oh. In all fairness, India would be a better target. SEU doesn't want the Caliph dead for many reasons. Instead, they want the Caliph to have many years of life, because they're suspicious of the House of Saud. They have nothing to gain by aggravating the Caliphate into a frenzy.
OOC: I don't know what the outcome of the war should be. It would be nice to keep Iberia, but it also just makes me seem to op to take all the garbage. I don't want to lose anything else, I'm completely fine with losing Iberia though, I just don't want Turkey or any other nation to get snatched from me. Okay, India will be blamed for the death of the Caliph
The Soviet Union has invaded the SNE on all fronts. SEU aims to destroy the Fascists. 3.2 million troops pour into Europe, and Naval Gunfire assists them. SEU's finest Battleship sails up to Iberia and shells a few warships. Aircraft Carriers pour out plane after plane, in a devastating strike. SEU knows that SNE's industry and manpower has weakened, and now they take the opportunity. The Soviet Union has another 2 million troops on the way on the West, and Army Group East is slowly building infrastructure that will allow it to move its near-unlimited manpower West.
The Caliphate is on the verge of two options: Leave or stay If they left, they could spare a devastating risk, more years of war and the destruction of their army, leaving them open to more attacks, but if they left than it would build the SNE up heavily If they stayed, they pose a greater chance at defending from the SNE and a slight chance of defeating them, but it also extends the war, weakens the Caliphate and also causes mass havoc in the populous. The Caliphate could leave now, and give the SNE a massive mess to clean up. Dozens of cities are in literal ruin because of the SNE and Caliphate fighting, both Mosques and Churches have been destroyed, and over 200,000 innocent lives are said to be taken, many of whom by civil conflict, literally filling the streets with bodies to the point where there are no more room for graves. If the Caliphate stays, they're going to watch the SNE get destroyed, and then watch themselves get pounded. There is no point, if the Caliphate wins the war, now all they have is a landmass not very useful to them which now poses as a massive landmine as the entire population is at war with each other. A vote in the Musafahki parliament is going on, its either a Stay or Leave OOC: need insight please
After long hours of debating and arguing from the leaders of all the regions of the Sunayyad Caliphate, the Caliph walks into the chamber and sits at the head of it. The decision is final, through a vote of nearly 24, representatives of 24+ main regions of the Sunayyad Caliphate have voted: To stay in the Iberian PeninsulaVoted Nay:18Voted Yea:6 It is final, the Caliphate will now leave Iberia. Ships will come to gradually retrieve the Caliphate's army, planes will drop in and land, escorts will also take place. The Caliphate will leave until everyone last of their own is out. They leave Iberia, except for Southern Andalusia. As of now then, it's just up to the SNE to gobble up the rest of Iberia and then fight the Socialists after, the Caliphate isn't sticking around to get beat up twice in the same area. Before the Caliphate leaves, just to get their little revenge also invades the Spanish and Portugal treasuries, stealing millions worth in gold coins and various relics and treasure. The Caliph takes this and distributes it among all the cultures devastated by Catholicism, stating that all the culture, lifestyles and entire existences have been erased because of Catholicism and especially the Spanish. The Iberians are even more angry, but now they have a massive force in a small area to deal with instead of spread out within Iberia, making it much harder for an uprising to prosper.
Battle of Brasov: Outcome: Near-encirclement of Soviet Western 4th Army; only 25,000 POWs thanks to timely order by Russian general, lost a division. Soviet Union regroups and prepares Western 8th army. SEU defeat on all levels. The Soviet Invasion was a disaster from the start. As the 4th combined arms army moved to attack the city of Brasov, the defenders fortified their city. The Eastern section was under close quarters-combat from the start, where SEU troops excelled. The Western Area, however had more medium-range combat. SEU was very good at fighting from very close, and very far. They proved to be less good at fighting in between. The large empty spaces turned into killing fields, and within hours all divisions had taken hits to their fighting ability. However, they were making good progress, and within days the Eastern sector had been nearly taken. The Western sector proved troublesome, but in the end the city was under siege, and the defenders were running out of supplies. SEU's jet fighters attacked and destroyed any attempts at air supply. However, this was a trap; the SNE commanders moved 2 divisions through the gap between the 4th and the rest, and managed to secure a gap. The commander ordered the 4th army to immediately pull back; however, poor communication resulted in much of the division in the Eastern Sector to not do this. By the time they did, it was too late. Far, far too late. They were turned into POWs. The SEU 4th army made it out with 72,000 of its initial troops, a catastrophic defeat.
