Italian Independence War (OOC/Signup)

[Caribbean Confederation]

Yo who else is rooting out the Maoists? Need to know for smart purposes to prevent blue-on-blue

Eventually, I mean. My position in Italy is right now extremely limited, but once we establish a provisional Italian government we'll kind of have to move up north. Unless the plan is to create multiple Italian states? Idk.

[Lauzanne]

Yo who else is rooting out the Maoists? Need to know for smart purposes to prevent blue-on-blue

I'm moving most of my army in italy to take them down

And you're coming from the South?

[Romextly]

I'm moving most of my army in italy to take them down

And you're coming from the South?

More like the center. I'm moving I think like 28 brigades total to the north and only 3 brigades to protect my southern flank

[Insaanistan]

@Insaanistan uhhhhh, you've basically left Bari alone after asking my troops once to "Go home". Should I (+Rein and PPC once their troops get around to it) just? Take it?

I mean, I still have troops there, but the ships around it are gone.

[The Selkie]

@Insaanistan uhhhhh, you've basically left Bari alone after asking my troops once to "Go home". Should I (+Rein and PPC once their troops get around to it) just? Take it?

I mean, I still have troops there, but the ships around it are gone.

Question, Insaanistan - what are your forces on Sardinia?

[Al-Musafakun]

I imagine it’ll ICly take awhile (I’m thinking up to an IC year, maybe) to liberate Italy, longer with the addition of Iberia’s liberation. Liberating forces will need to contend not only with Insaani occupation forces, but rebels of both kinds as well.

The concentration of forces being deployed to the south of Italy will definitely hurt Insaani forces the most and a combined effort could see the entirety of Naples and Sicily liberated within the span of a few months, maybe. North Italy could then be fighting on two organised fronts, with liberating forces coming through Venetia (from ABH and Lauzanne) and from central Italy (Rein, Caribbean, Silkie, Caliphal and SWA/PPC forces); Liguria is being targeted by Silkie, yes? And ABH’s Britannia should be getting involved in that region and Gibraltar I’d assume. Langenia and Rom are coming from northwards or the direction of Sardinia-Corsica, I think.

So that’s... 3 or 4 or more fronts, in Italy alone?

[Romextly]

I imagine it’ll ICly take awhile (I’m thinking up to an IC year, maybe) to liberate Italy, longer with the addition of Iberia’s liberation. Liberating forces will need to contend not only with Insaani occupation forces, but rebels of both kinds as well.

The concentration of forces being deployed to the south of Italy will definitely hurt Insaani forces the most and a combined effort could see the entirety of Naples and Sicily liberated within the span of a few months, maybe. North Italy could then be fighting on two organised fronts, with liberating forces coming through Venetia (from ABH and Lauzanne) and from central Italy (Rein, Caribbean, Silkie, Caliphal and SWA/PPC forces); Liguria is being targeted by Silkie, yes? And ABH’s Britannia should be getting involved in that region and Gibraltar I’d assume. Langenia and Rom are coming from northwards or the direction of Sardinia-Corsica, I think.

So that’s... 3 or 4 or more fronts, in Italy alone?

...I have multiple bases in Italy

[Al-Musafakun]

I imagine it’ll ICly take awhile (I’m thinking up to an IC year, maybe) to liberate Italy, longer with the addition of Iberia’s liberation. Liberating forces will need to contend not only with Insaani occupation forces, but rebels of both kinds as well.

The concentration of forces being deployed to the south of Italy will definitely hurt Insaani forces the most and a combined effort could see the entirety of Naples and Sicily liberated within the span of a few months, maybe. North Italy could then be fighting on two organised fronts, with liberating forces coming through Venetia (from ABH and Lauzanne) and from central Italy (Rein, Caribbean, Silkie, Caliphal and SWA/PPC forces); Liguria is being targeted by Silkie, yes? And ABH’s Britannia should be getting involved in that region and Gibraltar I’d assume. Langenia and Rom are coming from northwards or the direction of Sardinia-Corsica, I think.

So that’s... 3 or 4 or more fronts, in Italy alone?

...I have multiple bases in Italy

That will further strain Insaani lines then, given they have to try and surround and combat stationed troops, then. These could serve as beachheads for any more arriving allied forces, if they’re coastal, or as strongholds from which Coalition forces could group up and organise.

[Romextly]

...I have multiple bases in Italy

That will further strain Insaani lines then, given they have to try and surround and combat stationed troops, then. These could serve as beachheads for any more arriving allied forces, if they’re coastal, or as strongholds from which Coalition forces could group up and organise.

Yes, though my only base in sicily is beginning to fall

[Al-Musafakun]

That will further strain Insaani lines then, given they have to try and surround and combat stationed troops, then. These could serve as beachheads for any more arriving allied forces, if they’re coastal, or as strongholds from which Coalition forces could group up and organise.

Yes, though my only base in sicily is beginning to fall

It can always be recaptured, and its stationed troops’ sacrifice can help serve propaganda and morale boosting.

[Insaanistan]

I mean, I still have troops there, but the ships around it are gone.

