White Eagle Rising

[Triyun]

From the Law Offices of Lavo, Melech, & Abramowitz, LLP

2nd Ring Road, Chaoyin District, Beijing, PRC, Tianxia

Plaintiff:  The Boeing Corporation

Defendent: The Danish Ministry of Defense

Filed: Danish Claims Court

 

Our client has been informed of certain stolen intellectual property is being used in the skies over Europe, namely the Silent Eagle, our Client, the Boeing Corporation who holds rights to these aircraft demand that they be immediately grounded, and that the Danish Ministry of defense pays our client the equivalent of 400 million Tianxia Bancors for each craft, immediately delivering the aircraft to Russia, and paying our client's legal fees.

[lkfht]

News was received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the hospital ships could enter the Baltic Sea. The Ministry of Health immediately dispatch H.S. Comfort and H.S. New Hope. These ships would first stop at the port in Copenhagen to ensure no military personnel or weapons were on board. Once they cleared the inspections at Copenhagen, they ships would continue until they reached their docking point 30 miles off the southern coast of Ronne. Once there they would immediately begin patient transfers and medical operations on injured persons from both sides of the conflict.

 

H.S. New Hope

 

H.S. Comfort

[lkfht]

TO: Government of Noorse Kingdom
FROM: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Republic of Ireland
SUBJ: Unprovoked acts of War

 

To whomever it may concern,

 

The government has received notice that you have deployed naval assets around the United Republic of Ireland. The Ministry of Defense has ordered Irish naval assets to intercept and block your navy from entering the English Channel or progressing to the west coast of mainland Ireland. Your naval fleet deployed to the North Sea may not pass our 3rd Carrier Strike Group already deployed to the North Sea. All Irish Defense Forces have been given orders to NOT fire unless fired upon.

 

We want to use diplomacy to resolve this, however we are fully willing and capable of defending ourselves against unprovoked acts of war. We will not stand idly by as our national security is threatened.

 

- Foreign Minister Kendal Mayers

Edited January 20, 2014 by lkfht

[Zoot Zoot]

Public Response to Ireland.

 

Do not impede our freedom of the seas. Notification was sent to both Ireland and Athens informing them that two groups of warships will be traversing the English Channel to enter the Atlantic, likewise you will not prevent our North Sea squadron from sailing freely through international waters.

 

The Arctic squadron is due to return to warmer waters due to Arctic Sea freeze and it would of been seen as provocative to place two such large formations of warships into the North Sea at the same time during these times of war and tension.

 

Any attempt to impede the vessels progress will be seen as an aggressive action, and the vessels will use deadly force to defend themselves.

If you wish to wait and track our vessels as they head to their destination, then feel free to ensure we are speaking the truth.

[Mogar]

A single M-102 medic variant would go missing during the chaos occurring in Denmark just after the first shots were fired on Poland/Prussia border. Ariana would find an empty garage with respray supplies, not wanting to get mistaken for a standard Danish Military, the APC was painted gold with massive red crosses on all sides, with "UNITED NATONS" written on the sides in white block lettering, Ariana felt the APC would not be mistaken for anyone's military.

Paint still drying, Ariana would bring the vehicle to a nearby harbor she would search for a boat large enough to transport the bling tank.

Edited January 21, 2014 by Mogar

[Sarah Tintagyl]

Having received the letter from the Polish government that funds would be provided for the volunteer contingents, Jacqueline set off into the Chinese countryside to meet up with Maria and Amelia. Over the course of the weeks that the letters took to converse, the two other captains remained busy with recruiting a population of women not trained in either the gun or the sword. When Jacqueline arrived in the countryside, she found a small force of thirty thousand volunteers recruited from the small towns and villages up the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. With the secret gold provided by Imperial agents along the road to Russia, Jacqueline equipped her ragtag army with food, water, uniforms, and guns.

 

Marching through the Chinese countryside, a force of Han Chinese, Mongol, and Uighur women who grew up with pitchforks followed foppish Austrian women whose only idea of command stemmed from the card table and the gossip of darkened palace corridors. The entire campaign fostered an idea of nineteenth century racism, European flamboyance, and the uncanny mixture of cultures. Even the uniforms seemed misplaced. The soldiers wore green jackets and slung cheap AK-47s over their shoulders, while the officers powdered their hair under either cloth hats or attempted to beautify the steel helmets with cockades.

 

Rian's Tawdry Thirty Thousand as they were called by those who witnessed the march north toward the Russian border scoffed at the idea.

 

"Why are they going off to fight a war that the Empire has no business to be in?"

 

"A bunch of girls going off to play a man's game. There's a reason the Amazons don't exist, ladies."

 

Yet they continued marching to the city of Xi'an where trains departed first toward Moscow and then into the Polish countryside where the contingent would receive their first taste of battle.

Edited January 21, 2014 by Sarah Tintagyl

[Malatose]

Silesia

 

As the Imperial BattleGroup continued to group and prepared for offensive actions, the first onslaught from their enemy began. From all around, the thunderous explosion of artillery shells could be heard, as infantry began to take evasive manuevers to avoid uneccessary casualties. From this onslaught, the Imperial Army sustained one hundred casualties plus dozens of damaged vehicles. Of course, the assembled force would not let this attack go without retaliation. Mobile Artillery Units, using counter-techniques (in the form of counter-battery RADAR and other means of detection) unleashed their own bit of hell. Using the Empire's HE warheads, Imperial 150mm GLS Multi-Launch Rocket Systems, G17 Self-Propelled 254mm Mortars, and 155mm Self Propelled Howitzers unleashed hell fire and brimestone in the direction of the enemy artillery launches. Of course, the Sith's artillery batteries would not fall prey to counter battery fire. Artillery units resorted to the basic "shoot and scoot" and the "dispersed" method of firing.

 

With the Imperial Army embroiled in a duel with the Prussians, Imperial High Command decided to move forward with the next plan of action. In a coordinated fashion, the batan for the next offensive was passed to the Imperial Airforce, who were beyond prepared to take the fight to the enemy. However, before this offensive could begin, there had to be slight preparations.

 

From mobile launchers, over one hundred sub-sonic cruise missiles were launched. From the outside, these looked like the basic cruise missile in the Imperial Arsenal, with a slight difference. Instead of explosive warheads, these were equipped sophisticated electronic suites. These "missiles" were launched west of the Odor River, with another fifty being launched thirty minutes after the initial salvo. Ten kilometers before crossing the border, the warheads activated their jamming and DFRM units. The jammers, of each missile, were programmed to replicate the signature of atleast ten missiles.

