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Minzonian Civil War

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Minzonian Civil War

Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:55 am

The Empire of Minzo has fallen into a state of civil war.For a long time,Minzo has been a democratic socialist nation,but now a revolutionary force called ''Revolutionary Plutocratic Force[RPF]'' has begun rebelling against the government to establish a plutocracy in the empire.
[plutocracy-rule by wealth]
President Michael walked up to his podium and gave this speech:
"My fellow Minzonians.These terrorists are nothing more than Ipad wielding spoiled brats.They do not know how to run a country like Minzo,yet they still believe that money is power.I will do everything in my power to stop these spoiled brats from gaining any power of you.However,I am declaring a state of emergency on the nation.With this the following is going into effect:
-Minzo is now a police state until the civil war is over
-Everyone who signed up for the draft must now join the army
-Military police shall be placed in every city protecting the citizens from the terrorists. "

As he walked off of his podium,a sniper shot and wounded him.As he was dragged off by his bodygaurds,a fire fight broke out in the capital.The citizens were being evacuated from the capital of Allar as the military was deployed to combat the RPF.Two tanks and 1,000 troops were deployed to combat the RPF army,whose numbers were unknown.When they got there,it appeared that the enemy was 500 strong.

We ask any nation at all to assist us in any way possible to help us defeat the RPF.
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Postby New Republic of Egypt » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:50 pm

To:RPF
From:New Republic of Egypt
Subject:Help
Encryption:Very High

RPF,we here at the Royal administry,would like to help you
gain control over Minzo,so long as we get paid with the
wealth that will give you the power,We ask that we be payed
however much you can give us,without completely bankrupting
your Rebel Force,and in return will aid your forces with whatever
you ask for

Signed,Head Royal Councilman,
Karem Ba-Tasie
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Postby The Imperial Alliance of Free States » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:16 pm

Minzo wrote:The Empire of Minzo has fallen into a state of civil war.For a long time,Minzo has been a democratic socialist nation,but now a revolutionary force called ''Revolutionary Plutocratic Force[RPF]'' has begun rebelling against the government to establish a plutocracy in the empire.
[plutocracy-rule by wealth]
President Michael walked up to his podium and gave this speech:
"My fellow Minzonians.These terrorists are nothing more than Ipad wielding spoiled brats.They do not know how to run a country like Minzo,yet they still believe that money is power.I will do everything in my power to stop these spoiled brats from gaining any power of you.However,I am declaring a state of emergency on the nation.With this the following is going into effect:
-Minzo is now a police state until the civil war is over
-Everyone who signed up for the draft must now join the army
-Military police shall be placed in every city protecting the citizens from the terrorists. "

As he walked off of his podium,a sniper shot and wounded him.As he was dragged off by his bodygaurds,a fire fight broke out in the capital.The citizens were being evacuated from the capital of Allar as the military was deployed to combat the RPF.Two tanks and 1,000 troops were deployed to combat the RPF army,whose numbers were unknown.When they got there,it appeared that the enemy was 500 strong.

We ask any nation at all to assist us in any way possible to help us defeat the RPF.


To: Minzonian Government
From: IAFS High Command
Encryption: Strong Enough to Stump God

The Alliance has never tolerated terrorism in any form and will aid any government in repelling it. A company of Special Forces will be dispatched posthaste. Please share any available intelligence on the hooligans wrecking your country. Will you require air support?

IASF High Command

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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:50 pm

ooc:Okay,I'll have to do two characters.

To:The New Republic of Egypt
From:RPF
The RPF thanks you,but we do not need money at the moment.What we need is troops.Currently,the Minzonian army has more troops,better weapons,and better training than us.If you could supply us with weapons or troops or train our rebels properly,we shall help make your country rich beyond its wildest dreams.If you help,the new government shall give Egypt any kind of aid it needs.


To:IAFS High Command
I thank you for the aid.Air support will not be nessacary,as the RPF is nothing mmore than a group of rich fat kats and are very small in numbers,but have the air support ready on que just in case.As a reward for helping Minzo,you shall recieve 200,000 dollars in cash,but only if we are victorious.
Sincerly,
President Michael
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Postby Omegaopterix » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:06 pm

From: The Allied States of Omegaopterix
To: RPF
The Allied States of Omegaopterix are willing to give the aid of four hundred half-xeno miltiamen to be used by the RPF in exchange for any POWs to be given to Omegaopterix as slaves. If this is agreed to, we will also send sixty zek beasts that can used as armored cavalry.
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Postby The Imperial Alliance of Free States » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:16 pm

To:IAFS High Command
I thank you for the aid.Air support will not be nessacary,as the RPF is nothing mmore than a group of rich fat kats and are very small in numbers,but have the air support ready on que just in case.As a reward for helping Minzo,you shall recieve 200,000 dollars in cash,but only if we are victorious.
Sincerly,
President Michael


The Special Forces we sent are requesting Scorpion light attack aircraft. Do you have an airbase suitable for the requirements of medium fighters? The Scorpions aren't conventional aircraft, but that's the closest to their operational requirements we're ever found.

