The World of Tomorrow: The Second Day

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Tier Citizenship (Tamyiz) System, Carthaginian Union

The extremely controversial tier citizenship system, commonly referred to as the Tamyiz System in Arabic, is finally introduced despite constant protests over the mere existence of the proposed program. The system divides the nation's population into four different 'citizenship' tiers with varying privileges. The first tier is reserved for Neocarthaginians, it includes the lowest tax rates as well as countless other benefits. The second tier is for Neocarthaginians with distinct cultural identities such as the Corsicans and Sardinians, it is practically identical to the first tier barring for the ability to enlist in the Auxilia. The third tier is granted to members of ethnic groups that are all to the Neocarthaginians, those being the Libyans and Bedouins at the moment; it is comprised of reasonable tax rates and benefits. The fourth and final tier is assigned to those who do not qualify for any of the three latter tiers, which is the majority of the population. The fourth tier is disproportionately taxed and receives little to no benefits from the government in spite of the fact many of them live in abject poverty.

The creation of a system of institutionalized ethnic discrimination and stratification was never the intention of the Autarch Adel Kari when he founded the Carthaginian Union. He sought to create a secular and prosperous nation free from intolerance, a grand feat he knew could only be accomplished by giving absolute power to the Neocarthaginians. Yet his vain hope that the many tribes and peoples of this union would unify under a single banner of love and acceptance could not have been more naive...

Summary: A four tiered system of institutionalized ethnic discrimination and stratification is introduced.

Clockwork_Magic · Jun 18, 2018

Ordaria

Internal Affairs
Controversy over the effectiveness of parliament in the role of the government has become widespread over the past months. Controversy over parliament's decision to cut military and research spending years before still linger. Those who are for the dissolution of parliament cite this and the recent actions, or lack thereof, as proof that the parliament is unfit to play a role in the government. These pro-dissolutionists believe that power over the government and the nation should instead be put into the hands of the Prime Minister. Many people take to the streets to protest for the dissolution of parliament. Police departments all over the nation are trying to control these protests, although so far this has had little effect due to the amount of support the dissolutionists have, having sympathizers in many of the police departments across the nation, local governments, and even the military and the national government.

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OSS Supervisor and Commander of the Ordarian Space fleet Mikasa Kuno sat in her office watching the news. She sighs and turns off the display before contacting Engineering. "Chief Engineer Ludger, status report on the repairs." "All repairs completed commander." Eren replied. "Looks like the people are finally seeing through the ineffectiveness of Parliament." Mikasa says. "Mhm. First those incompetent bastards cut funding to our military and research programs then they fail to control those traitorous Japanese." "What was that?" Mikasa retorts after hearing the last part. Eren stutters, realizing what he had just said. "Well-I-ummm. I wasn't referring to you, of course, Mikasa. You're... different." Mikasa raises an eyebrow. "Alright then. You may return to your duties Eren." "Yes ma'am."

Fishman Lord · Jun 23, 2018

Port King Timothy, Transitional Royal Administration of Ellesmere and the Surrounding Isles, Occupied Disputed Zone
With Ellesmere secured, the Kingdom was ready for a full assault of Greenland. The RRAF was already assisting the Vestanian landings in the south with air support, but with Riser reinforcements being diverted from Europe fast to defend their home, the Rockians needed to strike fast and hard. The first phase was was initially planned to be a coastal bombardment of Riser cities, but it was soon determined that that could do major damage to the micro-environmental tech that protected Risers from the cold and would lead to the deaths of far too many civilians and open up the Rockies to too much criticism. Instead, the primary goal was to capture two icy, rocky beaches dubbed "Iguana Beach" and "Finch Beach", and then move in to besiege the Riser capital of Pendragon. After a slightly rushed scouting phase, the landings began, and the two beaches were successfully captured. Immediately following this, two operations were put into action: Operation Waterfall and Operation Snake's Head. Operation Waterfall was a simple two-part plan to secure the straights and to connect to Vestanian-occupied territory, with the overall goal of linking the two nations' supply lines and securing those that already existed. Operation Snake's Head was the push by Rockian forces inwards to a point between the two beaches: Pendragon. Both plans saw success, though Operation Waterfall was not yet completed as troops were having extreme difficulty pushing through the frozen wastes of Greenland. Operation Snake's Head had successfully surrounded Pendragon and a siege had begun, though command estimated that the siege could well last forever without an assault as the Risers grew all their food in facilities and artificial environments within the cities due to the climate. However, the citizens were cut off from anything more than the necessities of living, and it was hoped that that would lower morale to the point of capitulation.

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Dominus Regum

African Fronts
The Angolan government had surrendered and given in to Imperial demands. However, the fight wasn't over yet. While Angola proper and all major cities were under Imperial authority, the interior bordering on the remains of nations like Mozambique and Tanzania was home to a fierce resistance that the Rockian-Imperial forces couldn't break. Even more troubling, the Rockian supply lines to the coast and to Nigeria were having severe difficulties thanks to Cascadian bombing, and it was possible that the army might run out of supplies and be left to the mercy of the rebels. Operation Joust had been extremely effective in quickly capturing major points but had not properly prepared for this scenario, and so supply duty was transferred from trucks and trains to the RRAF. By directly using the air force, the Cascadians had no routes or paths that they could properly bomb and their only option would be to shoot down the planes themselves. The command prayed to God that they would have the common sense to avoid that.

Another offensive against the Republic of West Africa was decided to be suicidal, and so instead the African troops dug in. Fortifications were built and Rockian supplies and weaponry were shipped in en masse. Lagos was simply too close to the enemy forces to risk any big moves, and so a major defensive was the only option. The massive buildup and preparations were dubbed "Operation Jewel".

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Kersey

Royal Patriot (Radical Monarchist/Nationalist News Station)
"Let's cheer on our boys! Remember, pray every night for victory for the Rockian people and for our great nation."

"In other news, the King has been surprisingly silent on the vile and unjust condemnation by the Eclipsians against our glorious kingdom. However, reports from Vancouver are saying that several fleets in the overall Stone Fleet are gathering in Vancouver, and that the garrisons in Sakhalin and Kamchatka were recently increased dramatically! With victory over the risers looming on the horizon, let us not forget the true foe who gave the Risers their power: the Eclipsians. We have not forgotten your crimes, and let's hope that King Christopher is finally ready to strike at your foul nation! We will liberate our rightful realm of Manchuria, and by God we will end your putrid nation once and for all! Long live the King, Long live the Kingdom!"
(THIS IS NOT A DECLARATION OF WAR)

Clockwork_Magic · Jun 23, 2018

Angevin Empire

Internal Affairs
Riots continue to spring up around the nation due to increasing support for the dissolution of the parliament. Police forces have been unable or unwilling to put down protesters due to growing sympathy for the protesters' cause within the ranks. Due to this, parliament has been called into an emergency session. After a long debate of how to handle the situation, the OUP proposed that emergency powers be given to Prime Minister Tera. The OSD were firmly against this, being staunch believers in democratic processes. The OWP, however, were more easily convinced. The act was passed by a majority vote and all power was given to Prime Minister Tera.

Several hours later, she had called for a press conference, in which she would announce that parliament has been officially dissolved. In a rousing speech to all her supporters, she declares that Ordaria would be reorganized into the Reborn Angevin Empire, stating that it is the only way to ensure safety and stability in the nation. OSD supporters are outraged, taking to the streets to protest, however these protests are puny in comparison to those which occurred prior to the dissolution of parliament due to how little support the OSD had. Police and counter protest movements take to the streets to combat these protesters.

R&D
One of the first concerns addressed by Krista is the lack of any technological progress made in the past several decades. She began diverting a significant amount of the government's budget back to funding technological advancement. With the R&D department active once more, they begin research on developing a technology that they believe to be crucial in ensuring the Empire's place in the world: the development of nanotechnology of their own.

The Military
More funding is also diverted to the development of the military to ensure the security of the Empire against outside threats. Factories belonging to various corporations, such as Javelin Manufacturing, Titan Industries, and Thunderbird Aeronautics, begin to increase production as orders from the government to produce more arms and equipment begin to flood in. While this is happening, more people are joining the ranks of the military due to a draft being implemented and due to growing nationalistic sentiment throughout the Empire.

Dominus Regum · Jun 24, 2018

Konungdómr til varð-maðr ór vestan
Kingdom of Varmandr Vestan

síðastr ljós (Former Chile), Royal Wedding

The wedding started off in a small little hamlet in the mountain-forests of síðastr ljós. The ceremonies for both the groom and the bride went for almost a week as the traditional doings of the Vestanian people were done to both.

The actual ceremony only was seen by 80-90 Vestanian people of the highest status, with a few Vestanian camera droids filming live to the nation.

During the last moments as a Gothi changed vows, the girl named Aella stood to give a speech on her new husband, specifically focusing on the life after this.

"There shall be one end for us both; one bond after our vows; nor shall our first love aimlessly perish. Happy am I to have won the joy of such a consort; I shall not go down basely in loneliness to the gods of Tartarus. So let the encircling bonds grip my throat in the midst; the final anguish shall bring with it pleasure only, since the certain hope remains of renewed love, and death shall prove to have its own delights. Each world holds joy, and in the twin regions shall the repose of our united souls win fame, our equal faithfulness in love"

The crowd stood silent and hushed as they exchanged the final vows, and they exchanged not only wedding bands but also ceremonial weapons and even a single deed to a property in Vestania was given. Afterwards much applause and horns were sounded, signalling the covenant under Hlodyn and the Aesir completed.

Afterwards, the bruð gumareid, or Wedding Feast, was given. It was a glorious meal taken over two hours of merry eating, and much drinking

All Around Vestania

In a move by the Council of Hundred, the Vestanian factories were stunningly ordered to move underground, aswell as all major parts of the power grid in order to conserve space for more public works projects and forests, with massive funding to be directed and millions of even older droids tasked to start construction.

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Underground Factories and Power Grid (done on page 6)

Space_Kaiser · Jun 25, 2018

Eclipsian Federation

International News

Shortly after the initial condemnation of the Russians and their allies, all focus shifted onto the Risers and their actions in response to the invasion. A spokesperson for the president stated that he and his staff now fully condemn the Risers for the usage of chemical weapons on civilian targets and in general. All support for the Risers was immediately ceased and focus began shifting towards the affected civilians of the attacks. A small force, approx. two thousand, Eclipsian soldiers were sent into Ukraine as peacekeepers and began aiding their Cascadian counterparts in order to bring health to the people of Ukraine once more. While President Lian still does not forgive the Russians for their betrayal, he recognizes that they are fighting a conventional war and respects them on that. With the Riser chemical bombings, the Eclipsian Federation voted to kick the Rising Empire out of NOTA and all deals with the Risers will be ended until further notice. At the same time, the president urged to keep the scope of the war limited, as Varmandr Vestan joined the war against the Risers. The Vestan fleet approaching the black sea was stopped by the Eclipsian European Fleet in the Bosphorus Strait and ordered them to turn elsewhere otherwise warning shots would be fired. Any closer would result in hostile engagement.

In response to the Rockian declaration of hostilities, as well as troop and naval movements, the Eclipsian Federation once again issued a condemnation to the nation for their actions in Canada and Africa. The President stated that the response by the Rockian media only further proves his point about them, but at the same time he acknowledged that their people within any nation have a good heart including the Rockies. In order to support an allied state, the Eclipsian government sent more funds to the Moroccan government to aid in their conflict.

Internal News

Within the nation itself, the autonomous regions within the republics were set up and gave groups not fully represented by their respective republics more abilities in choosing their own councilmen and presidents. A councilman from the Republic of Anatolia went further and introduced provisions to extend this further by making the largest groups having their own republics. The bill is currently being discussed, but was widely accepted by some as a way to solve the instability crisis by giving less focused groups more representation. The president states that while he agrees that a few of proposed republics could happen, it wouldn't solve the crisis but he is willing to discuss with representatives from these groups for dialogue.

In the military, recent Rockian movements have caused a stir within the ranks, causing those who were leaning towards disobedience to once again falling in order to prepare for a potential war. The Imperialists have also stopped their stockpiling of weapons temporarily in order to see if the Rockies act, but behind the scenes, they are still collecting weapons. While not many troops could be moved to Siberia or Manchuria, those that did were laid in a defensive pattern near the coast and border of Rockian territories. The Pacific Fleet meanwhile, slowly positioned themselves into the Yellow Sea without public knowledge and were spread across the bay into hangars away from cities. The Indian Fleet, with some elements of the Pacific Fleet, meanwhile moved to Bengal, which was publically known, to protect the Indian coastline.

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Dominus Regum · Jun 27, 2018

Konungdómr til varð-maðr ór vestan
Kingdom of Varmandr Vestan

(Artist's rendition of the High Command during the standoff)

Bosphorus Straits, Vestanian Warfleet 3

As almost a hundred ships neared the Bosporus straits, an intense standoff happened for almost an hour as Vestanian naval railguns pointed at the defenses of the Eclipsan Navy, before they got word from the Command Center from the hǫfðingi. They relayed a message to the Bosphorus forces.

"Eclipsan navy. We wish no war upon you, nor war with your people. Delay of the vessels delays the saving of lives, but if you wish this, then so be it. By Hlodyn we say unto you- We do not wish war. Good day, and sællifðr."

With that, the Vestanian navy turned North, back to Tunisia and eventually Northern Russia

Behind The Warfront

As the war dragged on, relief workers arrived. Included in the fleet was doctors and lifesaving nanobots for the populaces, although it took them a week more to get to Ukraine and the front than planned due to the Bosphorus ordeal. Within days thousands of workers unloaded and started administering life-saving nanobots into the bloodstreams of the former Rising populace

In the homefront...

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(Image of a family expecting a child celebrating Einherjar with a friend in Eyland Angan, an image spread throughout social media. The special part being the friend [shown closest to camera] had taken a trip all the way from the Baja deserts)

In the homefront, the spirit was high as Sigurdsblot was underway. Einherjar, or the celebrations of those lost and in Valhalla, was celebrated with much feasting and honoring the men and women who are not only in Aesir, but those who are fighting currently.

Thousands of families crossed the borders of Eclipse, Cascadia, and Rockian Chile to meet with families across the border from almost fifty years ago and to celebrate with traditional readings of the Eddas of Norse Odinism. Plumes of fire burnt high as many traditional bonfires and feasting spread from Baja California to Panama to Patagonia.

With this, the closeness of the Odinic family has only been strengthened as kin met with kin- some travelling as far from Brasilia to Baja, and Baja to Brasilia, to meet with old family and friends, due to the close ties of family and friends within the religion.

Hundreds of thousands of gift packages were sent to the warfront as school celebrations in the Kingdom had many children pack goodies and notes to soldiers on the warfront, boosting morale as the soldiers felt a little "Home away from Home" and showings of support. Due to laws regarding borders, any packages made in Eclipsan, Cascadian, and Rockian lands had to be transported into Vestanian lands before being shipped towards the soldiers.

"'What kind of a dream is it,' said Óðinn,
'in which just before daybreak,
I thought I cleared Valhǫll,
for coming of slain men?
I waked the Einherjar,
bade valkyries rise up,
to strew the bench,
and scour the beakers,

wine to carry,
as for a king's coming,
here to me I expect
heroes' coming from the world,
certain great ones,
so glad is my heart."

(a poem detailing the death of heroes, and expectations in Valhalla by Odin himself)

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OTHER THINGS

The offer is accepted of the Africans, and droid plans are sent over in covert ships, aswell as colonization forces to Capa Verde

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Moving most factories and the most important parts of the electrical grid underground (done on page 6)

Vestanian Factories put into War Mode- 400,000-600,000 War Droids being produced a month

An offer for shipments monthly of nanobots and soldier-doctors to supervise is made to the Carthaginian Union, on the grounds the Tunisian base is allowed to stay.

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Kazami42 · Jul 3, 2018

Estonia

The bombardment of the Estonian border would have been completed, causing severe damages to any border-stations and destroying any heavy vehicles and large infantry groups within the border directly. The bombardment having utilized their heaviest caliber rockets for bombardment as was it's purpose, it was expected that such a result would have transpired. After this, thousands of vehicles would begin rushing into Estonia from the east, using IHTs to provide missile covering fire while on the move to take out heavily armoured ground units. Surviving structures would actively be avoided at close range, and instead engaged at longer ranges with artillery until they were destroyed. Following the vehicular charge came infantry riding ontop of some of the tanks. Should they be attacked by the Riser airforce, they would be defended by a large screen of anti-air fire from IHTs, if lower flying entities such as helicopters were in range then even a tank's main cannon, and missile infantry. Lower flying aircraft whether it be helicopters or idiotic pilots would also be engaged by vehicles with heavy machine guns and autocannons. Deeper in Estonia is where the real Riser resistance was, having prepared their main battle tanks and personnel carriers. A small segment of the Imperial invasion force consisting of just a few thousand men and a few dozen vehicles, would have arrived in Jõhvi. It was here where their real challenge was met. It was filled with Riser troops and equipment attempting to evacuate half the civilian populace in town. They wouldn't just bombard the town with missiles because of this, so instead they were forced to march on in at their own risk to attempt preventing civilian casualties.

They only started beginning to enter town before being engaged by Riser troops, forcing infantry to take cover and some of the weaker armoured vehicles to begin evading while launching their missiles into town against Riser encampments and vehicles. All vehicles would begin deploying smoke. Only some of the IHTs had made it out while the rest were taken out of action or entirely destroyed. This caused some of the infantry to begin taking cover inside buildings, being able to slightly advance further due to the smoke having been deployed. Some of their tanks were forced to engage Riser tanks, and the rest having retreated behind corners of buildings. The Imperial T-90S tanks were only capable of taking out Riser type-1 tanks, through side shots, the driver's port, a shot trap between the turret and hull, upper glacis plate, or hitting the machine gun turrets. They took out three tanks this way, but lost four in the process by their heavier type-2s. The Imperial segment didn't know what to do with them, while the Risers kept picking off their tanks one at a time. But through sheer luck, a T-14AM had fired at a tank approaching into the firing line at the side. The shell effectively hitting the massively exposed turret ring, and preventing the tank from rotating it's turret along with causing injury and death to those within the turret. After it was taken out, the Imperial tanks would quickly begin moving out to prevent becoming the next victim to the Risers. The Imperials had never expected a tank on tank battle to have taken place, as it was considered unlikely. At most, they believed they'd be forced to engage light vehicles.

