The Big Huge Modern War Thread: Part VII - The Fall of France

[gscott23x3]

CW News May 1, 2001

CW goes to Red Alert...High Seas Fleet leaves port...war imminent

CW industries go to war footing...all consumer production halted...war materials to pour from CW to our allies

French continue withdrawal despite war at home...President Rossi offers refugees safe haven in Quebec until war ends

CW War Headlines May 7, 2001

WW3 breaks out...world plunges into war and death...CW stays neutral for time being...Europe aflame, India rumbles towards Africa...CW Navy on High Alert at sea

CW Subs trail belligerent ships in CW waters...CW vows to protect neutral shipping to and past the point of war

Supplies to be sold to warring powers...much material for sale...Abrams, F-18s, B-52s, Guns, Artillery, Howitzers, Ammunition, Supplies, Food, Medical Aid all for sale to the world

To UK: We advise you not to attack any of the belligerents involved...the consequences would not be very good for any nation

To Franco-Spain: We feel sorry for your nation now being assaulted by the Huns once again...we urge you to come to an armistice no matter how humiliating because your entire nation and its culture is at risk

To Germany and Italy: We congratulate you on your victories over the French and their Spanish lackeys...although we do not anticipate our intervention at this time, we cheer you onward

To Peru: We do not hold a grudge against you...beware though...terrible enemies stir to the south...our offer of aid still stands should you be attacked by either of them

[Patriqvium]

Polynesian Coalition Official Report
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Due to the recent problems at the Philippines, the Polynesian governor has been elected as the only legal authority there. All Japanese forces will be commanded to quell the disturbance going currently on, and Chancellor Patriqvium of the Polynesian Coalition sends 10.000 men to assist them.

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The prototyping of the Thoracopterus assault aircraft has been finished. After a successful test run near Papua, the model will enter production in one month.

The Coalition also announces that a carrier ship will be constructed at Manila. German engineers are assisting in the project, that has been timetabled to finish in 15 months.

From: King Fahd of Greater Arabia
To: CW
Greater Arabia would like to acquire 36 B-52's, name your price.


Arabia has advanced further into the rebel-held area in southwest Chad, and has by now captured the towns of Bongor and Doba. Heavy resistance is being shown by militant Christians in this area of Chad, and casualties are estimated at nearly 1.000 Arabian men. Now, four corps are gearing up for the attack on the last rebel stronghold in Chad, Moundou, which is still held by a militant faction. The infrastructure upgrade has started in Chad, and will go as far as N'Djamena and Sarh for now.

[PolarisGL]

OOC: What happened to no taking land in Africa and saving it for newbies?

[PolarisGL]

In Tamenghest, Algeria
Artillery Shelling Begins
85 155mm Bofors Artillery
100 175mm Bofors Artillery
175 195mm Bofors Artillery
85 120mm Anti Aircraft Gun
85 144mm Howitzer
85 75/24 Howitzer
100 122mm Grad BM-21

These were the various artillery pieces used on the first round of shelling on Algeria. Citizens of Tamenghest were frightened as artillery rolled upon the hills, aiming its guns at various military targets. A military base was destroyed on the outskirts of the city, as well as various defenses.

In came Corps I-VII, both in Tamenghest and in southern Algeria. Pounding up from there came Corps VIII-XV, using all its force, taking out key military targets of the NSF Africa. Forces poored into southern Algeria, and as one NSF citizen put it: "It looked like a sworm of African bees."

All land up to Tindouf, Algeria has been siezed. Corps III-IX are now heading west into Western Sahara where a siege on El Aailun took place.

Bombers Heading Out - In a Different Way
Various bombers have been disasembled and put on escorted freight (standard). From there they are going north through friendly waters. Their mission is to reasemble in friendly lands and go on bombing raids soon.

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[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Bearcat: OK. I lost your email. Email me ASAP. We need to take care of something.

To: CW

Why do you protect Peru? They are the nation that blockaded Cape Horn. Their government has only changed in name. I warn you to beware of their treachery.

To: Germany

Congratulations on the fall of France. We are proud to be your close friend. May this day stay in history as the day that Europe came closer to unification.