Also, the commander is requesting authorization to raid an compound just outside your capital. He has intelligence relating to a high-level meeting this evening and is requesting permission to bring it to a swift end. Would you prefer live prisoners, dead prisoners, or a crater?

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Postby Irentian » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:28 pm

Ally Minzo, we have heard of your crisis and we are here to assist you, yet we need your permission to send in military forces to help support you, until then we can do nothing more but send weapons and medical supplies. If you permit us to send in support, we will send in 20,000 marines and 30,000 army rangers. Also air support and naval support.
War is what changes the world. Yet, the world tries to change war. So,I ask you, where is the war that will change us?

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Postby Estovakja » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:18 pm

TO: Minzonian Government
Encryption: None.

Greetings, Minzonian Government!
Your country's situation was brought up in this morning's meeting of the parliament. After a lenghty debate, the Government and the Armed Forces of Estovakja are willing to send peacekeepers to keep the peace in Minzonia. After all, we cannot let terrorists take over a whole country!
Our Peacekeeping force is ready to be sent to your nations as soon as you are able to respond to this telegram.


Units ready to be sent to Minzonia:
-1,200 Peacekeepers
-10 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers
-2 T-80U Main Battle Tanks

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Postby New Republic of Egypt » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:52 pm

To:RPF
From:New Republic of Egypt
Encryption:Medium

Fair enough,We will send 6,000 troops,and
more if needed.and may we,here in the Egypt,
know who commands your forces?

Signed,Head Royal Councilman,
Karem Ba-Tasie
*Nation Does not reflect actual beliefs.*

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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:59 pm

The Imperial Alliance of Free States wrote:
To:IAFS High Command
I thank you for the aid.Air support will not be nessacary,as the RPF is nothing mmore than a group of rich fat kats and are very small in numbers,but have the air support ready on que just in case.As a reward for helping Minzo,you shall recieve 200,000 dollars in cash,but only if we are victorious.
Sincerly,
President Michael


The Special Forces we sent are requesting Scorpion light attack aircraft. Do you have an airbase suitable for the requirements of medium fighters? The Scorpions aren't conventional aircraft, but that's the closest to their operational requirements we're ever found.

Also, the commander is requesting authorization to raid an compound just outside your capital. He has intelligence relating to a high-level meeting this evening and is requesting permission to bring it to a swift end. Would you prefer live prisoners, dead prisoners, or a crater?

Alive prisoners.
Yes.There is an airbase suitable for the requirments of medium fighters at coordinates x:-12.09999 and y:18.33421.There is a technical crew and a few squads of marines awaiting the fighters.
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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:02 pm

Omegaopterix wrote:From: The Allied States of Omegaopterix
To: RPF
The Allied States of Omegaopterix are willing to give the aid of four hundred half-xeno miltiamen to be used by the RPF in exchange for any POWs to be given to Omegaopterix as slaves. If this is agreed to, we will also send sixty zek beasts that can used as armored cavalry.

The RPF thanks you.Your request has been accepted and you'll recieve any prisoners you want.Please take your pick.
New Republic of Egypt wrote:
To:RPF
From:New Republic of Egypt
Encryption:Medium

Fair enough,We will send 6,000 troops,and
more if needed.and may we,here in the Egypt,
know who commands your forces?

Signed,Head Royal Councilman,
Karem Ba-Tasie

The commander's name is William Myers.He is the leader of the force and will be the leader of Minzo if we win.
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Postby Estovakja » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:20 pm

18th of July, 2012
Romanov AFB, Estovakja.
0240 Hours.


4 C-17A Globemaster III Cargo Planes roll up on the strip. The weather seems perfect for flying. The planes throttle up, and they begin to take off from Air Force Base Romanov.
One third of the Estovakjan Peace Keeping forces en reute to Minzonia are loaded up into these planes.
After all planes are in the air, and flying towards the nation of Minzonia, 12 Su-33 "Flanker-D"s from Air Force Base Yproi appear next to the cargo planes to escort them to Minzonia.

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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:37 pm

July 18,2012
time:2:15 pm
The Southern Front

A company of Minzonian army is stationed in the south to protect several iron mines.These iron mines are what produce not only a majority of the nation's iron,but also they stimulate the economy by selling the iron to foreign powers.
Suddenly,a bomb goes off and kills a few troops and miners.The MDM[Minzonian Delta Maltina] rush over to where the explosion came from as the RPF move in on the mines.As the MDM investigate the area,machine guns start to fire.he Maltina get to cover and begin to counter fire.
"We need to fall back into the mine shaft!" said General Milton.The MDM fall back into the mines as heavy weapons fire at them.
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Postby Omegaopterix » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:41 pm

Minzo wrote:
Omegaopterix wrote:From: The Allied States of Omegaopterix
To: RPF
The Allied States of Omegaopterix are willing to give the aid of four hundred half-xeno miltiamen to be used by the RPF in exchange for any POWs to be given to Omegaopterix as slaves. If this is agreed to, we will also send sixty zek beasts that can used as armored cavalry.

