Ryouese-Sharfghotten War: Naval and Air Campaigns (MT)

[Ryouese Black Islands]

Arelfenn fleet

PNVLenin's countermeasures stopped one of the UCM's in their track, and the other impacted on the deck, causing minimal damage. PNV Ivan was not so lucky, the UCM hitting her access hatch and stopping any planes from exiting the carrier.

"We may have bitten off more than we can chew here." Called the Admiral to all other commanders. "Withdraw now, and regroup with Haifischbucht fleet. Cover our retreat."

The ships began evasive action, arcing back the way they had came. As they went, they dropped depth-charges and sea mines into the water. They were careful to note the location- it would not do for a ship full of supplies to be blown up by friendly fire.

The Subs were also falling back, seeing that they forced a Retreat of the enemy. This was a Victory for the Ryouese and now they were soon going to even The odds: They were going to send the Grand Fleet next.

[Ryouese Black Islands]

Bump

[Sharfghotten]

Bump

OOC: I'm here, just waiting for Grimmadonis to post so I can reply to both at once.

[Ryouese Black Islands]

Bump

OOC: I'm here, just waiting for Grimmadonis to post so I can reply to both at once.

OOC: ok.

[Gimmadonis]

12:12 A.M.

The captains of the ships had learned from yesterday. Destroyers had now began to strafe along the cost, dispensing their shells, rather than staying in one place. It had worked, and few enemy shots connected now. The Redemption, it's communications tower under shoddy repairs, was being led by the frigate Sullen Remorse. Explosions from enemy artillery exploded in the waters around them, but the ships held firm.

A groggy admiral Winbred rubbed his temples. He now had to co-ordinate a night-ops, and a fleet movement at once. He had directed his Shock Troopers to plant explosive on the artillery installations they come across, but he had not yet received any word from them. He looked down at his display monitor. As he did, an artillery shell struck one of his escorting frigates, Winbred looked in surprise at how quickly it set the deck aflame, despite not hitting any critical systems. He knew that type of damage; only a massive artillery shell could do that.

"They have rail-way guns. All ships, target cord's, Ten-Zero, Niner. I want those traintracks destroyed."

The ships heeded the command, and began to focus their fire on the position where satellite imagery had spotted the railroad.

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Corporal Miran had just finished setting the timer on the charge he had placed underneath the artillery gun. "This one's set, Commander. Charge will blow in T - minus five."

Commander Berr nodded. The Sharf troops manning the gun had not noticed them, due to a combination of the darkness, their stealth, on their own fatigue. Berr motioned his troops West, to the next installation. Two were already set, and one should be going off just about...

'Now.'

Half a mile away, and explosion rose up into the sky, scraps of burning metal going with it. The mission was going better than expected, they had yet to fire a single shot. Yet. As the Sharf troops, oblivious to their own peril, began to vainly try an establish contact with their friends, the Shock Troopers snuck off under the cover of night.

They were only 50 meters off of the artillery strike, when the corporal went down. As his body hit the ground, a sniper shot ran through the air. Berr moved on instinct, ordering his team to find cover. He searched the treeline, until he found him, the sniper in the trees. A round ricocheted off the rock the commander was hiding behind, and he ducked again beneath it. The remaining 5 members of his team looked to him for orders. He singled for them to start covering fire, while he tried to flank around. Three of his team nodded, and began to unload fully automatic fire on the sniper's position. The other, Lance Corporal Terra, armed her SG-ATR. She had hoped she would get to use it, it was, after all, tech that had yet to be tested in the field under night conditions.

As the rounds from the trooper's MAR-14's hit the sniper's perch, giving Berr his window. He charged to sniper, dodging behind cover as often as he could, soon he was within 30 meters. at this point, he levels his rifle at the sniper. Berr can't see him clearly enough to take the shot, however. Berr, making a split second decision, loaded his M203 grenade launcher. Taking aim, he fired just over the tree...

Crack!

