NationStates Jolt Archive

[OOC: This first post is half assed...]

The border across Krasnodar was tighly controled and protected with the upmost securty. An estimated thirteen thousand chechen guard units had been given the privilage of guarding the border, a very hostile area where sparatic skirmishs came and went on a daily basis. State army regulars were the guards back-up forces, most however never really provided much support. This lack of support however was a basic strategy against the rebels to give them the confidence to attempt crossing into the states. recently the neighboring state had been the direct supply line of chechen rebels within the area of both supplies and men and by encouraging the rebels that the borders were easy to cross the middle-man force of specialist elite's picked them off or targeted them with quick response bombings. Any rebel that made it through the bombings and such alive would encounter the army regulars who sat and waited for them to attempt attacking a city or the military road which ran between Cherkesst and Stavropol' and supplied the entire border line.

The road was a main objective for rebel units, blowing the line between the two militarized cities would open a point to take Nevinnomyssk if they did it quick enough before reinforcments arrived they could easily defend the city long enough to bring in more supplies, but the londer they built those supplies up the more the CSN's plan fell into place. Warehouses and small outposts along with training camps were all out in the open. The state military could watch, via satilitte view, just about everything the rebels were doing and that openness and false sense of security would soon prove to undo everything the rebels were working for.

As night ran through the early hours of saturday things seemed quite normal on that border, nothing out of the ordinary and not even a single attack as of yet. The chechen guards were relaxed, one outpost unit had even begun taking sleeping shifts leaving 1 man awake with seven asleep. Saddly for those sleeping the silence and calm was short lived, not because of the enemy but because of the three AS-23 jets screaming overhead flying directly into the Krasnodar territory.

These new jets, the first three to enter service as well as see action, were being combat tested by being the leaders in the invasionary bombing of several predetermined supply warehouses right near the border. As the planes left sight of the outpost, located outside Gringropol, a thundering tremmor shook the ground. The men awoke to their already awake partner shouting in excitment "This shit's starting now, get up here and see this." he yelled down. Far out before them came scores of armored units and overhead twelve more jets, this time they were the remaining F-71's left within the original state air force, flew by just as the explosions from the AS-23's bombing runs echoed out to their position. The armored unit's drove by, the leading commander giving a wave and a nod to the guards who by now were standing in awe at what was occuring. Brand new L1A1 "Longarm" MBT's, twenty eight in all, were cruising by in sets of two seperated by two humvee's each. The tail end of the battle group composed of three mobile ground-to-air vehicles and a last unit of six IFV's.

That battlegroup (BG-1) along with two others composing of the same equiptment were rolling into Krasnodar, (BG-2) one entering near the town of Novolokin near the top of the territory and another (BG-3) near the bottom near by Psebay. Psebay would be taken without much trouble, much of the public already supported the CSN and with intelligence gathered from the area the would be able to cut the lower areas of Krasnodar through Adygea all the way to Sochi before the week was over, the upper area would require careful working not to force rebels to run into roman territory. The 2nd Battlegroup would hug the Roman borders to assure the romans safty and neutrality within the conflict while the 3rd battlegroup had direct orders to Sochi without care of rebels retreating into the Eurasion empire. As they saw it, the arab's deserved such trash for protecting Kazakhstan after the fourth reich fell.

OOC: Is this pre or post OK's Ukraine War (May 2008 onward). I need to know so I can RP properly my assets in the region.

It wasn't a surprise to the Empire when the Nerotikan situation in Chechnya exploded. It was seen as an opportunity and treated like one too. The Ministry of Intelligence clandestinely funnelled arms, intelligence, and money to Chechen rebels against the Nerotikan government from day one, moving arms secretly up through Krasnodar and into Chechnya through shell companies, thirty-party groups, and everything else that a black operation would entail. Everyone in the MOI knew that, one day, it would become knowledge what they were doing or what they did and they were careful and cautious. They covered their tracks and made sure that if and when the Nerotikans found out, it would be much later in the game and it would take time and effort to uncover. Resources would be wasted tracking down the Layartebian connection. Satellites were tasked and realigned to orbit over the area frequently. Schedules were frequently changed and altered and the Nerotikans would never, truly know when a bird was overhead, especially a Layartebian one. Layartebian spy satellites were some of the most expensive, advanced, and capable satellites in the world. Their very names were classified beyond any scope of a doubt.

