A Broken Nation, A Civil War. [IC Thread]

[Birkaine]

OOC: I would recommend not going to war either, we apparently are on equal terms of technology, but my industry is exponentially greater.

OOC: If it wasn't like that, I would have sent air support

The exchange went smoothly a few days later, as the Birkanian cruiser Admiral Benjamin Zdorova gave the Federation forces several spies in exchange for Natasha, who would later be surprisingly pardoned by Stetsko and put back on service, if demoted for damaging valuable equipment. The Racketpanzers would be mass produced in Birkanian installations now that they had been succesfully proven in battle as well as the IT-3, which finally replaced the ranks of Merkava tanks in the Birkanian Army.

However, nobody came to get the equipment that was still on the island. After some days of hiding, the surviving tanks and artillery came back to the ravaged airbase to wait for extraction; or, in case that didn't happen, to wait for reinforcements from the christian faction. Now that the jihadists had been given a massive blow, they began to regroup again on the vincinities of the airfield.

OOC: Also, I don't think you would get much from the Racketpanzer wrecks... I mean, they've been hit by ATGMs after all. However, this was a great RP. I would be glad we become allies in the future.

[Allied Governments]

OOC: I would recommend not going to war either, we apparently are on equal terms of technology, but my industry is exponentially greater.

OOC: If it wasn't like that, I would have sent air support

The exchange went smoothly a few days later, as the Birkanian cruiser Admiral Benjamin Zdorova gave the Federation forces several spies in exchange for Natasha, who would later be surprisingly pardoned by Stetsko and put back on service, if demoted for damaging valuable equipment. The Racketpanzers would be mass produced in Birkanian installations now that they had been succesfully proven in battle as well as the IT-3, which finally replaced the ranks of Merkava tanks in the Birkanian Army.

However, nobody came to get the equipment that was still on the island. After some days of hiding, the surviving tanks and artillery came back to the ravaged airbase to wait for extraction; or, in case that didn't happen, to wait for reinforcements from the christian faction. Now that the jihadists had been given a massive blow, they began to regroup again on the vincinities of the airfield.

OOC: Also, I don't think you would get much from the Racketpanzer wrecks... I mean, they've been hit by ATGMs after all. However, this was a great RP. I would be glad we become allies in the future.

OOC: They never regrouped, the Airfield was specifically handed over to the Alyxandretan forces who were sent back to the island (the elite somethings, I don't remember.) Also, I thought I was supposed to be the technologically advanced one, since I pour 17 Trillion dollars into a Defense Budget that maintains my entire current army with 3 Trilion of that, meaning 14 trillion is left over for R&D and weapons development. Meaning the equivalent of the yearly budget of the United States is devoted soley to researching weapons and technology.

[Birkaine]

OOC: Well, it's hard to hand an area to a government that has little to no control over it, especially when there's still two factions operating within it. I still have control of the remaining Al-Salami forces, and the christian faction is my ally. I would like that Alyxandreta to RP whatever operations take place later.
And if we're both MT, then there's not a lot of technological difference. I don't have much R&D, probably because no matter how much money do I pour into R&D, I'm still limited by MT parameters, so I'm never developping power armor or spaceships. Also, NS-wise, it basically boils down to having ideas rather than spending money...

[Allied Governments]

OOC: Well, it's hard to hand an area to a government that has little to no control over it, especially when there's still two factions operating within it. I still have control of the remaining Al-Salami forces, and the christian faction is my ally. I would like that Alyxandreta to RP whatever operations take place later.
And if we're both MT, then there's not a lot of technological difference. I don't have much R&D, probably because no matter how much money do I pour into R&D, I'm still limited by MT parameters, so I'm never developping power armor or spaceships. Also, NS-wise, it basically boils down to having ideas rather than spending money...

Very true, curse being limited to the most advanced devices at your disposal, when there are more advanced ones a mere 10 years away. Also, I have a feeling Alyxandreta actually left this thread to die.

[Birkaine]

OOC: Well, that'd be sad, it was a great thread. I might discretely make Sinapurum a part of the Commonwealth tho

[Alyxandreta]

ooc: like hell you will with Sinapurum gotta give it to you guys, your RP work has been great, sorry haven't RP'd much, work commitments. But I have enjoyed your work completely and I would like it if you guys continued, I shall RP more actively now as I have plenty of time off . And plenty of ideas. Once this thread is done I might do something else involving the empire and possibly a future 'Islamic Emirate of Sinapurum' .

ic: Alyxandretan forces quickly moved into the former Al-Saladin stronghold, all remaining Jihadis rounded up and sent to interrogation. The war in Sinapurum was over but the lasting effects were clear top see.

A nation of people demoralized by Imperial aggression was a dangerous one, feeling more isolated than before the people of Sinapurum were now to be watched closely, but such measures would only cause to inflame the situation even further.

General Bekha, recently appointed Premier of the Empire & Commonwealth of Alyxandreta shook hands with his counterpart and thanked them for all their work they had done here, the war in the mainland was far from over, but he felt the Leonidas Corps would be enough to handle this island and eventually the fight back would spread across the entire empire.

Communist forces had now seized the entire western region up to Bekhaera while Imperial Forces & her allies controlled the souther & eastern provinces while the Fascists & recently absorbed into their ranks christian factions controlled the far north, effectively this nation was torn between three ideologies, three states vying for control over one nation.

