War Never Changes: Part One

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[size="3"][u][b]Pan Asian Empire[/b][/u][/size]

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Founded by the Treaty of Moscow on the 1st of May 2014. Made up of Russia and the former Soviet Union States, Peoples Republic of China, Mongolia and Vietnam. Its capital was set as Moscow with Beijing as the second city. It is governed by a socialist government.


[size="3"][u][b]Western Federation[/b][/u][/size]

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Founded by the Treaty of Washington on the 4th of July 2014 in response to the formation of the Pan Asian Empire. Made up of Western and Central Europe, Iceland, Greenland, United States of America, Canada, Israel and Turkey. Its capital was set as Washington DC with Paris as the second city. It is governed by a democratic government with representitives from the nations in the Federation. It uses the former European Union Flag as its National Flag.


[size="3"][u][b]Central - South American Republic[/b][/u][/size]


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Founded by the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro on the 7th of March 2015 to promote unity. Made up of Central and South America. Its capital was set as Rio de Janeiro with Mexico City as the second city. It is governed by a authoritarian government allied to the Western Federation.


[size="3"][u][b]African Union[/b][/u][/size]


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Founded by the Treaty of Cairo on the 24th of April 2015 to promote African unity. Made up all of Africa. Its capital was set as Cairo with Cape Town as the second city. It is governed by an socialist government allied to the Pan Asian Empire.


May 2015 had opened with both the Pan Asian Empire and the Western Federation enjoying a peaceful co-existance. All of that was soon about to change........

Edited February 26, 2011 by Curristan

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[u][b]2nd May 2015
North Korea[/b][/u]

Suddenly and without warning, Pan Asian Empire military personnel began entering North Korea. Public statements by the Pan Asian President Nikolai Vasilev said that "they were in the country per a request from the North Korean government."

Western Federation forces had gone onto high alert, with the US forces based in South Korea being reinforced. President Daniel Wilkes made this statement in Washington: "We must take all steps to preserve the co-existance we have with the Pan Asian Empire."


[u][b]16th May 2015
North Korea[/b][/u]

Reports began to filter in of Pan Asian Empire forces increasing their presence in the country. Troop levels passing into the country over the last two weeks have been estimated to be around one hundred thousand. Rumours abound that North Korea could be a jumping point for a second Korean War though concentration of the forces are centered in the northern regions of the country.


[u][b]19th May 2015
Poland[/b][/u]

Western Federation Army increases alert levels of the forces stationed in the country. Border however remains open.


[u][b]26th May 2015
Cairo[/b][/u]

African Union President Jaslem Al Firhi orders the deployment of two hundred new surface to air missile sites on the border with Israel in a belligerent act against the Western Federation. This is against the Pan Asian Empires' wishes and he is ordered to limit the number to around fifty, avoiding a potential war in the region.

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[u][b]7th June 2015
South East Asia[/b][/u]

At dawn that morning, Cambodia and Laos were simulaneously invaded by two Pan Asian Empire armies totalling three hundred thousand soldiers and over ten thousand armoured vehicles. The pretext of the invasion was a list of supposed spying allegations against both nations. The real reason was to seize bases in Cambodia and Laos plus the coastal areas of Cambodia.

The Pan Asian Empire invasion of Laos immediately overran the country and captured the Laotian capital Luang Prabang within a couple of hours into the invasion. The invaders had suffered no casualties and the Laotian Army had lost only four soldiers killed. In Cambodia, the invasion had ran into difficulties. The Cambodian Army had resisted and the invasion had bogged down just ten miles short of the capital Phenom Penh.


[u][b]8th June 2015
Cambodia[/b][/u]

At ten am a strong thrust by fifty thousand soldiers had forced the Cambodian rearguard positions into the city itself, which was now burning from constant air raids. Both sides now engaged in vicious street fighting throughout the day, causing many civilians to die from artillery and bombs.


[u][b]8th June 2015
Washington DC[/b][/u]

Western Federation President Daniel Wilkes condemned the invasion: "I strongly condemn this overt violence against Laos and Cambodia. I ask that the Pan Asian Empire cease its campaign against the valiant Cambodian capital and withdraw immediately."

Pan Asian President Nikolai Vasilev rejected the statement.