Tanks arrive and bulk NSR forces

Today the final shipment of tanks from Russia has arrived. This 1500 tank increase in our armed forces makes us the most powerful nation in South America. We pray that we do not have to use them on our sacred land. The military has announced that all military spending will be halted till November when a new, larger overall budget is enacted. We are right now at a balance of 1.25 Billion dollars.

Tanks deployed to Southern border

A skeleton guard has been placed on the Northern borders of Brazil. All troops that could be spared have been moved to the Southern border to train. The entire Southern border has an estimated 700,000 men and 750 T-82 and 750 T-90s. Also to arrive are the 800(I think)Predator tanks, backed up by 400 LeClercs. The remaining LeClercs and Leopards are defending the North. We urge Peru to do the same, enhancing their Southern areas so we may run scenarios for foreign invasions.

German Technical Team Hired

A team of German technicians, engineers, and machinists have been hired to aid on the Wulfgar design. The design is progressing nicely and will be completed by years end. There are whispers that a new multi-role fighter is also being designed, or will be when Wulfgar is finished.

To: UK

We urge you to reinforce your island holdings in South America. I will try and contact you.

To: CTA

Can you spare some men? I will contact you with further details.



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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!

[PolarisGL]

To: NSR (Napoleon)
From: Greater India (Bharat)

Hello. We have seen that you as well do not take the NSF as friendly people. Therefore, we would like to offer a peace treaty to both your nation and all other nations that wish to the NSF in other national hands. As the invasion of North Africa seems pretty much almost done, I believe that we can enhance our relations.

*end*

[JT3]

OOC: I'm back! There are about 300 new posts and I am NOT going to read all of them , so someone fill me in on the big things that have happened.

The first thing I'm gonna do now that I'm back is open Africa to everyone for conquest, since the rules are being ignored anyway.

Secondly, for clarification, Scott has mod powers even when I am here, it's just that I have the ability to override him if he makes a mistake or something.

Okay, someone be a nice guy and tell me why there's suddenly a world war. Until then, I'm neutral.

IC:

CTA Announces Neutrality

The CTA has announced that it will stay neutral in the world chaos for now until it can get more of an objective view of the current world situation. Production on war materials has been quickened, however, in expectance of a quickly upcoming conflict....

EKV's Approved, Production Begun

The Electronic Kill Vehicle, or EKV, that the former USA was testing in early 2000, has been approved by Dictator Kown and will enter production for CTA Sattelite Protection. Originally designed for anti-ICBM work, the recent German sattelite warfare has triggered a new need for protection of CTA assets in orbit. The space station Columbus will be holding at least 20 EKV's in its hull once completed. Until then, the EKV's will be in silos in the Rocky Mountains, ready to launch against any unfriendly sattelites in the event that our good relations with Germany meet a quick fate.
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[Hans2]

Algerian Front:

Italian troops with aid from their Indian brothers have ruthlessly pushed along the coast encircling outnumbered and out equiped Federation troops along the way. They have driven all the way to Alger and are preparing what may be the final offensive in Algeria.

Total casuaalties thus:
Italy
-3,200 dead, 4,100 wounded, 12 tanks
NSF (estimates)
-5,000 dead, 10,000 wounded, 5,000 captured

In France:

Under the watchfull gaze of many thousand troops and dozens of tanks the Princess of Monaco swore allegiance to Italy.

From there the offensive continued. The time proven strategy of encirclment was used again and again successfully. The outnumbered NSF troops couldn't keep up against the heavily armored and mechanized troops of Italy. Nice and Cannes were encricled and cut off in the opening days of the offensive and surrendered two weeks later. After a days rest the Italian troops were on the move again, this time straight towards Marseilles.

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To: Britian

Shut up.

To: India

We are eternally gratefull for your help. If there is anything we can do to help, just say.

OOC
A warning to any warring parties, tonight I will be redoing my military. Several days ago I announced aircraft and tank production and the doubling off the army. This will be taking effect soon.

[PolarisGL]

To: Italy
From: India

You are welcome, and we as well wish to see the NSF government in flames. (not literally)

The only thing we would like is if you would allow us to pass through your land in north Algeria to get to Spain. Our transports have arrived in Western Sahara and Corps III-IX are loading up.

