A Brothers Quarrel

[VigilantWatcher]

OOC: This thread is for War Events and Battles only. If you want to make an IC response or comment please post in my actions thread. Any questions or comments please PM me here on the forums or speak to me on IRC.

 

Carrying on from this: http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/114864-republic-of-peru-actions-and-news/?p=3099599

 

 

IC:

 

The Republic of Peru and the Confederate Republic of Peru now faced each other along the new border. At this time there was no threat of civil war despite the Confederate Republic mobilising. The split of the country in terms of Provinces had become:

 

 

Federal Republic of Peru

 

 

 

 

Territorial Provinces

 

Tumbes

Piura

Lambayeque

Cajamarca

Amazonas

Loreto

San Martin

La Libertad

Ancash

Huanuco

Lima

Junin

Pasco

 

 

 

Confederate Republic of Peru

 

 

 

 

Territorial Provinces

 

 

Ica

Huancavelicia

Ayacucho

Apirimac

Ucayali

Cusco

Madre de Dios

Arequipa

Puno

Moquegua

Tacna

 

 

These two nations which had been united in joy over independence now was split over how they would go in the future. The ugly split had severed communities and neighbourhoods and some families were now split by the new border. Highways that now dipped in and out of each nations in some areas of the new border meant that they were now deserted as travel across it was impossible. 

 

The Federal Republic knew that of war came, they were most vulnerable on the border area where the western part of Ucayali Province in the Confederate Republic left the eastern part of Huanuco Province as a salient projecting outwards. This was viewed as an area where the Confederates would try to capture first. They also began to mobilise Men of Fighting Age to mirror Confederate actions, so to keep on top of the situation.

 

Another potential flashpoint was along the coast where the Nueva Panamericana Sur Highway crossed the border. This was also an area where the Confederate Military was expected to do a pre-emptive attack. Both sides now had significant forces in reach of each other, but neither side wanted to be the one to start the fighting.

 

Confederate President Jose Banderos would however order contingency plans to be drawn up for a potential assault from the area of Huancavelica Province where Highway 128 which although was mostly in Federal territory snaked in and out of both countries, hampering movement for both sides in that area. He wanted that area to be seized so lateral communications could be maintained when war which was now inevitable, came.

 

Finally he set a date for the first offensive, April 2nd.

 

 

April 2nd

04:00 Hours

 

 

Finally the day had come. The first Confederate attacks were made with a swift ten minute bombardment against the Federal Positions. Then six thousand men attacked. They moved across rocky terrain towards Ayamachay, leaving flank guards to prevent any flanking counter attacks. The areas of Highway 128 in the border area was captured and a gap torn in the Federal lines. The Confederate Air Force was in action for the first time, with Su-25T Frogfoot Ground Attack Aircraft striking Federal positions south of Ayamachay before being chased off by Federal F-15E Strike Eagle Multi Role Aircraft.

 

However the attack faltered and began to be blocked by Federal reinforcements. The Confederate force now ordered to take Ayamachay was finally stopped and suffered heavy losses as they tried to batter their way through. They did take some prisoners although surrounded Federal units fought on and most managed to get back to friendly lines.

 

 

 

After three days of fighting, the Battle of Ayamachay was over. The gain of territory meant that they had secured their main objective of taking control of more of Highway 128, plus projected a salient into the Federal Lines and captured Federal land.

 

 

 

 

This was mirrored by a second attack at around six am, along the coast and the Nueva Panamericana Sur Highway. This was exactly as the Federal Military had expected and the assault although gaining  some territory was repulsed and the Confederate force retreated back across the border.

 

Elsewhere there would be sporadic artillery duels from both sides as the first day ended with Federal units having dealt with Confederate attacks well. However this was only the opening moves, with Confederate forces now massing for a major offensive against Federal forces in Junin Province and to capture its capital Huancayo.

[VigilantWatcher]

April 3rd

 

The entire day was marked with several skirmishes between the Federal Peruvian Navy and the Confederate Peruvian Navy. Twenty Five Miles off the Coast near the Confederate City of Pisco, Seven Chico Class Patrol Boats on both sides doing reconnaissance missions run into each other by accident. In the confusion both sides open fire.

 

In a running battle which creates six separate small engagements, three Federal and five Confederate Vessels are damaged, with Nine Federal and Fifteen Confederate Sailors wounded. The two sides then withdraw as the battle ends in a draw.

 

 

April 4th

 

Confederate Forces which had taken part in the opening Confederate Offensive come under increasing pressure from Federal forces around Ayamachay, losing three hundred metres of territory along the battlefront. However the line holds and defensive positions are reinforced with new soldiers. Armoured Corp is deployed across the border in case Federal forces launch a major counter offensive in this sector.

 

Meanwhile Confederate preparations for its offensive against Federal forces in Junin Province enter final phase, date of offensive now to start in the next few days. Expectations were that the Fifty Thousand strong Confederate Force committed to the attack would face at least a Hundred Thousand strong Federal Force along with major Armoured elements.

Edited February 22, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

April 5th

 

 

The first use of Volunteer Forces as the Confederate forces launch "Operation Termite", the assault into Junin Province. The attackers numbered Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Volunteer Soldiers and Five Hundred Armoured Vehicles, plus supported by a Hundred and Fifty assorted Self Propelled Howitzers and Fifty BM-21 Grad 122mm Multiple Rocket Launchers. This force was launched against a Federal Corp which had been in the process of deploying Volunteer units into the line.

 

These were brushed aside as many were surprised by the sudden onslaught and driven back, though the City of Huancayo would elude the Confederates on that first day, though the defenders had their flanks turned by deep penetrating spearheads.

 

 

April 6th

Huanayo

10:30 Hours

 

The City was burning from multiple Confederate air raids, with the Federal Army now pulling out. The Estadio Huancayo which was in the centre of the city was the last Helicopter Site being used to evacuate the wounded from the nearby Hospitals. Demolition charges and traps were being laid to delay the Confederate units which were now beginning to penetrate the southern outskirts.

 

Suddenly a huge blast rocks the area as a nearby Confederate Missile Strike flattens a section of buildings. The roar of raining debris sends shivers down the already demoralised Federal soldiers. They hasten their march past the site, determined to escape the sound of the Confederate guns.

 

 

 

Huanayo

14:30 Hours

 

Finally the last Federal unit pulled out of the city, just as the last Helicopter began to leave, covered by the Federal Air Force which also began to pull out its assets and redeploy them to keep the retreat from becoming a rout.

 

 

 

With the Offensive now expanded with further assaults on either flank to clear the rest of Southern Junin Province, the Main Confederate Effort would be made on the left with a huge push through the Western areas of Junin Province. Their Armoured Columns speeding the advance north, they began to push a huge bulge into Federal Territory. Their strong left flank shield would prevent any Federal forces in Lima Province making any sort of counter attack. However reinforcements to the Federal defenders would eventually block the assault. On the left flank alone around thirty eight miles had been made in two days. Then came the Federal counter attack.

 

 

The Federal Forces that finally loosed this counter offensive totalled Three Hundred Thousand Volunteer Soldiers, Six Hundred Armoured Vehicles plus Two Hundred Assorted Self Propelled Artillery and BM-21 Grad Multiple Rocket Launchers. This had been possible due to the Federal units being closer to larger resupply bases than their Confederate counterparts, meaning that they could bring large amounts of materiel and men quicker.

