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Battleship CPS Hades, 200km off Roman coast, 0025 Hours
This day has been long in coming, Admiral Kowalski thought to himself. Finally, we show the world what the Prestonians can do on the field of battle. Finally, we get a shot at the pack of dogs calling themselves the Corporate Alliance. Suddenly, a lieutenant broke into Kowalski's thoughts. "Admiral, it's almost time to address the men. Perhaps you should review your speech," she said meekly. "Yeah, I think I will Lt. Simmons. Thank you," the old admiral replied. He was 57 years old, tall with graying hair and a goatee, looking the part of the old sea salt. The part he looked was not the man he was, however. Educated at Hudson University, he had joined the navy after receiving his degree in engineering and, as so many had, fallen in love with the sea. Clearing his throat, he flipped the intercom on and prepared to address his armada, the largest in Prestonian history. "Ladies and Gentlemen, soldiers of Central Prestonia, this is your admiral speaking," he began. "For eight years, we have built up our forces, waiting for the day when we would have to use them. That day is now. You soldiers, defenders of Prestonia and all her ideals, will strike at the Corporate Alliance. For three weeks, the time we have sailed, your destination has been kept secret. Now, we tell you. You will be invading Gens Romae. They are a Corporate Alliance nation that, in it's arrogance, has picked fights with nations far outnumbering itself in size and spread it's forces thin. The Romans will regret their actions and pay in blood for them. We expect nothing less than total victory. You, soldiers, are the foundation of this victory. I ask you now, not as a commander, but as a fellow warrior, to give your full effort to this invasion. Do not waver. Do not retreat. Kill! Kill the enemy, make his blood drench his wretched homeland, destroy anything that gets in your way. Kill the enemy, this is your mother's prayer! Kill the enemy, this is the prayer of your homeland! Victory or Death! Death to the Romans! Death to the Corporate dogs! Forward!" Kowalski finished his speech and switched off the microphone. At that instant, F-35s began taking off from the nine carriers in the armada. Their target: the seawall blocking the invasion. At that same instant, the destroyers and submarines began firing their cruise missiles at the seawall and military installations within range. They would keep this up until the enemy was beaten and battered, then send the ground forces in to mop up.

OOC: My fleet consists of:
5 Champion Class Supercarriers
4 Nimitz Class Carriers
25 Agamemnon Class Battleships
2 Tenacious Class Missile Cruisers
20 Ticonderoga Class Missile Cruisers
1 Illium Class Missile Cruiser
37 Zumwalt Class Stealth Missile Destroyers
32 Daring Class Air Defense Destroyers
2 Super Charlie Class Destroyers
2 Spruance Class Destroyers
32 Brandenburg Class Stealth ASW Frigates
5 Skate Class Frigate
5 La Fayette Class Frigates
12 Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarines
44 Allegro Class SSN
2 Virginia Class SSN
4 ASDS Advanced SEAL Delivery Systems
15 San Antonio Class Landing Ships
12 Safeguard Class Damage Control Ships
12 Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ships
12 Osprey Class Mine Hunters


Aircraft:
100 SH-60 Seahawk Helicopters (Blackhawk naval variant)
76 AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters
40 CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters
20 CH-53 Super Stallion Helicopters
232 F/A 401 Birds of Prey
620 F-35 Lightning II’s
220 F-18E Super Hornets
200 F/A 15 Deacon
8 E-2C Hawkeyes

Landing forces consist of:
900,000 Marines
900,000 Army

Near Central Prestonian Fleet, off the Roman coast

Admiral Samantha Oron stood on the bridge of the Samuel class superdreadnaught, Marerex. This ship was the pride of the Aurum Doman navy, it was the first ever dreadnaught built by Aurum Domus and was part of the Navy buildup that had been going on in Aurum Domus quietly for several years. The Aurum Domans had always wanted a strong navy and now they finally had one.

The Marerex lay at the center of a 300 ship fleet that contained several supercarriers, a huge amount of destroyers, several hospital ships, amphibious assault ships and most important of all, troop ships containing 2,000,000 Marines. Pilots sat in the seats of their jets ready for the call to action. A good portion of these jets were brand new TF 70s and FA 16s, there were also several squadrons of SU Phoenixes due the fact that the replacement program wouldn't be finished for several more years.

Rome would burn and all would die. Ready or not, here they came.

Open Declaration

We demand that the petty forces of Aurum Domus and Central Prestonia stand down or face prompt and utter destruction at the hands of the Corporate Alliance.

Open Declaration

We demand you stand down or face the wrath of the UFAN and NPE.

"What's this?" muttered Neucom CEO Jonathon Keryan. "An attack on a CA nation."
"Yes sir." said an intelligence officer of the Neucom Emergency Unit.
"Well, we did sign this alliace. Let's interest the Romans in some weaponry. And send in some naval units, screw around with the Prestonians. I know they aren't dumb enough to touch them, brother Mondol will smash them if they do." A small grin appeared on Keryans face. He looked at the officer and then picked up a phone.

Neucom vessels assembled at a private port near Comberth. There NQA-1 Farbanti-class stealth aircraft carriers were present, carrying X-02 multirole fighters internally in hangers. The ships sported Neucom logos on them, and were painted with waves to help them blend in with the area around them. It was an old tactic that worked against the oldest form of detection, the only thing affected by the carrier's stealth: The human eye. The ships set sail for Rome, with intentions to launch long range strikes against Prestonian ships.

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"What the hell?" asked Mondol aloud as he was informed of the private carriers heading off to what was believed to be in support of Gens Romae. "Little brother is trying to flex his military muscle, eh?" The dictator stepped forward and said, "Mobilize all military forces. Make sure we are capable of striking back at the stupid Prestos (a derogatory term used for people from Prestonia) in case they even think about hitting anything Erusean.
"Yes sir!" replied the lower officers.

SIC:
TO: Gens Romae and Neo-Erusea
FROM: High Command, Akimonad Defence Forces

We are launching the First, Second, Third and Fifth Fleets against these goons. They will face certain doom.

~Daniel Heusen,
Supreme Commander

IC:
In four different ports across Akimonad, the fleets got underway for the Roman homeland.

OoB:
6x Chupacabra-class Super Dreadnaughts
12x Nimitz-class carriers
36x Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships
60x CG(X) Guided Missile Cruisers
54x Zumwalt Destroyers
75x Alfa-class SSNs
36x Ohio-class SSBNs
40x K130 Corvettes


Open Declaration

This is your last chance. Leave, or be destroyed.


OOC: Rome, don't you have a sea wall?

OOC: Are you guys really going to bother using so mcuh force to protect a pathetic little nation?

The president of Fordreich has not been seen in the past 4 years, yet the government claimed that he was still alive. Since then, Karl Von Braun, Minister of Defense, has stepped up and took the role of the president and showed remarkable leadership skills. He has broken the isolationism policy of Fordreich and has expanded into the international community, and has begun the road to supremecy. Now, the president of Fordreich is reported to have passed away a week ago, and Karl Von Braun is the new ruler of Fordreich. He claimed himself Kaiser and has renamed Fordreich into the Prussiam Empire of Fordreich. Just when he was getting ready to enjoy his new office at the Reichstag, the secretary brought in General Chekovski.

"Damnit, Chekovski. I was enjoying the view from up here...Thanks for ruining it"

"Sir, we have an emergency"

"Emergency? Hmmm....."

The Kaiser sat down in his chair

"What is it."

"Sir, we have received reports that Central Prestonia and Aurum Domus is planning on burning down Rome. They launched an armada which numbers over 500 ships and are all headed directly at Gens Romae."

"Has this been confirmed? Show me the satelite pictures"

Chekovski hands the Kaiser a folder containing spy satellite taking high quality photographs of the fleet, and breakdown of the fleet

"Quite a fleet, eh?"

"Yes, sir...We have just begun building a military only four years ago. We cant match this right now...You arent planning on giving aid to Gens Romae, are you sir?"

"Well if i have learned one thing in my life of politics, it is to safeguard all your allies, no matter how great or powerless they may be. If these bastards want war, then we'll give them one hell of a war. Ready the Fordreich Fleet and Airforce, we are going to war."

