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OOC-This is WWII tech, but within reason. That means NO ATOMIC WEAPONS, NO JET AIRCRAFT, NOTHING INVENTED AFTER 1943.

OOC-This is loosely based off of the actual World War II.
Ludolf=Germany
Telvira=UK.

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IC-Metros, Capital of Telvira
Prime Minister Edmond Blake looked out the window of his car as it rolled down King’s Road in Metros, the capital of Telvira. All around him were groups of National Guard setting up sandbagged AA gun emplacements. There were posters warning what to do in case of air raids, and signs directing people to the nearest bomb shelter. The capital was on a war footing, no doubt about it.

And there was good reason to be. To the south, the Grand Duchy of Ludolf was becoming increasingly belligerent. Ludolf’s leader, Kaiser Andreas Dietrich was stepping up the rhetoric against Telvira, and there were disturbing reports of military buildups along the Crystal Channel. Several bomber squadrons and quite a bit of Ludolf’s Kreigsmarine (Navy) was being relocated to the Channel ports. There were all sorts of rumors going around, but almost everyone saw a war as inevitable. Except the damn Liberal Party, which had somehow gotten a sizable section of Parliament and kept on slashing away at the military budget. As the car pulled up to the Palace, Blake’s mind was on his family in Proxima. Were they out of range of the bombers? He hoped so.

A few minutes later, Blake was ushered into the East Lounge, and the presence of King Cyrus I. King Cyrus I had gotten Telvira through the Grand War against Pamploma and Samovia. Now it appeared he would have to guide the country through another war. And if anything goes wrong, it’ll be my head they’re calling for. “Hello, Edmond,” King Cyrus rose from his seat by the fireplace. “Anything new on Ludolf?” “According to our intelligence sources, two more wings of He-111 bombers and a squadron of transports were seen arriving at airfield K-7. An additional three squadrons of Me-109 fighters have been deployed to airfield K-14, and three light cruisers, Merkur-class, have been sent to Kazheim. An armored brigade from the 3rd Panzer Division has been spotted going into new barracks near Sieghuln, along with the 42nd Infantry Division.” “Bad news all around, eh?” “Yes, sir. Sir, if they do attack, can we fight them off?” “For the sake of our country, I hope so, Edmond.”

Two Days Later
Blake was woken at 5:45AM by the sounds of air-raid sirens, then by the crump of bombs. “Helen, get the kids and go into the basement!” He ran to the window and looked out. A flight of He-111 bombers passed overhead, illuminated by flames from Proxima’s city center.

As Blake drove his car at breakneck speed towards the Parliament building, he watched as a group of P-51D Mustang fighters rose from an airfield nearby. As he ran into the Chamber, there were shouts resonating from both sides of the Chamber. Blake’s top aide, Charles Sordhuy, ran up to him. “Sir, the bombing began at around 5:30 this morning and has been going on continuosly since then. Metros, Proxima, and Southport have been hit. Nothing from the Kreigsmarine and no troop movements so far, but we expect an invasion is imminent.” “Did Dietrich even declare war?!” “No declaration has been sent as of yet.” “Bastard. What’s the status of our defenses?” “We’ve scrambled our interceptors and we’ve managed to maul a few of their bomber formations. Our bomber squadrons were hit in the opening attacks, so it’s going slower than we would’ve hoped.” “Tell me the minute we get something in the air.” Blake rose to the podium. The Chamber fell silent in anticipation. “Friends, comrades, and representatives of the Telviran people. Today we have been the victim of an unprovoked attack by the Grand Duchy of Ludolf. Their bombers have attacked our cities, and their troops have massed to invade us. But I vow to you, and to the Telviran people, the United Kingdom will be the victor!” Thunderous applause filled the Chamber. Despite this, Blake wondered if he believed his own words.

As the sun rose over Southport, it was obscured by a cloud of aircraft. As the inhabitants looked up, a hail of 500lb and 1,000lb bombs fell on the city, blowing chunks out of buildings and sending the civilians running for the shelters. As National Guard troops desperately built defensive positions, a sea of parachutes replaced the hail of bombs. As Ludolf’s soldiers fell from the sky, the 3rd Panzer Brigade made landfall in barges. By the end of the day, the 11,000 troops of the 14th Fallschirmjaeger Division and the 200 tanks of the 3rd Panzer Brigade were fully deployed. The next morning, the Black Cross flew over Southport.

Black Cross (flag of Ludolf): http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/mer/MAL308~Black-cross-Posters.jpg
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Field Marshal Karl Skorzenky stepped off the Ju-52 trimotor transport at King Richard Airport in newly captured Southport. An honor guard was lined up at the foot of the ramp, the embodiment of Ludolf’s Whermacht, resplendent in their black kalabash hats, with gleaming Mauser rifles. As Skorzenky touched ground, he was overwhelmed by a sense of awe. The first successful invasion of Telvira, with him at the helm! Surely he would be remembered in history. As he saluted the honor guard he approached a Volkswagen with a driver. “To the headquarters, and fast.” “Yes, Herr Feldmarschal.”

The headquarters for the newly christened Army Group B was located in Southport’s city hall. As Skorzenky entered and returned the various officers’ salutes, he sighted his panzer commander, General Heinrich von Kluge. “Heinrich, today we have entered legend!” “Yes, Feldmarschal. What are your orders?” Skorzenky looked over a map of Telvira. In between Army Group B and the Telviran capital Metros was the James River, situated about 2/3s of the way there. “We drive for the James, General. I want your panzers across that river by the end of the month.” “Yes, Herr Feldmarschal.” von Kluge gave a snappy salute and walked out to give the orders that would send 3rd Panzer Brigade towards the James and the enemy.

In the Atlantic Ocean
The submarine, U-285, was one of the many Type VI U-boats sent to strangle Telvira by sinking it's ships. And with Kaiser Dietrich's new proclamation declaring unrestricted submarine warfare, the U-boat captian had his next prize in sight: A ship from the United States of PA, carrying war materials to Telviran ports. As the ship sailed into his crosshairs, the captain fired a spread of four torpedoes. Then he ordered the U-boat surfaced. If the ship survived, it could be finished off with the U-boats 88mm deck gun.

2 of the Torpedoes hit the Ship, the USNS Mercy, the ship immediately split into 2 pieces, and sank within a few minutes, taking 342 Pennsylvanian Civilians with her, the Pennsylvanian Response was this


3 Days ago, September 8th, 1941, is a Date on which, 342 Civilians were killed in a un-civilised way, a Luden Submarine fired several Torpedos into the USNS Mercy, sinking the vessel within a matter of minutes, after which the submarine left several hundred people to die in the freezing cold waters of the North Atlantic. In Response to this Event, I Ask the Congress, to declare a State of Complete, and Utter War between the Great Country of the United States of Pennsylvania and the Grand Duchy of Luden.

OOC-It's Luden, not Ludolfian, for the record

IC-When Kaiser Dietrich received word of the declaration of war he scoffed. How could a nation that relies on endless debate for government possibly mobilize an army fast? He was sure that Telvira would fall before the first PA soldier stepped foot on a transport.

In Telvira, General von Kluge's panzers reach the James River. But the Telvirans had been trading space for time, and now they were dug in on the east bank. The Luden panzers try again and again to break through, but to no avail. Field Marshal Skorzenky decides to build up his forces for a breakthrough. Meanwhile, the Luftwaffe (Air Force will bomb Metros into the ground, in the hopes of breaking the Telviran spirit. Prime Minister Blake vows to retaliate in kind.

Immediately upon the Declaration of War, Reserves were called up, All Active duty soldiers were told to report to their bases no matter what they were doing. The USPA was gearing for a war, a war it would win.

In Norfolk, the USS Enterprise, a Yorktown Class Fleet Carrier, was forming up with 8 Transport ships, carrying the only availiable Division to send over, the 17th Airborne, in the Fleet were
USS Enterprise CV-5
2 Northampton Class CAs
5 Cleveland Class CLs
32 Destroyers of Various Classes
23 Destroyer Escorts of Various Classes
8 Victory Ships

The Fleet was due to Arrive within 1 week, the 17th Airborne was not a Overly Powerful force, but it was well suited enough to help the Telvirans hold the line until more powerful Army Units could be sent over.

OOC-for the record, the country name is Ludolf. Luden is the adjective (ie Luden forces from the country of Ludolf) like German things are from Germany, Luden things are fro Ludolf. Just wanted to clear that up

OOC:Gotcha

IC:

Immediately, a Telegram was sent to the Leader of Telvira, requesting what port they wanted the 17th to land at, and from there where they wanted it to move to.

To PA: You are to land at Westport, where your forces will be transported to aid in the defense of the James River.

Will Do, expect Armored and Infrantry Divisions to start arrving about 3 weeks after the 17th

End Message

Empyion - Capital of Spit Break
Residents of the Supreme Chairman

Looking over the city from his balcony the chairman quietly read the news paper over a cup of tea "So the worlds at war, now I bet some ones going to bark on our door, don't you think so Jack?" the chairman asked folding the top half of the newspaper over to look at the man sitting across from him. His name was Jack Tennyson, one of the chairman's old friends and close advisers "Well, I don't know Elliot, we have the forces to stay on our own or go to either side, really it depends on what they offer us" he said in his usual soft spoken tone. The chairman closed his newspaper and put it down on the table "Well, what do the people say about this?"

"Opinion polls suggest 15.6% of people want to support Ludolf, 33.8% wish to Telvira, rest are neutral or undecided" Jack replied.

"Depending on the actions of both sides support of the peoples hearts and minds way go either way, Winter is coming soon, I get the feeling it's going to be a long one, the shadow of war is upon us Jack, and we won't be able to beat it back forever, make sure to keep up the patrols of our airspace and such I don't want any one trying to force us into a war"

"Yes your excellency"

"How many times do I need to tell you, official order or not just call me Elliot, were are friends after all" the chairman responded.

Banadiya Naval base - West coast of Spit Break

Banadiya was one of Spit Breaks largest naval facilities on the west coast and also one of the most heavily protected ones. twenty kilometers off the coast was a large island which was a fortress on its own built to protect the naval base. It was called Yggdrasil base and on approach to the base was CNS Lucifer a North Carolina class battleship and flag of the Spit Break navy. The Lucifer radioed in to the base "Banadiya - Lucifer requesting docking clearance for scheduled maintenance and crew rotation over"

"Lucifer - Banadiya we left a spot open for you on battleship row, welcome home"

"Roger that good to be home Banadiya" the radio chatter between the two ships then ended as a group of P-40 Warhawks flew past the ship as if they were welcoming her home.

OOC-This is WWII tech, but within reason. That means NO ATOMIC WEAPONS, NO JET AIRCRAFT, NOTHING INVENTED AFTER 1943.

OOC: Jet aircraft were invented in 1939.

OOC:but not put into use till late 44 or early 45

IC:

A Massive Transition of Warships from the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic Fleet was underway, 2 Iowa Class Battleships, 4 North Carolinas, 3 Essex Class Carriers, 2 Lexington Class Carriers, 12 Heavy Cruisers, 26 Light Cruisers, 78 Destroyers, 102 Destroyer Escorts, and 45 Supply ships and Transports were transiting the Panama Canal.

OOC-jet aircraft are a no-no for now. Maybe as the war progresses they will come into being...

IC-Private Mark Gates peered out from his foxhole over the James River to the positions of Army Group B, on the western bank. A single mortar shattered the silence. Gates ducked down, but when no explosion followed, he rose again, and saw a single plume of red smoke rising into the air. Then came a high-pitched whine. “Oh shiiiit…” Gates dove into his dugout just as the first barrage of Luden rockets hit, throwing up mounds of dirt and the occasional human being. Smaller explosions from mortar shells joined the crescendo of fire, only to be replaced by the sound of tank treads. “Panzers!” the shout came from somewhere down the line, but was echoed by most of the soldiers.

Advancing towards them were six Mk IV panzer tanks and several clusters of infantry. Gates raised his Garand and fired off three shots. A Luden soldier fell dead, and another fell clutching his side. An AT gun spoke, sending a 57mm round through the front armor of a Mk IV, which began belching smoke. Two tankers bailed out, only to be dispatched by a machine gun. Garands, Thompsons, and BARs opened up on the infantry, while bazookas and 57mm AT guns knocked out the panzers. A Mk IV fired, obliterating an AT gun and several nearby infantry. Two bazooka rockets slammed into the tank moments later, knocking the turret askew and incinerating the crew.

Then, suddenly, it was over. The remaining tanks and infantry fell back across the river under the cover of a smokescreen, while Telviran mortars fired parting shots. Shells landed among the Ludens until they were on the other bank of the James. Where, Gates suspected, they would remain for some time.
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All along the front, Field Marshal Skorzenky launches attacks on the Telviran positions on the James River. All are met with failure. In addition, Telviran aircraft are beginning to regain control of the skies, and the bomber offensive against Metros is starting to cost Ludolf greatly. And now the Telviran Royal Air Corps is striking back.

