General Actions of Vietnam

[Mergerberger II]

[b]Infrastructure Project Completed[/b]

The Infrastructure Project, a project to complete a highway stretching from Hanoi to Rach Gia, as well as to the more remote regions, to allow for ease of movement and transportation of goods through Vietnam, was completed yesterday as the first vehicle to travel the highway completed its journey and formally opened up both ends of the highway to the People of Vietnam. The completion of the Highway System comes a month after the completion of the Telecommunications Network, a network that now connects 93% of Vietnam to electricity and telephone. Both of these will allow for the advancement of Vietnam and lay the foundation for future commerce, the government says. Government popularity polls put the current administration at a 91% approval rate among those surveyed, according to a VDN poll surveying 100,000 Vietnamese citizens. This is up from last month's 84%. The current administration's lowest rate came after an explosion of a Stealth Submarine in the South China Sea killed 78 people and everyone on board the submarine, when it dipped to 73%.



[b]*Classified*[/b]

The Vietnamese military has been put on alert and has begun running training exercises in the Jungle to adapt to the IHRS system, or Jungle Sight. The Navy has been running test missions in the South China Sea in cooperation with the Chinese Navy. The Air Force has been constantly running training missions over Vietnamese airspace.

[Mergerberger II]

The Vietnamese military has been put on high alert. Testing operations are being ceased and patrol operations are beginning to be run by the Navy. The Border Guard has been increased to 20,000. All military personnel have been called to the bases. The Air Force is also running patrol operations, and Jungle Sight is being repeatedly tested and is running at full capacity.

[Mergerberger II]

[center][b][size=5]Vietnam Successfully Tests First Nuclear Weapon[/size][/b][/center]

After the completion of a long project for the development of nuclear weapons, the Republic of Vietnam has successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb on the uninhabited Paracel Islands. This comes after months of research and numerous small-scale tests on the islands with smaller weapons. Prime Minister Binh has called this a "Great Achievement" that will "put Vietnam on the map as a world power".

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The bomb test announcement comes on the same day as numerous other countries, a remarkable coincidence, but one that Prime Minister Binh assures was 'entirely unplanned and completely coincidental'. The tests have sparked differing reactions among the people, however a majority of 56% support the nuclear test and nuclear armament. Denouncers say that this will only lead to more death and destruction, while supporters say that the weapons will act as a deterrent. Both sides agree that testing the weapons on the uninhabited Parcel Islands was the best option for Vietnam and the people of the world.

[Mergerberger II]

[b]Classified[/b]

130,000 Vietnamese soldiers and 1,300 units of Vietnamese armor have been moved to the Chinese province of Guangxi to participate in internationally coordinated military training operations with close allies of VIetnam.

[Mergerberger II]

[b]Operation Davy Jones[/b]

It was known to the men of -20 that the nation of Vietnam, when it came to warfare, had one distinct advantage and one distinct disadvantage. The advantage was the immense amounts of jungle that made the nation nearly impregnable from ground attacks from the west, as well as provided fantastic shelter for guerilla operations, giving Vietnam a massive advantage in land warfare, which it had used to throw off many oppressors and invaders, defeating some of the most powerful nations of the world. However the disadvantage was the huge amount of coastline and water that surrounded the Eastern part of Vietnam, and this, coupled with the flatness of the Eastern plains, made Vietnam a very vulnerable nation should any other consider a simple sea-to-land operation. There were a great number of vulnerable beaches on which foreign forces could land very easily all over the country, and the Vietnamese navy, while powerful, certainly could not defend the entire coastline, nor could it be victorious against every navy in the world.

The jungles had been taken advantage of via Jungle Sight. -20 had developed a method to see throughout the jungle and know where the enemy was, while they could simply not touch the Vietnamese forces in the area. It was a stationary system and a mobile system that was currently being developed on a smaller level. Only the military and those ordered to build the network knew of its existence, too, which was a distinct advantage. However nothing had been done about the great disadvantage, the sea. Sure, the navy had been brought up to date, but it was known that the Navy could not defend all of VIetnam, and because of this they had to prepare some sort of supplemental defense to the Navy should an enemy attempt to invade Vietnam. But how was it to be done?