Timing was the benefit though. The Nerotikan situation came during the Ukrainian War. As Layartebian military units took up anchor in the Black Sea and fought alongside Eurasian counterparts against Ukrainian rebels, here came the Nerotikans. Layartebian military power projection in the region was at an all time high and, by Layartebian standards, it was really quite low. Layartebian assets in Turkey and Iran as well as Europe could easily hold off any Nerotikan force until the real cavalry arrived from North America. The Layartebian order of battle in the theater was already massive and it could easily grow.

All entries with the asterick (*) are top secret IC meaning that specifications on them are not public, performance is not public, their existence is not public, and knowledge of their existence may be deduced only to rumors and grainy photography taken by a lucky UFO nutso who may have gotten close enough to a secret airbase to actually get a shot off.

Order of Battle
Operation MYSTIC RIVER

Imperial Layartebian Air Force
Location: Incirlik Air Base, Incirlik, Turkey, United Federation of Eurasia
Elements: 38th Air Control Wing, 32nd Bomb Wing, 181st Fighter Wing, 57th Logistics Wing, 44th Space Control Wing, 42nd Special Operations Wing
Personnel: ~7,000
Pilots: 1,260
Base Air Defenses: AABMS Site (1), AADMS Site (2), APDS Units (16), Crow Air Defense Site (2), LAADS Units (16), Replicator Air Defense Site (1), Wizard MANPADs (100+)


3801st Air Control Squadron: E-9A AWACS (2)
3802nd Air Control Squadron: E-10A MC2A (2)
3201st Bomber Squadron: B-10A Badger (12) & EB-10B Badger (4)
3203rd Bomber Squadron: B-6A Dementor (12)
18101st Fighter Squadron: F-35A Raven (16)
18102nd Fighter Squadron: F-26A Typhoon (16)
18103rd Fighter Squadron: F-22B Raptor (16)
18104th Fighter Squadron: A-15A Cobra (16)
18105th Fighter Squadron: F-16G Super Falcon (12) & F-16H Super Falcon (4)
5701st Logistics Squadron: C-17B Globemaster III (12)
5702nd Logistics Squadron: C-130J Super Hercules (16)
5703rd Logistics Squadron: KC-10B Extender (8)
5704th Logistics Squadron: CV-24A Bulldog (16)
4401st Space Control Squadron: U-2S Dragon Lady (8)
4402nd Space Control Squadron: A-26C Condor* (4)
4403rd Space Control Squadron: MQ-14A Firefly* (16) & MQ-15A Zweihänder* (12)
4404th Space Control Squadron: EC-21D Learjet 80 (4)
4408th Space Control Squadron: RQ-4B Global Hawk (6)
4201st Special Operations Squadron: AC-27C Sledgehammer (4)
4204th Special Operations Squadron: MC-130J Combat Talon III (4)


Imperial Layartebian Army
Location: Forward Operating Base Imapala, Bashtanka, Ukraine, United Federation of Eurasia
Elements: 3rd Airborne Division, 17th Assault Regiment, 17th Logistics Regiment, 17th Reconnaissance Regiment, 10th Special Operations Regiment
Infantry: 24,214
Personnel: ~25,000
Pilots: 738
Base Air Defenses: AADMS Site (1), APDS Units (6), LAADS Units (6), Wizard MANPADs (200+)


