More Polish Problems

[Mr Director]

OOC: Before someone asks, this is not an annexation,or a protectorate thingy. At least not yet. Feel free to join in.

 

IC:

 

Internal

 

If Belarus had fared poorly after the third Great Collapse, Poland had fared worse. The East of the country, which had been held under a brutal Belorussian occupation for decades, would finally see freedom, as Belorussian troops withdrew in order to deal with the chaos that was unfolding at home. However, as soon as the Belorussian administration vanished, so did any semblance of order.

 

The Polish Authority, which had governed with an iron fist, had ruthlessly exploited the country. Many cities were in the advanced stages of deterioration, and vast areas had been strip-mined for resources. The complete lack of local Poles in administrative bodies would create a situation not so different from the the one in the former Belgian Congo, which lacked the infrastructure and skills necessary to create a functioning government. This landscape would prove a perfect breeding ground for communists, ultra nationalists, radicals and extremists of every kind. One of these groups, the Polish White Army, fueled by a dangerous mix of religion, nationalism, and xenophobia, would come to power in large swaths of the Podlaskie region.

 

Public Broadcast From the White Army

 

"The White Army, recognizing the years of intolerance and hatred the Polish people have faced from Minsk, and recognizing the decades of occupation under its so-called Polish Authority, hereby unconditionally demands that the Belorussian government withdraw from the region of Hajnowka County, and cease its oppressive rule there. If our demands are not agreed to within 48 hours, we will unleash a reign of terror on the Belorussian people, the likes of which has not been seen since Polish armies swept through the area after the First World War."

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

Two Belorussian Su-25 jets would streak into Poland. There, they would fire their rockets at a White Army convoy, destroying several truckloads of weapons and ammunition.

 

A more verbal message would also be sent to the White Army.

 

 

No.

 

 

Belorussian security forces would go into a state of heightened alert, in anticipation of attacks from the White Army.

[Mr Director]

Public

 

White Army Attacks Belarus Village, 57 killed

 

The Polish White Army has launched an attack on a small village in the Brest Voblast, killing 57 civilians, and injuring 69 more. The attack was launched by a group of militants who slipped over the border at night, and struck at two in the morning. They were eventually driven off by Belorussian troops, who were backed by an assault helicopter. The Ministry of Defense has reported that the army took no losses.

 

The government has come under heavy criticism for responding too slowly and failing to implement proper security measures along the border. The government has vowed to strike back at the White Army.

 

An air force spokesperson stated that the air force has launched 37 strikes against the White Army in the wake of the attacks, 29 of which were successful.

 

- Brest Daily

[Euphaia]

*The part of Poland that used to be under a Protectorate of Hungary-Slovakia hadn't faired much better than the part of Poland that used to be ruled by Belarus.  It was mostly exploited and neglected while under Hungary-Slovakian rule, and what funding Hungary-Slovakia did send to Poland, was mismanaged by it's then Governor-General and his cronies, leaving the former protectorate mostly in disrepair.  

 

All that was before the Great Collapse.  As it is now, it has become mostly a run-down crime-ridden ghetto.  The former protectorates attempts at forming it's own government after the Great Collapse had failed rather badly; those who ran for government had little experience and even more corrupt than the former Governor-General was, the election was rigged by the wealthiest and most corrupt man who ran for the office, and intimidation of voters ran rampant.  After several months of this man's corrupt and heavy-handed leadership, he was shot dead by an armed Polish rebel.  Infighting between the members of the ex-leaders cabinet ensued, and the greedy and corrupt cabinet members quickly shot down any attempts at holding another election, opting instead to continue infighting in order to try to rise to power themselves.  Thus, there was no longer really any true leadership or government left in the former protectorate.

 

These conditions, along with a lack of any real government, led to the Polish rebels growing--largely unchecked--in size and power.

 

The Hungary-Slovakian government begun to receive news of the growing rebel group, as well as of a White Army in the once-Belarus-held parts of Poland, and begun to grow concerned that the two rebel groups might soon begin to work in tandem together.  This concern continued to grow, as very concerned citizens in Hungary-Slovakia, especially in the Subcarpathian district, begun to place more and more concerned calls and write more and more concerned letters to the Hungary-Slovakian government.