The round hit the tree, splitting it into mulch sized pieces. The top of the tree fell to the earth, and the sniper with it. Berr sprinted over the tree, breathing heavily between his teeth. There, he saw the sniper, legs broken, scrambling for his rifle. Berr calmly placed his foot on the sniper's wrist, who looked up to him, fear in his eyes. His terror was mercifully ended by a 5.56 round through the forehead.

The commander met his team over the body of Corporal Miran. A few bowed their heads, humbled at his death. Berr would have none of it though, and ordered his team to remove the charges, and whatever ammo they could from his body. His helmet and MAR rifle were removed, and briefly stuck in the ground near his body as a grave.

As per Protocol 17, an incendiary device was lit upon his body, as to destroy any technology that might fall into enemy hands. Except for the helmet on the grave, which had it's electronics ripped out, and cast into the fire. Humbled were all in presence, who, despite the training which taught them they were invincible, were now reminded that they were very much mortal.

And on they continued, to the next artillery installation.

[Sharfghotten]

Haifischbucht fleet

"Comrade, the Arelfenn fleet is arriving to augment our numbers. Apparrently the Ryouese inflicted a defeat on them with some kind of underwater cruise missile."

Admiral Landers rubbed his temples. "That's good, Comrade. We're just coming up on the Grimmad fleet now, so if they could arrive within the next hour or so that would be fantastic. And about the Ryouese... Call up a pack of hunter subs to stop them getting us before we know what's hit us."

The Haifischbucht fleet, widely known as the elite force of the Sharfghotten navy, neared its target. As the drew closer to the Grimm fleet, the ships began firing off various sized artillery shells at the Grimmad ships. From the carrier, PNV Sunrise, a fleet of five TU-160 bombers rose into the air, escorted by ten MiG-35 fighter escorts. They ascended high into the night sky, the TU's discharging their payloads as they passed above the Grimm ships. The MiG's kept any Grimm fighters off of the TU's as best they could with their own weapons, occasionally performing a strafing run against the Grimm ships. Thick plumes of water exploded several feet into the air all around as the Sharf naval guns pounded the Grimms, but none could be sure if they connected.

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On the ground, K5 one erupted into a substantial fireball as a Grimmadonis naval shell landed square on its ammunition supply. K5 two was rocked by explosions in its close proximity but managed to avoid any substantial damage, and continued loosing off shells at the enemy ships.

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Good god, our artillery positions are being taken out, one by one!" exclaimed commander Spritz, gazing at the real-time field map in front of him. "No enemy shells landing in that area... Shit. They must have got troops on the ground somehow! Get helicopters out there now. And beef up the security on K5 two and our remaining artillery. If there are Grimm troops out there, I want them dead."

Five GG-67 helicopters rose into the air, their high-powered searchlights sweeping across the dark, tree-spotted plains of the area. On the ground, SVT-75 troop transports dispatched themselves to look after the remaining Sharf long-range capacity.

the pincer was closing. But so far, the Grimmadonis fleet had failed to crack.

[Ryouese Black Islands]

The Ryouese decided on waiting till The Grimmad fleet was defeated or decided to fall back before sending out the Grand Fleet to crush The enemy navy. The Ryouese had doubts on Gimmadonis tactics and many Ryouese knew that the enemy would use air attacks against them. So it was that General Ryu Ninborisu saw that Gimmadonis might lose the battle and The Plan to defeat Sharfghotten was now almost in ruins.

Action had to be taken to bring The Ryouese Battle Plan back from near ruin.

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From Ryouese Imperial High Command
To The Military Commanders of Gimmadonis

We would like it to be known that your attack on Sharfghotten, while good, Is not comfriming to Our Plan. We will not send aid to your forces yet as we have our own plan to fight the enemy.