In the largest raid yet, 100 Telviran B-17G bombers are launched against the Luden city of Kazheim. Flying in combat-box formation, the fighters are escorted by P-38F long-range fighters. Over Ludolf, the bombers and escorts are met with over 130 Me-109 fighters. The dogfights rage all the way to Kazheim and back. In the end, Telvira has exchanged 45 bombers and 23 fighters for 37 Me-109s and quite a bit of devastation. But the factories and ports of Kazheim are virtually untouched.

OOC:I'm just gonna skip ahead to my troops landing ok?

IC:

A Week after Departing, The Fleet Lead by the USS Enterprise arrived at Wesport, The 11,534 men of the 17th Airborne were unloaded ASAP, the commanding officer, Lieutenat General Taylor, immediately went to the Local Supply Building, too see if he could Requisition some AT Guns and AA Guns for his troops, because the largest AT Gun he had was a 3 Pdr Gun, and the closest thing to a AA Gun he had was 30.cal bipod LMGs. 3 Weeks behind his troops, another fleet was to debark with the 1st Infrantry, and the 2nd Armored, they were due in 4 to 5 weeks, he doubted his troops would be able to hold that long, but he hoped they would.

Unfortunately for General Taylor, the Telvirans had nothing to spare. The Liberal Party had made massive budget cuts before the war, so the few modern AT and AA guns they had had already been sent to the front. The supply officer could offer some 37mm AT guns, but they had almost no effect on Ludolf's panzers. As for AA, bubkis.

In Luden-occupied Telvira, the first stirrings of a resistance movement, supported by Telviran Special Affairs Office (SAO) operatives. At the front, there is a lull in the fighting as Field Marshal Skorzenky builds up troops for Operation Wolf's Blood, which will introduce Telvira to Ludolf's newest weapons of war...

"Damnnit" Taylor Said under his breath

"Give'em, better than nothin, can hit the tanks in the flank if we have to"

Taylor walked off find his Radio Officer and find out where the Telvirans wanted his troops to go on the line

The supply officer handed over the 37mm guns.

The Telviran High Command had not yet decided where to put the Pennsylvanians. For now, they would go into the line near Swindon, almost in the center of the line. That had been the quietest sector, and would allow the troops to adjust to combat in Telvira.

"Roger that, the Enterprise Commanding Officer says as soon as the ship is restocked, they will begin flight Ops"

Taylor said, hoping the Enterprise could make up for his lack in AT and AA Weapons

3,000 miles Away, hearing of Taylors problem with the AT and AA Guns, 2,000 C-47s with Gliders took off, with them were 2,000 90mm AT Guns, with their crews and some more soldiers, the Government hoped this would be enough to stop any flow of tanks

North Sea
The Telviran Essex-class carrier Lion, was one of three carriers assigned to Operation White Dawn, an ambitious plan to cripple Ludolf's navy before it cause a problem. At 0730, flights of Helldiver dive-bombers and Avenger torpedo planes took off, headed towards Kazheim, Ludolf's main naval base. At 0800, the first attacks began. At port that day was the Graf Zeppelin-class carrier Ludolf, two Kaiser-class pocket battleships, and numerous other vessels. Despite tenacious resistance by the Luden fighters and a massive amount of AA fire, when the planes withdrew the Ludolf was sinking, as was one of the battleships, three cruisers, and 17 other ships.

The attack was hailed as a major victory by the Telviran press, but while Telvira may have been winning at sea, on land Ludolf was gearing up. Army Group B now consisted of 3 infantry, two armored, and one airborne division. And suddenly a lot of fighter cover was being detected over a large compound on the coast. Attempts at recon had failed, and it was unknown what Ludolf was working on underneath the roofs of those large buildings.

Mid Atlantic

The Battleship USS North Carolina was bobbing up and down in 8 foot seas, the battleship, along with 5 Other Battleships and 3 Essex Class Fleet Carriers, 20 CAs, 34 CLs, 56 Destroyers, and 72 Destroyer Escorts were escorting a group of Victory Transport ships across the Atlantic, the Ships were carrying a Independent Armored Brigade, 560 M-3 Grants, which were to support the 17th as best they could, also in the ships were Vast Stocks of 3pdr, 37mm, and 90mm Cannon rounds for the AT Guns that were in Telvira and the ones being brought over in the gliders

Underneath the sea, captain Johan Meuller chuckled. Lucky for us these guys are new to this." The U-boat was positioned at a 90 degree angle from what looked like a fleet carrier, bigger than the Zeppelin-class his country sported. Fire tubes 1 through 5, then dive." "Jawhol, kapitan." Five Long Lance torpedoes, the best in the world, lanced out towards the carrier. Then the sub dived deep, and waited. If it played it's cards right, it could strike again. In the meantime, it routed additional submarines to the area.

Shibuya AFB - Western Spit Break

Out in the badlands of the western province of Heallings sat one of the military's secret bases. This base was the R&D site for new aircraft designs before they went to the production lines. Right now a new plan was being put through it's paces. Out in the midday sun were several officials from the national defense committee to observe the new craft "So what was it called again?" one of them asked as he watched it in the sky "The P-51 will be it's designation once it hits production, should be one of the best" one of the military officers replied.

"Even over the 47?"

"Even the new 47's, though our boys tell me we are still a few months before they get them to the production lines, they tell me we can expect the first ready squadron by spring of next year"

"I wonder if we can stay out of the war for that long"

"Personally committee member, I doubt it reports we've been hearing show the fighting is getting worse, both sides will come to try and get our help"

"And who would the airforce help?"

"Well sir, the opinion of me and the majority of my staff is we should help Telvira, I predict if they keep getting taken over more and more public support will swing that way to"

"You might be right, either way with this new plane on land and the Hellcats on our carriers I think we will be in a good position by next year"

"Sir we are dead smack in the middle of a world war, we will be in war time production by this time next year at this rate"

"heh so be it then, any way it's a impressive plane, I'll make my report to the supreme council, I'm sure they will me pleased as well"

"aye sir, Alright radio him back in! we don't want him to run out of fuel and crash that prototype now do we?" the officer shouted.

The Carrier Under Fire, the USS Essex, the Flagship of the Fleet, had a Submarine Commander onboard as its Fleet Commander, he had anticipated this, and spotted the Longlances within 20 seconds of being fired, he instantly Turned the Essex into the torpedoes, making the chance of creating a dud and evading them all Greater, at the Same time, the Ticonderoga Launched 5 TBF Avengers with Depth Charges with orders to speed toward the launch point, nad wait to see if any the Destroyers or Destryoer Escorts found the sub, and to Drop the DCs on it as soon as they did

The U-boat was now deep underwater. It turned and began to move out of the convoy.

Of the five Long Lances, two hit the carrier. The other five continued on.

OOC:I Thought before we agreed That the attacked decided what was hit

IC:

Of The 2 torpedoes that hit, one hit on the Bow, doing very little damage due to the Reinforced IceBreaker Design Present, and the other hit the side part of the Essex's Hull, glancing off and not detonating by only 2 Inches

OOC:Basicially what happened is it hit the side, bu continued down it without detonating because the fuse didnt Connect the Vessel

OOC-OK

IC-The U-boat was by now out of the convoy. But now a pair of Fw-200 Condor long-range antiship strike aircraft were banking in for bombing run. They broke out of the clouds near the carrier and began releasing 1,000lb bombs. The idea was that the aircraft carried enough bombs that they had to hit something.

At dawn, over 100 guns opened up on the James River line. The Telviran soldiers were prepared for conventional shells, but Ludolf had a new weapon. Upon detonation, some shells released a yellow-green cloud. The soldiers caught in the cloud began choking and writhing as the gas seared their lungs and blinded them. The Telviran troops were almost helpless against the gas. As the bombardment subsided, waves of Luden troops and tanks, protected against the gas, advanced. With the majority of the Telviran troops dead or incapacitated, the advance was swift. The panzers were finally able to break out, and it seemed as though Metros was doomed to occupation. The government evacuated to Waycross, to the north. The troops in Metros prepared for a desperate last stand.

But then it seemed fate intervened. Telvira found assistance, however paradoxical, in Kaiser Dietrich. He ordered Field Marshal Skorzenky to tuen and advance to Junction City, the railroad hub of Telvira. Skorzenky saw this as madness. But Dietrich was admandant. Junction City was the objective; Metros would be bombed into submission by the Luftwaffe.

Eastern Atlantic

The Condors came in dropping 12 bombs, at what they believed to be a carrier, but what it really was was the Ex-USS Langley, the First US Navy Carrier, long since retired, carrying a load of Fuel Supplies, 2 bombs impacted it, disintegrating the ship, 3 F4F Wildcats pursued, firing several Hundred rounds at the Condors


Telvira
When General Taylor heard of the gas attacks, he immediately ordered that all troops wear their Standard issue Gas Masks whenever near the Front

Telvira
The C-47 Glider Unit landed at the closest airfields to the 17th, and immediately Ferried 500 90mm AT Guns out to the 17th using the jeeps the division had. With them was enough Ammunition for about 3 Days of Heavy AT Fighting

Eastern Atlantic

The USS Enterprise, USS Northampton, USS Houston, 3 CLs, and 34 DDs and DEs moved out of the port, the two CAs and half the DDs moved to bombard Southport, while the Enterprise stayed out at Sea to Provide CAP and to bomb Southports Airfields

Norfolk and Hampton Roads Naval Bases

At These 2 Naval Bases, the 1st Infrantry Division and the 2nd Armored Division were loading onto Victory Ships to be transported to Westport

ORBAT
Escort Fleet
2 Lexington Class Fleet Carriers
1 Yorktown Class Fleet Carrier
3 Baton Rouge Class Escort Carriers
2 North Carolina Class Fast Battleships
2 Nevada Class Super Dreadnoughts
2 Pennsylvania Class Super Dreadnoughts
3 New Mexico Class Super Dreadnoughts
2 Pensacola Class Heavy Cruisers
2 Baltimore Class Heavy Cruisers
3 Northampton Class Heavy Cruisers
45 Fletcher Class Destroyers
73 Buckley and Evarts Class Destroyer Escorts
72 Victory Supply and Transports
32 T-2 Tankers

Total
6 Carriers
9 Battleships
7 Heavy Cruisers
45 Destroyers
73 Destroyer Escorts
104 Supply and Transports
Total=244 Vessels of Various Types

Division ORBATS

1st Infrantry "Big Red One"
24,354 Soldiers
467 57mm AT Guns
134 90mm AT Guns
343 105mm Artillery Pieces(Towed)
233 M4 Shermans
1,254 AA Guns and Flak Pieces

2nd Armored "Hell on Wheels Division"
21,563 Soldiers
762 57mm AT Guns
324 90mm AT Guns
438 105mm Artillery(Mobile Priests)
783 M4 Shermans
2,453 AA Halftracks and Flak Pieces

Units are due in 1 Week

The Escorts would be set up so as to prevent subs from pentrating far enough to hit the Capitol ships or Transport, these vessels were Veteran Sub hunter Crews, very skilled at this job for which they were Assigned

The Condors were both shot down, but not before radioing in that they had sunk a carrier.

On the front, the 17th was hit by a massive gas attack, followed by an armored brigade and and infantry regiment. The armor was not the Panzer IVs they had been told were standard. These were the new Tiger tanks, immune to all but the heaviest AT guns.

The ships near Southport were hit by captured shore guns, as well as flights of Stuka dive bombers and a few Fw-200 Condors.

The 17th Had been lucky, they had gotten their new 90mm Guns set up the day before, all 543 of them, these were more than enough to defeat the tanks, and 7,500 infrantry was enough yo hold the inf back

Off Of Southport ,the fleet had done its job, while the 18 8inch guns on the cruisers were opening fire on enemy shore installation, 50 F4F Wildcat swooped out of the skies to shot down the Enemy aircraft, as well as bomb the Shore Guns and Airports with their 500 lb bombs

Fleet Damage

USS Northampton Slightly Damaged
3 Dead, 54 Wounded

Only Losses

St. Douglas - Oxford province
Eastern Spit Break
Melrose Cafe & Bar

Melrose was a hot bed for air force pilots, St. Douglas was a air force town with two major airfields near by along with several support fields. Around the bar was mostly pilots mixed in with locals, having drinks, watching sports, or playing pool. Up at the bar some of them were discussing the current war "Man I can understand that there's not enough support to enter the war, but shouldn't we be doing something about this? I mean Telvira was attacked without warning, we should be out there kicking some ass with the rest of them"

"Well then Will, what should we do about it since you've been ranting all afternoon about it"

"Well, why don't we head over there? like a volunteer squadron? I mean they do allow that don't they?"

"I don't know let me check Will" the other pilot said turning around in his bar stool "Hey Jack! Is there a way for pilots to form a volunteer group and fight in a war zone if our country is not at war?" he shouted across the bar towards his commanding officer sitting in the corner.

