NationStates Jolt Archive

Earth SYAE Only.

IC:

Vienna, Austria, Eastern European Union

President Shishenko sat at a desk in his office inside Assembly Hall. "People of the Eastern European Union, as you may be aware of in the recent months the Balkan Union to our south has collapsed. Chaos has engulfed the region, many deaths have occurred as a result. As you may also be aware of the nations of Croatia and Serbia have both made territorial claims to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the opinion of our government that these threats, combined with the general unrest in the Balkans, constitutes a threat to the peace and security of the region. Accordingly the Eastern European Union has decided to enact the Ludwik Doctrine and we will be sending troops to Bosnia to defend that nation from possible aggression by the Croats and Serbians. Also, I would like to take this opportunity to issue the following statement to Romania: Moldova is an independent nation and member of the Eastern European Union, not a territory of Romania. The legitimacy of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact that granted Moldova independence is irrelevant, for over 60 years Moldova has been independent of Romania and Moldova will remain that way. Any attack by Romania will be repulsed handily and your nation will be made to suffer."

Dunajska Streda Army Base

2,700 troops from the 20th Airborne Division climbed on board 30 Antonov An-12 Transport aircraft. Capable of carrying 90 soldiers each, the An-12 was a sturdy and reliable aircraft which had proven itself time and again. The troops were bound for Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first of several deployments these troops were being flown to Sarajevo, well away from any potential front line, as a symbol of the Eastern European Union's resolve to defend the Bosnians sovereignty. Several wings of Mig-29's would be flying cover for the An-12's should the Croatians decide to try and intercept the EEU aircraft.

OOC: If anyone wants to RP a Croatian/Serbian/Romanian response feel free to jump in, otherwise I'll just continue onward.

Berlin, German Confederation

Chancellor Klein sat in his office with a few members of the Reichstag. He was explaining to them why he had okayed the deployment of troops to Bosnia. He was near the end of his already 10 minute long speech when he was nearing the all important conclusion. It was here where his entire speech would make or break.

"In conclusion Gentlemen, if fighting were break out in one part of the Balkans, it wouldn't be long before it spreads across the rest of the Balkans and soon the entire region would become a battleground. From there it would spread, eventually bring the Confederation into warfare. By deploying troops now, we may be able to avoid all of this, or atleast isolate the fighting to a smaller area." He said to them. He waited patiently for their response. It wasn't long in coming.

"Herr Chancellor, we understand what you say and we agree with you. One thing has bothered us though. You didn't even consult any members of the Reichstag before you gave the go-ahead. Next time consult one of us, so that we don't have this conversation next time." The Reichstag member said.

"Thank you for you support, I'll give the troops your blessing when they leave Munich in two days. My secretary will see you out." He said and the Reichstag members left his office. He stood up after they left and walked over to the window. He looked out the window at the setting sun, it would of been beautiful if it hadn't been for occasion.

2 days later. Munich Luftwaffe Base

600 Fallschirmjager Soldiers were preparing to board 7 of the Confederations Airbus 310s. In addition to the 600 troops, 3 PzH 2000s, 2 Puma IFVs, and 1 Leopard 1A5 were going as well, although in seperate flights. This was to be the first force. They were going to arrive in Sarajevo and from there they would make their way to Goradze, where the German Forces would be stationed during their tenure in Bosnia. Atleast 2 more battalions of Fallschirmjager troops were to be sent as well, with equal numbers of vehicles. Should more be needed, Regular Troops and vehicles. will be deployed via EEU Routes.

After receiving a good-luck speech by the Chancellor, they saluted him and boarded the Airbuses, and prepared for their ride to Sarajevo.

OOC: Don't worry, there is some method to my madness, I'm not going to have Croatia and Serbia to sit idly by forever.

