The World of Tomorrow: The Second Day

[Kazami42]

The Russian Code-Talkers

The Russians would emphasize the use of coded messages over radio communications, to prevent active military movements to be easily decoded or any information regarding Eclipsian and Russian posts from being discovered by radio. This would be contributed to via using not only Siberians speaking in their native language and rarely even backwards despite taking a little more time, but also utilizing volunteer assets from Vestan. Both of which being in Russian platoons with Radios, and sometimes both mixed together. There would be no superior highlight of code-talkers so far other than an attack stationed upon Solaris from the western side of Lake Baikal, further contributed by efforts known on the eastern side as well as satellite feed.

The Great Game spreads to Eclipse

The Russians would begin deploying leaflets and similar forms of information spreading into Eclipsian Russia, being inside of hollowed out canisters launched in by long range artillery. Some were even filled with a predetermined "opener" timer, which would burst open the canister over a designated height to allow the wind to spread them over a vaster distance. There depending on area was many forms of these Leaflets, some trying to encourage Eclipsian soldiers to just give in to a superior Russian force. Others were more common in civilian areas warning non-combatants and combatants of the coming "Russian Winter" which was codename for their entire military, and that the Russian populace will be reunified under Russia yet again. Another being to just directly warn civilians of harder hitting operations. Others displayed to Combatants how to properly surrender to the Russian military, where they would not suffer from communication error. Hundreds of thousands of leaflets were noted to be launched within Eclipsian Russia.
Space_Kaiser

Siberia

Lake Baikal, Solaris' southwestern front

With the campaign in Siberia being a massive success, the troops stationed near the borders of Siberian Rockies and Vestan would be redirected to participate in the Manchurian front besides 4,000 troops. Additional troops were deployed from local bases to Lake Baikal on the Eastern side, it'd take some time for them to arrive and act as a reinforcing regimen. It however was a precaution for a thought of secondary Eclipsian strike however. With several dozen thousand men meant to reinforce the offensive while or a little after it had commenced directly. This would overall put the western side at 54,000 and the eastern side maintaining 49,325 troops, maintaining all of their artillery assets, and the eastern side still maintaining easy yet longer supply routes, enabling them to hold their ground after the Eclipsian push until reinforcements had arrived. Along with this 42 Reapers would be on the Western side of the lake, 30 on the eastern side, 30 Bears on the eastern side and 20 on the west, 135 Gerbils on the Eastern side, 10 KA-52s on the western side and 5 on the east, 30 tanks on the west and 38 on the east, 100 IFVs on the east and 50 on the west, and finally the artillery battery of 40 9a52-4s and 10 MHBT-472Ss would be on the western side safe in Imperial territory still, with 11 on the eastern side after relocation. 8 tanks were destroyed by the Eclipsian advance to protect their city, alongside 25 IFVs.

The fighting would be intense between the Russian and Eclipsian parties, with the Russians being armed with Gatling guns, GSSR-42ms, and various other heavy-rated equipment authorized for war. Eclipsian troops would have large holes blown through them at vast distances with the GSSR-42M, and the Gatling gun users providing fire support alongside normal machine gun armed troops. The normal infantry taking cover behind vehicles, sandbag fortifications, shovel-dug pits, and behind large rocks and any other form of cover in the area. The Russian troops would also utilize mortars as well to launch long range assaults on the attacking Eclipsians. With a code talker requesting bombardment their her position, followed by several confirmations on the eastern side, bombardment would commence with the sounds of roaring rocket engines in the vast distance.

From the western and eastern sides of of the lake, a sequential bombardment of three hundred and twenty 210mm T-100C precision guided rockets and a hundred and fourteen 300mm T-100H redirecting rockets would have been launched into the advancing Eclipsian infantry. After launching from the tubes, they would deploy fins. With the smaller rockets being more accurate and quicker to change flight path, and the larger being to just limited redirection. The bombardment was in a widespread area, with the rockets themselves having a large radius of effect. As the rockets were getting louder, some of the Russians with lack luster cover would even risk getting shot if it meant jumping behind a vehicle or a large rock. Then it hit, like an artificial hurricane. Rockets going even as far as 90km from their spots around western lake Baikal, repeatedly detonating and destroying all in their path. After several minutes were up it was over, the land was cratered for as far as the eye could see. The detonations even leaving signs of scorching upon the land. If there were any light vehicles, they were destroyed. If there was heavy vehicles, they might be stuck within craters and their crews in various conditions of injury. For infantry however, it'd have been impossible to survive a direct hit or even standing a distance away. Even further than that, shrapnel could of struck at high velocities to injure or kill more of them.

Along with this, the 10 S-942 platforms would have received their coordinates from satellite information. The Missile platforms would begin raising their missiles upwards into a vertical stance, before a few seconds later they would begin their ignitions. Coming with this they were launched and would begin quickly amassing vast speeds, eventually obtaining necessary altitude and being assisted by gravity to turn back down. It was here that these missiles utilized it's remaining fuel to speed back down to the earth upon it's grand journey. The speeds obtained by some of the missiles closer towards the target and thus having more fuel would even get to the point of nearly or starting to over heat the missiles. Then they deployed their warhead shortly before reaching their points of detonation. Facilities within Solaris that could be Identified as military assets, or having troops or vehicles emerging from them were destroyed. This marked the necessary moment to continue the assault, and thus the eastern and western branches of the original offensive into Ulan-ude and Chita would begin converging among the city. This being after dealing with any potential Eclipsian survivors, where they were forced to ditch their suits if they wanted to be taken in alive since it by itself was capable of identifying as a weapon. Any remaining fighting troops being dealt with by vehicles, heavily armed long range soldiers, or from mutants that could easily pierce through their suits and throw them around violently like a ragdoll. Their orders being that when/if the city was taken, then they were to immediately begin attempting to fortify local positions. If any military resistance remained in the city, then they were to dig in for as long as they can and if they couldn't handle them that another bombardment strike was being prepared and would take some time.
Space_Kaiser

Near Manchuria

100 Reapers, 500 Gerbils, 42 tanks, 30 IHT-33s/IFVs, and 50 more Bears from the stalker core would have been deployed and sent off towards Manchuria with an additional small force of 42,000 troops. They would be sent off by train and the rest such as Reapers simply flew. The infantry themselves being sent out from Urusovo itself. They'd arrive to Russian-Rockian lands to take part in the continued offensive operations of Manchuria. Along with this, the Siberian units transferred to this front numbering in 50,000 troops combined with the Rockian 50,000 troops.
Space_Kaiser Fishman Lord

European Russia

Ukraine

The Russian offensives closer to Ukraine in Voronezh and Saratov would begin attempting a coordination effort to help the Ukrainians with their objectives. This of course being after the Eclipsian forces being dealt with, by the Russian gunships crippling Eclipsian formations utilizing guided bombs, rockets, it's autocannons and missiles. The attempt being that forces in Voronezh and Saratov would go south, meeting up with Ukraine. Then the forces and gear surviving from the Voronezh offensive would merge with the Saratov units, enabling a larger force to continue offensives. Along with this, Russia tried selling to Ukraine similar to the rockies, superior Russian anti-aircraft capabilities. The aiding to Ukrainian assault and logistics would also be helped by the 28,000 Russian soldiers still within Ukraine, whereas the rest of the previous efforts, such as priests and bomb squads, had their jobs completed and returned home.
Am Vya

Samara

Parts of the Samara offensive would begin pouring into reinforcing the Ufa offensive, as per coordination for operation "Split ways" This would see 20,000 troops being sent off towards Ufa. The Rest of Samara however would hold the line and engage Eclipsian troops, however with already commenced vast military equipment movement throughout Russian-held Russia, a call went in for artillery support. Samara would begin seeing not only their existing artillery platforms in the area consisting of 1 TOS-1, 5 BM-21 grads, 10 9a52-4s, and 1 2s19 MSTAs opening up, but an additional background 32 9A52-4s. They would all begin opening fire on Eclipsian defensive lines and any commencing offensives by the Eclipsians, with the 9A52-4s utilizing their full 300mm rocket configuration, except utilizing a old world rocket for 30 of them. This meant that in terms of rocket artillery, there was 252 rockets from the 9A52-4s being fired alone, alongside regular artillery shells by a MSTA, and far more rockets being fired in by smaller caliber BM-21 grads and the TOS unit. Along with this, Eclipsian positions were ordered to be bombed further by the Russian Airforce, already in the area with the vanguard consisting of a MQ-9 reaper drone, 13 KA-52s, and 2 gunships transferred in from the Saratov Offensive in coordination with the same operation. Their job wasn't to continue the advance even if the assault proved extremely devastating to the Eclipsians, instead it was to further boost the existing fortifications so once a renewed assault had started, a reserve garrison could hold it instead. There would be 300 Casualties during the battle.
Space_Kaiser

Ufa

The Ufa offensive turned defensive would be the same as Samara, a heavy bombardment call. Being one of the most focused offensives, it was sensible to further boost it during military movements in deeper Imperial territory. Instead of them continuing movement, they would be reassigned to the Ufa offensive. However rather than the normal rocket barrage, Ufa was more special. 100 9A52-4s would have been combined with Russian missile launcher systems. the 100 9A52-4s being in their 300mm configuration and carrying the T-100H rockets, assaulting the Eclipsian defenses with 600 rockets, followed by an additional 177 NSCM-4 Cruise Missiles from deeper Imperial territory. The NSCM-4 usually being found in the Imperial navy with a mostly land bombardment or anti-ship configuration, but could be utilized by normal ground launchers. The same a Baikal, it was a sequential launch, followed by similar albeit far more devastating results. Being combined with more guided and maneuverable assets alongside the bombardment. Logically, the Eclipsian defense near Ufa would have suffered a more severe fate than at Lake Baikal, enabling the offensive to send more troops downwards south, while the rest of the segment not ordered to hold the line were to attempt encircling and either capturing or breaking down overall eclipsian defenses in Chelyabinsk and Samara. For the latter and if there were still combative Eclipsians there, the job was to capture or eradicate those forces to enable segments of the Samara offensive to follow the Ufa segment down south, attempting to meet up with Ukrainian forces at some point in the journey. It was also here that an additional 20,000 bodies were assigned to the bloody thorns division, upon request of the assigned troops. Along with the downwards southern push, several large sections of the vehicles in the offensive not ordered to continue holding Ufa or go off on other offensives, would be ordered to go with this. Out of the list, one of the notable equipment being the VHT super heavy tank. Which by itself proved a massive menace towards the Eclipsian lines near Ufa, with it simply rolling through it while it's autocannon machine guns mowed down Eclipsian personnel, and utilizing it's massive 340mm main cannon to obliterate vast swaths of enemy fortification, infantry, and/or vehicles especially at a long distance beforehand. No direction was safe from the VHT, as there was either a large caliber cannon covering it or machine guns and autocannons. Anything left in it's path in front of it, whether dead or alive, was simply pushed along with it or to the side via it's massive plow mounted to the front of it. Which in of itself also acted as a track-plate, preventing ground assets from engaging the thick plated tracks themselves. Anything that wasn't lucky with the plow however would be crushed by the vehicle moving over it, even other vehicles. Once the rocket and missile assets were reloaded, a smaller number of them were to follow with the southern advance. However there would be 3,000 casualties of the fighting after a body count once the battle was over.

Before the complete obliteration of the Eclipsian Ufa line and a little after bombardment, it was heard that the division was singing as they marched through the remnants of the land. "We stand alone against the enemy, marching where no one else dares go. We commit our lives to the Empire willingly, defending to the end all of that which we know. To our glorious homelands, we shall fight for them once more!"
Space_Kaiser

Chelyabinsk

The Chelyabinsk detachment of the Russian forces would fortify themselves into the buildings even more so, along with sandbags and vehicles being utilized as cover for vehicles and troops alike. Similarly to the Samara lines, the goal for the offensive being to further hold Chelyabinsk. This being in form of infantry with mortars for long range fire support, infantry with rockets and missiles for mostly anti-vehicle support, and then the vehicles such as IFVs with their autocannons providing anti-personnel and vehicle support alongside regular infantry. They were to also wait for pouring in units from Ufa to begin arriving, in event of new orders being created. Along with this, their already existing units were called into action. The 30 BM-21 grads combined with 10 9A52-4s and an air unit of 10 KA-52s would attempt pounding away at Eclipsian lines. 3 of the 9A52-4s being 300mm in caliber rockets, 5 in 220mm, and 2 in 122mm. So far, this line the Eclipsians formed was the only long lasting or still operable one. Ufa simply being misguidance of command or a mistake, and the rest just suffering from a unthought fate. The effort however was very admirable despite the short comings. There was 117 casualties during the battle so far.
Space_Kaiser

The Underground Warfare

Being unhindered, the operation was a success. 30,000 troops had breached the defenses of Volgograd after the course of a week, and the charges were detonated. Along with the gunship bombardment of the Eclipsian lines near Voronezh, some of the charges in the tunnels detonated beneath the Eclipsian troops when ordered via message. This however blocked off the tunnels, so the troops couldn't return. Other charges however detonated in the middle of nowhere, or failed to detonate whatsoever. The final charges, placed at the end of the created tunnel's top in a line pattern followed by rings, would be detonated. This causing a cave in of rubble that created enough of a path to enable troops to climb up to the surface. Here, radio silence was broken and they'd use Siberian code talkers to inform high command of their success. Actually surprising them as a whole, due to believing that due to the Eclipsians discovering their tunnels somehow before, they failed to see something closer to the surface. They were ordered to hold the line within the city, and the troops were informed that Russian and Ukrainian assets were closing in but any reinforcements may take time to actually arrive.
Space_Kaiser

Eclipsian Airforce Strikes

Upon first sighting enemy aircraft nearing the heavily fortified European front, let alone ever nearing the actual Russian border, the T-99 Advanced Deterrent System anti-aircraft fortifications would have been notified. Along with ground troops and vehicles capable of launching anti-air missiles to engage lower flying targets. The T-99ADS itself being a SAM system that has even been installed on the RNS Romanov and utilizes T-99 anti-aircraft missiles. They would have deployed their missiles the moment the aircraft flew over occupied territory or anywhere within the Russian border, and not only did the Russian Airforce that remained on reserve in the local area and patrolling the Russian skies would have engaged the incoming craft, but the ADS missiles would as well. Except the latter being faster, easily being able to change speed mid-flight at cost of easily changing flight course at immense speeds. These would easily take down Eclipsian bombers, while numbers of Russian aircraft, primarily MiG-35s with T-102 Air-to-Air missiles, would engage. The T-102 AtA being a slightly longer equally high caliber but smaller diameter/girth missile. This being so that any targets beyond an ADS's range could still be engaged by suitable missiles. As it didn't matter if the Russian craft could actually make it to the same altitude, but it mattered how high up it was when the missile was launched. Along with the Eclipsian artillery barrage upon the taken cities of Voronezh and Saratov if not more, orders were given to turn the Eclipsian mistake into more propaganda to fuel the war machine. However some positions would be unfortunately bombed, similarly to the HRE vast bombardments of the Russian border. This inflicted 1,000 casualties and damages to Infrastructure and environment, with some bombers having broken through the immense screening. However in terms of vehicles, only a few dozen tanks, nine IFVs, 7 mobile artillery pieces, and a transportation truck carrying troops were hit.
Space_Kaiser

Northern Star

The offensive in Siberia had successfully prevented any at least easily assaults via the Eclipse into the Russian Arctic Ocean. However the Ordarians declaring assistance to the Eclipse was viewed enough as an annoyance, that segments of the Northern Star hunter fleet and Poltava-1 hunter fleets would surround Russian territories near and outside the Baltics and Norway for security means. The rest of the NS fleet however would remain throughout the Arctic Ocean as they were too far way or on other duties. Even though the just cause of the ESA's missions and rebuilding efforts of Europe isn't jeopardized or at least just yet, the Russians had intended to try improving relations and other efforts in Scandinavia. While the Ordarian Navy wasn't considered special to the Russians, they would consider it a tiny bit of a nuisance if armed men started beach assaults in a land they had just recently helped the populace recover from another war.