 

The "false" signal of each missile would replicate the basic movements of a jet aircraft, as to completely fool the enemies RADAR and make it hard to lock onto "real" targets. The next step for the assault came in the form of the Empire's bombers. Ten squadrons of the Empire's "Blitz" bomber were called into action, with each bomber being equipped with atleast ten PLX-1 Air-Launched Air Defense Suppression Missiles. Flying from within the safety of the Empire'and utilizing an advanced passive radar-homing seeker with additional home-on-jam capabilities against ground-based radar jammers, though the seeker also has the added capability to engage communication sites and GPS jammers as well, albeit with a lower success rate. Along with this, a MMW radar and LADAR guidance package is also used, in case if the targeted radar is shut down. When coupled with the GPS system, this can also permit the precision targeting of specific vehicles alongside the targeted radar, such as control centers and the SAM launchers themselves. These missiles, gliding a speech of Mach 4.6, would slam into enemy RADAR, control centers, and SAM launchers.

 

For the second wave of the assault, Nine GLI-133 Ank'ríat Super Heavy Bombers, outfitted with over fifteen PLX-2M Air Launched Anti-Radiational Missiles, glided behind the "Blitz" Bombers. Much like the previous group, these bombers operated from within the safe bounderies of Sith Air Space before releasing their payloads. Guided by Inertial with GPS, passive radar-homing seeker w/ home-on-jam with MMW radar and LADAR at terminal and passive laser-homing seeker with MMW radar at terminal to counter possible jamming measures, the missile would slam into enemy RADAR systems with a 45kg HE-Frag Warhead. Before the end of this attack would meet it's climax, another great offensive was launched. From launchers scattered throughout the Empire, one hundred fifty AS-23 Long Range Cruise Missiles were launched. Directed to west of the Odor River, these missiles were directed specifically towards airfields, hangers, barracks, air control towers, and possible weapon storage facilities. The last fifty missiles were directed towards other strategic targets, such as roads, major bridges over the odor, rail marshaling yards, and rail lines scattered about.

 

The end of this devastating attack would come with the launch of four Lu-67 Multi-Role Fighter Squadrons. With the Prussian RADAR occupied trying to decypher the thousands of fake targets with the hundreds of mixed in "real world" targets, three squadrons were now headed directly into the lair of the beast. Supported by Xenian AWAC and EWAC, who were broadcasting their own unique DFRM signals, these fighters flew in with furious intent. The Lu-67s were equipped with the Germania Tactical Air to Surface Missile (triple-round launcher for 2000lb-class hardpoints). These fighters were escored by four Lu-65 Fighter Squadrons and even three GLI-133 Ank'riat Super Heavy Bombers, which were equipped for an air defense combat role. The Lu-67s would hit fast and hard, unleashing their payload of tactical air to surface missiles on rail lines, bridges, roads and rail marshaling yards. After unleashing their missiles, the assembled air task force turned back.

 

Athenian Border Region

 

Imperial Forces continued tomonitor the border region, with AESA and SAMs on High Alert. For increased defensive measures, Xenian EWAC and AWACs were dispatched to monitor the skies. All information obtained would be dispatched to Imperial Air Force units, which were on constant Combat Air Patrols. A total of five Lu-65 squadrons were placed on high alert in the region and were ready to intercept and decimate any enemy, which would dare cross into Sith Air Space.

Edited January 23, 2014 by Malatose

[Mogar]

Upon reaching the Harbor, Ariana found multiple potential vessels to bring the Bling Tank to Poland, jumping onto the closest she found the keys already in it and ready to go, turning the keys and making sure the engine ran and there was fuel before sailing off, Ariana jumped for joy at her luck, climbing back on the dock she drove the Bling Tank onto the boat, only to find boats do not like having 30 ton vehicles dropped into them, the Bling Tank falling through the deck and breaching the hull of the boat, the vessel quickly sunk, but Ariana learned the Bling Tank can float, climbing back onto the dock and searching for about 20 minutes she eventually found another boat with keys and gas, and tying the Blink Tank to the back this time, got back onto the vessel.

 

Ariana removed the Danish flag from the jackstaff, instead hanging a design she threw together. and the journey began to Klaipeda, Lithuania.

[Aggressivenutmeg]

Message to Athens, Prussia, Poland, and the Sith

To whom it may concern,

With the current conflict in Europe dragging on, the number of civilians caught in the cross-fire and the refugees fleeing from the fighting is no doubt increasing. We at the Sudamericano Frente Humanitario (South American Humanitarian Front), and our finances, the Antarctic Trading Company, desire permission from your governments to begin the process of shipping in relief and establishing refugee camps to care for refugees and injured civilians.

We stress that your governments grant permission to us as soon as possible, so as to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Europe.

Sincerely,
Rodrigo Araullo

[Centurius]

Reply:

 

The Athenian Federation is not facing a humanitarian disaster and even if it did its domestic relief system provides enough to compensate for any issues. Your request for the establishment of facilities in the Athenian Federation is denied.

[TheShammySocialist]

[b]Open Statement[/b]

 

"Although the Fourth Republic of Poland and her people are far from facing a humanitarian crisis at this time, we recognize the positive offer made by the South American Humanitarian Front, but we believe that the people that require this aid, are in active combat zones at this time. We believe that the only way to feasibly transport aid into these areas would be by transferring humanitarian goods to military logistics specialists for transfer and distribution.

 

Right now, the only clear routes into Poland lie through the Sith, or through Russia. We will gladly accept your humanitarian aid to distribute it to needy civilians in active war zones, but you will need to dispatch aid to these countries. That being said, the Fourth Republic of Poland ascertains that the best routes to our nation run through areas that will require Athenian permission to send aid through. If this effort is to be undertaken, we also believe that UN monitors, from neutral nations, will have to escort these convoys throughout their journey, and to ensure transparency in aid distribution."

[Centurius]

Polish Front:

It didn't take long for Imperial Command to conclude that as long as Poland had the ability to use its air force effectively any counter-attack was going to be incredibly costly, at the same time it had also established that the relative advantage of the much larger Athenian state compared to either of its foes could be capitalized on in a practical advantage against both. After all, there were only so many bases the enemy could operate from before it was forced to ground its air assets or see them become significantly more vulnerable. Finally it had also concluded that for any air strike to be effective it had to be decisive and encompass both the Hellenic Air Force and Strategic Weapons Command.

