Ruskyet, Total War (IC, Closed)

by **Kidlantis** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:55 am

100 Miles off the Coast of Ruskyet

The Kidlantian J-8's fired their PL-2 missiles at the IEK-88 fighters, knowing that they were outnumbered and that they would have to land soon to survive. Two more J-8's were struck down,along with 6 Gripens in an enormous loss, not to mention a destroyed F-22. The Kidlantian F-22 fired its missiles at an A-6 attack craft. The Gripens fired their Meteor missiles at the approaching F-18's. However, seeing the massive radar signature given off by the F-22's, several Gripens instead fired their Meteor missiles where they thought the F-22's were. Meanwhile, the Kidlantian fleet had problems of its own due to the oversized enemy missile launch... The ships were hammered by a barrage of the new missiles. The Patriot missiles instead of firing a third round at the enemy aircraft fired at the missiles. The Phalanx CIWS guns took out what the Patriots couldn't. After the Kidlantians jammed some missiles, there were about 40 left to hit the fleet of the Federation. A James Brock-class carrier was sunk, along with an Udaloy, 3 missile frigates, an AA frigate. One of the missiles destroyers was sunk, the other heavily damaged. Gestroui ordered the new secret development, the AA destroyer that had lasers instead of regular AA guns, to target the aircraft. There's barely any defense against light, you know. If he Inyourfaceistanis wanted to play the arms race game, the Kidlantians were ready.

K.N.S. Victorious
The K.N.S Victorious was a revolutionary development. It, for the first time, brought lasers to the military. The idea of the the solid-state lasers aboard the ship was to weaken the structure of enemy aircraft so that it falls apart. Commodore Robinson was commander of the destroyer. In his opinion, this ship was the most advanced in the world due to its secret. This was in prototype, and the Kidlantian government wanted to see if solid-state lasers could actually work. This was basically an experiment. Finally, when the Commodore was ready to begin a new step in warfare he ordered his men and women. "Man battle stations! Repeat, man your battle stations. We are in range of the Inyourfaceistani aircraft." The Kidlantian destroyer then started a new era in military combat. The AA lasers fired upon the Inyourfaceistani aircraft. They soon stopped after a few minutes, however, a few minutes could have changed the world forever.

Meanwhile, back at the beachhead...
Johstan led the Kidlantians on the charge. The armor had formed a wall in front of the infantry to prevent the infantry from getting shot up. Roughly 5,000 Kidlantians had died in the charge so far, and 7 Spakies were destroyed. The SM commander had ordered his remaining 50,000 men to assault the airfield. They marched through the rain that was coming down, and by that time 3,000 had fell. The SM knew that if they could capture the airfield, the enemy would lose its howitzers, some of its aircraft, and its AA guns. Not to mention the Iron Dome would be captured, along with the Kengburgian commander. The SM might have been outnumbered, but they knew that their vigorous training would pay off. They carried LA-16 Laceros and M41A2 Tafir commando rifles, and they fired upon the Kengburgians that were there. The Kidlantian anti-tanks and RPGs committed themselves to destroying the Humvees, tanks, and IFVs. The Sparky tanks fired their cannons and Bushmaster guns at the enemy infantry and tanks. The infantry fired their weapons at the enemy, ready to fight to the death. The new wave of the Kamikazes had finished what the first wave had done. The Olympus was absolutely destroyed. The Rafale fighters, which had lost 15 of their number, fired their MICA missiles and guns upon the enemy Rafales and B-52's. Meanwhile, 50 Mig-29s launched from the remaining two Kidlantian carriers. They were to fight the other group of the Rafale-M's. They fired their cannons and rockets at the enemy.

Opposition Territory
The Kidlantian Thunderbolts had tried to target insurgents only, however, it seemed to have failed. A Thunderbolt had been shot down, and its pilots brutally massacred. The Spec-Op apologized to the Guardsmen commander. After mourning briefly, the Kidlantians did what they were trained to do. Half searched for the survivors, the other half left to combat the rebels. An hour later, the Kidlantians had found five survivors. The other Kidlantians fought the rebels.

by **Isle of Lost** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:32 pm

Ocean 1,150 NM from Ruskyet
The Isle of the Lost 18th Main Line Fleet had been deployed several days ago upon request of Inyourfaceistani military officals. There was a large debate in the Senate and House over whether to bring aid or not, but eventually it was agreed that the I.L owed IYF for their assistance in several conflicts, and it was agreed to deploy soilders on an Invasion Level DEFCON.

The large 18th Fleet smashed its way through the ocean towards the given location of the beachhead. IYF had informed the I.L Naval Command of a large Kidlantian force near the shores, but the I.L command has disregarded the warning due to lack of detail.

by **Inyourfaceistan** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:25 pm

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The IEK-88 Sky Kraits quickly deployed IR flares and banked hard to evade the enemy PL-2 missiles, however, two were still shot down. Three A-6 Intruders had fallen prey to the enemy F-22's, and three F-18's were either destroyed or forced to retreat due to the Meteor missiles fired by the JAS-39 fighters. However, the real killer was the enemy laser. Another four IEK-88's, six A-6 and four F-18's were either outright disintegrated or forced to retreat by the advanced weapon.

Aircraft Defense
Attacking Weapons: MRAAMs, SRAAMs, Laser
Counter-Measures Deployed: IR flares, Chafe, Evasive Maneuvers,
Damage Report: 6 IEK-88 (6/12 remain), 9 A-6 destroyed (11/22 remain), 7 F-18 destroyed (9/16 remain)

Having been forced to scatter to evade the enemy, the jets were now mostly flying solo. Those who could found wingmen as they moved closer to the enemy. IEK-88's continued to engage the enemy aircraft with Python-5's and AIM-9s, while the F-22's came out of a small cloud line on the shore-side flank, and fired their AIM-120 missiles at the enemy jets. They had taken serious casualties from the laser, and they needed to put it out of commission; fortunately, they had already planned to render the enemy fleet helpless.
"Alright. Black'em out. And make it count."
"Roger that, Sir. Launching ordinance now."
The remaining eleven A-6 Intruders and nine F-18 Super Hornets launched their weapons, the INEW-3 EMP missile, which was basically a modified AGM-84 Harpoon cruise missile designed to create a non-nuclear EMP blast. The aircraft firing the weapon were between 60nmi and 80nmi, which considering the B-29 which dropped a far more powerful nuclear weapon were safe from the unintended EMP effect at 6nmi away (in air). Every pilot held their breath as the twenty missiles flew towards the Kidlantians, all they needed was one hit. Just one...

Aircraft Attack
Attack Type: Medium-Range Strike, Anti-fleet EMP attack
Targets: F-22, Saab JAS-39, Enemy Fleet (priority on KNS Victorious)
Weapons Used: Medium range Air-to-Air missiles (AIM-120), Short range Air-to-Air (AIM-9), EMP-loaded cruise missile (INEW-3)

Meanwhile, the fleet was preparing to launch a second volley of LRASM's. The IC-98 missile frigates were forced to reload after firing all ten missiles off, but the destroyers held many more silos for their cruise missiles, and were able to launch a salvo totaling seventy missiles. Another AWAC's was deployed, along with an escort of sixteen Su-47's, to patrol the waters between them and the Ruskyetan coast. The other carrier withheld its aircraft, a wave of more Su-47's and F-18's on standby incase they were ordered forward, either to exploit or intercept.

Fleet Attack
Attack Type: Long-Range Strike
Targets: Kidlantian Fleet
Weapons Used: Lockheed-Martin LRASM cruise missile

The fleet received word that the IoL fleet was inbound and presumably in range of their Tomahawks. They then sent an encrypted message to the allied fleet.

-------------------------------- Beachhead ----------------------------------

The attack by the enemy infantry was more ferocious than anyone could have predicted. Usually organized charges in this day and age resulted in a ten-to-one kill ratio in favor of the defender, but these Ruskyetans were keeping a jaw dropping one-to-one and a half kill ratio. In the face of automatic fire the enemy had managed to push the Kenburgian infantry back between fifty and a hundred yards in some places.

To make matters worse, the fighting on the western front was not doing so well. Somehow Ruskyetans had slipped through the forest undetected and undetered by the claymore mines that had been set up in the tree line. They had overran a number of Kenburgians, and managed to take at least 200 yards of ground.

Infantry Defense
Attacking Weapons: Artillery, Enemy Tanks, Anti-tank weapons, small arms
Counter-Measures Deployed: Minor Cover, barbed wire, pillboxes
Damage Report: 35,000 Kenburgian soldiers killed or wounded (roughly 335,000 remaining) 25 Inyourfaceistani Marines killed or wounded (225 remaining) 50 T-84's destroyed (roughly 400 remaining) 100 BMP-3's destroyed (roughly 1,100 remaining) 8 M1A2's destroyed (26 remaining) 2 YT-2's destroyed (15 remaining) additional looses to various artillery peices

Intent on destroying the Valkryn Supergun, the tiny force of Inyourfaceistani tanks held their ground against the enemy forces. Driver crews fired of TOW missiles from the YT-2's at enemy armor, while their gunners pounded advancing troops with their 50 caliber machine guns. Their main gunners continued to pound the barrel of the behemoth with their thermal rounds, awaiting the final stone that would bring down goliath...

The Kenburgian BMP-3's and T-84's in the immediate vacinity also held their ground, targeting the Ruskyetan tanks with their 125mm cannons. BMP-3's utilized a wide variety of weapons at the enemy, firing TOW missiles at the tanks, and letting the infantry have it with their 12.7mm turret and 3-inch main gun.

A specifically large concentration of troops was within the three mile radius between the front lines and the airfeild. Kenburgian BMP-3's and Inyourfaceistani BTR-80's were dug in side-by-side as they prepared to hold this line at all costs. More Humvee's had been deployed into the area, and the remaining Eurocopter Tiger and Ka-52 Hokum attack helicopters were hovering low to the ground, attempting to fit in with the trees and other terrain features to disguise them on radar. As the air battle raged above, the Ka-52 Hokum target the enemy VK and Mig29 fighters with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, while the Eurocopter Tigers fired Hellfire anti-tank missiles at the Kidlantian Sparkies. One the front lines, soldiers from both nationalities held their ground against the so-called "SM", the few Inyourfaceistani Marines firing AKI-3M (National variant of the Ak-103) and HK MP-5 SubMachineguns while the Kenburgians blasted away with a wide variety of automatic weapons.

Just as before, the anti-aircraft continued to hammer into the skies, hoping to turn the tide against the enemy, while available infantry fired Stinger missiles at low-flying aircraft.

