MONTREAL WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE (ROLE-PLAY)

[United Athena Islands]

On September 15th, 2015, a referendum was held on one of the 5 islands of the UAI, the Montreal Island. This following question was asked to the public:
"Do you want the Montreal island to become an independent nation, cut from all ties with the United Athena Islands?"

After the votes were counted, 67% of the population wanted operation. However, the Athenian parliament passed a new bill, The Separation Act, the night after the election stating that separation must have 75% of the population's approval, therefore invalidating Montreal's victory. The people were outraged. The population quickly split into two groups: the federalists (ones who want to stay part of Athenia, and the nationalists, those who want to separate). Tensions rose, and the Athenian government sent troops to patrol the island. Things then got out of hand. Riots broke out, and the country was brought into a civil war. Citizens have been seen taking shelter in neighbouring Jamaica Island. The Montreal separatists claim that the Athenian military is conducting airstrikes on the island, but nothing has been confirmed.

The Montreal separatists demand:
- The continuation of the fair and democratic separation of the island
- That the government abolish the Separation Act
- That the Athenian government withdraw its troops from the island

The Athenian government demands:
- That the island remains part of the union until 75% approval
- The halting of the rebel attacks
- The return to the peaceful state that Athenia has been in since its creation

The two governments have not met to discuss the crisis, and nothing shows that it will happen soon. The Athenian government has put the nation under martial law until the civil war has ended. Both sides are requisition aid from the international community.

RULES
Maximum of 150,000 troops per nation allowed
No biological, chemical or nuclear weapons
Peacekeeping forces must not engage on passive targets
Taking different factors into account, I will decide who the winner is at the end
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[Metcalfer2]

Ankylo city, Metcalfer

The palace windows shook and heaved at the wind and rain from the storm outside, while the meeting room was cold with not a single bit of heat, William always liked it like this but could tell that some of his advisors where less than frilled while his generals where resilient enough to put up with it "so you know about the reason you are here" all them collectively nodded with one of his generals commenting "to capitalise on the civil war in Montreal" "correct, the plan of this war is to establish Metcalfern control on the eastern part of Montreal, once control is established we will give the populace a choice, join us and be treated with warm food and comfortable houses or razed from the earth, once that is done we progress threw with our conquest with hopes it will weaken Athenia for it's eventual conquest" "but kaiser strict WA restrictions over there will prevent us from using chemical weapons which hamper us" "only slightly, we will still be able to achieve this, Montreal shall ether join us or be burned and still join us, how soon will our forces be able to leave" "within 7 hours Kaiser" "excellent, well I'am off to bed since it's 11 pm and it's cold" "we are well aware of that sir" "well that's nice good night".

(OOC: will incendiaries count as chemical weapons, also since I'am here for conquest am I still not aloud to target passive targets and civilians?)

[Iron Dynasty]

The Ruins of Capital City - Iron Dynasty

Ruins are still the background of every picture, but they are getting less. Newscameras are focussing on the stern eyes of General Rain, standing on the balcony coming south out of the former republican Palace. The wind is pulling on his greyish uniform, but he is as steady as you can expect on his age.

"The time has come for another Group of People to search out independence. They were not hunted as we once were. They are simply oppressed in their wish to be independent." he bellows out into the streets, drowning out all the building noise around him.
"Of course we have to help them. Not alone with military force, but with advise. With political power. As we speek, our brave soldiers are marching out of our motherland to Athena, ready to do the best. The best for us, the best for their brethren in arms... and the best for our Region. No longer should a group be oppressed by force! Liberty, Iron, Dynasty." Soldiers, constructionworkers and even the TV Crew, all members of the state TV raise their hand in union.


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Athena, the coast towards Montreal

General Steel coughs softly and waves to his Pioneers to continue working. He too was not the youngest anymore, he fought hard and this would be his last campaign. Experience told him, that defense would be the best, Athena was strong enough to fight down Montreal, hands down. The only problem would be if international support for those Rebels would come. Those cowards didn´t even try to solve it on their own, how can they build a country, when they have to be thankful to others, who fought their fight. He nods again and lifts himself from his foldable Chair.

"Okay, bring them to power" he shouts, looking down a row of Turrets, lifeless pointing to the sky. A senior Pioneer throws a switch and, almost like a snake crawling over the country, 18 Anti-Aircraft Turrets came to life. He wished, that he could bring more, as they won´t hold down a concentrated attack, but the first wave of support would not reach Montreal unharmed. The rest of his turrets should be up and active on uninhabited islands around Athena. The Midget Class Submarines did spread out too with the command to intercept lighter ships, but not openly attacking heavy navy, just to report them in.

"So much for defense... although compared to a real defense, this is a joke. I really wonder, what General Rain is thinking..." General Steel is mumbling to himself, looking at the Soldiers, who were shoved into speedboats, tanker and fisherboats, all who got confiscated for the incoming assault. "Okay, starting tomorrow, we should start the attack. Remember, get the light vehicles down, dodge the big ones until they fall appart."