The bombers have arrived as well. We would like to station them at a near by airbase, if ok with you.

In Western Sahara
By now, Western Sahara has been overrun. With the transports arriving, we will fling onto Spain. To prevent guerrila tactics being used, our bombers will be flying in to take the hills out and our artillery we become stationed on a hill.

[Bearcat]

To JT3 - I'll try to sum up things the best I can. The Neo-Spartan Federation (Franco-Spain) is at war with Italy and Germany. Germany is also at war with the USSR as is Russia. Argentina and CHile blockaded the Cape of Horn but have now backed down. Argentina also tried ot retake the Falkland Islands but failed. Several of the Asian posters have formed the East Asian Defense Group (EADG). The Philipinnes are under joint Japanese and Polynesian control. ANd that's really the important stuff. Oh and Peru(me) retrate it's decleration of war against the UDSA. By the way wanna make a flag ?

To Brazil - Funny I didn't know that we blockaded the Cape of Horn. I thought that was a Chilean-Argentine doing. But we are sednign our ofrces to the points you have requested. My e-mail is frymire@uswest.net

[Bearcat]

Double Post


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[PolarisGL]

Indian Forces are now pooring into northern Algeria. Shelling occured in Bechar. Corps IV-VII went into Morocco with little resistance. Artillery boomed in and out. Tanks rolled through the city of Fes, Morocco.

The attack continues...

[PolarisGL]

OOC

Will be gone from this late afternoon to Sunday's late afternoon. I will be on astronomical research in Texas, probably won't be able to post.

NOTHING happens to my nation or any of its land, NOTHING.

[PolarisGL]

NOTHING

[PolarisGL]

Double post...
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NEWSFLASH
Hodad II call for elections!
As Chile gains political stability President Hodad II of the Chilean Republic said that he will maintain a Socialist economy, while he has announced that political activity is now allowed once more and that the new bicameral parliament shall be elected tomorrow.
"Democracy shall prevail in Chile!" said the president yesterday as he left for Dublin to formalize relations with Ireland.

Taxes and governmental salaries down by 30%!
"We are trying to attract investors to Chile, in order to rebuild our economy." the Chilean President said yesterday

Valdivians ready for battle!
Today, the Valdivian Special operations Forces are moving towards Chuquicamata.
"I hope Peru accepts them as a token of our friendship." said president Hodad II yesterday.

To PERU, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, GERMANY.
We should form a Southamerican Coalition.

To PERU
The iron ores should arrive tomorrow.
Do you wnat to have the volunteers?

To UK
We wish to apologise personally for the blockade of Cape Horn.
We wish to formailize relations and invite British investors to visit Chile.

[Scott F]

Headlines in Der Spiegel:
Spartan Northern Army Group Captured, Paris besieged, Spartan forces in retreat:
The German Army, in a spectacular and daring maneuver, has encircled Paris and the entire Spartan Northern Army Group. The Spartan forces have been all but destroyed in the north. The survivors have taken up refuge to defend the besieged and now totally encircled city of Paris. German forces are preparing to bombard the city with artillery and attack with medium bombers unless the city surrenders. The Spartan Center Army Group has been another matter entirely. Though badly mauled and continuously bombed by the Germans, the Army Group Center has fallen back on a line between the towns of Vichy and Bourges. The German forces from the Third and Fourth Army Groups are moving in pursuit, though they face considerable partisan resistance. With Army Group North eliminated, considerable forces have been freed to continue the offensive. The First Army Group has advanced to a line west of the cities of Lemans and Caen. All of Brittany is open to the German forces. The Second Army Group has been diverted for the siege of Paris and is not in the field. The Germans and their allies have gained virtual air superiority over most of France, though scattered SAM launchers still harass the German warplanes. The Fifth Army Group has been diverted from the Russian border to help finish off the Spartan main force quickly, and end the war.
-Bombings continue in Norway.
-Last batch of four of the Bismarck-class Missile Battlecruisers finishes trials.

Stuff that would not appear in a newspaper (and that you do not know about):
-Germany awaits delivery of Russian submarines.
-German submarines put to sea again for unknown destinations.