Infantry Attack
Attack Type: Defensive Suppresion, Concentrated attack, AA
Targets: Ruskyetan and Kidlantian forces attacking, Valkryn Supergun, Ruskyetan and Kidlantian aircraft
Weapons Used: Thermal Rounds, 125mm tank cannon, 3-inch IFV gun, vehicle-mounted machine guns, TOW-missiles, RPGs/LAW's, Various small arms fire, AA guns, SAMs, Hellfire Anti-tank missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, Stingers

Before the skies turned too hot, the flight of 10 C-17's and their escort of IEK-88's had landed. The IEK-88's would need to refuel before joining the air battle above, but 1,500 Inyourfaceistani Army regulars disembarked, grabbed their gear and headed to the front lines. It was little against the seas of Kidlantian and Ruskyetan soldiers, but they were truly in a battle where every bullet counts...
(C-17s carry 158 soldiers 158 x 10 = 1,580)

In the skies above, the Rafale's were taking decent losses, twenty-two of the one-hundred forty fighters had fallen victim to enemy aircraft, and three of the B-52's had also gone down in a ball of smoke and flame, descending onto the fighting bellow.
The Rafale-M's continued to fire their MICA missiles at the enemy aircraft, now within gun range the also utilized their cannons.
Now reaching the skies relatively close to their targets, the surviving B-52's let drop their GPS-guided 3,000lb GBU-57 bunker-busters on the massive fortified hill known as the Valkyn heights.

----------------------------- Opposition Territory -------------------------------

After the insurgents in the village of the bombing had all been killed, the area turned relatively quiet. The air strike on the second village alerted all combatants of incoming assault, and needless to say that they all fled deep into the woods and hills.

Captain Santagraci walked through the village, well disguised as a Propolnyet farmer. He came to a building full of opposition fighters and two other Neige Luno commandos. In the center of the room they had lifted a great deal of floorboards, which revealed nothing except a concrete slab. However, upon reaching his hand into the black shadow beneath the rest of the floor a rebel leader found a dip in the slab, and slid it to the side. What was revealed were two crates.
"This better be good." He commented in the local language, albeit slightly accented (Ruskyetan? Propolnyet?)
"Oh, just you wait and see..." the rebel commander replied. He then had his soldiers crack open the two crates.
"Mother of God..."
"What did I tell you, Comrade?"

Before him sat a large pile of books: The Road to Serfdom, by Fredrick Hayek...

by **Kidlantis** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:00 am

Open Ocean, roughly 80 miles off the coast of Ruskyet

The Kidlantian laser destroyer, which was protected by an escort of 2 Iroquois-class destroyers, was celebrating its success. It had defeated 14 aircraft on it own. However, the celebration came to an abrupt end when it was found out that missiles armed with EMPs were heading towards the Kidlantian Fleet. The valiant crewmen sprung into action. The Iroquois-class destroyers prepared their CIWS guns, and their 76mm guns to fire at the incoming EMPs. Their Iroquois-class destroyers were also well equipped with SAMs, and they fired at where the missiles had come from, which was likely where the aircraft were. The lasers aboard the destroyer then fired at the EMP missiles. The CIWS guns fired along with the 76mm guns. About 5-6 EMPs managed to get by the intense bombard, and 2 of them hit the Victorious, frying her electric systems. One of the Iroquois was taken out as well. The Grand Admiral ordered a group of engineers aboard the Victoriousto help get her electrical systems repaired, however, that could take a while. The Victorious and her escort retreated to the main Kidlantian fleet. The 3 EMP missiles that did not get shot down by the destroyers, yet didn't hit the Victorious, were shot down by the Patriot SAMs. The Kidlantians had lost another two Gripens and 2 J-8's. The Gripens continued firing their Meteor missiles at the remaining aircraft, along with the J-8's, which specifically targeted the IEK-88, while the Gripens targeted all the aircraft. The F-22 was able to evade the missiles, and then it fired its own. The Patriot SAMs, not fully exhausted by their attack on the EMP missiles, fired upon the LRASM. Kidlantian technicians jammed the LRASM missiles, and CIWS defenses fired upon the missiles. Still, a decent portion managed to get through, about 25, and caused havoc. A Hatchet-class frigate was sunk, the minelayer one, although it managed to lay 6 mines before it was sunk. Away from expensive vessels that were bought from well-known arms manufacturers, the missiles also wrecked havoc. Another frigate was sunk, along with an Iroquois-class destroyer, and an Independence littoral-combat ship was destroyed. Gestroui prepared the offensive on the Inyourfaceistani fleet. The submarines that had moved undetected near the enemy fleet launched their Mark 48 torpedoes at where they had detected the IC-98 missile frigates via sonar. They silently fired their torpedoes, and attempted to make a speedy getaway. Meanwhile, another 2 AWAC's were launched by the carrier, along with an escort of 15 J-8's, 3 F-22's, and 10 Saab JAS 39 Gripens. The AWAC, using its radar began to search for where the missile destroyers were that had caused them so much trouble. The AWAC flew over the sea with its escort, avoiding the aerial battle that was raging. Suddenly, it picked up a Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Meanwhile, the Kidlantians had the KNS Xavier Lee fire its Block IV Tomahawk cruise missiles at the enemy destroyer, totaling 10 missiles. Gestroui ordered the 1st Ruskyet Fleet to join up with the 2nd Ruskyet Fleet. Tyushimi complied, and now the ships of the 1st Fleet (The ones remaining, anyway) made their way towards the 2nd Fleet. A single airlift helicopter launched, carrying 100 Kidlantian troops.

Beachhead
Another 15 Rafales had been shot down by the enemy aircraft. At that time as well, 30 Strike Eagles had been deployed. They were carrying 'Bunker Buster' bombs to bombard the enemy Kengburgian troops. 10 Mig-29's had been destroyed. 10 were lost to AA fire and the enemy Stinger missiles, but that would not stop them. 20 Bunker Busters dropped on the Kengburgian. The Strike Eagles than eagerly joined the fray between the Kidlantian and Kengburgian aircraft as they fired AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and their Gatling cannons. The HAT-1 Sparky's had defense systems to protect from such missile attacks, and only 7 were lost. 15,000 more men were killed or wounded, however, the Kengburgians were outnumbered by the combined force of Ruskyetians and Kidlantians. Meanwhile, where the Kidlantians were previously, the helicopter landed. 150 Kidlantian troops disembarked, and moved towards the area where the SM were fighting the Kengburgians for control of the airfield. Johstan kept having the Kidlantians push ever closer to the Kengburgians, while they continued to fire their AY144L Assault Rifles and their AK-47's. On the airfield front, the SM fired their own LA-16 Laceros and TAFIRs at the enemy. The battalion that was sent from the carrier rushed up to join the SM. All of the men were carrying 'Jericho' missile launchers. The battalion leader ordered the men to fire their missiles at the Kengburgian troops. The Kidlantian naval guns, in the meantime, stopped firing and charged towards the Kidlantian fleet.

Opposition Territory
The Kidlantian Special Operations troopers had lost 5 in the brief firefight with the rebels. The Kidlantian troops finished their search for survivors of the bombing, having found 8. The Kidlantian troops then silently moved towards the next village they were going to attack. The major asked the Republican Guardsmen Commander to come assist them in their attempts to stop the insurgency.

by **Isle of Lost** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:07 pm

Ocean, 1050 NM from Ruskyet
The massive I.L.S Defensor smashed it's way through the water. It was the 2nd largest ship in the fleet, dwarfed only by the massive Impavidus-Class Warhead Battlecruiser.
Onboard, the captain strolled the bridge. It was quiet, and the only sound was that of the machines beeping away.
The moment of quiet was disturbed by the decoder machine bursting to life. Slowly a report was printed out by one of the AWACs flying a little ahead of the fleet.

-FTM-
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-IFY Given Coordinants-
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-F1V-
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-AWBG-

The machine stopped. The captain turned to the radio orperator who signalled that the Admiral had approved of the action. The captain, and others onboard crusiers around the fleet, all gave the same command. -Fire-.

Attack:
Target: Kidlantian Fleet
Range: Extra-Long
Weapons Used: 250 Tomahawk Block II TLAM Missiles

Defense:
20 Garuda-Class AA Frigates move to the outside of the Fleet. (not far outside, just not clogging up the middle either)

by **Ruskyet** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:49 pm

Isle of Lost wrote:Ocean, 1050 NM from Ruskyet
The massive I.L.S Defensor smashed it's way through the water. It was the 2nd largest ship in the fleet, dwarfed only by the massive Impavidus-Class Warhead Battlecruiser.
Onboard, the captain strolled the bridge. It was quiet, and the only sound was that of the machines beeping away.
The moment of quiet was disturbed by the decoder machine bursting to life. Slowly a report was printed out by one of the AWACs flying a little ahead of the fleet.

-FTM-
-------
-IFY Given Coordinants-
-------
-F1V-
-------
-AWBG-

The machine stopped. The captain turned to the radio orperator who signalled that the Admiral had approved of the action. The captain, and others onboard crusiers around the fleet, all gave the same command. -Fire-.

Attack:
Target: Kidlantian Fleet
Range: Extra-Long
Weapons Used: 250 Tomahawk Block II TLAM Missiles

Defense:
20 Garuda-Class AA Frigates move to the outside of the Fleet. (not far outside, just not clogging up the middle either)

Oceanic Battle

The Yuri And Kalinagrad had lead the fleet to an area known locally as the "Zhora Krezhna" or, "Rock Grave", for it was known for a shallow, sharply rocked patch with a channel narrow enough that large battleships could pass only in single-file.

Here, they dropped anchor; they'd coordinated strategy with the kidlantians to meet here. But, for recon and possibly attack purposes, they launched 50 Vk's armed with anti-air and anti-naval munitions ranging from torpedoes to missiles.

Quickly hitting top-speed of nearly 1,000 mph, they split the sky and soared towards the current known location of one of the oncoming enemy fleets, the larger of the two.

Eastern Front, Beach-Head

Forcing their way forward alongside the kidlantians, the Ruskyetans here met with heavy kenburgian resistance...their armor kept them moving forward though, the infantry tucked in behind.

Guns blazing, they looked like hero's of old...but truth be told, they weren't hero's nor did they think so; they were just soldiers defending their country as soldiers had done for thousands of years.

Pushing forward, there grew a respect for the enemy and their ability to defend...they were making the Ruskyetans pay for each inch of ground taken.

Western Front

Easier going was found here, as the mens bullets tore through the air, in search of enemy targets...they stormed forth, armor actually falling a bit behind.

Diving into trenches, they'd clear them with bayonet, and rise back up out of them firing....the kenburgians put up one hell of a fight though, inflicting a fair amount of casualties.

Rushing headlong with a roar of "Raaaaaah!" the ruskyetans seemed nearly bulletproof...when one man fell, two would fill his spot in the advancing line.

The Northern Front

The Ruskyetans here were having the toughest going against the fearsome enemy resistance; they were raked with kenburgian machine-gun and anti-tank fire.

Just when it seemed the battle would be lost here, General Antilov picked up a flag from a fallen soldier and drew his saber, pointing it towards enemy lines.

He was an imposing man, 6'3, and hard as iron, he roared "WHO'S COMING WITH ME!? WHO WILL DIE AS A HERO!?" This rallying cry brought the men up around him, and again they rushed forward with a fresh wave of vigor.

The Propolnyet Territory

The Republican Guardsmen quickly packed up resources from this area that were necessary to continue operations, and moved on with the kidlantians.

Many left with mental scars from the fearsome anti-insurgent fighting...the charred bodies of women and children, the blood that'd been spilled from their own people.