Signed: General Ryu Ninborisu

[Gimmadonis]

1:00 A.M., Day 2 of the Sharfghotten Campaign

Though his aides and crewman scrambled around him, the Admiral remained calm. He knew that the Sharf fleet would be hitting them sooner or later. But he had a plan. The Darwin was a floating fortress, safe from anything smaller then a ship's deck gun. On that note, the Darwin had no main guns of it's own, but it had a secret weapon. All around the ship were Sea-to-air missile launch ports. They and several automated chain guns were more than capable of neutralizing any missiles or MiGs that came near it. Other carriers had similar defenses, but the frigates and destroyers were not so lucky, several took direct hits, but those that could made it to the sides of the carriers, where there would some defense.

All fighters were ordered to take off, everything else was put bellow decks, and what couldn't be was simply left on the deck to their fates. 2 B-52 Stratofortresses were destroyed by bombs which had breached the carriers defenses, along with several V-22 Ospreys. However, Winbred was more concerned with those ships, closing in on their position. It was night, so satellite imagining, which the Gimmad navy relied on heavily in day battles, was now blind. At any rate, he decided he would send his reformed Vulture squadron, all 9 remaining birds, to stop the bombers. F-15s, on the other hand, all 120 of them combined, were ordered to assault the decks of the enemy fleets carriers. They would fly out of range of their AA guns, and use guided rockets to destroy key ship systems from on high. Following them would be 4 B-52s, of only 6 left. What happens next would have to be improvised.

Winbred radioed his forces.

"Okay, filth. Listen up, it appears that the Sharf Navy, have so valiantly offered to come and have themselves sunk. Now, are gonna deny them?"

Cheering resonated throughout the fleet.

"All crews, report to battle stations. I want all shells on those damn ships now. Harriers, arm Anti-submarine ordinance and patrol low. I don't want any commie bastards sneaking up on us."

Winbred was suddenly more awake then he'd been in a week, and was now barking orders like a madman, ordering maneuvers and tactical shifts that his crew could barely keep up with.


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Terra stepped over the body of a Sharf troop, assault rifle still clutched in his hand. He hadn't time to let go of it, after she put a round through his skull. Everything had been going exactly as planned, they were planting charges exactly as the ones they had just planted were being destroyed. In the absence of Miran, she had been in charge of planting the charges on the artillery pieces. This would be number six. She set the charge, and the charge reliably read 5:15.

Berr began to motion his forces further south, when suddenly his helmet began to pick up on a sound. It was faint at first, but he began to amplify it. To his dismay, the sound happened to be the whirring of helicopter blades. He gave a questioning beeps to his team, they had all heard it too. The commander swore under his breath, and made a motion to Terra. She responded by grasping her SG-ATR. It was meant for day-time ops, but it was supposedly also capable of being used at night.

The Shock Troopers scattered, taking up positions behind rocks and trees, trying to lower their profile. Soon enough, they did not need their helmets amplification to hear the helicopter, as it's spotlights searched over the ground. It quickly found the dead bodies, and seemed to hang in the air for a moment, before pulling away in it's search. Berr was relieved, perhaps the helicopter hadn't seen them. But he was sunken as he realized it was heading south, where they needed to go.

A dozen meters away, Terra held her rocket launcher firm, her statue-like resolve betraying her anxiety. She looked over to Berr, and their helmets stared at each other, reflecting black upon black. Berr gave a slight nod, and Terra smirked through her helmet. She quickly rolled out of cover, and trained her SG on the Mule. The launcher gave a ringing sound, until it locked on. Terra was about to pull the trigger, until her targeting screen, which was normally blue, turned a bright red. It had been unable to establish contact with the satellite, which was required for the lock on.

The Mule, now aware of the movement below, began to turn. Terra had little choice, she pulled the trigger and ditched the launcher. The rocket whizzed past the helicopter, which had now began to fire it's auto cannon. Terra dove behind cover, a rock which was quick becoming gravel under the 27mm rounds. Berr loaded a grenade into his MAR-14, and despite being an atheist, decided to make the shape of a cross on his head, shoulders, and chest, because hey, it couldn't hurt.