 

With all these things in mind Operation Iron Sky was officially formulated and greenlit. The first stage would consist of four U-2As being positioned high above Poland to further increase the inflow of intelligence and if need be take over from satellites. From various bases throughout the Athenian mainland and even some of the outlying territories a total of 10 B-11 squadrons would launch into the air. Each bomber armed to the teeth with ER-M-51s. The aircraft would fly over France, Wallonia, Luxembourg and near Denmark staying sufficiently apart to avoid being too easy to detect in massive formations. Though even if they were they were still well within the umbrella provided by the Athenian defensive network and quite a distance from the frontline. Once all were in range a total of 1920 ER-M-51s were launched against the actual territory of the Polish. Imperial Intelligence had been monitoring the country for quite a while already and mapped most military facilities. Though of course with the exception of those well dug in or too small to notice. Around 500 of the hypersonic missiles had been armed with an anti-radiational warhead aimed to strike at Polish air defences while the remaining 1420 were a combination of kinetic munitions,  cluster munitions(anti-runway and anti-electric) and the normal hdrm warheads. These remaining warheads would head for the three dozen bases with airstrips capable of servicing military aircraft Imperial Intelligence had indexed. Simultaneously with the missile strike from the Hellenic Air Force, Strategic Weapons Command launched twenty ICBMs, which each carried 10 re-entry vehicles(2 EMP ones and 8 conventional HDRM), would be launched from silos in Africa and the Atlantic Free State. Each missile was intended for one of the ten largest air bases and was timed to strike just  a few seconds after the cruise missiles hit in an attempt to capitalize on the chaos the strike in general hopefully caused. The combination of conventional munitions in addition to the cluster, EMP and kinetic ones would hopefully cause enough damage to the Polish air force to render it less effective though even the most ideal predictions of Imperial Command did not expect a single strike to eliminate the Polish air force entirely. Bombers as soon as they were cleared would be redirected back to their air bases in Athenian territory.

 

While these air strikes were ongoing the I Corps would continue moving into positions west of the Oder where they and allied forces would be given cover from the previously deployed fighter aircraft, while not yet close enough to participate in the ground war yet it would not take much longer.

 

Sith Front:

When it came to the Sith there was for now one specific thorn in the Athenian eye. The artificial islands near the Azores they had built rendered most of the intended effects of closing off the Mare Nostrum moot and provided them with a disturbingly dangerous ability to strike at the Athenian mainland and allied territory. As such it did not take long for Imperial Command to conclude that these islands had to be either destroyed or rendered useless. While it would not eliminate the Sith navy it would most definitely provide a great strategic advantage if the objective was achieved. In line with this a second operation primarily reliant on air and strategic assets was greenlit. 

 

Operating from air bases in the Caribbean part of the Atlantic Free State three B-10 squadrons would take off, additionally mobile launchers in the Azores and Mauretania would also take part in this element. From the aircraft(which remained at about 1000 nm from the islands to properly benefit from Athenian anti-air systems) and mobile launchers a total of 999 ER-M-51s were launched at the three islands, each getting 333. Using a mix of munitions much like those launched against Poland the missiles would target air and and naval facilities on the islands. At the same time as the cruise missiles struck Strategic Weapons Command would again be called into action. Firing a total of 9 ICBMs, armed with 1 EMP, 1 HDRM conventional and 8 kinetic munitions, at the islands it was hoped the missiles could cause enough damage to the artificial islands as by sheer logic and the time it took to construct them they should be quite sensitive to strikes against pressure points.

 

In the mainland Athenian forces would continue to maintain defensive positions and had by now dug in sufficiently well and with enough aircraft and anti-air systems ready to deter any incursion. Expecting a retaliatory strike however territories within range of Sith strikes such as Italy and even Iberia would see similar developments in air defence readiness.  

 

General Allied Coalition:

With the Athenian Federation now fully in the fight the Danes, Prussians and Austrians would be contacted about setting up a Supreme Allied Command in the Emergency Command Center the Athenian Federation had constructed in Versailles. As a motivation the allied forces(and expected soon to be allied forces) would be told that such a command would enable more effective coordination in perhaps one of the most defended nations involved in the war.

[Yawoo]

Herr Araullo,

 

Thank you for your offer of assistance. As Prussia is currently fighting a defensive war against the aggressive Polish and Sith armies we cannot guarantee the safety of your personnel within the nation. Additionally, we cannot permit you to transit into the active war zones in the East. Your teams will be restricted to Lower Saxony, federal police will be assigned to each team member in order to assure security. Should you still wish to provide humanitarian relief you may dock and offload in the city of Leer in Lower Saxony.  Please be aware, your ship(s) will be thoroughly searched prior to entering the city’s port facilities. Any equipment found that could aid the enemy’s aggressive actions will be confiscated, ship(s) seized, and your personnel detained for the duration of the conflict. We suggest you coordinate your actions with the Irish hospital ships currently in the Baltic Sea, as they are closer to the conflict zones.

 

Regards,

 

Field Marshal Gerold Eichorn

 

 

Berlin’s command units would shift much of their responsibility to the new joint command center in France.  Instead, they would focus on gathering intelligence from front line units using secured lines in order to obtain a better picture of their enemies’ activities. Additionally, they would coordinate activities with Versailles, and other Prussian command stations through secure lines. Prussia would request up to the minute visuals of Polish movements from the Athenian Federation in order to better aid its defensive capabilities. Space Operations in Schleswig-Holstein would begin tests to determine the issue with its satellite – including rerouting it and other measures aimed at once more being able to have its own eye in the sky over its enemy.

 

Prussian fighters from Pomerania, the majority of which resided in bases east of the Oder River due to Pomerania’s geography, would work along with Prussian and Danish aircraft to engage their enemy with overwhelming force. Prussian air defense systems, though damaged through Polish attacks, would engage their enemy in efforts to “soften” the field before the main body of Pomerania’s units arrived within striking range. Additionally, missile defense systems would do their best to engage and destroy Polish missiles as allied aircraft sought to ensure air superiority. Patches in Prussia’s systems would remain, but would begin to be filled as systems arrived from the western portion of the nation. Reserve units would begin to activate, and though many would be out of date – they could still serve their country. Casualties would occur because of these patches, but such was the realities of war. 

 

Those aircraft east of the Oder River, currently flying to support operations in West and East Prussia, would take the brunt of Poland’s counter-attack that fell through Prussia’s defensive net – which, by this time, would include that of undamaged systems in the west. Although casualties would be lighter than expected, ten planes with their crew would go down. Planes in Schleswig-Holstein would be prepared for fast reaction missions to the east. Commanders would coordinate with the Danes via Versailles to determine how best to cooperate to ensure a more potent attack.  Contractors would be put to work on damaged airfields in an effort to ease response times out east.

 

Prussian long-range artillery forces, having begun to dig into their fortified positions would take some light casualties form the combined Polish air and ground attack. Several units had been too hasty and not taken the time to proper fortify themselves, against orders. Had the majority of Prussian units not had the foresight to fortify themselves early, then the casualties could have been devastating. Additional units would be deployed to strengthen their lines as units that had been being readied deployed en masse.   The border guards, and rapid reaction troops which had blown many of the major arteries for moving troops rapidly would serve their second purpose: that of harassing the enemy. Concealed explosive devices, fortified small unit positions, several of which boasted anti-armor capabilities, would buy the Prussian Bundeswehr precious time to continue to reinforce and fortify their positions. 

