NationStates Jolt Archive

The Syrian Border, The Lebanon: 0100 Hours D-1 hour

The Merkava Mk 4 Battle Tanks rolled into pre-prepared posistions that had been excavated later that night, the hums of there diesel engines providing a reassuring sound for the engineers who had worked for hours right under the guns of the Socialists opposing them, even though they knew they had to be expecting the attack based on these preperations, they could not have had more than 48 hours warning, as that was when the reserve units had been called up, sending hordes of reservists running to thier Magachs and earlier model Merkavas, as well as to there Heavy Armoured Personel Carriers and other vehicles.
The ferocity of the attack would be unwithstandable, sixteen hundred main battle tanks, all Merkava Mk3Ds or Mk4s would spearhead the assault by what amounted to going on half of the Leaguer Ground Defence Forces deployed on the mainland. The armoured fist of the leaguer advance was set in three jumping off points, one in the Golan Heights, gathered primarily around the town of Al Qunaytirah, another at the Northern End of the Beqaa Valley, and finally one posistioned on the road Judayat Yabus, in the Mountains above Damascus. All other posistions would be held with bottom tier infantry units, semi professionals, but nevertheless well trained and armed.
Hundreds of Slammer and ATMOS-2000 Artillery Guns elevated from yet more prepared dugouts and loaded the first high explosive shells of what would be a long long night.

The Egyptian Border, The Sinai: 0100 Hours D-1 hour

The attack on the Sinai would be undertaken by the remained of the PDF Mainland Armour Force, composed of approximately eighteen Hundred Magach Main Battle Tanks, old to be sure, but upgraded with LAHAT missiles by the dozen, they would be able to lay waste to the forces opposing them with virtual ease. The rest of the Mechanised and first line Motorised Infantry also accompanied them, along with other organic elements, simialr to those folded into the northern attack force. Another thing was that this element possessed all of the PDFs Operational MRLS Units, along with Several Reactivated Surface to Surface ARM launcher trucks, ready to eliminate any and all forward surveilance radars.
This was a similar force in size to gathered in the north, albiet equipped with slightly older vehicles, but they were still extremely potent fighting forces, as in the north, the other posistions would be held by predominantly non-mobile bottom-tier reserve units, but nevertheless they would hold there posistions in the face of the enemy, who was likely to have more important things to do anyway.
The forces were grouped into three major groups, however unlike the units in teh north, they were not of the same sizes. The Largest group, codenamed Group North, was composed of approximately eight hundred Main Battle Tanks and accompanying units, this was about half of the attack force commited to the south. Its primary objective was Port Said on the Mediterranean Coast.
The next largest, which consisted of six hundred tanks and accompanying units, was to push for the Great Bitter Lake and the settlement at Sudr. While the smallest, composed of the remainder of the troops, including the majority of the transport helocopters, named Army Group South, was to split into small units and roam over the southern portion of the penisular, engaging forces and attempting to destroy the enemy peicemeal while the main units were engaged in the northern areas.
Self Propelled Guns and Rocketry were to provide organic support, moving from unit to unit as required, as would Apache Attack Helocopters. All the Squadrons of A-10C Thunderbolt II "Tin Opener" Ground Attack Aircraft so recently made operational with the Pheonician Air Force were attached to the forces in the Sinai, while one of the squadrons of F-22A Raptor Air Superiority Aircraft and all of the F-16I Multipurpose Fighters available were to support this front. All other combat aircraft were assigned to the other front, in the North.

Operation Moses- Naval Support

The Three Dolphin-class Submarines assigned to the Mediterranean fleet now lay outside of UASR Territorial Waters, just off of the Nile River delta, they prepared to take part in the operation, by firing off a load of Harpoon Anti Shipping Missiles at any target they could see, and then commencing naval denial in the region, freeing up the Mediterranean Surface Force to engage the enemy elsewhere.
They sat, silent and undetectable, plotting contacts in the area for the attack, classifing any critical vessels, such as military ships or ships that could be easily used to support the War against the League. When the time was right they would fire, and start sinking any Socialist Ship they could.
The Other two submarines of the Israeli Fleet were in the Gulf of Aqaba, more correctly the straits of Tiran, preparing to close them off, after they fired there own salvo of Popeye Land Attack Missiles, they would hit water purification plants and power stations around Sharm el Sheyk, before going quiet, evading possible response and closing the strait to any enemy warship, they couldnt do with any forces being landed amphibiously to reinforce the southern areas, or any evacuations to take place now could they?
The Surface forces in the medditeranean Theatre, consisting of 3 Saar 5 Corvettes and the Attack Boats Hetz, Keshet Kidon Romah and Akko, were headed north, preparing to engage the units of the Arab navy based in Syria, while the submarines covered there backs.
The Other units of the Surface Fleet, comprising the balance of the ORBAT, were in the Gulf of Aqaba, ready to deal with any Arab Naval Units there, as well as provide light gunnery and supply support to the units of Army Group South that would be moving along the Southern Coast

H-Hour
As the time was reached, the entire Israeli Air Force took to the sky, heading towards there respective assigned areas, ready to swoop down upon the Arabs like the harbingers of doom they were.
As they reached the frontlines, the Arab Aerial Controllers no doubt panicing as the wall of blips approached them out of nowhere, the gunners and rocketeers started firing, raining rounds down on enemy posistions as the ground units started to fire and advance.

A New Era had dawned.