Winston Churchill has won the Election! It was a major victory for him. 63% for Churchill and 47% for *Generic Fascist Leader* The leaders will be changing after this war is finally over The SNE have now acquired the Iberian Peninsula, after The Caliphate left. They are leaving The Caliphate alone for a much bigger threat... A Full On Invasion From the SEU. They pose a massive threat and will not stop before the fascists are eliminated. This interrupts their plans, and now must defend their home land. During their first invasion, they were unprepared but luckily a good amount of soldiers were still home. All troops are withdrawn along with most ships,planes,and tanks. Many forts are being placed along the German Border fitted with AA guns and regular old machine guns. All borders are also being locked down, no getting in or out unless access is provided by the commander in chief (aka the leader) Citizens are now to be armed and ready to defend their towns from any troops passing through and MUST provide housing and food to allied soldiers passing through. Factories now are working much much much harder to produce all war good necessary. More people are getting jobs or joining the military through forced conscription. OOC: Just so you know, the SNE was originally socialist after communism failed but then fascism took over during their depression.
The Federation Tripp’s turn on SNE with bullets laced with poison and as the Caliphate army sees the army turn they rally and come to help drive out the invaders The only reason the Federation won is the food that they have been sending to the Tripp’s was laced with a lethal poison to which there is no cure The Federation and Caliphate armies beat back SNE
The Caliphate's involvement is less than The Federation, they only push back SNE forces threatening to take Gibraltar area The Caliphate is shocked at this motive and contemplates on if they should trust the Federation or not. Still, the Caliphate disregards the option to launch a second full scale offensive to take the SNE out of spain, it will bring no positive affects, but they thank the Federation, even if their ways were incredibly slyful and a possible war crime/
The SNE is surprised by this double betrayal and now knows they aren't going to win this war. So, the next best option is thought of. Make the enemy suffer HELL before they loose. This involves,starting of now, constant napalm bombing of The Federation's and SEU's cities. This starts right now.. They aren't alone, they are supported by attack planes so they have some protection. Since the SNE doesn't want to be fighting 3 enemies at once, the SNE requests a peace treaty with The Caliphate. The terms which the SNE think are fair are (which are negotiable): 1. The SNE and The Caliphate split the Iberian Peninsula. 2. The Caliphate stop any actions against the Pope and anything/one associated with him 3. Both sides will withdraw troops from each-other's land 4. The SNE will pay reparations for the lose of civilian life after napalm bombing The Caliphate's Cities. Food and other basic necessities will be provided. OOC: Short Peace Treaty because this is my first time
The Caliph accepts the SNE's Iberian Peace Treaty. No more fighting in Iberia, no more war between the Muslims and the Fascists. Although there is no doubt that the Muslims will suffer more in Iberia due to the social and civil revolutions taking place, it is a much better situation in terms of a war. The Caliph agrees to lay down the animosity between the Catholics, but he knows 100% that they will never forgive him. For now, the Caliphate withdraws their entire population from Iberia, no more fighting, no more tensions. It will take a few years to settle border disputes, tensions and the brutality in the region, but over all this decision is the best, since both parties benefit and the war in Iberia is finally over. OOC: In some aspects, the SNE basically won the Iberian war. The fact that they didn't stop fighting and that fact that the Spanish revoulted against the Caliphate, forced them to leave Iberia. Props to the SNE, if The Federation never intervened, the SNE would have definitely stomped the Caliphate, but considering the current situation, it lies as an 80% SNE Victory/20% Caliphate Victory. Red: SNE Green: Caliphate Stripes: Disputed
SEU has tried to hush up a massive explosion in Siberia; it appears that a "large amount of ordnance" exploded and destroyed many things, including a large amount of bombs and Battleship Caliber APC shells. It's a bit suspicious, but not totally unbelievable. In secret, SEU celebrates their first Atomic Bomb test of a Pu-239 bomb. SEU is sure that their U-235 bombs are going to work, so they don't even bother to test. However, the Pu-239 bomb test proves that their machine for creating explosive lenses work. SEU now has a nuclear arsenal of... a full 3 bombs. 3. Yes, just 3. Also, it's top secret so SEU is keeping it quiet.
Now with the war finished in Iberia, the Caliphate focuses their full military might on India... This is going to get really bad real quick...
SEU is rather happy; they'll let the two destroy each other. In any case, Romania finally falls to the Soviets. The Army Group finally managed to defeat the SNE defenses. SNE is now cut off from their only supply of oil, now it's a matter of slow choking. SNE wanted their colonies back; SEU will give them what they want by incorporating them into their old colonies. SEU continues to attack the SNE defenders slowly chipping away at them, and the Deep Battle continues. The Air Force attacks beneath the line and degrade SNE fighting forces, in the new Soviet Doctrine of Deep Battle. This doctrine lets SEU slowly attack the enemy, and then destroy them in one fell swoop.