1701st Assault Battalion: AH-103A Cheyenne (12), AH-104A Cherokee (12)
1702nd Assault Battalion: AH-99A Anasazi (24)
1703rd Assault Battalion: AH-6M Little Bird (24)
1701st Logistics Battalion: CH-47F Chinook (6)
1702nd Logistics Battalion: CH-53N Super Stallion II (6)
1703rd Logistics Battalion: UH-60M Black Hawk (12)
1704th Logistics Battalion: UH-72A Lakota (12)
1705th Logistics Battalion: UH-96A Panther (12)
1706th Logistics Battalion: UV-24D Bulldog (12)
1701st Reconnaissance Battalion: OH-72B Lakota (12)
1702nd Reconnaissance Battalion: OH-72B Lakota (12)
1703rd Reconnaissance Battalion: RAH-70A Arapaho (12)
1704th Reconnaissance Battalion: RAH-70A Arapaho (12)
1001st Special Operations Battalion: MH-6M Little Bird (16)
1002nd Special Operations Battalion: MV-24B Bulldog (12)
1003rd Special Operations Battalion: MH-53P Pave Low V (12)
1004th Special Operations Battalion: MH-60M Black Hawk (16)



Airborne (Enlisted): 15,358
Airborne (Headquarters): 68
Airborne (Officers): 3,074
Airmen: 714
Infantry (Enlisted): 244
Infantry (Headquarters): 15
Infantry (Officers): 12
Reserves: 5,000
Total: 24,485



M777A1 Lightweight 155 ART: 16
M2009A1 Fennek RV: 8
M2015A1 Cobra APC: 48
M2015A2 Cobra MRTR: 16
LAADS Units: 20
M2025A1 Piranha AT: 24
M2027A3 TEL: 24
M2031A1 Tumbler BV: 8
M2033A4 MTV: 16
M2033A6 MTV: 8
M2033A7 MTV: 8
M2033A11 MTV: 8
M2033A13 MTV: 16
M2033A15 MTV: 16
M2033A16 MTV: 16
M2034A2 LTV: 16
M2034A4 LTV: 32
M2034A6 LTV: 16
M2037A2 HEMTT: 8
M2037A11 HEMTT: 12
M2037A20 HEMTT: 24
M2047A1 Arrow APC: 32
M2047A2 Arrow MEV: 56
M2047A3 Arrow C3: 4
M2047A4 Arrow AT: 8
M2047A5 Arrow RV: 8
M2047A6 Arrow TD: 32
M2048A1 Shark IFV: 8
M2050A1 Serpent LBT: 24
M2052A1 Cougar: 48
M2052A2 Cougar: 48


Imperial Layartebian Defense Forces
Location: Dnieper River
Elements: 1st Maritime Patrol Group, 7th Maritime Patrol Group
Personnel: ~300
Pilots: None
Base Air Defenses: LAADS Units (2), Wizard MANPADS (10+)


[b]Nightmare Flight II: 16


Imperial Layartebian Marine Corps
Location: Forward Operating Base Suburban, Kherson, Ukraine, United Federation of Eurasia
Elements: Various
Personnel: ~600
Pilots: None
Base Air Defenses: LAADS Units (2), Wizard MANPADS (10+)


Piranha Class: 32


Location: Forward Operating Base Corvette, Odessa, Ukraine, United Federation of Eurasia
Elements: 9th Marine Division, 1st Brigade
Personnel: ~6,500
Pilots: 126
Base Air Defenses: LAADS Units (4), Wizard MANPADS (20+)


AH-99B Anasazi: 6
CH-53N Super Stallion II: 12
F-35B Raven: 4
HV-24C Bulldog: 8
M777A1 Lightweight 155 ART: 18
M2009A1 Fennek RV: 6
M2015A1 Cobra APC: 16
LAADS Units: 4
M2017A2 Frog APC: 16
M2031A1 Tumbler BV: 12
M2032A2 Sabertooth MBT: 10
M2033A4 MTV: 22
M2033A6 MTV: 4
M2033A7 MTV: 4
M2033A9 MTV: 14
M2033A10 MTV: 4
M2033A11 MTV: 4
M2033A12 MTV: 4
M2033A13 MTV: 12
M2033A14 MTV: 2
M2033A15 MTV: 58
M2034A2 LTV: 14
M2034A4 LTV: 42
M2034A6 LTV: 4
M2037A2 HEMTT: 10
M2037A10 HEMTT: 2
M2043A1 ACB: 12
M2047A1 Arrow APC: 16
M2047A2 Arrow MEV: 38
M2047A3 Arrow C3: 4
M2047A6 Arrow TD: 16
M2048A1 Shark IFV: 32
M2048A3 Shark CFV: 6
M2050A1 Serpent LBT: 20
M2051A1 CMPLV: 50
M2051A2 CMPLV: 54
M2051A3 CMPLV: 50
M2052A1 Cougar: 18
M2052A2 Cougar: 22
M2059A1 Rattlesnake AT: 12
M2060A1 Buzzsaw: 16
MQ-8C Fire Scout: 2
UH-95A Super Huey: 9


