NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: Am I to take it that any objections about my armored units have been dropped? I mean, I don't want any hard feelings or anything. I want to be clear on what is acceptable and unacceptable. I mean my first post in the conflict was an Oseaton news segment that said the units were on the way, etc.

Like I said, I'm not trying to godmode but I'm new to this and I could be over doing it, so please let me know.

OOC: Am I to take it that any objections about my armored units have been dropped? I mean, I don't want any hard feelings or anything. I want to be clear on what is acceptable and unacceptable. I mean my first post in the conflict was an Oseaton news segment that said the units were on the way, etc.

Like I said, I'm not trying to godmode but I'm new to this and I could be over doing it, so please let me know.

OOC: You've provided a good explanation, so I have no objections. I must warn you though, the 40mm autocannons mounted on the Aerofrigates are converted Bofors AA guns. Even fighters are vulnerable.

OOC:In that case I must warn you, AIM-54 Phoenix missiles are the longest reaching Air to Air missiles in the world, with an operational range of 115 miles. But I wasn't exactly planning on getting away with a penalty, even I know that is taking it a bit far.

OOC:In that case I must warn you, Phoenix missiles are the longest reaching Air to Air missile in the world, operational range is 115 miles. But I wasn't exactly planning on getting away with a penalty, even I know that is taking it a bit far.

OOC: Lol, I just got owned. Still, Aerofrigates are fairly well armored, not to mention they are filled with very combustible hydrogen and to a smaller extend, helium. If they go down, then expect a large portion of your force to go with it.

I'm going to bed now so no godmoding :).

OOC:

I'm getting slightly confused. What is the scale on the map, approximately?

ENCRYPTED
FROM: Admiral Roger Landry, BDAC Naval Commander
TO: All Ships, BDAC Combined Fleet

As you are all well aware, the situation in Blacktopia is becoming increasingly dire. The FREF surrendered shortly after noon today, and was immediately followed by the Blacktopian garrison of that city. The Volzgradian war machine is now turning upon the Oseatoan Army units raiding Stargaria. They are fighting well, but they are badly outnumbered. We are in imminent danger of losing this war. We do still have one more powerful card to play: this task force. Blacktopia is an island, and modern war is utterly dependent upon keeping your army supplied an providing them with air support. For the communists, all of this is dependent on the Volzgradian Navy. If the UCVN is removed from the equation, we will be able to blockade their supplies and wrest control of the skies. Their armies would die on the vine. That, then, is our objective. The situation is in our favor for this battle. We have a numerical advantage, we know exactly where they are, and they are restricted in their movements by the need to support their ground forces. Those of you who know your history will remember that Nagumo at Midway was defeated in large part because he was similarly restricted. Further, the air defenses of Stargaria have been crippled by Oseato, meaning the ships must rely on their own missiles and aircraft to defend themselves.

The plan is simple: we will sail east during the coming night, and then hit the UCVN at dawn with everything we can muster. This strategy is being adopted because a carrier duel is tactically more like a old west shootout than modern ground war. The is no terrain to aid the defender, nothing to hide behind. The battle usually goes to whoever lands the first solid hit, and we are going to do everything we can to hit first and hardest. The BDAC Combined Fleet is carrying 750 aircraft. The initial strike will be composed of more than 400 aircraft, supplemented by a barrage of cruise missiles fired from our cruisers and destroyers. We will follow up the attack and fight off enemy counterattacks as many times an necessary.

We will be aided by an Air Force strike in the early morning hours. That will do additional damage to the Stargaria defenses, increase enemy fatigue, and hopefully damage some ships.

A further note to pilots: I am sure you are aware of the generous terms granted to the FREF by Volzgrad. In light of this, anyone who fires on enemy chutes or men in the water I will drum out of the service personally. They have proven to be an honorable enemy, all too rare in this day and age, and will be treated as such.

This is the best shot that a free Blacktopia has left. Good luck to you all.

OOC:

The FRR is mobilizing four more divisions back home (2 marine, 1 infantry, and 1 armor) but they will take some time to work up.

It's probably going to be 12-14 hours before I'm back on. 'night all.

ONS Theodore Johnston, Combined Fleet

"CRITIC traffic from BDAC Naval Command, Admiral" said the operations officer. Toland read over the message from the BDAC Naval commander, Admiral Landry.

"Recall our aircraft, tell the Air Force to stand down for the moment, we'll need to conserve our planes for the strike on the UCVN. Admiral Landry is right, we have to cripple their fleet if we are to defeat them. Keep one of the Squadrons aloft as to establish a CAP over the fleet. Load the rest with Harpoons and Sidewinders" commanded Toland. The Army would have to hold on a little longer.

ENCRYPTED
To: Admiral Landry, BDAC Commander
From: Admiral Toland, Supreme Commander of Oseaton Forces

We have received your message and will support your attack. Just let us know when our planes should form up and we will be prepared to strike! In the mean time we have put our own strikes on hold so that your plans will not be adversely affected by our strike.

Hopefully all goes as planned.

OOC: If I'm godmodding, then please say so.

South of Stargaria

The Volzgradien force was now nearing the Oseatan lines. Despite moderate bombardment from Paladins and enemy field guns, the Volzgradiens were taking only small casualties. The incredibly armored VT-95s could easily absorb the shell of an M1A2, but the tanks' reactive armor was beginning to peel away under such heavy fire. While the Oseatan infantry were fairly well defended in their entrenchments, their vehicles were just as exposed as the Volzgradiens.

Up above, almost directly on top of the Oseatan line, the three Aerofrigates rained deadly accurate automatic fire upon the helpless Oseatans. They would have most likely called for aid from the Lunarosa airfield, which was one of the reasons the Volzgradiens always had a few squadrons on standby. While SAM units were not as numerous as they were before the first Oseatan attack, there were still a fairly large amount of them well hidden and entrenched in the rubble of Stargaria and even in the trenches.

Of all branches however, none were quite as important as the artillery. All throughout the day and even now during the attack, the artillery and field guns pounded the Oseatans with relentless abandon. While much more rare, several more flights of recently resupplied T-160s dropped massive amounts of napalm in hopes of demoralizing the Oseatans. While the utter annihilation of the Oseatan force was a good option, making them surrender like the FREF in Pretopia would be wonderful.

It was for this reason that this message was broadcast to the Oseatans. "Brave warriors of Oseato, you have fought well. But don't you see that this battle and in fact the war you cannot win? We are honorable opponents, and if you lay down your arms, we promise that you will be sent home safely. Wouldn't you rather be home with your families and loved ones rather then fighting for a people that you hardly know? We implore all Oseatan soldiers to see reason and cease their hostilities."

Patrick Gentry

Your forces have been defaulted back to Lunarosa, due to inactivity. You have Two more days to post until your forces are removed from the region (unless of course you TG me after to put them back, which can be at any time, but they'll all default back to Lunarosa).

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OOC: Sorry. Thought I did already. Here you go.

The Derbarians and Blacktopians both agreed with the neutral area. The aim was to create a neutral zone so that civilian casualties could be minimized in at least one area. Neither side was out of a massacre.

Derbarian command to United Dependencies Command

You are now allowed to keep Markosa a neutral zone. Thank you for your concern for the Blacktopian people.

wo0t i thought that i might had to declare war on someone in order to stay.
by the way i have two new boats joining my third one and they are all moving in to harbor to wait out the storm.

South of Stargaria

"Who does these guys think we are?" asked Grueder of his troops. "Surrender!? We've have not yet begun to fight!" The Oseaton troops were far from demoralized though they had been pounded by artillery for several hours. While their tanks hadn't really been effective against the more heavily armored VT-95s they had been effective against the T-77's. But the Abrams had to find cover and that was only possible if the Oseatons fell back to their second defensive line 2 miles south. there they would be offered the protection of a thick grove of trees. A smoke barrage fired by elements of the Oseaton artillery provided some cover as the units in the front line fell back. Several tanks and Bradley IFVs cut on their smoke generators to further obscure their fall back.

The Paladins not firing the smoke screen were busying themselves firing scatterable mine fields to slow down the Volzgradien advance. Once done they fell back a bit more and prepared to unleash yet another barrage on the advancing Volzgradien troops.

South of Stargaria

"Smoke!? Dammit! All units, halt! I want enough napalm and white phosphorous to turn those woods into a fireplace! I repeat, I need some napalm and white phosphorous to be dropped on those woods. No one advance until the smoke clears." screamed the recently arrived Colonel Kabanov. The 7th Infantry (Kabanov's unit) had just arrived after the battle of Pretopia. While the other two regiments would not arrive for some time, the 7th Infantry provided much needed numbers in this operation.

Not wasting any time, the T-160s began a massive aerial bombardment using everyone's favorite napalm. While only around half of the Volzgradien artillery could hit the new Oseatan defense line, They only needed a few white phosphorous shells to turn the whole forest into a literal oven. Fearing a counterattack or some form of booby trap in the smoke, the Volzgradiens waited patiently for the heavy gray smoke to clear.

Derbarian units sent to flank the Oseatans were now entering their attack positions. With the Oseatans about to be attacked on two sides in a burning forest, this battle would be over rather quickly. While the Aerofrigates were beginning to run low on ammunition, they still continued their bombardment right above the cowering Oseatans.

South of Stargaria

"Napalm incoming!" screamed someone off to Grueder's right. Quickly he and the veterans of his group dove into their foxholes and trenches to avoid being caught out in the open by the incoming fire. Several men were not quick enough and were caught by the great conflagration. A majority of the troops were safe in the trenches and were still being covered by the smoke barrage. The Paladins continued to drop scatterable minefields in front of the Oseaton position.

The M1A2s quickly moved into their positions, hull down and covered by dirt. This would allow them to fire from a concealed position without having to expose the rest of their tanks. Hopefully the Volzgradiens would march into the kill zone and be stopped.

South of Stargaria
As the forest burned, fifty Ka-50 attack helicopters swooped in to mop up the mess. Targeting any enemy that moved in the forest below, the Ka-50's opened fire with their 30mm cannons, as well as variety of rockets. The ones armed with AT-16 anti-tank guided missiles switched on infrared to target the enemy vehicles through the mess of smoke and fire. Another group of twenty Ka-50s arrived led by twenty five Mig-1.44 fighters and sped past the clean up job, targeting the enemy positions with rockets and heavy cannon fire. They flew in groups of three and attempted to tear up the defense line. The Mig-1.44s fired a total of fifteen radiation seeking missiles. The missiles would track any SAMs in the area and threaten them with destruction. The Mig-1.44s also dropped six 2,000 pound bombs on enemy units. The Migs also held air to air missiles in reserve, if they were needed. This was only the beginning. The rest of the army was on its way.

South of Stargaria

The aerial bombardment caught the Oseaton forces off guard. Several tanks brewed up as anti-tank missiles found their mark. Grueder commanded his troops to stay low and hidden, the mess of smoke would obscure any conventional sights while the mix of burning tanks, napalm and forest would defeat the infrared sights soon enough.

Unfortunately Grueder felt that he might have to fall back before long, they were simply up against too many enemy formations to be able to hold for long without support from their allies.

OOC: I'm taking temporary control of the Derbarian forces if that's okay with you.

South of Stargaria

The arrival of Northern Baltic reinforcements lifted the spirits of the Volzgradiens like nothing could. With substantial reinforcements from both Northern Baltic and Volzgradien troops, many believed that now it was time to strike. With the majority of the forest and the surrounding cover burnt to a crisp, the Oseatans had much less cover then expected.

The now massive Volzgradien force charged, only to be stopped by mines. Several of the VT-95 and T-77 detonated as the magnetic mines beneath them tore great holes in their undersides. Quickly noticing the threat, several Volzgradien minesweeper vehicles were sent in. In a somewhat humorous coincidence, the Volzgradiens popped smoke to conceal the engineers' work.

With little AA capabilities, the Northern Baltic KA-50s proved to be quite powerful. All this while, recently moved up Volzgradien artillery began to pound the few remains of the forest. Unfortunately, the Aerofrigates had run out of ammo and two of the three had to return to base. One remained behind to provide accurate targeting data for the artillery. However, the Oseatans did not count on the flanking Derbarian forces.

The massive Derbarian armored and infantry force charged at the Oseatans guns blazing. With rather little defenses behind them, it would not be very difficult for the Derbarians to knock out the very vulnerable backsides of the Oseatan armor.

South of Stargaria
Although the main army group was still on its way, Ka-60 helicopters escorted by several Mig-1.44 fighters and a Il-28 converted for radar jamming duty proceeded past the Ka-52s that were still firing away with their cannons, attempting to kill the remaining enemy forces. Ropes dropped down from the Ka-60s and special forces, many of them former elite Shujunese Ultra-Nationalists, dropped down into this untouched area of the forest. The five hundred special forces units broke up into small groups. They were between the enemy and safety and they would make sure the enemy would never reach safety.

South of Stargaria

"Armor to the rear! Armor to the rear!" came the call over the tactical net. Grueder swore as the reports came in. He had to handle both the Volzgradien units and now the Deberian units to the rear.

"Alright, get on the horn to the commander of the 2nd Mech, have them cover our back, then tell 1st Mech to target those minesweeper tanks. Tell them to switch to their thermal sights." Grueder hoped he could stem the tide advancing toward him. "Get that artillery on the horn. We need a fire mission! SADARM rounds, reference point thrity six."

Several SADARM rounds came screaming in on top of the advancing minesweepers and Volzgradien tanks. The SADARM rounds released small bomblets over the target, each scanning the ground with radar for a vehicle signature. Once locked on the bomblet detonated sending armor piercing fragments into the armored vehicle's thin top armor.

Grueder nodded grimly as we watched the destruction unfold. He was sure that those artillery rounds, combined with the Oseaton armor would do the trick.

With both the Derbarians and the Northern Baltic forces behind them, the Oseatans had no chance of escaping. Artillery and napalm still pounded their position relentlessly. Up above, much appreciated KA-60s provided heavy and powerful air support for the now advancing Volzgradien force. With the majority of the mines removed, the Volzgradiens only had to take out the entrenched M1A2s.

While the mines certainly slowed down the operation, with them removed, the Volzgradiens could now charge head on. Like the attack before, the heavy VT-95s would lead the charge followed by the bulk of the T-77s and infantry. Oseatan fire was fierce and many T-77s and even VT-95 erupted in balls of fire. But the Volzgradiens were not intimidated. With two allied armies behind the Oseatans, they had no chance of escape and they were being fired on their weak backsides.