 

These fears and concerns soon hit a new peak, when the rebels had grown large enough to declare the former protectorate as the Polish State, and fired at and killed several Hungary-Slovakian citizens that, despite the Hungary-Slovakian governments warnings against travelling in that area, had gone to the former protectorate region to visit their family that lived there.*

[Captain Enema]

 

By order of the King of Malta, the Order of St. George of the Hospitallers formally requests permission to provide a humanitarian relief mission to the affected region. This mission will consists of a Medical Support Battalion, Engineering Battalion, and Infantry Battalion. Please advise us on where and when to dispatch our forces.

- Lord Knight Sir Charles White

[Mr Director]

Internal

 

The offer from Malta would present a unique question for Belarus. On one hand, the aid could end up assisting the White Army. On the other hand, it would cast Belarus in a very poor light internationally it it blocked the mission. A response would be sent.

 

 

To: Malta

From: Belarus

 

We would be willing to allow your mission to operate out of our territory. Areas in need within Poland include the Podlaskie voivodeship, which has seen much fighting between the White Army and neighboring militias. A number of peoples on the Polish-Belorussian border have also been forced to flee due to clashes between our security forces and the White Army. A number of ethnic Belorussians have also been forced to flee Poland due to persecution from the White Army. Be advised that there is active combat occurring between Belarus and the militias in the region.

 

The Polish White Army, on the other hand, would have a different opinion on the matter.(OOC: I'm assuming the message was public)

 

 

To: Malta

From: The White Army of Poland

 

We thank the Maltese people for extending a hand of assistance to us, and would be most willing to allow your mission to operate out of our territory in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. A number of peoples have been forced to flee due to ruthless bombing raids from Belarus, and it is believed that the Belorussian government has launch a program of ethnic cleansing against Poles in Western Belarus.

 

That being said, we would request that your men be unarmed, as we cannot in good conscience allow foreign armies, however benevolent their cause, to station themselves on Polish soil again. Our forces can provide you with security for the duration of your stay.

[Captain Enema]

"Oi vey," King Gregory grumbled as he realized he opened up a can of worms. As a trained and combat tested knight of the Order of St. George, he wasn't one to shy away from a fight. The reports coming out of the region did not paint the White Army in the best of lights. As a matter of practicality the King finds himself in a unique situation.

 

 

Private
To: Belarus
From: King Gregory

Please dispatch all current intelligence summaries and detailed reports on the White Army's history and activities. Special emphasis to be placed on human rights violations and atrocities against civilians.  Further, please designate a specific location and route to the location for the Medical Relief Group.

-King Gregory

 

Classified - 173rd Airborne Brigade

 

The 173rd Airborne Brigade had a storied history first stemming back to the long since fallen American Army. A detachment of 173rd Airborne soldiers had found themselves refugees in Europe during the collapse of their nation. They had requested amnesty in Malta and in exchange for serving as the trained kernel of a Maltese 173rd Airborne Brigade, they were given full citizenship. Only in a world like the one they exist in now could they possibly have taken such a convoluted journey, yet they somehow went from stateless refugees to fully accepted members of Maltese society.

 

General Harland Price, commander of the 173rd, was enjoying a cup of coffee when he was handed a sealed set of orders. He read them over, smiled, and quietly called for his Battalion commanders to meet. Once gathered he said, "What do any of you know about Poland?"

 

Classified- 555th Composite Air Strike Wing (reinforced)

 

The Red Baron, well not the actual Red Baron, but Wing Commander George Hamilton who bore a stunning resemblance to the WW1 Ace, was sleeping off a massive hang over when he was woken up with a similar set of sealed orders. He groaned as he gathered the squadron leaders for the A-10s, F-18s, Eurofighters, and F-22 Raptors under his command. 

 

Classified - Order of St. George, Secret Society of Malta Military Order

 

Lord Knight Deltrane examined his black skin in the mirror. His story was an odd story, the SSOMM had grown from the ranks of a group of African refugees. These days they provide special services for the Order of St. George and the Maltese Military. His orders now were to prepare the 10th Special Forces Group for deployment to Poland. "Good, we've gotten lazy of late."

 

 

 

The actual medical relief mission would get their orders to prepare to depart for the location designated by the military authorities of Belarus. Their security would be increased by including an Air Defense Artillery company and substituting a battalion of Combat Engineers in place of the quasi-civilian engineers of the Maltese Corp of Engineers.
 