Kraken Naval Base

Admiral Houzen was enjoying his evening coffee when his secretary knocked on the door, requesting to come in

"Come in"

"Admiral, the Kaiser has ordered that all naval and airforce personnel to their posts, and gave orders that the whole Fordreich Marines, Fleet, and Airforce be mobilized and ready to go, now."

The admiral was awestruck

"What? For what purpose"

"Evidently, to aid Gens Romae"

"Is the Kaiser out of his mind? We cant go up against Central Prestonia and Aurum Domus! Its madness! We have barely a fleet!"

Admiral Chester walked in with a bunch of guards and a pistol in his hands

"So do you have a problem with it?"

"Ofcourse i do! No person in the right mind would even consider war! We shoul all just..."

Before the sentence was completed, Admiral Chester put five 9mm rounds into the chest of Admiral Houzen, and killed him instantly. He motioned for the guards to take the body out, and to dispose of it accordingly. The secretary watched in horror as the scene played out, and was trembling violently.

"Now, secretary, if you dont mind, please put the Kriegsmarine on full mobilizaiton state."

"N...o.....pro...b...lem..."

Chester smirked

"Good"

OOC: Are you guys really going to bother using so mcuh force to protect a pathetic little nation?

OOC: do you think that we wont?

OOC: No I really doubt you won't. Its just not logical when the CA is stretched across several fornts already. Oh and btw, we probably won't make anymore IC posts until Gens responds to this, so you guys can chill for now.

OOC: Are you guys really going to bother using so much force to protect a pathetic little nation?

OOC: Well, yeah. He's an ally. Shouldn't we help him?

OOC: No I really doubt you won't. Its just not logical when the CA is stretched across several fornts already. Oh and btw, we probably won't make anymore IC posts until Gens responds to this, so you guys can chill for now.

Not logical? I haven't devoted any forces anywhere yet, and I am perfectly capable of doing so now.

OOC: No I really doubt you won't. Its just not logical when the CA is stretched across several fornts already. Oh and btw, we probably won't make anymore IC posts until Gens responds to this, so you guys can chill for now.

OOC: Notice how Neo, Fordreich Akimonad are helping you, they barely sent any troops. The ones who are on several fronts are still on several fronts. ;)

OOC: You could have waited, Maldorians. I was gonna make the deployment tommorow. I mean i have to give my men time to mobilize :/ Im not like those ppl who just have a constantly ready military ready to deploy 24/7, 365 :P

Near Londinian waters

A massive armada of ships, comprised of twenty carriers, 100 frigates, 140 destoyers, 40 minesweepers, innumerable supply vessels, 40 attack submarines, and, most importantly, 10 ballistic missile submarines began to sail towards Rome. A kilometre behind the primary invasion force was a smaller garrison of naval forces and three legions worth of troops (700,000), just waiting for the order to invade.

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Official Communiqué

To Gens Romæ:

As of now, your nation is under blockade by the People's Sovereign Navy of British Londinium, and a state of war presently exists between our nation and your pathetic, ragtag conglomerate of sub-human apes.

We will give you twenty-four hours to surrender unconditionally. If you surrender, our terms will be amicable, and your nation will be spared an unending cacophony of screams and pain. If you fail to capitulate, however, I will not hesitate to ravage every single square nanometre of your nation.

Sincerely,
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Alistair Davidson, MP
Consul of British Londinium

OOC: BL, you're officially forgiven for all the evil stuff you did in Cazelia. Thanks for the help buddy.

OOC: I second that, thanks for the help.

OOC: Could you guys cut with the OOC clutter? If I had an IC post, I'd post it, but I don't...>_<

Encrypted Transmission to Gens Romae
The Revolutionary Government of the Glorious Republic of Leafanistan

We have no interest in saving your nation, we don't care about this socialist, capitalist war that seems to go on forever. All we care about is keeping the status quo in the Mediterranean Sea.

We can easily counter any Corporatist aggression in the Sea, we can call upon our massive air force to easily smash your fleets, bring massive tidal waves to swamp your nations, and brush aside your armies.

And while the rest of the alliance busy with a massive war, we can easily crush your Corporate Fleets.

However, we cannot counter the aggression by the forces of the Neo-Prussian Empire, nor the Union/United/Unidad Federation/Coalition/Alliance/Convention of Communists/Socialists/Marxists forces.

Therefore the only way to keep the status quo, is to ensure this war doesn't start, or we ensure it doesn't come to completion for victory on their side.

We are coming to your aid, and dedicating the entirety of our Mediterranean Sea Fleets, and our Saharistani Air Forces and Desert Auxiliary Force.

We are calling this the Mediterranean Police Action and we must ensure the status quo is kept, and nothing changes except the amount of ships on the bottom of the sea.

[END]

The Revolutionary Government of the Glorious Republic of Leafanistan

The escalating conflict in the Mediterranean Sea is dangerous to security in the area. We feel that we have to stop the conflict, and save perhaps millions of lives.

We are deploying our fleets in a Police Action from our ports on the Judean Corridor, and our Air Forces on a no-fly zone for all aggressing forces, and are under orders to force down any planes, especially Londinium planes.

[END]

ORBAT

1st Saharistani Fleet

1 Feathermore Superdreadnought
2 Argentine class Galleons
2 Pathfinder class Dreadnoughts
4 Homeland class Khan Refit Battleships
6 Indestructible class Supercarriers
2 Nimitz class Supercarriers
4 Indomitable class Escort Carriers
4 Taníat class Anti-Aircraft Warfare Battlecruisers
5 Longboat class Battlecruisers
15 Division class Arsenal ships
20 Trigonometry class Nuclear Guided Missile Cruisers
45 Illium class Guided Missile Destroyers
25 Paramount class Air Defense Vessels
25 Skate class Frigates
45 Cartagena class SSNs
45 Tenerife class SSHs

2nd Saharistani Fleet

5 Argentine class Galleons
5 Pathfinder class Dreadnoughts
5 Homeland class Khan Refit Battleships
10 Indomitable class Escort Carriers
5 Longboat class Battlecruisers
15 Division class Arsenal ships
45 Illium class Guided Missile Destroyers
25 Paramount class Air Defense Vessels
100 North Sea class Frigates
75 Tenerife class SSHs

OOC: I can't have you ruining the tenuous relationships in the Mediterranean Sea, especially because of BL, I can't have him near me.

EDIT: Stop screwing with the Sovereign League forever, then maybe we'll be friendly. We don't want war, we want the status quo, I can't tolerate this type of change in my enemies favor. It would create a power vacuum currently filled by the 'riff-raff' alliances that my enemies would fill.

OOC: Great, make me feel bad. Think of the blenders! Their blades'll get rusty! :p Really, though, I never did anything to you, Leafy.

OOC: Leafy call it off please. I've never shown anything but goodwill towards you. I've even put money in the pockets of your company. Your criminals and my criminals have a healthy relationship and really you don't have any reason to enter this war. Heres the deal, you call your fleet off and you get an oilfield once we take over this country.

OOC: And I'll give you some more of my delicious, delicious oil.

OOC: Leafy call it off please. I've never shown anything but goodwill towards you. I've even put money in the pockets of your company. Your criminals and my criminals have a healthy relationship and really you don't have any reason to enter this war. Heres the deal, you call your fleet off and you get an oilfield once we take over this country.

OOC: And I'll give you some more of my delicious, delicious oil.

OOC: If you can admit you helped the Leafanistani Red Mafia in IC, I'll be glad to increase my involvement and propaganda against you.

OOC: Your confusing me Leafy, you want me to ICly admit that my government and the Red Mafia have had relations and if I do then you'll still be involved ni this war?

OOC: Your confusing me Leafy, you want me to ICly admit that my government and the Red Mafia have had relations and if I do then you'll still be involved ni this war?

OOC: The Red Mafia was behind the murder of our nation's deceased sovereign's son. They are also corrupting major colonial authorities and are the scourge of every territory outside the mainland as kidnappers, extortionists, and murderers.

And I need a Corporatist Buffer State in the Mediterranean with the rest of the Sovereign League busy dicking around.

