and if possible a wee few mines."

Both Scouts began to obeserve the Lines and look for a place of which to penertrate the Nicks Line.......

Two spec. forces teams, numbering 20 men in all, had fled the Zaynah tribal lands during the artillery strikes and now joined the Vetakans and the Wagdoggians in this very important stage. Five of the men were special trained snipers along with being trained for CQB and ground combat like the rest of the men. They had the latest technology and plenty of ammo for their weapons, they were ready to help capture the king now that the Knights had failed.

Leocardian satellites monitor every movement in the war with Zanski and other forces, to find ways and tactics that will help improve Leocardia's military stragetic tactical advantages.

Leocardia also would like to aid the Communist countries fighting in the war $45 billion to each. Each country will receive the aid via electronic, and will be given the memo: Thanks for fighting, and hope you receive the glory. -Leocardia

Breaking News!

There has been a successful coup in Xanka. The Red Authority is down, and a new, opressive, more military-orientated force has been put in place. This authority, headed by Modi Arma, is called the New Xankan Authority (NXA). The coup was arranged by Modi Arma because of the Red Authority's refusal to invade further into Blue territory. Every abled person aged 17-35 must join, including women. The Army (numbering 2,000,000) will be headed by an ex-Zansk general who served fighting against evil in the civil war, called Eliezer Gannah. The NXA is asking for foreign friendly funding so that they may help set up training grounds, hospitals and bunkers, and also requests to buy heavy weapons (Artillery, Tanks, Helicopters, Aircraft). The Xanka Red Authority have been taken to Ambai Island prison.

OOC: Thanks for the money Leocardia.

Zanski exactly what does this coup mean? Whos in control?

OOC: Thanks for the money Leocardia.

Zanski exactly what does this coup mean? Whos in control?
OOC: Yeah, thanks for the donation, Leocardia. It's small compared to my budget already, but every bit helps.:D Especially for dealing with allied requests like Modi's now...
Aurum, I think this all means our guy is still in control; just that it's no longer the Reds technically behind him. Actually, I think this is better for us both IC (see below) and OOC, since the Red Authority was holed up in and around Xanka while leaving the rest of Zanski either royalist or (more likely) in anarchy with the King off in Mhoudia. Now we have somebody local who's going after Kang, and more acceptable to the capitalists out there for cashiering the Reds en masse besides.;) Bravo, Zanski; interesting plot twist I do say.
Vetaka, you can RP penetrating the Nicks' line since I probably shouldn't tempt Jolt with too longer a post. Thanks!:)

IC:
General Secretariat Residence, Palace of the Revolution; Tailville DR, Wagdog
"Sir," Secretary of State Rilir asked of General Secretary Horridus now that the latter had gotten some "quality time" overnight with his safely returned from Vetaka common-law wife and Deputy, Christine Friedrich, "What say you about this coup in Zanski?" For now, the Deputy General Secretary was still asleep and the two men were in her husband's office; framed on each wall with portraits of the four communist leaders whose works informed General Secretary Horridus' own take on the Marxist philosophy: Lenin (naturally), Deng Xiaoping, Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. While indifferent to the Red symbolism surrounding him, as all but some among the youngest of elves were, Rilir for one reflected upon and was hardly pleased with the coarse nature of Zansk politics. From one tyranny to another, and thence to another still hardly long after; have they no wisdom about themselves?
"The form of our ally's state is irrelevant, Sir Rilir; although I must say I shall be warier of Modi Arma from now on. What matters is the war, nothing else. If he crowned himself King in his son's place even, I'd still do what I'm about to do now so long as he still went after that murderous child of his in the end..." Which was to draft this encrypted message...

SIC
Dear Rt. Hon. Modi Arma of the New Xankan Authority,
Although as a matter of formality I must officially protest your imprisonment of your Red Authority ex-colleagues, whom I'd been preparing to officially recognize as Zanski's legitimate government, that is only a formality I can assure you; for consumption among my fellow Socialists abroad. Off the record, I congratulate you on your success in dealing with a bunch of cowards unworthy of calling themselves Reds; unwilling to consummate the revolution they began by taking the fight to the royalists on their own territory.
You request money, and weapons, and more? Fear not, we shall aid you. Since it is being steadily replaced by our own production of either better or the same systems, we will donate what in your terms would probably be some five whole Mechanized Corps of equipment, including:

3,500 TR-85M1 Main Battle Tanks
7,000 TAB-80/BTR-80 APCs
1,400 TABC-79 Scout APCs
1,400 2A18M/D-30 Towed Howitzers (used by us as "infantry guns", but your mileage may of course vary)
1,400 2S19 152mm SP Howitzers
1,400 2S6M Tunguska SP AA Systems
1,400 SA-11 Gadfly SP SAMs
1,400 SA-12 Gladiator/Giant SP SAMs
1,400 IMR-1 Engineer Tanks
1,400 MT-55 Bridging Tanks (needed for operations across the devastated Jayir River, naturally)
1,400 VT-55 Recovery Tanks
1,400 OT-55 Flamethrower Tanks
7,000 ABI Armored Cars
7,000 UAZ-469 jeeps
3,500 Ural-4320 trucks
3,500 MAZ-543 heavy trucks

Plus, we also wish to donate the entire $45 Billion wired to us by Leocardia to you, so that your new army's salaries and other expenses may be paid as much as possible if not entirely. We can only hope it is sufficient to compensate for your people's service, which is more valuable by far in other terms beyond money.

Sincerely,
Carolinus Horridus
Party Secretary, Wagdoggie Revolutionary Party
General Secretary, United Socialist States of Wagdog

IC2
Camouflaged position not far from the Nicksyllvanian LXVIII Corps Frontline, Mhoudia
As the Vetakan scouts continued observing, Corporal Michaels was getting noticeably antsy. I don't blame him, either. The Master Gunnery Sergeant ruefully thought this while remembering precisely the numerical odds against the Marines in this campaign, unless Northern Baltic forces could secure sufficient transport hubs in time for Seventh Army to deploy from Wagdog; newly-armed with and trained-upon the best both Wagdoggie and Czechalrussian arms industries could provide.
Uncharacteristically impatient he whispered only as loud as necessary to the Vetakans "PSST! Hey, see anything yet? This ABI's small so we don't need much, although it can't cross trenches too well so if we need to move down a bit we can." What with the Aurum Doman SOF with them now, any Nicksyllvanian patrols could be swatted away long enough for the allies to scram before they could bring in too much aid. Not to mention we'll have enough firepower to secure what position we rain heck down on them from once we find it... HQ had gotten word fully 14 assorted Tu-160 Blackjacks were readying back in Wagdog, with cruise missiles and more to maintain a round-the-clock station of some two bombers each behind the offshore Fleet's fighter cover; from there to rain standoff death in multiple conventional flavors throughout all-or-most of Royalist and other enemy territory in Zanski...

OOC: Sad, just sad, now you support a Junata? Sad

-Lone Alliance Response-
"We condemn this new opressive system and will only cease our plans when a Free Zanski exists."

As the Imperial Assault force came close to Wagdoggian lines troops were dismounted from any vehicle they happened to be on, usually with the persuasion of the officers. The Bombardment on the frontlines of the Wagdoggians was intensified to keep the enemy suppressed and to hopefully prevent them from getting clear shots. Tanks and IFVs started indirectly firing their machineguns and 40mm Automatic Grenade launchers into the forward lines, and the Motar and Anti-tank companies were set up, ready to give supporting fire. The Poor Infantry were left to jog along with the armoured vehicles in the last kilometers.
"We're close to the Commie lines ladies, so turn off your safety. Keep in close contact with your fireteams."
"We know, we know, we all went through basic sir."
"If you did, you would have learned to listen, not talk back" a steel toed boot up the unfortunate polemanns ass reinforced that point.
"As I was saying... hell, lost my train of thought, anyways let's just kill some commies, last one to kill a red buys a round for us all."

OOC: Wagdog, if you guys need some emergency aid, I have some fresh troops.

OOC: Sorry I was on vacation in Colorodo and my internet was down before I left.
IC:The Type 95's 203mm guns began to open fire on Nicksyllvania positions while the armored corps all ready captured 2 smaller airports and were in the middle of capturing a larger commerical airport. Ka-52 helicopters were on their way to support friendly troops against Nicksyllvania while Mi-35 and Mi-8 helicopters were moving to drop off ground troops to also fight them.

More Northern Baltic troops were moving through the captured port city while engineers expanded it's docking facilities to handle more equipment. Super J-10N's flew overhead while Sa-6 SAM sites were being set up around the city near newly built bunkers.

Sg. Horis sat in the turret of one of the advancing T-95 tanks. So far they did not meet any resistence, but then again, they were not in the airport yet.

New Nickslyania Lines:

After the Wagdog Jeep drove for around 20 minutes both Scouts spotted their enterance point at the same time. The Jeep pulled over and the Scouts Jumped out. It was perfect. A dried out river bed that seemed to be surrounded by the burnt out Wrecks of Tanks, APC's, Humvee's and Trucks. It was perfect as it ran right through both Lines. The Scouts made final checks on their equipment said their good-byes and moved off. They then proceeded to cross the no mans land. Making sure they where not seen by any possible concealed NN Bad Boy Sniper or being blown up by any wee little surprises the NN Forces had left for them. They beauty of their insertion route was that it A was concealed, B provided a lot of cover should they get Shot at and C provided Thermal Neutralization to any watching NN Thermal Camera.

The Scouts came to a halt and hid within the wreckage of a tank when Johnson believed he had seen a Laser Dot. They quickly scanned the horizon and sure enough they discovered a NN Sniper he was very well concealed within a Bush the only reason that this Sniper had been found was that the Scouts where experts and the best of the best furthermore this particular Enemy Sniper would if his Superior found him be flogged as he was smoking a Ciggertte and the golden public rule of being a sniper was no Cigerettes as it was like a "come shoot me beacon". Andrews within a split second had aimed and fired. The Silent Bullet raced to its target the poor Sniper was dead not knowing what had happened.

The Scouts eventually reached the New Nicksyllvania line. It was Highly Defended however their intial River Bed ran right through the lines as a result they stealthly penertrated the Line. Once across they swiftly ran away eventually founded what they where looking for which was a concealed place to set up shop this being a rather large bush. Once ready they began to observe the Nicks it became clear the enemy was relaxed perfect. They where about to get a very very rude awakening. The Scouts got to work.

OOC: Ill update later in a new post for what I have planned.

Ghada square, Xanka

Modi walked up to his pedestal in the northernmost sector of the 2 mile square arena, seeing roughly half a million people there/ The nearest crowd were soldiers, either dressed in khaki or looking out of the top of a howitzer tank. then there were people, waving the Zanx Eagle flag, which is the flag of Kang Arma but was originally associated with democracy. He smiled, and a proud, patriotic tear ran from his eyes. He was an old man, and was very passionate and experienced.

"People of Xanka! I'm sure you have heard of the crisis befalling our nation! To the north, east and south are my son's troops, getting ready to invade us, and to the west are his ships. But the troops number only a quarter of a million, and we number three!!! There are more enemy soldiers on the way, but they are not well equipped and can be defeated easily. If we are not successful, we shall call on our foreign allies. Our first mission shall be to invade, occupy and hopefully annex the banks of the river Raxa to our north and east. The artillery strikes on the enemy bases and bunkers shall commence in half an hour, then you shall march. My father Jarak Arma's friend, the founder of our nation, Merech Zanski said "We have risen and we shall rise more!". Well, people of Xanka, today we shall echoe these words!"

To attacking friendly forces:

Would it be possible to capture the land above Mhoudia (the state of Jayir) and gather for us a proxy army to fight Kangian forces in the area?

Pressurised by the parliament and citizens of KaNgwane, President P.W Botha has entered this so called "War On Evil" on the side of the Communists.

Giving an offical statement, Botha said, "Although we are a capitalist country, we feel that everyone should have a chance to express their polictical ideals as they see fit. That is why we are launching Operation Asbestos Flamingo. This is a naval incursion twenty-seven miles off the threatened country. This will enable our naval forces to protect shipping, and launch assuslts on enemy positions. We have made no formal declaration of war on any country - just a declaration that we will not stand by while people's right to freedoms are oppressed so causally."

Leaving the main port of Walvis Bay, Task Force Alpha-6, under the command of Admiral Denikin - a staunch socialist in a moderate navy. He was famed for his no-nonsense approach to right wing behaviour. This included court-martialling two captains for refusing to allow women to serve.

The Task Force consisted of the aircraft carriers Prince Constanijn and Jesko von Puttkamer; the battleship Conrad von Hötzendorf; the destroyers Vengence, Valour, Victory, and Emden; the single frigate Pelikan and the submarines Themis, Mnemosyne, Trophonius and Levithan.

Their destination was the shores of Zanski...

As the Imperial Assault force came close to Wagdoggian lines troops were dismounted from any vehicle they happened to be on, usually with the persuasion of the officers. The Bombardment on the frontlines of the Wagdoggians was intensified to keep the enemy suppressed and to hopefully prevent them from getting clear shots. Tanks and IFVs started indirectly firing their machineguns and 40mm Automatic Grenade launchers into the forward lines, and the Motar and Anti-tank companies were set up, ready to give supporting fire. The Poor Infantry were left to jog along with the armoured vehicles in the last kilometers.
"We're close to the Commie lines ladies, so turn off your safety. Keep in close contact with your fireteams."
"We know, we know, we all went through basic sir."
"If you did, you would have learned to listen, not talk back" a steel toed boot up the unfortunate polemanns ass reinforced that point.
"As I was saying... hell, lost my train of thought, anyways let's just kill some commies, last one to kill a red buys a round for us all."

OOC: Wagdog, if you guys need some emergency aid, I have some fresh troops.

OOC: Sorry I was on vacation in Colorodo and my internet was down before I left.
IC:The Type 95's 203mm guns began to open fire on Nicksyllvania positions while the armored corps all ready captured 2 smaller airports and were in the middle of capturing a larger commerical airport. Ka-52 helicopters were on their way to support friendly troops against Nicksyllvania while Mi-35 and Mi-8 helicopters were moving to drop off ground troops to also fight them.

More Northern Baltic troops were moving through the captured port city while engineers expanded it's docking facilities to handle more equipment. Super J-10N's flew overhead while Sa-6 SAM sites were being set up around the city near newly built bunkers.

Sg. Horis sat in the turret of one of the advancing T-95 tanks. So far they did not meet any resistence, but then again, they were not in the airport yet.

New Nickslyania Lines:

After the Wagdog Jeep drove for around 20 minutes both Scouts spotted their enterance point at the same time. The Jeep pulled over and the Scouts Jumped out. It was perfect. A dried out river bed that seemed to be surrounded by the burnt out Wrecks of Tanks, APC's, Humvee's and Trucks. It was perfect as it ran right through both Lines. The Scouts made final checks on their equipment said their good-byes and moved off. They then proceeded to cross the no mans land. Making sure they where not seen by any possible concealed NN Bad Boy Sniper or being blown up by any wee little surprises the NN Forces had left for them. They beauty of their insertion route was that it A was concealed, B provided a lot of cover should they get Shot at and C provided Thermal Neutralization to any watching NN Thermal Camera.

The Scouts came to a halt and hid within the wreckage of a tank when Johnson believed he had seen a Laser Dot. They quickly scanned the horizon and sure enough they discovered a NN Sniper he was very well concealed within a Bush the only reason that this Sniper had been found was that the Scouts where experts and the best of the best furthermore this particular Enemy Sniper would if his Superior found him be flogged as he was smoking a Ciggertte and the golden public rule of being a sniper was no Cigerettes as it was like a "come shoot me beacon". Andrews within a split second had aimed and fired. The Silent Bullet raced to its target the poor Sniper was dead not knowing what had happened.

The Scouts eventually reached the New Nicksyllvania line. It was Highly Defended however their intial River Bed ran right through the lines as a result they stealthly penertrated the Line. Once across they swiftly ran away eventually founded what they where looking for which was a concealed place to set up shop this being a rather large bush. Once ready they began to observe the Nicks it became clear the enemy was relaxed perfect. They where about to get a very very rude awakening. The Scouts got to work.

OOC: Ill update later in a new post for what I have planned.
OOC: Cool. Take your time. I've got my own RP bits to handle now anyway.
Again, thanks Leocardia:); but for now I really can't accept more troops. If I do, others might disregard my little Vetakan-aided exposure of Kang Arma's crimes and pile in on Nicksyllvania's side to the sound of "Z0MG! T3h 3b1l C0mmun1zts!" like almost happened earlier in the thread. My position's much better now that Northern Baltic is back in (Have fun in colorado?:)). In short, just keep the money coming and I'll find something to use it for. As a perusal of the "Colliding Wars" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=521350) thread shows, I'm my side's naval superiority gives us both the initiative and a better position to use that despite a decisive battle for the war being a little ways off, so for now keeping this small is the best way to prevent any foolish n00kings I'd say.
NN, again my "Armies" are Soviet-style except in terms of organization proper (covered before IIRC), which means roughly equivalent to one of your Corps; only with fewer infantry, and about as much artillery/&c IIRC, but more armor (some 500 tanks at max strength to your Corps' 360); as one might expect from a mixed pseudo-British and pseudo-Soviet style force. To give you the same sort of challenge as my Marines, I'm deploying the force that did some occupation duty in Strator, Seventh Army ("Seventh Army Group" in my parlance once it partners with the associated Seventh Army Air Force, the resulting formation most resembling a "Red" USMC MEF but with land-based air instead and more tanks), to Zanski; and because I plan to go by Modi Arma's suggestion Vetaka and I occupy Zaynah until it's ready for autonomy, troops experienced in that sort of duty being needful therefore.

IC
When are we getting men like that? Master Gunny Christophsen remarked about the gutsy place the Vetakans had chosen to move through, even if he couldn't join them thanks to his duties to the battalion. had heard of some reform measures being taken regarding the Marine Corps after the war was over, such as establishing wholly separate Raider Battalions for both force-recon and commando work, as well as a massive upgrade from the current equipment standard. Whatever happens, we need those kinds of Marines in the worst way, and every bit as good as those Scouts. It was decided, he was going to harass Battalion and as high up as needed to get that done, even if a training run to Vetaka had to be in order...
Driving back to their positions, the observed pattern was the same wherever the Gunny looked. When the cavalry screen spotted a tank, this time an actual tank since IFVs were hardly worth that sort of firepower (and good bait for the circling Northern Baltic helicopters anyway, especially if artillery-crippled as some could be seen), the troopers fired while their TABC-79 armored cars fired off their 14.5mm and 7.62mm machine guns to keep the advancing Nicksyllvanian infantry pinned. Some soldiers clearly went down on all sides, but for now the Wagdoggie antitank missile crews were still just barely intact. Once the missiles left the 100 remaining launch tubes used, their diminished crews once again packed up and piled into their vehicles as best they could in the face of a still-superior enemy their protecting riflemen had to literally shoot off them as often as not; the armored cars then backing up at full speed and making haste away with the turrets still traversed to rear and blazing away at whatever Nicksyllvanian rocket launcher crews looked too enterprising about their business at the moment.
Their destinations? The last group of positions that could be fallen back to if the planned ambush was still to work, and the armored car crews were on the horn asking for Northern Baltic air-landings to buttress these positions against the inevitable Nicksyllvanian pursuit. Without more rifle strength, the dismounted part of the ambush was clearly going to fall apart even as Corporal Michaels in the Master Gunny's ABI obeyed his superior's implied order and shouted, "HQ! HQ! This is Three-Hotel-One-One-One," short for Third Vehicle (Battalion SNCO's), Hotel Company (or HQ), First Battalion, First Brigade, First Division; "have made contact with the enemy and observe main attack along Axis Baltic. Repeat, mass enemy movement along Axis Baltic confirmed. Please advise, over."
HQ didn't waste time. "Roger Three-Hotel-One-One-One, received and copied five-by. Good work. OBSAT confirms scouts inserted, so RTB. Over."
Master Gunny Christophsen took over, his palpable frustration compelling the corporal to hand over the receiver. "Roger that HQ. Over and out." This had better start getting worse for them soon, he fumed, referring to the Nicksyllvanians. True the more we fall back, the closer we are to the Northern Baltics, but that also creates problems for them; not to mention morale... Hopefully, all those Force Recon companies flitting around the countryside in choppers busting up on deportations, or supposedly so since no word had come of anything, would soon have word from the Aurum Domans about the King's location from the transmitter so they could swoop in and bag him for good. This war had to end, and soon. Even if personnel and light assets of Seventh Army, formerly the occupying force for Wagdog's part of Strator, werre already arriving at the two small Baltic airports; needing only the larger commercial facility to start flying in their tanks and heavy equipment on an air bridge of a thousand An-225 Cossack super-transports flying around-the-clock rotations.