[Metcalfer2]

60 kilometres off the coast of Montreal a flotilla of Metcalfern ship slowed there approach, on the deck of the M.I.S Vlad a meeting was happening "okay, the plan for to day is to open up on the three towns of this part of the island with cluster munitions and finish them with rail rounds for ten minuets, which we follow up with the six Hermes jets behind us each carrying 50 men, once a control zone is established we shall then begin landing troops and vehicles, after that we will begin air strikes against the closet town which then we give the other towns the ultimatum of joining us or being razed from the earth" all the men on the deck nodded is unison, "we'll let us start this war with fire". All three leviathan destroyers launched two tomahawk missiles filled with cluster bombs at the three towns whilst firing there rail guns. After the ten minute bombardment the Hermes para jets flew above the town dropping there cargo of men onto the earth below.

[Halfblakistan]

Jameson Afiki, once a young boy growing up in poverty in his homeland of Zimbabwe, was now Prime Minister and Head of Government of his adopted home of Halfblakistan. He had seen his party, the Worker's and Peasant's Democratic Revolutionary Front (WPDRF) take control after a bloody revolution and civil war, implement market socialism, liberalize drug laws, enshrine human rights and then, against Afiki's will, liberalize the economy.

Now he, his cabinet and President Selim Wolker were meeting to discuss the crisis happening on Montreal Island.

Afiki sat at one end of the grand oak table, while his colleague and partner President Wolker sat at the other. Minister of Defense Porter, Minister of the Interior Cole, Secrarery of State Jones and Parlinentary Opposition Leader Nelson Clark sat on either side.

"I would like to call this meeting to order, ladies and gentlemen." Wolker opened a file marked "TOP SECRET" and shuffled the contents across his section of the table. He handed a briefing around the table for each of the participants to read.

Wolker explained the situation to the best of his ability.

"So," Clark asked, "we'll be supporting the Rebels?" He looked mildly frustrated. This was to be expected from a man who's party held virtually no power in thebHalfblakistani Parlinent.

After a brief pause, Wolker responded. "Actually, we'll be supporting the federalists and the Atheian government."

The whole table was shocked. "That's imperialism!" yelled Clark. "The Island of Montreal has the right to self-determination! The Freedom Party will not endorse this move."

"Frankly, Mr. Clark," Wolker said, "the Freedom Party's position on this affair is essentially irrelevant." President Wolker drummed his fingertips on the table. "The Rebels on Montreal Island are staunchly conservative and capitalistic. The Front and the Social Democrats will not allow a fellow socialist country to divide. And that comes on my authority."

After a moment's trepidation, Afiki spoke. "We can't go sticking our unmentionables in every third-world hornet's nest, Seli-- Mr. President."

Wolker glared at Afiki for a moment. Their differences had almost led to the dissolution of the Front on a few occaisions. Afiki had obstinately refused to surrender his power as Head of Government in order to meet Wolker's grand designs. Though Wolker was the charismatic figurehead of the movement, Afiki was the back-room master of political calculus. He had forced Wolker's hand on numerous issues by threatening to split the Front vote in half by withdrawing the support of the Peasant's Democratic Party.

Wolker then smiled. "I'm aware of this, Mr. Afiki. But this is going to be a limited engagement- no more than an amphibious assault ship and a cruiser."

Minster of Defense Porter, one of Wolker's closest confidants during the Civil War, chimed in. "We believe that this policy of limited engagement in support of the UAI leaves us both safe and beyond international reproach."

"Still," spoke Lucinda Jones, Secratery of State, "even with this limited engagement, this will surpoass our military budget for fiscal year 2016."

"This is why we need you to sponser a new appropriations bill for this operation, Mr Afiki."

Afiki sat silent, not wanting to respond to this huge burden.

"The Freedom Party and the National Conservatives will fight this tooth and nail!" yelled Clark, who was practically foaming at the mouth at this point. "This aggression will not stand, man!" He then proceeded to storm out of the well-decorated room, attache case in hand, papers trailing behind him.

The Minister of the Interior then spoke. "We believe that, assuming that the Front, Social Democrats and some Communists vote for this appropriations bill, we can have these troops deployed within the month."

"Please do this for us, Mr. Afiki. The Athenians need us."

Afiki stood and straightened his suit, hoping that no one could notice his nervousness. "I will consider this. But this act will take compromise from the Worker's Party, is that understood?"

Wolker smiled wryly. "Of course, Mr. Prime Minister. Of course." Wolker closed his folder and stood. "Meeting adjourned."

