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Amberleaf wrote:RP | Pst... Slava Prolekult...

Amberleaf had been secretly observing the events unfolding in Solingarch for some time. With its collectivist and egalitarian culture, it truly did not look fondly upon the local monarchist regime. There seemed to be now sparking flames in southern Solingarch, Prolekult. The Vanguardists, with their ideals of forming a communist republic, were much closer to Amberlevian values. [...] In secret contact was made with certain few individuals from the Vanguardists. A promise was made. A promise of support. A promise of shattering crowns. . .

—| Southern Duchies of the Federation of Solingarch |—

    RP: Escalating the Class War

    Two months after the murder of Nieve Lem-Ristović, the social and political landscape in Southern Solingarch had escalated to a critical point of no return. Among the most radical segments of the country’s left wing, the Vanguardists included, the prospect of revolution was more tangible than ever– a sentiment which reverberated through all of Solingarch’s lower class, the situation now appearing to even the most disenfranchised of the Federation that anything was possible. The government, all too aware of the prevailing zeitgeist that threatened to wash it away, rallied its forces to suppress dissension and restore public confidence.

    Nieve’s targeting had been the first step in bringing about a new age of counterinsurgency, signaling a campaign being undertaken by police and military forces to decisively decapitate the communist movement, understanding that eliminating their figureheads was an existential matter of the state’s survival. Learning that explicit executions would only worsen mass unrest, precincts were given the greenlight to carry out a series of arrests against known Vanguardists across Mansk, Darjatt, and Kirsport, who would be held indefinitely until they could be covertly assassinated or charged as Kulkkistani agents and terrorists. Despite a number of council members and organizers facing repression, the movement’s leaders largely evaded capture for the time being by disappearing into the underground. Among them was Abram Van-Melikov, a strongly supported revolutionary who Imperial Domestic Authority intelligence suggested had inherited a key leadership position from Nieve. One of his final actions before going into hiding was meeting with representatives of various communist tendencies to propose a new theoretical approach to the struggle, making the case that any possibility of a peaceful revolution had evaporated. Delivering a speech to a motley of radicals from nearby cities, he declared that “the only truly revolutionary course remaining is to prepare for an armed uprising. The movement will adapt, or be crushed under the weight of counterrevolution; the factory-shop councils must become insurrectionary organs, with the tenant-municipal councils just as ready and willing to support rebellion. Our present conditions prove the demand for a workers state can only be fulfilled if it is built atop the shattered corpse of the imperial state!” These ideas were ultimately approved in a fiercely debated 15-9 vote, after which Abram disappeared.

    This darker attitude was mirrored among the general working masses, who grew hungrier and more frustrated by the day. Unions, being granted little in the way of concessions, had begun to use all possible forms of labor organization to extend their power— cooperatives, factory councils, strike committees, boycotts, and now even in industries whose workers had previously played little part in political unrest, Green Guard workers’ militias. These irregular paramilitary units were formed all across Southern cities and were well equipped with modern Amberlevian-supplied arms and ammunition, especially the Vanguardist-aligned ones. Quickly they put themselves in the way of police efforts to crack down on socialist and communist members of their own organizations, leading to difficult standoffs. In Mansk, security concerns became paramount; snipers became permanent fixtures atop the Aydarovich family’s properties, barbed wire and riot fences were rolled out over government districts, and a curfew was imposed. At the urging of an incensed Lord-Marshal Fahim and the order of Archduke Leones Orme Lem-Aydarovich, Landsknechte forces made repeated attempts to disarm Manskan Green Guards through weapon confiscations which were not often obeyed. It was clear few would surrender them peacefully; government troops consequently raided factories, workers quarters, and the offices of leftist groups at even the slightest suggestion of guns being hidden there. This chain of expeditions strained relations with innocent workers just as much as it turned up small amounts of weapons which seemed to be replaced by the crate-load as quickly as they were taken, courtesy of the revolutionaries' secretive ant allies.

    The man trusted with direct oversight of this operation was General Zinov Noulens, whose staff was so plagued with other matters of counterinsurgency and disruptions in the chain of command caused by internal auditing that overzealous second-level officials were effectively given a blank check to take their own initiatives without higher approval, contributing to the frenzied nature of the raids. The Landsknechte were also stretched thin and not often reinforced by the First Lands’ Army, which had come under the eye of the most dangerous circles in the IDA’s secret police network. Officers were subjected to heavy scrutiny and pressured to make their loyalty apparent. With orders directly from the top, military police and enigmatic anonymous men from the capital summoned the army’s leadership for interrogations while detaining those suspected of harboring unpatriotic sympathies, a process which caused troops in officership positions to shift between posts like cards in a deck while their comrades were either intensely audited or made to disappear altogether. This had the effect of locking regiments in place due to administrative confusion and gaps in the chain of command at a critical time when orders had been issued to neutralize the risk of mass troop defection by, among other measures, transferring radicalized units out of Mansk to Solingarch’s far reaches, where they would pose no threat to Federation authority. Three regiments with Vanguardist footholds were disarmed, and some personnel were on a small scale deployed elsewhere, but it was simply impossible to transfer and liquidate the number of units that high command had demanded while disruptive investigations were still ongoing.

RP: Empire Population Grant

The Empire has issued a new law giving a G$2 per year grant to any and all parents per child until the child reaches the age of 18. This effort is to promote population growth. This grant also has no upper limit for the number of children. To continue qualification, all parents must be able to maintain custody and/or guardianship of his or her children. The Empire has also declared that unwanted children may be given to orphanages and such parents would be eligible for a G$1 one-time payment.

Solingarch wrote:-snip-

The Distanic Confederacy

The Ivery Conference, hosted in the city of the same name, was altogether fairly productive. Discussion on the topic of a Northern Alliance and a Northern Union would have its hiccups, but overall would go fairly smoothly and easily.

The Conference would end after about a week, with delegations hosted for a second week in top-tier hotels in the city before being dismissed.

From the Conference, a draft for a proper “Northern Alliance” Charter would be made - titled the Ivery Charter as a very creative name. This charter, while not yet formalized or signed, would outline a number of terms and conditions for the Alliance at large.

A copy of the Ivery Charter would be sent to each nation which had shown up at the Ivery Conference, to be signed if agreeable or disregarded if not.

|The Northern Alliance|

With the fall of the Radiant entente and the loss of the previous trade that it allowed, The Northern alliance would reach the ears of the Prime Director quicker than most news outside of the nation due to the advantages it could provide. However the charter itself while mostly acceptable there were some areas that couldnt be accepted. Already the entirety of article 6 was looked at unfavourably as it was seen as overly centralised for what was meant to be an alliance, in addition article 4 point III alongside parts of article 3 (I, II, IV) due to the nations hesitancy for foreign military bases and the change of currency as well as the nation being ill suited for differing species due to the infrastructure being built for larger species however the open economic area and the joint military would be viewed as positives.

After a vote within the the Binterât Parliament and the populous, The confederacy would sign the majority of the charters points, becoming a founding state with some of the points were not signed either due to the nation or the parliament disagreeing with the point, Those being Article 6 and parts of Article 3. To amend these points the Florin would be kept at a fixed exchange rate of 1 yen:1.5 florin to allow for a seamless conversion of currencies and the planned construction of a city for smaller species to allow them to live within the confederacy.