It was heart-breaking really...especially the mental wounds that were sustained by the young sniper who'd developed a very shaky set of hands during the day as he wrought cold, distanced death.

10,000 casualties from continued beach-head operations, 46 destroyed charger tanks

by **Inyourfaceistan** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:30 pm

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The enemy radar systems and the laser's energy source had been fried by the EMP, however some enemy SAM's had achieved a lock before the immense shockwave of electrical radiation hit, sending everything within a 1 - 6 mile radius back to the 1890's. Two F-18's, one IEK-88 and another A-6 were destroyed by the attack. A second IEK-88 was struck and forced to bug out when it's tail rudder was struck by one of the missiles fired by the F-22.

Aircraft Defense
Attacking Weapons: MRAAMs, SRAAMs
Counter-Measures Deployed: IR flares, Chafe, Evasive Maneuvers, EMP
Damage Report: 2 IEK-88 (4/12 remain), 1 A-6 destroyed (10/22 remain), 2 F-18 destroyed (7/16 remain)

Now that the enemy anti-air frigate was fully in the dark, the aircraft took aim at the rest of the Kidlantian fleet. The remaining seventeen aircraft, not including the F-22's and IEK-88's, fired their last INEW-3 missiles at the main body of the Kidlantian surface fleet. Watching the "KNS Victorious" slowly move to retreat, the A-6 Intruders dropped their GBU-16 guided bombs on the ship and it's escort, a total of six bombs per aircraft; before turning around to begin the flight back to the carrier. The IEK-88's target the enemy F-22 with Python-5 missiles, and the fresh Inyourfaceistani F-22's launched AIM-120 missiles at all other enemy aircraft.

Aircraft Attack
Attack Type: Medium-Range Strike, Anti-fleet EMP attack
Targets: F-22, Saab JAS-39, J-8, Enemy Fleet (priority on KNS Victorious)
Weapons Used: Medium range Air-to-Air missiles (AIM-120), Medium range Air-to-Air (Python-5), EMP-loaded cruise missile (INEW-3), Guided Bombs (GBU-16)

The IC-98 missile frigate was struck by the enemy torpedoes, and began taking water. The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer had for some reason been randomly singled out, despite it's obscure position amongst the other ships, and now had 10 Tomahawk cruise missiles headed for it. Outlying IC-121 "Garuda" AA frigates picked up the incoming enemy missiles and fired their CIWS systems, along with their own LaWS system at the incoming missiles, and the Patriot missile system on board the destroyer kicked into effect. A total of eight enemy cruise missiles were shot down, and two slipped by to smash the top of the destroyer. The ship was still floating, as Tomahawks were generic long-range cruise missiles, as opposed to the LRASM's which were specifically designed to sink a ship in one or two hits; however, many of its topside systems had been destroyed, and many crewmen were killed.

Fleet Defense
Attacking Weapons: Mark-48 guided torpedo, Tomahawk IV cruise missile
Counter-Measures Deployed: CIWS guns, LaWS laser, Patriot missiles
Damage Report: 1 IC-98 missile frigate destroyed (6/7 remain), 1 Arleigh-Burke class destroyer heavily damaged (1/1 remain)

The Eseti recon submarine that had been patrolling the waters was returning back to the fleet when it detected a lone enemy submarine that had somehow miraculously closed the 500 nautical mile gap between the two fleets, however, it detected the enemy ship to late to warn about the impending torpedo launch. In retaliation to the enemy sub attack, a single MH-60 Seahawk equipped for anti-sub purposes was launched from the Bolic'edi class destroyer. The helicopter flew quickly over to the area where the recon sub was tracking the enemy vessel, and launched a series of depth charges into the water, there was little the enemy sub could do, assuming the Eseti had an accurate read on the enemy craft's position.

Despite the loss of the IC-98 missile frigate and the disablement of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, the fleet prepared for its third volley of deadly ship-splitting LRASM's. The surviving six IC-98 frigates had now reloaded, thanks to the presence of the supply frigates nearby, and were ready to re-join the destroyers in another attack. Each destroyer and missile frigate fired off another ten LRASM's, amounting in a total of 120 anti-ship missiles flying for the enemy fleet.

Now, with a sinister and purposeful composure two large submarines surfaced roughly 350 nautical miles away from the enemy fleet. The sea water slid off of both submarines, and the large deck peices of one slowly came together to create a flat runway, while the top of the other opened to reveal four launch tubes. One of them was a Velicori-class carrier submarine, and the other was a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine. They had been listening in the radios of the pilots and the main fleet, and were now surfacing as the third stage of Admiral Morsi'one's plan to destroy the Kidlantians before they could make beachhead. The Velicori-class submarine had a smaller runway than surface carriers, allowing for less aircraft to be launched. Eight Su-47's and Eight A-6 Intruders were catapulted into the sky. Only pilots with nothing to loose and no fear of death were stationed on board carrier submarines, as it was likely there would be no surface for them to return to. The total of sixteen aircraft raced toward the Kidlantian fleet to finish what their comrades had started. As the aircraft launched, the Virginia-class submarine unleashed its own ace up it's sleeve, four supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles. These Indo-Russian missiles had a shorter range than most, however flew at a higher speed, making them harder to intercept.

Fleet Attack
Attack Type: Long-Range Strike, anti-sub
Targets: Kidlantian Fleet, unspecified attack submarine
Weapons Used: Lockheed-Martin LRASM cruise missile, Depth Charges, BrahMos super-sonic cruise missile

Meanwhile, the second AWAC's patrol detected the Ruskyetan fleet, approximately 400 nautical miles east and 120 nautical miles south. They also detected a flight of between forty and sixty aircraft moving toward what appeared to be the direction of the IoL, how the enemy would know of a fleet roughly 1000 miles away was still unknown, though...
Once receiving word of the large mass of enemy aircraft, the captain of the aircraft carrier ordered the flight of Su-47's and F-18's to patrol the area between the fleet and the path of the enemy aircraft.

-------------------------------- Beachhead ----------------------------------

The fighting continued for the most part as it had prior. Inyourfaceistani army regulars, albeit small in comparison to the ant-hill like waves thrust forward, were transported from the runway directly to the front in the western woods that was begining to falter. They got to the trenches, and began fighting beside the beleaguered Kenburgian defenders in an attempt to quell the overwhelming tide.

For whatever reason, the Kidlantians had decided to drop bunker-busters into the soft and sandy coastal soil beneath the feet of the Kenburgians. Most of these bombs simply slashed right through the soil and created a small, explosion less sinkhole. One bomb actually hit a fortified structure, and killed roughly twenty soldiers inside before exploding a few hundred feet underground, and a few others hit shallow bedrock, and created a small upward explosion similar to a regular bomb, killing or wounding a few more.

Infantry Defense
Attacking Weapons: Artillery, Enemy Tanks, Anti-tank weapons, small arms, bunker buster bombs
Counter-Measures Deployed: Minor Cover, barbed wire, pillboxes
Damage Report: 20,000 Kenburgian soldiers killed or wounded (roughly 315,000 remaining) 25 Inyourfaceistani Marines killed or wounded (200 remaining) 50 T-84's destroyed (roughly 350 remaining) 100 BMP-3's destroyed (roughly 1,000 remaining) 6 M1A2's destroyed (20 remaining) 3 YT-2's destroyed (12 remaining) additional looses to various artillery peices

The remaining Inyourfaceistani tanks continued to relentlessly hammer the enemy supergun. They had watched the massive Kenburgian bombs crash into the sides of the hill around the behemoth, but no internal damage was visible. Just as they had before, the Kenburgain tanks continued to hold the ground hard, and support their allies attacking the supergun.

There was still a good 2.8 miles between the front lines and the airfeild, and the defending forces didn't plan on giving an inch, especially to child-bombing Kidlantians. They continued to fire vigoruously and mercilessly with their respective weapons. Just like the "Sparkies", the BTR's, BMP's and T-84's had their own missile defense systems, however many were still struck by the enemy "Jerico" missiles. Everyone that could unleashed everything onto the surging enemy. Two BTR-80 gunners saw a tall man pick up the Ruskyetan flag and began to hammer his position with twin 12.7mm machine guns.

Both factions of helicopters had appeared to be ignored by enemy fire, save a few passing bazooka shots and machine gun strafing. The Kenburgian Eurocopter Tigers continued to blast away at the enemy armor, while the Inyourfaceistani Ka-52's continued to launch anti-air missiles at oncoming fighters.

Colonel Devacci had exited the bunker, and was on the front lines alongside Kenburgian soldiers and Inyourfaceistani Marines.
"Stop them here, boys! Stop them here!" He knew that all they had to do was hold this line. If they could curb the enemy offense, this war could end before it even started. If this small stretch of coastline could be defended, the Ruskyetans would most likely be forced to the bargaining table, and most likely accept the two-state solution proposal. If not, it would take millions of soldiers and months of fighting to effectively invade the country and overthrow the regime. Of course, that would never have to happen of they simply held this line right here and now...

Just as before, the anti-aircraft continued to hammer into the skies, hoping to turn the tide against the enemy, while available infantry fired Stinger missiles at low-flying aircraft.

Infantry Attack
Attack Type: Defensive Suppresion, Concentrated attack, AA
Targets: Ruskyetan and Kidlantian forces attacking, Valkryn Supergun, Ruskyetan and Kidlantian aircraft
Weapons Used: Thermal Rounds, 125mm tank cannon, 3-inch IFV gun, vehicle-mounted machine guns, TOW-missiles, RPGs/LAW's, Various small arms fire, AA guns, SAMs, Hellfire Anti-tank missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, Stingers

Now refueled, the IEK-88 fighters took to the sky in support of their Kenburgian allies. 15 more Rafales had fallen, as they continued to dogfight the enemy VK fighters, Mig29's and Kidlantian Rafales. A small detachment of IEK-88's flew out to slay the Kidlantian bombers that had dropped the bunker busters.

----------------------------- Opposition Territory -------------------------------

Slowly and steadily, the copies of one of Hayek's best works were spread throughout the city of Chechnegrad. In secret back rooms, and hideaways were no one could see them the Propolnyet youth were reading about economic freedom, and the danger "greater good" ideologies such as fascism and socialism posed to liberty. Even among those who weren't extremists or rebel sympathizes, there was still doubts about remaining a part of Ruskyet. These whispers in the night, and mummers behind closed doors were now spreading like wildfire after the Kidlantian bombers had decimated the insurgent village.

In insurgent camps across the hills of Propolnyet, the numbers of recruits were begining to swelter. The remaing twenty-seven Neige Luno commandos were having their hands full trying to train them all. What had started as a fringe insurgency was about to give life to full-fledged revolution...

---------------------------------- Lunos Cay ------------------------------------

After a three-hour seige of the island, almost all of the terrorists lay dead. The only survivors were those who had surrendered to the mercenaries, facing corporate turnover to government interrogation, rather than face whatever acts of revenge the armed citizenry of Inyoirfaceistan had to offer...

Private sanitation crews are working to clear the island of the bodies of the terrorists, and various companies are claiming to have the island clear within a few days, or less, depending on which ones you beleive...