[u][b]8th June 2015
Cambodia[/b][/u]

At six pm, Cambodian forces defending Phenom Penh surrendered. The city was thirty per cent destroyed and the remainder severely damaged. Over sixty thousand Cambodian soldiers and civilians had died in just two days of fighting.


[u][b]15th June 2015
South East Asia[/b][/u]

With Laos and Cambodia subdued, over the next few days Pan Asian Empire forces consolidated their foothold on the conquered territory. On Cambodia's outlying islands, small garrisons were landed and the islands were fortified.


[u][b]19th June 2015
Cambodia[/b][/u]

Pan Asian Empire Navy vessels arrived into the Gulf of Thailand and took stations off Cambodia's coast. Their purpose was to land supplies to the occupying army inside Cambodia.


[u][b]24th June 2015
North Korea[/b][/u]

Pan Asian Empire Navy vessels began arriving to unload equipment. Troop levels in North Korea now totalled two hundred thousand with some coming to within fifty miles of the Korean DMZ.

Edited February 27, 2011 by Curristan

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[u][b]6th July 2015 to 14th July 2015
South East Asia[/b][/u]

July 2015 opened with the Pan Asian Empire consolidating its gains in the region. Many political activists that had spoke out against them had been detained and removed from the country. Western Federation diplomats had been dispatched on the 3rd July to Japan and Thailand in relation to them being potential targets and negotiation concerning the deployment of forces to prevent any Pan Asian attack.


[u][b]19th July 2015
Japan[/b][/u]

Thirty Western Federation naval vessels arrived at Kobe to offload soldiers for the reinforcement of the Japanese Islands. Plans are made for a potential defence against a Pan Asian invasion from bases in newly conquered Cambodia.


[u][b]21st July 2015
Thailand[/b][/u]

Western Federation reinforcements arrive in Bangkok totalling around twenty thousand soldiers. They soon begin defensive operations and begin to work with the Thailand Army.

Pan Asian President Nikolai Vasilev had been reported to be furious at the current events, ordering that operations against Thailand to be cancelled indefinately. He also ordered the forces that had been chosen for the offensive to be rerouted back to Vietnam.


[u][b]28th July 2015
Rio de Janeiro[/b][/u]

Central - South American Republic President Franciso Lugos meets Western Federation President Daniel Wilkes at his Presidential Palace. Various things are discussed, the most important being the lease of bases in the Bahamas to Western Federation warships.

Edited March 11, 2011 by Curristan

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The first half of August 2015 passed with the global situation looking very volatile. Pan Asian Empire territorial gains were naturally worrying the Western Federation and the rest of South East Asia. However Pan Asian President Nikolai Vasilev had ordered that no further military operations be carried out for the time being. He knew that the Western Federation had been rattled and were now on high alert, so he would now bide his time.


[b]11th August 2015
Japan[/b]

Further reinforcements had been coming into the country from bases in Hawaii and the Western US Seaboard. The Western Federation military presence now stood at sixteen thousand and was backed by the Second Fleet which had steamed from Pearl Habour and had arrived in Tokyo Harbour.


[b]17th August 2015
Korean DMZ[/b]

Skirmish between Republic Of Korea and Korean Peoples Army forces occurs after ROK forces spot a raid by seventeen KPA soldiers. Nine KPA soldiers are killed and the rest captured. Intelligence points to it being instigated by Pan Asian Empire to spark a war between North Korea and South Korea.


[b]19th August 2015
Korean DMZ[/b]

A low flying Pan Asian Recon aircraft flying in the restricted airspace is shot down by a ROK Surface to Air Missile. Pan Asian Empire forces respond by firing a Short Range Ballistic Missile at a Command Center near Inchon. It strikes the center killing eighty personnel and wounding three hundred.

Later that day, a Western Federation tactical nuclear weapon explodes on a massive North Korean supply dump just north of the DMZ, killing one thousand two hundred North Korean soldiers and obliterates around one million tonnes of military equipment.

Western Federation President Daniel Wilkes warns the Pan Asian Empire that any attempt to instigate a war in North Korea would be met with "extreme consequences". This comment alarms Moscow and they hurredly pull their soldiers away from the DMZ, just hours away from a full scale invasion of South Korea.