The RPF thanks you.Your request has been accepted and you'll recieve any prisoners you want.Please take your pick.


The soldiers and beasts have been dispatched to RPF-held land; they should arrive there in about a day and a half. As for the slaves, we like some who are in good enough shape for manual industrial labor, but sickly or inured ones will be accepted as well.
"They are everything and nothing, the many-angled ones, unknowable, timeless, eternal. They inhabit the Abyss, the gulf between what's said and what's understood, the place from whence stems all human suffering. Mankind can only trace their jagged silhouette around the shadow they cast across the world, They are famine, conflict, genocide, they are now and forever amen... and they're coming your way."

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Postby Omegalopolis » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:16 pm

Any movement being subsidized by Omegaopterix can only stand for decay and ruin. Omegalopolis is ready to donate two hundred Zixian super-soldiers to help the Empire put down the rebellion.

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Postby The Imperial Alliance of Free States » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:11 pm

Minzo wrote:
The Imperial Alliance of Free States wrote:
The Special Forces we sent are requesting Scorpion light attack aircraft. Do you have an airbase suitable for the requirements of medium fighters? The Scorpions aren't conventional aircraft, but that's the closest to their operational requirements we're ever found.

Also, the commander is requesting authorization to raid an compound just outside your capital. He has intelligence relating to a high-level meeting this evening and is requesting permission to bring it to a swift end. Would you prefer live prisoners, dead prisoners, or a crater?

Alive prisoners.
Yes.There is an airbase suitable for the requirments of medium fighters at coordinates x:-12.09999 and y:18.33421.There is a technical crew and a few squads of marines awaiting the fighters.


Picky picky. Where would you like the idiots dumped? The Scorpions will arrive in about 4 hours. From a tactical perspective, they're the jet-engined powered attack V-22 without the hold. Feel free to send me tasking orders as you require them. They excel at hunter-killer missions and close air support, even in urban areas. We may also start tasking XB-6 Vertigo long-range bombers to orbit suspected terror cells. The bombers will only launch on command or in self-defense. They are loaded out for defense suppression and close air support. Any extremist hotspots on the map require cleansing?

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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:33 pm

The Imperial Alliance of Free States wrote:
Minzo wrote:Alive prisoners.
Yes.There is an airbase suitable for the requirments of medium fighters at coordinates x:-12.09999 and y:18.33421.There is a technical crew and a few squads of marines awaiting the fighters.


Picky picky. Where would you like the idiots dumped? The Scorpions will arrive in about 4 hours. From a tactical perspective, they're the jet-engined powered attack V-22 without the hold. Feel free to send me tasking orders as you require them. They excel at hunter-killer missions and close air support, even in urban areas. We may also start tasking XB-6 Vertigo long-range bombers to orbit suspected terror cells. The bombers will only launch on command or in self-defense. They are loaded out for defense suppression and close air support. Any extremist hotspots on the map require cleansing?

Bring them to the closest military base.
http://postimage.org/image/69ipnyygv/
The black areas are enemy terrain.
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Postby The Orson Empire » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:47 pm

To: Minzo forces
From: Emperor Thorseus Jackson, The Orson Empire
Date: 18 July 2012
These rebel forces will not be tolerated! We shall send in 20,000 military units to eliminate this threat once and for all. We are also sending 1 Billion credits in united aid to Minzo, along with supplies and doctors to treat the wounded. In the meantime, please transmit the coordinates of where you want us to land.

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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:58 pm

The Orson Empire wrote:To: Minzo forces
From: Emperor Thorseus Jackson, The Orson Empire
Date: 18 July 2012
These rebel forces will not be tolerated! We shall send in 20,000 military units to eliminate this threat once and for all. We are also sending 1 Billion credits in united aid to Minzo, along with supplies and doctors to treat the wounded. In the meantime, please transmit the coordinates of where you want us to land.

To:Emperor Thorseus Jackson
Thank you for all of your support.The coordinates you are to land at are X:-190.123632 Y:109.7015611.There will be an outpost with several gunships and a few tanks gaurding a road that leads to [morse code].It will act as a staging ground in the Eastern Front.I count on your forces to win the Eastern Front.
sincerly,
President Michael Shevera of Minzo
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Postby The Orson Empire » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:01 pm

Minzo wrote:
The Orson Empire wrote:To: Minzo forces
From: Emperor Thorseus Jackson, The Orson Empire
Date: 18 July 2012
These rebel forces will not be tolerated! We shall send in 20,000 military units to eliminate this threat once and for all. We are also sending 1 Billion credits in united aid to Minzo, along with supplies and doctors to treat the wounded. In the meantime, please transmit the coordinates of where you want us to land.