An unidentified helicopter was also engaged approximatley six hundred miles from the shores of Inyourfaceistan, fired upon by both a squadron of Su-47's, and a patrolling IC-121 "Garuda" AA frigate.

"Red Ocean" was dead...

by **Ruskyet** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:48 pm

Inyourfaceistan wrote:----------------------------- Open Ocean ---------------------------------

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The enemy radar systems and the laser's energy source had been fried by the EMP, however some enemy SAM's had achieved a lock before the immense shockwave of electrical radiation hit, sending everything within a 1 - 6 mile radius back to the 1890's. Two F-18's, one IEK-88 and another A-6 were destroyed by the attack. A second IEK-88 was struck and forced to bug out when it's tail rudder was struck by one of the missiles fired by the F-22.

Aircraft Defense
Attacking Weapons: MRAAMs, SRAAMs
Counter-Measures Deployed: IR flares, Chafe, Evasive Maneuvers, EMP
Damage Report: 2 IEK-88 (4/12 remain), 1 A-6 destroyed (10/22 remain), 2 F-18 destroyed (7/16 remain)

Now that the enemy anti-air frigate was fully in the dark, the aircraft took aim at the rest of the Kidlantian fleet. The remaining seventeen aircraft, not including the F-22's and IEK-88's, fired their last INEW-3 missiles at the main body of the Kidlantian surface fleet. Watching the "KNS Victorious" slowly move to retreat, the A-6 Intruders dropped their GBU-16 guided bombs on the ship and it's escort, a total of six bombs per aircraft; before turning around to begin the flight back to the carrier. The IEK-88's target the enemy F-22 with Python-5 missiles, and the fresh Inyourfaceistani F-22's launched AIM-120 missiles at all other enemy aircraft.

Aircraft Attack
Attack Type: Medium-Range Strike, Anti-fleet EMP attack
Targets: F-22, Saab JAS-39, J-8, Enemy Fleet (priority on KNS Victorious)
Weapons Used: Medium range Air-to-Air missiles (AIM-120), Medium range Air-to-Air (Python-5), EMP-loaded cruise missile (INEW-3), Guided Bombs (GBU-16)

The IC-98 missile frigate was struck by the enemy torpedoes, and began taking water. The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer had for some reason been randomly singled out, despite it's obscure position amongst the other ships, and now had 10 Tomahawk cruise missiles headed for it. Outlying IC-121 "Garuda" AA frigates picked up the incoming enemy missiles and fired their CIWS systems, along with their own LaWS system at the incoming missiles, and the Patriot missile system on board the destroyer kicked into effect. A total of eight enemy cruise missiles were shot down, and two slipped by to smash the top of the destroyer. The ship was still floating, as Tomahawks were generic long-range cruise missiles, as opposed to the LRASM's which were specifically designed to sink a ship in one or two hits; however, many of its topside systems had been destroyed, and many crewmen were killed.

Fleet Defense
Attacking Weapons: Mark-48 guided torpedo, Tomahawk IV cruise missile
Counter-Measures Deployed: CIWS guns, LaWS laser, Patriot missiles
Damage Report: 1 IC-98 missile frigate destroyed (6/7 remain), 1 Arleigh-Burke class destroyer heavily damaged (1/1 remain)

The Eseti recon submarine that had been patrolling the waters was returning back to the fleet when it detected a lone enemy submarine that had somehow miraculously closed the 500 nautical mile gap between the two fleets, however, it detected the enemy ship to late to warn about the impending torpedo launch. In retaliation to the enemy sub attack, a single MH-60 Seahawk equipped for anti-sub purposes was launched from the Bolic'edi class destroyer. The helicopter flew quickly over to the area where the recon sub was tracking the enemy vessel, and launched a series of depth charges into the water, there was little the enemy sub could do, assuming the Eseti had an accurate read on the enemy craft's position.

Despite the loss of the IC-98 missile frigate and the disablement of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, the fleet prepared for its third volley of deadly ship-splitting LRASM's. The surviving six IC-98 frigates had now reloaded, thanks to the presence of the supply frigates nearby, and were ready to re-join the destroyers in another attack. Each destroyer and missile frigate fired off another ten LRASM's, amounting in a total of 120 anti-ship missiles flying for the enemy fleet.

Now, with a sinister and purposeful composure two large submarines surfaced roughly 350 nautical miles away from the enemy fleet. The sea water slid off of both submarines, and the large deck peices of one slowly came together to create a flat runway, while the top of the other opened to reveal four launch tubes. One of them was a Velicori-class carrier submarine, and the other was a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine. They had been listening in the radios of the pilots and the main fleet, and were now surfacing as the third stage of Admiral Morsi'one's plan to destroy the Kidlantians before they could make beachhead. The Velicori-class submarine had a smaller runway than surface carriers, allowing for less aircraft to be launched. Eight Su-47's and Eight A-6 Intruders were catapulted into the sky. Only pilots with nothing to loose and no fear of death were stationed on board carrier submarines, as it was likely there would be no surface for them to return to. The total of sixteen aircraft raced toward the Kidlantian fleet to finish what their comrades had started. As the aircraft launched, the Virginia-class submarine unleashed its own ace up it's sleeve, four supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles. These Indo-Russian missiles had a shorter range than most, however flew at a higher speed, making them harder to intercept.

Fleet Attack
Attack Type: Long-Range Strike, anti-sub
Targets: Kidlantian Fleet, unspecified attack submarine
Weapons Used: Lockheed-Martin LRASM cruise missile, Depth Charges, BrahMos super-sonic cruise missile

Meanwhile, the second AWAC's patrol detected the Ruskyetan fleet, approximately 400 nautical miles east and 120 nautical miles south. They also detected a flight of between forty and sixty aircraft moving toward what appeared to be the direction of the IoL, how the enemy would know of a fleet roughly 1000 miles away was still unknown, though...
Once receiving word of the large mass of enemy aircraft, the captain of the aircraft carrier ordered the flight of Su-47's and F-18's to patrol the area between the fleet and the path of the enemy aircraft.

-------------------------------- Beachhead ----------------------------------

The fighting continued for the most part as it had prior. Inyourfaceistani army regulars, albeit small in comparison to the ant-hill like waves thrust forward, were transported from the runway directly to the front in the western woods that was begining to falter. They got to the trenches, and began fighting beside the beleaguered Kenburgian defenders in an attempt to quell the overwhelming tide.

For whatever reason, the Kidlantians had decided to drop bunker-busters into the soft and sandy coastal soil beneath the feet of the Kenburgians. Most of these bombs simply slashed right through the soil and created a small, explosion less sinkhole. One bomb actually hit a fortified structure, and killed roughly twenty soldiers inside before exploding a few hundred feet underground, and a few others hit shallow bedrock, and created a small upward explosion similar to a regular bomb, killing or wounding a few more.

Infantry Defense
Attacking Weapons: Artillery, Enemy Tanks, Anti-tank weapons, small arms, bunker buster bombs
Counter-Measures Deployed: Minor Cover, barbed wire, pillboxes
Damage Report: 20,000 Kenburgian soldiers killed or wounded (roughly 315,000 remaining) 25 Inyourfaceistani Marines killed or wounded (200 remaining) 50 T-84's destroyed (roughly 350 remaining) 100 BMP-3's destroyed (roughly 1,000 remaining) 6 M1A2's destroyed (20 remaining) 3 YT-2's destroyed (12 remaining) additional looses to various artillery peices

The remaining Inyourfaceistani tanks continued to relentlessly hammer the enemy supergun. They had watched the massive Kenburgian bombs crash into the sides of the hill around the behemoth, but no internal damage was visible. Just as they had before, the Kenburgain tanks continued to hold the ground hard, and support their allies attacking the supergun.

There was still a good 2.8 miles between the front lines and the airfeild, and the defending forces didn't plan on giving an inch, especially to child-bombing Kidlantians. They continued to fire vigoruously and mercilessly with their respective weapons. Just like the "Sparkies", the BTR's, BMP's and T-84's had their own missile defense systems, however many were still struck by the enemy "Jerico" missiles. Everyone that could unleashed everything onto the surging enemy. Two BTR-80 gunners saw a tall man pick up the Ruskyetan flag and began to hammer his position with twin 12.7mm machine guns.

Both factions of helicopters had appeared to be ignored by enemy fire, save a few passing bazooka shots and machine gun strafing. The Kenburgian Eurocopter Tigers continued to blast away at the enemy armor, while the Inyourfaceistani Ka-52's continued to launch anti-air missiles at oncoming fighters.

Colonel Devacci had exited the bunker, and was on the front lines alongside Kenburgian soldiers and Inyourfaceistani Marines.
"Stop them here, boys! Stop them here!" He knew that all they had to do was hold this line. If they could curb the enemy offense, this war could end before it even started. If this small stretch of coastline could be defended, the Ruskyetans would most likely be forced to the bargaining table, and most likely accept the two-state solution proposal. If not, it would take millions of soldiers and months of fighting to effectively invade the country and overthrow the regime. Of course, that would never have to happen of they simply held this line right here and now...

Just as before, the anti-aircraft continued to hammer into the skies, hoping to turn the tide against the enemy, while available infantry fired Stinger missiles at low-flying aircraft.

Infantry Attack
Attack Type: Defensive Suppresion, Concentrated attack, AA
Targets: Ruskyetan and Kidlantian forces attacking, Valkryn Supergun, Ruskyetan and Kidlantian aircraft
Weapons Used: Thermal Rounds, 125mm tank cannon, 3-inch IFV gun, vehicle-mounted machine guns, TOW-missiles, RPGs/LAW's, Various small arms fire, AA guns, SAMs, Hellfire Anti-tank missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, Stingers

Now refueled, the IEK-88 fighters took to the sky in support of their Kenburgian allies. 15 more Rafales had fallen, as they continued to dogfight the enemy VK fighters, Mig29's and Kidlantian Rafales. A small detachment of IEK-88's flew out to slay the Kidlantian bombers that had dropped the bunker busters.

----------------------------- Opposition Territory -------------------------------

Slowly and steadily, the copies of one of Hayek's best works were spread throughout the city of Chechnegrad. In secret back rooms, and hideaways were no one could see them the Propolnyet youth were reading about economic freedom, and the danger "greater good" ideologies such as fascism and socialism posed to liberty. Even among those who weren't extremists or rebel sympathizes, there was still doubts about remaining a part of Ruskyet. These whispers in the night, and mummers behind closed doors were now spreading like wildfire after the Kidlantian bombers had decimated the insurgent village.

In insurgent camps across the hills of Propolnyet, the numbers of recruits were begining to swelter. The remaing twenty-seven Neige Luno commandos were having their hands full trying to train them all. What had started as a fringe insurgency was about to give life to full-fledged revolution...

---------------------------------- Lunos Cay ------------------------------------

After a three-hour seige of the island, almost all of the terrorists lay dead. The only survivors were those who had surrendered to the mercenaries, facing corporate turnover to government interrogation, rather than face whatever acts of revenge the armed citizenry of Inyoirfaceistan had to offer...