"Yeah if you can assemble a squadron we'll send you over"

"Well Will, there you have it"

William then put down his drink stood up and turned around to face the entire bar "Alright every one listen up, I don't know about you but I don't feel like waiting until Ludolf hits Spit Break, I want to get over there and kick some ass now so we never have to protect our own skies, therefore I'm announcing right now that I want to create a volunteer squadron to go over there and fight, any one that wants to join me report to Arlington at O eight hundred tomorrow by hanger six!" only seconds after he said that though he already had pilots standing up saying they would join them. William waited though he told every one to spread the word and see how many people from all over the forces they could drum up by the next day.

"Colonel Moore to General Taylor come in"
"General Taylor come in"

"Shit" Hal Moore muttered under his breath, at the same time he noticed a Luden Soldier coming at him through his Gas Mask, he immediately let go a 10 round burst from his Thompson, dropping the soldier

He Also sent a shorth Range Radio Broadcast the his 90mm AT Crews, target the Tigers First, let the 37mms and 3pdrs handle the Panzer IVs

The Ludens were unprepared to face the PA troops. They had been told they were weak and would run, but they repelled every one of their assaults. All but a few Tigers and most of the infantry were killed, the remainder fell back.

The sudden change of direction in Ludolf's attack actually went well. With most resources concentrated on the James River, there was little in the way of Skorzenky's thrust towards Junction City. General John Summers was put in command of the defense of Junction City. He began sending probing attacks out, but concentrated on fortifying the city.

The shore installations were some of the best in the world, so many were able to survive direct hits by 8inch shells. In the skies, the Wildcats were jumped by Me-109s who had been waiting in the clouds. Although three Stukas were shot down, the rest made it through and began bombing runs on the large ships (carriers and battleships).

Midway through the drive to Junction City, Ludolf unleashes new weapons of war. The Fw-190, a new fighter to replace the Me-109, starts appearing over Telviran skies. While the P-51 is an equal match for the Fw-190, Telviran pilots are not used to combating such an agile fighter, and suffer heavy losses.

On the ground, the Tiger starts seeing widespread use, and reports are that the Luden infantry are armed with newer and more deadly rockets, as well as semi-automatic rifles to replace the Mauser bolt-actions.

OOC:the BBs are and Carriers are still out of Range, only Capitol Ships nearby are the Northampton and Houston Heavy Cruisers, and it looks like Junction City is turning into Stalingrad lol

IC:

James River Line(Or Whats left of it)

The 17th Airborne lost
346 Dead
1,256 Walking Wounded
436 Heavily Wounded

That night, Taylor ordered the Division to fall back another 8 Kilometers in the middle of the night, and set up another blocking postion


Eastern Atlantic

3 Wildcats were shot down, and 15 Damaged
The Northampton took a Bomb hit which knocked out the number 2 turret
The Houston took a bomb hit which disabled one of the Boilers

Since Little Damage was done to the Shore Cannons, the 2 ships shifted fire to the Dock Facilities, at the same time withdrawing towards the Enterprise Group, 6 Guns from the Northampton and 9 From the Houston fired a total of 900 8 inch rounds into the docks, with about half hitting the docks and any ships docked there

While the Wildcats were fighting the Me-109s, 30 Dauntless and Avenger Bombers appeared over the cities Airport, the 15 Avengers dropping 2 1,000 pound bombs and the 15 Dauntlesses 1 1,000 pound bomb and 2 500 pound Bombs each

Eastern Central Atlantic

Admiral Nimitz was surprised as he walked on the Deck of the USS Bon Homme Richard
His Fleet of over 200 Vessels had so far appeared to have not been found, and it was only 6 hours from Westport, he also had half of his F4U Corsair Froce in the Sky, 150 Fighters, he was readying a joint Helldiver/Avenger/Corsair Strike in hopes of hitting any Luden Supply lines or Tank Formations

PA Eastern Coast
The Last major troop convoy for the next 3 Weeks was being readied, the Newly Re-Equipped 1st Armored, 3rd Armored, 16th Infrantry, and 4th Marine

ORBATS
1st Armored(Die You poor Bastard Die)
23,564 Soldiers
354 M26 Pershings
436 M4 Shermans
245 M10 Wolverines
346 Priests
1,256 AT Guns(Most 90mm)

3rd Armored(Hell on Wheel's Brothers)
22,352 Soldiers
379 Pershings
421 Shermans
342 Wolverines
1,145 AT guns

16th Infrantry
28,452 Soldiers
467 Tanks
57 Tank Destroyers
634 AT Guns
245 Artilery Guns

4th Marine (We Would Rather take a Bullet to the Chest than a round to the Back)
31,504 Soldiers
642 Tanks
143 Tank Destroyers
783 AT Guns(Mostly 75mms)
74 Artillery Guns

Escort Fleet
1 Yorktown Class Fleet Carrier
8 Escort Carriers
3 Portland Class CAs
24 CLs
120 DDs
40 DEs
150 Supply and Transport Ships

This force will head out in 1 Week

The forces on the James River line were now merely an afterthought for Field Marshal Skorzenky. He kept up spoiling attacks, not designed to actually make progress, simply keep them from organizing an attack. And if they took some ground, well that was a side benefit.

Southport's docks had been wrecked during the initial invasion, so the additional shelling didn't change much. And the threat of air attack had kept the Kreigsmarine out. The only thing hit were a number of abandoned freighters and fishing boats.

The aircraft over Southport's airport were met with more Me-109s, with a few Fw-190s mixed in. On the ground, AA guns pounded away. There were quad 37mm light AA, 88mm heavy AA, and a few 105mm superheavies designed to destroy bombers. The shells from those could destroy fighters with the area burst.

OOC:in RL What cities are Westport and Southport?

IC:

The Fleet that had just crossed the Atlantic Sent the Battleships south to assist the Northampton and Houston in Shore Bombbardment
By Morning the Naval Forces there will number

9 Battleships
24 CAs
36 CLs
56 DDs
83 DEs

plus 350 Fighter Aircraft for CAP

OOC:skipping ahead to the next morning here, also, any news on the next attack on the 17th?

IC:

The Next morning when the Luden troops woke up, they had to be scared, out in the Bay 9 Battleships, armed with 16in and 14in guns, and 24 Cruisers, armed with 8 inch guns, sat in the Twilight.

20 seconds later

All the Guns there Boomed

18 16inch Shells, weighing 2,000 pounds each, hurtled towards the Airport
80 14inch shells, weighing 1,500 pound each, divided half by half toward the Airport and Bridges, Possible Ammo Dumps, and Possible Vehicle Depots

The 24 CAs just poured fire all the over place, in the First Fire Mission, 216 8inch shells lurched all over the Place, landing in the town, near Shore Emplacments, at the Airport

After 2 Broadsides at the Airport, the 2 North Carolinas switched fire to the Shore Emplacements

OOC-they're not based off real cities. Damn, I really need to get a map up. Also, are you planning on landing troops, D-Day style?

OOC:Ok well can you just give me approx locations, and no im not gonna land here, i wanna help you stem the tide and pish back to at leas the James than i will do a D-Day

OOC-Southport is on the tip of the southwest coast, Westport is farther up the western coast

IC-The response to the newly arrived fleet was instant. 130 aircraft took off from occupied Telvira, another 170 from Ludolf.

The aircraft were divided up as so:

180 fighters (Me-109s and Fw-190s)
75 Stuka dive-bombers
45 He-111 bombers armed with torpedoes
***
On the front, the attacks on the James River line were occurring daily, with small pushes by groups and infantry and tanks and medium shelling. Near Junction City, General Summers launches Operation Reaper, a counteroffensive designed to halt the advancing Ludens, then push them back. The attack meets heavy resistance.

OOC:Ok, i was thinking Southport was Portsmouth and Westport was the RL Southport

IC:
S of Southport

Immediately after the Radar Sets onboard the Picket DDs picked up the enemy aricraft, the 300 F4Us providing Combat Air Patrol flew off to engage the enemy

As for the ships, all the Capitol Ships had been modified with upgraded Torpedo Bulges, plus the Pennsylvanias, New Mexicos, and Nevada had already had a efficient Anti-Torpedo System installed when they were built, if a torpedo hit any the Battles, it was likely to do very little damage. As for the cruisers they only had the bulge and the Fuel Tanks, so they were more prone to damage

17th Airborne Sector

In The Sector of the 17th Airborne, they had fallen back to a line of low ridges, where the Independent armored Brigade sent to support them was dug in, the M3 Grants were out of date, but it was all they had, so they dug in, and waited

East of Westport

The 1st Infrantry and 2nd Armored had landed untouched, and they moved inland to support the 17th, if the 17th stayed where they were, they would be in position to lopp of the Luden Armored Spearhead in 2 Days

OOC: Oh yeah about how maany men are you using to try to overrun the 17th?

OOC-PA, it's not one big attack, it's a bunch of small attacks. They shell for a bit, attack, fall back, then resume shelling

IC-The fighters broke off to engage the enemy fighters, while the Stukas and He-111s continued on.

Arlington AFB

The next morning out at hanger six, just as the sun was still rising into the sky the volunteers had assembled. In all they had sixteen pilots, twenty three support personal, a two dozen soldiers from a local garrison volunteering. William smiled while looking at all those who decided to come. Though he didn't have command of the group, there CO, Jack Raiger volunteered as well and became the groups commander "Alright listen up, you will all be issued different identification! different unit patches! and a few other things before we leave! We are now the 501st Volunteer squadron, this name is crap though so we will think of one on the way over there, we leave this afternoon we a group of ships heading over there to drop off food relief and pick up civilians trying to escape! meet back here at 13:00 on the dot, dismissed!"

Inside Telvira-hours later

In order to make sure the presence of Commonwealth personal in there country wasn't alarming a special envoy that was in the country to help monitor the situation with the Ambassador was sent to the current location of the Telvira Foreign ministry. He received a coded message a short time ago about what he needed to discuss at said meeting. When he reached the building he was quick to head inside even though it was uninvited "My name in Daniel Nelles, I'm the special envoy from Spit Break I need to speak with the minister or who ever is in charge at the moment, it's urgent" he quickly said walking up to the front desk.

The ambassador was ushered into the office of Prime Minister Blake. "What is it you want?"

Near Junction City, Operation Reaper hits a major obstacle when the 7th Armored Division engages the 5th Panzer Brigade. In a day-long battle, the panzers all but annihilate the Telviran armor, forcing General Summers to retreat back to Junction City.

OOC:At the 17th?In your last engagement the Luden troops seemed hell bent on overunning it

IC:

When the F4Us learned of the Separation ,it was just what they wanted, immediately 200 F4Us, the Best pilots in the Navy, went after the Fighters, and 100 Went after the bombers, all had enough carrier experience to make someone heads explode just from Stories

The bombers and Stukas had expected some fighter resistance. The He-111s were armed with 6 14.5mm machine guns providing all-around cover, the Stukas had a 12.7mm machine gun covering the rear. These could rip through the fighter's armor if I lined up a shot.

The ambassador was ushered into the office of Prime Minister Blake. "What is it you want?"


"It's an honor to be seeing the prime minister about such an issue, any way I was told to rush over here with this, as you know my nation has not taken a side in this war, however this has not stopped those within our nation from taking a side, about sixty members of our military this morning formed a volunteer squadron, and are shipping out here today, we need a air field or a place to set up a airfield so they can fight. Once here there CO, a Colonel Jack Raiger and the unit will report to your military"

The Pilots had been well briefed on these Aircraft, the Pilot always either attacked from below the Stukas or in front, giving very little chance to the Stuka Gunners

As for the He-111s, the Pilots tried as often as possibel to attack from the Front bottom or from the Back

The F4Us had been upgraded to carry 8 50.cal HMGs in the wing, with 1200 rounds, as well as 2 Underwing mounted 20mm Machine Cannons with 80 rounds each

"Well, it's good to know that people are taking a stand against tyranny. We can offer them airfields at Ironton, in the east. It's far from the battle, which will give the pilots time to get a bit of an introduction to air warfare in Telvira."

The Coasairs that attacked from the front were fired on by a nose turret gunner. As for the Stukas, attacking from the front put them right int he sights of the two 20mm cannons in the wings. From below, however, there was little they could do.

OOC: Im gonna have 1 He-111 have its wing blown off in this part ok, rest is yours to decide

IC:

The Lead F4U Fighter, commanded by John Wayne, came in after the Lead He-111, fired 20 20mm HE Rounds into the Front gunner position, at the very least heavily wounding the Gunner, after which he switched fire to the Left engine, knocking it out, than firing on the Cockpit, probably killing one of the pilots. On his second pass from Level with the Plane and slightly to the left, he fired at the Wing joint, knocking it out, tearing the wing off,and sending the plane spirraling into the ocean far below

With the loss of one He-111 and five Stukas, the rest of the aircraft survived the fighter attacks and began making their attack runs.

Outside Junction City, Luden forces push to the suburbs of the city, and engage the Telviran defenders in house-to-house fighting.