The lack of advanced weaponry became the weak link between the defensive and armed neutrality. Their natural defenses reigned supreme, but their overall military capabilities faltered. Defenses against ballistic missiles and the ability to return the same long-range attacks were serious assets the Confederacy needed to protect their national security, especially against increasing chaos between great alliances which only exacerbated their dilemma. The new presidential administration with different cabinet ministers convened with the council and their generals regarding the situation. Despite the nearly one million bunker systems and stockpiles located all over the Cantons of the Swiss Confederacy, the entire military force needed to punch more above its weight, especially against larger alliances. Their intense defensive doctrines were still at play, but the Army and Air Force needed more equipment to uphold their so-called “field of bear traps” stratagem.

Long-range covered their short-range assets, while short-range assets covered their long-ranged counterparts. One of the Generals exclaimed. The Swiss air force had amassed numbers of their latest LSB-100 SCORPIO MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER JETS (BASED ON THE TYPHOON EUROFIGHTER), but lacked more advanced missile technologies to counter air and ground units. The Swiss Army produced their locally designed and locally made main battle tanks, the M190A8M (BASED ON THE LEOPARD 2A5 MBT), but they lacked sufficient preemptive deterrents using long-range missile strikes to prevent belligerents from crossing Swiss borders. Nor did the Army have capable defenses to intercept and destroy enemy ballistic missile strikes. The need for such weapons was a necessity for survival, the survival of the Confederacy, its citizens, and their way of life.

The JOINT Chief of Staff met with the new Swiss president Orlan, reviewing their meeting once more and the concerns their tacticians brought up. As the newly appointed leader of the country, these decisions shook him to his core. He'd not wanted such pursuits for violence and destruction, but the Confederacy had no choice in the matter. Considering again the deterioration between both Phoenix Blossom (Amberleaf, Baltocarpathia) (And to some extent, The Distanic Confederacy, and Rykensvik, as associates of PB) and Vesperian Union (Sodor and Seljaryssk, Nonadia, Empire of Gora, Neuerstaat, Fiercewood, and Laurentiea) against the technate, their armed neutrality would be severely tested. After these matters were taken care of, he would begin his work to increase the steady economic and social growth of his motherland. The council convened once more to ratify their new arms deal and any other possible weapons programs that might come to fruition in the coming future. The first stage was set.

Secret and highly encrypted back channels between the GCS and Honalulu (Kemonomica) were used again to contact the whole technate alliance in regards to their weapon technologies. Requests were secretly sent to Otyken technate, along with additional backchannels sent to the Republic of Brennus. These two nations were known to be one of the most influential in the creation of advanced weaponry, and with their neutral stance on the current status quo, GCS officials hoped to procure more air-to-air, air-to-ground, anti-ship, hypersonic cruise, and ballistic missiles from the Brennians.

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THE ARMS REQUEST TO THE TECHNATE (OTYKEN AND HONALULU (KEMONOMICA)) AND BRENNUS

THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES

THE LICENSES TO PRODUCE THEIR ADVANCED AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES

THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILES

THE LICENSES TO PRODUCE THEIR ADVANCED AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILES

THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED ANTI-SHIP MISSILES

THE LICENSES TO PRODUCE THEIR ADVANCED ANTI-SHIP MISSILES

THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILES

THE LICENSES TO PRODUCE THEIR ADVANCED HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILES

THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED BALLISTIC MISSILES

THE LICENSES TO PRODUCE THEIR ADVANCED BALLISTIC MISSILES

THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCES

THE LICENSES TO PRODUCE THEIR ADVANCED ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCES

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IMAGES URL: THE LSB-100 SCORPIO (HIDDEN IN THE SWISS MULTI-ROLE FIGHTERS SECTION BOX)

IMAGES URL: THE M190A8M IMAGES (HIDDEN IN THE SWISS MAIN BATTLE TANKS SECTION BOX)

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The Minister of Defence and the General Commander of the Swiss army convened together to commence the maintenance, storage, and production of old and new small arms. This was another of the Swiss’ plans to reinforce and prepare themselves for potential conflicts between the three major alliances. Stockpiles of weapons and ammunition needed to be maintained and replenished with both advanced battle rifles while having old, yet reliable rifles, from the 19th century and beyond, as backups.

The entire small arms of the Swiss, affected by their ambitious plans, included bolt actions (K-31, Kar98K, and many more), trapdoors (Winchester Trapdoors, and many more), and breechloaders (MHG34 Swiss design and others). The entire initiative involved using any guns they could use with the traditional modern metal-cased bullets, which the older trapdoor, breechloading, and straight-pull were redesigned and easily mass-produced. They were then reintroduced and delegated to other important marksman roles for the hard-trained Swiss mountain divisions. These divisions also included the Swiss sprites from the Candainian Gullblat Enclave, serving their mandatory military services. Their weapons were potent poisonous darts shot by their rifles, known to cause incredible disorientation to their belligerents. Their roles in the army were primarily scouting and ambushes mixed with infantry, artillery, mechanized infantry, or everything. THE AMOUNT OF SPRITE RIFLES AMOUNTED TO 90 MILLION UNITS, AND THE POISON DART CARTRIDGES WITHOUT THE POISON BULLET AMOUNTED TO 22 BILLION. Orders from the Swiss military were sent out to the Enclave in hopes of procuring more of their weapons and ammunition and increasing their stockpiles drastically.

Mortars and ATGM launchers were subjected to similar care and attention as well, citing more than 12K ATGM launchers from local design to international, and 2K mortars. Lightweight and heavy mortars were used for different combat doctrines, tasked specifically for varying situations and strategic locations. The army would go on to procure and maintain mortars with varying calibers from 55mm up to 200mm, adding to their arsenal of artilleries, primed and ready to batter and destroy any invasions. Most were carried by soldiers, up within the hilltops and valleys, while the heavier calibers were towed to safe and hidden positions within the blanket of Mother Earth. Coupled with high explosive traps, the artillery divisions doubled as their second wave of shock and awe against enemy troops and vehicles. Howitzer still played crucial roles in heavy, long-range bombardments as some artillery brigades within the Swiss army held key roles in manning highly maneuverable forces and defensive artillery lines inside bunkers. The newly formed 34th and 78th Swiss Heavy Artillery Brigades were their new additions. More undisclosed plans and projects were still in the works and are yet to be announced. The stockpiling process was expected to take 8 years to finish, slowly taking months to replenish ammunition stock and guns to their designated barracks, bunkers, and many other military facilities.