Edited February 28, 2011 by Curristan

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The last few days of August and the beginning of September went by with signs of massive buildups in Pan Asian Territory. Thousands of soldiers seemed to be on the move in one direction or another, with logistical units ferrying tonnes of supplies forward.

[b]7th September 2015
Central Europe[/b]

Western Federation forces were being ferried into the region to counter the massive Pan Asian military presence on the border area. Analysts were predicting a massive land attack by the Pan Asian Federation in the next two weeks.


[b]10th September 2015
Bering Straight[/b]

This area straddled the border between Western Federation Alaska and Pan Asian Empire Russia. It was the most well defended military area, even passing the Korean DMZ. Warships of both sides observed each other and kept tabs on every convoy that passed through.


[b]13th September 2015
Indian Ocean[/b]

Indian Warships are fired upon by African Union Warships. Indian Warships fire back and manage to sink one African Union Cruiser and damage another. India breaks off diplomatic relations with the African Union.


[b]15th - 17th September 2015
South East Asia[/b]

Pan Asian Empire begins pouring forces into Cambodia and Laos. These forces would be used to capture Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia if needed. This would be a secondary front to divert pressure from the expected main theatre of war in Europe.


[b]18th September 2015
Pan Asian Empire[/b]

The final deployment of divisions had began. The moment to attack was set for September 20th 2015.


[b]19th September 2015
Western Federation[/b]

All military were now at the highest state of alert. All the population knew that war was imminent. Western Federation units along the European Border watched and waited.

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[b]20th September 2015
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At 04:00 Hours Local Time, the Pan Asian Offensive began. Artillery began to pound the Western Federation positions along the entire border from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The barrage was supplemented by hundreds of fighters and bombers which unloaded ordinance in the border area. Within two hours, the entire area was blanketed in high explosive which had completely disabled the forward Western Federation positions.


[b]05:00 Hours [/b]

Four thrusts were launched into Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Small squads led the way using infiltration tactics to penetrate through defensive positions, where they made gaps for following armour which sped through. Western Federation forces however held firm and fought for every position, determined to contain them. In desperation, Pan Asian forces began dropping airborne forces all over the border area in an attempt to overwhelm the defences with sheer numbers.


[b]11:00 Hours
Washington DC[/b]

President Daniel Wilkes had ordered the entire Western Federation military to mobilise. All male reservists between the ages of eighteen and fourty had been ordered to report to their units. He had for the past seven hours been getting reports of Pan Asian Empire attacks all over the European Border and the news that bombers had raided Warsaw.


[b]14:00 Hours
Lubin, Poland[/b]

The sound of crashing bombs filled the air as Pan Asian aircraft swarmed over the city. Fires raged through the streets and many had been killed and injured. Western Federation fighters had been surprised by the airstrikes and the nearest intact airbases were well out of range.


The day ended with Pan Asian forces gaining some ground, but the Western Federation forces along the border areas were holding firm. Both sides had suffered heavily in the first twenty four hours of fighting. However, the situation was about to get worse for the Western Federation.

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[b]21st September 2015
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[b]08:00 Hours[/b]

The second day began with fighting continuing to rage inside the border areas. Pan Asian airborne forces had managed to help overwhelm the first line of defences. Pan Asian forces now began to move slowly westward. Western Federation forces began to fall back in good order, leaving rearguards to slow the Pan Asian advance as much as possible. In the area opposite Bialystok the advance had penetrated to fifteen miles inside the border, which had been the biggest gain so far. Pyzemysl had been surrounded at the outset and the garrison of three thousand was bravely resisting the Pan Asian forces trying to break in. This action was helping the retreating Western Federation forces in that sector.


[b]11:00 Hours
Bialystok[/b]

The city was now under heavy fire and being slowly closed in by the front line. Western Federation forces had positions just east of the city who would try to hold up the Pan Asian advance. The civilian population could be seen moving through the streets and many of them had been killed and injured. Western Federation forces were now evacuating the city to defensive positions further to the west.


[b]15:00 Hours[/b]

The situation in Slovakia, Hungary and Romania was also dire. The Pan Asian offensive had penetrated to an average of fifteen miles in all three countries, causing major strategic reverses to Western Federation forces trying to stem the advance.