Private sanitation crews are working to clear the island of the bodies of the terrorists, and various companies are claiming to have the island clear within a few days, or less, depending on which ones you beleive...

An unidentified helicopter was also engaged approximatley six hundred miles from the shores of Inyourfaceistan, fired upon by both a squadron of Su-47's, and a patrolling IC-121 "Garuda" AA frigate.

"Red Ocean" was dead...

__________The Beach-Head__________

General Antilov pressed onward, Ruskyetans slowly beginning to outrun him, protecting him from the oncoming .50 caliber fire...many men fell in this rush, but it was not without gain. They pushed and pressed and fought like demons, even as many of them fell dead before the blazing machine guns.

Many began firing standard issue HEAT Grenades from their under-slung launchers at the opposing armor here, the BTR's in particular for attempting to kill their leader.

At the Western front, the Ruskyetans continually pushed, blasting away with everything they had in an effort to clear away the enemy...they'd noticed a few soldiers who didn't wear the standard dress of the kenburgian's and how fiercely they were fighting. A strong respect grew among the attacking soldiers for these oddly suited men and how bravely they stood.

At the Eastern Front, the Kidlantian and Ruskyetan charge had begun to bog down in a tangled mass of men and machinery as the kenburgians retaliated against them. But they knew they had a job to do...and they'd damn sure do it, regardless of losses to themselves or to their allies.

The Valkryn Super-Gun seemed lost...it was so close to the point of critical heat, and the men who were hosing it down knew that if the gun grew too hot then it would detonate the ammunition magazines hidden in the rock and earth below, and if that happened they were as good as dead.

The Charger tanks had taken severe casualties, their number of 50 here reduced to 20 in the serious fighting, and the 1,000 infantry men who'd stayed behind to bolster them had lost nearly half their number as well. Just when all seemed lost however...

The Flyboys of Ruskyet, C-43's and Vk's alike arrived, cruising low and fast onto the battle-field near Valkryn, firing 30mm cannon and rockets into the thin top armor of kenburgian vehicles. They were like angels, sent to save these men in their darkest hour...

Oceanic Front

The Ruskyetan Navy had now dropped anchor, and awaited the kidlantians to draw in their unaware opponents...they repaired what they could, moved ammunition to be more readily available, mined the area, and cleverly used what would appear to be crab buoys to mark the lanes that were safe to move through.

The 50 aircraft who'd been deployed soon began detecting enemy aircraft over their radars, and they began to drop speed as they neared the area where they'd dogfight.

The pilots flipped switches, said prayers, and armed their weaponry; they would need all the luck and firepower they could get for the coming battle.

Propolnyet, Chechengrad

Ruskyetan Guardsmen had been occupying this city since the wars beggining...500 strong, they received word that kidlantian and guardsmen would be arriving soon enough...a small number, but helpful nonetheless.

They carried out mundane tasks, such as street patrol, directing traffic, and basically making sure that things went about in the city as they should.

The entire time, they awaited the obviously impending attack the rebels were sure to launch...

Valkata, Capital Building

President Vasili had received word that things were, for the most part, going well near the beach-head...his face was sullen, not having seen a wink of sleep since this damn war had started. He had faith in Antilov, faith in his guardsmen, and faith in his people that this war would soon be a distant memory.

Seated at his desk, he lit up a cigar for the first time in years...he'd quit for his daughter, as she'd been such a strong anti-tobacco believer. She'd been one of those killed in the attack that'd destroyed his countries most precious monument, a double slap in the face if there ever truly was one.

15,000 more sustained casualties, 28 destroyed tanks, 18 downed aircraft (13 VK, 5 C-34)

by **Neo Crystillaeia** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:55 pm

President Tomas Storm picked up the phone to call the Ruskyet leader, President Vasili. "She is coming, friend."

by **Inyourfaceistan** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:15 pm

-------------------- Chechengrad, Propolnyet ---------------------------

Something massive was about to happen. As the battle for the small strip of coast raged on, a revolution had been growing in the Ruskyetan territory. The works of F.A. Hayek had now been throughly passed on through the streets, and more and more people were being introduced to the freedom of lasseiz-faire capitalism. And now at last, the time was upon them for change.

For years now various factions had been waging a hardline, but weak and ineffective campaign against the Ruskyetan government. Many of these groups were rather disunified and hyper factionalistic, although espousing very vague and ill-assembled ideological platforms.

Now, however, things would be different. The main body of rebels, the Free Propolnyet Army, or FPA, was growing strength in numbers after the indiscriminate Kidlantian destruction of the village. Armed revolutionaries were flocking to the hills to fight for an independent Propolnyet, but these guerrilla fighters remained mostly in the wilderness and small rural communities.

Just before dawn, two-hundred young men and women marched on the statehouse in Chechengrad. Unlike their brothers in the hills, they were unarmed. The gathering of protestors then rolled out mats, and took their seats in the green around the government headquarters. By 10'o clock, word had spread quickly, and soon more dissenters gathered to sit-in on the statehouse.

At exactly noon, a young man took the stage, having been escorted there by foreign security (a small team of Neige Luno commandos) he left his armed protectors just before the crowds began, and the commandos quickly dispersed as he walked to the front of the crowd. His name was Vassily Antilovich, and he had organized this gathering.

"Brothers and Sisters of Propolnyet!" he started, taking a large megaphone to his mouth.
"Today we have gathered here to stand with our comrades in the hills. Like them we wish for independence, and a system that does not impose the well-being of the collective on the rights of the individual.

But while our brothers and sisters may turn to violence, we instead walk the path of peace. We are here to make our stand, and we shall do so without guns, without rockets, without tanks, and without bombs or gas...

To those out there listening, hear me well. For we do not ask our needs be met, we do not ask others bend to our will, but rather we wish to be left alone, to work and prosper as we please! For far too long they have kept us caged in groups, as society we are one, one fluid organism that chooses to carry on despite the cuts and scrapes on its feet and it's aching legs. So long as the brain tells the body to move forward, so this organism shall move forward, despite the damage done to each specific appendage. However, as individuals we are our own brains! Nobody tells us to move but ourselves! None should make us go forward, and none shall force us backwards unless we so choose! Our enemies have kept us controlled, by making us a "we" instead of "you", or you, or you, or you, or anyone out there who doesn't subscribe to collectivist tyranny.

And so hence we hereby petition the governer and legislative body of Chechengrad to move towards independence!

And until they do we shall sit here day and night and we shall not move, every day they look at your faces they will see the true patriots, and they will know our liberation is coming. So my comrades today we stand strong.

For Capitalism!

FOR FREEDOM!!!

FOORR PROOPP-OH-LLNYYEEHTT!!!!!"

by **Ruskyet** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:12 am

Chechengrad

The Republican Guardsmen, while weary when they first began showing up, eventually realized them to be truly peaceful...and, as they were here to PROTECT freedom, they were content to simply form a wall of men between the protedters and the building itself.

However, most of the guardsmen still went so far as to put their guns down, a show of trust that the dissenters weren't simply trying to lull them into a false sense of security. So for now, the two sides eyed each other.

Valkata, Windward province

President Vasili answered his ringing phone "Who is this? We appreciate the aid, comrade."

by **Neo Crystillaeia** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:28 am

"President Tomas Storm of Neo Crystillaeia. the N.C.S. Riptide is on her way, and by the time she enters the combat area, eight more planes should have rendezvoused with her to complete her armaments. she also carries a special cargo in case of an emergency, which I hope won't come to pass, but one can never be too sure of these things. I will keep you updated on her progress via satellite-based exchanges, but for now, this is goodbye." he hung up the phone at that point, then looked to his secretary and said, "get a live feed going and bring me a headset. I want to see how I can help."

by **Ruskyet** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 6:26 pm

Chechengrad, Outside the government building
A Republican guardsman, young and proud stood at attention and observed the traitorous dogs whom were protesting...certainly it was their right to protest, but he couldn't fathom why someone would want to trade the equality and fairness of their system so that they could be enslaved by monopolies who disregarded general welfare to make a few denars.

He noticed a.few of the younger protesters moving closer...they hissed insults and pelted him with rocks, but he held steady...until one drew a pistol and shot him in the chest. The young man with the gun shot two more guardsmen before finally being apprehended...and as he was taken away he spat on the corpse of the first boy he'd shot.

That boy had been only twenty-one years old, with a bright future ahead of him...but by the corrupted mind of an elitist capitalist his life was ended on that cold, paved street and in a puddle of his own blood.

by **Neo Crystillaeia** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:32 pm

with his headset on, Pres. Storm awaited a satellite image of the current situation, hoping for as little cloud cover as possible when the snap is taken. "Riptide, you're on."

OPEN OCEAN, 2000 MILES FROM SHORE

the N.C.S. Riptide surfaces, her captain spouting orders: "load the Tiberium missile into the launch tube and open the flight deck!" the crew is quick to respond, knowing that even if they are sunk and all of them die, they will have at least given their comrades elsewhere a little more time and opportunity to fight. "flight deck open!" "prepare the first Switchblades for launch!" "aye, sir!" the pilots get towed onto the elevator one by one and raised up to the flight deck, a specially-designed conveyor pushing them off the elevator and into position on the catapult. "Falcon 1, GO!" the planes' ramjets take in the air from the sudden acceleration and the pilots ignite them, each taking off just as the elevator starts going back down for the next plane. soon enough, all twenty planes are airborne, each group of five taking off in a different direction to seek out the invading navy. the captain pauses, then he sits down again in his chair. "flood torpedo tubes five and six, standby to fire Harpoons." "aye, sir! flood torpedo tubes five and six, standby for firing!"

