Manetheren

1) You don't know anything about the DT situation or you wouldn't be commenting on it. We refused to enter until DT had peace. We would have fought to the death for them if they needed it. They didn't. Their performance was quite simply incredible. We will help them rebuild to their former strength. 2)What is your point. NPO was complicit in every negative event in NoR 1.0's past that lead to its destruction. Why wouldn't we harbor some resentment for that.

Hahahaha, this is epic. Anyone hating on this thread just doesn't get it

1) Horrible grammar 2) Horrible propaganda. Thats kinda the point of war isn't it 3) WTF are you even trying to say? 3/10

This is for Thor von Mayhem. We'll fight for you, brother. Victory or Valhalla!

It actually argues Doomhouses side quite well. No matter what NPO did they still would deserve a curbstomp just for existing. I think we can all agree old fashioned hate is a good CB. Therefore, despite still being horrible "propaganda" its his best piece yet...although probably now how he intended.

[b]*** Classified Message to the UFE ***[/b] As most former Tahoan military units are currently engaged in wartime operations in South Africa against the Arcticans, we unfortunately cannot fill your request for private military contractors. We can send a battalion of infantry (roughly 400 strong), as well as a detachment of roughly 800 armed civilians with military training, including veterans, former police officers and private military contractors. We require assistance for the airlift.

Nice warchest. Pretty small for a nation your size, but hey, I didn't expect much from MCXA

Norwegian embassies around the world hosted liaison officers from the National Front of Transvaal. At the Norwegian embassy in all countries that had declared war on the African nations, the Norwegian ambassador called the hosting nation's foreign ministry and delivered a message on the behalf of the Nationalist Front of Africa. The message stated simply that Walvis Bay and Swakopmund were open harbors for the unloading of material. Airfields in northern Namibia and southern Angola were open to Coalition aircraft and Coalition ground forces would be permitted to maintain a ground presence there for the duration of the war in both an offensive and defensive role. The message was delivered personally, with no records kept. [b]Message to the People of Africa and the World[/b] The National Front of Transvaal calls upon the people of Africa to overthrow the violent Islamist regimes who are threats to regional and world peace.

Good job DT on taking on two opponents much larger than you and thoroughly thrashing them. CSN still sucks. Hooray for peace blah blah blah CSN stiiiillll sucks

*** Encrypted Message to Germany/Sweden/Sri Lanka *** Transport vessels travelling from Oslo docked in Ascension Island to await the arrival of the frigate LT [i]Cúchulainn[/i]. The three vessels proceeded to Walvis Bay, docking four hours ago. We advise the Sri Lankan tanker to take a southerly route away from the South African coast to avoid the Arctican blockade. We will attempt to give it a support in the last few hundred miles of the journey though depending on conditions it may need to make its way through the blockade under the Sri Lankan flag.

