Exercise Akatsuki (OOC; Invites Only)

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

Credits to Wolfenium

The Story:
It's 31^st of July, 2023, 16:50 hours UTC, or ten minutes before midnight in East Asia. Ten minutes before the August First anniversary of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. A naval task force of its navy is out on the prowl on the waves of the East China Sea. Relations with its perennial enemies the Republic of China and the Empire of Fusō have sunken to historical lows, unprecedented in the past eight or so decades. An ultimatum has been delivered to Kyōtō demanding the removal of Fusōnese forces from the islets of Senkaku in the middle of the East China Sea or face a declaration of war by midnight. The Fusō Government, in the middle of international anti-piracy exercises, has refused to comply. It's now midnight, war in East Asia has come.

The OOC Story:
In the eternal boredom of Ostmark and countless hours spent on their freeware naval simulator a scenario was born. A scenario mostly derived from the manga series Carrier Ibuki written by the author of things like Chinmoku no Kantai (Silent Service). This is the scenario that I decided, due to my boredom to take to NS.
An nota bene: This is still a military exercise and no actual war will happen... unless I - the umpire makes PRC do so.

The Rules:

1. I am OP and Chief Umpire, and my word is law.
   1. Somebody is Deputy OP/Umpire.
2. There isn't a minimum posting requirement, however in courtesy to your fellow roleplayers a decent paragraph should be expected.
3. You already know what level of eternal shame you would bring upon your ancestors should you godmod so I shan't mention it further. :3
4. No nukes, no WMD's.
5. This is an military exercise done with computers and friendly forces. I would be very surprised if somebody dies (although it's the high seas so anything can theoretically happen). If you want to however, do ask first.
6. Have fun, and stay frosty!

Important Shenanigans:

Content of Tables:

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1. The OOC (You're reading this, baka!)
2. IC

[The Selkie]

Good afternoon,
this does sound very interesting, so thank you for the invite. I take, that other players RP as other forces in the region participating in the exercise?

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

Good afternoon,
this does sound very interesting, so thank you for the invite. I take, that other players RP as other forces in the region participating in the exercise?

Yes, I am currently herding cats. :3

[The Selkie]

Good afternoon,
this does sound very interesting, so thank you for the invite. I take, that other players RP as other forces in the region participating in the exercise?

Yes, I am currently herding cats. :3

Aw... that's cute.
Anyway. I will deploy, after a bit of talking between the two of us, the following forces of the SDF-Navy:

2nd Frigate Squadron:

SDFS Lodan Lir, SDFS Ladra and SDFS Gavida.
1st Submarine Squadron:

SDFS F-16 Siorc, SDFS F-17 Scadán, SDFS F-18 Trosc.
Oiler Group 1:

3 Gabhdán-class Fast Combat Replenishment Ships, names yet to be decided.
Nead Foiche Group:

SDFS Nead Foiche (flag).

Tacaí Air Group: A number of Foiche-UCAVs, on loan from SDFS Tacaí.
SDFS Tiúilip and SDFS Fearbán.
SDFAS Launceston.

Flag will be carried by SDFS Nead Foiche, Commodore Liam Coinnigh of the Tribe of Tipperary will command the entire force. Commander of the submarines is Captain Alaina Tumadóir of the Tribe of Wicklow aboard SDFS F-16 Siorc.
Any questions so far?

[Rupudska]

guten tag Weeb.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

guten tag Weeb.

Hello cat 1.

[Fuso-]

Naval Forces:

Anti-Piracy Task Group 61.4

Flag-Officer-Commanding: Kobayashi Ryūnosuke Kaigun Shōshō
Deputy Flag-Officer-Commanding: Commodore RAN Frederick Livermoore, AM, DSC
Chief of Staff: Arakawa Yūka Kaigun Daisa

1. Chiyoda
2. HMAS Canberra
3. Nagara
4. HMAS Hobart
5. HMAS Sydney
6. Natsuzuki
7. Fubuki
8. Shirayuki
9. HMAS Anzac
10. HMAS Stuart
11. SMS Brunhilde
12. SMS Siegrun
13. HMS Roald Amundsen
14. HMS Thor Heyerdahl
15. Nowaki
16. Shiratsuyu
17. Tōa Maru
18. Saroma Maru