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THE NEW STOCKPILE RECORDS

SIG SAUER 550 RIFLES: 230 THOUSAND

KAR98K BOLT-ACTION RIFLES: 200 THOUSAND

K91 STRAIGHT-PULL RIFLE: 670 THOUSAND

MORTAR BATTERIES (20MM TO 155MM): 2 THOUSAND

SIG SAUER ATM40 (NLAW) ATGM LAUNCHERS: 12 THOUSAND

POISON DART CARTRIDGES (WITHOUT THE POISON BULLET): 22 BILLION

BLACK MAMBA POISON DARTS: 3 MILLION

DAE BITE (BLACK MAMBA) POISON DARTS: 885 MILLION

REAPER RIFLES: 250 MILLION

CRESCENT GUNBLADES: 200 MILLION

NEEDLE RAPIEREVOLVERS: 10 MILLION

GLAIVE SAW POLES: 5 MILLION

STANDARD SHIELDED HEIWA GAUSS SMOOTHBORE RIOT-LAUNCHERS: 8 MILLION

T-0.5 IRON MOTH TANKS: 12 MILLION

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THE IMPORT ORDERS FROM THE SWISS ARMY (DELIVERED TO THE CANDAINIAN GULLBLAT ENCLAVE). THE GCS WOULD LIKE TO IMPORT THESE AMOUNTS FOR THE MILITARY.

POISON DART CARTRIDGES (WITHOUT THE POISON BULLET): 12 TRILLION

DAE BITE (BLACK MAMBA) POISON DARTS: 8 TRILLION

REAPER RIFLES: 250 BILLION

CRESCENT GUNBLADES: 200 BILLION

NEEDLE RAPIEREVOLVERS: 560 BILLION

GLAIVE SAW POLES: 500 BILLION

STANDARD SHIELDED HEIWA GAUSS SMOOTHBORE RIOT-LAUNCHERS: 100 BILLION

T-0.5 IRON MOTH TANKS: 20 BILLION

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Military


Military Ranks

Rank Name

Recruits hold the lowest rank normally held during basic training.

Apprentices are those who have competed basic training and are flow troops which can be sent to boost ranks.

Privates are those in the general military ranks and lower administrative community.

Lancer

Specialist/
Technician

Officer

Captain

Detective*

Warrant Master

Shadow Master*

Brigadier General

Commodore

Commissioner*

Vice Admiral

Admiral

Judge*

Protector General

*Commissioner: Is a civil role given to the head of a province.

The ranks of Detective, Shadow Master, and Judge fall under the Bureau, operating its own arm within the military.

Current Military Size Available
‎‎‎‎293,954,400 as of 6-24-21

Unit Name

Unit Size

Squad

5

Troop

25

Company

100

Battalion

250

Regiment

1000

Division

10,000

Corp

50,000

Field Division

100,000

Military

27 M-98T
200 WWH-86
180 TMP-05

5 P-6
30 J-45
18 TW2-10

Infantry Unit Type
-Wing Guard
The wing guard is a light infantry unit. They're outfitted in compressed silk armour. Light armour is also on the forearms in the form of razor blade bracers and high Stiletto blades covering the foot to the thigh. Each wing guard carries a Needle Rapierevolver.

Heavy Armored Infantry
-Cyber Sprite
Cyber Sprite are able to make up the bulk of heavy infantry units. Cased in full plating the cyber sprites are able to withstand a number of extreme environments along with multiple hits that would quickly take out light infantry.

-Hazard Trooper
Hazard troopers are used for special events that require extreme caution. Completely covered in a sealed suit with either a filter system or fully closed off system using air tanks. While grounded with their wings been safely within the suit they're rarely used during open battles. Their main weapon is an converted flamethrower.

Security
-Shadow Bureau
The shadow bureau is the intelligence arm within the military system. At home or in foreign lands the shadow bureau has eyes and ears in key places or persons who have been deemed necessary. They have a wide range of disguise from leaves on a tree to within the mobile soda can unit. Powers within their rights are conducting raids or arresting those which maybe a danger.

-Shadow Ranger
Shadow Rangers are the special forces acting as scouts or first landing parties. Normally armed with a reaper rifle and outfitted in light weight armour along with a cloak coloured to match the given environment. These are highly trained units that normally travel in groups of five. While all are heavy combat ready each squad team has secondary roles such as lead, medic, technician, tracker, and explosives expert.

-Judge
Very few judges are in use at a given time but they hold extreme power acting as jury and executioner if the need raises. They're directly appointed by parliament normally to guard restricted areas or places of unrest.


Reaper Rifle

Crescent Gunblades

Needle Rapierevolver

Executor


Standard Shielded Heiwa Gauss Smoothbore Riot-launcher

Magazine drum size: 58
Projectile: 12mm discs
Primary power source: 9s lipro (2.5pounds) x 2 (100 shots per charge)
Recharging time is approximately 230 min
Capacitors: HV Tri-tantalum electrolytic quasi-capacitors x 6
Switches: HV SCR x12
Power supply: Smart 1500W DC-AC Converter with bypass
Rate of fire: 24 discs per minute (at full power)
Up to 58 rounds per minute at 50% power
Muzzle velocity: 75m/s
Muzzle energy: 200Joules (145ft-lbs)
If at 50% power Joules will be halved
Efficiency: 4.2%
Effective range: 70ft
Overall Weight: 22lbs

Silent(Small clicking noise but no bang)
Flashless
Smokeless
Shellless
Low recoil
All weather use
Smart scope option
*Candensia approved


Heiwa Recoil Shifted Pulse Assault Rifle


Glaive saw pole

Sky Naval


Bulb-Class Light Cruiser
Performance
Maximum speed: 41.6 mph
Cruise speed: 34.2 mph
Range: 7,500 mi at cruising speed
Service ceiling: (21,000 ft) static
Complement: 500
Armament:
20 × double 25 mm (1 in) AA guns
Single 12.7 cm (5 in) gun
10 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns


Pod-Class Light Carrier
Performance
Maximum speed: 79 mph
Cruise speed: 63 mph
Range: 6,840 mi at cruising speed
Service ceiling: (21,000 ft) static
Complement: 400
Armament:
7 x 30mm Autocannon
Carried:
3 x fast fighters



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Pappus-Class Light Cruiser
Performance
Maximum speed: 67 km/h
Cruise speed: 44.2 km/h
Range: 9,500 mi at cruising speed
Service ceiling: (21,000 ft) static
Complement: 450
Armament:
2 x double 25 mm (1 in) AA guns
Single 15 cm (6 in) gun
6 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
4 air-launched cruise missile "Levant" double 167-kilogram warhead body diameter 33 centimeters.


.

AFV

Armament:
.50 caliber

Weight:
750pounds (340 Kilograms)


Read factbook

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The parliament quickly and earnestly responded to the advancements in nuclear development. They poured the available resources they could muster into the development of their nuclear technologies, and most importantly, their nuclear deterrent. As a result, they called back their nine great war research divisions into active service, primarily, to improve national security, regional security, and clean energy development. Those research divisions were the National Scientific Research Divisions (THE NINE EXPRES DIVISIONS). AND TOGETHER WITH THE JOINT ALPINE TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS ADVANCEMENTS ASSOCIATION (THE JOINT ALPINE TABAA), THE PROJECTS WERE SHARED WITH THE CANDAIN GULLBLAT ENCLAVE, SECURING THEIR POSITION FOR CLEAN AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY. Their expertise and knowledge were expected to be of great help to the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of the Military, which were helping to achieve national and regional security. THEIR SOLE FOCUSES WERE ENERGY POWER PLANT DEVELOPMENT, NUCLEAR WARHEAD DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVANCING THEIR TECHNOLOGIES.

