Clandonia Prime
29-05-2007, 19:36
Forty Kilometres from the waters of British Londinium...
One thousand, nine hundred and sixty vessels of the Royal Clandonian Navy's Grand Expeditionary Fleet, only half had travelled the long distance on the orders of the King. Originally likely to be facing the guns of the Dominion Commonwealth in the Blub-Hatarian crisis the tables had turned with a resurgence in the nationalist government in British Londinium making threats over the sovereign bases of the Sovereign League, Whyatica and The Silver Sky both Clandonian allies in the original occupation and invasion. The Whyaticans hands were full and likely not to be able to aid in the annexation of the country, Clandonia however was prepared for such a war to claim back what had been taken in the renationalisation and to end the threat from the rogue government once and for all. Under the command of Grand Sea Admiral Sir Stevens the fleet had been ordered by the Crown to blockade the country after the illegal arrests of thousands of Clandonian civilians and the hostile moves around the RCAF base at Kensington. The first task in the secret plans of Operation Strip Mine was to provoke a attack against the Clandonian's which would result in the destruction of the Londinium navy by the superior Clandonian force.
The vessels were arriving in their hundreds now preparing to put into the planned ring of steel allowing neutral nations out but with guns pointed towards Londinium waters, it was hoped by the time the full blockade force had been instigated local forces would be ready to launch their attack both Clandonian and unknown allies. Meanwhile back in Clandonian the Second Expeditionary Army Group prepared for deployment gathering ammunition, armour and supplies for the planned occupation and strip mining operation. The Clandonian Business Initiative was harking at the government for its failure to stop British Londinium from attacking Clandonian shipping and the nationalisation fiasco, compensation was needed otherwise the Sistilin administration might not last another election. The country backed the war, the images of Clandonians being welcomed back distressed and abused prompted pro-war demonstrations calling for immediate action.
RCAF Kensington
The airbase had been warned of the planned operation start less than forty eight hours ago to try and avoid local enemy forces from knowing when the action would start. The bases HAND Canon (http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?showtopic=183), a huge 100 cm calibre weapon that had to be flown in by numerous Sabre and conventional aircraft had been preppered for firing a conventional HE shell onto the nearest enemy base in order to confuse the Londiniums while the 16th Air Assault Division moved out and set up tank traps to lure enemy armour in using their light armour to where Clandonian anti-tank infantry could destroy them using missiles and anti-tank artillery. The huge eight metre long shell had been loaded with preparations under way by the gunnery team to fire it, the first time it had been as a weapon fired in anger and many were interested to know its effects.
The gunnery officer had reported the fire mission was a go, ordering the team to retreat to their protected bunker the cannon was raised co-ordinated by the massive computer system that ran it adjusting for windage as the GPS module on the shell power up to locate its satellite.
"Ready for firing sir." Reported the loading NCO.
"Good, we shall await furthers orders."
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Blockade on British Londinium Commences, Navy deploys nearly two thousand warships
http://battlescape.com.au/shop/templates/Helius/images/Grand_fleet_jutland1.jpg
Half the Grand Expeditionary Fleet has been sent to instigte the blockade
From the New Clanon City Times
Front Page
The government announced today the plan to enforce the naval blockade of British Londinium as peace talks start with Sir Alan Philips representing the Crown government in what has been dubbed a 'waste of time' by senior Foreign Office civil servants. Nearly two thousand warships were sent on the orders of His Majesty King William VII after threats were made against Clandonian oil and merchant ships including a report of a four point five inch shell fired on a tanker puncturing its outer hull. The latest incident was that Clandonian and coalition bases were being surrounded regularly by Londinium forces who appeared to be in a hostile and provocative manor. Last bank holiday weekend thousands of Clandonian civilians, many businessmen were arrested and deported with reports of looting and burgulary in Clandonian owned property.
Clandonian Business Initiative officials appealed to MP's to send support after representatives from the Clandonian Merchant Shipping and Imperial Clandonian Oil asked for armed convoy escorts to regime using Clause Seven of the 1765 Shipping Act. The government is expected to be taken to the High Court and sued for six hundred billion Clandonian Crowns for damage and loss of business, Chancellor Lord Osborn promised the funds will be given with extra compensation from stress, many companies have been given strip mining licences in British Londinium possibly hinting of further following action after a blockade. In a gesture of good will the Allanean donated several ships to the Clandonian navy, the ships were added to the reserve stock to await refit to be added to His Majesty's Coast Guards force in the Clandonian-Midlonia Straits, a area still the centre of a dispute over territorial waters.
Several nations have raised objections to the Clandonian blockade with the government reassuring nations that their trade will not be affected with the Clandonian economy happy to purchase their goods and wares. Details and formalities of the blockade are unknown with some analysts suggesting that it could last for months.