He rolled around cover, and took aim. The mule began to turn it's gun, but Berr fired first. Though he had hoped to hit the cockpit, the round hit low, destroying the autocannon. Like an injured beast, the Mule reeled, before flying over the Shock troopers position, dropping a bomb. It exploded only a few feet away from Corporal Terra, blowing off her leg, and sending her flying twenty feet. In retaliation, the rest of the squad began to unload fully automatic fire on the the heli. Though many rounds bounced off, a few punched through, killing some of the crew inside.

Defeated, the mule retreated, smoke from it's destroyed gun billowing behind it. Berr rallied his soldiers, and ran to Terra. She was near dead, wheezing for air. Berr tried to say something, but the sound of and APC's tires rumbled through the forest, approaching fast.

"Command..er... where's my gun?"

"Terra, you're in no-"

"Where's my... *swallowing blood*... gun?"

Berr looked around, until he found the rocket launcher's screen, glowing blue again. He picked it up, and placed it in Terra's lap.

"Bring ... bring me over to..." Terra began to motion towards the artillery gun. The charge on it now read only 50 seconds.

Berr nodded to his 4 remaining soldiers, and they carried Terra over to the artillery, and propped her up next to the charge. Even in her weakened state, she knew what had to be done. The charge would destroy her, and the artillery gun, thus fulfilling the mission, and Protocol 17. The APC drew closer, and the troops began to motion back into the forest.

Berr looked away from Terra solemnly, incapable of mustering words for her sacrifice. He began to walk away when she called out to him.

"Commander..."

He looked back at her. In her right hand was her rocket launcher, her left was curled into a weak thumb-up.

"Praise to the Righteous."

As the Shock Troopers headed into the forest, Terra mustered all her remaining strength to raise her SG-ATR. The APC's headlights were now visible, and it glanced over Terra. She looked to the charge. 0:30. 0:29. 0:28. She then turned and watched as the blue screen on her SG turned green.

'Lock-on confirmed'

Smirking, she pulled the trigger.

[Sharfghotten]

"Jesus, keep away from that carrier!" Shouted MiG leader Red-one into his microphone. He and his squadron banked hard to the left to avoid the absolute wall of munition pouring out of the Darwin. Red four and Red ten were shot down in a storm of flames, their burning vehicles gliding straight into the flanks of the enormous carrier. The TU-160 bombers held themselves off from the Darwin as well, concentrating instead on the corvettes, frigates and destroyers that were scrambling to retuen fire at the Sharf forces. From the PNV Sunrise rose another wing of MiG fighters, all armed to the teeth for air war with the Grimm's fighter planes.

"All Golds this is Gold one" called in the pilot. "Primary target is enemy B-52's. All others are considered secondary, repeat secondary, over."

The MiG's flew just behind the latest salvo of Sharf artillery shells, aimed at various Grimm ships. This naval artillery was a selection of different shell calibers, but all were deadly effective. Supplementing the shells were a small selection of slower travelling EXOCET missiles.

Enemy F-15's raked the decks of the Sunrise, setting off small explosions as fighters were ripped apart. Small calibre SAM missiles and 27mm AA guns were fired off to divert the attackers.

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The SVT was hit head on by the missile. The armoured vehicle stopped dead in its tracks, flames and thick black smoke pouring out of the cockpit. A disoriented survivor dismounted, training his rifle on the Grimmad soldier in front of him,. He didn't register the charge counting past one, nor the explosion that made short work of immolating him a microsecond later.

All available helicopters. Definate enemy presence behind Sharf lines. Transmitting co-ordinates to your cockpits now. All available helicopters, seek and destroy. No survivors.

With that message, the roving Mules turned mid-air and flew their way to the last known sighting of the Grimmad shock troopers. They breezed over the burning wreckage of the DpK and SVT vehicles, and set to scanning the trees. Supplementing them was a pair of GG-89 Haifisch gunships, pulled off of patrolling the deserted beach to gun down the enemy before they could wreak any more havoc on the ground.

Slowly tramping through the Sharf grasslands were squads of infantrymen, SKG-10 rifles augmented with torches sweeping tyhe landscape for the tell-tale sign of enemy troops. Behind them rolled groups of SIFV-1's, turrets swinging to and fro. The luckier troops sat on the flanks of SVT-75 APC's, which hurried on past the footsloggers and kicked up dust as they drove off into the night, headlights cutting a path through the darkness in front of them.