OOC: Your confusing me Leafy, you want me to ICly admit that my government and the Red Mafia have had relations and if I do then you'll still be involved ni this war?

>_<

Leafy's government =/= Red Mafia

So you were making deals with the Red Mafia. Leaf would be mad if you announced that, because I guess, Leafy government doesn't like the Red Mafia. I think you would just get Leafy madder.


Am I correct in what I am trying to say? XD

OOC: Leafy your really beign unreasonable here. You very well know I can't admit to dealings with the Red Mafia. We've offered you oil and the offer stands. As a plus I'll have the Red Mafia leader assasinated by Silens Nex during one of their meetings. If you really want territory in the Med then you can have some. Help us invade and we'll give you a part of the country as a gesture of our goodwill.

OOC: Leafy your really beign unreasonable here. You very well know I can't admit to dealings with the Red Mafia. We've offered you oil and the offer stands. As a plus I'll have the Red Mafia leader assasinated by Silens Nex during one of their meetings. If you really want territory in the Med then you can have some. Help us invade and we'll give you a part of the country as a gesture of our goodwill.

OOC: I need a buffer state from an alliance that my nation views as impotent against the hordes of socialists and communists that are suddenly knocking on my door.

My nation is also horribly offended by bribes and I already have territory in the Mediterranean Sea. We also don't trust BL, and the UFAN. We also know there are corrupt officials in our colonies under the sway of the Mafia, and if you CA haters divine how the Mafia hides its factories by placing them in colonial territory of Leafanistan and attack, there would be civilian casualties.

The colonies are corrupt, but constitutionally, we can't interfere much in them except militarily, and with around 2 billion people living in them, the Senate has no wish to offend them. So we quietly fly 'training' flights over the colonies and tip off local police to bust the factories for making guns. The problem is that the only charge that sticks is evasion of export taxes.

OOC: Oh god damnnit Leafy, what can we do to make you stop this invasion then?

OOC: Oh god damnnit Leafy, what can we do to make you stop this invasion then?

OOC: You are screwing up the status quo in the Mediterranean, leave it. When the time comes, I'll probably institute regime change in Gens Romae, I just can't have a bunch of pinko commies take over.

OOC: This has more to do with human rights vs. slave traders than communism vs. capitalism. I assure you having one nation fall won't interfere with your hegemony over the Mediterranean.

OOC: Leafy this is ridiculous, we're only going after Gens because hes part of the CA and we're trying to bring the CA down before they kill all of us. I don't understand what you mean by changing the status quo and pink commies?

OOC: Leafy this is ridiculous, we're only going after Gens because hes part of the CA and we're trying to bring the CA down before they kill all of us. I don't understand what you mean by changing the status quo and pink commies?

OOC: ......

kill all of us? You are the one who attacked Gens. Na really we're gonna retaliate. You're in the UFAN, I believe, not the NPE. >_< We weren't going to attack members of the UFAN *at least that's what I think*.

OOC: The UFAN and the NPE are entwined because some of our members, namely Kampfers, are part of the NPE, to prevent the destruction fo our members we are going after the CA like they have done to the NPE. Gens just happened to be the target sicne he's busy fighting LS basically leaving his homeland undefended.

OOC: The UFAN and the NPE are entwined because some of our members, namely Kampfers, are part of the NPE, to prevent the destruction fo our members we are going after the CA like they have done to the NPE. Gens just happened to be the target sicne he's busy fighting LS basically leaving his homeland undefended.

So, did Kampfers drag you into the war or are you trying to make your nation look powerful and mighty?

OOC: This is not about being dragged into anything. This is about loyalty to allies. CP and I would do anythign to lend our allies a hand, it was only a matter of time before the UFAN entered the war anyway. This is how we decided to do it.

IC, Rome, Rome:

In the Eternal City, church bells sound off as a welcome to the influx of new veteran airforce men, just recently arrived back from the war against Lord Sumguy. Among these men is one Gaius Marconius, who was wounded in battle...very severe burns in his side and shoulder from a rocket attack...deformed in body by the same.

Yet, when he limps into the Eternal City, his girlfriend sees nothing less than the man who left, and happily they return home together, soon to be married.

And indeed, he shall live happily ever af....oy! What's that coming from the loudspeakers in the city square? It is...the voice of the Imperator himself. The man and his girlfriend go to meet the thousands of people gathered around to hear.

"Today, I must woefully greet the returning airforce military men. You have done your country and the Corporate Alliance a great favor in all that you have done. Yet, you have returned home from war...to war. All military men have one hour to say good bye again to your loved ones...and then you must report to your military superiors.

I'm sorry for your sufferings."

Gaius and his girlfriend gaze at each other sorrowful...and so quickly find a priest to marry them. After all, who knows what tomorrow holds?

Meanwhile, as the bodies of dead soldiers are braught in, a new wave of young conscripts faint in the streets. They were about to be deployed to Lord Sumguy...they thought they had avoided military conflict. Alas!

SIC, the Roman Coast, a Flakpanzer at the Coastal Defense Wall:

A youth sits inside of an Anti-Aircraft vehicle, his eyes fixed to a blinking screen. At the moment, all is quiet. Yet, at this very moment, thousands of young men just like him are currently searching the air and the sea for some signs of the invading force.

He is somewhat nervous; he glances up at his superior, an eldery man..."Do you think we can take 'em?"

"We have them outgunned and outranged, boy. And even if they do land, they'll never see even the outline of one of our skyscrapers. We're ready for them, sonny boy."

Meanwhile, F-15's begin flying reconnaissance missions over over the Mediterranean, on the lookout for either planes or aircraft.

OOC: Once something comes within 20 miles of my furthest territory, I wanna know. Do not post any attack prior to notifying me of this 20 mile boundary. If anything comes this close, I do have a preemptive action prior to whatever it is you'll be doing. So, post only up to that 20 mile boundary.

IC:

Official Message of the Roman Empire to those who have offered military assistance:

The Roman Empire thanks you, her friends (especially Leafanistan) for the aid that you are sending. It is, rest you assured, most needed. However, we wish to point out that it is unwise to send a fleet to the Roman Empire. Rest you assured, we have taken sufficient steps to ensure that no fleet will ever come close to Roman borders. However, She does urge you to send as many fighters as you can spare, both for staving off bombing runs, and for reconnaissance. Rome's borders are open to you, my friends.

Sextus Augustus
Imperator of Rome

OOC: We might hammer out a peace deal anyway, so whats the 20 mile thing? You got some mines waiting for us? Oh and you seriosuly don't believe you can win against a 500 ship fleet do you?

OOC: We might hammer out a peace deal anyway, so whats the 20 mile thing? You got some mines waiting for us? Oh and you seriosuly don't believe you can win against a 500 ship fleet do you?

OOC: Sea wall. I have an assload of artillery and rockets waiting at the coast. I figure I have a 20 mile or so boundary (Plus or minus a 5-10 miles) from the point I figure I can start shooting at your stuff to the moment you get to my coast. Of that, I figure that at least half of that way I'll be able to attack without threat of counterstrike.

That said, if you will (like so few people do) read my fricken freewebs page, I think you will find that a 500 ship fleet won't make a difference one way or the other, any more than a 250 ship fleet, or a 1000 ship fleet would.

OOC: Heres the OOC thread

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=534813

Oh and please don't try any fo your godmoding crap if we actuall fight. I couldn't stand reading it when you were fighting Sumguy.

OOC: Heres the OOC thread

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=534813

Oh and please don't try any fo your godmoding crap if we actuall fight. I couldn't stand reading it when you were fighting Sumguy.

There's no godmoding to it. Maldorians agrees with me as concerning said sea wall against incoming navies.

TO:Gens Romae
FROM:Fordreich

We understand what you are saying, but we think that you are placing too much confidence on your sea wall. However right/wrong we may think you are, we will comply with you, and send our fighters to your airfields.