The Volzgradien tanks soon got into range of the Oseatans and let loose furious volleys of cannon fire toward them. With both tanks and artillery firing at them, the Oseatan armor would fall quickly.

South of Stargaria

"Sir, we've got to break out, we can't stay here" reported Grueder's second in command.

"I agree, get the men loaded in the Bradleys and all our other vehicles, if we have to have them sit on top of the tanks." commanded Grueder. "Tell those Paladins to 'shoot in' the attack, then tell them to pull in with us and move out. Alert Gen. Hammond as to what we are doing."

Several hundred M1A2 tanks drove through the smoke and were headed east toward the flanking Debarian units. More SADRAM shells fell as the tanks advanced toward the Debarian units, inflicting untold casualties. The Abrams, Bradleys and other Oseaton units punched a hole in the surprised Deberian lines and proceeded to move southwest toward Lunarosa.

South of Stargaria

"Sir, we've got to break out, we can't stay here" reported Grueder's second in command.

"I agree, get the men loaded in the Bradleys and all our other vehicles, if we have to have them sit on top of the tanks." commanded Grueder. "Tell those Paladins to 'shoot in' the attack, then tell them to pull in with us and move out. Alert Gen. Hammond as to what we are doing."

Several hundred M1A2 tanks drove through the smoke and were headed east toward the flanking Debarian units. More SADRAM shells fell as the tanks advanced toward the Debarian units, inflicting untold casualties. The Abrams, Bradleys and other Oseaton units punched a hole in the surprised Deberian lines and proceeded to move east toward Lunarosa.

OOC: Uhh... Lunarosa is South West. Not East.

"Dammit they are NOT escaping! I want all available T-160s and even SU-47s to bomb the hell out of 'em!" roared Colonel Kabanov as he realized that the Oseatans were escaping. Not wanting to face the legendary wrath of the Colonel, the aircraft began to take off immediately. Soon, 20 T-160s and 15 SU-47s were airborne.

The flight quickly caught up with the fleeing Oseatans. The massive air fleet dropped its munitions without remorse. Countless SADAMRs and JDAMs dropped like rain upon the helpless Oseatans. The casualties were going to be enormous once the smoke cleared.

Oseato

The Blacktopian army is bringing 4 infantry units toward Stargaria. They will be there in 1 day (ooc: not RL time), and will be able to assist attacks on Stargaria in the day after they arrive.
However, we want to keep a great deal of units at Lunarosa in case of a massive invader push toward the city. All invasions on the city will no doubt fail with the support of Mount Shavano, Oseato, and Patrick Gentry counterattacks!

OOC: LOL, the Third Battle for Stargaria will probably look something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy8mxh0P63M).

Occupied Stargaria

With the Capitalist Oseatans crushed and fleeing, the Volzgradiens returned to Stargaria to reinforce the defenses. With the other Volzgradien regiments arriving in only a few hours, the defenses of Stargaria would be invulnerable. The trenches were strengthened even further and the field guns were resupplied. The artillery batteries and SAM batteries remained at full alert at all times in case of an attack. With news of a massive Blacktopian offensive coming their way, the Volzgradiens needed to be ready.

With more reinforcements arriving from Volzgrad and Pretopia, the defenses at Stargaria were beginning to swell. AA guns and SAM units were top priority so almost every Volzgradien supply ship brought a couple dozen. With the defenses honed to perfection, no one, be they Blacktopian or foreign, would break through.

OOC: Whoops, fixed that.

Lunarosa Military Airbase

The F-22's were on stand by alert. When they heard the retreating Oseaton forces were under heavy aerial bombardment, they quickly took off and supercruised toward the Oseaton forces.

South West of Stargaria

Several tanks exploded at the same time. Huge blooms of smoke and fire erupted. Grueder was frustrated. His troopers were nearly out of the area and free, but the Volzgradien planes were tearing into his forces.

"Pop smoke again and zig zag!" he commanded over the tactical net. "Our fighter jocks will be here soon enough just hold on!"

As soon as he finished that statement another tank exploded as if to mock him. He swore and looked skyward in hope of seeing the Air Force.

In the air over Oseaton forces

The F-22's got a lock onto the Volzgradien planes shortly after take off. Their AIM-54 Phoenix missiles allowed the F-22's to shoot at the enemy planes at ranges well over 100 miles. 12 Phoenix missiles dropped free of the F-22's and raced toward the Volzgradien bombers. After firing the F-22's went back to supercruising and closed in on the Volzgradiens. The F-22's would close in on the unprotected bombers. Since the bombers were over the Oseaton forces, the mobile AA units from the advancing communist forces wouldn't be able to effectively come into play.

OOC: LOL, the Third Battle for Stargaria will probably look something like this.

OOC: That was hillarious. Perfect propaganda cheese.

"Everybody charge! Wow! This is going good, we've only lost 4 people and are able to run in a perfectly straight line, and they stopped firing back!" Too funny.

"Crap! Incoming missiles" screamed Captain Uri as his warning system flashed rapidly. He and his squadron quickly broke off and fired a mixture of chaff and flares. It was almost guaranteed that some missiles would hit, but at least they would be able to limp home. The escorting SU-47s quickly went into action and fired several retaliatory missiles toward the Oseatan aircraft.

The seconds ticked by like years before a very distinctive boom sounded off to his left. Uri looked to his left only to see one of his comrades' bombers falling to the ground in a trail of smoke. A few moments later, several snow white parachutes opened up. At least they're alive, thought Uri as he entered Volzgradien SAM range.

Skies near Stargaria

"Tiger Flight, break break break" came over the net. The Oseaton F-22's broke off their pursuit of the Volzgradiens when they detected that the planes were headed bck into Volzgradien SAM range. Several of the incomming missiles were attempting to track the F-22's but thanks to their stealthy design, and flares and the missiles lack to radar guidance, the F-22's were able to break contact with only 1 aircraft being damanged by a close miss.

Stargatia
The advance elements of The United Worker's Republic Army entered Stargatia. There they assembled behind the Volzgradian lines and grouped for an attack.

South of Stargatia
Meanwhile, the special forces that had waited now had their patience pay off: enemy forces were advancing towards them. Utilizing RPG-29s, frag grenades, and GP-30s they ambushed the advancing enemy forces. AEK-971 fire was sprayed at the troops. Smoke grenades were also thrown out, allowing the Commandos to switch on their infrared goggles, allowing them to see the enemy much more clearly. Meanwhile, a radio message was sent to the helicopters to assist. Thirty Ka-50 helicopters left to help the commandos, while the rest (50 Ka-50s) went off to destroy any enemy heavy weapons in the area, like their artillery.

Southwest of Stargaria

Grueder swore again. Just as his forces had been clear they ran into an ambush. Quickly he directed his remaining tanks to use their thermal visions to direct fire against the ambushers. Grueder pulled his G36K up and fired several rounds toward their attackers. The enemies fire was punishing but his troopers were still able to fight back, the thump of the Bradleys' 25mm cannon mixed with the roar of the main cannons of the Abrams.

They were about to push through when the Ka-50 gunships arrived.

Skies over Stargaria

The F-22's were heading back to Lunarosa when they heard the panicked reports over the com network. The damaged F-22 continued back to Lunarosa while the others turned back to cover the retreating mech units.

They saw the thirty Ka-50's and headed straight for them, diving out of the sun. They salvoed their last Sidewinders before selecting guns and joining the fray. Hopefully they would be able to drive off the enemy forces pestering the Oseaton military while they drove hell bent for leather back to Lunarosa.

Southwest of Stargaria

In the shadows the 6th Infantry division dug in. They were the front line that the 5th Infantry and 1st and 2nd Mechanized units needed to reach for safety. They could hear the sounds of battle growing in the distance and could see the contrails from the jets fighting above. They were so close to salvation they only need to push a little while longer.

While the Northern Baltic forces had struck a deadly blow against the Oseatans, they lacked any sort of AA cover. Thankfully, the SU-47s that had guarded the T-160s remained in the area. They quickly recieved the Northern Baltic forces' transmission and sped off toward the Oseatan aircraft. They were quickly joined by another squadron of SU-47s in the area.

The Volzgradien aircraft soon came into range and fired their missiles.

Southwest of Stargaria

The first elements of the retreating Oseaton forces passed through 6th Infantry's position. Col. Grueder stood watching as his men and armored vehicles moved through the lines. They looked tired and beaten, but Grueder knew it was only the shock of combat wearing off. With a strong defensive position in place and reinforcements on the way the allied forces in Blacktopia would be able to hold on to Lunarosa long enough for their forces to come up with a way to break the communist forces and break out of the pocket that was developing around Lunarosa.

Skies over Stargaria

"Mayday, mayday I'm hit and ejecting!" came over the net. A F-22 was hit by one of the missiles fired by the Volzgradien fighters. Another was hit and was trailing smoke. Hearing that the last elements of the Oseaton forces were within friendly SAM range, the F-22's disengaged from the fight and started their flight back to Lunarosa.

With the final remnants of the Oseatans retreating, the SU-47s disengaged and returned to friendly territory. With the Oseatans driven from Stargaria, they were safe for the moment.

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Oseaton Mid-Day News

The latest round of fighting in Blacktopia came to end today as remnants of the Oseaton 1st Shock Army were driving back away from Stargaria with heavily casualties. The President Hamilton issued the following statement to the public following the day's events.

"Many of you have been reporting that our forces are in disarray and retreat. This simply is not the case. Yes, the 1st Shock Army has suffered at the hands of the communist forces in Blacktopia. However, our troops are consolidating with allied forces around Lunarosa. The situation is looking up, but is still in the balance. Therefore I am calling for the mobilization of the 6th Rapid Response Force and the 3rd Mechanized Brigade for immediate deployment to Blacktopia, as well as another squadron of F-22's. I urge the people of Oseato to be calm and support the troops. We are fighting for a just cause. I have every confidence in Admiral Toland and in our brave fighting troops. Blacktopia will be liberated."

Admiral Jake Toland is the current Supreme Commander of Oseaton Forces in Blacktopia. He is currently unavailable for comment. General Erwin Morrell, the Minister of Defense, stated that while the situation was grim looking, the land around Lunarosa was perfect for defensive operations. We here are OBN wish our troops the best of luck and hope they will return home safe.

ENCRYPTED
TO: Blacktopia and Allied Forces
FROM: Admiral Toland

The Federation of Oseato is deploying the 3rd Mechanized Brigade and the 6th Rapid Response Force as well as another squadron of F-22. The 6th Rapid Response force is made up of 4th Mechanized Brigade, 7th Airborne Regiment, and 8th Airborne Regiment. President Hamilton sends his best wishes to the Allied forces and wishes success upon our upcoming operations.

OOC: WOW you lot have been busy posting! Ive been at work for the last 13hrs!! Ill go from where I left off

Stargaria Airfield

As the Volzgradien forces continued to push back the Oseaton troops, the Hercules aircraft swiftly dropped off the BSF soldiers, within the hour the aircraft were in the air again, refuelled and heading back to the USSB.

"Come on guys, Team A, head to the south side of the airfield, Team B, head to the north, set up the ISRs and we shall go from there" Shouted Commander Franks, he was in charge of Team A. Commander Elle was the leader of Team B, she was also closely linked to Franks, though they tried keeping it a secret.
The two teams split up (all vehicles split evenly) and headed opposite directions, Commander Franks radioed th Volgradien HQ, "This is the BSF, contacting the Volgrad HQ, come in Volzgrad. We wish to let you know we are here, it was a safe landing, Im sure you saw, would it be possible to meet to hand us documents regarding targets?"

Surprised by the Burtilanans (if that's wrong then please correct me) sudden appearance, the Volzgradien commander paused before speaking. "This is Volzgradien HQ. Your request is confirmed. If you have any laptops or GPS units, then we can send you the coordinates and data remotely. If not, then please hurry over to our command center in Stargaria. Out."

"You seem suprised? We didn't want our presence intercepted!" Franks replied, (OOC: plus everyone had RPed so much further) "Our ISR units are setting up now, and will be online in five minutes, you should be able to link up to our WiFi network and send the relevant files over. Over."

The two teams had reached either end of the airfield and were seting up their ISR units, only one would have to be accessed by the Volzgradiens, it would then automatically send the files to the other unit. The two teams would split their targets up between them, making them smaller, less noticable, and create more problems for the enemy then one bigger unit.

The Volzgradien Officer smirked. "I have to say that you Burtilanans certainly know how to sneak into a country without being noticed. We have compressed all necessary mission data into one file. Once you get those ISRs online, we'll send you the files. If you require any support, then we'll try our best to provide it."

The soldiers laughed, "The ISRs are online, send them over, we shall radio you if we require any help, I think Team B shall just go off and generally wreak havoc for the capitalist pigs, that seems more fun, Team A shall focus on the real work!" replied Elle.
"thanks for that Elle!" commented Franks over the radio.

Lunarosa Military Airbase

The airbase was once again a hotbed of activity. Advanced elements of the 6th RRF were unloading their what equipment that could be ferried over on Oseaton cargo aircraft. The vehicles of the 3rd and 4th Mechanized Brigades were being loaded onto ships in Oseaton ports in preparation for deployment to Blacktopia. Luckily for the 7th and 8th Airborne Regiments most of their equipment was able to be loaded onto C-5's and C-130's for transport to Blacktopia and both regiments were nearly operational within hours. Several hundred RAH-66 Comaches being set up just as quickly as they could be flown into the country. Other aviation units for the regiments would be flow in on later flights. The Oseaton High Command felt it was more important that the firepower elements of the RRF were set up before the logistics were set up. It simply wouldn't do for the ships to dock only to realize their combat elements had no place to stage from.

The unloading process and the endless cargo flights were interupted as the 2nd squadron of F-22's arrived from Oseato. Hopefully the extra firepower would buy the Allies more time to build up their defenses.

End of Week 6 - Map (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/DashieCamel/Blacktopia/End-Week6.jpg)

Week 7
Weather: Clear, Sunny
Temperature Avg: 100
Storms?: no
Derbarian KIA: 20,923
Blacktopian KIA: 32,312

Corpral Stevens Moved up the stairs and in to the vacant room. After taking a quick look out the windo he began to unpack all his equipment and set up his sniper rifle right beside the window. He knew that in this and many other buildings the same ritual was taking place untill the entire street was covered with hidden snipers. It hadn't been easy getting in. In order not to arouse suspicion the all had to dress as civilians with somewhat large packages on them. command had only hoped that whoever was in the building would not notice all the people with lage boxes. And of course waiting at either end of the street were two humvees with an mg on top and many marines waiting around for anyone who looked like they might be trying to escape.