Location: Forward Operating Base Camaro, Melitopol, Ukraine, United Federation of Eurasia
Elements: 9th Marine Division, 2nd Brigade
Personnel: ~6,500
Pilots: 110
Base Air Defenses: LAADS Units (4), Wizard MANPADS (20+)


AH-99B Anasazi: 6
CH-53N Super Stallion II: 12
F-35B Raven: 4
HV-24C Bulldog: 4
M777A1 Lightweight 155 ART: 18
M2009A1 Fennek RV: 6
M2015A1 Cobra APC: 16
LAADS Units: 4
M2017A2 Frog APC: 16
M2031A1 Tumbler BV: 12
M2032A2 Sabertooth MBT: 10
M2033A4 MTV: 22
M2033A6 MTV: 4
M2033A7 MTV: 4
M2033A9 MTV: 14
M2033A10 MTV: 4
M2033A11 MTV: 4
M2033A12 MTV: 4
M2033A13 MTV: 12
M2033A14 MTV: 2
M2033A15 MTV: 58
M2034A2 LTV: 14
M2034A4 LTV: 42
M2034A6 LTV: 4
M2037A2 HEMTT: 10
M2037A10 HEMTT: 2
M2043A1 ACB: 12
M2047A1 Arrow APC: 16
M2047A2 Arrow MEV: 38
M2047A3 Arrow C3: 4
M2047A6 Arrow TD: 16
M2048A1 Shark IFV: 32
M2048A3 Shark CFV: 6
M2050A1 Serpent LBT: 20
M2051A1 CMPLV: 50
M2051A2 CMPLV: 54
M2051A3 CMPLV: 50
M2052A1 Cougar: 18
M2052A2 Cougar: 22
M2059A1 Rattlesnake AT: 12
M2060A1 Buzzsaw: 16
MQ-8C Fire Scout: 2
UH-95A Super Huey: 9


Location: Forward Operating Base Cobalt, Kazanka, Ukraine, United Federation of Eurasia
Elements: 9th Marine Division, 3rd Brigade
Personnel: ~6,500
Pilots: 110
Base Air Defenses: LAADS Units (4), Wizard MANPADS (20+)


AH-99B Anasazi: 6
CH-53N Super Stallion II: 12
F-35B Raven: 4
HV-24C Bulldog: 4
M777A1 Lightweight 155 ART: 18
M2009A1 Fennek RV: 6
M2015A1 Cobra APC: 16
LAADS Units: 4
M2017A2 Frog APC: 16
M2031A1 Tumbler BV: 12
M2032A2 Sabertooth MBT: 10
M2033A4 MTV: 22
M2033A6 MTV: 4
M2033A7 MTV: 4
M2033A9 MTV: 14
M2033A10 MTV: 4
M2033A11 MTV: 4
M2033A12 MTV: 4
M2033A13 MTV: 12
M2033A14 MTV: 2
M2033A15 MTV: 58
M2034A2 LTV: 14
M2034A4 LTV: 42
M2034A6 LTV: 4
M2037A2 HEMTT: 10
M2037A10 HEMTT: 2
M2043A1 ACB: 12
M2047A1 Arrow APC: 16
M2047A2 Arrow MEV: 38
M2047A3 Arrow C3: 4
M2047A6 Arrow TD: 16
M2048A1 Shark IFV: 32
M2048A3 Shark CFV: 6
M2050A1 Serpent LBT: 20
M2051A1 CMPLV: 50
M2051A2 CMPLV: 54
M2051A3 CMPLV: 50
M2052A1 Cougar: 18
M2052A2 Cougar: 22
M2059A1 Rattlesnake AT: 12
M2060A1 Buzzsaw: 16
MQ-8C Fire Scout: 2
UH-95A Super Huey: 9