[Ryouese Black Islands]

The Ryouese were prepareing for the second part of Phase I: a Naval Battle that would define who was to control The Seas around Sharfghotten for the war. The Ryouese saw that if the war was to be won, then the Ryouese Empire must control the seas.

Also The Empire was starting to see Gimmadonis Battleplan would not work, as that was what The Rypuese tacticians were saying. The Ryouese would let The Gimmad Fleet fight the enemy fleet, then let the enemy have a small Break from battle to prepare to fight The Ryouese Navy.

Kanna tought The Idea would be honorble enough.

[Ryouese Black Islands]

OOC: lets put the RP on hold till Shar can get his allies in this war.

[Sharfghotten]

OOC: I was waiting for Grimm again. I'll call up some allies when I get back from college later (hopefully).

[Gimmadonis]

OOC: Sorry, guys. I had to leave for the weekend, I'll try an get my post in in a few hours.

[Sharfghotten]

OOC: Big bump!

[Groko]

20 Miles Away

Admiral Nikianor stood on the forward edge of the flight deck. He gazed out into the sea, smelling the clean but salty air. He sighed, knowing full-well that today could be the last time he ever even walked the flight deck of the Grokoan Carrier Vanguard, one of the two supercarriers assigned to his Battle Group. As a fresh blast of sea air smashed into him, he looked around, briefly glancing at the nearby carrier, the Shegato. As he watched, it launched two AEW, and four ASW helicopters. He paused briefly, listening to the loud WHOOP WHOOP, noise which informed him that the Vanguard had just done the same. He felt the rush of air as the choppers soared over him, hurrying to complete their duties. He sighed once more, time to get back to work. He turned around, walking back towards the island. He whistled softly.

The Grokoan Fleet had formed a defensive circle with the destroyers and frigates on the outer edge of the circle, followed by cruisers along the inner edge of the circle. Next, the Battleships formed a tighter inner circle around the larger supercarriers, which sheltered the smaller America-Class carriers in between them. The fleet's subs were stationed 1 mile in front, to the right and left, and to the rear of the circle. Resting comfortably on the deck of the Vanguard, and her sister ship were Alert Squadrons. Each squadron had four F-35s and each supercarrier had one, prepped and ready to launch at any sign of danger.

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TO: Haifischbucht fleet
FROM: The UKS Vanguard
 
 We have arrived to support you. Since our Fleet is mostly prepared to regain naval superiority, we suggest that our Fleet's coordinate a counterattack on enemy forces. Our government will be contacting you soon if it hasn't already.
 

Groko City,
Royal Palace,
Four Minutes Earlier

Prime Minister Duncan hung up his phone, placing it gently in it's holster with a soft click. He leaned back, a broad smile forming on his face. He had just received confirmation that Battle Group Alpha, the Fleet of warships he had sent to respond to Sharfghotten's request for aid, was about to enter Sharf waters. Despite himself, he was a little sad that military assistance was needed. He would have preferred to host a peace conference, or something. However, the situation was urgent. Two nations were invading Sharfghotten, and for no good reason none the less. He frowned.

The day when people think it alright to force sovereign people to agree with their beliefs is a sad one indeed, he thought. At any rate, I'd better get a message to the Sharf government.

He picked up his phone, and dialed his Minister of Defense.

Official Message



To: Sharfghotten Military Command
FROM: Micheal Reichfold, Grokoan Minister of Defense

As you no doubt know by now, my government has moved to support you in your crusade against the imperialistic nations that are attempting to seize control of your noble nation. We have dispatched a Battle Group, containing the ships and planes listed below. We have been informed that it has arrived, and is probably on your long range radar sensors. The Fleet has been ordered to contact you once it comes closer in order to coordinate a military strike against our foes. The Fleet's main purpose is to secure your beaches and territorial waters, and to cut of any supplies for any ground troops that may have landed. If you have any questions, I implore you to contact me or the commander of the Fleet, whose name is included below. May our enemies fall before us.