OOC:i think 100 F4Us armed with 8 50s and 2 20mm each would shoot down a few more than that

IC:

At This point the Ships were Manuevering like madman, over 1,500 AA Guns opened up, downing a number more planes, with the F4U downing a few more as well before breaking off due to the Flak and MG Fire

To: Kaisar Dietrich of Ludolf.

Greetings, and good health to you and your people. Novus Spartus has been monitoring the situation of the war against Telvira, and Chancellor Leonidas has decided to join in the war as your allies. We are sending 10 Bismark class ships, two Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carriers, 2 armored, 3 motorized, 4 airborne, and 1 mountain divisions, 500 Me 109s, 321 Fw 190s, 450 Ju 87 Stukas, 132 Fa 223 Drache helecopters, and 143 V1s and 89 V2s for you to use as you see fit. The Chancellor would like to discuss ideas of invading the United States of Pennsylvania. More material and Novus Spartus commanded divisions will join your positions in Southport and Westport. Expect the first items to come in three weeks. Also, we will send to your desk, 6 Enigma machines and plans for experimental vortex, sound, and radar weapons.

Godspeed,

Foreign Minister Zimmerman of Novus Spartus

OOC-NS, we're trying to keep this conventional, so please no rockets or helicopters. And also, Ludolf only holds Southport

IC-
From Kaiser Dietrich
We thank you for your assistance in the war against the weak Telvirans and their puppets the USoPA. We would welcome your forces at the newly captured Southport. The naval units should be sent to Kazheim on the Luden coast.

OOC:Check the first post, the Helecopters are a no-no right now, they were barely in use, i think only 2 or 3 were actually built, as for the V-1s and V-2s, i think you need Telviras permission for those

Arlington AFB - 13:00

"Alright every one is here now, and on time, wish it was like this all the time, hope you said your good byes, cause you ain't going home for a while, now get your asses on the trucks, we got a two hour ride to the port!" Jack ordered as he walked around the side of the trucks. Every one then began to pile into the trucks and when they were all on Jack smacked the side of the drivers door signaling him to go before jumping in the back of the truck "Well now, what shall we do over the next two hours, and then like a week to cross the sea?"

"Unit name I say Jack, 501st volunteer squad sounds bad"

"Suggestions then people"

"501st Joint Fighter Wing, I mean we are from different wings, different bases so joint fighter wing makes sense" one of the guys close to the back of the truck said.

"True but we need a cool sounding nick name, like Sky Hawks, or Grizzlies"

OCC- ok. ill have the rockets and helicopters blown up by an accident

IC-

The flagship of Novus Spartus's Navy, the NSN(Novus Spartus Navy) Spartan I sailed into Kazheim, Ludolf. Admiral Karl Donitz directed the tugboats as they pulled the ships into the harbor. After the gangplanks were secured, he stepped off, and went to a nearby coffee shop. He read the briefing from Chancellor Leonidas himself, to learn about the situation. He was frustrated that the ships carrying the new helicopters and missiles had sunk because some careless deckhand had been smoking in the magazine. Donitz read the report about staying in Kazheim until further notice, and knocked his coffe in disgust. The Bismark class ships were supposed to be in the heat of the battle, not rusting in a dock.
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Obershcarfuhrer Rolf Blauvelt unhooked his parachute after dropping into Southport in Telvira. He ordered his troops to move into a section of town given to them for HQ. "All right boys. Here is the plan. We wait here until further orders are given. We are free to drink Telviran ale, eat Telviran fish and chips, and do whatever we want within reasonable limits. Any questions? Yes?" "Why aren't we fighting to take the capital of Telvira? We have the tanks and planes and soldiers, so why are we sitting here?" "We are under the temporary command of Ludolf, and they want us here. No more questions? Then find some sleeping quarters."

OOC:kinda unsafe for you atm there, because i got 9 Battleships and 24 Heavy Cruisers Bombbarding that city and its airport, kinda unrealalistic to get into it atm, plus most of the Bridges in and around town are down

OCC- i know, but thats where Ludolf wanted us so we go there. talk to him if you think it cant happen

OOC:Telvira, dont you think it is kinda hard to get in with 54 16 inch guns and 44 14 inch guns blasting the town? sry for all the ooc here i'll stop and yes i know i listed 18 16 inch and 80 14 inch but i just remember that the 36 guns from the New Mexicos were actually 16 inchers

Also its up to you how you get there, not him ,since it is your troops

OOC-Novus, can you change the location where your troops are dropping to Brighton? For thre record, that's in the middle of Telvira's southern coast, occupied by Ludolf, and not getting shelled by PA. That makes sense, yes?

OOV:Yea, now lets get back to the war

Gibraltar naval base - east coast

When the trucks arrived loading of cargo was already well underway. The trucks stopped right at the dock side and every one quickly got out "Alright get your asses onto those ships we depart as soon as the cargo is loaded" Jack yelled out as get got on the ship as well. Plan was to take the ships to one of the ports in the north yet to be hit by attacks where they could safely load civilians. At the same time the volunteers would get off with there equipment and move out for a air field, hopefully some one would meet them and show them where to go. A hour later the loading was done and the ship departed, it was guided out to see by a Commonwealth destroyer, once in international waters, the destroyer turned back and the ship was on its way.

East of Westport

The Commander of the Newly Organized I Corps, General William Halsey SR, sent a reqeust to Telviran High Command ton whether they want his 3 Division to just defend or to move to Junction City and defend or CounterAttack

Eastern Atlantic

The Fleet carrying the II Corps with the 4 Divisions was 2 Days from Wesport, hopefully they would get there intact

OOC-off for night

OOC: Posted already in the OOC Thread and not got much of a reply about posting in the RP...will delete if its not ok to post.

~ ~ ~

Morrdun, Captial of Morrdh

Minister Pendrake hurried through the streets of the Morridane capital on his way to Parliament House for a cabinet meeting, everywhere he looked he saw the city gearing up for the forthcoming war that everyone knew was going to come to the Unified Commonwealth. AA-guns were being sighted in sandbagged emplacements that were dug in open spaces, whilst sappers built and reinforced key buildings with ARP equipment. Even civilians were taking matters into their own hands by taping up windows or put wooden boards up over their shopfronts.

War was on everybody's mind, the question was how the war would arrive?

A trio of Hawker Hurricane fighters flew overhead on patrol as he arrived at Parliament House, in the distance he saw a barrage balloon slowly being raised into the sky before he entered the building.

~

It was an hour into the meeting before the Luden-Telviran War came up, it was a topic that the Morridane government had keenly avoided discussing over the past month. Though it was something that Prime Minister Edmund Vermillion wanted dealt with. "Gentlemen,by no doubt aware of the ongoing conflict in Telvira...especially the loss of a trading partner."

"With all due respect Prime Minister, its hardly much of a loss considering the Ludens have asked for more resources and the raise in costs. Exports have risen by at least 30%, combined with the inflated prices our profits have almost doubled." Trade Minister Redgrave replied, edger to make it clear that the current conflict was good for business.

"That maybe so, Redgrave." Vermillion replied. "But ultimately its Morridane lives on the line, the sailors onboard ships sailing straight into what is a warzone. Then you take into account that we've supported the aggressor over the victim...something that'll bite us in the arse one day, so to speak."

It was the turn of Lord Admiral Gowan to speak. "Even so, we have taken measures in the form of adopting a convoy system to have our ships escorted by Morridane warships. Not to mention that each and every one of our vessels has been clearly marked in Morridane colours."

"I'm sure that'll comfort the grieving families of the sailors Admiral..."

To-Morrdh President
From-President Eisenhower

If You promise to either not join in the war or join on the Telviran-Pennsylvanian side, we will buy 50% of your goods, and provide Escorts for them where possible, which will not be all the time but whenever possible we will

Sincerely
President Dwight Eisenhower

OOC:Inflated prices is actually a bad thing in this RP Because its at the end of the Great Depression so no one would be buying you products if you had a Inflated Price

To-President Eisenhower
From-Prime Minister Vermillion, Morrdh.

The Unified Commonwealth of Morrdh has no intent in taking part in the current conflict and wishes that Morridane neutrality is respected.

In exchange we offer usage of Morridane ports, though we frown upon combat within Morridane waters. However we wish to continue trading with Ludolf for as long as it is possible, we shall notify you of our shipping routes in the area to avoid Morridane ships being sunk by accident.

Signed,
Prime Minister Edmund Vermillion, HM Morridane Government.

~

OOC: Point, though wartime often pushes prices up and you have the choice of either paying the higher price or going without the resources needed for your war effort. Who knows, I may end up bankrupting the Ludens!:D

OOC:Good point, but remember that if your prices go up to high no one would buy them unless they half insane, im just doing that since i am the counterpart of the USA ,so i got lots of Spare money lol

IC:

To-Prime Minister Vermillion
From-President Eisenhower

We Thank you

Pennsylvania

At Airbases up and down the coast of Pennsylvania the 8th Air Force was forming for the Cross Atlantic Voyage to Telvira, the 8th Air force consisted of

356 Lancastor Bombers
254 B-17G Flying Fortresses
394 B-24 Liberators
164 B-25 Mitchells
264 B-26 Marauders
643 P-51D Mustangs
343 P-47 Thunderbolts
100 Spare P-40s for any allied force who needs them

Boston Naval Base
A Convoy of 30 Ammo ships and 25 Destroyers and a Escort Carrier were forming up for the Cross Atlantic voyage, in their Cargo holds were

700 12 ton "Tallboy" Bombs
2,000 1 ton bombs
10,000 500 Pound bombs
3,000,000 20mm rounds
9,000,000 50.cal Rounds
300,000 At Rounds

Pope Air Force Base, Virginia

The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were loading into C-47s for the voyage to Telvira where they would re-inforce their Brothers in the 17th

Southport, Telvira
The Naval Force stoppe dits bombbardment after 15 hours only because of a shortage of 14 inch and 16 inch shells, which they needed incase they ran into any enemy Naval forces, no matter hoever unlikely it was, so they withdrew, the only damage being Torpedo and bomb damage to the Follwing Ships

CA-1 Northampton
CA-35 Houston
CA-73 New Orleans
CA-74 Boston
CA-75 Philadelphia
CA-91 Wichicta

OOC: Posted already in the OOC Thread and not got much of a reply about posting in the RP...will delete if its not ok to post.


OOC-it's fine. Sorry about the lack of a response sometimes I miss things

OOC:Telvira, may i get a idea of the Damage to Southport Airport, Any ammo, tank, vehicle depots or barracks?

IC:
To-Telviran High Command
From-General Doolittle

May i ask what airbases would you like the 8th Air force stationed at?

Southport
The bombardment had killed a total of 173 Luden soldiers, destoryed 27 tanks and 35 artillery pieces, and severely damaged the airport. The docks were alreayd damaged, and were now almost beyond repair. 196 Telviran civilians were killed.

To General Doolittle:
The airbases in Midway are ready to receive your aircraft. (Midway is about right in the center of my country)

From General Doolittle

Roger, we will begin start Operations as soon as our bombs arrive

CNS Long Road
Victory class transport

"Damn I hate the ocean" one of the pilots commented as he sat up against a large container in the cargo hold. The cargo hold was where they were staying to pass the time since the rooms were being reserved for the civilians "Man that captain sure likes giving us the short end of the stick, I mean come on he can just clean the rooms after we are done"

"nothing we can do about it, so any more idea's on the unit nickname? if not we will have Alex here draw up a logo for our planes" Jack said as he jumped off one of the boxes that he was sitting on. He then walked over to one of the guys, his name was Alex, decent pilot better artist "So think you can do it Alex?"

"Of course sir!"


Chairmans residence -Spit Break

"So some of our boys set out for adventure? well now things get interesting, well this war will come to us eventually, they'll slow it down though and give us time to prepare" Eliot commented to him self. Since no one else was even there except for one of the maids. He read the paper quietly commenting about various things as he read it. He had official business else where to deal with the following day so he was relaxing for the day.

OOC:Telvira i think its time we got back to Junction City

IC:

After General Doolittle made his request, General Courtney Hodges requested permission from Telviran High Command to move the 1st Infrantry Division into Junction City to assist in the defense

OOC-right you are

IC-Outside Junction City, the battle intensifies. Field Marshal Skorzenky pours more troops and tanks into the city, as the Telviran defenders fight for each house, for each street, and for each block. Stuka dive-bombers level entire buildings, while Telviran A-35 dive-bombers hit Luden supply lines. Skorzenky has not yet committed his entrie force, however. He realizes that sooner or later Junction City will be the death of Army Group B, and preserves his panzer divisions and the best of his infantry, such as the 14th Mountain Division and 12th Fallschirmjaeger (Paratrooper) Division, so he can continue the fight afterwards.