BAGHDAD, CAPITAL PROVINCE, UASR: 2 HOURS AFTER THE INVASION

Premier Lamya al-Badr was NOT happy.
She paced back and forth in her office in the capital, chewing on the skin around her thumb's cuticle. Her current girlfriend, Shahrzad Tehrani, lay on the couch, asleep, with a bottle of sake in her hand. If it hadn't been empty, al-Badr would probably have chugged every drop in it down.
Of course, the Israelis may have thought they had caught the UASR with its collective pants down, but they didn't. After the threat had gone out, there had been an increased state of military readiness. There always was when it came to the UASR's nosy neighbors, wasn't there? Most Syrian units, after all, were on the Phoenician border, and a lot of Egyptian units were as well. And the stuff there was generally pretty frontline; while the UASR didn't even begin to be as militaristic as the Phoenicians, they still had a rather large unit of T-80s and T-90s in that area. And, from previous experience, the anti-air units were on ready. Still, the Phoenicians had thrown all-in, it seemed. So, while that meant that if the PDLA got into Israel, there would be little to nothing to defend it, it also meant that it would be very hard to get into Israel.
The navy in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Aqaba had been deployed to the coast, and anti-ship missiles had been set to back it up. However, this meant a bunch of frigates, a few AA and ASW destroyers, and submarines. The centerpiece of the Arab navy, the missile cruiser Fahd al-Ash'ari, was in the Persian Gulf. Most of it was concentrated in getting an-Nil back open.
Artillery and MRLS, which meant a lot of old Soviet-era artillery and BM-21 trucks, although the UASR possessed a handful of longer-range, heavier stuff, had been on the border for a while now, in case of another war, and were now firing at Israeli troops and targets within Israel and Lebanon. An entire UASR front of about 50,000 PDLA troops, 30,000 on the Egyptian side and 20,000 on the Syrian side, had been called up to defend their nation, along with 50,000 reservists on either side. MiG-29s and Su-27s were scrambled when the blips showed up, and the CAS based in airbases in Syria and Egypt were also sent out to bomb the armored units. Mi-24s were sent out to fight their Israeli counterparts. Finally, bombers were sent out to bomb airbases and other military targets within Israel.
"Get up," al-Badr told her girlfriend in Farsi. Shahrzad groaned in reply, but got to her feet. A car waited outside the office to take the two onto a plane, which would in turn fly to al-Manamah in Bahrain. This war was going to cost a lot of life and money...from what al-Badr had heard, the planes, tanks, and soldiers were already being beaten up fairly badly (hopefully, the same went for the Israelis). But, hey, the Israelis were completely out of line. The world was on the UASR's side.
'Or it should be,' al-Badr thought as she got into the car.

OFFICIAL UASR GOVERNMENT STATEMENT

Today, our nation was invaded by the imperialist forces of the Phoenician League. Despite our offer to discuss their demands, they have decided to invade anyway, passing up every diplomatic solution possible. They have instead chosen to sentence our people and their own to what can be nothing other than a long, bloody war.
There is no justice in this. The Israelis are totally out of line in this situation, and we call upon the world to assist us in defending our lands and condemning the aggressors.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister


Kiwiland Statement to the Phoenician League

HM Government of Kiwiland condemns the Phoenician League's brutality and blatant disregard for international law, and demand that they cease their militaristic, aggressive and completely unjustified attacks on the UASR immediately. We will freeze all Phoenician assets within 24 hours if forces are not withdrawn and reparations paid for the unwarranted damages done to the UASR's people.

Fukui Masayuk
Kiwiland Secretary of State for Asia



Kiwiland SIC Message to the UASR

Friends, please let us know if there is anyway we may help. Our forces have recently been freed from the Russian Civil War.

Lus Coralin,
Kiwiland Foreign Minister

OOC:
you cant possibly know about the attack for another three to four hours, i doubt the UASR is still waking a large part of its senior military brass, all youl be getting is that something is happening

OOC: Spiz, I'm practically nextdooor to the UASR, and I have satellites reconning the African area (due to my Pan-African protection system). You betcha I'll know about the attack now...as it's far later than 2 hours after at this point.
Besides, you didn't SIC it. It's not at all hard to spot an entire aerial armada from one of the Middle East's least-liked nations en route to Arabia. That's not normal, and given recent diplomacy between your nation and the UASR, the obvious ramifications are enough to get any nearby nation (aka mine) ansy.

IC:

The Confederacy's office of intelligence had picked up the massive aerial armada headed towards the UASR via satellite imagery, but that was all so far. It was still concerning-a nation did not out of the blue send out a massive flight of civilian aircraft, nor did they send a giant military flight in anything other than one status: combat. It was clear that the two long-time rivals were going to soon be at each other's throats, especially with recent diplomacy breaking down in the region.

The Triumvirate had already been informed-they always were at the top of such information in times of trouble. Though none of the three reigning leaders were big fans of the UASR, they still had African holdings-and therefore, the SCE was bound to assist in their defense against outside intrusion, due to the Expanse's own self-mandation about such attacks against Africa as a collective continent.

Messages and communications flew across the upper channels of military and government of the Expanse in a little over and hour after being first aware of the movements-certainly already too late to prevent any sort of diplomacy from taking hold. This would be hot, not cold. An encrypted communication was dispatched quickly to the UASR as the government quickly moved into action to deal with circumstances.

SIC

Addressed to the UASR

Encryption Channel: X42GH4

African brothers, we see the Phoenicians trying to infringe on your sovereign lands for nothing more than an imperialist land grab of greed and envy. We are ready to support your counter-movements against these foes through whatever means neccessary to drive them back to their wretched hole.

Best of Luck,
SCE Triumvirate

OOC: Youve forced me to RP your losses as well, being as i have no idea how the invasion is progressing, in future please post whats actually going on at the front.