Edited March 2, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]22nd September 2015
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[b]Poland[/b]

The third day of the Pan Asian offensive heralded the start of a mass breakout of their forces in Poland. One spearhead anchored along the Baltic Coast managed to take Gdansk and drive . Meanwhile the situation for the Western Federation forces in the rest of Poland was desperate. The Pan Asian spearheads had each penetrated at least eighty miles into Poland with Warsaw being threatened. Lubin had been occupied, with the defenders retreating further west.

Heavily fortified Western Federation defensive lines were being constructed along the border between Germany and Poland to halt the Pan Asian advance. The River Oder would be used to the benefit of the defenders in terms of being fortified and being made hard to cross.


[b]Slovakia[/b]

The Pan Asian offensive had smashed through the country, completely overwhelming the main bulk of Western Federation forces in the country. It had made massive progress advancing one hundred miles and destroying much equipment and denying the Western Federation the ability to make a firm stand. Bratislava, Slovakia's Capital was in the process of being evacuated.


[b]23rd September 2015
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[b]Hungary[/b]

Hungary's plight was even worse than that. The country was in complete chaos and Pan Asian Forces were rampaging two hundred and fifty miles from their start points and closing with the border with Austria and the Czech Republic, where with the Germany-Polish Border, a defence line was in place to halt them.


[b]Romania[/b]

The country had been two third occupied with Bucharest already in enemy hands. Western Federation forces had however managed to extricate most of its strength by using rearguard actions to slow down the Pan Asian spearheads. The order however had been to reluctantly abandon Romania to its fate. They would however make the Pan Asian forces pay for taking the country.

Edited March 4, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]24th September 2015[/b]

Pan Asian Forces had reached the German-Polish Border and had been halted by the vast defence line in front of them. Warsaw had been occupied and the entire country had once again fallen under occupation. A spearhead had struck south, then west into the western edge of Slovakia, eliminating the final pocket of resistance and capturing the capital Bratislava.

In Hungary and Romania, the Pan Asian invasion had also overwhelmed both countries, freeing up many divisions for future operations. In four days, four countries had fallen to the Pan Asian offensive. The danger was proven to be not over yet as the forces in Slovakia barrelled across the border into the Czech Republic.

The offensive immediately drove the Western Federation forces back, driving one hundred and ten miles into the country. At the same time, Pan Asian forces began advancing into Austria, taking Vienna that morning and rapidly overwhelmed the country. The Western Federation forces in Europe had taken a severe pounding, losing thousands of miles in territory.


[b]25th September 2015[/b]

The day opened with the Western Federation forces holding positions along Germany's eastern and southern borders, plus along the Austrian, Hungarian and Romanian western borders. They had been reinforced by units coming from the US and Canada, plus the newly formed draft divisions.


[b]North Korea
05:00 Hours[/b]

Operation Retribution opened with mass air attacks on targets in North Korea. Three hundred aircraft blasted ground units and airbases all over the country. At the same time, five hundred thousand Western Federation and South Korean soldiers began sweeping northwards. Resistance collapsed immediately and the Pan Asian forces began retreating towards their homeland.


[b]North Korea
13:00 Hours[/b]

The Western Federation and South Korean attack had raced seventy miles along the entire front, cutting off the port of Nampho and seizing Kaesong and Pyongyang. North Korean forces had resisted bravely but the technological superiority of the Western Federation and South Korea was overwhelming. They continued to retreat, long behind the Pan Asian forces who had by now completed their withdrawal behind the northern border.


[b]Japan
19:00 Hours[/b]

A task force had began to leave ports all over Japan, for a planned offensive which would take place in the morning. Its objective was to divert Pan Asian forces away from Europe and support the offensive in Korea.

Edited March 6, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]26th September 2015
05:00 Hours[/b]

Western Federation ships began closing on the island of Sakhalin. Three hundred fighters launched from the Japanese Mainland began to attack air bases along Sakhalin, while Cruise Missiles were launched against targets inside the planned landing area. At the same time, four hundred air assault soldiers were dropped to secure key positions. Operation Fortitude had begun


[b]07:00 Hours[/b]

After two hours of constant bombardment, three landings were made on the two strips of land on either side of Sakhalin, situated in the the southern area of Sakhalin. The invasion force was made up of seventy thousand soldiers from fifteen different nations in the Western Federation. The defenders on the island were fifteen Russian divisions who were ordered to hold at all costs. The first few hours passed with them trying to force the two bridgeheads back into the sea.