The Russians stated to the previously known Ordarians that as long as they only provided support to the Eclipse, and didn't directly assault any ESA nation especially within Europe, that a direct war could be avoided. Otherwise despite the parties known downsides, their assault would be considered good enough justification to call forth the entirety of the ESA in Europe. Along with this, the Russian fleets would not be removed until the end of the war involving the Eclipsians, and they were to be prepared for any wannabe assaults.
Clockwork_Magic

Vestan Activities And Other

The offer sent to the Vestans being accepted was considered a great day for Robotics engineering as a whole. As well as the schematics, the project's original head, Ivan Durchenko, was sent to Vestan to help or answer any questions that may have been had. Along with this just in case, the Russians also transported over some spare parts to not waste Vestan resources along with him as a show of resource-courtesy.
Dominus Regum


Antarctica

Tsar Viktor had contacted a reserved segment of personnel for a mission in Antarctica. In short, they were to utilize research vessels and icebreakers if necessary to reach Antarctica with enough survival gear, and the necessary tools to set up a massive research facility and begin surface and subterranean exploration. The Research facility would house several operatives and personnel including geophysicists. The overall personnel would be 2,034 people. The jobs of a number of the personnel being surface explorations and security personnel, scientists, and technicians to name a few. Along with the team would also go several pairs of near-military grade mining equipment.

Summaries
upon request.

Russia begins to use more code talkers, to keep radio broadcasts' information secret from the Eclipsians due to language barrier, and accepts the volunteers into the code talker ranks.
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Hundreds of thousands of varying difference leaflets are launched into Eclipsian Russia, some being focused on combatants such as offering surrender or detailing how to, others focusing on warning non-combatants of larger scale military assaults, and the rest attempting to bring the Russian populace into Russia's sway to be one with their reborn nation with the rest of the Russian populace.


Heavy rocket bombardment of hundreds of rockets assault Eclipsian forces near Lake Baikal, along with S-942 bombings of Eclipsian military facilities in Solaris. Solaris begins to get rushed by troops and vehicles from the western side of the lake, and the eastern section soon follows after dealing with Eclipsian forces that may have survived the long bombardment.


More Russian assets are sent off to Manchuria to aid the Rockians, in hope that the original Rockian offensive gains ground or the surviving troops left there can be resupplied.


Voronezh and Saratov offensives would begin traveling down south respective of their positions to aid the Ukrainian offensives, soon after the Eclipsian lines near them are dealt with by Russian gunships, and rare bombings from underground. The Voronezh offensive mostly focusing more so on trying to border with Ukraine, and then capable of merging into other offensives to increase durability and prolonged power.


Heavy bombardments from the fronts in Samara, Ufa, and Chelyabinsk. Samara being aided via the airforce, Ufa utilizing it's VHT super heavy tank to literally move over, crush, and/or mow down or destroy enemy fortifications, vehicles, and infantry while supported by both heavy rockets numbering 600 and 177 cruise missiles, and Chelyabinsk utilizing rockets, and mortars. Chelyabinsk however would still have an Eclipsian line holding it back, with troops hoping the encirclement would help in repelling them. Ufa while keeping a small defensive force, would also begin sending it's offensive force down directly south, with small percentages doing an encirclement act to Samara and Chelyabinsk.


Volgograd gets breached by 30,000 underground tunnel borers, detonating their charges throughout the line and being sent up to fortify locations they can. They are told after radio silence ending to hold their ground as long as possible, hopefully waiting to see either Russian or Ukrainian reinforcements.


Eclipsian airforce entree and bombing attempts are repelled by thick Russian anti-aircraft services, however 1,000 casualties are induced, along with damages to infrastructure, environment, and vehicles.


Segments of the Northern Star and Poltava-1 hunter fleets are deployed around Norway and the Baltic Sea near the Angevinian Empire, warning them that a direct assault upon a ESA European party or Russia will be retaliated in kind. Otherwise the fleet detachments will remain patrolling Russian territories to ensure invasion does not commence.



The Russians send over a head project of the Russian robotics program along with additional resources and the schematics, marking another great leap in robotics engineering.



A mission of 2,034 personnel, including armed personnel and geophysicists, are sent to Antarctica utilizing icebreakers and research vessels. They being given survivalist gear, mining equipment, and other needs to construct a research facility on Antarctica. The Russians speculate an armed presence may be required in event of unknown hostile encounterments, but otherwise believe that the continent is relatively harmless.​

 

[Am Vya]

Царство Київської Русі (The Tsardom of The Kievan Rus)

Українська орбітальна станція(Ukrainian Orbital Station):
The UOS responds and states that they are from the Kievan Rus and are part of the Kievan Rus' Space Program.
Clockwork_Magic

Посол України в Ангвезі (Ukrainian Ambassador to Angevia):
As Angevia joined the war on the Eclipsian side, the foreign ambassador to Angevia, Pavlo Klimkin made a statement from the Ukrainian embassy to the Angevians. The statement described the current situation and a request to the Angevians to sign a Non Aggression Pact with the Kievan Rus, citing the alliance that was created between them and their predecessors, advising negotiations to keep peace between the two nations.
Clockwork_Magic​

 

[Fishman Lord]

Vladivostok
The Vladivostok force had run out of supplies. They were on the last of their rations, and they had confiscated what they could from farms and civilians, but without help they would soon succumb to hunger and the Eclipsian hordes. There wasn't much time left, and so the high command was forced to act. The combined Russian and Rockian forces on the far eastern front were given a new plan. Together, they pinpointed one specific weak point in the Eclipsian lines, and like a sledgehammer ramming a rod into the ground, the soldiers slammed through the Eclipsians like a wedge. At the same time, the Vladivostok force pushed northwards into a weak point, creating a devastating pincer that forced the Eclipsian lines open, for now. Supply trucks and convoys drove quickly through the new route, resupplying the Vladivostok force. With this new corridor open, supply would be possible as long as the Rockian forces could hold.
Space_Kaiser Kazami42

Burma
With Burma largely secured, the Kingdom of Burma was officially created as an independent state. It was to be a constitutional monarchy, though where the King still held great powers. The parliament would consist of a hundred members elected from across the nation, and would create and vote on laws and such. However, the monarch had the authority to veto any of these laws, and if a parliament member was fired, killed, or made otherwise unable to fulfill their duty, the monarch would appoint a successor until the next elections (which happened every five years) instead of a snap election being held. These basic rules were agreed upon by the Regency Council of the Kingdom of Burma, a selection of local businesspeople and leaders who had collaborated with the Rockian forces to gain independence, and a full constitution was being drafted. The Rockies and the Council both promised that elections would be held as soon as the Eclipsian government gave in and recognized Burma, and that the Regency Council was in the process of selecting a monarch.

With Burma secured, the Rockian forces pushed north, eventually reaching the greatest challenge of them all: the Himalayas. The forces managed to scrape out a foothold and captured Bhutan, but instead of pushing any farther they elected to fortify the small mountain kingdom. Again, local separatists were armed and promised independence, and early plans for a Himalayan Federation were drafted up.
Space_Kaiser

Chennai
While not as massive or bloody as the last battle, the echoes of the first Battle of Chennai could be felt as this new conflict raged. The elderly in the city wept, remembering the devastation of years past and seeing it all unfold again. The Rockian forces tried to avoid hurting civilians and promised liberation from Eclipsian tyranny, but as the guns raged and the shells burst at their feet, no man felt safe. The Rockians had captured the city proper, and so the actual ground fighting was confined to the outskirts. Shantytowns collapsed under the treads of tanks, and people fled crumbling buildings as Rockians and Eclipsians alike rushed in to fortify and capture any point with any strategic value. The Rockians had a firm grip over Chennai, but couldn't push any further.

In Orissa, plans for a North Indian Empire were being drafted, but were far from being anything real. However, the Rockians had a good hold over the countryside, and by using Russian-made missiles that had been purchased recently to take out strategic targets, the Kingdom was truly gaining the upper hand in the area.
Space_Kaiser

Arms Deals
With the Ordarian source cut off, the Rockians ended those deals and instead purchased even more from Vestanian and Cascadian companies. However, the biggest boon came from Greenland. With the treaties finalized, the paperwork all done, and the annexation of Greenland complete, the Kingdom could finally legally seize all of the air assets stationed on the island. Furthermore, all the military assets taken in the treaty were also ready to use. With these new weapons of land and sky, the Kingdom could finally launch real attempts across Eclipsian airspace to take down their planes, provide good close air support, and bomb strategic targets.

 

[Space_Kaiser]

Eclipsian Federation


The Homeland War

As the bullets and shells rained, many wept as their beloved nation began to be attacked from all sides. Many people from the president's cabinet told the public to keep calm and advised that if you were to fall within occupied territory you should live safe. However, with the city of Solaris now under siege, Eclipsim now facing threat for the first time since the civil war, and the decreasing chances of victory every growing the public's faith in the nation's chance at victory were waining. Soon, however, hope began to rise up once again with the announcement of the deployment of draftee's who have been training for months are ready to proudly serve the country. Industries were ordered to produce equipment, weapons, and vehicles for the war effort and the first batches were already starting to enter service. SCREEN also aided in the nation's efforts by heavily increasing the rate of construction and reliability of such construction, as well as aid in the production of more food for the nation and soldiers fighting on the front lines. Millions of trained, well-armed troops were sent to the battlefields within the federation and began to prepare for the fight of their lives.

In Manchuria, the Russian and Rockian forces were able o surprisingly push through Eclipisan defenses and temporarily resupply the forces in Vladivostok, however, this would quickly end. As the new forces arrived the air force began to destroy supply trucks and crates heading into the city diminishing the supply of the Vladivostok occupiers. An Eclipsian offensive attacked the stretched lines of the daring push and cut off the supply once again, destroying any resistance in their path. The Eclipsian army then made for one more push against the city occupied city itself, quickly pushing the Rockian force back with immense firepower and men. The Rockian force was pushed all the way back to the city and then some, far back into the city coastline where they were being shelled by naval, air, and ground forces. Eclipsian forces, using their immense numerical and firepower superiority began to extinguish the last remnants of Rockian forces within the city. Meanwhile, after cut off of enemy supply, Eclipsian forces pushed the enemy force back to the previous line with a hailstorm of missile barrages and bullets. They were able to successfully push back the enemy well above the island of Sakhalin. In the event of another breakthrough and potential enemy invasion, another line was established behind the front line as well as at the coastline with Sakhalin.

In India Eclipsian forces heavily outnumbered the Rockian invaders and, using superior firepower, pushed them back on all fronts and landings in India. The Rockian forces that had pushed out of their new puppet state were swiftly pushed back again far into Burma. Another offensive was launched and a pincer attack was able to cut this new founded Rockian puppet state into two, splitting the enemy force in two as Eclipsian forces began to push deep into Burma. The capital of the puppet state also fell to Eclipsian forces. Meanwhile, in Orissa, the Rockian forces, who had acquired equipment from their newfound Russian allies, were beginning to take over the area. This was swiftly stopped as missile barrages, high altitude bombarding, and artillery strikes devastated Rockian lines in a sudden and swift attack by Eclipsian forces. The stunned enemy was now being pushed back towards the coastline, where aerial attacks further swamped down the retreating Rockian force from holding an area for long. In Chennai Eclipsian forces once again used immense bombardment tactics on Rockian defenders as tanks also shelled the defender fortifications. Aerial bombardment once again was able to destroy some areas of back lines, allowing paratroops to drop behind enemy lines and take out designated targets. After grueling days of fighting the Rockian forces were pushed to the coastline, where heavy bombardment prevented them from pushing out of their lines. The Eclipsian Indian Fleet then further stepped up their hunting of Rockian naval reinforcements, as well as destroying as many supplies trying to reach the invading forces.

Near Lake Baikal, the Battle of Solaris had begun and lessons were learned. Missile platforms, sniper nests, artillery sites, all of which increased in number so well did troop and vehicle amount support Eclipsian troops there. Going well beyond conventional AA range, bombers made an immense amount of runs against enemy lines approaching the city, destroying defenses and AA fortifications. Missiles were launched against the enemy and the Russians faced the same hell as imposed on Eclipsian forces from earlier in the battle. Aerial attacks stiffed up as enemy AA began to deplete from increasing targetings. Eclipsian forces also launched an offensive to cut off the enemy forces approaching Solaris by going to less guarded border regions and made a two-pronged attack from the east and west to cut off all Russian forces near the lake. Any Russian attempt at breaking this would be met with immense firepower and manpower.