USSW to Modi Arma
Why would we need a proxy army in Jayiria? If there are anti-royalists there our arms will certainly help them, but frankly we're airlifting a force in that should smash the Nicksyllvanian invaders and could then turn on the Mhoudian tribal levies with relative ease. Please elaborate on the plan, so we might better understand what is going on. As is our Seventh Army and its associated Seventh Air Force shall soon deploy to Mhoudia, so our position will become much less precarious then.

"Operation Codename FireBreather initiated."
"Roger. Firebreathers are moving into position. Moving choppers out of the way."
Behind Wagdoggie HQ, hundreds of trucks carrying a mix of Katushya and Grad rockets readied themselves. Supply trucks weren't far behind and they would provide the rockets with both ammo and spare parts, if needed.
"One. two. three. FIRE!"
The sky was filled with rockets. The rockets were aimed high so they could pass over the friendly helicopters and troops and hopefully blanket the entire Nicksyllvanian line in explosions.
After the first wave of rockets were fired, another quickly followed behind it.

OOC: What happened to the battle in the tribal lands? I still have men there armed to the teeth but there hasn't been talk about them in awhile. I think my men and the natives should lead the invasion of Mhoudia and eventually the capture of Kang Arma.

OOC: What happened to the battle in the tribal lands? I still have men there armed to the teeth but there hasn't been talk about them in awhile. I think my men and the natives should lead the invasion of Mhoudia and eventually the capture of Kang Arma.
OOC: It was suspended when Zanski had to go to Israel last week. During that time, the war with Nicksyllvania took precedence per Zanski's own request (hey, it stopped the million-man Royalist assault on you right?;)). I have forty helicopters stuffed to the gills with Marines flitting about, plus the majority of my actual Marines and about half their artillery (esp. Smerch MLRS systems) heading your way into Zaynah to hold Mrahed. Do you still have the transmitter near the King? If so they can converge and grab him now that the Knight is down...

OOC: Great news then. The transmitter should be near the king. The informant still gives hourly reports through the OBSAT transmitter we smuggled in but with all this fighting and the growing threat to the king I worry the informant might be caught because of increased paranoia. If we are to capture the king within the next few days then we need more special forces, the natives aren't trained in covert operation and a good chunk of my special forces fled to help out in other places during the invasion.

The stormy waters rocked the Task Force’s vessels as they steamed towards their destination. The waves buffeted the fleet with spray and salt. The crew of the Conrad von Hötzendorf, the flagship of the fleet at six-hundred-and-seventy-five feet long was being tossed around liked rag dolls. The Conrad von Hötzendorf sported nine eighteen-inch guns, six six-inch guns and a two hundred millimetre armoured deck.

First mate Thebe Medupe was on the bridge with Admiral Denikin – a handsome, windswept man of thirty-seven years. Denikin was wearing the standard admiral’s uniform of black and white with white ostrich feathers in the plume of his hat. Thebe Medupe was twenty-four and was eager to prove himself. As the highest-ranking black officer on the Conrad von Hötzendorf, he was subject to jealous attacks on his character.
“Admiral,” Medupe began, “We are on course for our destination. We aim to arrive in three more days. Yet we have no amphibious landing vessels – we have no land forces either.”
Denikin looked dumbfounded, “You mean we cannot even protect our charges?” Medupe nodded. Denikin, who was a veteran of the Civil War whereby the QwaQwa separatists had tried to break off from KaNgwane and had failed miserably, now realized the true horror of his mission.
“Get another task force out here! Stat!” Denikin hollered to a passing officer. The officer looked startled before scampering towards the Morse code room.

NBS Thor II
"Sir we have an incoming fleet!"
"Friendly or foe?"
"Unknown sir..."
"Then hail the ship."
"Yes sir."

Firebreather Line Red
The 3rd Armored Corps drove pass the rocket launchers once they stopped firing and would keep driving right through Nicksyllvanian lines. They would not stop even to finish off the survivors. That would be the job of the helicopters and ground troops.

Launched years ago as a communications satellite from a Rovonian Company, it was in actuality, one of the secret weapons the Socialists intended to use when it came to blows with the Loyalists. However, Space Command was easily taken by the Loyalists, so these secret weapons remained in the sky, until the Mafia came upon their codes hidden in Xilanhot Mountain. Thank McKagan that they were able to strike before they could be used. Thank God.

Now it opened its stealth capsule, and released a RAM coated, retrorocket slowed 18" shell. It now descended, thanks to accurate coordinates provided by a contact only known as 'RedKatushya', and by the grace of God, Thor II's ability to stand completely still.

The capsule didn't heat up too much, its descent was slow and appeared to be a meteor to ground observers. It then released its fateful cargo over the Thor II, which dropped straight down, and shattered the deck of the Thor II.

On the deck of the Viking
"Open up comm channels with The Thor II. Ask them if they got a responce."
"Yes sir."

"Sir..."
"Yes?"
"They got nothing."
At that moment, a large object fell through the bridge of The Thor II. The entire ship was split in half by the explosion.
"Jesus... contact the other ships in the area... we're under attack and it was that damn fleet that did it."
The Kirov turned and led 7 Krivaks and 4 Kirovs on an attack against the unknown fleet. Radio communications had been opened with the Pathfinder Dreds and Stalingrad-B Class Battleships and they began to pound the enemy's support ships.
Super J-10N Fighters armed with EMP bombs and high explosive bombs flew low to avoid enemy detection and the fleet began to open fire with dozens of anti-shipping missiles aimed at the escorts.

The Nicksyllvanian group pushed forward upon the enemy, when enemy MGs rotated to target other squads they ran forward, while 115mm recoilless rifle crews fired their HEAT shells at the armoured cars and at the flanks and back of any tank at any tank that ventured into the group. The tanks attached to the assault group also prioritised armoured targets, while spraying their MGs into the enemy. GPMGs were set up along the line to provide suppressing fire on the Wagdoggians, while the lighter Squad MGs were hastily set up when when the squad went prone.
As they closed in within a 80 meters of Wagdoggian soldiers most of the riflemen charged forth with their bayonets leveled and firing auto from the hip, they wouldn't hit the broad side of the barn due to the massive recoil of the NAR-MkIV, but it helped to suppress the enemy at least, hopefully they'll be able to stick a couple reds, or at least cause them to route at the fearful site of cold steel.

Numerous Rockets down upon the front, causing numerous casualties. Radar soon detetected the location of the enemy rockets and immediately switched co-ordinates to counter battery fire. If the enemy remained to fire another salvo they'll find themselves in a world of hurt.

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*PING*
"Got 'nuther one, think he was an officer of sorts?"
"Well he was yelling a lot and his ensignia looked different"
A MG swirled into their hidden position and spread lead around for a few seconds before changing targets.
"Shit, they know where we are, move over to that bush."

"Well shit, if it isn't... Schlurgfurter, sure looks different with half his head exploded."
"Look what he and his buddy were smoking, chronic."
"Fucken idiots, SOBs must have saw him light one up, couldn't just wait till he was off duty."
The Snipers searched through the pockets of their dead comrades and found several cigs, splitting them evenly. Marijuana was illegal during work hours, especially during all combat duties, but any lucky bugger that managed to smuggle some in could find himself with double rations of officer meal.

As the Nicks approached, Aurum Doman snipers and DMRs took position and began picking off the commanding officers. Farther ahead, light and heavy machine guns were being setup and loaded. The whole force remained silent and would stay silent until the Nicks came within range of the machine guns and assault rifles, then all hell would break loose.

Behind New Nickslyannia Lines:

The Scouts had took a brief rest while they checked their equipment and made their little surprises. Andrews signed to Johnson to say he was ready. It was party time and the Scouts have some lovely Payback for the Nicks. The Nicks had give the Vetakan Pilots alot of shit in the air and now it was time Vetaka returned the favour. It didn't matter if the Scouts died on this Op as long as the Scouts caused as much Havoc as possible. Johnson sent a quick message Via OBSAT to Allied Command:

OBSAT Battlefield Burst Message:

To: Allied Forces <All Combatants>
From: <Phoenix Alpha 1>

This is a message to all Combatants. Made it through the NN Lines in position to launch Operation Chaos. Tally Ho All Aircraft its time to get some lovely sweet revenge. The Lines of the New Nicksyllvania are about to run red.

<Phoenix Alpha 1 Out>

The Scouts bid Farewell to eachother and ran in opposite directions perhaps never seeing each again.

Andrews Story:

Andrews knew that this would probably be his last mission as such it was the Scouts Code that your last mission would be your bloodiest mission. He sprinted along a small track and came to a halt behind a small wall. Andrews peeked over to see 3 Nick Troops enjoying a game of cards. He relished the situation shoulderd his rifle and drew his knife and jumped over the wall driving the Knife into the neck of Nick Trooper his comrades jumped to their feet but Andrews was to quick headbutting one to the floor and breaking the neck of the other he retrieved his Knife and slit the throat of the poor trooper he had just headbutted.

Before moving on again he fitted an OBSAT Beacon to illuminate the line ready for Air Strike. He ran again coming to a halt behind what looked like to be the Food Stores. He smiled to himself and slipped into the back of the Store opening the door of the Freezers and ensuring that he broke the bracket so the door wouldn't shut again. Thats not all he did he took a small Vial of Poison from his pocket bit the lid off it and poisoned the Official NN Alcohol supply. Before leaving the stores Andrews fitted a C4 Device to the door ensuring the next poor person to open the Door of the Stores would be blown to kingdom come.

As he exited the Stores his OBSAT PDA beeped he checked it the OBSAT Target Satellites where ready and in position. Andrews smiled it was time he climbed on to the top of the Store and unshoulderd his Sniper Rifle. He took aim and with ruthless efficiency and accuracy began to take down Nick Soldier after Nick Soldier. Obviously the Nicks had failed to realise they where getting shot at from behind as for some reason the Nicks began to fire everything they had into No Mans Land.

Eventually a Nick Trooper relased and spotted Andrews and shouted to his Comrades whom began to work to remove him but Andrews wasn't going down without a Fight. He began to take more and more down before the rifle failed to fire. He was out of Ammo he dropped the rifle and drew his Pistol and began to dispatch bullets into the advancing Nicks. He decided to fuck it ran forward and drew his sword and began taking more down eventually shouting at the Climax:

"For Vetaka!!! For the Dominion!!!"

A Nick Commander Fired and the Bullet hit Andrews in the face he fell to the floor and slowly died. Not before he pulled the pin from a Grenade. The Adavncing Nicks whom had rushed the Scout where blown back as the Grenade Dentonated. Lead Scout David Andrews died doing what he loved thinking of the Glorious pastures of the Rogers Mountain Range.

Johnsons Story:

Johnson ran towards what he knew to be the Petrol Store and dropped a C4 Device into the Petrol Container and Sprinted Away just Before the Fireball erupted waking anybody in a 5 Mile Radius up. He dived behind a wall and watched as the Fireball came over him once it passed he rose to his feet and ran away pandomonium had now broken loose Nick Troops ran around trying to put fires out.

Johnson Smiled he ran again coming to a halt outside a Communication Truck his OBSAT PDA buzzed away checking it he was pleased to see the Target Satelittes where in position. He pressed a few buttons entered his code and pressed return both his PDA and Andrews shut up and wiped their hard drives making it impossible for the Nicks to access the Network. Johnson peered round the door of the Communication Room a single Comms Officer hammered away at the controls. Johnson slipped in and broke the Officers Face from behind before sending a single message over the radio to try and confuse the Nicks:

"Fall Back Fall Back. They have Overun us. Fall Back Dammit"

He then left before he did he threw a grenade back into the truck it detonated destroy the trucks controls. Johnson kept running eventually finding a Line of Armoured Vehicles and Tanks and a Ammo Dump. Johnson retrieved a Box of Grenades and charged forward pulling pins and throwing them into the Tracks of the Tanks not destroying the Tank itself but making it immobile for a good few hours. It was time for Johnsons Finale he ran forward and climbed on top of a Truck drawing his Sniper Rifle he bagan like Andrews did to take down anything that moved with ruthless efficiency and accuracy. Eventually he ran out of bullets and jumped down kicking a Nick Trooper to the ground he stole his Assault Rifle killing the Fallen Nick then again emptying its contents into anybody else he saw. Eventually the Assualt Rifle clicked to say it was empty, Johnson threw it and drew his pistol again putting lead into any Nick Solider that dared put up a fight.

It was time Johnson drew his sword and charged forward into the crowd of Nicks screaming:

"For Vetaka!!! For the Dominion!!!"

A Nick Captain fired taking Johnson down as he went down he pulled the a pin on the Grenade and Jonhsons body was blown apart ensuring the Ruddy Nicks couldn't parade the bodies of the Vetakans Across the world. Sub Scout Alan Johnson like his friend peaefully died doing what he was born to do.

The New Nicksyllvania Force might be still mobile but it had just been royally screwed by Vetaka at least 50 Men lay dead. At least 30 Vehicles lay immobilized and a shit load of petrol had just gone up in smoke. The New Nicksyllvania Food Supply had been posioned and Vetaka was coming.

OOC: NN, check here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=12529789) for my precise attack details. I'm going to just focus on the IC stuff here...
IC
Tu-160M Blackjack-B Screaming Meemie 2500km Out from Mhoudia...
Major Daniel Rendish hadn't thought he'd be back here, but he was. Not least because of his Wing CO asking him: "What do you want to do, Major Rendish. Let the Nicks end your career without killing you..." for none of the sixteen downed bombers' crews had survived, the ejectees drowning after their damaged capsules sank to the bottom. "...or make sure you decide when it's time to hang up your wings instead?" He'd been barred from the major strikes against Nicksyllvania for sure, due to his hotrodding's results; but nonetheless the Brass had decided such initiative indicated he was an officer worth a second chance to do the job right...
Rendish thought, I might be off the big Operation: Kenobi strike inbound now, but I can still give the Nicks some payback for those guys I got lost... With that, he routinely chimed in the strike protocol. "Clubber One, OBSATCOM on... Bay doors open... Clubber One is armstrong... PICKLE! PICKLE! PICKLE! PICKLE!" Each cry signified his command to the bomber's Weapon Systems Officer to start launching from one of the four rotary launchers in the huge bird's cavernous bomb bays. Soon, it had emptied its belly of twenty-four submunition-warhead cruise missiles and was banking home behind a thick screen of Flankers flying escort, as were the other fourteen survivors of that unlucky raid off Havvy after emptying their identical loads as well. Hopefully, this attack on the Nicksyllvanian rear echelons would give them some measure of revenge at least...

Skies over Mhoudia
WRBMC Major Roger Rodriguez was leading his particular squadron of ten MiG-29K Fulcrums on SEAD duty, flying off the carrier UWS Deng Xiaoping and pulling cover for the AH-1RO Draculas and other MiG-29s already loosing their Hellfire and Kedge missiles at every enemy tank they could find; before the choppers turned their cannon and rockets on softer targets instead and the MiGs banked away towards their carriers to rearm. He whistled. "They're sure pulling all the stops out this time. Of course, we kind of have to..." If a successful ambush by combined Wagdoggie and Northern Baltic forces didn't at least stall the Nicksyllvanians here, and preferably send them packing if at all possible, then the Marines on the ground would surely get steamrolled and Zaynah would be as good as wiped out even if King Arma were somehow caught. DUH! Snap out of it Roger, you need to focus on the RWR and datalinks dummy! He then banked away from his prior westerly bearing, leading the squadron north in another leg of ther anti-SAM sweep. If one looked widely enough, the launch plumes of Wagdoggie SRBM battalions using their second-to-last load of Spider missiles to target more Nicksyllvanian command bunkers could just be seen arcing lazily upward toward the enemy's area...

Nicksyllvanian/Wagdoggie frontline...
"AD INFERNUM, FASCISTI MALEDICATAE!" Corporal Drion Tarasquea sent his second-to-last Spike on its way, before he picked up his AK-103 and joined PFC Mealnie Drelst, PFC James Tagdon, PFC Mario Rothang bursting away like the rest of the squad; those still in the TABC-79 and firing away at the Nicksyllvanian infantry closing upon them from whatever cover could be arranged. "AAH!" Tagdon went down, kneecapped by a stray 8mm bullet from the Nicksyllvanian battle rifle fire, but he still kept firing while Drelst moved him to more cover and Rothang took his place atop the hillock they used as a makeshift barrier between them and the enemy eighty meters away. The half-vampire sniper started taking measured shots with his PSL marksman's rifle, aiming for anybody even remotely looking like an authority among the enemy...
So these men fight in the face of their fear? The young vampire had up until now had a VERY dim view of humans, seeing their mortality (at least in narrow terms of physical aging, since even Vampires were actually easier to kill than many thought; stakes really being necessary only to prevent any resuscitation, for one thing...) as their greatest weakness. But now, they were fighting to survive and make sure their comrades did. Maybe there's hope for them yet. Fighting beside somebody had a way of changing your opinions of them, for sure.
All the same, the four dismounts and three vehicle crewmen fired; heedless of the losses their units had already suffered (some fourty-one sections dispersed or killed between the two Marine Cavalry squadrons at the front, their vehicles destroyed with most-or-all the ATGMs aboard). Routing was not an option, for the enemy would simply run them down on foot or fire recoilless rounds into their backs if they mounted. Besides, now that the Northern Baltics are here, why lose a battle ourselves when we might just hold after all? Why indeed...?
Behind and above, the scream of incoming rocket and shellfire from friendly lines forced the scout section to ground, the 300mm rockets and 152mm shells crashing into the Nicksyllvanian lines. Meanwhile, Brigadier General Than Smith rammed home an AT-10 Stabber missile into the gun of his TR-85M1 tank, still loaderless due to that Karaz sniper ambush and now one of only about eighty-nine tanks left for the Marines in this whole theater also doing the same. "UP!"
"On the way!" The gunner fired and the missile went off with its usual accompanying bang and launching roar upon leaving the gun barrel, General Smith then loading as he listened to the radio chatter from the rest of the ambush force whose tanks also fired in their turns. Eighty-nine surviving IFVs were also loosing two of their own Spike missiles at the Nicksyllvanian tanks each, their cannon then turning on whatever IFVs or recon vehicles were visible as their dismount squads fired all their weaponry desperately against the enemy scarcely eighty meters away to swat them back; back far enough for the incoming rocket and shell fire to fall away from friendlies if at all possible, where 122mm fire from towed or tracked infantry guns would join it. And as if that weren't bad enough for the enemy infantry, the various Tunguska SPAAs present had zero compunction about turning their 30mm cannons against enemy infantry in the "meat chopper" role.
General Smith thought anxiously, Come on Baltics, blow past these guys and hit their rear already! We can't retreat and they outnumber us by far as is... But grim odds rarely stopped men from trying, after all...

