Dranagg in the Netherlands

[Uberstein]

OOC: Wait, why does it not exist?

[Colerich Krieg]

OOC: Wait, why does it not exist?

Flevoland doesn't exist because it was created and finished after 1986. Thats why.

OOC

EDIT: daRaad lives in the Netherlands, so I would trust his judgement on most of this XD

Edited August 24, 2009 by Colerich Krieg

[DeRaadspensionaris]

Flevoland doesn't exist because it was created and finished after 1986. Thats why.

OOC

EDIT: daRaad lives in the Netherlands, so I would trust his judgement on most of this XD

OOC. Flevoland became a province after 1986. The northern part was drained during the 50s and 60s. My grandfather actually worked in the southern part in building Almere during the 70s.

In my RP the dikes were blown by 2007 during the Civil War and Flevoland is therefore lost- apart from the small islands of Schokland and Urk. And I will start rebuilding it all after the war. I need land.

Edited August 24, 2009 by DeRaadspensionaris

[Colerich Krieg]

UPDATE SECRET IC

The Krieg Command has decided on the following moves:

1- We will be departing to capture Apeldoom and secure it for use as a Artillery HQ against Utrecht.

2- Afterwards we will use a focused assualt on Doetinchem along with Drakoianian forces coming from the east. This should be more then enough to flank the 9th Dranagg Tank Company.

Scouts report the 9th Drang Tank company is marching towards Doetinchem. Drakonian forces will meet them there.

OOC: Reeki and Lynneth, please post your amount of troops, location, and if they havent landed yet say in flight.

Now 2 Divisions and 2 Companies of tanks will be moving towards Apeldoom.

Edited August 24, 2009 by Colerich Krieg

[DeRaadspensionaris]

*UPDATE - TOP SECRET*

The Mobile Infantry Regiment Limburgse Jagers and a armored battalion has been send from Breskens and Nijmegen to Ede.

They will race west and capture Amersfoort.

The final race on Amersfoort will take place during the cover of night and they are expected to reach Amersfoort at around 5 AM.

Edited August 24, 2009 by DeRaadspensionaris

[Colerich Krieg]

*UPDATE - TOP SECRET*

The Mobile Infantry Regiment Limburgse Jagers and a armored battalion has been send from Breskens and Nijmegen to Ede.

They will race west and capture Amersfoort.

Secret IC:

Good, once we have Ede and Amersfoot they will be cut off. We will crush them in Doetinchem and rush west into Utrecht before they know what hit them.

OOC: Reeki and Lynneth, please post your amount of troops, location, and if they havent landed yet say in flight.

[Lynneth]

Secret IC:

Good, once we have Ede and Amersfoot they will be cut off. We will crush them in Doetinchem and rush west into Utrecht before they know what hit them.

OOC: Reeki and Lynneth, please post your amount of troops, location, and if they havent landed yet say in flight.

*Secret note to Krieg and all allies*

"Our forces have reorganised a few kilometers east of Doetinchem and are now moving towards the city. A total of 7,000 men, 50 tanks and 80 supporting vehicles such as artillery and AA are moving towards it, while another 23,000 men, 150 tanks and 420 support vehicles are due to arrive within the next (IC) days. The infantry has standard equipment, such as Mortarts, AA missiles, AT-weaponry and more, all man-portable of course, some mounted on mechanised units such as the Luchs or Puma IFV.

They are moving to engage any Dranaggian forces, and are likely capable of taking on more than twice their own numbers easily, thanks to superior equipment and training."

[Colerich Krieg]

Secret IC:

Two Divisions of Men and 2 Tank Companys will be following, Approx. 10,000 men and 50 Leopard MBTs. We will also be sending 2 M109 Howitzers, 2 MRLS Rocket ARtillerys, 8 Vulcan AA APCs, and Mobile SAM and Rapier Missile systems.

Our men are equipted with Newly upgraded M16A2 Rifles given to us by the CAU.

OOC: Reeki how many forces do you have to use at Doetinchem?

[Colerich Krieg]

Secret IC:

All Krieg, Austrian and CAU Forces are to be halted outside of Doetinchem. We have reports that the 9th Drangg tank Company is directly assualting the Drake forces.

We are going to send scouts to get imagery of the fighting, and we will then move out accordingly.