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

The Belorussian KGB would, after some debate, send the relevant intelligence to Malta. Intelligence that might have cast Belarus in the wrong light, would, of course, not be sent.

 

Belarus would also send the location where the Maltese could station themselves. It would put them a few kilometers outside of Brest.

 

The addition of the Air Defense artillery to the Maltese forces would set off alarm bells in the Belorussian government. After all, there was only one country with aircraft over Poland, and that was Belarus. A message would be sent to the Maltese government informing them that Belarus couldn't possibly host such weapons, as there could be no conceivable way they would help the aid mission.

Edited November 18, 2014 by Mr Director

[Captain Enema]

A response would be sent that these weapons could be substituted for specialized units tasked with defending against mortar and rocket fire if this would be more acceptable to the government of Belarus. 

 

The first wave of the Medical Relief Team would be loaded up on transports. These men would consist of the 1st and 2nd Company of the attached Infantry Battalion who would be arriving with their Puma Armored Personnel Carriers and other vehicles necessary to complete their mission. The Puma are equipped with active protection systems to fend off rocket propelled grenades and similar threats. The Order of St. George infantrymen are well trained, well armored, and seasoned men chosen due to their longer periods of service and displays of temperament under fire during the highly classified African Crisis. 

 

The Air Defense Artillery company was ordered to stand down and an artillery counter-battery radar team ordered to take its place. A pair of 120 mm mortar carriers based on the M-113 frame would be attached to the counter-battery team. A specialized liaison team would be organized with men able to speak Belorussian and Hungarian for the purpose of passing counter-fire requests directly to the those specific national commands first, with the Order Mortars to be held in reserve in the event of an emergency. As a dedicated ADA battery was refused, the rest of the vehicles of the Relief Mission are either equipped with soft kill systems or substituted for vehicles who have them installed. It's not an ideal scenario as a single detachment of Skyshield equipped vehicles would do far more to defend against hostile rockets or shells, but it would have to do.

[Mr Director]

Belarus would respond that anti-mortar and rocket weaponry would be acceptable.

[Captain Enema]

The 1st and 2nd Companies of the Order of St. George's 1st Regimental Combat Team's 1st Battalion are ordered to Belarus. Quickly behind them would follow the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Companies of the Battalion. Once gathered on the ground, the Battalion would proceed in strength and at speed to the site proposed by the government of Belarus. Upon arrival at the proposed site, the men of the 1st of the 1st would deploy and form a perimeter. Traveling with the 1st of the 1st would be the two 120 mm Mortar Carriers and the counter-battery radar vehicle. After creating their perimeter the Order of St. George's 1111st Combat Engineering Battalion (Air Mobile) would be airdropped. 

 

The 1111st uses CEV that can be parachuted into action along with a number of other vehicles that too can be air dropped. Once upon the ground in strength the men of the 1111st would begin using their vehicles to prepare a defensive work that will include bunkers, berms, and a security zone with clear fields of fire around the base. Once the 1111st has prepared the defenses necessary to give Firebase Dragonslayer a modicum of protection, the Medical Surgical Battalion would be transported in by way of heavily guarded convoy along with additional supplies. 

 

Should the entire process go sideways, and it most certainly is expected to go sideways at some point, the 173rd Airborne Brigade will keep a battalion of troopers waiting on the tarmac at all times. With them the 555th Composite Air Strike Wing will keep planes fueled and armed to take off at a moment's notice to fly north to provide air support for Maltese forces. The hope is that the 1st of the 1st will arrive quickly enough to catch any unfriendly forces by surprise and give the Maltese soldiers time enough to properly dig themselves in. 

 

However, experience has taught the Maltese that plans never go accordingly and that chances are they are about to fly into a world of hurt. However, a world of hurt is where a soldier tends to find himself sooner or later. Most of the men sent, they had chosen to be there fully knowing that by doing so they'd possibly spare some poor wretch of a civilian from finding out the hard way all about that same world of hurt. In short, they exist to put the hurt on others who aiming to put hurt on a bunch of others who have no real capacity from stopping the aforementioned group from putting the hurt on them in the first place.

 

Or something like that.

[Mr Director]

 

To: The King of Malta

From: The White Army of Poland

 

Did you think that we would not notice your troop movements? Word travels fast, especially so close to our soil. You have signed a deal with the devil. Watch your back old man.