 

The Prussian army, already fortified, would respond to the Polish attack with yet another round of withering fire from its long-ranged artillery. Additionally, the Prussian navy would once more be called into action through a series of launches totaling 50 missiles aimed at crippling the Polish advance as it crossed the border. Land based missiles would be launched from Brandenburg in support of the naval missiles. The Weichsel River’s major bridges would be blown to help prevent an easy passage for the Poles. Prussian forces would aim to prevent a crossing of the Weichsel by Polish forces through a combination of the artillery, and missile launches, and pre-placed harassment by the concealed and fortified border guards and fast reaction troops. Armor units from Bromberg and Thorn would be activated and placed in defensive measures; they would be supported by elements of the 32nd armored infantry. Front line drones would be launched by Prussian intelligence units for quick intelligence and defensive strikes against the invaders. Additional forces from Inowrazlow would be called into action to support the defensive measures. Posen units would be alerted and placed on high alert for deployment possibilities.

 

The Polish advance would face a massive resistance in East Prussia as units began to expertly use the terrain to their advantage. The rough terrain, a combination of hills, lakes and valleys were a defensive wet dream for the Prussian defenders. As the border guards and rapid reactions troops harassed the enemy, the fortified Prussian line would pound them. Engineering units from behind the Prussian line would wire major roadways, bridges and rail lines for demolition in the event of a breakthrough in the defensive line.  Major passages would be mined, as additional Prussian defenders would arrive to support the line from Heilsberg and Insterburg. The Bundeswehr would prepare to force a deadly attrition campaign against the Polish forces in East Prussia.

 

Units from Königshütte would support their brothers in Kattowitz, but would have orders to begin an orderly retreat, backed by Prussian units farther down the line, should the Polish bring up an overwhelming amount of support.  Border units and fast reaction troops, would pull pack – those remaining following the vicious Polish strikes preceding the Silesian attacks. Oppeln would begin to prepare to resist a massive invasion into Silesia with support from various reserve units, which had been activated in the surrounding cities. As always, the Prussian defenders would use the terrain to their advantage – especially with regards to the various rivers spanning Prussian territory.  In Breslau, government troops would commandeer Virtus International’s production facility and strip it of its arms before wiring it to be blown should Breslau’s commander so order. The arms would quickly be shipped to front line units both in the Sudeten Mountains as well as those resisting Polish aggression in Silesia. 

 

Sith Front:

 

The counter-fire from Sith ground units were expected by the defenders in the Sudeten Mountains. Already fortified, they would take the necessary precautions to avoid allowing themselves to become pry to the Sith’s fire. The mountains themselves would serve as their biggest friend in this regard, as the concealment they provided would serve as the best protection from enemy fire.  Even so, unlucky soldiers deployed outside of fortified zones, either setting traps, mines or scouting would face casualties in excess of 100, with a death toll around 43 men.  The only solution was for the defenders to increase their fortifications, as well as the deployment of several drones by Prussian intelligence units. These drones, far more able to maneuver within the mountains would serve as the eyes, and if necessary, hand of vengeance against any advancing soldiers.

 

The Sith Empire’s massive missile launch would not go unnoticed in the Western half of the Prussian nation. Though the missiles would concern Prussian intelligence operations for a short time, soon computers would be able to negate the technology behind the missiles apparent multiplication. What the Sith failed to realize is that the Prussians too came from the ashes of Greater Germany, and not all tricks were lost in the fall out. Most of the Western half of the nation’s systems was relatively unharmed, as the Polish had concentrated on the east. With the sudden multiplication of targets Prussian computers would begin to report interesting returns. Disturbed photons on the radar, backed with pulse jumping methods, would ensure that the Prussians knew the signals were a false positive. Tracking the Sith’s attack would become much easier for the crews on the ground. 

 

Missile defense systems in the west would light up and target the Sith’s attack. As no system was perfect, several missiles using the multiplied technology would find their way to their target before the Prussian system could fully activate and respond. Several command centers in Brandenburg and Berlin would be damaged, a few outright destroyed. RADAR systems would take some damage, but would come out mostly unscathed – at first. Mobile SAM units in the Sudeten Mountains, already concealed would target the Sith’s planes from behind as air defense systems activated in the west.  The Prussian air defense system would be able to handle the Sith’s presence, but additional planes would be put to the air, behind the Prussian safety net, just encase Sith planes broke through the proverbial line.

 

The massive launch of cruise missiles would be targeted by anti-missile systems where available in Silesia before they crossed in range of the West’s system. Even with a mostly in-tact anti-missile system, two dozen missiles would find their targets mostly damaging infrastructure in, around and over the Oder river. Honestly, except for several of the rail yards, and barracks areas,  it was partially in Prussia’s benefit to have some of the infrastructure over the Oder damaged enough to where they didn’t have to rig it to blow themselves. Civilian vessels (fishing boats, etc.), as well as temporary bridges deployed by Prussian engineering units would all be put into service over the Oder, and along with the undamaged sections of bridges and roads, troops would continue to cross into the East.

 

Athenian Front:

 

Field Marshal Gerold Eichorn would transition from North-Rhein Westphalia to the central command zone in the Athenian Federation.  Having been a veteran of the Bundeswehr since the formation of the current Prussian state, and with Greater Germany for twenty years previous, he was uniquely suited to be the Prussian representative in charge at Versailles. He would have the final say in most areas of Prussian defense, with the exception of Prussia’s nuclear arsenal. Launch authority would remain with Chancellor Müller in Kӧnigsberg, and should he fall, special codes given to several next in line elected officials scattered throughout the reserve capital system would ensure the security of Prussia’s nuclear weapons.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Yawoo

[Aggressivenutmeg]

 

Herr Araullo,

 

Thank you for your offer of assistance. As Prussia is currently fighting a defensive war against the aggressive Polish and Sith armies we cannot guarantee the safety of your personnel within the nation. Additionally, we cannot permit you to transit into the active war zones in the East. Your teams will be restricted to Lower Saxony, federal police will be assigned to each team member in order to assure security. Should you still wish to provide humanitarian relief you may dock and offload in the city of Leer in Lower Saxony.  Please be aware, your ship(s) will be thoroughly searched prior to entering the city’s port facilities. Any equipment found that could aid the enemy’s aggressive actions will be confiscated, ship(s) seized, and your personnel detained for the duration of the conflict. We suggest you coordinate your actions with the Irish hospital ships currently in the Baltic Sea, as they are closer to the conflict zones.