Syrian Engagement Zone, Bakaa Valley - 2.5hours into invasion

The Forward Phoenician Armoured Elements had advanced nearly fifteen kilometres in the last two hours, a slow rate of advance to be sure, but they had engaged a large enemy armoured force, and progress was expected to be slow until they reached open ground and could break for there objectives. The force had lost eighteen Merkava Mk4/3Ds destroyed and twice that number to wrecked engines, which would be repaired within a couple of hours, to a combination of fire from T-90s and T-80s, the wreckage of which now littered the valley, and a pair to Anti tank Missiles that had breached the protective "bubble" of the Trophy Active Protection System.
In return the Superior Leaguer Armoured Fighting Vehicles had decimated the formations opposing them, the shear size and strength of the allied thrust catching them totally unprepared, over a hundred T-80s and thirty T-90s had been destroyed since the commencement of hostilities, along with an unknown number of allied infantry and light armoured vehicles. Instrumental in the damage inflicted on the enemy was the LAHAT anti tank missile, which was being deployed in large numbers from a variety of platforms, although nowhere near as extensively as by on the southern front, where it was the Magaches primary tank busting weapon.
The enemy units had suffered far more heavily than the Leaguer Units assaulting them, the primarily soviet era artillery no match for the advanced weapons being fielded by the Arabs, the MRLS proving particularily devestating, single launchers sometimes wiping out entire batteries of BM-21s with hails of submunitions. However, the Arabs did possess some more advanced artillery, and so the classic artilery duel developed, something for which the Israelis had practiced for many years.
Then there was the matter of the enemy air defence systems, they, like every other Arab manuevre encountered so far, had been expected by the planners, hence the reactivation of the Truck Launched ARMs, which had opened up at H+15 minutes, and were even now continuing to rain what were effectively modified AGM-88 HARM Anti Radiation Missiles on the enemy radars whereever and whenever they appeared. This supressed air defence sufficiently to render the air battle contested. F-15Cs and F-15Is engaging the MiG-29s with AMRAAMs and Python Missiles. Meanwhile the Raptors used there stealth and superior range to launch AMRAAMs against the Flankers that were engaging them. It would be a bloodbath, one that the PAF was likely to win.

Syrian Engagement Zone - 2.5hours into invasion

Both of the other thrusts into Syria had advanced nearly fifteen kilometres against heavy resistance, however at the present time the losses heavily favoured the Phoenician Combatants, since they possessed superior weapons and they had the momentum of having launched the attack.

Sinai Penisular Engagement Zone - 2.5hours into invasion

The Engagment in the Sinai was going rather well for the Phoenician Units, they had arguably inferior tanks to the enemy T-80s, but the LAHAT missile more than made up for these deficiencies, and they had advanced nearly fourty kilometres towards there primary objectives. The more modern artillery not proving so devestating here as in the north, since the engagement ranges were far longer, and the battle was far more mobile in the open desert.
Nearly a hundred enemy tanks had been destroyed so far, for the loss of only eight Magachs, again thanks to the LAHAT missile, the well trained MRLS and artillery crews, and the A-10C Thunderbolts of the IAF, which were roaming over the desert, covered by the F-16Is and single squadron of F-22s deployed to the area. While the F-16s covered the warthogs, they also carried air to gorund weapons and were aquitting themselves well. Luckily the Ground Launched ARMs were being fired in massive numbers, keeping the forward air defence supressed, and allowing the fighters free roam for about twenty kilometres infront of the advance. While ARMs carried by the F-16s and A-10s helped maintain this perimeter.

Meanwhile, Arab reinforcements were sure to be moving over the Suez canal, and it was time to put a stop to both that, and the route by which the arabs would inevitably retreat. Truck launchers throughout the Negev desert discharged hundreds of Popeye Missiles, which aimed to target the four solitary bridges over the Canal, they would not only destroy them, but erase them from existance.
So it begins

IMPERIAL DECLARATION

The Han Imperial Cabinet has convened in lieu of recent hostilities between the expansionist Phoenician League and the civil United Arab Socialist Republics. It is the unanimous decision of the Imperial Cabinet to demand that the Phoenician League cease all operations against the UASR and withdraw its forces. Considering the lack of formal relations between our two countries, this is our last warning, having already inclined ourselves to defend the sovereignty of the UASR. If the Phoenician League continues to conduct combat operations in UASR territory, we will grind you to dust; do not defer this threat of force or otherwise forfeit any and all right to the integrity of your state against the might of the Han Empire.

Your government has 24 hours to respond to this ultimatum before we effect our orders.

SIC:

The already-present mobilized forces of the 2nd Armored Division based in Cheongdu and the 1st Armored Aviation Division based in Namgyeong, stationed in Lasa, are to be rerouted to UASR territory, pending permission from the government in question. Orders are expected to executed immediately upon receipt of approval; path is to employ air route from Lasa, Oromokjei, and Cheongdu to transport the majority of the combat units {110,000 strong} to UASR-approved sites. Deployment to UASR sites will minimally expire 15 days to prepare troops for combat operations. Elements of the Air Force Guards in Oromokjei will accompany the units en route and station in UASR-approved sites for continued force projection operations and air defense and intercept missions.

SIC to UASR:

We have units ready to assist your forces against the Phoenician League and their expansionist attacks against your territory. We has intended these units for other purposes, but we have flexible plans to accommodate their routing to UASR territory. We seek permission to land the following troops:

110,000 soldiers

- 50 JJC99
- 50 JJC96
- 50 JJC97
- 75 JJC88
- 50 BJC89
- 5 SJC88
- 5 GJC88
- 20 JCJC86
- 75 BJC85
- 5 GSP57
- 5 GSP30
- 15 DP155
- 5 DP152
- 40 MJSG99
- 40 JSG89

= 10 JTG3
= 10 JTG2
= 10 JTG1
= 25 YGG1
= 10 PGG2
= 10 PGG1
= 20 HGG2
= 15 HGG1

We leave the placement of their initial deployments to your government, should you desire to have Han troops defend your sovereignty against Phoenician attacks.

