Rearrangement

[MostGloriousLeader]

Transit Permission would be granted and reserve war stocks would be made available to equip, supply and sustain Legion troops.  In the meantime consultations would occur with Kanadario officials regarding its stance on the upcoming negotiations.

Edited May 6, 2014 by MostGloriousLeader

[Captain Enema]

Forward Deployment Teams

 

Flights departed from Legion immediately after permission was given to transit the American Commonwealth. The Forward Deployment Teams are the first to go.

 

Legion Bombers

 

The four squadrons of Legion B-2 Bombers tasked to support Kanadario and the American Commonwealth are given orders to immediately depart, they do so.

 

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Corps

 

With orders in hand they begin what is going to be the difficult task of relocating their entire fighting strength to North America. Their first destination, Seattle, to be made by ship and aircraft. Reserve stocks of equipment purchased from Hershey Defense will round out the Legion Corps and bring them up to full strength. 

 

Intelligence and Logistical Departments, NAEF

 

These departments are already hard at work. Little do they know, their workload is about to triple, which is why their manpower is doubled. 

 

Legion Home Army

 

All previous orders to prepare are still underway. Local drills, exercises, and readiness tests are being conducted to bring some of Legion's oldest defenses fully back online. 

[Lysergide]

With casualties starting to rise, the Kanadario Military High Command saw that the situation was starting to become a bloody one. The orders were given out for all Kanadarian Military Units to link up with Commonwealth Troops Operating within their borders to support their strategic missions to allow them to provide a bigger punch, and utilize their more experienced command to start to limit the casualties. Since the Commonwealth had all the eyes in the skies, and had the best intelligence for what was going on in the war, Kanadario knew this would be the best move to make.

 

Secure Diplomatic Cable

 

We will only be present at any such meeting if the Commonwealth is there, as we have no intention with negotiating anything with a people that seems to think it is okay just to start mass killing innocent people. So, until the Commonwealth comes to terms and sets up a meeting, you will not have any negotiations with us.

[MostGloriousLeader]

OOC: Mind as well get this in while we wait

 

IC:  On both fronts, American Commonwealth special forces units, consisting of over ten thousand army light infantrymen, special forces operators, army rangers and navy SEALs, would begin widespread infiltration of the Faraway front-lines in small groups to remain undetected with assistance from real time surveillance from recon units and UAVs along with distractions caused by the air campaign and other conventional ground forces.  Once through they would regroup in the rear echelons to attack priority opportunity targets like command posts, fuel and supply depots and convoys, artillery, and generally causing havoc, after which they would disperse and melt away before a concentrated response could be mustered.  If the target was too tough or they were in a bit of a tight spot they would simply call in air support to destroy their targets in a barrage of GPS and laser guided bombs and standoff missiles.

 

At sea the situation was supremely better than that on land due to the fact that the Commonwealth Navy had no real opposition.  Instead the navy's primary duty was to enforce a blockade of Faraway, which was easily done with the resources at hand, with the goal of denying Faraway access to foreign trade it would need to maintain its war industries.  Ongoing operations were deemed to be going successfully in conjunction with the strategic bombing campaign against its war industry.  Patrols by frigates, corvettes and coast guard patrol vessels were augmented by air surveillance by P-8 Poseidons, P-3 Orions and MQ-4 Triton UAVs.  The blockade extended from the St. Lawrence to border with Labrador along with its northern coastline.  The Saratoga Carrier Battle Group, earlier recalled, would re-enter the Hudson Bay to add another avenue of pressure for the air campaign and to augment the blockade.  Further out, Miehau's single frigate was spotted while in transit by a Commonwealth Navy undercover surveillance trawler, which relayed the strange sight of a south east asian flagged warship in the area.  With Atlantic Command on high alert due to the war, the finding was deemed odd enough to have the ship tailed and observed by an Triton UAV and to allow the trawler to continue its patrol.

 

OOC: meant to post this before lysergide did.  Just count it as part of the last war post I made.

Edited May 7, 2014 by MostGloriousLeader

[Evangeline Anovilis]

OOC: While we wait for what? Waiting for a Commonwealth response to my message. Also, if the fighting continues, I will have to say that Lysergide's post is a bit vague, it neither allows to assess casualties nor ground gained and while he's free to interoperate with MGL, I'd hope this is no blanket handover of control, given that I won't acknowledge such, which has been counted as violation of the rules in the past. If you people want to go on, feel free, but then I expect Lysergide to do his part on his own. If you don't want to, then give me a decent reply and not just some pretty worthless lines about mounting casualties.

Edited May 7, 2014 by Evangeline Anovilis

[MostGloriousLeader]

OOC: I was waiting for lysergide's reply as he said he'd put one up.  I didn't notice he already did until after I posted.  But now that he has I guess we can proceed.

 

IC:  After consultations with the Kanadario government it was decided to restart talks with Faraway and a diplomatic communique would be sent to the Faraway government informing them of that decision.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Confidential!