While the Imperial vehicles were scrambling around trying to get around the town, infantry were stuck within buildings and forced to stay within or move house to house. Other Imperial infantry would continue engaging armed Riser infantry. In one case of engagement against emplacements the Imperial infantry launched a rocket into a nearby house, destroying a section of the wall on the far right window and surrounding wall of the second story. However fifteen men were killed or injured in another house between a machine gun, and soon a explosive taking out the kitchen of one of the buildings where the surviving men were moving through. As the Imperials and Riser's continued to struggle through the town, the civilians were already evacuated by that time with little to no casualties. As the town was realized to have become more and more populated dominantly by military forces, the more likely it was for the Imperials to call in an airstrike. Of which after the sixth hour of fighting, they would request reinforcements followed by a heavy gunship bombardment of the town square. Resting or resupplying forces closer to the them would begin to send whomever could be sent, along with four PCHGs three of which in their bomber configuration. But they were said to not arrive for another thirty minutes due to refueling concerns.

Back in town, the Imperials would hold their ground. The Imperials couldn't move further into town without being engaged, Imperial vehicles needed troops to detach from the stationed infantry just to protect them. The Risers were in a equal stance. Riser infantry could not march through without being engaged, and their vehicles would be destroyed by missiles or heavy infantry hiding in the houses. The only vehicles that could move in were the Riser's main battle tanks, being too heavily armoured in the front to be engaged by autocannons, certain rockets, and seemingly the T-90Ss. The only exception being the type-1, which despite it's intimidation, could still be taken down if necessary from the front by even Imperial rockets at close to medium ranges. Perfect range for the infantry in town to engage from higher elevations, attempting to hold together wherever they could. It didn't help the Risers that their tanks didn't have explosive reactive armour. Rockets being the most common anti-vehicle munition the heavy infantry had, in this particular segment of the force. A smaller and battered surviving squad would have reached the top floor of one building, and fired down a missile at a distant Type-2, once the missile came back down from the sky it would begin penetrating the turret and outright destroying the tank. His surviving squad mate would begin helping him to reload before the building was engaged, forcing them into a retreat. Meanwhile outside infantry units with mortars would begin deploying more smoke, enabling infantry to get a better advantage over the enemy. Causing a large firefight near the center of town between infantry and emplacements, enabling the Imperial forces to pick away at them both with high explosives and machine gun fire.

To the north of town, a small group of men along with two T-14AMs would have moved into town. They would engage nearby hostiles while moving in and occasionally engaging troops within buildings by the tanks. This was because the men lost contact with their heavy infantry. To the south of town, the offensive was completely broken. Riser main battle tanks would have started moving from behind buildings and engaging but staying relatively in cover. The defending infantry would be forced to retreat or take cover behind some vehicles as their vehicles were picked off one by one again, however once the Riser's type-2 tanks had emptied their barrels their long reload sequence would begin. With no way to defend themselves against the rest of the Imperial tanks due to infantry under fire soon after, the remaining few that were behind damaged tanks would then immediately change course towards the Riser's behemoths. The damaged tanks could only continue engaging and achieving limited results. The crews would not leave their tanks as if they did they were certain to die by machine gun fire. Once at in comparison close range, two T-90S tanks and a T-14AM would have reached to the sides or behind the two Type-2s, and begin engaging them. They would take out the turret ring and driver compartment of one Type-2, and the T-14AM would have started engaging the speculated engine compartment of the other. This rendered one of them to experience a fire and forcing the crews out, while the other tank was destroyed soon after by the T-14. It was destroyed by a shell entering one of the hollowed out spaces of the side armour, entering through the side of the hull and detonating within.

In town square directly it'd be filled with three more main battle tanks down the streets, having caused road damages from moving in earlier. A lucky shot from a T-90S between both barrels of one stray type-2 lead to the turret being destroyed, and tank becoming little more than a mobile machine gun bunker set alight. Despite this, ammunition for the Imperials were now low but they continued to hold their positions. Their vehicles tried their best to stay out of sight of the Riser's behemoths, and infantry ran out of any ammunition capable of taking out their tanks. They would be forced to stay indoors engaging at distant infantry if possible for the next five minutes, before in the far distance came four gunships speeding towards the town at speeds that would boggle the Riser's minds. They would begin rapidly circling the town, and engaging infantry and vehicles alike. One would begin airdropping troops ontop of buildings and other areas, where they would begin engaging enemy troops and vehicles. There was nothing like the sight of seeing lesser armoured Riser vehicles just immediately falling to the vast pounding of gunship fire. While still engaging vehicles and infantry with their autocannons and missiles, two gunships would open their bays as they flew over town and deploy their bombs. They would destroy or severely damage the rest of the Riser's behemoths, as ground reinforcements marched through town. One gunship would have knocked out a type-2 from it's autocannon alone though it wasn't impressive, as it was quite high caliber to begin with of higher caliber and velocity than most of the ones on the ground forces. The gunships would deploy countermeasures against incoming missiles, while their autocannons started engaging closer missiles. This was shortly followed by the final gunship bombing a five story building, and sending it down with the troops stationed inside and around it. The Riser's who remained only had two options, to retreat to safety and regroup deep back within their more defended lines to defend against another eventual offensive, or surrender and live another day. Some didn't even have the choice to decide, with surviving tank crews of the Risers and their injured soon thereafter being taken in by the Imperials. Their flag was raised over the town, and vehicles beginning to refuel and rearm once supply crews had arrived hours later. Defensive fortifications were starting to be worked on as well. Within this time frame, the criteria for the Imperials to begin the more widespread use of the airforce was met. With alot of Estonian bases being bombed or forced to deal with other imperial fronts, they would exploit this to it's fullest extent as Estonia was doomed to be the first to fall. While the Imperial military was trained in urban warfare, the more dangerous type of military assets to the Risers being in the town were not expected. Overall vehicle loses were ten IHTs, and seven tanks while three of said tanks were just knocked out rather than outright destroyed by the Risers.

However things were much more different in the city of Tartu, and the town of Võru. Within the south-eastern town, Imperial troops marched through with little effort. Facing only a relatively more simple resistance compared to Jõhvi. They were already evacuating the remaining quarter of the civilian populace there as the Imperials were sighted, and the town would eventually be empty by the short time the Imperials broke through to the center. Their vehicles standing relatively unopposed as gunships and the Airforce directly helped with removing the more troublesome resistances. The Airforce utilizing the lack of Riser air superiority due to the chaos and bombings to weaken the defenses. Tanks were easily dealt with by missile infantry which were in greater number than the rocket supreme in 'vi, and the Riser Airforce being countered by the Imperials by both ground and air superiority. But In the end, the Riser infantry that survived were forced into a complete retreat. The town's remnants being used as a camp for the day, with several reconnaissance runs attempted on the deeper and more secured Riser lines past Imperial occupation. They would wait for the rest of the military to arrive before considering an attempt at pushing further west and would instead regroup with infantry already there. However in the city of Tartu, fighting went on for ten hours before it ended in the Imperial forces being forced to retreat to the east, while southern units retreated ten miles down south and fortified their positions with vehicles and sandbags. This was the first major victory for the Riser's in the European field, utilizing the structures to compensate for less troops, some aircraft, and at least a single Type-2 main battle tank. Having resulted in the overall casualties of three-thousand troops, with one-thousand-three-hundred-and-fifty-nine being killed. Any civilians that were caught left behind in Imperial territory would be allowed to evacuate after any more serious injuries on them were healed, or those too deep in Imperial occupied territory to leave would have to remain in their homes if they had still stood after occupation. With the recent creation of the Imperial Foreign Aid Ministry before the war, those closer to the border would be capable of easily obtaining spare rations and other supplies once IFAM stations had arrived in the affected populace zones. The military would however be suspicious to civilian activity as despite what the Riser's have done, there might be some that are Riser sympathizers.

In the north however, things would only get worse for Estona from there. the Joint fleet's seven W-class ships would have arrived to the north-eastern coast of Estonia, and started landing three-thousand-five-hundred troops. They would kick the remnants of the Riser's still in the north-east of Estonia out, as they started their long march westwards to regroup with forces in Jõhvi. Those within the town of 'vi would still be tending to the large number of wounded and dead within, as they started examining the strange Riser behemoths that slowed their advance. In the same time, word would spread of this encounter, and another encounter within the city of Tartu. Some time after these incidents, some men in 'vi would report back to Imperial command of their general experiences along with a mission report. Along with this, the call for support vehicles was sent back. This was so the Imperials could obtain the remnants of destroyed or damaged type-2 tanks, along with other vehicles and equipment for analysis to begin testing methods to better deal with them. Though several units directly in Estonia would have conducted their own field experiments. At the same time, they would begin loading Riser troops on trucks towards whatever could be used as a field prison at the time or back to Russia. This would be where they would be registered, followed by being sent to a prison or similar as a POW. It would be there where they would continue to live until the war ends, or agreeable deals have been made to return them early. By this time, most of the Imperial forces would have regrouped with men holding their positions around central Estonia.

Scandinavia

As the forces in Kiberg grouped up with Keslionko's forces, they would only continue marching west through the Norwegian wastes. Along the way they would find small resistance groups of the Riser's military, but they were dispatched by utilizing their vehicles as mobile cover and longer range fire. Trying to keep Imperial casualties and ammunition usage at a minimum. The environment the Imperials saw did slowly recover despite the complete obliteration in the Russo-Nordic war. Just further crediting the alternatives found and used by the Imperials to similar weapons of the distance past. While wildlife was still occasional, and the lands barren of any ruins or signs of civilization at all, it was a sight to behold. But the military couldn't stick around to enjoy the sights of natural recovery, they were on a mission and to achieve it as they could. They didn't have to worry about such problems as those encountered within Estonia, the lands in Scandinavia both present and before would prevent the usage of large heavy vehicles traveling through or at least easily. This meant that if the Imperials did so encounter the great metal beasts found in Estonia, they could easily bypass or take it out as the environment would greatly hinder any practical use of them. The snow alone would cause a nightmare in both logistics and maintenance with time, making the use of such vehicles there impractically expensive in the long run. The best chance the Risers and Imperials had for Norway was a preference to light vehicles, with certain medium vehicle and infantry movement covered by the airforce. It was the only practical method as maintenance and supply transport would be easier.

The Army's long march would eventually end up to the village of Masi and surrounding territories, where they were forced to stay to refuel and rearm. Unlike the areas marched through in Norway previously, the village seemed to have been rebuilt and settled by a small population that was neutral. They lived off of hunting, and were speculated to have been in a way rebuilding their section of Norway through the planting of trees long ago. The Imperial military was based a few miles away from their homes, and would willingly trade with them some of their food for more information on the area. Allowing them to continue living in the area without having to leave eventually due to lack of food. Keslionko especially was interested in them for obvious reasons, and would attempt to learn more about them between free time and the planning for further advance. Since it was unknown if the Riser's would advance to meet the Imperials in battle, he would had ordered his men to take some vehicles thirteen miles west in neutral relatively empty territory. This was to ensure the populace there isn't thrown into a crossfire between the Russians and Risers, which they believed was likely otherwise. Meanwhile, a small number of men had disappeared while on the march. This was responded to by sending a few men out to try and find them, and if necessary, bury them should they have fallen to the elements.

Elsewhere, the W-class ships previously with the main fleet that landed troops in Kiberg would begin breaking off and moving to Severny to begin loading up more troops. Their purpose being to load up the next stage of the invasion force to begin taking the rest of the FJL isles, and then afterwards focus upon the rest. But first, they'd need to begin resupplying themselves before their next mission could begin.

Naval engagement near Scandinavia

The Imperial fleets had arrived, it did not matter if the Riser's had greater numbers than the Russians or not. It was all a matter of who could find the other first, and how long they can continue to engage if they kept that distance. Due to the advanced technologies, five decades of range - missile improvements with high funding, and the recreation of the Lider and creation of the missile cruiser, this advantage would go to the Russians. A simple concept any nation could understand even outside of wartime. Russia didn't need numbers to have naval superiority, all they needed was to be put at a distance. They not only would have detected the Riser's fleet before they could them, but they would also have reached firing range that'd be in comparison extremely far from the Riser's. In short, the Russians could engage their fleets before they could get into firing range themselves. As for the mines, any signals going to the mines, or any hyper activity within their waves such as movement would have alerted the fleets. Though it wasn't exactly any advantage, any nation prioritizing ranged engagement and detection even if with lesser funding could potentially do it. Allowing them to get out of the way long in advance, or enabling them to intentionally engage the mines if closer or directly on the surface of the water. Then acoustics could also be used for locating if the mines had their own propulsion system or otherwise engine. Other methods such as unmanned submarines or other automated services in general also being capable of actively destroying the mines if found in a tactic known as mine hunting. Sonar would prove helpful as well. The Russians having a ranged advantage over the Risers, they didn't need to risk approaching a potential minefield. The only realistic way they'd not be detected is if they were contact mines or didn't have an engine and propulsion system to begin with. With lousy placement tactics, this probably meant they were using the mines for psychological warfare in their own territory than an actual practical purpose. It would also be a threat to civilian shipping in event the mines did drift, making it a concern for both sides along with further justification for war in the event a mine were to hit any civilian vessels. The Imperials also didn't need all of their ships to get into enemy firing range. However this kept smaller ships in the Imperial Navy from engaging them unless they were. Mines capable or mostly focused on detonating on factors such as when they sense the acoustic sounds that ships give off when passing through, or by detecting the magnetic signatures of the metals used to construct ships could be exploited. This would turn naval engagement into a very sharp double edged blade, which could work extremely well for both sides, a single side, or not at all. There were many ways of going about the situation, but it was a good attempt by the Risers nonetheless.

"Admiral, we have detected a hostile fleet." said a firing system navigator. "Launch tubes one through ten of bay three, followed by tube nine of bay six. Set missiles to full system ignition, launch when ready." He ordered to her. "Yes sir." The navigator responded before operating one of several consoles. Bay three would begin opening, extending to either side to reveal fifty large tubes, while bay six followed but had only thirty but much larger tubes. They would shortly thereafter begin launching their missiles. The ten missiles launched were technically small, but extremely elongated. This was so enough fuel could be placed inside it along with explosives, along with adding fins and advanced information gathering and navigational systems. The larger singular missile however, was in comparison a behemoth. Not only did it contain a large amount of fuel for longer prolonged flight, but also better onboard systems, a superior varied engine, and a much higher yield punch. This meant that it could go much faster than it's smaller counterpart without hogging all of it's fuel, and could actively adjust speed more thoroughly when desired. It was the Russian VHE-42H anti-ship missile, a hypersonic missile created by the Russians, and the most severe of it's other hypersonic equivalents. Along with this, two other Liders would launch a single VHE-42H anti-ship missile. The ships all following the premise of sequential launching, so they could effectively launch several missiles with a delay as quickly as possible without mishap.

Since these carriers weren't given S-942 missiles, it means they would have over three-hundred missiles per carrier. It was truly one of several terrifying works of art. Once the missiles from the main fleet had eventually arrived to the Riser fleet, it was simply too late for them. The Riser fleet would attempt interception of the missiles, but it was for not. Even when destroying one missile or more at a time, it just allowed the others to close the distance more and more. This would blur the lines their guns were capable of comprehending, their turrets simply wouldn't possibly be able to move the gun fast enough to intercept all of them. And it only became worse once they all increased their speed further, making targeting even more difficult. The missiles flying at higher elevations to conserve fuel and then begin speeding to lower elevations the closer they got towards the enemy. The Risers would try their hardest, but it was soon realized to be irrelevant as one ship would go up in flames, immediately followed by another and then another. Having taken anti-ship missiles to the bow or other sections of the lower hull, bridge, and a very unlucky ship suffering from both. The VHE-42H missiles were the most devastating, if the ship wasn't lucky, it'd suffer such a large detonation that even if the damage itself was survivable, it'd have banged up and thrown out of place or even just outright disconnected interior piping, temporary disruption of automatic fire control systems, damaging or destroying water pumps, penetrated through multiple decks, and violently budging the ship overall. Out of thirteen missiles from the main fleet, two VHE-42H's hit their mark along with five of their smaller counterpart. Taking out six ships.

It'd only get worse from there, as the northern fleet supposed to meet up with them would begin launching their own missiles, followed by yet another salvo from the main fleet. This time instead of two Liders, it was seven for the main fleet and three for the northern fleet. Followed by a complete salvo of twenty missiles from both the carriers from separate bays. Overall, forty missiles were launched and rapidly heading towards the Riser fleet. Out of those forty, twelve were VHE-42H missiles while the rest were their lighter VHE-42L missiles. A vast hellfire would only proceed to swallow up the Riser fleet, destroying more and more. Because their ships couldn't turn or outrun the missiles, the best they could do was screen each other. In the end of the hellfire, out of forty missiles, thirty hit their mark. Destroying twenty-eight ships, while two of those which were larger vessels required another hit to be taken out. thirty-four Riser ships overall having been destroyed before they could finally reach range to engage the Russian fleets. However, being closer did not grant them any sort of advantage whatsoever. Instead, it just made it easier for the Russians to get their missiles in on target faster. Though the cost being that the Russian fleet could be attacked and damaged or more from it. Their great illusion of naval power being dashed abruptly, as now all the other Russian ships were capable of deploying their missiles against the Risers. Any missiles launched towards the Riser fleet would begin to be both directly and indirectly intercepted. The Romanov indirectly intercepting them through jamming navigation, tricking the system to detonate by adding false information or affecting any sensory equipment that the target is closer than it is, and even deploying several countermeasures including it's own missiles, flares, and if that failed then using it's deployed squadrons of gunships utilizing explosive shells with active proximity calculations. The defensive systems having a ranged layer system that only gets stronger the deeper a missile flies in, enabling various systems of the same and other types to attempt knocking it out. Missiles from it being another ranged alternative at long distance which are guided by several aiming devices one of which being laser guiding. This is to ensure at least the carrier survives engagement. However it is known that some missiles can bypass these systems, and thus is why direct interception is one of many methods. There would also be the entire fleet trying to screen it in a scattered formation, as to allow most if not all ships to participate in screening. The Romanov also being designed for the purpose of it's cross section being detected as a smaller vessel to prevent emphasis upon it through radar. After this, the Romanov would begin deploying more aircraft. Having deployed all three PCHGs equipped with anti-ship missiles previously, along with seventeen jets being deployed already on deck, while another three more were on the elevator to the flight deck and then deployed. There also being the side elevators which could carry two aircraft up at a time, stationed in the direct back end of the carrier that would begin raising and then deploying four more aircraft. Both fleets were closing in on the Riser fleet, and the fleets were preparing to launch their third salvo. While under normal engagement such as a equal or superior fleet engagement they would keep their distance, they had trust in their own abilities being superior to the Risers and believed they would receive minimal casualties. Along with the three from Romanov, two more PCHGs would be deployed by the northern fleet. A broadcast to the Riser fleet would tell them to retreat while they still could, or face inevitable destruction at the hands of Russia.

