The Ukrainian Government has raided multiple Mosques within its borders, alleging Child Abuse. Some of the Mosques seem to have actually abused children, and some have not. It seems that it was mostly a pretense to raid Mosques, and actually raiding Mosques that abused children if only to cover their bases. This attack has come under fire for religious persecution, but the Ukrainians state this was a legitimate raid on Mosques. SEU is pleased that Ukraine seems to dislike the Muslims. India is ecstatic, secretly thinking that Islam got what it deserved. Indonesia increasingly wants independence. SEU promises to free them by 1960 and give them complete governance and to aid them in their independence, or a autonomous region by 1950. They can choose. Indonesia thinks that is a good deal. India and SEU secretly agree: SEU can seize Kazakhstan and Ukraine directly if India is allowed to seize the Kashmir region with SEU assistance, and to incorporate more countries into Indonesia's sphere of influence.
In an Operation against Italy in Libya, the Sultan has won. The Sultan's army came from both Tunisia and Egypt and from the sea. Italy's navy was choked out as all of their focus was in Sicily. The Caliphate responded to the Fascist Regime's oil activities by ambushing Oil Tankers and blowing them up. Oil refineries were also taken over in bloody firefights, Italy's control in the deserts wasn't very good, they were unprepared and lacked control on the oil fields that they controlled. The hardest battles were on the coast, in one sector the Fascists had gained a controlled part of the coastline and allowed 1,000 troops to escape before 80,000 of the Caliphate's soldiers closed in. The Caliphate freed the coastal cities but caused much bloodshed as Italy fought against them. The Fascists fought well, very well, their own problem was that the sea was closed off to them, and the only way out was through the desert, yet they fought hard and spread the estimated end time of the battle. Italy has now been kicked out of Libya and it rests in Sunayyad arms, the region is heavily defended and the oil fields are being reworked. Italy not building a pipeline was a huge mistake, their oil output was only satisfactory. This is a direct response to Sicily being taken over, the Sultan assures the Fascist states that they are walking upon dangerous grounds and that they should find oil elsewhere. The Sultan replies to Ukraine's lies and awful actions by capturing Slavic visitors and citizens in the Sunayyad Empire. Only 405 Slavs are in custody, only 50 are Ukranian. 30 of them have been trialled for treason to the Islamic State and attempt to overthrow the Sultan. They will be put on execution, only if Ukraine agrees to stop the Islamic persecution in their land.
Effectively every Fascist Nation in Europe has raised a coalition to defeat the Caliphate. They want their oil, and they want it now. They are trying to kick Caliphate forces out. However, Benito Mussolini is amenable to trading Sicily for Libya. None of the other Fascists or Italy's populace want this. They want to win. The Indians decide to create a diversion. They once again Invade Kashimir, this time with SEU aerial backup. SEU is unenthusiastic and provides the bare minimum backup needed to kill the fortifications.
The Sultan proposes a deal to Mussolini. Libya gets to be apart of the Sunayyad Empire, Libyans keep their homes and freedoms, but Libya's oil sector will be owned by the Fascist Regime. The Sunayyad Empire wants Libya only for the reason of bringing back the borders of the Umayyad Caliphate 1 thousand years ago. Libya will be a nation under Sunayyad rule, Sunayyadins will get free travel through their borders, yet all of Libya's oil sectors are strictly owned by the Fascists, the Sultan will loosen their military hostility on Libya and will keep Libya as a neutrality zone, no fighting over anything. The Sunayyad Empire and the Fascist Regime wants Libya for two different reasons, the Fascists clearly had no use for keeping Libya other than it's oil. The Sunayyad Empire has inevitably torn itself apart. They are fighting 3 wars in 3 parts of their nation, logistics are crazed, so many supplies cannot get to where they need to fast enough, and the food is depleting. The Caliphate lets India have Kashmir... for now... Oman and Yemen are both problematic, the Caliphate's stalemating in the region and the people are calling for the war to end. The war will end. The Caliphate is answering to its people's cries and stopping the war with India and pausing the invasion of Oman and Yemen. Libya is being consulted. If the Caliphate doesn't stop fighting multiple wars at once they are going to split in half. Ethiopia has taken over Somalia with minor Sunayyad backup.
The Fascists agree, knowing this is better than nothing. The Romanian Government is extensively developing their small oil reserves. It will only fulfill a 1/4 of Fascist Europe's needs; but it will be good.