To the Armed Forces of the American Commonwealth and Kanadario

 

Monsieurs,

 

As there seemingly is a willingness to resume diplomatic talks, we hereby would propose the following terms for a fair armistice:

• All forces cease combat actions immediatly, to allow for unmolested talks to find a lasting agreement for peace.
• All forces are to remain in the places they occupy at the current point of time, until a lasting agreement has been found.
• Troops on foreign ground are to conduct themselves in a civil manner and not cause excessive and unnecessary damage to local structures during their occupation.
• Individuals which are suffering from health issues which are threatening their life or long-term health in a grave manner are exempted from the second stipulation, provided they are transferred for the purpose of proper medical treatment.
• Likewise, both sides agree that medical personel is allowed to move freely if it serves their medical purposes. No side is to interfere with the medical treatment of the other force. Medical personel is to be marked with a clearly visible red cross symbol and is to be unarmed.
• Both sides agree to give medical treadment as far as is possible to recovered soldiers regardless of nationality, to allow for possible repatriation post-war.

We would hope that these terms are acceptable. Additionally, we will inform the Stormlands, in order to hold a proper diplomatic meeting to negotiate a lasting agreement to end the conflict. We thank you for your consideration.

 

With regards,

Marguerite Beausecours, Chef de l'État-Major de l'Armée de Québec

 

As a sign of good faith, the Armée de Québec would stop any advances and just wait for further orders.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Confidential!

To: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Stormlands

CC: Department of State of the American Commonwealth

From: Ministry of the Exterior of the Laurentine Union

 

Madames et Monsieurs,

 

Recent diplomatic exchanges between the American Commonwealth and Kanadario on one side and the Laurentine Union on the other have led to a renewed comittment to seek for a diplomatic agreement to settle the conflict between the american Commonwealth and our country. As both parties trust the Stormlands as a neutral third party and owing to your very much appreciated mediation in the past, we would hope to be able to arrange for diplomatic negotiations on the conflict to be held in the Stormlands, with possible inclusion of the Stormlands to oversee certain parts of whatever future agreement could come from this.

 

We know this would require quite a bit of effort on your part, but we would appreciate it much.

 

With regards,

Florence de Pétèvellier

[MostGloriousLeader]

In last minute efforts before the acceptance of the cease fire, stand off munitions and cruise missiles would be used to hit as much of the Faraway logistics network on and near the border with sub munitions and mines to disrupt efforts at resupplying or reinforcement across the border.

Classified Response

Those terms are acceptable but we have additional stipulations.  As a sign of good faith the Commonwealth will halt bombing of strategic targets in Faraway but fighter patrols will be maintained.  Any attempt by the Faraway military to sortie its aircraft or shoot down Commonwealth aircraft will be construed as a violation and result in the end of the cease fire.  Likewise, UAVs will monitor the situation on the ground and any attempts to shoot down reconnaissance aircraft or move additional troops to the front will be construed as a hostile action resulting in termination of the ceasefire. 

[Evangeline Anovilis]

In a retaliatory act, every person that was still in Pembroke, Ontario would be deported to Val-d'Or and the whole village would be ransacked.

 

Classified response

We accept your stipulations and we hope for a constructive dialogue.

Keeping with the stipulations, the Hulotte's would stay grounded, while the repairs of runways would be continued. Several UAVs would be launched though, to monitor the situation on the ground, operating mostly from straight road segments or hardened dirt runways. Several additional villages that had been occupied would be secretly compiled in a list of villages that would be open for "forceful resupply", should the Commonwealth betray the trust of the Laurentine Union. After all, they had already shown their will to sabotage the relations before.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

OOC: And as we progressed, my answer to the combat situation.

 

IC:

 

The change in tactics on the part of the Commonwealth would be noticed soon, and while a few dozen tanks would be lost to anti-tank missiles, the armoured spearhead would keep rolling, just with a strengthened avant-garde. Forward recon elements would be accompanied by an increased infantry force of the standing army, better trained than the rest of the army and tasked with taking out AT emplacements of the Commonwealth at distance with good marksmanship, operating in small groups and using the terrain for covering their movements. This way, the Commonwealth would be either forced to abandon their most annoying delaying actions, or to mount a more forceful defense, which would however pit more substantial amounts of their troops against the advancing spearhead, allowing for more decisive engagements again.

 

While Commonwealth helicopters seemingly thought they were able to harass the advance with impunity, the Armée de Québec would deny them their potshots at their assets, sending special infantry forces to nearby ridges, partly armed with MANPADS to clear out such traps. Alternatively, the accompanying AA units would also utilise their guns to take down the annoyances, as the 76 mm gun and proximity-fused AA ammunition of the Sagittarius spoiled the idea of "stand-off" ranges.

 

Similarly, the aircraft operating in the skies above seemingly underestimated the capabilities of Laurentine air defenses, as the air defense companies would utilise their spread out vehicle-mounted IR sensors to spot aircraft, to then engage those at higher altitude with the active radar guided Chris the Upstart Fairy missile, with its 35 km range, which however could also be simply guided to the target via the ground-based sensors through a datalink.