Ships
2x Gerald R Ford Class Supercarriers
2x America class AAS
4x Montana Class Battleships (With missile systems [Basically take the missile systems to from the IOWA's last upgrade, and place them on the BS] )
12x Ticonderoga class Cruisers
18x Arleigh Burke class Destroyers
24x De Zeven Provinciën class frigates
6x Severodvinsk class attack subs.

Aircraft
96x F-35Cs (48 per Carrier)
32x F/A-18E/F Multi-role Super Hornets (16 per Carrier)
12x EA-18G Growler (6 per Carrier)
6x E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes (3 per Carrier)
4x C-2A Greyhounds (2 per Carrier)
8x MH-60R/S Seahawks (4 per Carrier)
22x X-47B (Modified for recon and launch of air to surface ordinance) (11 per Carrier)
4x AEW Merlin AgustaWestland AW101 (2 per Carrier)
8x ASW Merlin AgustaWestland AW101 (4 per Carrier)
24x MV-22B Ospreys (12 per AAS )
16x AH-1Z Vipers (8 per AAS )
20x F-35Bs (10 per AAS )
8x CH-53Ks (4 per AAS )
8x Navy MH-60S "Knighthawks" (4 per AAS )

[Osea 767]

SNS Tbilisi, Soviet 1st Mobile Fleet

The Soviets had, untill now, been inactive in the war. But now, they were making their first moves in a plan to defeat the imperialists. The 1st Mobile Fleet had set sail from the Osean ports that serviced it. It's course was towards where the enemy forces were attempting to land. The plan was to destroy or severely damage the enemy naval forces.

To aid in this, the Soviets had launched a number of RORSATs. These would help give a rough location of where the enemy was. However, due to the fact that the satellites would not stay in one place for any meaningful amount of time, the fleet would deploy MiG-25RB reconnaissance/bomber aircraft and Sukhoi "Sky Eye" reconnaissance UAVs to track the enemy naval formations and give an accurate position, to allow the Soviet fleet to engage them with long range missiles.

But other element would be needed to defeat the enemy. And so, for that purpose, a message was sent to the Sharfghotten military high command.

Official Osean Communique

Encription level: 5
To: Sharfghotten Military Command
From: Soviet General Staff, Soviet Socialist Union of Osea

We wish to do our part to aid you in your struggle against the imperialist nations that are attacking your nation. While we have no doubts about the capabilities of your armed forces, we feel that the deployment of a significant number of Soviet ground units and air groups to your territory will make a serious change to the present situation and ask that you allow us to do this.

On a related note, one of our fleets are moving towards the area. We feel that a combined attack from naval and air forces from both our nations should be able to destroy, if not severely weaken, the enemy forces. We desire your opinion on the idea and, if you approve, your aid in forming a battle plan for such an attack.

Sincerely,
Mihail Kalinnikov,
Chief of the Soviet General Staff


OOC:

This is not my full ORBAT. I will be adding air and ground units to this, once I get permission from Sharfghotten to deploy them in his territory.

1st Mobile Fleet
Commanded By: Admiral Vasily Ushakov
Flagship: SNS Tbilisi, Longsword-class superheavy guided missile warship

1 Longsword-class superheavy guided missile warship
2 Vistula Class Command Ships
8 Serovskya Class Fleet Carriers
9 Minsk Class Light Carriers
12 Red Star Class Battleships
30 Belarus Class Cruisers
50 Kurlov Class Destroyers
60 Storozhevoy Class Frigates
200 Audacious-K class Guided Missile Hovercorvette
40 Typhoon Class Attack Submarines
10 Karelia Class Electronic Surveillance Ships
* large numbers of auxillary ships and landing vessals

Serovskya Class Fleet Carrier Aircraft Complement
84 Su-65 Air Superiority Fighter
16 MiG-25RB Reconnaissance/Bomber aircraft
6 Yak-44 radar picket aircraft
12 Kamov Ka-27 helicopters

[Ryouese Black Islands]

The Ryouese were soon starting a new battleplan, one that they knew would work. The Ryouese were hopeing to have a battle that would decide the war in one stroke. and The Soviets had gave them that idea.