 

It crashed into Confederate units which had been certain they would drive the Federal presence from Junin Province all together. Now they were pushed back with heavy losses and through the 7th and 8th of April they retreated south. Two Federal pincers would meet north of Huancayo trapping Fifty Four Thousand Confederate Soldiers in a pocket, with a smaller one being formed further east trapping a smaller force of Five Thousand. Both pockets would fight on, despite the front continuing to move south.

 

Finally on the morning of April 9th, the lines had stabilised again although fighting around the two trapped Confederate pockets still went on.

[VigilantWatcher]

April 10th

 

The two surrounded Confederate pockets continue to fight on, although the smaller eastern pocket begins to shrink through the day as the trapped forces begin to surrender in large numbers. By the end of the afternoon all Confederate units in that pocket surrender. The larger western pocket continues to fight on but shrinks to a third of its original size.

 

Also during the day, further clashes north of Huancayo forces the Confederates to fall back on either side of the city, although they would manage to establish a blocking position around the outskirts through the night. Heavy fire would rain down on their positions all night and into the morning, inflicting losses these units could ill afford. Parts of the city which had escaped damage in the first battle were smashed by artillery and air strikes sending columns of thick smoke into the early dawn sky.

 

 

April 11th

 

Confederate units fall back from Huancayo. Their tattered formations begin the slow and humiliating retreat south back to the border. Rearguard positions turn to fight small delaying actions through the day along Highways 3N and 18 to delay Federal pursuit. However the Federal spearheads would not come within a mile of the border, allowing the Confederate forces to slip away.

 

The western pocket north of Huancayo would finally surrender with the equivalent of Two Divisions falling into Federal hands. This failure to achieve a defeat on the Federal Army was a damaging blow to Confederate morale and President Banderos. He would order all Confederate forces to the defensive and the front south of Ayamachay to be strengthened as a consequence.

 

 

April 12th

 

Private Jorge Landos sat at his post at the San Francisco de Mosca defence position. smoking a cigarette. His volunteer unit had for the last six days fought first in the Federal retreat and then in the counter offensive, returning to the very positions they had vacated. As he sat there holding his AK-74 Assault Rifle, he saw a line of BMP-1P Armoured Personnel Carriers approach. He then watched in fascination as female soldiers carrying their M16A2 Assault Rifles on their shoulders.

 

Then pulling alongside came several Ural-4320 Transport Trucks which would disembark crates of medical supplies, making it plain these female soldiers were a Medical Battalion. Private Landos extinguished his cigarette. He looked back towards the Confederate border, looking for any targets.

 

 

April 13th

 

Federal forces make a renewed effort against the Confederate front south of Ayamachay. Four separate attacks are made against this defensive line, exerting huge pressure on the defenders. However their defence would divert resources from any potential Federal advance onto Confederate soil itself.

 

However the Federal Army was now pulling units from its northern bases in preparation for operations in the far eastern front which had been quiet ever since the war had started.

[VigilantWatcher]

The next two months would be virtual stalemate, with both sides in prepared positions waiting for the other to strike. Meanwhile behind the lines, the Military Industrial Complex began to churn out new weapons, plus they began to organise their forces more efficiently:

 

Federal Peruvian Army

 

A variant of the BMP-1P IFV is created though instead of the turret and carrying eight passengers, would house a Launcher which carried Fifty Rocket Assisted 120mm Mortar Shells. The Launching Process would be first the Rear Hatch would drop, then the Launcher was able to pivot up to 45 degrees and could launch them in either several at a time or one at a time. These would enter service in late May.

 

 

Also coming to use were upgraded T-72B Main Battle Tanks. These were better than the A Variant the Confederates used, with 1A40-1 Fire Control System, Thicker Armour, Turret Gront and Top was heavily reinforced with Composite Armour, 20 mm of Appliqué Armour in the Front of Hull, 9K120 system which gives T-72B 9M119 "Svir" Laser Guided Anti Tank Missile capability, New 2A46M Main Gun, 1K13-49 Sight, Stabilization System, and a new V-84-1 Engine with 840 hp (626 kW). These would begin  to enter service in early May to slowly replace the older vehicles would be upgraded to the new standard.

 

The 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm Self Propelled Howitzers would be replaced by the 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm Self Propelled Howitzer.

 

 

Confederate Peruvian Army

 

The 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm Self Propelled Howitzers would be upgraded to the 2S3M Variant. It would be equipped with a Mechanized Drum Type Stowage for 12 Rounds, the amount of hatches in Rear Armored Plates of the Hull and the Turret was reduced, the configuration of those hatches was changed, Antenna of R-123 Radio Set was transferred on a Turret Top. Ammunition was increased from 40 to 46 rounds (usually consists of 42 OF-540 and OF-25 HE-Frag Projectiles, and of 4 BP-540 HEAT-FS Projectiles). Much more powerful OF-29 HE-Frag Projectiles and OF-38 Krasnopol Laser Guided Rocket Assisted Projectiles were developed.

 

 

As the war progressed into June, the stalemate was about to be broken by a renewed Confederate offensive in the eastern areas which had seen hardly any fighting. The Confederate aim this time was more ambitious. They would attack from Ucayali Province into Huanuco Province, before striking west towards the sea in a move to cut the Federal Army units fighting along the border areas and the Federal Capital Lima from the rest of the country. They would then strike from the north and south for Lima.

 

This offensive was set to start on June 11th.

[VigilantWatcher]

June 11th

 

 

 

The Confederate offensive opened against the Federal forces in the eastern areas of Huanuco Province. Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Solders plus supporting Armour and Artillery first began to clear the areas of the Province which projected into Ucayli Province. The Federal units there fought a desperate battle, retreating slowly west . Some forces were however surrounded and would be isolated from the main battle.

 

Then the bulk of the assault moved west. They moved across rocky terrain in the Cordillera Central Mountain, slowly clearing the area mile by mile.  The Confederate Air Force had managed to get air superiority for the first time, sweeping the Federal Air Force aircraft out of the sky in the battle zone. By the end of the first day some units had made great progress, using their air umbrella to push aside opposition without too much effort. 

 

Meanwhile to the south, the Confederate aim was to disrupt any attempt to reinforce the new front. They would launch limited attacks along the entire front, attempting to not gain ground but disrupt Federal attempts to move. The next few days would see how this battle would go.

[VigilantWatcher]

June 12th to June 18

 

 

The following six days were marked by Confederate gains, with Federal units effectively abandoning Huanuco Province. The Province Capital Huanco had been invested by two spearheads and overrun, smashing the only effective command base in that area. The Federal withdrawal however was not chaotic, a fighting retreat was enacted as they fell back towards the borders of San Martin, Casco and Ancash Provinces.

 

The Confederate diversionary actions to the south did tie down a considerable number of soldiers and assets which could of helped stem the rapid advance of the Confederate assault. The intense heat of the Summer which was now evident tired both sides, sapping their strength and morale. Slowly the Confederates edged forwards and then paused temporarily to regroup.