Off the Irish coast (you all do not know about this):
The dark shape of a Typhoon class nuclear powered missile submarine broke the surface. Over the next hour, under the cover of darkness and a satellite window, large amounts of equipment, ammunition, shoulder SAMs and Anti-Tanks, and explosives were taken ashore. Such deliveries had become more regular of late.

Dispatches from the Foreign Office:
To the CW:
We wish to buy 48 B-52s, 600 F-18s, 600 F-16s, and 600 F-15s. Or, if you would prefer, we are willing to purchase the rights to produce the planes ourselves.
To Chile and Argentina:
Your belligerent, aggressive, and malevolent foreign policies appall us. Merely changing your governments cannot change the evil ways of your people. They must be taught a lesson that they will not soon forget. The world frowns upon terrorist nations such as you.
To Russia:
We need our submarines very soon.
To Britain:
Little birds should be careful where they sing.
To Italy:
Congratulations on a successful campaign. The NSF is all but beaten. We request a conference for determining the post-war settlements.
To the NSF:
We will soon have a treaty for you to sign.
To Ireland:
Terrorism is not the act of a civilized nation. It makes you appear like Chile and Argentina. Enjoy the new toys. May they only be used for defensive purposes.

[N35t0r]

News from the República Argentina

Today, after elections, president I am Nestor assumed immediately. Having the support of 90% of the Cámara de Diputados (congress) and 87% in the Cámara de Senadores (senate), He declared Argentina neutral, and scheduled a meeting during the weekend to decide changes in the constitution to try and stop military regimes, and to discuss on other affairs.

To UK
I thank you for your offering of the engeneers, but i am still getting the country under control; perhaps later?

To ScottF
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, argentina had a surplus of 71.500.000 barrels of crude in 1998. and chile needed 50.000.000 to complement its production and fulfill it's need.
I also report that our population is of 37 millon pople and our unemployment is of 16%.
10.4% of our EXPORTS are petroleum & derivates.

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President I am Nestor of the República Argentina
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For further info/comments over the weekend, e-mail me at hsfb@uol.com.ar

[Scott F]

HsFB:
Repost your comments in the OOC thread. I will be glad to here your complaint there. Do not post such things in this thread. It clutters it up. I will not answer that here. I will answer it, if you wish, in the OOC thread.

[N35t0r]

To Germany
Please understand that our country was under a de facto regime.
and we did not nor do support terrorism.

[PolarisGL]

Operation Iberia

Landing in Portugal came Corps I-V. Artillery support was not needed, but was transported there to perform a flank on southern Spain as Corps VI-XV came in on western Spain and southern Spain. A completel flank of the country has begun. Artillery bombarded Lisbon and Valencia. Indian forces marched into central Lisbon with minimal resistance. Most of the NSF forces had been caught in France, and destroyed. Tanks rolled into Valencia as southern Spain was caught off gaurd by a mediocre surprise attack. Madrid is now being shelled, but has not yet been taken.

1,000 Spanish guerillas took the hills, all but 250 dead from the constant ring of artillery.

When the Indian bombers have the go from Italy, the outskirts of Madrid will be bombed if the city is not yet taken.

[PolarisGL]

Forces now swing upward and curve around to flank from the north.

[Scott F]

Map, new thread page, blah, blah:

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

OOC: I meant Chile and Argentina...sorry for the typo...hehehehe

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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!

[DarthVeda]

I have been informed it is really APRIL, not JULY, please update your calendars.

April 13th, 2001

Raw map available here: http://www.multimap.com/wi/853.htm

The battlefront had finally arrived in Hammerfest, Norway. Red Army command had reported that the USSR army was preparing to make a final stand. General Petrokov was given the task of total destruction of the Scandanavian army. Most of Russia's efforts outside partisan battles were focused on the remaining army.

389,000 men under my command. A Peninsula and 5 islands contains the remnants of the standing Scandanavian army. Our German friends did well in forcing the last of them into this peninsula just before our armored columns sliced through the mountains. Like the British at Yorktown and the Germans at Stalingrad, there is no escape.