[font="Courier New"]SITUATION REPORT[/font] 9th Brigade and 21st Brigade have captured Mafeteng and have ATDF units based there surrounded or in retreat towards Maseru. 8 tanks and 15 other armored vehicles destroyed or disabled. 42 soldiers killed, 200+ injured. 5,000 men still in fighting condition. Will engage Maseru by end of the day. 2nd Brigade and 81st LIR in central highlands of Lesotho. Currently engaging ATDF defenders. 38 Armored Brigade in Botshabelo advancing south to Maseru. TASK FORCE NORTH engaged heavily in Welkom. Under continual air attack. Relocating air assets from Namibia and Cape to TFN command. Relocating two brigades to assist in assault on Johannesburg. [b]Mafeteng[/b] General O'Donovan wished he had more available airpower. One more airstrike would destroy the retreating Arctican convoy and allow for a clean sweep up towards Maseru. Unfortunately, he would have to make do with what he had. Roughly 800 men launched a charge down the B26 Highway, cutting towards the lake in a last ditch effort to cut off and surround the Arctican forces. The mostly infantry force came under heavy fire from the Arctican rearguard, stalling their advance and allowing time for more Arcticans to slip through. However, the overwhelming numbers of Tahoans in other parts of the city caused the ATDF lines to collapse as more ATDF units pulled off the line and attempted to escape up the A2 highway. Rubble and craters made it impossible for vehicles to escape the city center and vehicles trying to go around were caught in a vise grip as the Nationalists pushed from almost every direction. The ATDF commander did an admirable job in preventing the retreat from turning into a route, but overwhelming numbers collapsed pockets of resistance in the city, allowing Nationalist mechanized units that had been attacking from the north to switch direction and push to the east, towards the retreating column. [b]Roma[/b] The Nationalist Light Infantry brigade did not have the firepower to punch a hole in the ATDF line in Roma. The terrain made any frontal assault suicidal and the lack of major highways made going around impossible. General O'Donovan transfered his attack helicopters to Nyakosoba where they would engage ATDF armor and SAM launchers on the heights, allowing a helicopter assault on the hills overlooking Roma. The Chaparral launcher used by the ATDF were well known for their weakness against helicopters in hilly terrain, as their relatively long lock on times allowed helicopters to pop up and launch AGMs before ducking back behind hills. Even if the SAM had locked on, it would impact the hill after loosing its lock. With three attack helicopters and more than a dozen transport helicopters, the assault on Roma could begin. The attack helicopters hovered behind hills as forward observers called out targets and designated them with lasers. The helicopters launched their hellfire missiles from a range of around 3 miles, targeting the SAM primarily and tanks second. They turned to the east with the intent to strafe the ATDF positions from the north once the assault had begun. As infantry units made a difficult push up the mountains and engaged ATDF in the bottleneck of the A5 highway, helicopters ferried light infantry to the hills on either sides of the road. After dropping off their infantry, the helicopters used their mounted machine guns to assist in hitting targets. The attack helicopters returned after the fighting had begun in earnest, strafing and launching rockets at the ATDF positions in the town itself. [b]Welkom/Johannesburg[/b] Tired of launching his forces into a frontal attack against the Arctican defenders of Welkom, who had proven themselves able to defeat any attack no matter how close to victory the Nationalist forces looked, General van Haesten decided to bypass the city. Leaving around 8,000 soldiers to keep the pressure on the city up, van Haesten diverged the remaining 4,000 soldiers towards Johannesburg. His bloodied air units were forced to keep a combat air patrol over the column driving towards Johannesburg, where the sounds of fighting were audible in the distance. Outside the city, the Transvalers under the command of Colonel Viljoens kept to residential areas, moving between buildings to try and discourage ATDF air attacks. Scouting parties of 10-15 men were sent into the city from various locations trying to find defensive positions set up by the ATDF. [b]Walvis Bay[/b] The Norwegian ferries had met up with a Tahoan frigate roughly a thousand miles off the African Coast. The frigate escorted the troop transports into the harbor at Walvis Bay. The volunteers were met by Nationalist officers as they disembarked and escorted to a sprawling camp outside the town. They were issued uniforms and weapons and set up in camps according to unit, which were by language group and had been established on the voyage. Former military officers were given provisional appointments in the National Front Army. They were joined by Transvaler and Tahoan officers. The volunteer legion would wait in Walvis Bay for two days for briefings and weapons familiarization before joining the front.

Stuff like this reminds me why TOP is a honest, respectable alliance. Not only do they handle their wars with a ferocity 99% of the alliances here lack, they respect their opponents and are willing to part ways with them on good terms. The mere fact that they used humor in this announcement demonstrates this. Most people here must use threads to demonstrate the size of their e-Peen. Congratulations on a good war TOP and Nebula-X.

[quote name='LBT88' timestamp='1298592135' post='2644239'] Is it just me, or are a crapload of people beginning nations in Africa (which was largely protectorate until only a couple weeks ago)? [/quote] No its just you.

[quote name='Rotavele' timestamp='1298506994' post='2643245'] "Republique Du Fleuve is French for 'Republic of the River'. We cannot locate any data of a Siberian River named Chunia." [/quote] "The nation was named, after a river which flows over the Central Siberian Plateau."

