Fall Barbarossa Ausf B.

[Sargun II]

Within hours, the attack had been traced back to Promised Land, through the use of intrekit techniques.

OOC: danke

IC: Artemis' higher-ups grumbled. How to respond to an attack? Private channels, of course!

//private to Promised Land

"Good sirs, I believe you launched a large cyber-attack against Artemis operations in Europe. You should be glad to know that our loss of communications did not hurt our operations very much and that you have been implicated with the help of the NC.

"It is our duty to inform you that you have committed an act of hostility against Artemis Global Security, and that after the war in Europe is over we will recognize that you have declared war against Artemis."

Director Hiley chuckled. "I didn't know Promised Land was such a warmongering nation."

CSSR Airforce Cyber Operational Command would lend its assistance to the Artemis IP trace. They sent Artemis a message offering assistance to launch joint retaliatory cyber attacks to cripple their opponents interwebz and clog their tubes.

Artemis eagerly accepted the retaliatory cyber attack offer, and Director Hiley's transmission was cut short when the attack began.

OOC: you guys rock so much

Edited April 11, 2009 by Sargun

[Subtleknifewielder]

The Artemis cyber-attack was unexpected and damaging. Artemis had yet to link up with the Nordlandic cyber-networks, leaving their own systems in Europe vulnerable. Thankfully, while the operations were cut off Artemis didn't need to communicate with each other. The Azerbaijani group would continue with their task without ever needing to talk to Artemis HQ, and the Italian operation was simple: invade.

//classified to Nordlandic Confederation

Artemis needs help tracking down the rogue nation who perpetrated these cyber attacks. Combined, I am sure that we can find out who did it.

ooc:

***Classified***

As suddenly as the attacks started, they would cease. Once their job was done, all operations were shut down, and standard protocol initiated--every system isolated. Any counter-attack from the Nords would be thoroughly time-consuming if and when it came, and that would not guarantee complete success.

[Sargun II]

***Classified***

As suddenly as the attacks started, they would cease. Once their job was done, all operations were shut down, and standard protocol initiated--every system isolated. Any counter-attack from the Nords would be thoroughly time-consuming if and when it came, and that would not guarantee complete success.

OOC: You're a little late.

[Subtleknifewielder]

OOC: danke

IC: Artemis' higher-ups grumbled. How to respond to an attack? Private channels, of course!

//private to Promised Land

"Good sirs, I believe you launched a large cyber-attack against Artemis operations in Europe. You should be glad to know that our loss of communications did not hurt our operations very much and that you have been implicated with the help of the NC.

"It is our duty to inform you that you have committed an act of hostility against Artemis Global Security, and that after the war in Europe is over we will recognize that you have declared war against Artemis."

Director Hiley chuckled. "I didn't know Promised Land was such a warmongering nation."

***Classified response***

We deny intitating any such procedure, and even if we had, it would not have been personal. After all, as you say, war is just business, right?

[Subtleknifewielder]

OOC: You're a little late.

OOC: a little late for what, exactly? I'm not trying to cut off the trace...that's already done. I'm just saying hacking my networks is going to be a living hell--it'll be like trying to navigate a maze, for anyone attacking me.

[Sargun II]

OOC: a little late for what, exactly? I'm not trying to cut off the trace...that's already done. I'm just saying hacking my networks is going to be a living hell--it'll be like trying to navigate a maze, for anyone attacking me.

OOC: or, since we've got three nations combined tracing it, not that hard.

seriously, if you wanted to attack me you should know that my allies are going to help too. :]

[Uberstein]

OOC: What if your IC system makes it so it is physically impossible to hack, like my old Punchcard system?

[Sargun II]

OOC: All are able to be hacked, just like HK said.

[Uberstein]

OOC: All are able to be hacked, just like HK said.

OOC: Well that is unrealistic, because there is no electric connection between the communications and computers. Most communications are individuals reading orders handed out on paper over radio in a big room.

A system that cannot be physically hacked can't be hacked unless we start accepting magic.

[Subtleknifewielder]

OOC: Well that is unrealistic, because there is no electric connection between the communications and computers. Most communications are individuals reading orders handed out on paper over radio in a big room.

A system that cannot be physically hacked can't be hacked unless we start accepting magic.