First Carrier Division, Imperial Fusō Navy - In Reserve

Flag-Officer-Commanding: Karibuchi Satomi Kaigun Shōshō
Chief of Staff: Ijūin Takeshi Kaigun Daisa

1. Shinano
2. Nagato
3. Akitsushima
4. Itsukushima
5. Hyūga
6. Kongō
7. Ibuki
8. Ikoma
9. Isuzu
10. Akizuki
11. Teruzuki
12. Murakumo
13. Mineyuki

Detached Vessels, Imperial Fusō Navy/Allied Navies

1. Senjō - Okinawa Detachment
2. Sagiri - Okinawa Detachment
3. Hiburi - Okinawa Detachment
4. Hayabusa - Okinawa Detachment
5. I-516 - Okinawa Detachment
6. Natsukaze - Miyako Strait Patrol
7. Sanae - Miyako Strait Patrol
8. Yamayuki - Tokara Strait Patrol
9. Asayuki - Tokara Strait Patrol
10. Shigure - Sasebo Guard Ship
11. Wakatake - Sasebo Guard Ship
12. I-202 - Sasebo Submarine Division
13. I-204 - Sasebo Submarine Division
14. I-504 - Sasebo Submarine Division
15. I-505 - Sasebo Submarine Division
16. I-514 - Sasebo Submarine Division
17. Yaezakura - Kure Guard Ship
18. I-400 - Kure Naval District
19. ROCS Hai Hu - Detached Duty
20. ROCS Chiao Lung - Special Purpose
21. I-599 - Detached Duty
22. I-502 - Detached Duty
23. Daitō - Detached Duty
24. HMS Chatham - Detached Duty
25. HMS Coventry - Detached Duty
26. SMS Ägir - Keelung Port
27. SMS Libertas - Keelung Port
28. SMS Justitia - Keelung Port
29. SMS Unitas - Keelung Port
30. SMS Fides - Keelung Port
31. SMS Gertrud - Patrol between Yonaguni and Taiwan
32. SMS Wilhelmina - Patrol between Okinawa and Amami-Ōshima
33. USS Hyman G. Rickover - Detached Duty
34. I-13 - Shinkyō Submarine Division
35. HMS Britannia - Shinkyō Submarine Division
36. I-205 - Shinkyō Submarine Division
37. I-207 - Shinkyō Submarine Division
38. HMS Astute - Shinkyō Submarine Division

Land Forces:

1. Tarama Air Defence Group (2 Type 63 Medium Air Defence System)
2. Kadena Air Defence Group 1 (1 Type 63 Medium Air Defence System)
3. Kadena Air Defence Group 2 (2 MBDA Theatre Aerospace Defence System; 1 EL/M-2090 Long Range Early Warning Station)
4. 21^st (Okinawa) Division, Imperial Fusō Army
5. 25^th (Fukuoka) Division, Imperial Fusō Army
6. 2^nd Sasebo Independent Mixed Brigade, SNLF
7. 1^st Kure Independent Mixed Brigade, SNLF

Air Forces:

IFAAS Kadena

1. 6^th Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J5M3 Shusui (F-15EA Advanced Eagle))
2. 9^th Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J5M3 Shusui (F-15EA Advanced Eagle))
3. 25^th Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J5M3 Shusui (F-15EA Advanced Eagle))
4. 48^th Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J5M3 Shusui (F-15EA Advanced Eagle))
5. 16^th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (8 J6M5 Raiden)
6. 88^th Attack Aviation Squadron (12 B9Y1 Suisei)
7. 3^rd Air Control Aviation Squadron (1 Athena AEW&C.1, 1 Athena R.2)
8. 4^th Air Control Aviation Squadron (1 Athena AEW&C.1, 1 Athena R.2)
9. 34^th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (4 RQ-4E EuroHawk SR.1)
10. 115^th Transport Aviation Squadron (8 KC-767)
11. 116^th Transport Aviation Squadron (8 L10Ka1 (C-2))
12. 159^th Training and Service Aviation Squadron (4 K6H1-L (Hawker Siddeley HS.125))