OOC:
you cant possibly know about the attack for another three to four hours, i doubt the UASR is still waking a large part of its senior military brass, all youl be getting is that something is happening

OOC: USAR posted a statement telling us you're invading.... I think its not all that difficult for my Foreign Ministry to cook up a few sentences of response.

To: Kiwiland and the Han Empire

Your troops would be greatly appreciated within the UASR to fight off the Phoenician expansionists. Your troops will be allowed into Syria, where we will make a counterattack against the expansionists; should your troops be able to get into Egypt, they would also be greatly appreciated there, although we recognize the difficulty of this.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

To: The Saharan Confederate Expanse

We thank you for your support agains these imperialists, and would appreciate any sort of military aid that could be given to us in our effort to fight off these imperialists. This aid could most be used in Egypt, as we have friends from the Asian mainland securing the Asian portion of our country as of now. If it is at all possible, we would also appreciate help from our African brothers in helping secure Egypt.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

(I'll put in the military parts when I have a good post typed up)

OOC: how are you getting said troops, dae, into the UASR?

if you ask, you know i will deny you entrance military access. cripteria is inactive and thus won't give you access, MEC i dunno...and that's it

unless you plan on sailing around the world to the suez canal, which will be in a bad situation

SYRIAN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

Khaliq al-Masri watched the countryside, untouched so far by the guns, tank treads, and rockets of expansionist Phoenician soldiers, of Syria go by, sitting in the back of a UASR GAZ-3937. All he had been hearing for a while was the sound of tank treads, Arab vehicles, and Nas's "One Mic," which was on repeat on Ibtisam Imtiyaz's boombox.
al-Masri clutched his AK-103, clips duct-taped together for quick reloading, and took in the sight, knowing, whether he lived or died, that it would probably be the last time he ever saw this again.
al-Masri was born in al-Uqsur, a city that would forever be known to the West as "Luxor," and had lived there almost all his life, but had been transferred to a unit in western Rif Dimashq after going into the PDLA. He liked it better; Egypt was pretty much desert all over, but Syria had a Mediterranean thing going on, at least near the coast. Looking back, he didn't really know where he rather would have been; back in Egypt, and now would be fighting on the Sina, or here. Because either way, the Israelis, as usual, were tearing up shit on Arab lands. When Masri had gone to al-Ludd (Lod, if you asked an Israeli) to visit family, Israeli people sometimes asked him why Arabs hated their country's existence.
He hoped that they had their answer now.
Before long, the sounds of Arab and Israeli weapons crackling, the thump of heavy artillery, and the sound of tank treads that didn't belong to the unit al-Masri was in and its 20 T-90s. A group Su-30s flew overhead and fired off their payload of R-77s at Israeli Raptors, which were swarming the sky like gnats. Presently, al-Masri wasn't too worried; the Arab swarm of gnats (Gnats meaning Su-27s and Su-30s, along with MiG-29s) would be transferred to the airbase in Dar'a soon enough.
Casualties had been heavy, so the Arabs had transferred what was needed from East. The 500 men and women in al-Masri's unit, and there had been about six units including his that had come down, each with its own 20 T-90s or, if the unit was less well-equipped, T-72s and T-80s, BM-27 MRLs (which weren't as close to the fighting as the rest of the unit, as they were long-range), Mi-24Vs, and PF-98 anti-tank rockets. About 35,000 more troops had been pulled up to fight in Syria. The tactics in Egypt were different; the troops began to withdraw to the Eastern bank of the Suez Canal, while 40,000 reinforcements stood on the Western bank. Half of them were moved across what remained of the bridges and through the Ahmad Hamdi Tunnel, while BM-27s returned fire at the Israeli MRLs.
But hundreds of Arab soldiers were dead, thousands were wounded, and about 200 tanks, mostly the older ones, had been blown up. And artillery and MRL batteries were going down all over the place. al-Masri just hoped it was enough, and that the UASR's allies would get to them soon.

SIC:

To: The United Arab Socialist Republic
From: The German Confederation

We have heard of the Phoenician Leauge's unwarranted assault on you. Although our nations have never been the greatest of friends, or even trade partners, we can't let the Phoenician Leauge continue on it's expansionist ways.

It is with this in mind that we are allowing the Deployment of 30,000 German Soldiers to Egypt to assist in it's defence. It will include 75 Leopard 2A6s MBT, 150 Puma IFVs, 40 PzH 2000s, 20 Panavia Tornados, and 10 Eurocopter Tigers. A defensive Fleet of 3 Bremen Class Frigates, 1 Sachsen class Frigate, 2 Braunschweig class corvettes, 2 U212 Submarines, and other ships.

We hope that this war doesn't last long.

Sincerely
Christof Klein
Chancellor of the German Confederation.

SIC To: The German Confederation

We are glad your nation sees things that way. We would gladly accept your military in Egypt to help push the expansionist Phoenicians out. As you perhaps know, the Phoenician Navy is in the Mediterranean, and we would appreciate if they were cleared out. As for the troops, we need them in the Jazirah as-Sina area.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

SIC:

Answering the UASR's request, Kiwiland forces prepared to deploy into Syria.

"Errm.... so how are we getting there?"

Lieutenant General Yukimura Tokiha, Commander of the 5th Yokohama division, asked the commanding officer of Kiwiland's Syrian Task Force, General Jun Sanada.