They knew that their best friends, in China, had begun building something similar very recently. They also knew of basic anti-ship warfare by studying it throughout history. They knew of the theory that stated if you just clog your beaches with massive amounts of anti-ship stuff nothing would get through, and they knew that while that would be ideal, people would complain because of the massive guns on their beaches. They knew of the theory of putting wrecked ships in the water to make it too shallow for enemies to pass, but they also knew that this would not allow their ships to escape. They also knew of simply putting massive amounts of thermite mines in the water to prevent any attacker from advancing to a point wherefrom he could mount an invasion, but they also knew the dangers of civilian ships exploding because of them. Yes, there were ways to combat this, but it was probably better if they used a combination of all techniques that had been used in the past, as well as possibly integrating with nearby allies to build their system and make it the most effective.

First, there were the proven methods: Thermite, huge guns, lots of bunkers, etc. -20 ordered 7,000 thermite mines to be placed 50 miles offshore. These mines would be armed and triggered remotely via control stations every 50 miles along the coast. These control stations would also be defense stations, containing the control systems for things like anti-ship ballistic missiles, anti-ship artillery, anti-personnel artillery, as well as general military bases for RRU (Rapid Response Units). These were based ten miles inland and away from civilization. Two were added to cover each major city: Hanoi, Cam Ranh, Vinh, Hue, Quy Nhon, Sai Gon, and Ha Tien. Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile designs were borrowed from the United States of China, and five ASBM's were placed at each station. Each had a range of 200 miles. Anti-Ship Artillery, developed several months earlier as part of Operation Pioneer, was stationed at each. Ten units of artillery at each station. Supplies for rapid construction of beachhead bunkers were also placed at each station. A new Naval Shipyard was also built in Cam Ranh, Vinh, Saigon, and Ha Tien. Completion of the military bases and mine-laying was expected within the year. Completion of the shipyards was expected within two.

[Mergerberger II]

Today, Operation Davy Jones was completed and the Republic of Vietnam was readied for Naval Warfare.

[king of cochin]

The Kingdom of Cochin requests a meeting with the Republic of Vietnam to discuss certain issues of cultural and archaeological significance. Dr. Raman Gurukkal, Director of Archaeological Survey of Cochin is interested to meet his corresponding person in Vietnam.

[Mergerberger II]

The Republic of Vietnam is prepared to host or attend such a meeting. Dr. Visi'thurl, Ph.D. and Secretary of Archaeological Survey of Vietnam is assumed as Dr. Gurukkal's counterpart.

[king of cochin]

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The Republic of Vietnam is prepared to host or attend such a meeting. Dr. Visi'thurl, Ph.D. and Secretary of Archaeological Survey of Vietnam is assumed as Dr. Gurukkal's counterpart.
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Arriving in Vietnam at Dr. Visi'thuri's office, Dr. Gurukkal greeted him, "Hello and thank you for agreeing to meet with me. I am here on a mission of both archaeological and cultural significance. As you know historically there has been great cultural links between subcontinental India and South East Asia, evidences of which can still be seen in the form of the ancient temple complexes in these regions. To promote better cultural links between our nations and our societies we hope that we would be permitted to conduct archaeological study as well as renovation of these ancient monuments and sites. I am guessing that you already may have such programs going on, or at least on the planning stages. Archaeological Survey of Cochin offers its additional insight and capabilities for a more detailed study of these sites."

[Mergerberger II]

"I do not see why it would be a problem for the Archaeological Survey of Cochin to work with its Vietnamese counterpart to study objects of interest located within VIetnam. We are prepared to conduct a joint study with whatever you wish. At this time, we are studying much of the temples you mentioned as a joint project between the regular Vietnamese government and the Sith'ari local government, as their records hold a vast amount of information about the history of this land. If you are interested, I am sure we can arrange, or I can arrange, for Cochin to work with them to help better your understanding of the local area, as they already have ours."

[king of cochin]

"Excellent. Of particular interest for us is the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex which is the largest Hindu temple in the world. Its renovation and archaeological exploration could bring back a treasure trove of ancient knowledge and insight into the cultural and sociological conditions of that era. A quest in this direction would also find fruition in the form of religious tourism from the considerable Hindu population in Cochin.

Monuments like Angkor Wat stand testament to the fact of historical connections and relations between the people of our region, Dr. Visi'thuri. Isn't it sad that such relations have got severed in this modern times? Anyway that is for those silly diplomats to fret upon. So do we have your permission to interact with your agency and the Si'thari local government? An opportunity of this magnitude is very rarely obtained. Indeed this is a very good year for ASC. With the integration of the Sindh and Punjab provinces of former Marscurian Pakistan we now have access to the Harappa-Mohenjodaro ruins. Another treasure trove, no?" Dr. Gurukkal asked.