The first step was to focus their manpower on the research of BETTER INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, SEISMOLOGY SYSTEMS, TSUNAMI INTEGRATED WARNING NETWORKS, NUCLEAR FUEL, AND EFFICIENT COMPUTERISED SYSTEMS, to name a few. THE SWISS SPRITES, SWISS HUMANS, AND Candain GULLBLAT SPRITES WERE EXPERTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITHIN THOSE IMPORTANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS. As such, those protection systems needed to be drawn and finalized to prevent nuclear meltdowns, which would undoubtedly lead to nuclear disasters. Civilian research firms and laboratories reached out to both Ministries to further break through their shared goal of a safer nuclear power plant. They dubbed it the SAHENR REACTORS, which were the aforementioned molten salt versions of the venerated nuclear power plant design. They utilized small pellets of nuclear fuel instead of the traditional rods. And they were able to be designed in various shapes with less need for intense structural reinforcements. They were able to hold out against earthquakes on their own. The system was also designed with an integrated water containment system to cool the pellets off in case of serious emergencies. Networks of pipes were to send them off into their containment units to prevent meltdowns. THE ENERGY COMPANY, OGLOV, SENT THEIR DESIGN PROPOSALS CALLING IT THE Safer Alternative Higher Efficiency Nuclear Reactor (SAHENR). THUS THEIR NEW SAHENR, SAHENR MoD 124G6, was presented to the Bureau head of the nuclear advancement program.

Such reactors would not only replace regular uranium rods which are less safe and easier for disasters to occur, but also give the ability to an easier integration of other technologies, once again if the changes are needed. The so-called SAHENR (Safer Alternative Higher Efficiency Nuclear Reactor) would use fuel pebbles, coated with a thick layer of composite materials that could withstand higher temperatures and pressures, which also acts as a sort of shock absorption. The leading company, OGLOV Insignia Energy Corp, is the brilliant mind that created the method of encasing nuclear fuel inside a composite ball. If a meltdown were to occur, the balls would immediately be sent to a Containment unit and safely stored with tons of water inside. Many designs were presented to the table of the meeting with the Minister of Energy, each having its distinct advantages over the older and conventional designs.

Much like the Nine Experimental Divisions, they were highly dedicated to the idea of advanced nuclear power plants with enhanced protection systems to keep them from collapsing. Nuclear energy was another needed primary energy source after the Confederation’s prominent and growing thermal energy and use of hydrocarbons, but they needed to make the first jump. Safety was their utmost priority, especially with the concerns of waste spillage into the ocean. For this reason, Underwater Research Divisions began their ways to capture and contain contaminants within the shallow and deeper waters. Filtration, through tiny slits within nets, was among the many ideas chosen from their design bureaus, but it had yet to prove its effectiveness. Currently, they were only useful for capturing and disposing of industrial muck, displaced from the river basins, which originated from major industrial centers and vast farmlands upstream. At best, they were used to cleaning up thicker substances of oil from spills and bilge dumping. But new systems, inspired by underwater zones of netting, were in progress.

As previously mentioned, the parliament secretly agreed to help develop nuclear weapons, creating their capabilities to dissuade other nuclear powers with the threat of mutually assured destruction. Ever since the nuclear proliferation from multiple superstates, conducted by all major powers, the momentum to gain equal footing was not only required but was the greatest necessity for defense and diplomatic leverage. To maintain peace, we must prepare for war, after all. But in public, they stated their commitment to the path of peace with the strategic resource, which was the development of clean energy production. A facade was created, showing their superficial layers, while they hid their darker secret.

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THE JOINT ALPINE TABAA PROJECTS WITH THE CANDAIN GULLBLAT ENCLAVE

}}}}}}{{{THE CIVILIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH
}}}SAFER MOLTEN SALT REACTOR POWER PLANT DESIGNS
}}}ADVANCING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DESIGNS
}}}ADVANCED POWER PLANT SAFETY MEASURES
}}}ADVANCED NUCLEAR WASTE CONTAINMENT DESIGNS
}}}UNDERWATER DECONTAMINATION CONTAINMENT DESIGNS
}}}UNDERWATER CONTAMINATION CAPTURE DESIGNS

}}}}}}{{{THE MILITARY NUCLEAR RESEARCH
}}}ENHANCED NUCLEAR WARHEADS
}}}NUCLEAR BOMBS
}}}NUCLEAR CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS

}}}}}}(((DERMEA MOLTS REACTOR A1-A2, 2032
}}}PURPOSE: NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCTION
}}}COMPLETION DATE: 2038
}}}PROJECT COST: 20 BILLION DOLLARS

}}}}}}((MOLTS REACTOR A3-A5, 2032
}}}PURPOSE: NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCTION
}}}COMPLETION DATE: 2040
}}}PROJECT COST: 56 BILLION DOLLARS

}}}}}}(((PROJECT COST: 76 BILLION DOLLARS USD ALTOGETHER
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IMAGES URL: THE SWISS MOLTEN SALT REACTORS (SAHENR) AND MOLTEN SALT NUCLEAR REACTOR REFERENCE (LOCATED WITHIN THE MOLTEN SALT REACTOR SECTION BOX)

<RP>

Call from Eleutheria

Deeming reestablishment of trade ties not only necessary, but also beneficial for the diplomatic influence over southern Ardentia, the Foreign Ministry has decided to send out an envoy to Ceolan, along with a number of business representatives, in particular the ones from Hiramika Corp (precise machinery, robotics), Prodacorp (grain and dairy) and Pomyaril Inc. (photoelectric elements).

Call from Rykensvik

Arriving to the Aquitaan Sea, the captain of the "Failsafe" would notice that the coast belongs to Aquitinia, not Rykensvik, and thus a safe passage for the delegation had to be established. After short negotiations with the port authority in one of the cities, the envoy and his aide would continue their journey, now certainly arriving to Rykensvik's border.

Call from Dzeia

Recalling prior involvement in development of the nation, the Finance Ministry authorised Midribbonian companies to invest into Dzeia. The Foreign Ministry proposed a grant for the best investment proposal, amounting to 100 million crosets. Curiously enough, the Foreign Ministry is yet to renew any agreements with the Dze, despite already drafting plans for cooperation.

Dze Tribes wrote:

  • 2x RS-235, price to be named. Order sent by the DRN (Naval Forces).

  • 5x M-27J, with a potential 5 more to be ordered down the line; price to be named. Order sent by the DLA (Land Forces).

  • 1x MM-27J "Dragoon", price to be named. Order sent by the DRA (Airforce).

  • 1x EM-27J, price to be named. Order sent by the DRA.

  • 1x SkyLiner A400 MRTT, price to be named. Order sent by the DPHEL (Peacekeepers).

  • 1x PM-8 "Orca", price to be named. Order sent by the DRN.

  • 2x RS-130V "Albatross", price to be named. Order sent by the DLA.

  • 5x AO-10C, price to be named. Order sent by the SC (Shadecloaks).

  • 5x F-20NG "Super Frelon", price to be named. Order sent by the DRA.