The Caliphate has started construction on a new type of Battleship, the Ninurta, ancient Mesopotamian god of agriculture, creator of the Euphrates and Tigris and grand warrior. Only 4 ships of her class will be built within 1 year. Ninurta Class Battleship 3×3 18-inch guns 1x1 4-inch Turk AA gun 75,372 tons displacement full load 30 knots Effectively an upscaled version of the Caliphate's most successful ship, the Nergal-Class Battlecruiser, this ship is decently armored and fast. Its armament is nothing to be laughed at, matching and exceeding most SEU Battleships, possesing guns with powerful Muzzle Velocity. It is competitive and can fight most SEU Battleships while having a good chance of coming out on top. It is of note its armor scheme is very effective at its job.
The SEU has create a plot at the World Expo, delayed by world affairs but still happening. Unfortunately, all of the Combines were given plots next to each other. As such, SEU has planned a demonstration of their might. Several Large Figures consisting of an Asian, Javanese and Russian man, along with Women and Children (apparently an entire family), holding a Hammer and Sickle will seemingly be about to overrun the Caliphate plot. The Caliphate will likely create a response, and SEU has created just the weapon to point at the potential response. Various innovative weapons systems, to be showcased at the Expo has been pointed at the site of the SNE. Many other inventions have been showcased. India, for its part has created a 1:1 model of an 16-inch gun and pointed it directly at the Caliphate site. Jeez, this Expo has turned into a competition. The USSR is in a great amount of economic growth and prosperity, despite the fact that two of its most powerful states are at war with each other.
The Israeli people are stewing. They want a homeland, and one free from Caliphate Influence. They want their own state, but no one is willing to back them. The Socialists dislike religion as a whole, the Caliphate is... the Caliphate, and the Fascists are racist... maybe the federation can help? War is on the Horizon, and the Socialists have realized. They cease their ambitious goals and redirect funding to the military, but it is deeply unpopular and the motions are quickly reversed. Joseph Stalin (instead of an evil man, he's now a fanatical Socialist in this timeline. he is less crazy and does not do any random purges) disapproves. He knows that the future of Socialism is in danger, and he tries to get others to listen. But his radical policies and measures to destroy the freedom of the peoples, which would be needed in a war, is very unpopular. No one likes him, but his General Georgy Zhukov and loyal attack dog Nikita Khrushchev helps him keep his power.
The Caliphate responds at the world fair by building a small replica of the New Library of Alexandria, statues of grand Muslim rulers, and most importantly 2 16 inch guns pointed directly at the Socialists. Most of the plot is designed to show the cultural progress of Sunyyad, with all ethnic groups and cultures apart of the plot. Although the Sultan is much more brutal and war like, he wants the world to see the Caliphate as the capital of science, religion and eduction.. It's coming... slowly i guess...
In response, the Socialists unveil "Godslayer". While details are extremely vague, it is told that it uses a special kind of Chemical Reaction to produce an explosion so powerful as to challenge god himself. In truth, it is a model of a top-secret research on several elements and their capacity for Destruction. Of course, the internal workings are nonexistent and it is little more than a husk of concrete, as the SEU hopes the Caliphate guns are. The Socialists are all about challenging God, and the Indians and SEU have interpreted this very differently. India believes in becoming more like Brahman, while SEU believes in killing God.
The Sultan conjures up evil by residing ancient scrolls and spells from Deep Black Magic, written by Islamic scholars 1000 years ago who were trialled and executed, their scrolls still stand. Magic from everywhere excavated sites in Ancient Sumer, Canaan and even Egypt. The Sultan believes himself to have found the exact books and instructions written by the exact sorcerers who challenged Moses at Pharaoh's palace thousands of years ago... The Sultan knows he is treading on dark water, and he knows Deep Magic is strictly forbidden in Islam, but he personally conducted a spell on his brother whom he hated, and it worked, his brother died of unknown causes 3 days later, on the 13th of Friday... There is every reason for the Sultan to believe magic works, although this is completely secret, he studies in a dark room in the chambers of his palace, only a few of his officials know about this, the public shall never know.
The Caliphate has developed a new type of machine gun, the MG 34. Although testing is currently being done, it is expected to be introduced to the military within 2 years time. The M1 Sakhra is already in military service and it seems to be exponentially well. Sub Machine guns aren't used very much in the Empire due to their range and poor act of aim, although during close conflicts they are favoured. Currently, models of the MP 18 are being used, secretly handed to the Ottomans by the Germans after WW1.