[b]Vryburg[/b] Colonel Viljoens had been recalled from Sa da Bandiera (Lubango) to Windhoek, meeting up with the remains of the Transvaler Krygsmagte there. Two thousand of the 4,000 men he had in southern Angola went with him. Although there were more senior officers in the Krygsmagte that had sworn loyalty to van Haesten, Viljoens was the only officer that van Haesten had known and worked with enough to trust with an independent command. That was how Colonel Viljoens found himself in Vryburg, commanding the 1,900* soldiers who had sworn loyalty to the National Front. Viljoens' orders were simple. Put pressure on Johannesburg, forcing the ATDF to relieve men from the defense of Welkom to come to the aid of Johannesburg. Their first target, the airfields launching the raids on the Nationalist forces attacking Welkom. Viljoens had split his men into six columns, each with around 350 soldiers. Although they did not possess any armor, van Haesten had equipped the Transvaler soldiers with the bulk of his Tahoan surplus, highly advanced, anti-tank missiles and MANPAD launchers. This strike force would be light and fast. Along with the Transvaal infantry were 50 Rangers, former Tahoan special forces who would specifically be the infiltration units against the Arctican airfields while the Transvaaler infantry attacked the city itself. After travelling separately under cover of darkness, the six columns gathered together in three locations: Fochville, Carletonville and Krugersdorp. The Tahoan special forces disappeared into the terrain surrounding the city to await the begin of the Transvaler attack.

[img]http://setsail.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/norwegian-ship-design-101.jpg[/img] One of the Norwegian ships setting out from Oslo, en route to Walvis Bay. For the week long trip from Norway to South Africa, all recruits were heavily drilled in physical fitness and attended roughly six hours of class a day, where they were instructed in basic tactics and learned the weapons they would be using. A firing range was set up off the stern of the ship, were recruits would practice firing at towed targets. None of this substituted for real military training, but certainly would help, particularly since many recruits had previous military experience. All further recruits were invited to make their own way, at their own expense, to South Africa. Sri Lankan recruits, capable of their own transport, were also invited to sail for Walvis Bay.

[b]Mafeteng[/b] General O'Donovan knew he had won the battle for Mafeteng as soon as his forces had captured the Likhoele. Unfortunately, no one told the Arcticans they could not win and so his men were forced to commit to a bloody assault on the city itself. Immediately after the Likhoele had been captured, O'Donovan split his 9th Brigade, sending one infantry battalion up the A2 highway while the other infantry battalion swung to the east and took up a position on the B26. Mechanized infantry with their armor, as well as the brigade's artillery, were evenly distributed. To the north, the heavy mechanized battalion with its numerous IVFs and tanks pushed down the A20 highway, catching the ATDF in a vice grip on three sides. Artillery, supplemented by cannon fire from the tanks and IFV autocannon, rained down on the defensive positions. Five strike aircraft launched a sortie against Arctican positions, targeting tanks and the A2 highway to try and cut off a route of escape (at least destroying the highway would make an escape slower). One of the aircraft was outfitted with anti-radiation missiles in a SEAD capability, launching at any Arctican radar in the area. Nevertheless, Arctican air defenses managed to heavily damage one of the Nationalist aircraft, forcing the pilot to bail out after struggling to return back to base outside of East London. Under the cover of the barrage, infantry supported by their armored vehicles launched a major attack on ATDF positions from three sides, forcing the ATDF reserves to the front. Nationalist tanks supported the advance but were deemed to valuable to attack the city itself, mostly shelling enemy positions and engaging ATDF tanks whenver they appeared to shoot at approaching IFVs and APCs, some of which were armed with anti-tank missiles. Once inside city limits, Nationalist soldiers followed standard urban warfare doctrine. Houses that offered resistance were shelled and destroyed before infantry moved in. Tanks moved in to support the infantry advance that pushed ATDF defenders towards the center of the city. As the Arctican lines contracted, O'Donovan attempted to move troops to completely cut off the Arctican escape route via the previously shelled and heavily cratered A2 highway. --------------------------------------------------------- [b]Welkom[/b] The initial Arctican air raid was spotted long before the strike aircraft arrived, giving ample opportunity for Tahoan SAMs to come online and track the sky for intruding aircraft. Tahoan fighters were scrambled to meet the attack formations, though due to the distance only four jets were in the immediate area when the Arctican aircraft attacked. The Arctican aircraft that arrived first were ill fitted to deal with the Nationalist mobile SAMs that had accompanied the ground forces. Smoke trails and tracers filled the sky as the Arctican fighter aircraft roared overhead to deal with the four Tahoan fighters flying the combat air patrol. Those four jets engaged in a fierce dog fight with the Arcticans, hoping to buy time for the remaining 20 or so aircraft to arrive on the scene. When the second wave of Arctican aircraft arrived, the number of SAMs fired was significantly less than when the first wave had appeared. Most crews were busy rearming their launchers. Unfortunately, that allowed the Arctican ground attack aircraft to hit ground targets, doing a great deal of damage as they destroyed much of Odendaalsrus, killing dozens of Nationalist soldiers and destroying more than a dozen armored vehicles. As they were finishing their attack runs, the remaining Tahoan aircraft arrived over Welkom, diving on the Arctican aircraft attacking ground targets but focusing on the Arctican aircraft dog fighting. When the skies cleared, the Nationalists reassessed their anti-aircraft doctrine. Rather than firing on the first aircraft that appeared, in the future SAMs would be focused on ground attack aircraft. Air raids as damaging as the recent Arctican one could not happen again. Van Haesten rushed reinforcements to Odensdaalsrus to prevent the city from being recaptured in the event of an Arctican counter attack.