Over 600 Type 95s 203mm guns opened fire again. This time with cluster shells over the enemy positions. Five minutes later, the rockets opened fire again. This time aiming for the middle of the line Type 88 howitzers stood silent waiting to hit enemy artillery positions. Over 100,000 elite Northern Baltic troops wearing thermal and night goggles rushed up and joined their Comrades-in-Arms to defend the frontline against Nicksyllvanian forces. The T-95 tanks stopped at the rear of the line. They were waiting for their order to continue, but it hadn't came yet. Low-flying Mi-35 gunships flew over the Nicksyllvanian front lines and raked their troops with gunfire. Su-25UTGs escorted by Super J-10N's were inbound and they were armed with cluster bombs and anti-tank missiles.

"Sir, numerous enemy aircraft inbound on our position sir."
"Well obviously start firing up at them when they have been targetted."
"Already have sir, but they have detected our launch signals and have destroyed numerous sites sir."
"And? Our real air support hasn't arrived yet thanks to the damned Navy. The SAMs will have to do the dirty work until High Command finally sends in the planes. I don't care how many we lose as long as they get a licking."

32 Long range SAMs (Patriot missile style) fired upon the high altitude targets, and remained unharmed as their position were not given away.

144 medium range SAMs fired their loads up in the air, 21 were destroyed as their radar signitures were determined by the enemy as well as half of the Mobile Radar vehicles, firing was continued despite the losses.

64 LAADs (Similiar to the ZSU-23, but sporting 32mm cannons and a few infrared guided missiles) opened up on any low flying aircraft. 32 of them followed the attack group to support them, while the rest helped defend the base. 17 of them were destroyed by air-to-surface missiles.

7 command bunkers were destroyed, as well as 12 communication bunkers, 9 supply dumps and 15 Deep Level Barracks. All of which were made of similiar design to help confuse enemy forces.

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Almost all the vehicles in the assault forces were destroyed, the few crews that managed to escape from the hulls were immediately thrown into combat, picking up a assault rifle from a dead soldier and being drafted by a nearby CO. The few MBTs and IFVs left desperately fired at enemy armour in retaliation hoping to destroy the enemy's armour capability along with the Nicksyllvanians.

Artillery and missiles hit the Nicksyllvanian line causing heavy casualties.
"All units charge into enemy positions, even units suppress the enemy, odd move in immediately. Close quarters will force the enemy to take casualties from their own artillery and aircraft. Move in now"
Automatic fire from MGs as well as semi-automatic fire from assault rifles picked up as Imperial troops fired into enemy position to force them to keep down. The rest charged forth to close the distance as soon as possible while the enemy hopefully stays down, unlike previous generation there were no whistles or loud war cries to signal a charge, just hand motions as the orders were sent to all NCOs with radios in their helmets. Mortars fired off a quick barrage of the front to further assist, then returned to firing towards the rear, or firing AT mortar shells (Infrared guided HEAT shells that release a parachute once over a tank engine to fall at the right angle).

In the dead of night, 100 Aurum Doman special forces and Zaynah tribesman piled into a convoy of armored all terrain personnel carriers. They were headed to reinforce the allies currently fighting the Nicksyllvanian ground troops They were all heavily armed and each carrier had a mingun mounted on it incase of enemy attack. This gun could be aimed and fired from inside the carrier thanks to the cameras on the outside. Ready or not here they came.

The Snipers were the first to spot the enemy advance. Several of them sent a radio messege to the troops back in the front lines. The troops in the front lines recived the messege and began opening fire on the advancing enemy with heavy machine guns and assault rifles. AT-15's were used against any enemy armor encountered while 87mm mortars began opening fire against enemy mortar positions and enemy troops.

150,000 USSNB troops began marching towerds the frontlines. On their way, they passed Aurum troops and let out a cheer after seeing their allies speed towerds the battlefield. Once in the battle, they would help their Comrades-in-arms hold the positions against the enemy onslaught. The APCs and IFVs moved some of the troops to the frontlines. Once there, they would provide fire support for the troops already there.

The T-95 tanks split into two groups and moved around the enemy attack in an attempt to cut of an enemy retreat. The Type 95s had stopped firing at the enemy troops and instead, fired on the SAM batteries.

The Fighters in the air carried a few extra flares because of the reports of SAMs on the ground. Nonetheless, a dozen or so fighters were destroyed. The SAMs were quickly targeted by the fighters and missiles were fired at them. Cluster bombs were also dropped on large troop movements in an effort to slow the enemy advance.

After seeing the enormous Nothern Baltic force pass them, the Aurum Doman forces morale was so high that the Commander decided to follow the Northern Balticans and participate in what would probably shape up to be the biggest battle of the war.

The reinforcements that had arrived a few hours earlier got back in their vehicles and manned the miniguns. The others followed in humvees with mounted PKMs, tanks, and the rest on foot.

Today King Arma of Zanski has sent shockwaves nationwide and abroad by declaring "War on the evil, exploiting powers of Communist nations". This basically means that inciting Communism or Socialism will now be a crime, as the King and his Parliament decided today.

A 6 year jail sentance is applicable to the minor offenders, e.g the owners of small businesses that have been accused of working in a Marxist way.

Deportation, execution, life sentences and interrogation by means of torture are punishments that may be applied to those who are convicted of major incitement of communism e.g people who have been sent by Communist nations to spread communism and members of Marxist extremist groups.

A boycott has been placed on such nations, with flights to and from these nations banned and communication with these countries, e.g telephone, e-mail, completely barred.

However, Arma announced that families may still work in a marxist way, but if they are accused of trying to spread their methods a minor punishment will be placed upon their souls.

And as the title of this article suggests, the army is on red alert. Any small or our size communist nations will be swiftly struck down and occupied and its leaders exterminated.

IC:

URGENT: A nation known as Wesmerica is under commie attack, South Lizasuarian forces are on stand by here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=12545550#post12545550) are the coordinates.

Somewhere in northern Mhoudia...

King Arma sat on the top of his mountain, with his Aide, talking about their next plans with Zanski, drinking coffee, smoking cigars and looking into the foggy, stormy distance.
"I'd like to just get these stupid commies out of here and just sell the Zaynites
to some apartheid state. Heh! That'll be big money." Said Arma.
"Wait, I thought you keep saying that they are worthless?" Said his Aide.
Arma sighed and took a puff of his cigar.
"I'd sell them for more than they're worth." He replied.

Suddenly gunfire split the conversation, followed by a deafening grenade explosion. Arm turned to his Aide, who was slumped across the rock he was sitting on, with a hole in his throat and blood spraying out. Arma tried to run, but was confronted with a bearded man dressed in the traditional Mhoudian clothing, with a hood. A Colt 45 was pointed between Arma's eyes.
"Asalaamu Aleikum, your majesty." Said the man.
"Wa Aleikum Es Salaam." Said Arma, shivering and stuttering.
"I am Yousef Rahmat al-Mulek, of the Mulek tribe that dominated this area before you moved in. If you have noticed, a lot of your soldiers here have Al-Mulek somewhere in their name...They have all helped me to get to where I am.

The coalition did not send me here, but I am here to, in the name of the coalition, arrest you for the murders of 160,000 Zaynites, 30,000 marxists, for refusal to accept the legitimate government of the nation, opression of your people, absolute rule, Incitement of racial hatred, and many more crimes.
You have the right to remain silent, but anything that you do say may be used against you in court. Personally I would like to torture tou until your skin is as red as the blood of the Zaynites, but I'll let the court deal with you."

To the Coalition

Please could someone send a plane to pick up Mr Al-Mulek and H.M Arma to take them to Xanka?

____________________________________________________

Proclamation from Xanka

This is a proclamation of orders to the Authoritarian, fascist parliament that still has control over 75% of Zanski and also to the government of New Nickysllvania:

Give yourselves up and face fair trials for there is no way you can win this war now. pull out of Zaynah and hand it over to the coalition.

To The Coalition:

It is time to move some of your forces to the current Blue Zansk capital, Paramus to dispose of the Blue government. We suggest you also occupy Karazistan because they will keep attacking Zaynah if you don't, and only pull out of Karazistan when you pull out of Zaynah.

"Sir, numerous enemy aircraft inbound on our position sir."
"Well obviously start firing up at them when they have been targetted."
"Already have sir, but they have detected our launch signals and have destroyed numerous sites sir."
"And? Our real air support hasn't arrived yet thanks to the damned Navy. The SAMs will have to do the dirty work until High Command finally sends in the planes. I don't care how many we lose as long as they get a licking."

32 Long range SAMs (Patriot missile style) fired upon the high altitude targets, and remained unharmed as their position were not given away.

144 medium range SAMs fired their loads up in the air, 21 were destroyed as their radar signitures were determined by the enemy as well as half of the Mobile Radar vehicles, firing was continued despite the losses.

64 LAADs (Similiar to the ZSU-23, but sporting 32mm cannons and a few infrared guided missiles) opened up on any low flying aircraft. 32 of them followed the attack group to support them, while the rest helped defend the base. 17 of them were destroyed by air-to-surface missiles.

7 command bunkers were destroyed, as well as 12 communication bunkers, 9 supply dumps and 15 Deep Level Barracks. All of which were made of similiar design to help confuse enemy forces.

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Almost all the vehicles in the assault forces were destroyed, the few crews that managed to escape from the hulls were immediately thrown into combat, picking up a assault rifle from a dead soldier and being drafted by a nearby CO. The few MBTs and IFVs left desperately fired at enemy armour in retaliation hoping to destroy the enemy's armour capability along with the Nicksyllvanians.

Artillery and missiles hit the Nicksyllvanian line causing heavy casualties.
"All units charge into enemy positions, even units suppress the enemy, odd move in immediately. Close quarters will force the enemy to take casualties from their own artillery and aircraft. Move in now"
Automatic fire from MGs as well as semi-automatic fire from assault rifles picked up as Imperial troops fired into enemy position to force them to keep down. The rest charged forth to close the distance as soon as possible while the enemy hopefully stays down, unlike previous generation there were no whistles or loud war cries to signal a charge, just hand motions as the orders were sent to all NCOs with radios in their helmets. Mortars fired off a quick barrage of the front to further assist, then returned to firing towards the rear, or firing AT mortar shells (Infrared guided HEAT shells that release a parachute once over a tank engine to fall at the right angle).

In the dead of night, 100 Aurum Doman special forces and Zaynah tribesman piled into a convoy of armored all terrain personnel carriers. They were headed to reinforce the allies currently fighting the Nicksyllvanian ground troops They were all heavily armed and each carrier had a mingun mounted on it incase of enemy attack. This gun could be aimed and fired from inside the carrier thanks to the cameras on the outside. Ready or not here they came.

The Snipers were the first to spot the enemy advance. Several of them sent a radio messege to the troops back in the front lines. The troops in the front lines recived the messege and began opening fire on the advancing enemy with heavy machine guns and assault rifles. AT-15's were used against any enemy armor encountered while 87mm mortars began opening fire against enemy mortar positions and enemy troops.

150,000 USSNB troops began marching towerds the frontlines. On their way, they passed Aurum troops and let out a cheer after seeing their allies speed towerds the battlefield. Once in the battle, they would help their Comrades-in-arms hold the positions against the enemy onslaught. The APCs and IFVs moved some of the troops to the frontlines. Once there, they would provide fire support for the troops already there.

The T-95 tanks split into two groups and moved around the enemy attack in an attempt to cut of an enemy retreat. The Type 95s had stopped firing at the enemy troops and instead, fired on the SAM batteries.

The Fighters in the air carried a few extra flares because of the reports of SAMs on the ground. Nonetheless, a dozen or so fighters were destroyed. The SAMs were quickly targeted by the fighters and missiles were fired at them. Cluster bombs were also dropped on large troop movements in an effort to slow the enemy advance.

After seeing the enormous Nothern Baltic force pass them, the Aurum Doman forces morale was so high that the Commander decided to follow the Northern Balticans and participate in what would probably shape up to be the biggest battle of the war.

The reinforcements that had arrived a few hours earlier got back in their vehicles and manned the miniguns. The others followed in humvees with mounted PKMs, tanks, and the rest on foot.

Somewhere in northern Mhoudia...

King Arma sat on the top of his mountain, with his Aide, talking about their next plans with Zanski, drinking coffee, smoking cigars and looking into the foggy, stormy distance.
"I'd like to just get these stupid commies out of here and just sell the Zaynites
to some apartheid state. Heh! That'll be big money." Said Arma.
"Wait, I thought you keep saying that they are worthless?" Said his Aide.
Arma sighed and took a puff of his cigar.
"I'd sell them for more than they're worth." He replied.

Suddenly gunfire split the conversation, followed by a deafening grenade explosion. Arm turned to his Aide, who was slumped across the rock he was sitting on, with a hole in his throat and blood spraying out. Arma tried to run, but was confronted with a bearded man dressed in the traditional Mhoudian clothing, with a hood. A Colt 45 was pointed between Arma's eyes.
"Asalaamu Aleikum, your majesty." Said the man.
"Wa Aleikum Es Salaam." Said Arma, shivering and stuttering.
"I am Yousef Rahmat al-Mulek, of the Mulek tribe that dominated this area before you moved in. If you have noticed, a lot of your soldiers here have Al-Mulek somewhere in their name...They have all helped me to get to where I am.

The coalition did not send me here, but I am here to, in the name of the coalition, arrest you for the murders of 160,000 Zaynites, 30,000 marxists, for refusal to accept the legitimate government of the nation, opression of your people, absolute rule, Incitement of racial hatred, and many more crimes.
You have the right to remain silent, but anything that you do say may be used against you in court. Personally I would like to torture tou until your skin is as red as the blood of the Zaynites, but I'll let the court deal with you."

To the Coalition

Please could someone send a plane to pick up Mr Al-Mulek and H.M Arma to take them to Xanka?

____________________________________________________

Proclamation from Xanka

This is a proclamation of orders to the Authoritarian, fascist parliament that still has control over 75% of Zanski and also to the government of New Nickysllvania:

Give yourselves up and face fair trials for there is no way you can win this war now. pull out of Zaynah and hand it over to the coalition.

To The Coalition:

It is time to move some of your forces to the current Blue Zansk capital, Paramus to dispose of the Blue government. We suggest you also occupy Karazistan because they will keep attacking Zaynah if you don't, and only pull out of Karazistan when you pull out of Zaynah.
Brief OOC: As before, see my detailed losses here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=12553655&postcount=34), thanks.:) And Zanski, good move with the capture even though I kind of figured that was how it would go.;)
IC
The Battlespace, Mhoudian Front...
The Nicksyllvanian SAMs and AA functioned well-enough, with the choppers being reduced to nearly two-thirds their original strength (the beginning of unit-integrity problems for most), and the MiGs lost about a quarter of their number to all the fire; especially the Patriot-grade stuff since that was always a cast-iron bear to shake, even when it could be shaken at all.
Still, the air support had done its job, and Brigadier General Than Smith found his remaining armor sufficient for the task at hand now that the enemy advance had been stalled, even accounting for losses to the AT mortar shells which were mostly mobility-kills anyway. Those can stay where they are and provide fire support; ten 100mm gun emplacements being nothing to laugh at after all in absolute terms of course... He got on the radio nets and curtly issued these orders to the allies under Wagdoggie OPCON prerogatives...
USSW EAM EMERGENCY ACTION MESSAGE
FROM: BRIG.GEN. THAN SMITH, 1 MARARMBDE/1MARDIV CO; MAJ.GEN. IVAN URLOVNA, 1 MARDIV CO
TO: ALL ALLIED, NXA FORCES IN AREA.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE, WE HAVE THE NICKS PINNED; LET'S FINISH THEM OFF!-STOP-
TF-1/1 MARDIV IS MOVING NORTH OF VETAKAN HILL POSITION WITH REMAINING ARMOR, MECHANIZED ASSETS TO FLANK ENEMY CORPS AND COMMENCE PURSUIT OPERATIONS.-STOP-
ASSISTANCE FROM AURUM DOMAN/ZAYNITE MOTORIZED, NORTHERN BALTIC ARMORED FORCES ALREADY SO MOVING IS REQUESTED UNDER USSW OPCON.-STOP-
REMAINING ALLIED FORCES (BALTIC, AURUM DOMAN INFANTRY AND SUPPORT) TO HOLD FRONT SO ENEMY REMAINS FIXED AND VULNERABLE; ONLY GIVE GROUND IF IT WILL DRAW THE ENEMY FURTHER IN ON OUR TERMS, OTHERWISE HOLD LINE AT ALL COSTS.-STOP-
THIS IS IT, THE ENDGAME FOR THIS THEATER; KING ARMA IS IN FRIENDLY CUSTODY, AND A DECISIVE DEFEAT FOR THE NICKSYLLVANIAN LXVIII CORPS WILL GO FAR TOWARDS ENDING HOSTILITIES, SO LET'S DO IT COMRADES!
BUST ON THROUGH THOSE NICKS' LINES LIKE NICKOGRAD ITSELF WAS RIGHT BEHIND 'EM, AND DON'T STOP UNTIL THEY SURRENDER OR WE RUN THEM INTO THE SEA!!-FULL STOP-
The assembled TR-85M1 tanks, MLI-84 IFVs, Model 89 SP infantry guns and the VERY few surviving cavalry vehicles all mounted up once suppressive fire enabled the surviving dismounts to do so, and rolled out north to pass around the large hill overlooking the entire Nicksyllvanian LXVIII Corps' deployment area. Their goal? Simple: get in the enemy rear with Northern Baltic tanks and Aurum Doman and Zaynite infantry beside them, and induce a rout by slaughtering the motorized-at-best reserve infantry and support troops.
Wagdoggie marine howitzers and rocket artillery all fired box barrages to pin the Nicksyllvanian frontline troops in their trenches, enemy counterbattery fire not having been terribly accurate yet; with only a few artillery vehicles lost relative to the FAR worse armor and mechanized casualties. Ideally, the enemy would be stuck between proverbial compactors to the front and buzzsaws to the rear; courting utter destruction unless they bailed out, and did so fast and in good order to boot. Two conditions the Allies sought to deny with the very assault measures they were to take soon...

