The Debt War (OOC, MT, Read for Entry)

[Vernon Bluff]

IC:https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=481725


NOTE: Applications are mostly closed unless you post an exceptional application or provide very limited support such as materials, diplomats, or small expeditionary force of 1,000 or less. Please TG me or Crysuko if you would like to join still.

With a slowing economy and a president desperate to regain his popularity a conflict has stirred up. The nation of Crysuko was loaning huge amounts of money to Vernon Bluff for infrastructure building with high rates of interest which at the time was fine. However, now with everything slowing Vernon Bluff has fallen behind on its payments with increasing pressure from Crysuko to keep them on time. Finally, after much debating President William Ngunda of Vernon Bluff refused to make any more payments until the interest rates are lowered. Once the news of the nation's troubles coming from its debt crisis came to the public forefront, rioting broke out within the country with high anti-Crysuko sentiment being the main reason. These riots resulted in the deaths of some Crysuko nationals within Vernon Bluff with the biggest news being the death of Crysuko ambassador to the country. With zero payments coming in and the deaths of citizens, Crysuko has declared war on Vernon Bluff and now the first International conflict for Vernon Bluff is here. It is a David vs Goliath situation as Vernon Bluff retains a small population of just 10 million and an untested military whos only experience has been small internal conflicts. However, the storm cannot be stopped now and a conflict is coming.

This is the Debt War.

https://imgur.com/a/UvEFg4M

MAP 1 INFO:
These are the Blackrock Islands. The only one to really be concerned with is Keystone.
25 miles north of the islands is the Vernon Bluff homeland just to orientate your fleet.
Red lines are heavy defensive positions with bunkers and guns.
Grey lines indicate hilly environment

MAP 2 INFO:
This is the map of the Port Gregory capital district. Anything in white is part of the city.
The black square indicates the downtown portion of Port Gregory which Vernon Bluff wishes to be spared due to embassies and international businesses being in the vicinity.
Black lines indicate strong defensive lines. With anti-aircraft/ship/missile included in these points. Black lines along the coast indicate the absolute strongest points. Coastlines not under the black line are the bluffs that VB considers too high for any invasion force to climb.
Red lines indicate major roads in the district
Dark red lines indicate mobile defensive points that can be moved if a line breaks. Think of this as including vehicles
Yellow points are major military hubs with there own defensive line

Hello, welcome to this RP! While this will mainly be between Crysuko and me other nations are welcomed to join! I must ask if you do join to please be active and RP well. Since Crysuko is also part of this war his word is also finally in any disputes. Anyways, off to the rules.

Rules:
1.Limit forces to 15,000 personal. If you have a good reason why you should need more please explain in your sign up.
2. No weapons of mass destruction this will be a nice conventional war.
3. No one liners or god modding. You must TG the player before making any sort of decision that would compromise another nation's forces.
4. Once again please be active I would like this not to die out but to be a nice complete story by the end of it.
5. All other common-sense rules apply.

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[b]Nation Name:[/b]
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[b]Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.):[/b]
[b]What are your goals for intervening?:[/b]
[b]Number of Personal for conflict:[/b]
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[Arcadian States and Commonwealths]

Nation Name:Federation of Arcadian States and Commonwealths
Population:1.3 billion
Side Joining and reason: To expand Arcadian influence in both nations post-war, and to defend the small nation of Vernon Bluff from a war of aggression
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Military Advisors and special operations, combat deployment will come later
What are your goals for intervening?:To expand Arcadian influence and hopefully maintain and Arcadian military garrison post-war
Number of Personal for conflict: 57 advisors, and 16 special operations members, and 3 OSR field agents
Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc):
Notes/Comments:

[The Selkie]

Good afternoon, VB and Crysuko,
with your permission, I would like to participate in that RP, but not by deploying troops, but with a force far more menacing: Diplomats. The aim of the Free Lands will be to prevent a needless conflict by diplomatic means - of course, if they can manage to receive the good will and confidence of both sides, they will not be opposed... of course, there is the serious possibility of the Free Lands failing in that regard and war/conflict happening anyway.
App is attached below

Nation Name:

The Free Lands of the Selkie.