E for effort...I guess

Epic. All hail our Mighty Kaiser and his interrogation abilities

The recruiting office in Oslo administered physical fitness and mental aptitude tests to all applicants. The number of volunteers had shocked National Front officers who had only begun the program as a propaganda tool. Nevertheless, the manpower resources were appreciated and those that passed the rigorous tests were housed in a large warehouse in Oslo that had been converted into a bunkhouse. Due to the stringent physical requirements and required skills, the number of accepted applicants were very low. Fighting in the African Bush would not be child's play and there was no reason to allow men, no matter how dedicated, to sacrifice their lives because they couldn't keep up. [font="Courier New"]ACCEPTED APPLICANTS[/font] 98/200 Swedish volunteers 42/2,248 Australian volunteers 32/56 Caspian volunteers 8/20,000 URSR volunteers 856/1,000 German volunteers 19/5,000 UKIM Volunteers TOTAL: 1,055/28,504 3.7% of applicants were accepted Additionally, all "volunteers" from Flueve were shot as they tried to cross the border. In order to beat the Arctican blockade, various airlift plans were drawn up but rejected. The National Front simply did not have the aircraft available to airlift roughly a thousand soldiers themselves, nor the funds to charter aircraft, nor the political will to involve foreign governments by requesting assistance. A Norwegian shipping firm with ties to Tahoan expatriates offered the use of two medium tonnage freighters that would transport the men and some light equipment to Swakopmund under the Norwegian flag. The Aragonese volunteers who landed in Windhoek were greeted by National Front officers who housed them in the barracks outside the city. They would serve as the NCOs for what had been deemed the 1st Transvaal Light Infantry Regiment.

I also hope you realize that there is a thing called aeroplanes that makes walls highly useless. Build a wall high enough to keep out airplanes and I'll be impressed. Until then, people would just make the inside of the walled off area turn into dust and ignore the wall.

[center][IMG]http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8991/transvaalpropagandaphot.jpg[/IMG][/center] [b][size="4"]YES! We come, South Africa![/size] Do you have what it takes to join the finest military in the world? Heed the call, fight for Transvaal. Our offices in Windhoek are filled with letters from men around the world interested in fighting on the front lines of civilization against the darkness that threatens to envelop Transvaal. If you too are interested in fighting for honor and conscience, heed the call. Recruiting offices in Oslo and Windhoek are currently open to foreign volunteers to fight for the National Front. The National Front of Transvaal calls you. Fight for her.[/b] OOC: Recruiting a type of foreign legion of soldiers to fight in the Transvaal civil war. No guarantees the soldiers actually make it to Transvaal, but it may be interesting. Any communist country may find this a convenient way to get rid of those pesky anti-communists (send them to the meatgrinder!) while men in nationalist regimes may find this attractive as well. Post how many men are interested in signing up, whether it be three or three thousand. And no, this doesn't affect your government so don't worry about that either.