To:Emperor Thorseus Jackson
Thank you for all of your support.The coordinates you are to land at are X:-190.123632 Y:109.7015611.There will be an outpost with several gunships and a few tanks gaurding a road that leads to [morse code].It will act as a staging ground in the Eastern Front.I count on your forces to win the Eastern Front.
sincerly,
President Michael Shevera of Minzo

back at HQ in Orson, Thorseus would intercept the message. He said to an Officer,"Ready the strike team." They went out to the mobilization platform and the helicopters lifted off.

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Postby Minzo » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:56 pm

Meanwhile in the southern front,what amount of Minzonian forces that were left were preparing for siege.
"What's are damage?" the general asked a scout.
"The enemy seems to have gotten stronger.They will be here any minute." the scout replied.
The general got frustrated.He then asked,"How many troops have we got left?"
The cout nervously said,"We have exactly twenty strike mechs and one prododeka v1 sir.Along with a company of infantrymen."
The general was furious now.In a spite of anger,he shouted,"Get the troops into delta formation.We will take back the south and win this war!"
(ooc:Before anyone asks, here is a prododeka.Image)
As the prododeka was moved to the front of the defense lines,the strike mechs formed a v formation around the compound.The infantrymen got into the trench with rifle in hand in front of the strike mechs.As the force got into position,General Kano sent out a request to the capital.

In the meantime,William,the leader of RPF gave a speech out to the city of Valler,the industrialized city.
"People of Valler,lend me yor ears!You have been opressed by the socialist system of Minzo.You pay so much taxes,and what do you get in return?Absolutly nothing.Socialism prevents any of you from owning your own business.That means you cannot own your own shop.
Why dosen't socialism work,you may ask?Well here's a reason.When the government stimulates the economy, it spends money, and that money has to be taken from somewhere. It’s all too easy to ignore the negative effects on whomever of whatever the money was taken away from and just focus on the wonderful things that happened to those who were given the money. That’s the fallacy of the stimulus!"
After the speech,the maajority of the crowd applauded and several others joined the RPF.As of now,the RPF has a staging ground in the north.
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Postby Natolin » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:15 am

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TO: Minzonian government
FROM: The Empire of Natolin
Encryption: Moderate

We formally support your democratic socialist government. We also, however, condemn the RPF because its ideals are not for the good of the entire people. We, the Empire of Natolin, would gladly send military support, however, we require your permission and a location to drop off our troops in your nation. The military support is as following:

Military Forces
2,000 Natolinian Marines
20 Natolinian Generals
100 Personnel Trucks (20 in every truck)
2 Aircraft Carriers (for the transportation of Natolin soldiers to Minzon. These aircraft carriers will stay on the coast of your nation)

Please respond with your permission and the location where I can have my troops. Thank you.

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Postby Star United States » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:10 am

To: Minzonian Government
From: President Chris, Star United States

Minzonian Government,
I would like to tell you that my nation is opening their boarders to bring in all the people you have and need to evacuate! If you want to send them, we will send 4 Airbus Planes to pick up the citizens and we will send 32 Fighter Jets to protect the Airbuses. The planes will be landing at Star International Airport!

Take Care,
President Chris, Star United States
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Postby Estovakja » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:52 am

18th of July, 2012.
Unknown Minzonian Airbase
1240 Hours


12 Su-33 "Flanker-D"s fly over the airbase, while 4 C-17A Globemaster III cargo planes land on the airstrip. After landing, they begin to unload 6 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, 1 T-80U Tank and 218 Peacekeepers. The M113's and 90 Peacekeepers begin to ready for patrol operations, while the T-80U and the rest of the Peacekeepers stay in the Airbase.

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Postby The Imperial Alliance of Free States » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:53 am

Sorry about that, that was a little messy. The raid nabbed a dozen mid-level operatives. Four more were killed in the assault. (Our weapons were nonlethal, but we couldn't get to their guns fast enough.) We also have enough computer hardware to keep your intel types busy for quite a while. No joy on the leader we were aiming for, we'll catch up to him eventually.

On the air support.The Scorpions will begin patrolling the zone today, two two-ship formations. Four more gunships will be on alert on the runway at the airbase as a rapid response force. The Scorpions will give one warning before opening fire. We may end up using out own tankers to field heavy AV-23 Salamander assault craft to aid the Scorpions. They will not require basing as they will fly to and from the IA every day. They are notoriously finicky birds, but exceptionally deadly.

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