59 Scud launchers pulled up along the shores of Bors and began launching their payloads onto the adjacent island. Following their voley were hundreds of mobile artillery pieces brought up recently. By dark, the Russian army was advancing.

The first action was seen outside Komagfjord, where Russians met up with Lisovite commandos. Fighting was intense and ended only with the arrival with 14 Hind helicopters. 1 Fell to a shoulder launched SAM, but the others were fast to react.

Armor support rolled through the Stabburs valley near Lakslev as tankers kept an eye on the hills which were being cleared of enemy presence by helicopters and helicopter-lifted infantry. They were well aware of the monopoly on armor that Russia had and it had carried them slicing through the Finnish countryside in the past two months.

A few miles to the North, Russian paratroopers were deploying outside the town of Gamvik. Some were accidentally dropped into the sea by accident. Those troops were rescued by a passing Victor III submarine. 4 Victor IIIs were passing into the channel that night to help in bombarding tactical targets.

Within an hour, Breivikiboth and Hasvik had fallen. It was apparent that the USSR army had no interest in this Island. Artillery pieces were being ferried in by helicopter for bombardment of Hammerfest.

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April 14th, 2001
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In the early morning hours, Russian helicopters and paratroops captured both islands southwest of Hammerfest. Hakkstaben housed some Lisovite soldiers that were quickly dispatched by the elite paratroopers.

In Borselvnes, The USSR army was putting up a sustained fight. Their lack of armor was hurting them though fighting against an army that could make full use of superior armored forces. The T-90 was experiencing its first battles against troops and other tanks and succeeding beyond it's designers best hopes. On the outskirts of Borselvnes, the husks of 14 T-72s and 32 T-55s sat burning. The Russians paid for it with the loss of 4 BMP-2s and a single T-80U, which ran into a mine. 1,500 Russian casualties had been suffered taking the town, and hundreds of Scandivnavians were found strewn about on the hillsides.

As the sun came up, 5,000 Russian marines were landing outside of Repvag. They had sailed late the previous night from Lebesby in Norway.

During the morning, the USSR army was begining to collapse under the weight of Helicopters and a combined mobile infantry and armored attack. By Noon, the cities of Kistrand, Repparfjord, Revsboth, and Snofjord.

A 4 regiments wer sent to secure the area around Brennsvik and ran into a large lisovite encampment. The battle raged on for the rest of the day and two more regiments had to be brought in to bring it to a completement.

As dusk was beginning to settle, Russian forward observers noticed USSR sodliers from Naeverfjord and Kvalsund pulled out. The soudn of thunder could be heard as sunset approached. It was not apparent what had happened until Russian forces made it to the area around 9 p.m. The Scandanavians were attempting to make a fortress out of their island and of Hammerfest.

The Russian airforce was concentrating on the little island and old Tu-95 High flying level bombers were making hourly raids on the island, dropping tons of high explosive on the surrounding hills. Su-24s were sent in to drop guided high explosives on buildings in the town. Systematically, the city of Hammerfest was being leveled.

And perhaps with that, the hopes of USSR sovereignty..., General Petrokov thought.

"Communications, send this message to our friends in Hammerfest: You have 24 hours to decide whether you wish to surrender or that you wish to die."

Later that night, 5 Oscar-II Class submarines pulled into the German port of Kiel, advisors stepping off with large packets of information on how the submarines worked.

To: CW
From: Neo Soviet Russia

We are interested in buying 20 M1A2 tanks. We are willing to pay $5 Billion, and would be happy to pick them up ourselves. We must iterate that these be Chobbam armored models. We would also be willing to pay $7 Billion for 2 B-2 bombers.

To: CRME

You discussed the possiblility of giving us Chobbam armor technology for rights to buy the T-100. Have your allies consented to this yet?

===Elsewhere===
With a budget allottment of slightly more than $100 Billion, the re-working of Russia's vast rail system was coming along at a steady but amazing pace. German engineers had dilligently replaned most of the critical bridgeheads and redisgned the system from Moscow up. Trans-siberian lines would be replaced so that their maintainence would be ten times easier and cheaper. They were also being designed to ferry at super-fast speeds of nearly 140mph for Cargo and passengers.