(Price to be named means you send me a price tag and I'll go "yeah I can pay this now/in [x],probably 5-10, years)

RP: Proliferation [SECRET GO KICK ROCKS, EXCEPT DZE]
A successful deal made for the sale of several air force and naval aircraft models made many a company happy. Despite the small, preliminary nature of the requested batch it was a gateway into further cooperation with the nation. Brennus had few friends and few enemies, their widespread pseudo-neutrality was and would continue to remain a cornerstone of foreign policy, the Republic would much rather continue to maintain a circle of primary allies rather than continue to become entangled in the diplomatic mire of major alliances like the Technate, Phoenix Blossom, or Vesperian Union. While perhaps to some the circle was too small, continued cooperation with the Swiss and Dze had turned into a profitable endeavor. So, while expansions into foreign policy were being considered, the current circle the nation found itself in was deemed sufficient, for now at least. The order of aircraft would be delivered in mixed batches. This was due not only to training and familiarization efforts but also the sheer cost of the nearly 3 billion Branc deal. It was a colossal amount of money, with a significant share of that due to make it into the pockets of the government thanks to their continued socialist-typical grip on massive private enterprises. A few expenses needed to be paid here and a few departments needed money there, overall a win-win situation.

- 5x M-27J
- 5x F-20NG

Batch one consisted of the first 10 machines, 5 medium airlift and 5 multirole fighter aircraft. While the F-20NG was the more expensive of the two economical fighter options the Brennians sold, it was a fast, reliable and hard hitting machine that was a more than worthy successor to the old F-10 and F-20 fighter models. A total overhaul of the F-20 the NG features a new part for anything you could think of, from the airframe all the way down to the AC system. Semi-Stealth capability and monstrous engines that have become a typical design principle in Brennian aircraft design provide a high top speed and a high acceleration to match. Built for the new age of BVR but keeping that delta wing maneuverability makes it a match even for the most overdesigned thoroughbred fighters in the world. Men and Women of the 61st Fighter Squadron, the "Vanguard" are assigned to training and familiarization of Dze pilots.

On a different note, the M-27J is one of the pride and joys of the Brennian Logistics Network. While the C-20, in all her glory, may be the largest cargo aircraft in inventory and made famous by the post Balto Civil War relief efforts the M-27J is a robust medium lift aircraft that is made to do the things the C-20 just cant. A shorter takeoff length, excellent cargo capacity and much tougher frame allow it to land and lift off from far more rugged areas than the C-20 could dream of. Easy to maintain but tough to break, its constantly reliable operation makes it a perfect fit for the unforgiving lands of the Dze, ordered aircraft will be fitted with standard Owl-Edge props for decreased noise pollution. Airlift squadron pilots and loadmasters will make the journey with the finished products to conduct training.

- 1x MM-27J
- 1x EM-27J

Both variants of the vaunted M-27J, these specialized mission variants provide a reliable, cheap, and easy to hand platform for special operations support and electronic warfare operations. Equipped with the same ruggedness as their medium lift sister variant both of these planes provide extreme flexibility in terms of landing strip conditions required for landing and lift off. The MM-27J is a dedicated special operations support aircraft. While not a gunship, perhaps to the disappointment of some, it provides critical operations support in many different ways. Equipped with dedicated C4ISR and SIGNT capability along with EO/IR Fusion sensors, ESM and an AESA search radar, little can escape its view. In addition, a store management system mounted in what used to be the cargo bay is capable of housing a variety of Precision Guided Munitions such as bombs, missiles, and loitering munitions. Four wing pylons allow for the mounting of further weapons, support equipment or fuel drop tanks.

Similarly, the EM-27J forgoes its capacity to carry cargo and replaces it with a varied suite of electronic warfare and cyber warfare equipment. While much of its capability is highly classified, it is more than capable of completely disrupting radio communications, even those used in remote detonators for IEDs and other such explosive devices. Cyber warfare capability expands this missions set and allows the EM-27J to attack and neutralize targets few other similar aircraft in the world can.

- 2x RS-235
- 5x AO-10C

Emerging threats in the modern Kalranian world often take the form of irregular rebel or terrorist groups engaging in low intensity conflict where the use of advanced equipment may result in unnecessarily high cost for even the most basic of strike missions, much less the cost of potentially losing one of these assets to the enemy. To this end, Brennus has put forth a low cost, highly effaceable strike aircraft for use in low intensity zones that cost pennies next to platforms like the F-20NG or even the Mako. A twin turboprop aircraft able to take off and land from even the most austere of landing strips, the AO-10C combines simplicity with firepower. Featuring an advanced radar and camera system pilots enjoy high situational awareness as compared to contemporaries of its type. A varied list of armaments provides further mission flexibility to the machine, capable of carrying advanced munitions on a platform a fraction of the price of fighter or attack jets. Survivability in the form of advanced countermeasures ensures sufficient defense against threats like MANPADS, pilots will be provided for training of the SC air wing.

Yet another variant of a ubiquitous cargo aircraft the Ocean Sentry provides a similarly cheap SAR capability to whatever navy or air force makes the choice to acquire it. While not a floatplane like its RM-27J counterpart, it makes up for it by providing advanced search and command and control capability for rescue efforts. Able to locate and relay locations of those in need while serving as a command node for wider operations, one could locate a victim, relay its location to retrieval assets, and guide in said assets all in a short span of time. With how rough the coasts of the Confederation are, SAR assets will be critical for maintaining coastal safety of foreigners and nationals alike.

Another Day in Congress
As the country adjusts to a more global presence, its laws and congress must also adjust accordingly. On the floor was the discussion of immigration laws and dealing with both legal, unregistered with expired presence visas, and illegals. The current laws regarding immigration and residency applications were considered draconic and “built on top of itself repeatedly” by the Liberty’s Pride Party (LPp). The LPp has been trying for several years to revise and solidify a new method for dealing with foreigners as most of the policies regarding immigration were written in the 1950s and 1960s, which were very anti-immigrant due to the issues of the period.

Dual citizenship was outlawed, however residency wasn’t citizenship. This meant that immigrants who applied for residency could still retain their homeland’s citizenship. The Vikinggarden brought this to the floor and requested of the bill’s drafter that there be an addendum to nullify any foreign citizenships if an immigrant becomes a resident. The LPp pushed back saying that this would discourage foreigners from becoming residents, thus shrinking the population.

The Libertarian Front Party (LFp) added that the country was experiencing a food price spike due to the shrinking farmland domestically. Foreign imports had to be brought in via air travel and while news of the Det Norske Luftfartselskap’s “Cargo Airship” was most reassuring due to its carrying capacity, it was still many years away from service. Current cargo aircraft were stretching their travel distances with the current trade network that Rykensvik had established and would require multiple aircraft/trips to import the foodstuffs needed to feed the country.

A heated debate broke out on the floor that importing more residents would spike food demand and prices thus worsening the cost of living situation. For reference, over the past ten years, 2000-2010, the cost of eggs has increased by 10 Kroner, milk by 12 Kroner, and bread by 9 Kroner. The cost of fuel however has decreased from 4 Kroner a gallon to 4 Kroner per gallon as a result of expanding oil drilling operations, the cost of a barrel of crude oil however has remained largely unchanged, 870 Kroner per barrel (81 USD). It would also require city expansions to provide more housing opportunities, the current monthly rent nationally is approximately 12,000 Kr (1200 USD), an average 4 bedroom, 2 bath house in an average quality neighborhood sits around 3.2 million Kr (280,000 USD).