Oseato

A Blacktopian commander goes out to shake a Oseatan commander's hand.

"Hello gentlemen." He said to a group of commanders standing around. "We can use all of the help that we can get. This is going to be a huge battle, with massive casualties on both sides."

Various weapon emplacements, and many anti-air missile placements were visible even in this small area. The city was packed with them. The Volzgradiens and Derbarians would no doubt attempt to capture the city, but they would wipe out a great deal of their forces doing so.

The Oseatan soldiers observed 5 Blacktopian men loading a .60 caliber machine gun from a rising platform onto the top of a nearby building. They were working on it all day. Also, the Oseatan soldiers looked to the left, as Blacktopian soldiers were polishing and preparing a large bore cannon that would fire artillery shells at the invaders.

Anti-tank weaponry and machine guns that weren't preparing yet were placed far apart in case of airraids or missile strikes. Occasionally, when driving by, Blacktopians honked their horn in celebration at the sight of the Oseatan soldiers.
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Derbarian command to Volzgrad

We are preparing, but not ready for, a final assault on Lunarosa. We must be honest here, that you must expect massive amounts of casualties. Our intelligence reports cite that the city is absolutely conquerable, but it will not be the battle that Pretopia was. There are no militia in this city, generally.
We will move in from the North, where defenses are their strongest. Our men will be slaughtered, no doubt, but we will eventually capture the North of Lunarosa. We need heavy air support, and we will be providing artillery and air support also. Above all, we must keep the morale of the men high. They no doubt know what an attack on the stronghold of Lunarosa means, but we must keep their spirits high.

United Dependencies

"Is the bomb ready?" said a terrorist to the bomb maker.

"Yes, it is done," the terrorist said. "Let us move outside and place it in the truck. The target is just two blocks down the street."

The terrorist and the bomb maker grabbed the bomb, and carried it down the stairs, guarded by 5 men with AK-47s. A civilian moved by, and did not care about the weapons of the bomb, and kept moving. Once they made it down to the ground level, they exited the building, ready to load the bomb into the car.

Oseato

"We believe that you will enjoy these," said a Blacktopian soldier, leading the Oseatan commanders into a warehouse. There were tons upon tons of boxes.

"We have warehouses like this scattered throughout the city," the soldier said. He opened a box up, and inside, a familiar object was encased. It looked like an RPG-7, but different. "What is this?" asked an Oseatan commander.

"Brand new H-130 Anti-Vehicle rockets (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/DashieCamel/TalonRPG.jpg)," said the Blacktopian soldier. "Corrupt Dashie infantrymen are giving them out like candy ever since the collapse of the Dashie government. We've been having them shipped in since the beginning of the war, and some time before that."
The Oseatan commander was not familiar with this brand of weapon, but was pleased with the defensive structure of Lunarosa that he saw so far.

Lunarosa Military Air Base, 2300 hours

The scream of jet engines starting up drowned out the sound of distant artillery fire. The first stealth bomber began to taxi out to the runway, then turned and lifted off into the sky. It was followed by nineteen others, who joined it in formation and flew to the southeast. The would follow a looping course to avoid detection as much as possible, then attack the air defenses of Stargaria. They had a strong advantage in that the defenses had been originally built by their Blacktopian allies, so they knew the layout.

ENCRYPTED
FROM: Admiral Landry, BDAC Naval Commander
TO:Admiral Toland, Supreme Commander of Oseaton Forces

We want all aircraft to arrive on target at 0600 hours. Time your strike accordingly.

Encrypted Message to Derbarian Command


We highly recommend that you refrain from attacking Lunarosa until the Capitalists in the South East have been eliminated. It is necessary to secure the area surrounding Stargaria before attacking Lunarosa. Once the Blacktopian and foreign armies have been crushed, then we can move onto Lunarosa. Remember, we are the siege specialists in this campaign.

If possible, it would be very appreciated if you sent some reserves to reinforce Stargaria. Be sure to have all your frontline armies dig in and prepare for a lengthy siege.

OOC: All my artillery will be firing at its maximum ranges.

IC:South of Stargatia
The commandos suffered moderate loses, losing 45 while having 60 other men wounded, some seriously. The Ka-50s had lost 6, with 2 more damaged. They flew back to base for repair, refueling , and new orders.

West of Stargatia
The Army Group had assembled now. Troops boarded APCs while heavy artillery and rockets took up positions. At exactly 3:33 in the morning, the artillery opened fire with a deafening barrage. Thousands of rockets and artillery shells were fired at various targets, anything of enemy importance within 30 miles was pounded by both Type 95 (800) and 2s19 (400) (2s 19 has a range of 22 miles, not 30) artillery and rockets, while anything within 56 miles was pounded only by BM-30 rockets (300) and FROG-7 missiles (500) (FROG-7s only have a range of 70 km).

The attack was broken up into three prongs of equal strength. 5,000 T-34 teletanks headed the attack of each prong. They were designed for the sole purpose of soaking up enemy mines and were each equipped with a dozer blade on the front of the tank for the purpose. Black Eagle MBTs advanced behind them, protected by Tunguska SPAAs and BTR-Ts with a ratio of 2 BTR-ts for every 1 Black Eagle MBT. 300 Ka-50s, 250 Mi-35s, and 600 Mi-28s also flew attack runs against enemy positions, while 300 Mig-1.44s provided air cover, as well as missile strike after missile strike of anti-radiation missiles which were designed to track and destroy SAM and radar sites.

Meanwhile, 50 Tu-160 bombers were making the lengthy flight from bases in The Northern Baltic to airbases to the north of Stargatia. The final battle had begun.

United Dependencies

"Is the bomb ready?" said a terrorist to the bomb maker.

"Yes, it is done," the terrorist said. "Let us move outside and place it in the truck. The target is just two blocks down the street."

The terrorist and the bomb maker grabbed the bomb, and carried it down the stairs, guarded by 5 men with AK-47s. A civilian moved by, and did not care about the weapons of the bomb, and kept moving. Once they made it down to the ground level, they exited the building, ready to load the bomb into the car.

ooc:woah woah woah there are civilians in the building?

OOC: For the record, my troops have fallen back to Lunarosa following the outbreak southwest of Stargaria.

Lunarosa

Colonel Dowling and Grueder walked out of the warehouses that housed the H-130 AT rockets. "Coupled with the Javelins the High Command is sending over we should be able to really do some damage to the communists' armor" observed Dowling.

"What makes me feel better is the the new forces coming into the country. I mean with the reinforcements coming in to bring both our units up to strength. Those Mechanized units are coming back up to strength as well." replied Grueder. "But it does make me feel better to know what me and my men will have a serious AT capability."

"What about that RRF that is going to be joining us?" questioned Dowling.

"Heh, I really want to see how those Stryker Mobile Gun Systems perform, I mean it'll be interesting to see how they operate in this urban environment. The High Command is always talking about how these things are suppose to replace true MBTs, be nice to see if they measure up." replied Grueber.

They both stopped and watched as several flights of F-22's and F-35's joined up over city. Both of the colonels wished the flight luck. Their success might mean that their job would become several magnitudes easier.

ONS Theodore Johnston, Combined Fleet

"Sir, the last flight of F-35's has launched. They'll link up with the Air Force shortly before the show kicks off" the ops officer informed Admiral Toland.

Toland continued to look out the window onto the flight deck. "Launch the remaining planes, establish a CAP again." commanded Toland.

"God speed." he whispered before turning away from the window.

Stargatia Airfield

The two teams had received the data, "Right," said Franks, we will head off and start hitting these targets, you lot, well, do what you like!"
"We shall head south, and start booby trapping bridges and the sort, in case of a counter offensive against the city, that will slow them up a bit, after that we shall decide what to attack." replied Elle, they said their farewells and departed in two small convoys.
OOC: I need some enemy target that I can hit, and attempt to destroy.

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Stoklomolvi Commissariat of State
7656 Hegemony Drive, Administrative Compound, Office Complex 7C, Hallway 52L, Room 89
Vladistov, Stoklomolvi

Encryption Level 0, Null Encryption
To: [OPEN COMMUNIQUÉ]
Subject: Blacktopia

Stoklomolvi shall intervene on behalf of Derbaria to stop the capitalist pigs in their tracks. Troop numbers are classified.

Regards,
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Grigor Aleksandrovich Stuyonovich
Civilian Management
Commissar of Foreign Affairs

Signed,
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Alexei Aleksandrovich Stuyonovich
The Commissar of Stoklomolvi

[OOC: ORBAT to come. Expect something around 400,000 infantry, 250,000 air support, and 200,000 sailors and such. Logistics number 1.5 million, but I would assume that they don't count in terms of combat personnel. It seems that one of the cities appears to be named after me...:P]

Stargatia Airfield

The two teams had received the data, "Right," said Franks, we will head off and start hitting these targets, you lot, well, do what you like!"
"We shall head south, and start booby trapping bridges and the sort, in case of a counter offensive against the city, that will slow them up a bit, after that we shall decide what to attack." replied Elle, they said their farewells and departed in two small convoys.
OOC: I need some enemy target that I can hit, and attempt to destroy.

OOC: There are several airfields in the south that have been pounding our positions in Stargaria. Taking out the aircraft or their supplies would be a godsend.

On a side note, haven't these Capitalists noticed that we are the strongest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIZ1XA8f2s)?

OOC: Do you reds need a reminder of what happens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fab3PLPSnGE&feature=related) with communist nations?

OOC: May I remind you what one of the strongest nations in the world is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China)?

OOC: Please notice that all the other strongest nations are capitalist.

OOC: May I remind you what one of the strongest nations in the world is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China)?

I realize I'm not involved here, but I'd just like to state that China is much more free-market oriented than the former USSR was. Is doubtful that they can even be called communists. And besides, since the free market reforms in the late '70s, China's economy has skyrocketed.

I realize I'm not involved here, but I'd just like to state that China is much more free-market oriented than the former USSR was. Is doubtful that they can even be called communists. And besides, since the free market reforms in the late '70s, China's economy has skyrocketed.

OOC: They may be much more Free Market oriented, but they still seem to be Communist. Anyways, I based my nation's economy heavily off China's so I'm basically "not a Communist." To be specific, I'm a National Bolshevik.

go argue this in another thread please.

OOC: Bump for my post.

go argue this in another thread please.

OOC: Agreed. Feel free to make an OT thread on this, but don't talk about it here. Being Capitalist vs. Communist has no effect, performance wise, on this RP anyways.

ooc:woah woah woah there are civilians in the building?

OOC: Yup. Had an apartment complex in mind. Let me know if you want to have no civilians, which I am more than happy to do also.

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Patrick Gentry

Your forces have been removed from this RP for the timing being for inactivity. Send me a telegram, and I'll put them back. However, I assume that you're no longer interested in playing, which is not a problem.

Stargatia Airfield

The two teams had received the data, "Right," said Franks, we will head off and start hitting these targets, you lot, well, do what you like!"
"We shall head south, and start booby trapping bridges and the sort, in case of a counter offensive against the city, that will slow them up a bit, after that we shall decide what to attack." replied Elle, they said their farewells and departed in two small convoys.
OOC: I need some enemy target that I can hit, and attempt to destroy.

OOC: You can certainly go after bridges in the area. There are also Blacktopian armor on the frontlines, and you can perform anti-armor operations.
Since you're not really close to the city yet, there's nothing to hit out there that is a building. I assumed you meant with SF troops, but with airplanes, you can bomb anything.

East of Lunarosa

The North Baltic strikes leveled various Blacktopian tanks, with them still smoldering when the Blacktopian armor fell back from the aircraft.
However, the fighters were intercepted by anti-air, and it was assumed that Mount Shavano aircraft also took to battle in the skies. Air strikes like this would likely become all too common, but this time, the Blacktopians now had a wealth of anti-air assets to fend off attacks.

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Map - Week 7 (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/DashieCamel/Blacktopia/D7.jpg)

OOC: Just a quick note on the map: Amount of units on the map =/= army size. Volzgrad's army is actually bigger than Derbaria's, for instance.

Part II


Eve of Destruction

Vasilli, a Derbarian Army captain, was staring off into the fields of Blacktopia. Little bits of pollen were blowing up into the summer air. He also observed a bee landing on wild wheat.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" said Vasilli. A soldier next to him was reading a book.

"Hmm?" said the soldier.

"Nothing." said Vasilli.

He continued to stare off into the field. Several thoughts plagued his mind. He wondered if he would ever make it back home. He, as his men around him knew, that the assault on Lunarosa would be a massive one. Though they were laying seige to the city, this time, the Blacktopians were firing back. He could hear artillery bombs falling in the distance, likely on Derbarian artillery who were firing at Lunarosa. He wanted to get it off of his chest to somebody how he felt, but there was a "macho" standard in the Derbarian army. He knew that all of the men around him were scared, but nobody talked about it. The only things that were uttered were, "hell yeah!" and "we're going to kick ass!"

Vasilli was there for Pretopia. He took part in the first attack, which failed. His friend, Orlov, was killed by his side. He could not forget Orlov, and wanted to fight for him. However, Vasilli knew that an all out charge on Lunarosa was going to be suicidal. He had read the map - the distance that they had to push through was miles. He was surrounded by newbies. Most of these men had never seen combat in their lives, other than providing small support operations for Volzgrad.

Miles of being bombarded by artillery, missiles, and Mount Shavano airstrikes.

"Hey Geb," said Vasilli, looking toward the soldier reading the book. "What the hell are you reading?"

"Lord of the Rings."

"I would hate to be in a tank when we finally go," said Vasilli. Geb was barely listening. "You saw the intel reports. They're going to get creamed."

Geb ignored him and kept reading.

"Did you see the pictures? You're telling me that charging through bunker after bunker of "X 60's," 50 cal's, and not to mention, artillery pieces the size of the moon, that anybody is going to make it out in one piece?"

"Stoklomolvi is coming to fry them, V," said Geb. It's going to be gravy.

Attitudes like this enraged Vasilli. Nobody was taking the strike seriously. They thought that it would be like Pretopia, which was completely leveled and where Volzgrad did all of the work.

"Yes, we'll see," said Vasilli in a sickening way. He turned around, and continued to stare out into the plains, realizing for the first time how precious life really is.