 

Regards,

 

Field Marshal Gerold Eichorn

 

Field Marshal Gerold Eichorn,

 

Thank you for permission to begin unloading supplies, our ships should arrive by the end of the month. Further, we will be happy to submit ourselves to any searches the Prussian authorities deem necessary, but we can guarantee that there will be no weapons will ever be carried on board a vessel in use by the South American Humanitarian Front. We also request permission to establish a refugee camp somewhere inside Prussia to house those fleeing from the conflict.

 

Sincerely,

Rodrigo Araullo

 

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Message to Russia

 

To whom it may concern,

 

We here at the South American Humanitarian Front are currently attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Poland. With Russia now involved in a conflict herself, we would request permission to; a) Unload and transport aid and personnel into Poland and, b) unload and transport aid and personnel to regions of Russia affected by the current conflict with Pure Lands.

 

Sincerely,

Rodrigo Araullo

[Yawoo]

 

 

Field Marshal Gerold Eichorn,

Thank you for permission to begin unloading supplies, our ships should arrive by the end of the month. Further, we will be happy to submit ourselves to any searches the Prussian authorities deem necessary, but we can guarantee that there will be no weapons will ever be carried on board a vessel in use by the South American Humanitarian Front. We also request permission to establish a refugee camp somewhere inside Prussia to house those fleeing from the conflict.

Sincerely,
Rodrigo Araullo

 

Herr Araullo,

 

Your team is cleared to work with local authorities in Lower Saxony to prepare a refugee camp in that region. Please work with already on the ground officials to better serve the needs of the displaced populace. Federal officials will work with your team members to ensure the safety of the displaced persons who your organization will be helping. Do note, war time regulations and laws are active giving the Bundeswehr the obligation to prosecute persons violating the law in a military court, where the punishments are significantly harsher than during periods of peace in an effort to ensure societal cohesion during these turbulent times. 

 

Regards,

 

Field Marshal Gerold Eichorn

[TheShammySocialist]

[b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK97HfOPlNE]Melee in the Air[/url][/b]

 

When the eight squadrons of [i]Berkut[/i] stealth fighters had crossed into Prussian Airspace, the Polish Air Forces had, in no way, begun to think that these numbers were going to buttress any form of aerial superiority. Predictably, Prussian and Danish aerial units scrambled to engage the leading elements of the multi-altitude groups of aircraft, flying in combat elements of four apiece. Although Prussian fire had put a damper on some frontline anti-aircraft elements, the Polish aerial defense network had so far, stayed relatively quiet in retrospect. Medium and long range assets had done little to engage previous threats, and were quite ready for the massive aerial counterattack, which the Danes seemed to throw all their weight into.

 

Prussian air defense units and early warning stations, if they showed themselves, were subjected to increasingly quick-response missile and rocket fire from ground units, and instead of forming a firm buttress, would have to constantly move. Polish aircraft would use their encrypted cooperative engagement datalinks in order to continually relay ground based threats against them as they moved into battle. Within minutes, if missiles were launched against them from the ground, ground-based NLOS systems would launch against the Prussian anti-aircraft threat, with loitering wide-area attack munitions, which would partially nullify any movement techniques pursued by Prussian air defense units. These missiles could easily be used against any field fortification as well, especially ones that were simple bunkers.

 

Although they certainly had the advantage of stealth, the Danish aircraft that moved against Polish assets had an advantage, not an immunity, and as they closed the distance, their advantage would slowly erode. Multiple Polish radar systems, early warning stations, airborne assets, and otherwise would begin to give a clear picture of what exactly the Polish Air Forces were up against in this first counterattack. Using their cooperative engagement abilities, the Berkut pilots, under withering pressure from Prussian forces on the ground and in the air, would direct the counterstrike against their foes. Long range SAM launches, quite aways back inside of Poland, would begin to take place, the missiles destined to engage the first softening attempt against them, that being the easily-detected Tu-160s that were trying to make a missile-truck run at the Polish fighters. Before the Tu-160s even got to their launch points, the missiles were intercepting them with midcourse update datalinks, with no visible missile trail running behind them. The missiles closed at above Mach five, and only illuminated their targets with active radar homing with about twenty to thirty seconds left, whilst still receiving datalink updates.

 

Although this response served to nullify some of the launches of BVR missiles at them, the Berkut were still faced with a launch of some, as well as a huge gaggle of Danish and Prussian aircraft. The Berkut pilots began their next line of defense, which would prove to be their most formidable. All at once, the Danish and Prussian aircraft began to receive false radar returns, or no radar returns at all, as the Berkut fighters turned on their DRFM and active cancellation pods. The Polish electronic attack pods on board the Berkut also began actively jamming their counterparts' radar with various clutter as they closed the gap, whilst the Poles own LIDAR, EO/IR scopes, and radar came online to engage their opponents.

 

The waves of Danish and Prussian fighters assembling against the Berkut fighters, were not only faced with the eight squadrons themselves, but the entirety of the Polish air defense network. Against their arrayed foes, coming at them in massed waves, airborne and ground based radar began to direct waves of medium- and long-range SAMs, launched from well within Polish borders at their targets. Well over two hundred SAMs were launched, with a variety of seeker heads, including highly-maneuverable terminal active radar homing with continual datalink updates, and others that included dual-color infrared seeker heads, highly effective in evading all but the most advanced of flare designs.

 

The Berkut fighters themselves would begin launching their own dual-color infrared beyond-visual-range missiles, guided by midcourse updates from a variety of early warning sources. As the Prussian and Danish aircraft got closer, if they dared, they would face increasing numbers of munitions thrown at them, including shorter-range (35 km) dual-color infrared high-maneuverable missiles or beam riding short range missiles with three-hundred sixty degree attack radius from the Berkut fighters. The Danes would not be the only ones using direct-energy weapons, and if they got close enough, the Berkut unleashed its own microwave emitters that would be concentrated against their foes.

 

The eight squadrons of Berkut fighters, would take initial casualties that amounted to about a fourth their number, with six fighters forced to unleash their last weapons and turn for home after taking worrying damage, the rest sticking it out against the mounting waves of foes against them. These eight squadrons, however, were far from the entirety of the combat capability of the Polish Air Forces, and instead of the Danes and Prussians facing just eight squadrons, the Polish Air Defense Command threw more weight into the fight. Behind the storm of air and ground launched missile fire that faced down their foes, a further two squadrons of Berkut fighters and six Marzanna stealth interceptors tore into the fight, with nearly seventy-five further launches of SAMs following them, mostly targeting the inbound stealthy Danish bombers and A-10s.