In European Russia, Eclipsian forces were stunned when Russian tunnel borers broke through the surface and nearly destroyed Eclipsian lines. Troops fell back and regrouped with reinforcements and once again were able to push against Russian forces and stall them even more, this time to push them back a little. Like in Solaris high altitude bombers destroyed AA gun placements as well as troops to allow for Eclipsian domination of the skies. Eclipsian aerial forces then began launching an immense attack on their lines along with missile and artillery bombardment to allow Eclipsian forces to trudge through enemy lines, albeit slowly. Enemy tunnel borer sites were now being located, with underground sensors now being used to detect where they would be going. European Russia was then deemed to be the hardest fought battleground in the entire war, although every battleground is the toughest to the soldiers. Meanwhile, Eclipsian forces met with Ukrainian forces outside of the border regions and the occupied areas east of the Crimea and began to devastate their lines with immense bombarding tactics while using bombers to destroy any AA sites. In Europe, an offensive was launched with hundreds of thousands of men pushing into Romania with the ultimate goal of reaching Crimea.

The Eclipsian European Fleet, based in Turkey, avoided the Carthaginian fleet and headed into the Black Sea to combat the Ukrainian fleet. The Eclipsian fleet, which was more advanced, combated the Ukrainian fleet north of Sinop. Meanwhile, anti-ship batteries began to watch the strait of Bosphorus as well as target Ukrainian ships north of Sinop. On the border with Carthage, Eclipsian forces made a defensive line against the enemy and plans were drafted to make an offensive in case one was needed but for now they laid in defense. In Patagonia, Eclipsian forces were able to push Rockian forces back to the South American border but not any further. Meanwhile, a daring plan was drafted by Eclipsian high command. Using the ability of high altitude bombers, command drafted plans to target military factories of enemy forces they had a border with. As such nations such as Morocco and the Rockies were excluded from this plan. The bombers were then sent from airfields and soared high into the sky well beyond anti-air and fighter range. Once they were over targets in European Russia and Egypt bombers were released and computer-guided straight into enemy factories in an effort to disrupt enemy production. Meanwhile, Eclipsian factories began to have anti-air defenses surround factories as a retaliation attack was still possible.

Clockwork_Magic Kersey Am Vya Fishman Lord Kazami42 ​

 

[Fishman Lord]

Cascadia
Trouble is brewing in Cascadia. President Lawrence Allen has been impeached after a months-long debacle when it was discovered that he had been behind the assassination of 6 different political opponents, journalists, and potential whistleblowers. After a desperate and disgraceful attempt at pardoning himself, he was arrested in the capital and has been sentenced to life in prison. Unfortunately for the nation, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of State have all been implicated in this scandal to one degree or another, leaving a completely unprepared and unpopular Secretary of the Treasury to take power, Cassidy Pine. All across the nation, extremists and fringe movements are gaining huge amounts of power and popularity thanks to this disaster. In the Deep South and Cascadia proper, the ultranationalist Union Front is making major gains, and there are reports of Union Front militias harassing, threatening, and even attacking Odinists and ethnic Vestanians. Arizona especially, which has had so much migration from South America and Mexico that non-whites are now a very comfortable majority, is on the brink of becoming a disaster zone, as the whites in the area join the Union Front and fight with the non-"True Cascadians".

The Royal Family-in-Exile of the Empire of Texas has, for the first time in decades, entered the spotlight again, as the members of the house make vague statements that seem to support Texan separatism and re-establishment of the Empire. From their massive primary estate in Chicago, the Royal Family members have made several grand speeches, and all across the former Empire the romanticized "lost nation" of Texas is tempting to people once more, with the exception of Florida and the Deep South which are hard Union Front territory. The Texans aren't the only separatists gaining traction, as Mexico and Central America both call for referendums and South America has entered a full-on state of low-level rebellion, with a few cities having major riots and anarchy in the streets. The decision by President Pine to send in the military has only made things worse, and in the city of Cartagena there was a rampage where Cascadian flags, statues, monuments, and government buildings were vandalized and destroyed, replaced by Vestanian flags and graffiti slogans.

In the northeast, almost all governors, representatives, and senators have denounced the new president and her government. It is held very firmly by the opposition party to the current rulers in Portland, a social democratic party modeled largely on European social democracy before the Order fell to nationalists and was reborn as the Angevin Empire. With a fair amount of the population comprising of Europeans, such as French, British, Spanish, and Italians, the local leaders only grew angrier when President Pine began to compromise with the Union Front as a misguided tactic to solidify her rule and keep order. The social democrats, and therefore the northeast, are now calling for all members of Lawrence Allen's former cabinet to resign, and for new elections to be held. If this doesn't happen, the heartland of pre-war America might just not tolerate it.

 

[Albion]

Japan continues its internal focus, the defenses which were begun two months earlier continue to progress steadily. multiple defensive positons have been built in vulnerable areas, and more are underway. the system of humongous railguns defending all of Japan is still quite a ways off, however it is becoming increasingly likelier that the project will be done in four to six months.

Cascadia, Los Angeles
Discreetly, 2,000 elite men, along with excellent equipment and trainers, disembark, preparing to fund and train rebels favorable to japan and fight other factions within Cascadia. They are the sonless, the fatherless, the unwanted but elite warriors. The Legion of the Unspeaking fights now in the civil war

 

[Dominus Regum]

Konungdómr til varð-maðr ór vestan
Kingdom of Varmandr Vestan

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Cyprus, Eclipsan Federation

Asger Hjallaskan sat on the plane, delicately balancing a bullet in his fingers as he slowly pushed it into a magazine for his assault rifle. Beside him sat VD-81-560, a battle droid staying still as they could, the machine's processors running silently on the background...

A second man sat by him, the commander of the small band of elites. He fumbled his way over as he showed a small morsel of chocolate to Asger, drawing a bit closer. Asger slowly took it as the commander stood up.

"Men, this is no longer a war in which we can avoid. The giant must be slain, there is no alternative. You are the slayers, the tip of the spear." He said, bravely and stoutly.

"In the first Vestan war, the first lands of varð-maðr ór vestan that were taken by the imperialists that name themselves as the Eclipsans was the land of Cyprus, a formerly happy colony of our great nation. We fight today for their right to be free, aswell as every minority within the stricken hegemony of the ill-gotten Federation."

Soon the green light flashed, and the troops dropped. All over the island, similar things were done, aswell as massive landings of troops. Within days, the island no longer was held by the Eclipsan Federation. As soon as the invasions were complete, massive bomber/fighter campaigns in Anatolia and the Levant were underway, targeting the industrial base, mainly.

Middle East, Eclipsan Federation

In similar fashion, but much larger, massive landings were done in Southern Arabia and Iran. Local Mobile War Reactors were quickly set up to power the operations done, and immediately the locals were contacted to form the new "Islamic Army" to supplement Vestanian forces in the area. While they were mainly just over-glorified police, they did wonders to morale of the conquered areas. This attack was done off the base in the tip of Somalia, where bombings were also coming from.

The battle tactic most used was the defeat-in-detail theory originally supplemented by Napoleon to support the destruction of a much larger force. This was made possible of the agile droid forces that needed no rest, and the innovative Loki light tank.

South America, Eclipsan Federation

The blitz was quick and effortless. Akin to Poland during world war two. Although on the border, tens of thousands died in the initial result, after the border forts, the Vestanian army made significant progress in the South. This prompted many celebrations by the Odinists in the liberated land who had just seen Vestanian flags waving in the land for the first time in fifty years, and the "Popular Push" kept going...

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Meanwhile, in Cascadia...

The Vestanian government very publicly sent troops across the border of the Cascadian Federation, even going as far as arming pro-Vestanian militias and even occupying small towns along the border. This had resulted in a small firefight with one of the loyalist groups.

Alongside this, the Vestanian state has responded to reports of the so-called "Ultra-nationalists" attacking ethnics. The Vestanian government simply sent a message saying, "Allow Vestanians free passage out of the affected areas or face strike force"

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[Kersey]

Sardinian Campaign

Colonel Gavino Angius, the second most revered figure in the nation after Adel Kari, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and dispatched to assume command of the remaining auxiliary forces in Sardinia. Although nearing a hundred years old, the war hero's request to be reinstated into the army so to die protecting his home is granted by the Autarch. His arrival in Cagliari is met by cheering crowds of Neocarthaginians and Sardinians along with the sounds of gunfire in the distant outskirts of the city. All males and females fit for military service between the ages of seventeen and forty-nine are drafted immediately afterwards to defend what's left of the island. In addition, plans for guerrilla warfare after the fall of the city are put into action.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Sardinian Auxiliary peering at Angevin positions through his binoculars

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Sicilian Campaign

Auxilia forces on Sicily begin preparing for an imminent enemy attack, entrenching themselves into their positions, and the Sacred Band is redeployed to hold the city of Trapani at all costs.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Moroccan mercenary in the ruins of a house near Trinity Lake

Clockwork_Magic

Operation Dido

Haifa, Tyre, Beirut, Tripoli, Tartus, and Latakia are taken by the dozens of thousands of auxiliaries during the initial wave of Operation Dido, the naval invasion of the northern levantine coast. The Carthaginian Auxilia amasses more than half a million soldiers in the area during the course of a few days as military transports, equipped with air defense systems, ferry troops between the two continents unimpeded. The second wave of the invasion, the capture of the cities of Nazareth, Homs, Hamah, Antakya, and their surroundings, is a success although at a greater cost as Eclipsian troops begin flowing into the area to resist any additional advances by the Auxilia.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Sakkara Auxiliary Combined Arms battalion in Beirut

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Operation Kydonia

The island of Crete is invaded by the Carthaginian Auxilia, with approximately half a hundred thousand soldiers reaching the island's southern shores. The auxiliaries are able to take the majority of the isle during the invasion, save for Iraklion which puts up significant resistance. The battle for the city inflicts serious casualties to the overstretched and poorly equipped auxiliaries, only ending in victory after the decimation of the remaining defenders by several naval bombardments.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Soldiers from the Jufrah Auxiliary Infantry Regiment in Crete

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Operation Eknomos II: Electric Boogaloo

The Carthaginian Navy begins laying thousands of naval mines around the Aegean Sea and in the Sea of Crete, hoping to prevent the Eclipsian European fleet from reentering the Mediterranean Sea. The last planes of the Carthaginian Airforce launch a suicide mission to destroy the narrow Corinth Canal, dropping multiple extremely large-yield bombs over the canal from a series of military cargo planes. The operation cripples what's left of the Airforce, with Eclipsian air defenses and interceptors inflicting irrecoverable casualties to Carthage's air capabilities, yet accomplishes its task of destroying the canal.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Carthaginian Naval Ships in the Aegean Sea

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Operation Mukarrib

Dozens of thousands of auxiliaries are deployed to Yemen, securing the port cities of Al Hudaydah and Aden after brief fighting with the local garrisons before advancing onto Sana'a. The defenders of Sana'a are decisively defeated during the battle with the assistance of the local houthi peoples, who are convinced to join their side with promises of Muslim rule after the defeat of the Eclipsian Federation.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Algerian auxiliaries in Dhamar

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Operation Liberia

With the Republic of Cascadia in turmoil, the African Union looks across the Atlantic ocean to its brothers and sisters who were stolen from their mother's land millennia ago. In Atlanta, Carthaginian and Moroccan intelligence operatives quietly reach out to the leaders of the city's disenfranchised African-american population. Their community now facing the possibility of being surrounded on all sides by xenophobic and hostile union front militias, most choose to band together and take up arms with the support of the African Union to overthrow the city. Assisted by multiple predominantly black gangs, they defeat the Atlanta Police Department after an hours-long skirmish and capture the city's key administrative building. From the steps of the Atlanta city hall, the Republic of New Africa is proclaimed and a request for the protection of the African Defense Force is made. The African Parliament is pressured into unanimously approving the request by the Carthage and Morocco, the undisputed masters of the African Defense Force now capable of striking both East and South Africa. A delegation of military advisers are dispatched to Atlanta to begin training and equipping a New African Army to defend the city from a counterattack by union front militias.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: African Defense Force advisers in Atlanta

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Defense of the Homeland

All first tier citizens between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five fit for military service are levied by the Auxilia in an effort to dissuade a naval invasion of the nation's Neocarthaginian heartland. They are outfitted with the finest widely available equipment the Carthaginian Arms Directorate has to offer and placed under in autonomous battalion units who's only orders are to protect their respective towns and neighborhoods in the event of an invasion. In addition, surface to air missile systems are deployed to protect the nation's major cities and industrial complexes.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Annaba Home Guard infantry battalion during their daily hike

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Alexandria Shipyard

Alexandria Shipyard, the largest civilian ship-building company in Carthage, is ordered to cease all current projects by the Carthaginian Arms Directorate. Instead, its contracted to begin the immediate production of additional ships for the Carthaginian Navy using the vast dockyards it inherited from the African Empire after its collapse. A sizable contingent from the local garrison and several surface to air missile systems are deployed to protect the Shipyard.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Alexandria Shipyard

Africana Mega-city Project

Carthage, Morocco, East Africa, South Africa, and the African Union begin construction of Africana, a planned mega-city in the heart of the Congolese jungle that will eventually be the capitol of the continent.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Africana under construction

BLK

Treaty of Africana

The Kingdom of the Rockies, African Empire, Carthaginian Autarchate, Kingdom of Morocco, and the African Union sign the Treaty of Africana in a luxurious tent outside the site of the union's future capitol. The treaty reverts the borders of the African Empire to their former-selves before they're invasion of Angola, with their gained land being handed over to the African Union. In return, the Carthaginian Autarchate, Kingdom of Morocco, and the African Union recognize the sovereignty of the African Empire and its right to exist as long as it maintains the status quo.

Summary: N/A

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Tier Citizenship (Tamyiz) System

The second and third tiers of the 'Tamyiz' system are merged, creating a new second tier as an amalgamation of its predecessors' privileges.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Riot police suppressing a protest by Sardinian refugees shortly after the change

Carthaginian Colonization Directorate

The Carthaginian Colonization Directorate entices a quarter of a million first tier citizens from Algeria to forcibly resettle into Eclipsian-controlled territories. The majority of the settler families are members of the ultra-nationalistic Phoenician Movement and agree to attempt to illegally cross the border, storming through checkpoints if necessary.

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Phoenician Movement Parade in Ismailia

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Carthaginian Information Directorate

The Carthaginian Information Directorate releases the following propaganda poster, bringing the Autarchate into the so-called "Propaganda War".