With this, Fordreich sends:

200 F/A-22 Raptor
200 Su-47 Berkut
100 F/A-401 Bird of Prey


SIC

We will also send 50 B-74 Shadowcaster to bomb the enemy fleet from high altitude

OOC: Sea wall. I have an assload of artillery and rockets waiting at the coast. I figure I have a 20 mile or so boundary (Plus or minus a 5-10 miles) from the point I figure I can start shooting at your stuff to the moment you get to my coast. Of that, I figure that at least half of that way I'll be able to attack without threat of counterstrike.

That said, if you will (like so few people do) read my fricken freewebs page, I think you will find that a 500 ship fleet won't make a difference one way or the other, any more than a 250 ship fleet, or a 1000 ship fleet would.
OOC: My ships are 100km off your coast, well out of range of land-based defenses but still close enough to target your defenses. And how big is said seawall anyway?

The Akimonadite Fleet quietly made its way around Corsica and took up station in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Mediterranean Sea

Fleet Admiral Sirius Ahenobarbus stood calmly near a glowing control panel amongst the bridge of the flagship LVS Londinia, a gleaming Type 45 destroyer.

"Admiral, we've reached position - forty eight kilometres offshore Apulia," said a young lieutenant apprehensively. "We await your orders."

"Lieutenant, do you know what that star means?" Ahenobarbus asked, pointing to the proud Londinian flag billowing in the wind. The lieutenant shook his head. "It symbolizes the light of civilization that graces our dear People's Sovereign Republic."

"I see, sir," the junior officer replied. "But, our orders?"

"Today, we shall spread the light of civilization to Gens Romæ. The last time a Londinian naval fleet was this close to Italy was two thousand years ago, when our forefathers set sail for our homeland," Ahenobarbus stated, a hint of pride colouring his tone. "Maintain position; begin coastal bombardment - I don't want a single enemy position standing. Scramble our aircraft, and prepare the legions for their landing."

"Aye, aye, sir!"

Amidst the choppy, cold waves of the sea, submarines, destroyers, and frigates unleashed a hellish storm of missiles.

"Sir!" chirped the radar operator on the bridge of the AMS Glory. "Aircraft have been launched."

"What kind? Friend? Foe?" the Captain queried in response.

"Well, it's kind of complicated. They're Londinian, so they're neutral."

The captain sighed. Another moral dilemma.

"Well," he said reluctantly, "Put our fighters in the air, and enforce a no-fly zone over our fleet only."

An officer standing nearby relayed the orders, and two hundred F-35Cs took to the skies, patrolling the area around the fleet.

A message was sent to the Londinian ships:
Londinian fleet,

We respectfully ask that you maintain the nonaggression agreement. We also ask that you do not fly planes in our airspace, as they will be shot down, no exceptions.

Communiqué to Akimonadite Fleet

Our aircraft are flying sorties over our fleet position only. We are not, and will not, attack Akimonad's forces. Gens Romæ is our only target.

~Fleet Admiral Sirius Ahenobarbus

OOC; I thought I told everyone to chill until we saw what happened between Kampfers and BC.

OOC; I thought I told everyone to chill until we saw what happened between Kampfers and BC.

1) We are.

2) Who put you in charge?

OOC: Me and CP started this rp so that makes us the boss.

OOC: Me and CP started this rp so that makes us the boss.

Sure, but Gens Romae can ignore it and I can still attack and whatnot.

OOC: My ships are 100km off your coast, well out of range of land-based defenses but still close enough to target your defenses.

Bullshit. If it's out of range for landbased rockets, it's out of range for ships.

And how big is said seawall anyway?

Height or length? It's long enough to completely surround the Roman borders and her territories. Er...did I specify a height, though? I suppose not. Er, I say "Very high," but I suppose that's all relative. They are high and thick enough enough to sufficiently block those defending from seaborne fire. What I had in mind originally is this:

I suck at naval strategy, and navies are expensive. Everyone keeps saying I need a navy for defense, however. So I thought to myself...Wait...I'll just use really cool land defenses, and that'll cost about the same or less than a navy, and it'll be a crapload more stable and effective if only for defenses (For logicians, read "If used only for defenses, then it will be more stable)...after all, land based weapons generally speaking can have a longer range and power than sea based stuff, not to mention they can be more rapidly resupplied.

So basically, the wall has a two fold purpose: To keep those directly behind the wall and in the bunker systems safe from seaborn artillery fire (generally speaking), and to allow those directly behind the wall to fire through it at seaborn forces.

Edit: On second thought, hold off on the range I am giving y'all. I'm still trying to figure out which artillery I'm using.

Bullshit. If it's out of range for landbased rockets, it's out of range for ships.

I suck at naval strategy, and navies are expensive. Everyone keeps saying I need a navy for defense, however. So I thought to myself...Wait...I'll just use really cool land defenses, and that'll cost about the same or less than a navy, and it'll be a crapload more stable and effective if only for defenses (For logicians, read "If used only for defenses, then it will be more stable)...after all, land based weapons generally speaking can have a longer range and power than sea based stuff, not to mention they can be more rapidly resupplied.


Actually naval weaponry normally has more range than land-based, which can easily engage anything over the horizon.

And naval weaponry is far more fearsome than land based types, since it takes more to sink a ship than to take out a tank...

Actually naval weaponry normally has more range than land-based, which can easily engage anything over the horizon.

And naval weaponry is far more fearsome than land based types, since it takes more to sink a ship than to take out a tank...

But artillery? There's a distinct difference between artillery fire and tank fire. As I said, just gimme a moment here. I'm still trying to figure out what exactly I'm using, and what exactly their range is. I said 20 km, but I looked again at the rockets I'm using, and that's wrong. Just gimme a quick minute.

ooc: Omg people, there actualy is ooc thread, use it or this RP will go down from toilet really fast.

OOC: My ships are 100km off your coast, well out of range of land-based defenses but still close enough to target your defenses. And how big is said seawall anyway?

OOC:First of all, a Tomahawk has a range of 2500km, and SLAM-ER has a range of 150 miles, which is way more than 100km. Also, a big enough railgun can have a range larger than 100 miles, though it will have to be like 24"+, its not impossible. After all, Gens has a land based defense, not a naval one. Also, lets keep the OOC out of this. This is the reason why we have a seperate OOC thread to not clog this place up.

IC:

300 miles to Gens Romae

Brig. General Johnson was impressed. This fleet of aircrafts were the best planes that Fordreich had, and it was the first time that they were going to war in them. Stealth, non-stealth, high altitude bombers, all of them. He was confident with his task. It was simple enough: shoot down or sink any enemy aircraft or vessel. He was thinking about his first taste of battle five years ago, where he became an ace by downing 13 aircrafts all in one week. He remembered how exhilarating it was, and used it as an incentive to break his fear of death and defeat. He told his wingmates about the story, how he maneuvered through swarms of enemy planes and shot them down one after another and another. He enjoyed battles. He loved to feel that godlike power that he was given when he had an enemy in his sights and locked on. Oh how he would try to shake him off, to no avail. Just when he was reminiscing it, he heard bleeps, lots of them. He looked at his radar screen, and saw the huge armada of British Londinium, how they were organized in a very orderly fashion, and how it was so intimidating. Doesnt matter, Fordreich and BL had a NAP. No sides were to engage the other, and he was happy for it. After about 5 minutes, he saw Rome. He motioned for his pilots to circle the island until landing permission was given.

"Gens Romae, this is Brigadier General Johnson, Eagle 1, of the Fordreich Airforce. I come to assist you in your impending war, and we are awaiting landing approval. I repeat, this is Brigadier General Johnson, Eagle 1, of the Fordreich Airforce. I come to assist you in your impending war, and we are awaiting landing approval. Eagle 1, out"

OOC: Ok, I have exact numbers now.

2000 M270 Rocket_Launcher Systems

4500 Bradley_Linebackers

6500 Flakpanzers

7200 PzH_2000 Self Propelled Howitzers


The range on the Howitzers is 56 Kilometers, and the Rockets have a range of 90 Kilometers. So, gimme a heads up of at least that range. 90 kilometers.
According to wikipedia, the biggest gun on the Iowa Class Battleship has a range of a little less than 40 kilometers, so....there is, in essence, a 50 kilometer "No Man's land" for all of your ships. Not that it'll matter. :D

SIC:

Submerged deep below the waves of the Mediterranean sails, most likely completely undetected, a single submarine. It keeps a distance of about 5 miles from the edge of the British fleet. This submarine is a very special sub...it is, in fact, a ballistic sub, and holds a large portion of Rome's nuclear arsenal...easily enough to wipe out BL's entire fleet. They only await the word of the Imperator.