 

 

 

On July 1st, they launched a second effort with reinforcements that had been shifted from the reserve forces. Most of the assault would be held by stiff Federal resistance  but one spearhead in the central sector breaks through. It charges for the coast. Frantic efforts are made to prevent it from making ground but Confederate reinforcements and air superiority meant that the only road left was the Pananamericana Norte Highway along the coast.

 

 

Pananamericana Norte Highway

July 4th

 

The road was full of refugees who had no idea where to go, north or south. Military Police were trying to free up the roads. The Confederate advance had been halted for the time being, though this didn't stop the flow. However the situation was for now stabilised, but the Federal Military High Command knew that the Highway would eventually be cut and Lima cut off from the rest of the Federal Republic. Contingency plans were being made to supply the Capital by sea, even though they knew the Confederate Navy was now growing in strength, with confirmed heavy ship building under way at their only Naval Shipyards at Pisco. However it would was expected to be next year before any of these ships would see action.

 

Meanwhile the Federal Navy would also begin their own programme, scheduled to finish at the end of this year so to gain time. Both sides would try to build big fleets, with inevitable naval combat to come. For now both sides would slug it out in the hot summer weather, each living with the annoyance of Mosquito bites and sunstroke from the soldiers carrying their heavy equipment and being in hot vehicles. This period would be tough on both sides, though the fight would still go on.

[VigilantWatcher]

July 5th

 

 

Then suddenly the next day the Confederates opened a final effort to reach the coast. They would finally break through before reaching the coast around dusk, Meanwhile they spread out, increasing the distance between the trapped areas and the rest of Federal Territory. This success was a major coup for the Confederate Republic of Peru, effectively killing off Federal hopes for a quick victory.

 

The Federal Peruvian Government now trapped at Lima began to order that the line be held at all costs, which after hasty counter attacks from north and south finally prevented any more Confederate gains. Further reinforcement of the pocket would have to run by sea past Confederate Forces which was now in possession of a significant area.

 

There would now be significant planning by the Federal High Command to see what would be the next course of action.

 

 

[VigilantWatcher]

Mid to Late July

 

 

The Confederate breach was now under assault from north and south. In Ancash and Huanuco Provinces the Federal effort was geared to slowly push the Confederates back. Through Mid and Late July battles raged in these areas as one on the one hand the Federal Army tried to regain ground, while the Confederate Army tried to hold it.

 

Even under remorseless pressure, the Confederate units fighting in Ancash Province would not relinquish the Coastal Highway. These units contested every inch of ground and every mile they had to give was made painful for the Federal units facing them. Newly upgraded F-111F Aardvark Strategic Bombers would be used to blast Confederate strong points into submission. These had been the A Variant before the conflict and had been upgraded to be more effective.

 

The Confederates would use their upgraded F-111C Aardvark Strategic Bombers in response, using them to strike the Federal bases around Chimbote. These attacks would cause some disruption but they would suffer heavy losses in these raids. 

 

With the Province Capital Huaraz now liberated by Federal forces on July 30th, the Confederates units in Ancash Province would now begin to fall back.

 

 

 

August began with a massive Federal assault which would in three weeks mean the reverse of Confederate gains and the destruction of three Corps. This loss would put the Confederate Military back on its own borders again, with a second offensive now turned into a humiliating retreat. However the Federal cost would be very high, blunting its drive before it could in turn invade Confederate territory which it had yet to do.

 

The problem now was would the Federal Government sanction an invasion of Confederate territory? They had suffered two consecutive Confederate offensives which although had failed, costed both in men and materiel considerable amounts. August would also see the first deployment of female units to rear areas in security roles. These units would be also used to control and secure the flow of supplies to the front.

 

On the Political front, the Federal Government would begin to prepare for the first Presidential election since the war and the second in Modern Peruvian history. The Federal Home Front had been okay in some areas, but in some the population had been forced to live under temporary Confederate occupation before being liberated.

 

In the Confederate Republic, the population was yet to see Federal soldiers on Confederate soil. They had been buoyed by the two Confederate offensives, but had been saddened both times as they failed. Now they were frightened that the Federal Republic would launch their own invasion. However as August turned to September, there was now a static situation yet again in the land war.

 

However a new front was about to be opened at sea......

Edited March 9, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

 

As August passed into September, the fighting would enter a new phase. Federal Forces had on August 30th opened a campaign into Ucayali Province. This assault was a direct invasion of the Confederate Republic and a massive blow to Confederate attempts to restart their operations in this area. The overwhelming assault surged forwards, overwhelming pretty much unoccupied but strategically important areas. In the early days of September the Federal advance pushed eastwards, the most southern spearheads aiming to cut the retreating Confederate units off from their retreat routes.

 

 

 

As September wore on, Federal units pushed to clear the rest of Ucayali Province. The first mass tank battle of the war would take place just short of the nearby Madre de Dios Province, resulting in a Federal Victory. The Battlefield would be littered with the shattered Confederate T-72A Main Battle Tanks which had taken on Federal T-72B and Leopard 2A2 Main Battle Tanks. Federal Air Superiority also played a significant part in this victory.

 

However on 1st October, the first rains fell, causing the federal advance some problems, allowing Confederate units to escape and establish a new defence line on the southern Province border. The Land War had stalled yet again resulting in stalemate. However at sea several skirmishes would take place, with the Confederate Navy trying to inflict the first defeat of the Federal Navy. However yet again the battles were inconclusive, At this time neither side was able to get a naval superiority, 

 

As October wore on there was now a line of defences on both sides being built, setting in a pattern of Attrition Warfare. Each side was now locked along the entire front in static positions, with the only movement being the aircraft which flitted along the battle scarred area. Secret negotiations between both sides would begin in the last week of October to seek an end or what was really a respite before the inevitable re-confrontation, however due to their differences, these talks would break up after only a week, the first chance of peace lost.

[VigilantWatcher]

Then suddenly without warning on September 1st, the Confederate Military begins a  Missile Attack on Federal Targets. In this first wave twenty OTR-23 Oka Tactical Ballistic Missiles are launched from inside Confederate territory. The Federal Capital Lima is struck severely by the strikes.

 

The Following Strikes would occur:

 

09:18 Hours: Lima International Airport rocked by three simultaneous explosions. A fuel dump is destroyed by two Missiles, with damage also done to three parked Yak-40 Regional Airliners which are in the process of being refuelled. The final Missile direct hits and blows up a DC-9-15 Airliner on the runway killing all ninety Passengers and two Crew, plus severe damage to the northern edge of the Airport. This closes the Airport as rescue crews deal with the casualties.

 

09:23 Hours: Lima Collique Provincial Airport closed by a Missile Strike which lands a direct hit on the Terminal, causing yet unknown casualties.

 

09:26 Hours: Two Missiles land in the San Miguel District, striking two residential areas and killing twenty six civilians. These were thought to have been aimed at the Callao Naval Base but the two Missiles had dropped short.

 

09:53 Hours: Three Missiles cause more damage to Lima International Airport's tarmac and destroys a section of the Car Park, incinerating many parked cars.

 

10:19 Hours: A Missile lands in the Ventanillia District in Callao but does no damage as it hits a rocky area.