Lunarosa

The last group of Abrams was unloaded from the Oseaton Fast Sealift Ships. The last group of the 3rd Mechanized Brigade was operational. General Hammond wasted no time in activating it and creating the 1st Armored Division. He would hold the Oseaton Rapid Response Force in reserve while the 13th Airborne, 5th/6th Infantry, and 1st Armored held the front line with the Blacktopian and Allied forces.

The ORRF would respond to any sector that was in danger of collapse or being overrun. The attack chopper assets of the 7th and 8th Airborne Regiments would provide mobile fire support for anyone that needed it. General Hammond also had another plan for the ORRF. If the ORRF wasn't engaged during the battle, it would act as the spearhead unit for any counterattack that might develop.

The Oseaton forces were set for battle. Now all they could do was wait.

Skies over Blacktopia

The air armada of F-35s, F-22s, A-6s, and EA-6B Prowlers were coming up on the rendezvous point with the Allied warplanes heading toward the strike on the Volzgradien and communist navies. Hopefully the aircraft would be there.

Northeast of Blacktopia, 0300 hours.

The BDAC Combined Fleet turned into the wind, and accelerated to high speed. The final briefings had been given, and soon all eight carriers began launching aircraft skyward. The massive air group, comprising fighters, strike planes, and electronic warfare support turned south and headed toward Stargaria. The fleet turned back to the south and then, timing it to coincide with the airstrike, fired nearly two hundred cruise missiles in the space of a few minutes. Volzgradian radar picked up the lead elements of the strike at 0535...

OOC:

In response to additional communist nations intervening, the FRN is deploying all assets not need critically elsewhere. This will increase my available naval strength by about two thirds, but represents about the logistical limit of ships I can bring in.

Volzgradien Navy

When the warning klaxons began blaring, no one was very surprised. Ever since the first air attack weeks ago, the Volzgradien Navy and Airforce was always at full alert. However, this attack seemed to be much larger then any previous ones. While most were confident of victory, many were nervous of the amount of vessels they would loose.

Radar quickly picked up a massive fleet of cruise missiles inbound. Compared to aircraft however, missiles were much easier to defend. Having much less sophisticated targeting technology then planes or AS missiles, even EMP blasts were deadly. Almost immediately, Cluster shot AM missiles were fired at the approaching BDAC cruise missiles. Large EMP shockwaves short circuited countless of the missiles as they approached defiantly. Soon, many of the missiles came within Vulcan cannon range. Wasting no time, the massive Gatling guns opened fire in massive volleys. By this time, the majority of the BDAC missiles had been turned to slag.

However, several of them hit escort vessels. Which soon turned several frigates and corvettes into burning heaps of broken steel. Volzgradien aircraft now filled the skies like bees around a hive. Ready to counterattack any BDAC air attack. Like on the previous ground battles, the Volzgradiens would wait until the BDAC had taken sufficient casualties during the attacks, then strike and crush all forces. In revenge for attacking them with cruise missiles, the Volzgradiens let loose almost four thousand anti ship missiles toward the advancing BDAC fleet.

Even the dated 16' inch guns of several of the old Dreadnoughts opened fire in a massive volley. With BDAC aircraft in range of both shipborne and ground SAMs, the Volzgradiens opened fire with ruthless efficiency. Countless SAM missiles and and even aircraft launched missiles streaked toward the advancing airfleet. Now was the time the Red Fleet sailed for victory. No matter the size or strength of the opposing navy, they would be victorious!

OOC: I've loaded out my A-6 Intruders with 4 Harpoons. I couldn't find any solid information on the load out of the A-6, even with weapon weights and maximum payload capacities. Therefore I just settled on 4.

Near the Volzgradien Fleet

The F-22's popped up from the main group and salvoed several AIM-54 Phoenixes toward the Volzgradien fighters over the fleet. The F-22's would provide fighter cover for the F-35's and A-6's while they launched their Harpoon Anti-ship missiles.

The F-35's went low, hit full military power and drove for the Volzgradien Fleet. When they got just within range they popped up and launched 2 Harpoons a piece before retreating to the cover of the F-22's.

The A-6's had double the F-35's payload each holding 4 Harpoon missiles. They rippled them off as quickly as they could while the EA-6B Prowler's jammed the Volzgradien Fleet's missile guidance radars. Unfortunately they couldn't protect the whole strike force from the Volzgradien SAMs. Several F-35's were hit when several SAMs lost guidance on the aircraft and decided to simply detonate, spraying large amounts of shrapnel into the air.

Several A-6's were swatted out of the air by the incoming missiles, but not after launching all of their own missiles. All in all, the Oseaton aircraft alone launched 192 missiles. All of them streaking toward the Volzgradien ships.

Volzgradien Fleet

Despite fierce resistance from Volzgradien countermeasures, at least 30 of the Harpoon missiles got through. The majority struck a pair of frigates. Turning one into a flaming wreck and the other into a barely floating scrap heap. 3 of the missiles struck a Dreadnought. While the thick armor stopped 2, the last tore a great hole in the Dreadnoughts superstructure.

Screaming for vengeance, the SAM batteries fired volley after volley at the cowardly Oseatan aircraft. SU-47s came in for the kill, guns blazing and missiles firing in a deadly aerial orchestra of death and destruction.

Near the Volzgradien Fleet

The F-22's saw the SU-47's coming and released yet another wave of Phoenix missiles. Hopefully losing most of their aircraft before they could even begin to challenge the F-22's would keep the Volzgradiens at bay. If not, the F-22's were armed with AMRAAMs and Sidewinders if the SU-47's still wanted to mix it up.

OOC: I finally did a bit of research on the SU-47. Turns out this thing can fire 14 AA missiles!

Near the Volzgradien Fleet

"All units, break and launch chaff!" roared Captain Arnov as the SU-47s closed in with the Oseatans. This late in the conflict, almost all Volzgradien pilots knew the Oseatans air tactics. Without hesitation, the Volzgradiens followed the Captain's orders. It appeared almost like a snowstorm as the Volzgradien squadron let loose a massive amount of chaff. The majority of the Phoenix missiles veered off course and detonated harmlessly. However, several found their targets and detonated with a teeth rattling explosion. 3 SU-47s fell from the sky in a trail of smoke.

With the Phoenix missiles gone, the Volzgradiens could now fire back. "Arm your Vympel R-73 AA missiles and fire as soon as you get a lock. Once you get within range, open fire with your GSh autocannon." Arnov ordered slightly more calmly then before. A stream of R-73 missiles streaked toward the Oseatans in a fog of smoke. After a few seconds, the mighty thumps of GSh autocannons echoed in the sky.

Volzgradien Navy

"This is Admiral Seskov to all vessels, remain at high alert for any more missiles or air attacks. All vessels capable of firing, do so immediately. I want those BDAC ships drowning in cruise missiles!" The Admiral roared as he observed the battle from his Flagship, the aircraft carrier Novgorod. Not wanting to face the Admirals legendary wrath, the Volzgradien ships fired without remorse.

With the cruise missiles drawing enemy fire, the BDAC aircraft moved in closer and began launching missiles. The fighter screen moved to intercept the incoming SU-47s, and soon the sky was filled with flames trailing from burning aircraft. A massive first wave of anti-ship missiles was launched from the strike aircraft as they got close enough, aiming at every Volzgradian ship in sight. The BDAC Fleet had split into two sub units, with the carriers and a few escorts staying outside the range of the shorter legged missiles while continuing to launch aircraft, while most of the surface warships moved closer, and fired their missiles as fast as they could reload the launchers. The submarines that had been watching Stargaria for days were ordered in to attack, and launched torpedoes at the outermost UCVN ships.

The lead pilot in the Rodger Young fighter group maneuvered through the first wave of AAM missiles from the Volzgradian fighters and followed his in with a burst of cannon fire. As he turned his aircraft to try to bring another SU-47 into his sights, a missile he hadn't seen hit his plane. He felt both his legs break, and saw that his starboard fuel tank had caught fire. He punched the eject, but it didn't work. Well, he thought, this is it then. He turned and dove towards the nearest carrier, planning to crash into her and do as much damage as he could. He was only seconds away when shellfire tore his wing off and he spun out of control. The last thing he saw before he hit the water was a missile boring in on the same carrier. He hoped it would get through.

Several hundred miles to the north, Admiral Landry received a report that the first UCVN missiles were on final approach to the Surface Action Force right before he saw a brilliant flash on the southern horizon. He would later learn that he had seen the explosion of the destroyer SNS Cripple Creek, the first BDAC warship lost in the Naval Battle of Stargaria.

Volzgradien Navy

Shocked by the presence of submarines, it took the fleet several moments to respond. 1 frigate soon went down as it was struck by a flurry of torpedoes. However, anti-sub frigates and even anti-sub Aerofrigates began to launch torpedoes and depth charges at the assaulting submarines.

Despite initial estimates, several BDAC missiles struck the Novgorod. None of the missiles did particularly heavy damage, but several technicians and fighters were lost in the explosions. In a similar move to the BDAC. The Volzgradien fleet began launching missiles at an astonishing rate. With the Volzgradien fleet still somewhat bigger then the others, the BDAC would simply not be able to stop the incoming cruise missiles. Several frigates and destroyers were struck by the enemies' cruise missiles, but none sustained critical damage. With the foolish BDAC forces drawing ever nearer, the full might of the massive Volzgradien fleet would soon become apparent.

OOC: For the record, AIM-54 Phoenix missiles are fire and forget radar guided missiles, each uses their own radars to find enemy aircraft. Flares wouldn't distract them, but chaff might though.

Skies over the Volzgradien Fleet

Luckily for the retreating Oseaton fighters, the BDAC aircraft had engaged the Volzgradien SU-47's. The Oseaton aircraft deployed flares and chaff with gusto while the Prowlers attempted to step up their jamming. The F-35's turned on their afterburners and went supersonic, leaving the F-22's to escort the A-6's home.

ONS Theodore Johnston, Combined Fleet

"Sir, Viper lead reports incoming anti-ship cruise missiles have been fired from the Volzgradien Fleet!" cried the comms officer in the CIC of the Johnston.

Admiral Toland stood up immediately upon hearing the news. "Notify the escorts, tell the Aegis cruisers to fire up their SPY radars to full power. Establish a defense line of destroyers and frigates between us and the missiles and tell those planes to divert to Lunarosa, we are closed until further notice." Toland paused for a second. "And start moving us away from these missiles, get us as far away from that fleet as possible."

Oseato's first naval battle is underway.

OOC: Fixed.

With all Volzgradien countermeasures and weapons online, they were now a force to be reckoned with. Cruise missile after cruise missile were fired at the advancing enemy fleet. Volzgradien aircraft now filled the skies, ready to attack any who dared threaten the fleet. Depth charges and anti-sub missiles filled the waters with subdued explosions and columns of water.

Despite taking several ships lost, the Volzgradiens were ready for anything. None of the capitol ships were in critical condition and almost all of the escort vessels were in fine condition. It would take a lot more to take the Volzgradiens down.

The somewhat battered surface action force exhausted their supply of missiles and turned back to the north, leaving several damaged or sinking stragglers in their wake. A missile had started a minor fire on San Jacinto, but she was still able to conduct flight operations. The fierce air battle around the Volzgradian navy continued. The FRAF took advantage of the distraction of UCVN air elements to launch strikes on enemy ground formations.

Stargaria

While the sight of advancing FRAF aircraft stunned the Volzgradiens at first, they soon jumped into action. Over the last few days, the Volzgradiens had reinforced and improved the trenches to almost legendary levels. Well hidden and protected SAM batteries now roared to life as they fired their deadly payload toward the FRAF forces.

Even the Tunguska AA vehicles began to fire at the relatively low flying aircraft.

South of Stargaria

Both teams A and B headed south along the main route in and out of Stargaria, after about a half hours drive, the teams split off, "hopefully we have enough mines and C4 with us" said an engineer with Team B.
"I'm sure if we don't, the Volzgradiens can lend us some." replied a sniper.

Team B were to begin boobie trapping bridges and buildings inbetween allied and enemy lines, they would load them on to the ISR computers, for all allies to be aware of. The bridges had trip sensors to the side nearest the allies, so they bridges collasped as the enemy advanced over them, a couple bridges were left untouched, so to create bottlenecks for advancing soldiers, which would be easier target for aircraft and artillary alike.
Team A headed south until they were within 10 miles of an enemy airfield. They waited in woodland until nightfall. When the airfield would be the most vulnerable. They had 2 primary objectives and a secondary.
The primarys were to destroy the fuel supply lines and to damage the runway, so it could not be used, and the secondary was to destroy aircraft on the ground.
The ISR unit set up silently, with Franks and Saergent Skinner inside, they were gathering data and recent satalite shots of the first target. (OOC: whoever owns the airfields near Stargaria, can you give us details of what you have lurking there?) The M256-08 recon vehicles went in even further, their silent engines allowed for them to get extremely close to the airfield edge, without being spotted. Captains Sparks and Ani, and Privates Reynolds and Browne were in the two vehicles. "I sure hope we don't get seen! This is our first real operation in them, Im kinda nervous!" said Browne, "We will be fine, just take some pictures, let me and Sparks worry about getting seen!" Replied Ani.
Browne opened up the roof hatch and started to take pictures of what they could see, but with the overgrowth, it wasn't alot. Reynolds decided to get out and move a bit closer, past the overgrowth, her sniper rifle at the ready, just in case, she started to take pictures of the enemy craft and encampment.

Meteor Storm

Vasilli and Geb were walking a on quiet trail in the middle of the night to early morning. All of the sodiers were sleeping, except for those on guard in case if the Blacktopians attempted a charge. This was not likely, however. The real fear was guerilla forces and snipers, which were the biggest issues facing the men as they entered the jungle. V and Geb had heard stories. Entire men would wander into the jungle, and it would just eat them up. Never heard from again - no radio contact or anything. The jungle was alive.

Yet, it was so quiet. The occasional cricket could be heard, as well as some forest birds. Geb and V had their guns drawn not only for guerrillas, but for possible panther attacks. It had rained a bit during the day, but not enough to matter. The trees still had dew dripping off of them, however.

"V," said Geb.

"Yeah Geb?"

"When are we moving out?"

"Well. We've got to wait for the Volzgradiens to soften up the city first before an attack is even possible."

"V," said Geb, "What if it didn't have to happen - what if we just got lost in this jungle and never game out."

"Comrade, are you talking about deserting?"

Geb shut his mouth. Vasilli felt the same way, but where could they go?

Suddenly, light booms could be heard in the distance. It sounds closer than normal.

"Someone's getting hurt," said Vasilli. Right at this moment, a voice crackled over the radio.