[Mr Director]

Internal

 

Who was Kaiser Schozë? KGB agent Vladim Zaitev was about to find out.

 

As it would turn out, the Kaiser was actually named Herp Derp van Twerk, a Prussian nobleman and soldier turned warlord. After the fall of Prussia, van Twerk had taken command of a group of soldiers and gained control over Sejny and Suwalki county in Poland.

 

He was also a possible ally for Belarus against the White Army.

 

Zaitev would be delivered by helicopter to van Twerk's headquarters, where he would meet the man himself.

 

"So, Kaiser, I'm sure you know why I'm here," said Zaitev.

 

"Indeed. You're having some issues with my southern neighbors, I hear."

 

"That's more or less the situation, yes. My government would be willing to arm your men, in exchange for your assistance against the White Army."

 

Van Twerk leaned forward. "Would your government be willing to assist me in re-creating Prussia?"

 

Zaitev thought about that for a minute. After some hesitation he responded "We cannot help you regain all of your former territory. However, any land that you seize will be considered a part of a new Prussia, yes. All we ask is your cooperation in fighting the Whites."

 

"You have it."

 

Zaitev left the base, barely concealing his disgust at van Twerk, his government, and himself. It was a well known fact that the Prussian was the closest thing to a neo-Nazi that Poland had. The man was a butcher, and they were selling him knives and giving him meat. Such was life.

 

 

Classified

 

Belarus would begin to deliver arms to the Prussian forces via Il-76 transports and Mi-26 helicopters.

 

Belarus would also send a message to Hungary offering its assistance against the Polish rebels on its border.

 

The White Army would send a message to the Polish Rebels there, offering its assistance against the Hungarians.

Edited November 18, 2014 by Mr Director

[Markus Wilding]

Private

 

Debates had been raging within Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and the Reichstag on whether to intervene in the situation unfolding in Poland. On one hand, this had been an area three Wehrmacht divisions, thousands of Schwarze Korps members, pilots, sailors, and government officials alike hailed from, and Alvonia had just recently waged a campaign to eliminate the Prussians from the land. On the other, one had to wonder if Alvonia could even reasonably claim protection of these peoples since the Wehrmacht's abrupt withdrawal just before the Eastern Bloc invasion following Operation Honey Sun.

 

Eventually, however, the warhawks and Director Wilding agreed - there was no way the Belarussians could be trusted to handle this properly. With that in mind, the 1. Gepanzerte-Kavallerie Division, 8. Infanterie-Division, and 5,000 Polish or Polish-speaking members of the Schwarze Korps crossed into what used to be Alvonian Poland. With them moved, of course, their various support vehicles and transports, and their organic close-air support in the form of attack helicopters. Their goal was simple - eliminate anyone that could help the Belarussians, and sow the seeds for a friendly Alvonian return.

 

Polish Intervention Corps OOB

[spoiler]

1. Gepanzerte-Kavallerie Division

- Panzerjaegers

- Fliegerfaust Battalion

- Artillery Battalion (50 PzH 2000)

- Flakpanzer (50)

- Raketenartillerie (25 Raketenartilleriepanzer)

- Panzergrenadiers

- Pioniers

- Leichtes Infanterie

- TPz Fuchs (many)

- Marder 1A5 (many)

- Sd.Kfz. 2 (many)

- Boxer (many)

- Khs-21 Wolf (30)

 

 

8. Infanterie-Division (Pol)

- Grenadiers

- Fliegerfaust

- Panzerjaegers

- Artillerie Battalion (50 PzH 2000)

- Raketenartillerie (100 Raketenartilleriepanzer)

- Pioniers

- Flakpanzer (25)

- Khs-21 Wolf (10)

 

Schwarze Korps

- Scout Snipers

- Fernspaeher

- Sturmpioniers

- Assault Grenadiers

- Fallschirmjaeger

[/spoiler]

Edited November 19, 2014 by Markus Wilding

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

The Alvonians would find it quite difficult to do their whole eliminating business, mainly because Belorussian influence in Poland had never gone that far west. However, there would no doubt be a few ultra-nationalists for them to chase after.

 

Minsk would watch the movement with its traditional mixture of paranoia and boredom.