 

10:27 Hours: A Missile aimed at Las Palmas Air Base partially demolishes the Inglesia San Rogue Church as it lands on the Base's Northern Perimeter injuring five people. 

 

10:44 Hours to 13:28 Hours: Four Missiles land on Isla San Lorenzo off Callao Naval Base. 

 

11:16 Hours: A huge explosion rocks Chillica Aerodrome but nobody is killed or injured.

 

11:23 Hours: A Missile strikes a Cargo Ship in Callao Port, setting it ablaze and sending shattering shock waves through the Port, damaging three further vessels.

 

11:34 Hours: A second Missile hits the Port though it lands harmlessly in the shallow waters.

 

12:13 Hours: A massive shock wave by a Missile striking a fuel dump in the Port causes structural damage to nearby buildings. The resulting fires burn through the night.

 

13:32 Hours: The final Missile aimed at the City that day crashes harmlessly into the sea.

 

A second wave of ten Missiles would hit Military targets inside the Federal Republic, though no major damage is done. These first strikes were a shock for the Federal Republic, though public opinion was furious that these strikes had killed many civilians. 

 

 

September 2nd

 

Confederate Air Raids by F-111C Aardvark Strategic Bombers were mounted on Lima to deal with targets not destroyed by the Missile Strikes the previous day. At around midday Sixty Bombers would stray into Federal Airspace supported by over a Hundred and Fifty Fighters. They would manage to get within ten miles of Lima before the formation was intercepted by over Two Hundred Federal Fighters, including the entire complement of MiG-31 Foxhound Interceptor Aircraft. Ten Bombers and Eighteen Fighters out of the attacking force would be shot down before the Confederate air raid reached Lima itself at just before one pm. The Federal Fighters would suddenly break off just before the Confederate Aircraft passed over the City.

 

Then suddenly the Anti Air defences opened up. Missiles streaked up into the air, taking Confederate Aircraft out of the sky. However crashing Bombers would cause more damage than the Air Strikes. Wreckage would damage several buildings, with a two F-111Cs shot down disintegrating over the Financial District, one colliding with the Thirty Storey Peroloa Insurance Company Building. The Peroloa Insurance Building would suffer direct hits from its aviation fuel soaked Fuselage, punching holes in the south side between the Twenty First and Twenty Sixth Floors. Its two engines which had been on full thrust would explode on impact, which immediately ignited aviation fuel laden fires . The surrounding buildings would be severely damaged by the debris from the second Bomber, with its engine's exploding in the smaller Ten Storey Fernandez Financiers Building, setting the top three floors on fire. Debris would hit the other buildings with less impact, but the damage would halt trading at the Lima Stock Exchange. 

 

Throughout the day numerous more fires would be started throughout Lima, At around three pm Confederate raiders would turn for home, with at least half of their formation either wreckage on the ground or had exploded by intercepting Surface to Air Missiles. However the damage wrought over the last two days marked the city. Fires burned through the night, with the Peroloa Insurance Company Building and the Fernandez Financiers Building continuing to burn, exhaling copious amounts of Thick Black Smoke from their numerous fires. The morning would reveal the extent of the damage.

Edited March 16, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

September 3rd

 

The morning dawned with the Peroloa Insurance Company Building and the Fernandez Financiers Building continuing to burn. The haze of the dawn was punctuated by the continuing smoke plumes above the city from the previous day's strikes. The Emergency Services in Lima continued to deal with the aftermath, although the casualties so far was not as bad as the nuclear strikes that occured against Peruvian Cities during the Peruvian-Commonwealth War

 

The Current Civil War had so far exceeded the casualties sustained during the last Civil War which had preceded the Peruvian Imperium. The conflict had now begun to impact on the Peruvian psyche, splitting it between two now opposing factions in the north and south. The true total cost was yet unknown, with the stalemate at the front adding to the toll of dead and injured.

 

 

Peroloa Insurance Company Building

Lima

10:54 Hours

 

The Building had suffered major damage from the crashing F-111C Bomber, with the resulting fires spread over seven floors. Overnight a partial collapse of the Twenty First Floor onto the Twentieth Floor below. Fire had spread through the floor, beginning to weaken the supports below the stricken floors. As the sun rose, undetected buckling was under way. Luckily the buildings and surrounding area had been cleared and Fire Crews had cleared the building, choosing to allow the fires to burn out. However time ran out.

 

The building would suddenly begin emitting more smoke than before as if the fires had jumped in intensity  however this was the floors beginning to pull columns inwards. Then thirty seven seconds later  the Twenty First Floor suddenly explodes before imploding inwards, the structure beginning to collapse emitting a massive thundering roar. The collapse forces the Emergency Service Crews in the immediate area to begin running for cover.

 

The collapse takes six seconds, sending a massive debris cloud in all directions. Major damage is dealt to the surrounding buildings, with the two right next to the collapse being pulverised. As the smoke clears, its found that the bottom three floors had survived the collapse, though the southern portions of these floors had taken most of the collapses force.

 

The Fernandez Financiers Building which was pummelled by debris from the collapse, would also receive the benefit of the collapse. It being smaller, its fires was literally blasted out by the rush of debris passing through and over it. However the chaos in the immediate area caused by the collapse would be catastrophic with rescue efforts thwarted by fractured gas mains and water pipes. 

 

Good things had occurred though, with Lima International Airport opening back up in a limited capacity. The shattered DC-9-15 Airliner on the runway had been cleared allowing flights to take off, though the airspace was now patrolled constantly by the Federal Air Force as the threat from Confederate Air Force raids was now considered.

 

The City would now focus on getting itself back to as normal as it could.

Edited March 17, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

If a person entered the Front Line along the Border Area, it was like the person had stepped back in time. It was now made up of two opposing Defensive Lines, with Trench Systems at least five lines deep with Bunkers and Machine Gun Positions. Artillery Positions and Dug In Armoured Vehicles provided fire support. A constant pall of smoke hung over the battlefield, with the smell of cordite and burning fuel permeating the air.

 

Mechanised Warfare was impossible now due to the depth of both sides' position. Each side would use their Main Battle Tanks to support Infantry Operations, though the amount of Anti Tank Missiles on both sides made any open moves suicide for any Armoured Vehicle.that attempted it. The proof was in the numerous wrecks that littered the battlefield.

 

A soldier's life in this new stage of the conflict was mostly patrols and waiting for a renewed attack. Neither side conducted trench raids as the Machine Guns suited in well concealed positions would mow down any raider that showed themselves. Many sat and observed through camouflaged observation posts or would chat while either eating their rations or smoking cigarettes. The average condition was live and let live, though frequent artillery barrages would cause casualties, usually from either a sudden burst of shells or a well placed mortar round.

 

The Federal SPM-1 120mm Rocket Mortar System was in its element, dealing out sudden barrages onto Confederate positions, either expending its Fifty Rocket Assisted 120mm Mortar Shells in one go or in carefully prepared fire plans using several Shells at a time. These launchers would be hidden in carefully prepared positions, ready at a moments notice. 