"All units! This is Tango Alpha Charlie! Meteor Storm! I say again Meteor Storm!"

Meteor storm was the codename for an artillery attack. The voice crackled again, "Tango Charl-" and the voice stopped. Everything was silent now.

Vasilli and Geb ran as fast as they could back to the camp, and arrived to smoldering ruins. There was nothing left. The sleeping Derbarians, exposed to artillery fire, did not so much as get off of the ground. There were a few visible survivors, but it looked bad.

"How can we help here?" yelled Vasilli, running up to a medic attending a wounded man. He had a limb missing, and blood was spilling out of his body.

"We need to tournaqet his wound!" yelled the medic. They did so, but the man died in their arms 30 minutes later.

OOC: Is the naval battle done? I remember reading that someone's navy was pulling out but I'm not sure if that means that the whole battle ended.

OOC:

No, one of the three BDAC task forces was re-opening the range, since they had fired all of their missiles. The naval battle is still going on, as far as I know.

OOC:

No, one of the three BDAC task forces was re-opening the range, since they had fired all of their missiles. The naval battle is still going on, as far as I know.

OOC: Got it.

OOC: I believe that was me, I mentioned that my ships were pulling away from the Combined Fleet, only to get away from the majority of the anti-ship missiles.

ONS Theodore Johnston, Oseaton Fleet

"Vampire, Vampire!" yelled the radar operator. "We've got incoming vampires,1, 5, 10, 13, 23.....sir we're up to 50 and counting, this is going to be rough."

Toland walked over to take a look at the radar screen to get a close look. "Jes-....tell those escorts to open up as soon as they possibly can." Toland knew that the Fleet was bound to take casualties, he just hoped that the Oseaton Fleet would survive it.

Oseaton Fleet

The missiles quickly closed in on the line of Oseaton destroyers and frigates. Several of the destroyers lashed out with their anti-air missiles, downing several of the incoming cruise missiles. Next the frigates joined in. Several more of the missiles dropped from the scope. The cruisers then opened with, launching slavo after salvo of AA missiles at the incoming missiles.

The inbound missile count was going down but not fast enough. Soon enough the CIWS on board the escort ships opened up. The guns sounded like ripping canvas. On board the ONS Gaston the CIWS detected atleast 5 missiles headed toward the frigate. It engaged the first two, striking them down. The third one came streaking in fast, but the CIWS hit it at the last moment. Unfortunately the computer controlling CIWS couldn't distinguish which missile to engage first, sending the computer into reboot and thus not engaging either missile. The captain realized what was going on and ordered the chaff rockets deployed. But by then it was too late. The two anti-ship missiles slammed into the bridge and midships, gutting the frigate. Rapidly burning, the Gaston began to list. Out of the 176 men on board the frigate, less than 40 made it off the ship alive.

More chaff rockets were launched in an effort to draw off the missiles. Some took the bait and flew harmlessly past the ships. Others still headed for the remaining ships.

Another two frigates were hit and sunk, as was a destroyer. Several more were damaged. Finally only a few missiles remained. Only a few missiles made it through the picket line. All of them headed right toward the ONS Johnston and her escort ONS Oseato City. The Oseato City fired off all of her remaining AA missile reserves hitting 3 missiles. Only 3 more remained.

ONS Theodore Johnston

"The last 3 are inbound sir." said the radar officer.

Toland paced back and forth. The CIC had been sealed so that if a missile struck the ship, the CIC wouldn't be damaged unless hit directly. He felt trapped, unable to defend himself against the impending missile strikes.

Suddenly the CIWS on the Oseato City opened up, splashing the missile that was tracking on it. The other two missiles tracked the large carrier.

"Coming within CIWS range now..." spoke the Weapons officer "engaging.." The CIWS fired. "Confirmed hit! 1 missile remaining"

The missile continued to close. More chaff rockets fired. "Missile still tracking."

The CIWS fired yet again and missed. "CIWS has missed! Missile is almost on top of us." The CIWS fired one more time and an explosion blossomed.

"The CIWS destoryed the last missiles! The scope is clear!" Toland heard. "The missile was hit just before it slammed into us. The damage is minimal!

"Tell that to the families of those men who were on those ships." spoke Toland softly. "We should never forget the sacrifice they made for us."

"Now let's push those damn communists back!" Cheering erupted in the CIC. Oseaton Forces may have been dealt a hard blow, but they were by no means out.

OOC: I'm going to bed now so don't do too much stuff. Hope to see you bunch tomorrow.

[OOC: ORBAT below.

40 divisions of motorised Imperial Guard
25 battleship flotillas
15 raider flotillas
20 air groups - 8 superiority, 12 bomber

Each division has 10,000 men, flotillas have 10,000 men for simplicity, and groups have 10,000 men for simplicity. I have not gotten around to actually writing about my military yet.

The motorised Imperial Guard are basic Guardsmen only transported by truck or armoured car. The battleship flotillas are basically raider flotillas with a number of Kirov class battlecruisers, around ten or so, with them. The raider flotillas consist of around twenty Kotlin class destroyers, thirty Neustrashimy class frigates, and upwards of one hundred to two hundred gunboats total. This is the total number of ships, not per flotilla. Each air superiority group has two hundred Sukhoi Su-47 craft, and each bomber group has twenty Tupolev Tu-160 bombers armed with either cruise or nuclear missiles. Most bombers are armed with cruise missiles.

Logistics include hospital ships, supply ships, all the run of the barrel ships needed for an army to function. They number upwards of 1.5 million.

I was planning on lugging along some of my Type 425 Nuclear Shore Battery for use on land...it was a mighty bulky and unconventional piece of crap, but it works!

Lunarosa

"You hear about the fleet?" asked Grueder.

Dowling paused a second before replying. "Yeah, too bad about those guys on the 4 ships that got hit. Hopefully will killed enough of those communists to make it worth our while."

They both stopped for a second as they heard a low rumbling in the distance.

"Blacktopian artillery." said Grueder after a moment.

"They've been pounding those Derbarians for a while know. I wonder when this powder keg is going to blow. I mean the Derbarians and Volzgradiens can't just sit there and take artillery fire all day" said Dowling. "Either the Navy really did knock those guys out, or they're about to do something big."

"Well I'd like to see them try," laughed Grueder "We've got this place on lock down." Grueder then replied somberly. "I'd hate to be those guys charging into defenses like this. Hopefully we can make this their Stalingrad."

"I sure hope your right, buddy. Else I don't think I'll be seeing Heather and the kids any time soon." replied Dowling just as somberly.

Blacktopian naval cannons exploded off of the shore, firing shells are Derbarian armor on the front lines. These armor were parked for a possible joint strike between Volzgrad, Derbaria, and any other nation that wanted to help out.

"This is Fox-Whiskey-Alpha on the Blacktopian Naval Battleship, we are requesting Mount Shavano airstrikes on Derbarian armor to the North of Lunarosa."

To Volzgrad command:

The Derbarian command requests a situation report, especially pertaining to a Joint Operations Strike / All out attack on Lunarosa. Our fighters and bombers have been bombing Lunarosa defensive positions, but casualties are high.

ENCRYPTED
TO: BDAC Commanders
FROM: Admiral Toland, Supreme Commander of Oseaton Forces

Due to the increased need for anti-armor aircraft, Oseaton will be shipping it's entire compliment of A-10 II Warthogs to defend against any assault on Lunarosa. We again reiterate our pledge to stand by the Blacktopian government.

We sincerely hope our armed forces will be able to liberate your country and drive out these invaders.

OOC: who is it that has been pushed out of Stargaria by volzgrad, and would have airfields for my BSF to attack?
half my units are outside one!!

OOC: I pushed Oseato out, so you can attack them.

Encrypted Message to Derbarian Command

As we said before, we highly recommend that you destroy the armies around Lunarosa before attempting to take the city. Volzgradien Command has agreed to sent a further 100,000 troops and several Naval taskforces. We are currently building up our attack force. Once we have enough soldiers, both our fleet and ground forces will attack simultaneously. Our objective is to crush all resistance in one massive blow. We are hoping that the other Communist nations will follow our plan.

OOC: Would anyone mind if an Oseaton patrol stumbled upon the BSF force near the airfield? I mean it is the only major airfield open to allied forces now, so it would obviously be heavily guarded.

OOC: I was just about to send an attack, so they will soon be discovered anyway!!!

OOC: they were well hidden in thick brush, plus it was night

It was now early morning, and the rest of Team A were quietly driving up to where the recon vehicles were lying in wait.
"Anything major there, Ani?" asked Franks
"Nope, just the usual you would find at a military airport, I suggest a lightning attack, one squad to go after the fuel lines and aircraft, the other towards the control tower and barracks." Ani replied
"Aye, ok, we shall be there in 5."

They reached the others, quickly splitting into two groups of vehicles, with medics, snipers, engineers and heavy weapon teams staying behind with the ISR, air defence and recon units. The remaining Scorpian jeep split into 2 pairs of tank hunter and standard vehicles. Franks, Skinner, Sparks and Ani were all at the wheels of the vehicles, engineers cut the wire fencing, carefully so not to set off any trip wires that may be on the other side.
The four jeeps roared into action, Franks and Skinner going for the fuel lines, Ani and Sparks for the buildings, as soon as they tore through onto the airstrip, the snipers and heavy weapons teams came through and set up along the edge, their guns firing upon enemies outside. Franks' jeep fired 3 missles in a row all aimed at the fuel lines, Skinner's jeep's MG was blazing upon the aircraft on the strip and parked up. Ani's jeep was shooting at all visible windows, whilst Spark's tank hunter fired several missiles at the barracks.
It was now time to escape.

Occupied Stargaria

"Sir, we have confirmed that Burtilanan Specops have engaged the Oseatans. What exactly are we going to do?" asked Pvt. Stanilov as he put down the radio mouthpiece. Colonel Kabanov, despite hearing every word, simply stared at the falling rain through the window. After a few moments of silence, he replied, "Excellent, I'm sure you know what that means?" The comms-officer looked surprised for a moment before he finally remembered. Stanilov grasped the radio and tuned it to the "all units" channel. "This is Command to all units, initiate order 53! I repeat, initiate order 53!"

Despite the rather cryptic message, all Volzgradien soldiers knew what it meant. It was the code word for Operation Meteor, the complete destruction of Blacktopian and foreign troops outside of Lunarosa.

South of Stargaria

For almost every Volzgradien regiment, the order essentially meant anarchy for a few minutes. Soldiers ran left and right, gathering every piece of equipment necessary for the assault. Tanks and other motorized vehicles roared to life as their drivers started the engines and drove forward. Volzgradien artillery, which had been firing for days without end, now seemed to come down like rain on the Blacktopian positions. Volzgradien aircraft took to the skies in case of an enemy sortie and even to just bomb the hell out of the enemy. Even the Volzgradien fleet turned to high alert incase of an attack from the sea. Hopefully, the recently arrived Communist allies would aid them in their charge.

As the massive Volzgradien force neared the first Blacktopian infantry division, they noticed how poorly dug in they were. Unlike the masterpiece of trenches that the Volzgradiens took pride in, the Blacktopians only had a mud filled ditch to cower in. Heavy artillery and aerial bombardment turned the already soggy ground into nothing more then blood filled mud. The frontal force of the Volzgradien force soon came within range of the cowering Blacktopians and began to fire. Filled with confusion, poorly armed, poorly defended, and poorly led; the Blacktopians would not be much of a challenge.

Soon, the main bulk of the Volzgradien army fell down upon the dying Blacktopians like a sledgehammer on a block of ice. And just like ice, the Blacktopians would shatter...

Lunarosa Military Airbase

The security forces guarding the Oseaton planes saw the vehicles shooting up the Blacktopian aircraft as they made their way toward the Oseaton section of the base. Luckily for the Oseatons most of the fighters had been sent back to their carrier, leaving only the F-22's and some F-35's. The men quickly organized a defense and launched several AT missiles at the incoming vehicles. The commander of the security force readied the rest of his troops. The commandos wouldn't be allowed to hit the Oseaton aircraft.

Outside Lunarosa

"General Hammond, sir, we're under heavy attack, that attack on the airfield was the opening act of the attack." yelled Dowling into the radio. The sound of small arms crackled in the background. The restructured 13th Airborne was under attack from the advancing Volzgradien and Derbarian troops. Luckily the days and weeks of rest had allowed the Oseaton military to recover from the wounds inflicted on it in Stargaria and had also allowed for them to establish a defense line.

"You know what to do, Irving. As soon as the situation on the airbase is worked out you'll be getting more fixed wing support. In the mean time, your Apaches should do the trick, especially since they'll be operating within SAM range, minimal threat from Volzgradien aircraft." General Hammond said. "The President has complete confidence in you and your men. Hammond out."

"Jim, tell the artillery to stand by for a fire mission, as soon as the Volzgradien forces commit to the battle." said Dowling to his radio man.

Dowling put the radio down and walked back to the front lines. The Volzgradiens were advancing but were getting caught up in the mine fields laid out in front of the Oseaton position. Several machine guns were concealed and ready to open up. The Oseatons had learned much from attacking the Volzgradien positions in Stargaria. The trenches stretched for miles around and included anti-tank ditches. Any tanks advancing toward the position were afforded no cover and would be fully exposed to any Tom, Dick, or Harry with a AT missile. That was exactly what the Oseatons wanted.

To: Oseatan air command

This is the Blacktopian Command to Oseato.

First off, we would like to say that you're doing a hell of a job. With your help, as well as the help of Mount Shavano, we may be able to hold these communists back. It is essential, though organized rationing has kept a steady food supply in Lunarosa, that supply lines be kept open so that the Communists do not attempt to starve the city out. We have ordered 2 destroyers and a battleship, the only navy that we have left, to flock to South of Lunarosa to prevent such from happening.

We also recommend that you be prepared for a Derbarian final assault on the city. As Pretopia has shown us, this will come quite soon. Despite the risk on civilians, anti-vehicular mines are being laid around the city. If you object to this, please let us know.

- Blacktopian Command.

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United Dependencies, OOC

Still waiting for a response to the last post. The terrorists are currently bringing the bomb outside, and are within your view. Feel free to have complete control over what happens, like terrorist deaths, etc.

ENCRYPTED
TO: BDAC
FROM: Admiral Toland, Supreme Commander of Oseaton Forces

The Oseaton Navy will move south to help cover your ships as well as guard shipments of arms and supplies into the city. We will also begin our own shipments of supplies and food into Lunarosa.