As the lead elements of the 8th Air force Arrived, the leading B-24 Liberators and P-51Ds made bombing and strafing runs all through the rear of the Luden Lines, at the very least 300 Heavy bombers and 500 Fighter Bombers would hit the troops

To Kaiser Dietrich

Heil! The situation in Junction City looks grave for our side. We are not trying to offend you, but we suggest withdrawing all troops from Junction City, and having a combined assault of Metros and quickly afterwords invade Waycross and capture high government officials in a blitzkreig move, which were detailed in the papers sent along with the Enigma machines. I hope you have had time to look at the Enigmas and papers, and have applied usage of them properly. Novus Spartus will land troops in Westport to take the city over in a month. We hope you will coordinate with us so there are land troops attacking as well.

With greatest wishes of good health,
Secretary of War, Claus von Stauffenberg

To Secretary of War Claus von Stauffenberg
To not tell me how to run my war, sir. We will focus on Junction City and cut the Telviran's rail lines. I have been given assurances that my Luftwaffe can reduce Metros on it's own. As for Westport, do what you will. The armies of Ludolf rmain focused on Junction City.

Farnorth, Telvira
"Get this to Blake ASAP." The officer handed the courier a report detailing the upcoming invasion of Westport. Unknown to the Ludens or Spartans, Telviran scientists had managed to get ahold of one of the Enigma machines early on. They had recently cracked the code and now were able to read many of Luden's top messgaes. Including the one's telling of the invasion of Westport.

OOC-Right now, I'm trying to have Dietrich become Hitler, and start to micromanage his army. So that is why he is concentrating on Junction City

In A Private Letter from General William Halsey SR to Telviran King Cyrus

Sir, we have learned of the planned invasion of Wesport by spartan Troops, i have requested that my son in Command of the Atlantic Fleet send 6 more Battleships, 4 Iowas and 2 Washingtons, as well as 12 Fleet Carriers, all Essex's, as well as a Request i made myself to the Joint cheifs for a Futher 12 Divisions, a total of 230,000 men, for the Defense of the city.

Sincerely
General William Halsey SR

OOC:Novus Spartus just pretend i never posted that its just between my Ranking General on the Spot and Telviran King Cyrus, no one else can see it

CNS Long Road
Victory class transport

"How's the drawing going?" Jack asked from his spot sitting across from Alex. There was a short pause as Alex's pencil could be heard moving across the paper before stopping "It's done, here" he said handing it to Jack for him and the others to see "Excellent, this is it, but great now we have nothing to do over this long trip, any one have some playing cards?"

"I do!" one of the others shouted out "Great, who's in? then deal" Jack replied

"Sir, we do not have the support of Ludolf in Westport and beyond. I recommend aborting the mission."
"Nonsense Commander Speer. We will be sufficient to take Westport, and Malton. In a few months, we will have the whole country of Telvira."
"Our radar caught a Spit Break transport in our airspace headed for Telvira. We are tracking it, though it is getting harder to keep track of."
"Ok. Deliver the orders to Admiral Donitz to prodive naval cover for the paratroopers. We will send him 3 more Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carriers, and 15 more Bismark class battleships. We will also send 10 Deutschland class Battleships and 200 U-Boats. He moves out in a month."

OOC:ok, also delete your ooc only post, we're trying to keep this one as OOC free as possible

IC:

General Doolittle Arrived at the Airport, immediately he requested the BDA from his Liberators bomb runs

The damage from the bombing runs was not impressive. The Ludens had been devising tactics for dealing with aircraft since the war began, and it was showing. The P-51s had been met with the devastating hail of fire from Whirlwind quad 37mm AA guns, and the bombers had been attacked by mobile 88mm guns and fighters.

OOC-You can decide losses

Near Junction City

13 B-24s and 5 P-51Ds were shot down

Kazheim Naval Base

Suddenly over the Kazheim Naval Base, any Radar Sites there went Bleach White, 200 B-17Gs were disgorging 20 tons of Aluminum Chaff 50 Miles outs to the NW, hoping to draw enemy Fighters that way

The Luden air commander sent out half his fighters towards the chaff. Telvira had used this trick before, and he wasn't getting fooled twice.

NW of Kazheim

The B-17Gs withdrew, 25 Miles behing them, were 300 P-47 Thunderbolts, fully armed for a Dogfight, and well prepared

N and NE Of Kazheim
A Further 400 B-24s and B-25s dropped the same things, with 300 P-51Ds covering them

The fighters continued on. "Roger that, they have fighters covering." "Good. You know what to do." As the fighters neared the P-47s they pulled up, replaced by 100 Me-110 heavy fighters, which started firing their 20mm cannons into the mass of fighters.

The Pilots had been Briefed on this, as soon as the Enemy Me-109s started pulling up, they broke formation, most diving to the deck and coming up below the Me-110s, the remainging tring to get into the 6 o'clock on the Me-109s

OOC-how can your pilots be briefed on a maneuver I have never used before?

OOC:Briefed on possible maneuvers, and what to do in this case, thats what i meant, not that you had done it before, its a very common maneuver i use in my Wargames with my Armed Forces

To Kaiser Dietrich

We have reanalyzed your situation at Junction City, and every single war simulation my top men have run have turned out the same way. You will lose the war if you remain in Junction City. If you are to have any hope of winning this war, pull out of Junction City and let your troops rest. Then take Malton and Waycross, if possible. I do not try to run your war, we are trying to make sure that Novus Spartus has a chance to win as well. Your interests are our interests, and we want to make sure that your interests stay as intact as possible. But Waycross is becoming critical, and the most melancholy estimates show that Waycross will be permanently lost in 2 months. Please take our advise and we hope that this does not strain our relationship.

Sincerely,
Secretary of War Claus Von Stauffenburg and Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman

A day later, a lone, unmarked plane takes pictures over the city of Westport. It is a captured P-51E, modified to take aerial survalence. The report of troop and ship movement into the area are immediately flown to Stauffenburg's office, not sent by Enigma. "Sir, we just recieved aerial surveillance results. There are a quarter million troops moving into Westport, along with over 300 ships of various sizes."
"Thank you Hanz. Send a message by mouth that we will be sending paratroopers into Waycross instead. Do not use Enigma, or any other method of radio transmission. This is written and carried by an officer at all times. We want to maintain the illusion that we will still be landing in Westport. I am even willing to lose a few Deutscheland class ships to maintain the illusion. Have some guys work out ways to disguise our real plans with our original plans."
"Yes sir. Salvation belongs to Leonidas!"
"Salvation is his alone."

General Doolittle looked up in the sky

"Ah they have finally made it"
"Who sir?"
"Either the Spartans or the Ludens, we dont have any P-51Es here, only Ds and Bs, let them take their pictures, they woon wont be of any use anyhow"
"Very well sir"

Doolittle turned back to the map he was looking at, he no longer expected a attack on Wesport, for the over 400 Transport Ships offloading men were a sign of just how many men were here, not to mention the almost 100 Capitol ships, he got on the radio with General William Halsey SR

"General, it Doolittle"
"Ah how ar eya buddy,what have you got for me today?"
"Pass along word to Cyrus, tell him he might wanna get his Government out of Waycross soon and silently, a P-51E just flew over Wesport"
"So?"
"We dont have any of those deployed"
"Oh i see i see, i will pass the message Doug, good day"
"Cya Will"

2 Hours later, a message was in the hands of King Cyrus, telling him of what the 2 Highest Ranking Pennsylvanian Commanders in the Theater Thought of this

OOC-I am going to be off for a long time, so this thread is going to have to go into hibernation for a bit

OOC:ok

OOC: we can pick up with my people arriving when you get back

OCC: thats fine. i cant wait for the action to return

OOC-for the record, I am now back and this thread can get restarted. Go ahead and post, I'll be posting later

OOC:Im still waiting for your response to the other 2 groups of Chaff to the N and NE

IC:

USS BonHomme Richard, USPAN Falgships

Admiral of the Navy William "Bull" Halsey Jr was waiting for more of the Luden fighters to be drawn off after the Bombers, he had a plan drawn out, one that could potentially be costly, but could also cripple the Spartan and Luden fleets in the area, even if he lost 300 Aircraft, they could be replaced within a week given the speed at which aircraft were being built, for the Fiscal Year 1942 (Halsey had no idea what Fiscal Year meant) it was estimated as many as 30,000 Tanks, SPGs, Tank Destroyers, and Artillery pieces would be built, at least 8 Fleet Carriers, 20 Escort Carriers, 3 Battleships, 2 Battlecruisers, 200 DDs, and 250 DEs, as well as a minimum of 12,000 Fighters or Fighter Bombers, and at least 24,000 Heavy Bombers. If he could have all those Fighters under his control with enough Munitions he could stop the Luden Advance cold.... Or at least he thought he could, but right now all he wanted to do was sink as many Spartan and Luden Carriers and Battleships as possible with as few losses as possible.

OOC: so we good to skip to when my volunteers arrive?

OOC-yes, we can. Sorry for the delay

IC-The air commander ignored the chaff. "They think they can fool us with that three times! Pathetic." He kept his aircraft ready for takeoff, but still in their hardened hangars.

Meanwhile, the Me-110s and 109s began withdrawing, aiming to get their opponents within range of the land-based AA guns.

King Cyrus II and Prime Minister Blake agreed that Waycross was becoming too vulnerable, with the Luden push at Junction City and this new threat. Cyrus and most of the government withdrew to Farnorth, beyond the range of any enemy threat. Blake and the Minister of Defense, however, stayed in Waycross. The city was soon swamped with engineers preparing defenses.

In Junction City, Field Marshal Skorzenky was becoming anxious. The Telviran defense was spirited, and his panzers were hampered by the urban environment. But orders were orders. The focus on Junction City blinded Luden intelligence to the small buildups to the north and south of the city. They weren't large enough to pose a threat to the Luden front, but the flanks were a different story...

In Ludolf, Kaiser Deitrich simply ignored this new message from Novus Spartus. What did they know of war? Ludolf would surely prevail.

Wesport

"General Halsey Sir"
It was Colonel Wilkins, Commander of a Brigade in the 1st Armored
"Yes Colonel"
"We've got 6 Combat Ready divisions we can move to the Front for a Attack, 145,000 men sir, plus 15,000 Armored vehicles and such"
"Roger, have them get ready 5 Miles behind trhe 17th, they are only to move at night"
"Yessir"


Kazheim

200 Torpedo Armed Avengers came in at wavetop, below the Radar Floor, painted Dark blue to match the surface of the ocean, with orders to damage all ships in the harbor

To Kaiser Dietrich
hand mailed by Secretary Stauffenberg's personal assistant

I see that you will not give up Junction City. I pray that you succeed under immense odds. But that is not what I want to talk to you about. We are planning an attack on Waycross, due to come to fruition in 3 weeks. We have 20 divisions of 15,000 paratroopers with 5 mechanized divisions of 200 vehicles each, and 3 Panzer divisions with 100 Panther tanks, all transported on new super transport planes. We ask that you provide all available aircraft, and soldiers for this attack, so we can take the city with unopposable force. We will have limited Stuka and Me110 attacks on Westport before the attack, to draw suspicion away, and will coordinate some of our fleet to pretend to attack. We hope that you will help us, and we will help you with Junction City after we are finished mopping up Waycross and surrounding area.

from
Secretary of War Claus Von Stauffenberg

Admiral Donitz recieved orders to move all ships out of Kazheim harbor and head for 100 miles outside of Westport. As the ships were on their way, crewmen on the NSN Sparten V, the flagship of the Graf Zeppelin fleet, saw a variance in the sea pattern. The captain ordered half (25) of the Me109s out to investigate. They saw the Avengers and started firing, ordering the rest of the Me109s out. 100 Me109s were sent to the area to join the fight and all ships took evasive actions, and started firing their anti-aircraft armaments into the sky, in the direction of the Avengers.

Dietrich refused to even read the newest message. He was firmly convinced that he knew what was best. In fact, those pesky Spartans might be his next target after Telvira fell. They deserved a good discipline...

At Kazheim, the air commander launched half of his fighters at this new threat, but kept the remainder at base.

Outside Junction City, Ludolf's forces continued to battle. They began making progress in the city, but General Summer's probing attacks on the flanks were gaining ground. Summers planned a major offensive to begin in a month, plenty of time to bleed the Ludens in Junction City.

In Waycross, General Howell's defenses were coming along. AA and AT defenses were interspersed with machine guns and infantry strongholds. In the case of overwhelming force, Howell's orders were to turn the city into a graveyard for enemy soldiers and then destroy everything of value.

Somewhere in northern Telvira

It was a long trip across the ocean for the members of the 501st but they finally made it across to there destination. As they got off the ship the relief aid was being unloaded and civilian evacuees were being loaded onto the ship for the return home. As the squadron walked off the boat they saw there planes still in covered boxes being trucked away, probably to there new airfield. Once they were all off the ship Jack looked around to see if he could spot any military personal. While they were in plain clothes they were the only ones who got off the ship other then the crew to help out.

"Ah smell that fresh air" Jack commented as he looked around.