"Errr....." The 1st Imperial Guard division replied hesitantly. "I suppose we'll have to cross the Empire of Cripteria again, and then go through the MEC."

"Isn't that illegal?"

"Only if they want to make it so...."



SIC Message to USAR

Our First Imperial Guard Division, Fifth Yokohama Division and Sixth Irkutsk Division are on their way into Syria. They will fight under the directions of the USAR to expell the honourless Israelis.

We would however take some time to get there...

SIC To: The German Confederation

We are glad your nation sees things that way. We would gladly accept your military in Egypt to help push the expansionist Phoenicians out. As you perhaps know, the Phoenician Navy is in the Mediterranean, and we would appreciate if they were cleared out. As for the troops, we need them in the Jazirah as-Sina area.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister
SIC:
To: The United Arab Socialist Republic

We understand and we will deply our men accordingly. There is one slight detail we wish to make sure you know. Our navy isn't designed for Clearing Out Large Bodies of water. It's designed for the defense of the other Ships nearby it and the coast it defends. The coast in question, will most like be the Egyptian Coastline near the Sinai. It's job will be to make sure that the Phoenicians don't try anything and if they do they are severely punished. The only thing that will be deployed away from the coast will be the two U212 Submarines, as they are considered one of the quietest Submarines ever built. Considered nearly invisible, if running silent.

We hope this war doesn't last long, but considering the circumstances we are willingly to help you push back this expansionist state.

Sincerely
Christof Klein
Chancellor of the German Confederation

SIC to the UASR:

From: Red Naval FleetCom (Surviving)

Greetings, socialist comrades. In luie of our recent loss of power in the RSFSR, the remaining Red Navy Black Sea Detatchment wishes to combat the Phoenician League. We only wish for asylum in return. Please accept our plea. If you do, we have a few destroyers, some frigates, two corvettes, and five Moskva Class Missile Cruisers at your disposal to hit the Phoenicians at their back door.

Signed,

Vladimir Rovanovic, General Secretary of the RSFSR (In exile)
General Arkadi Koslovic, Supreme Commander of RSFSR forces (In exile)

SIC to the UASR:

From: Red Naval FleetCom (Surviving)

Greetings, socialist comrades. In luie of our recent loss of power in the RSFSR, the remaining Red Navy Black Sea Detatchment wishes to combat the Phoenician League. We only wish for asylum in return. Please accept our plea. If you do, we have a few destroyers, some frigates, two corvettes, and five Moskva Class Missile Cruisers at your disposal to hit the Phoenicians at their back door.

Signed,

Vladimir Rovanovic, General Secretary of the RSFSR (In exile)
General Arkadi Koslovic, Supreme Commander of RSFSR forces (In exile)

Comrades, you will of course be allowed asylum within the UASR, regardless of anything. If you can get the Black Sea Detachment into the Mediterranean (or if it is already there), we would be grateful for your help against the Phoenician Navy.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

OOC: I think this was missed in the IC Thread...nevertheless.

IC:

Carl Jacobsson, Minister of Defense

To the United Arab Socialist Republic,

We cannot see the sense in what the Phoenician League is trying to do. It is obviously all part of their imperialistic and expansionist policies, the likes of which will bring this world down if allowed to reign. We would be willing to send 200 special ops units by paradrop to wherever you wish them to be, after which they can be under your control, more or less, to use. Mainly, they are trained to infiltrate undetected, and accomplish a mission inside enemy borders. This may include destroying strategic objectives, rescuing hostages, etc. They are trained to use everything they can to survive and thrive, and are one of the best.

If you wish to have the service of 200 of these soldiers, please tell us and we can send them. Otherwise, we can offer financial aid where it is needed.

The Scandinavian State of Futuris

OOC: I think this was missed in the IC Thread...nevertheless.

IC:

Carl Jacobsson, Minister of Defense

To the United Arab Socialist Republic,

We cannot see the sense in what the Phoenician League is trying to do. It is obviously all part of their imperialistic and expansionist policies, the likes of which will bring this world down if allowed to reign. We would be willing to send 200 special ops units by paradrop to wherever you wish them to be, after which they can be under your control, more or less, to use. Mainly, they are trained to infiltrate undetected, and accomplish a mission inside enemy borders. This may include destroying strategic objectives, rescuing hostages, etc. They are trained to use everything they can to survive and thrive, and are one of the best.

If you wish to have the service of 200 of these soldiers, please tell us and we can send them. Otherwise, we can offer financial aid where it is needed.

The Scandinavian State of Futuris

While we will not require your special forces at this time, we will require financial aid, both to arm our forces and rebuild our country when the war is over.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz at-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

OOC: Alright, with the godmodding:

If people are inactive, that means that the answer is always yes? No, it doesn't. If the player controlling the nation is inactive, take it as common sense. In the real world, I'm not sure if military access is given all that easily. New Kiwiland, assume that if Cripteria or AK-108s' nations would deny you access, leaving you unable to reach UASR. Same goes for Daehan, so you'd have to turn to the navy and either go through Gibraltar or Suez.

Granate, how are you getting stuff to Sinai? Access through me is denied if you didn't know, and I will enforce a naval blockade in the Mediterranean. How will you get in the Mediterranean anyways, by assuming that CCPS-a nation not friendly with yours-will just let you get through? I doubt it highly, but I'm not a mod and my words render nothing.

IC:

In this effort, the Balkan Union of Southeastern Europe must deny all military access through it's nation. This includes the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus and traveling over land and/or Balkan Air Space. All travel through the eastern Mediterranean is limited to civilian only, and the Adriatic is closed off to all nations.