 

The Danish stealth bombers, while quite elusive themselves, attempting to make their run at the Polish ground forces at suicidal range, would be subject to not only SAM threats, but also two squadrons of fast-response Marzanna interceptors. These stealthy aircraft, with a top speed of nearly Mach 3, would bear down on their foes launching multiple waves of dual-color infrared missiles at the bombers before they could get well within fifteen-mile launch point. It was arguable, that if they even made it to their launch point, any would return from the mission. Further support against these threats to the ground forces would come in the form of three Svarog stealth tactical bombers running missile truck duty unleashing beyond-visual-range datalink-updated active radar missiles, from well behind the battle lines, at the A-10s bearing down on Polish ground forces, which faced a storm of ground and missile fire before they could even get into position for attack.

 

[b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA8fIEpbHyU]Storm of Shell and Teardrops[/url][/b]

 

Athens' entry into the conflict was one that was an eventuality, and although it had been prepared for, preparations that were made could only do so much for what was going to be a strike at Poland's heartland. As thousands of hypersonic missiles were launched, the waves of missiles were unmistakable as they passed towards Poland, and there was little that could hide the numbers being pumped out. As the strike neared, and the missiles modulated their altitudes, it was becoming increasingly certain from phased array systems that they were not headed directly towards the ground troop squadrons; these weapons were headed for Poland.

 

It would be the foresight of one pilot that launched a conformal drone at low speed with its active radar going at the groups of anti-radiational missiles that gave the Polish Air Defense Command some insight into the nature of the threat, as they dispatched Marzanna interceptors units towards the groups of missiles. The powerful active radar on board the drone would serve to distract one of the missiles, and it veered off as it approached the drone, before the missiles collided in midair. It was clear that some of these missiles were destined for early warning systems, and the Air Defense Command began ordering a number of units to shut down as some of the missiles struck forward operating radar systems, a good number of which could be easily replaced.

 

These measures served to preserve some of Poland's mobile radar forces, but static early warning systems, besides the TripWire system, which was next to impossible to knock down completely, would bear the brunt of the actions. Over-the-horizon and phased array systems would be subjected to a crippling bombardment of missiles, the site defenses and aerial units doing what they could to preserve the structures themselves, but two OTH stations and three phased array sites would go down and would probably be irreparable before the end of the war. One OTH station was damaged fairly badly, but would be back up within twenty four hours, whilst other phased array sites were badly rocked but still able to be repaired.

 

It would be the air fields that bore the brunt of the Athenian assault the worst, but this would not be without a fight, as reserve Polish fighter squadrons scrambled into the air to help fight these fast foes. Polish Air Defense Command instructed units to turn east, and as the missiles approached, hit their afterburners, the Marzanna interceptors, with their engines reaching their maximum output, could hit Mach 3, and many would exceed that to some extent. The missiles were hit with direct energy attacks, or even jamming attempts to interrupt their datalinks updates, whilst some missiles were engaged head-on by air-to-air missiles.

 

All over Poland, anti-aircraft systems fired into the air, flashes lit up the evening sky as citizens watched the streaks of missiles fly past above, debris from missiles falling across the countryside as some were intercepted. Although the monumental effort would succeed in stopping some of the missiles from reaching their targets, every air base across Poland would be hit in some way, shape or form. Airbases in the west seemed to be the hardest hit, with all of them reporting holed runways, but pre-war defensive measures and early conflict adjustments would serve to dampen some of the impact of the strikes.

 

Civilians and airmen alike would suffer in the strike, the anti-radiational missiles not only crashed into Polish early warning systems, but a number of civilian airports and airfields in the west would be hit, their radars targeted by the anti-radiational missiles. Several purely civilian airports would see their control towers obliterated and terminals hit, with several deaths amongst civilian air traffic controllers, as well as civilian pilots and passengers and airport staff. The missiles that rained down on Polish air bases also did not discriminate in some ways either, as military housing for aerial personnel families were hit, although many had been evacuated, there were several hundred civilian deaths and injuries. One base in western Poland would see a ten-story apartment building serving as base housing collapse when two missiles struck it simultaneously, killing and burying well over two hundred military family members who had taken shelter in the basement air raid shelter.

 

Several of the ICBM launches from the Atlantic Free State would be tracked by one of Poland's private research ships in the North Atlantic, the unarmed vessel having long-range testing range radar on it would help track some of the launches. Information of these launches was transmitted immediately to Poland's Defense Ministry via encrypted datalinks, providing some form of tracking data, while other platforms were able to track some launches from Africa. These missiles were responded to by elements of the Poland's long range SAM forces, which would score some hits on the inbound missiles, but many would also come in unintercepted.

 

Several bases had a lot of their basic infrastructure wiped out by the storm of missiles, although most of their fuel bunkers and arsenal bunkers were well fortified against all but the best of ground penetration attacks. Two-thirds of Poland's air bases and reserve flight strips facilities were knocked out of the game and their airstrips unusable, although quick repairs would probably be able to bring about a third back within thirty-six hours to seventy-two. The other third of the bases suffered heavily as well, but most had usable landing strips, albeit some were shortened and pilots had to make adjustments to their landing and take off patterns. Several Polish aircraft, particularly fighters on the ground, survived the onslaught in their well-built aircraft shelters, that only were destroyed by direct hits from Athenian weaponry, although many would have to have their electronics replaced by technicians before coming back online from the EMP attacks.

 

The EMP attacks did cause some disorder in response to the ferocious Athenian attacks that had beset the bases, but the Ministry of National Defense was quick to respond to the assault. Civilian contractors and construction engineers, along with aircraft technicians were immediately dispatched to bring the airfields back online, whilst the Polish General Staff flashed an urgent message to the Sith that their airfields would be needed to help keep Polish aircraft in the air. Some of the bases were not operating at full capacity, but as civilian contractors, and thousands of volunteers from the public that quickly rallied in support, measures to restore full service would gain momentum.

 

The strikes had done much to carry out Athen's objective of making life difficult for the Polish Air Force, and it had produced a number in the thousands, of both civilians and military, but it had a backlash effect. Pictures of badly damaged Polish civilian airports began to immediately filter onto news sites, with emergency personnel solemnly carrying piles of empty body bags into the airports. Shots of ambulances overloaded with the gaunt faces of wounded would-be passengers, their doors open as they rushed to the hospital. Other shots of wounded children being carried from the rubble of military housing began to circulate as media crews arrived on the scene.