 

Finally the Air War was now mostly striking at each others positions, with Fighters occasionally ending up crashing onto the shattered landscape. One countable incident was of a Confederate Su-25T Frogfoot Ground Attack Aircraft on a strafing run being shot down by a Federal Soldier wielding a 9K32M Strela-2M Surface to Air Missile System. Its left wing was shorn off by the explosion, its wreckage passing between both sides and crashing into No Mans Land, sending a trail of smoke and debris. Occasional dogfights did happen, though these were usually when each side's raid met each other or a patrol skirmished with an opposing one. 

 

Overall, the new situation meant that the war was entering a new destructive phase, with each side sending men and material into the static warfare which had spawned from neither side's ability to break the other.

Edited March 17, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

September 15th

 

 

The Battle of Chincha Alta begins with a Federal assault on the Confederate Positions north and north east of the City. The attack manages to break through, those Confederate units facing them falling back though fighting for every piece of ground. The objective of the Federal Offensive was to seize Chincha Alta itself before advancing down the coastal roads towards Pisco. 

 

The sudden assault also allowed Federal units moving forward the chance to glimpse the Confederate Republic for some soldiers for the first time. However most houses they saw were ones that had suffered badly in the fighting, most burning or shattered by artillery and gunfire.

 

 

 

The sudden reopening of maneuver warfare surprised the Federal High Command, causing major disruption as they entered Chincha Alta itself. By the following day, Confederate units inside the City had stiffened their opposition and was resisting fiercely. As they entered the City, the rules of urban warfare began to take its toll on the attackers. Confederate Machine Gun Nests and Snipers inflicted heavy losses, blunting the advance and stalling it long enough through the 16th and 17th September.

 

 

 

On September 18th came the Confederate counter offensive. This was opened by a force twice the size of the Federal force which had been ground down for the two previous days. It struck with a ferocity that shocked the Federal units in its path into a humiliating retreat. The assault would recapture all that had been lost, capturing many and causing a major tactical defeat on the Federal Army.

 

In the early hours of September 19th, Federal soldiers would reoccupy the trench lines that they had started from four days previously. Their morale was completely destroyed, with the point made that the Confederate Army could recover from any setback given the chance to. Further subsidiary offensives which would have expanded and exploited the first assault had been cancelled.

 

 

While this was going on, a new round of Armistice Talks was under way, with a consensus to keeping the frontiers as the front looked now, though the Confederate Republic would lose Ucayali Province. This was acceptable to the Confederate Government as their aim was to consolidate power in their areas, something which could not happen while they were locked in this war of attrition. The armistice would give the Federal and Confederate Republics breathing space, though technically both countries would be still at war.

 

However for now the conflict went on as the politicians talked.

[VigilantWatcher]

As Armistice Talks had gone on, the negotiations had gone to Cañete, a town in the Federal Republic of Peru, which is the capital of the Cañete Province, in the Lima Region. Then finally on September 31st, they had finalised the Armistice Agreement:

 

 

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL PERUVIAN HIGH COMMAND, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE CONFEDERATE PERUVIAN HIGH COMMAND, ON THE OTHER HAND, CONCERNING A MILITARY ARMISTICE IN PERU.

 

Preamble

 

The undersigned, the Commander-in-Chief, Federal Peruvian High Command, on the one hand, and the Supreme Commander of the Confederate Peruvian High Command, on the other hand, in the interest of stopping the Peruvian Conflict, with its great toil of suffering and bloodshed on both sides, and with the objective of establishing an Armistice which will insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Peru until a Final Peaceful Settlement is achieved, do individually, collectively, and mutually agree to accept and to be bound and governed by the Conditions and Terms of Armistice set forth in the following Articles and Paragraphs, which said Conditions and Terms are intended to be purely Military in character and to pertain solely to the belligerents in Peru:

 

 

Article I. Military Demarcation Line and Demilitarized Zone

 

1. A Military Demarcation Line shall be fixed and both sides shall withdraw Two (2) Kilometres from this line so as to establish a Demilitarized Zone between the Opposing Forces. A Demilitarized Zone shall be established as a Buffer Zone to prevent the occurrence of incidents which might lead to a resumption of Hostilities.

2. The Military Demarcation line is located along the Current Front Line, which is the Pre War Border, with the exception of Ucayali Province, the International Border being along the Province's Southern Border.

3. This Demilitarized Zone is defined by a Northern and Southern Boundary Two (2) Kilometres on either side of the Shared International Border.

4.  The Military Demarcation Line shall be plainly marked as directed by the Military Armistice Commission hereinafter established. The Commanders of the Opposing Sides shall have Suitable Markers erected along the boundary between the Demilitarized Zone and their respective areas. The Military Armistice Commission shall supervise the erection of all markers placed along the Military Demarcation Line and along the boundaries of the Demilitarized Zone.

5. Neither side shall execute any hostile act within, from, or against the Demilitarized Zone.

6. No person, Military or Civilian, shall be permitted to cross the Military Demarcation Line unless specifically authorized to do so by the Military Armistice Commission.

7. No Person, Military or Civilian, in the Demilitarized Zone shall be permitted to enter the territory under the Military Control of either side unless specifically authorized to do so by the Commander into whose territory entry is sought.

8. No person, Military or Civilian, shall be permitted to enter the Demilitarized zone except persons concerned with the conduct of Civil Administration and Relief and Persons specifically authorized to enter by the Military Armistice Commission.

9. Civil administration and relief in that part of the demilitarized zone which is North of the Military of the Military Demarcation Line shall be the responsibility of the Commander-in-Chief, Federal Peruvian High Command; and Civil Administration and relief in that part of the Demilitarized Zone which is South of the Military Demarcation Line shall be the Joint Responsibility of the Supreme Commander of the Confederate Peruvian High Command. The number of persons, Military or Civilian, from each side who are permitted to enter the Demilitarized Zone for the conduct of Civil Administration and Relief shall be as determined by the respective Commanders, but in no case shall the total number authorized by either side exceed One Thousand (1,000) Persons at any one time. The number of civil police and the arms to be carried by them shall be a prescribed by the Military Armistice Commission. Other personnel shall not carry arms unless specifically authorized to do so by the Military Armistice Commission.

 

Article II Concrete Arrangements for Cease-Fire and Armistice

 

[A. General

 

10. The Commanders of the opposing sides shall order and enforce a complete cessation of all hostilities in Peru by all Armed Forces under their control, including all units and personnel of the Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, effective twelve (12) hours after this Armistice Agreement is signed. 

11. In order to insure the stability of the Military Armistice so as to facilitate the attainment of a peaceful settlement through the holding by both sides of a political conference of a higher level, the Commanders of the opposing sides shall:

(a) Within Seventy-Two (72) Hours after this Armistice Agreement becomes effective, withdraw all of their Military Forces, Supplies, and Equipment from the Demilitarized Zone except as otherwise provided herein. All Demolitions, Minefields, Wire Entanglements, and other hazards to the safe movement of personnel of the Military Armistice Commission.

(b) Within Ten (10) Days after this Armistice Agreement becomes effective, withdraw all of their Military Forces, Supplies, and Equipment from the rear and the Coastal Islands and Waters of Peru of the other side. If such Military Forces are not withdrawn within the stated time limit, and there is no mutually agreed and valid reason for the delay, the other side shall have the right to take any action which it deems necessary for the maintenance of security and order.

12. This Armistice Agreement shall apply to all opposing ground forces under the military control of either side, which ground forces shall respect the Demilitarized Zone and the area of Peru under the Military Control of the opposing side.