OOC: N.B You do not know anything further than the blockade, everything else to with other moves is purely SIC.
One thousand, nine hundred and sixty vessels of the Royal Clandonian Navy's Grand Expeditionary Fleet, only half had travelled the long distance on the orders of the King. Originally likely to be facing the guns of the Dominion Commonwealth in the Blub-Hatarian crisis the tables had turned with a resurgence in the nationalist government in British Londinium making threats over the sovereign bases of the Sovereign League, Whyatica and The Silver Sky both Clandonian allies in the original occupation and invasion. The Whyaticans hands were full and likely not to be able to aid in the annexation of the country, Clandonia however was prepared for such a war to claim back what had been taken in the renationalisation and to end the threat from the rogue government once and for all. Under the command of Grand Sea Admiral Sir Stevens the fleet had been ordered by the Crown to blockade the country after the illegal arrests of thousands of Clandonian civilians and the hostile moves around the RCAF base at Kensington. The first task in the secret plans of Operation Strip Mine was to provoke a attack against the Clandonian's which would result in the destruction of the Londinium navy by the superior Clandonian force.
The vessels were arriving in their hundreds now preparing to put into the planned ring of steel allowing neutral nations out but with guns pointed towards Londinium waters, it was hoped by the time the full blockade force had been instigated local forces would be ready to launch their attack both Clandonian and unknown allies. Meanwhile back in Clandonian the Second Expeditionary Army Group prepared for deployment gathering ammunition, armour and supplies for the planned occupation and strip mining operation. The Clandonian Business Initiative was harking at the government for its failure to stop British Londinium from attacking Clandonian shipping and the nationalisation fiasco, compensation was needed otherwise the Sistilin administration might not last another election. The country backed the war, the images of Clandonians being welcomed back distressed and abused prompted pro-war demonstrations calling for immediate action.
RCAF Kensington
The airbase had been warned of the planned operation start less than forty eight hours ago to try and avoid local enemy forces from knowing when the action would start. The bases HAND Canon (http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?showtopic=183), a huge 100 cm calibre weapon that had to be flown in by numerous Sabre and conventional aircraft had been preppered for firing a conventional HE shell onto the nearest enemy base in order to confuse the Londiniums while the 16th Air Assault Division moved out and set up tank traps to lure enemy armour in using their light armour to where Clandonian anti-tank infantry could destroy them using missiles and anti-tank artillery. The huge eight metre long shell had been loaded with preparations under way by the gunnery team to fire it, the first time it had been as a weapon fired in anger and many were interested to know its effects.
The gunnery officer had reported the fire mission was a go, ordering the team to retreat to their protected bunker the cannon was raised co-ordinated by the massive computer system that ran it adjusting for windage as the GPS module on the shell power up to locate its satellite.
"Ready for firing sir." Reported the loading NCO.
"Good, we shall await furthers orders."
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Blockade on British Londinium Commences, Navy deploys nearly two thousand warships
http://battlescape.com.au/shop/templates/Helius/images/Grand_fleet_jutland1.jpg
Half the Grand Expeditionary Fleet has been sent to instigte the blockade
From the New Clanon City Times
Front Page
The government announced today the plan to enforce the naval blockade of British Londinium as peace talks start with Sir Alan Philips representing the Crown government in what has been dubbed a 'waste of time' by senior Foreign Office civil servants. Nearly two thousand warships were sent on the orders of His Majesty King William VII after threats were made against Clandonian oil and merchant ships including a report of a four point five inch shell fired on a tanker puncturing its outer hull. The latest incident was that Clandonian and coalition bases were being surrounded regularly by Londinium forces who appeared to be in a hostile and provocative manor. Last bank holiday weekend thousands of Clandonian civilians, many businessmen were arrested and deported with reports of looting and burgulary in Clandonian owned property.
Clandonian Business Initiative officials appealed to MP's to send support after representatives from the Clandonian Merchant Shipping and Imperial Clandonian Oil asked for armed convoy escorts to regime using Clause Seven of the 1765 Shipping Act. The government is expected to be taken to the High Court and sued for six hundred billion Clandonian Crowns for damage and loss of business, Chancellor Lord Osborn promised the funds will be given with extra compensation from stress, many companies have been given strip mining licences in British Londinium possibly hinting of further following action after a blockade. In a gesture of good will the Allanean donated several ships to the Clandonian navy, the ships were added to the reserve stock to await refit to be added to His Majesty's Coast Guards force in the Clandonian-Midlonia Straits, a area still the centre of a dispute over territorial waters.
Several nations have raised objections to the Clandonian blockade with the government reassuring nations that their trade will not be affected with the Clandonian economy happy to purchase their goods and wares. Details and formalities of the blockade are unknown with some analysts suggesting that it could last for months.
OOC: N.B You do not know anything further than the blockade, everything else to with other moves is purely SIC.