The Frankychan / Azan Situation

[Rasputin]

did we get a city map of concept?

also we nee done for Hofesh..

Also Franky can you give us a more detailed map of your lands...

Not sur eif hive have citys above ground, i think they all live udnerground still... Any details there...

[Guardian]

In Roshem

Guardinian forces had first arrived in Roshem several days ago, but at the time they had been unsure of whether they were allowed to engage in offensive operations or not. They had solved this by circling around the central business district and taking up positions around the highway intersection where the A-7b met the A-50. Here they had been sitting around for several days, awaiting further orders. Now the waiting was over...



Further south, in parts of the city still held by FCL forces

Thousands of leaflets were falling out of the sky. An FCL trooper picked up one. It was shaped like a small folder. On the front side, it said, "Message to General Frankychan's soldiers."
Opening it, he found the following message printed inside:

To general Frankychan's soldiers

It appears the General, in his wisdom, has decided to abandon you in your hour of need. Now you are stuck in this Godforsaken place, surrounded, outnumbered, outgunned and out of luck, with orders to die for a cause that is most likely already lost.

You deserve better than that.
-And you still have a choice...

Guardinian forces are advancing on your positions and should be in contact shortly. If you lay down your weapons and approach us peacefully with your hands clearly visible, we can offer you the same protection we would provide for civillian refugees. You will be given food, shelter and medical attention, and a choice of where to build your future once this war is over. Anyone who wishes to seek asylum in Guardinia will be allowed to do so. Those who wish to return to Frankychanland will be detained as prisoners of war until an agreement on exchange of prisoners can be reached. If this is your choice, then rest assured that details on exactly how you were captured will not be revealed to FCL authorities.

Now is the time to make the choice, and this choice could have a very radical impact on your future. Will you choose war and carnage and will you walk away and still have a chance to live long and happy lives in peace?

We await your answer. You have 24 hours from midnight.

The soldier turned the leaflet and discovered that the backside also held a message. This one was somewhat more ominous.

Printed on the backside of the leaflet was the image of a Guardinian heavy bomber dropping its cargo. Printed below was the following message:

"If we do not have an answer within 24 hours, we will return and we will be carrying bombs instead of leaflets."

Message from Guardinian Central Command
To all allied forces in Roshem

Be advised that Guardinia has offered protection to any FCL soldiers who surrender. If you encounter anyone trying to take us up on this offer, we would ask that you please turn them offer to us if you're not willing to take them yourselves. FCL forces in Roshem have been given 24 hours to consider our offer. After that, we will support any attack necessary to eliminate remaining FCL forces.



Message from Guardinian Central Command
To Azani Command

Do you have any information concerning numbers and locations of any civillians remaining in the parts of Roshem still occupied by FCL forces?

We are considering how much of a heavy bombardment can be employed here. We're thinking if it can save lives, it might be worth sacrificing some buildings, but we will of course help rebuild anything we destroy once the war is over.

[Rasputin]

Auldonina High Command sends word to Guardina....

We too are happy to accept prisoners rather than kil them. However from our experience they are not likely to surrender, but we pray they do. We certainly dont expect any Hive troops to surrender...

[Guardian]

Port Blacksand, on the west coast of Guardinia

Huge grey transports were being loaded with tanks and heavy equipment. The 2nd and 4th Armor Division were going to Roshem, as were 3 more Mechanized Infantry Divisions once their vehicles and equipment could be loaded onto ships and transported across.

On another dock, a couple of merchants were being hurriedly prepared for temporary transfer to the military. Supplies were already arriving and being stacked up ready for loading.

Big wheels were rolling...



On the coastal highway [OOC: is this too the A-7??] southeast of Concept, Free Azan

Guardinian forces that had landed west of New Aurora were heading north along the coast as fast as they could move. As they rumbled along towards Concept, some of the Guardinians couldn't help but wonder what would happen once they got there. Rumor had it that the Free Azani were preparing an all-out assault to retake the city, possibly in cooperation with Auldoninnan forces moving in from the north.

Now what? Many wondered. Are we supposed to link up with the Auldoninnans??!?

[Lazerus]

ooc : eh Ras my main armour columns are nowhere near Tel Zach.
Azazel, you've posted the push past Hoshem but one of those green arrows was a large force heading smack into your group going down that highway (check ooc thread for map by joncha)

[Az]

OOC:The problem is with Joncha's map. we've had the FCL forces in Roshem surrounded for about a game month, now. You can bet your ass that we've moved farther than that, before your attack.

[Lazerus]

I'm talking about hofesh that city up from Tel Azan where you've shown a spread outwards, i had a colum heading down that road from the city to engage them before they got there

edit, checked name .. and damn polys loading slow ?

[Lazerus]

Just Outside Ronya

"Damn, commands in a buzz, enemy nations attacking shipping lines, beacheads appearing and enemy forces pushing lines back in the southern zones"

"We still got orders to use any means?"

"Yep, big red or big black button first .. hmm.. i vote red"

"I vote black"

Faint vibrations stem through the tank.

"Guess the others chose red aswell, see i always win, why do you even try"

Some 900 tanks were beginning a massive campaign of bombardment against the city of Ronya, buildings everywhere collapsing under the incoming shells, streets plunged into darkness and water flooded the streets as roads were left with gaping craters. Several dozen choppers appeared overhead, a handful darting off into the city, scouring the streets with minigun fire laying to waste dozens of civilians and the odd few soldiers. 4 Jets blazed past high in the score, their payload tearing down through the sky each leaving massive 500m wide stabs to the earth below, decimating entire industrial blocks.