We ask that all nations listen to our words. Thank you.

~Dragisa Crvenkovski

SIC:

At the same time, 12 Gür Class submarines were dispatched to the Mediterranean waters. If any military ship were to go through, their orders were to sink them. Of course, if a Phoenician ship were spotted the submarines were to simply pretend they weren't there.

Sinai Penisular
So, the Arab forces were retreating, running for the canal like the dogs they were, the Phoenician Tanks fired at the retreating arabs, using regular APFSDS and LAHAT missiles, destroying numerous vehicles, but in the end, they needed to conserve missiles for there next deployment. The Canal was one hundred eighty kilometres away, and as the forces advanced on the tails of the Arabs, the A-10s began to take heavy tolls on the enemy units, roaming over the landscape, safe now that the SAM launchers were either retreating or supressed by the Truck and Aircraft Launched ARMs.
Leaflets delivered over the scattered settlements by specialised MRLS missiles described how the Pheonicians would enslave all Arab Muslims, the idea was to scare the civilians into either fleeing or coming out guns ablaze, which would rid the League of them. They knew how hard it was to occupy a foreign territory, even if the League had been here in the sixties.

Syrian Engagement Zone

The Amraamski missiles being deployed by the Socialists were near useless against the Raptors in this situation, without airbourne radar support, and without the upgrades present on the later generations of Flankers, they were easy to evade, and only a single Raptor was damaged, it was now limping back to base, ready for the complete overhaul it would need to get back into service.
Although the R-77s may be useless against the Raptors, the latest model AIM-120s of the Raptors were deadly effective against the Flankers, this was the engagement that they had been designed for, and the Raptors stealth was using it to deadly effect. This air battle was tilting in favour of the Phoenician Air Force, however losses amongst the other units were mounting in this weapons saturated enviroment, but the losses among the Arab Air Forces were mounting, they would most likely break first.

The Tank forces were making progress, engaging the latest lines of T-90s, showing the superiority of Western Style APFSDS munitions, the longer penetrators tearing through the T-90s at far longer ranges than the T-90s were able to respond in kind. The Trophy APS was also showing its usefulness, allowing the Merkavas to take numerous hits from ATGMs, however losses across the board were rising, albiet nowhere near as fast as those of the enemy, this battle would soon be falling to the League, the Socialists could not have an unexhuastable supply of Men and materiel available within a couple hundred miles of the frontline.

OOC: Alright, with the godmodding:

If people are inactive, that means that the answer is always yes? No, it doesn't. If the player controlling the nation is inactive, take it as common sense. In the real world, I'm not sure if military access is given all that easily. New Kiwiland, assume that if Cripteria or AK-108s' nations would deny you access, leaving you unable to reach UASR. Same goes for Daehan, so you'd have to turn to the navy and either go through Gibraltar or Suez.

Granate, how are you getting stuff to Sinai? Access through me is denied if you didn't know, and I will enforce a naval blockade in the Mediterranean. How will you get in the Mediterranean anyways, by assuming that CCPS-a nation not friendly with yours-will just let you get through? I doubt it highly, but I'm not a mod and my words render nothing.

IC:

In this effort, the Balkan Union of Southeastern Europe must deny all military access through it's nation. This includes the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus and traveling over land and/or Balkan Air Space. All travel through the eastern Mediterranean is limited to civilian only, and the Adriatic is closed off to all nations.

We ask that all nations listen to our words. Thank you.

~Dragisa Crvenkovski

SIC:

At the same time, 12 Gür Class submarines were dispatched to the Mediterranean waters. If any military ship were to go through, their orders were to sink them. Of course, if a Phoenician ship were spotted the submarines were to simply pretend they weren't there.

OOC: Or, you can blast your way through Cripteria or AK-108. Works both ways, sorry.
Not like it'll affect me in this situation. I simply need to go around Libya and land in Egypt. Not too difficult-the Mediterranean isn't a Balkan Lake, btw. If you want it to be, I'll gladly contest it than fabricate some material and "claim" some "stuff" happened in "Armenia" to convince the world to go with me-that's perfectly legal and not godmodding at all.
About the CCPS: They get their oil from me. I think a little talk through my own behalf can open up passage into the Mediterranean.


IC:

The Expanse will soon begin transport operations to ferry troops into Egypt to begin operations against the fascist Phoenicians. The world will not stand long for this imperialist operation for long.

OOC: And Spiz: Israel don't got Raptors. Sorry.

OOC: Or, you can blast your way through Cripteria or AK-108. Works both ways, sorry.
Not like it'll affect me in this situation. I simply need to go around Libya and land in Egypt. Not too difficult-the Mediterranean isn't a Balkan Lake, btw. If you want it to be, I'll gladly contest it than fabricate some material and "claim" some "stuff" happened in "Armenia" to convince the world to go with me-that's perfectly legal and not godmodding at all.
About the CCPS: They get their oil from me. I think a little talk through my own behalf can open up passage into the Mediterranean.

OOC: Then they violate their sovereignity and the world should do the same thing they did when I did the same to Armenia, no?

The Mediterranean isn't a Balkan Lake. But the Black Sea is rendered useless in this situation as I feel like being a meanie.

And the CCPS might be your ally, but why would they allow an enemy IIRC (Grante's Germany hates commies if I recall) through their waters?

And also, Spiz (Rather TPL) bought the Raptors from Whyatica.