OOC: This. I have Rp'd my system before, and no one challenged it. You are going to have a devil of a time shutting EVERYTHING down--when you actually initiate the attack.

[Sargun II]

OOC: This. I have Rp'd my system before, and no one challenged it. You are going to have a devil of a time shutting EVERYTHING down--when you actually initiate the attack.

OOC: I don't need to shut anything down. You just made an aggressive action against a member of 2PAC - a treaty that is overriding and completely binding.

[iamthey]

The Imperial Alliance is activating its Perma MADP with the CSSR and will be entering the war on the side of the CSSR (the NC). That is all ...

*The North Sea*

In the north sea the nuclear submarine Tartarus of the Imperial Alliance sit submerged at the bottom of the sea. The red light flashes above the ordinance control panel and a a series of codes flash signifying authorization. "Crew of the Tartarus this is Viceroy Kaine commander of the European theatre. Osiris should be transmitting a series of coordinates, please assign each one a devastator class missiles armed with a thermoberic warhead (FOAB)." The crew entered the coordinates and accepted the coding. Out side the submerine fourty of the missiles pods burst open and the thin missiles shot upward toward the surface. Upon hitting their air their jettisoned the initial engines and ignited their second drive. The fourty missiles shot upward leaving massive plumes of smoke in their wake. Upon hitting low orbit the devastator systems jettisoned leaving only the warheads and their guidance equipment. The warhead aligned themselves and moved towards their general destination.

*Above Azjerbijan*

Entering orbit above azjerbijan it would be minutes before the warheads began to fire their retro rockets. When they reached a given altitude the warheads using the oxygen around the warhead as a source for an explosion would create the explosive force of fifty thousand tons of conventional explosive (50 Kt) vaporizing everything within their explosive radius. Since they had no SID, the whole of azjerbiajan would be blanketed in a bath of fire. They would have no choice but to withdraw.

Edited April 11, 2009 by iamthey

[JEDCJT]

*Above Azjerbijan*

Entering orbit above azjerbijan it would be minutes before the warheads began to fire their retro rockets. When they reached a given altitude the warheads using the oxygen around the warhead as a source for an explosion would create the explosive force of fifty thousand tons of conventional explosive (50 Kt) vaporizing everything within their explosive radius. The whole of azjerbiajan would be blanketed in a bath of fire. They would have no choice but to withdraw.

Did the rockets go over UK territory?

OOC: Also, I'm not sure if this is a godmod or not...

Edited April 11, 2009 by JEDCJT

[Malatose]

Did the rockets go over UK territory?

OOC: Also, I'm not sure if this is a godmod or not...

OOC: I'm guessing they are ICBMs.

Edited April 11, 2009 by Malatose

[Triyun]

OOC: What if your IC system makes it so it is physically impossible to hack, like my old Punchcard system?

OOC: The declassified plan involves spy infiltration and knocking over a cup of coffee. Also ICBMs don't violate airspace if they go into space, otherwise a satellite is violating air space.

Edited April 11, 2009 by Triyun

[Sargun II]

*Above Azjerbijan*

Entering orbit above azjerbijan it would be minutes before the warheads began to fire their retro rockets. When they reached a given altitude the warheads using the oxygen around the warhead as a source for an explosion would create the explosive force of fifty thousand tons of conventional explosive (50 Kt) vaporizing everything within their explosive radius. The whole of azjerbiajan would be blanketed in a bath of fire. They would have no choice but to withdraw.

After watching Azerbaijan get engulfed in a flaming sea of death, the Artemis troops commenced the attack. Several hundred transport planes full of soldiers flew across the Caspian sea, deliberately not entering the United Kingdom's land but flying over Altin Urda coast. Missiles full of e-bombs erupted along the Caspian coast of Azerbaijan, which would have destroyed any sort of communications left after the enormous bombing.

The Artemis invasion would begin soon.

[iamthey]

Did the rockets go over UK territory?

OOC: Also, I'm not sure if this is a godmod or not...

OOC: They were ICBM's hence why I only used 40 and not a billion . Also I didn't god mode you can check my history thread I specifically stated my arsenal in terms of my 50 additional strategic weapons. I also did not RP them hitting I only RP'd them about to hit.

[King Kevz]

OOC: How big is 50KT in nuclear size? Hiroshima bomb, modern nuclear warhead?