[The former colony of Tropico]

Gran Mano
Tropican Military Headquarters Hexagon
Briefing Room 3

Isolated form the majority of the Tropican islands sits one lonely little island in particular, resting behind a large Tropican Navy blockade is an island almost entirely covered with military facilities. This island is Gran Mano, the heart of the Tropican military from here the Tropican state produces all the equipment needed by its military, develops new and improved weapons and houses the majority of their armed forces, at the centre of the islands habitable area sits one of many Presidential palaces before which sits the beating heart of the Tropican military, the Hexagon. Within one of the many meeting rooms of the building is gathered a group of Tropico's top military leaders from across the branches of service, along the edges of the room are numerous guards at attention with their weapons ready to either protect their charges or turn on them. The doors open softly making the guards stand even straighter at their posts and the assembled leaders stand at attention presenting the man entering with a crisp salute as he walks through the doorway followed closely by a smaller man bearing a decorated military uniform and a peaked military cap with golden oak leaves on the peak.

"Sit" ordered the taller, more imposing of the two as he sat down "All of you know why I have called this meeting today, the island of Montreal has attempted to peacefully cede from the UAI but has been illegally denied by a decree form the UAI government. They intend to fight for their freedom much as we did when we declared our own independence from the crown long ago. Gentlemen this will be a clean operation, I want some of our best men on this along with the Presidente for air support, there should also be a large amount of 'volunteers' going to operate aid camps and police the streets to maintain order during the chaos. Any questions or suggestions"?

"No Presidente" said Generalissimo Montealegre sliding a sheet of paper towards his leader "in fact, we have compiled a list of the units to be sent at your discretion. As you can see we wish to deploy two Penultimo Class Destroyers for fire-support purposes though they can now escort the Presidente, we have also selected the elite 1st Division of the Rangers as our advanced landing force, they will deploy ahead of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Tropican Army".

"Very good Montealegre" said Losada sliding the paper back "make it happen, judging by the transports being loaded in the harbour when I arrived our forces should be ready to depart within two days which will give me enough time to meet with the men" he continued standing and going for the door prompting the officers to stand with their arms in a salute whilst his shadow Penultimo followed him "I leave it with you, two days from now I shall be on the balcony to watch the men leave. Do not disappoint me, you know the punishment for failure". Once they were sure he was well away the assembled officers marched from the room to accelerate the preparations for the operation.

[Metcalfer2]

5 hours after the three town where taken and survivors where rounded up the Metcalfern's began to set up there base of operation's. In the camp the overseer of the invasion was talking to general Rupert "so hear you have established the beach head with success" "indeed we have with only one casualty and that was because of a angry old farmer with a shotgun but he was taken care of, but on more important matter we are planing to send and Mongol fighter over a small village only 10 K's from here with only a population of 50 which admittedly would be less since they would of heard the explosion's, who ever is left will be giving a ultimatum, join us and live in comfort or be razed from the earth" "excellent, you should do that with haste" "so I shall".

[Floppieland]

Halli schnur walked into the meeting room, His minister of defence had called him because: he had a surprise for him.
"Al right Frank Zuraw, what is it."
"You said you wanted Floppieland to be less isolationist, right?"
"Yes."
"In that case I've got just the thing for you: "the Montreal island."
"Tell me more."
"They had a referendum about whether they wanted to become independent from Athena or not, 67% was for."
"Let me guess Athena said no?"
"They changed the law so 75% had to vote yes."
"Al right good work Frank! Send some diplomats to talk sense into them."
"We think it's to late for that, satellite photos showed 3 completely destroyed cities"
"What!? Who committed those horrible war crimes?"
"We don't now for sure, but we assume it was Athena."
"God dammit, send 1000 soldiers and 50 tanks and Zeppelins, to fight along the rebels."
"Will do."

[Nerodanus]

*Aboard the Koldufin, Capital Spaceship of Joshua Stukov, Supreme Dicator of Nerodanus*

Over the loudspeakers connected to one other larger ship via wireless transmission, dropped into the waters just outside Athena. The supercarrier makes its way to Athena

"Soldiers and Medical staff of Nerodanus. On this day Nerodanus answers to an unjust move, Montreal of Athena believes they have the right to seceded without proper Government approval based on its laws. I will command the orbital weaponry should the need arise, however I put all my faith into Skylar Zhuk, the Leader of this operation to lead you all into victory. I will contact the Government of these Islands of our arrival soon. Inside your HUD should be some information, look it over before anything. Stukov out"
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From: Joshua Stukov, aboard Koldufin
To: The Athena Government


Greetings, I am Joshua Stukov of Nerodanus. I will not come down to see you in person sadly, as I will remain aboard my ship however I am sending a Super Carrier your way. Inside it is Neroian Soldiers and Medical Staff to help support you in this war. Should you refuse our help I will gladly offer it to Montreal. If you have any questions ask around for Skylar Zhuk who will be the leader of the Neroian forces I am sending. I hope they are sufficient enough to help you with this war.

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[Halfblakistan]

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