The Baltic Sea

The Imperial fleet had already detected the incoming Riser fleet, but rather than engage immediately they would instead wait and prepare their missiles. Just moments before the Riser's got into firing range, the Imperials gave the order to launch. Deploying a total of twenty-eight missiles from various ships towards the incoming fleet, all of which coming in from various directions, speeds, and altitudes. At the same time, the rest of Poltava-1 that could be sent in to regroup with the joint fleet would also have started to arrive. They would not yet engage the Riser fleet, as the incoming missiles would have finally made their mark. In the end, the Riser fleet was horribly crippled for their daring charge at the joint fleet's ships. It also helped the Imperials that the Riser command decided to separate their fleets into many, meaning that their numbers were to be so thin enough without foreign aid that it would barely be a challenge to the Imperials. They would have allowed the opposing fleet to retreat, but the Ukrainians continuing to engage didn't make that a viable option. Due to having helped armed the Ukrainian fleet with missiles including S-942s for the previous operation, the Riser's would simply be doomed. Eventually, the Ukrainians obliterated them. Even if the fleet was surrounded, they would decide to continue fighting on for as long as they could. While it was much more likely for mines to exist in the Baltic Sea, the Imperial fleet would have maintained a distance by remaining where they were as is. Once the enemy retaliation fleet would be dealt with, a few life rafts would of been deployed to the Riser crews. A single Buyan was destroyed and a Lider being damaged, this being due to the last minute launching which would have enabled the Riser fleet to have also launched soon thereafter. Though number of the missiles having been taken out through intercepting. The Imperials wouldn't continue on, and instead remain holding their position to regroup with the rest of the fleet as expected.

Iceland - Greenland - Russian Submarines

Most of the bombings would have most definitely of made it, especially in Greenland. The fleet in the Baltic Sea would be too far from land and sea hostiles for either of them to prove of any practical use against the Imperial fleet's missiles, Sweden would have been the hardest target to have defended. Iceland would be the most likely of all the targets to have survived, but Greenland would have successfully of been bombed without any hope. The number of warheads and missiles would have overwhelmed any defenses the Risers would have which would most likely of been low. Even if not, defenses classed as engaging even ballistic-like missiles even could barely handle missiles above a certain speed let alone numbers of them and then all their warheads. Given that or slightly over 90% of their entire military was wiped out by an alien uber-EMP, it wasn't surprising that they wouldn't be capable of handling it even if they blew out their entire economy just to make a counter without that event. No submarines in the Baltic Sea would be destroyed by mines and the like as they would have stayed with the rest of the fleet, and most of the sub strike force outside would have returned to several islands controlled by Russia deep in their defenses. The ocean being a large place after all. With the exception of a single submarine, a Borei, which would have encountered a mine randomly which would have breached the submarine, and most of the crew evacuating. The submarines dealing with Iceland would not be immediately tracked until they launched, as the Risers would have needed ships or other forms of submarine tracking equipment actually near them enough beforehand. Which there wouldn't have been until the fleet found/located and responded to the launching after they had already started to happen. Even then, the icelandic fleets were far from them and the subs far from the land enough to give them time. Tracking of a submarine being naturally difficult for many reasons. Followed by the submarines scattering and some early on, it'd only be rendered more difficult especially as the submarines didn't travel any sort of predictable path with several changes to course periodically. The water also helping any submarine with staying undetected in the first place. The sub that got struck by a sea-mine would of taken out a Riser vessel via torpedo beforehand. This forcing the Risers to have tried hunting the submarines through sound or limited other methods. [For this level of powergaming, I shall counter it through realism, WoT facts, and vast stubborn determination.]

Finland

As Finland is currently a neutral country in the war, and recently having been given independence and left, it'd be realistically impossible for the Risers to have any form of valid military assets within that'd be enabled to attack any fleet in the Baltic Sea. Especially when they had left their side of Finland only to return some time later. Even if they did, then with their best cruise missile they'd have to of had stationed a base as far down south in Russian occupied Finland as possible just to remotely reach the necessary range to target a single ship. Even if they did and they started their march or sailing towards SP it would be so defended by other lands around against ground forces, and a large naval presence, that it wouldn't even matter without a much larger force. This being further reinforced as the garrisons from Finland would have just been going back into Russia. Meanwhile, the Russians had treated Finland as a neutral ground to prevent bloodshed between the two there in honor of it's inhabitants' independence. This was broken when Riser infantry and vehicles tried storming Imperial borders from within Finland. This was for not, as the Russians still owned an immense grouping of military assets there that were still moving out. Followed by natural garrisons in the area. The simple idea of attacking Russia from there before they removed all their assets was a self destructive move the Risers would so regret making. As they would have marched through the border southern border and tried the eastern, the Russians would have responded.

The Risers would have only arrived to certain death, only to have met their true bane past the border. Their forces would have sacrificed their lives in vain for their Empire, as Russian armies defended themselves valiantly as the Risers tried pushing violently forwards. The Russians would have tried to block their way of escaping once the Risers realized they were failing, being practically insanely overwhelmed in terms of numbers alone. Many of the Riser's forces would have been lost in the very process, against the large organized yet unintended horde of the Russian war machine. It was only then that they had found peace through death. As the battle raged on, there was no sign of victory, forcing the rest of the Risers to flea out of Russian lands. The Russians wouldn't let them be this time, instead, they filled the air with the sounds of many men charging and actively following them along with their vehicles. And the northern Russian border with Finland would have started blocking the way of those that didn't make it back into the Finnish border on the east side. But not only this, but the Stalker Core started off in the campaign by flying their mutants through the skies towards the Riser troops. The names of the beasts varied, but they were called Reapers in the SC. These were massive winged hulking beasts, flying in a formation of ten with equal numbered riders. They were followed by another formation of equal strength from the south. Then another two formations sent to the border north of the capital from the capital's direction. The riders were armed with AK-12Ms, and a single person with a GSSR-42M. Along with this, the center reaper having the Russian flag attached to it along with the leather saddle-like seat. They filled the air with the sounds of long distant tiger-like roaring, frightening both Imperial infantry and Riser infantry alike as they quickly dived towards the Risers. These mutants having large heads with a blunt snout, and a large mouth with four canines and several secondary teeth which were visible from a distance. "TO VICTORY!" Yelled one of the riders to Imperial infantry during a low to the ground fly by. Immediately after, he had rammed the beast into the side of one of the Riser vehicles leading to it violently tipping over. While another mutant actively tried pushing vehicles over with it's arms and legs while trying to achieve flight.

Other mutants however would show the Riser's their true nightmares. The Riser infantry would be picked up by them and dropped once at high altitude as an example. All the while their riders actively engaging other troops. Some having decided to land and begin fighting on the ground while their mutants continued on afterwards. Those who remained fighting would find that these beasts were harder to kill, but more prone to considerable injury and/or death through higher grade explosives and high caliber rounds. It being the fastest way of dealing with them, unless the Risers enjoyed firing at them in larger numbers. but before they could end the life of one they were killed by another or by Imperial infantry and vehicles. However three riders were killed along with a single reaper by the end. Their vehicles laid destroyed upon the land, and many more people taken prisoner or killed in a final stand-esque battle. Russia in advance apologized to the Finnish government for the Riser's recklessness and they would pay for any damages. They would have taken in approximately forty-two wounded as prisoner, out of the entire failed assault as the others had ran or died in battle. Though ten of them died from their injuries. The SC wouldn't stay to reinforce the borders, but instead begin rerouting south. Since their flight time couldn't last forever, they'd conserve energy by having the Reapers just walk on all fours there and sometimes having them fly to reach the distance faster. While they could fly for longer periods of time, their riders would rather not have them do so unless they were reaching a battlefield. In Russia the Reapers were perceived to be things straight from hell itself to a number of the populace, but most understood their original nature of being mutated creatures. Some that were retired from service were even held in zoos but under various procedures to guarantee safety.

Russian Borders

Any air attacks along the borders of Russia especially below Estonia was found to be difficult, as they would all achieve varying result or be taken down by large amounts of anti-aircraft equipment along the border including the Gunships and patrolling aircraft. All forces having been in scattered groups in and slightly outside the border. Though that did not mean that they didn't deploy their armament beforehand to hit something. They just would end up losing more aircraft, and in retaliation get bombed by guided missiles, bombed by rockets, and artillery fire along the borders in retaliation against their bombardment. The illusions of the Risers having some form of indestructible quality was rendered even more void, as the Russians stood tall and kept holding their ground along the borders in spite of casualties to keep them out of Russia. In retaliation of the Risers sending airstrikes along the border, they sent in their gunships to harass and destroy their stronger fortifications with bombing runs. Providing countermeasures against incoming missiles, attempting to intercept missiles, and all while bombing their borders while on the move with guided bombs and missiles. The gunships even covered each other rarely as their AI targeted missiles other gunships were engaging if at closer ranges. The most damage the heavy gunships did was in the borders of Belarus, where armies stationed to act as a reinforcing garrison to the existing ones would begin marching into Belarus once they had acquired enough IFVs and tanks. A single PCHG was taken down in the process but not by enemy fire. Instead one of it's engines malfunctioned during the air raid, causing it to spin-roll out soon followed by being hit by a missile that only blew off parts of the tail or punching a hole into it. The crew would have survived by ejecting, but the gunship would have violently slammed itself into the ground. To prevent it's destruction, the engines were also ejected in event the pilots couldn't escape. This would allow the Imperials to recover whatever was left of the gunship if they could get there, though it'd be embedded into the ground and having suffered more damage from it. The ejection of the engines would also have prevented them from bursting or leaking if taken a hit during the crash, which would have allowed any potential survivors to have lived without having to be suffocated or worse.

The border would also bear witness to the next arsenal of the SC. Thousands of smaller, faster, pack mutants known as Gerbils despite resembling nothing like one and much larger. The normal sized gerbil could on it's hind legs reach over the height of a man's waist. A semi-hairy four legged beast with sharp teeth and claws. The gerbils having various roles including acting as guard dogs or active hunters to find hiding or distract opposition, using their more powerful senses to entirely blow the competition out of the water. They would have been sent through the border under super vision of their trainers with the rest of the men. This was as to prevent civilian casualties in event there were no evacuations and the mutant hordes came across them, being trained only to attack those that provoke them or under their trainer's orders. However this was still a necessary precaution. The rest of the borders would continue to remain in a defensive stance. A single gunship however was moderately damaged with a fuel leak during engagement, with sections of it's left engine paneling and flaps being blown off and holes in the right wing. the first time a gunship having been effectively struck in the entire war. The AI informed the pilots of the more critical based damages, and it influenced them to evade. It was sent back deep into Russian lines to begin repairing. The border garrisons requested more reinforcements from Siberia to replace seven hundred bodies of the garrison, as some and several structures had been taken out by the bombing runs that actually did break through and the artillery. With a few more hundred being in various conditions of injury. The reinforcements would be sent in by both train and aircraft to increase the speed of them arriving to the border. Eventually, and due to Ukraine having already broken through their lines and rendering resupply more difficult, the Russians would begin breaking down the land with a considerable portion having already been devoured within twenty-four hours in light of Riser defense forces.

Unlike previously seen groups of reapers, these "gerbils" were extremely more weaker and couldn't fly. They were like the SC's version of a large dog. A single man with quick enough reflex or having some distance could easily engage one, taking it down with minimal amount of ammunition. The only problem was it naturally being a pack creature, there would be far more and they made up for lack of endurance through sheer other factors such as their claws, speed, and teeth. In one town near the Ukrainian border near the south, one such gerbil would have been reported as causing a loud howling-like noise once finding Riser presence. They consequentially having summoned more gerbils and creating a horde and bringing in Imperial notice directly, with Riser infantry under immense fire and quickly swarmed by gerbils. The creatures actively holding down troops after pouncing ontop of them or disarming them through biting their arms with minimal force to force them to drop their weapons in pain. These creatures sometimes being seen with some form of defect, causing them to have a second head or additional appendages. The town being taken, and bodies of Riser infantry both dead and wounded littering the field in various condition for both. The Risers would have ambushed a field commander in deeper Imperial territory and consequentially taking out one of the armies in the ambush, but their victory wouldn't last long as a few days later another march was sent in. Since they had nowhere to run and could only hide for so long, the end result being to use gerbils to locate them. Some Risers having made it out, while others were killed where they stood or were forced to stay behind to engage the incoming Imperial forces. Some of the Riser infantry being wiser than usual in other regions, they would have sabotaged one of several of the many Imperial supply lines. Forcing further invasion deeper south to be postponed to recuperate before being reinitialized, and a night raid resulting in a few hundred Imperial casualties.

However the string of Riser victories were cut short nonetheless after recuperation and being supported by other units once regrouping, marching through the remains of the land and meeting up with Ukraine. Sixty tanks and several supporting vehicles would be destroyed during the campaign into the newly targeted land. Due to the victory, but the Riser string of events, the Imperials in Europe outside of Estonia were forced to begin resupplying and taking longer. They would be incapable of proceeding their attack temporarily for the rest of the month, and several of the on field troops having to be replaced by reserves also temporarily or spend their time in remnants of the states they were in. However with time also just came a increase in their power overall. This being a form of relaxation or "time off". Taking the local resources if necessary, and any cities or towns kept outside of the fighting being where Imperial troops would have spent their time doing various activities. However as per usual in war, there would be many that are forced to endure it's nature. IFAM stations being harder and harder to place and staff the deeper inland to Europe they went, they would have to begin using spare infantry to guard their makeshift stations and others would begin setting up ration stations within existing structures. These structures mostly taking the form of already existing supply areas or ration production facilities, albeit more damaged or outright destroyed by consequence of the fighting. States under Imperial occupation would have to wait longer, as Russia had to begin loading up more rations to be capable of supplying the mentioned states. Meaning that those deeper in Europe had to endure a ration schedule and limit, to prevent the populace starving. The supply lines having to be made and then enough assets transported in, they would have to wait around a month on what they had and could be scavenged. Luckily with enough territory being taken, a dominantly Europe based IFAM station could be properly installed that would begin work once the ration supply arrived. It was theorized that once construction of the basic structure was done, it could begin housing more rations while further development goes into expanding it. Turning it into a more stable facility that could then begin producing and storing more rations, enabling further Imperial advance towards Poland along with supplying a limited distance of the local populace without error. Those further away however, would need periodic resupply of rations. Their zones being theorized as more dangerous than others, the production of a ration facility or other station there could be seen as a target for desperate parties that may want more for themselves. IFAM being technically unprepared due to recently having started out before the war having begun, however some civilian groups from undamaged portions of the states/countries would help with the ration issue in Belarus.

Ukraine

With the gassing of Ukraine among other events, the words stated by the Tsar himself earlier about the Risers and justification of war were even more legitimized. Those whom actively blind themselves to the crimes of the Risers being forced to come to reality with the rest of the world. With word and news coverage spreading through Russia of these events, not only did several large neutral parties in Russia take notice but the Imperials only became angered more thoroughly with the presence of the H.R.E. It was like propaganda about the Risers by the Risers. The Imperialists in Russia would begin sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine, along with several spare bomb squads just to make sure Ukraine was safe from further mishap. This being to provide more help to Ukraine. The Princess also took heed of this unnecessary disgrace upon the world, offering her brother further supply for Ukraine. This was accepted, and soon after she would come into contact with a invited holy man of the Yggdist religion. She had requested him to help with aid to Ukraine, of which he accepted to do for her. A day after the bombings, Imperialist forces and several holy men would have arrived to Ukraine with supplies such as food, water, and basic medical equipment for citizens and victims. The Religious men would help tend to the wounded along with the small military detachment of 28,000 troops, along with the military conducting survey of infrastructure in Ukraine to prevent further bombings if given consent. The drawback of inserting religion upon the land however being that some started preaching. The Yggdists were more laid back than the Orthodox that came with the others, and mostly keeping to themselves. But a single Yggdist priest would have started preaching as well, stating odd things about how these events will not be taken lightly by the Goddesses and that the Risers will face a smiting for their unjustified crimes. One could easily tell the difference between the two sects, as Yggdists wore dark blue or pure white with dark blue stripes on their robes, carried staffs with engraved symbolism of fire, and wore necklaces connected to a shiny blue crystal - rock.

After the Humanitarian forces had arrived, the Tsar had further condemned the Risers and also stated that their breaking of neutral ground in Finland was a complete insult to the Finnish people. The very act painting the Risers to be a nation that knows no bounds nor respects any act of peace in the north, as blood was shed for no other reason than to try breaking down a stronger foe only to be broken themselves. This event making the peaceful Finnish victory of complete independence, and the given Russian neutrality without bloodshed mean absolutely nothing. The speech ended with the Tsar attempting to motivate the Ukrainian people to remain strong in the face of the storm. They would not let the Risers get away with this lightly, with the military fully authorizing the use of the SC in further military operations outside of defense.

Am Vya

Military Informational Conference

It wasn't difficult to understand the fundamental flaw of the Riser's metal behemoths encountered in Estonia. The only true issue being that not every asset in the Imperial Army knew how to easily deal with them, but men armed with missile launchers and heavier armed vehicles could take them out of commission if any had the chance to. The military didn't accept this as being one of the current few abilities, and immediately went at work with videos, reports, and photographs first hand from the battlefield. Along with this, they took in the Type-2 MBTs of the Risers directly just to begin live-fire testing on the hulls of destroyed Type-2s to reinforce their beliefs. The conference was held in Saint Petersburg at the end of the month, attended by several commanders, general equivalents, and government officials. With several more having attended via video call. The conference was hosted by the head of the TC's branch of Engineering by request. He wore a black suit, red tie, had a buzz cut, and was slightly taller than average. After formalities, he would begin by starting directly with the point. "The Rising Empire's super heavy tank, a colossal beast of firepower and defense. Approximately over the height of an Abrams as well as slightly longer than an Abrams, we have concluded that it suffers from several fatal flaws in both practicality and military application." He would begin showing images of the tank, along with a small weaknesses representation.