The Ryouese would attack The Osean Soviet 1st Mobile Fleet before it reached The battlefront. The Ryouese Grand Fleet would find and engage the enemy fleet in International Waters, on the high seas it self. The Ryouese had to take out the Osean Fleet before it reached Sharfghotten. If the fleet was forced back, it would be a Victory for The Imperial Fleet.

Ryouese Imperial Grand High Seas Fleet
Commander: Grand Admiral Nakoko Minamoto, Duke of Isla del Torbal, Commander of The Navy.
Flagship: Oni-class Super Aircraft Carrier Imperial Crown.

One Oni-class Super Aircraft Carrier
20 Sakura-class Battlecruisers.
5 Yokai-class Aircraft Carriers
30 Ayanami-class Destroyers
28 Sora-class Anti-Aircraft Frigates
60 Tsunami-class Missile Frigates
40 Mermaid-class Corvettes
50 Dragonfish-class Attack Submarines
large numbers of auxillary ships and surport ships

Aircraft Complement of The Oni-class Supercarrier
80 Su-27 Flankerair superiority fighters
20 Buccaneer Maritime duties fighters
10 Predator Drones
13 SH-3 Sea King Helicopters

Aircraft Complement of The Yokai-class Aircraft Carrier
50 F-22A Raptor air superiority fighters
20 F/A-18 Hornets
15 SH-3 Sea King Helicopters

[Sharfghotten]

"This is fantastic news!" grinned field Commander Spritz. "Get messages to both our allies. We can end this now."

To: Grokan battle group Alpha commander
From: Sharfghotten MoD
RE: Alpha battlegroup

You have full authorisation to commence military action against the imperialists. Currently our main concern is the fleet belonging to the Grimmadonis, who has engaged our navy in full-scale battle. See attached Naval battleplan, feel free to discuss merits and drawbacks.

To: Soviet General Staff, Soviet Socialist Union of Osea
From: Sharfghotten MoD
RE: Battle plan

Full authorisation is granted to deploy ground forces in our nation. See attached Naval battleplan, feel free to discuss merits and drawbacks.

The Grimmadonis fleet are currently battling the Haifischbucht fleet and the remainder of the Arelfenn fleet. If the Grokan fleet arrives from the South and the Osean fleet from the East, we can cut them off from any route of retreat or resupply.

The Ryouese fleet are plotting something in deeper waters. I propose that each enemy force is eliminated peicemeal.

[Groko]

UKS Vanguard,
Battle Group Alpha

Admiral Nikianor, who was now on the bridge of the Vanguard, smiled slightly as he read the latest transmission from the Sharf government. He had just finished reviewing the plan with his Fleet's captains, and felt confident it could be done. And as if that wasn't enough, the sats orbiting the area above told him that the enemy didn't seem aware of his presence. And the ability to surprise his enemies was one he liked to have when he went into battle. He gave the order for the Fleet to move into position, and the Fleet, which had been sailing to Sharf from the southwest anyway, banked hard to port.

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TO: Sharfghotten MoD
CC: Soviet General Staff, Soviet Socialist Union of Osea
FROM: The UKS Vanguard
SUB: Battleplan

 After some review, we have found this plan acceptable. We are moving into position, and shall engage the enemy as soon as we find ourselves able to. If their are any changes,requests, or questions, do not hesitate to contact us. Before our this day is over, our enemies will regret ever thinking about attacking Sharfghotten, and that is a promise we intend to keep.

The Admiral sent the message, frowning slightly as he did so. Although he seemed confident, something deep down told him that this wouldn't go according to plan. After all, no one was sure what the Ryouese were up too. According to his reports, a few Ryouese subs had been detected earlier. The subs, or so the reports had said, had fled the area. And that was what troubled him. If the danger from them was over, then why did he feel differently? He still couldn't shake the feeling that the subs were apart of something bigger.