As for the anti-vehicle mines being laid throughout the city. We do not object, so long as you can provide us clear lanes for our reinforcements and vehicles to move to the front lines.

While the Oseatan defenses came as a surprise to the Volzgradiens, it certainly wouldn't slow them down. Under the cover of smoke and a creeping artillery barrage, engineering vehicles were brought up to remove the mines. Anti tank ditches, while exposing, would not be much of a problem. Most Volzgradien tanks carried a dozer blade mounted on the front, so anti tank ditches could be filled in with little incident. While the prospect of charging at AT troops was somewhat frightening, the Volzgradien attack force along with the Derbarians numbered at least somewhere in the hundred thousands.

With the ever present threat of Oseatan and Mount Shavano aircraft, the Volzgradiens had not neglected to bring heavy AA defense. Several batteries of Tunguska AA tanks and regular SAM trucks accompanied the Volzgradien army. While the enemy SAMs would cause problems for the Volzgradiens, the bulk of this operation was to be formed of ground forces.

Outside Lunarosa

"Wait for it....wait for it...wait for it....now!" commanded Dowling. One of his men pushed down on his detonator, triggering several thousand pounds of explosives. Dowling had directed his men to place tons of explosives in the mine field. Remembering how the Volzgradien forces had moved against the minefields south of Stargaria, Dowling had arranged for a little surprise for the engineers, tanks, and mine plows that were attempting to break through the first mine field.

"Now call for the artillery! Tell them SADRAM barrage, we need to take out as much of their armor while they are bottled up. Tell the Javelin operators to fire once they get in range. Alert the Apaches we're about to have sitting ducks." Commanded Dowling rapidly. He wasn't about to let the Volzgradiens break through.

OOC to Dashie: How did you make the map? I'm thinking of starting a similar RP but I just need to know how to make a good map.

"Shit! All units, pull back!" roared every radio in the Volzgradien attack force. Unexpectedly, the Oseatans had managed to place who knows how many explosives in the minefield. With almost all the engineering vehicles destroyed, the Volzgradiens knew they had to pull back. Regardless, the Operation would begin again at a later date.

With several million Communist troops in Blacktopia, the Oseatans would fall eventually.

Official Notice from the Vietnam Empire

The National Assembly has passed that they will support the Blacktopia nation. They aid the nation by military forces.

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Forces
3 Aircraft Carriers (15 multi-task aircraft and 3 Seahawks in each carriers)
5 Destroyers
3 Cruisers
4 Corvettes
3 Submarines
5 Amphibious Assault Ships (contains 10,000 troops total)

Troops
110th Division "Blazing Tiger"
-Under command of Andrew Le

-8,000 troops contain SCAR gun (Assault/Sniper type weapon)
-1,000 troops are Artillery.
-500 troops are anti-tank specialist (standard gun is M14)
-500 troops are anti-air specialist (standard gun is M14)

OOC: I'm predicting a WW1 attrition war type scenario. By the way, are we ever going to have those peace talks?

OOC: its a WWI type era?

OOC: No, this RP is MT. I'm only saying that the combat is degenerating into attrition warfare.

OOC: Yay?

OOC: As I'm sure you've seen, it was pretty open warfare. But now that it is centered on a single point (Lunarosa) and the fact that Oseato, Mount Sharano, and Blacktopia were given time to prepare a defense line the attacks are going to be like trying to smash your head into a wall.

OOC: Peace talks. Yes? No? Maybe so?

OOC: Need to talk to Dashie about it. He controls the two warring parties, a peace talk without those two sides is like trying to fly a plane without engines and wings.

OOC: Need to talk to Dashie about it. He controls the two warring parties, a peace talk without those two sides is like trying to fly a plane without engines and wings.

OOC: So true. I guess we just wait until he logs on.

Meanwhile, the 10,000 Troops are approaching to the shores and the orders are to set up Base camp near the coast so the Navy can provide Defensive.

Cmd. Le: "I want those 5 L.O.S (Artillery) behinds those hills!! 1/8 of a mile apart and the other 5 within the Base camp...."

Senior Sgt. Ky: "How about the mens Commander?" while smoking a Cigar

Le: "Make them dig trenches, surrounding the Base Camp and outward towards the LOS" Walking towards the hills and saw the open field..

"Jesus....this place will become one huge mess one day...Have those men make another trenches on the open flat field...about 1/16 mile away from the LOS from the Hills, have them deep....and get those 10 Mobile Howitzer in there."

Ky: "I think we should cancel the deployment of the remaining Artillery from Vietnam. And get those Battle tanks and hide them in the forest.....and have the remaining 20 Mobile Howitzer and deploy them in the forest, 10 each sides and 20 Marines guarding each and protected by Trenchs."

Le: "Marvelous idea Sr. Sgt. Ky......Send 5 scouts to explore...we need to know what we up against."

Ky: "Yes Commander"

The Stoklomolvi divisions landed in the recently occupied city of Stargaria, where the massive numbers of motorised infantry hauled huge nuclear artillery pieces off the convoy ships. The armour was slowly unloading, though it could take days or even weeks before all of the men were unloaded due to the crowded nature of Stargaria. The Stoklomolvi navy sectors moved in from the east, and essentially attempted to form a wall directly south of Stargaria while the missile cruisers began to move in and bombard the land-based capitalist forces. Surely, the tide would turn with the massive wave of manpower.

Unfortunately for the Stoklomolvi troops, it was forgotten that the nuclear shore guns could not move; they were designed to sit on massive turntables that would be constructed months before conflict. As such, the men would be forced to use the guns' massive range to hold the city of Stargaria, if not slowly push the guns out of the city and use them as anti-ground support. S-400 Triumf launchers were based in several convoy ships, and would be used to attack any air units that neared the city. Tupolevs were unloaded in Derbarian territory, and Derbarian command was asked as to where the Tupolevs could be based.

Message to Derbarian Military Command

So we fight together once again, hm? We have brought Tupolev Tu-160 bombers for ground support, and we inquire as to where you would like them based. We were planning on using heavy napalm to take down the enemy stronghold at Lunarosa.

Oseaton 1st Shock Army HQ, Lunarosa

"I don't know what you boys did to make the Volzgradiens stop their attack, but it sure as hell did the trick." laughed General Hammond inside the command center.

"Well sir, it was Irving's idea. I had told him about how the Volzgradiens had moved against our minefields south of Stargaria and he figured that they'd do it again." informed Grueder. "It was pretty ingenious, I wouldn't have thought of a massive IED attack."

"Ha! It's just what I remember from the fighting during the July Coup back home. The loyalists tried to stop the armor columns from heading toward center city using the same kind of trap. I figured if it worked for them, it would work for us." replied Dowling. The July Coup had been a shor, but bloody affair that had resulted in a military junta taking over control of the Oseaton government. All 3 officers in the room had played one role or another in the coup.

"Well what about our minefield, now that it is blown to hell, along with those Volzgradiens?" posed Hammond.

"Well, we do have several different layers of minefields and tank traps. We're also replanting the field and reinforcing it with artillery fired mines. That should hold the Volzgradiens for a bit, now that we've destroyed their anti-mine vehicles and all. And if the happen to get through that to the next one, who is to say it won't explode in exactly the same way." Dowling grinned fiercely at that image. Following their battle in and around Stargaria, Dowling had sworn to inflict as many casualties as possible on the advancing communist troops.

Grueder nodded and then changed the subject. "What about these new troops from the Holy Imperial Democracy of Vietnam Empire?"

General Hammond paused for a moment before answering. "Well it is great to see some more troops coming into play. Those boys look like they know what they are doing. I just hope it will be enough to combat these communists."

Both of the colonels nodded at that. The reinforcements were welcome, but the Allies were still vastly outnumbered.

OOC: Real life calls, so I'm gonna have to drop out. Sorry guys. Dashie, you can control my forces yourself, turn 'em over to another BDAC member, or just declare they go home. Your call.

OOC: With Dashie's permission I'd like to take control of the Mount Shavano forces. If not, such is life.

OOC: With Dashie's permission I'd like to take control of the Mount Shavano forces. If not, such is life.

OOC: Indeed. Speaking of Dashie, he hasn't been on for quite awhile. His last post was fairly long ago.

OOC: With Dashie's permission I'd like to take control of the Mount Shavano forces. If not, such is life.

OOC: That's fine if nobody has any objections.

Objections anyone?

OOC: Indeed. Speaking of Dashie, he hasn't been on for quite awhile. His last post was fairly long ago.

OOC: Still around. Not to worry.

OOC: Peace talks. Yes? No? Maybe so?

OOC: Depends if everybody is bored with this RP. If the consensus is that nobody wants to play anymore, yes. I'm planning on an all-out Derbarian attack, which will decide ultimately if this war continues (Derbaria makes progress) or ends (Derbaria gets massacred and loses a great deal of their force).

OOC: That's fine if nobody has any objections.

Objections anyone?



OOC: Still around. Not to worry.



OOC: Depends if everybody is bored with this RP. If the consensus is that nobody wants to play anymore, yes. I'm planning on an all-out Derbarian attack, which will decide ultimately if this war continues (Derbaria makes progress) or ends (Derbaria gets massacred and loses a great deal of their force).

OOC: This RP has swallowed a great deal of my time so I believe it should end soon. How about splitting Blacktopia like Korea? The line would be from Stargaria to Markosa. I guess that would make it fair.

Also, to Dashie, how did you make that flag? I'm thinking of making a similar RP but I just need to know how to make a flag.

OOC: This RP has swallowed a great deal of my time so I believe it should end soon. How about splitting Blacktopia like Korea? The line would be from Stargaria to Markosa. I guess that would make it fair.

Also, to Dashie, how did you make that flag? I'm thinking of making a similar RP but I just need to know how to make a flag.

OOC: Flag of what, my country?

Everything was done on MS Paint.

Cold Table


Derbarian and Blacktopian leaders sat across from eachother. Volzgradien and (RP your countries here if you want) leaders were moderating the discussion. This was an important one, as peace talks had just opened. The Volzgrad command, who were experienced in this type of war, realized that any attack on Lunarosa would be hopeless. Derbaria had already gotten what it went for (Oil), and it was pointless to continue fighting if it were to cost 30,000 more Derbarian lives - projected by the Derbarian command.

All Nations - This Decree Shall Open Peace Talks

SUBMITTED BY: BLACKTOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE SHALL LAY FORTH THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

A - THAT WAR ON BLACKTOPIA SHALL CEASE IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWING THIS CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT.

B - THAT BLACKTOPIA BE DIVIDED SO THAT DERBARIA WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING CITIES: SLOVAKOGRADE, STOLOKOTOLI

C - THAT ALL OTHER CITIES BE RETURNED TO BLACTKOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS IN CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE JUST ARRIVED. FAILURE TO HONOR THIS DOCTRINE SHALL RENDER IT NULL AND FIGHTING SHALL CONTINUE.

(OOC: The Blacktopians, defeated pretty much except for Lunarosa, are trying to get as much land back as possible. Everybody in the RP must agree with the cease fire for it to work. If one nation doesn't agree, the cease fire gets re-written.)

The Blacktopians were nervous. They did not want a seige operation at Lunarosa, which would just lead to countless civilian deaths.

Blacktopian infantry retreated back from the charging Volzgradien infantry, purposely giving them ground. There was word that the war would soon end, and all were war weary.

"Fall back," said a commander. The men marched backward, as artillery fell in a position slightly in front of the Volzgradiens. The intent was not to hit anybody, but only to prevent a Volzgradien charge.

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OOC: This RP has swallowed a great deal of my time so I believe it should end soon. How about splitting Blacktopia like Korea? The line would be from Stargaria to Markosa. I guess that would make it fair.

OOC: That's a good idea. If the cease fire is not agreed upon, these will be the next terms.

OOC: Flag of what, my country?

Everything was done on MS Paint.

Cold Table


Derbarian and Blacktopian leaders sat across from eachother. Volzgradien and (RP your countries here if you want) leaders were moderating the discussion. This was an important one, as peace talks had just opened. The Volzgrad command, who were experienced in this type of war, realized that any attack on Lunarosa would be hopeless. Derbaria had already gotten what it went for (Oil), and it was pointless to continue fighting if it were to cost 30,000 more Derbarian lives - projected by the Derbarian command.

All Nations - This Decree Shall Open Peace Talks

SUBMITTED BY: BLACKTOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE SHALL LAY FORTH THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

A - THAT WAR ON BLACKTOPIA SHALL CEASE IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWING THIS CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT.

B - THAT BLACKTOPIA BE DIVIDED SO THAT DERBARIA WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING CITIES: SLOVAKOGRADE, STOLOKOTOLI

C - THAT ALL OTHER CITIES BE RETURNED TO BLACTKOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS IN CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE JUST ARRIVED. FAILURE TO HONOR THIS DOCTRINE SHALL RENDER IT NULL AND FIGHTING SHALL CONTINUE.

(OOC: The Blacktopians, defeated pretty much except for Lunarosa, are trying to get as much land back as possible.)

The Blacktopians were nervous. They did not want a seige operation at Lunarosa, which would just lead to countless civilian deaths.

OOC: D'oh! I meant map. If you made the map with MS paint then I salute you.

IC:

General Pavelov sat nervously as he watched the leaders of Blacktopian and Derbaria speak to each other. Despite various requests, Pavelov would attend the talks instead of President Kavinkov. While he did not doubt the success of these talks, he was still nervous of the aftermath. In his mind, the campaign had certainly gone well. With the Volzgradiens only losing one battle, most would consider the Blacktopian conflict a huge success.

Soon, the two leaders had finished and had agreed. Without a second thought, Pavelov signed the doctrine.

Week 10 - Final (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/DashieCamel/Blacktopia/Week8.jpg)

Weather: Clear, Sunny all Week
Storms moving in? No
Temperature: 90

A Warm Welcome

It was odd to the Derbarians, seeing the Blacktopian leader once again. He had been on the run since the war began, and they had been his hunter. It was bizarre, to say the least. He seemed rugged, with his face unshaven and his clothes dirty. He stepped to the table, and sat down.

"So... These are the agreements," he stated, passing the paper to the Derbarian President.

"I would like to have Stargaria too," stated the Derbarian President.

"Those terms are not acceptible," said the Blacktopian President.

The Derbarian President paused for a second, and knew that the document had to be signed. Lunarosa was heavily defended, despite the gigantic force about to attack it, and the bloodshed would be massive.

He grumbled for a second, and then stated, almost under his breath, "Your Terms are Acceptible."