Population:

12.6 million (2018 census).

Side Joining and reason:

The Free Lands are interested in maintaining peace and stability in the region, so they are on both and neither side.

Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.):

Diplomatic Aid in brokering a peaceful solution.

What are your goals for intervening?:

Officially, the Free Lands are interested in maintaining peace and stability in the region. Unofficially, the government of the Free Lands and the economy are interested in Vernon Bluff, so maybe helping them avoid a war they can not win might open a few doors as well.

Number of Personal for conflict:

If all goes right, four (4) people, Ambassador Groups 3 and 6, plus a few air crews from the Flight Readiness of the SDF for small passenger planes.

Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc):

No military equipment, but by Selkie-Tradition, there are situations, when the Ambassadors might be armed with daggers.

Notes/Comments:

Trying to broker diplomatic solutions sounds fun!

[Onfande]

I might as well RP here, I hope that I don't die from running out of ideas.

Nation Name: The Monarchial State of Onfande
Population: 350,000,000
Side Joining and reason: We will support the side of Vernon-Bluff, I feel that it is unjust for Crysuko to attack a nation much smaller than themselves.
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): We will supply Vernon-Bluff via manpower, as well as supplies, because we are an industrial powerhouse.
What are your goals for intervening?: We are officially going to be neutral in this war, but we want to stabilize the area. We don't want a long and drawn-out war.
Number of Personal for conflict: 15 commanders, 35 generals, 50 advisors, 14,000 infantry units + additional manpower boost of 25,000 (replacements for lost troops)
Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc): See here for some equipment. We will provide 500 of our light tanks, 4 landing craft, 2 destroyers, and 90,000 medium-rifles (which are not mentioned)
Notes/Comments: Somewhat important, shows my RP/non-Nationstates stats
I classify my nation as a PMT, not an MT, so I will try my best to not get into the realm of PMT or FT.

I'm going to add a few questions too.

• What is the population of Crysuko?
• How long do you plan this war to be?

Thats all, I hope.

[Crysuko]

First two applications are accepted. Onfande, combat personnel is limited to 15K, not including ship crews. If you intend to mean a slow drip of international brigade volunteers then that is potentially acceptable, but 100K is entirely too many given the scope of the conflict. Would you consider 30-40?

Also, my RP population is 1.3 billion.

[Onfande]

Would you consider 30-40?

Also, my RP population is 1.3 billion.

Yes, I can do with that. Post will be edited.

[Crysuko]

Would you consider 30-40?

Also, my RP population is 1.3 billion.

Yes, I can do with that. Post will be edited.

Very good, accepted.

[Hypron]

Nation Name:The United Kingdom of Hypron
Population: 1.2 Billion
Side Joining and reason:I shall join on the side of Vernon Bluff to maintain Status Quo.
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Moderate Military assistance
What are your goals for intervening?:To restore the peace in the region
Number of Personal for conflict: 15,000 Hypronian Guard Soldiers, apart of the 3rd Guard Division
Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc): 200 APCS, 10 Main Battle tanks, 1 Venezia-class heavy cruiser, 1 aircraft carrier, 10 guided missile destroyers, one guided missile cruiser
Notes/Comments: War is hell, luckily hell likes me.

[The Selkie]

Well, made my first post. If anyone has questions, comments, anything, please give me a shout.

[Aroni]

Nation Name: The Kingdom of Aroni

Population: ~500 Million (1/10 what ever it says on the stats page)

Side Joining and reason: Crysuko leaning. Collect on it's own debt officially, but really hoping it will evolve into a conflict that can dispose the leadership and establish a more Aroni approved one.

Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Gunboat diplomacy and later amphibious assault brigade

What are your goals for intervening?: Dispose the leadership and establish an Aroni approved one.