IFNAS Naha

1. 974^th Naval Air Squadron (12 Q6Ka1 Tenō)
2. 977^th Naval Air Squadron (12 H4K1-Q Tōkai)
3. 979^th Naval Air Squadron (12 Q6Ka1 Tenō)
4. 875^th Naval Air Squadron (4 K6H1-L (Hawker Siddeley HS.125))
5. 877^th Naval Air Squadron (4 H4K1-L, 2 H4K1-T, 2 H3K1)

IFNAS Kanoya

1. 251^st Naval Air Squadron (12 A5H1 Talon)
2. 751^st Naval Air Squadron (12 B9Y1 Suisei)

IFAAS Nyutabaru

1. 32^nd Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J6M5 Raiden)
2. 65^th Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J6M5 Raiden)
3. 66^th Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J6M5 Raiden)
4. 28^th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (12 J6M5-U Raiden)
5. Fighter Training Aviation Squadron (4 J5M3 Shusui (F-15EA Advanced Eagle); 4 K9T1 (Mitsubishi T-4))
6. 150^th Training and Service Aviation Squadron (4 K6H1-L (Hawker Siddeley HS.125))

IFNAS Nagasaki-Ōmura

1. 253^rd Naval Air Squadron (12 A5H1 Talon)
2. 261^st Naval Air Squadron (12 J9L1 Jinden (F-35A))
3. 263^rd Naval Air Squadron (12 J6M6-A Raiden)
4. 569^th Naval Air Squadron (12 B8N1 Shinsei)
5. 755^th Naval Air Squadron (12 G6K2-Q Taizan)
6. 951^st Naval Air Squadron (1 Athena AEW&C.1, 1 Athena R.2)
7. 121^st Naval Air Squadron (4 MQ-4C Triton)

IFAAS Tsuiki

1. 64^th ("Katō's Hayabusa Squadron") Fighter Aviation Squadron (8 J6M5-U Raiden, 4 J6M5 Raiden)
2. 81^st Fighter Aviation Squadron (12 J6M5 Raiden)
3. 152^md Training and Service Aviation Squadron (4 K6H1-L (Hawker Siddeley HS.125))

IFNAS Iwakuni

1. 941^st Naval Air Squadron (12 Q6Ka1 Tenō)
2. 943^rd Naval Air Squadron (2 Athena AEW&C.1)
3. 945^th Naval Air Squadron (12 H4K1-Q Tōkai)
4. 841^st Naval Air Squadron (4 K6H1-L (Hawker Siddeley HS.125))
5. 843^rd Naval Air Squadron (4 H4K1-L, 2 H4K1-T, 2 H3K)
6. 1043^rd Naval Air Squadron (4 Voyager KC.3, 2 Voyager EC.4)

IFNAS Miho

1. Nara Det., 12^th Fighter Aviation Squadron, Imperial Guard (4 J8N1-U Takemikazuchi)
2. 222^nd Naval Air Squadron (12 A5H2-U Talon)
3. 345^th Naval Air Squadron (12 A5H1 Talon)
4. 541^st Naval Air Squadron (12 B8N1 Shinsei)
5. 543^rd Naval Air Squadron (12 B8N1 Shinsei)

IFNAS Shinkyō

1. 383^rd Naval Air Squadron (12 J6M5 Raiden)
2. 385^th Naval Air Squadron (12 J6M5 Raiden)
3. 791^st Naval Air Squadron (12 B9Y1 Suisei)
4. 991^st Naval Air Squadron (12 G6K2-Q Taizan)
5. 993^rd Naval Air Squadron (1 Athena AEW&C.1, 1 Athena R.2)
6. 1093^rd Naval Air Squadron (4 Voyager KC.2)
7. Jagdgeschwader „Salzburg“ Nr. 8 (12 Gemballa Cuirassier F.1)

Shinkyō International Airport

1. 1001^st Special Naval Air Squadron (2 L9B2 Cygnus (Boeing 747-87C))
2. No. 33 Squadron, RAAF (4 KC-30A)
3. South Seas Surveillance Det., k.u.k. Luftwaffe (2 Athena AEW&C.1, 2 Athena R.2)
4. No. 11 Squadron, RAAF (12 Poseidon MRA.1)