Summary: N/A

Spoiler: Glory to Carthage

 

[Kazami42]

The Propaganda War

With the destruction of the previous Eclipsian air assaults, propaganda was completed in slightly under a week in terms of mass production. Some of the most of these posters seen being deployed throughout occupied territory being aimed at Eclipsian loyalists. It was simple: it stated "Where is your superiority now?" mocking the attempts of Eclipse to maintain air superiority only to be swiftly destroyed before most could even make it, with a fractured aircraft set ablaze. It was clear if not already, they were using the Eclipsian's actions and results against them.

Along with the usual propaganda game, the Russians would begin a form of vast demoralization mission, the first of such a scale. The Russians used existing broadcasting channels of several varieties, especially those aimed or dedicated to Eclipsian media already. They wouldn't waste time just in case it was to be shut off, displaying video footage of Eclipsian aircraft being taken down, existing vehicles on the battlefield burning and scorched, the Russian VHT-02 simply taking hits and still going strong while displaying its vast array of heavy firepower, and the Eclipsians bombing their own structures and such rather than assaulting the positions to prevent or lower civilian loses. Along with this came an audible message in various languages, it being a copied version of the audible speeches also being used by other forms of broadcasting but modified. "To the people of the Eclipse, this is your nation. Faceless suits being armed to fight a bloody war with disregard to civilian loses, disregard of existing infrastructure, and failure of any foreseeable progress. Your government chooses to continue the body count. Nothing is anymore confusing than being sent into a war just to die, only to obtain small amounts of progress to be so quickly and easily lost or just to increase the existing count of the dead. They are forcing you into a state of non-concern, just to provide a sense of morale or encouragement to further their own ends. But open your eyes and listen carefully, it is the sound of demise. You're being forced into accepting death under a false disguise. Your aircraft are being destroyed with ease, the lands occupied number in many without a true attempt of retaliation, your troops are being mowed down just to achieve progress, and resources are being dwindled to continue on. We wish to help the many peoples of Eclipse grow and expand, capable of belief uncontested to the elements proper, and becoming sovereign and capable of ruling themselves without threat of obliteration, but your government will not allow you to truly experience this freedom. They much rather you die alongside them, parading at the sound of an authoritarian regime supported by a powerful oligarchy disguised as democracy. They will not accept change nor take into consideration the world around them. By the week and more, the government continues losing more and more but ignores the call. The fronts are closing in, and many are suffering by the war. Your resources being taken from you in the name of maintaining the title of superior. Only you can prevent the needless bloodbath that your government forces you in. Through independence or armed right may you maintain preservation from the Eclipsian menace, driving themselves and the people only further into the void. We urge the people under Eclipsian rule to join us or become their own and by extension not only saving yourselves and family, but as well as the innocent peoples of other nations. Otherwise, many more will be lost fighting for a ceaseless government effort that only guarantees further destruction of families, infrastructure, and environment. They will not see you become self ruled, or free from forced cultural assimilation and belief as seen in the past. Though we promise that our effort will set you free, regardless personal decision or Eclipsian propaganda. Stand forever tall, the great storm will soon be over and we may all once again become safe from the global menace." The propaganda's themes being to encourage rebellion or independence movements, taking form of demonizing the Eclipse's government while also displaying some war progress to give it a greater effect.

Regardless of if the broadcast could even be shown in Eclipse, the Russians also utilized several other formats that'd make it harder to block out. This included but was not limited to radio broadcasting from imperial territories into Eclipsian lands, leaflets, hacking into public waves, outdated forms of communication such as ham radio, and posters throughout allied European territories. This would make it exceedingly difficult for the Eclipse to block out, and they'd be forced into preventing their people from seeing any form of the outside world if they didn't want them to even see, read, or hear all the forms of communication spreading the similar message. Along with this, the Russians also focused upon the middle eastern and European territories with the most of the broadcasting and other communication attempts. The messages primarily being guarantee of sovereignty, power whether it economic or militarily, and uncontested belief. However the displaying of their government failing them and just using them was also sent. The Russians despite not being directly in the area was prepared to send aid to potential rebellious parties that may or already have formed, regardless of the way available to actually get it there.
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European Russia

Spoiler: Here's another song

It had appeared to Imperial high command that the Eclipse didn't learn their lesson. The Eclipsians tried yet again to attack the Russians by the air. The unit compositions still having not changed, they had all that was needed still. The Eclipsian airforce would face the same disastrous attempt of bombing as they had last time. Every aircraft regardless of type sent in was swiftly taken down before engagement, a little outside of nearing the battlefield, or while they had started to engage ground forces. The Russians utilized the Eclipsian command's mistake of failing to realize the Russian anti-air superiority to help them, twisting the Eclipsians into thinking they were safe. In some fronts they even let the Eclipsians engage their forces, only to guarantee a swift immediate retaliation which destroyed their aircraft. However vehicles like the IHT-33 being capable of launching a variety of missiles would be capable of engaging at longer distances than other vehicles that could also be used to engage aircraft with normal armaments. Though it could never reach missile heights such as the T-99. The only true threat from the Eclipsian airforce being some units that may have been taken down but deployed their bombs later on before loss of control or obliteration, or from debris of entirely destroyed-on-contact bombers and/or fighters. These being what had caused damages in the European line before. Along with this, a number of the local SC in the area was also deployed, with only Reapers arriving quickly to the Chelyabinsk and the Ufa front which would had been recently air assaulted, the Eclipsian Airforce not only facing the twisted lure game and then obliteration, but now aircraft that may had been warned of that would now face Reapers in their flight path. This would for one example, have a Reaper nearby simply dive towards it's flight path and end up breaking off the entire left wing. While another would of just bitten through the right wing along with using it's weight and flight to bring it down. However the Reapers were not machine-fast like a jet, however it wasn't impossible for them to catch up and then attack due to a lucky nearby high-dive, or just ending up in the overall flight path. These mutant-based events being entirely lucky and rare. There would only had been 100 of them scattered throughout the skies, with their true purpose being aid in assaulting enemy positions for ground forces.

However the Eclipsians would have reinforced themselves after giving up land. This would not phase the Russian forces, however a thousand loses were encountered due to not entirely expecting the amount of troops with this tactic. Nonetheless, the Russians continued fighting. By this point the Russians followed through in adaption, with not sending infantry onto the field first to engage Eclipsian troops and instead remain in cover or with vehicles. The original Ufa offensive utilizing it's VHT to simply just move through the lines again, no infantry based explosive let alone squad numbers of vehicles doing anything but at best denting it's armour and pissing off the crew. It having weapons in the front, sides, back, and T-99 launchers on board the top for long range anti-aircraft means, it enabled it to take on opposing groups of vehicles and men combined. It's only true failing extent being ammunition, however with how far the tank went, supporting units weren't too far out. Technically, one could speculate the tank was it's own main feature and the rest of the offensive around it was just support if actually needed. In terms of that offensive, it was the biggest threat to Eclipsian forces outside of the heavy artillery bombardment assigned. In a matter of fact, more Eclipsian units were also bombed yet again with many missiles and rockets, even with the VHT still in enemy lines. The tank would take the blunt of splash damage due to radius, however it effecting it less, though the very bottom sections of the tank being then covered in scorch marks. The tank's engineers simply repairing varying damages throughout the interior caused through Russian bombardment and Eclipsian assaults. The extent of the damage primarily being minor and focusing on interior communication linings, and underside belting vibration. Learned from the Russo-Nordic war, the tank carried additional bolts to replace broken or damaged ones, and additional small interior plating to be capable of repairing damage caused through significant forces or constant assault to the point of causing spalling. Due to the natural size, thickness, and overall additions to the tank such as the turrets, it had the thickest armour of any practical combat vehicle. As it passed and even moved over Eclipsian lines, it's "machine guns" simply opened up on their troops, the rounds, or at this point shells, would literally tear the Eclipsians apart. From removal of limbs to causing massive chunks to be removed from the torso if not just cutting them in two, not even light vehicles were safe. It's massive cannon being utilized to destroy like before, defensive lines, large groupings of infantry, and any form of vehicle. If a building was in the way with a heavy infantry presence, it'd just be obliterated by the cannon, and if it was still reloading it'd just plow through it. In terms of the battlefield outside of artillery, the super heavy tank was the loudest thing there. The tank also would be aiding in further thickening the vast array of anti-aircraft capability on the front. As the battles throughout European lines raged on, it was getting more and more evident that Eclipsian veteran forces were running low at that front currently. With more and more troops that seemed less as refined than the last. Their attempt of holding the line like WWI being a futile attempt that only further costed their lives. The only things aiding them in survival time being their suits. While their attempts may of held other attackers, or even repelled them, the Russians were hardier than that. They wouldn't easily be held up by such simple tactics and number spams. Similar to the first world war, the stereotypical spamming of Eclipsian forces just aiding in a higher kill toll to the Russians. Even if a wall of the dead could be formed, their spearhead super heavy tank would simply just plow through it. Even the tank's tracks were reinforced, making it be capable of hulking several hits of its own, and no ditch nor Eclipsian trench would be it's fear if they bothered making any.

It was finally time for a new operation to take place with a new high risk high reward goal: Operation Disconnect was ordered. It demanded every soldier and related unit associated with the bloody thorns division to gun it to the Eclipsian capital. They would not stop until they had achieved their goal they were all killed. They were assigned with the VHT super heavy tank, as well as heavy artillery units and many gunships from the European offensive. Along with this, the hundreds of thousands of other troops of the Ufa and local offensives would proceed southwards, following the Division towards the capital, but their objective more so being the nearing of the Aral sea rather than aiding in taking the capital directly. Along with this, even more anti-aircraft equipment and emplacements were assigned to the offensive towards the two, as well as dozens of missile trucks containing S-942 missiles. Their jobs more so being the support of both their natural aral offensive and the Eclipsim offensive, however if no heavy resistance was considered had, it would most likely be utilized to bombard the city should the Division need assistance or fail in occupation. The T-99 missiles were set on a ready status while on the move, making it slightly more dangerous due to being on the move, but it would mean that if the small amount of land necessary was reached, they could prevent all air travel to and from the city. With the small speech by major general Antonov, "Today, our time has come to put an end to this war. Will we be the ones to march through the Eclipsian capital and force the entire state into surrender, or their inevitable fall. To the south is our goal, and many may die. However, all of us had mutually agreed to this fitting end. For our glorious country, we shall make them all tremble beneath us!" Along with the division was another and additional supporting units, led by Major General Pozdnyakova of the 7th rifle division for the former. Numbering them to overall 120,000, and extremely equipped and determined. Though they were only disadvantaged by numbers. Along with these charges further south, Volgograd was reinforced. With the troops stationed there now being reassigned to offensive forces. They literally cheered as Russian military vehicles and infantry marched through the streets clearing out the local garrison.

Just like the Ufa and local offensive, heavy bombardment was in order upon the rest of the Eclipsian forces. However this time along with the rocket spams, the few remaining gunships not taken by other offensives towards the capital, and regular artillery, it was combined with the overall airforce. They had been ordered that their time of victory was now. Hundreds of MiG-35s were deployed to aid in European fronts, aiding the Russians with their bombardment and offensives along with anti-aircraft capability. However they would be regarded to only supporting ground forces, as pulling an Eclipse would render the Russian airforce to probably be equally obliterated. Thus the best course of action was various role aircraft being assigned to European offensives and defensives, rather than going out by themselves into enemy lines. But something was starting to lurk in the distance. The Eclipsians had yet again started a dedicated bombing attack upon the Russians, hoping altitude would aid them. This would have allowed them to get slightly past the European fronts detection, but not entirely. Their altitudes would prevent most aircraft if not all from obtaining similar height, but with the T-99 could still have the ability to engage. However overall they would be out of aircraft dedicated range alone. But the Eclipsian bombers were still not out of engagement range of dedicated systems, beginning to properly track them once a little over the fronts but information being fed to them by the fronts, acting as a form of cooperative early warning system. Like previous attempts, the Russian anti-air superiority would be kept. Several deterrent systems having activated in open barren regions where they would be most practical and safe, along with some near cities proper. They would launch their T-99s, their operators along with their command would just watch active feeds and radar, watching as Eclipsian bombers get struck by missiles. The missiles having reached their targets before a number of them arrived, thanks to their naturally longer range but also increased range due to other aids preparing them. Some missiles obliterating the bombers as seen before, some simply causing too much damage for them to stay up, and the rest causing fires along with the potential of detonating their armaments or blowing off necessary components such as tail sections or whatever counted as wings. Due to Russian production being deep in Imperial lines, and then several based underground, the aircraft would of needed to travel over a considerable distance into Imperial territory just for surfaced based industry. Due to this event, unlike previous attempts, there would be very minimal if any casualties, and infrastructure loses were less so. However even without the detection abilities of working with frontline units, the Advanced Deterrent Systems would of been capable of easily detecting the Eclipsian bombers after they had reached the Russian border. Unlike lower altitude bombing runs conducted by the Eclipsians, whereas they were capable of by themselves of detecting the opposing airforce beyond the border. The closest targets the bombers could of arrived to being Kazan and Perm, with the latter further out in distance. However bombers would be deterred greatly in Kazan, with bombers that may have tried gunning for it simply being asked to fly directly into a missile nest. Perm was the longest bet, however despite the Russian efforts, some bombers actually got through. The result being the destruction of a single factory, moderate damages to another, three hundred wounded and five killed, and a blown open apartment building. Mostly debris however would have landed in Kazan for those that did continue gunning for it, causing minimal to considerable damage to several buildings. Even with computer guidance, the great heights by itself would have the ability to greatly effect a bomb's course regardless of being guided or not. The Russians would begin to hunt for surviving crew members.
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Lake Baikal City Attack

Like European Russia, which seemed to be the Eclipsian's favourite assault front, they utilized high altitude bombers in an attempt to severely damage or obliterate the marching section towards the important city. And while there was less anti-aircraft capability than other fronts, it would still maintain strong as the Imperials continued their march. Anti-aircraft missiles would continue taking down enemy aircraft, but there was better damage to be done than the European fronts. With some trucks destroyed or damaged, a dozen tanks obliterated, seven tanks damaged, twenty IFVs destroyed or damaged, and a hundred and twenty casualties. But this was overshadowed in retaliatory bombardment, with two S-942 platforms being utilized to in the first time ever for anti-personnel use after the Eclipsian attempts of encirclement. The missiles being connected to satellites for aiming to fulfill the pathing goal. To the surprise of the Russians, it was far more damaging by itself with a single missile than a direct rocket based assault. A singular missile, dedicated mostly to land bombardment of fortified structures and the like, had also appeared to be a extremely effective albeit impractical method of crowd/number control.