[Captain Enema]

With the 1st of the 1st on the ground and consolidated into a single formation, they take their cue to depart for the position assigned to them by the government of Belarus. The 54 Puma Armored Personnel Carriers plus additional vehicles for repair and logistics move out with the driver's acceleration pedals slammed all the way to the floor. The 30 mm guns of the Pumas sweep from side to side of the long convoy. Small drones launched by the Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon sweep far to the flanks and front of the fast moving force. 

 

A pair of F-22 Raptors, fully loaded with the ordinance for air to ground strikes circle just over the border over unclaimed territory and lay in wait for orders to rain down fire on designated targets should it be required. The Airborne battalion waiting on the tarmac is ordered to do a full check of their parachutes and weapons in preparation for a possible jump. The Combat Engineering Battalion (Airborne) is already in the air winging its way towards Brest where once it is given word will fly in and mass drop the unit under the supervision of more F-22 Raptors. 

 

 

To: Belarus
From: Malta

We request permission to land and refuel our aircraft on a designated government of Belarus airfield. The aircraft will include transports and combat aircraft. We also request permission to keep a small combat air patrol ready and waiting on the ground at this designated site. These CAP will be available for fire support of Belorussian forces if needed. We anticipate this force to be a total of 12 planes of the 555th Composite Air Wing and will consist eight eight combat aircraft that will be 4 A-10II Warthogs and 4 F-18F Fighter Bombers.

- King Gregory

Edited November 19, 2014 by Tidy Bowl Man

[Mr Director]

The Maltese aircraft would be given permission to land and refuel at Brest Airport. Permission to base their combat aircraft would also be given.

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

Air Force Major Pyotr Antonovich would pace about impatiently in Hrodna airbase. One of the operators would walk up to him.

 

"Sir, our fighters are in position."

 

"Good. Give them a go-ahead to begin their attacks."

 

Somewhere in Augustow County, Poland, a group of Su-25 fighters would begin their attack on a White Army training camp. The operation would be the first joint attack launched by Belarus and the Prussians, and the government wanted it to go off as smoothly as possible.

 

A few minutes after the attack, the operator walked back up to the major.

 

"Primary targets have been eliminated. The ammo dump, armory, and barracks have been destroyed."

 

"Good. What about the secondary targets."

 

"Four of the five artillery positions have been taken out. We couldn't find their tanks. We'll have to take them on the next wave."

 

The Major nodded. It wasn't as good as he had hoped, but not bad. Not bad at all.

 

About ten minutes later, the phone rang. The Major picked it up. It was the KGB

 

"Yes?" he asked.

 

"You may want to call off your follow up strikes," said the man on the other side,.

 

"And why might that be?"

 

"We have just received intelligence that the Prussians will not be joining you. It appears that they have instead opted to seize Olecko."

 

The Major blinked in confusion.

 

"Just what the hell is in Olecko?"

 

"A handful of gangs, the last we heard. And some territory that van Twerk wanted. He decided to take it, using our weapons. Needless to say, there will be reprisals for going behind our backs like that."

 

"Very well. We'll call off the  strikes," said the Major, hanging up the phone.

 

"Fuck," he muttered to himself, as he went to call of the strikes.

 

 

 

In Poland, a message would be delivered to van Twerk.

 

 

Let's make something clear. You are not the Prussia of old, and we are not the Belarus of old. We gave you weapons, and now you'll hold up your end of the bargain, or we'll find someone who does.

 

The message would be delivered by a group of 120 Spetsnaz, who were sent to train van Twerk's men, and to keep an eye out for any future shens.

[Markus Wilding]

Private

 

Although the Polish Intervention Corps was well beyond known Belarussian influence, that was not of major concern for the Wehrmacht. The message sent in former Alvonian Poland was clear - we are coming back. Resistance had been light, a few armed nationalists here and there, but they were no match for the Heer's tanks and gunships. Orders were given to head east - to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The route taken by the PIC would take them along the coast, a route they had repeated years earlier when attacking the Prussians. A plan was set up to move forward engineers to build a forward operating base outside Gdansk and send the Kriegsmarine to the area to provide support if necessary. 

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

With the Alvonians once again trying to pull their lesbiansraum thing in Eastern Europe, the Belorussian government would begin to focus more on the paranoia and less on the boredom.

 

The Ninth Division, along with 25,000 reservists would be deployed to Lublin, in order to block enemy attempts to expand up to Belorussian borders. Air support would be given by the Ninth Air Division.