Some members of the LFp were speculating that an annual increase of about 20 to 50 thousand residents would see the cost of housing increase 30%, most single-family houses are resident owned, most renting properties are corporate-owned or single-building small business. Most rental properties are not profitable and the larger corporate owned properties are just one bad year from bankruptcy. This means a substantial subsidy would be required to see housing expansion. Current birth/death rates would keep the country at a stable growth, seeing an annual increase of population around 5,000 to 10,000 residents.

The LPp laid claim that by increasing the population, Rykensvik would have more people to operate low-grade jobs that many native-born Vikans don’t want to do, largely due to low pay or labor intensity. A counterpoint was made by another member of the LPp that increasing the minimum wage would push the wages of these low-end high labor jobs upwards to compete better with other low-end jobs.

Vikinggarden (VG) protested both ideas heavily, laying claims that it would hurt many smaller businesses that have less than a hundred employees and often only one or two sites of operation. Increasing foreigner presence would require more funding being thrown into the education system, furthermore requiring the creation of a dedicated “Foreigner assimilation school” to bring immigrants who become new residents up to intellectual speed with the rest of Vikan society. This would divert funding away from national defense and infrastructure budgets, both of which were being heavily utilized for the country’s technological improvement.

The LFp made a statement that Rykensvik currently has no major adversary. There are some running rumors as to the questionable state of some of the neighboring territories, but there is no major threat to Rykensvik’s sovereignty. The military doesn’t need to bloat its budget, rather it needs to decrease its overall spending to sustain current capabilities instead of expanding. The LPp agreed. There were some members of the VG who did agree but did not speak up.

The debates continued for months with little progress being made due to the VG’s majority within congress. Any attempts at lessening military spending in favor of increasing population or subsidies for financial safety nets were blocked. Immigration into the country was at a standstill, relying on a half century old collection of laws and bureaucracy. That is until one of the members of the VG, a known moderate of the party, proposed a plan that got enough congressmen on board to pass it through.

The bill would overhaul and simplify the immigration and residency application process, allowing the whole process to take approximately 6 months to 1 year, increasing the visa expiration date to 2 years while a residency application is under review. It would also increase the minimum wage from 70Kr to 110 Kroner (7-11USD). It would pull the budget not from the military but rather from the national R&D subsidies to increase funding for welfare nets and to fund the new immigration methodology. It would also separate border security from the military and create its own branch of service with more lax requirements for service duty. It would also allow residents to gain citizenship through public service, serving as police, firefighters, paramedics, and search-and-rescue. The proposer estimated this would increase the citizen population from 15% as it is now, to 20-25% of the population. This would create a larger and more diverse voting base, allowing for less brute-force governmental policy. It created a stir within the VG but achieved the ⅔ majority vote to pass it up to the presidency.

The bill sat on the president’s desk for about a month as Valka Jorgenson reviewed it meticulously, with a small team of lawyers who had no presence during the debates or knowledge of the bill itself prior. In August of 2011, the bill, known as “Immigration Citizenship Pathway”, ICP, was passed into law with the presidential seal of approval.

Brennus wrote:

RP: Blood & Emeralds
For: Brennus
Location: Agusha
Those marauders at the checkpoint had been quite thoroughly shocked; the situation had gone from robbing vehicles as a highwayman to an open shootout against a state actor. The snipers in the mountains couldn't see much of anything as long as the Brennians stayed out of the light and with goggles; that was more than easy. The blockade had been blown to bits by the armoured vehicle fire; the machine gun emplacements had got off a few glancing shots which clanged against armour, but the heavy guns were lost from this, and so was the machine gun crew; there was ample of yelling and shouting as the Brennian soldiers engaged the enemy in the dark, the enemy floodlights being the first things to be shot out, the civilians nearby caught on and turned the lights off on their vehicles and got to cover which was abundant enough from random boulders and the ditches. The Marauders in cover dialled their IEDs to no avail; they thought maybe the mountain was blocking cell service, and their greatest weapon against the vehicles was the shaped charges, which were out of commission a devastating blow. Several of those with RPGs moved into firing positions only to get torn up by rounds. However, one of them got a shot off, sending it into an armored vehicle, resulting in quite the fireball, a thermobaric round; soon, he too was dispatched. The highwaymen didn't have any sophisticated ATGM equipment, and when they realized that there were no rockets left, the marauders started to flee, now running down the road, not willing to die for this cause with the odds shifting so rapidly.

A successful engagement. With the blockade down the mountain pass will be liberated.

MAWE MGUMU QUARRY Update: Much of the equipment remained in the same place with only some small shipments going in, but word of the engagement at the highway pass had spread quickly, and they realized that they weren't against the local security forces and may very well need to open the containers of their precious equipment if they are to continue operations.

Your objective Awaits, the primary road to Kivuli Emerald Mine was now passable;

INT: Kivuli Emerald Mine
The road to the mine was dotted with land mines; they had several checkpoints, and images were captured of some mortar pits, an artillery gun, machine gun emplacements and stashes of ATGM and MANPAD weaponry. Kuvuli symbolized the emerald king's power; according to local lore, his ancestors once became wealthy from its riches. The equipment is stored at the bottom because it is an open-pit mine. The mine went down in rings and connected to several other pits with tunnels they created; the tunnels have storehouses with even more gear. The supplies here were different than those kept at the Quarry, it seemed to have extensive artillery equipment that could be used to overthrow a government, but only one gun was set up on the surface. Old mining vehicles were also lying around, and some trailers that had been set up near the end of the mine's life cycle existed and were armoured up as makeshift bunkers, likely with guns inside. They were powered by a few generators kept inside a fenced area; about 100 of the marauders occupy the area at all times, but the numbers surge to ~300 during the weekends with several groups of labourers arriving and troops.

    FOREIGN MINISTRY OF THE UDONOVI REPUBLIC OF KULKKISTAN

      وزارت امور خارجه جمهوری اودونووی کولکستان

        Statement on the Strengthening of Diplomatic Ties with Kemonomica

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Udonovi Republic of Kulkkistan is delighted to have received offers from the nation of Honalulu to further strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between both nations. Kulkkistan soon hopes to begin the construction of an embassy for Honalulu in Noshkant, and vice versa, in order to establish a communications channel between both of our countries. Alongside this, Kulkkistan will be loosening restrictions on travel visas, with the aim of promoting tourism between both nations.

      The Ministry of Trade, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be convening soon to discuss potential trade and economic offers that will be forwarded to the leadership of Kemonomica within due time. Kulkkistan hopes that the strengthening of ties will continue into the future, as Kulkkistan seeks to grow closer to other nations around the world, as the globalists and capitalists have purportedly been seeking to unsuccesfully force Kulkkistan into an era of isolation.