by **Kidlantis** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:43 pm

Off the Coast of Ruskyet, 60 miles away from land

The Kidlantian 2nd Fleet was in deep danger. The 1st Fleet had since arrived, however, the 2nd Fleet was significantly weakened. The had used their CIWS guns, their 76mm guns, their Patriot missile batteries, and used their chafe defenses and jamming, however, many still got through. Roughly 85 Tomahawks, 3 INEW's, 2 BrahMos and 50 LRASM's made it through. That's not counting the missiles that were shot down by the 2 Kidlantian laser interceptors. Counting that, 50 Tomahawks made it through, 2 INEW's, a BrahMos, and 31 LRASM's made it through. That was aloso counting those that were shot down by the Rolling Airframe missiles. Still, the results were catastrophic. 3 frigates were sunk, along with an Udaloy-class destroyer, the laser destroyer, a Zeus-class carrier was damaged. The Kamehameha was also damaged. Four incoming destroyers had their electrical systems knocked out. The F-22 was also destroyed, along with 2 Gripens and 2 J-8's. The remaining aircraft fought back with their Meteor missiles and their PL-2 missiles. The AWACs had detected 3 Bolic'edi-class destroyers, along with an Udaloy-class destroyer. Not to mention the detection of the Nimitz-class carrier due to the aircraft launching from it. The patrol began to retreat immediately. Ten of the remaining Kidlantian frigates fired 11 missiles each, making for a total of 110 missiles heading towards the Inyourfaceistani fleet, much of which by now had been detected. Another AWAC patrol that was launched in the wake of Tomahawk missiles coming from an unknown fleet. It scanned the skies, looking for the enemy ships. The other 8 frigates fired 11 missiles each at the enemy making 88 missiles that were Tomahawks. They also fired at the Inyourfaceistani fleet. The Kidlantians decided to send out their surprise. The Zumwalt-class destroyer had around 80 VLS missile launchers. It fired roughly 50 at the enemy Inyourfaceistani. Gestroui realized that if the strategy with the Ruskyetans didn't work, there was a high chance the Kidlantians would lose. The Kidlantian, of which 4 from the 2nd and 13 from the 1st fleet survived, combined for a salvo of 110 missiles. They were carrying LRASM's too, the only reason they had used their guns in the first fight was because the enemy ships were close to them, and LRASM's were supposed to be long range. All were launched at the Inyourfaceistanis. The attack submarine was lost, however, 10 of its kind followed it towards the Inyourfaceistani Fleet. After hearing of the leader of the submarine that was sunk say that it had been depth charges launched from a helicopter, the others took measures to avoid that fate. A Saab JAS 39 Gripen that was in the air that was specially modified. carried Python 5's. It fired 6 at the F-22's, then ordered the Kidlantian planes there to retreat. Meanwhile, 150 Krakens lifted of. They were charging towards the direction of the I.o.L. fleet, ready to do what they were meant to do. They were meant to destroy enemy ships. They flew towards it, carrying their anti-ship missiles. Five other Kidlantian submarines detected the enemy submarines, and gave chase. They sped into range of them, prepared to kill. Gestroui prepared to speak to the Yuri's commander. The commanders of the Hatchet-class frigates realized that the submarines had an idiot move by surfacing. They were easy targets for sonar and missile strikes. They fired 10 LY4045 missiles at each of the enemy subs.

Beachhead
Taking the attack for the Spakies, the Kidlantian M1A2 Abrams were destroyed. The Kidlantian fighters above, although they had committed themselves to evasive maneuvers, lost 10 Rafales, 10 Strike Eagles, and 5 Mig-29's were lost. They continued to fire their cannons and missiles at the enemy Rafales and B-52's. The "oddly-dressed" SM, 40,000 of which remained charged towards the enemy ranks. They had no fear of death, they had no fear of anything. They would fight to the death, and rather die where they stood rather than face the shame of retreating. "Gebühr für unsere gefallenen Kameraden, Gebühr für diejenigen, die in die Terroranschläge gestorben, Gebühr für Kidlantis!" which meant "Charge for our fallen comrades, charge for those who died in the terrorist attacks, charge for Kidlantis". The commander yelled that at his men "Ja Sir!" his troops yelled in response, which meant "Yes Sir" The SM spoke mostly German, one of the Kidlantian National Languages. The commander spoke to the Ruskyetan commander there. "Comrade, we need your continued assistance in defeating the Kengburgian troops. If we can capture the airfield, the battle should be easy to win. All of the howitzers, anti-aircraft weapons, and airplanes that belong to the Kengburgians will be ours. Wait, do you speak German? If not I shall have this translated to English." he spoke in German.

Back at the beachhead...
Johstan had ordered in a massive air strike recently. 500 RA-17's, 110 B-52's, 30 B-1's, 50 Thunderbolt II's, 10 Gunships, and 3 B-2's had been sent to crush the Kengburgian resistance. Although they might not reach the area until later, Johstan and his troops kept firing their sidearms, and the Kidlantian tanks kept firing HEAT at the Kengburgian troops. The Jerichos fired thermobaric weapons. Once there was an air strike, the Kidlantians were going charge. As a side note, 155,000 troops remained. Johstan spoke to General Antilov. "Your men might want to take cover. We have an airstrike coming in."

Chechengrad
The Kidlantian troops had arrived in Chechengrad. They were here not only to stop the rebellion, but for the arrest of the person suspected of masterminding the attacks on Kidlantis. The Spec-Op troops had noticed the protest. Instead of attacking the innocents, they stood by the Republican Guardsmen. Some of the more conservative Special Operations troops actually went over to the crowd and yelled "Freedom!" The Kidlantians were extremely proud of their high personal freedoms. People of Kidlantis City had a weird thing that they did. When there was a protest, some people walked down and cheered them on, regardless of their views. Unless the protest was violent. Then the riot police showed up along with maybe a SWAT team. In other words, people in Kidlantis were incredibly proud of organized protests. The commander, who was wearing a few bandages due to his recent wounds, decided he had enough this. He was a socialist, and he decided to fight back with his own argument. He yelled out "Permission to speak in defense of Socialism!"

Kidlantis City
When people heard about what had happened offshore Ruskyet, they started rioting. The people attacked any Kengburgians, Inyourfaceistanis, and I.o.L people in the country. The people wanted war on the Vekstrumists. With war inevitably going to happen, President Lee wrote a letter to President Vasili

To:President Vasili of Ruskyet
From:President Lee of Kidlantis
Encryption:Impossible
Dear Comrade,
War is on the horizon. I think we all know that. We are facing forces that will greatly outnumber us. There are people rioting in my country, wanting war. If they continue rioting, I could possibly lose my grip on power, which wouldn't be good for either of us. Are you ready comrade? The time to declare war is now.

by **Ruskyet** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:21 pm

Encryption: Impossible
Recipient: President Lee
Sender: President Vasili
Subject: War

President Lee, your assistance in our problems has been invaluable...my country stands strongly by Kidlantis until such time as victory is won

The Beach-Head

General Antilov, approached by the kidlantian, didn't understand what was said to him entirely, but he understood well enough to know the man meant a combined assault...extending his hand to the man, he gestured for him to.grab it

The fronts had begun to stall...word passed that the big gun at Valkryn had fallen and that was why she'd ceased firing...so they advanced with greater fervor, not wanting their men's sacrafices to be in vain.

The cry of "Taurk Gruyund!" Or "Take the ground!" went up from the running Ruskyetan soldiers whom were bravely giving their lives.

Out at Sea

by **Ruskyet** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:35 pm

The Ruskyetan planes had engaged the Inyourfaceistani planes out at sea...they rolled and dipped and dived as they maneuvered to fight.

The Ruskyetan Navy realized the Kidlantians dire situation out at Sea, and they had set sail to aid them in any way they could. The Kalinagrad fired several long range ship bourne missiles at the Inyourfaceistani Flotilla, and the destroyers and frigates fired alongside her...in all, twenty three different cruise missiles were launched against them. They wouldn't leave their comrades out to dry...not when they were in need.

Chechengrad

The guardsmen held firm, but their commander gave permission "state that which you deem necessary, Kidlantian!"

The boy who'd been shot had already been buried, with full military honors...but it didn't change the fact that he'd been a casualty in a senseless war.

by **Neo Crystillaeia** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:08 pm

Pres. Tomas Storm listened in on the radio chatter, trying to figure out what the hell was going on. "dammit, where's that image?" he sighed, waiting for the Ruskyetan satellite to give him a picture of the area, hoping to see the Riptide and the Ruskyet coast in one shot.

OPEN OCEAN, 1800 MILES FROM SHORE AND CLOSING

Alpha Lead looked down over the open ocean as well as checking his radar constantly, hoping to find the attacking naval forces and relay the coordinates relative to his position, which was known thanks to all planes having a GPS transmitter inside, constantly broadcasting their location to the Riptide. he performs a roll, giving him a good view of the water before he rights himself again. "Command, this is Alpha Lead, I see nothing on the horizon..."

OPEN OCEAN, 2000 MILES FROM SHORE

"keep your head on a swivel, Alpha Lead, and maintain radio silence unless necessary." the commander takes a deep breath through his nose and lets it out, the tension in the room almost palpable as he goes to the GPS- and satellite-augmented map in the center of the room.

OPEN OCEAN, 1750 MILES FROM SHORE AND CLOSING

Alpha Leader sighs into his helmet before simply replying, "copy, Command. Alpha Lead out."

by **Ruskyet** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:24 pm

Sattelite Image Patch

The Ruskyetan Sattelites had pinpointed the locations of the two massive enemy fleets. Thet had positions, numerical information and other vital intel they'd lacked up until now.

A Ruskyetan Engineer who'd been given the task now set up a live feed, secure connection directly to the Neo-Crystalline ships and president.

Establishing a brief comm link, he congratulated "Give them hell comrades."

by **Neo Crystillaeia** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:03 pm

"holy shit, you're really in deep, aren't ya?" he blows out his cheeks, then begins relaying the feed to the Riptide.

OPEN OCEAN, 2000 MILES OFF THE COAST

"hell yes! we got eyes in the sky! begin programming coordinates for the missile strikes! prepare nuclear Tomahawks and set all yields to maximum!" the workers scramble, their morale boosted by having the advantage of satellite imagery.

1550 MILES FROM THE COAST AND CLOSING

all the teams hear the message: "we got eyes! all flights rendezvous at the given coordinates!" "Yee-haa! Alpha Lead copies, Command!" "Beta Lead copies, too!" "Charlie Lead reads you loud and clear!" "Delta Lead copies!" "as does Echo Lead! let's flank these bastards and give 'em what they earned: a nice AIRSTRIKE!!" and with that, they all bank and descend to just above the water, closing in low and fast.

OPEN OCEAN, 2000 MILES OFF THE COAST

"Tomahawks ready, sir!" "FIRE ALL TOMAHAWKS!" the covers opened and the Tomahawks roared out of the silos before descending almost to the water, hurtling towards their targets.