[b]13:00 Hours[/b]

The invaders had managed to halt the Pan Asian defenders attempts to drive them back. They had then counterattacked, pushing them back, with the western area attack seizing Aniva Bay and Korsakov. In the eastern bridgehead, Ozerskiy had fallen and the bridgeheads were about to link up near the town of Prigorodnoye.


[b]17:00 Hours[/b]

Both spearheads had after heavy fighting, managed to capture Prigornodnoye and formed a significant bridgehead. They had then pushed north, coming within three miles of Khomoutovo. However the attack was then forced to halt due to determined Pan Asian resistance.

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[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day One Positions[/u]

Edited March 7, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]27th September 2015[/b]

The second day began with Western Federation forces launching their spearheads northwards, after a ten minute lightning artillery and air bombardment. The surprised Pan Asian forces fell back, relinquishing Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk which fell around midday. On the west coast, Kholmsk was taken and the front was pushing steadily further and further north. Reinforcements were landing at the newly captured Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport which were being fed into the battles.

However the front had by the evening stabilised again. This was not what the Western Federation High Command had hoped for. They had hoped to have at least advanced further north than this. Time would tell how long the campaign would last.



[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDayTwo.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Two Positions[/u]



The same day also marked the end of the Korean Campaign. Western Federation and South Korean forces had reached the northern border and halted. This victory had placed the strategically important port of Vladivostok into range of Western Federation forces. That would be the next target once the forward units had been resupplied and aircraft established on the former North Korean airbases.

Edited March 9, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]28th September 2015[/b]


Western Federation forces continued to push further north, despite the constant heavy resistance the Pan Asian forces defending the island were putting up. Bykov and Dolinsk were the settings for two major battles as Western Federation forces tried to take them in the face of a determined defence. They had taken a foothold in what had been considered safe Pan Asian territory. The shock and audacity of the invasion had rocked the world and had shaken the Pan Asian leadership while it had boosted the Western Federation leadership.

Pan Asian President Nikolai Vasilev had by now ordered that the island "be defended as long as it is militarily possible to do so." That meant that he was willing to withdraw to save his forces rather than squander them in the defence of Sakhalin. However the Pan Asian forces on the island had received reinforcement, although not as many as the Western Federation were bringing in day by day. They were under constant harrassment from Western Federation aircraft who came in low to drop several bombs or fire Air to Ground Missiles on their positions.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDayThree.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Three Positions[/u]

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[b]29th September 2015[/b]


The day was characterised by further Western Federation gains on the island. Chekhovo and Tomari, situated on the west coast of Sakahlin were captured, forcing Pan Asian naval units nearby to flee northwards. The invasion could now not be challenged by the Pan Asian forces on the island due to their severe chronic shortage of ammunition and fuel.

Western Federation aircraft had total air superiority over the whole front which gave the ground forces complete freedom to move undetected. Commanders on the ground were now trying to increase the speed of the advance so to complete the campaign before the onset of winter.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDayFour.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Four Positions[/u]

Edited March 10, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]30th September 2015[/b]


The Western Federation advance continued. However the offensive had been slowed so supplies could get to the front line. Pan Asian forces had however disengaged and moved far to the north so to regroup. The condition of their units were so bad that they could not even man the line, let alone fight.

The commander of Pan Asian forces on Sakhalin had told Moscow that the forces on the island could hold out for two more weeks at the most. This revelation highlighted the amount of damage the Western Federation invasion had done to these units which had been of good quality before the invasion.

Air strikes were now being mounted at least twenty miles ahead of the advance units to help soften up defensive positions and also to dampen the Pan Asian forces morale.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDayFive.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Five Positions[/u]



Meanwhile, the surprise declaration of war against the Western Federation was made by the African Union President Jaslem Al Firhi in their capital Cairo. The rationale for the invasion was to gain territory in the Indian Ocean and also make more mischief for the Western Federation. The Western Federation President Daniel Wilkes in turn declared war on the African Union.