The capital of Alyxandreta, Alexandria, was cut off from the rest of Imperial Alyxandreta, recent terrorist attacks there and fascist bombardment made the city unsuitable for the base of operations for reclaiming the nation so the capital was temporarily moved to the now united twin cities of Juneau & Treno.

King Alexander XXIV had already instigated mass rebuilding of this city and also had ordered the rebuilding and 'repatriation' of former rebels. Some saw his motives and his methods as intolerant but he wanted to use the knowledge the terrorists and other guerilla rebels had, the Al-Saladin faction may have been defeated in Sinapurum but they were active elsewhere, sleeper cells ready to fight, splinter factions born out of seething anger towards the old Republic & new empire.

The Cordoba Conference had now ended there as exiled forces moved to the interim capital, the foreign ambassadors followed suit.

Another message was relayed to Alyxandreta's allies.

To: Allies & friends of the Empire & Commonwealth of Alyxandreta
From: His Majesty King Alexander XXIV & Premier Vladimir Bekha
Subject: Eternal Thanks & Continued Combat Operations.

Today the E&C of Alyxandreta thanks its allies for all the blood they have shed, we apologize for turning tail during initial combat on Sinapurum, for this we cannot apologize enough. But our work is not done, fascist factions with christian allies and a recently formed Christian/Islamic unity faction have emerged in the northern regions, to the west the communist threat is to be taken even more seriously while remnants of Al-Saladin lurk in the shadows.

TYhjere is much work to be done and we feel with continnuued help we can restore our nation. We invite all nation leaders, diplomats and/or any ambassadors to join us at the newly established Chamber of Nations in Juneau & Treno, where further discussions have taken place.

Coming along too shall be the spokespersons for each faction within Alyxandreta as a temporary ceasefire has been called for these stalks.

Thank you once more.

Yours faithfully,

Alyxandreta

[New Chalcedon]

OOC: My apologies, but I need to pull out of this thread. It's well-written, but my time is extremely limited, and I don't have enough of it to formulate the kind of responses that this thread deserves.

- NC.

[Alyxandreta]

ooc: thank you though for your time new chalcedon, i'll taker over from your RP'ing of the communists as i now have a clear plot line for them to develop.

[Alyxandreta]

The small village of Askander near the city of Oleander was besieged by the communist forces of western Alyxandreta who now dubbed themselves 'The Alyxandretan Carpanian Socialist Republic'.

In this village there were three small units of Alyxandretan marines or what was left of them, enemy ambushes had halved their number in an instant. The remnants hurried back the disused prison complex, it was here the Empire was beset on all side by the tyranny of evil, the communist forces had managed to seize nearly all the provinces in western Alyxandreta.

As the hours passed the sounds of aerial bombardment reverberated throughout the deserted streets of Askander, the villagers fled many days previously leaving everything behind.

The men had enough supplies but not enough morale, they were on the verge of giving up when their radio burst into life.

"This is Lieutenant Julio Rodriguez of the fifteenth Alyxandretan Corps, calling any military or civilian survivors, I repeat this is Julio Rodriguez, is anybody out there?"

"Yeah, we're here! Julio is it, this is David Smirnoff of the Bekhaeran Corps, we're trapped in Askander , the Communists have seized everything and everywhere, were trapped in Askander Prison!"
"Don't worry we're coming for you now, communist forces have moved northwards, we'll get you out"

"Thank god for that!"

Three hours later the sound of tanks rolled up, the radio burst into life once more.

"We're ready for you, outside on the double, communists are nearby"

The remaining thirteen soldiers gathered their belongings and weapons and headed to the Prison courtyard only to be met by several Communist tanks and a lot of soldiers.

"David is it. My name is Julio Rodriguez FORMERLY of the fifteenth Alyxandretan Corps, nice to meet you...execute them all"

Thirteen innocent men died at the hands of a ruthless turncoat and many more would die, there was no stopping the Red Machine.

[Alyxandreta]

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[Alyxandreta]

"Today peacekeeping forces within the capital were due to leave and be replaced by the armed forces of the newly established empire & commonwealth of Alyxandreta. With communist forces to the west and a christina & fascist coalition in the north, it seems strange to many people within the empire that we are relinquishing aid from our allies and taken up their duties while not at full strength"

The Alyxandretan soldiers marched back into the capital followed by a rolling armada of tanks and humvee's , the people cheered for them, they were safe from communist or fascist attacks.

In Carpanis, once the nations second city, now the communist citadel, the people were buying into the propaganda and doctrine of the communist guerillas, irreversible damage had been done and it was nearly too late to win hearts and minds.

In the north, the fascist and christian coalition were using the local ethnic people, the Khania & Drakia peoples to good effect, these people were legendary warriors and retained their own ferocity, and had always believed they were the true heirs of the nation, together with the coalition they found a true meaning now. The coalition forces were powerful but held little in terms of land.

Sinapurum was militant free but was still fragile with protests there daily, Imam's and clerics declaring the state should secede but through peaceful means, the 'great divide' remained, a wall that cut the city in half but every day it was being taken down by armed forces who were relocating the wall to a outlying suburb on the edge of the city to protect military forces.