Well, he thought to himself, I guess we will just have to wait and see.

[Comorostan]

A small Comorostani flotilla, all that could be spared from operations in the Gulf and Hahklallah, departed from Sulima bound for Sharfghotten. A lone carrier, three cruisers, five destroyers and eight frigates.

They were still some ways away, but messages had been sent to the Sharfghotten government appraising them of their ETA. Hopefully they could hold out long enough for their presence to have an effect.

Also on their way, staging through allied air bases, were flights ofF-24 fighters and A-144 attack aircraft, with cargo craft carrying additional munitions, with emphasis on anti-ship and anti-air missiles.

Comorostan would give all they could to Sharfghotten's defense. It would have to be enough.

[Osea 767]

SNS Tbilisi, Soviet 1st Mobile Fleet

The Soviet commander, Admiral Vasily Ushakov, approved of the plan. However, he knew he could not support it yet. The latest sweep of the area by Osean RORSATs had shown that the Ryouese Grand Fleet had moved to a course that would intercept them. Admiral Ushakov knew he could defeat them, and decided not to change the course of the fleet. Instead, his main reaction was to slow down his fleet, in the hope that the Soviet bombers heading for Sharfghotten would be ready to support his force when he engaged the enemy.

The general plan was still the same though. Once they were approaching a distance of 3,000 km from the enemy, each of the 30 Belarus Class Cruisers would each launch five Sukhoi "Sky Eye" reconnaissance UAVs. This would result in 150 of the drones being in the air, searching in a cooridinated manner for the enemy fleet. While the primary long range missile of the Soviet fleet, the Type-80B "Corona" Cruise Missile, had a range of 2,000 km, they prefered to know where the Ryouese Fleet was before in entered combat range. At the same time as they launched the drones, the Osean carriers would establich combat air patrols and the entire fleet would move to full combat status. This would be combined with the activation of electronic warfare systems to reduce the effectiveness of any enemy attack.

Soviet Aerial Task Force, Approaching Sharfghotten Air Space

Soon, a large number of formations of aircraft were nearing Sharfghotten Air Space. The reinforcement of their ally would come in the form of a stream of aircraft flowing into their airspace. A large number of these were transport aircraft for the troops being sent to Sharfghotten to fight on thr ground, along with their equipment and supplies. The intend was to deliver one armoured division and two motor-rifle divisions to Sharfghotten. But a equally large number of those aircraft were combat aircraft.

Two air groups of MiG-29SMT aircraft, each with about 300 MiG-29SMT fighters, with support in the form of a large tanker force and a dozen Beriev A-50M AWACS aircraft, was on its way to Sharfghotten. There were also units of Su-34 ground attack aircraft, Tu-22M "Backfire bombers, HY-7 interceptors and SgA-47 Multirole Drones on their way, with the drones and their support equipment located in large transport aircraft.This force was not mean to confront the Ryouese Grand Fleet, but instead provide support against the Grimmad fleet and the ground forces it had deployed.

But there were aircraft being sent to deal with the Ryouese Grand Fleet. 100 CFB-8A "Hermes and 30 Tu-175 long range strategic bombers were also on their way to Sharfghotten. They were also supported by tankers and AWACS aircraft. Overall, the Soviets were sending an impressive force. But it had a serious weakness, in that it would be operating from foreign bases and would need to send all its supplies over by air,at least till the Soviet fleet secured dominance over the sea. Untill that time, the Soviet Expeditionary force would have a serious handicap in how and when it could fight.

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Nata Port was soon busy with ships leaving for the war. The Grand Fleet was ready and now setting off to find and destroy The Osean Fleet. Grand Admiral Nakoko Minamoto smiled as The fleet soon headed off to sea.

The enemy was going to face The Ryouese Empire's best.

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I'm waiting for Grimmadonis. He hasn't posted for ages and I've already moved my troops against him a fewposts ago.