Yemen and Oman are in chaos right now. Oman seems to be the most lenient with the invasion, the resistance isn't as harsh as Yemen. All day and all night Caliphate troops and "Yoman" troops fight in the cities, in the fields and at the parliament. After weeks of fighting, Yemen's Capitals were taken over. Through the sea, Muscat, Oman's capital was quite easy to annex, although fighting didn't stop. Still, resistance and rebel militant groups span all across the landscape. Once they fall in Sunayyad hands it'll still be brutal to keep them as annexed states, they'll keep fighting, but eventually, they'll be calmed down.
The Federation Has finished building battleships (only built a total of 5)and is now starting construction on 5 new destroyers
Where the Sunayyad Empire gets its food from in order of quanities: Home countries, Tunisia, Egypt, Fertile Crescent, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. The Federation, 80% of food from overseas comes from here, currently The Federation is recieving Oil from the Sunayyad Empire. Ethiopia. The food situation in fertile areas is relatively decent, although when it comes to large scale armies it is much more difficult, that's why the reserves are up and the active troops are down, when there is no war, reserves get their food through their own ways and family farms and grocers.
NAVAL GUNS REVIEWSNE: Due to having the British Empire, these guys received what is potentially one of the best Naval Guns ever, the 15-inch Mark 1. Despite the limitation that its mounting only allowed it to go up 20 Degrees, it is still a reliable and overall accurate design, even if the armor piercing capabilities are less than optimal. They are wire-wound, which means they are overall quite reliable and strong. Supercharges could be issued to combat this, but this creates Barrel Wear. It's a trade. The potential 18-inch guns the SNE could choose to mass produce is a copy of this design, which means it inherits much of its reliability and accuracy.The Islamic Caliphate: Due to the relatively rushed design of the gun, the 15-inch guns has some problems with reliability. This gun fails relatively often, especially in the heat of Battle. However, it is still a powerful Gun and has a fast Muzzle Velocity, allowing it to pierce armor well, with a high-quality Armor Piercing Shell and a decent High Explosive Shell. There are also no notable problems with its accuracy, it's actually not that bad. (Sorry Otus, your Battleship was kinda OP for its size and I needed to nerf it somehow.). Their 16-inch guns are better, incorporating design experience. The reliability problems have improved significantly, while the power has slightly been reduced. However, this is compensated for by being 16-inch guns. Their 18-inch guns are reliable and powerful, if a bit heavy. The shells it lobs and the range is matched by the SEU Superheavy shells and Supercharges. Socialist Eurasian Union: These guys have two wildly different Guns, one mediocre and one good. The 16-inch Guns were built-up, but due to being a first attempt had many issues with accuracy and reliability, in addition to a lackluster muzzle velocity. While most of these problems were ironed out (although not fully, some problems remain with reliability especially with Supercharges), especially in the export models to UBR, the problem of a lackluster velocity still remained. Due to this, Supercharged shells have been issued to UBR and SEU. This however creates the problem of Barrel Wear, which SEU can't fix. They exported it to India as well. The 18-inch guns however are engineering marvels. While it has a mediocre Barrel Velocity, it is very reliable and reasonably accurate. It is also quite cheap to create, as well as being very light (I mean that for 18-inch gun turrets, on a human scale they're still heavy). Due to the reliability and remarkable strength of the Barrels despite being Built-Up, Supercharges have been issued which lowers some of the reliability but greatly extends range and Barrel Velocity. They are 55 Caliber, an unprecendented length. The Federation: Despite inexperience and the fact it was pressed into service at only 3 months into development, the 16-inch guns they built have no glaring errors. While it is mediocre in almost every respect, and the only thing that is going for it is the fact it is slightly cheap, it can still fire, reload and fire again, hit its target and cause damage. In Naval Warfare, that's what counts. It may be a Master of None, but it is a Jack of All Trades. Lore post I made a while back. How good it is proportional to time of development as well as inexperience. SEU Battleship broadside weight:Zheng He: 8.5 tons APRevolution and Java: 11.7 tons AP conventional, 13.5 tons AP superheavy shells Yi Sun-Shin: 15.6 tons AP conventional, 18 tons AP superheavy shells Caliphate Battleship broadside weight: Nergal: 15-inch variant: 8.2 tons AP 16-inch variant: 9 tons Euphrates: 7.3 tons AP Ninurta: 13.4 tons AP Federation Battleship broadside weight: Unnamed: 7.1 tons AP Unnamed 2: 10.9 tons AP SNE battleship broadside weight: Queen Elizabeth, Revenge, Admiral, Bismarck: 7 tons AP Lion: 8.5 tons AP Vanguard: 7.6 tons AP