 

The JSOW attacks from F-15s and B-1s (OOC note: A-10s don't carry JSOWs), would be a bit more of a threat to the armoured spearhead. To prevent further casualties, the advancing armor would start to disperse, forming smaller less concentrated units. With the enemy no longer putting up stiff defenses, the need for the spearhead to be maintained grew smaller and the units would only recombine into larger tank units, if deemed necessary to break the enemy line once again. Overall, the army would rely on its highly capable air defense systems to survive, as while it did not allow for achieving air superiority, it denied the usage of most air-based assets to Commonwealth forces. And while it could not counter everything, the casualties were kept limited and counted as acceptable loss.

 

The same however also was true for rear-based units, where it actually mattered even more, as the army started to set up ground-based long-range air defenses in the form of Aster missile launchers. These units would be set up near critical points along supply routes in the rear, guarding them from enemy attempts to hamper resupply. They would be linked not only to their own radar units, which were now set up, but also conncted to frontline air defenses. The coupling of these two assets would also be used to prevent SEAD operations against the Asters, as approaching aircraft could be taken out before they could even come into range to fire their anti-radiation missiles.

 

Attempts by the Commonwealth to infiltrate the Laurentine lines and to cause havoc in the rear would be facing three problems. First, much of the border would be formed by rivers, constantly under surveillance and under threat of getting shelled by long-range stand-off artillery. Second, infiltration also would have to get past the massive amounts of troops that stood along the frontlines, which kept guard to prevent such surprises and would deploy their light infantry to counter such sneak moves. But even if they managed to avoid these defenses, in the rear, many critical assets would be guarded heavily, partly with several defensive perimeters. The Commonwealth was known to try and outmaneuver the Armée de Québec, something they tried in a more overt manner with their armoured units in the opening stages, so it came as little surprise if they tried to send in their special operation units. And while successes could be partially achieved, worst could be avoided, partly because the enemy would not be able to easily call for meaningful air support, operating under the umbrella of the area air defense. Still, if caught however, the Armée de Québec would show their distain for these units, handing them to the Higher Police, who'd secretely put them up against the wall. In the end, the Commonwealth would have to assume them MIA anyway.

 

Commonwealth and Kanadarian units that were pocketed however, due to having been outmaneuvered in the beginning or due to deliberately driving themselves in the rear would stay pocketted and be given the option to surrender or to get shelled. Those who surrendered would be moved into POW camps, with somewhat humane conditions, those who'd put up a fight would get rained upon by rocket ad gun artillery and be strangled by the forces of the Armée de Québec. Their functioning as hedgehog defenses would be somewhat limited, as not only did the Armée de Québec have an enormous edge in quantity, but also any supply would be denied, even aerial supply becoming proplematic in the presence of air defenses.

 

In the end however, the operations would come to a halt, as the armistice set into effect. Units that were still alive and encircled would be left where they were, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire and the Armée de Qébec started to set up some makeshift defenses. Having driven a good bit into Kanadario, they'd by now occupy most of the Oppeongo hills, where they would settle down for now, to await a peace agreement. Most hoped to be able to go home soon, though this hope got severely crushed by the last-minute attack on supply routes, which most in the army took as a very unfriendly sign of belligerent intentions. The bridging which had already taken serious hits before, causing issues with supply of the massive army, would have to be fixed during the armistice, to allow for the army to hopefully withdraw at the end of the negotiations.

 

Among the soldiers, many would write home, asking whether everything was still ok and how their families were faring. Also would the Ministry of War start send out letters to families, to inform them of their loved ones having died in combat or in some field hospital. On both fronts however, in Kanadario and at home, the mood was severely downed, as the news of casualties arrived. Official reports would count 14,977 KIA, a further 5,231 MIA and over 20,000 WIA. Furthermore, about 6,000 civilian dead would result from Commonwealth strategic bombardement, with at least three times that number in civilian wounded. For now, the Union would tend to those losses, trying to repair the worst damages, clean up some rubble, burying the dead, caring for the wounded, looking for the missing and hoping the Commonwealth would display some honourable conduct for once, not shelling their efforts halfway through neotiations.

Edited May 8, 2014 by Evangeline Anovilis

[MostGloriousLeader]

With the ceasefire coming into effect, efforts at infiltrating Faraway lines would be halted and combat operations stopped.  Those that got through were ordered to hole up in concealment.  Despite the losses, the Faraway advance was prevented from moving much further than it could well have and Ottawa was still under friendly control.  With the situation as it was though, the order was given for the mandatory evacuation of civilians within 50km of the frontlines who would be sent to refugee centers in the Commonwealth where they would be provided with food, shelter, and safety.  Units would regroup, resupply, and reform a defense line, actually pulling back several kilometers to put space between the front lines while concealed recon screens were maintained near the front to observe for enemy movement.  The front would be maintained and fortified while arriving reinforcements would begin to deploy in depth to the rear and numerous combat engineers would be moved to the front to assist with fortification of the front line.  Tactical and strategic UAVs would closely monitor the enemy positions at the front and at the rear, with concentrations of troops, armor and artillery highlighted and the information disseminated to local ground commanders.

