[Curristan]

3am
Chinese - Vietnam Border:


The darkness camouflaged the movement of many Chinese Infantry and armour as they approached the border. Suddenly, artillery fire from concealed guns opened on the Vietnamese border posts. Meanwhile, around 250,000 soldiers and 4000 Type 99 MBTs smashed through the border.

At the same time, the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force began to attack Vietnamese rear positions and also began regular air raids on Hanoi the Vietnamese Capital.


*Announcement to the world.*

At 3am this morning, Chinese military forces have began operations against the aggressive state of Vietnam. We have captured Vietnamese agents that have attempted to sabotage local projects and pave the way for a Vietnamese invasion. We have pre-empted this plan with one of our own.

[TheStig]

"The British Empire condemns these brutal actions."

*Classfied*

"Keep a close eye on those Chinese."

[Curristan]

The Chinese invasion had for the first two hours had been going well. The Chinese attack had penetrated an average of 15 miles along the entire front. The advance had been cautious so to not outrun any supplies. However resistance had began to stiffen.

A village 17 miles south of the border

Vietnamese resistance had held up the Infantry of the 267th Regiment which had been at the tip of the attacking spearhead. The problem was that their armour had been diverted around both sides of the village and had continued on. Their only support was several Type 90 Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Their Type 54 12.7mm Anti Aircraft Guns were being employed to smoke out the defending Vietnamese soldiers from the straw huts. Most of the huts were on fire but inexplicably, their rate of fire was not slackening.

In the end, a deception was given. The Chinese Infantry withdrew out of the village to lure the Vietnamese soldiers in the open. As they came into the open, they were cut down by the Type 90s AA Guns. As this was happening, many more PLA Infantry soldiers swarmed into the village to continue the attack. The Vietnamese survivors fought back, killing many Chinese soldiers. By the time the village was in Chinese hands, it was nearly midday. However, the Chinese advance had gone far beyond the village.

[Subtleknifewielder]

"We were under the impression that Vietnam was an ally of China--after all, China assisted them in converting to Comunism."

~Anonymous

[Curristan]

PLA forces had now pushed well south of the border and showed no signs of relieving the pressure. The problem for the Vietnamese Armed Forces was that they could no longer hold their current positions. Constant bombing of their rear areas had left them short of ammunition and food.


Haiphong
4th August 2012


Three days into the invasion and Chinese forces had reached the northern outskirts of the major city Haiphong. The city was only 100 Kilometres from the Capital Hanoi and was also a major communications center.

The first stage of the attempt to take the city began with probing attacks at around 3am by small parties of infantry with supporting Type 90 IFVs. The Vietnamese garrison was around 4,000 and it immediately reacted by sporadic fire from both artillery and machine gun nests placed in fortified buildings. The Chinese artillery began to strike the city to help dislodge the Vietnamese from their strongholds.

The second phase started at 7am with a full scale air raid of 120 Fighters carrying 1000lb and 2000lb bombs and cluster munitions. As these attacks went in, Infantry in 600 Type 90 IFVs stormed the city. Supported by 100 CAIC Z-10 Attack Helicopters, they began to advance street by street in house to house fighting. Both sides began to suffer heavy casualties.


Meanwhile, the advance everywhere else had made good progress. 120 Type 99 MBTs of the 35th Division had thrust down the main highway leading to Hanoi. It had encountered a Vietnamese armoured division of 250 antiquated T-55 MBTs and had annihilated the entire force with no losses to their own. The supporting Chinese infantry had moved around the flanks of the Vietnamese armour's supporting infantry and reduced them to 20% of their strength and forcing the survivors to flee.

[KingChris]

OOC: Curristan, don't know if you know this, but right after you posted this, I made a claim on Viet Nam. So do you think I could come in or are you gonna annex Viet Nam and just reject me?

[Curristan]

KingChris, on Oct 10 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

OOC: Curristan, don't know if you know this, but right after you posted this, I made a claim on Viet Nam. So do you think I could come in or are you gonna annex Viet Nam and just reject me?