As for the enemy artillery, infantry had mostly already entered vehicles like IFVs or rid on them to pass the distance in hope of not being killed by shrapnel instead. They would continue their mobilization towards the large city instead of slowing down and retreating, maintaining speed just to prevent obliteration. In response to this, the remaining platforms utilized S-942 missiles to engage artillery positions and missile fortifications after making themselves known or satellite discovery. The delayed response only destroying thirty Imperial vehicles overall, but was met in kind with swift destruction. As for snipers, they would be avoided by troops within vehicles, or troops disembarking from the tops of tanks and other vehicles and using them as cover. They would proceed slowly towards the city by that point, and utilizing their attack helicopters to cause damage at the higher risk of losing them. By that point buildings could be engaged if fire came from them, as chances are there were no civilians in it as is, or the fire would only damage or destroy sections of buildings the fire originated from. The troops still launching missiles and engaging enemy forces from behind advancing vehicles. Rocket trucks wouldn't engage the city simply for it being capable of being considered genocide against the civilian populace that may still exist within. Instead, they were utilized to destroy more enemy forces trying to encircle them or used to engage forces trying to block off the eastern and western offensive forces. Enemy artillery sometimes having their shells veer off course and ending up damaging or destroy rocket trucks.

The assault would continue for five days, two days fighting to enter the city, and then three to capture, hold, and advance further into the city. Russian tanks and other vehicles alongside vast columns of infantry roaming the streets, infantry securing buildings, and several segments entering and roaming through the sewers to travel unhindered into enemy occupied sections of the city. By this point, minimal aircraft support had survived as most had been damaged and brought down or destroyed. By the end of the offensives, 94,000 Imperial surviving troops had captured the city. On several of the city's largest buildings, large Imperial flags were raised and waved by imperial troops before being implanted into them. A radio broadcast being sent out shortly after with the Russians stating that they had won, and any remaining Eclipsian forces would fall to their might. A vastly cocky move by the Imperial forces stationed there, but it was all for the purposes of propaganda. Along with this, the Imperials would begin stationing themselves throughout the city, creating several blockades upon the streets and other fortifications. Snipers being planted on rooftops and windows as well as missile and rocket troops, and Imperial vehicles being scattered in squad numbers throughout the city and their exits. Should the Eclipsians try taking the city back, they would prepare themselves for immense counter attack even if it's viewed as impossible to defend. As well as this, code talkers relayed further information back to imperial lines. Whereas a number of the shelved active service units were activated especially in the area, being sent to fronts to replace the injured or dead and reinforce Imperial positions to tighten their grip upon captured positions. With 300,000 troops and additional reserve vehicles such as 300 more tanks and 100 MiG 35s towards the city. while another 200,000 and and reserve vehicles were sent into European Russia. The orders simply being "Victory is at hand brothers and sisters! Send in the active reserves and ensure enemy defeat!" Of course not actually referring to the actual reserves, whom as time passed, what little were activated were moved about through Imperial territories to improve resistance and additional hold of even occupied territories. Most of the activated units within European Russia was to clear out the remaining Eclipsian offensive inbetween occupied territories. Along with that goal, local cities towards the opening of the enemy territory would send in some of their units to enclose the Eclipsian forces stationed there, leaving them to starve until surrendering, or fighting until they were killed. Their positions also being bombed, including having the use of the fighter wing of Russia not deployed already being used to swarm the overall area and cause immense bombings to the territory. As the Russians already held all the cities near the territory, the Eclipsians left there would only have small towns or empty lands to work off of for survival.
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Other

Russian Rearmament and Additional Activations

Despite victory being theorized to be coming in the near future due to the current course of the war, the Eclipse's actions simply passed on the thought to the Tsar that they would keep throwing troops at them regardless of training and/or ability. Thus creating similar predicament to older times pre-apocalypse, where another nation would just kill off every person they had just to prove a point or maintain a hold. Thus it was thought that proper justification had been reached to authorize the preparation of long range firestorming, with submarines being rearmed with SG-4s and their barely larger original variant on ground being prepared. However it was yet to be seen if proper authorization would be approved for their use. Silo dedicated missiles were left as they were, but prepared to be activated if authorized for overall bombardment.

Poltava-1 fleet submarines would remain submerged, as deep as they could go in the Baltic Sea, as refitted Northern Star submarines would be hidden beneath Arctic ice. However the goal was the same. Should authorization be sent, they were to proceed engagement of the Eclipsian Federation. Some of the missiles however outside of submarines would have to be reconfigured, as to avoid obliterating allied lines or the potential spread into them. Along with this, the idea was considered to begin rearming the original Super Heavy Tank museum piece. It was fully operational and only required ammunition, however was considered impractical for warfare despite it's armour simply for the reason of spalling under immense fire. The idea was debated for a time before it was finally accepted only as a supporting tank, where it'd still engage enemy lines or even push through if deemed acceptable as long as it was properly supported and/or if similar events as the Russo-Nordic war did not transpire. All that was necessary was obtaining additional ammunition that it could actually utilize. Along with this, all that was needed after ammunition was to refill the engine before getting it operational again. This being a task in of itself as with the engine's vast size, it could hold a large amount of fuel. Though it was considered safer to have it entirely full, meaning it'd take several hours. This also including the filling of interior fuel tanks that actively feed into the engine after it's own fuel had been emptied or low. Once complete, it would aid in the European Russia front.

Golden Heart Station, Military Control Center

[Basically this but modernized.]

Spoiler: Here's a song

In the old military control center based in the station, there would be nearly a hundred personnel at several desks manning computers or watching over screens and gauges. It was here and several other locations throughout Russia that the overall war effort was being monitored. With generals and other important staff being in each control center, with another being in Urusovo. Each center being capable of relaying information to others should it be captured, disabled through natural disaster, or destroyed so the effort could continue on wards. The room was dark, with a slight blue tint coming from each screen including the massive screen spanning the entire wall in front of the overall center. This specific screen was a global map that could be modified to zoom in after connecting to satellite feed, to actively watch overall efforts or locate assets normally left undetected from those on the actual fronts.

The map displayed on the screen actively showing larger detonations such as an S-942 as a larger red dot that slightly expands outwards on the map, with it's size being greatly over exaggerated for easier viewing. Along with this, mumbling of radio commands would be heard in the room the closer to specific sections a person was, however the room remaining mostly silent with an occasional beep or rare bell ringing. Along with this, sometimes the operators at other desks could be heard relaying commands in an odd code. Saying words and slang yet it sounding to a normal person like complete gibberish, followed by either a codename or a number. These primarily being relayed to the Airforce and reserve forces, especially in event of their activation.

Some of the high command were stationed in that specific center, as well as Viktor's sister that was just watching the war as it progressed. "Vanguard progress map, enlarge" ordered the Control Administrator, the same map already on the screen with the overall blue screen with white outlines of the world and countries in grey would zoom in towards the Russian Eclipsian border, the two countries now being displayed with Eclipse in red and the Russians in pure white. Displaying an odd scene of Russian superiority on the European front so far. However a declining end on Chelyabinsk's side was revealed, and the city near Baikal changing from red to white. "Siberian forces have captured the city, sir." Stated one of several operators in the large room. "Division status?" asked the Administrator, the screen map eventually zooming out back to the normal map and then zooming in back towards the European Russia front. Zooming in further well beyond distance of original starting city of Ufa, with a massive assortment of troops, vehicles, missile platforms, and air equipment marching further south. Imperial troops marked in grey with a white outline, and Eclipsian dwindling forces being highlighted as black with a white outline. They would just be watching before the map zoomed out again and the alarm being set off, not generating a noise but rather a spinning light of orange. A sub-screen a simple box to the right side of the screen would have opened up displaying a massive missile platform larger than any other, assumed to begin traveling towards a suitable position while still not revealing itself to the outside world if not authorized for use, along with images of a submarine before disappearing below the waves. "The Eclipse seems to have left quite the impression on the Tsar, he's authorized our preparation for extreme force should specific circumstances fit the necessary criteria." Said the Administrator to Imperial command before beckoning them over, stationed near a podium with a screen on it displaying vast amounts of information. It being interactive, having criteria, additional information, and reason of preparation authorization.

They already knew what that meant. Even with the war being thought as seemingly so far looking on the side of victory, it was being considered more and more a viable option to just start bombing the Eclipse in order to prevent more damages and overall death in the war. This more so being redirected towards the Eclipse action now than Russian damages or loss of life, which with it's implementation would potentially cause the same towards Russia. Bombing of the Eclipse would in general cause far more loses and destruction in one swing, however it was considered in the long run to prevent even harsher damages and loss than if the war raged on. Determining of whether the bombing option would be implemented or not would be based solely off of the offensive campaign gunning towards the Eclipsian capital. Where should it be captured and the Eclipsian president along with it, it was thought that they could swiftly end the war before throwing one or both sides into turmoil. Should the operation succeed in taking the city but the president thought to be there wasn't, then the war on the Russian front would consist of one final backup plan, dedicated to another nearby city. If that were to fail or the president wasn't forced into surrender by then, or rejected surrender and continued fighting, the justification of bombardment would be achieved. However it could also be achieved if Eclipse had commenced a destructive move that could be interpreted as extremist or terrorism by the Russians. However for the meantime the Russians would just continue watching the war progress as it was, keeping their specialized set of the missile arsenal under wraps. They were hoping that the deployed forces as well as propaganda, would negate them being forced into utilizing extreme force.

Spoiler: What the vehicle and size of missile looks like

The MHBT-472H. A few meters if not more so larger and wider than what carries a S-942.

Naval Transfers

Due to struggles towards the far south, the Russians offered to temporarily transfer 2 bombardment fitted Poltava-class missile carriers, 10 Lider-class destroyers/super destroyers, 3 Steregushchiy-class Corvettes, a hospital ship, a support ship primarily designed with a crane to aid in moving larger materials, and of course 5 Buyan-class Corvettes to the Rockian Kingdom. Where should the war end, or their usefulness to the Rockians had ended, they were to return home. Fishman Lord

Antarctica

Spoiler: Section not large enough for the image outside of spoiler

The mission team had arrived to Antarctica. The travel being mostly safe until Antarctica being in sight range, where several natural threats were in the way of their ships. It being dangerous enough to nearly sink one of the ships. Once having "landed" upon the Antarctic ice, they would begin their exploration and on something more than just ice, facing increasingly harsher temperatures in order to find a suitable location to construct their facility.

Number stations

Numbers stations would begin operating throughout several isolated territories, often moving, disappearing, or only appearing at certain times. Some played opening themes albeit distorted slightly by static, others immediately stating numbers and random letters not forming words, and the rest generating both beeping noises as well numbers. These stations not directly being tied to the frontlines or the progress, but some were. However there was one exception to the sudden popping up of these stations with varying purpose, a single station based in Chelyabinsk. It first opened as a numbers station, eventually being replaced with unrelated background radio command and sounds of ground and air vehicles moving, eventually returning to stating numbers, moving to morse code, then after twenty minutes overall of it broadcasting with seven minutes at the end being mostly silent with only background noise, it ended after multiple detonations in the background. The city had evacuated, and military presence had left quite a distance out to form another stand towards the north, northeast, and northwest, with the supposed Ufa reinforcements maintaining their hold west of the city with a small section of it being detached and sent off to reinforce the Chel' segment. The units in Chel had ordered a bombardment upon Chelyabinsk to kill at least a few Eclipsian marching units, at the cost of killing a few of their own forces by accident. The overall goal also being to destroy immobilized communications equipment. 50,000 more troops recently activated on the European front was being sent alongside additional assets and HRE vehicles to provide support to the now defensive, and their goal being to hold the line until victory, or eventually advance back into the city of Chelyabinsk.

Legation Cities of Scandinavia

The Imperials, seeing that the newly formed city-based state have now been put into a state of functionality, would begin investing into and trading with them. With the latter this consisted primarily of oils, coal, and cultural exchange in general by the Russians.

Summary

A Russian Propaganda war continues on, this time mocking the Eclipsians due to mistakes or complete failures of their bombing runs. Even more forms of Propaganda take place, with radio waves, hijacking, anything that could get into Eclipse primarily focusing on the middle east and Europe, encouraging them to declare independence or revolt and they will be supported and granted sovereignty, power economically or militarily, and the like.

The European offensives proceed their attacks down south, with the "suicide division" being eventually activated with a number of other military assets and begin Operation Disconnect towards the Eclipsian capital. The Eclipsian airforce assaulting the European lines were taken down by anti-aircraft assets, and the attempted bombardment of the Imperial interior lines being rendered nearly a 100% failure as bomber units get shot down before reaching range of most surface factories/industry sections. Being only redeemed through the bombing of Perm and attempts on Kazan. The surviving pilots having groups of personnel actively trying to search for them. The anti-aircraft capability of the area was not increased. Debris from aircraft remnants crashing in respective areas of operation. Chelyabinsk has an evacuation, and Imperial troops station themselves accordingly preparing to try taking it back or hold their own for the rest of the war. Additional soldiers originally shelved were activated and engaging Eclipsian lines in the large gap inbetween Imperial territory, as several units from nearby cities cut off supply routes out and proceed to conduct airstrikes on the land. Leaving any possible Eclipsian units stationed there without easy supply as the Imperials already owned all the cities nearby. The European section of the Russian airforce is activated and assigned to both offensives and defensives, though remaining with ground forces as support to avoid wasting them against Eclipsians that may deal with them equally otherwise. The goal being the further support of Russian advancement should it be requested, at the potential loss or complete destruction of the unit. This being due to on the Russian V Eclipsian fronts, that air superiority for either side may prove an impossibility.

The Imperial military would proceed with the assault on the Eclipsian city despite the attempted encirclement. The initial bombardment of Imperial forces worked, and Eclipsian bombing had better effects than in European Russia, however despite lesser anti-air power being there the Russians continued to take down Eclipsian aircraft. Along with this enemy infantry were yet again bombed back in turn, and the first case of an S-942 engaging enemy infantry proved more than effective when utilized on encirclement forces. Along with this, enemy artillery and missile emplacements were engaged with S-942 missiles as the Imperial military marched in from multiple sides. In the course of five days, the city was taken, with troops utilizing sewers, buildings, and vehicles covering the streets with minimal air assets that survived. The assault into city destroying several more Imperial assets or bringing them down. The Imperial flag was raised and waved over several buildings' rooftops, and the Imperials started fortifying positions for a potential counter attack as well as awaiting for reinforcements.