A nondescript man walked over. "Are you in charge? I have transport waiting for your personnel, which will take you to your new base."

"Colonel Jack Raiger, pleasure to meet you, just show us the way I'd like to meet my new commanding officer for this assignment" he said waving his hand to the man to lead them and at the same time signaled his men to follow. They then boarded the trucks and left the port for there new base. Some time later they actually arrived at the base and began to disembark from the trucks.

Kazheim

200 Avengers screamed into the Harbor, 50 split off for the Carriers, 150 for the Battleships and Cruisers


17th Airborne Sector

The 1st-3rd Armored Divisions, 2 Infrantry Divisions and a Marine Division were lined up 30 Miles behind the front, ready to punch a hole in the Luden Army Flank, cutting off the troops at Junction City, at the same time, a request was sent to Telviran High saying that when the Troops got close to the Telviran front it woul dbe nice if those troops advanced to meet our troops.

OCC:hey USPA, i have 100 Me109s and 7 ships firing at your group of 200 avengers. i think you need to address that first.

OOC:i will deal with things in the order i want to

OCC: but ur skipping a battle. u cant skip a battle to do ur own thing

OOC:Use the ooc thread where you signed up for OOC, not here


http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=590584

OCC: just deal with my planes and flak, thats all that needs to be done

OOC:Post OOC Chat in the OOC thread at the link i provided, it is what the thread was made for

as for your planes, i dont recall you ever saying you had them deployed to any nearby airfields, which means they would no tbe able to take off from a STATIONARY Carrier

OCC:the carriers were not stationary. i had them deployed and they were already on their way when the planes were spotted. if you want, we can continue this in the OCC thread if you want to, or you can just calculate damage and we can continue on with this

OOC:Read the OOC Thread, thats why i keep saying it

IC:

23 Balao Class Boats snuck up on the Spartan Vessels, they knew they were not able to be heard as the Spartans had failed to bring any ASW Vessels along, they moved into position, and prepared to fire 6 MK-23s each, they did not have their Periscopes up, so the enemy would not have a warning until either they spotted a Torpedo wake in the water, which was extremely unlikely in the heavy Seas, or a Torpedo Hit its target



Kazheim Naval Port

Only 5 Avengers were shot down outside the Harbor, the remaining 295 Screamed into the port, hunting for any vessel that carried the Flag of Luden

10 Me109s get shot down, the rest return to their respective aircraft carriers

Karl Max was looking over the rails of the NSN Cyprus, DL(Deutschland class) IV. He heard the engines of the remaining Me109s that were coming back from the engagement, and saw the others getting to their battle stations th shoot down the other planes. He looked up at the NSN Spandau GZ(Graf Zeppelin) II and watched the planes land, when all of a sudden, the rear deck buckled up, throwing planes everywhere. He jumped, as another torpedo hit the Spandau on the side, and it started to sink. 10 of its planes were still in the air, and they went to the NSN Graf Zeppelin GZ I. The NSN Mandoon DL VII blew up behind the Cyprus. Alarms were going off everywhere. The crews of the remaining ships started firing in the air, and throwing down depth charges.

25 more Me109s were lost as well as the NSN Spandau, NSN Mandoon, and NSN Emprion DL VI

The Submarines had their first taste of blood, now they wheeled around for another salvo

A radio signal went out from the NSN Bizmark BK I. "Calling all U-Boats. Calling all U-Boats. We want all U-Boats in the area NOW!" A squadron of U-Boats that was headed in the area of the NS fleet heard the call and sped up. They were the 1st type XXIII U-Boat Squadron. The type XXIII Elektro class U-Boat was a relatively new model. It was one of the first true submarines, being able to stay underwater for weeks at a time. It also had full electric engines with its diesel engine playing a secondary roll. that didn't need recharging for weeks. It had no deck guns or AA guns on its deck. They had the capacity for 2 torpedos, so there were about 80 in the group. They found the subs that had attacked the fleet, and opened fire with all their torpedos.

35 Miles north of the NSN Fleet, a fleet of 14 Modern Battleships, 2 Re-Designed Battlecruisers, and 12 Super-Dreadnoughts with massive escort listened to the Radio reports, the Subs reported sinking 1 Carrier and 2 Battleships. Upon hearing this and that the Remaining Enemy fighters were going after the both Bait and Harbor strike aircraft, Halsey Jr ordered part 2 put into Effect

Over Halsey's Fleet, 343 SB2C Helldivers with 2 1,000 pound bombs each screamed towards the enemy fleet, intent on at least crippling the reamining ships

EDIT

OOC:i hope you know the XXIII was a coastal defence sub with only 2 torps each

OCC:yes i did. but they were in the vicinity. thats why i said they only had 2 torpedos and again. u fail to recognise the attack. how many of your ships did i hit and sink with the torpedos, and were the depth charges effective?

OOC:And again you are annoying me, i just about broke my wrist today so give me time dont rush me or i wont respond at all to it, and my Subs are 3 miles away, no damage at all

IC:

Out of the 23 subs, only 2 were hit, and they were both able to surface and have their remaining crew abandon ship, the depth charges never got closer than 2 3/4s miles from the subs, causing nothing but a few ringing ears among the Sonarmen

The ships crews were ordered to prepare to abandon ship if the need called, and to stop firing depth charges. They concentrated on the planes in the area. Another group of elektroboots, the type XXI was travelling with the type XXIII. They had more armaments, 6 torpedo tubes, and four 20 mm turrets. there were 25 travelling with the XXIIIs, and they fired 1/3 of their torpedos at the submarines, while the surface ships sent flak at the incoming planes.

The Subs were alert now, and not a single torpedo hit, while they launched half of their forward tubes at the NSN Ships again.

Out of the Helldivers, 23 were shot down befor ethey realeased their bombs, fully 680 bombs came crashing down towards the Vessels, most of these bombs had been released at minimum altitude, and had a very small chance of missing given the size of the ships

After the bombing, all but the flagship of the NSN navy was afloat, and many people were in the water, drowning. Some subs came up to rescue the sailors, while others fired their torpedos at the other subs in the area. The remaining ship, the NSN Spartan, sent out a message for a ceasefire, so more sailors could be rescued, and so the Spartan could get to a safe harbor for repairs, though the second part wasn't mentioned. Already, 200 men had died. Total, 9 battleships and 2 aircraft carriers had sunk, along with 100 Me109s.

Halsey Jr Rejoiced at this, while he awaited Damage results on Kazheim, hre had only lost 34 Aircraft and 2 subs so far, while killing 9 Battleships, 2 Carriers, and 1-- Me-109s had been destroyed

Admiral Donitz was horrified that he could be defeated like this. He was on the only ship left of the 1st Novus Spartus Expeditionary Navy, and it had medium damage. He sent word of the defeat of his force to Secretary of War Stauffenburg, and when he recieved the message, he was also furious. He was mostly angry at himself for not sending more ships in. Luckily he hadn't lost any of his beloved subs, and sent some type XIV "milkcow" U-Boats to resupply the Elektroboots. The Spartan chugged back to the Novus Spartus harbor of Marathon, accompanied by all the U-Boats, and joined on the way by 10 Bismarks, 25 Deutschlands, and 5 Graf Zeppelins, along with 100 type XXIII U-Boats, and 15 type XI U-Cruiser

OOC-PA, did you attack my ships in Kazheim, or just NS's? I can't tell...

IC-Kaiser Dietrich laughed when he was told of the Spartan retreat. "This is what they get for telling me how to run my war."

Around Junction City, General Summer's probing attacks took on more life. Luden commanders reported losing ground to small-scale offensives. Counter-attacks were met by Telviran forces hardened by combat and supported by artillery and air power.

In the city itself, Luden forces were now falling back. Field Marshal Skorzenky had had enough. In direct disobedience to Dietrich's orders, he was slowly pulling troops out and reinforcing his flanks. If the Telvirans attacked in force, Skorzenky would gice them a bloody nose.

OOC:Both, 297 Avengers are hitting the Harbor, and 23 subs and 340 Helldivers had hit NS, with minimal losses for heavily kills lol

IC:

General Halsey Sr now had 230,000 men in 12 Divisions ready for a attack ,with 3 more in Reserve, at 0230, 2:30am, 3,000 155mm guns were due to go off, this was at the very end of the Luden Lines, their most vulnerable, for the past 3 Weeks, Doolittles bomers had been steadily increasing their attacks, to where there were bombs falling almost 24/7 in some areas.

OOC-OK. And where's the attack happening? Junction City or James River line?

IC-When the PA aircraft approached the harbor, they were met by a wall of flak. Quad 37mms, 88s, and 105mm heavies opened up, as well as the guns of three heavy cruisers and the pocket battleship (think Bismarck) Bieschke. The fighters stayed grounded, to prevent friendly fire. All in all, well over 500 guns were blazing away at the approaching dive-bombers.

OOC:About 1/4th of the way up the line from the James River, designed to lopp off Skorzenkies Army from the Rest of the Luden Troops

IC:

The Avengers were skilled pilots, they stayed on course, as well as hugging the ground, only 23 more were shot down, out of the 274 remaining aircraft, 135 were armed with torpedos and went after all ships in the harbor, the rest were armed with bombs and went after the airfield, still hugging the ground, taking minimal losses

OOC-not to be a stickler, but hugging the ground doesn't really work against 200 or so quad 37mm guns

IC-The torpedos sank two of the cruisers, while the Bieschke was moderately damaged.

On land, a large number of hangars were destroyed, but most were eiher empty or contained seaplanes or transports. Only 13 fighters were destroyed.

As the planes departed, they were harassed by flak, and then by the remaining 87 fighters now launching from the runways.

OOC:Quad 37s are hard to aim and turn though, the japs learned that with their Quad 37s

IC:
As the planes withdrew, a Further 22 Were shot down, and as soon as they made it 20 miles out to Sea, a Escort of 230 F4Us and 93 P-51Ds joined them

To somebody other than Kaiser Dietrich
Please get this to some other military commander. Kaiser Dietrich is not making anything better for us. Fuhrer Leonidas almost had my office blown up today for some reason. He said it was a preparedness test. We were ready though. But most of our ships are salvagable in your harbor of Kazheim. We cannot get salvage equipment there, but we ask that you salvage the ships for us. We will pay you back for all expenses, but we want our ships back, especially the Graf Zeppelins. Our attack on Waycross is in 2.5 weeks. These ships would help us a lot. Also, are you willing to provide support for this attack? Thank You.
From
Secretary of War, Claus Von Stauffenburg
On the envelope, it was not marked to Kaiser Dietrich, as they usually were. The courier was ordered to do anything and everything possible to make sure that it didn't reach Kaiser Dietrich.
"Guten tag. I am courier Maximilian of Novus Spartus Executive Building. I have a letter for the Secretary of War, or equivilant, or Secretary of Foreign Affairs, or equivilant. Please put me in with one of those people as soon as possible."

Jack sent every one off to there bunks as he went off to greet his new commander. He walked across the airstrip and to the officers quarters where he found the office of the base commander. He saw the door was open and walked over. He knocked on the door and went inside to the officers desk. He saluted with his right hand "Sir, colonel Jack Raiger of the 501st Joint fighter Wing, aka the Blood vipers, reporting with my squadron for duty!"

Luden Captiol City

Dienhard Von Klueger looked out at the river and the swans in it, he was sitting on a park bench, as he got up, he left a envelope hidden underneath the bench. After he got up, another man, this time from the PA Special Operations Service, SOS, picked up the letter, and made his way back to a Safe-House. At the safe house, they opened the letter up, in it there were great details for a attack on Waycross, Requests to salvage ships in Kazheim, a Very Detailed list of NS Reinforcements.

Dienhard Von Klueger was in the Luden Department of defense and was very high ranking, but unbeknowst to anyone but a few Pennsylvanian Officials, he was a Double Agent, feeding Luden and Novus Spartus False information while giving the Pennsylvanian Officials just about all the information they would need to beat the Enemy in Telvira and Beyond

To Luden Minister of Affairs

To Whom It Concerns,
I am writing to inform of the wishes of the Morridane Air Ministry to use Luden air space for a series of regular civilian flights.

Given the fact that Ludolf is on a war footing and that the flights in question may generate problems, I feel it would be best if met to discuss the details of the proposal and iron out any issues involved. Given our current relations as trading partners I hope the matter isn't too difficult to resolve.

Signed,

Sir George Cowdray, Morridane Secretary of State for Air.

~ ~ ~

A Few Days Later...

Via diplomatic back channels, the following message was relaid to the Pennsylvanian and Telviran governments;

Sirs,

My sources have inform me that the tide is beginning to turn against the Ludens, if so then there are some matters that the Morridane government wishes to discuss. Therefore I propose that a meeting be arranged to discuss the issues in question face-to-face.

I hope you accept my proposal.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

Kazheim
The fighters turned back after a short while, before the enemy fighters could attack.

In Ludolf, the courier was directed to the offices of Field Marshal Erwin von Speidl, the head of OKH, the Luden military headquarters.