Question, Insaanistan - what are your forces on Sardinia?

Sant’Antioco and Isola di San Pietro are heavily fortified. Mainland Sardinian troops are focused on Cagliari, Sardegna and Oristano, and the entirety of the island is surrounded by Insaani ships.

[Romextly]

Yes, though my only base in sicily is beginning to fall

It can always be recaptured, and its stationed troops’ sacrifice can help serve propaganda and morale boosting.

Yeah. I'll give the order to stand until the last man dies

[Caribbean Confederation]

I imagine it’ll ICly take awhile (I’m thinking up to an IC year, maybe) to liberate Italy, longer with the addition of Iberia’s liberation. Liberating forces will need to contend not only with Insaani occupation forces, but rebels of both kinds as well.

The concentration of forces being deployed to the south of Italy will definitely hurt Insaani forces the most and a combined effort could see the entirety of Naples and Sicily liberated within the span of a few months, maybe. North Italy could then be fighting on two organised fronts, with liberating forces coming through Venetia (from ABH and Lauzanne) and from central Italy (Rein, Caribbean, Silkie, Caliphal and SWA/PPC forces); Liguria is being targeted by Silkie, yes? And ABH’s Britannia should be getting involved in that region and Gibraltar I’d assume. Langenia and Rom are coming from northwards or the direction of Sardinia-Corsica, I think.

So that’s... 3 or 4 or more fronts, in Italy alone?

And that's ignoring likely new fronts that could be opened in North Africa -potentially- Yemen and Iberia.

[Insaanistan]

I’m probably not gonna post for the next hour and a half three minutes from now because my Pre-Calc teacher won’t let us be on our iPads while class is in session.

[Al-Musafakun]

I imagine it’ll ICly take awhile (I’m thinking up to an IC year, maybe) to liberate Italy, longer with the addition of Iberia’s liberation. Liberating forces will need to contend not only with Insaani occupation forces, but rebels of both kinds as well.

The concentration of forces being deployed to the south of Italy will definitely hurt Insaani forces the most and a combined effort could see the entirety of Naples and Sicily liberated within the span of a few months, maybe. North Italy could then be fighting on two organised fronts, with liberating forces coming through Venetia (from ABH and Lauzanne) and from central Italy (Rein, Caribbean, Silkie, Caliphal and SWA/PPC forces); Liguria is being targeted by Silkie, yes? And ABH’s Britannia should be getting involved in that region and Gibraltar I’d assume. Langenia and Rom are coming from northwards or the direction of Sardinia-Corsica, I think.

So that’s... 3 or 4 or more fronts, in Italy alone?

And that's ignoring likely new fronts that could be opened in North Africa -potentially- Yemen and Iberia.

Iberia is very mountainous so the fighting there will be incredibly brutal I’d presume. Yemen would be difficult to reach as most anti-Insaani states are in Europe or the Americas I recall?

[Al-Musafakun]

I’m probably not gonna post for the next hour and a half three minutes from now because my Pre-Calc teacher won’t let us be on our iPads while class is in session.

Sure thing, good luck with any work they give you.

[Insaanistan]

And that's ignoring likely new fronts that could be opened in North Africa -potentially- Yemen and Iberia.

Iberia is very mountainous so the fighting there will be incredibly brutal I’d presume. Yemen would be difficult to reach as most anti-Insaani states are in Europe or the Americas I recall?

I own nothing in the Americas.

[Insaanistan]

I’m probably not gonna post for the next hour and a half three minutes from now because my Pre-Calc teacher won’t let us be on our iPads while class is in session.

Sure thing, good luck with any work they give you.

Thanks!

[Al-Musafakun]

Iberia is very mountainous so the fighting there will be incredibly brutal I’d presume. Yemen would be difficult to reach as most anti-Insaani states are in Europe or the Americas I recall?

I own nothing in the Americas.

I was referring to Langenia and Caribbean, sorry if I didn’t clarify well enough.

[Lauzanne]

And you're coming from the South?

More like the center. I'm moving I think like 28 brigades total to the north and only 3 brigades to protect my southern flank

I'll have my guys come from the north, pincer them

[Romextly]

More like the center. I'm moving I think like 28 brigades total to the north and only 3 brigades to protect my southern flank

I'll have my guys come from the north, pincer them

And I'm pretty sure that ABH is also coming from the north

[Lauzanne]

Also question for Maoist Italy or whoever is playing them

They only have light gear right? How are they going to fight?

[Langenia]

Also question for Maoist Italy or whoever is playing them

They only have light gear right? How are they going to fight?

I think they may be like the army of ISIS at its height, sizable quantities of weapons seized from the Insaani security forces. Can't wait to see if my cruise missiles succeeded in blowing them up, and can't wait to fight them on the ground and their air, too. I have more of a bone to pick because I made most of those weapons.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

By Jove these irl Italian royals are gonna give me nightmares. About fricken neck-women.

[Langenia]

By Jove these irl Italian royals are gonna give me nightmares. About fricken neck-women.

This is why I suggest an Italian republic with Catholicism as its official religion.