Skies Over Mhoudia, WRBMC Ka-29 Helix...
The NXA proclamation of King Arma's capture by an internal plot had sent cheers through the forty Marine Recon sections prowling about the skies and fields of Mhoudia for so long. If the casualty figure the Al-Mulek Arabs stated was true, then the Marines had at least done some good; despite not finding any camps yet like the Vetakans did on this little sightseeing tour of Mhoudia, the few ragged massacres the Recon Marines had found the past few weeks had all been stopped with some heliborne fire support and a showing of Marine steel to spook off the enemy. Confirmed kills were few (in the single digits actually, if that) and uncertain; but no matter, the objective of stopping Zansk Royalist genocide ops wherever they were observed had been and was being fulfilled.
Staff Captain Mike Tuttle; CO for Foxtrot Company, First Commando, First Marine Raider Brigade, First Marine Division, studied the news downlink from his OBSAT field-modified PDA. "You heard it boys and girls. Some newcomers got the prize, but we've still got some action yet. We're moving out to support New Xanka Authority troops in storming the Blue Parliament's capital of Paramus; just as soon as the Old Woman," referring to First Fleet head Admiral Opalclaw and her assigned marine detachment, "Pick up 'His Majesty' and fly him to Xanka for his date with the judge. We're gonna get our coup on, HOOH-AH Marines!?" He knew the answer, but figured a morale-booster was on the way even as the chopper banked to move in for the assault; having frequently returned to the assault ships for refuelling and rearming over the past few days, and only been in this current flight for a few minutes.
"HOOH-AH STAFF CAPTAIN SIR! SEMPER FI!" The sixteen Marines in two squads of eight each all pounded their weapons on the chopper's deck in emphasis, and then went on with their own litany in response to their CO's call. "RED... BANNER... MARINE... CORPS! Mess with THE BEST!?" The troops knew what their commander's answer would be.
And so it was. "Die like the rest..." The Wagdoggie High Command issued the following cable to the New Xanka Forces...
OBSATCOM FLASH MESSAGE
FROM: USSW WAR OFFICE CINC
TO: NEW XANKA AUTHORITY CINC

EXCELLENT WORK, FRIEND!-STOP-
THE TYRANT IS CAUGHT, AND I AM SENDING MY MAIN FLAG OFFICER IN THE ZANSK THEATER TO TRANSPORT KING KANG INTO YOUR CUSTODY WITH A FULL SECTION OF SIXTEEN MARINES AS BODYGUARDS; THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPE FOR THE MURDERER, NOT EVER AGAIN.-STOP-
ALSO, THEIR ANTI-GENOCIDE MISSION LARGELY SUCCESSFUL, OUR RECON MARINES WILL MOVE TO TAKE THE BLUE PARLIAMENT BUILDING; SOME FORTY TEAMS OF SIXTEEN OPERATORS EACH, SO THE PARLIAMENT SHOULD FALL EASILY ALTHOUGH ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL SECURITY REQUESTED ANYWAY.-STOP-
READY TO BEGIN VICTORY OPERATIONS BY YOUR REQUEST, AND IN MOTION ALREADY.-FULL STOP-

Northern-Baltic/USSW-Captured Commercial Airport
Already, the first of the mammoth An-225 Cossack transports bringing the tanks and other heavy assets of Wagdog's veteran Seventh Army were on final approach to land. Escorted by MiG-39 Flatpack multirole air dominance fighters and with all of Seventh Air Force's tankers and AWACS planes deployed in support, the combined air/land military juggernaut known as Seventh Army Group was landing.
These were Wagdog's best troops after the Marines, since they had served in occupying Strator (and earned the honorific "Seven Against Strator" for such) after the Marines had won that war virtually single-handedly despite horrific Naval losses to Stratorian commando actions. Though short one Ranger battalion (of two) that had to be deployed to North Calaveras on peacekeeping duty, this force was otherwise in excellent shape to move into Karazistan as the latest intel suggested through the grapevine. One way or another, the pogroms against Zaynah were going to end now...

When the news came of Arma's capture their was much rejoicing and the men were empowered. Overhead a bomber squadron protected by fighters roared toward the front. The newer recruits who had never fought in large scale battles were very tense but confident. With any luck they would be home in a few weeks and hailed as heroes. There also had been a rumour that the entire armed forces were going to be rearmed with DR-83's and DR-78's. This further excited the troops, all Aurum Domans loved weapons.

The remaining 150,000 Northern Baltic Regulars marched to the front lines. Once there, they would replace the first troops that got to the line, several days ago. The roar of the Type 95 Guns could still be heard in the distance.

When the news of the King's capture was released via loudspeakers on the frontlines, moral was very high. It was almost Holiday Season back in the Northern Baltic and many troops would probaly see their families for the holidays. It seemed as if this stupid war was almost over.

"Incoming enemy soldiers to the frontline more then 100,000 of them coming upon this narrow front. Hold at all costs, push out the Wagdoggie from their defences, utilize them and hold the line. Show the enemy that even you disgraces to the Nicksyllvanian name can defeat any scumbag communist. Do not fuck this up, the enemy will be so massed you won't be able to miss and a victory here will destroy the will of all coalition forces. A single son of the Fatherland is worth 10 men, or 100 commies, although you meatheads are only half a man, make those bastards pay in blood for opposing our righteous Emperor."

"All right you lazy sods, move in at full pace!"
The riflemen charged wagdoggie lines with highly polished bayonets fixed, a few heavy machinguns providing suppressing fire, masses of soldiers fell down to Wagdoggie guns who must have found the wave an easy target. A couple squads somehow managed to get through the weaker points of the line and proceded to start fighting towards the flanks, distracting the enemy flanks and allowing fire to be split between them, hopefully allowing more men to get into the lines. Automatic fire was used much more frequently then cold steel, although the short 20 round clips did force some soldiers to attempt to lunge upon an enemy a few meters away usually getting shot. Stick grenades were thrown at the enemy lines once close enough to further suppress the enemy. The assault was seemingly tactically futile and suicidal, but surely Nicksyllvanian courage and spirit will pull through and ensure the destruction of the enemy.

Artillery focused all it's firepower onto counter-artillery operations now that enemy artillery showed themselves in such numbers. Superiority of firepower must be assured.

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Official Statement from the New Greater Nicksyllvanian Empire:
As the legitimate Head of State of Zanski has been brutally kidnapped by Marxist demongogues, the Nicksyllvanian Empire hereby declares martial law and will temporalily occupy the Zanski state for the protection and stability of its people and government until a time comes by where the previous legtimate ruler has been returned or a new legitimate ruler has been elected.

We strongly urge the Zanski Parliament that remains to work in conjunction with the Nicksyllvanians to ensure that this issue will be resolved quickly and that peace will return to Zanski and the Communist properly dealt with.

We are prepared to send an entire Army Group to ensure the protection of the Zanski state and will also assist in the training of Zanski troops in this hour of need. The Soldiers will also assist in policing duties.

We await you're approval of such actions.

ooc: can everyone please try and add to the NSwiki article please. thanks.

OOC: Yo Zanski where is it? I can't locate it

OOC: Yo Zanski where is it? I can't locate it
Short OOC: Allow me, here: http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Circum-Zansk_War. I'd like to Zanski, but can you give a quick tutorial in the OOC thread?:confused: I tried to create my nation page a while back and was totally lost...

The reinforcements made sure to bring along plenty of rocket launchers and heavy machine guns. Once they got to the front line, they began to open fire on the NN troops attempting to flank the line. RPG-29 rocket launchers fit with frag rounds began to fire into the crowd of NN troops.

Meanwhile, the T-95 tanks didn't face much opposition and had finally reached the rear of the NN line. They had completly circled the NN position and now were ready to close in the circle. They also met up with Wagdoggie Armoured units. Words were exchanged as well as traditional slavic greeting kisses and some champagne was opened. This was all done quickly, so they could get back to battle.

Meanwhile, the Type 95's suffered their first loss of the day when 4 Type-95s had their ammo supply truck hit. It exploded and killed or wounded everyone there. The Type-95s, switched to firing on the enemy artillery positions. Their 203mm shells were oversized. They knew that. They also knew that they must be causing huge craters where they land.

The Aurum Doman infantry neared the line and began taking positions. Squads began taking position around their light machine gunner and the Designated Marksman found high places to pick off people. The armored vehicles that had mounted guns drove into position and PKMs were taken out of smaller unarmed trucks and setup. Everyone else checked their AK 103's, cocked them, and ran to join the Northern Baltican forces.

"Incoming enemy soldiers to the frontline more then 100,000 of them coming upon this narrow front. Hold at all costs, push out the Wagdoggie from their defences, utilize them and hold the line. Show the enemy that even you disgraces to the Nicksyllvanian name can defeat any scumbag communist. Do not fuck this up, the enemy will be so massed you won't be able to miss and a victory here will destroy the will of all coalition forces. A single son of the Fatherland is worth 10 men, or 100 commies, although you meatheads are only half a man, make those bastards pay in blood for opposing our righteous Emperor."

"All right you lazy sods, move in at full pace!"
The riflemen charged wagdoggie lines with highly polished bayonets fixed, a few heavy machinguns providing suppressing fire, masses of soldiers fell down to Wagdoggie guns who must have found the wave an easy target. A couple squads somehow managed to get through the weaker points of the line and proceded to start fighting towards the flanks, distracting the enemy flanks and allowing fire to be split between them, hopefully allowing more men to get into the lines. Automatic fire was used much more frequently then cold steel, although the short 20 round clips did force some soldiers to attempt to lunge upon an enemy a few meters away usually getting shot. Stick grenades were thrown at the enemy lines once close enough to further suppress the enemy. The assault was seemingly tactically futile and suicidal, but surely Nicksyllvanian courage and spirit will pull through and ensure the destruction of the enemy.

Artillery focused all it's firepower onto counter-artillery operations now that enemy artillery showed themselves in such numbers. Superiority of firepower must be assured.

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Official Statement from the New Greater Nicksyllvanian Empire:
As the legitimate Head of State of Zanski has been brutally kidnapped by Marxist demongogues, the Nicksyllvanian Empire hereby declares martial law and will temporalily occupy the Zanski state for the protection and stability of its people and government until a time comes by where the previous legtimate ruler has been returned or a new legitimate ruler has been elected.

We strongly urge the Zanski Parliament that remains to work in conjunction with the Nicksyllvanians to ensure that this issue will be resolved quickly and that peace will return to Zanski and the Communist properly dealt with.

We are prepared to send an entire Army Group to ensure the protection of the Zanski state and will also assist in the training of Zanski troops in this hour of need. The Soldiers will also assist in policing duties.

We await you're approval of such actions.

Declaration of Paramus:

The parliament of ex-king Arma hereby step down and issue their power to the New Nickysllvanian government for the war. The occupation must end with the following:

End of the brutal communist attack on Zanski

Zaynah free of native inhabitants and the Zaynite Ethnic group exiled or killed

We hereby also hand over all 20 million soldiers to the NN government for the duration of the conflict.

The hand over will only progress if New Nickysllvania allows Zanski to still have recognition as a de facto independant nation.

The reinforcements made sure to bring along plenty of rocket launchers and heavy machine guns. Once they got to the front line, they began to open fire on the NN troops attempting to flank the line. RPG-29 rocket launchers fit with frag rounds began to fire into the crowd of NN troops.

Meanwhile, the T-95 tanks didn't face much opposition and had finally reached the rear of the NN line. They had completly circled the NN position and now were ready to close in the circle. They also met up with Wagdoggie Armoured units. Words were exchanged as well as traditional slavic greeting kisses and some champagne was opened. This was all done quickly, so they could get back to battle.

Meanwhile, the Type 95's suffered their first loss of the day when 4 Type-95s had their ammo supply truck hit. It exploded and killed or wounded everyone there. The Type-95s, switched to firing on the enemy artillery positions. Their 203mm shells were oversized. They knew that. They also knew that they must be causing huge craters where they land.

The Aurum Doman infantry neared the line and began taking positions. Squads began taking position around their light machine gunner and the Designated Marksman found high places to pick off people. The armored vehicles that had mounted guns drove into position and PKMs were taken out of smaller unarmed trucks and setup. Everyone else checked their AK 103's, cocked them, and ran to join the Northern Baltican forces.
OOC: Quickie since I need to head to bed soon. Besides, my order of battle is still as in my latest OOC post.
IC
The greetings exchanged and the champagne downed, the combined Wagdoggie and Northern Baltic forces were soon to roll out. Before the orders were given, a few moments were spent reloading the twin Spike-ER launchers on each of the MLI-84M IFVs so that any surviving armor in the Nicksyllvanian rear would find a nasty surprise waiting before the tanks even weighed in on the matter. Once all was ready, Brigadier General Smith ordered his part of the task force forward. "All units, CHARGE! Bust on through like you're going to run all the way to Nickograd! Do NOT stop until the Nicks throw up their hands and BEG FOR IT! Even then, fire a few shots above their empty skulls just to scare them straight, too!" With that, his tank rolled forward to push deeper into the Nicksyllvanian rear.
It was the old-school Forward Detachment strategy the USSR had pioneered during World War II. Rather than heading back to the allied lines after puncturing this far in, why not strike in even deeper? Maximize the separation between the slowest and fastest units, and thus make the battle as non-linear and unpredictable (for the enemy) as possible. Done properly, as General Smith suspected it would be here, it would sow utter chaos in the Nicksyllvanian chain-of-command and cause their front to implode completely. Fire had shaken but not stirred them, so hopefully maneuver in one of its' classic forms now would put the enemy to rout instead...

The T-95s that sped around the NN lines and now began driving into the NN rear first overan the artillery positions. Troops that were holding onto the back of the T-95s jumped out and secured any prisoners and put explosives on the artillery guns. They took the prisoners with them, handcuffed them, and called the helicopters and gave them pick-up points to evac the troops and prisoners from the battle. The T-95's, meanwhile, were two miles from overunning several major fuel and ammo dumps. They hoped to fill their fuel tanks at one of the fuel dumps and then destroy it, not that they were in any danger of running out of fuel anytime soon, just it would be nice to have...

Somewhere in northern Mhoudia...

King Arma sat on the top of his mountain, with his Aide, talking about their next plans with Zanski, drinking coffee, smoking cigars and looking into the foggy, stormy distance.
"I'd like to just get these stupid commies out of here and just sell the Zaynites
to some apartheid state. Heh! That'll be big money." Said Arma.
"Wait, I thought you keep saying that they are worthless?" Said his Aide.
Arma sighed and took a puff of his cigar.
"I'd sell them for more than they're worth." He replied.

Suddenly gunfire split the conversation, followed by a deafening grenade explosion. Arm turned to his Aide, who was slumped across the rock he was sitting on, with a hole in his throat and blood spraying out. Arma tried to run, but was confronted with a bearded man dressed in the traditional Mhoudian clothing, with a hood. A Colt 45 was pointed between Arma's eyes.
"Asalaamu Aleikum, your majesty." Said the man.
"Wa Aleikum Es Salaam." Said Arma, shivering and stuttering.
"I am Yousef Rahmat al-Mulek, of the Mulek tribe that dominated this area before you moved in. If you have noticed, a lot of your soldiers here have Al-Mulek somewhere in their name...They have all helped me to get to where I am.

The coalition did not send me here, but I am here to, in the name of the coalition, arrest you for the murders of 160,000 Zaynites, 30,000 marxists, for refusal to accept the legitimate government of the nation, opression of your people, absolute rule, Incitement of racial hatred, and many more crimes.
You have the right to remain silent, but anything that you do say may be used against you in court. Personally I would like to torture tou until your skin is as red as the blood of the Zaynites, but I'll let the court deal with you."

To the Coalition

Please could someone send a plane to pick up Mr Al-Mulek and H.M Arma to take them to Xanka?

____________________________________________________

Proclamation from Xanka

This is a proclamation of orders to the Authoritarian, fascist parliament that still has control over 75% of Zanski and also to the government of New Nickysllvania:

Give yourselves up and face fair trials for there is no way you can win this war now. pull out of Zaynah and hand it over to the coalition.

To The Coalition:

It is time to move some of your forces to the current Blue Zansk capital, Paramus to dispose of the Blue government. We suggest you also occupy Karazistan because they will keep attacking Zaynah if you don't, and only pull out of Karazistan when you pull out of Zaynah.
Ka-29 Helix, from USSW First Fleet, over Mhoudia...
Admiral Opalclaw tensed as she neared the supposed rendezvous point, taking the speaker from the copilot as she again worked the radio. OBSAT SIGNIT's already said that the Blue Parliament mission is probably a bust, but we've still got to try that and grabbing the King anyway... So she again broadcast a message she repeated several times.
"Honorable Shayk Yousef Rahmat Al-Mulek, this is Wagdoggie COMFIRSTFLEET Admiral Opalclaw; inbound with one Kilo-Alpha-Two-Niner assault chopper and sixteen Marines to take custody of King Arma. Landing coordinates for pickup of yourself and the King, as well as possible destination coordinates in Xanka, both requested for the evacuation of your charge. Salaam Aleikum, and our thanks; over?"
True, going in the clear like that was a risk, but it had to be taken now. Things would unravel too quickly without prompt and decisive action soon; action such as that planned by the forty other Helixes inbound with their cargoes of Marine Commandos to storm the Blue Parliament building and arrest them for their now-declared collusion with New Nicksyllvania. Hopefully, the enemy's reign in this land would end before it even properly began; as Wagdog's two fleets nearby (one distantly off Havvy) also tried to ensure by increasing their vigilance for any Nicksyllvanian troop convoys like the one that had deployed the LXVIII Corps some days back. Needless to say, they would not let another of those go past unopposed for any reason...

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, 34 Nautical Miles from USSW First Fleet:

The Vetakan 6th Battlegroup the newest Battlegroup to join the Vetakan Order of Battle had literally gathered at Helgan Naval Base in Vetaka before they had loaded up the troops and had set sail for Zanski. Although the 6th Battlegroup was the smallest of the Vetakan Battlegroups with just 150 Ships and 100,000 Troops compared to the standard 300 Ships and 250,000 Troops the 6th Battlegroup was still a serious opponent on any Battlefield. The order of the 6th Battlegroup had bee simple sail to Zanski as quickly as possible and reinforce the Wagdog Marines in Zanski as a result the 6th Battlegroup had almost burnt out its engines in trying to get to Zanski now they where here and they could not be happier:

"Comms Officer Standard Send a message to the Wagdog of our Arrival" ordered newly promted Supreme Admiral Dominic Pearce

"Sir" came the reply

OBSAT Battlefield Communication:

To: USSW First Fleet & Allied Forces
From: VDFNS6GB

This is Supreme Admiral Dominic Pearce son of Daniel Pearce of the newly built 6th Vetakan Battlegroup its a great relief for us to be here. We have been sailing at Full Speed for 4 days and have nearly burnt out our engines. As a result its a great relief for us to finally decrease our speed. My orders are simple comrades support all Allied Forces in the region. First of all we will be rallying with the 1st Wagdog Fleet and secondly deploying the 6th Army ashore to reinforce the weakened Allied Lines.

Hold on Guys we are Coming

<VDFNS6GB Out>

The Flagship of the 6th Fleet was the Questarian Built Princes of Wales Battleship Princess. Dominic has taken Command of her on his Promotion to Supreme Admiral and was loving every minute of it. Although he had taken Command of the Smallest Battlegroup he was by no means disappointed. He was happy to be finally at Zanski and able to avenge the Death of his Two Scout Friends Andrews and Johnson. As the Battlegroup neared the Coast the Vetakan F-37C Eurafighters roared the engines and sped away from their Carriers their orders clear Attack the Nicks. As the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup came nearer to the Wagdog 1st Fleet Vetakan Chinook Helicopters escorted by Naval Attack Helicopters rose from their Carriers and moved to the Wagdog/NB Lines eventually arriving and coming to a halt just behind the Allied Lines:

Just Behind Allied Lines, Zanski:

As the Vetakan Chinooks and Naval Attack Helicopters came to a halt just behind the Allied Lines ropes where deployed and the Advanced Vetakan 606 Commandos shot to the ground before running to re-inforce the now battered Allied Lines:

"Ok Go!!! Quick move to the Line" shouted Infranty Commander Christmas Jones

The Vetakan Troops ran and took up position next to their Wagdog and Northen Baltic Comrades and began to fire Christmas began to shout herself hoarse as she shouted to her Allies:

"Who is in Charge here? Who is the Allied Commanding Officer Here? I need to know as in about 30 Minutes 90,000 Vetakan Troops are coming ashore and well I need to OBSAT Paint Mark their Welcome Beaches?"