 

Operations in crossing the St. Lawrence were abandoned with crossing forces experiencing heavy casualties, over 2000.  Units on the south bank were ordered to remain in place, fortify their positions and hold the line.  With the cancellation of offensive operations, extra troops would be spared for other fronts.  With Anticosti Island secured the staging base on the island was nearing completion.  Staging points for marine units were established along with makeshift air bases centered on longer highway/roads for marine aircraft and UAVs would begin reconnaissance of Faraway coastal areas to determine defenses.

 

Air losses were minimal at this point considering aircraft engaging the enemy front-lines using JSOWs were able to do so at ranges of 130km at high altitude launches, which was pretty much standard procedure now.  As such, aircraft supporting front-line troops never had to actually enter the enemy air defense envelope.  The same would be true of attacks on rear areas utilizing JASSM-ER low observable standoff missiles with a range of 1000km.  The only aircraft that actually operated in Faraway airspace were B-2s, F-35s and F-22s which were able to use their stealth and electronic warfare systems to avoid detection and attack.  With the ceasefire in effect combat squadrons would be stood down on a rotational basis to allow their crews time to rest and refit.  At the same time, while the number of aircraft constantly in the air was reduced, they would still be present.  F-22s would patrol the skies while AWACS and UAVs monitored Faraway airbases, normal and improvised, and fighter aircraft on the ground.  At the same time, electronic warfare aircraft would plot the radiation coming from Faraway heavy SAM radar systems to determine their whereabouts while UAVs would attempt to confirm the locations of the launchers.  A large number of tactical aircraft and bombers would remain in the air on standby to immediately resume air operations if needed.

 

Lessons learned from the frontline would be quickly realized and acted on.  While fixed wing air losses were drastically reduced with the change in tactics, helicopter losses were noteworthy with over 100 of all types having been shot down.  While providing crucial support for battlefield operations, it was noted they weren't as survivable in an MANPADS heavy environment.  Tactics would be changed, with attack helicopters no longer venturing further than the frontline, rather they would remain behind friendlies to engage the enemy with Hellfires at the max range of 8km which was further than most MANPADS.  The second, major, change would be the rapid equipping of helicopters with Directional Infrared Counter Measures Systems and laser warning receiver systems.  The DIRCM system would, after detecting an inbound missile, actively blind its IR seeker steering it away from its intended target.  To provide protection against laser guided MANPADS, the laser warning receiver system notifies the pilot they are being actively targeted to allow time to maneuver and evade. Another major change would be the rapid field deployment of NLOS-LS Precision Attack Munitions to provide both front line and in depth support fire and replace units using EFOGMs.  Units heading up to the front with such systems would have normal soft tops on to cover their payloads, hiding the presence of the system on the frontline from the enemy.

 

Reinforcements would begin arriving at the front in earnest, with the entire nation's transportation infrastructure prioritized towards the ongoing conflict.  200,000 national guardsmen from the Midwest and Northeast had been mobilized and about half of them were already beginning to arrive in Kanadario with the rest due to arrive in the next week or so.  While well equipped and decently trained, they wouldn't be the equivalents of their regular counterparts.  As such, veterans would be reassigned from the front lines to the newly arriving units to teach and advise them about combat before they would join the fray. Accompanying them would be large amounts of artillery units to counter the current Faraway numerical superiority.  

Edited May 8, 2014 by MostGloriousLeader

[Lysergide]

OOC: I am out of the hospital, so I have a stable internet, and should be able to return to posting normally, thanks for bearing with me and my sparse non descriptive  replies, I was just trying to get something up to keep the RP moving.

 

IC:

 

With the orders of the ceasefire coming down the ranks, the troops would begin to start to reform along the forming up temporary demilitarized line. With the confusion of all that was going on, any troops that might have been trapped in pockets, quickly pulled over to the Kanadario side of things. As it currently stood Pembroke to Eganville to Carleton Place to Kanata had all fallen to enemy control. Casualty reports had come in and placed 4,329 had been killed in the mass bombings of Ottawa, and they had lost another 10,671 fighting on the other fronts. This put the casualty count at 15,000. The truly saddening part of the war was that the wanton destruction and lack for the appreciation of human life had put the civilian casualties, with reports still coming in between wounded at 130,000, missing 100,000, and killed at around 150,000.

 

Military efforts began relocating all the fleeing civilians to Toronto, as well as evacuating all border towns and moving anyone that was within 100 miles of the current conflict to Toronto. Ottawa had lost most of its capabailities to evacuate people, as the rails had been knocked out by artillery and forward armored units of the enemy had made it so that the people wouldn't be able to evacuate to Toronto. Instead the 5,000 soldiers left dug in Ottawa would build make shift rafts to mass transport the wounded across the St Lawrence River to the Commonwealth to get medical care, as well as stay in a defensive posture around evacuation routes into the Commonwealth for what territory they had continued to hold onto. Whle they had orders to pull out, they had all volunteered to stay behind until the last person in their controlled territory of Ottawa could be withdrawn, with Patrols searching the ruined buildings for survivors on their side.