The host would simply look behind him at a massive screen on the wall in the now dark room, depicting several examples of the design flaws of the Type-2 MBT. "Where to begin." He pondered. "We will start with the biggest attention grab, the turret. The turret of this monster is overly enlarged to compensate for having two barrels, along with being slightly larger in height to compensate for recoil, inside installation of gear, crew, and the necessary drives to move the turret with it's larger caliber load. And yes, I will explain in greater depth of what displayed in the representation means. Now, the turret's size is what makes the entire tank larger just to compensate. Along with it's weight and recoil, the turret is placed further back than what one might find on a normal tank. The fact that it has two barrels means that it takes longer to reload, and allows it's opposition to swiftly move around it to a more favorable position or enabling survivors to retreat. The vast complexity would also suffer from periodic yet severe malfunctions, forcing maintenance to occur shortly after it's use. The sheer size of the turret and double barrels put on them means that there is no machine gun stationed in front of the turret, the room being used for aiming optics, or the systems to operate the weapons such as autoloaders or other equipment. Since a modern military especially ours would most likely favor crew survival along with combat results, the turret should be thicker. This means that there would be less space on the inside, forcing the crew closer together, removing a entire crew member or more, and ammunition being scattered throughout the turret and it's ring all the way down to it's base. However it'd naturally have less ammunition simply due to the caliber of the arsenal, thus forcing the tank's crew to utilize what they have wisely. The sheer weight of the turret as well would mean that it's rotation would be slower, and coupled with the double barreled design and interior needs for crew and combat operations, this means that it would be even slower by weight unless they removed the ability altogether."

"The double barrels also mean that the thickness up front would be lessened. This enables lower caliber weapon systems to engage and damage the barrel or penetrate the turret, of which if the weapons are damaged and still used it could result in destruction of the barrel or worse. Also due to interior needs, the turret overall is less thick than it appears to be. This is because the weapon system is more complex. This prevents certain sections of the side of the turret from containing more vital elements, view ports, ammunition, or being overall thicker as it could get in the way of the weapon's operation or be inconvenient to it's operators. In a realistic engagement scenario, the top mounted machine guns would prove useless as no crew member would be willing to operate them. This is because on the frontline or distance the opposing force's snipers, fragmentation from nearby explosives trying to engage the tank, or if somehow closer then infantry, would engage any crew member or soldier showing themselves onboard. Meaning the tank is completely defenseless against infantry except from the direct front. This means any soldier that can get close enough can actively begin harassing, attacking, or deploying AT armaments at the tank unopposed. Now I understand your concerns so far, asking how we were incapable of easily taking them out when first encountering them. This is because they came as a surprise during an urban combat scenario, limiting the ability of the Imperial military along with the encounterment of civilians. This forcing the Imperials to be more cautious whilst actively trying to get around, not giving them enough preparation time to actually directly engage the tanks. In a matter of fact, in open warfare in the hypothetical scenario that a tank on tank battle is conducted, the Imperial arsenal would actually be more than capable of destroying them easily. As depicted during the encounter where several tanks were easily knocked out by other weaker in comparison vehicles, and infantry armed with rockets and missiles. The cause of the lack of destruction was more a failure on part of the Imperial military in terms of information, whereas they engaged specific sections of the tank that would be understandably more thick than the rest. This is not a failure on their training, but more the lack of understanding engagement between heavier vehicles, as an example would be our reimagining of the T-14A where locations previously less thick were made more so for crew survival."

He would take a pause to drink a nearby cup of tea on the podium before continuing on. "Now moving onto the body, I'd like you all to focus on the areas of track covers, the turret, and more specifically the back end. We will get to the front afterwards. As you can clearly see, there are many flaws in it's design. The coverings of the tracks are opened and hollow. This means that if a soldier with a large enough explosive were to walk on by, they could easily immobilize the tank by themselves by destroying the track. Vehicles however could utilize this flaw to launch high caliber shells straight through the covering open or not, and begin penetration of the tank's main hull. This is due to being mostly as hollow and open as it is, it wouldn't be reinforced enough to hold together in an engagement against more than small arms. This means that the tank can not only be immobilized by the Imperial military even at it's lowest, but they could actively kill the crew inside or damage critical components related to the tank's functions. Infantry with certain AT weaponry could also be used to penetrate the tank through these hollowed cover openings, and turning any soldier into a super heavy tank hunting professional. If the crew doesn't outright surrender or a fire doesn't happen, this means that the tank can be surrounded by many men. Thus leading to their eventual surrender OR a guy with the necessary tools comes by and actively tears open the locked hatch, and leading to the tank's inevitable capture along with the crew if they aren't just dead already. Now we move onto the turret ring. Tell me what do you see?" He asked, one of the attendees stating that the ring was overly exposed. "Correct. But not just overly exposed, it's entirely exposed. The ring being one of the most weakest sections of a tank in terms of functioning after a hit. Now imagine that but with the entire thing. This would lead to the turret becoming entirely useless, only enabling the crew to fire upon targets that come across their line of fire or through turning the tank. Depending on what hits the ring, it could lead to ignition of ammunition, the death of all the crewmen within the turret, or popping the turret off like you are celebrating victory day. Continual hits into the turret could lead to ammunition ignition, damage or destruction of the weapons, ensured death of crewmen, and various other disasters. The turret ring could also be hit and cause spalling, injuring and killing crewmen in the compartment even without full penetration of the projectile causing it."

"Then we come to our next design nemesis, the engine compartment. Unlike a normal tank, the back end would definitely not contain all of the engine. So thus logically, the engine is split into two sections or just the front. If we go with the former which can be a case depending on the variation encountered, one being in the back, and then the engine itself may actually be installed in the front. This of course being a problem in of itself as even if all other problems are dealt with, you get a killed vehicle if anything penetrates the front of the tank. It may however result in the crew surviving a direct hit and penetration. The back end would most likely be the weakest section of the entire tank, and would enable easy penetration. The problem here lies in if the fuel or some other vital component is stuffed in there, which would mean that penetration might not even result in a total kill. Though a fire may still transpire, resulting in such an event nonetheless. There would be an actual practical reason for having say, the engine at the front and extra fuel or other elements at the back. It would enable more space and supply. And finally, we move onto the front. With the exposed driver hatch and view ports directly, and then the superstructure itself quickly inclining the higher you go, it would enable direct penetrations of the vehicle. This means that as long as whatever you're launching hits above it's lower-upper glacis, such as the driver compartment, the super structure infront of the turret, or slightly underneath that, you will most certainly penetrate. With our missiles for example, any crewmen inside could be considered dead upon launch as it'd be enough to cause not only severe spalling within the tank, but would also destroy the tank itself. Engagements from higher elevations would also guarantee penetration even with small caliber rockets. The commander's hatch alone is a vital target, as the death of the commander makes the tank blind to all but automatic services. If you do not end up destroying the tank by engaging it, it would leave a sizable hole in it for infantrymen to climb up top and engage the crew or drop down a grenade. However these tanks seemed to have done something right like a normal tank, meaning that this is highly unlikely. Another problem with the design being that it has no modern hull defenses like a normal tank, such as ERA. It relies solely on basic construction, welds, and how thick one can extend the interior hull to be."

He would begin drinking the rest of his tea before clearing his throat and continuing. "And finally, we do have to list out it's miscellaneous features. The tank while a slow behemoth due to it's weight and size, is actually spacious with large hatches located above and underneath the tank. This would allow anyone actually alive in the tank after an engagement to safely leave the tank quickly. The lower half of the tank's glacis does protect it from certain kinds of AT fire, it's far back driver compartment saves crew from IEDs unless directly detonated under the tank, and the tank is thick enough on the sides of it's body's superstructure to provide protection from even certain forms of rockets. However I assure you, that under better circumstances that there is nothing to fear from this tank. And while it's larger caliber weapons does mean it can critically damage and even destroy our tanks, it's protection leaves much to be desired while it's other flaws leave it crippled even after getting off the assembly line. It's maintenance even when not on the field alone is a detriment to it's very core, and leaves the tank extremely vulnerable on the battlefield. And that is if it can even get there without breaking down." And with that, the conference had ended. The rest of the time being spent to address further concerns and questions before everyone started leaving, being satisfied with the results. Soon after the conference, the attack on Belarus had commenced.

The rest of the coalition

As the Socialist Union were starting to build up their military underground, President Sarnycheva was still requesting the Federal Assembly for the third time in three months to gear the nation for a war. With the recent return of the SU in the tunnels despite just being investigators, they believed they were yet another recon party. This would force them to agree to her proposal, and the activation of the Siberian Super Factory along with a few other factories the GDR controlled. Greatly outnumbered without the super factory by the Socialist Union, but they contained the advantage of having a more modernized military in comparison. With the informally known SSF on their side, they could be on or extremely beyond par with the Socialist Union and Imperials in production capability depending on factors. The President then ordered for more troops to be sent to Tunnels 1 - 3, but it was stretching out their army since they still had men stationed on the western border and in stations. So to deal with this issue, they would have blocked off three out of seven western tunnels with makeshift walls and heavy caliber armament to send the men stationed there to the east. They also reconfigured the surface border watch to send a minimal detachment underground.

The Eastern tunnels would also begin further fortification, with a multi-layered system of defenses throughout the tunnels. There would be three walls in each tunnel, with a small sandbag machine gun nest in front of every set. The walls would be spread out through varying distances, so each section would have enough time to engage enemy forces after breaking through one layer. This would be followed by a missile system being stationed at the far back of the final wall, acting as the final form of resistance. If that had failed, it was planned to have all the eastern tunnels rigged with explosives to collapse them as a last resort. Within the maintenance tunnels, a series of sandbag positions was all that was needed. The construction was to be simultaneous, and overall the necessary equipment setup to thoroughly implement them safely, along with obtaining the necessary information to figure out a large enough explosive to collapse the tunnels, would make the defenses take a month to build. The walled off sections being of more quality than simple garbage and scrap thrown into the tunnels. The President gave the order to begin construction, and every tunnel would now have a defensive battalion of three-hundred troops. Then a few thousand that would be at the stations, providing defensive support of the stations in the event all else had failed. Spare infantry starting to have been sent throughout most of the larger stations controlled by the GDR, and the President was preparing with the Assembly to enact conscription in the event of full scale warfare. They all understood equally that it'd at that point break the economy, but a war with the SU was more a life and death matter which would make it be a viable option. Like in the past, the "red forces to the east" were considered a plague to the GDR. Once they broke through, it demanded the entire nation's attention or else it'd fall entirely. The President as precaution would also have made a large order for the construction of ammunition, missiles, and GHCV-32s for their ground forces to make up for the lack of other vehicles that can engage the Union's.

Urusovo megacity, Petrovo District, The Siberian Complex

The construction of a currently world-record breaking tower, having been constructed and planned on for fifty years with mostly planning conducted in ten due to the alien EMP, and saved from canning by the new Tsar, would begin entering it's ending phases of the final stage in construction. Named the Veridian and given the nickname of "Empress of the skies" in remembrance of one of the rulers fifty years ago, it would only need some elevator wiring and one more elevator installed followed by the completed construction of one of it's three varying height spires. The structure itself had a combination between an immense base and some of the tower itself being built deep in the ground, being further stabilized through four "sister towers" that surround it. To compensate for lack of easy ability of outside supply, the tower was made to be self sustaining. This meant that it had several large solar panels, water harvesting/collection services, and a large reactor core and a backup installed. This being in the event of a city-wide blackout or some form of natural disaster disabling or hindering the use of other power generation systems. Upon it's completion it would mark the day that the creation of a termed super city would turn into a reality, what the Russians saw as a superior form and the next step above of a mega city.

While still angered with the recent Riser antics, Viktor was looking forward to the completion of the Veridian. As completion day was nearing in the coming months, he was preparing a speech for that day. The hardest challenge for the Russians in construction being the immense cost and the transportation of moving the necessary materials through the tower, which was a significant part to it's longer construction time. It was believed that it would be used for housing as one of it's many purposes, and be the new and true crowning jewel of the Siberian Complex. Along with several other recreated innovations of the times of old, the structure utilized a newer and improved version of an automatic parking system. It would allow occupants or visitors to park in a designated location, and automated machinery would proceed to transport the car to a suitable parking location. Then upon request, the vehicle could be sent back out to be used normally. The reactor core consisting of more than a singular set of large generators to enable more direct power, taking up the otherwise more empty space a little underneath it's surface base and above it's deeper secondary foundation.

The spires would also have their purposes, ranging from receivers to communications. The as would be termed in the old world as a mega structure, would also contain several various sized helipads. As is semi-tradition in Russia, one of the sister towers of the Veridian was named Moskva tower in remembrance of the lost city. The towers being single-word named accordingly after events, locations and people from largest to smallest: "Kursk, Moskva, Valkyria, Elisavetta." The Kursk tower standing at 1,035 meters tall, Moskva tower 842 meters tall, Valkyria tower 673 meters tall, and the Elisavetta tower standing at 466 meters tall. The Elisavetta tower and Moskva tower were also the only towers to have their own spires, Moskva's being more for cosmetic purposes with minimal functionality and based on the kremlin. The towers of Moskva and Elisavetta being located in relation of the Veridian in order of northwest and southeast.

Other

In his office, Viktor was just sitting down in his chair after his work being done for the day. He would look out a window to his far right side looking out at the city, being both impressed with how Russia and the world has so far come but curious of outside nature. With the chaos having sparked on from the war, he couldn't help himself from reflecting upon the situation. Despite the war against the Risers so far succeeding, he could only think about the achievements and misfortunes of the military in history to now. With the creation in the old world of the atom bomb and the panic it caused, and a military race. Eventually the world being thrown into sheer chaos and then the end of the world as it was previously known. The world being bathed in fire, with no end in sight. Some nations of course surviving and even thriving off it, but others not so much. He could only remember things he had read, the hell upon the earth that was known as the surface of Russia. Several shelters having been compromised through fighting or malfunction, the lack of supplies, resulting strife with the fall of the government and ensuing fighting that took place over food. Those left upon the surface being forced to endure the fall of civilization, the ever rapidly dwindling supply, people trying to find something left during those times on the surface only to find nothing but stones and radiation, and eventually any who did survive would find the mutants. The remnants of military vehicles having rusted away, the remnants of civilization that had been wasted and it's remains slowly collapsing through radiation spreading throughout the land, the signs of old petty scrabbles and graves, and the discovery of several of those that never made it and nothing being left to tell their story.

Then civilization returned, cities were recreated or new ones made in their stead. Those that survived the great apocalypse starting to reboot the world, and eventually make something equal and then better. The world being reshaped and nations building new things or updating older ones, further improving society. The Russians solving their food problems, the Vestans creating machines, the Eclipsians with their old space programs. Only for history to repeat itself, and these discoveries being rendered mute in favor of military superiority and global power. The Vestans creating machines for the purpose of warfare, the Eclipsians creating space platforms able to destroy cities fitting with their old genocidal resolve, the recreation of nuclear weapons, and the Russian's discovery of a much more terrifying weapon in the name of defense. All being used over again, and the reason why Russia has tried avoiding open politics most of the time. He could only remember certain books that were made from of people writing their thoughts, people's last moments, what was discovered, the story of a long lost pilot with the dream of heading to Perm only to disappear, letters put into the books as their own pages, and the adventures of two soldiers and a slowly declining family as they tried finding answers to the chaos to end up with nothing. Then thought of the more recent events of a grand scale war, the stealing of their technology by the Risers, and desperation of the enemy along with their merciless gassing of Ukraine. Out of curiosity, he wondered if his attempts early in the war succeeded in stopping their use of stolen Russian assets. But Viktor figured that it was not too much of a concern, instead focusing more so on a possible dream that currently was seen as going in favor. The Riser regime to be removed from all of Europe and more, rendered back only to Iceland and Greenland.

His sister having noticed him staring off into space at times from the hallway, they would have shared their opinions on the matter after she entered the office. At the end of the day, she concluded that with the copies of history being done over and over as accurately as possible to stop the very idea of a second form of apocalypse, as well as proper moderation, that the possibility could be rendered less and less. As time went on, the conversation got derailed into the Russian states. She used the reasoning of an apocalypse alongside her opinion on the matter, as justification to try influencing him into finding an alternative to destroying a relatively smaller and more neutral state. Stating that outside nations may discover the fighting and try exploiting it, leading to a larger scale war that could inevitably blow up into somehow leading to a devastating situation to those involved. Despite sounding ridiculous, Viktor couldn't rule it out. In the current world, it was extremely uncertain to be sure of anything and it was all a risk as evidenced 50 years ago. After this, she would have left to attend to other matters. Viktor being left to his own thoughts, and wondering if Russia should continue on to further join in on global politics or not. Russia before his reign primarily focusing upon themselves and the local regions that actually did interest them, but forcing themselves upon the stage could open Russia to further growth. Always being a self sufficient country looking for alternatives and backups, he saw no issues with the idea of meeting or more with other states more legitimately rather than just using them for a goal like the old Empire. Ukraine being one of the few only nations Russia ever had true relations with that went further, currently being one of the only exceptions to the "one goal then useless" rule conducted to others. Eclipse would of been another, but relations were stained from the beginning in how the alliance was created, just so the Russians weren't invaded while they tried fixing their own problems. That and the memory of Moscow's destruction still being fresh. Now the only thing Viktor had to think about, was how the Imperials could directly militarily "checkmate" the SU without causing problems. With the "alternative" religion supporting his sister and some members in the Imperial military already, she would have a capable enough force at her command. So he had to find a suitable arrangement to unify Russia despite their contesting ideas on how to go about it, without provoking her to the point where a war between them was a viable option to her. He could only think of two options, with the third being useless as spy operations alone cannot destroy the SU and could only go so far. With this, he would begin a form of gathering with the military high command to begin discussing their options.

TC Developments

The Tylinium Corporation would have continued their research, having used previous documentation to help with the process and see how some elements could be implemented into the new design but improved. They would also learn from their mistakes of making it a double screw design, instead wanting to make it a singular screw to make it harder to detect through acoustics. This would lessen the unique signature created by a double screw, which was one of it's biggest flaws and of which made it easier to detect. With Russia's industrial capability, a suitable screw could be created for the very task. The submarine was yet to have it's dimensions truly realized, but the features slowly being added and others removed to suit it's purpose giving a hard draft of it's final count. It's purpose already being quite clear from the current situation: A new generation of submarine that is capable of carrying a vast array of assets to act as a superior-ranged line of defense of the Russian people, or carrying far more conventional armament for other roles. It being capable of carrying more of the TCM variant, it-in-of-itself being a variant of the SG-4 converted for naval use. The new submarine having no existing system constraints and will be a newer design, it'd have far more missiles with better overall systems including launch systems and guidance. Along with enabling far more conventional missiles such as an S-942 to be carried in greater number in comparison to other submarines. They were currently trying to figure out how to achieve this but making the long term maintenance costs slightly lower if possible. Along with this, the other primary-secondary goal would be overall sound reduction. Removal of unnecessary parts, adding alternatives to cool reactors to replace pumps, and interior - exterior components being added or removed. The project now being called "Broken Angel" for it's purpose and attachments. Being inspired by project "Fallen Angel", a militarized artificial intelligence project that evolved into vehicular use such as the PCHG.