13. This Armistice Agreement shall apply to all Opposing Naval Forces, which Naval Forces shall respect the water contiguous to the Demilitarized Zone and to the land area of Peru under the Military Control of the opposing side, and shall not engage in blockade of any kind of Peru.

14. This Armistice Agreement shall apply to all opposing air forces, which air forces shall respect the air space over the Demilitarized Zone and over the area of Peru under the military control of the opposing side, and over the waters contiguous to both.

15. Responsibility for compliance with and enforcement of the terms and provisions of this Armistice Agreement is that of the signatories hereto and their successors in command. The Commanders of the opposing sides shall establish within their respective Commands all measures and procedures necessary to insure complete compliance with all of the provisions hereof by all elements of their commands. They shall actively co-operate with one another and with the Military Armistice Commission and the Neutral nations supervisory Commission in requiring observance of both letter and the spirit of all of the provisions of this Armistice Agreement.

 

16. The costs of the operations of the Military Armistice Commission and of their Teams shall be shared equally by the two opposing sides.

 

 

B. Military Armistice Commission

 

 

19. A Military Armistice Commission is hereby established.

20. The Military Armistice commission shall be composed of Ten (10) Senior Officers, Five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, Federal Peruvian High Command, and Five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Supreme Commander of the Confederate Peruvian High Command. Of the Ten members, Three (3) from each side shall be of General of Flag Rank. The Two (2) remaining members on each side may be Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels.

21. Members of the Military Armistice Commission shall be permitted to use staff assistants as required.

 

22. The general mission of the Military Armistice Commission shall be to supervise the implementation of this Armistice Agreement and to settle through negotiations any violations of this Armistice Agreement.

25. The Military Armistice Commission shall:

[a] Locate its headquarters in the vicinity of Cañete, a town in the Federal Republic of Peru, which is the capital of the Cañete Province, in the Lima Region. The Military Armistice Commission may re-locate its headquarters at another point within the Demilitarized Zone by agreement of the senior members of both sides on the Commission.

[b] Operate as a joint organization without a chairman.

[c] Adopt such rules of procedure as it may, from time to time, deem necessary.

(d) Supervise the carrying out of the provisions of this Armistice Agreement pertaining to the Demilitarized Zone.

 

Settle through negotiations any violations of this Armistice Agreement.

[e] Transmit immediately to the Commanders of the opposing sides all reports of investigations of violations of this Armistice Agreement and all other reports and records of proceedings received from the Neutral nations supervisory Commission.

[f] Give general supervision and direction to the activities of the Committee for Repatriation of Prisoners of War and the Committee for Assisting the Return of Displaced Civilians, hereinafter

[g] Act as intermediary in transmitting communications between the Commanders of the opposing sides; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to preclude the Commanders of both sides from Communicating with each other by any other means which they may desire to employ.

 

 

26. The Military Armistice Commission, or the senior member of either side thereof, is authorized to dispatch Joint Observer Teams to investigate violations of this Armistice Agreement reported to have occurred in the Demilitarized Zone; provided, however, that not more than one half of the Joint Observer Teams which have not been dispatched by the Military Armistice Commission may be dispatched at any one time by the senior member of either side on the Commission.

27.  The Military Armistice Commission, or the senior member of either side thereof, is authorized to request to conduct special observations and inspections at places outside the Demilitarized Zone where violations of this Armistice Agreement have been reported to have occurred.

28.When the Military Armistice Commission determines that a violation of this Armistice Agreement has occurred, it shall immediately report such violation to the Commanders of the opposing sides.

29. When the Military Armistice Commission determines that a violation of this Armistice Agreement has been corrected to its satisfaction, it shall so report to the Commanders of the opposing sides.

30. The Military Armistice Commission shall meet daily. Recesses of not to exceed Seven (7) Days may be agreed upon by the senior members of both sides; provided, that such recesses may be terminated on Twenty Four (24) Hour notice by the senior member of either side.

31. Copies of the record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Military Armistice Commission shall be forwarded to the Commanders of the opposing sides as soon as possible after each meeting.

32. The Military Armistice Commission shall maintain duplicate files of the reports and records of proceedings required by this Armistice Agreement. The Commission is authorized to maintain duplicate files of such other reports, records, etc., as may be necessary in the conduct of its business. Upon eventual dissolution of the Commission, one set of the above files shall be turned over to each side.

33. The Military Armistice Commission may make recommendations to the Commanders of the opposing sides with respect to amendments or additions to this Armistice Agreement. Such recommended changes should generally be those designed to insure a more effective armistice.

 

 

Article III Arrangement Relating to Prisoners of War

 

34. The release and repatriation of all Prisoners of War held in the custody of each side at the time this Armistice Agreement becomes effective shall be effected in conformity with the following provisions agreed upon by both sides prior to the signing of this Armistice Agreement.

(a) Within Sixty (60) Days after this Agreement becomes effective each side shall, without offering any hindrance, directly repatriate and hand over in groups all those Prisoners of War in its custody who insist on repatriation to the side to which they belonged at the time of capture. Repatriation shall be accomplished in accordance with the related provisions of this Article. In order to expedite the repatriation process of such Personnel, each side shall, prior to the signing of the Armistice Agreement, exchange the total numbers, by Nationalities, or Personnel to be directly repatriated. Each group of Prisoners of War delivered to the other side shall be accompanied by rosters, prepared by Nationality, to include Name, Rank (if any) and internment or Military Serial Number.

 

35. Each side insures that it will not employ in acts of war in the Peruvian Conflict any Prisoner of War released and repatriated incident to the coming into effect of this Armistice Agreement.

36. All the sick and injured Prisoners of War who insist upon repatriation shall be repatriated with priority. Insofar as possible, there shall be captured Medical Personnel repatriated concurrently with the sick and injured Prisoners of War, so as to provide medical care and attendance enroute.

37. The repatriation of all of the prisoners of war required by Sub-paragraph 34 (a) hereof shall be completed within a time limit of Sixty (60) Days after this Armistice Agreement becomes effective. Within this time limit each side undertakes to complete repatriation of the above- mentioned Prisoners of War in its custody at the earliest practicable time.

38. Cañete is designated as the place where prisoners of war will be delivered and received by both sides. Additional place(s) of delivery and reception of Prisoners of War in the Demilitarized Zone may be designated, if necessary, by the Committee for Repatriation of Prisoners of War.

 

Article IV Recommendations to the Governments Concerned on Both Sides

 

39. In order to insure the peaceful settlement of the Korean question, the military Commanders of both sides hereby recommend to the Governments of both sides that, within Three (3) Months after the Armistice Agreement is signed and becomes effective, a Political Conference of a higher level of both sides be held by representatives appointed respectively to settle through negotiation the peaceful settlement of the Peruvian Question.

 

 

Article V Miscellaneous

 

40. Amendments and additions to this Armistice Agreement must be mutually agreed to by the Commanders of the opposing sides.

41. The Articles and Paragraphs of this Armistice Agreement shall remain in effect until expressly superseded either by mutually acceptable amendments and additions or by provision in an appropriate agreement for a peaceful settlement at a political level between both sides.