A Stray Sniper Bullet from a Good NN Sniper whisked past Jones's Head an impacted on a Tree behind her she understandably got quite annoyed:

"Fuck Sake! Damn Snipers! Oi Sniper Blower I have 2 kids to get home to in Theeb will you please Kill those feckin Snipers id rather not return in a Body Bag bottom line Blower is Neutralize Them" barked Jones

"Yes Ma'am" came a distant Shout from Sniper Captain Blower as he ran off to co-ordinate his Snipers

Meanwhile Back Aboard the 6th Vetakan Battleship Flagship Enterprise:

Supreme Admiral Dom Pearce was a very skilled Sailor and Soilder but he was most famous for being the Son of Vetakan Hero Daniel Pearce he was also infamous for his boyish good looks and cheeky attitude:

"Commander Christmas Jones has got into position" reported an Operations Commader

"Excellent Commader" Get her on audio?" replied the Admiral

It took just a few minutes for the voice of Commando Commander Jones to come over the speaker she was shouting as a battle ranaged behind me but that didn't bother her with typical Vetakan Banter she was having the fun and even found the time to be somewhat sarcastic:

"Right No Offense Admiral Pearce but im rather busy how the hell did you become an Admiral? What do you want?" shouted Jones

"An Update Darling" replied the playful Pearce

"Look at your OBSAT Screen. Ruddy Sailors if you don't know its the big green thing on the bridge?" barked Jones

"So feisty sugar if only you where single" replied a Flirty Pearce

"Ha you had your chance, Im on the Line now. Awaiting Main Force and Support. Btw its your turn to host the Command BBQ this year. Jones Out" replied a Stern Jones

"Damn I hate that ruddy BBQ. Roger That" replied a now laughing Jones.

"Ok People I have a very Hard Women on shore we need to keep our side of the agreement deploy personally id rather not get a slap from Jones Move!!" shouted Pearce

"Aye Aye Sir" came a string of replies from around the Bridge

As all of the above took place the Vetakan 6th Battlgroup readied itself Helicopters and Fighters undertook final checks while Landing Craft made their way to shore at the same time the Fleets moved to engage the NN Naval Force. Pearce was determined just like his farther the enemy may out number him but they would have to kill every single Vetakan Soilder, Sink every Vetakan Ship and down every Vetakan Plane before they could achieve Victory. Vetaka was here and was not leaving with no less than Peace or Victory.

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, 34 Nautical Miles from USSW First Fleet:

The Vetakan 6th Battlegroup the newest Battlegroup to join the Vetakan Order of Battle had literally gathered at Helgan Naval Base in Vetaka before they had loaded up the troops and had set sail for Zanski. Although the 6th Battlegroup was the smallest of the Vetakan Battlegroups with just 150 Ships and 100,000 Troops compared to the standard 300 Ships and 250,000 Troops the 6th Battlegroup was still a serious opponent on any Battlefield. The order of the 6th Battlegroup had bee simple sail to Zanski as quickly as possible and reinforce the Wagdog Marines in Zanski as a result the 6th Battlegroup had almost burnt out its engines in trying to get to Zanski now they where here and they could not be happier:

"Comms Officer Standard Send a message to the Wagdog of our Arrival" ordered newly promted Supreme Admiral Dominic Pearce

"Sir" came the reply

OBSAT Battlefield Communication:

To: USSW First Fleet & Allied Forces
From: VDFNS6GB

This is Supreme Admiral Dominic Pearce son of Daniel Pearce of the newly built 6th Vetakan Battlegroup its a great relief for us to be here. We have been sailing at Full Speed for 4 days and have nearly burnt out our engines. As a result its a great relief for us to finally decrease our speed. My orders are simple comrades support all Allied Forces in the region. First of all we will be rallying with the 1st Wagdog Fleet and secondly deploying the 6th Army ashore to reinforce the weakened Allied Lines.

Hold on Guys we are Coming

<VDFNS6GB Out>

The Flagship of the 6th Fleet was the Questarian Built Princes of Wales Battleship Princess. Dominic has taken Command of her on his Promotion to Supreme Admiral and was loving every minute of it. Although he had taken Command of the Smallest Battlegroup he was by no means disappointed. He was happy to be finally at Zanski and able to avenge the Death of his Two Scout Friends Andrews and Johnson. As the Battlegroup neared the Coast the Vetakan F-37C Eurafighters roared the engines and sped away from their Carriers their orders clear Attack the Nicks. As the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup came nearer to the Wagdog 1st Fleet Vetakan Chinook Helicopters escorted by Naval Attack Helicopters rose from their Carriers and moved to the Wagdog/NB Lines eventually arriving and coming to a halt just behind the Allied Lines:

Just Behind Allied Lines, Zanski:

As the Vetakan Chinooks and Naval Attack Helicopters came to a halt just behind the Allied Lines ropes where deployed and the Advanced Vetakan 606 Commandos shot to the ground before running to re-inforce the now battered Allied Lines:

"Ok Go!!! Quick move to the Line" shouted Infranty Commander Christmas Jones

The Vetakan Troops ran and took up position next to their Wagdog and Northen Baltic Comrades and began to fire Christmas began to shout herself hoarse as she shouted to her Allies:

"Who is in Charge here? Who is the Allied Commanding Officer Here? I need to know as in about 30 Minutes 90,000 Vetakan Troops are coming ashore and well I need to OBSAT Paint Mark their Welcome Beaches?"

A Stray Sniper Bullet from a Good NN Sniper whisked past Jones's Head an impacted on a Tree behind her she understandably got quite annoyed:

"Fuck Sake! Damn Snipers! Oi Sniper Blower I have 2 kids to get home to in Theeb will you please Kill those feckin Snipers id rather not return in a Body Bag bottom line Blower is Neutralize Them" barked Jones

"Yes Ma'am" came a distant Shout from Sniper Captain Blower as he ran off to co-ordinate his Snipers

Meanwhile Back Aboard the 6th Vetakan Battleship Flagship Enterprise:

Supreme Admiral Dom Pearce was a very skilled Sailor and Soilder but he was most famous for being the Son of Vetakan Hero Daniel Pearce he was also infamous for his boyish good looks and cheeky attitude:

"Commander Christmas Jones has got into position" reported an Operations Commader

"Excellent Commader" Get her on audio?" replied the Admiral

It took just a few minutes for the voice of Commando Commander Jones to come over the speaker she was shouting as a battle ranaged behind me but that didn't bother her with typical Vetakan Banter she was having the fun and even found the time to be somewhat sarcastic:

"Right No Offense Admiral Pearce but im rather busy how the hell did you become an Admiral? What do you want?" shouted Jones

"An Update Darling" replied the playful Pearce

"Look at your OBSAT Screen. Ruddy Sailors if you don't know its the big green thing on the bridge?" barked Jones

"So feisty sugar if only you where single" replied a Flirty Pearce

"Ha you had your chance, Im on the Line now. Awaiting Main Force and Support. Btw its your turn to host the Command BBQ this year. Jones Out" replied a Stern Jones

"Damn I hate that ruddy BBQ. Roger That" replied a now laughing Jones.

"Ok People I have a very Hard Women on shore we need to keep our side of the agreement deploy personally id rather not get a slap from Jones Move!!" shouted Pearce

"Aye Aye Sir" came a string of replies from around the Bridge

As all of the above took place the Vetakan 6th Battlgroup readied itself Helicopters and Fighters undertook final checks while Landing Craft made their way to shore at the same time the Fleets moved to engage the NN Naval Force. Pearce was determined just like his farther the enemy may out number him but they would have to kill every single Vetakan Soilder, Sink every Vetakan Ship and down every Vetakan Plane before they could achieve Victory. Vetaka was here and was not leaving with no less than Peace or Victory.
"Who's in charge here?" A burly ethnic-Russian general stepped over to Jones as he swung his PP-19 Bizon around to where he thought the sniper round had come from. Crouching, he whispered, "I am. Major General Ivan Urlovna, commander of Wagdog's MEFZ and First Marine Division. You can mark our beaches, it's easier that way. As is, our fleet commander Admiral Opalclaw and her bodyguards are inbound to pick up the King for transport to Xanka, and then probably trial." He left unstated his own thoughts on the matter: Assuming the father isn't so angry he just sends the son to the gallows straight off... "Plus, our forty sections worth of Marine Recon Commandos are inbound on the collaborators' Parliament Building, aiming to arrest them all before the Nicks can do jack to make their rule here felt. At least the damned Royalists made our jobs easier, eh?" Hopefully it would stay that way, at least...

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Zanski:

"Admiral Sir you might want to take a look at the OBSAT Intel Feed. OBSAT is showing Defenes around the NN-Zanski are some what Lax" informed the Chief Intel Officer

"Excellent I want Jones on Audio now?" ordered Pearce

It took only a few minutes for Jones's voice to come over the speaker her usual mixture of Annoyance and Sarcasm clear as day:

"Ruddy Hell Pearce What now?" shouted Jones

"Sorry to disturb Darling. But it seems NN Defences at the Port are lax I reckon we go straight to the horses mouth and remove the threat What you reckon?" replied Pearce

"Hmmmm Sounds Good ill remain on the Allied Line and Ensure it does not fall. I recommend you move to destroy the port if the port falls the NN Forces should falter. Hop to it ill Co-ordinate with the Allies Here. Could you please deploy a few Fighters and a Wee few Troops to the Line Jones Out" replied a now serious Jones

Just Behind Allied Lines, Zanski:

Jones pressed the Disconnect button on her OBSAT MDA before turning to Major General Ivan Urlovna:

"Its good to see you General. I am sorry to say their has been a change of plan instead of deploying straight to the line here. The Vetakan 6th intends to deploy straight to the NN Fleet and Ports hopefully Pearce can sink them and take the port hence cutting off the Nick Retreat and hopefully forcing them to totally withdraw from Zanski? What do you think Major General?"

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Zanski:

"Admiral Sir you might want to take a look at the OBSAT Intel Feed. OBSAT is showing Defenes around the NN-Zanski are some what Lax" informed the Chief Intel Officer

"Excellent I want Jones on Audio now?" ordered Pearce

It took only a few minutes for Jones's voice to come over the speaker her usual mixture of Annoyance and Sarcasm clear as day:

"Ruddy Hell Pearce What now?" shouted Jones

"Sorry to disturb Darling. But it seems NN Defences at the Port are lax I reckon we go straight to the horses mouth and remove the threat What you reckon?" replied Pearce

"Hmmmm Sounds Good ill remain on the Allied Line and Ensure it does not fall. I recommend you move to destroy the port if the port falls the NN Forces should falter. Hop to it ill Co-ordinate with the Allies Here. Could you please deploy a few Fighters and a Wee few Troops to the Line Jones Out" replied a now serious Jones

Just Behind Allied Lines, Zanski:

Jones pressed the Disconnect button on her OBSAT MDA before turning to Major General Ivan Urlovna:

"Its good to see you General. I am sorry to say their has been a change of plan instead of deploying straight to the line here. The Vetakan 6th intends to deploy straight to the NN Fleet and Ports hopefully Pearce can sink them and take the port hence cutting off the Nick Retreat and hopefully forcing them to totally withdraw from Zanski? What do you think Major General?"
Just Behind Allied Lines, Zanski
The Russian smiled heartily before replying. "What do I think, Commander Jones? Let's not waste any time! I have all of my surviving armor racing that way now with a Northern Baltic column, so we're in position to link up if we break through. Go right ahead and get back to your fleet to make the arrrangements; and use everybody you've got please, since the line is an economy-of-force sector now. The Baltics have the line covered and my men here will take care of the sniper, and we can always load back up onto the transports and join you if the line breaks somehow. Now, if you'll excuse me..."
He got out his personal radio and tersely reached his HQ on the line. "HQ, this is the CO. Vetakans are moving to 'drop in' on the Nicks' rear like six tons of very angry bricks, so we need our surviving armor to blast on through all Nicksyllvanian rear defenses and go for the goal, understand? Good, CO out." He then picked up his Bizon submachine gun while ordering "Riflemen to the FRONT! SNIPER! FIND and NEUTRALIZE, NOW!" He aimed in the same general direction as before, more out of prudence than anything...

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Now Approaching the NN Held Ports:

The Flagship of the 6th Vetakan Battlegroup was a massive Questarian Built Prince of Wales Class Battleship orginally named Princess the ship had been re-named Enterprise on the orders of President Rogers as a gift to newly promoted Supreme Admiral Dom Pearce. The Enterprise was eager to fire her guns in Anger. The 6th Vetakan Battlegroup slowly approached the NN held Zanski ports the Fleet in perfect formation ready to fire just soon as soon as they where in range. Above the Fleet roared Squadrons of F-37C Eurafighters ready to engage Coastal Defences and Any Defending Nick Squadrons:

"Cruise Missiles from across the Fleet ready Admiral. All Locked on the Nick Combatants Surrounding the Port Area. Landing Troops are ready to Storm the Port on the beach to the South and Chopper Dropped Troops are ready to stom the Harbour itself when the Panic Breaks Loose. Entering Range of Port and Enemy Fleet"

"Excellent. Fire Cruise Missiles. Fire All Guns. Green Light the Fighters. All Troops Standby"

"Aye Aye Admiral. Fire" replied the Operations Commander

With that the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup opened fire. The Fleet Battleships Big Guns fired supported by the Cruise Missiles fired from across the Fleet. The Eurafighter F37C's also opened fire. Nick Resistence was fanatical just as Vetaka's Offensive was unforgiving with neither side backing down it would be a very close call as to whom would be victorious. As the Vetakan Barrage continued the Landing Craft once again started up their engines and slowly prepared to move towards the Coast on the Assualt Ships Transport Helicopters and Attack Choppers prepared to strike.

Just Behind Allied Lines, Zanski:

606 Commando Commander Jones had decided to remain on the Allied Lines after all the Allies needed some fresh troops. She had joined the Wagdog Commander in his pursuit of the Enemy Snipers. After much exchanges of Gun Fire the Line fell oddly quiet only to be broken by the far off distant bangs of the 6th Fleet Pounding the Nicks at Port. However this only made both the Nicks and the Allies re-new their fighting on the Line. Both sides determined to win this fight was no longer about the orignal arguement this fight was now a battle of honour and ultimately the right of freedom.


Vetakan 6th Battlegroup:

Commanding Officer: Supreme Admiral Dominic Pearce

Total Ships: 150

Combat Ships: 130 (15 Supply Ships with 5 Combat Escorts)

1 Prince of Wales Class Battleship (VDFNS Enterprise Flagship)
4 NORAD Class Super Battleships
5 Fighter Aircraft Carriers (2 Juyno Class, 2 Whirlwind Class & 1 Bear Class)
10 Agamemnon Class Battleships
10 Dauntless Class Heavy Battleships
20 Chieftarn Class Pocket Battleships
5 Peter the Great Class Battleships

10 Type 45 Air Defense Destroyers
10 Arsenal Class Stealth Missile Cruisers
10 Arleigh Burke Class Missile Destroyers
10 Type 23 Anti Sub-marine/Multi-Purpose Firgates
10 Iroquois Class Guided Missile Destroyers

5 Ajax Class Battleships
5 Littoral Class Combat Ships
5 Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ships
5 San Antonio Class Amphibious Assault Ships
10 Virginia Class Submarines

8 Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ships
2 Mercy Class Hospitals
5 Escorting Chieftern Battleships

Ka-29 Helix, from USSW First Fleet, over Mhoudia...
Admiral Opalclaw tensed as she neared the supposed rendezvous point, taking the speaker from the copilot as she again worked the radio. OBSAT SIGNIT's already said that the Blue Parliament mission is probably a bust, but we've still got to try that and grabbing the King anyway... So she again broadcast a message she repeated several times.
"Honorable Shayk Yousef Rahmat Al-Mulek, this is Wagdoggie COMFIRSTFLEET Admiral Opalclaw; inbound with one Kilo-Alpha-Two-Niner assault chopper and sixteen Marines to take custody of King Arma. Landing coordinates for pickup of yourself and the King, as well as possible destination coordinates in Xanka, both requested for the evacuation of your charge. Salaam Aleikum, and our thanks; over?"
True, going in the clear like that was a risk, but it had to be taken now. Things would unravel too quickly without prompt and decisive action soon; action such as that planned by the forty other Helixes inbound with their cargoes of Marine Commandos to storm the Blue Parliament building and arrest them for their now-declared collusion with New Nicksyllvania. Hopefully, the enemy's reign in this land would end before it even properly began; as Wagdog's two fleets nearby (one distantly off Havvy) also tried to ensure by increasing their vigilance for any Nicksyllvanian troop convoys like the one that had deployed the LXVIII Corps some days back. Needless to say, they would not let another of those go past unopposed for any reason...


Al Mulek looked on a map that he found in a bag, and transmitted this message back:
"Wa Aleikum Es Salaam, my freinds. My co-ordinates are..."

Ke barked his co-ordinates into the transmitter, and signalled to one of his fellow Mulekeen to patrol the area.

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New Xanka Authority HQ, Xanka:

Modi Arma stood on his pedestal, with the rest of the NXA around him. He started to speak:

"Greetings, members of the official New Xanka Authority! It is I, your leader, Modi Arma! I have a few announcements to make.
"First off, that after we gain control over the 75% of Zanski that isn't ours, I will step down and we will elect a new leader.
"Secondly, my son has been caught!"
A roar of cheering swept across the room.
"He was caught by the man known as Yousef Rahmat Al-Mulek, obviously of the Mulek tribe. I am reccomending this man for a heroe's statue in Shuza, or a platinum certificate, and a special mentioning at the customary End-of-war speech.
"Thirdly, most of our country is now occupied by the pigs of New Nickysllvania. We must strike out at them, and tomorrow we shall vote on an official declaration of war! May Justice come to this country soon."

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City of Tumada, State of Tumad, Zanski

The cold, sandy desert that surrounded this city was in a sandstorm, but the high city walls rose up high so no sand could get in. In this city of One point three million, there was not many people that were not Gharrakan (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Zanski#religion_and_ethnics). The whole peninsula that Tumad State was on, which was nearly a quarter of Zanski, was called the Nationalist Quarter. And with good reason.
Just one year ago, a Jew called Philip Stalemann, a Frenchman called Jaques Laguiller (because his skin was 'whiter than old, dry shit') and a Zansk military policeman called Officer Sungley were tortured and shot dead publicly...by Tumada Metropolitan Police.
And the streets were filled today with armed youths walking with the NN flag down a street. It would have seemed like a welcoming parade if not for the banners: "NICKY GET OUT", "KILL THE INVADERS", ect. At the end, the flag carriers proceeded to throw their flags in a pile, soak them with petroleum and light them. Their guns rattled as they shouted and fired shots into the air.