[Mergerberger II]

After SatIntel had revealed a hostile fleet in Gibraltar, the Transports were ordered to stay back - out of range of the enemy.

Four Carrier Battlegroups would advance towards Gibraltar. Once they were less than 500 kilometers away, Railguns fired into the relatively narrow strait, using SatIntel to pinpoint enemy ship-locations.

At the same time, carrier-based fighters and fighter-bombers would take off, to scrap the Western European ships.

The Union fleet took relatively minor casualties, backing out of the Strait and into the Mediterranean where they would be safe. While still being bombarded by missiles, they moved back towards Union shores where they would take the responsibility of defending Union shores should the Reds decide to declare war on the Ferrous Pacific in order to cross into the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Three ships were lost, and a couple more damaged. The damaged ships went to port near Marseilles in shipyards, where they would be repaired. In the meantime, they were to be replaced by ships made in shipyards along the Mediterranean coast.

OOC: Assume this happened right after the attack and before the invasion of Alvonia, as that is when it would have happened anyway.

Edited April 11, 2009 by Mergerberger II

[JEDCJT]

OOC: They were ICBM's hence why I only used 40 and not a billion . Also I didn't god mode you can check my history thread I specifically stated my arsenal in terms of my 50 additional strategic weapons. I also did not RP them hitting I only RP'd them about to hit.

OOC: Actually, I was referring to the 'whole of Azerbaijan being blanketed in a bath of fire'...man, I need to stop being vague.

Also, answer my IC question. Nevermind <3

Edited April 11, 2009 by JEDCJT

[Lynneth]

The Union fleet took relatively minor casualties, backing out of the Strait and into the Mediterranean where they would be safe. While still being bombarded by missiles, they moved back towards Union shores where they would take the responsibility of defending Union shores should the Reds decide to declare war on the Ferrous Pacific in order to cross into the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Three ships were lost, and a couple more damaged. The damaged ships went to port near Marseilles in shipyards, where they would be repaired. In the meantime, they were to be replaced by ships made in shipyards along the Mediterranean coast.

OOC: Assume this happened right after the attack and before the invasion of Alvonia, as that is when it would have happened anyway.

OOC: Finally, thanks. What I'm writing here is, obviously, done directly after your move.

IC: The Canadian forces would notify the Ferrous Pacific of their intent on passing through the strait - though the southern part - and asking for permission to do so.

*Message to Tahoe*

Greetings.

We would ask you to grant us access to the Gibraltar Strait, as we need to pass through it to get into the Mediterranean.

Thank you for your answer.

*End of*

Meanwhile, several jets took off, who would fly to a distance of roughly 250 kilometers and would then fire M6-K missiles at the fleeing Union ships.

These missiles had a range of roughly 1000 kilometers, reaching Mach 6 during their flight, using GPS and predetermined coordinates to hit enemy ships - they could barely turn in flight, but were hardly stoppable, which made them useful again. A total of 100 such missiles were fired, though it was expected a maximum of 40 would hit - still more than enough to sink several ships, or heavily damage them.

[Imperator Azenquor]

Vaule troop movements

-Troop landings by boat and helicopter (green arrows), limit of area being patrolled by the Navy ships (red line)

***Relatively classified***

Vaule Forces have made their first landings in Slavorussia. Forces from Novaya Zemlya Autonomous Region (NNZAR) and Arcannez province of Vaule moved quickly by transport ships into northern Slavorussia and established a presence there. The troops would focus on securing the necessary landing sites to transport troops into Slavorussia before advancing to support Slavorussia’s troops.

50,000 Vaule troops land in Slavorussia in shifts covered by the Vaule Navy in the area. The VNS Stalin (Aircraft carrier), escorted by the VNS Medvedev & Lenin (Destroyers), and the VNS Dmitri (Frigate) remain off the coast securing the landing sites. On board the VNS Stalin, crews placed the SU-33s on standby.

Air protection for the convoy was provided by the AA missiles mounted on the ships as well as a single squadron of F-22s launched from the Novaya Zemlya air force base, on constant patrol. The proximity of the coast to mainland Vaule also permitted the use of land based RADAR and AA missiles based in Novaya Zemlya and the coast of the Arcannez region.