IC:

As the aircraft flew through Croatian airspace they were amazed by the lack of response from the Croatians. Not a single enemy craft was spotted in the air, no anti-aircraft batteries opening fire. Just eerie silence the whole trip. Once the aircraft landed in Sarajevo they were unloaded as quickly as possible, this was made quite easy by the fact that the only cargo on board were the troops with minimum supplies. The An-12's took off again immediately, not wanting to get caught on the ground in a sneak attack. Again the aircraft made it safely through Croatian airspace unmolested. Meanwhile, back in Bosnia, the troops on the ground started making way towards a an already prepared campsite courtesy of the Bosnian armed forces. While there were no bunkers or barracks, tents had been set up and latrines dug, all that was needed for the estimated two days maximum the troops would be in Sarajevo.

Next the troops would be reinforced with some heavier equipment, artillery and armored personnel carriers were at the top of the list. Once adequately prepared, the troops would spread out to the cities of Doboj, Prijador, and Bosanski Petrovac. All were centers of transportation in Bosnia so the troops could easily move from place to place should violence erupt. The main goal of the EEU forces in Bosnia was to bolster the morale of the local Bosnian military. If war with Croatia or Serbia erupted the EEU would find it very difficult to reinforce a large army in Bosnia by air over a hostile nation. Instead the EEU would try to win by attacking the aggressor nation directly and that is why it is so important for the EEU troops to have good access to transportation in Bosnia, in order to help life the morale of the Bosnian forces the EEU forces had to be seen at the frontlines, attacking the enemy head on.

IC:

The flights to Sarajevo were pretty much usual. Flying over Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria had been a little nerve-racking for some of the soldiers in th Airbuses. Once they landed in Sarajevo, many of their moods turned to ones of determination. Once the vehicles and other equipment were unloaded from the Aibuses and assembled, this was mostly for the PzH 2000's and the Leopard 1, they moved on out to the Eastern City of Gorazde. Gorazde, while also being one of three eastern Bosnian Cities dominated by Bosniaks, is also one of the most likely fronts that Serbia, should it choose to, attack Bosnia.

The road to Gorazde was not long, Sarajevo as quite near Gorazde. The entire distance could be crossed in 2 or 3 days of travel. Much of the way to Gorazde, German Soldiers were flanked by Bosnian Soldiers. The Bosnians were wary of the Germans, since they had invaded in the 1940s and supported the Croatians. By the time German soldiers had made it to Gorazde, news had spread all over the region. Some were hysterical, others exuberant, while most just felt nothing. They were just more soldiers, more soldiers to die against the Serbians or Croatians. The German Forces decided to establish their base of Operations southeast of the city. That was most likely direction of a Serbian Attack.

SIC:

Official Diplomatic Communique to the Bosniak Government

We understand that your military is vastly outpowered by those of Croatia and Serbia, and as such leads you to beleive that they will invade you. Although we are disproving this, we understand that if your military was updated you'd better be able to defends yourself.

This is why we have decided to help you update your nations equipment. With a special agreement with H&K we've decided that if you agree we will immediately begin shipping, via our Airbuses, large numbers of the G36 Family of Rifles. Should this work to your benefit, further equipment will be delivered at a fraction of the cost.

Sincerely
Chancellor Christof Klein

Budapest Air Force Base

The base was buzzing with activity, just this past week several companies of armored fighting vehicles from the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division had rolled onto base and we being loaded onto Ilyushin Il-76 transports in what was to be the first airdrop of BMP-3's by the EEU in near combat conditions, the equipment was checked and re-checked in preparation, nobody wanted to be blamed for making any mistakes here. In addition to the 40 BMP-3's a detachment of artillery would also be dropped as well as an additional 400 troops would dropped. The landing zone was a location about 40 miles southwest of Prijedor. The BMP-3's, for safety reasons, would be almost empty of fuel when they landed, the Army had every re-assurance from the Bosnians that they would have fuel waiting for them upon landing, where this fuel was coming from was unknown to to the Army but somewhere in Bosnia a commander was probably yelling to his higher ups that he needed fuel immediately. The 50 Il-76's took off from Budapest Air Force Base and entered into formation with 24 Mig-29's who would be flying escort. This was to be the second trip into Croatian airspace. While this was going on, 40 An-12's from Vienna Air Force Base with 12 Mig-29's flying escort were flying towards Sarajevo where they would land, unload their cargo of 240 HUMWV's and hopefully return to the EEU.