TARGET:
Isle of Lost naval forces
ATTACK METHOD:
150 Kiloton nuclear Tomahawks x10(one turn delay)

by **Inyourfaceistan** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:08 pm

-------[UPDATED]------

(Just under 50% or 1/2 casualties inflicted, give or take, due to loss of 1/2 of the supply frigates)

Primary Task Force
____________________________________________

x200 Marines (-50)
~~x30~~ x27 "Neige Luno" special ops (-3)
~~x60 Combat Seamen~~
~~x75~~x65 BTR-80 APC
~~x40~~ x13 M1A2 Main Battle Tank (-6)
~~x20~~ x8 YT-2 Heavy Tank (-3)
x12 S-33 Mobile AA
x6 M-6 Linebacker AA
x5 M-270 Rocket Artillery

(486 total)

Secondary Task Force
____________________________________________

~~x1 Nimitz Class Carrier ("Les Wassi")~~
~~x1 Desmoro Class Carrier ("INS Hernan Ve'eir")~~ (damaged)
~~x1 Velcori Carrier-Submarine ("Les Montero")~~
x4 x2 Bolic'edi class destroyers (-2)
~~x2 Udaloy class destroyers (-1 -1)[Strike]~~
~~x1[Strike][strike]Arleigh-Burke class destroyer~~ (-1)
~~x10~~ x2 IC-121 "Garuda" AA frigates (-1 -3 -2 -2)
x7 x2 IC-98 Missile frigates (-1 -2 -1 -1)
x1 Virginia class nuclear submarine
x6 x1Type-60 combat submarine
~~x1 Eseti class recon submarine~~
x3 x2 Wasp class amphibious assault ship
x4 x3 Cordoba cutters/patrol boats
x6x3 Supply frigates (-1 -1 -1)

(49 total)

~~x550~~ 534 F-18 multi-role (Navy)
~~x400~~ x250 Saab JAS 39 multi-role (Army)
~~x300~~ x258 IEK-88 fighter
~~x100~~ x88 F-22 stealth fighter
~~x100~~ x80 Su-47 interceptor
~~x60~~ x32 A-6 Attack (Navy)
x40 A-10 Attack (Army)
x10 MH-60 Transport helicopter
x8 V-22 Transport
x60 Ka-50 Attack helicopter
x32 AH-1Z Attack helicopter
x12 V-7 Transport
x4 IA-1.8 AWACS

(1756 total)

~~x15,000~~ 7,500 Marines
~~x50,000~~ x25,000 Army regulars
x1,000 Army UCQS commandos
~~x600~~ x30 Combat Seamen
~~x1,500~~ x600 BTR-80 APC
~~x1,500~~ x800 M1126 IFV
~~x800~~ x350 M1A2 Main Battle Tank
~~x400~~ x150 YT-2 Heavy Tank
~~x400~~ x200 FV-90 Light Tank
~~x800~~ x350 HAV-99 IFV
~~x750~~ x500 M-93A1 CBRN Recon/APC
X150 Type-102D Tank Destroyers
~~x150~~ x65 MSP-5A Mobile AA
~~x100~~ x50 M-6 Mobile AA
~~x60~~ x30 M-3 Guntuck/AA
~~x50~~ x30 M-270 Rocket Artillery
~~x65~~ x25 Type-102A Mobile Artillery

by **Inyourfaceistan** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:12 am

----------------------------- Open Ocean ---------------------------------

Most of the enemy SAMs had been fried by the EMP attack, and could not effectively track the Inyourfaceistani aircraft. However, some ships on the outskirts of the fleet had apparently managed to evade the blast radius of the two missiles, and launched their SAMs. One F-18 was struck by these missiles and forced to return to the carrier. As enemy CIWS systems had been forced to focus on the hundreds of enemy missiles, the aircraft had mostly remained untargeted by the ships. However, two F-22's were successfully hit and destroyed by the enemy missiles. Another A-6 and IEK-88 were also hit by enemy missiles.

Aircraft Defense
Attacking Weapons: MRAAMs, SRAAMs
Counter-Measures Deployed: IR flares, Chafe, Evasive Maneuvers, EMP
Damage Report: 1 IEK-88 (3/12 remain), 1 A-6 destroyed (9/22 remain), 1 F-18 destroyed (6/16 remain) 2 F-22's destroyed (10/12)

Apparently the Kidlantians had managed to slip in two laser-armed Boeing aircraft from the coast without detection. Since there was no aircraft carrier that could launch these massive aircraft, it was amazing they had avoided detection until now. However, they would not be a problem for long. The F-22's let fly a salvo of AIM-120 AMRAAM's at these oversized behemoths. Now only three in number, the IEK-88 continued to hunt down the enemy F-22's, how a leftist nation like Kidlantis had come to acquire such a gem of American design, or whether these were actually Lockheed-Martin manufactured F-22's and not some knock-off was out of the question, as the Inyourfaceistani fighters unleashed their Python-5 missiles whenever they had the chance. Having depleted their anti-ship weapons, the F-18's now stuck around to assist as fighter support for the A-6's, unleashing AIM-9 Sidewinders and AIM-120's at the oncoming enemy aircraft. Nine A-6 had survived, a lot less than anticipated. Between the failure of the EMP to knock out the Kidlantian fleet in a single blow, and the factor that the enemy had a much larger and stronger laser than the LaWS they were used to; but nothing ever went according to plan, and a few extra losses wouldn't make them turn around now. They were now in the "Red Zone", directly within engagement range of the enemy fleet. As the skies exploded around them with fire and rage, they seemed to glide silently through the air. From beneath their wings GBU-16 guided bombs fell forward onto the Kidlantian ships bellow. It was a miracle the enemy had survived this long against the onslaught of ship-splitting LRASM's, but soon a hail of guided bombs was falling fast upon the ships bellow to finish the job.

As they raced towards the Kidlantian fleet, the Su-47 interceptors began tracking targets well beyond their line of sight. They locked onto enemy aircraft with their AIM-54 Pheonix missiles and let fly. Pilots also noticed what appeared to be cruise missiles headed for the subs and chuckled to themselves as they watched the enemy missiles fly forward into the bleak oceanscape.

The enemy had launched a salvo of cruises missiles headed towards the fleet. Fortunately, most of the targeting systems on the Kidlantian ships had been decimated by the EMP attack, leaving a lot less missiles that could be successfully launched. The pilots of the Su-47's and F-18's noticed both the enemy missiles and exceptionally large blob of Ruskyetan fighters changing course and heading towards them.
"Son of a bitch!"
"Whiskey Tango to Fleet. We have an extremely large number of hostiles inbound as well as enemy missile launches."
"Roger that Whiskey Tango. Back-up inbound."
"Copy. Holding out position."
The twelve Su-47's and sixteen F-18's then fired off AIM-54 Pheonix long-range air-to-air missiles, two a peice, towards the Ruskyetan fighters. They could not see the Ruskyetan's yet, but their radar told them they were there, and thats what the AIM-54 was designed to do: blow the enemy out of the sky before he can see you coming. The firing of two missiles had covered each enemy aircraft, (12+16 = 28, 28 x 2 = 56) but also reduced their long-range capabilities as they had right then exhausted all their AIM-54's in one action. As the enemy cruise missiles came closer, the Su-47's also fired of a single salvo of R-77's, shooting down ten of the missiles.

Aircraft Attack
Attack Type: Dogfight, Anti-fleet bombing, Long-range Interception
Targets: F-22, Saab JAS-39, J-8, Beoing Laser aircraft, Kidlantian Fleet, Ruskyetan VK fighters
Weapons Used: SRAAM's (AIM-9) Medium range Air-to-Air missiles (AIM-120), Medium range Air-to-Air (Python-5), Long range air-to-air missiles (AIM-54), Guided Bombs (GBU-16)

All of the ships had been alerted to the inbound cruise missiles. Every form of counter-measure that could be deployed was. Fourtunately the ability of the Kidlantians to launch any serious amount of cruise missiles had been duped, despite the failure of the EMP to knock out their entire fleet. However, as usual there were those missiles that would slip by, and many did.

The Udaloy had been taken a single hit from a cruise missile, and was almost litteraly ripped in two by the internal explosion of the missile. Surviving crew were picked up by MH-60 Seahawks and small inflatables deployed from the Wasp-class assualt ships. Observers noticed the damage looked similar to that of an LRASM.
"Well by God almighty..." Admiral Morsi'one commented.
"I would say this looks like Satan's doing." Captain Santoguyo replied.
"First F-22's and now this? How the hell are Kidlantians getting this stuff?"
"Well its either a very, very good knock-off, or they have a spy in Lockheed-Martin. There is no fucking way an American private enterprise would sell hardware like this to these lefty shitheads..."
"Augo le'son paroches. Mon lue esquiver..." [profanity]
"I beleive we should notify the Americans of this. One of their greatest arms producers most likely has a Kidlantian spy in their mists."
"That we should, Comerada. That we should..."

Fleet Defense
Attacking Weapons: Tomahawk IV cruise missile, LRASMs?
Counter-Measures Deployed: CIWS guns, LaWS laser, Patriot missiles, ECM pods
Damage Report: 1 Garuda AA destroyed, 1 damaged (9/10 remain), 1 Arleigh-Burke class destroyer destroyed (0/1 remain), 1 Udaloy class destroyer destroyed (1/2 remain), 2 Bolic'edi class destroyer damaged (4/4 remain), Desmoro Class Carrier damaged (1/1) 1 supply frigate destroyed, 1 damaged (5/6 remain)

Both carriers had received word from the pilots about the incoming enemy. They quickly scrambled a combined flight of thirty-two IEK-88 fighters. Twenty-four were to engage the enemy before they could reach the fleet, as the remaining twelve were sent to escort a flight of four V-22 Osprey's and six V-7 transports that were taking of from the Wasp-class assault ships. This flight was carrying roughly two-hundred marines and various supplies bound for the front lines. The planes began taking of from the runway, as the fleet's various counter-measures began erupting all around them.

Once again the IC-98 missile frigates were forced to reload, leaving only the destroyers able to fire of a volley. The combined destroyers launched a total of sixty combined LRASM missiles towards the Kidlantian fleet. All four Cordoba gunboats were sent with the IC-121 Garuda AA frigates on the outskirts of the fleet in case of another sub attack, while the Udaloy slowly positioned itself as the internal line of defense against the enemy subs.

Meanwhile, the Virginia-class nuclear submarine and Velicori-class submarine carrier had a very close call with the enemy cruise missiles. What the Kidlantians hadn't counted on was the ability of submarines to go back underwater. Both submarines had begun to re-submerge after launching their respective cargo, and were now moving to a different position. The first of the Kidlantian cruise missiles came within a feet of the large Virginia-class submarine, as it flew down into the ocean, before it's engine died due to the water and it sank. More and more cruise missiles came falling helplessly into the water as the two large submarines and their two smaller escorts moved to their next location.

As the enemy submarines neared the location of the Virginia and Velicori, they were met with eight Mark-48 guided torpedoes flying through the water straight for them. Four of the six Type-60 combat subs had established a light defensive perimeter around where their larger comrades had surfaced, and we're laying in wait for either enemy subs or surface vessels.

Fleet Attack
Attack Type: Long-Range Strike, Sub-on-sub
Targets: Kidlantian Fleet, Enemy submarines
Weapons Used: Lockheed-Martin LRASM cruise missile, Type-48 guided torpedo

They had been pegged, the enemy knew where they were and their greatest element had been spoiled. But that would not save them in the least. If their brilliant plan had been completely spoiled, which it had not, then they would just have to fight fleet-to-fleet instead of the inescapable death trap they had planned on...

-------------------------------- Beachhead ----------------------------------

Despite their hardest efforts, the Inyourfaceistani regulars and Kenburgian soldiers they had rallied in defense were still being pushed back. The enemy had taken just under a mile of territory back on the western front.

The eastern front was still a gruesome mess of explosion and death, the limited Inyourfaceistani tanks had managed to destroy the Valkryn supergun, soldiers cheering as they watched the large metal barrel bend downward like a metal bag of jelly, followed by a large explosion in the ground near the base. However, they had payed the price. Seven M1A2 Abrams and four YT-2 Crocodiles had been destroyed by the enemy tanks, as well as roughly fifty supporting T-84's.

Troops on the northern front were having the most success, although still in dire straights. At least ten BTR-80's had fallen to enemy grenade launchers, along with two hundred or so BMP-3's and maybe another fifty T-84's due to enemy airstrike. The Humvees had taken the most casualties, losing at least a thousand in number.