42. All of the provisions of this Armistice Agreement, shall become effective at 0000 Hours October 1st. 

 

Done at Cañete, Peru at 16:00 hours on the 31st Day of September, all texts being equally authentic.

 

 

Signed:

 

WILLIAM S. PETRO, JR.

___________________________________

 General, Federal Peruvian Army

Senior Delegate,

Delegation of the Federal Peruvian High Command 

 

LUDO MENDEZ

___________________________________

General, Confederate Peruvian Army

Senior Delegate,

Delegation of the Confederate Peruvian High Command

 

 

 

The fighting was now over for time being. Both sides had now got the breathing space they wanted.  

Edited March 19, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

As soon as the Fighting had ended, the implementation of the Military Armistice began. Over September and October the Demilitarised Zone would begin to take shape, with the first structures going up. The Military Demarcation Line (MDL) goes down the centre of the DMZ and indicates exactly where the front was when the agreement was signed.

 

Since the Armistice was signed, Soldiers from both Armed Forces have been members of the stationed force in the DMZ. Owing to this theoretical stalemate, and genuine hostility between the Federal North and the Confederate South, large numbers of troops are stationed along both sides of the line, each side guarding against potential aggression from the other side.

 

 

Meanwhile both countries had reorganised their Armed Forces, with the draw down of their conscription and back to smaller a more wield-able Military:

 

Federal Republic of Peru

 

The Federal Peruvian Army would retain its pre division strength of Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand Soldiers, grouped into Ten Mechanised Divisions and Twenty Motorised Divisions. They would have Three Thousand Main Battle Tanks, consisting of Leopard 2A2 Main Battle Tanks and T-72B Main Battle Tanks.

 

It was expected that the Federal Republic would be able to maintain a suitable level of modern equipment throughout their Armed Service Branches, though they would not field anything of extremely high equipment. However they would be unaffected.

 

Confederate Republic of Peru

 

The Confederate Peruvian Army would field a strength of Three Hundred Thousand Soldiers, grouped into  Five Mechanised Divisions, Ten Motorised Divisions and Twenty Four Conscript Line Brigades, which would be used to defend the Border Areas. They would have Four Thousand Main Battle Tanks, consisting of Leopard 2A2 Main Battle Tanks and T-72A Main Battle Tanks. However the Confederate Army was about to phase out the Leopard 2A2 Main Battle Tanks due to the cost of having to maintain them. They would slowly introduce older types to compensate and ease the strain on the Military Budget.

 

It was expected that the Confederate Republic would have a less modern military due to the Confederate Government aiming for quantity over quality. The Mechanised Divisions would have more Armour than their Federal Counterparts. The main difference would be the deployment of Conscript Defence Brigades, which would be used to help patrol the DMZ. These would be the less well trained and less well equipped, though would occupy the static defences being constructed.

 

Day by Day the Demilitarised Zone would come into being, with the two sides deploying their formations to man the new defence lines on either side. On December 1st, the Demilitarised Zone would become active. Meanwhile construction work continued.

 

 

OOC: This thread will now categorize Events and Incidents at the Peruvian Demilitarised Zone.

Edited March 20, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

December 5th

 

The Naval Demarcation Line is established.

 

 

 

This would mark out the boundary that would in theory prevent the Federal or Confederate Navy from coming to contact. Any infringement of this line would be received with hostile action. Therefore, there was an agreement that both sides would not deploy Heavy Surface Vessels close to the line, leaving to to be patrolled by either Patrol Boats or Helicopters.

 

The first Federal Vessel to arrive near the boundary would be the Chico Class Patrol Boat PFPB-14. It would mount a parallel course, coming within sight of a Confederate Chico Class Patrol Boat, PCPB-21. They would exchange pleasantries before heading back on their patrols. As this was occurring, six miles away Confederate Piura Class Destroyer PCNS Mancora sat at her station. She would monitor this contact and inform her base so it was logged for intelligence purposes.

 

 

At the Demilitarised Zone, Confederate construction efforts went on. Deep bunkers were now under construction to support the recently arrived Defence Brigades. These poorly equipped conscript units would be tasked with keeping security at the DMZ, plus in the case of an attack to absorb its impetus while the better trained units moved up. However at the moment they would wait and watch. 

 

On December 7th the first snows fell in the Mountainous areas, with a frost covering the ground. This sudden drop in temperature would halt the construction work in most cases. Machinery froze, with on both sides the soldiers huddling in their warm bunkers to keep warm. The poor soldiers on sentry duty would stamp their feet and grumble, eagerly waiting their turn to get hot food and warmth.

 

Letter from a Confederate Soldier at the DMZ:

 

 

7th December

 

Dear Mother,

 

I am settled in my Defence Brigade section. The snows have come and now we sit and wait for our turn to watch the Federal Side of the DMZ. I cant say the specifics but we are very busy. The work does help keep the cold away, but i am glad to receive your food parcels as they boost our spirits. I hope that you are doing well without me. The Confederate Republic is safe with us guarding it's northern frontier with the Federal enemy.

 

I will be getting leave at Christmas so i will see you then. Dont worry about me, i will be fine. Take Care.

 

Jorge

Edited March 25, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

December 27th

 

A small skirmish between the Confederate 15th Defence Brigade and a unit of the 21st Motorised Division erupted on the extreme east of the DMZ in Ucayali Province. A soldier of the 15th Defence Brigade had attempted to defect, but his comrades opened fire with rounds landing on the Federal Side.Federal Soldiers fired back to protect the defecting soldier, though no rounds would infringe on Confederate territory. The defecting soldier would reach Federal territory.

 

Both the Federal and Confederate Governments would send representatives to discuss the incident, though nothing would change at the DMZ.

 

 

 

[VigilantWatcher]

February 2nd

 

Confederate Republic of Peru

 

The Confederate Government had made a decision. With the need for resources such as Iron Ore and Natural Gas, eyes had turned to Bolivia. Eight months after the first shot fired in the war, the Confederate Military would order the Confederate Army commit Four Mechanised and Six Motorised Divisions to the new campaign.

 

Then at six thirty five am, these forces attacked.

 

 

The Confederate assault with two axis of advance swept into the country, moving quickly into the Bolivian Interior. Their fast moving columns moving either side of Lake Titicaca immediately enveloped the Bolivian Capital La Paz and cleared the north east. Within four hours, La Paz was invested and the country effectively subdued. 

 

By the end of the day, a Governor had been installed and Confederate forces had entered the far eastern Province of Santa Cruz, effectively signalling the entire country now falling under Confederate control. Soon the resources of the area would be put to the Confederate cause.

 

 

February 3rd

 

Federal Republic of Peru

 

With the sudden Confederate move, the Federal Government which had coveted Ecuador for its Oil Refineries and areas of coastline which its Navy could place its vessels, accelerated its plans. On February 3rd at seven am, the Federal Peruvian Military began to occupy Ecuador. 

 

 

 

This invasion was peaceful and without any fuss. Two Mechanised and Four Motorised Divisions would move in three axis of movement, slowly taking over the country. By the end of the day, Quito was entered by Federal units. This seizure of territory would mean that the Ecuador coastline was now open to the Federal Navy, also allowing the building of new bases out of range of Confederate Air Attack. Its resources would also alleviate the problem of the Confederate Republic's presence in resource rich areas of Peru.