Number of Personal for conflict:
Initial - 2,000 Marines, 9,000 Ships Crew
Peak - 15,000 marines, 17,000 ships crew

(Your comment suggested that ships crew didn't count so thus, if needed i can reduduce the marine to a Medium Intensity footing)


Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc):
Initial
Carrier Group - (1 Steele-Class Super Carrier, 1 Nuclear battlecruiser, 3 destoryers, 1 nuclear attack submarine, 90 Aircraft)
PHIB Group - (Helicopter Carrier, 2x Amphibious Assault Ships | 5 LCAC, 2 Conventional Landing Craft | 37 Aircraft incl. UAVs)
Marine Expeditionary Regiment - (2,000 marines | 56 Armored Car, 7 IFV, 4 Tanks, 14 Amphibious Troop Carrier, 8 155mm Howitzers + Prime Movers | 30 Medium Trucks, 7 Heavy Trucks, 2 forklifts, 2 graders, 1 bulldozer)

Peak
Carrier Group - (As above)
PHIB Task Group - (5x Helicopter Carrier, 10x Amphibious Assault Ships | 20 LCAC, 12 Conventional Landing Craft | 185 Airraft incl. UAVs)
Marine Expeditionary Division - (3 Infantry Bat. , 2 Armor Bat. , 2 IFV Bat. , Arty Div. , RocketArty Co. , 2x ENgineering Co. 1x Recon Co., 2x Amphibious Assualt Bat. | Logistic Regiment | Special Forces Platoon)

Notes/Comments: Where exactly is Vernon Bluff geographically? Mediterranean island? Pacific? Atlantic?

[Crysuko]

Nation Name: The Kingdom of Aroni

Population: ~500 Million (1/10 what ever it says on the stats page)

Side Joining and reason: Crysuko leaning. Collect on it's own debt officially, but really hoping it will evolve into a conflict that can dispose the leadership and establish a more Aroni approved one.

Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Gunboat diplomacy and later amphibious assault brigade

What are your goals for intervening?: Dispose the leadership and establish an Aroni approved one.

Number of Personal for conflict:
Initial - 2,000 Marines, 9,000 Ships Crew
Peak - 15,000 marines, 17,000 ships crew

(Your comment suggested that ships crew didn't count so thus, if needed i can reduduce the marine to a Medium Intensity footing)


Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc):
Initial
Carrier Group - (1 Steele-Class Super Carrier, 1 Nuclear battlecruiser, 3 destoryers, 1 nuclear attack submarine, 90 Aircraft)
PHIB Group - (Helicopter Carrier, 2x Amphibious Assault Ships | 5 LCAC, 2 Conventional Landing Craft | 37 Aircraft incl. UAVs)
Marine Expeditionary Regiment - (2,000 marines | 56 Armored Car, 7 IFV, 4 Tanks, 14 Amphibious Troop Carrier, 8 155mm Howitzers + Prime Movers | 30 Medium Trucks, 7 Heavy Trucks, 2 forklifts, 2 graders, 1 bulldozer)

Peak
Carrier Group - (As above)
PHIB Task Group - (5x Helicopter Carrier, 10x Amphibious Assault Ships | 20 LCAC, 12 Conventional Landing Craft | 185 Airraft incl. UAVs)
Marine Expeditionary Division - (3 Infantry Bat. , 2 Armor Bat. , 2 IFV Bat. , Arty Div. , RocketArty Co. , 2x ENgineering Co. 1x Recon Co., 2x Amphibious Assualt Bat. | Logistic Regiment | Special Forces Platoon)

Notes/Comments: Where exactly is Vernon Bluff geographically? Mediterranean island? Pacific? Atlantic?

Approved. Map will come shortly

[Vernon Bluff]

Nation Name:The United Kingdom of Hypron
Population: 1.2 Billion
Side Joining and reason:I shall join on the side of Vernon Bluff to maintain Status Quo.
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Moderate Military assistance
What are your goals for intervening?:To restore the peace in the region
Number of Personal for conflict: 15,000 Hypronian Guard Soldiers, apart of the 3rd Guard Division
Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc): 200 APCS, 10 Main Battle tanks, 1 Venezia-class heavy cruiser, 1 aircraft carrier, 10 guided missile destroyers, one guided missile cruiser
Notes/Comments: War is hell, luckily hell likes me.