 

The Sixth Division and 25,000 reservists would move into the Masovian region, in order to block enemy attempts to supply the White Army and to cut off a potential route of escape for the Whites. Air support would be given by the Sixth Air Division.

 

In the Warmian-Masurian voivodship, Prussian troops would maintain their positions in Olecko. They would be backed by Belorussian spetsnaz units. Not that anyone would know that they were from Belarus, as they were all ethnic Poles, spoke Polish, and bore no symbols related to Belarus.

 

Inside Belarus itself, the military would go to DEFCON 1. The air force would be ready to scramble at a moment's notice, reserves would be called up, and the army would take up positions around the country.

 

If anyone asked about these measures, the response would be that they were intended to stop White Army expansions into other areas of Poland. 

[Captain Enema]

The 1st of the 1st, now renamed the Clown Show due to a number of hilarious incidents involving a possible polar bear sighting, arrived at their desitnation yesterday. They quickly began clearing firing lanes by using chains and their armored vehicles to rip trees right out of the ground. Once the 1111st Engineers (Airborne) landed they were able to quickly go to work smoothing the terrain with their CEVs. Before night came, the entire force was somewhat dug in and still hard at work while roving patrols of three mobile platoons were busy sweeping the perimeter. 

 

The 555th Air Wing Detachment Belarus arrived at their forward base with planes and manpower. The hangers assigned to them weren't the best but they weren't the worst. They cleaned them out, made sure the plumbing was up to spec, and quickly went to work organizing their stores to support the eight warplanes in their care. The pilots and so forth set up a ready room and briefing center that they outfit with laptops and other materials necessary for keeping them informed and entertained. The F-22 Raptors on station are ordered to refuel in Belarus and promptly return to Malta, if they are needed, they'll be called upon at a later time. Though there is talk of requesting two of the aircraft be stationed in Belarus.

 

The Medical Surgical Team arrived along with a major shipment of materials. Heavy transport after heavy transport plane rumbled in, unloaded its contents, and departed. The mass of material is then loaded into locally hired heavy trucks and each truck is equipped with Maltese guard. Once the men, equipment, and material is in place, two companies from the Clown Show arrive and begin escorting the large convoy back to the 'Three Ring Circus'. Overhead are a pair of A-10 Warthogs armed and ready to engage hostile targets. The rest of the 555th Belarus planes are fueled with their pilots waiting in the cockpits for orders to launch.

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

Even with the Alvonians doing their little land grab, the war would go on. Major Pyotr Antonovich would once again find himself pacing back and forth in the airbase at Hrodna, conducting an assault on Augustow and Sokolka County. This time, the objective was to drive the White Army out of the area entirely. Too much time was being spent on this conflict, and a number of people at home wanted an end to it.

 

"Su-25s are in position, sir," one of the operators called out.

 

"Good. And the Prussians?"

 

"They're there too, sir."

 

"Good. Wait until they commence their attack, and then join in." The Major wasn't willing to risk being stabbed in the back again.

 

In Augustow County, the Prussian troops would finally get bored of waiting for the airstrikes and start shooting at Poles, like all good Germans do when they get bored. The news of the attacks would be sent to the Major, who would give the order to attack.

 

Belorussian Su-25s would work in concert with the Prussians, striking at the White Army's artillery and tanks, while the Prussians swarmed Polish troops. In just a few hours, Polish forces would lose half of Augustow county, and would begin retreating into Sokolka.

 

All was going well. A little too well, for the Marshal.

 

One of the operators called out "Sir, we just lost one of the Sukhois."

 

Goddamn MANPADs, thought the Marshal. How was a guy supposed to oppress people when every rebel, terrorist, and Polish person could just shoot your fighters out of the sky?

 

"Tell the pilots to keep their distance from the ground. One plane lost means a hundred different pieces of paperwork for me."

 

"Yes... sir," said the operator uncertainly.

 

The he called out again "Sir, we lost another one. The Prussians are saying that they spotted an enemy aircraft."

 

"Who? Alvonia's backing the nationalists now?"

 

"We're trying to find them with our radar. We weren't expecting any enemy aircraft, do we haven't been looking until now."

 

"Well find them, and pull our ground attack aircraft out of there, send in some fighters instead" barked the Major.

 

A few minutes later, the operator said "Sir, we've located two MiG-21s. Definitely hostile."