Prime Minister Blake was given the Morridane message. A while later, the following response was sent:
I would welcome a meeting with you soon.

In Junction City, the Luden forces were slowly decreasing in number. The remainder were ordered to continue fighting so as to make the Telvirans think that they were still committed to taking the city. The new forces were redeployed to the flanks, to guard against attacks.

On the Telviran side of the lines, General Summers began to mass for his flanking attack, confident that the enemy had overextended himself.

Kazheim
45 Avengers were lost, as well as 23 Helldivers, with these minimal losses and such heavy kills inflicted, Halsey Jr pulled his fleet back to Westport, waiting for Operation Fury to commence

James River Area
It was 2:30am, along a 50 mile front, 3,000 155mm guns began spilling Armor Piercing Rounds and some Teargas into the Luden lines, this bombardment would continue until 7:53am, Sunrise

Diplotmatic Message
Dear Edmund Vermillion
We are willing to accept the talk of a meeting so long as it is on neutral grounds approved by my nation as well as Telvira

The bombardment fell on prepared lines. Reinforced bunkers and tank pits meant that the bombardment only killed 137 soldiers and knocked out a mere 8 tanks and 5 guns. The Ludens retaliated with a total of 560 105mm and 155mm guns firing a mixture of HE and gas shells, aiming to disrupt the anticipated attack. And in several heavily reinforced bunkers, special troops of the SE (Spezialoperation-Einheit/Special Operations Unit) readied small frames, atop which sat Ludolf's newest weapon, one which would bleed the enemy tank forces to death...

The Troops were all equipped with Gas Masks, so the Gas shells di dnothing, after 2 hours of Bombbardment, 300 Lancaster Bombers flew overhead in the darkness, with each they carried a 6 Ton Tallboy Bomb. They dropped the bombs, and flew off to land and do some more bombing by the end of the night.

20 miles behind the line a special group of weapons recently transported over for this operation was getting ready to fire, it was a group of 43 18.1 inch Heavy Cannons, equipped with the Armorpiercing rounds, no trench, foxhole, bunker, bridge etc. etc. could shield people from this cannons fire.

Novus Spartus was preparing the force for the attack on Waycross, not realising that Telvira had found out about the attack. They upped the forces to 20 15,000 man Fallschirmjäger divisions, 10 mechanized divisions of 1000 vehicles each, and 13 Panzer divisions with 250 tanks each, all to be carried on giant transport planes that started out as huge gliders. Planners realised that the superplanes would be easy to see, so 2 hours before the attack, they planned to bomb Waycross with battleships, the shells being filled with Zyklon B and black smoke, to cover the air.

To Feldmarschall Speidl.
Thank you for receiving my letter. I hope that you will agree. We hope that you will provide 'workers' for the project on the Path of the Crucifix. We will begin in 2 weeks, and wish for you to provide 'workers' and 'supplies'. Please tell us anywhere you need help, and we will send all available 'workforces' to help out. Thank you.
From,
Secretary of War Stauffenburg
OCC:workers=soldiers, supplies=weapons, path of the crucifix=waycross, and workforce=novus spartus armed forces

A response to the Pennsylvanian and Telviran governments was sent via the same back channels;

Sirs,

I am grateful for the speed of your replies, though I have to ask you both to play along in a little act of 'Cloak and Dagger' to keep the Ludens and their allies in the dark as much as possible. The Morridane Foreign Office will be issuing a false diplomatic protest over the attacks on Kazheim, citing damage to Morridane shipping...I ask that you respond like normal.

We are prepared to take action against the Ludens, though we wish to maintain a great deal of secrecy with regards to our intent. We are attempting to arrange through diplomatic means a way of gathering information covertly to aid us in the planning of our forthcoming strike.

I am happy to host a meeting in the Morridane capital of Morrdun, to all appearances it would just be a diplomatic meeting to deal with the 'false' protests.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

~ ~ ~

Following the attacks on Kazheim, a diplomatic protest was issued through official channels by the Morridane government. The protest cited the loss of Morridane lives and ships in the attacks.

It was merely an excuse and a cover for the Morridane government to arrange a meeting with Telvira with its allies.

The Pennsylvanian Response

Well maybe you should try to keep your ships out of a Harbor that has already been visited by planes in this war, and maybe you should try to keep them away from the warzone.

From Prime Minister Blake:
Kazheim is Ludolf's main war port. Perhaps you should reconsider trading with a nation that has devoted its economy to war.

James River Line
The Talboys slammed into bunkers, killing 30 more soldiers. The 18.5 inch guns destroyed another 8 tanks and 13 guns, as well as killing 26 more soldiers.

The supplies and parts just kept coming in to airfields all over Novus Spartus. News about the Ludolf losing their hold on the James River Line kept spreading through the ranks. Secretary of War Stauffenburg ordered the sending of 10,000 troops, prepared for any kind of attack, and 1,000 Flak Vierlings, along with 1,000 versatile Flak 88s, effective against planes, tanks, and infantry. All this would be ferried by the Ar-232 whether Kaiser Dietrich wanted them or not.

As the artillery battle on the James raged, General Summers opened his offensive. After a short but violent artillery attack and several bombing runs by heavy four-engined bombers, the troops and tanks of XV Corps and IV Corps moved forward on the flanks. They were met by fierce resistance and the advance slowed to a crawl.

On a small section of the front, a unit of tanks reported losses to rockets that followed them when they moved. On the other flank, a key bridge stayed in Luden hands as the same rockets knocked out a total of 14 tanks in quick succession. The Ludens had unveiled their trump card. The X-7 Rotkappchen, known as the Red Riding Hood by the SE handlers, was a guided AT rocket with a warhead that could defeat any armor in service. Most were stationed on the flanks of the Junction City spearhead, but enough were stationed on the James River line (unknown to the PA forces) to blunt any armored attack.

James River
at 7:53 am, the Artillery ceased fire for a few minutes, than resumed, this was a walking artillery barrage, it started right on top of the 1st Luden Line, bhind this, 45,000 Troops of the 82nd Airborne and the 1st Marine Division Advanced under smoke cover, only light tanks, M3 Stuarts and M24 Chaffee moved with them, also under smoke cover, from the luden lines, they enemy could hear the tanks if they were lucky, but not see them

The Luden troops heard the tanks, and began firing into the smoke. The X-7s were withdrawn through trench systems to the second line of defenses.

As the Troops began reaching the 1st line, they took the trenches by force, killing any Luden troop in there often before they knew the PA Troops were there, because most often they snuck around a section of trenches and shot the soldiers in the back

4 Miles behind the last line of defense, 3 Divisions of Airborne Troops, the 17th, 101st, and 71st, began landing behind the enemy, 36,384 men total were allocated to this landing ,designed to cut off the enemy retreat

The Ludens stood fast. The paras were met with machine-gun fire and air burst shells. The troops on the river called in artillery on their former positions, and continued to keep up suppressing fire.

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The Paratroopers did not waver at the MGs and they got into cover fast enough.

At the 1st Trenchline, the Troops called in airstrikes on the enemy artillery, 500 P-51s went after them with 78 Pound Rockets and 500 pound bombs, while another 500 came in on the next line with the same weapons, targeting anything that moved.

The artillery re-directed fire as follows
18.1 inch guns starting poruing very accurate fire onto the line, while the other cannons starting fireing behind the troops, attempting to cut off any line of defense

Another message was sent to the Pennsylvanian and Telviran governments via offical channels, thus far the Ludens had no irking of what the Morridanes were planning.

~

Sirs,

Kazheim is a regrettable incident, though I hope that it does not put a damper on diplomatic relations between our countries. Though we have yet to receive any response from the Ludens, we strongly doubt that we are going to get anything from them.

I invite you to attend a meeting in the Morridane capital of Morrdun to hopefully sort the matter out.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

Very well, we accept

I accept your offer.
-Prime Minister Blake

To All high government officials of Ludolf
A spy has just informed me that a meeting is being arranged by USPA, Telvira, and Morrdh. This meeting is officially about damage to merchant ships owned by Morrdh in the Kazheim attack, but my spy has informed me that Morrdh really intends to join the war on the Telviran/USPA side. Secretary of War Stauffenburg has advised to sneak attack the main Morridane naval harbor and military fort before they are able to join the war. Immediate response it needed. Novus Spartus will not be able to participate because of other plans. Please carry out this attack before they join.
From,
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zimmerman

To Secretary Zimmerman
From Field Marshal Speidl
We do not have the forces available to open a second front in this war.
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Meanwhile, on the James River line, the Ludens opened up on the P-51s with over 180 AA guns. The troops continued to fall back, with the bulk now turning to attack the paras and break through to Southport.

General Summer's attack continued to crawl forward. Tank losses were heavy, but the Telvirans could outproduce the Ludens. The attack continued.

To Feldmarshall Speidl
We are not talking about a second front, we are talking about a sneak attack, quick as a thunderbolt. Just to cripple Morrdh

To Secretary Zimmerman
That insures Morrdh's entry. We shall wait. I am confident that the dithering of Telvira and her PA ally will insure continued neutrality. If they do enter the war, then we shall strike. We will not provoke them.

The P-51s were piloted by combat experienced men, 12 were shot down before they could drop their weapons, with the rest dropping them befor eanother 23 got shot down.


On the ground, the Tactival Reserve force came into play, fully 100,000 more men began swarming towards the Luden lines with heavy Artillery, Air, and Smoke support. Behind them, 4,200 tanks were waiting for a hole to exploit.

OOC:Telvira, how is Luden troops getting thier supplies?

They've stockpiled a lot in their defense lines. Most come by truck or rail from Southport.

To Feldmarshall Speidl
I understand. What about providing supplies and manpower of our project? We would appreciate the help. Building roads is hard work. We have some men that want to swim in the James River. They'll be there in a week

To Secretary Zimmerman
We can provide some 5,000 laborers, but they are mostly prisoners or captured POWs, so they must be watched.

OOC:i mean how are they getting into Southport?, Barge?, Blockade Runner ships?

Pretty much any ships they get their hands on.

Prime Minister Vermillion was drafting a telegram to the Pennsylvanian and Telviran governments when an aide knocked on the door. Leaving the message he called out. "Enter."

A clerk entered and handed over some documents to the Prime Minister. "Sir, our spooks in Intel say that they may be onto a spy from Novus Spartus."

"Novus Spartus? Isn't that one of the Luden's allies?"

"Yes sir, it is."

"Whats the damage then?"

"We don't know...we suspect that they might have figured out the forth coming meeting isn't what it seems and that we are planning an attack against Ludolf. It was a fluke that we picked up the spy's transmissions, though we won't know for sure what information was contained in the said transmissions sir."

"Hmm...I see." Vermillion replied before sitting lost in thought for a moment. "Get the War Office to draft orders for troops to be deployed to Telvira, a mass landing to outflank the Ludens and their allies from Novus Spartus. Also see to it that an alert goes out, though use a air raid drill as a cover...make it appear we're in the dark about this spy so use runners to rely the orders."

"Yes sir, what of the spy himself?"

"Get our spooks to track the bastard down, then get a squad from the Special Duties Section to deal with him."

"Certainly sir." The clerk saluted before leaving the Prime Minister to rewrite this message.

~
To the Pennsylvanian and Telviran governments

Sirs,

I'm afraid that our forth-coming has to be postponed for the time being, our Intel services have recently discovered a Novus Spartus spy active on Morridane soil. Until we can assess the damage done and the spy captured then I ask that you send no officials, at least until when we can guarantee their safety.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

OOC:Ok, thats what i was wondering

Very well.
-Prime Minister Blake

OOC:Ok, here comes part 4 of the attack

IC:

Over (Some Railroad hub in Telvira), 300 B-24 Liberators bombers and 500 P-47 Thunderbolts were making bombing and strafing runs on Luden Supply Trains below, the Liberator were bombing the Rail Tracks while the P-47s were strafing and bombing the trains, destroying them

Off of Southport
Admiral Husband Kimmel looked out the bridge of the USS Constellation, CC-2, a Constitution Class Battlecruiser, at 3 Luden Supply Ships, they were about 15 Miles away, well within Range of the 6 16inch Forward guns on his ships, as well as the 18 others onboard the other 3 Constitutions, United States, Ranger, and Constitution, in his fleet were
3 Essex Class Fleet Carriers
4 Constitution Class Battlecruisers
8 Casablanca Escort Carriers
12 Portland Class Heavy Cruisers
24 Atlanta Class Light Cruisers
24 Cleveland Class Light Cruisers
60 Allen M Sumner Destroyers
40 Fletcher Class Destroyers
35 Evarts Class Destroyer Escorts

Kimmels orders were to interdict Luden Supply lines, which he could do effectively with his force, as its average top speed was 34 Knots, with the exception of the Casablancas, which could make 24, which was still highre than any Supply ship the Luden troops could get a hand on

OOC:
Constitution Class Specs here
http://z10.invisionfree.com/Universal_Defense/index.php?showtopic=127
look at the orginal Version of it

After visiting his CO, Jack headed back to his men to inform them of there first mission "Fall in line!" he shouted. The pilots then stood at attention in front of Jack already in there gear "Allied forces are taking it hard" he said rolling out a map of the region "We have heavy concentrations of enemy forces in these locations, right in front of the Telvira advance, first and second squad will take off and strike this supply depot set up by the enemy, your planes will be set up with 75 pound rockets which should do the trick against those wooden structures. This base is key towards the enemy's battle plan if we can take it out there supplies will take longer to reach them and there lines will collapse within a week, 3rd and 4th squad are to remain on stand by, good luck to all of you, dismissed" he barked out with a loud voice. Already unpacked ready to use were nine P-47's, the others were still being put back together which was another reason why only eight could go, but by the time the mission was over the others would be good to go. All of them already had the unit logo and name on them as well. The pilots then went off and prepared to take off for there mission.