 

Loudspeakers would be played across the border by Kanadario troops from hidden positions to tell its civilians that were trapped by the enemy occupation that they had not been abandoned, and that they would be freed soon.

Edited May 10, 2014 by Lysergide

[TheShammySocialist]

[b]Open Statement[/b]

 

"The Stormlands once again reiterates its willingness to host and mediate any peace talks that will end this unfortunate situation in North America. We can only hope for a lasting peace to come out of this terrible conflict that has effected millions, and whose effects have been felt across the hemisphere."

 

[i]From the High Offices of the Lord Protector Sha'am[/i]

[Evangeline Anovilis]

The Laurentine Union would send Minister of the Exterior de Pétèvéllier to Stormsend, replacing Valmy as the chief negotiator.

 

[hr]

 

The Armée de Québec would send the Kanadarian Army a basket with maple syrup and a letter that they may please stop making a ruckus, as the soldiers were trying to get a rest, after having had to cross much of hilly central Ontario. In return, the troops would not molest the static defenses they had encircled and which the Kanadarians might want to supply per air dropping food and medical equipment. Though, if the Kanadarians would ask nicely, the commander of the army in Kanadario was willing to let unarmed lorries pass through Laurentine-held territory, to supply the people in their static defenses that had gotten partly outmaneuvered.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

While the armistice meant that the leadership was willing to negotiate a peace, it did not equal an unconditional surrender and many knew by now how little the Commonwealth valued peace. It was thus unsurprising, that the military command used the time to prepare for the continuation of hostilities, given it would need to assume worst-case scenarios. Especially with the last-ditch attack by the Commonwealth, hardly anyone believed that peace would really come. For this reason, several improvements would be made to the tactics followed in the war.

 

Frontline units would partially be reorganised. With the advance having driven quite far into Kanadario, the enemy resistence would most likely stiffen now. Field manuals with important lections learned would be given to the NCOs, so they could spread the knowledge among their units. Evaluations were generally casting a decent light on the achievements of the military, with casualties being high, but acceptable given circumstances.

 

What would be done, most of all though was a spread of the logistics, to avoid them getting bombed into nothingness. Ammunition factories, formerly concentrated along the Saint Lawrence would be spread out twofold. On the larger level, much of the machinery would be broken into pieces and moved to towns further within the heart of the Union. On a smaller level, large factories would be broken down in multiple smaller workshops, which also would work at more concealed places and at times underground, especially where it seemed practical. Old mines that were no longer in use, sewers and cellars would be used for the production of goods deemed essential to the war effort. The reprieve from bombing would be welcomed by the industry, which worked now as part of the war economy.

 

Similarly, supply routes would be improved, with the genie militaire focusing especially on the issue of the Ottawa river. Instead of utilising the bridges from before, supply would now be transferred with requisitioned amphibious vehicles. Military and civilian, these vehicles would allow for the transport of ammunition and soldiers over the narrower parts of the river, being open to attack only for a short while, hiding in the forests, away from the river, when not immediatly needed. long range and short range radar would be put up, with ground-launched Aster and Chris batteries for early warning and defense against aerial threats. Additionally however, at higher hill tops overseeng the crossings, MUVs and LUVs would be placed, utilising their high-resolution infrared imaging systems and their fast-responding autocannons for close-in defense. With multiple such systems being positioned on both sides, guarded by soldiers, even low-flying missiles would be picked up and would cause the radar to go silent if needed.

 

Meanwhile, heavier vehicles would not be able to be moved this way. While bridges would be used during the armistice, in case of hostilities recommencing, it would be planned that the heavier vehicles would just cross the river at shallower points, where they could utilise snorkeling equipment.

 

In the large population centres, the next wave of reservists would be taking up arms for now. With the situation being rather tire, another 100 divisions would be equipped. Crippling as it seemed, with the existence of the country itself at stake, the GQG deemed it necessary to extent the conscription even further, with 70 divisions being assigned front-line duties, 30 more divisions meanwhile being tasked to secure the westernmost border with Kanadario. 10 divisions of additional Milice units would be drafted, just to patrol the interior of the country, defending critical points against sabotage. Another wave of reservists would be put into readiness, to come to the homelands defense, should hostilities recommence. With casualties thought to rise, these 100 divisions of the next wave were hoped to make up for it.

 

To improve the situation for supply, food in the occupied territories would be requisitioned. The whole area would be from now on supplied from the same pool as the soldiers. Military police would patrol the captured towns, enforcing the law. Further, the Armée de Québec did not take its occupation really, as it had agreed to a civil conduct, however plans were drawn up for a much harsher regime in case of hostilities recommencing.