 

The scenes of devastation from the air bases, as hard-faced citizen volunteers dug into the rubble desperately, as emergency workers fought to control fires, alongside fellow citizens, the effective was galvanizing to members of the Polish public. Those who had been on the fence about the war were becoming quickly convinced that such a strike by Athens was only testament about how far it would go. Whatever the effect of the attack did to the long term efforts of Poland's military was a bit unclear, but it shattered any doubts about the war they were now involved in, and only served to galvanize public support. Poland's international media outlets would broadcast the images and videos on their sites for the world to view, underlining the assault as indiscriminate in its targeting of Polish military infrastructure. These images were broadcast alongside a few images and video shots from the frontline of Polish soldiers risking their lives to carry Prussian civilians from their houses as the frontline embroiled communities in war.

 

The counter-moves made by Poland would be immediate in the aftermath of the strike, as remaining early warning systems and reserve radars were brought back online to patch holes, and one of Poland's OTH transmitters came online. Polish anti-strategic assets would be immediately brought online to engage the U2As flying overhead, with high-altitude surface-to-air missiles launched against them. Until the surveillance assets were withdrawn or destroyed, they would be subject to multiple salvos of command-guidance missiles with a variety of seeker heads to ensure success.

 

As Polish Air Force units moved to adjust their bases and find homes for their aircraft in the air, and refuel aircraft over the eastern part of the nation, Poland unleashed another new threat against her foes. Out of Eastern Poland, a salvo of thirty-six intermediate range ballistic missiles were launched into the air, each carrying six warheads, alongside several decoy targets. If Athens had resolved to expand the attack into Poland's territory, it would respond in kind. Their targets would stretch from Prussia and into Denmark, with two missiles each targeting a major aerial facility with differing types of munitions. The breakdown of the six IRBM warheads included two HEMP anti-electric munition warheads, two shaped-charge cluster bomblet dispensing munitions with a four hundred pound main warhead, for use against aerial facilities and runways, and two mixed-mine dispensing warhead with a variety of anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines to hinder rebuilding efforts.

 

This was followed up by a further launch of fifty high-speed, super-maneuverable tactical ballistic missiles from Central Poland, targeting major troop concentrations of the coalition west of and along the Oder River. Major bridges, including all remaining rail bridges would be once again targeted with high explosive warhead, the missiles bearing down with impunity on their targets. Six tactical ballistic missiles, with decoys and high maneuverability were also dispatched against Danish assets on Bornholm, with a variety of warheads, including loitering attack munitions, HEMP, cluster bomblets, and combined effects munitions. These missiles would also be used to disperse minefields along major roads and avenues directly around major routes east of the Oder, which included anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines. These would coincide with another strike of approximately fifty long-range, low-observable standoff cruise missiles from the back of a tactical airlifter re-targeting air fields in East Prussia, the anti-runway cluster bomblets bearing down on the facilities as Prussia attempted to make repairs of them.

 

[b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0JDomv8ac]Death Hussars[/url][/b]

 

Although Prussia enjoyed some form of home field advantages in terms of knowing the ground around them, it was unfortunate for the soldiers of the Bundeswehr that continually believed themselves safe in static defenses and field fortifications. Although the Danish hypersonic missiles and their Prussian missile counterparts would do some damage to Poland's supporting forces, many of the Danish missiles simply 'missed their mark', as the systems they were relying on had not factored in the randomness of shifting that was being undertaken by Polish support forces. Casualties amongst Polish units were mounting, but they were far from catastrophic in any way, nor were they off projections of the advance.

 

Although the static defenses caused vary minute delays, many of them would be engaged before they could even see their first Polish soldier, with stealthy truck and hand launched drones guiding in NLOS missiles, artillery strikes, or standoff missile strikes from low-flying loitering gunship support. For all the potential these soldiers in these delaying outposts had, many were being uselessly wasted, field fortifications were in almost no way able to stand up against a couple rounds of well-guided high explosives being lobbed at them or precision guided missiles raining down on them.

 

Polish armor and mechanized forces continued to maneuver around Prussian forces, their units able to mass when necessary, but working independently when it proved them useful. The Prussian outposts found themselves being bypassed and flanked by other units, engaged even from the rear and flanks many times. Whenever these outposts and defenses needed to be engaged, main battle tanks provided supporting fire from respectable ranges, and would engage their self-protection measures when ground based anti-tank weaponry was fired their way. Many a time, anti-tank teams were engaged seconds after their weaponry was launched, and ambushes would find themselves being properly counterattacked against, as echo-locating equipment pinpointed enemy positions and armored personnel carriers and IFVs engaged with autocannon, shredding fighting positions apart.

 

The Central Prong of advance, on both sides of the Vistula River, would continue their progress up the river, fighting a running battle with Prussian land forces, maneuvering around static positions, bombarding them before assaults. Their units would take to the fields when it served them well to do so, maneuvering around pockets of resistance and bombarding them. Although some casualties were accrued by the 1st and 10th Armored Divisions, with their vehicles mounting jamming pods, remote detonators for the Prussian explosives laid by the side of the road were disrupted as columns passed by. When minefields were encountered, combat engineers would fire ground-penetrating radar pellets into the ground to locate minefields and mine plow vehicles moved up to the front to work through the fields, whilst units provided covering fire when needed. Other methods utilized bringing up helicopter gunships launching incendiary rockets against known minefield locations in an effort to burn the explosives and cause detonation or melt them.

 

In the East, where the advance continued against terrain that wasn't as formidable as thought by their enemies, Polish forces continued to plow ahead against Prussian forces, engaging outposts with impunity. These forces would be backed up by a new threat to the Prussian defenders, as Marzanna aircraft, outfitted specifically for electronic warfare and backed up by long range support from A400 transports in a SEAD jamming role began operations. These forces would jam Prussian early warning equipment in the area, including counterbattery radar and surface-to-air missile system radar, as well as attempt to jam the airwaves as well. As two squadrons each, of both Marzanna and Berkut fighters tore ahead of them, a heliborne assault force, made up of elements from the 16th Cavalry Brigade, and some Tier 2 SOF Light Infantry moved over the Prussian lines and cheering Polish mechanized forces, who had altogether avoided the lake country in the region, having attacked to its north, over the flat plains, breaching into Goldap, where the country was much more open and conducive to mechanized warfare.

 

The task force of helicopters, supported by aerial elements from above, with heavily upgraded Mi-24 Hinds leading the way, loaded down with ground attack armament. The Super Puma and light helicopters followed inside of the perimeter of Mi-24s, whilst intelligence drones scouted ahead, and identified large concentrations of troops with their EO/IR scopes, allowing the Hinds to launch stand-off missiles which could devastate even entrenched troops with anti-fortification munitions or otherwise. The helicopters would also be preceded by a general all-out aerial assault on the areas around Konigsberg, with six tactical stealth bombers launching stand off small diameter glide bombs, effective against field fortifications and the like, from behind friendly lines, almost a total of four hundred alone, and a squadron of UCAVs moving in with similar munitions, and assaulting similar targets. Any anti-aircraft systems that came into use would be subject to cooperative engagement systems directing artillery and surface-to-surface missile fire.