OOC: I bought them from Whyatica, and i have proof:

IRC CHATLOG where he approved the sale

[2007-03-25 19:37:56] * Spizania will place a sensible order for 72 F-22As and use various force multipliers
[2007-03-25 19:37:58] <barky> on their budgets
[2007-03-25 19:38:15] <Merlin> its not the problem of maintaining F-22s, it is the problem of buying them
[2007-03-25 19:38:22] <Spizania> my new defence budget is like 26 billion dollars
[2007-03-25 19:38:31] <Spizania> since im keeping the RL percentage of GDP
[2007-03-25 19:38:37] <Merlin> I can think of Japan, UK, and Australia buying maybe a couple squadrons worth but wtf, 400?
[2007-03-25 19:38:38] <Merlin> hell no
[2007-03-25 19:38:57] <Spizania> im surrounded by an enemy that are both arabs and communists
[2007-03-25 19:39:02] <Merlin> haha
[2007-03-25 19:39:07] <barky> well third worlders aren't gonna have the money to keep expertise that can keep those planes in the air
[2007-03-25 19:39:13] <Spizania> if anyone should be getting 400 F-22s, it should be me
[2007-03-25 19:39:30] <Whyatica> ok
[2007-03-25 19:39:45] <Spizania> i dont think the PAF will be needing Raptors...........
[2007-03-25 19:39:46] <Whyatica> Spiz, half your order of F22s and you got it
[2007-03-25 19:39:59] <Spizania> 36?
[2007-03-25 19:40:03] <Whyatica> Yes

OOC: Then they violate their sovereignity and the world should do the same thing they did when I did the same to Armenia, no?

The Mediterranean isn't a Balkan Lake. But the Black Sea is rendered useless in this situation as I feel like being a meanie.

And the CCPS might be your ally, but why would they allow an enemy IIRC (Grante's Germany hates commies if I recall) through their waters?

And also, Spiz (Rather TPL) bought the Raptors from Whyatica.

OOC:
Against an oppressive regime, correct. But generally the world rallies around such an action. In this case, passage through Cripteria or AK-108 could be justified by saying the government was in league with the Phoenicians. Your case was blatant imperialism.

You said "Blockade the Mediterranean", not the Dardenelles (sp)

Well, here in SYAE there are two public suppliers of oil-me, and Futuris. CCPS isn't too hot with Futuris, so he's buying from me. Now, I could cut that supply that I send, and he'd be left with 0 oil (If AK-108 can't be used to cross, he can't send oil, either. Two-sided).

Missed the Raptor deal, but I'll check that out.

OOC:
Against an oppressive regime, correct. But generally the world rallies around such an action. In this case, passage through Cripteria or AK-108 could be justified by saying the government was in league with the Phoenicians. Your case was blatant imperialism.

You said "Blockade the Mediterranean", not the Dardenelles (sp)

Well, here in SYAE there are two public suppliers of oil-me, and Futuris. CCPS isn't too hot with Futuris, so he's buying from me. Now, I could cut that supply that I send, and he'd be left with 0 oil (If AK-108 can't be used to cross, he can't send oil, either. Two-sided).

Missed the Raptor deal, but I'll check that out.

OOC: Whatever

Blockade my part, which could prove as a shorter route into Syria then going around the southern part. Also stated that the Straits are shut off from all military vessels.

So, to benefit a military you've never had any diplomatic relations with, you would shut down all of the oil being purchased by them and lose them as a buyer? If I read correctly, sounds like CCPS is buying a lot of oil from you. You'd lose them as a customer and all that money just to benefit Germany?

OOC: Whatever

Blockade my part, which could prove as a shorter route into Syria then going around the southern part. Also stated that the Straits are shut off from all military vessels.

So, to benefit a military you've never had any diplomatic relations with, you would shut down all of the oil being purchased by them and lose them as a buyer? If I read correctly, sounds like CCPS is buying a lot of oil from you. You'd lose them as a customer and all that money just to benefit Germany?

OOC: I am a possible customer. And who has more money? Germany or Spain/Portugal?
And take this to the OOC Thread.

And the CCPS might be your ally, but why would they allow an enemy IIRC (Grante's Germany hates commies if I recall) through their waters?


One last thing. Where did I say I hated commies? My government may dislike them, but we don't hate them. My Government is actually partially socialist, so hating something that's close to you is a little off.

OOC: Alright, with the godmodding:

If people are inactive, that means that the answer is always yes? No, it doesn't. If the player controlling the nation is inactive, take it as common sense. In the real world, I'm not sure if military access is given all that easily. New Kiwiland, assume that if Cripteria or AK-108s' nations would deny you access, leaving you unable to reach UASR. Same goes for Daehan, so you'd have to turn to the navy and either go through Gibraltar or Suez.

OOC: I forgot to link, I am asking for their permission, on the General IC page. However, if they should fail to respond to it, I will view their government as having collapsed, and pass through their nominal territories with force. It is not responsibility if they are'nt gonna retaliate my violation of their sovereignty, and certainly it won't be stopping me.

Like last time I passed through Cripteria, I would RP it.


IC: Having failed to receive any reply at all from Cripteira or MEC, Kiwiland forces deployed anyway. 3 Divisions of troops crossed into Cripterian "territories" early in the morning, taking both sdies of several highways. Tanks and APC moved in pairs, with more vulnerable units closed between them. Apaches flew overhead, flying scout in every direction to ensure that no local forces dare challenge the Kiwi invasion.

Meanwhile, in a last ditched attempt to secure cooperation, radio broadcasts of the intent of Kiwiland forces, as well as a request for peaceful passage, was sent to wherever they passed through.

Cripterian had, of course, experienced this before. But the MEC could pose a worry.

Red Navy Detachment, Mediterranean Sea.