Imperial Layartebian Navy
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Elements: 9th Amphibious Assault Group, 12th Submarine Attack Group
Personnel: ~750
Pilots: 34
Base Air Defenses: Various


MH-60R Sea Hawk: 1
MQ-8C Fire Scout: 2
SH-102A Sea Lord: 2
Venom: 1
Verrazano Flight II: 1
Virginia Flight II: 1
Voodoo: 1


Location: Black Sea
Elements: 9th Amphibious Assault Group
Personnel: ~18,750
Pilots: 1,676
Base Air Defenses: Various


AH-99B Anasazi: 4
CH-53N Super Stallion II: 10
Dnalkrad Flight II: 1
Earthquake Flight II: 1
F-35B Raven: 12
Heretic: 1
HV-24C Bulldog: 6
Independence: 1
Jackal: 2
MC-11B CSA: 4
ME-11C CSA: 4
Mexia Flight V: 1
MH-60R Sea Hawk: 15
MH-60S Knight Hawk: 9
MQ-8C Fire Scout: 17
Ocean: 1
Odin Flight II: 2
San Antonio: 2
SH-102A Sea Lord: 5
Supply: 1
UH-95A Super Huey: 3
Unforgiven: 1
Verrazano Flight II: 1
Virginia Flight II: 1
Wilson: 2


Location: Mediterranean Sea
Elements: 9th Amphibious Assault Group
Personnel: ~15,000
Pilots: 804
Base Air Defenses: Various


AH-99B Anasazi: 2
Arsenal Flight II: 1
CH-53N Super Stallion II: 4
Dnalkrad Flight II: 1
Emperor: 1
Hampton: 1
Heretic: 1
HV-24C Bulldog: 6
Jackal: 2
Mexia Flight IV: 1
MH-60R Sea Hawk: 11
MH-60S Knight Hawk: 7
MQ-8C Fire Scout: 17
Ocean: 1
SH-102A Sea Lord: 12
Supply: 1
UH-95A Super Huey: 2
Unforgiven: 1
Virginia Flight II: 1
Voodoo: 1
Wilson: 7


Imperial Layartebian Special Forces
Location: Varied
Elements: 3rd Special Operations Group, 4th Special Operations Group, 9th Special Operations Group
Personnel: 76
Pilots: 0
Base Air Defenses: Various


3rd SOG "Force Reconnaissance": 3 teams [12 men]
4th SOG "Rangers": 6 teams [48 men]
9th SOG "Ghost Recon": 4 teams [16 men]


When the Nerotikans finally moved into Krasnodar it wasn't by surprise either. The Ministry of Intelligence had enjoyed their short stay in the independent country and at first word that Nerotikans were crossing the border, they cleared out and burned their traces. The war would take on a different face now as the Chechens would receive arms alongside the Krasnodarians opposed to the Nerotikans.

The chechen rebels had now moved theirs forces dramatically into Krasnodar, with the state's military advance into the territory the rebels had chosen this to become to main battlefield now for their fight for independence. They were cornered now and chose to fight like dogs before giving up Krasnodar, the last land they had official claim on. In Sochi, which had become a major port for the transport of imported weapons and equiptment, the town was still running as usual. The news of the state's invasion had reached the town and while some were rejoicing for the coming liberation many were shouting in the streets and damning the state for its attacks. Plane's flew overhead, the state airforce was doing a fly by of the town to check locations for what was to come to Sochi. As soon as the plane's left sight a disturbing explosion near the port was heard then another as missiles came in from long ranged bases inside of the already controlled chechen territories. The missiles, simple laser guided air burst missiles, were coming in (22 were targeted to Sochi) to distroy the main port of sochi which intel had claimed to be rebel controlled.