Victory Day 3.0

As quickly as the war started, it had abruptly ended. This being at the surprise of many, especially with the desperate tactics employed by the Risers. The entire war being a massive surprise to the Imperials, they never expected certain things to have happened such as the invasion of Greenland. Despite this fact, many lives for the Riser military and other states were saved because of their decision of widespread surrender. The calculated damages to property in the affected states occupied by Russia was less than previously anticipated, which would lessen the economical burden Russia and the rest of the ESA would throw itself into for repairing their infrastructure. Since the war was also over with, IFAM wouldn't have to stretch itself out any further and could stabilize itself easily within a month. Meaning civilians in occupied territories that suffered damage could receive a stable food supply while they waited for their homes to be rebuilt. This was seen as more of a honor or some form of gift than cowardice in the mind of the Imperials. Making them respect them slightly but the gassing of Ukraine still leaving an immense sour taste.
Once surrender had been conducted and papers created, military vehicles of several states would roam through city streets and towns in Poland in a form of celebration. The liberation of the many peoples from the Riser regime. Certain government and military officials would have been taken in to eventually have a military tribunal session deciding their fate for crimes focused intentionally upon the civilian populace of Ukraine, with a international opinion being available on the matter. The Russians saw 40 years in prison or life in prison as acceptable. The trial was simple and would be set on a popular basis. If one option was shared/repeated by other participants over the others, then Ukraine was allowed to carry it out as they saw fit. This trial taking place after the ToW was signed.

Meanwhile, additional paperwork was signed named the Treaty of Warsaw. A 300 page treaty drafted up by the Russians and contributed to by associated powers.

"THE
TREATY OF WARSAW
BETWEEN
THE EASTERN SOVEREIGNTY ALLIANCE AND ASSOCIATED POWERS
AND
THE HOLY RISING EMPIRE
Signed at Warsaw, December 3308"

In short this gave Imperialists full control over Estonia, the rest of Scandinavia, all Riser islands in the Baltic Sea, and all the islands north of Russia. Demilitarization of assets within Finland by transferring control over to the Finnish government. All naval assets besides those stationed in Iceland and Greenland go to Russia and Ukraine, the majority of naval assets in these states' control will be handed over to the individual state(s) after referendum besides aircraft carriers, 10 destroyers, 11 frigates, most supply ships, 28 type 43 large variants, most hospital ships, and all submarines. All of the Russian population in various Riser states that had only grown during the Riser occupation of European Russia, and the Russian descendants or any persons "with Russian blood/relations" during rule by the Polish state before them are to be returned to Russia. AI technology, documentation, and prototypes will be given to Russian and Vestanian states. Control of the Riser Airforce will be transferred to the Rockians and Ukrainians. All Russian airforce assets in Riser control will be given to Russia. Most ground force technologies will be kept by the Polish state solely, with small but considerable numbers of assets being transferred to the Vestan, Rockian, Russian, and Ukrainian states. Control of Lithuania, Latvia, and Riser Belarus will be transferred to Ukraine. The fate of and control of Greenland and Iceland go to and will be decided by the Vestan and Rockian states. 20% of Riser resources from Europe will be transferred over to Ukrainian, Rockian, and Vestan states. All naval mines are to be deactivated and removed on short notice over concerns for civilian lives. The Riser's will pay reparations to Russia, Finland, Varmandr Vestan, Ukrainian Tsardom, and Rockian Kingdom, based on yearly tax income of all associated European and Scandinavian states, along with several dozen-million for every damage caused to the Ukrainians, Russians, and other states. The Riser government is to be moved to Greenland and Iceland along with sympathetic populaces that also include military personnel. Should a Riser state emerge from the ashes in the future, they are to avoid contact outside of trade with European and Scandinavian states. This trade would be heavily restrictive and monitored in such an event to prevent easy militarization, thus forcing any future Riser states into political isolation as suitable punishment for all crimes committed among the Lithuanian, Latvian, Belarusian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, and Polish peoples within Riser states before the war. Any blockades created are to be dismantled. Scientists and top engineers are to be transferred to Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and Rockian states. Naval bases within Scandinavia, northern isles above Russia, the Baltic Sea, and Estonia is to be immediately transferred to Russia, while all naval bases in newly Ukrainian territory is to be given to them. Russia will return naval bases stationed in and near Poland to the Polish state after referendums.

Any and all military assets labeled by Russia as a unconventional threat is to be dismantled, or destroyed. This includes: Strategic nuclear bombers, any missiles with a height above 10 meters and a tonnage above 300, Militarized machine suits greater than 2 meters in height, any space capable vehicles that are armed whatsoever, chemical, biological, nuclear warheads, Self Propelled spacecraft or space stations that can be used as a gravity assisted suicide platform, and any weaponry that can be classified as a extremely long distance missile, rocket, or tube. The testing of nuclear, biological, chemical, or thermobaric weaponry by any new Riser states would be recognized as an act of war. The treaty would then end, stating that all experimental technologies and their documentation and current blueprints if any having been developed by the Risers are to be transferred over to the Russian, Rockian, and Vestanian states. The treaty was to be immediately enacted, and take place between late December 3308, and be completed by January 3310 with no delay. Any delay to enacting the treaty by the Risers would have been recognized as unlawful occupation, and thusby authorized for nations to enact forceful deportation themselves. Any ex-Riser sympathizer or personnel remaining within the states would have to be officially registered as citizens, and demilitarized. They will also have to retake all classes such as driving to obtain new licenses if they wish to own or drive a car, or own a firearm if the state law permits it. However obtaining these licenses are not mandatory to be allowed continued residence in any previous Greenlander-occupied state/country. Refusal to demilitarization including refusal to being registered as citizens would be recognized as illegal immigration, and would be subject to regular deportation laws. Those that are not demilitarized however, are classed as hostile illegal immigration or terrorist immigration and will be dealt with accordingly.

With this, Imperial troops would have been slowly pulled out. A number of troops being transported back to their homes or operational bases throughout Imperial ruled Russia as per usual. Some troops were stationed out to islands such as the previously Riser FJL Isle to begin setting it up, and raising the Imperial flag upon them. Some troops remained in Europe and Scandinavia to provide a form of protection to states within those regions, while the rest were starting to be sent back home to Urusovo bases, forts, and several other bases throughout Imperial influenced and controlled lands. The ESA's state reconstruction program would begin taking place, and referendums in Poland would begin. Despite still being marked as Imperial territory yet again, Norway and Sweden were also under a form of referendum but more international-based with ESA and supporter powers being able to have a spot in referendums. The referendums however would consist as both Sweden and Norway rather than separately, the Russians treating the two countries as one due to the damages of Norway potentially preventing it from thriving by itself as a country. Russia was also interested in trying to bring back some important old world philosophies such as international waters, believing that it could help with shipping, resources, and new-found states. If it was accepted by involved parties, than it'd be one of if not the first time a old world idea was installed to the world officially and publicly.

Along with this, a proposed extension to the ESA was handed out to active participants if interested. The ESA's goals and most of it's core fundamentals still taking place in Europe dominantly, but the extension was said to act as the alliance side of the pact. Since it was otherwise outside the ESA's jurisdiction, the extension was treated as something different. It had no name besides "Warsaw Pact Extension.", being named after the location it was to be proposed at. This would enable ESA member states to assist supporters and sympathizer states signing the extension like a normal alliance as long as it's criteria was valid. The Criteria was stated and justification for the extension being at the very bottom of the page. This criteria being opposition to NOTA. The justification being "that with their growing trend of influence over states and their governments, along with Eclipse having previously willingly aided a terrorist state, that not only was NOTA a threat to national security but to global security. As such, the most logical conclusion is to branch out to willing participants who care about their continued self-influenced sovereignty." The treaty having no regional bounds, this meant that any nation could try applying for position within the pact. However the member states of it would have to decide upon their entry. The benefits being trade to quality materials, military support, and military training support if necessary. A more miscellaneous list but permanent whether or not the pact continued to exist included enabled tourism into ESA-protected states, by non-European states as long as the governments of any states were not actively contested or heavily influenced by foreign party to do their will. Only exception would be if the targeted state were to have declared a war upon foreign states outside of Europe, where they may be subject to retaliation freely. However ESA law would still persist which dictates that alliance and trade along with military support by a state in the ESA can be allowed, as long as the state itself was willing and agreed without influence by outside states forcing them into it. Civilian activities including practice of religion was free to be conducted, and would not violate the pact or ESA laws. It would however be subject to whichever laws existed within the specific state itself and dealt with by them alone.

Am Vya

Dominus Regum

Events

The Imperial invasion of Estonia continues, more men land in Estonia via the joint fleet, and the first major Imperial loss in Estonia is experienced.

Troops continue marching through the wastes of Norway, occasionally coming across Riser resistance and then eventually stopping in a inhabited neutral village of Masi. Just outside of Finnish controlled Finnmark.

The Imperial fleets begin engaging the one Riser fleet to the far east of Norway, displaying that numbers are not a necessary criteria to fit the title of having naval superiority in the modern age. Including 4th wall breaking about naval mines.

The Imperial fleet in the Baltic Sea begins engaging the incoming Riser fleet but at a closer distance as to allow most - all of their ships to enter firing range. The "backup" fleet starting to arrive.

Riser troops conducting a fateful charge from Finland to Russian territory, destroying the allowed neutrality given by the Russians. The charge being repelled by the Russians.

Beginning an assault by the Imperials into Belarus after taking casualties, storming it after Ukraine had already broken it and surrounding the Riser military. Suffering in the process of more casualties by ambush, having to wait for resupply and setting up a new safer supply line, and IFAM coming across problems in staffing and operation due to the widespread need.

Humanitarian support is sent to Ukraine as Russia just further condemns the Riser government, the Riser government's actions simply just confirming everything the Russians had previously stated and/or thought about them.

A informational military conference was held by request, to further military understanding of the Type-2 MBT in control of the Risers at the end of the month.

The GDR finally gets it's assembly to accept a possible war and begins building up it's military.

The Russian megacity of Urusovo begins it's final approach to getting even bigger, as the Veridian tower reaches the last phases of it's final stage of construction.

The Tsar being in a stage of reflection of history and pondering future actions for unification.

Work on now unofficially nicknamed "Broken Angel", a project on making another submarine, would continue on through it's research phase.

Potentially the quickest European war in over 50 years concludes, as the H.R.E surrenders. Corrected the RP year to 3308 because looked back at the original RP, OOC, and interest check and the year was stated to be 3251 AD followed by 7 years progression, followed by this RP's 50 years progression. For all you that aren't WoT historians, you are welcome.

Fishman Lord · Jul 4, 2018

Royal Wedding, Calgary, Kingdom of the Rockies
The marriage between the King's brother and the Vestanian princess was officiated by the Pope himself in the greatest cathedral in the kingdom. Thousands of attendees looked on as the two proffessed eternal love and devotion to each other, and millions more watched from around the world as the wedding was televised. After the very long ceremony, the two were proclaimed wed and led to a royal chamber to consummate the wedding and the families exchanged wedding gifts in an old Rockian royal tradition. Many things were given by different members, including ornate swords and armor, rings and jewelry, and culturally significant things. However, when the two Kings met, King Christopher had only a small wooden box. The crowd stretched to see what was inside, and were all shocked when he opened it and revealed it to be full of sand. Was this some kind of insult, or was the king insane? The crowd desperately listened as he explained to the confused crowd and Vestanian royals. "This sand was collected from the beautiful beaches of central Chile, near the great city of Santiago, a place where Vestanians have lived proudly even decades after they left their old kingdom." He paused before continuing. "I think it is time for them to finally return home. That is my gift to you: the Duchy of Santiago, from the current border down to the former Las Palmas de Cocalon National Park." The crowd cheered as the King announced the return of that land after so long. "Furthermore, I wish to provide you with the title and accompanying privileges of the King of Chile." The crowd cheered louder as the royal banner of the Kingdom of Chile was handed over. The wedding was seen as a huge success and there was wild celebration in the streets of Santiago. The King's titles were amended to remove his title of King of Chile and replace it with King of Patagonia.

Dominus Regum

Greenland
Greenland and Iceland were in chaos with the complete surrender of the Rising Empire. With greenland and Iceland in something of a legal limbo after the treaty, the Kingdom set up a new nation, the Grand Duchy of Arctica, to keep order until a new solution could be reached. The cousin of the Count of Hawaii was declared Grand Duke, and there was a swift and hard crackdown to restore order. Riser culture was suppressed, with monuments, statues, and icons being torn down and destroyed or brought to museums. Statues of war criminals from the war were especially harshly treated. A deal was sent to Varmandr Vestan: Greenland would be directly annexed by the Rockies, with special economic and immigration privileges in the territory for Vestanians, while Iceland would be turned into a joint client state of both Vestan and the Rockies, the Independent Duchy of Iceland. It would be a constitutional monarchy, with the Duke's powers limited by a democratic parliament.

Dominus Regum

Lagos, African Empire
Immediately after the wedding, the King made a royal visit to Africa. He personally congratulated Louis d'Arc on his excellent work and the reintegration of Angola, where the rebels had been isolated to a few small encircled pockets. The visit was also to defuse international tension: there were rumors of an incoming attack against the Eclipsians, and by sending the King out of the country and very visibly away from command, it was hoped that those ideas would be put to rest. The King visited Lagos and Brazzaville, as well as a highly tense diplomatic visit to South Africa, where the King met with some officials in Johannesburg. While the meeting was not friendly by any measure, it was an important step towards better relations, either to recognition or to peaceful integration.

Sakhalin
The air was cool. It was cloudy, but there was no rain. It was an average, if silent, morning on the coast near Vladivostok. Then, the beach erupted in flame. Thousands and thousands of men poured onto the beach as the navy bombarded from afar in one of the most daring surprise attacks in history: Operation Darwin. The Eclipsian defenses were quickly overrun, and several key beaches in former Russia and Northern China were secured. From there, the wave of Rockian troops began to slowly push inwards. However, there was also fortification of captured positions, as this advantage wouldn't last. The Eclipsian army would mobilize and respond soon, and the Rockians had to be ready. To make sure the war was confined to the one front, the entire navy was patrolling and ready to intercept any Eclipsians.

The Fourth Eclipsian-Rockian war had finally begun.

Space_Kaiser · Jul 4, 2018

Eclipsian Federation

Fourth Eclipsian-Rockian War

The nation was abuzz with the sudden news: the Kingdom fo the Rockies launched a surprise invasion of Manchuria. While almost everyone believed that a war was to happen, they all expected it to at least be an officially declared war instead of what had just happened. The troops stationed near Sakhalin, what little was there, were quickly overwhelmed. The president drafted a declaration of war and was immediately sent to The Council, where it was unanimously approved. With this single act, all military forces were united in an albeit uneasy state. The Imperialists were the same, completely stopping the acquisitions of arms but at the same time if anything goes south they will rise up in arms. Thankfully nothing inherently valuable to the EFAF was left behind in the coastal fortifications save for some artillery. All military forces in the area were sent marching orders, to reinforce a defensive line near the Rockian advancement force. However, a plan was drafted by field commanders in an effort to defeat the Rockian forces in one swoop. The initial line, while heavily manned and with equipment, purposefully had weak spots at certain points that would allow for Rockian troops to get past. Once that happened the entire line would retreat to a secondary line, which would be heavily manned and armed to the teeth. The rest of the plan would then fall into place. Operation Àn was then put into effect with added improvements to the operation, with additional assets being added in the air.

The air force themselves would remain in a constant state of action throughout the battle, sending entire air fleets of fighters towards the Rockian forces. The fighters engaged in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, while high altitude bombers flew high above conventional limits were dropping a large number of explosives onto Rockian defensive positions. Among the bombs dropped were bunker busters, high explosive, and thermobaric. Cluster bombs were considered, however, a hastily put together committee determined that cluster bombs fit within the description of weapons of mass destruction as defined by treaty and their use was restricted. Meanwhile, on the water elements from the Bengal detachment left to join the Yellow Sea detachment in a move that was disclosed to the public. By the end of the deployments for Operation Àn, over two million men were apart of the operation with thousands of aircraft and hundreds of naval vessels also participating. Eclipsian forces were ready for what could happen next, not willing to give an inch to the Rockians.

Dominus Regum · Jul 20, 2018

Konungdómr til varð-maðr ór vestan
Kingdom of Varmandr Vestan

Santiago, Chile

Wild feasting and celebration was underway as the land handed over was formalized- a returning of a core province of the former great nation of Vestania. With this, the Kjarr himself presided over the largest feast, which was completely free to the poor due to recent harvests making bounty because of the recent advancements in genetic engineering of the crops and growing of crops in advanced eco-cities. All in all, mass celebrations were underway in the Kingdom of the Watchers.

But it was not all good. A time of great mourning was underway as the Gothis (Religious leaders) banded together in a Great Summit at Eyland Angan, and the viking burials for all the warriors from the war dead. In small boats made quickly from wood, they were packed with a ceremonial sword and a wreathe of flowers to symbolize the fight done in life, and the circle continuing for those who have stayed.

Those who survived were left with bittersweet feelings, as the soldiers lost were far less than what the Rising Empire would have taken, but a sense of loss for the fallen was due.

Not long after, it vanished as the Kjarr came on the television screens across the nation, a speech.

(Translated from NEF)

"Today we gather on a momentous day- many were lost to the jaws of fate as the strings plucked. But today is not a day of sadness, of weeping, but of glory and honor. For what more did our comrades under Hlodyn do than go to the ancestors? It may be hard to accept for us on the branches of the low tree of Hlodyn, but we can see greater. I know we can, I trust we can.

"I ask you all to say with me a short prayer of the Warrior, whether it be on bedside, public, or by a alter if close... It goes as this, as many of you may know it.

'Lo there do I see my father;
Lo there do I see my mother and my sisters and my brothers;
Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning.
Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.'"