 

Wonderful, thought the Major. They had just lost two aircraft and possibly jeopardized the entire operation because of two fighters from the 60's that no self respecting air force operate today.

 

"Shoot them down," he said.

 

"Too late, we've lost them. They must have landed."

 

"Shit," muttered the major. "I want every radar looking for those things. Put as many fighters into the air as we can without busting our budget."

 

"Yes sir."

 

The phone rang, the Major picked it up. It was the KGB again.

 

Augustow had fallen to Prussian forces. The Poles had fled into Sokolka, and had stalled the Prussian advance, who were now without air support.

 

All in all, mused the Major, not too bad. Not too bad at all.

[Mr Director]

OOC: I'm bored and feel like making things explode. Have fun tidy

 

Classified

 

The rebels needed a win, and they needed one now. The loss of Augustow had had a disastrous affect not only on the military field, but also on the moral of the White Army. If they didn't show there strength soon, there was a good possibility of a collapse.

 

The Maltese had entered Polish territory. Might as well blow some of them up.

 

The plan was as follows:

 

Ten D-30 towed howitzers would be placed some ten kilometers from the Maltese positions.

 

About 500 soldiers would move into positions around the Maltese camp.

 

Another 5 SU-76 assault guns and 40 troops would be placed ten kilometers behind the towed artillery, as reserves. They would be heavily camouflaged.

 

The assault would begin by the D-30s opening fire on the Maltese positions.

 

Polish soldiers would then provoke a nearby herd of cattle into stampeding towards the Maltese positions. Poles had used horses during ww2. The fact that they were using cattle was surely a technological improvement, guaranteed to create confusion among the enemy.

 

500 Polish troops, backed by 5 T-64 tanks and 10 BMP-1 IFVs would attack the Maltese positions from a number of directions. They would be armed with rifles and rpgs, and would be ordered to cause as much damage and destruction as possible.

 

A number of Polish fighters would be armed with MANPADs and anti-aircraft auto-cannons in order to combat enemy aircraft.

 

The entire operation would be conducted at night.

 

This, of course, was merely a plan. There was a good chance that the Maltese would discover the Polish movements, in which case the Poles would do what they did best: Improvise. And maybe surrender. The operation would begin at 11 PM, when Polish forces would begin moving into position.

Edited November 21, 2014 by Mr Director

[Captain Enema]

OOC: I'm bored and feel like making things explode. Have fun tidy

 

Classified

 

The rebels needed a win, and they needed one now. The loss of Augustow had had a disastrous affect not only on the military field, but also on the moral of the White Army. If they didn't show there strength soon, there was a good possibility of a collapse.

 

The Maltese had entered Polish territory. Might as well blow some of them up.

 

The plan was as follows:

 

Ten D-30 towed howitzers would be placed some ten kilometers from the Maltese positions.

 

About 500 soldiers would move into positions around the Maltese camp.

 

Another 5 SU-76 assault guns and 40 troops would be placed ten kilometers behind the towed artillery, as reserves. They would be heavily camouflaged.

 

The assault would begin by the D-30s opening fire on the Maltese positions.

 

Polish soldiers would then provoke a nearby herd of cattle into stampeding towards the Maltese positions. Poles had used horses during ww2. The fact that they were using cattle was surely a technological improvement, guaranteed to create confusion among the enemy.

 

500 Polish troops, backed by 5 T-64 tanks and 10 BMP-1 IFVs would attack the Maltese positions from a number of directions. They would be armed with rifles and rpgs, and would be ordered to cause as much damage and destruction as possible.

 

A number of Polish fighters would be armed with MANPADs and anti-aircraft auto-cannons in order to combat enemy aircraft.

 

The entire operation would be conducted at night.

 

This, of course, was merely a plan. There was a good chance that the Maltese would discover the Polish movements, in which case the Poles would do what they did best: Improvise. And maybe surrender. The operation would begin at 11 PM, when Polish forces would begin moving into position.

 

 

 

 

The assault would begin by the D-30s opening fire on the Maltese positions.

The work on the camp allowed the Poles to get close enough to launch their attack. The incoming artillery rounds would be tracked by the counter-battery radar and the information relayed to the on station A-10 Warthogs. The response would be a pair of attack aircraft screaming in at treetop level with their 30 mm chain guns hunting for targets. 