[Markus Wilding]

OOC: 28 tanks and 17,500 men.

[Tahsir]

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*Classified*

Long range rear guard scouts of the 8th division report to divisional HQ that Eastern Netherlands is becoming a snarl of coalition forces. Radio contact with the 9th Tank Company has been lost.

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*Classifed*

Scouts of the 1st division have been sent to patrol South to check for bridges or fords in the rivers.

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1st tank company units do not seem to be moving around Rotterdam anymore. No sightings of the company by anyone.

[DeRaadspensionaris]

*SECRET*

Dutch forces across the river check for remaining ferries and bridges to be blown up.

Bridges close to 's Hertogenbosch and Heusden have been blown up.

Edited August 24, 2009 by DeRaadspensionaris

[Colerich Krieg]

Secret IC:

"Abandon the plans to reconstruct a bridge over the Southern region. Its useless. Blow all remaining bridges. "

OOC: Tahsir is bickering that that was Metagaming. So, we will go back to having the South border blown.

[Californian]

North of Roalte

Scout moving through heavily forested terrain

Groups of scouts had been moving deeper into the Dutch forest and had seen no traces of the enemy. A small detachment of three men had decided to break off and check past a creek in the area. The three men, 10m apart, slowly moved amongst the trees. After hearing an abnormal noise, the leader raised his fist and the men stopped. He took off his binoculars and spotted what appeared to be a Dranaggan base.

Image seen through binoculars

The leader turned to the two other men and began to pull out his radio.. when a sniper bullet cleanly pierced his helmet, killing him instantly. The other two men quickly dove for cover, hoping they hadn't been exposed yet. One of the men pulled out his radio and transmitted "Coordinates of confirmed enemy contact. 52° 30' 0 N 6° 4' 60 E. Requesting immediate strike."

In Roalte

The captain set down the radio as the last of the coordinates were relayed to him. He went over to where all the artillery men were taking a break and shouted "Man your cannons! We have coordinates and are set to lock and load!"

The men scrambled to the 50 PzH 2000 batteries set up outside of Roalte and after entering the coordinates, began raining hell onto the enemy location.

Map detailing FRG secured area (purple) and directed artillery strike (red circle)

[Colerich Krieg]

Secret IC:

The Krieg military will be flying in ALL avalible artillery pieces from the Empire. If we have to shell every square inch to push through Utrecht we will.

Forces contiune to march towards Ede and Ampledoom, and our scouts are making their way to Doetinchem to report on fights between Drakonians and Drangg forces

[DeRaadspensionaris]

"SECRET"

A patrol (4 YPR's) of the Regiment Johan Willem Friso reached Doorn, Utrecht and found the road leading West open. A quick transmission was made to the Regiment and the village was secured. Distance to Utrecht: 23.5 kms.

More info will follow soon. Currently the Regiment is protecting Highway 12.

[Sabioviejo]

OOC: Will all people involved in this war please consider that there is a llot of water in the Netherlands

For example Califorian crossed a major river (IJssel) without a bridge........

[Colerich Krieg]

Secret IC

A new map has been posted. Some minor movements in the South western line to further secure the line, although maojority of bridges are thought to be destroyed, it is a precatuion.

Forces contriune to punch through to Apledoorn. Once there, they will attempt to establish a line to Deventer for Greenlands troops to move west to Apledoorn. Once secure, forces are going to move outside of Amersfoort and begin to push west. A Small unit of men have been sent to establish contact in Ede. Scouts are still enroute to Doetinchem to report on fighting.

[DeRaadspensionaris]

OOC: Will all people involved in this war please consider that there is a llot of water in the Netherlands

For example Califorian crossed a major river (IJssel) without a bridge........

OOC. He did use ferries but he didn't say where exactly. That's why I am also blowing up bridges to make sure that the enemy can't strike south again and why we are going in taking the eastern approach.

[Colerich Krieg]

OOC: Im not going to move until Ty or Drake do somthing. My forces are making their way to Amplesdoorn and Im not going to do anything else until Tahsir responds to the shelling from Ty or Drake responds to Tahsir's tank attack at Doetinchem.

[Tahsir]

OOC: updated map to reflect new information

IC:

Flooding in the North from dikes destroyed by the Dutch forces during their retreat are starting to approach Rotterdam.