Ka-29 Helix, from USSW First Fleet, over Mhoudia...
Admiral Opalclaw tensed as she neared the supposed rendezvous point, taking the speaker from the copilot as she again worked the radio. OBSAT SIGNIT's already said that the Blue Parliament mission is probably a bust, but we've still got to try that and grabbing the King anyway... So she again broadcast a message she repeated several times.
"Honorable Shayk Yousef Rahmat Al-Mulek, this is Wagdoggie COMFIRSTFLEET Admiral Opalclaw; inbound with one Kilo-Alpha-Two-Niner assault chopper and sixteen Marines to take custody of King Arma. Landing coordinates for pickup of yourself and the King, as well as possible destination coordinates in Xanka, both requested for the evacuation of your charge. Salaam Aleikum, and our thanks; over?"
True, going in the clear like that was a risk, but it had to be taken now. Things would unravel too quickly without prompt and decisive action soon; action such as that planned by the forty other Helixes inbound with their cargoes of Marine Commandos to storm the Blue Parliament building and arrest them for their now-declared collusion with New Nicksyllvania. Hopefully, the enemy's reign in this land would end before it even properly began; as Wagdog's two fleets nearby (one distantly off Havvy) also tried to ensure by increasing their vigilance for any Nicksyllvanian troop convoys like the one that had deployed the LXVIII Corps some days back. Needless to say, they would not let another of those go past unopposed for any reason...


Al Mulek looked on a map that he found in a bag, and transmitted this message back:
"Wa Aleikum Es Salaam, my freinds. My co-ordinates are..."

Ke barked his co-ordinates into the transmitter, and signalled to one of his fellow Mulekeen to patrol the area.

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New Xanka Authority HQ, Xanka:

Modi Arma stood on his pedestal, with the rest of the NXA around him. He started to speak:

"Greetings, members of the official New Xanka Authority! It is I, your leader, Modi Arma! I have a few announcements to make.
"First off, that after we gain control over the 75% of Zanski that isn't ours, I will step down and we will elect a new leader.
"Secondly, my son has been caught!"
A roar of cheering swept across the room.
"He was caught by the man known as Yousef Rahmat Al-Mulek, obviously of the Mulek tribe. I am reccomending this man for a heroe's statue in Shuza, or a platinum certificate, and a special mentioning at the customary End-of-war speech.
"Thirdly, most of our country is now occupied by the pigs of New Nickysllvania. We must strike out at them, and tomorrow we shall vote on an official declaration of war! May Justice come to this country soon."

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City of Tumada, State of Tumad, Zanski

The cold, sandy desert that surrounded this city was in a sandstorm, but the high city walls rose up high so no sand could get in. In this city of One point three million, there was not many people that were not Gharrakan (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Zanski#religion_and_ethnics). The whole peninsula that Tumad State was on, which was nearly a quarter of Zanski, was called the Nationalist Quarter. And with good reason.
Just one year ago, a Jew called Philip Stalemann, a Frenchman called Jaques Laguiller (because his skin was 'whiter than old, dry shit') and a Zansk military policeman called Officer Sungley were tortured and shot dead publicly...by Tumada Metropolitan Police.
And the streets were filled today with armed youths walking with the NN flag down a street. It would have seemed like a welcoming parade if not for the banners: "NICKY GET OUT", "KILL THE INVADERS", ect. At the end, the flag carriers proceeded to throw their flags in a pile, soak them with petroleum and light them. Their guns rattled as they shouted and fired shots into the air.

Declaration of Paramus:

The parliament of ex-king Arma hereby step down and issue their power to the New Nickysllvanian government for the war. The occupation must end with the following:

End of the brutal communist attack on Zanski

Zaynah free of native inhabitants and the Zaynite Ethnic group exiled or killed

We hereby also hand over all 20 million soldiers to the NN government for the duration of the conflict.

The hand over will only progress if New Nickysllvania allows Zanski to still have recognition as a de facto independant nation.

We assure you the Nicksyllvanian Empire will not occupy Zanski for imperialist goals, but for the benefit of it's people and will seek to make it completely independent and free from foreign intrusion, we however do however wish to secure a close relationship between our 2 nations for the future.


Zanski National Mobilization Law:
Zanski Assistance Association: Zanski will be under the temporary rule of the Nicksyllvanian Empire, through the Zanski Assistance Association. ZAA proclamations are absolute and may only be vetoed through a unaminous vote by the Zanski parliament. The ZAA will step down once the Communist insurgency has been destroyed and the Zaynite subhumans have been eradicated.

Martial Law Decree: Zanski will be under martial law for the duration of the conflict. Any communist or communistic activities will result in summary execution or forced labour sentences. Military units will have complete authority to arrest, subdue, and if nessecery, execute any civilians that may be a national threat without trial or evidence.

National Industrial Mobilization: All industries and business's throughout Zanski will be under the regulation and indirect rule of the Zanski Industrial Control Association, the ZICA will have the authority to nationalize any industry or business nessecery for the war effort, and may confiscate any material or finished good for the war effort. ZICA will mainly seek to administer military industrial production and will seek to convert factories producing unnessecery consumer goods to produce war goods, Nicksyllvanian weapons designs will be sent over to allow production.
All men and women over the age of 12 and under the age of 70 may be put to immediate work by ZICA assisted by the military. They shall be properly paid and treated fairly.
The National Patriots Bond will be a voluntary fund raising campaign where all employees will give 90% of their wages to ZICA to assist the war effort. Anyone failing to contribute will be denounced as a communist.
Employees will be put to work as seen fit by ZICA.

National Agricultural Law: All food will be sent into major cities immediately for redistribution to the populace. The military and ZICA retain full authority to confiscate food for any purpose they see fit. Rationing will take place immediately and will be determined by ZICA.

New Educational Policy: Schools will recieve shortened hours to accomodate the Industrial need for employees. Schools will now be required to teach nationalism and patriotic sentiments, and inform children about their friends of Nicksyllvania and the evils of communism. Military Drill, Bayonet fighting, and shooting will also be made a major part of the curriculum.

Zanski Imperial Socialist Youth League: A special paramilitary group for children interested in Nicksyllvanian Imperial Socialism. Children between the ages 10-17 will be elligible.

Zanski Special Police Force: ZSPF will be made up of patriotic Zanskytes completely loyal to the parliament. They will be tasked with population control, rooting out communist insurgents, and to ensure military discipline throughout the Zanski Military.

Conscription Law: All men over the age of 17 and under 60 will be eligible for immediate military service for the duration of the war. All men will be required to join a local Militia and neighbourhood watch program if not in active service.

"Not One Step Back" Declaration: ZSPF, INAF, and Officers will have complete authority to fire upon retreating soldiers and to execute cowards and deserters to maintain the battleline.

OOC: You won't be capturing any prisoners NB, Nicksyllvanian fight to the death, or they get no pention, their families dishonoured, and they get killed in a grisly way once we find them. Also my artillery has been firing at you're own artillery for a while, since you have not been moving them out of the way of incoming shells, they're probablly destroyed. Also WD, what's the fate of the division that attacked you're frontline, were they annihalated like I expect them to be ;)

"Why are those bloody fools leaving their own logistics line exposed by driving into our rear? Do they really think they can hold their over extended lines against a concentrated force?"
"I think their intentions are to destroy our own logistics line by getting into our rear where they believe we are weaker."
"Put the Reserve division into action, and arm the logistics troops for frontline duty. Also, get the nearest Zanski army to encircle their encirclement. They're probably pisspoor conscripts, but a couple million of them can hold off their inferior numbers and flank them back."

Machineguns, recoilless rifles, AT missiles, mortars, 120mm field artillery and battlerifles fired at the oncoming enemy. Helicoptors were dispatched, where they fired AT missiles at enemy tanks during their likely short lifespan. The soldiers were ordered to hold at all costs until the Zanski army encircled the attackers. The Reserve Division and logistics troops were brought to the army center, ready to move into any section of the line that was faltering.

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Nicksyllvanian defences on the beach were rather limited, with a few pillboxes and trenchlines, although heavy in Machineguns and Automatic grenade launchers. The bulk of the defence was in the nearby town where the majority of the Regiment built up defences in. The local populace were also armed with surplus weaponry as a quickie militia, of which 2 squads of 15 were added to every Nicksyllvanian squad.

OOC: NN What Kind of Fleet do you have at the Port. Ive RP'd as best as I could:

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Now Approaching the NN Held Port:

Admiral Pearce paced the Bridge of the Enterprise watching the varioes screens that were relaying live information of the on going battle:

"Keep Firing I want to really chew them up. Cruise Missiles Switch to Surface Combatant Targets. F37C Squadrons 1 to 3 engage NN Surface Fleet. All other squadrons continue pre-set operations. I want to sink the Ultimate Nick Retreat Route. How are the beaches looking?"

"They still have a wee few Defences Sir" informed the Operations Manager

"Ha Ha Excellent. Roman Harrier Squadron attack and fuck up the Landing Beach. Virginia Subs, Fleet Force 2 move to attack formation on the NN Fleet sink the lot of them" ordered Admiral Pearce

With that the Various Squadrons altered and moved to strike the new targets. Supported by 5 Virginia Attack Submarines, 15 Chieftern Battleships, and 5 Type 45 Air Defense Destroyers moved into a new Attack Formation and advanced towards the NN Fleet getting as close as they dared all 15 Ships and all 5 Submarines opened fire the NN Fleet took a pounding. Once the Strike Fleet had emptied its Weapons they split into two groups and covered by a barrage of Air Power and Naval Power from the rear the strike fleet moved back to join the main fleet. As they moved the Chieftain activated its Adapative Camoflage Technology disappearing from the human eye. Back Aboard the Enterprise Pearce turned to the XO smiled and spoke:

"Its Time ready the Troops. XO I know your reply but I miss the heat of battle on the ground would it be possible for me to lead the troops?"

"I am afraid not Sir." replied the XO

"Damn Oh Well" replied Admiral Pearce

As the Vetakan Fleet kept up its Barrage on port, beach and now the NN Fleet. The Vetakan Army made the final preperations. The Nicks had give Vetaka enough Shit now it was time to give some back. Vetaka was just as determined and as fanatical as Nickslyannia was. Worse still Vetaka had just pounded the NN Ticket Home.

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Operations Room, NN Port:

The Vetakan Naval Fleet and Carrier Based Air Force was keeping up its pounding of the NN Naval Fleet, the Port Town and the Beach. An hour had passed since the Vetakans had begun the Barrage as such Thousands of Shells, Hundreds of Missiles had been fired anything that was left within the town would either be dead or deaftened. It was now the turn of the Vetakan Army to do their bit.

"Admiral Sir General Cox reports he is ready to land" reported the Operations Commander.

Supreme Admiral Pearce Smiled before picking up the Mircophone and giving orders to the entire fleet over an open Comm OBSAT Secure Link:

"Excellent all Combatants our Troops are ready to take the beach. General Cox Land and Secure Beachhead. Once your ashore build up your force and proceed to secure the port and town. All Apache Gunships support Beach Landing Operations. Churchill Harrier Squadron, F37C Squadrons 4 and 5 engage and support the Beach Landings. All Squadrons protect the Fleet and engage any remaining Nick Air Squadrons if possible I want Total Air Superiority over the battlefield."

With that the Vetakans with ruthless military precision carried out the orders of the Admiral.

Target Beach, 2 Miles from the NN held Town and Port:

Supported by 3 Air Squadrons and 10 Apache Gunships and the Accuracy of the OBSAT Target Driven Fleet. The 6th Vetakan Army approached the beach the Troops Shifted Nervously their weapons in hand waiting for the order. It was Vetakan Army standard that all Troops had OBSAT Communication Capacity as a result it was relief for all the troops when Lead Commander Andrew Dale's voice came over the airways from the Lead Landing Ship:

"Ok People Listern up the Primary Objective is clear Secure the Beach head. Don't worry we have Good Air Support and we are move than trained for this. When we land just keep moving and follow your instincts. Beach as far as we are aware is clear of minefields and anything that was based their has been pounded by the Fleets Big Guns and OBSAT Precsion Strikes with Cruise Missiles and Air Power. Ok Standby 30 Seconds....."

The Troops readied and waited for the doors to fall away from the boat. Dales voice counted down:

"10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 GO GO GO GO GO"

With that the Vetakan Troops ran from the boat all shouting the battle cry as they went:

"For Vetaka!!!! For the Dominion!!!! For Freedom!!!!"

With that in perfect military formation the Vetakan Soilders moved up the beach. The Vetakan Barrage had devastated the beach it was so bad that parts of the beach landscape had been altered. However that did not stop Nick resistence two machine gun nests opened fire a few Vetakans Went down but rest of the Vetakans Reached cover and Dale co-ordinated:

"Captain Jones Left Flank. Captain Thomas Right Flank. Fire. Standby to destroy the Nests once Air Support has silenced them. Churchill 2 1 2 Delta Request Air Support to Silence Nests. Apache Alpha 1 move in after the Churchill to keep them pinned down. We will move in after."

"Roger that Dale. Churchill Out. Alpha 1 Apache Out."

With that the Churchill Harriers launched their attack silencing the Nests once that had finished using its Missiles and Machine Gattling Guns the the Apache's Pinned down the Nests with this Dale again began barking orders:

"Ok Jones, Thomas Ready?. All other units COVERING FIRE. Fire GO GO"

Two Vetakan Units under covering fire led by Captain Jones and Thomas ran forward all again shouting the battlecry:


"For Vetaka!!!! For the Dominion!!!! For Freedom!!!!"

The Two Attacking Units easily broke through and shot and killed anything that moved eventually they reached the dug Lines and began to move through covering eachother. A Nick Soilder ran firing a pistol the Vetakans Fired killing him. Captain Thomas spoke into his headset:

"Nests Neutralized. Lines Secured. Moving to secure Hill and Road. Reinforcments Requested"

"Roger That" replied Dale.

As a result Dale turned and shouted to rest of the Troops:

"Move In"

The Vetakans Surged Forward the battle for the beach was won but the battle for the town was complete. The Vetakan Troops secured the beach and waited for Re-inforcements to push off. As a result the Fleet wasted no time at all more troops began to land aswell as the much needed Armor Units began to come ashore. Vetaka was on land and was preparing to Liberate Zanski from the now NN Occupation.

Now the Vetakans were ashore the Fleet and Subsequent Air Power turned its attention to the Port, NN Fleet and Town once again Barrage begin.

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Operations Room, NN Port:

"Admiral Sir. Great News. Our Troops have landed successfully with few casulties. General Cox is rapidly putting the Army Ashore. We should be in a position to take the town within 2 hours. He requests the Air Force and Navy keep up the Barrage till then." reported the Operations Commander

Again Smiling and Picking the OBSAT Mircophone the Admiral Began:

"Well Done All Units. Beach Landing Successful. All Air Combatants protect the Build Up Operations and Fleet. All Naval Combatants keep firing on the NN Fleet and Port Town".

Replacing the Mircophone the Admiral walked to the Comms Station and began sending Messages:

OBSAT Battlefield Communication:

To: All Allied Combatants/Command
From: <VDFNS6GB>

Beach Landing Successful. Building Up Forces Now to Secure the Town.

<VDFNS6BG Out>
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Official Dominion of Vetaka Diplomatic Message:

To: New Nicksyllvania Zanski Commander, NN Foreign Office, NN Political Leadership

From: Vetakan President Scarlet Rogers

The Free Dominion of Vetaka has no love Bloodshed we do not wish to fight. We only seek peace. We have no intention to spread Freedom to the Nick Population. Please see the moral path and withdraw from Zanski we shall in turn withdraw our forces from their current campaign against the Nickon Homeland.

Nobody wants war. The Zanski Cause is lost can you not see that. Its Population up in arms against you. I beg of you do the right thing and take the path that does not include further Bloodshed. I beg of you do the Honourable Thing. You will gain Respect Far and Wide.

Yours President Scarlet Rogers of the Free Dominion of Vetaka

OOC: You won't be capturing any prisoners NB, Nicksyllvanian fight to the death, or they get no pention, their families dishonoured, and they get killed in a grisly way once we find them. Also my artillery has been firing at you're own artillery for a while, since you have not been moving them out of the way of incoming shells, they're probablly destroyed. Also WD, what's the fate of the division that attacked you're frontline, were they annihalated like I expect them to be ;)

"Why are those bloody fools leaving their own logistics line exposed by driving into our rear? Do they really think they can hold their over extended lines against a concentrated force?"
"I think their intentions are to destroy our own logistics line by getting into our rear where they believe we are weaker."
"Put the Reserve division into action, and arm the logistics troops for frontline duty. Also, get the nearest Zanski army to encircle their encirclement. They're probably pisspoor conscripts, but a couple million of them can hold off their inferior numbers and flank them back."

Machineguns, recoilless rifles, AT missiles, mortars, 120mm field artillery and battlerifles fired at the oncoming enemy. Helicoptors were dispatched, where they fired AT missiles at enemy tanks during their likely short lifespan. The soldiers were ordered to hold at all costs until the Zanski army encircled the attackers. The Reserve Division and logistics troops were brought to the army center, ready to move into any section of the line that was faltering.

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Nicksyllvanian defences on the beach were rather limited, with a few pillboxes and trenchlines, although heavy in Machineguns and Automatic grenade launchers. The bulk of the defence was in the nearby town where the majority of the Regiment built up defences in. The local populace were also armed with surplus weaponry as a quickie militia, of which 2 squads of 15 were added to every Nicksyllvanian squad.

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Operations Room, NN Port:

The Vetakan Naval Fleet and Carrier Based Air Force was keeping up its pounding of the NN Naval Fleet, the Port Town and the Beach. An hour had passed since the Vetakans had begun the Barrage as such Thousands of Shells, Hundreds of Missiles had been fired anything that was left within the town would either be dead or deaftened. It was now the turn of the Vetakan Army to do their bit.

"Admiral Sir General Cox reports he is ready to land" reported the Operations Commander.

Supreme Admiral Pearce Smiled before picking up the Mircophone and giving orders to the entire fleet over an open Comm OBSAT Secure Link:

"Excellent all Combatants our Troops are ready to take the beach. General Cox Land and Secure Beachhead. Once your ashore build up your force and proceed to secure the port and town. All Apache Gunships support Beach Landing Operations. Churchill Harrier Squadron, F37C Squadrons 4 and 5 engage and support the Beach Landings. All Squadrons protect the Fleet and engage any remaining Nick Air Squadrons if possible I want Total Air Superiority over the battlefield."

With that the Vetakans with ruthless military precision carried out the orders of the Admiral.

Target Beach, 2 Miles from the NN held Town and Port:

Supported by 3 Air Squadrons and 10 Apache Gunships and the Accuracy of the OBSAT Target Driven Fleet. The 6th Vetakan Army approached the beach the Troops Shifted Nervously their weapons in hand waiting for the order. It was Vetakan Army standard that all Troops had OBSAT Communication Capacity as a result it was relief for all the troops when Lead Commander Andrew Dale's voice came over the airways from the Lead Landing Ship:

"Ok People Listern up the Primary Objective is clear Secure the Beach head. Don't worry we have Good Air Support and we are move than trained for this. When we land just keep moving and follow your instincts. Beach as far as we are aware is clear of minefields and anything that was based their has been pounded by the Fleets Big Guns and OBSAT Precsion Strikes with Cruise Missiles and Air Power. Ok Standby 30 Seconds....."

The Troops readied and waited for the doors to fall away from the boat. Dales voice counted down:

"10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 GO GO GO GO GO"

With that the Vetakan Troops ran from the boat all shouting the battle cry as they went:

"For Vetaka!!!! For the Dominion!!!! For Freedom!!!!"