Due to decisions taken by the Eclipsian forces on the European front and utilizing new troops to throw at the front early, the Russians have been given the impression that the Eclipse is willing to sacrifice their population for the war effort, more than a normal nation. This making Russian high command believe the war starting to head down the path of combatant genocide, and thus they authorized the preparation of SG-4 missiles but not their actual use. Imperial command is hoping the war will end or there will not be any future justification to use extreme force, by solely placing the war on the Russian front on forces heading towards the Eclipsian capital, and monitoring the overall war.

Filler section of the post, supposed to show off behind the scenes type things or whatever the hell you wanna call it.

The Russians offered to transfer a detachment from their Northern Star hunter fleet to the Kingdom of the Rockies for use in their naval operations, and should they accept they would obtain control of the detachment to act as they see fit.

Antarctic exploration continues on, trying to find a suitable inland spot for construction of a facility.

Numbers stations appear throughout, varying in purpose, message, and overall theme.

Investing into LCs... I think. Not even sure if this is how one goes about doing it.

[edit: the LC section all the way down to the summary section was edited to fix text that had been striked through.]​

 

[Fishman Lord]

Burma
The Eclipsian offensive would prove short-lived. The Burmese, now with their own government, no longer tolerated Eclipsian rule, and so the Eclipsians were combated by both Rockian professional troops and large Burmese guerrilla movements, and were quickly repulsed. Meanwhile, in the Himalayas, little changed, with Eclipsians repulsed from the Himalayas due to the defense and strategic advantage of the Rockian positions. As the war raged on, Tibetan and Nepalese nationalists were contacted, and soon Tibet and Nepal could no longer be used to supply Eclipsian Himalayan forces thanks to rebels and saboteurs taking out roads and bridges in the already treacherous mountains, making them effectively impassable. Meanwhile, in North India, the Rockians were continuing their march across the countryside, and the long trek was growing longer as every village and town was a fierce fight from local Eclipsians. However, progress continued to be made, and captured positions were fortified to defend against potential counterattacks. Furthermore, air superiority in the region was challenged by the new, hugely expanded RRAF, bolstered by Cascadian, Vestanian, and Riser planes.
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Chennai
Decades ago, the Rockians had been unable to secure Chennai due to one factor: Eclipsian air superiority. Now, the Rockians were back with a vengeance. Bolstered by thousands and thousands of planes from manufacturers all around the Americas, the truly combined force of Rockian infantry, planes, vehicles, and naval bombardment ripped through the city and had it fully captured. Not only that, they were able to move into the surrounding countryside, a goal dreamed of by Rockian generals for fifty years. The paltry Eclipsian naval force trying to block supplies was quickly defeated, and cheers could be heard all across the Rockian nation. Chennai had been won.
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Manchuria
Vladivostok was under siege. Thanks to the lightning-fast offensive that brought supplies from the north, the Rockian forces were holding out very well, but could push no further. They would hold on to the city until the Russian-Rockian offensive from the north pushed in and liberated them once more.
Space_Kaiser Kazami42

The Angevin Offer
Royal Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Charlotte d'Fermont had drafted up an offer for the Angevin Empire. It was a fairly basic document, containing a letter and two maps. The offer was as follows: "Surrender Ireland, Corsica, and Iberia, or surrender your empire." On the first map, Iberia was shown as divided between Morocco and the Rockies, with the Rockies taking the lands of the former Kingdom of Leon at its height and Morocco taking the rest, Carthage taking Corsica, and Ireland going to the Rockies. On the second map, Morocco held all of Iberia, Varmandr Vestan had retaken Italy, the British Isles were under Rockian domain, Corsica was still Carthaginian, and Denmark had been liberated as an independent member of the ESA, leaving the Angevin Empire with only France and the Low Countries. "You get to choose between these maps; we hope you choose wisely."
Clockwork_Magic

Scandinavian Legation Cities
With the war going on, almost everyone was suffering. Almost everyone. Rockian arms companies and dealers had been making fortunes from the conflict, and those who owned them were thanking god above for the great war. As these investors grew rich, they began to make new investments to grow richer, and one of the best places to do it was in Scandinavia, in the internationally governed cities created after the fall of the Rising Empire. Companies began to open and huge amounts of money began to flow in, and one of the most unique was Maxima Holdings, a conglomerate who wanted to take advantage of the ports' position as the gateway to trading in Scandinavia and the rest of Russia. Maxima Holdings was hiring some of the best physicists and scientists from all over, trying to create something that would change the world forever: viable fusion power. By operating out of the Legation Cities, there were far fewer restrictions upon them, and they had access to huge amounts of subsidies from the Rockies who were investing in the Legation Cities. The race was beginning, and Maxima was grabbing a head start.
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[Space_Kaiser]

Eclipsian Federation


The Homeland War

The near-complete defeat of the Eclipsian force against Russia caused the military command to get rid of the previous defeat in detail strategy, especially now that the Russians were at the doorstep of Eclipsim. In order to conserve the lives of servicemen a purely defensive strategy was now in effect. The strategy, defense in depth, would be used to soak up the damage caused by enemy forces while surrendering less valuable land and causing a higher casualty ratio. Command, seeing no effective way to prevent a large scale battle for the capital, prepared for an all-out defense of Eclipsim. The city was the nation's pride and joy and if it was lost, the war was lost. An evacuation order was put in place for the entire metropolitan area, as to prevent civilian lives from being lost. Another order was also sent, a mass retreat on all fronts and establish defensive lines across the nation. While the lines would be stalwart, they would be very well defended and if the enemy wanted to capture the positions they would have to sacrifice a lot of men to do so. While reluctant, the president approved of the order and every soldier on the battlefield was given their new orders. The men trapped in the pocket, however, would not be able to escape while also a defense for Eclipsim happened simultaneously. Their orders instead: hold down that area and kill every Russian that you can. Realistically they all would either die or be captured, as such their sacrifice to defend the nation's heart would be used as propaganda.

Meanwhile, many fronts were abandoned and all soldiers were ordered to retreat to the designated defensive lines across the nation. Notable areas that were abandoned included Manchuria, most of India, Patagonia, and Eclipsian Europe. All forces then began to set up defensive lines and were reinforced with air and mechanized forces. A secondary line was established in Persia in the event of the case all western forces were forced to retreat. However, another problem is the invasion of Vestan forces into Persia and Arabia. The forces in Arabia weren't worried about since the peninsula was being abandoned anyways, but Persia was going to be a problem. Aerial forces flew over and bombed their war reactors while also dropping EMP bombs over army groups to disable the use of their droid force. Overall actually aerial forces wouldn't be used aggressively, and instead would be reactionary unless the situation called for aggressive runs. It was soon after this that all forces had reached their designated lines and were entrenched, ready to hold until command ordered a retreat to the secondary defensive lines all across the nation.

Civilians in areas that were abandoned were also given evacuation orders and were to head to protected lands if they wished. The forces retreating from Patagonia also had civilians on board, with their goal of reaching France and aiding the Angevin forces fighting. The civilians were all Eclipsian also, and any Odinist was left behind with the message that your home country would come to you once again unless you wish to remain with the federation. The areas abandoned also had all major industry, military locations such as storages and airfields destroyed to prevent enemy forces from using them for their own use. Patagonia's SCREEN substation, which was located underground near Buenos Ares, was utterly destroyed and SCREEN's presence in South America was now non-existent. Mines and explosives were also laid during the retreat. All remaining Eclipsian naval forces that were to go towards the Pacific theatre and were ordered to defend the Chinese and Korean coast.

Kazami42 Fishman Lord Dominus Regum Kersey BLK Am Vya Clockwork_Magic ​

 

[Albion]

Japan has set forth an offer to buy 100,000 worker droids from Vestan. Dominus Regum

Additionally, after much debate over the increasing overdensity of japan, new vertical farms shall replace lateral farms. Also, Japan has set forth an offer to buy Singaporean China for an as yet undetermined amount of money. Alteras

 

[Alteras]

Albion
Singapore denied the japan's offer, instead offering an open border policy and several extraterritorial rights to Japanese citizens as a solution to overpopulation. Basically offering to take them in as immigrant workers.

 

[Albion]

The response was swift. "Sure, just pay us a little money for the labor"
Alteras
Also the defenses around japan are complete, making it an island fortress

 

[Dominus Regum]

Konungdómr til varð-maðr ór vestan
Kingdom of Varmandr Vestan

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Frændsemi Tjald (Friend's Field Tavern), Town of Providence, Rǫðuls Tjald (Amazon Region)

Hrothi and Svaela sat at the tavern counter, laughing. Outside the jungle could be seen through the rain, in the foodhouse in the small town. They sat next to eachother, smiling and laughing as the war raged on in the worlds, a couple that was simply waiting to enjoy a meal. Slowly another man came in, Halla, and sat with them. As they talked and laughed, a droid came and asked them their order. Afterwards, the lightning struck and thunder rolled, and the conversation went darker.

(translated from New Eldar Farthak)

Halla slowly bit into a peice of meat as he savored the flavor, cattle raised originally in the southern regions. After a bit of chewing, he looked up to Hrothi, face bleak. "So, opinions on the war?"

"It's the question of the year, huh? I mean we're in it now, thank Odin for that, but the losses are what I can't stand" Hrothi said, wiping his face for a small time to rid himself of excess ketchup from a burger. "Too many deaths, I just want to get this war over with so I can get back to war in the laboratory working on space technology instead of helping develop weapons."

Svaela perked up a bit, looking at Hrothi. She looked a bit at her husband before speaking. "When you got re-assigned three months ago, I was worried..." She said, slowly, as if contemplating. "But, it is for the best. Who knows if you'll come up with a new chemical formula for an additive rocket fuel? Or find a radical way for droids to operate without freezing?"

Halla nodded a bit, smiling. "As the Kjarr said, we are working for a greater good. I got reassigned by Vestania to work on the machines that repair worker droids." He spoke, as he stabbed another piece of meat. "And we all know the warriors are going evermore to Valhalla as a honor. We should all be proud of them, they are forever going to be enshrined at Thor's table until the time of Ragna'rok. If I didn't know how to fix machines, I would be on the frontlines myself. Alas, I am proud to work for Odin's will on our Earth."

At this, a neighboring table of people raised glasses and gave "Aye!"s and "For Odinn!"s. The three raised their glasses aswell before returning to their food, the change allowing for better talking...

Persian Republic, Operation Fallout

(Picture of one of the refugee vehicles fleeing north, rumored to have hit an Eclipsan mine while heading through the mountains)​

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As the EMP's fell, a massive failure was made by both sides. Although the bombers received heavy casualties due to Vestanian fortifications in the area, and took out tens of thousands of droids heading to valuable areas, and almost 200,000 in storage. This prompted the Vestanian military assets into looking for quick-build underground Faraday Cages for droids off-duty and not fighting, although it would take a while to come to fruition.

The final bomber alive in one of the squadrons reached one of the four MWE's. Within minutes a reactor explosion was underway, and a meltdown rendered the town of Bandar e Sharak completely unlivable, and evacuations were completely underway.

Due to the jetsteam going East this season, many small towns and even Bandar Abbas had to be evacuated to make way for the incoming cloud of radioactivity, and almost 900,000 people were displaced within the first week alone, with more predicted.

The Vestanian Armed Forces have pulled back, calling for only defensive measures as they assist refugee movement.

With the sea to the South, and most of the Vestanian territory going to be radioactive, the Refugees made mad rushes to the Eclipsan owned lands. By the end of the month almost two and a half million were on their way north, risking their way through minefields, sniper alleys, trenches, and whatever they could to escape.

To combat this, the Vestanian state has been giving free rides to Arabia and Somalia for refugees fleeing radiation, but many opted to move North in order to keep within their respective homeland.

Already, through the minefields alone, thousands have died trying to escape the radiation. and many more. With almost two million people or more heading towards Eclipsan lines, the Vestanians stopped firing, only defensively. And mass work was done by droid workers to de-activate minefields set up by the Eclipsan Federation to make way for citizens of Persia to escape the radiation.

With this, the Army of Islam independent of the Vestanian state has snuck tens of thousands of spies among the ranks of the many many refugees heading north.

All in all, it was looking to be a humanitarian crisis of mass scale, with deaths rising rapidly for refugees heading from Vestanian occupied areas to escape radiation, and running into defenses unseen...

South America, Operation Brýnn

(New Vestanian citizens being re-united after nearly a generation. Part of the biggest celebration near Buenos Aires)
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Although partying was the last thing that could be done by Vestanian citizens, that's exactly what they did. The whole nation (aside from important posts) had a free day off for the largest celevration in Vestanian history- dubbed sigrsæll nætr-elding (Victorious Dawn) by the government. It was already scheduled to be a holiday by the government itself- remembered forevermore.

In the North. Vestanian forces kept slowly occupying land ethically and religiously Odinist, and further funding the pro-Vestanian militias. This time, they started campaigns using the most precise droid snipers available coupled with airborne special forces to assassinate anti-Vestanian leaders as far as Panama. There was one exception, that an elite team be sent to assasinate the leader or high ranking members of the Union Front in Arizona.
Fishman Lord

With this, the Vestanian Government has also sent advisers to the "Republic of New Africa" in Atlanta, hoping to be granted access.
Kersey

Massive operations using mainly droids to clear minefields were underway, utilizing sometimes even tens of thousands of cheap RCs to roll around fields to blow them up.

Space, Asgardia

In order to cripple assets for the Eclipsan Federation and the newly-dubbed Angevin Empire, the Vestanian government saw to see fit the activation of the now-massive station's defense systems. For weeks nonstop, railgun fire has rained down on satellites ranging from internet to television to weather, effectively crippling command from the sky. Afterwards, they pointed their guns (with the exception of those defending against missiles) at the Angevin station, stating in several different languages "Shoot one shot at Vestanian or Allied satellites, or anything at that matter, and prepare to be blown out of the sky. Allow Vestanian soldiers to enter the station and disable defenses temporarily, until after the war, or face supply cutoff from Mainland or destruction."
Clockwork_Magic

Alongside this, the Vestanian government has started increased efforts to establish viable routes for asteroid mining, seeking cheaper en masse ways to gain resources it needs. Although it is a ways off since the blast, it could be done. The only thing stopping being the best minds of the VV were focusing on war work.