The VNS Krasnoyarsk, VNS Volga and VNS Vojvodina destroyers, along with the VNS Irkutsk, VNS Imperator and the VNS Stalingrad (Frigates) begin a patrol duty just outside of the Novaya Zemlya Oceanic Defense Zone (NZODZ). Their mission was simple, stand watch to repel an enemy land or air assault on the troops being transported from Arcannez. The ships were outfitted with V-01B Katerinas and V-99B Dolphin missiles along with a host of short range AA missiles.

Some of the Vaulian soldiers were restless, waiting for the enemy to attack, while others were more focused on the matters at hand.

-Su-33s on board the VNS Stalin

Edited April 12, 2009 by Imperator Azenquor

[Mergerberger II]

The Mediterranean Fleet's defensive nature helped to counter the incoming missiles. The fleet was equipped with RADAR as well as AWAC system synchronization between the different vessels, and with land-based systems, allowing them to see the missiles before they were near the ships. The ships fired numerous Surface to Air Missiles to combat the incoming missiles, which were assisted by FLAK systems firing tungsten warhead penetrators, and assisted by CIS systems utilizing Metalstorm technology. No missiles would survive the counter-attack.

[Manetheren]

Large boats filled with thermite mines unloaded just outside of Gibraltar. The mines were densely packed and high in numbers, and the boats continued to unload the mines heading east. Anything and everything passing through would be hit by these mines.

Unfortunately, the Tahoan Mediterranean Squadron is tasked with keeping the Straits of Gibraltar open for civilian traffic and that includes either side from mining the strait. We are not stopping either side from moving through the strait, but our neutrality includes allowing civilian traffic to continue unimpeded.

Therefore, the ships carrying the mines were prevented from deploying their mines immediately after patrol ships discovered their intent, and ordered to clean up the potentially disastarous situation.

*** Classified Message to Canada ***

We are not impeding either side in passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. If you can get through, you can get through, we will not stop you.

*** /end message ***

[LeVentNoir]

OOC: Finally, thanks. What I'm writing here is, obviously, done directly after your move.

IC: The Canadian forces would notify the Ferrous Pacific of their intent on passing through the strait - though the southern part - and asking for permission to do so.

*Message to Tahoe*

Greetings.

We would ask you to grant us access to the Gibraltar Strait, as we need to pass through it to get into the Mediterranean.

Thank you for your answer.

*End of*

Meanwhile, several jets took off, who would fly to a distance of roughly 250 kilometers and would then fire M6-K missiles at the fleeing Union ships.

These missiles had a range of roughly 1000 kilometers, reaching Mach 6 during their flight, using GPS and predetermined coordinates to hit enemy ships - they could barely turn in flight, but were hardly stoppable, which made them useful again. A total of 100 such missiles were fired, though it was expected a maximum of 40 would hit - still more than enough to sink several ships, or heavily damage them.

The stealthy part of this maneuver was that the fleet passing Gibraltar was not just Canadian, but also Aotearoan, having linked up and synchronized forces during the stop at the canary islands.

Canadian air presence was boosted by Aotearoan Interceptor X's with long range supersonic antiship missiles, along with other Interceptor X's armed with LRAA's and YF-45 bombers in missile truck configuration, with 32 LRAA's each. This was backed up by a trio of AWAC planes, with high power active electronic focal plane radars. High resolution IR sensors using focal plane arrays were also activated looking out for the heat trails of incoming planes or ships.

The Mediterranean Fleet's defensive nature helped to counter the incoming missiles. The fleet was equipped with RADAR as well as AWAC system synchronization between the different vessels, and with land-based systems, allowing them to see the missiles before they were near the ships. The ships fired numerous Surface to Air Missiles to combat the incoming missiles, which were assisted by FLAK systems firing tungsten warhead penetrators, and assisted by CIS systems utilizing Metalstorm technology. No missiles would survive the counter-attack.

Although the canadian attack had focused on missile use, the Aotearoan fleet was in stealth mode, so the quick unsheathing and firing of rail-guns and KKM-GenII's would naturally be attributed to the Canadian fleet. It was difficult to see how the Union fleet could possibly fend off attacks of this type. Altogether there were 120 122.5MJ railgun projectiles, targeted using Canadian radar information, while the 80 KKM-GenII's were fired at the same area, although under their own 5 phase guidance systems.

Edited April 12, 2009 by LeVentNoir