 

Along the frontlines, the units would try to keep ready to move at all times. The peace was not secured yet, it never had been. The lack of bombs flying for once would be used to get the troops a bare minimum of rest and to resupply them with ammunition and spare parts. Captured equipment from overrun dead would be gathered, checked for functionality and an inventory would be made. These items would be handed to the army, as far as they were functional.

 

Lastly, UAVs and ground-based sensors would be used for measuring enemy signals. Especially from the patrolling aircraft, but also from other radar and communications the Armée de Québec would be gathering data, which could prove wothwhile one day. What however would be studied even more closely would be IR profile and radar returns from the F-22s patrolling the skies, with data being sent back to the homefront. Given that these had up to now proved hardest to defeat, this data could be very valuable.

[Sarah Tintagyl]

SIC:

 

Weeks ago a meeting had taken place between the American Commonwealth and Commander Ximena Oleastro of the Amazonian Sisterhood, a paramilitary group reformed in Tianxia.

 

With the internal strife occurring in the Empire and the fading of Empress Theresia into the background, several influential Amazonian warlords took up the mantle of recreating the sisterhood. Ximena had been one of the most powerful figures, an emigrate from South America, she had come to Tianxia after the creation of the currently Holy American Empire to find new work on the Asian mainland. Her past military skills made her the perfect candidate to be welcomed into the sisterhood and she, with other Amazon commanders, began to reform their order.

 

One of the first missions the reformed order received was from a General North of the American Commonwealth. The Laurentine Union had won several strategic victories in the North American war and the American government requested additional paramilitary support from the Amazonian order. As a response, Ximena ordered ten thousand light infantry women-at-arms onto a small fleet to head across the Pacific toward the Commonwealth. They would regroup in Hawaii and then head over to the American west coast. 

Edited May 14, 2014 by Sarah Tintagyl

[Horo the Wise Wolf]

CLASSIFIED

Commander Nael van Darnus of the Meihua'a Expeditionary Fleet began preparations for the next stage of the operation - the disguise.

Quick, sharp orders were barked out, and the troops on-board began to scurry around. Covering the F-6 wish a fishing net, all armed personnel made their way outside, in favour of some well dressed fishermen who walked out.

They, however, were no ordinary fishermen. No, these were soldiers of the greatest army in the world (The Meihua'a one), dressed as fishermen. They would wander around, doing fisherman-like things and putting fishermen-like things all over the place as they waited for the ship to reach its destination. Edited May 16, 2014 by Horo the Wise Wolf

[MostGloriousLeader]

Evening television broadcasts around the country would be interrupted by a live televised speech from the President.  "My fellow Americans.  These are trying times for our nation and our allies.  The horror you have seen in the news is true.  The war of aggression initiated by the Faraway regime has resulted in one of the most terrible atrocities seen in recent human history.  In purposefully attacking the civilian population of Ottawa, the Faraway nation has murdered over one hundred and fifty thousand innocent civilians and have injured and displaced hundreds of thousands more.  These people were given no warning or chance, they were killed while they went about their daily business like any average person.  The conduct of the nation of Faraway is far beyond the pale of acceptable human behavior and has violated all of the traditional articles of war that civilized nations abide by.  Our government and military has worked in conjunction with allied governments to decide on an appropriate response. 

 

The realization is that while the government of Faraway is the one that initiated the conflict, it is the people of Faraway that is at ultimate fault.  It is they who work and toil to produce weapons for an aggressive warmongering nation.  It is they that fill zealously fill the ranks of the war machine that works hard to harm innocent people.  It is they support a tyrannical regime that is the single source of conflict and instability in North America.  Faraway's disregard for human life is apparent and not something that can be ignored.  They have demonstrated that they do not wish to participate in peaceful co-existence.  They have seen fit to throw out the rule book and as a result we shall do the same.  Justice will be brought to bear and Faraway shall be punished severely for its aggressive and inhuman actions".

 

Preparations for a resumption of hostilities were complete and initiated.  A well timed simultaneous cruise missile and stealth bomber attack would be the opening act.  Faraway long range SAM radars had been constantly plotted and tracked and as a result they were vulnerable to attack.  Aircraft would volley off JASSM-ER missiles at all known operating sights relying on GPS and data-link navigation, as well as its low observable stealth features, to circumvent the probability of the enemy merely shutting down radars.  Missiles would also be fired at known SAM sites well outside of their engagement envelopes.  B-2 bombers would penetrate Faraway airspace and initiate a decapitation strike against numerous civil and military targets ranging from government buildings, palaces, police and fire stations, to the residences of important officials and known military headquarters and command posts, all would be hit by a torrent of 2000lb JDAMs.  Tomahawk GLCMs would begin to strike enemy airfields, both normal and improvised, to ensure the Faraway air force would not be able to sortie and to try destroy what was left on the ground.