Boat's, people, vehicles and shipments were lit ablaze as the missiles covered the area in explsosive fire that surprised even those in support of the state's invasion. The rebel's now, with even more reason to fight, were now fortifying the city in preparation. Messages went out to all units in the area that Sochi would become a main location for the fight against the state, they urged rebel units to pull from their positions and move to defend Sochi at all costs.

(Im gunna finish this post tomorrow and add another one when I do, I just needed to update threads and this one needed to come back to life)

The Empire was watching as the Nerotikans took aim and blasted the port of Sochi. Unexpectedly, it was obvious that the Nerotikans had learned of the rebel activity in the port and their subsequent destruction came as both a surprise and a blessing. In blasting the port, the Nerotikans had wiped out the single largest amount of evidence that could link the Empire to supplying the rebels in Chechnya. Of course, evidence still existed but it was weak, sparse, and convienently hidden. The Nerotikans would have to dig to find it and they wouldn't be able to convince many that the Empire was truly out for blood.

The intelligence arm of the Empire remained in full swing, watching the Nerotikans and listening to their every move. Arms continued to be funnelled north, towards Chechnya, less now due to the Nerotikan advance and pressure in Krasnodar. With the port of Sochi now aflame, devestated from the Nerotikan airstrike, the Empire was without its biggest foothold in the territory, which would mean their arms shipments would dreadfully wane.

Tons upon tons of weapons had been delivered already, the most numerous of which included the Russian-made AD-142 Yastreb assault rifle. Anti-personnel landmines were included in the mix. A large number of these were Claymores and modernized M16 landmines, which were improved versions of the ancient, German S-mine or Bouncing Betty. These newer versions were made of plastic, making them significantly more impossible to detect. Buried underground and equipped with a prong-type fuse, the mine was particularly catastrophic to its victims. They could not be defused or rendered safe very easily and especially not when they were activated. Once pressure was applied to the mine prings, the mine was active. Removing the pressure would detonate it and there was no way to render it safe, once this had occurred. The mine would simply pop out of the ground to waist height and detonate, spreading ball bearings in a 360° pattern as far away as 35 meters. Shrapnel could fly as far as 200 meters away. Few would survive within its lethality radius and those who did would be permanently maimed for life. Included with these mines were modernized versions of the M14, which was a blast mine, meant more to maime than kill. Lessons provided to the Chechens would be to bury these and similar blast mines underneath the fragmentation mines, to make demining that much more difficult and to enhance the effects of the mine itself. Anti-tank mines, mostly plastic, were included just the same. Aside from these relatively simple devices, hand grenades, machine guns, assault rifles, pistols, bullets galore, explosives of almost all types, and a number of other crude weapons.

Crude weapons weren't the only things the Chechens would receive. Among the most advanced were the Stinger-RMP Block II surface-to-air missiles, which were designed specifically to shoot down helicopters and fighters. Dubbed the Advanced Stinger, it was equipped with an imaging-infrared seeker, making it highly immune to flares. In addition, the increased range of this variant made anything within eight kilometers horizontally and almost six kilometers vertically a target. Other devestating weapons would be sent over, which included advanced, anti-tank rockets such as the SRAW, Javelin, AT4, and many other types. The Nerotikans had been fighting against a rebel entity that was extremely well supplied and horrifically capable. These rebels were not a simple rag-tag army anymore and despite the now waning Layartebian supplies, they still had enough amassed to make a significant stand. Given that most overland routes into Chechnya and Krasnodar were a no-go, the rebels would be glad they had these stores and supplies, to weather the storm, so to speak.

OOC: Nero, bumpy.

[ooc: SON OF A BITCH...alright hold on, i'll get an update as soon as I calm down...I had a good post going...a nice long post which would provide a good addition, thanks to my stupity I didnt write it in an outside progam and when I went to preview it I had to relog in...no problem until jolt decided I wasnt logged in even though i just logged in and told me to re log in basically in the process deleting everything I was trying to preview. So ya, just give me another day and i'll update the talks too when I get at it >.<]