Infantry Defense
Attacking Weapons: Artillery, Enemy Tanks, Anti-tank weapons, small arms, attacking aircraft
Counter-Measures Deployed: Minor Cover, barbed wire, pillboxes, missile defense
Damage Report: 30,000 Kenburgian soldiers killed or wounded (roughly 285,000 remaining) 25 Inyourfaceistani Marines killed or wounded (175 remaining), 250 Inyourfaceistani Army Regulars killed or wounded (1,250 remaining) 100 T-84's destroyed (roughly 250 remaining) 200 BMP-3's destroyed (roughly 800 remaining) 7 M1A2's destroyed (13 remaining) 4 YT-2's destroyed (8 remaining) additional looses to various artillery peices

The distance between the front and the airfeild had been reduced to 2.5 miles now, the Kenburgians and small number of RNI Marines making the Ruskyetans and SM bleed for every inch. The BTR-80's continued to hammer away at the soldiers defending the man with the flag while he Humvees simply layed into everything that moved. BMP-3's were utilizing their large guns and attached missiles to target enemy armor, alongside troops with rocket launchers. Soldiers behind the lines began dropping mortars into the ranks of the Kidlantians and Ruskyetans, hoping to force them into cover.

Colonel Devacci was now firing his own AKI-3M into the oncoming waves. A Kenburgian officer ran from the bunker and handed him a radio.
"....."
"Yes. We are barely holding."
"......"
"Roger that. Wilco."
He then fell back a few meters and began giving orders to soldiers who weren't immediately fighting, commanding them to gather laser pointers and flare guns. Those soldiers then began distributing them amongst those behind the lines. They then crept up beside their shooting comrades and began to focus the lasers on the enemy forces, and fired flare guns up into the air.
"Alright. Task complete. Let fly."

Those surviving Inyourfaceistani tanks began to fall back a bit, supported by the ranks of Kenburgian armor. However, now they turned their attention to the enemy tanks and let fly with 120mm HEAT and Sabot rounds at the Ruskyetan tanks.

The helicopters contined to give the enemy hell, both those in the sky and those on the ground as they fired of AA missiles and anti-tank missiles. The anti-aircraft continued to hammer into the skies, hoping to turn the tide against the enemy, while available infantry fired Stinger missiles at low-flying aircraft.

Infantry Attack
Attack Type: Defensive Suppresion, Concentrated attack, AA
Targets: Ruskyetan and Kidlantian forces attacking, Ruskyetan and Kidlantian aircraft
Weapons Used: HEAT rounds, Sabot rounds, 125mm tank cannon, 3-inch IFV gun, vehicle-mounted machine guns, TOW-missiles, RPGs/LAW's, Various small arms fire, AA guns, SAMs, Hellfire Anti-tank missile, Rocket pods, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, Stingers

Another batch of ten Rafales had secumbed to the enemy fire, while five of the IEK-88's were shot down. The Inyourfaceistani aircraft detected the incoming Kidlantian bombers and gunships, and unleashed AIM-54 Pheonix missiles before they could get within visual range of the lines. Both sets of aircraft continued to battle the enemy fighters, although a priority had been set on targeting the Ruskyetan aircraft attacking the ground soldiers.

Another wave of Kenburgian bombers were taking off. Behind them the Inyourfaceistani C-17's were preparing to make the journey back to friendly territory. The space on the airfields would be needed as they received word a second flight of C-17's was inbound for the front lines.

----------------------------- Opposition Territory -------------------------------

Staff Sargent Meliza de Torezzi watched down the scope of her M-14 stand-off rifle as an armed man walked through the crowds. She barely breathed as the city was disrupted by the sound of gunfire. Keeping a steady aim through the window, she kept the crosshairs just above the center of the man's head, to compensate for a few centimeters of bullet drop. As he was grabbed and set upon by Republican Gaurdsmen she pulled the trigger. The rugged American rifle came up a bit in her arms with recoil as the silencer and flash suppressor turned the discharge into an invisible "thummgh", and not even a full second had passed as the assassin's head exploded into a million peices all over the street.

It was better this way. No one would ever know who he was, or why he did it. If it was found he had indeed been capitalist, then their cause would take a blow. If it had been found he were socialist doing it as counter-propaganda, then it would have been even worse as the people of Propolnyet would undoubtley seek revenge killings. This way they would argue, both sides would claim different things, nothing would be accomplished. The history books would forever argue over who and why, and no one would ever know. Nor would they ever know of the twenty-four year old girl who had destroyed the truth forever...

Meanwhile, eighteen rebels and two Neige Luno commandos lay in wait on a wooded hillside. The road before them made a bend, a bend that a passing vehicle could not see around. A burned-out car was laying on the side of the road before the bend, just barely portruding into the left lane. On the other side a tree had been felled. Four machine guns had been set up, as well as six soldiers carrying RPG-7's and one Neige Luno commando with an M-66 LAW. Suddenly, a convoy of enemy soldiers approached, six armored vehicles in total. As they rounded the bin, they noticed the tree and came to a halt. The burned out car then exploded with C4, causing the last vehicle to fly up and on its side, blocking their retreat. Rockets and machine gun fire lit up the dusk of the gulley as the insurgents sprung their ambush.

by **Isle of Lost** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:38 pm

Ocean, 900 NM from Ruskyet
The I.L fleet continued to move at full speed towards the Ruskyetian shores. No response had come in from IYF on how much damage the Tomahawks had done, but the AWACs picked up a coded message telling the fleet to fire on the soilders on the shore, and that the IYF and Kenburgian soilders would assist in guiding them in.

The messaged was acknowlegded and about a minute later the missiles went flying into the sky. A mass of smoke and fire filled the air as half the destroyers and a few Missile Crusiers gave their fire.

The targeting systems had no trouble tracking the massive laser-infared signature that was created over the enemy forces. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.

Supply frigates continued their rounds, refilling fired missile cells on all the ships that had fired.

Attack:
Target: Kidlantian Fleet
Range: Long
Weapons Used: 250 Tomahawk Block II TLAM Missiles

Target 2: Kidlantian and Ruskyetian Ground Forces
Range: Extra-Long
Weapons Used: 350 Tomahawk Block II TLAM Missiles

Defense
Targeted Weapons: Tomahawk Missiles
Weapons Defending: 30 CIWSs, 10 LaWs, 30 RIM-161s Launched. (O.O.C: This is accounting for the 10 Garuda AAs I have tailing my fleet.

Capital Building, Isle of Lost

President William Gurage threw up a $5 coin into the air and caught it in his palm as it fell back down. His cheif advisor, Mr. Duponté, informed him that some random country had declared war on them.

Still confused, Gurage inquerried further.

"You say a certain Kidlantis has declared war on us?"
"Indeed sir" Duponté said. "They are calling us evil for supporting freedom fighters."
Gurage stopped and thought for a second.
"This isn't the same country that bombs villages full of citizens is it?"
Duponté smiled and let out a light laugh before responding.
"Yes sir, it is."
"Hmm.. I don't think they are worthy of war. Our soilders haven't even entered the fray and they are calling us evil? It sounds like they are just abunch of citizen killing wack-jobs to me. Just keep launching missiles. We probably have more missiles than they have people."
"Aye sir. No war it is. I shall inform the house and senate that no vote need be taken"

by **Inyourfaceistan** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:19 pm

Declaration Of War

In a formal, state decision, Ruskyets congress and President Vasili have unanimously reached the decision to declare war against the country known as "Inyourfaceistan"

When asked for a comment, President Vasili had this to say:

"Today, we take a stand against the interference of foreign powers...whom would seek to destroy the peace and democracy enjoyed here in Ruskyet all because of economic in-compatability. They have DIRECTLY aided terrorist forces in the Propolnyet territory, and as such, will be brought to justice."

Official Declaration of War

Today we are faced with great evils. These evils are represented in the countries of Inyourfaceistan and Isle of Lost. They have attacked Ruskyet because they are socialist like us. They attacked them because of their attempts to put down a rebellion. They have violated Ruskyets' right to govern itself, and it is a democratically elected country. They also are in support of terrorists. The Federation of Kidlantis, with all its military might, hereby declares war upon the nations of Inyourfaceistan and Isle of Lost.
Signed,
President Xavier Lee
Supreme Councilor Steven Nosteneven
Supreme Senator William Restofanz,
and Marshal William Rostwell of the Kidlantian Military.

-------------------- Executive Headquarters, Castille de Terro ------------------

The messages echoed on the TV. President Jack Peresque sat with his head in his hands. Secretary of State Solindra Drakes was in the office with him.
"What are you planning to do, Jack?"
"Let the Legislative Council decide."
"Your the leader of the executive branch! This is the one thing you do have power over."
"Yes, but I can't declare war, I can only suggest. I simply show this to the LC, and let them decide."
"But the people will think your spineless, a poor leader."
"And if war means calling up 14 million troops, and we need to raise our state-sponsored public theivery to more than what it is now, I take the hit."
"And you will never be reelected, and the history books will remember you as the president who was just so-so."
"But at least the history books won't remember me as the president who was ousted and forced into exile because he raised taxes beyond six percent! You would do well to remember that we are not our enemies. Our government fears the people. Shit, we couldn't turn red if we tried. I was elected as Commander-in-Cheif and head of executive power; I was not elected to make decisions which should be left to the legislative."
"And what if they don't? What if they too fear the Los Ruble's as much as you do? Because while the masses would rather put an RPG through this window rather than pay another dime, they also want to see Propolnyet liberated and the Kidlantians slaughtered where they stand. Pick your poison."

-------------------- Santo Guisique Army Airfeild, Topoguya ------------------

General Felix Conisante walked through the ranks of soldiers. Many were paratroopers, preparing to make the long journey to Ruskyet. They stood like emotionless pillars with the tropical sun setting behind them. He knew that fifty miles down the coast, armored vehicles and artillery peices were being loaded up at Gracio Naval Shipyard, also awaiting the call. He was among 250,000 paratroopers who had been assembled here at Santo Guisique, and he knew another 1.5 or so million soldiers were being prepped elsewhere.

He sent a message to his commanders in Castille de Terro, including the president.

We are ready.

by **Eurostine** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:57 am

Valkata Airport, Ruskyetian Capital

A lone Boeing 747 landed on the runway and taxied over to the terminal. Around 200 or so people stepped off dressed in formal attire, looking like buisness executives on the way to a meeting. The next 200 or so to depart were dressed in simi-formal and casual attire. The group of 400 Miedo Del Diablo (MDD) agents made their way to to the front of the terminal to away pick up provided by Ruskyet.

One man, however, stayed behind and looked out the large terminal windows. His name was James Green, and he was the 2nd in command of the MDD sent over to Ruskyet.

He watched as a Boeing 787 landed and taxied over next to the 747. This was no normal 787 though, it was the Pared de Metal, or "PM". The PM was designed as a high-luxury, high-safety plane. It was given Kevlar armor in important areas, missile counter-measures, and even given a Electronic Warfare radar jammer, which was located in the nose of the plane.

The PM was designed to bring in it's VIP in the lap of luxery, and hopefully evade any missiles shot at it too.

Another 200 MDD agents departed from the PM, and headed to the front of the Terminal to join their comrades in awaiting transportation.

Ruskyet, Total War (IC, Closed)

Turning point...?

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