 

Air attacks on military targets would also resume, with aircraft using standoff munitions to strike targets without fear of retribution.  In Kanadario priority was given to the destruction of bridges, transportation infrastructure, fuel and supply depots, and enemy artillery.  Faraway tanks might be able to cross on their own but their fuel and supplies couldn't, nor would they be able to withdraw from Kanadario en masse.   On the St. Lawrence the primary military targets would be enemy artillery.  While the usage of standoff weapons was prevalent, upgrades were made during the stand down to electronic warfare systems.  The American Commonwealth had massive stocks of former Faraway equipment, including surface to air missiles and radars, stored in good conditions.  Since the start of the conflict they had been broken out of storage and studied, and as a result, led to a good understanding of the Faraway systems.  Enough that upgrades were deemed to be effective enough considering there were no signs that the weaponry used currently was any different.  The new upgraded electronic warfare systems would now be much more effective when the time came to use them.

 

The prime change in the prosecution of the war was prepared and ready to go.  Using the vast stocks of former Faraway equipment, three whole new artillery corps were organized using the weapons equipped with over 1000 artillery pieces each, ranging from the light 76mm field guns and self propelled 155mm guns to the massive CAESAR II guns and Almace MLRS.  These units were manned by reservists and ex-Faraway military volunteers who had immigrated to the American Commonwealth.  Each corps was assigned a city, Montreal, Trois-Rivieres, and Quebec City.  Positioned for maximum coverage, even the 76mm artillery pieces were able to reach most of their targets with a range of 11.5km.  The heavier artillery would be used in conjunction with the lighter pieces and to hit areas they couldn't reach.  While Commonwealth artillery reserves would have been able to do the job, and indeed many were activated and brought to the front, the use of Faraway weaponry for the job was seen as a measure of poetic justice.  One of the generals appointed to command one of the three new corps was said to have stated that "we must use the most effective equipment we have available and its clear that Faraway equipment is the best when you need to shoot unarmed targets". 

 

Not long after the initial air strikes were completed the order to fire was given.  The goal was to repay Faraway in kind to what they did in Ottawa and to show the Faraway government in negotiations that the American Commonwealth was serious in its actions and more than willing to escalate in response to Faraway actions and that the longer they prolonged the war, the more suffering Faraway would endure.    Thousands of artillery pieces thundered and spat fire and high explosive and thermobaric shells/rockets.  The massive barrages would creep over their assigned cities destroying everything along the way.  Still, while the objective was to punish Faraway, it was not to wantonly wipe out the civilian population, but merely to show them the error of their support for a homicidal regime and the consequences of continuing the conflict.  Rocket artillery would arrive ahead of the barrage with a specially designed warhead that emitted a very loud, but harmless, bang and distributed leaflets encouraging people to leave the city while there was still time.  After that what they chose to do was their own choice, in this case it was more of a chance than those in Ottawa had.  Either way the destruction would be satisfying retribution while not tying up existing combat units. 

 

On the ground the situation had improved for allied and Commonwealth forces.  Reinforcements had more than doubled troop strength in Kanadario with the arrival of national guard units and the redeployment of several divisions from the St. Lawrence.  Commonwealth strength was now at roughly half a million troops on the ground arrayed in depth on the defense with numerous fortified defense lines.  UAVs and forward deployed reconnaissance units would watch for enemy movement, which would be subjected to intense air and artillery attack if spotted.  Additional artillery units arriving reinforce the Kanadario front would provide additional parity, if not superiority to Faraway forces, considering a single Commonwealth brigade had more artillery than a Faraway division.  Priority would be placed on counter-battery and artillery suppression missions, although other targets of opportunity would be hit if required.  Along the St. Lawrence Commonwealth forces would remain in place and heavily fortified along the river and in depth to the rear, watching for enemy movement.  Artillery assigned to combat units operated separately from the three newer massive artillery corps.  They would remain on standby and immediately engage in counter-battery operations when Faraway forces responded.

 

Allied nations would be informed of the initiation and progress of resumed combat operations and Commonwealth forces would coordinate their efforts with allied military forces.  In the meantime, Ambassador Martinez would await an invitation to another round of talks while he and his staff waited in his hotel in Stormsend.

Edited May 16, 2014 by MostGloriousLeader

[Captain Enema]

NAEF- Caledonia

 

With the fighting starting up again in Kanadario, the decision is made to drop the pretense that Legion deployed to Caledonia for strictly defensive purposes. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Corps are given orders to immediate proceed into Kanadario and make its way to the front. Air cover is heavy, ELINT planes out in force, and helicopters and drones well to the front scouting out the way. 

 

 

 

ooc- I'm going to work soon, will flesh this out. Just wanted to throw this in early in case Eva needs it to formulate her response. I'm going to be way too busy with work the next 3 days to give too many posts, but will vomit up something for this post by monday. 

[TheShammySocialist]

The reinitiating of hostilities on the part of the American Commonwealth, breaking the armistice and shelling of several Quebecois cities, would cause several temples to be rubbed, and eyebrows being raised in Stormsend. The strike would cause an emergency meeting to be held between Rafael Sha'am, Taman Volcer, Rhaemon Rhys'gar, and Fetter Childress, which would lead to a statement being first released to the negotiation teams in Stormsend. This same statement would then be subsequently released by the Administration of the Exterior on open channels.