On the base, the Pennsylvanian Liasion officer to the base, LTC Robert Cole, walked over to Jack, with a message, the message said


To-Colonel Jack Raiger
From-General Doolittle, USPAF

I understand that you are about to carry out a strike on a enemy airbase, with your permission fo cours,e i would like to send another 45 P-51Ds along to assist you.

On the base, the Pennsylvanian Liasion officer to the base, LTC Robert Cole, walked over to Jack, with a message, the message said


To-Colonel Jack Raiger
From-General Doolittle, USPAF

I understand that you are about to carry out a strike on a enemy airbase, with your permission of course i would like to send another 45 P-51Ds along to assist you.

Jack read the message and smiled. He drew out a pen and a note pad and scribbled down a message of reply.


To-General Doolittle, USPAF
From-Colonel Jack Raiger, 501st Joint Fighter Wing

We would be happy to have your planes give our boys a hand, the enemy will toss a lot at us once the figure out we are attack so P-51's will be needed to keep up with there newer generation fighters. I would suggest using either 250 pound bombs or rockets for any ground attacks from your planes as they would do heavy damage to enemy infrastructure.


He ripped the page from the note pad and handed it to LTC Robert Cole, saluted and then looked on as eight of his men went down the dirt runway and took off into the sky.

To-Jack Raiger
From-General Doolittle

I was planning on having them loaded up with 500 Pound bombs because that is our normal loadout for Airstrip attacks, but sicne you requested it we will rearm with 76.2 Pound Rockets

Godspeed

Once the pilots were airborne they formed up on each other "Alright guys, Jack's counting on us, we meeting up with allies half way to the target, so in a few minutes we will have P-51's covering our asses, our job is to fire these rockets and lay waste to that facility" Will said over the radio to the others in the formation as the flew off into towards the target. They were some distance still and it would take several minutes for fighters to scramble from the nearest enemy airfield giving them plenty of time to react, especially once there allies arrived.

To Feldmarshall Speidl
I believe that you misunderstand me. I do not want any POWs to work here, that is against Geneva and other conventions for POWs to work in industries for the enemy's war effort. I am talking about the other project, the Way of the Crucifix. But thank you for the offer. I fear that the spy may be discovered and am pulling him out tonight. Wish you were here now. The weather is excellent and the surfing is great. Where do you want our men on the James River?
From
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zimmerman

The spy, Eugene S. Birkenau, was transported by secret agents of Leonidas, the Schutzstaffel, took Eugene to a Trans World Airline plane, and transported him to Novus Spartus.

To Prime Minister Vermillion of Morrdh
Greetings! I am a representative from Novus Spartus. I would like to meet you, or one of your diplomats for discussions on the current situation. We heard news that you had found a spy that belonged to us, but we assure you that we have no spies in your country. He or she was probably from Ludolf, or Telvira. Where is the most convenient place for you to meet at for discussions?
From,
Diplomat Ernst Vom Rath

Ro Diplomat Ernst Vom Rath, Novus Spartus

Sir,

I am surprised that you have the cheek to write.

Course you have no spies on Morridane soil at this present time, the spy that we were tracking has fled the Unified Commonwealth before we could capture him. We do not take kindly to those who would betray our trust, especially those that we maintain good trading relations with.

Upon a reply being received, the Morridane government will give one week for any Novus Spartus citizens on Morridane soil to leave. Those persons in question be will be barred from re-entry to Morrdh and any found after the deadline will be detained.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

Office of the President
To-King Cyrus
From-President Eisenhower
Subject-War Production

King Cyrus, i would like to with your permission move several Tank and Aircraft factories to the Telviran Mainland to keep up a steady flow of tanks and aircraft to our troops

Over Telvira
Commodore John Wayne spotted the Spit Break Pilots, and moved his Squadron to join up with them, he immediately radioed the Merc Pilots
"Pennsylvanian Air Force Squadron 224 to Mercenaries come in over"

Prime Minister Vermillion
I know of no spies that have ever been on Morridane soil that are from Novus Spartus. Yes, there are Novus Spartusish in Morrdh, but they are vacationers who are either too old, or have not volunteered for the workforce. Most of them own property in Morrdh, and are harmless. You are ordering people who are not at war with you, who wouldn't fight against you, even if given the option, to abandon their property, or be arrested? My government knows of Morridane people in our country who are vacationing, yet we do not throw them out on threat of internment. I am surprised that you have the cheek to make this threat to me. If you really mean what you say, than Secretary Zimmerman will be more than happy to speak with you. The offer to talk face to face is still on the table. I hope that I have not created any hard feelings, for I do not try to. May God be with you.

Diplomat Ernst Vom Rath

"This is the 501st joint fighter wing of Spit Break, nice of you boys to join us, what do you say we go give em' hell?" William said over the radio to his new allies as he watched them form up around them "Alright Blood Vipers this is our first taste of combat in this war, lets kick some ass before the homeland decides to get off there asses, more fun for us that way" the radio then crackled as the others in the squadron gave a quick "yes sir" in reply as the moved on the target. They were two minutes out and closing fast.

"Very well, we will let you boys go in first if you want to"

"Roger that, alright first squad flank left, squad two flank right, after things start going boom the real fun starts now break, break, break!" William shouted over the radio as the two groups split there separate ways. They then swung around either side of the base and dived at it "Weapons free!" William shouted as a stream of rockets fired from his plane at a group of warehouses on the opposite end of the base. Seconds later rockets came towards there direction from group 2. The 75lb warheads of the rockets began smashing into structures across the base "First pass done, Squadron 224 this is Viper leader, first strike down move in at your discretion, we're setting up for our next pass"

"Roger than we are tally ho in and weapons free" Commodore Wayne Responded, he was already a ace, counting for at the Minimum 1 He-111, 2 Ju-87 Stukas, and at least 4 Me-109s, but he had yet to do any Groundpouding, and here he went.

Squadron 224 was also known as the "Devils Aides" because they consisted of the craziest pilots in the country, and thus, had both a high mortality rate and a high kill rate.

Commodore Wayne came in and immediately lossed his 16 rockets at a grouping of planes on the Waiting pad, while his other aircraft fired at Hangers, other aircraft, Barracks, and Supply depots.

The Channel, USS Constellation, CC-2
The Fleet was now close enough that it began firing on the Luden Supply ships, immediately 24 16inch guns in the fleet fired at the ships.

Eastern Coast((I'm Assuming this airport is coastal so here we go))
2 More Constitution Class Battlecrusers, Philadelphia and President, began firing 16inch shells at the Airport, hoping to make sure no aircraft got off while the planes were overhead

"We caught em' with there pant's down, now they learn the errors of there mistakes" William said as he lined his plane up and fired his last eight rockets off into the bases facilities. He pulled his plane up and banked left "I'm down to guns, Viper's stay alert if you see any planes trying to take off strafe there ass and take em' down, radio on that base is probably down but lets not worry to much, lets finish our job and get out" he said as he lined up his gun sights on a fuel tank and let off a three second volley of .50 caliber rounds before pulling up to avoid an explosion.

Off The Airport

Admiral Mitchser, onboard the President, saw the Friendly Aircraft breaking off their attack, that was when he radioed them

"USS President to friendly aircraft over (insert name here) Airfield, please respond over

To Diplomat Ernst Vom Rath, Novus Spartus

Sir,

The fact of the matter is that we discovered papers identifying the person in question as a Novus Spartus national. We also discovered the half-burnt remnants of reports and logs on both our military and diplomatic dealings. Our Intel services are currently investigating to assess if theres a spy ring within the Unified Commonwealth.

As for the expelling of Novus Spartus nationals, we are well within our rights to do so and we are being lenient in giving a deadline of one week. We will be asking our own citizens to leave Novus Spartus territory soon as possible, a Morridane warship will be assisting those persons that wish to leave.

Please do not try contacting this office again.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

To- Edmund Vermillion
From- D. D. Eisenhower

I would like it if you would join me in a meeting in Philadelphia in 2 weeks

To D. D. Eisenhower, United States of PA

Certainly.

The Morridane government will be contacting your Foreign Affairs Office soon to make arrangements.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

Edmund Vermillion

Thank you

OOC-OK everybody. Quick announcement. I am going to start wrapping this up, cause I'm moving to the new forum. What I have planned is that Ludolf's position will slowly deteriorate, and then Morrdh will attack their homeland, causing a coup and an armistice. At that point we will end the thread, cause my nation fights a cold war with Ludolf for a while

To Prime Minister Vermillion
If there were any spies in Morrdh that were of my country's origin, I know not about that. My country feels threatened that you will send warships into our harbors. Chancellor Leonidas is a little paranoid about that. If you still feel that Morridanians should be transported from this country, then send passenger ships. I am willing to remove all Novus Spartus citizens from your country, though I am not positive that all will cooperate. If I can have a document verifying that all their property will be returned to them, then they might be more willing. But whatever you do, stay out of the war. Whichever side you choose, there will be no benefit. We will try to win the war quickly, and we will do anything you ask so that you stay out of the war. Do not join Telvira, and do not join Ludolf. I do not want you to lose anything.
From
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Arthur Zimmerman

The Novus Spartus troops landed about 30 miles behind the James River on Luden territory. They brought to bear panzershreiks, panzerfausts, and anti tank rifles, .55 caliber. They had gas masks so any gas attacks were useless against them. They also brought to bear against the advancing tanks Flak 88s.

To Arthur Zimmerman, Novus Spartus Secretary of Foreign Affairs

We are only sending one vessel from the Royal Morridane Navy, a training ship which happened to be our closest available vessel to the area in question. She will remain in international waters to take on Morridane nationals as passengers, your own navy is free to inspect her and to verify that she is a training vessel and assisting in the...'evacuation' (a word I am loathe to use despite it being the only one that best sums it up) of Morridane citizens.

We are currently compiling records of all property and businesses owned by Novus Spartus citizens, records that you will receive copies of. The Morridane government will take temporary ownership of the properties and ensure that they are kept maintained, plus to ensure goodwill I have authorized that 50% of the property values will be paid to the displaced owners.

However I cannot hold any promises that we will not get involved with the current conflict, I can only hope that we do not.

Signed,

Edmund Vermillion, Morridane Prime Minister.

OOC:Telvira, are you gonna have the Luden Troops basically break and run like Braddocks army near Fort Duquense(idk how to spell it) and than get pushed back at breakneck speed like after the allies broke out of Normandy?

Also Novus, 30 miles nehind the james river i wanna say is 50 to 75 miles from where the Telviran troops and my troops are attacking

"This is the Blood Vipers, USS President we read you loud and clear, what can we do for you today?" William said over the radio as he heard the ship come over the speaker system.

"We would like it if you could cover us from enemy Aircraft until we can move south to link up with our Carrier Force"

"This is Viper lead, we have enough fuel to cover you for some time forming into your air space" William said as he turned his plane towards the allied carrier fleet. He radioed the rest of the squadron to follow and also radioed the base to tell them that they were now providing air cover for a allied carrier.

OOC:President is a Battlecruiser, as is Philadelphia

IC:

"Thank You Viper Lead, we'll be sure to buy you some beer if we ever meet

OCC: they got to the front fast

"Secretary Stauffenburg, I believe our new weapon is almost ready. We will have test firing tomorrow."
"Thank you Oberscharfuhrer."

The next day, a few tests of the V-1 guided missile and the V-2 ballistic missile were successfully tested to an audience that conisisted of Secretary Stauffenburg, Secretary Zimmerman, and Chancellor Leonidas. The day after that, V-1s and V-2s were fired on Westport, Waycross, and north Junction City.

"Sounds nice, we'll make sure to hunt you down when the war's over, Viper lead out" William said over the radio as his planes made it into viewing range to the USS president. They then formed up and patrolled the air around the ship in groups of two in order to cover the most air space around the ship.

The ships fired a parting salvo at a bridge near the Airport, 24 16 inch guns boomed, as well as 48 6 inch guns, than the ships turned with their escorts and started heading north towards their carrier escorts