With that in perfect military formation the Vetakan Soilders moved up the beach. The Vetakan Barrage had devastated the beach it was so bad that parts of the beach landscape had been altered. However that did not stop Nick resistence two machine gun nests opened fire a few Vetakans Went down but rest of the Vetakans Reached cover and Dale co-ordinated:

"Captain Jones Left Flank. Captain Thomas Right Flank. Fire. Standby to destroy the Nests once Air Support has silenced them. Churchill 2 1 2 Delta Request Air Support to Silence Nests. Apache Alpha 1 move in after the Churchill to keep them pinned down. We will move in after."

"Roger that Dale. Churchill Out. Alpha 1 Apache Out."

With that the Churchill Harriers launched their attack silencing the Nests once that had finished using its Missiles and Machine Gattling Guns the the Apache's Pinned down the Nests with this Dale again began barking orders:

"Ok Jones, Thomas Ready?. All other units COVERING FIRE. Fire GO GO"

Two Vetakan Units under covering fire led by Captain Jones and Thomas ran forward all again shouting the battlecry:


"For Vetaka!!!! For the Dominion!!!! For Freedom!!!!"

The Two Attacking Units easily broke through and shot and killed anything that moved eventually they reached the dug Lines and began to move through covering eachother. A Nick Soilder ran firing a pistol the Vetakans Fired killing him. Captain Thomas spoke into his headset:

"Nests Neutralized. Lines Secured. Moving to secure Hill and Road. Reinforcments Requested"

"Roger That" replied Dale.

As a result Dale turned and shouted to rest of the Troops:

"Move In"

The Vetakans Surged Forward the battle for the beach was won but the battle for the town was complete. The Vetakan Troops secured the beach and waited for Re-inforcements to push off. As a result the Fleet wasted no time at all more troops began to land aswell as the much needed Armor Units began to come ashore. Vetaka was on land and was preparing to Liberate Zanski from the now NN Occupation.

Now the Vetakans were ashore the Fleet and Subsequent Air Power turned its attention to the Port, NN Fleet and Town once again Barrage begin.

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Operations Room, NN Port:

"Admiral Sir. Great News. Our Troops have landed successfully with few casulties. General Cox is rapidly putting the Army Ashore. We should be in a position to take the town within 2 hours. He requests the Air Force and Navy keep up the Barrage till then." reported the Operations Commander

Again Smiling and Picking the OBSAT Mircophone the Admiral Began:

"Well Done All Units. Beach Landing Successful. All Air Combatants protect the Build Up Operations and Fleet. All Naval Combatants keep firing on the NN Fleet and Port Town".

Replacing the Mircophone the Admiral walked to the Comms Station and began sending Messages:

OBSAT Battlefield Communication:

To: All Allied Combatants/Command
From: <VDFNS6GB>

Beach Landing Successful. Building Up Forces Now to Secure the Town.

<VDFNS6BG Out>
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Official Dominion of Vetaka Diplomatic Message:

To: New Nicksyllvania Zanski Commander, NN Foreign Office, NN Political Leadership

From: Vetakan President Scarlet Rogers

The Free Dominion of Vetaka has no love Bloodshed we do not wish to fight. We only seek peace. We have no intention to spread Freedom to the Nick Population. Please see the moral path and withdraw from Zanski we shall in turn withdraw our forces from their current campaign against the Nickon Homeland.

Nobody wants war. The Zanski Cause is lost can you not see that. Its Population up in arms against you. I beg of you do the right thing and take the path that does not include further Bloodshed. I beg of you do the Honourable Thing. You will gain Respect Far and Wide.

Yours President Scarlet Rogers of the Free Dominion of Vetaka
OOC: That division's still there, fighting NB troops and a few of mine; the crippled tanks and mechanized cavalry scouts left behind to cover my latest move. Oh, and I'm not exposing my rear areas; they're behind NB's front, again. Sorry this was so late, but I'm running so many RPs its only slightly funny now.
Anyway, I've now got a full Army Group (Numbered Army + Numbered Air Force) in Zanski, and we're moving out both to protect the Zaynites and deal with the incoming Royalist attack, including by those standing bomber patrols from the 14 delegated to this theater under standing Naval Fighter escort I mentioned a while back, I might add.:D My ORBAT is as most recently updated in this thread's OOC, with Seventh Army and Air Force in Seventh Army Group following the pattern in the non-Zanski OOC thread.
IC
So far, the Nicksyllvanian attack helicopters were doing some damage, taking out five tanks and crippling one more before the escorting Tunguskas finally engaged their kind of target after all with both 30mm cannons and SA-19 Grisom SAMs. The tanks decided to join in by sending more AT-10 Stabbers their way too, since the laser-guided missile also had some utility against helicopters too.
General Smith's orders to the Task Force were firm: KEEP GOING! The 122mm Assault Guns fired to suppress the mortar and ATGM positions once spotted, often via direct fire. The IFVs moved to overrun their positions with the infantry dismounts while the tanks simply routed around to blow past them and form a proverbial 'iron ring' around any Nicksyllvanian soldiers so honorably (and foolishly) stubborn as to attempt a positional defense. Those that seemed to succeed in this, would simply get a round of 122mm assault gun love sent their way in due turn. Any surviving enemy infantry would equally-simply be bypassed once secured as POWs or scattered, for later Northern Baltic pickup or finishing-off. What would be done with the prisoners after that was still a matter of controversy among the allied governments, but so far that had to wait for the war to come first.

Coalition Frontline, Mhoudia
In order to counteract the movements of the Nicksyllvanian Reserve Division, not that it wasn't already outnumbered itself in fact by the Northern Baltic's Armored Corps in the enemy rear and the Wagdoggie Task Force leading the charge, the USSW Marine Artillery hammered as far over the Nicksyllvanian lines as possible while the Smerch MLRS fired to suppress any reported artillery or mortar fire. The Northern Baltic had the front proper, so despite losses of three more tanks and five additional scout cars to RPGs and satchel charges, the various Wagdoggie stay-behinds continued to blaze away with cannon and machine gun fire at the suicidal frontline division; obviously aiming for death rather than surrender, which the Coalition would oblige them in in due time unless they changed their mind.

Al-Mulek Position, Mhoudia
As the Ka-29 Helix touched down at the coordinates provided by Shayk al-Mulek, Admiral Opalclaw and her sixteen marines briskly moved to greet the Shayk and his prisoner. "We have come, honored host. Forgive any bluntness, for I made what greetings your honor deserves in good faith while in flight for a reason. The prisoner?" She then waited, as she had for far too long already in this accursed operation...

USSW/USSNB-Held Airports, Mhoudia
After days of nonstop flights under naval fighter cover, the airlift was complete. The entire Wagdoggie Seventh Army Group, with its subordinate Seventh Army and Seventh Air Force but minus Second Battalion, Seventh Airborne Corps since that had been pulled for peacekeeping duties in North Calaveras at the last minute, rolled and flew out towards Zaynah to repulse the North Mhoudian Tribal Alliance attacks once-and-for-all, as well as bar the way should New Nicksyllvania make good on its threats of genocide against the Zaynites. The brand New MiG-39 Flatpacks, in particular, fanned out to show the enemy just what air dominance meant in terms of the opposition any airpower they deployed here now faced...

Airspace near Paramus, Zanski
The forty Ka-29 Helixes would soon be in position, after flying nap-of-the-earth to avoid Royalist AA for hours; only needing word from the New Xanka Authority Army to begin the assault to disperse the den of traitors that dared to call itself a Parliament. Staff Captain Mike Tuttle briefly radioed the NXAA to confirm. "We're ready to bring the traitors down. Are you in position, over? REPEAT: USSW Marine Commandos are in position to bring down Blue Parliament. Are forces of the November-X Ray-Alpha in position to assist, over?"

Airspace 1000km From Mhoudia/Zansk Border
As usual, thanks to its OBSAT capabilities and sheer Royalist Zansk idiocy in things such as this, Wagdog was in position to show just how foolish a move the Blue Parliament's submission to Nicksyllvania's arrogant claims really had been. Two bombers in a racetrack patrol under fighter escort each loosed twenty-four submunition Kent-Cs at the OBSAT-spotted marshalling sites for the Zansk Royalist Army deep within enemy-held Zanski. And two more bombers were already inbound, with more still behind at two-hour intervals between strikes for a round-the clock cruise missile barrage until the ZRA got the hint and dispersed; or else, died by the hand of the NXA of course...

To The Coalition and new nickysllvania

This is the New Xanka Authority adressing both parties of the Circum-Zansk War for the benefit of the Zaynite, Mhoudian & Zansk people:

Here is a peace agreement for NN's withdrawal that Modi Arma has drafted out:

*UFAN complete withdrawal from Zanski & Mhoudia (including Zaynah)

*Complete Zaynite diaspora to UFAN nations

*King Arma spared from trial but exiled to New Nickysllvania

*XNA takeover of Zanski (We are not communist, NN)

* Exile of the Northern Tribal Alliance to New Nickysllvania

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Maybe we can improve on this, with suggestions from both sides?

To The Coalition and new nickysllvania

This is the New Xanka Authority adressing both parties of the Circum-Zansk War for the benefit of the Zaynite, Mhoudian & Zansk people:

Here is a peace agreement for NN's withdrawal that Modi Arma has drafted out:

*UFAN complete withdrawal from Zanski & Mhoudia (including Zaynah)

*Complete Zaynite diaspora to UFAN nations

*King Arma spared from trial but exiled to New Nickysllvania

*XNA takeover of Zanski (We are not communist, NN)

* Exile of the Northern Tribal Alliance to New Nickysllvania

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Maybe we can improve on this, with suggestions from both sides?
USSW Government Reply to NXA Proposal
Although certain of the proposals wound us deeply with their offensive character, we will not reject our ally's work totally out of hand. This is what our government believes would be helpful revision worthy of further discussion.

1. King Arma should be tried, although this may be a pro-forma matter and any sentence he receives could conceivably be commuted to exile. So long as no attempted restoration is ever made by Kang Arma or his Nicksyllvanian hosts, we will consider the matter done in his case.
2. No deportations. The Zaynites have as much right to the land of their birth as the Zansk, Karaz, or any other ethnic group in Zanski; and accepting this sort of stipulation would be almost as offensive as standing by and allowing the ethnic violence to continue, or accepting a partition of Zanski into two hostile parts.
However, if Mhoudia alone were partitioned into two separate districts, with Zaynah emerging as a homogenous subdivision completely subject to the NXA as any other Zansk state; this would be acceptable to UFAN concerns and, we believe, not at all injurious to Zansk sovereignty since the nation would still be Zanski overall.
3. UFAN no more desires an occupation than we desire Nicksyllvanian victory in this theater, unless an occupation cannot be helped to avoid that. Hence, we do not object to the NXA's desire for its land to be wholly free and sovereign; in fact, this is what we had fought for as much as Zaynite rights, considering the character of the various foreign interests that backed the former King while he "reigned" and then moved to depose his regime once his just downfall had been sealed. NXA sovereignty overall is indeed acceptable and not an issue whatever.

These concerns addressed, for they are not demands-as-such although suggestion two would be best accepted as a demonstration of the NXA's good faith towards all parties involved in this matter, we may have the grounds for an immediate peace here. Our congratulations to our ally, President Modi Arma, in moving to end this ghastly war and help his country recover.

Sincerely in Hope,
Christine Friedrich
Deputy Commander-in-Chief, USSW War Office
Deputy Party Secretary, Wagdoggie Revolutionary Party
Deputy General Secretary, USSW Revolutionary Command Council
Lady Lieutenant-Governess, United Socialist States of Wagdog
Secretary-General, United Federation of Allied Nations
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OOC: Zanski, I'm sorry but it would take a great deal of haggling for us to accept any sort of mass-deportations on your government's part; even of the NMTA tribes who are everybody's enemies here. The rest is good or at least tolerable, but really those two diaspora conditions are almost (not quite) dealbreakers since it makes us ICly wonder what we fought for in the first place. We accept refugees and will gladly take any who decide to leave a united Zanski for whatever reason, but complete and forced deportations don't fly as far as my gov't is concerned; and although I'll ask I suspect Vetaka's going to say much the same thing...

OOC: I stand by Wagdog on this. Hence not really much to say.

Official Dominion of Vetaka Diplomatic Message:

To: All Groups/Nations involved in the Circum-Zansk War
From: Vetakan Foreign Affairs

Greetings,

I am some what puzzled as what to right in this message as Christine Friedrich of our ally Wagdog has addressed all of Vetaka's Grievances on the matter however to show that Vetaka desires Peace I have ordered Vetakan Forces in Zanski to hold fire for the time being to allow Peace Talks to begin.

Yours Vetakan President Scarlet Rogers

The Northern Baltic forces were ordered to do the same. They would only return fire if they were fired upon and after yelling for the other side to stop. The tanks halted their advance and stood their ground.

The Aurum Doman troops followed suit and stopped firing their guns aswell.

High General Samuel Oron groaned as he read the bulletin calling for peace talks. The last ones Aurum Domus had participated in, in Honako, had turned to disaster. The High General knew the right man to represent Aurum Domus in this conflict none other than General Jason Goldsea himself, hero of the honako Hostility Conference.

OOC: Seems we have a great chance to end this conflict. Bumpage

In reply to the Peace Demands of the NXA

We will agree to the following terms with the addition of a few demands on our part.

1. King Arma and any Loyalist will be pardoned of any crime and will be exiled to the Nicksyllvanian Empire.

2. Assurance that a democratic government will be instilled and the Imperial Socialist Party allowed to remain.

3. Unlimited usage of Zanski ports for the next 80 years.

4. A 50 sq km of coastal land is to be annexed to the Nicksyllvanian empire to ensure a safe haven for any Loyalist that finds his/herself mistreated under the new rule.

Upon confirmation, the Imperial Nicksyllvanian Armed Forces will withdraw as soon we are certain our demands will be met, and any Organization created under Temperary Nicksyllvanian occupation will be immediately rendered void with the exception of political organizations.

Failure to comply to our generous demands will result in a renewal of offensive actions throughout Zanski.

In reply to the Peace Demands of the NXA

We will agree to the following terms with the addition of a few demands on our part.

1. King Arma and any Loyalist will be pardoned of any crime and will be exiled to the Nicksyllvanian Empire.

2. Assurance that a democratic government will be instilled and the Imperial Socialist Party allowed to remain.

3. Unlimited usage of Zanski ports for the next 80 years.

4. A 50 sq km of coastal land is to be annexed to the Nicksyllvanian empire to ensure a safe haven for any Loyalist that finds his/herself mistreated under the new rule.

Upon confirmation, the Imperial Nicksyllvanian Armed Forces will withdraw as soon we are certain our demands will be met, and any Organization created under Temperary Nicksyllvanian occupation will be immediately rendered void with the exception of political organizations.

Failure to comply to our generous demands will result in a renewal of offensive actions throughout Zanski.
USSW Reply to Nicksyllvanian Stipulations, plus Statement of Broader UFAN Reply Except where Qualified by Other Members...
These are more reasonable than we had suspected, and largely satisfactory. The first three conditions really differ from ours only in language, aside from recognizing the Imperial Socialists as a legitimate Zansk political party, which we shall agree to so long as they conduct themselves as a proper civil movement and the NXA agrees with this assessment.
Inosfar as those conditions require language changes, however, these are needful. UFAN and associated nations also request a similar right to use Zansk ports for peaceful means. We pledge not to interfere with Nicksyllvanian operations as long as the same respect is provided us, and to obey the NXA's sovereign requests as much as we would expect Nicksyllvania to under this agreement.
The last condition, however; is not only unacceptable, since it again violates the territorial integrity of Zanski to Imperial Nicksyllvanian profit, but it is also redundant. In return for simply dropping this demand, we shall avoid calling for the withdrawal of all Nicksyllvanian forces currently abroad as we had planned to add to our conditions. Like the Nicksyllvanian fourth provision, this provision of ours would've been largely irrelevant to the war at hand and could only serve as a dealbreaker; which none of us has any interest in I do believe.

Sincerely,
Christine Friedrich
Deputy Commander-in-Chief, USSW War Office
Deputy Party Secretary, Wagdoggie Revolutionary Party
Deputy General Secretary, USSW Revolutionary Command Council
Lady Lieutenant-Governess, United Socialist States of Wagdog
Secretary-General, United Federation of Allied Nations

I disagree with condition one. King Arma will be tried for his crimes no matter what.

I disagree with condition one. King Arma will be tried for his crimes no matter what.
What we were thinking of is that, in the interests of peace, the following should happen. First, King Kang Arma would be tried and convicted of his crimes, the trial likely being swift since the evidence is so overwhelming and the venue would be in Zanski; and then his sentence would be commuted to exile to Nicksyllvania under threat of his full penalty (almost surely death) should he ever attempt to return to Zanski and/or regain his throne. This way, both Justice and pragmatism are served; since he can serve as an example as well shamed as dead, being forever marked a mass-murderer and tyrant whose only home is in the one Empire that agreed to take him in by treaty. Agreeable?

Exile to a foreign empire where he will be treated like a hero is not punishment. The Zanski oppressed by him should put him on trial and carry out a sentence, preferably life imprisonment but if the death penalty is suggested Aurum Domus will not stand in the way.

Exile to a foreign empire where he will be treated like a hero is not punishment. The Zanski oppressed by him should put him on trial and carry out a sentence, preferably life imprisonment but if the death penalty is suggested Aurum Domus will not stand in the way.
OOC: Aurum, check your TGs please. Thanks.

OOC:This is our response to the Nation of New Nicksyllvania.
Message:
You are fools to think you have suceeded. Here is our 'peace plan'
You will remove all forces, unconditionally, and return them to your homeland, no exceptions. If you fail to comply we will have no choice but to invade, as of this moment 3 fleets of The Lone Alliance are either en-route or off the coast of your nation, these fleets contain not only the strength to began bombardment and airstirkes against your country, but enough forces to begin a land invasion to crush your leadership. As of this moment, an airstrike has been launched against your southern ports, in 1 hour time you will feel the beginning of our counterattack. Due to the deployment your forces in the Zanski theatre your nation has been left weakened, at one word we can invade and possibly finish off your defenses before you can even ship your forces off. So surrender and retreat, or suffer the conquences. -Lone Alliance Department of war.

The NXA encourages diplomatic actions on either side and condemns the Lone Alliance's threat of invasion.

New plan:

*UFAN occupation of Northern Mhoudia

*UFAN opens its borders to any refugees

*King Arma put trial but, if found guilty, only exiled to New Nickysllvania

*XNA takeover of Zanski (We are not communist, NN)

* NN takes a coastal strip

*Unlimited usage of ports by both parties


Warning

The next few changes will be final, we will not allow ourselves to be exploited.

The NXA encourages diplomatic actions on either side and condemns the Lone Alliance's threat of invasion.