Caliphate's West forces are weak, the East side is still healthy, but the Caliphate is making sure the SEU underestimates them.
India has a formidable army with a strong Air Force to go with it. They will be anything but easy to defeat. As of now, SEU has taken Norway and Romania. Germany is a battleground as the Soviet Army Group Center, now consisting of over 1.2 million men, battles SNE forces. SEU is losing more and more men, but their hordes are endless. SNE is now out of Oil, and the Soviets have unlimited supplies. Worse, Asians are showing up, Asians who fight with ferocity exceeding that of the Caliphate. Lots of them, there are plenty of unstable soldiers that fought in Japan that need to die quickly, because SEU can't afford to accommodate several hundred thousand people in Asylums. Problem is, they annoyingly won't die. They seem incredibly persistent at living, and SEU keeps sending them into Battles.
Operation Jupiter: Outcome: Catastrophic Defeat for SNE on all levels, 3 field armies lost and manpower forever crippled. Proof that the Operational Art of Soviet Warfare and Deep Battle were effective tactics. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Killed: 131,000 (4 Divisions from separate Field Armies) Injured: 613,000 POWs: 231,000 (1 Field Army, 3 Divisions from separate Field Armies) Armored Vehicles Lost: 3,121 Aircraft Lost: 1,121 Socialist Nations of Europe: Killed: 141,000 (3 Divisions from 1 Field Army, Field Army dissolved) Injured: 414,000 POWs: 631,000 (3 Field Armies) Armored Vehicles lost: 2,612 As the Soviet Union moved to attack the SNE Armies, they were met with stiff resistance. As such, the Soviet Forces held back and instead launched a continuous string of attacks to degrade the SNE fighting capability. On paper, the SNE forces were more than a match for the Soviet Forces. However, The Soviet Union had slowly turned the SNE defenders into a husk of what it once was; infrastructure was burning, there were massive logistical bottlenecks, and in general the SNE defensive line degraded. However, they had the home field advantage of being in the German Heartland, and SNE had short supply lines, while the already stretched Soviet lines were being even more strained. This was only overcome by the Eastern section of SEU simply sending so much materiel that even if many of the shipments failed, there would still be enough on the front. Despite this, this was not a complete solution and certain parts found themselves having far too much supplies, while others were having to ration bullets. This was not a good sign, and SEU knew that sooner or later SNE would figure out how to resist the Soviet Double Agents and Deep Warfare. As such, the Soviet Union attacked with their full weight. Due to the extensive degradation of the SNE forces, they were at first easy prey. However, soon they rallied and the Soviets were stopped short of truly encircling the enemy. The SNE had no idea where the Soviets were attacking, as the North, Center and Southern Army Groups were all really aiming at the same thing: Germany, and Berlin. As the Army Group Center struck the enemy, attention was diverted from the flanks. Army Group Center took massive losses, losing a whole 4 divisions from the 6 separate field armies of Army Group Center, an entire field Army's worth. However, the triple-pronged offensive was working. As the 3 army groups converged by nature of the European landmass, Army Groups North and South could in theory attack the SNE defenders from multiple directions in a 3-prong offensive, if Army Group Center could buy time. Army Group Center was both in position to do this and was the only one big enough to simply take losses and fight on, as the other 2 put together was roughly Army Group Center's size. As such, the USSR executed this plan. It would involve tremendous loss, but the time was right. Zhukov Authorized the plan. The pincer movement worked, and thousands of SNE troops were encircled. Despite all the Soviet Army Groups taking massive losses, the SNE lost hundreds of thousands of its best troops and the Soviets took more than what was taken from them. SNE has lost 3 Field Armies in this manner, while the Soviets simply has to replenish their (heavily damaged) Field Armies. Army Group Center, North and South have been merged because they are now unable to operate without crashing into each other, and operating as a single entity would be wiser. In addition, they are all badly damaged and require merging and repair in order to make them effective fighting units again. They have been merged into Army Group Europe.
The SNE may be losing but they are relentless. More troops this time, only the finest are sent to fight back when the SEU strike again. The SNE does the same thing again, bombs the SEU. This time more severely with 100 bomber planes attacking the SEU's position. They attack in groups of 10 each coming in from different angles. This destroys some of the SEU's armored vehicles but mainly just disrupts their plans And this bombing won't stop, they won't stop till the SEU go through hell or when the bombing squadrons have been finally defeated. The other enemy, The Federation hasn't attacked directly yet, So the SNE takes advantage of this and sends 10 naval ships to bombard their coasts and hopefully give the SNE a minor advantage.