After a short moment of silence, Hjorlin looked up slowly, with eyes that peered deep into the eyes of his people. Eyes with intentions unseen, but on the outside looked hurt, but hopeful. There was the man they called King, the man they trusted, because he was with them. A part of their lives, as any friend, just a little less personal.

"Now, we all know that death is inevitable. But look here, comrades, and we see that death is not the end. It is simply a finish line for us to cross to reach our ancestors and ascend to the halls of Odin which we wait for so dearly.

"We treasure the time we have on earth to come forward with this; our experiences and memories make us Vestania, make us Odinists. The unity in our hearts and the spirits of the faithful the globe-round have a visible, profound effect, and it shows.

"So, let us do our short mourning, let us weep. But I ask you all to do this- when you can, do something for your community, your city, your family of Odinists brothers and sisters. Christian, folk, and Athiests of honorable status. We include you too. You are all valuable members of the culture and society of what determines Vestania, what makes us whole."

He looked one more time into the camera, deep and caring, loving, it seemed, before the stream shut. With that, a week of honor was called to respect the dead, followed by feasts and ceremonial burnings and grain offerings to the Gods.

War Room, Capitol Building

The head general Darra Hiragh slammed his fist down.

"Goddamnit, another war. Another war, by Hlodyn I swear I cannot take this"

As he steamed down a bit, a lesser came up to him.

"So, what do we tell the Head Councilman?" the younger lad said, questioningly.

Hiragh took a deep breath, thinking a bit. After a minute of silence, he replied.

"As said in the ancient texts, 'Wise men hold it that distance is the cure of rage.'. Tell him that the war is not in our favor, and we will not be joining now."

The young lad nodded, before exiting, leaving Hiragh to think.

Borders were put on high alert, aswell as the Navy doing constant aerial patrols on the matter. This would be near both borders just in case, and mainly reconnaissance, not ready to strike missions

Fishman Lord · Jul 20, 2018

Invasion of Manchuria
The Eclipsians had acted about as expected, with a few deviations from the Rockian Military's predictions. As expected, they had replied with a truly massive defense force, with some saying there were literally millions of Eclipsians on the front. The Rockian progress was agonizingly slow thanks to this, but in truth it was a boon as much as a setback. Manchuria was a cold, remote place, with little infrastructure or local forces. Already the much-too-large Eclipsian force had stripped the land dry to feed themselves, and they simply didn't have the resources to bring food and supplies for all the troops from the rest of the Federation. The Eclipsian force would starve and run out of ammo and parts, leaving them like dying leaves to be brushed away by the Rockian forces. The Rockian force was considerably smaller and well supplied thanks to well-secured supply lines all across the Pacific, patrolled by the ever-vigilant Stone Fleet.

The biggest problem was in the air. The RRAF was very obviously outclassed and outgunned by the Eclipsian Air Force, as it was a force designed to protect and assist the Stone Fleet. While it was very capable of repulsing air raids on Rockian ships and convoys, as well as assisting coastal bombardments and landings, it was not going to be able to come close to providing adequate close air support and air superiority in Manchuria. There was much debate over a solution, but in the end a dark conclusion was made: the best option was a deal with the devil, buying huge amounts of new planes from Cascadian arms companies and manufacturers. While Cascadia was a firmly capitalist nation whose companies traded with little government involvement, the Rockian government was already predicting sanctions from Cascadia in retaliation for the attack against the Eclipsians, which would make the best option no longer viable. A deal had to be made with Cascadia quickly to prevent sanctions and, more importantly, prevent war if Cascadia chose to side with its nominal ally, the Federation.

RIPSaidCone

Office of the Royal Commissioner for Foreign Affairs
Charlotte d'Fermont, Duchess of Côte-Nord and Royal Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, has drafted up a proposal to Cascadia called the d'Fermont Agreement by most who currently know about it. Its main concern is the Rockian-Eclipsian war and potential Cascadian reaction to the conflict. It proposes the following terms and agreements between Cascadia and the Kingdom: the national government will not intervene militarily, diplomatically, or politically in the conflict for either side. This includes actions such as sanctions, condemnations, etc. This agreement is simple but powerful, and has no true disadvantages for either side. The only disadvantages for Cascadia would be for individual political figures who could be seen as "soft" or as tolerating unacceptable behavior, but the nation as a whole is not disadvantaged. The proposal has been sent forward, with a note saying that the Commissioner is open for in-person talks and negotiations if changes to the agreement must be made.

RIPSaidCone

After completing the draft, the Commissioner was on a flight to Russia. After several hours of silence and uncertainty, the Kingdom made an important, if unsurprising, announcement: the Kingdom of the Rockies had joined the Warsaw Pact Extension alongside Russia and Ukraine. Charlotte d'Fermont's statement on the matter included the following: "After our nation's cooperation with the Eastern Sovereignty Alliance during the Northern War, we discovered that we are far stronger united than as individuals. The war led to the liberation of great swathes of land, and the independence of two new nations into the world, Iceland and Poland. By joining this pact, we hope that we can further the goals and ideals which were championed in the face of the Empire's tyranny." The speech was very light on anti-NOTA rhetoric despite the pact being created for the purpose of opposing NOTA, most likely due to the fact that the Rockies were also in negotations with Cascadia and were attempting to keep some level of cordiality. Hours after the Rockians joined, the Independent Duchy of Iceland joined as a member as well.

Kazami42

Am Vya

Finally, an offer was put forth to Morocco: the purchase of the Canary Islands. A new port was needed in the East Atlantic, one directly administrated by the Kingdom and not an ally like the African Empire or Varmandr Vestan. The Moroccans needed no more money as they were already growing into a major economic powerhouse, and so a somewhat different kind of offer was made. The Rockian Navy was one of the largest and best in the world, and had many capable ships, including older ones which were becoming outclassed by newer ships. Morocco, however, was a very weak naval power at the moment, owing to their lack of naval military industry and relative newness on the world stage. The following offer was made: the Canaries would be ceded to the Kingdom of the Rockies. The Kingdom would not station any troops on the island or allow Rockian convoys and supply ships to land (unless docking was due to emergency on the ship) for three years. The islands would be used purely for the navy, and not for any conflicts in Africa. In exchange, two battleships, a carrier, two heavy cruisers, four light cruisers, eight destroyers, and four submarines would be taken from the Atlantic fleet and be given to Morocco.

BLK

Angola
Despite setbacks thanks to Cascadian bombing, the rebel governments in East Angola had been reduced to groups hiding in the shadows, bombing targets and committing terror attacks on rare occasion. The land was under the administration of the African Empire if a bit shakily. With Morocco and Carthage on relatively good terms, the next issue was South Africa. War was off the table for now thanks to King Christopher's visit and his good diplomacy, but peaceful integration was laughable. South Africa was a fiercely independent republic and would not bow to the Empire again unless under extraordinary circumstances. However, that was exactly the plan. The plan to integration was extremely classified and known at the moment only to a few high-tier Rockian generals and nobles, the King himself, and Louis d'Arc. It is known as The Yucatan Procedure, named after its inspiration. In the 19th century, the Yucatan declared independence from Mexico and formed an independent nation. The new nation had great potential and was quite progressive for the time. However, it was not meant to be. The local Maya population revolted against the mestizo and white upper class and the nation was ripped into chaos. Desperate to retain their power, the nobles turned to anyone they could to try and get help, even offering to join the United States of America if the USA would crush the rebellion. In the end, they were forced to go back to the very nation they declared independence from, and Mexico re-annexed the territory and ended the rebellion. The plan in South Africa was quite similar: turn either the Afrikaners against the blacks or the blacks against the Afrikaners, and once there was rebellion or civil war a desperate government would accept annexation into the Empire in exchange for keeping their power and having the rebels be crushed. The plan was not yet being put into action, but it was likely to happen in the near future.

Space_Kaiser · Jul 22, 2018

Eclipsian Federation

Fourth Eclipsian-Rockian War

As the Eclipsian forces awaited for the Rockians to fall into the trap, supplies were being wasted as the second line has been well supplied whereas the first line was undersupplied. Supply routes were moved from Korea and China into the combat zone but mostly to the second line as the first line was purposefully left undersupplied for the operation, however, this plan backfired completely as the Rockians weren't as greedy as Eclipsian command had hoped. The EFAF then devised a new plan to better fit the situation unfolding, reorganizing the troops. Troops that were on the first line were pulled back and sent to the Chinese and Korean Republic's borders with Manchuria, as well as others. The second, well-supplied line, pushed forward with new orders to engage Rockian forces. Supply lines were slightly changed to fit the new combat zone as the first line's retreat had cost some lost ground against Rockian forces. There were now hundreds of thousands of men on the line against the Rockian force, now fighting them in full force. High Command launched Operation Heavy Rain, an all-out offensive against Rockian forces to drive them out of Manchuria.

Operation Heavy Rain consisted of two sub-operations for the forces fighting in the operation. By now the Pacific Fleet and elements of the Indian Fleet had gathered around the Korean Peninsula and began to make its way towards the coast of occupied lands, where enemy supply ships guarded by some Stone Fleet ships were coming in. As they arrived Operation Typhoon began, the shelling and destruction of any ships and supplies reaching the coastline of the occupied zone. As they arrived the numerical advantage the Eclipsians initially had overwhelmed supply ships and their escort, however, a careful eye was out for the rest of the Stone Fleet as once they attacked the Rockian ships were sure to send out a distress signal.

On the ground Operation Howling Wind began with large-scale artillery and aerial bombardment against the Rockian line when sudden Eclipsian forces began to push against them. An immense amount of Close Air Support assaulted the besieged Rockian forces as Eclipsian forces on the ground hammered everything they had into their enemy, ready for anything their enemy could give them. In the air, fighters fought against other fighters with a clear edge going to the Eclipsians as they began to drive Rockian forces back towards the coast.

Albion · Jul 22, 2018

The advanced seaports in Japan are opened to Eclipsian fleets as well to allow them to resupply and repair, allowing them to get back in the fight even faster.
Additionally, Japan has begun series of defensive areas around the coasts and major cities, with critical points even protected by large railguns.

Kazami42 · Jul 23, 2018

Russian Coalition, the Russian Empire

Polish Referendum and Activities

The referendum has been completed within Poland, the additional time taken during it being to mostly get an accurate estimate. There were several options granted to be voted upon by the state's people, and their representatives. After the referendum, Russia would grant to Poland self governance as a monarchy, with an elected council. This council and the monarch was expected to uphold a form of rights of it's people and it's governance. It would have resembled a form of democracy in how the council operated. The Monarch would be more than just a figurehead to look at, holding a form of power. However, they wouldn't be capable of eradicating their council. The council itself would operate similarly to a parliament. The Monarch in power at any point in time would have power over certain aspects of the nation overall, aspects of laws but being equal to a council member to prevent actual power over the council, influence on small aspects of military technology, and national costs. The council however would hold more power over laws directly influencing the nation's people, life style, and military. Being able to prevent unnecessary wars from commencing via vote, or being able to agree on a war. The council would also be the only way to decrease or increase the current monarch's power, requiring most of the council to unify on the decision. The council would have consisted of at least a hundred people at any given time and at most several. A interesting balancing act by itself, but with a form of rights created for Poland by the Polish and slightly influenced by Russia, it was believed that both the council and monarch would be incapable of defying it and sending their nation into a downwards spiral. However the council would at it's current time, prevent it's monarchy from obtaining any form of absolute status. One of the influences Russia had on the nation's rights being prevention of slavery, which if defied, would be seen as justification by any ESA party to intervene if so desired diplomatically at first. It also held a strong anti-socialist view, and would have mostly no influence over it besides certain human rights standards.

Once formed, the Russians would help to kickstart Poland's operations. Having made a three year agreement with Poland to help with production of civilian goods, military aspects, and trade, enough time to enable Poland to be capable of doing it on a mass scale themselves. However, it would also be enough time to repair or replace the damages caused to Poland during the war. Russia would also have them within the ESA and it's branching segment. But in exchange, Poland was to enforce an equal three year agreement with Russia for economical benefits, and military support both logistically and directly. This was seen by the Russians as equal, as well as helping Poland grow further rather than fall when the agreements were completed. Russia would then proceed to treat the Polish state as a sovereign state, and cease everything with Poland not accepted to in agreements. Enabling them to make decisions on their own.

European and Scandinavian Activities and Politics

Poland transfers
After the Referendums within Poland, Russia would turn over control of Polish ports, harbors, dedicated military facilities, etc to Poland. Such assets influenced by Poland more so were also given or shared with them. This including all forms of naval vessels, except those listed in the Treaty of Warsaw that Russia would keep. It was unknown however if Ukraine would also follow through with the same agreement made in the treaty or not. Without Ukraine following through, this would give Poland a hard hundred ships. Though a little bit more if Ukraine also followed through. This being because the Greenlandic Empire, HRE, or the Holy Rising Empire was a naval-based state and would require many vessels to maintain proper control over territories. For Poland without Ukraine, it would be enough to defend them, but in the eyes of Russia it was nothing more in comparison than a oversized coastal segment.

Am Vya

Russian - Ukrainian transfers and offers
Within Russian controlled Belarus, after they supplied the civilians with more rations and completed construction of ration production facilities, they would hand over the land to Ukraine due to their higher influence over the area. The Russians would also offer Ukraine the Bornholm and Oland islands in the Baltic Sea and all within them, at the respective prices in order of 432,000 - 519,000 in USD terms in rubles. The price for in particular Oland being stated by Russia as Oland being higher due it's significance within the sea if used correctly. Being capable of monitoring local nations, as well as construct naval blockades easily and quickly. Bornholm being similar but less significant due it's landmass and population on it being much smaller. The only advantage for Bornholm being the latter for Oland being more efficient and quicker, but the landmass providing less viable options for the number of ships that can be sent out. Though both islands could be used for naval support and transportation of resources in event of emergency. However the descriptions provided fitted current Russian military standards and ability, so it would vary for other nations.

The sentence for the offender HRE personnel would have been finalized and the session ended. Russia would soon after deliver several HRE government and military officials to Ukraine, under the sentence of any form of imprisonment done as Ukraine wishes. The sentence will last for 40 years, and with that the HRE may not harm another soul. Along with them was the now forsaken child between a Russian Gallian and Riser Imperial Royalty 50 years ago. Now old, and with no country to go to for residence, they were thrown in with the HRE personnel to Ukraine. Their descendants however would be kept by the Russians. They were consequentially subjected to interrogation, with most being imprisoned for a 15 year sentence for relation to the enemy. Those who weren't were sent into Siberia to Urusovo, where they'd live the rest of their lives. Only the lucky ones would be living their lives normally outside of a Tylinium Corporation facility.

Am Vya

Referendums and Polish continuation
Referendums for Scandinavia was completed, with enough votes for Russia to consider enforcing it but not enough for Russia to consider turning all of it into a 100% sovereign state. Having the thought of combining Sweden and Norway. This meant that while Russia would maintain control over Sweden and Norway, several of their primarily cities however would have been enabled their sovereignty as mini-nations. Bergen, Stockholm, Oslo, Trondheim, Goteborg, and Malmo in Russian hands, were selected to follow the lines of a "Legation city" due to popular vote throughout the ESA. The system in short being the entrusting of government to appointed officials forming a council of two representatives from each nation. Said officials would elect a head of government, and several other positions. The important positions would be security chief and several sectors of the economy, namely industrial labor, material collection, tertiary sector practices, and an official responsible for working with corporations. Without a thought of what to do with the rest of Norway and Scandinavia, Russia would continue keeping control of it as if it was the new Kaliningrad. Though movement between legation cities and their previous related countries was allowed, including visitation or visiting family still within them.

With Europe proper and Scandinavia freed from HRE Tyranny, the next step to turning it into a powerhouse would ensue. To make the process go smoothly despite the lower number of sovereign states within, the Russians would also have offered Poland several technological treaties and agreements for both the military and not. The Russians would help Poland refit and utilize old HRE war machines, along with helping them develop new weapons in the name of defense. Being to help them replace the old and flawed Riser designs with something that could actually put up a fight in the modern world. But this would be for when they did begin to create their own technology to use, for now, the Russians would just help Poland restructure their military, refit HRE machines, provide military training, and uniforms. These uniforms were "casual" ESA uniforms however, as Poland was not yet a proper state with their own. The Polish were to buy and use the uniforms created by the Russians, being currently cheaper and easier to maintain than to create their own immediately. These consisting of a dark green camo and vest, black boots, a modified Russian helmet with netting that would have the ESA flag on it, and two armbands with the ESA written onto them on two sides with the ESA colours. However they could also buy uniforms from any willing ESA and supporter states willing to sell or give up any, while they work on an idea on their own. This being seen as a better option than to use the uniforms of those that oppressed them. Since the damages to Poland were not severe and some military bases were entirely unharmed, it was easier obtaining or maintaining an already existing force that wanted to protect their country than to entirely rebuild it. To boaster the numbers and aid Poland in the future, Russia would help them with recruiting and training. To succeed in this task slightly easier, Russia would have sent representatives to help with translation.

Vestan related Polish segment

With the end of the HRE war, the ESA rebuilding states project, and Poland turning into it's own state after over 50 years, the Vestan and related populace was yet again capable of reuniting freely at any time. The barriers preventing having been completely broken, like a metaphorical Berlin wall having fallen but of the modern age.

Dominus Regum

Russia, Overall Politics, and development

The Great Game
Immediately after the creation of the ESA's global branch, the great propaganda game would begin. It would start simple yet large, with the creation of a poster with a soldier in the foreground and the ESA flag in the background. Above the soldier would be Ukrainian, Russian, and Rockian symbolism. Below the soldier would be simple text, stating "We stand together against Tyranny". It was mass produced in a little over a month, and had several versions of it made in event other states also wanted to use them. Translations into Polish were also made due in part to the Russo-Polish population brought into Russia, and these posters could then eventually be seen throughout ESA Europe shortly thereafter.

[In event there wasn't enough clarification.]

The Veridian
The Veridian was completed after the installation and paneling of it's final spire, which would be it's longest spire. The tower not only standing taller than the complex's walls significantly, but easily capable of seeing over them. It was also incredibly difficult to miss the structure. Moskva tower would be used as a museum, Elisavetta tower would be used as a Tylinium Corporation headquarters, Kursk tower being used for residence, and Valkyria tower being used for both military and security means. The Veridian itself being used for residence of high level personnel, it's own security section, and capable of being used for government means. The leftover space being treated as several miniature factories and the rest as large survival shelters. One dedicated section to government use within the tower housed several large assembly halls, conference rooms, and recording studios like a supersized united nations headquarters. Shortly after it's creation, the ESA would begin to branch itself out, making a segregation between national armed forces and it's own peacekeeping units. Along with this event, the Tsar would arrive and begin a small duo-speech upon "opening day" with his sister. Where the mega structure and it's sister towers would be opened for official use. There were some other officials there as well, including the building's designer and a camera crew.