*Classified*

15th Division reports contact with new enemy forces, and coming under artillery fire soon afterwards. Divisional HQ has ordered the entire division to move North to Hoogeveen to attempt and avoid further losses from the new forces. 115 casualties have been reported so far from artillery fire.

The 4th and 8th Division report that most of Utrecht, and the roads leading in from the East, have been mined or set to detonate by trap. Most of the civilian population has been evacuated out of the danger zone when fighting starts in the city.

The 1st Division has taken over keeping the Rotterdam docks secure. The 8th Tank division is currently patrolling Southern Rotterdam for any signs of hostiles.

Scouts coming back from the Southern Rivers report that all access ways across the river have been confirmed as destroyed.

[loannes]

The 9th tank company held positions hidden until the last possible moment before making a hard drive South East toward the center of the Drakorian line. Tanks moved in echelons through the forests to hit the line in successive waves.

The Drakorian center held their ground, and the left and right flanks began to curl around to encircle the tank company. The Marines armed themselves with Javelin Anti-tank missiles and opened fire on the tanks as the rest of the troops fired on the infantry. With 50,000 soldiers and 300 tanks, the battle was expected to end quickly.

[DeRaadspensionaris]

* STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL TO ALL ALLIES*

The Free Provinces of the Republic of the United Netherlands (in effect now all apart from Utrecht, Holland and Overijssel) have agreed on appointing a temporal government which will be based at Brussels. Brussels is now in effect the capital of the Republic of the United Netherlands with the former Raadspensionaris of Brabant, J.M.P Verhoeven appointed as acting Federal President and the cabinet under the control of the economist dr. T.F Danssaert.

EDIT: despite the heavy fighting the representatives of the Provincial Council of Guelders that convened in Arnhem have agreed and ratified the agreement between the Free Provinces.

* SECRET*

The Regiment Johan Willem Friso will be joined by the Cavalry (Tank) Regiment Huzaren van Boreel and the Regiment Langemarck. They will fix their positions and entrench themselves around Doorn.

Edited August 24, 2009 by DeRaadspensionaris

[Malatose]

**Dalmatia Forward Air Command**

At the hastily put together Forward Air Base, Captain of the Forward Air Armies, Ljeck Kristof looked at an intel report put together by Dalmatia Intelligence. The map, itself, was quickly put together, showing only the major enemy elements close to the border.

"Captain, according to intelligence, most of the enemy invading forces have withdrawn from the border regions. UAVs can confirm that information. It would seem now we have two available enemy formations, there appears to be a Division to the North and one in the south near Gelderland." The intelligence officer rubbed his chin. "This intelligence should be up-to-date."

Ljeck slammed his fist on the table "Should be up-to-date? I want confirmed information, not random guesses! God help us all, that intelligence department really needs some reform."

Ljeck then walked over to a digital communications system and gave the order, "Proceed with Air sorties. Around the clock. I want the enemy destroyed."

**Air Operations**

Su-34s leaving Air Bases

Dalmatia Bombers

Upon receiving the order from Captain Ljeck, Su-34 fighter-bomber/strike aircraft began to lift off from their assigned air fields. For each sortie, each fighter bomber would be equipped with guided weapons such as the Jachont air-to-ground missiles, KAB-500L/KR and KAB-1500L guided bombs, which would explode into anti-armor cluster bomblets or anti-personnel bomblets. Their main targets would be enemy divisions in the north and south (OOC: 15th Dranaagan Division, 9th Dranaagan Tank Company), and they would target them with around the clock bombing operations.

In addition to the Su-34s, Tu-160 Heavy Bombers would assist in the bombing. Each Tu-160 was loaded with 2 internal bays for 40,000 kg (88,185 lb) of ordnance. Each bomber would carry a mixture of fletchettes bombs, which would be used to shred the flesh of the Dranaagan soldiers and Anti-Armor bombs, which would expode in mid air and cover the enemy armour with armor piercing bombs.

Operations would continue until enemy forces have evacuated the Netherlands.

Edited August 24, 2009 by Malatose

[Justinian the Mighty]

The Slavorussian people will not tolerate the government sending troops to fight and die in another war in a non-allied country, so sadly we cannot help Europe expel the invaders by force. However if there’s any other way we can help please just ask.