 

As these general airstrikes were going on, the heliborne force would begin deploying its infantry about halfway between Polish lines and Konigsberg, approximately twenty miles east-north-east of Goldap. The troops moved from their landing zones to begin to secure pockets of areas astride major road arteries, and march in small unit formations towards towns outlying of the city. These units would serve to play havoc with local Prussian forces, and provided eyes on the ground that could call in long-range artillery and standoff aerial strikes.

 

At Pila, on the Western Prong of the advance, where the Danes had moved to engage the Polish leading units, the progress of the units were tracked by several drone aircraft flying nearby. Instead of openly engaging them first, the Danish units were to be suddenly engaged by MLRS units that had laid dormant, with several of the batteries engaging the Danish units with white phosphorous munitions that would blanket the Danish units with smoke whilst other cluster munitions rained down. Targeted strikes would saturate the advancing Danish units with concentrated artillery fire, as well as a flight of four UCAVs that launched a series of stand off small diameter glide bombs from behind Polish lines at the units, which would be set to land amongst the Danish forces.

 

As the smoke and shell blanketed the Danes, Polish mechanized forces, their EO/IR scopes lit up, charged into the fight, engaging the Danes in a battle of fire and maneuver from covered location to covered location. Rosomak armored personnel carriers mounting lightweight missiles fired salvos of the potent missiles at Danish vehicles and troops, utilizing fragmentation rounds against the Danish troops. Polish designated marksmen, with their scoped weapons and engaging in medium-range shots, would take specific aim at non-commissioned officers and officers leading their troops to help cause general disruptions. The Danes would be engaged on a wide front by Polish mechanized units which pinned the Danes at their front, whilst others sought to find holes and flanks, as artillery and missile fire from surface threats continued to rain down. Any heavy armor brought to bear by the Danes would also find itself engaged by accurate artillery and anti-tank missile fire, as well as Polish armored units that were moving in tandem with the mechanized forces.

 

On the Vistula River itself, elements of the 12th Assault Regiment sped across the water in their armored assault boats and follow up open combat boats, engaging any enemy forces they found as they pushed further downriver, fighting their way into Bydogoscz. They were advancing ahead of the 1st and 10th Armored Divisions, and making good progress, but if they found themselves heavily engaged, they were to put their assault infantry ashore and establish forward positions. Their movements were supported by a trio of UCAVs which were rotating in and out and dropping munitions on any really hard targets that couldn't be engaged by the significant firepower carried by the combat boats.

 

Across the wide front, Polish land forces infantry units were beginning to also advance in various locations, making small stabs into Prussian territory, and threatening breakthroughs at other locations, and if big ones were found, they would be exploited. This would keep their coalition foes from massing at one exact point without being threatened elsewhere. The 21st Infantry Brigade, which was being reinforced by two reserve infantry regiments, was making headway into the Katowice Metropolitan Area, the light infantry utilizing its ability to bring down heavy firepower as it moved forward.

 

Along the entire front, artillery support would continue to lob shells downrange, despite taking some of a beating itself, much of their munitions switching from fragmentation to high explosives, which all but the most permanent of fortification could be useful against. Much of the field fortifications that could be constructed by the Prussian forces in short order were not fortifications that could withstand much in the way of pounding, and would be subject to heavy bombardment with high explosives artillery shots, as well as thermobaric missiles from air-to-ground units, or surface-to-surface launchers. Polish cooperative engagement systems would also continue to direct NLOS missile fire, including loitering rockets at any enemy units, the missiles effective against fortification systems.

[Malatose]

Prussian Front

 

The Prussian Defense System found itself to be resilient, despite the concentrated preliminary air attack from the Imperial Air Force. This was evident in the lost of six Lu-67 Multi-Role Fighters, who were caught in a whirlwind of enemy missiles. Despite the losses, the Air Force prepared for another around of strikes, hoping it would be more successful than the first around. From twelve mobile launchers in concealed locations, twelve VB-2012 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles were launched into the wild blue. These missiles were not destined for a nuclear or conventional strike. Instead, the main targets were Prussian satellites, which could impede allied war efforts and advance the enemies. As the missiles reached a specific area, eight 'Blue Rod' Anti Satellite Kinetic Kill Vehicles, from each of the missiles, were released. After a moment, the vehicles "self activated" and hurled themselves towards the Prussian systems. The systems would connect with the satellites, either disabling or destroying them completely. With the Prussians preoccupied, at least for awhile, the second part of the attack began.

 

On the ground, one hundred fifty sub-sonic cruise missiles were launched. Just like the first attack, these missiles had their explosive compounds replaced with ECM suites. Each missile was programmed to move sporadically, mimicking the movements of a fighter jet. In additional, their DFRM transponders broadcasted the signatures of ten additional fighters. With the first launch completed, some three hundred PLX-1 Air Defense Suppression Missiles were launched with their targets being Prussian detection suites to the West of the Odor. From the previous round of attacks and due to the increased radio omission signals from the Prussian RADARs attempting to decode the ECM, the missiles wouldn't have too much of a hard time targeting the enemies detection suites. Slamming into the enemies RADAR with one hundred kilogram HE-Frag warheads, it was hoped that this would either disable or destroy them.

 

Before the next round of attacks could begin, the Imperial Forces launched two hundred additional drone missiles. Much like the previous drones, these were equipped with specialized ECM pods, which were transmitting DFRM signals. As before, with the DFRM, two hundred missiles was magnified to four hundred on the enemies RADAR. Behind this came six hundred AS-23 Long Range Cruise Missiles. Guided by Inertial GPS, LADAR, IR and with a speed of Mach 5.4; their primary targets were Surface-to-Air Missile Launchers, airfields, roads, bridges, railroads, and military bases. Despite the massive number of targets, sixty percent of these missiles were directed towards airfields West of the Odor.

 

Of course, the Empire wasn't complete. The Empire's entire bomber force were in the skies above the Empire, protected by the nation's air defense network. The entire bomber was equipped to the brim with the nation's PLX-3 Hypersonic Cruise Missile, totaling some one hundred fifty altogether. These missiles were targeted towards RADAR and SAM sites.

 

 

Athenian Front

 

While the artificial islands were a strategic need for the Imperial Navy, there weren't a necessity. Before the Athenians had struck, Imperial High Command had written the islands off as a loss, and evacuations had begun days earlier. Billions of credits and thousands of man hours were rendered useless in a matter of minutes. In the end, some four hundred civilian personnel were dead. The images of their dead bodies were broadcasted throughout the world.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Malatose