        Statement on the Baseless Accusations Made by Authorities in Prolekult

      The government of Kulkkistan categorically denies any of the appalling and baseless accusations made by imperialist authorities of southern Solingarch regarding our alleged involvement in the activities of Nieve Lem-Ristović. These allegations of Kulkkistani operatives operating within these developments are unfounded and fabricated. We categorically reject any insinuation that we would engage in covert operations to destabilize another sovereign state. Such claims are not only absurd but also malicious attempts by the imperialists to deflect attention from the real issues at hand. It is evident that the authorities in southern Solingarch are seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own political agenda. By fabricating connections to Kulkkistan, they aim to discredit legitimate revolutionaries and silence voices of the people within their own society.

      However, the government of Kulkkistan would also like to express its vocal support for the people struggling against this imperialist regime. Nieve Lem-Ristović was a respected labor organizer and theorist within the local community. His untimely and brutal death has shaken us deeply, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. Imperialists have continued to force their people into a state of silence, however soon enough this will fail, and revolutionaries globally will soon have their opportunity to rise up against the oppressive imperialists and capitalists.

    The small village of Ail Anem, just a few kilometers away from the larger town of El Ghanater, had been borderline abandoned for years by this point. Larger infrastracture that had been in the process of being constructed was largely left abandoned, and the settlement's remaining population had instead hosen to back to their traditional housing styles. It had been over fourty years since the imperial government of Kulkkistan promised to directly fund the growing settlement, and turn it into Kulkkistan's "next Noshkant". As a result of money being poured directly into the city, tens of thousands found themselves willingly moving to the city, seeking job opportunities to help assist in building the small settlement into something greater. All seemed great for the once tiny settlement, and a bright future was ahead for them. However, 1980 came and went. Money soon stopped pouring into the city, and many of these workers who had once moved to the settlement in search of jobs, moved back out in the face of the revolution. Things grew worse when Kulkkistan straight up began to neglect the numerous infrastructure projects ongoing in the settlement, and by this point any remaining workers had also left for good. Those who were left were either the settlement's natives, or those who just couldn't afford to move back to urban Kulkkistan, and instead chose to adapt to the ways of the local.

    Nonetheless, it would be this day that the forgotten settlement would become the birthplace of something greater than the town could ever dream of being. On the 3rd day of March, 2011, near three in the afternoon, locals would be working, as per usual. Even when all those intellectual and urban workers had left the settlement, working still remained a huge and instrumental part of the town's culture, with men, women, and even children working day and night to provide for their families. It had also just recetly rained for the first time in what felt like forever, meaning the ground was wet and the skies above the settlement were dark and cloudy. But to the average civilian, there was no difference between cloudy and sunny, as no matter what happened, the working must continue. Of course, their government had stopped providing them with basic necessities, so who else was going to do it for them? In fact, the area in and around the settlement was run by the locals, and no one else. Not even the militants, who were hellbent on casting as much influence over Kulkkistan as they could without angering Noshkant, couldn't even be bothered to keep a few men here and there. Unfortunately for Noshkant and the civilians, this fact would soon come back to bite them.

    As the locals continued to work, the sound of vehicles approaching and tires treading through the muddy ground would force their interest, as many gathered near the entrance to the settlement. In the distance, they could see what was making those sounds: actual vehicles. For the first time in years, vehicles would be present within the city, something that meant a lot to the average local. As the vehicles got closer and closer, they could begin to make out the vehicles themselves. Four technicals armed with machine guns and rocket launchers, one larger, white van, and one black sedan, which, compared to the other vehicles, seemed completely spotless and untouched. The van drove in the front, while the sedan was in the back, and the four technicals surrounded the two vehicles as if they were forming a defensive shield around them. The vehicles would then speed up, approaching the settlement even faster, before stopping in front of the crowd of locals. Notably, all the vehicles, excluding the black sedan, all had flags positioned on the top of each vehicle, and this flag was completely black, except for some Phresian writing that was in white an a small symbol above the writing that none of the civilians could make out. Another thing many had noticed, was that the men on the back of the technicals controlling the weaponry were wearing a mix of traditional clothing alongside militant clothing, with traditional headwear being used as makeshift masks, as well as weaker bullet vests.

    As soon as the vehicles stopped, more militants would begin to exit the vehicles, with at least twenty being present. Many of them were equipped with automatic rifles, and one was even carring a rocket launcher. They then walked towards the black sedan, and would open the back door. There, an older man who appeared to be in his late sixties would exit the car, wearing religious clothing, being escorted by the militants as he walked towards the crowd.

    As he walked towards the crowd, the civilians within the crowd would begin kneeling at the sight of his presence, with many also cheering. He would direct the militants to enter the city as he began greeting the locals, using a traditional religious greeting to do so. Many would also begin cheering his name. "Ismail al-Usman!", some would proclaim.

    By the end of the day, Ismail and his militants would finally leave the city. After a day of ferocious speeches in the city, many of the settlement's men, and even some children, would be given rifles and militant clothing, given the task to defend the settlement and export their movement outside of the area. As the vehicles began to leave, one by one, the locals-turned-militants would begin shouting one phrase over and over.

    "Long live the Akhist State!"

RP: Its a Long Way
Otyken

The sounds of gunfire ripped through the otherwise quiet day, the initial volley of machine guns replaced by the beastly thunk of the IFVs autocannon. 30mm rounds ripped apart the front barriers and scattered men across the ground in what resembled something like a chunky pasta sauce. With the front lines being cleared out almost immediately, infantry stormed what was left of the barricade, one Brennian marine hoisting his GPMG and blasting at a small group of hostiles as they tried to recover from the storm of cannon rounds. They never got the chance and they lay dead more or less where they fell as a high intensity gunfight kicked off. The fire supremacy doctrine was showing its good side, at least 5 machine guns pouring lead into whatever defensive positions remained for the Emerald King’s men. Dropping like flies and with their IEDs useless it was a hopeless battle, and while it looked to be going flawlessly, a lone AT gunner managed to slip the view of the Marines as a thermobaric round was loosed from its launcher. It was aimed at the IFV, but sailed high as he was still quite suppressed and soon after died on the ground. Normally a near miss would be nothing to worry about, but with the rest of the convoy stuck up behind the fighting element a stray RPG round could spell disaster.

Spell disaster it nearly did, as the bulbous projectile sailed over a few vehicles in the convoy and smashed into an APC. Had it been a perfect dead on hit from the angle it was coming from the driver would certainly have been doomed, though at the last second its slat armor package tripped up the RPG, throwing it off course and detonating it in a spectacular explosion. Thermobaric rounds were nothing to scoff at even given their inherently anti-personnel role. The explosions they could make were devastating, and civilian cars would be rendered hunks of scrap by a good hit. Given this, a chunk of the front Slat armor was turned into slag, tearing it off its mountings and tilting it to the ground on one side, a track caught a good portion of shrapnel, and helped by the pressure wave screwed it beyond easy repair. The driver popped his hatch shortly after, groaning and flailing about helplessly as he staggered and fell off the top of the APC. His ears were buzzing horribly and his vision was next to useless, he didn’t know where he was or what happened, reducing to writhing on the ground in confusion and pain as his commander and a corpsman from one of the dismounted squads rushed to his aid. Mercifully the rest of the vehicle and its living cargo were unharmed.