Accepted welcome to the club!

Nation Name: The Kingdom of Aroni

Population: ~500 Million (1/10 what ever it says on the stats page)

Side Joining and reason: Crysuko leaning. Collect on it's own debt officially, but really hoping it will evolve into a conflict that can dispose the leadership and establish a more Aroni approved one.

Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Gunboat diplomacy and later amphibious assault brigade

What are your goals for intervening?: Dispose the leadership and establish an Aroni approved one.

Number of Personal for conflict:
Initial - 2,000 Marines, 9,000 Ships Crew
Peak - 15,000 marines, 17,000 ships crew

(Your comment suggested that ships crew didn't count so thus, if needed i can reduduce the marine to a Medium Intensity footing)


Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc):
Initial
Carrier Group - (1 Steele-Class Super Carrier, 1 Nuclear battlecruiser, 3 destoryers, 1 nuclear attack submarine, 90 Aircraft)
PHIB Group - (Helicopter Carrier, 2x Amphibious Assault Ships | 5 LCAC, 2 Conventional Landing Craft | 37 Aircraft incl. UAVs)
Marine Expeditionary Regiment - (2,000 marines | 56 Armored Car, 7 IFV, 4 Tanks, 14 Amphibious Troop Carrier, 8 155mm Howitzers + Prime Movers | 30 Medium Trucks, 7 Heavy Trucks, 2 forklifts, 2 graders, 1 bulldozer)

Peak
Carrier Group - (As above)
PHIB Task Group - (5x Helicopter Carrier, 10x Amphibious Assault Ships | 20 LCAC, 12 Conventional Landing Craft | 185 Airraft incl. UAVs)
Marine Expeditionary Division - (3 Infantry Bat. , 2 Armor Bat. , 2 IFV Bat. , Arty Div. , RocketArty Co. , 2x ENgineering Co. 1x Recon Co., 2x Amphibious Assualt Bat. | Logistic Regiment | Special Forces Platoon)

Notes/Comments: Where exactly is Vernon Bluff geographically? Mediterranean island? Pacific? Atlantic?

Approved. Map will come shortly

Also yes a map of islands and coast will come. As far as how the environment is think an African vibe with most of the county being Savannah’s and the coast having high bluffs (hence the name)

[Hypron]

This is a question for later on, but are we allowed to bring in more ships and equipment later on?

[Irpan]

Nation Name: Democratic Republic of Irpan
Population: 6 Million (I think!)
Side Joining and reason: Vernon Bluff cause you gotta support the little guy!
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Aid at first ( I was hoping to have a land border with Vernon if that's okay?) in the way of helping set up refugee camps and aid areas for giving out food and other essentials but later troops to stop the conflict favourably.
What are your goals for intervening?: to stop a humanitarian crisis and to keep a friendly regime in power in Vernon
Number of Personal for conflict: 5000
Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc): Mostly Israeli military tech so meerkavas and Tavors and M4s and F-16 jets and well I guess its a hybrid of american and Israeli tech actually. But yeah.
Notes/Comments: I really want a land border with Vernon so i can be establishing refugee camps on that border and then after some atrocity or something happens i decide to intervene. If that's okay?