"Today is a great occasion to not only the city of Urusovo, but all of Russia. The completion of this tower marks the day that the city has reached the status of a super city, and displays the modern power of Russia's industrial capabilities. And while the Veridian being completed does not mean the end of the city's long journey, I can hereby declare the city to surpass that of others. To the people of our largest city and our very future, we grant to you a crowning gem to outshine that of a star." After the speech, Viktor would of cut a ribbon placed upon one of many of the front glass doors. Followed by applause. The building however had a second set of reinforced doors behind the glass doors that could be closed in the event of emergency, in which they were left opened during the event.

Broken Angel Project
Development on project Broken Angel would officially begin construction phase, taking place in a large arctic naval base near Severny island codenamed Omega 0001. This is also where most of the Riser submarines were moved and stationed to, undergoing crew replacement and modification to all on board equipment with modern Russian technology like a number of other HRE ships. Broken Angel would begin receiving full focus after the completion of the Veridian. During this, the finalizing of used equipment would begin. So far creating a long list, containing several notable inclusions, such as artificial intelligence.

Contacting Vestan
The Russians would also try contacting the Vestans again. They were curious to see if the Vestans would help or agree to some form of meeting to discuss building them 300 bodies by using a Russian schematic, and if so how expensive that it may be. Leaving out AI from the equation entirely. They left the information of their curiosity as high level security and workers. Where they would be used if the Vestans accepted, as guards and others as workers in hazardous environments such as deep mining. A form of utilitarian/multi-purpose body in other words. The Russians did this as they couldn't make the primarily joints by themselves, with any and all attempts to have done so rendered broken or entirely impractical. They also had issues with extremely small miniaturization inside of miniaturized parts with ball bearings and retractable parts for such a design, to utilize the design's space effectively. The design would also have a considerable height compared to the average human, simply because of this fact as well. Though the hazardous environments also played a key role in maintaining the dimensions.

Dominus Regum

The True Great War

As the Russians were trying to figure out a unification plan to not fall into their own civil war, the Rockian assault on the Eclipse answered their fateful question. Though with it came a possibly dark conclusion should the fighting get out of hand. If the Russians proceeded to help the war effort in the Rockian's favour, then the Russians would not only have stepped up and dealt with their fears, but also would have an easy path to getting into the Socialist Union without a setback. Along with this, they believed if they were to do this, that it was only right for them to start their own war within their war to maintain a hold. The reclamation of their rightful lands, as well as facing their fears. If it succeeded, then the Russians would no longer have much of a reason to continually find a counter to defend themselves. The war was seen as giving too much benefit to them if joined rather than kept out, however if they remained out they feared that at a moment's notice they would be attacked. The military and political track record the Russians did know of giving them the impression that the sign of peace would be abused, further swaying their decision to go in under the belief that it was a just cause. This being especially due to the Eclipsians having temporarily sided with the HRE during the short conflict. But they couldn't just fight regardless of stating intention or not. While the Russians had a grand view of their own technology with it having merit, they still kept one of the few influences to them in mind.

After a military meeting, they concluded that they had to hit fast and it had to be hard of an opening. Then the war could proceed like any other normally, as without it then the war might take even longer than expected. The most devastating the Russians could deliver without beginning to place considerable strain on their logistics. They developed several combat plans to enact as their opening. This would also bring forth the albeit rushed Russian criteria, which tried it's best in detailing several military actions and failsafes to utilize, before their final option was potentially justified depending on the war's circumstance. Though it was agreed by the participants that it would be refined as time progressed. As time went on with the Rockies fighting without outside aid, the Russians finally decided it was fine time to put forth their advancement before it was too late. The heads of the Army, Navy, Airforce, and overall Core were given their orders. Another option was taken early, in hopes that if successful when inevitably attempted, the war could end with much less losses for all sides. This one however, was viewed the darkest option due to what it would request the troops to do that may lead to certain death. A little over the course of 3 days, 10,000 volunteers were taken in for this future operation. They were unified under the name of the "bloody thorns division" Most of them being descendants of the ruins of the Union of Hallelujah. Others were a combination between more loyal than usual Imperial battalions and IGAs. But before their real operation would take place, they had to fight on the regular frontlines with the rest of the Army.

Whether it be for best or for worst, slightly before fighting would ensue, the Russians delivered a declaration of war to the Eclipsian Federation under pretense of an alliance with an attacking party. This being as a form of courtesy. Though with the previous Russian trade deal regarding the HRE before the war long ago to obtain Russian land, the Eclipsians might already know what this would lead to. But whether both parties understood or not didn't matter at that very moment, instead, what mattered was the challenge soon to come. Two previously extremist parties of notable status now having started colliding together. It was to be expected that things wouldn't be easy for either party which would turn the war into a long one, and that it would simply be hell. After the declaration, the Tsar would have sent his farewell to friends and family, as he sent them down to shelter for the duration of the war. Believing the war to potentially bring the worst, it may very well be the last time he sees them if his fears are made correct. The military was authorized to use their hardest hitting rounds due to previous experiences alongside the Eclipsians knowing their older gear, and rifle-carrying troops were to be armed with the GSSR-42M. Most of the targets the Russians would have started advancing upon would be remote and cold places, though not all of them having little infrastructure and local forces. A number of targets such as Voronezh would logically have notable military assets stationed there. Along with the assets authorized to be used, the utility platforms which acted as mobile missile launching vehicles designated as "MHBT-472S." A variant of massive transportation vehicle that could launch conventional missiles, one of three variants with another being it's normal utility configuration with a crane. Another being a larger variant that has been produced for longer, which transported super sized objects from several locales from silos to naval yards out to deconstruction yards or where needed. The MHBT-472H for the original variant's name, and the MHBT-488 for the utility configuration. This would mark the largest military movement at least in Russian history, with well over a hundred thousand troops from Urusovo along with hundreds of thousands throughout Imperial Russia. With some units sneaking by through other faction's lines due to their own internal struggles, or the land having been untouched and not monitored.

Before the attack, and before the declaration being sent out, the one of many military segments was mobilized by long march. Being sent off with hopes of some kind of superior morale via song such as Kalinka. Though what better morale exists other than going to war against a country that one fears may destroy their way of life, and that going to war may be the only hope for a future not plagued by fear? The ending song being sang as they had already started leaving the outskirts. The final segment being one of several of the most memorable portions of the song, made about the reclamation from the Grenshu threat. "Oh they, oh they, the great many stand true. Oh they, oh they, remembering all they hold dear yet few. A great journey no one could tell, raging storms far and wide. Forwards strong, forever fighting tooth and nail. 'Going to hell and back!' Wishing them back safe still, never knowing they are gone. Fought bravely, all mourn it still. Oh they, oh they, the great many stand true. Oh they oh they, the only surviving few. Oh they, oh they, wishing them back safe still."

Voronezh

One of many closest Eclipsian sites were met with warfare nearing midnight. A military detachment of 200,000 troops, 100 tanks, 2 TOS-1s, 4 KA-52s, 50 supply/utility vehicles, 4 gunships, and 286 IFVs would begin assaulting the city. Like all military segments sent to the war against the Eclipse, they would all have the focus on utilizing missile launcher troops over rocket troops, to greatly enhance their anti-aircraft and anti-vehicle weaponry that was available. The Gunships were in their bombing configuration at high altitude, and as they fired their missiles and rocket pods into military assets whether it be buildings or not, they would also drop some of their guided bombs as well as performing erratic movements at the exact same time at high speeds. Their high caliber auto cannons being reserved with aiding in anti-missile defense, though periodically being used to engage any possible hostile vehicles or anti-air threat as well. Though like all Gunships, they also had regular countermeasures including flares. The gunships were ordered to remain relatively close by enough to reach engagement range with each other via autocannon, so their protective screen against anti-air missiles were further improved. There was minimal artillery support as it was deemed unnecessary. What did exist was primarily to deal with possible retaliation.

Saratov and Samara

An attacking force of 135,000 troops, 1 TOS-1, 100 tanks, 30 supply/utility vehicles, 4 gunships, and 235 IFVs would be sent to Saratov, Russia. They would have more artillery support than Voronezh due to being in the thick of between several possible targets. The Gunships would have a similar operation method as those in Voronezh, with their AI being ready to engage any potential targets at a moments notice. They came in directly from the north, but as well as the northeast, and northwest.
220,000 troops, 1 TOS-1, 50 tanks, 30 supply/utility vehicles, 115 IFVs, 5 BM-21 grads, 13 KA-52s, a MQ-9 reaper drone, 10 9A52-4s, and 1 2S19 Msta would also begin attacking the city of Samara. The third target, and one of five closest together.

Ufa

The largest official offensive consisted of 342,000 troops, 7 gunships, 10 BM-21 grads, 15 KA-52s, 200 tanks, 20 MiG-35s, 230 IFVs consisting mainly of IHTs, 100 supply/utility vehicles, 1 TOS-1, a MQ-9 reaper, 28 9A52-4s, 2 2S19 MSTAs, and 1 VHT. The largest quantity of the airforce would remain within Russia patrolling for defensive means. While Ufa by itself wasn't of any more significance than any other previously selected target to capture, the Russians believed it to be one of a few staging grounds for further offensives that wouldn't be hindered too much by the natural environment. While most of the gunships attacking Ufa were in their bomber configurations but conserving their armaments for actual problems to the offensive similarly to Samara and Saratov, two of them were in a normal layout configuration. So they only had the normal double missile launcher sets and double autocannon, but had 10 troops within the back cargo area despite it's size due to the heavy armour. They would deploy specialists to aid with the attack.

Chelyabinsk

100,000 men, 200 IFVs, 50 tanks, 30 supply/utility vehicles, 10 KA-52s, 30 BM-21 grads, and 10 9A52-4s going to Chelyabinsk were the smallest direct large offensive force. Due to the distance away from Russian land, this segment would begin marching towards the target. Their IFVs and infantry being modified more so for the environment than their normal configurations, with the addition of even more shovels and several other tools on the exteriors of the vehicles. This being in the event of getting stuck, or to aid with creating more makeshift defenses. In the event of rain or colder weather than normal, the troops' uniforms were already designed with climate change in mind. Similar to last generation's uniforms. Though gloves, balaclavas, and the like were available or already worn by troops to cover any exposed skin. The only other offensives with a similar layout to this being the forces in Ufa, and the rest of the forces in east Siberia.

Ulan-Ude and Chita, Eastern Lake Baikal

With no safe way of traveling quickly to these cities, they would instead face an alternative. 59 9A52-4 tornados, There would also be 10 MHBT-472S smaller transportation vehicles, armed with S-942s which were proven immensely successful against the HRE. Albeit the naval version having slight defects one had to account for. They were stationed however in the far reaches of Imperial territory and the grenshu complex. Along with this was a large army of 100,000 men, separated into 50,000 to travel around the lake to prevent risks. With an exception to 5,000 troops from both, which would attempt to cross the lake to get to them faster. There would be smaller sections of 100 IFVs separated into 50 to go for both sections, and the same for tanks. The goal wasn't for all of the troops should the offensive prove successful to group up in Ulan-Ude, then Chita, as it'd be entirely impractical considering the environment and available natural consumable resources. This being made even more worse by the climate, which would hinder easy creation of substitutes as well and their transportation outside of air. The goal was more so for one section to enter Ulan-Ude, and the other into Chita, however they could converge at the risk of resource depletion. Which was considered for, with having several aids on the air and plow equipped ground units to transport vast supplies to the troops if in need. Then the Russians also had a vast system of railroads especially that interconnect if necessary, being attached to the old trans-siberian-railroad as well. The only problem for the Russians being the vast distance away from these locations they'd have to march through first, just to begin reaching them. This being reason why bombardment of enemy assets was a precaution, which would be a scheduled sequential event to accommodate supplies to enable more to arrive than what was to be used, however the bombardment from the 9A52-4s were near constant. Due to the location of Urusovo nearby, a vast Russian city taking place within the Grenshu complex and utilizing the alien defenses to motivate safety and vast expansion into a city surpassing a normal megacity, the arrival of supplies and additional troops if necessary would not be difficult for the Russians. With their artillery assets being covered with the most of any anti-air and their variation of systems of any offensive equal of Ufa.

Yakutsk

The port-city of Yakutsk would be one of five dedicated Siberian targets. This being slightly special due to being on the border. Due to all the factors involving environment among others, the rest of the targets would be composed of even smaller segments of the military. Being considered easier targets due to being exactly near, on, or a slight distance away from the border. However along with this came even harsher climate and environmental factors, with Yakutsk being spared than the rest of the targets of this predicament. 20,000 troops and 30 IFVs would be sent, with a small complement of 5 KA-52 helicopters and 10 tanks. Like all Siberian offensives and the large amount of air bases in Urusovo, a small attachment of 30 MiG-35s would be at the ready as well as bombers alongside the offensive vanguard.

Nizhneyansk

From old world records before the great apocalypse, it was documented as a undeveloped barren land with most of a population of barely over 390 people. Being the furthest distance away from the Russian border, only a force of 10,000 troops were sent. However they were reinforced with 100 IFVs, 5 KA-52s, and 25 tanks. Along with this it was expected for a hunter fleet to have arrived in operation with an additional 4,000 troops. This being because despite documentation, some crazed lunatic might of copied what the Russians have done in terms of attempted development. Since Siberia was considered home for many of the troops being deployed there, they were deployed to increase composition along side the Stalker Core. With a flight unit of 30 reapers. They would also have 15 MiG-35s and bombers in flight.

Batagay

The final target in Siberia was Batagay. slightly further away than Yakutsk to the Russian border, it was still in viable range for quick ground assault. This force consisted of 20,330 troops, alongside 20 IFVs, 33 tanks, 5 KA-52s, and the most deployed SC section of any ground offensive. 42 Reapers, 135 Gerbils, and 50 of a new form of animal not quite seen in combat before. It was yet another mutant, similar to a bear but much bulkier and slightly larger. Although equally stronger despite a mostly lumbering movement. Being capable of moving quite the distance at a reasonable pace. They would also have a small segment of 12 MiG-35s and bombers in flight.

Underground, Moscow metro level

At a vastly higher elevation than the rest of the underground to keep it safe from assault, as well as not even being connected to it and instead to older metro lines of the old world, the Russian military activated a series of tunnel borers, three of them with an accompanying military segment of 30,000 troops, 10,000 for each spaced out borer crew. Along with them would come the SC with 500 Gerbils. Along with the borer would come a rammer train, a heavily reinforced military train made from old subway/metro cars and modified with heavy armour and high caliber auto cannons. Their jobs were to dig through the underground into Eclipsian territory, where at designated distances they'd plant explosives to blow back to the surface, and consequentially destroy military targets if any where in the path. However should this operation fail, the tunnels were to be collapsed in. With extremely thick rubble along the new tunnels to force any opposing units to also require tunnel borers to get through. Should the operation however succeed, their jobs would be to get to the surface and then hold any territory they may find themselves on.

The Navy

The entire Northern Star hunter fleet was activated, as well as several naval detachments from Poltava-1 in the Baltic Sea for defensive means. Along with this, a detachment was sent to Eclipsian Siberia under orders to keep distance to prevent the Eclipsians engaging them should they have ships there. Which should the Eclipsians try getting into firing range if so, the fleet is to maintain distance while engaging them with longer range equipment. Should there be no ships there, they are to proceed closing the distance to prepare for landing while engaging any possible defenses on land that may be seen as a threat. This composed of 3 Poltava-class missile carriers, 3 submarines, 10 Nordic destroyers, 8 W-class ships, 10 Steregushchiy-class ships, and the RNS Romanov. They were in a hunting formation, which surrounded larger targets to provide the best screening, but enabled submarines and missile carriers to continue throwing ordnance undisturbed. The formation being a re-imagining of the regular screening formations used in the old world's military. The fleet could also use satellite data acquired of the region to inform them although delayed and/or outdated that a hostile fleet may be nearby. Giving them further preparation time.

The rest of the military
The rest of the Imperial military would remain on the nation's second highest possible alert instead of militarily alone, adding additional fortifications and reinforcements throughout Urusovo and other important Russian assets and cities. The first time in the nation's history of reaching this threat level since the first reclamation against the Grenshu. They were to be temporarily shelved with the actual reserves, with most of them being within southern cities and Urusovo upon the walls. They would set up more missile systems and infantry upon the walls in Urusovo, and have patrols both on ground, air, and upon the walls in the event of a irreparable broken offensive. Where they after an attack, could begin conducting new offensives should they have repelled the attack. Missile trucks were scattered throughout Urusovo and even were seen mobile through certain streets, and the Airforce was being prepared to launch all craft in the event the city is attacked. Though these were also activities seen throughout many other Russian cities. With most of the movement activity and stationing being within undeveloped and relatively empty lands than in cities. Along with this, factories were to be producing more missiles, ammunition, and the like for the war effort. Finally, the Russians had also started taking Polish volunteers and active servicemen with them for the war, leaving Poland currently officially outside of the war but in similar predicament as world war one America. With most of their remaining reserves being kept in Poland to defend themselves should they be attacked. This being because the war aid agreement does not mean that the country has to go to war officially unless the Russians specifically call for it. The Russians would also be trying to utilize satellites to take images and live feed of Eclipsian borders and territories.

Fishman Lord

Military Politics
With the joining of Imperial Russia in the war, alongside the normal trade of resources to the Rockians through nearby territories, the Russians would also offer to sell to the Rockians some of their advanced state-of-the-art missiles for use. Several types and variations of hypersonic missiles, alongside albeit more expensive anti-air missiles such as the T-102 air-to-air missile and T-99 anti-aircraft missiles. Even with war already past the horizon, the "improve battle experience" sales slogan continued on.

Fishman Lord

The call
Seeing a war with the Eclipse potentially arising a vast threat to economical interests to both nations, but not at the moment a threat to overall interests across the board, the Russians would only send a call to Ukraine. Requesting military assistance in the war hoping that if the Ukrainians accepted and went to war, that the war might potentially have it's duration cut in half. Though that was just very hopeful speculation at this point. It was unforeseen how long the war could last for, and it's overall effects. Nonetheless, the Tsar had reason to believe that with Ukraine helping in the war could potentially improve results.

Am Vya
[edited part of the Polish segment due to a grammatical fuck up.]