People seem to think you can't have an aggressive foreign policy and be a democracy. All I have to say to that is look at the USA. Most aggressive foreign policy in the world and a democratic republic. Don't be afraid to be mean bully democracies people!

Norway is a liberal constitutional monarchy (though I really only RPed it for a few weeks)

[b]Mafeteng[/b] The flat terrain surrounding Mafeteng gave the attacking Nationalist forces an advantage. At the least it certainly did not help the defenders who had not had time to prepare fixed defenses other than foxholes and firing positions. General O'Donovan, commander of Task Force South decided that the terrain gave his Tahoan soldiers enough of an advantage to focus his attack through Mafeteng. Taking this city allowed for an open road to Maseru and would allow units coming down from the highlands focusing their attack on Nyakosoba to recieve support. The 9th Brigade which had entered Lesotho at Mohale's Hoek advanced on Mafeteng from the south while the 21st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, supported by B Company, 38th Armored Battalion stopped their advance on Botshabelo midway and swung south through the Caledon Nature Reserve, hitting Mafeteng from the northwest. The armored brigade held their position in Botshabelo. 5,000 men, supported by 22 tanks and more than 60 other armored vehicles (mostly IFVs) began attacking Mafeteng. The 9th Brigade, moving up the A2 highway came under fierce fire from the Likhoele mountain, Lesotho's second highest. This plateau held a commanding vista over the Mofateng area. Although not heavily defended, the steep slopes made attacking Tahoan forces from the south extremely cautious and effectively halted the advance by the 9th. To the north though, the 21st was making good progress, the roughly two thousand men supported by armor had pushed the ATDF outer lines back. The 9th and 21st linked up to the southwest of the city. Casualties were light on both sides, primarily due to the lack of heavy artillery and the fact that both sides would maneuver out of heavy firefights. Bringing up his artillery, O'Donovan began a heavy bombardment of Likhoele, combined with a sortie by fighter-bombers. Under this covering fire, helicopters landed two companies of infantry on the top of the mountain, suppressing enemy fire. One helicopter was shot down by a MANPAD, destroying the aircraft and killing all its passengers. O'Donovan wished for heavy transport helicopters, with those he could move artillery to the plateau and shell the city into submission. Instead, he ordered a general advance. His forces outnumbered the ATDF, assaulting from three sides. Both sides used their tanks as infantry support, particularly the Tahoans who used them as mobile artillery to shell enemy strongpoints into submission. In central Lesotho, Nationalist troops had struggled through the mountainous t, facing only token resistance, mostly from local militias who fled or surrendered as soon as heavy fighting began. From the hills overlooking the city of Nyakosoba, the Tahoans looked down on the ATDF. The Tahoans made no moves to attack towards the city, while the Arcticans made no moves to try and attack the Tahoans who held the high ground. ------------------------------------------- Van Haesten looked at the map in front of him in frustration. His 12,000 men outnumbered the Arcticans 9,000, but assaulting a city with forces that equal was a risky proposition, particularly whenever it looked like one of his attacks would break through the Arcticans would counterattack. His only success of the day had been the first Arctican counterattack, when they had overextended their lines by pursuing his retreating forces. As soon as they had gotten out roughly 4 kilometers, Tahoan aircraft launched a bombing raid and his own retreating soldiers stood and held their ground as another planned attack was diverted to hit the ATDF from the flank. In the Tahoan counterattack, they had taken the strategic position of Odendaalsrus, only 10 kilometers north of Welkom. Arctican casualties were high, but they had clearly learned their lesson and subsequent attacks had no such luck in drawing out the defenders. Van Haesten was loathe to commit his troops to the meatgrinder, though thankfully the ATDF seemed to lack heavy artillery (unfortunately so did van Haesten, so they offset). As night fell, his soldiers held positions ranging from Odendaalsrus, 10km north of Welkom in a wide semi-circle arcing downward towards Virginia, which was still securely held by the ATDF.