Space_Kaiser

 

[Fishman Lord]

Cartagena
The sound of gunshots could be heard throughout the night in the streets of Cartagena. The city had been in near-chaos for the past month, and things had finally come to a breaking point when a Cascadian soldier had shot a 9-year-old boy at a fruit market because he "thought he was a threat". While the Cascadian government officially condemned the soldier and had jailed him, the locals had had enough. During the soldier's highly publicized trial, he had been found not guilt by a largely white Cascadian jury, and there were riots in the streets. Shortly after the verdict was issued, and just before the soldier was to be led out of the courtroom, the huge amount of Odinist protesters outside flooded into the courthouse, enraged and hungry for justice. While the guards gunned many down, they were unable to withstand the sheer force of the human wave, and soon they poured into the courtroom. The soldier and two jury members were beat to death in the ensuing chaos before the rest were imprisoned by the mob. The leader of the mob then took the judge's stand and proclaimed the Odinist State of South America to be fully free from the tyranny of Cascadian hegemony, and that soon all Odinists would rejoin their rightful nation of Varmandr Vestan. Throughout the night, the great hordes of Odinist protesters took the city street by street, pushing out Cascadian soldiers who could simply no longer hold on, and they were eventually pushed to the outskirts. With this, the great rebellion had begun, and soon similar battles took place all across the cities of Cascadian South America. With Vestanian soldiers pushing in from the south, victory was assured, and the rebel government began negotiations to rejoin their home country.
Dominus Regum

Central America
With the secession of South America, rebels in Central America finally saw their opportunity to strike. Unfortunately, the Central American rebels were far less united than the South Americans, and divided they would surely fail. There were four main rebel groups, all at odds: the Children of Freyja, a Vestanian nationalist group that wanted reunion or at least close ties with Varmandr Vestan and strongly supported the Odinist faith, the Monárquicos, who advocated for an independent and multi-ethnic union of Central America and wished to invite a member of the Vestanian Royal Family to the throne, the Communist Party of Baja, which despite its name advocated a revolution across all of Central America and Baja which would create a union of socialist republics, and the Liga Americana, which stated that Cascadian-style democracy was still the way but it must be practiced by an independent Central American state or perhaps several nations. However, despite their huge differences, these groups came together at the historic San Salvador Conference and agreed to work together until they were free of Cascadian chains, and only then would the fate of their nation be decided. Baja was the first to revolt, and almost overnight the peninsula was secured, though at the border at California became known as the "bear's den" due to how much of a meat grinder it was, waves and waves of well-trained and well-armed Cascadian troops trying to break through. Against all odds, the tattered rebel force managed to hold the line, and after two weeks the Cascadian assault finally ceased. In Central America, however, things were not so great. The countryside was in chaos, and the cities were divided between rebel hubs and Cascadian loyalists. On all fronts, the Communists came to dominate, easily being the largest force, and tension between the rebels was almost as high as the hatred towards Cascadia. However, they managed to hold together, and slow progress was made.

Arizona
Everyone knew it as the Week of Agony. With the rebellion in South America, the Union Front declared that this was Cascadia's trial by fire, and that only by seizing onto this opportunity could the nation be reborn into a haven for True Cascadians. Arizona, the hub of tension for several months, became a black spot on the world. A mob of Union Front members and militias marched from town to town, holding hideous "trials" where hundreds of "impure" were hanged or shot. As the mob grew and the atrocities grew worse, things reached their greatest point when the mob attempted to march on Phoenix, pushing through the outskirts and towards the city, intending to "reclaim" it and start a new Cascadian revolution. Unfortunately for them, the locals had other plans. Several Cascadian army regiments had deserted after the President continued to cooperate with the Union Front after these atrocities, and now stood guard for the city. The mob was annihilated and scattered, and soon after Mexico City proclaimed it could no longer be a part of a nation that allowed these things to happen to its citizens. The Republic of Mexico declared independence, and the deserter regiments became the first members of the Mexican Army. They moved northwards to the Arizona border to protect against Cascadian reaction.

After the events of Arizona, Mexico wasn't the only nation to secede. In the northeast, the local governors and mayors issued a declaration that Cascadia was a dead nation that had lost its values, and they proclaimed the Federal Order of America, based on European-style social democracy with Eclipsian and Vestanian influences. The vast majority of the Cascadian military stationed there chose the new government over their old one, and they were mobilized to the south where already Union Front militias and Cascadian soldiers began to push into the new nation. The Federal Order promised elections in three months despite the great turmoil of the nation, with the interim president Jeremias Cavaco stating "if we abandon democracy in crisis, then we have no democracy at all."

Texas
The Royal Family of Texas paraded through the city streets of Austin, in Texas proper for the first time in decades. They had toured all over the state, and this time they were headed for the Governor's Mansion, which had once been the Imperial Palace of Texas. When they reached the building, the crowd grew silent, waiting in anticipation. Finally, the Governor walked out on a balcony, and he pulled out a microphone. "People of Texas, in this time of crisis, I believe we must remain true to our oldest values. As a measure for strength and unity, it is my greatest pleasure to invite Princess Valentine Fisher of Texas to take her rightful throne, and for Texas to be free once again!" The crowd went wild as the elderly woman walked slowly down to the doorway of the Palace, and as she took a knee, the crowd went silent once again. The Governor went back inside the building, and after a brief pause he returned at the front door, next to the kneeling princess. He placed a great crown on her head, and pronounced into a microphone: "In the name of God, under the blessing of Saint Houston, and in honor of the Alamo and all those who fought for our nation, I declare you to be Empress Valentine of the Empire of Texas." The crowd went berserk, and people cheered Valentine's name as the old woman turned around, smiling, with tears running down her cheeks. "I was just a girl when our nation was taken from me and my people," she proclaimed with joy, "and now we have taken it back!"

All across the former Empire, referendums were held, and a great swathe of land from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes declared independence from the collapsing Cascadia. This created a bit of a bad situation for the Union Front, surrounded by foes and cut off from Cascadia. As they pressured the president to be harsher and harsher, President Pine was finally assassinated not by an anti-cascadian, but by a fanatical Union Front militiaman who believed that President Pine had allowed his beloved nation to fall apart (although it was rumored to truly be a very deep cover Vestanian sniper, no solid proof had been found to substantiate that yet). Instead of a proper line of succession, a Cascadian general, William Parkway, siezed the reins of government, and instead of pushing even harder like what was expected, he began negotiations to save what was left of his country. He recognized the breakaway nations, and though he disputed their borders, he agreed to at least a temporary ceasefire so that the border issue could be solved diplomatically instead of through force. This left the Union Front in the deep south completely isolated, and their government the only one not to be recognized by anyone. Declaring the Cascadian government to be a traitorous half-dead remnant of its former self, they proclaimed the Union Front of America to be independent, and that they alone would reconquer the nation and rebuild a paradise. Unfortunately, they were dealing with a major rebellion of their own, with black citizens backed by the African Union fighting in the city of Atlanta to form a new nation of New Africa, destroy the white oppressors of the Union Front, and make sure there was never another Arizona.
Kersey BLK



Current map of former Cascadia:

 

[Clockwork_Magic]

Angevin Empire

The Fifth World War

The Mediterranean Campaigns
The naval blockade of Sicily continues as land forces assault the Carthaginians. Bombers and artillery bombard enemy positions as Angevin troops and military vehicles advance. Naval forces would also assist in the bombardment of enemy ground forces if in range. A similar set of events are occurring in Sardinia, artillery and aerial bombers bombarding enemy positions while ground forces advance. Small squads of fighter jets are also being deployed ahead of the front line to scout enemy positions.
Kersey

Meanwhile, the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula came as a surprise to many Angevin military commanders. In response to the invasion, many Angevin land forces, with the exception of those participating in the campaigns in Sicily and Sardinia, were redeployed to Iberia. These reinforcements came mostly from parts of the empire not under any immediate threat of military incursion, ,mostly from inland positions, as to not compromise the security of the rest of the empire. These reinforcements would join the already present Iberian Garrison on the frontlines. Artillery and anti-aircraft defenses would be set up as Operation Reconquista was initiated, an operation to take back and defend Iberia. Artillery would bombard enemy positions alongside aerial bombers, supported by fighter squadrons in case enemy aerial forces were present. Naval forces would line the coast lines occupied by the Moroccans in order to cut them off from Morocco and bombard their coastal positions. Meanwhile, troops on the Faro frontlines would advance to take back territory from the Moroccans. The forces gathered on the Gibraltar frontline would hold position and try to keep the Moroccans contained in the lands that they have taken until an assault is ordered by the military higher ups.
BLK

All while these operations are going on, high ranking Angevin military commanders request to see their Moroccan and Carthaginian counterparts to discuss rules of engagement on the Gibraltar frontlines. A cease fire will be called on the frontline near the city of Málaga for this meeting.
Kersey BLK

The Rockian Offer
The Rockians would be sent back two envelopes. In the first envelope was a letter written by the Head of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Annabelle Fitzroy. The letter states that "accepting the offers proposed would already be surrendering our empire" and that "while you may have the naval advantage, once you land, it will be a different story." In the second letter, the ashes of the letter and maps sent by the Rockies to the Angevin Empire.
Fishman Lord

In response to the offer and in order to prepare against the inevitable naval invasion by the Rockies, the Angevin government would begin construction of a series of defensive structures and emplacements along coasts of Ireland, Iberia, the British Isles, and France. This massive construction project would provide jobs for thousands, if not millions of Angevin citizens, alongside a massive boost in coastal security.

Angevin Orbital Station
AOS Supervisor Mikasa Kuno responds. "So long as the AOS is returned unharmed to the Angevin Empire after the war, we accept your terms. Otherwise, you might as well fire now."
Dominus Regum

Ukrainian Negotiation
Annabelle Fitzroy, Head of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, meets with the Ukrainian ambassador. "While we do understand your desire for peace, especially since both our nations now have stations in orbit, we are sworn to defend our allies, I hope you understand this. Perhaps we could negotiate some kind of modified non aggression pact? We do need to defend our allies, after all."
Am Vya

R&D
The Angevin National R&D Department has recently accomplished their first major technological achievement in decades, the creation of a nanomachine manufacturing system abbreviated as ARENA, standing for Advanced Replicating Engineering Nanomachine Architect. This new system can manufacture steel with more durability and manufacture items, such as weaponry or vehicles, at a faster rate than conventional means. ARENA has not been announced to exist to the public or the rest of the world, only existing in dedicated hidden facilities or in select compliant companies' factories, although having a smaller presence there. These companies and their employees have been sworn to secrecy by the national government. Any news regarding ARENA's existence would be immediately censored, so to not alert foreign powers.

Work has now begun on developing a new and improved compact power supply to store and deliver more power more efficiently.​

 

[Am Vya]

Царство Київської Русі (Tsardom of Kievan Rus)

Україна найжахливіший снайпер (Ukraines Deadliest Sniper):

At the German front military records in Ukraine are being broken as one man claims the highest kill count of any Ukrainian sniper or infantrymen, with over 271 confirmed kills. He has been awarded the Order Of Merit and Hero Of Ukraine medals, and has been reported to have been redeployed along the Eastern Front of the conflicts.

Ukrainian Volunteer Divisions Armed With New Equipment:

As The Ukrainian army advanced further into enemy land it was obvious that local militias being established and volunteer divisions would require uniforms and equipment. As such the Ukrainian Government authorized companies to mass produce cheap but effective equipment to supply these new militias. Helmets were of older design but still quite effective and vests were while lacking in protection from bullets quite heavy in amount of gear that could be carried, there was also a light chainmail square on either shoulder to offer protection from shrapnel. Simple cargo pants, boots, and jackets were manufactured and issued to these new groups, with service uniforms being designed for parade purposes.

Анжевські переговори (Angevian Negotiations):
"We are open to any negotiations about a modified NAP, especially if it keeps us both from hostilities against eachother." The Ukrainian Ambassador replied.
Clockwork_Magic

Німецький фронт (German Front):

Across the German front the Ukrainian army was picking up steam and starting to push much harder in effort to end the war faster to divert resources eastward. The Ukrainian Army had split into 6 groups, army group 1 and 2 were to continue a westward push into Bavaria From the Czech land while army groups 3 and 4 would push south and into Austria, army groups 5 and 6 entering from the Polish border directly into Germany, rushing for Berlin itself. Army groups 1 and 2 encountered heavy resistance but have crossed the border whilst Army group 3 entered and secured the Austrian heartland, army group 4 receiving new orders and rushing further south, pushing as far deep as the Slovenian and Northern Croatian lands. Army groups 5 and 6 performed a sneak attack during the night and crossed the border without too much problems but slowed as they got closer to Berlin, currently having all land east of the city under control. In other news across the front all of Romania has been taken or retaken as well as the rest of Hungary secured.

Східно-Кавказький фронт (East Caucasus Front):

Across the Eastern front the Ukrainian army halted its offensive and started a massive buildup of its forces, before launching a bombardment and wave of airstrikes into Eclipsian lines. After the bombardment Ukrainian infantry and mechanized forces rushed across the fields in two army groups, Group Rostov and Group Krasnodar. The two army groups rushes southeastward, making an attempt to run along the Caucases mountains and secure the zones along the former Russian Georgian/Azerbaijani borders. It was by far the largest and most supported offensive by the Ukrainians yet, with the Black Sea fleet continuing to engage with remaining Eclipsian naval forces, having lost a few frigates and corvettes so far in the tussle. The submarines of the fleet surfaced in the sea and began missile bombardment of the Eclipsian coast from near Sochi till Batumi.​

Space_Kaiser ​

Константинополь, Греція (Constantinople, Greece):

As news of the Eclipsian retreat spread the Ukrainian army diverted some forces south, creating army groups Anatolia and Army Group Belgrade. Army Group Anatolia rushed south back through Romania along the western coast of the Black Sea and secured Constantinople and the Bosporus and Sea of Marmara as fast as possible. The other half of Army group Anatolia was sent westward and started to secure the Thracian regions. As The Ukrainian army entered Constantinople they raised a local Greek militia from the surrounding area and began training, while they paraded through the city, hoisting Greek flags all across the city, and began the work of establishing a government for the soon to be Greek State.