He signed the document, slightly below the Derbarian President's signature and slightly above Pavelov's. It was a monumental sight to see. Though the Derbarians had won militarily, they had failed to transform the Derbarian government into Communists.

A response from all participating nations was anticipated.

(OOC: No way that city was going to be captured. Especially since Vietnam Empire came in with more artillery. It would have been a seige - for both sides! lol. This is what I would imagine Chess Players would call a stalemate.

OOC: Flag of what, my country?

Everything was done on MS Paint.

Cold Table


Derbarian and Blacktopian leaders sat across from eachother. Volzgradien and (RP your countries here if you want) leaders were moderating the discussion. This was an important one, as peace talks had just opened. The Volzgrad command, who were experienced in this type of war, realized that any attack on Lunarosa would be hopeless. Derbaria had already gotten what it went for (Oil), and it was pointless to continue fighting if it were to cost 30,000 more Derbarian lives - projected by the Derbarian command.

All Nations - This Decree Shall Open Peace Talks

SUBMITTED BY: BLACKTOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE SHALL LAY FORTH THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

A - THAT WAR ON BLACKTOPIA SHALL CEASE IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWING THIS CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT.

B - THAT BLACKTOPIA BE DIVIDED SO THAT DERBARIA WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING CITIES: SLOVAKOGRADE, STOLOKOTOLI

C - THAT ALL OTHER CITIES BE RETURNED TO BLACTKOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS IN CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE JUST ARRIVED. FAILURE TO HONOR THIS DOCTRINE SHALL RENDER IT NULL AND FIGHTING SHALL CONTINUE.

(OOC: The Blacktopians, defeated pretty much except for Lunarosa, are trying to get as much land back as possible. Everybody in the RP must agree with the cease fire for it to work. If one nation doesn't agree, the cease fire gets re-written.)

The Blacktopians were nervous. They did not want a seige operation at Lunarosa, which would just lead to countless civilian deaths.

We shall begin distributing aid to all the cities at once.

ooc:good thread very nice.

Although The Federation of Oseato wished for the total restoration of the Blacktopian nation, these terms are acceptable. This war has taken a heavy toll on us, as I'm sure is true for most, if not all, of those nations participating in the conflict. We do however have one request, the establishment of a DMZ along the new border, for obvious security reasons. Oseaton forces would be willing to provide security for the Blacktopians if such an arrangement is made.

It is our most sincere hope that all countries involved may get along peacefully after this conflict. The Federation wishes no ill-harm to Volzgrad or Derbaria, or any other nations involved.

Most sincerely,

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General C. Allen Gates, Foreign Minister

Although The Federation of Oseato wished for the total restoration of the Blacktopian nation, these terms are acceptable. This war has taken a heavy toll on us, as I'm sure is true for most, if not all, of those nations participating in the conflict. We do however have one request, the establishment of a DMZ along the new border, for obvious security reasons. Oseaton forces would be willing to provide security for the Blacktopians if such an arrangement is made.

It is our most sincere hope that all countries involved may get along peacefully after this conflict. The Federation wishes no ill-harm to Volzgrad or Derbaria, or any other nations involved.

Most sincerely,

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General C. Allen Gates, Foreign Minister

We in Volzgrad must agree with our Oseatan counterparts. All factions will be relieved with the end of this war. However, 10,000 Volzgradien soldiers will remain in Derbaria to keep peace and stabilize the area. Once the area has been declared safe, then all Volzgradien soldiers will leave the country for good.

The silent Stoklomolvi diplomat was not pleased.

"These terms are completely unacceptable to us. We wasted hundreds of thousands of tonnes of oil getting here, and the city we landed in is to be returned to Blacktopia? Hell no, we won't go. We demand that all occupied cities be given to Derbaria, or there will be some fierce bombardment of your city."

We are glad the situation is acceptable with Volzgrad. Once the situation is secure, meaning once they can defend themselves properly, the Oseaton Forces will leave.

However, we are much less pleased with Stoklomolvi. I'm sure Derbaria can repay you for the resources you wasted to get here. We must remind you that Oseato will do everything in our power to make sure this cease fire works out. Everything.

Sincerely,

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General C. Allen Gates, Foreign Minister

"Oh? Then declare war on us. Embargo us. Anything you do to us will give us a casus belli to attack you."

We're already at war, in a theoretical sense. However, this needs to end. I have no problem with you. I simply must point out that any expenditures due to this military action should take a back seat to the peace and stability of the region.

"And would peace and stability not reign if Blacktopia was completely occupied? Know that we have full capabilities to bomb Lunarosa until it is absolutely annihilated. We recommend that you take a revised treaty."

Why should the treaty be rewritten for a nation that has shed little blood compared to other participating nations? I suggest you take the treaty as is and take up your concerns with the Derbarian government as to repayment for lost/wasted resources.

"Because, my friend from somewhere I do not care about, we can stomp Blacktopia into a pancake if we feel like it."

[OOC: Not saying I really can, but fear works. :P ]

The Federation of Oseato wishes to avoid more conflict and therefore would like to compensate you for your lost resources. Please name your price and we will attempt to pay most, if not all, of the value back to your nation.

"Because, my friend from somewhere I do not care about, we can stomp Blacktopia into a pancake if we feel like it."

[OOC: Not saying I really can, but fear works. :P ]

While you are our ally, we must remind you that the areas around Pretopia have massive oil deposits. There is no point bickering when this war actually got us oil! I'm sure the Derbarians will give your nation some of the spoils of war in return for you nation's (limited) service.

"The total oil cost, based on standard prices, amounts to over $400,000,000. While this is a small amount of money, the oil itself is not. Some 435,000 barrels were used getting over here. And yes, while we did get oil, there are diamonds and gold surrounding all of the cities we occupied. There is even coffee around Lunarosa!"

Message from Vietnam Empire to Military Base camp of 110th Division

Ky: "Commander, they say to pull out, there is a compromise coming up."

Le: "Ahh great, one day we here, the next day we out....Well at least the men get a good upper workout. The trenches are 99% done. Let's scram."

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110th Division has packed up to the ship and heads towards the fleet to return to Vietnam Empire.

Let the Oseato assure you, you will not be getting into Lunarosa, not matter what type of force you threaten. I believe the terms of the treaty are pretty generous to the Derbarian side. The Blacktopians will be rebuilding Stargaria and Pretopia for years to come. Derbaria has little rebuilding to do of their own and still has access to oil and diamonds.

"Expect us never to leave the city. Either it is Derbarian or it is ours. It will not be Blacktopian. Disagree with us and you can expect nothing but napalm bombing you and Lunarosa for the years to come. Napalm or nukes. Your choice."

OOC: Flag of what, my country?

Everything was done on MS Paint.

Cold Table


Derbarian and Blacktopian leaders sat across from eachother. Volzgradien and (RP your countries here if you want) leaders were moderating the discussion. This was an important one, as peace talks had just opened. The Volzgrad command, who were experienced in this type of war, realized that any attack on Lunarosa would be hopeless. Derbaria had already gotten what it went for (Oil), and it was pointless to continue fighting if it were to cost 30,000 more Derbarian lives - projected by the Derbarian command.

All Nations - This Decree Shall Open Peace Talks

SUBMITTED BY: BLACKTOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE SHALL LAY FORTH THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

A - THAT WAR ON BLACKTOPIA SHALL CEASE IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWING THIS CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT.

B - THAT BLACKTOPIA BE DIVIDED SO THAT DERBARIA WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING CITIES: SLOVAKOGRADE, STOLOKOTOLI

C - THAT ALL OTHER CITIES BE RETURNED TO BLACTKOPIA

THIS DOCTRINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS IN CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE JUST ARRIVED. FAILURE TO HONOR THIS DOCTRINE SHALL RENDER IT NULL AND FIGHTING SHALL CONTINUE.

(OOC: The Blacktopians, defeated pretty much except for Lunarosa, are trying to get as much land back as possible. Everybody in the RP must agree with the cease fire for it to work. If one nation doesn't agree, the cease fire gets re-written.)

The Blacktopians were nervous. They did not want a seige operation at Lunarosa, which would just lead to countless civilian deaths.


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Commander Ky has came to the door.

"Hello, I am Commander Ky of the 110th Division of the Vietnam Empire Royal Marines. I received this notice about a ending of war. So I will sign the agreement that is represented by Vietnam Empire."

Commander Ky picks up the pen and signs the Doctrine.

This is simply unacceptable. We have made all possible attempts to repay you. If you believe that you can simply attempt to bomb Lunarosa, you'll sadly mistaken. The Oseaton Government strongly cautions you against this course of action.

Our last offer is a divided city.(Much like Cold War Berlin) We insist that the Blacktopians have control over a majority of the city.

"Unacceptable. Surrender the cities and the surrounding lands and we will leave you be. Otherwise, we will continue the war regardless of what the others say."

You do realize that if the other nations allied with Derbaria don't support you, the BADC forces greatly outnumber your own? Oseato does not wish to prolong this conflict, but Stargaria must be returned to Blacktopian hands.

We hereby call on Derbarian and Volzgradien forces to support Oseato and Blacktopian troops in the removal of Stoklomolvi troops.

"Unacceptable. Surrender the cities and the surrounding lands and we will leave you be. Otherwise, we will continue the war regardless of what the others say."

We are sorry, but we must side with the Oseatans on this matter. Your nation is doing nothing but pointless warmongering. While we respect your choice of siding with the Derbarians, your actions may only serve to prolong this already long overdue conflict. It is for this reason that the Government of Volzgrad has agreed to side with Oseato for this matter and if hostilities break out.

"And each of you realises that should hostilities break out again, Blacktopia will be nothing but a nuclear wasteland. We already have Type 425 nuclear artillery in Stargaria. Attacking them will detonate the shells there. Ignoring them will do nothing good for the region. For the sakes of your people, we demand that Stargaria and the other city be given to Derbaria."

We greatly applaud Volzgrad for their stance on the matter. It is nice to see some nations share the same love for peace that the Federation of Oseato does.

[OOC: To clarify, I cannot actually use my nuclear cannons, but if you detonate them that's not my problem, is it?]

Surely the nation of Blacktopia can reach a deal with your nation, Stoklomolvi. Are you interested in land?
Unfortunately, we are not willing to give up such a great amount of territory. We will fight to the death!

Stoklomolvi, you do realize that the very ground your artillery is on is in the midst of several large groups of Volzgradien forces? My guess would be they are all too willing to disarm your artillery forces and other units.

"We seek only to transfer what Derbaria has rightfully conquered to Derbarian hands. Giving the Blacktopians back the land when the Derbaria clearly has the upper hand is strategically untactful. To answer the Oseato concern over our nuclear weapons, know that the artillery cannons have artificial intelligence and will self-detonate if necessary."

[OOC: I have written a write-up for the thing, but everyone said it was too impractical. It works, though.]

Stoklomolvi

A Blacktopian runner comes bearing a message. He is waving a white flag (OOC: A truly evil nation would execute the bastard! He's the enemy! No quarter!) It reads, "Dearest Stoklomolvi,

We kindly request that you lay down your arms. Do you not see what has become of this war? Attacking Lunarosa, a virtually impenetrable fortress, would be suicide for your forces. Surely, your men do not need to die. Lay down your arms. We will not attack, but we will defend with fierce and crushing might."

[OOC: To clarify, I cannot actually use my nuclear cannons, but if you detonate them that's not my problem, is it?]

OOC: I guess not, no. That would really suck for Volzgrad's forces though. lol

Upper hand? While they may outnumber Allied forces. We are fighting from extremely well built defenses on top of defensive terrain. The reason for the peace talks is exactly because the Derbarians are afraid of assaulting the defenses and fear failure.

Therefore we ask for the removal of your forces and accept compensation for your resources. I'm sure both the Derbarians and Blacktopians would be willing to discuss favorable trade agreements with you.

At Startopia, the men saw a Blacktopian man with a white flag. They knew that the war would only end when Lunarosa fell, but accepted the envoy nonetheless. The commissar in command of the forces read the message, scoffed, and ordered the men to begin moving. The rest of the forces would slowly disembark in Startopia, though the crowded nature of the city would mean that some of the men would be forced to move out. As a result, several divisions of motorised infantry drove down the coast, close enough to receive support if necessary but far enough to be unable to be bombarded.

Back at the meeting, the diplomat was unnerved.

"Bah. Defences will mean defeat."

He knew that so long as they sat in their city, and the Stoklomolvi troops could shoot down all aircraft, the men inside would eventually starve and surrender. It was only a matter of time; months, even years.

Blacktopian Command

This is the Blacktopian Command to Oseato / Mount Shavano (controlled by Oseato), we request airstrikes with everything you have on possible incoming Stoklomolvi soldiers. We will advise if they ever come into view (OOC: Not godmoding, since the Defenders would have no idea what your force movements were. Just saying to be ready, as peacetalks crumbling apart would be an ominous sign). All airforce, naval, and artillery units be on Standby, Yellow alert.

ENCRYPTED
FROM: ADM TOLAND, SUPREME COMMANDER OF OSEATON FORCES
TO: BADC
CC: VOLGRADIEN FORCES, DEBERIAN COMMAND
SUB: STOKLOMOLVI

We have determined that the only way for this conflict to end is the explusion of Stoklomolvi from the region. This will only be accomplished if their forces are defeated outside of Lunarosa. We feel we alone have enough forces to defeat Stoklomolvi, but wish to ask for your assistance.

A defeat of their forces on the field of battle near Lunarosa could force them to accept the treaty. Please, lend us support and defeat the forces of Stoklomolvi so that peace may prevail.

ENCRYPTED
FROM: Blacktopian Command
TO: ADM TOLAND, SUPREME COMMANDER OF OSEATON FORCES
CC: VOLGRADIEN FORCES, DEBERIAN COMMAND
SUB: STOKLOMOLVI

May we suggest a different approach? The Stoklomolvi army will no doubt fall on its own sword. Their hubris is evident. Do they not know the Juggernaut that they are going up against? You are correct, however. We must push forward, and use our air power and artillery guns to drive the Stoklomolvi army back. It is important that we play on the war weariness of the Derbarians and Volzgradiens. This is key to us. Let them attack, fall victim to our merciless bombing and strafing runs, and then drive forward as their crumbled army attempts to fight back.

OOC: This will be my last post for the night, so please no godmoding while I sleep.