Behold, their speaker system sounds...it is the submarine commander:

"Now."

The submarine's crew hastily move to their battlestations, preparing the launch.

IC:

4 nuclear warheads are launched from the submarine, and move at great speed underneath the water. Their destination is the foremost capital ship of British Londinium's fleet, the rearmost ship of British Londinium's fleet, the centermost ship of British Londinium's fleet, and one of British Londinium's supercarriers.

Yet, the missiles do not break from beneath the waves, but rather remain submerged the entire course...the time of arrival for the nukes is, in all likelihood, less than a minute. A matter of seconds, really, and the British fleet is most likely going to be completely unable to stop it. In a very brief moment, their fleet will have disappeared from the map completely.

OOC: You fuckign idiot! Do you know what you've just done? You've started a nuclear war, you can kiss your ass goodbye now.

OOC: You fuckign idiot! Do you know what you've just done? You've started a nuclear war, you can kiss your ass goodbye now.

You realize, of course, that you won't even know what happened until later, right? The nuclear weapons were fired from beneath the waves, at a very close range target.

That said, it was fired in self defense against a non national target, and if you retaliate, you risk being ganged up on by CA nuclear nations.

OOC: You fuckign idiot! Do you know what you've just done? You've started a nuclear war, you can kiss your ass goodbye now.

HEY! Use the OOC thread

That said, it was fired in self defense against a non national target, and if you retaliate, you risk being ganged up on by CA nuclear nations.

Don't expect us to be backing your every move. I'm not nuking anyone, and I don't think any CA nation would like to fire some off anyway.

I would suggest you go back and make them torpedoes.

^^^^^^^^^
Qft

Mediterranean Sea

The People's Sovereign Navy was not one to be trifled with - and not one that would allow a ballistic submarine to come so close to their fleets without at least noticing it. In reality, the pathetic Roman submarine had been on Londinian scopes for quite a while - the submarine could hardly avoid it, when aircraft were constantly flying patrols, their sonars pinging wildly at the waves.

As soon as enemy torpedoes were detected in the water, several Spearfish acoustic homing torpedoes were fired off to intercept. They destroyed the Roman nuclear torpedoes swiftly and harmlessly.

The enemy ballistic missile submarine was now the target of several dozen more torpedoes as five Astute-class attack submarines moved in on the silly Roman submarine.

Meanwhile, twenty-five Storm Shadow cruise missiles were launched at the nearest major city as an act of retribution.

OOC: So......no nukes? yay! lets get to the real fun parts now...WAR!! >_<

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This is a complete mode. There was a single submarine, completley submerged, and stealthed. There's no way that you'd be able to detect it. And even if you did hit them (which you wouldn't have time to do), they would still explode and destroy your entire bloody fleet if only because of the proximity of my sub to your fleet.

Besides, the sub was originally 5 miles away. As I said, there's no way in hell.

This is a complete mode. There was a single submarine, completley submerged, and stealthed. There's no way that you'd be able to detect it.

It's a complete "mode" to assume that it goes undetected. The simple act of opening the torpedo doors creates noise. I'm trying to do you a favour by not glassing you - don't bitch, or I'll do it anyways.

OOC: Read the damn OOC thread

Mediterranean Sea

The People's Sovereign Navy was not one to be trifled with - and not one that would allow a ballistic submarine to come so close to their fleets without at least noticing it. In reality, the pathetic Roman submarine had been on Londinian scopes for quite a while - the submarine could hardly avoid it, when aircraft were constantly flying patrols, their sonars pinging wildly at the waves.

As soon as enemy torpedoes were detected in the water, several Spearfish acoustic homing torpedoes were fired off to intercept. They destroyed the Roman nuclear torpedoes swiftly and harmlessly.

The enemy ballistic missile submarine was now the target of several dozen more torpedoes as five Astute-class attack submarines moved in on the silly Roman submarine.

Meanwhile, twenty-five Storm Shadow cruise missiles were launched at the nearest major city as an act of retribution.

Mediterranean Sea

"Enemy ships have begun major combat operations, eliminating the enemy fleets, and do not intercept torpedoes heading for the Roman Submarine. Do not intercept enemy cruise missiles."

The orders came in on the encrypted channel, created seconds after the N.I. articulated it. And the Leafanistani Fleet opened up major combat operations in this 'Police Action'.

Well over a thousand Khans, ordered based on size of target, with larger targets receiving up to five Khans each. Their coordinated streaks nearly blinding sailors that looked straight at them. Meanwhile, the larger dreadnought guns, fired, letting out a resounding boom.

As the Khans began to ascend, the shells would go underneath them. It was timed to arrive around the same time, hopefully a massive blow and in the confusion, the rest of the fleet could go to work.

OOC: Leaf I want you out fo this RP. You have no place here and your just going to cause unecessary trouble. Furthemore, we're currently hammering out a peace treaty with the CA at the moment.

OOC: Leaf I want you out fo this RP. You have no place here and your just going to cause unecessary trouble. Furthemore, we're currently hammering out a peace treaty with the CA at the moment.

If you don't allow Leaf to be in the thread, I'm going to ignore you all. :cool:

If you don't allow Leaf to be in the thread, I'm going to ignore you all. :cool:

Actually, Blackhelm just agreed to a peace treaty.

OOC: Then that just makes you a humongous n00b.

OOC: Then that just makes you a humongous n00b.

It makes you a humongous n00b to deny the person you are invading his given allies.

It makes you a humongous n00b to deny the person you are invading his given allies.

Cut the fucking OOC chatter. There's a thread for this sort of bitch-fest, so keep it there.

OOC: Leaf I want you out fo this RP. You have no place here and your just going to cause unecessary trouble. Furthemore, we're currently hammering out a peace treaty with the CA at the moment.

OOC: You are screwing up the Mediterranean for me. I attempted to invade Gens Romae before, and I am still trying to do so. I just put it on the back burner. You bunch of communists will ruin relations there. I cannot have you near my nation. I've already attacked communists before that were near me.

Gens Romae has a strategic value that only Turkey can compete with in the Mediterranean Sea. I cannot have communists holding the entire Mediterranean Sea. I don't trust you people.

Also, the Glorious Republic does not belong to the CA. We have actually banned Griffencrest Corporation operations in the Glorious Republic.

OOC: God damnit Leaf for the last damn time, we are not commies. We are at a ceasefire now and the CA is about to sign a treaty. All your retarded attacks are ignored.

OOC: God damnit Leaf for the last damn time, we are not commies. We are at a ceasefire now and the CA is about to sign a treaty. All your retarded attacks are ignored.

OOC: Cut it out with the flames and OOC crap.

OOC: God damnit Leaf for the last damn time, we are not commies. We are at a ceasefire now and the CA is about to sign a treaty. All your retarded attacks are ignored.

OOC: Alright, then I've been misinformed by People's Sovereign Republic. Besides, BL is a major enemy of the Sovereign League, expelling my citizens, my corporations, nationalizing my citizen's properties. I can't have anyone who supports him hanging around.

I'm also not in the CA, and do not support the CA. I'd probably burn it to the ground if it wasn't such a lightning rod for people we don't like. It is convenient to watch them bash themselves into nothing against the CA and save my troops.

Office of the Consul
Aedifices Parliamentarii
Kensington, British Londinium

The luxurious, opulently-decorated room was tenebrous, the only light source, a glimmering, real-time, three dimensional hologram of the Londinian invasion fleet, ominously illuminating the hard cheekbones of Consul Sir Alistair Davidson.

"Tell me, Ms Vauxhall, why are there a hundred or so anti-shipping missiles slamming into my navy?" the Consul asked, attempting to suppress his ire - and failing miserably.