Dominus Regum · Jul 25, 2018

Konungdómr til varð-maðr ór vestan
Kingdom of Varmandr Vestan

Vestanian Council

(Technocratic Party leader Veleif Sweinsson, a key member of the Council and on the fence about the vote, who could be pivotal in coming votes as he leads his party)

Deep late in the night, debates raged in the Hall of Elders and Council of Hundred as the Russian entrance into the war shocked and awed many, and showed that the mighty Eclipse was surrounded on both fronts.

The main opposition to the war being the representatives from the state of Asgardia and Valhalla, due to being so far away from the homeland and not having interests in the earthly wars. With vigor they fought and fought, until the final vote was reached for massive amounts of aid and even war material to the Kingdom of the Rockies. This also included approving the shipment of all-volunteer forces (non-affiliated with the Vestanian Armed Forces, just citizenry wishing to fight) numbering twenty-five thousand each that would, if allowed, temporarily receive dual-citizenship within the Russian and Rockian nations and serve in their militaries as soldiers under the banner of the Rockies and Russia.

The vote reached a critically-wanted 53-40-7 in favor of yes, and the debates raged on as the Council held ideas on what to do next...

Election Season for the Council of Hundred

After a short election season, not much has changed since four years ago, besides the Vestanian Absolutist Party gaining one seat from the Vestanian Socialist Party. With this, the Liberal-Green party has assured it's majority over the Council of Hundred for the next four years, or until a snap election is potentially called.

The Fǫður Coalition, or in English the Revenge Coalition, is a loose coalition of far-right parties ranging from hardcore traditionalist fascism, to Nazism, to Mosley-type Fascism. The main support for the Coalition is from the elderly, and with so is expected to decline every year as the supporters simply die.

Propoganda Released!

(Brave, Honorable, Soldier.)

Within the general sphere of things, the Vestanian state sent out a contest to the schools of the nation- who could design the best propaganda. The winner came from the state of þriði fit (former Brazilian Coast), a seven-year old girl that originally drew it on a peice of paper and pen. Given the story and the symbolism behind it, the propoganda has been a wild success in the glorification of the honor and bravery of the Vestanian soldiers.

But not only did the state release propaganda of soldiers, but of the scientists aswell. Some of the propoganda was geared towards high-end jobs, but the base outcome of it was the reassurance of the already extremely-large Vestanian scientific base.

Foundations of self-government in Africa!

In the SSZ in Africa, thousands of polling booths are set up across the nation as guard patrols intensify for the event to start making the SSZ less of a Vestanian-controlled military, to a semi-independent state with stabilization help from Vestan. Choices for government include many different amounts of things. Announcement of the vote is due later this month, as some terrorists look to undermine the vote. Some go as far to apparently rob people in the rural parts of the country and say "Vote for insert party or eat a bullet, peasant". Due to these reports, guard intensity on the rural regions is doubled, and a curfew set in place for all non-required activities after 1 AM to 5:30 AM

OVERVIEW

Vestanian aid workers and mass amounts of war material sent to the Kingdom of the Rockies and the Russian State.

Offers of forces to the Kingdom of the Rockies and the Russian State (see above, not a declaration of war)

Fishman Lord ,

Kazami42 ,

Space_Kaiser (just in case you want to know this)

Vestanian propaganda is successful in glorifying and showing the honor of the Soldier

Increased guard patrols along the borders as war seems like it may happen, aswell as constant satellite watch on military positions across South America to ensure hopefully no large-scale invasion would happen

OTHER STUFF

Most of the industrial base and electrical important stuff such as producers and storage facilities now in large underground complexes, after almost a year of work. Former plants recycled and re-used.

Land formerly taken up by the facilities is planted with either cropland or native biomes

The Tunisian base has been sent tens of thousands of new soldiers and military equipment, although mainly defensive

Kersey

The African Horn base has been wildly the same

The Vestanian State has accepted the offer for free by the Russian state, to help with their own droid production

Kazami42

Gun Ownership reaches 93%, the thirty-year decline in violent crime continues

Fishman Lord · Jul 26, 2018

Military Buildup
The time had come. The RRAF needed planes and needed them now. The RRAF went ahead and began making many deals with some of Cascadia's largest arms and aviation companies. It was only hoped that Cascadia would chose not to sanction and that these deals wouldn't fall through thanks to growing tensions. However, to ensure that there would be enough, European and Vestanian armsand aviation companies were contracted as well. This was some of the most spending that the government and military had done in decades, and the nation was being shifted towards full mobilization. Car factories built tanks and war machines, and propaganda across the nation demonized the Eclipsians and Japanese and encouraged every Rockian to do their part to bring victory and justice. Bolstering the RRAF was the first step towards ensuring victory.

BLK

Dominus

Siberia
Operation Darwin had been forced to enter its third phase earlier than expected. The High Command had not expected the Eclipsians to mass their navy the way they had, making supply significantly more difficult and a nearly impossible-to-break to blockade. While the Japanese navy was a complete non-threat thanks to their recent independence, their manpower and industrial capacity were not to be ignored, and it was clear that they were using this war as an opportunity for expansion of their new nation. However, this was really, truly, a blessing in disguise. The Eclipsians may have always had the industrial capacity to compete with the Rockies in terms of naval power projection, but they had never, ever come even close to being able to compete with Rockian officers and strategies, and they had proven that magnificently with their latest move. They had clustered almost the entirety of their navy in the Sea of Japan and left the rest of the entire ocean open to the Stone Fleet. It was time to expose this.

The first landing was Burma. Small landing parties landed all across the coast, seizing villages and strategic points around the country. They quickly pushed into the jungle, facing little resistance from actual military as the Eclipsians had massed at Manchuria and Russia. Quickly the jungle positions were fortified, and thousands of local civilians were given arms and allowed to form seperarist militias, promised that Burma would be released as a free nation upon the war's conclusion.

The second landing was in Orissa. Here, coastlines and villages were taken as well, but it was a harder offensive. Less focus was put on fortifying captured positions, and more on pushing in quickly. There was more resistance, but with more troops and the bulk of eclipsians on other fronts, more land was taken.

The Manchurian force couldn't simply be abandoned to starve, both for tactical and PR reasons. Because of this, the Rockians launched a massive offensive coordinated with the Russian one, pushing from Rockian Siberia which shockingly hadn't been invaded by the Eclipsians yet. Captured towns and cities were informed that they were now part of the united Russian government, liberated from Eclipsian tyranny. The force would hopefully reach down far enough to flank the Eclipsians surrounding Manchuria, forcing them to open up and allow new overland supply lines to be established.

Finally, the local Rockian forces combined with the Vestanian volunteers pushed out of Patagonia and into Eclipsian Argentina. This was a hotly contested region, and due to the heavy fortifications only small amounts of land were captured. However, it was another front to distract the Eclipsians. The greatest fight, though, was yet to come...

Dominus Regum

Space_Kaiser

Tamil Nadu
The sky was dark. It knew what was coming. Everyone did, deep inside. Rockian ships crested over the horizon. As people's hearts stopped in fear and they cowered in their homes, the shells began to fall. Minutes later, landers rammed into the beaches and docks, and thousands of men poured into the city. The airport was captured as quickly as possible, and the many pro-Eclipsian monuments built here were torn down. They ripped through the city like wolves, screaming and cheering and whooping. "LONG LIVE THE KING! LONG LIVE THE KING LONG LIVE THE KING!" "OVER STONE AND SEA! OVER STONE AND SEA! OVER STONE AND SEA!" Every building, every wall, every street was fortified and enforced to the teeth. The city was captured, but would it last?

Chennai was up in flames once more, fifty years after the darkest battle of Rockian and Eclipsian history alike.

Space_Kaiser · Jul 26, 2018

Eclipsian Federation

The Homeland War

As progress was being made against the Rockies, the worst outcome of this entire situation reared its ugly head. The Fourth Eclipsian-Rockian War informally called the Manchurian War has expanded well beyond its initial borders. Not only have Rockian forces landed in India, but have also begun to push in Patagonia resulting in an expansion of fronts. Worsening things, even more, the Russians have also invaded the federation within a separate war. To the EFAF and the Eclipsian people these wars no longer mattered on who fought who, what mattered was that the country was being invaded by two different nations at the same time. For the first time in its history, asides from the Grenshu War, the nation has been invaded by a significant amount of forces losing sizable land in the process. The Homeland War, as the conflict was now called, was the greatest crisis the nation has seen every since the Grenshu Invasion. This, in turn, caused all others to rally behind the Federation's ideals and inadvertently united the people and military once more into a unified whole. President Lian signed the Homeland Draft Act, which significantly expanded the nations already enormous manpower. All forces were activated and materials, arms, and men were sent to every front in the hundreds of thousands. The Federation is not like the Federation it once was 50 years ago, for it is now a heavily developed and industrialized nation ready to take on any foe it meets with courage, bravado, and strength.

In Manchuria, the offensive was quickly reinstated and the force had pushed the invaders all the way back to Vladivostok and its surrounding areas. The city was shelled by naval ships and artillery alike to weaken the Rockian defenses. Once troops reached Vladivostok, some men and ships began to divert their numbers to other fronts to begin fighting the other invasion forces. All forces began to activate and moved to their respective locations, collapsing on the front and forming an organized line around every front that existed. Civilians that were offered arms by the Rockian invaders swiftly turned them down, stating they'd rather live under Eclipsian Democracy than tyranny. All offensives against Eclipsian territory were halted and battle plans were constructed in an effort to take out the invading force with as much force as possible.

Forces that were sent to European Russia formed a defensive line around the Russian invaders and were subsequently halted. Satellites were used all across all fronts to look at all enemy movements and supply line locations. Eclipsian forces, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, fired upon every Russian they saw and used artillery to shell every hole they sat in. The Eclipsian Air Force also took to the skies over European Russia and began using high altitude bombers to bomb well-hidden positions used by the Russians. Near Solaris, a contingent force of three hundred thousand men halted the Russian offensive near the city and began to push the force back using combined artillery and bombing runs. Troops from Manchuria halted the Rockian troops in Siberia to prevent them from getting closer to Vladivostok, forming a defensive line against them. The primary goal against the Russians was to hold them or push them further back from their current occupied land.

Meanwhile, in India, troops were sent to push the Rockies back. Over two hundred thousand men were sent to Burma and began to push against the Rockian force that had gathered there. Meanwhile, the Indian Fleet began to engage any Rockian ships in the Bay of Bengal to dwindle Rockian numbers and shorten supplies given to the invading forces. Forces were also sent to Odryssia and quickly halted the invader's progress and began pushing them back from their original line. Once again the Rockians had invaded Chennai, which this time its coastal forts were more fortified and dealt a greater blow to the invasion force but was unable to hold them off. Nonetheless, Eclipsian forces numbering four hundred thousand stormed Chennai and quickly bombarded the destroyed the Chennai runway to prevent the Rockians from using for their own. The men quickly began to retake the city, ready for more Rockians to land if they were.

Meanwhile, on the diplomatic front the Eclipsian government asked the Ordarians, Japanese, and Singaporean governments to aid in the war. Ths aid namely involved in military and economic aid for the nation as it began to face one of its greatest challenges yet.

Kazami42

Kersey · Jul 27, 2018

Special Autarchic Envoy Captain [RETRACTED], Sankara Tower, Nairobi, East African Federation

[RETRACTED] abruptly stood and rapped the magnetic floating table with his fist, tipping it off balance and immediately gathering the attention of the three other delegates. He was infuriated by their failure to make any progress after hours of negotiating to no avail. [RETRACTED] spoke, "We are all sons of Khart-Haddans (Africa in Carthaginian English) yet we stand here disunited and arguing over trivialities while we are picked off one by one by the African Empire. Today it is Angola that falls, and tomorrow it shall be the whole of Africa if we do not act decisively now." He directed his attention to the delegate from the South African Commonwealth before continuing, "Carthage and Morocco will oversee the African Defense Force alone if that is what is necessary, although we ask that you contribute to this cause as well and help us to transform Sudan into a shining example for the rest of the continent. If this is all, then I insist that this be our last meeting before the inaugural session of the legislature is held and a leader is elected which we can all rally behind."

The representatives from the Carthaginian Autarchate, Kingdom of Morocco, South African Commonwealth, and East African Federation adjourned thereafter.

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African Defense Force

The African Defense Force is founded in Juba, Sudan by the African Union, with oversight of it delegated to the Carthaginian Autarchate and the Kingdom of Morocco. In exchange for the rank of Chief of the Defense Force, Khalid Botrous begins the transformation of the soldiers loyal to him into some semblance of a modern, professional fighting force with assistance from Moroccan and Carthaginian military advisers. Shortly after the announcement of its creation, hundreds of pan-african volunteers from throughout the continent begin arriving in Juba hoping to enlist.

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Sudan, African Union

The territories of Sudan are placed under the direct control of the Parliament of the African Union, with the Carthaginian occupation force being redeployed and replaced by the African Defense Force shortly thereafter. A highly autonomous federation is established in place of the unitary Carthaginian military government, with nearly a hundred different states representing the lands of each different ethnic group in the area established. They're granted almost sole control of their internal matters save for defense and a minuscule progressive federal income tax to finance it.

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Kh-20 Stealth Fighter Aircraft, Carthaginian Arms Directorate

The Carthaginian Arms Directorate begins development of the Kh-20 Stealth Fighter Aircraft to replace its outdated fleet. Its expected to take two years to develop and will be a single-seat, twinjet, all-weather, stealh fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

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Varmandr Vestan

The Vestanian base in Carthaginian Tunisia will be allowed to stay yet it is expected to eventually relocate to the isle of Djerba. The nanobots are only to be made available to T1 and T2 citizens.

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Carthaginian Army

The Carthaginian Army is merged into the Carthaginian Auxilia.

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Carthaginian Navy

The Carthaginian Navy is redeployed to patrol the waters between Messina and Benghazi in order to prevent the Eclipsian Mediterranean fleet from entering the western Mediterranean sea and jeopardizing the success of operations Maleth and Malchus.

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Operation Maleth

Malta International Airport's AFM Terminal, known to house the EAF's only aerial component on the island, is destroyed during the midst of night in an airstrike by the Carthaginian Airforce. The strike is immediately followed by an aerial invasion from the islands of Lampedusa e Linosa and Pantelleria, with the entirety of the Sacred Band being para-dropped equipped with their 'ASYA' powered exoskeletons. The island's garrison is overwhelmed within the hour and the remainder of its defenders surrender, neighboring Gozo following in suit.

Summary: Malta is occupied by the Sacred Band of Carthage.

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Operation Malchus

The invasion of Malta is directly followed by the landings of nearly a hundred thousand auxiliary troops across the entire length of Sicily's southern coastline. The cities of Trapani, Caltanissetta, and Ragusa are overwhelmed by the initial landing force; the island's local EAF presence being eliminated at the same time, yet at a great cost to the Carthaginian Airforce which wouldn't exist for much longer at its current rate of causalities. The several small airports captured by the invasion force are used to quickly fly in additional troops as others are ferried across the Mediterranean. The Sacred Band is relieved from its duty on the isle of Malta by several Auxilia battalions, allowing it to quickly redeploy and seize Messina through means of a paradrop. The fall of the island's nearest city to mainland Europe coincides with the takeover of Catania, Syracuse, and the remainder of Sicily save for Palermo by the Carthaginian Auxilia. The Battle of Palermo sees the heaviest resistance faced by Carthage during the invasion thus far, with the fighting devolving into brutal close quarter combat culminating in a final stand by the city's brave Eclipsian defenders in Ucciardone prison, a long abandoned ancient penitentiary institute near the city center. The soldiers continue to fight the Carthaginian invasion force for several days under the leadership of the deputy commander of the city's police department, Calogero di Bona. Refusing to surrender even after exhausting their remaining ammunition, the prison falls only after the deputy commander leads his few remaining men in a bayonet charge down the hallway of the third floor of cell block G.

Summary: Sicily is invaded and occupied by the Carthaginian Auxilia.

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Sinai Line

The Carthaginian Auxiliary units guarding the fortifications of the Sinai Line are put on high alert and ordered to prepare for a potential attack.

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Am Vya · Jul 27, 2018

Царство Київської Русі (The Tsardom of The Kievan Rus)

Німецький фронт (German front):

Along the German front the Ukrainian army has regrouped and started a bombardment against the German lines. After the bombardment Ukrainian forces were back on the move, a new offensive having started from the Polish border and rushing south into Prague, securing a foothold on the Czechoslovakian region. Meanwhile the Hungarian front pushed fiercely and entered Budapest, starting an encirclement of the German forces left in Romania.

Поля поблизу міжнародного аеропорту Джибуті-Амбулі, Джибуті (Fields near Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti)

In an effort to keep Ukrainian trade and assets in Africa safe, a military force has been organized and sent to Djibouti to establish a "Ukrainian Secure Zone" in the region. The goal of this zone is to keep trade and assets safe and open with all the warring in Africa at the current time. The force made a quick stop at Vestan bases in Somalia before departing on helicopters and ships into Djibouti, securing all major cities and roads, eventually pushing out to the borders of the region. A joint Ukrainian-Djibouti government would be set up to administer the safe zone, with border checkpoints being set up on the USZ-Ethiopian border.

Біля Севастополя, Крим (Near Sevastopol, Crimea):

After many years of work the Ukrainian Space Agency has established its greatest accomplishment yet, the completion of vehicles able to propel large satellites and space stations into the earths orbit. On February 9th at 12pm, the Українська космічна станція Київ(YKCK)[Ukrainian Space Station Kiev] launched from Sevastopol launch platform and was sent out to reach orbit. With the establishment of a Space Station the Ukrainian government authorized the creating of a Space Force.

Заклик до війни (The Call to War):

The Ukrainian government responds to the Russian request by declaring a state of war against the Eclipse threat in the east, sending what forces had been amassed prior and launching two assaults. The main assault was carried out along the Eastern border and was a push straight for Rostov and Volgograd, with heavy air support to attempt to neutralize as much resistance as possible. The second assault is to launch from Crimea and be a push for Krasnodar, relying on hope that the region there was less defended than further north.

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Black Sea:

As war was declared the Ukrainian Black Sea fleet was mobilized and sent off to fend off any Eclipsian naval engagements. The Kirov class battlecruisers and larger ships of the fleet launched a missile bombardment across Eclipsian shores in the Caucasus region while a smaller detachment was sent off to patrol the waters near the Anatolian coasts, in effort to keep Eclipsian Naval forces out of the sea.