 

"The Stormlands understands the frustrations of the American Commonwealth, and her allies, in the resolving of this unprecedented conflict within North America. We sympathize with the citizens of Ottawa for the lives lost, for the destruction wrought upon them, the loss of life and the blood spilled in this conflict fills our hearts with grief. It is worth noting that post war aid has already been approved by the High Council to help those citizens who have lost so much in this clash of nations. The fact that Americans are killing other Americans is unacceptable, and whilst our efforts to try to stave off conflict initially failed, we were hoping that a second round would bring this conflict to an end, and slowly sow close the wounds of this conflict that has already wrought too much destruction.

 

That said, the Stormlands wholeheartedly condemns the breaking of the armistice meant to bring respite so that citizens could find time to bury their dead, find shelter, find a semblance of hope, a semblance of hope that we hoped would culminate in peaceful efforts in Stormsend. The Stormlands do not believe that two wrongs make a right, vengeance only leads to further destruction, it leads to suffering, it distances us from the ultimate goal of reconciliation, it tears open new wounds that will not be so easily mended. It is now both sides that have blood on their hands, blood of civilians, the blood that runs in the streets of Ottawa, that runs in the streets of Montreal, Trois Rivieres, and Quebec City. We see this new effort as completely and utterly counterproductive to peace efforts that were set to restart when both sides were ready.

 

If North America feels the need to slaughter themselves and throw the dove of peace into the flames of conflict and bloodletting, then so be it. The Stormlands will have no part in this farce of false peaceable pretenses, with two factions who have exhausted their accounts of morality and are thus bankrupt of it. It is thus that we withdraw our offer of mediating peace, go and burn in the fires of conflict that all seem so willing to engage in. We will gladly feed and shelter any who reach our shores, the refugees of this conflict, the true victims, we will gladly assist those who have been broken by this war, who have lost all, when this conflict is over, but our government is utterly fed up with associating with governments who throw away lives and peace so easily."

 

The statement would be accompanied by a notice that a unilateral trade embargo on all parties involved in the conflict for its duration was now imposed, directly ordered by the Administration of the Exterior. Only government aid packages that included food, medicine, clothes, and heating oil destined for refugees of the conflict would be allowed to sail from the Stormlands.

[Horo the Wise Wolf]

CLASSIFIED

Nael van Darnus would wear a grim smile aboard the NWD Hongwu.

"I guess two wrongs make a right in these American lands. They will always fight for the moral high ground, piling the bodies of civilians and innocents to get there."

The crew would continue their vigilance with a quiet determination, bar the fishermen-soldiers, who continued to do fisherman-like things.

[mona lisa]

The Imperial Foreign Ministry would release the following statement:

 

The Empire of Brazil in communion with his Imperial Highness Emperor Salvatore condemns the American Commonwealth for breaking the agreed upon armistice. While the Empire sympathizes with the American discontent over recent events in Canada, further destabilizing military action is not a solution. The Empire calls upon all parties to return to the negotiating table and to halt any further military action.

 

Chief Minister Carmela Vasques would summon the High Imperial Council for an emergency session to discuss the ongoing situation in North America.

[Shadow hawk]

With the first round of fighting between the two countries that Newfoundland&Labrador has traditionally been friendly with, our country was maintaining our neutral policies and hoped for the best. With the potential of a ceasefire between Faraway and the American Commonwealth, the people and government of Newfoundland&Labrador was celebrating the belief that peace was on its way. However, as rumors and word of a second conflict came out, it was realized that it may be more difficult then originally thought.  Holding an emergency meeting, the first in several years and the second that had to deal with a war, the government has decided what it will do about the conflict that is otherwise so close to its boarders. The following statement has been released by the government of Newfoundland&Labrador concerning the current North American Conflict. 

 

"As les Républiques de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador understands the conflicts that have arisen in North America, and sympathizes with those whose lives were lost in Ottawa, we do not believe that war is the answer, and as such, we must condemn the break in the armistice that was otherwise agreed upon by the American Commonwealth, and Faraway. As we do not believe that the second conflict, much less the first, was necessary, and to prevent us from being drawn into their conflict, we will be closing our land and sea boarders to both the American Commonwealth, and Faraway as well as issuing a trade embargo for both parties involved in the fighting for the duration of the war.

For those who are affected by the current conflict in North America, we will gladly take in those who are refugees from either the American Commonwealth, or Faraway, who will be be taken in by our boarder patrol and coast guard and will be given food, shelter, and any other necessities of life.  

We hope that both parties will quickly and eventually find a peaceful end to their conflict, and hope for a more peaceful North America for us all to live in."

 

 

~~ Minister of Foreign affairs- Catherine Martin

~~President  Robert Mason

 

[JEDCJT]

"We watch this with mild concern, and must mildly voice mild disapproval in the way events in North America have been progressing." - Foreign Minister Julius Silas