Shinano Air Group

1. 24 A5H1 Talon
2. 24 B8N1 Shinsei
3. 8 Q7K1 Nankai
4. 2 Q7K1-F Seikū (AEW)
5. 2 Q7K1-T
6. 12 Merlin HM.1

Chiyoda Air Group

1. 4 J9L2-A Jinden (F-35B)
2. 16 Merlin HM.1
3. 8 Lynx Wildcat HM.1
4. 2 Merlin AEW.5

Canberra Air Group

1. 12 NH-90 Caiman HM.1
2. 4 S-70K-2 Seahawk
3. 2 Merlin AEW.5

Senjō Air Group

1. 4 A5H2-U Talon
2. 8 J6M5-U Raiden
3. 2 Merlin HM.1
4. 2 Merlin AEW.5
5. 1 SH-60K Seahawk

Naval Forces:

Liaoning Battlegroup, People's Liberation Army Navy

Commander: Vice-Admiral Wu Dingguo
Political Commissar: Vice-Admiral Wang Yen

1. Liaoning
2. Heilongjiang
3. Yinchuan
4. Jinan
5. Ningbo
6. Zhoushan
7. Changzhou
8. Wenzhou
9. Jiaxing
10. Chagan Hu

Shandong Battlegroup, People's Liberation Army Navy

Commander: Vice-Admiral Ling Anrui
Political Commissar: Vice-Admiral Dong Tingfan

1. Shandong
2. Liaobei
3. Changsha
4. Wuhan
5. Fuzhou
6. Hangzhou
7. Taizhou
8. Xiantan
9. Zhoushan
10. Hulun Hu

Changbai Shan Amphibious Action Group, People's Liberation Army Navy

Commander: Rear-Admiral Wei Wushan
Political Commissar: Commodore Yang Lirong

1. Changbai Shan
2. Chahar (ex-Minsk)
3. Zhili
4. Nanjing
5. Shijiazhuang
6. Shenzhen
7. China Coast Guard 3901
8. Yangzhou
9. Huanggang
10. Yichun
11. Deyang
12. Daiyun Shan
13. Baxian Shan
14. Laotie Shan
15. Lühua Shan
16. Dongping Hu

Detached Vessels, People's Liberation Army Navy

1. Daishandao
2. Linyi
3. Meizhou
4. Hulk 505 (Ex-Changzheng 5)
5. Yuanzheng 321
6. Yuanzheng 323
7. Yuanzheng 324
8. Yuanzheng 333
9. Yuanzheng 330
10. Yuanzheng 331
11. Yuanzheng 313
12. Yuanzheng 360
13. Yuanzheng 363
14. Changzheng 4
15. Changzheng 17
16. Changzheng 2
17. Changzheng 8
18. Changzheng 12

Land Forces:

1. Yantai Air Defence Group (1 SA-21 Growler; 1 HQ-22; 2 CSA-15 Gauntlet; 1 JYL-1)
2. Qingdao Air Defence Group (1 SA-21 Growler; 1 HQ-22; 2 CSA-15 Gauntlet; 1 Box Spring)
3. Dalian Air Defence Group (2 CSA-20 Gargoyle; 3 CSA-11 Gadfly; 1 HQ-22; 1 YLC-2A; 1 Box Spring)
4. Weifang Air Defence Group (1 CSA-20 Gargoyle; 2 CSA-11 Gadfly; 3 CSA-15 Gauntlet, 1 JY-14)
5. 6^th Mixed Brigade, People's Liberation Army Navy Marines
6. 134^th Brigade, People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps

Air Forces:

PLAAF Dalian-Sanshilipu

1. 32^nd Air Regiment (8 Su-30MK3, 8 JH-7B)
2. 1^st Air Brigade (12 J-20B, 8 J-20M)
3. 76^th Air Regiment (2 KJ-500 (AEW), 1 Y-9G (ECM), 1 Y-9DZ (ELINT), 2 Y-9)
4. 37^th Air Regiment (16 Y-20B)
5. 38^th Air Regiment (4 Il-78M)

PLAAF Dalian-Pulandian

1. 89^th Air Brigade (12 J-11B)

PLAAF Dalian-Wafangdian

1. 90^th Air Brigade (12 J-7G)