The Central - South American Republic President Franciso Lugos later that day issued a declaration of war against the African Union and also the Pan Asian Empire, the latter in support of the Western Federation. All four superpowers were now at war.

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[b]1st October 2015[/b]

With the front units resupplied, Western Federation forces continued its general offensive, while launching a strike towards Krasnogorsk. Pan Asian units were pushed back under the onslaught, with six divisions being wiped out just south of the city. A brief battle took place for the bridge running over the river flowing through Krasnogorsk, before Western Federation units managed to overwhelm the defenders, who retreated northwards.

By the evening, the Pan Asian forces had again managed to halt the Western Federation attacks, however they would withdraw most of their units during the night leaving a rear guard behind. This had been the tactics used every night so to allow themselves a breathing space.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDaySix.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Six Positions[/u]

Edited March 12, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]2nd October 2015[/b]


The front had now bypassed the town of Makarov and had forced the Pan Asian forces back far beyond the town. The commander of Pan Asian forces on Sakhalin had recieved new reinforcements which had been fed into the battle. Pan Asian casualties were high, with even President Nikolai Vasilev conceding that the island would soon fall to the Western Federation.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDaySeven.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Seven Positions[/u]



This day was also the heralding of Operation Asian Tiger, the Western Federation invasion of Cambodia. Spearheads swept over the border from Thailand and began advancing eastwards. Pan Asian forces inside the border area fell back as the invasion raced forwards. This was the second of several offensives designed to divert Pan Asian Empire resources from Europe where intelligence was pointing to them launching a new offensive.

[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/WFInvasionofCambodia.png[/img]

[u]Operation Asian Tiger End of Day One Positions[/u]

Edited March 12, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]3rd October 2015[/b]


Western Federation forces had continued northwards and had captured Vostok. Pan Asian forces had put up heavy resistance but with limited ammunition and equipment, they could not hold onto any position for long. The Pan Asian Supreme High Command had ordered that no more reinforcements be sent to Sakhalin as the island was expected to fall in the next week.

Meanwhile, Western Federation High Command had ordered that plans be drawn up for a possible occupation of Vladivostok as a viable resupply point, using bases on the former North Korean border.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDayEight.png[/img]

[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Eight Positions[/u]


Western Federation forces had continued to advance, liberating the Cambodian Capital Phnom Penh. The collapse of Pan Asian forces inside the country was swift, forcing them to retreat towards Laos and Vietnam. Aircraft swept in to attack the Pan Asian divisions in the battle area. Morale in these units had plummeted as air strike after air strike destroyed vehicles and precious ammunition. Much needed fuel was scarce and many vehicles that had survived the air attacks or during the fighting had to be left behind.


[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/WFInvasionofCambodia2.png[/img]

[u]Operation Asian Tiger End of Day Two Positions[/u]

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[b]4th October 2015[/b]


Western Federation units had continued northwards. In truth, they were on the point of breaking through due to their overwhelming numbers plus the fact that their advance was now virtually unopposed. Pan Asian Supreme High Command had ordered the full evacuation of their forces from Sakhalin. This decision showed that they would abandon the island to the Western Federation, sacrificing the intitative in the region.


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[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Nine Positions[/u]


Operation Asian Tiger ended as the rest of Cambodia was finally in Western Federation hands. The collapse of Pan Asian forces inside the country had proven that they were not invincible and that they could not take whatever country they wanted. Morale had been restored to the Western Federation Army and a priceless victory had been achieved.

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[b]5th October 2015[/b]


Finally the front broke with Western Federation forces racing through the gaps. Heavy pressure over the last nine days began to stretch Pan Asian forces on the island to the breaking point. The evacuation had began at the northern tip of Sakhalin with ships from China and Russia taking soldiers and their equipment off the island. Their plan was to lay a screening force to slow the advance down so evacuation could take place, however this was optimistic seeing the breakthrough that had occured to the south.



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[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Ten Positions[/u]



[b]6th October 2015[/b]


The front began to race northwards swallowing up Pan Asian units that had failed to keep pace with the retreating main force. The campaign was now expected to be over in the next few days due to the complete disintigration of Pan Asian resistance on Sakhalin.