"Well, you see, Consul, the Leafanistani government feels that a, er, socialist presence in the Mediterranean is unfavourable to them," Intelligence Minister Ginevra Vauxhall said weakly, her voice trembling in fear. "So they're attempting to destroy our fleet."

"Ginevra, you seem frightened. I'm not mad, I assure you," shouted Sir Alistair. "I'm absolutely furious! This is a catastrophe! Crompton, how many ships lost?"

"Several dozen frigates," Minister of War Elliot Crompton stammered. "And two carriers. A good portion of their missiles were taken out by either Aster missiles or our orbiting satellites."

"Not good enough, Mr Crompton," Sir Alistair said coldly. "This attack should not have happened. And if the Leafanistanis are so desperate to get us out of the Mediterranean, then they're sure to go after our Syrian colony. Double the garrison."

"Yes, sir," Crompton said feebly as he scurried out of the room. Sir Alistair pressed a small blue button on his desk, and, soon after, a young, nubile, and nude secretary crept into the room.

"You called, sir?" she asked in a near-whisper.

"Yes, yes, I did, Elizabeth," Sir Alistair replied. "I need you to draft a letter for me." Hie eyes slowly wandered from her red-haired and slender face down to her legs. "And, I don't care how legal public nudity is, I expect my employees to be properly dressed. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"

"Yes, my apologies, Consul."

***

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Official Communiqué

Open Declaration:

Our naval fleets within the Mediterranean Sea are hereby withdrawing to the nearest Londinian port, and our declaration of war against Gens Romæ is hereby rescinded.

Sincerely,
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Alistair Davidson, MP
Consul of British Londinium

Official Prestonian Statement
With the peace treaty between the United federation of Allied Nations and the Corporate Alliance signed, the Republic of Central Prestonia hereby withdraws it's forces from Roman waters.

President Aaron H. Preston

Official Statement From Aurum Domus High Command

Due to the peace treaty signed between the UFAN and CA our forces are now withdrawing.

The Fordreich 1st Air Fleet is withdrawing to Fordreich.

The Revolutionary Government of the Glorious Republic of Leafanistan

Our 1st and 2nd Saharistani Mediterranean Fleets will remain near Gens Romae waters to screen for submarines for another month.

Our 3rd Saharistani Fleet will move into the Mediterranean from the Persian Gulf.

[END]

As the fleets moved, major army garrisons were being called in and airlift and sealift capability was being taken out of mothballs.

The Glorious Republic wanted to make sure it wouldn't get caught with its pants down.

OOC: Gens Romae telegram for you.

Official Proclamation of the Revolutionary Government of the Glorious Republic of Leafanistan

We hereby declare Gens Romae to be a Leafanistani Colony, for ours to do with as we please.

We demand the Gens Romae government dissolve within one week, we demand the Gens Romae military abandon their bases, we demand Gens Romae's citizens to capitulate to our demands.

Individual townships and cities may surrender of their own accord and cooperate to prevent loss of life.

To further reinforce our point, we are going to destroy every ship at the major naval port in Sicily.

You have about 30 minutes to evacuate and escape with your lives.

[END]

Out from the seawater cooled depths of the dozens of Arsenal ships in the 1st and 2nd Fleets, 300 Sledgehammer II antishipping missiles popped out of their cold launch VLS tubes, a unified thump, followed by a breathtakingly loud woosh.

They were all programmed to hit individual targets, from the largest battleships and carriers, to the smallest minesweeper. The warning was inaccurate, it would take 26 minutes for the missiles to arrive, but the Admiral wasn't concerned about accuracy. He wanted to send a message.

OOC: Hehehehe. Either way, Gens was fucked, it seems. I salute you, Leafy.

OOC: regretting attacking me and losing most of your airforce now, eh?

OOC: Stop spamming guys. This is just Gens and Leafy. AND there is an OOC thread...>_<

OOC: I don't have battleships, except for a series of subs. What the hell, man? I'm going to ignore that part of the post. That said, how far away are your ships? Also, how many ships do you have?

OOC: I don't have battleships, except for a series of subs. What the hell, man? I'm going to ignore that part of the post. That said, how far away are your ships? Also, how many ships do you have?

OOC: The battleship was an example of a capital ship. The largest ships you have in port are targeted by more missiles than other ships which get fewer ones.

I've posted an ORBAT a while ago.

1st Saharistani Fleet

1 Feathermore Superdreadnought
2 Argentine class Galleons
2 Pathfinder class Dreadnoughts
4 Homeland class Khan Refit Battleships
6 Indestructible class Supercarriers
2 Nimitz class Supercarriers
4 Indomitable class Escort Carriers
4 Taníat class Anti-Aircraft Warfare Battlecruisers
5 Longboat class Battlecruisers
15 Division class Arsenal ships
20 Trigonometry class Nuclear Guided Missile Cruisers
45 Illium class Guided Missile Destroyers
25 Paramount class Air Defense Vessels
25 Skate class Frigates
45 Cartagena class SSNs
45 Tenerife class SSHs

2nd Saharistani Fleet

5 Argentine class Galleons
5 Pathfinder class Dreadnoughts
5 Homeland class Khan Refit Battleships
10 Indomitable class Escort Carriers
5 Longboat class Battlecruisers
15 Division class Arsenal ships
45 Illium class Guided Missile Destroyers
25 Paramount class Air Defense Vessels
100 North Sea class Frigates
75 Tenerife class SSHs

A quite sizable fleet, most of it was pulled out of mothballs when we heard the UFAN were coming, with BL in tow.

Of course I have no landing ships.

OOC: The battleship was an example of a capital ship. The largest ships you have in port are targeted by more missiles than other ships which get fewer ones.

Again, I don't have any military ships except for 10 submarines, which are submerged.

Bah, your ships initially were there primarily to defend against enemy ships. So, I am going to assume that your ships are about 80 km away from my furthest territory. I shall be posting shortly.

OOC: GR, what makes you think that military ships would be the only ones in port? Also, Leafy, would it be okay if I maybe, possibly got, hypothetically, involved if GR resists? I'm interested in Sicily.

IC:

Leaf's missiles are quite successful, insofar as they incapacitate all of the above surface military ships under Roman ownership. Unfortunately for Leafanistan, Rome never HAD an above surface navy in the first place, at least in recent history.

So Leafanistan's missiles happily strike...water.

Meanwhile, those at the Coastal Defense System (The Sea Wall) begin to radio coordinates to the individual units gaurding it, basing themselves upon how Leafanistan's ships show so brightly and clearly on the Wall's massive radar system.

In only a moment, the newly upgraded Coast Gaurd find themselves ready for action, and thousands upon thousands of rocket launcher crewmen begin taking aim, and preparing for launch.

Within a very brief time, over 10,000 rockets are launched over the wall (in the first wave alone), and, in a given amount of time, fall like rain towards the Leafanistan ships, no ship left untargeted. The rocket launch is not a single launch, but is rather continuous. As one wave of rockets finish falling, another wave of rockets is launched, and another wave of rockets is prepared for launch, and so forth and so on. Rocket launches after the first wave amount to a new launch of about 1000 every minute or so.

In the meantime, the Leafanistan navy is, in all likelihood, completely incapable of retaliation (at least to any great degree), due to the great distance between the Leafanistanis and Rome's borders.

OOC: GR, what makes you think that military ships would be the only ones in port? Also, Leafy, would it be okay if I maybe, possibly got, hypothetically, involved if GR resists? I'm interested in Sicily.

Absolutely not. Any attacker in addition to Leafanistan will be ignored. :)

OOC: What kind of navy only has submarines?

OOC: What kind of navy only has submarines?

Mine. And those submarines aren't even battle subs. They are ballistic subs.

Mine. And those submarines aren't even battle subs. They are ballistic subs.

OOC: Then you have a very shitty, very unbalanced navy.

OOC: Then you have a very shitty, very unbalanced navy.

I am not a naval power.

OOC: Then you have a very shitty, very unbalanced navy.

OOC: That's because he spent the money making the sea wall...>_<

Encrypted Message to the chief of the Death Watch:

Rome is in grave need of the services of your organization. She is currently under seige by a Leafanistani fleet, and is in great fear of being assaulted by more of them. Your job, therefore, is to incapacitate Leafanistan's naval ports. She is willing to pay you a very great amount for your services.