New plan:

*UFAN occupation of Northern Mhoudia

*UFAN opens its borders to any refugees

*King Arma put trial but, if found guilty, only exiled to New Nickysllvania

*XNA takeover of Zanski (We are not communist, NN)

* NN takes a coastal strip

*Unlimited usage of ports by both parties


Warning

The next few changes will be final, we will not allow ourselves to be exploited.
So long as a plan is developed for Zaynah's eventual admission as a Zansk State, separate from Mhoudia but within the United Federal Republic of Zanski like any other state thereof; a UFAN administration in Mhoudia and Zaynah to end the violence and repatriate any Zaynite prisoners or refugees, and also take in any Mhoudian or Zaynite refugees desiring exodus, would be acceptable in that case. Clearly many may want to leave until the situation stabilizes, and so long as this is voluntary I do believe we in UFAN could accept a compromise on these lines for this particular issue.
It is decided then regarding King Arma. Justice shall be done, and whatever his formal sentence exile shall be the actual penalty. This is fair, and shows a decent respect for the opinions of the crowns of the world so that we are not branded wanton regicides; even against a King who may have earned such by his actions from certain points of view on the matter.
We have never had a problem regarding the NXA, and we advise New Nicksyllvania to stop thinking in such "black and red" terms as they seem to be applying here. The New Xanka Authority's first act was to depose an ineffective communist regime; and although I cannot personally claim to have been pleased by the action, President Modi Arma has ruled well and proven a faithful ally whom I shall not berate over matters of passing small importance.
If the Imperial Socialist Empire absolutely requires a territorial concession, with sea and air terminals so that those Zansk Imperial Socialists desiring to leave may do so freely, there is perhaps an area that UFAN would deem acceptable. Currently, one of Zanski's oilfields is theoretically under Mafia operation according to a deal that King Arma signed and which is now obviously voided by his deposition. If the NXA government ordered these "businessmen" out in a civilized fashion and New Nicksyllvanian forces provided the element of enforcement, perhaps a profit-sharing deal can be reached between the Zansk government, UFAN, and New Nicksyllvania such that these criminals are taught the proper lesson and Zanski's wealth benefits the world-at-large rather than a mere crime syndicate?
Naturally, the free-ports stipulation would apply to the oil terminals as well. This would only be fair of course, and we do not seek to create exceptions where none are needed. Hopefully, this revision should be acceptable with only minimal further revisions by all parties; yes?

Sincerely,
Christine Friedrich
Deputy Commander-in-Chief, USSW War Office
Deputy Party Secretary, Wagdoggie Revolutionary Party
Deputy General Secretary, USSW Revolutionary Command Council
Lady Lieutenant-Governess, United Socialist States of Wagdog
Secretary-General, United Federation of Allied Nations

The Nicksyllvanian Empire agrees with the final draft given out by the NXA.

In regards to the trial of King Arma, a Nicksyllvanian Guard will be attending such to ensure that the King remains safe and the sentence fulfilled as decided.

For the Territorial transfer, we will accept any habitable coastal area and we will assure all parties that no more then 10,000 armed soldiers will be stationed at any one time without prior notice.

Reply to Lone Alliance:

We mock you're petty threats. The Nicksyllvanian people are infallable in their will and their united strength unmatched. The only reason we are even considering a peace is due to likely escalation of this war to a nuclear level as we easily stomp down their petty forces of communist degenerates and their leaders in a final desperate attack against civiliation unleash their loads.

Should you continue on you're futile actions of blatant aggression there will be no other offer for peace and you're entire people's will be condemned to a poissibly gruesome death followed by a strict occupation of anything of material worth left.

Message to New Nicksyllvania:
Fine, we'll let you live... For now... But mark our words and take our advice, Watch your words before making hasty declarations, or next time we might just finish what we started.

OOC Do we have a deal?

OOC: Seems we do.

Xanka, Zanski

Xanka, Zanski

President Modi Arma stepped onto his pedestal on Moxim road, where his fateher was killed and the Zansk civil war began. He knew that this was his last time adressing his people as their ruler. He began.

"People of Zanski! Whether you are of Gharrakan, Arab or Zansk origion, we are all one nation! Today a peace agreement has been reached, and so begins the immediate Nickysllvanian pullout from most of Zanski. Many painful losses have been made to reach this areement, but for me there is no bigger loss than that of life, Zansk or not. My son will have a democratic trial, but will not be executed. I hereby declare this traditional end-of-war announcement:

The moxim road declaration

Declaring that the War is over;

That democracy has once again become us;

That the Enemy has pulled out;

That all found guilty of war crimes will be exiled;

And should they or their descendants return, it shall be on pain of death;

That only 25 Nickysllvanians may be in the nation at any one time;

And if so, it shall be under police supervision;

Any caught plotting against the government will be executed;

That the Nickysllvanian government may pick 20 figures to be part of their Imperial socialist Party in Zanski;

That the Zaynite Race shall have citizenship if they wish to seek assyum in Zanski or any UFAN nation;

That Zaynah and Karazistan be under UFAN supervision until it is deemed suitable to pull out;

That Zaynite Gharrakmanists may build places of worship in Zanski;

That Zaynites be added to the recognised list of Ethnic groups in Zanski;

That there shall be a memorial to lost citizens & soldiers from Zanski, Zaynah, Mhoudia and UFAN in Shuza;

May this be agreed."

He proceeded to traditionally mention all the names of the dead soldiers, friend or foe, which took six hours.

____________________---__________

The election will take place tomorrow.

Xanka, Zanski

President Modi Arma stepped onto his pedestal on Moxim road, where his fateher was killed and the Zansk civil war began. He knew that this was his last time adressing his people as their ruler. He began.

"People of Zanski! Whether you are of Gharrakan, Arab or Zansk origion, we are all one nation! Today a peace agreement has been reached, and so begins the immediate Nickysllvanian pullout from most of Zanski. Many painful losses have been made to reach this areement, but for me there is no bigger loss than that of life, Zansk or not. My son will have a democratic trial, but will not be executed. I hereby declare this traditional end-of-war announcement:

The moxim road declaration

Declaring that the War is over;

That democracy has once again become us;

That the Enemy has pulled out;

That all found guilty of war crimes will be exiled;

And should they or their descendants return, it shall be on pain of death;

That only 25 Nickysllvanians may be in the nation at any one time;

And if so, it shall be under police supervision;

Any caught plotting against the government will be executed;

That the Nickysllvanian government may pick 20 figures to be part of their Imperial socialist Party in Zanski;

That the Zaynite Race shall have citizenship if they wish to seek assyum in Zanski or any UFAN nation;

That Zaynah and Karazistan be under UFAN supervision until it is deemed suitable to pull out;

That Zaynite Gharrakmanists may build places of worship in Zanski;

That Zaynites be added to the recognised list of Ethnic groups in Zanski;

That there shall be a memorial to lost citizens & soldiers from Zanski, Zaynah, Mhoudia and UFAN in Shuza;

May this be agreed."

He proceeded to traditionally mention all the names of the dead soldiers, friend or foe, which took six hours.

____________________---__________

The election will take place tomorrow.

OOC: Woohoo ^^Cracks Open the Champagne^^ Offers glasses around.

OOC: Woohoo ^^Cracks Open the Champagne^^ Offers glasses around.
OOC: PARTY TIME!!:D Note that after work I'll be editing in a l33t combined May Day/V-CZ Day ("Victory Circum-Zansk Day") parade with my First Army Group and First Red Guards Corps in my capital, the former formation (itself containing First Army and First Air Force) originally scheduled to ship out to New Nicksyllvania until first the cease-fire and then the Moxim Road Declaration changed plans to something far cooler.:cool: Stay tuned...
EDIT OOC: Adding parade below. Note that I've transliterated my Czechalrussian weapons' Cyrillic spellings into Latin for ease of reference.;)

IC:
Tailville DR, Wagdog...
Stepping up to the podium, General Secretary and Lord Governor Carolinus Horridus was pleasantly surprised to see himself here so soon. Of course, if we weren't here soon, the Nicksyllvanians would've been here eventually... Small-to-moderate powers like what Wagdog remained, despite its massive rise since those first shots off of Strator seemingly so long ago, had to win their wars quickly. Or not at all...
"Citizens and Comrades, I am pleased to announce the Moxim Road Declaration of my good ally President Modi Arma of Zanski. It declares an end to the war against the tyrant King Kang Arma, and his collaborators in the 'Imperial Socialist' empire of New Nicksyllvania. Once again, honest Socialism has triumphed over the paired forces of fascism and imperialism that our enemies so perfectly embodied. Once again, Progress has triumphed over atavism and hatred. And once again, above all, Freedom has triumphed over destruction and ignorance.
I merely acknowledge this victory unto you this day, our honored International Workers' Day. It is you, the People I am most honored to serve, that have achieved this victory. We have worked, suffered, bled, and even died to secure not merely our freedom from the domination of the tyrants humbled this day. No, but also those of a people whom we had scarce known prior to the moment our engagement was already upon us; those whom would now be dead or scattered, had we simply given up when the imperialists had first driven us off in their arrogance.
Today, let us honor our fighting comrades as they display to us the skills and arms that secured us this victory; in that order. Today, let us honor their achievements... and their sacrifices, in our Revolution's name."

The tried-and-true sounds of the Internationale, Wagdog's national anthem along with several other Socialist nations, played as the first bits of the display began above. First Air Force began the demonstration, 10 Tu-160M 'Blackjack-B's thundering overhead as the tens-of-millions strong crowd cheered amid a sea of red streamers and armbands passed out for the default May Day occasion; turned an impromptu victory parade as well once word of the Moxim Road Declaration came in. Hopefully not too red yet... As the MiG-39 Flatpack air-dominance fighters cavorted overhead in a wavy series of climbs and dives, Horridus reflected on Wagdog's internal politics. Due to events in Haven, they'd almost mobilized for general war; and the political landscape would probably reflect it in the elections soon to come. Thanks to those Scandinvan Stalinists we evacuated, the Noble Revolutionaries are slowly but steadily gaining in the opionion polls by WIBC News. If this keeps up... Horridus could just see his Defense Secretary Mario Iliescu smirking at the prospects of his party's waxing fortunes. He couldn't read minds, but sometimes it seemed otherwise...
Now the Army and Red Guard both joined in after the fighters roared over the Palace of the Revolution and pitched vertically into an afterburner climb before pulling an Immelman out and resuming the flybys alongside the bombers, several of whom had pulled supersonic passes to drive home the Power theme of the night; to remind the world at large that Wagdog had officially arrived on the international military scene as of this day, having outmaneuvered and defeated a nation far larger than themselves. If not as a power to be 'feared' exactly, at least as one not to be ignored or trifled with. The advanced MBT-25S Tukotav tanks led the display, all of them currently serving with the combined First Army and I Red Guard Corps held in the Tailville area as a general reserve. Behind came a steady stream of VKCh APCs in their variants, infantry and cavalry/tank destroyer and assault gun; before the 2S7A Howitzers brought in the 'big guns' as it were, along with the Smerch rocket launchers, SS-C-4 Slingshot cruise and SS-23 Spider tactical ballistic missiles.
As the air defenses rolled past, mixed TS-M1s short-range and S-400 long-range systems, Horridus contemplated the country's future. Kraven seems to be opening up, and Rilir's already left per their invitation; but are they really serious about 'redemption'? Horridus wished that such a triumph were imminent, but he frankly thought, I'll believe it when I see it; for starters, a change in Capitol Police birthing practices to a voluntary system would be a good gesture on the Corporation's part...
With that thought, he realized that his wife and deputy Christine Friedrich, Deputy General Secretary and Lady Lieutenant Governess, was holding him around the waist with her head on his shoulder. She looked up at him through her usual bookish glasses, hazel eyes complementing a brown-blonde hair worn longer than normal of late in a ponytail. "Honey, don't be so glum!" She chided him in a whisper per her overall point. "The soldiers can see! This is a win for us, seriously; not even Nicksyllvanian propagandists can change that fact for the world even if they delude their own citizens about it."
She was right. The Zaynites were recognized as a legitimate people within Zanski, and would soon gain some form of political standing to match even if not independence-as-such; which had never been Wagdog's objective in Zanski anyway since that had been seen right away as a non-starter. Nicksyllvania had ceased its attacks on UFAN and associated forces, and King Arma would at least face trial for his many abuses of Royal office even if not the proper penalty for them. "Indeed dear. And without you, I'm not sure it would've been possible..." It had been her efforts in Vetaka during the early days of the war that had earned Wagdog its closest and most capable ally, whose technical prowess and generosity had brought about the OBSAT system that had enabled the Red forces to fight at their maximum potential.
Silhouetted against the sunset, the couple watched as the tanks rolled past with their guns elevated in salute and the fighters cavorted above. Indeed, this was a happy moment, and it deserved to remain so. For now, the world outside could wait as the Wagdoggie people celebrated their nation's achievements this fine evening...

Hoorah! Now I need to formally join the UFAN....

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Zanski:

The arrival of the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup off Zanski had seen them land and stop fighting as the various world leaders had worked out a peace deal. As such repairs had begun and the men had rested but that didn't mean they could return home to Vetaka. Their was always a mission for the VDF. Now the war in Zanski was over the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup was to move on and set sail for Animarnia where people were dying from Rioting and Radiation from a Nuclear Terrorist Attack. The Carrier Group Darkangel was already off Animarnia's West Talim Coast but they where indeed of urgent reinforcement as such Vetaka's High Command had already ordered the 6th Group to the Darkangel urgently.

Seeing it was time to go Admiral Dominic Pearce gave the order:

"Ok Helm set course for Animarnia immediatly lets move off. Keep it steady. Full Speed" ordered the Admiral

The Admiral picked up a mircophone before beginning to speak his voice been transmitted on an open comm link for all to hear:

"Good Bye my friends it has been an honour and a pleasure to have fought with you. I hope we all meet again in a more pleasent place. For Freedom, Bonne Chance Admiral Pearce Out"

With that he was gone the Vetakan Ships powered up and began to steadily leave the area.

Vetakan 6th Battlegroup Flagship VDFNS Enterprise, Zanski:

The arrival of the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup off Zanski had seen them land and stop fighting as the various world leaders had worked out a peace deal. As such repairs had begun and the men had rested but that didn't mean they could return home to Vetaka. Their was always a mission for the VDF. Now the war in Zanski was over the Vetakan 6th Battlegroup was to move on and set sail for Animarnia where people were dying from Rioting and Radiation from a Nuclear Terrorist Attack. The Carrier Group Darkangel was already off Animarnia's West Talim Coast but they where indeed of urgent reinforcement as such Vetaka's High Command had already ordered the 6th Group to the Darkangel urgently.

Seeing it was time to go Admiral Dominic Pearce gave the order:

"Ok Helm set course for Animarnia immediatly lets move off. Keep it steady. Full Speed" ordered the Admiral

The Admiral picked up a mircophone before beginning to speak his voice been transmitted on an open comm link for all to hear:

"Good Bye my friends it has been an honour and a pleasure to have fought with you. I hope we all meet again in a more pleasent place. For Freedom, Bonne Chance Admiral Pearce Out"

With that he was gone the Vetakan Ships powered up and began to steadily leave the area.
Orel Ul'yanovsk CVN and Flagship UWS Deng Xiaoping, USSW First and Fifth Fleets, Combined Fleet Zanski; Off the Mhoudian Coast...
"Bonne Chance, Admiral. I bet we'll see each other again." Admiral Jennifer Opalclaw knew that it would probably happen, although hopefully in something nicer than this war had been. I respect Vetaka's choices of course, but if they were a UN member they'd be able to help us out with tending to the Kawaiian refugees, which I hear we might pull a rotation for soon once Second Fleet refits and does the first patrol... She didn't relish that deployment as much as one might think, knowing the sheer strangeness of the Kawaiian downfall at the hands of giant monsters normally thought to only exist in Grade-Z sci-fi movies. But humanitarian obligation was as pressing as military, and moreso in peacetime.
"What's the status of our Marines?" The fleet had better get back to business after all, rather than create an incident in what was now peacetime.
"The last are aboard the Rogovs. We're ready Admiral." The Executive Officer's deadpan indicated Wagdog's part of this war's respectable 'butcher's bill'; some 5,000 dead and 3,000 more wounded, the vast majority naval personnel lost in the first major battle of the war, which remained Wagdog's bloodiest ever aside from the near-disaster off Strator where more were lost to twenty-four assorted ships being demolitioned somehow. "Permission to depart?"
"Granted." Admiral Opalclaw decided to conclude this sorry affair herself for her country's part. "Easy to starboard and then all ahead full. We're going home, people." Still, word of the impending events surrounding the collapse of the Hatarian Empire, possible tensions in Haven erupting again, and the oddness going on in the Kraven Corporation's territory made her wonder how exactly long they'd stay there. What's that Russian Proverb? Damn me but I was never good with... Ah yes! "Eternal Peace only lasts until the Next War." Meh, advice from those who know indeed... The Wagdoggie fleet sailed home nonetheless, it's task for the current war both done and done as well as could be expected given the opposition faced; better, actually. As to the ultimate effect of all this, only Time could truly judge that, on a date almost surely beyond the lifetimes of even Admiral Opalclaw's would-be grandchildren...

Attention Komrades! The war against the communist scourge in Zanski has ended with a complete victory for our ever great and glorious Empire. Communists have been ousted and their devious plans in ruin while the Zanski people themselves celebrate the arrival of Imperial Socialism and an official party has been formed. However as promised the Empire ensured that the independance of these people have been kept, although it is of little doubt they will soon be begging to join us. Their King and numerous others have immigrated to our great land in order for such an opportunity to live under the sacred and rightful rule of our beloved Emperor and Generalissmo.
Our casualty estimates have recorded 237,384 Communist deaths, and hundred thousands more wounded, our own losses total 4,121. To commend the brave actions of the 69th Corps, they will officially be designated as the "Zanski Guard" and a national parade shall be held for these heroes and vaquishers of the menace that is Marxism.
Hail our ever victorioues Empire, and may our unparalleled might crush the evils of barbarianism and savagery of Communism and other inferior systems.

How the Zanski war court works:

Day 1:

The case is presented to the judge by the Lawyers

The cases from the witnesses on both sides are heard

The Lawyers present their point of view

Day 2:

The subject(s) tell their story

Photographic evedence is shown

The Lawyers present an argument

Day 3:

The accusing Lawyer asks the subject(s) questions

Day 4:

The Cases from both sides are heard again

(four days off in which the judge visits the scenes of the supposed crime, the subject(s) is tried with a lie detector, the judge looks at the results, the Judge re-listens to the case and arguments, and the judge thinks about his descision)

Days 8-12

Individual cases are heard from trusty civillian sources (with lie detectors)

Days 12-14

(Days off when the judge thinks more)

Day 15

The conclusion is heard

The case of Arma will begin tomorrow

OOC: Who is the prosecution?

OOC: Make a new thread for the trial

Central Square, Goldton, Aurum Domus

A crowd is gathered around a stage in the center of the square. A man in military dress, the High General, approaches the podium and everyone falls silent.

"I am pleased to announce the victory of our forces in Zanski and the restoration of peace to the country. All those who fought and died should be honored. They laid down their lives to protect the free people of the world from oppressive madmen. A memorial to the Zanski War victims will be erected in Central Park so no one shall forget their sacrifices.

Also I am pleased to announce that Aurum Domus has replaced our weapon system with the DR series of rifles by Dommingsland Defense. These weapons will insure continued victories in future conflict. Thank you for your time."

The High General steeped off the stage amid cries of "Long live the Republic!" and "Aurum Potestas Est."

please see post "Trial of a King (Closed)"

Nations I will allow in:Northern Baltic, Aurum Domus, New Nickysllvania, Wagdog, Vetaka

See my map (http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l147/Terezanski/?action=view&current=zanski.jpg)

The whole top half of mhoudia is the occupied territories, the West of the half being Zaynah (It is landlocked) and East being Karazistan