 

The damage to the Maltese position was felt immediately as the call of Medic was heard from a number of different places. A pair of Puma APCs were in flames with one of them turned over onto its side. A quick count of casualties suggests a dozen men injured with and another eight to ten men dead. 

 

 

500 Polish troops, backed by 5 T-64 tanks and 10 BMP-1 IFVs would attack the Maltese positions from a number of directions. They would be armed with rifles and rpgs, and would be ordered to cause as much damage and destruction as possible.

 

The D-30 artillery and stampeding cows brought the Maltese soldiers to full alert. With the standing patrols of three platoons that responded immediately, the Maltese had a considerable number of men at work finishing their encampment. The Pumas on the perimeter would open fire with their 30 mm cannons and unleash a number of ATGM at the incoming tanks and vehicles. The stampeding cows would be allowed to get close before the 5.56 rounds of the infantry cut them down for later consumption. Tracer rounds from dug in infantrymen's 7.62 x 51 GPMGs would start lashing out at available targets. Squad Marksmen would go to work at taking out radio men and those that appeared to be in the Polish chain of command. The 120 mm Mortars would start up a rapid fire fusillade of anti-personnel rounds at positions designated by fire control officers as targets. 

 

This wasn't the only response. Four F-18F Fighters launched from their base with orders to standby for a fire mission, the other two A-10 Warthogs were put on standby for immediate launch. Belorussian authorities would receive word and targeting information for the approximate location of the Polish D-30 artillery pieces. The Combat Engineers would immediately retrieve their rifles, armor, and helmets and form positions around their equipment. While they weren't integrated into the defense plan, it is common knowledge by the 1st of the 1st to tread carefully around the CEVs and other Engineering vehicles due to the standing orders of the Engineers to defend them.

 

In the heart of the camp a trio of drones are launched by the 1st of the 1st Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon. The drones would begin circling the camp and would immediately start looking for targets that are beyond the eye range of Maltese Fire Control officers. 

 

The attack by Polish troops and tanks would be felt and it would be paid in the currency of blood. Another two dozen men were cut down and three more Puma APCs destroyed. While it was night, the Maltese are liberally equipped with night vision optics. As soon as the first incoming rounds were heard, every single light in the encampment started going out one after the other leaving the entire place a black hole of blood, screams, and outgoing fire. 

Edited November 21, 2014 by Tidy Bowl Man

[Mr Director]

Classified

 

"Kuuuuuurrrrrwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

 

- A Polish soldier

 

Polish forces would attempt the attack the Maltese Warthogs with their Strela-3 MANPADs and auto-cannons. The odds of Polish success were rather low, and eight of the ten howitzers would either be damaged and destroyed, with their crews either dead or injured. The survivors would decide to cut their losses and abandoned their guns, retreating to where their reserves were hidden. The MANPAD and auto-cannon operators would also flee. The abandoned guns would then be destroyed by Belorussian Su-25s.

 

The Polish soldiers would take horrific casualties. some 200 would be killed before reaching the Maltese emplacements, and the armored vehicles would be destroyed after firing only a few shots. Much of the Polish chain of command was with the artillery, and as such the Maltese snipers would be unable to kill them. Polish radio men, on the other hand, would take heavy casualties, and a number of White Army units would find themselves cut off and without communications.

 

Once the surviving Polish forces made contact with the Maltese, the casualties would continue to mount, but at a slower pace, as the Poles engaged the Maltese in a brutal close-quarters fight, often using the bayonets on their AK-47 rifles. With the lights off, the Poles would literally be firing at random, becoming as much of a danger to themselves as the Maltese were.

 

Of the 500 soldiers, 50 would escape back into the night, with the rest either dead, or cut off by enemy forces and unable to retreat. Of these, 25 were in any condition to fight again. They would retreat to where the reserves remained hidden. Some would later be sent out to seed the route to the location of the reserves with IEDs and mines.

 

The remainder of the White Army reserves would hold to their positions, waiting to see what the Maltese would do next.

 

A message would be sent back to the White Army's high command, appraising them of the situation, requesting reinforcements. 5 9M14 Malyutka ATGM launchers, along with 20 missiles and the necessary operators, would be sent, along with ammunition and medical supplies. It would take a few hours for them to arrive, and it was unknown whether they would reach the Polish soldiers in time to make a difference.

Edited November 21, 2014 by Mr Director