[The Selkie]

Seems to me, that some people are quite hell bent on making this war happen... well, let's see, if Selkie-Diplomacy can help! : D

[Adland]

(OOC: Crysuko we never finished our role-play with my main nation! I'll use a puppet here though and role-play to completion this time)

Nation Name: The Federation of Adland
Population: 2.039 Billion
Side Joining and reason: Crysuko. Adland wishes to expand its imperial interests and seeks to exploit natural resources for it's own benefit (OOC: I don't see anyone signing up with Crysuko so I don't wish to see a 10 v. 1 no matter how powerful Crysuko is)
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Aid, Supplies, Troops, War bonds (Adish financial institutions are world-renowned)
What are your goals for intervening?: To entirely defeat Vernon Bluff and institute a proxy government that is an Adish-Crysukon puppet (OOC: Imperialist, I know, but thats what makes nationstates fun.)
Number of Personal for conflict: maximum amount (Will be more specific if need be)
Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc): Modern (unless post-modern). Think typical modern military technology. Will also be more specific if need be.
Notes/Comments: Can I sign up my puppet nation Cubo Rio? Both Cubo Rio and Adland are situated on the same island, and are on the brink of war because of linguistic/religious differences. For those reading this, you could exploit that current situation and divert forces away from the conflict (would also be willing to host an RP about a Adish-Rioan war stemming from this thread in the future).

[Crysuko]

Application accepted, and please forgive but I don't remember you. What RP are you mentioning?

[Adland]

Application accepted, and please forgive but I don't remember you. What RP are you mentioning?

Birkonia. Zeldoon and I fought against you and American Pere Housh in Birkonia. We had a pretty epic naval battle until we (my side) started a land invasion and then the RP fell dead.

[Aroni]

Seems to me, that some people are quite hell bent on making this war happen... well, let's see, if Selkie-Diplomacy can help! : D

Didn't want to make it too easy for you

[Pellenchetand]

Nation Name: Pellenchetand (full: Regime de Pellenchetand Mousalne)
Population: ~42 million (ignore stats page)
Side Joining and reason: Intervening in support of Crysuko; for debt collection
Type of support (Aid, Supplies, Troops, etc.): Troops
What are your goals for intervening?: Collection of debts in full; unofficially to test whether current military can actually hold a candle against superior tech in a "limited war".

Number of Personal for conflict: ~10, 000 men initial; extra ~3, 000 men in reserve

-1 x Marine Brigade (~3, 000 men)
-2 x Infantry Brigades (~6, 000 men)
-1 x Parachute Regiment (~1, 000 men)
-1 x Cavalry Brigade (~3, 000 men; in reserve)

Equipment (guns, ships, armor, etc):

3 x Battlecruisers
4 x Light Cruisers

2 x Light Carriers
2 x Escort Carriers
8 x Destroyers
~100 aircraft

2 x Light Cruisers
6 x Destroyers
4 x Mine-laying Submarines

20 x Transport aircraft
48 x Fighter aircraft
10 x Flying boats

Notes/Comments: RPing a nation with WW2 tech (thus PT tech I presume?), against those with MT tech. This is going to be interesting.

[Hypron]

Notes/Comments: RPing a nation with WW2 tech (thus PT tech I presume?), against those with MT tech. This is going to be interesting.

Intentionally giving yourself a challenge or something? Not complaining, but just curious. It's very fascinating.

[Pellenchetand]

Notes/Comments: RPing a nation with WW2 tech (thus PT tech I presume?), against those with MT tech. This is going to be interesting.

Intentionally giving yourself a challenge or something? Not complaining, but just curious.

Yep. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of opportunities for a PT tech nation to get involved tbf, and this seems like a relatively "safe" incident.

If this ends up being MT only, I'll have to withdraw though. May become a source of embarrassment IC for this incident.

[Crysuko]

Intentionally giving yourself a challenge or something? Not complaining, but just curious.

Yep. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of opportunities for a PT tech nation to get involved tbf, and this seems like a relatively "safe" incident.

If this ends up being MT only, I'll have to withdraw though. May become a source of embarrassment IC for this incident.

I really don't see how WW2 tech could compete without being obliterated, they could be sam fisher'd by submarines without much contest

[Hypron]

Well, when supported correctly, old ships with their huge guns can do some work.

[Crysuko]

Well, when supported correctly, old ships with their huge guns can do some work.

Old AA guns would be helpless against modern air strikes and anti ship missiles fired from over the horizon, one missile destroyer would make a mockery of a dreadnought