A recovery vehicle from the convoy would have to pick it up and move it, and with the stranded infantry having no other space to sit were relegated to guarding it and directing the traffic until they were picked up along with the APC. Succinctly the rest of the two companies' worth of men moved on, diverting around the wreck. Kivuli Mine was wide open, and the troops pressed on with determination.

Oddly enough, only a lightly defended checkpoint stood between us and our objective in the mine. This lends credence to the theory that we’ve taken them completely by surprise and it would be wise to carry this momentum forward as quickly as possible, the faster Kivuli is taken the easier Mawe Mgumu will fall. To this end the 1st and 4th Platoons from 1st Battalion, 11th MEU will advance on Kivuli at best possible speed. There can be no rest between our time engaging enemy forward elements and our putsch to Kivuli, we cannot allow them to be ready for us.

4th Platoon, the battalion's weapons platoon will be responsible for organic support and flank protection, and will be organized in a rough half circle around 1st Platoons engagement zone; any enemy elements that slip past the view of the 1st will be engaged by the 4th. 1st Platoon will engage their attack only after a preliminary bombardment consisting of guided mortars and loitering munitions has concluded. 4th Platoon’s mortar battery will then be on call after an obscuring smoke fire mission on likely/suspected hidden enemy positions. Loitering munitions have already been fed positioning data on mortar pits, and infantry elements have been given bunker position data, which will be marked on HUD and maps. We know for a fact mines have been deployed to cover the road approach, so we will simply not take the road. At earliest convenience the convoy will veer off and traverse cross country to objective area. Minefield perimeters have been confirmed and marked by drone work. IED jammers will stay on at all times, and a mine clearing engineering vehicle will be heading the convoy to hopefully avoid any surprise explosives.

We have them off guard, outnumbered 500 to 100 and with superior firepower and intelligence. If there was any such thing as a perfect opportunity it would be this, mop this up quick and clean. After your target is secured enemy munitions are to be disposed of and the tunnels are to be completely sealed, we will not waste the lives of our men for little reason. We don’t need them cleared, we just need them useless.

The Emerald King’s forces are distracted, looking towards Kivuli and not enough to the land right in front of them. Though this will be a far less breezy engagement with the element of surprise it should be more than doable. We’ve had ample time to observe their compound, and several loitering munitions strikes have been queued onto the facilities power generation. The 13th MEU should arrive at its muster point shortly and will conduct foot reconnaissance with a strike no engagement policy as to avoid supplies being moved out in anticipation of an attack. Once holes in intelligence are patched, the 13th MEU will conduct an attack with the 2nd and 3rd Platoons of their 1st Battalion, both rifle platoons as a weapons platoon would be too damaging to the civilian presence. It’ll be a slow, inevitably close quarters fight with tight restrictions on support, casualties are expected and caution must be exercised.

RP Open Dialog
With the investigation into Averius’ affairs seemingly checking out ok, dialog between the two countries can continue. Although no initial offers were made due to ideological differences, and a kinda racist attitude that most Baltocarpathian politicians had towards Averians, the only resolution to come out of this would be an end to lissandre participation with minimal fanfare to announce it, as the public wouldn’t care either way

Baltocarpathia wrote:RP Open Dialog
With the investigation into Averius’ affairs seemingly checking out ok, dialog between the two countries can continue. Although no initial offers were made due to ideological differences, and a kinda racist attitude that most Baltocarpathian politicians had towards Averians, the only resolution to come out of this would be an end to lissandre participation with minimal fanfare to announce it, as the public wouldn’t care either way

RP: Open Invitation

The Empire has decided to send an open invitation to the new Baltocarpathian government to attend a festival in the Moonlight Citadel, a large castle in the former Kingdom of Wolvenia. While the Imperial Palace is the largest in floor area, the Moonlight Citadel is the tallest.

|RP|

    ONE CENTURY SINCE THE END OF THE CALAMITY WAR

"Cast her into the indifferent Inferno of Calamity, and her being will all but be lost to the sorrowful lamentations of her sons and daughters. Yet her memories will return to the ancestral mantle, and we, the scions, must return. For in our return, she shall be born anew from the ashes and cinders..."
- excerpt from 'Arul Iraxa ain Sarvan', unknown author

    All that was once known as the Sarvanti Ordant is gone to the eons. A nation torn apart by the sinful carnality of Man, finally burnt to ashes in the raging flames of the Calamity War. What remains of this civilization is inherited by its struggling remnants, the Scions. It is a time of respite beneath the weight of an uneasy peace forged by the silence of guns, yet man's nature threatens to reignite the dying embers of war into an all-consuming inferno. From the burgeoning domains of successor states brought about by the Great Revolution to the forgotten evils dormant in the exclusion zones, false peace is threatened in this Age of Cinders.

    The political landscape of the region has remained extremely fragile, even during the calmest of times. Spurred by ancient rivalry and unforgotten grudges, the lion and the crow stand under opposing banners in carving out a foothold in the Heartlands. Oris and Haedus claim succession to the high throne of the Sarvanti Ordant, and it is through this clash that the sides are locked in a vicious cold war waged in hopes of salvaging lost technologies of the Calamity War to advance their causes. For now, the laws of the Rubicon remain upheld by the nations, and the blades of their warriors have yet to spill blood.

    The martial republics of the Northern Star and the influence of the Federal Administration Council have begun to spill in from beyond the rocky peaks of the Saring. Though unrelated to the old feuds and the struggle in the south, Arctura has emerged as a new contender, a status that has upset the balance of power in the region. Another state remains to weigh in the complexity of the current political landscape and complete the four-way tug of war. Across the waters, Carrion remains isolated from the brewing storm to the west. Yet, its recent foray into the mainland with the reclamation of Langle has situated it to play a role in unfolding political situations.

    Fledgling, lesser states around bare allegiance to these great powers, or cast the cloak of neutrality. Systems of alliances emerge, and back-alley political scheming is rampant. Yet, not all fall under the realm of order. The lawlessness of the exclusion zones has given birth to the Outcasts. Those who have given up what was left of civility, to adapt to the indifferent, cruelty of the world. Beyond them, whispers of an occultic society, bornt of the paranormal, in the shadows run rampant among the upper echelons of society...

    Will the Scions be doomed to repeat the past mistakes of the Ancestors, or will a new age be forged by the blossoms of the victorious? Much remains uncertain in this Age of Cinders...

"Each drop of blood spilled is a drop of blood well-spent. Victory is everything before Carrion's future."
- Irians Varsich, Aisarn of the First Warhost of Carrion 'Arajan'

    Before the Calamity War, the Mavony Isles were of little strategic value. During the years building up to the first shots of the war itself, a control hub for managing shipping traffic and flow of logistics between the west and east. Now, in the Age of Cinders, the Isles have come under the control of Carrion through one of its vassals on the mainland Arixa. Its purpose had shifted to securing control of the opening to the inland sea against the other scion states, and a bulwark of communication between the isolated Carrion and its western vassals south of the heartlands. A sizable military presence, elements of one of Carrion's detached leagues, are present on and around the island. Approaching Mavony Isles directly would be met with immediate and open hostility as deemed attempts to seize the isles from Carrion's control.

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