Белград, провінція Югославія (Belgrade, Province of Yugoslavia):

Army Group Belgrade had while initially ventured south with Army Group Anatolia had gone further down and secured the Bulgarian coast before moving westward into former Serbian/Macedonian land, before venturing up to Belgrade. On their way to the city the Ukrainians were recruiting soldiers for local militias and officials to help administer the region while the land is liberated from any remaining Eclipsians. In Belgrade itself the local Belgrade Militia had been equipped with uniforms and paraded alongside the Ukrainian army through the city, with Yugoslavian and Ukrainian flags flying across every liberated city of the regions.

Відень, Австрійська провінція (Vienna, Province of Austria):

After Army Group 3 had secured Vienna and the surrounding area the Ukrainian army paraded through Vienna with the established Austrian Militia that had been helping fight all the way since the Hungarian lands, flags of all the historical families and such were paraded through and work on establishing a government had begun, with Czechoslovakia, Hungary, parts of Romania, and Slovenia and part of Croatia falling under administration of the partially autonomous Austrian Government.
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[Kazami42]

Eclipsian Pocket, Chelyabinsk, and Operation Disconnect

Spoiler: Here's a song

Before engagement of Eclipsim, units taking care of the Eclipsian gap would simply wait it out while railroad artillery, and HRE artillery vehicles along with the airforce bombed them into submission. Along with this, they were starving the Eclipsians out. Once they marched in, they would deal with any survivors. Those who continued fighting were either subdued and captured due to their condition or killed, and others were allowed to surrender or were found already dead of starvation or bombardment. Along with this, Russian troops were still defending against the Eclipsians after the loss of Chelyabinsk, once they retreated the Russians moved back in to retake lost territories. Once they both were dealt with, the assets would be moved towards the Eclipsim offensive, while others along with numbers of them going towards Eclipsim and the European Russia offensive towards the west neighboring Ukraine being sent in to obtain rightful Russian lands, or be redirected towards lake Baikal along with a considerable number of armor and other assets. Those entering previously Eclipsian territory would at times end up hitting landmines, which eventually had word spread and crews sent in to deal with or find alternative paths. They would have supply vehicles with them when entering towns or other Russian cities, and they would try to replenish and/or aid civilians that stayed.

The military had dug in outside of Eclipsian artillery firing range soon after a small section being engaged, creating fortifications in the event the Eclipsians moved them further up the line. Artillery assets of various categories, such as rocket vehicles, missile launchers, S-942 platforms, and dedicated or capable to be artillery would begin a long bombardment to outmatch that of even Lake Baikal and European Russia combined, effectively creating the world's largest, most intense barrage upon an enemy. However their orders were clear from the change of Eclipsian strategy, as well as Russian distance. "Destroy that goddamned city no matter the cost, all bars are off." This enabled the Russians to do what was previously withheld in sections such as the lake Baikal offensive, the ability to engage a city at large with overwhelming force over a vast distance regardless of targeting perimeter. Even the S-942 platforms were enabled to ignore previous restrictions and engage related targets of varying value. With the large number of all assets combined, this meant a vast array of nearly incalculable numbers of missiles, rockets, and shells were being launched at the city as well as it's defensive lines. In merely an hour, overall, it was speculated by the Russians that well over half a million munitions of all types and calibers were let loose upon the enemy and the city. The S-942 missiles would engage deeper city targets such as entire blocks in the far back, center, and sides of the city where normal missiles, rockets, and shells would be incapable of getting to without hitting into other constructs. And when reloaded, they let loose to rip apart enemy defensive lines. Even with protection, the immense sound was enough to give both sides varying degrees of deafness. Though it was speculated that some would become deaf entirely and/or permanently. Even in far distances, entire dozens of kilometers away it sounded like distant thunder. The earth shook for a distance even outside of the target zones, and the land becoming nothing more but being scorched or craters. Within the city, entire blocks were erased when hit with multiple missiles, and buildings of varying heights were brought down and smashing into anything near them. All throughout, glass shattered, lights flickered, and power to parts of the city was cut off. Because of this, some artillery assets primarily some of the sent over HRE artillery vehicles, had become entirely useless as they had ran out of ammunition. Some assets would also not have the necessary range to actually engage the city, and thus would instead bombard the enemy lines entirely.

Along with this, some airforce units such as gunships would be sent in to harass, destroy, and/or damage enemy positions regardless of consequence or loses induced. While the enemy lines wouldn't be rendered entirely obliterated regardless of previous bombardment and the air strikes, it was theorized that it would become further weakened when field of fire would become restricted with vehicular remains, or enabling infantry cover in event they are moved in by deep craters. Along with damages to Eclipsian fortifications and craters within their lines. While it was yet to be proven and yet for any vehicles to have been brought down or in, some of the Thorn Division and it's supporting units would be brought in to try uncovering, marking, and if necessary disabling landmines. This would be done during the cover of darkness, with no troops sent in to a most likely suicidal decision for scouting, as satellite imagery and live feed could provide most of the necessary information but not all. By that point the troops used radio broadcasting at a distance directed towards the Eclipsians "You have felt our might built for many decades, suffering the wrath of our fine military. To those still alive, give up trying to win the war, give up in fighting the war, and give up all hope!" Said a very cocky commander.
Space_Kaiser

Operation Pandora's Box

The rest of the forces and assets not stationed in Eclipsim would have gathered near the forces in Baikal, retaking the lands connecting it back to Russia, resupplying forces stationed there, and then moving out down south like a tsunami. They would make camp along the way several times, also taking some problems. A dozen IFVs would have died upon the way, with liquid just leaking out of them and the engines dying. The vehicles would just be abandoned, and whatever ammunition and assets onboard being transferred over to other vehicles needing additional fuel, ammunition, or to supply vehicles. With the large number of several categories of vehicles however, a dozen being lost until being tended to at some point meant nothing. The artillery they had consisted mostly of a few dozen S-942 platforms, the rest of the activated HRE artillery vehicles, cruise missiles, and various rocket launcher vehicles. Along with this, they had a vast array of T-90S tanks, BTRs, other IFV types, T-14s, several hundred supply/support/utility vehicles, Anti-air weaponry, and the rest of the infantry not stationed at Eclipsim or occupying territories. They greatly outnumbered the Eclipsim offensive force, and utilized the most IFVs to transport them quickly. The Tsar wanted to end the war quickly, and considered just blowing up the Eclipse then and there. However, the generals had convinced him to wait just a little longer, and that they had developed a potential strategy to help with ending the war sooner. The assets and infantry having already been sent to follow the strategy, as the generals spent hours convincing the Tsar not to place the nation on it's highest alert.

After having reached the necessary range, outside Eclipsian firing range, the artillery would be utilized to bombard and weaken the enemy defensive lines. The bombardment was in a slight pattern in terms of operation, the massive S-942s obliterate the environment and dense sections of parts of the lines along with heavy fortifications and anti-tank emplacements, high caliber rockets are utilized to further crater land to provide cover to exposed infantrymen while also bombing the lines further, and the normal artillery would shell exterior sidelines to prevent easily or quick replenishment, along with some hitting already hit sections to inflict further damage and rendering the fortifications too damaged to easily hold off vehicles. Cruise missiles would be utilized as fire support for advancing units, as well as bombing any back lines. They would begin plotting the attack of the enemy lines with tanks leading the way and IFVs not too far behind. Artillery would be reloading and ready to fire into enemy positions further if called upon, and exposed infantry not within vehicles but riding on them would be utilizing cratered land to advance and cover themselves once in range. Along with that, infantry would also use vehicles as cover to advance or get into more craters during advance.

IHT-33s would utilize their missile launchers built into their turrets to directly engage enemy armor and hard fortifications, tanks were to blow open defensive points if needed, and other vehicles' goals were to deploy the troops within bombed territory or inside enemy lines under immense covering fire from tanks and IFVs, to enable success of penetrating and holding the lines. All vehicles being capable of deploying smoke, they were to utilize them upon enemy lines and during advance to prevent enemies from accurately firing at them. It was then that the infantry within vehicles would be deployed and have to hold within craters or any existing defenses depending where they were, or vehicles to protect themselves and stay alive, while suppressing or getting rid of enemy resistances and potential threats to allied vehicles. That being after the vehicles had reached necessary range in accordance to enemy lines to deploy the infantry, or if the vehicles had entered the enemy defensive lines. The goal overall being the breaking of various parts of the lines, providing the Russians with the ability to breakthrough into Eclipsian territories. With the plan finalized, it would be put into action starting with the bombardment, then soon after came the offensive.
Space_Kaiser

Demand of Surrender

Soon after the events of Eclipsim, the Tsar himself had sent a video broadcast in attempt of contacting Eclipsian high command. His broadcast not exactly having been prepared for, but he decided to make nonetheless. He spoke with a very calm demeanor and the broadcast had a very formal approach especially with a greeting despite the attack on Eclipsim, but he got straight to the point soon after. "We demand your surrender. Do so now, and you shall be allowed to maintain a nation of considerable size. Your people can continue to live on without being killed to the war machine, and the sentences and treaty will be less severe. Fail to accept this only demand soon, the war shall continue, and if victory is achieved you shall face only the worst in according to war action. This is your only warning." And with that, it had ended.
Space_Kaiser

Other

Antarctica

The expedition had found a suitable spot to construct their facility. They started small first, enabling them to create somewhere to sleep and eat comfortably. With this, they could start construction of the true facility as resources and equipment slowly came in. Eventually creating several small portions of the facility, primarily the entrance, a great hall type space, and a single small lab utilized for drilling. They would begin drilling from the lab and starting their new task of drilling deep enough to explore and discover any possible resources, or suitable placements to dig down into for further construction. Despite this, work was not remotely complete on the facility, and it would be expanded upon for as long as needed until it could properly and easily contain all personnel, conduct all assigned research within distinct separate locations within the facility safely, and the facility can sustain itself without periodical shipments. It would only be then that additions would be halted, the facility completed, and any further goals or tasks could be assigned. The Russian Imperial flag was stuffed into Antarctic ground, and the images were sent back home. As well as this, surface exploration would in of itself also continue.

Development
The Tylinium Corporation continued construction of the submarine marking it's second year under construction, starting work on completing interior framing and implementing the necessary consoles and super computer. Along with this, the finalizing of adding the launch tubes and their installation would begin. It was theorized that if nothing went wrong, the project would be completed and sent into trials next year. Thus marking it's third and potentially final year under construction.

Military activity not stated above

Silos are ordered into a standby mode, with complete preparation having been authorized after the bombardment of Eclipsim by Russian artillery services. They were to await for further orders, and authorization hinted at their necessary readiness in event of potential Eclipsian strike of unforeseen capability. In event of high command disappearing, or silos being attacked, they were authorized to retaliate after receiving proper launch essentials via automated process. This being triggered through the destruction of Saint Petersburg or any other large Russian city, it's arsenal being targeted by high yield weaponry, or through direct command. This meant if the Eclipsians tried obliterating the Russians, or destroying their surface cities entirely, every site or capable vehicle would be alerted after the first site, capital, or city was destroyed. Enacting a legitimate form of Mutually Assured Destruction. In event this did come true, the Russians had also prepared to save ancient relics and art pieces, just to prevent the Eclipse from further destroying Russian history and culture through war.

Year/ooc.
More OOC related, the year is now 3313 due to the 1 page = 1 year implementation.

Summary

With the Russians already in range, despite Eclipsian defensive lines, the Russians bomb Eclipsim to kingdom come with artillery services. Erasing city blocks, bringing down large buildings, shattering glass, and rendering both sides with varying degrees of deafness. Under the cover of night, small detachments of troops are sent in to deal with any potential mines, and the rest of the offensive are dug in outside of Eclipsian artillery range, forcing them to either get closer in range or not be used at all. The Eclipsim defensive lines also being bombed immensely. The pocket/gap gets conquered, and Chelyabinsk gets retaken before forces outside of the Eclipsim offensive get transferred there or to another territorial front.

The next largest offensive also begins forming near lake baikal, it's surroundings, and a little outwards from that. They utilize S-942s and HRE artillery vehicles primarily though not limited to as artillery service, and proceed down south and taking several large swaths of land in the process while making camp several times in their journey. Eventually their plan is enacted, and they commence immense bombings of the Eclipsian defensive lines at several segments, and utilize rocket artillery, and cruise missiles to damage or even potentially destroy these segments and prevent it being easily replenished. Along with this, a vast armored charge begins to attack being led by tanks, followed by IFVs, and any exposed troops are to utilize craters or remain behind vehicles for cover. IHTs being ready to launch their own missiles into enemy defenses during the charge. The offensive was preparing to fight the defenders as they neared, deploying vast amounts of smoke along the way to prevent easy targeting. [You want to know more? read the post.]

A demand of surrender goes to the Eclipse high command, stating that if they surrender now, they can keep a considerable size of their nation, the treaty and sentences are less harsh, and they don't lose anymore resources or equipment in fighting a war. If they don't accept, they are threatened with things becoming worse. [Really didn't need a summary, even a guy who is very busy could read that without too much time being lost.]

The facility in Antarctica gets it's basics built, and soon after begins work on additions as well as exploring Antarctica further. The Russian Imperial flag is planted into Antarctica.

Work on the submarine continues.

Silos are ordered to be prepared for retaliation in event Russia gets attacked by WMDs.

Added the current IC year since the 1 page = 1 year implementation muddied up the RP progression on everything before page 5.​

 

[Fishman Lord]

India
As the Eclipsians fled, they could barely outrun the Rockians hot on their tail. Every centimeter the Eclipsians backed away from the front line the Rockians snatched. They pushed forwards yelling and cheering, liberating town after town and holding parades in captured cities. By the time they reached the fallback line, India had been divided into the Empire of Delhi, the Republic of Bengal, the Republic of Gujarat, and the Kingdom of Burma, as well as the beginnings of a Himalayan Federation in the small pockets of the Himalayas that the Rockians were holding on to. Regency councils held power in all of the new nations, with Burma, Bengal, and Gujarat all promising elections soon and the Empire of Delhi proclaiming that it would choose a strong king for the great nation. A demand of unconditional surrender has been sent to the Eclipsians.
Space_Kaiser

Normandy
With the retreat of the Eclipsians, the Manchurian force was saved just as they were about to starve. With the Russians now dominating the front, the forces were reassigned to follow through on a threat: the Angevin Empire. Sailing across the seas, the landing on the shores of Normandy mimicked those of centuries ago, Rockians storming the beaches and taking out Angevin fortifications. With a foothold established, the Kingdom was ready to continue its campaign into Europe.
Clockwork_Magic