Sextus Augustus
Imperator of Rome

OOC: I'm in international waters since I didn't want to violate your sovreignty and tip you off to my intentions early. But the rockets will still be coming at me. The Khans on the other hand have intercontinental range which is why I used them. I was trying to stay out of range of any missiles except long range cruise missiles.

IC: The First and Second Saharistani Fleets knew trouble was coming the minute their RADAR sets lit up like a flare. Rockets, thousands of them coming from the sea wall.

By virtue of being just rockets they would be rather easy to destroy, unguided, but devastating buggers. They thought they were well enough to avoid retaliation from the Sea Wall. The Admirals coordinated to move their valuable fleet assets farther away as their carrier aircraft and defensive ships coordinated the defensive actions.

The MTHEL of the Trignometry class Cruisers act as lances, cutting a wide swath through the rocket barrage at long range, while missiles, carrier aircraft, and even CIWS guns did the final work. Admirably the Kreigzimmer goods performed well above expectations, except of course the MTHELs, downing thousands of rockets with well placed cannon fire and the advanced missiles used. Overall the fleet had taken appalling casualties by Leafanistani standards, but for a Colonial Fleet, it was acceptable.

2 Homeland class Battleships mission kills
1 Nimitz Supercarrier listing badly, expected to sink
2 Indomitable Escort Carriers sunk
1 Taníat class Anti-Aircraft Warfare Battlecruiser damaged heavily returning to port
16 Division class Arsenal Ships sunk
7 Illium class Guided Missile Destroyers mission killed
3 Paramount class Air Defense Vessels mission killed
8 Skate class Frigates sunk or mission killed

The massive guns of the Feathermore class Superdreadnought retaliate with a rocket assisted artillery barrage at long range. The massive shells weren't of the normal antishipping variant, but were Fuel Air shells, experimental, but still useful if they deployed well. They might at least shatter some parts of the sea wall and create casualties. The smaller ships began to deploy a IR-Reflective Smoke Screen and shot up drones to jam enemy RADAR. The fleet was in retreat, to do battle another day.

The Colonial Commanders knew they were going to get a major tongue lashing by the National Government for the casualties sustained, so they had to retaliate fast.

They ordered that a massive cruise missile strike be taken on the capital of Gens Romae, meaning every single plane capable of carrying a cruise missile was to carry one. Nearly the entire strategic bomber force of Saharistan took off, Tu-22 Backfires, Tu-160 Blackjacks, and Tu-95 Bears rushed into the air from dozens of airbases. They ignored calls from Halberdgardian entities wanting to know about the ruckus. Their Skymarshalls knew the damn nosy Halberdgardians knew what was happening and they couldn't let this embarrassment be complete.

Every single one of those craft, carried as many Raduga Kh-55SM cruise missiles as they could lift. The warheads were either Fuel Air, submunition, or incidenary. With the occasional conventional Red Tidean C-12 warhead if they ran out of different warheads. They were to strike at the maximum range of their cruise missiles, which means they could strike while still over Greece and safely retreat to Saharistani Airspace rapidly.

The hastily organized raid only had a 1:1 ratio of modern defensive aircraft protecting them. A few J-10s and even ancient MiG-21s from the outdated People's Air Guard were in the air. Their pilots hoped that turning around so far away from Gens Romae's airspace would give them more time. They knew this could be the start of a major botched operation.

Meanwhile the cheap Division class Arsenal Ship was being reordered rapidly by the Colonial Navy of Saharistan and deliveries were incoming at maximum speed with tender ships along the way keeping the afloat. Plans were being formulated and shot down with increasing frequencies as they all awaited the dreaded phone call from the Triumvirate Council on their irresponsible actions.

ORBAT:
92 Tu-160 Blackjack
-12 Kh-55SM Cruise Missiles each
95 Tu-95 Bear
-8 Kh-55SM Cruise Missiles each
42 Tu-22M Backfire
-12 Kh-55SM Cruise Missiles each
129 Lu-12 Canaries
100 Lu-45 Hawks
35 J-10 Vanguards
22 MiG-21s

OOC: I'm gonna have to call bullshit on your rocket assisted artillery. If you are out of range for my rockets (90 km), then there is very little likelihood that your artillery would be able to hit anything. According to wikipedia, the rocket assisted rounds for the PzH 2000 have a maximum range of about 56 km, last I checked. So even if your guns are bigger than that, I doubt they'd be able to go a whole heck of a lot farther than that, especially since the range for the longest range rocket in use by the M270 (which the US military uses) is 90 km, which is where I am getting my numbers. So, to be blunt, there is no way that your artillery would be able to hit anything.

IC: Not a single cruise missile hits. Less than 600 missiles were fired, and defending the Roman coast are over 20,000 anti aircraft vehicles. So, were any Roman to look towards Greece, he would see not the devestation of smoke and dirt flying everywhere, and debris, but something like fireworks in the air as loads of anti air ammunition strikes against long range missiles, rendering them absolutely ineffective.

Meanwhile, the Roman Government sends a telegram to the Leafanistan government:

Dear Leafanistan brothers and sisters in Our Lord Jesus Christ:

We regret to inform you that, in the past several hours, our military had no choice but to blow many of your ships (and your missiles) to smithereens. Note, however, that it was not by our own agression, but by the misactions of those in your fleet.

Please understand, further, that the Roman government and Her peoples do not carry any desires or intent of revenge against your nation, especially in light of the aid that you had recently offered us, effectively stopping what could have been a truly messy invasion against us.

Therefore, we stress again that we do not have any intentions of retaliation, especially since we are sure that our Saharan brothers and sisters in the Lord detest as much as we do the sound of artillery in the morning.

We offer, then, peace to your nation, and the hopes of a long and fruitful alliance between us. If you but accept our offer of peace, our borders are open.

Sextus Augustus
Imperator of Rome

OOC: I'm gonna have to call bullshit on your rocket assisted artillery. If you are out of range for my rockets (90 km), then there is very little likelihood that your artillery would be able to hit anything. According to wikipedia, the rocket assisted rounds for the PzH 2000 have a maximum range of about 56 km, last I checked. So even if your guns are bigger than that, I doubt they'd be able to go a whole heck of a lot farther than that, especially since the range for the longest range rocket in use by the M270 (which the US military uses) is 90 km, which is where I am getting my numbers. So, to be blunt, there is no way that your artillery would be able to hit anything.

OOC: They are Electromagnetically assisted shells. Kreigzimmer storefront lists the range of his longest ranged shells at 100km-120km with additional rocket assistance. I put my ships at around 100km from your rockets. Besides, I said my rounds might be inaccurate, which is why they are field testing the new Fuel Air rounds to try to damage your sea wall.

And I told you I wouldn't steamroll over you. I'd give you a fighting chance.

Also, I launched over 2000 cruise missiles at you, not 600.

Here is the math:

92 Tu-160 Blackjack
-12 Kh-55SM Cruise Missiles each

92 * 12 = 1104

95 Tu-95 Bear
-8 Kh-55SM Cruise Missiles each

95 * 8 = 760

42 Tu-22M Backfire
-12 Kh-55SM Cruise Missiles each

42 * 12 = 504

1104 + 760 + 504 = 2368 missiles, not 600.

I await a correction before editing this post and responding.[/QUOTE]

OOC: I do modern, rl tech only. If my 90 km rounds can't get there, neither can anything you do. I do RL MT only. If you don't, then we have no place rp'ing here.

Secondly, my anti aircraft guns still vastly outnumber your cruise missiles. No corrections will be made.

OOC: I do modern, rl tech only. If my 90 km rounds can't get there, neither can anything you do. I do RL MT only. If you don't, then we have no place rp'ing here.

Secondly, my anti aircraft guns still vastly outnumber your cruise missiles. No corrections will be made.

OOC: Coilguns and Railguns are MT now that the US Navy has a testrig for their new railgun. However they did it, they managed to get the thing not to fuse itself after a few shots and plan on installing it on the new Zumwalt class Destroyers.