At Startopia, the men saw a Blacktopian man with a white flag. They knew that the war would only end when Lunarosa fell, but accepted the envoy nonetheless. The commissar in command of the forces read the message, scoffed, and ordered the men to begin moving. The rest of the forces would slowly disembark in Startopia, though the crowded nature of the city would mean that some of the men would be forced to move out. As a result, several divisions of motorised infantry drove down the coast, close enough to receive support if necessary but far enough to be unable to be bombarded.

Back at the meeting, the diplomat was unnerved.

"Bah. Defences will mean defeat."

He knew that so long as they sat in their city, and the Stoklomolvi troops could shoot down all aircraft, the men inside would eventually starve and surrender. It was only a matter of time; months, even years.

Lunarosa is a port city protected by several Allied navies....there will be no starving.

ENCRYPTED
FROM: Blacktopian Command
TO: ADM TOLAND, SUPREME COMMANDER OF OSEATON FORCES
CC: VOLGRADIEN FORCES, DEBERIAN COMMAND
SUB: STOKLOMOLVI

May we suggest a different approach? The Stoklomolvi army will no doubt fall on its own sword. Their hubris is evident. Do they not know the Juggernaut that they are going up against? You are correct, however. We must push forward, and use our air power and artillery guns to drive the Stoklomolvi army back. It is important that we play on the war weariness of the Derbarians and Volzgradiens. This is key to us. Let them attack, fall victim to our merciless bombing and strafing runs, and then drive forward as their crumbled army attempts to fight back.

Those are our feelings exactly. We will wait for their attack, but if it does not come, we will attack ourselves and force the Stoklomolvi forces from Blacktopia.

To Volzgrad Command

From: Blacktopia

We would like to come to a formal agreement to end hostilities. It is not in either of our best interests to continue this war. Though the contract is void, will you honor its conditions?

Those are our feelings exactly. We will wait for their attack, but if it does not come, we will attack ourselves and force the Stoklomolvi forces from Blacktopia.

If, in the small chance, the Stoklomolvi army does serious damage to us, we are willing to give up Stargaria. However, we will see how this war plays out. This does not seem likely at this point.

Heavily Encrypted Message to Derbarian and Volzgradien Command

What are you thinking, surrendering your hard-earned claims to the silly Blacktopians and Oseato? Communism is unstoppable! All we have to do, comrades, is force our navies at the enemy, and blockade their city. Cut them off from all supply, and morale will plummet. Distract them with feigned disorder and disorganisation. Boost their morale, and then watch as the tower collapses. Do not let war weariness get you! With our manpower, we can bombard their silly little city. Crater their airfields, destroy their infrastructure, poison their water, offer amnesty to those who surrender, etc.

For the motherland, comrades, charge!

To Volzgrad Command

From: Blacktopia

We would like to come to a formal agreement to end hostilities. It is not in either of our best interests to continue this war. Though the contract is void, will you honor its conditions?

To: Blacktopia

Agreed. If war breaks out with Stoklomolvi, then we will assist your forces. We currently have the entire area around Stargaria and the city itself under lockdown. Stoklmolvian forces are surrounded and cut off. While there have been no attacks, we are not taking any chances. NBC units have been stationed in the city while the main bulk of our forces remain outside.

To: Stoklomolvian Command

We are sorry, but we cannot allow you to do this. Your forces are currently surrounded and contained in both Stargaria and the port. We kindly ask that you forces stand down and remain peaceful. This conflict must be solved using words, not bullets.

To: Stoklomolvi

From: Derbarian Command

We applaud your courage. However, we suggest that you stand down. We have captured natural resources vital to our nation. Lunarosa is not vital to our plans. However, if you agree to pull forward, we will send 5 units to assist you - 3 armored units, and 2 infantry units. If anymore were sent, we are afraid, it would cause mutiny amongst our ranks.

The military commissar in the city was saddened by his former allies' lack of resolve.

"Cowards. That's all they are. COWARDS!"

A soldier came running to him.

"Sir! They have us surrounded!"

"What of the nuclear cannons?"

"They will be ready in a few minutes, sir."

"Good. Good."

The soldier, trembling, ran back to his post. Back at sea, the Stoklomolvi navy noticed a large movement of Volzgradien ships. One of the sailors on a missile cruiser fired a warning shot over the bow of one of the Volzgradien ships, landing in the water. A Morse message was beeped to Volzgradien command.

...- --- .-.. --.. --. .-. .- -.. .. . -. / -.-. --- -- -- .- -. -.. .-.-.- / . .. - .... . .-. / .... . .-.. .--. / ..- ... / --- .-. / .-.. . .- ...- . / ..- ... .-.-.- / .-- . / ... . . -.- / -. --- / --.- ..- .- .-. .-. . .-.. / .-- .. - .... / -.-- --- ..- .-.-.- / -.-- --- ..- / -. . . -.. / -. --- - / -... . / .. -. ...- --- .-.. ...- . -.. .-.-.-

[OOC: Permission to use nuclear cannons?]

[ooc: Volzgrad? Your decision ultimately. I'm okay with it.]
[ooc: You're one of my favorite RPers, Stoklomolvi. You love punishing your forces.]

[OOC: :P Not sure if that was a compliment, lulz. If it was, then thank you! Punishing my forces is fun.]

Message to Stoklomolvian Command

While we commend your bravery for coming to the aid of Derbaria, we must now ask you to stand down. Every nation in Blacktopia is currently attempting to talk you down. Our fleet has blockaded Stargaria and your forces with it. Any use of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons will warrant a full declaration of war and a complete WA investigation. There is no point in continuing this war. Stand down for the lives of both of our men.

If necessary, we will provide a substantial financial "gift" if your forces comply and return home.

Message to Volzgradien Command

The Stoklomolvi men will never surrender. No gift will entice them to return other than the complete occupation of Blacktopia. If you are afraid, then sign a separate treaty.

Cowards.

END

[OOC: I'll assume that I have the go with my nuke cannons, then.]

"Sir! All system are operational!"

"Excellence!"

The commissar prepared to give the order to fire. If the Volzgradiens did not leave them be, then there would be hell to pay.

At sea, the Stoklomolvi navy started targeting Volzgradien ships with their missiles. Every frigate, destroyer, and battlecruiser was prepared to fire.

Back at the motorised infantry division, one truck dropped off a dozen snipers who then ran about the forest. The truck then headed back to base. The other trucks continued down the jungle, where they reached a small clearing. There, the infantry quickly pulled down a bunch of Flakvierlings and Flak 88 cannons, and immediately started assembling the cannons under the thick cover of jungle. Other infantry started constructing fake habitation units in a larger clearing, in an attempt to make the enemy waste resources.

Message to Volzgradien Command

The Stoklomolvi men will never surrender. No gift will entice them to return other than the complete occupation of Blacktopia. If you are afraid, then sign a separate treaty.

Cowards.

END

[OOC: I'll assume that I have the go with my nuke cannons, then.]

"Sir! All system are operational!"

"Excellence!"

The commissar prepared to give the order to fire. If the Volzgradiens did not leave them be, then there would be hell to pay.

At sea, the Stoklomolvi navy started targeting Volzgradien ships with their missiles. Every frigate, destroyer, and battlecruiser was prepared to fire.

Back at the motorised infantry division, one truck dropped off a dozen snipers who then ran about the forest. The truck then headed back to base. The other trucks continued down the jungle, where they reached a small clearing. There, the infantry quickly pulled down a bunch of Flakvierlings and Flak 88 cannons, and immediately started assembling the cannons under the thick cover of jungle. Other infantry started constructing fake habitation units in a larger clearing, in an attempt to make the enemy waste resources.

OOC: I give up. I really need to go RP in some other thread. My men go home.

OOC: I think this is pretty ridiculous that you're going to use nuclear cannons when the opening post says no WMDs. I think your within your rights to continue the fight, but using nukes? We haven't used nukes the whole time.

To:Blacktopian Command
From: Oseato Military Command Authority

The Oseaton government has reached the conclusion that Stargaria must be sacrificed for the greater good of the rest of the nation. We need you to authorize a strike on the nuclear cannons. While this will set off their warheads and destroy Stargaria, it will eliminate the Stoklomolvi threat.

OOC: I fired at targets other then the aircraft, the fuel lines, barracks, and command tower.

"OH SHIT" Shouted Ani, "Sparks' jeep been hit!! THREE MEN DOWN, GO, GO, GO!" Other missiles began to rain down around them, "haha, fools!! they are destroying their runway!" laughed Franks, the jeeps agility helped them to evade the missiles, they fired a few missiles in return as they hastily ran back through the hole they had made.

Radio communication from BSF Team B to Volzgrad command:
"Come in Volzgrad commanders, Come in. We suggest placing tank traps the allied side of the river we have booby trapped, nearest to Stargaria, this will then create a bottleneck, as there are only a couple bridges we have not boobytrapped. As yet the remote sensors are deactivated, we shall stay in the area and activate them if they begin to advance on Stargaria., Over"

The Oseaton government has reached the conclusion that Stargaria must be sacrificed for the greater good of the rest of the nation. We need you to authorize a strike on the nuclear cannons. While this will set off their warheads and destroy Stargaria, it will eliminate the Stoklomolvi threat.

We authorize your strike. Take those cannons out before they blow!

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OOC: I think this is pretty ridiculous that you're going to use nuclear cannons when the opening post says no WMDs. I think your within your rights to continue the fight, but using nukes? We haven't used nukes the whole time.

OOC: Changed my mind. No nuclear cannons, simply because its an act of terrorism, and dozens of nations would attack you after doing that. It's not really tactically sound either. Nobody is actually near them, so you would just end up frying yourself. We can RP the cannons being there though, and destroying them, etc. if you want.

OOC: that was what I was ment to post after osteato replied to my attack, but net went down, then I was too tired yesterday night.
But as my nation isn't a major player, they are not in the meeting.

OOC: I'm thinking of wrapping this up by #450, simply because the thread has run its course, and it really is just a stalemate now that could run on for years. I'll look at the next 15 posts, and if we get no progress by then, like in the past page or so, I'm calling a stalemate. Objections anyone?

OPEN ENCRYPTION, AVAILABLE TO ALL NATIONS

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Burtilana Special Forces


Due to the stalemate, and a deadlock in peace talks, and the depature of our ally, Volzgrad, we are pulling out our men. They shall be picked up from an airfield in the East within 48hrs. Good luck with all your futures, and I hope a peaceful end comes.

Head of the BSF
High General Sam Bartram

The remaining BSF soldiers slowly drove East, their morale was low, partly due to the loss of three of their comrades, and partly due to their small and late involvement in the war.

Skies over Blacktopia

Several hundred aircraft flew towards Stargaria. Several Squadrons of F-35's, two squadrons of F-22's, two squadrons of A-6 Intruders, a squadron of B-1's and two squadrons of B-52's headed for Stagaria. EA-6B Prowlers ran interference jamming fire control radars and search radars. Several of the A-6's were armed with HARM missiles ready to take out any radar that attempted to track the planes in order to fire SAMs.

"Lightning Lead to all Lightning elements. Prepare to launch against the targets. Be advised these targets will go nuclear. So after bomb release kick the burners and get out. If you need fuel we have tankers up to help you out. B-52's will stay out of range and will launch against the targets only if the initial strike fails. Good luck and good hunting."

All of the strike pilots readied their weaponry and put their laser designators on the target and punched in the GPS coordinates. All the nuclear cannons had been painted by the aircraft. A hail of JDAMs and JSOWs rained down from the sky and hurdled toward the cannons. All in all the amount of explosives used could easily have destroyed the whole city of Stargaria. Dropped on such precise targets, the bombs would completely destroy anything on the targets.

It was easy to find the targets due to their elevated levels of radiation. No amount of fake buildings could disguise the true locations of the cannons. It made for easy pickings for the Oseaton aircraft.

The Invaders Have Won a Decisive Victory!!!

A Divided Nation: The Future

February - 2009: A nation bitterly divided and disputed: The collapse of the Blacktopian empire was soon forgotten, and became a footnote in history mere months after its collapse. As all forces began to pull out, the progress that the Derbarians had hoped for, especially as many of their men had given their lives for the Communist transformation, would never come. Blacktopia, split in two sections a month after the treaty was signed, is still rife with militia and military violence.

Journal, dated December 23, 2010, Vasilli

Beginning as a mission to restore hope and add civility to a government that cared little about its people, in the end, it was the people that suffered. Now, Blacktopia is a cesspool, where it is impossible for civilian life to continue without daily bombings and sniper attacks. It was impossible to sustain military presence in Stargaria, so we left.

At the time, I did not find this to be a wise decision. This was our territory, that was earned with Derbarian and Blacktopian blood. Now, it was nothing but rubble and orphaned children roaming the streets. My heart has been in the wrong place, Laura (ooc: Vasilli's wife). We have done no good here. This flight pains my stomach, and I am not sure how it will be stepping foot on the homeland. Will we get a hero's welcome, or be treated as murders? My hubris hopes for one, but my conscience bets that it will be the other.

How sorry I am for what we have done. The pain we have caused. I only wish to forget. I am resigning tommorrow, Laura. We must get on with our lives. We must forget the past, and let the Blacktopians rebuild what little of a nation we have left. You asked in the last letter sent if I regretted that the Derbarian "experimental" government failed, and everybody back home was calling us failures to the Communist cause. No. I have no regrets of our failure, but only regrets for what I have done, and how I have lead young men into slaughter.

I had changed, Laura. I was bloodthirsty and arrogant until one day that I remember well. I gazed off into a field, and enjoyed what life had to offer. It was then that I realized that we were destroying life for mere ideals. This was a war of choice, and a war of stupidity. Much has happened, however. The miltias have stopped fighting. They have no problems with eachother. It is us that had a problem with - us, the invaders. Yes, we failed to establish Blacktopia as a Communist nation, and no, we will not be greeted with a hero's welcome. However, I don't care anymore. I just want to run away from it all.

God will forgive me. To hell with this country. We will start a new life.

Colonel Vasilli, 21st Infantry Regiment, Retired.

OOC: Sorry bout that. Went on vacation. Was very busy the days before the vacation. Going on vacation again tomorrow.
IC: The United Socialist States of The Northern Baltic, in union with The United Worker's Republic, pledges to rebuild the (Communist side of) Blacktopia. Thousands of volunteer aid workers and billions of dollars in material are currently on their way to Blacktopia. Several thousand United Worker's Republic military advisers are also being sent to Blacktopia to prepare their military, police force, and militia in case of an attack. An offer of entry into The United Worker's Republic has also been extended to North (Communist?) Blacktopia. May the Revolution live on forever in the hearts and minds of all people of the world.