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[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Eleven Positions[/u]

Edited March 16, 2011 by Curristan

[VigilantWatcher]

[b]7th October 2015[/b]


The Western Federation advance had continued with units moving at a fast pace northwards, pursuing the Pan Asian rearguards who were screening the evacuation. The massive task was now underway, with many vessels travelling to and from the island carrying men and equipment away.

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[u]Operation Fortitude End of Day Twelve Positions[/u]



[b]8th October 2015[/b]


Pan Asian forces that were left on Sakhalin were now forced into a small pocket in the northeast of the island. Air attacks were savaging the evacuation destroying several vessels. Artillery blanketed the besieged Pan Asian units in high explosive killing and maiming many. The final vessels would sail that evening due to the fact the island would expect to fall the following day.

[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/SakhalinDayThirteen.png[/img]



[b]9th October 2015[/b]


Pan Asian forces that were left on Sakhalin were ordered to surrender, meaning that the island had fallen completely into Western Federation hands. The campaign had lasted two weeks and had forced the initiative in the region to the Western Federation. Pan Asian forces in the region had lost most of its strength with many killed or captured. Material losses were estimated to be in the hundred of thousands of tonnes.

Edited March 16, 2011 by Curristan

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[b]10th October 2015[/b]


As morning broke, Pan Asian forces launched an offensive into Finland. The most northern spearhead sealed off the southern area of the country in Oulu Province, while six more spearheads raced westwards. Finnish forces attempted to resist but were pushed back by the onslaught. By the evening, the capital Helsinki was in threat of being captured.

[img]http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/AdamH312/PanAsianInvasionofFinland.png[/img]



[b]11th October 2015[/b]


Pan Asian forces had that morning captured Helsinki and overran the rest of the country. The Finnish units that had not been captured had fled into Norway or Sweden. Major deployment of Western Federation forces in both countries had held the Pan Asian advance, reinstating the stalemate.



[b]12th October 2015[/b]


News broke of African Union forces invading Israel. Eight divisions attacked on a short front, pushing a way through the border defences and into Western Federation territory. Fighting was fierce as the spearheads fought their way northeast. They suffered many casualties but managed to get a good distance into Israel, capturing a good deal of territory before being finally stopped.

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A strong counterattack that afternoon drove the African Union units back into their own territory and far beyond their start positions. A general offensive was ordered and spearheads burst from the entire border area and raced into the Sinai region. They raced through the desert, outflanking rearguard positions and overwhelming any opposition. By the end of the day, they had seized a generous bridgehead in the Sinai.

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[b]13th October 2015[/b]


Finally after chasing African Union units westwards the Western Federation offensive reached the Suez Canal, effectively closing it to civilian traffic. They immediately dug in on the western bank and reinforced their positions. They would now hold position and wait for any African Union counterattack.

Meanwhile to the south, Western Federation forces continued their attempt to clear the Sinai.

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[b]14th October 2015[/b]

Western Federation forces had finally forced the African Union divisions in the Sinai to withdraw across the Gulf of Suez and onto the western bank. This major defeat had severely hurt the presige of its President Jaslem Al Firhi and would place the African Union capital Cairo under severe threat.


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The rest of October would pass with no further fighting on the ground. The Western Federation forces in Norway and Sweden had regrouped after the Finnish campaign and intelligence showed that the Pan Asian war machine had turned its attention away from Scandinavia for the time being.

In fact, Pan Asian forces had been shifted to Romania where an attack would be made on Bulgaria to increase pressure on Turkey and Greece. However they would face a substantial Western Federation presence there and the offensive would be heavily contested. It would also be aimed mainly at capturing the Black Sea coastline.

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[u][b]1st November 2015
Romania[/b][/u]

Pan Asian units began to set up camp in marshalling areas in the southern area of the country. Western Federation intelligence knew of the threat due to special forces conducting several infiltration missions which confirmed that the buildup was taking place. Secret plans to take the war into Romanian territory were being considered and timed to take place immediately before any Pan Asian offensive. Even if the Pan Asian offensive opened first, the weight of forces they possessed were not as much as the Western Federation had in that sector of the front.

Edited March 21, 2011 by Curristan