 

 

Both sides had made steps to gain advantages, however they had acted within a day of each other, effectively bringing themselves back into a stalemate. However this also meant that although the Armistice was in effect, their war was still firmly in place.

[VigilantWatcher]

February 24th

 

Peruvian Confederate Navy Chico Class Patrol Boat PCPB-10 is sunk after its purposely strays across the Naval Demarcation Line. Peruvian Federal Navy Phoenix Class Cruiser PFNS Renewal is then subjected to an attempted revenge attack by a Confederate MiG-29 Fulcrum Multi Role Fighter, though no damage is caused as it is driven off by heavy defensive fire from the vessel. 

 

Confederate Republic of Peru swears revenge for the attack. Tensions now increase in the area after a period of quiet following the Armistice.

[VigilantWatcher]

March 1st

 

Air Reconnaissance by Confederate Peruvian Air Force  Tu-142M Bear F Maritime and Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft are mounted along the Naval Demarcation Line in support of its vessels operating in the zone. They do not violate Federal Air Space but are monitored from a distance by Federal Peruvian Air Force Tu-22M3 Backfire Strategic Bombers which were carrying Kh-22A Air to Surface Missiles which would be used if any Confederate vessel strayed into Federal Waters.

 

These stand off tactics on both sides now stated that the amicable peace which had been in place for five months was now slipping. It was almost a year since the first conflict had broken out, with the chance of a second more dangerous one now possible. However despite the fears, the fragile peace would hold.

 

Just.

Edited April 1, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

March 12th

 

Both sides now stared at each other along the DMZ. There was a real fear that one mistake along this fragile line would spark the expected Second and more destructive conflict which both sides knew was now inevitable. They both continued to prepare, making sure that they would face each other with the best chance they could get.

 

The Confederate Federal Military had secretly began to build up ammunition stockpiles as they now knew for certain that war would break out. Also Army Group A and Army Group B had been now replaced by three Armies:

 

1st Army with forward units in Ica Province

2nd Army with forward units in Huancavelicia and Ayacucho Province

3rd Army with forward units in Cusco and Madre de Dios Province

 

Army Group Bolivia would be reduced to the size of a Corp with a shift of Three Motorised Divisions towards the DMZ. These units were sped there with haste, using air and rail corridors which had been cleared specially for the task.

 

 

Meanwhile in the Federal Republic life was going on despite what was happening. However Federal Commanders knew that war was coming. They would train and train their units, knowing that their Government would not permit them to take the offensive into Confederate territory.  They would sit and wait, while building up their defences. This stance however was not good for morale, as the Soldiers manning the DMZ knew that on the other side, the Confederates were building. The storm clouds were gathering.

Edited April 3, 2013 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

Late March

 

The stakes were again raised with both sides beginning to deploy significant amounts of soldiers and equipment along the DMZ area. This increase in Military Equipment not seen since the First Conflict meant that the situation was now deteriorating. Both sides were daring not to blink first.

 

It was now a guess to see what incident would happen. Both sides would not yet dare openly discard the Armistice, but there was bound to be sabre rattling by both sides, which kept both on high alert. This was a very tense time, with any provocative action to guarantee a response.

[VigilantWatcher]

March 26th

 

The Confederate Republic of Peru celebrates its First Anniversary of existence. In the Capital Arequippa, the Confederate Military would put on a five hour Parade, with flags aplenty and lots of patriotic music. President Jose Banderos would make a speech in the Plaza San Francisco:

 

 

"Fellow Citizens!

 

As the Confederate Republic reaches its first birthday, we rejoice in that we have endured tough times. Due to our strength and spirit, plus love of the Republic, we have weathered the storms. However tough times are ahead. Clouds gather in the distance, with the threat to the nation clear. Our shield will be our determination to survive and prosper. We shall destroy any foe which opposes our right to exist. We shall also extend a hand to any friend which offers to help us. We shall succeed against any obstacle placed in front of us.

 

 We now look to the future with hope and wonder. We shall move forward with the same determination that we have had from the beginning. We shall make an example to the world that this nation is a prosperous and friendly one. We walk forward like we have always done, our heads held high and our hearts full of love.

 

Long live the Confederate Republic!"

 

 

In the Federal Republic, the speech was met with the usual guarded tone of suspicion. The thinly veiled threat against the Federal Republic was clear. The attempt by the Confederate President to show unity was really a show to shore up his support against the supposed threat they posed. However tensions had cooled over the last week as each side slowed down the movement of military forces to the area. This act had the effect of soothing both side's civilian population, though behind the scenes contingency plans were still going ahead in case something went wrong.

 

Overall though, the crisis had passed yet again. However in the background nothing had changed.

[VigilantWatcher]

Through April and Early May, the Confederate Republic would embark on an disinformation campaign in an effort to disguise the military build up. However the Federal Republic would be always suspicious of the movements which was usually in plain view. The problem for the Federal Republic however was the uncertainty of when the blow will fall.

 

As May began, the final preparations by the Confederate Military High Command for Operation Inca was complete. Units were finally in position and ammunition stocks readied for the opening barrage which was set to open at three fifteen am. 

 

May 14th opened with the same quiet at the DMZ which had been prevalent since the Armistice. An hour before the opening barrage, The Confederate Peruvian Air Force began to arm its Fighters and Bombers ready for their opening air strikes. They would take off at three am, racing towards the DMZ area.

 

Then suddenly at three fifteen am, the opening salvoes blasted Federal positions along the DMZ. The Federal units in these positions immediately began sending panicked transmissions back to their respective Headquarters. alerting the Federal Government to the opening of the Confederate Assault. Immediately the order for General Mobilisation of Males of Military Age was issued, with reinforcements being sent immediately south.

 

Meanwhile at the DMZ, the Heavy Divisions were the first Confederate ground units to start moving, starting their assaults at just after four am. Their task would be to blast the fortified Federal line and to open gaps for the Mechanised Divisions to pass through. All along the line they ran into considerable Federal opposition, with each bunker and position being defended tenaciously. At one such bunker near Chincha Alta, the Federal defenders held out against seven seperate Confederate assaults before a shell from a 2S7 Pion 203mm Self Propelled Howitzer set off the ammunition store, destroying the bunker in a massive explosion.

 

Behind the front, Confederate air strikes hit supply columns, blasted supply dumps and severed vital communications. In an area up to fifty miles behind the battle lines, destruction was wreaked by constant air attacks by the Confederate Peruvian Air Force. The Federal Peruvian Air Force airfields in that area would be wrecked, with most of the aircraft on them being turned into burning wreckage. Air opposition against these raids would be ineffective, with the Confederate Aircraft erecting an umbrella over the battle zone.

 

Throughout the day, the Confederates would not make any major gains due to the effort being directed against subduing the Federal defence line. Opposition was varied, with some bunkers falling easily, with others having the attackers blasting for hours against one particular position. Whatever the Federal defenders would do, by the end of the day, Confederate Mechanised units were slowly edging forward through the gaps, though the biggest gain would be only around five miles as some Federal units clung on desperately to their positions.

 

However this was only the beginning.

Edited April 10, 2013 by Curristan