The Surviving Red Fleet was specifically made up of four Maskva-Class missile cruisers, one Admiral Kuznetsov Class carrier, one damaged Kirov-class battlecruiser, three Gepard-Class Frigates, two Kashin-class destroyers, and one supply barge. They closed in on UASR territory for asylum. When they were about 100nm out, the missile cruisers entered in the firing solutions to hit targets in Tel Aviv with their cruise missiles.

SIC

Message to the Expanse
Encrypted: Code Red

Though the Arabs have never been our favourites; this blatent imperalistic landgrab by the League is unacceptable. in a show of Pan African Unity the Federation of Animarnia is willing to allow SCE Armed force access to our military bases and safe passage across our lands into Egypt. while we cannot commit ourselves to the fight at this time due to other operations we will support the SCE any other way we can.

Queen Katriana.

Submarine Force Mediterranean

The three Dolphin Class Submarines in the Mediterranean had been alerted by Satcom intel of the approach of the Red Menace, and had silently crept into attack posistions infront of the Soviet Armada, preparing to target the Kirovs and the enemy carrier with a massive salvo of torpedoes.
In addition the missile strike force in the Negev had recieved direct authorisation to target the enemy fleet from the Chief of Staff in Tyre, and now dozens, if not hundreds of Popeye Turbo Anti Ship Variants were ready on TELs across the country.
A message was broadcast to the enemy fleet


CLEAR FLASH RED FORCE COMMANDER
BE ADVISED YOU ARE APPROACHING A RESTRICTED AREA STOP
ADVISE YOU COME TO A COMPLETE HALT IMMEDIATELY AND TURN FOR NEUTRAL TERRITORY STOP
CONTINUING ON YOUR CURRENT HEADING WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE TREATED AS AN ENEMY FORMATION STOP
SUCH TREATMENT WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO YOUR ANNIHALATION STOP
SAY AGAIN, ADVISE YOU IMMEDIATELY TURN FOR FRIENDLY WATERS STOP
YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES TO COMPLY STOP
CIC LEAGUE NAVY
BREAK BREAK

OOC: I bought them from Whyatica, and i have proof:

IRC CHATLOG where he approved the sale

OOC: I see that it's dated 03-25, but did you post a relevant link to an II thread where your confirmed the purchase here? Otherwise, that's not a valid IC declaration, as there is no possibility to consider the implications of a purchase of new equipment - whether IC or SIC - on NS Jolt. This is the first time that I've seen it (granted, I've been away for a while), and unless you can provide an NS Jolt post confirming this, this declaration is invalid. Please provide that link as soon as possible, and we'll happy to acknowledge the purchase; otherwise, it never happened as far as I care to know about it.

SIC:

Having received confirmation from the UASR, the Imperial Armed Forces were prepared to move as ordered. However, a message came to the commanders from the Foreign Ministry, indicating that permission for passage through MEC territory was not authorized at the moment, and to again delay deployment orders until an arrangement could be secured.

In the meantime, civil supplies and volunteers were flown from the Han Empire to support Arab civilians and their home front from serious damages inflicted by the Phoenicians.


SIC to MEC:

May it please the venerable leader of the Middle East Coalition,

His Imperial Majesty wishes to secure temporary right of passage for our troops through your sovereign territory, in order to deploy our troops in assistance to the United Arab Socialist Republics by the attacks of the expansionist Phoenician League. It is of greatest importance to hasten any requests, and therefore we have disposed a offering of $350 million to pay for our passage of troops and supplies through your territory. Please send us reply as soon as possible concerning your consent to our passage.

OOC: I see that it's dated 03-25, but did you post a relevant link to an II thread where your confirmed the purchase here? Otherwise, that's not a valid IC declaration, as there is no possibility to consider the implications of a purchase of new equipment - whether IC or SIC - on NS Jolt. This is the first time that I've seen it (granted, I've been away for a while), and unless you can provide an NS Jolt post confirming this, this declaration is invalid. Please provide that link as soon as possible, and we'll happy to acknowledge the purchase; otherwise, it never happened as far as I care to know about it.

SIC:

Having received confirmation from the UASR, the Imperial Armed Forces were prepared to move as ordered. However, a message came to the commanders from the Foreign Ministry, indicating that permission for passage through MEC territory was not authorized at the moment, and to again delay deployment orders until an arrangement could be secured.

In the meantime, civil supplies and volunteers were flown from the Han Empire to support Arab civilians and their home front from serious damages inflicted by the Phoenicians.


SIC to MEC:

May it please the venerable leader of the Middle East Coalition,

His Imperial Majesty wishes to secure temporary right of passage for our troops through your sovereign territory, in order to deploy our troops in assistance to the United Arab Socialist Republics by the attacks of the expansionist Phoenician League. It is of greatest importance to hasten any requests, and therefore we have disposed a offering of $350 million to pay for our passage of troops and supplies through your territory. Please send us reply as soon as possible concerning your consent to our passage.

OOC: I did see him get some on Whyticas US thread.

OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12477812&postcount=16
Post where i announced my plans for expansion, including the appropriate equipment purchases from the US

SIC

Official Reply to the Kingdom of Animarnia

The Expanse is thankful that the Animarnian government will permit travel through Animarnian lands for Saharan troop movements. Though Saharan forces will probaly be stationed in Egypt for the following campaign, we do wish to navigate through Animarnian territory while our naval forces still underg refits.

OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12477812&postcount=16
Post where i announced my plans for expansion, including the appropriate equipment purchases from the US

ooc: okay... I was expecting something else, but this works just as fine. What's going on with this war anyway?

OOC:
When i get responses to my various continuation posts, and by the way, the war in the Sinai is apparently already over, they are falling back, i dont think sending troops there will do much good, as youl be assaulting Leaguer troops in prepared posistions, across a Canal no less