PLANAF Huludao

1. 1^st Naval Air Regiment (2 B737ER, 2 Z-18J (AEW), 4 Z-18, 2 Ka-32T)

PLANAF Huangdicun

1. 3^rd Naval Air Regiment (8 J-15A, 8 J-10AH, 8 J-31AH, 4 J-31MH, 2 Z-18J (AEW), 4 Z-18F)

PLANAF Qinghuangdao-Shanhaiguan

1. 13^th Naval Air Regiment (8 JH-7B)
2. 14^th Naval Air Regiment (2 KJ-200 (AEW), 2 KJ-500 (AEW), 2 Y-9JZ (EW), 8 Y-8Q)

PLANAF Dalian-Tuchengzi

1. 4^th Naval Air Regiment (4 H-6M, 8 H-6K, 4 HY-6DU)
2. 6^th Naval Air Regiment (4 Y-9JZ (EW), 8 Y-8Q)

PLANAF Yantai-Laishan

1. 15^th Naval Air Regiment (4 J-8H, 4 JZ-8F)
2. 16^th Naval Air Regiment (8 JH-7B)

PLANAF Qingdao-Laiyang

1. 8^th Naval Air Regiment (4 Y-9JZ (EW), 8 Y-8Q)

PLANAF Qingdao-Cangkou

1. 5^th Naval Air Regiment (4 SA 365N, 4 Ka-27PS, 4 Z-18)

PLANAF Qingdao-Tuandao

1. 5^th Naval Air Regiment (8 SH-5A)

PLAAF Cangzhou-Cangxian

1. 1^st UAV Regiment (4 WZ-7A Soaring Dragon)

PLAAF Weifang

1. 34^th Air Brigade (12 J-10C)
2. 55^th Air Brigade (8 J-16A, 4 Su-35EKK, 4 Su-35EMK)

PLAAF Lianyungang-Baitabu

1. 95^th Air Brigade (12 J-11D)
2. 77^th Air Regiment (2 KJ-200 (AEW), 2 KJ-2000 (AEW))

Shandong Air Group, PLANAF

1. 14 J-15A
2. 14 J-31AH
3. 8 J-31MH
4. 8 Z-18F
5. 2 Z-18J (AEW)
6. 2 Z-9C

Liaoning Air Group, PLANAF

1. 12 J-15A
2. 14 J-10AH
3. 6 Z-18F
4. 2 Z-18J (AEW)
5. 2 Z-9C

Chahar Air Group, PLAAFAC

1. 12 WZ-10
2. 4 WZ-19A
3. 6 Z-18F
4. 2 Z-9C

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

Welp... with thanks to Wolfenium:

IC ist hier! I had you all teleported to HMAS Canberra to avoid the inevitable and arduous and unnecessary posts about helicopters and flying and landing and greeting and shit. <.>
My intentions for the next hour or so are to have combat air and anti-submarine patrols airborne, and to put everything on war-footing. <.>
My intentions as the PRC'ians are to get everything ready for an airborne landing operation on Tarama, engage Fusonese fighter and maritime patrol cordons and land special forces for sabotage via submarines.

[Minroz]

Tag for interests. May or may not join in. :3

[Minroz]

Bump for attention. I'm going to play as two nations from my world this time, Minroz and my Not!Indonesia. I'm just in the mood to diversify things a bit.

I need to inquire if there is any limits of naval vessels? I am thinking of small carrier battle-group of each nations.

I doubt my land forces will be needed since this is supposedly a naval operations. And I don't think both Minroz and my Not!Indonesia needs to bring their ground troops in the first place, aside from marine forces. :3

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

Tactically we are going to see PLAAF airborne/PLANMC landings in at least Tarama and Senkaku. I doubt we are going to need anything further than 2 Fuso Army divisions and 2 SNLF brigades to counter this. <.>
As said Min my intentions for this rp is not for Fuso to be carried by anybody. That would be seriously dishonorabru. We are probably good on surface vessels tho but you could add some things to the anti-piracy task force (the more the merrier I suppose? *thinking*). <.>

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EDIT a whole year later since I'm OP and all...: We have 9 Blue submarines vs 12+3 Red counting those immediately available for action and not stuck in port waiting to be bombed. You could bring submarines Min but... let me think about this thoroughly when morning arrives.