The T-100 project has been delayed yet again until September. Problems in aquiring chobbam armor were blamed yet again, however, technicians are refining the fire control technology with the extra time. The system is designed to have the fastest rotating turret in the world, and importance is now being placed on that first shot being lethally accurate.
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[Jools]

euh... ESSICUSEE ME! Why and How did INDIA (yes, INDIA, the one in ASIA) conquer half of spain and most of Federal Africa??? Um... i hope not by sea transport..., that's like sorta impossible... And don't you guys think you are rushing the thing abit? France is a powerful country and seeing it dissolve in 2 months game time is unrealistic. Do it like Hans does, bit by bit, to give Spartan a chance.

[DarthVeda]

OOC:

Scott, I control finland and most of the remainer of Norway, please update the map to show that.

[Jools]

euh... no darthveda. why? because there is no way you can get all those troops into dangerous mountains, heavily fortified by large forces, without using kamikaze tactics... moderator?
Besides, Norway is German.... congrats friend, you attacked German land.

I CAN STAND PEOPLE TALKING OVER MY COUNTRY IN SUCH SHORT NOTICE UNLIKE OTHERS, BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY STAND IT WHEN PEOPLE TOTALLY IGNORE ME, ALSO IGNORING THE FUN AND POINT IN STORY THREADS, BY SAYING "OH YOUR ARMY IS CRAP, LOOK I'VE BEEN MAKING MINE SUPER DUPER ALL THE TIME, YOU STAND NO CHANCE"
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[Mao]

quote: The Coalition also announces that a carrier ship will be constructed at Manila. German engineers are assisting in the project, that has been timetabled to finish in 15 months.

15 months? And in Manila, a port which IIRC doesn't have a dry dock capable of building a carrier. Now if it only takes 15 months to build a carrier, I should have two new carriers by now shouldn't I?

Also, people attacking Franco-Spain. Is it an open country yet? Did Spartan drop out or something? I think if it's still a player country you have to give him a chance to respond instead of just continuously attacking them, it's just fair.

IC:

A huge inter-tunnel complex in the northern borders of the Empire has been completed and has been manned by the Tibetan Guard. The Tibetan Guard is being seiged by American forces from the CW in a huge wargames exercise while the CW and Imperial navies go at it in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. China's airmen are gaining much-needed experience after dogfighting with their American counterparts in the same planes (ie: I'm having my western planes fight the CW in wargames)! and on the ground, Chinese Abrams tanks go against American ones (My Abrams tank is the Korean version of the M1A2, or known as the K1M1).

Imperial troops are also engaging in war games with Iraniaq in the border between the two nations. Troops that are already there will participate as well as troops from inside the Empire.

The Imperial military's ranks are swelling with new recruits from new provinces. These new recruits are from fairly poor areas of the Empire looking for a better life in the military. Steps are also being passed in the Imperial Beauracracy to fund many public projects all over the Empire. The actual forces of the Empire now number 5,000,000 (I'd been recruiting since the beginning of the thread) with most of the forces being infantry. 10,000,000 reserves are also in the ranks (my reserves are only this: trained for 2 months, given a weapon, sent home). The National Militia of the Empire still has their number at 300,000,000 (don't worry, this is real crap. People who have 2 weeks of training, then sent home. It could have been three years since their training, they're still in the militia)

Elections are being scheduled in Korea in two months. The competition is between the incumbant, the former leader of N. Korea, and three other candidates: a socialist party representative, a conservative party representitive, and a democratic party representitive.

The first of 6 planned AEGIS cruisers leaves port from Guangzhou. The next ships are planned to come out at 2 week to one month intervals.

To: Germany
From: ICE

Would you allow us to station troops in your African colonies that will perhaps give us some colonies?

Three divisions have set sail (not on landing ships, just converted tankers and barges) for German Africa and will reach within two weeks. These troops are not part of the First Expeditionary Army, now known as the Dragon's Fire, which are still continously training. The Imperial Guard is also contiously trained. They are the best of the best in the Imperial Army (the Imperial Guard is). The next elite troops are of the Tibetan Guard, which are relatively equal to those of the Dragon's Fire.