I get into slight PMT with some stuff, but the majority is MT, which is why I'm not going all out Kreigzimmer stuff on you.

OOC: Coilguns and Railguns are MT now that the US Navy has a testrig for their new railgun. However they did it, they managed to get the thing not to fuse itself after a few shots and plan on installing it on the new Zumwalt class Destroyers.

In any case, I'm going to assume it's out of range. If my rockets can't reach it, then rocket assisted artillery can't. End of story.

In any case, I'm going to assume it's out of range. If my rockets can't reach it, then rocket assisted artillery can't. End of story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Gun_System

The munition has a range of 109km about 59 nautical miles, and its final range will be 100 nautical miles, and in the advanced Kreigzimmer gun and with rocket assistance, that thing will have a similar range.

I'm sacrificing accuracy for range so you can RP those shells setting off somewhere else and only doing minor damage to the wall.

I've already RPed the initial attack as a complete mismanagement and a failure of the retaliatory attack. I can't keep throwing you bones before I just give up this RP and label you as a meanie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Gun_System

under development

Look, my friend, the point of my usage of the M270 in the first place was as a general representative of the highest range rocket launcher currently in existence. If you wanted, I could just use a bunch of long ranged, land based missile systems instead. It really doesn't matter. The point is that pure rockets outdo rocket assisted artillery, and rocket assisted artillery outdo regular artillery.

Now, I can edit my last post to edit my range to...iunno, 20-30 km more range than yours, or you can edit your last post to be, iunno, 20-30 km less than mine.

Either way, you get the point.

Look, my friend, the point of my usage of the M270 in the first place was as a general representative of the highest range rocket launcher currently in existence. If you wanted, I could just use a bunch of long ranged, land based missile systems instead. It really doesn't matter. The point is that pure rockets outdo rocket assisted artillery, and rocket assisted artillery outdo regular artillery.

Now, I can edit my last post to edit my range to...iunno, 20-30 km more range than yours, or you can edit your last post to be, iunno, 20-30 km less than mine.

Either way, you get the point.

OOC: I never said the rounds had to do damage to your sea wall. I just said they were capable of reaching your people and I think that it is acceptable that some sort of engineers and billions of dollars of development could turn a testbed weapon that is being mounted onto a ship into a fullsized weapon.

You can have the shells land well short of your shoreline if you really want to have your rockets.

Sardinia and Sicily are part of your sea wall. We misread the reference page.

I'm going to do a low intensity war and let you have this victory which is what I planned initially.

Saharistani War Bunker, 'Al-Jafar' located somewhere below the desert

Admirals, Generals, Skymarshalls were all reviewing satellite data, each one of them a high ranking members of the Saharistani Colonial Military, and each one of them sweating buckets.

They were in massive trouble. The Romans were winning navally. They had stunningly mismanaged the police action according to a telegram from the Triumvirate Council. Their counterattack had also failed dramatically and resulted in abject failure. Every few minutes someone was asked to turn up the air conditioning, which was already a frigid 60 degrees.

Then came the sounds they didn't want to hear. Lots of armored vehicle movement rumbled them deep underground. Sounds of planes landing. They were here.

They quickly tried to hide the bad news and downplay it. They were all babbling practice excuses when Skymarshall Amanda Arcturus's delegation and security slammed open the door to the planning room. She then backflipped into the room, and rubbed her arms.

"Cold isn't it?"

The air conditioning was instantly turned up and the men and women of the Colonial Military started sweating buckets again. She lined them up and inspected them. It was like they were all in boot camp again. A high ranking officer was now looking at every last detail of their uniform and conduct. Shouting corrections, slapping them for not tucking their shirts in.

It was unbearable for Colonel Abdul Massoud of the Naval Infantry who stepped forward, snapped to a very tight attention and shouted like he was back in boot.

"MA'AM! GIVE IT TO US STRAIGHT."

The room fell silent. It even seemed the air conditioning units were awed by his audacity.

She walked up to him and looked him over. She was not as tall as her sister, Triumvirate Council Member and Field Marshall Samantha Arcturus, and much shorter than the rather tall Colonel Massoud. However, Massoud still felt 6 inches tall when she stepped up to him.

She snapped her fingers and the rest of the people in the room were ushered away while replacements from the mainland took their place. She looked at an assistance who brought a small stepladder to her so she could look at Colonal Massoud in the face.

"I like you, you are brave, but stupid. The kind of guy I need on the ground with me."

The last part of that sentence made Colonel Massoud nearly gulp before pausing. He knew of her 'tastes' and 'attitudes' and the way she rolled those words off her tongue made him sweat even harder. He was surprised he had not wet himself.

She stepped aside and began looking at briefs and maps while her advisers, flown in from the mainland to replace the 'incompetents' as she called them. She made sure not to single any one of them out and deliver blame equally.

The Colonel just stood there, still at attention, and wobbling slightly as his brain had simultaneously slowed to a crawl and was racing in panic. He would stand there for another 20 minutes like that before Skymarshall Arcturus snapped her fingers and he snapped to an even stiffer attention.

"Colonel, I need your help."

Gens Romae waters, out of range of rocket fire

The new plan was formed and the fleet was called to retreat to out of range of the rockets and find the nearest sea lane and close it. Any ship that dared to challenge them was boarded and sent home at gunpoint at necessary. The large guns of the superdreadnought was pointed at any resisters and warning shots were fired from its massive 711mm guns.

The Skymarshall had taken command and all the Colonial Commanders who were in charge except Colonel Massoud were sent home on paid vacation. Frigates, Corvettes, and cutters were either taken out of mothballs and sent to Gens Romae.

They were going to blockade the entire country. The massive sub fleet was sent in to deal with any underwater issues in the straits and enforce the blockade.

Carrier aircraft forced any commercial flights away. The entirety of the fleet was being reformed. And 5 more fleets were on their way. Mostly small mothballed ships that were going to be decommissioned years ago.

New 'Enforcer' Fleets being deployed
1 Nimitz Supercarrier
2 Division Arsenal ships
3 Illium Guided Missile Destroyers
5 North Sea Frigates
1 Seawolf Special Forces Submarine
5 Tenrife SSHs

Skymarshall Arcturus sends a message to Gens Romae.

Encrypted Message to Gens Romae

We are going to launch a ballistic missile at you. It will have a conventional bunker busting warhead instead of a nuclear one. We are firing it at your capital at a random location of our choosing. This time it will be a hospital. You have about 75 minutes since this message to defend it.

We will send a warning message like this every so often at our choosing, and inform you of a different target. Sometimes we will lie. Other times we will tell the truth. We are also going to blockade your entire nation as best we can.

[END]

Far, far away from Gens Romae and the reach of any missiles, a ballistic missile was launched. Its submarine platform silently slipped away from the launch site. The ballistic missile was the latest Soviet missile, the Bulava, with an ablative coating to resist laser fire, the ability to make major maneuvers in space and in air, decoy launchers, electronic countermeasures, and 5 decoy warheads.

Each warhead was aimed at a different hospital in the city. Only one of them was a conventional 500 kilogram shaped charge designed to penetrate low level bunkers. It would absolutely level any freestanding building.

Rome's skies would burn tonight.

OOC: Ok, very quick question. Leaf, what are your Middle Eastern Colonies?

OOC: Ok, very quick question. Leaf, what are your Middle Eastern Colonies?

OOC: I RP it as where Israel and Jordan are. The map of it supports that. I actually only have a small sliver of Saharistan to reach the sea with, but I keep a powerful navy to enhance my force projection around the world.

My ally Halberdgardia takes up the rest of occupied Saharistan, and he is already clamoring to jump in and help squish you. A direct attack against them will make Halberdgardia practically demand to make his RPing return in this thread.

Secret Military Base inside of the Northern Baltic
Once darkness fell, the process began. A large armada of government owned merchant ships were being loaded with Bulava missiles. 75 of them in all. They would be sent, escorted of course, to Port Samuels, a Leafanistani base on the Leafanistan mainland. The bill was sent along with them. If all went well, the missiles would arrive at the Leafanistani base within three days.