OOC: I did not know that you had claimed it. Thank you for letting me know. You can come in and roleplay in a new government and i can then withdraw.

This post has been edited by Curristan: 10 October 2009 - 09:31 AM

[Curristan]

Saigon
7pm
12th August 2012

8 prototype BX-01 Stealth Bombers penetrated local airspace. Each carrying two 100lb JDAM bombs, this was the first test of live combat that the aircraft would be in. The aircraft flew over the power stations that supplied major amounts of power to the city. The aircraft released their load and began the journey home.

Second later 16 large explosions rocked the ground as the bombs destroyed the plant itself and the grids cutting the power. The cities radar would be effected and civilian infrastructure would be damaged as well.

[Curristan]

13th August 2012
11am


The Chinese offensive was now in its third day and had taken now secured Haphiong. The city was now in Chinese hands and the attention had now focused on the Vietnamese Capital. Resistance before Hanoi had collapsed and there had been no attempt to block the armour now only 25 Kilometres from the outskirts of the city.

The Chinese Navy had arrived off shore near Haiphong and had started to launch fighters off two aircraft carriers which began to harrass Vietnamese units in and around Hanoi.


5pm
Hanoi

Advance units had began to occupy the Vietnamese Capital. Locals looked fearful as a force of 20,000 soldiers marched through to continue the fight south.

[Curristan]

13th August
Former 17th Parallel
12:30pm

Infantry began unloading from military transports that had sailed overnight from the nearby Chinese island of Hainian. They began landing and securing a safety cordon to stop any Vietnamese forces from attacking from the Hue area.

By 7pm that evening, a sustainable bridgehead had been established and soldiers were moving north to link up with the PLA units in the north. The Vietnamese Peoples Army units that were trapped northwards had made several attempts against the breach before being forced to withdraw back up the peninsula. They would inevitably be crushed between the now ever closing jaws each side of the pocket. The linkup was made at around 11pm local time. Operation Free Vietnam was at an end.

By midnight, the following broadcast was made:

"The People's Republic of China declares a ceasefire for the battle in Vietnam. All Chinese forces are now no longer engaged in combat operations. This ceasefire will last until the next announcement."

[KingChris]

Meanwhile, news were spreading around the cities. A new government had been established to restore order and to "kick out" the Chinese. Soon the following broadcast was made:

"Greetings to all my fellow Vietnamese brothers and sisters! As you may know, my name is Nguyen Ngoc Hai, and I am currently serving as your President Pro Tempore. Firstly, we need to get the Chinese soldiers out and take care of the Vietnamese agents that sritted them trouble, as it is only the least gracious act we can do for our fellow neighbors. Then, we ride the water buffalo to freedom! Thank you, good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow."

[Curristan]

KingChris, on Oct 11 2009, 05:34 AM, said:

Meanwhile, news were spreading around the cities. A new government had been established to restore order and to "kick out" the Chinese. Soon the following broadcast was made:

"Greetings to all my fellow Vietnamese brothers and sisters! As you may know, my name is Nguyen Ngoc Hai, and I am currently serving as your President Pro Tempore. Firstly, we need to get the Chinese soldiers out and take care of the Vietnamese agents that sritted them trouble, as it is only the least gracious act we can do for our fellow neighbors. Then, we ride the water buffalo to freedom! Thank you, good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow."

"The People's Republic of China would like to withdraw immediately. We will repatriate all Vietnamese Prisoners of War and leave you to rebuild."

*Public*

Chinese Forces have begun a staged withdrawal northwards. At the same time, Vietnamese Prisoners of War in Chinese hands have been ordered to march south to avoid being accidentally taken back to China.

[Curristan]

As the Chinese Army pulled out of Vietnam, it left destruction on a massive scale. Every bridge that lead across the border to China was demolitioned and fuel stolen from dumps as payment for the Chinese dead. However civilian infrastructure was left intact. This was so the new government would have a better task of rebuilding the shattered country.


*To New Vietnamese Government*

The Chinese invasion force has left Vietnam. You have your country back.