[joncha]

[ooc: Laz, not everyone on our side has responded to events in the west, yet. We waited patiently for you, so wait your turn.]

[Lazerus]

I see Ras, UR, guardian, azael, ceroo, yourself and GT ... who else is there ?

Nice how its panned out into an even 8-10 ppl vs two team anyways, makes me and franky the most important i suppose cos u lot will get bored fast fighting imaginary demons

[joncha]

Most of that is Roshem, we've all been in a holding pattern in the West.

[Lazerus]

ooc: i'm posting one more, your last remaining player or two Basus and ? will have no capability to halt these actions so just play them as happening after whatever he says and the next time i can post is friday evening i think so i'll finish off my turn then about the remaining armour/jets/infantry



Tel Azan

The city had been largely quiet since the Hive air blitz had sunk the Auldoninna flagship in it's harbour and the city had been brought back under Hiverian control, for the most part anyway as most Hive soldiers had carried on south leaving behind just a small garrison who were exchanging pot shots with the Azani militia. The militia seemed to be becoming more confident with each day that passed that their faces weren't stomped in the mud. That was about to change.

"We've overhead now"

"Check; weapon armed, altitude correct, weather fine, wind still. Command do we have a go?"
Radio cackles
"You have a go"

"Affirmitive, commencing drop 14:49"

The H-29 Transport planes rear end opening and a gigantic bomb slowly slipped off its tail and into the air, it's descent to the city below against the backdrop of a bright day, the sun gleaming off its silver exterior.
The bomb known only as X to all those not involved with creating it or the Chairman was designed to solve once and for all the problem of Tel Azan.

The impact could be heard throughout the entire city as a cloud billowed above, thick enough to block out the sun and yet slowly settling over the city unseen to the eye as it did so. The transport and it's escort flew away, a sick grin on the odd pilots face but for the most part they were just blank, nothing special had happened in their opinion. Satellite images showed otherwise ...

Hive

"Chairman pictures are in, the device hit 1minute ago"

"Show me, and attempt to contact our troops hiding in the bunker"

The images flickered across entire walls as dozens of seperate images from across the city showed citizens writhing in agony on the floor, choking out blood. The bomb was designed to render a city inhospitable for decades. The fine but heavy powder clung to surfaces such as buildings until it was brushed off by contact, the particles would then hopefully from the skin work their way through into the body either by a cut or through any pore. Once inside the body as little as 0.01micro grammes per 5kg of mass would be lethal within 2-3.5 minutes depending on the person as the respiratory and nervous system came under assault.

"No word from our troops sir, the air vents must have carried it throughout every building"

"Proceed"

[Az]

OOC:

[ceroomaster]

INC, Ceroo
With the High Admiral in the field, Minister Gage- Ceroo's defence minister and Vice Admiral Marks had taken over his office, in the heart of Ceroo's miliatary command. Gage had ordered the wall removed, so that the office joined into what had become the 'war room'.
"Minister, the High Admiral sends word from the western landing zone- they have secured the village, and a section of the highway, all of the troops and light armour are off-loaded. The other transport, with the tanks cannot land until a temporary port is established".
Minister Gage looked at the map, to where the Vice Admiral was indicating. "Good, when they're ashore, we're moving the third fleet north, right?"
"Yes, minister. We will be able to strike military facilities around Ali'i, the Guardinian fleet may stay to provide air coverage in north Azan, their fleet has a carrier, plus a few 'copters with the other ships".
"It shouldn't have to come to that, I think the First Minister is going to try communicating with the General, make him see sense. Has intelligence informed us of progress within the Hive?"
"Nine out of ten agents executed or missing"
Gage lowered his head. "The tenth?"
"He's got in, but is still unable to get close to any key facilities- their security is top-notch".
"And the first fleet?"
"Entering the waters between FCL and Hive territory any time now..."
"What's the guy's name? Landeros?"
"Yes sir, Captain Landeros, of INS Endeavour, he's leading the fleet"
"Signal him. Tell him that no further Hive vessels are permitted to cross the straits- we must make those waters ours..."

INS Endeavour, First Fleet, north of FCL
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have new orders from INC"
"Captain?" came the joint reply.
"We're to launch an assault on Hive shipping, the subs aren't doing enough- so it's our job again."
A murmours of agreement were heard around the bridge.
"Signal the fleet- we split into battle groups, orders are to seek out and destroy any Hive vessels in the strait".

North-West Azan
Several hours had passed, still nothing.
The Colonel had plenty of time to think as his unit lay camoflaged at the roadside, 'The guys in the south were probably praising the efforts of the Sapphire Guard cutting off supplies. Truth was, there weren't any. Nothing was coming down the road from Frankychanland. Faulty intelligence? A trap? Or was it just that the FCL forces simply weren't getting any supplies, or reinforcements?'. Either way, there was more time than expected, a chance to get the few tanks in the other transport ashore.

Roshem Airport
Colonel Mols looked north through the binoclars, toward the river Emet. It was his first time the control tower, he thought it was only fair that he shared watch duties too.
"****!"
"Sir?" came the inquisitive reply of a young Nooslandian Captain.
"There's hundreds of them!"
"Who, sir?"
"It must be Hive forces, are they coming this way?"
"I'll tell the colonel" the Nooslander picked up the telephone and dialled through to the colonel to rely the message.
Mols walked to the southern window, he could just about see the port in Guardinia. 'We could really use the Emerald Guard tanks' he thought, 'Are the Guardinian transports coping?'
The captain approached him. "Sir, the colonel needs you in the command centre right away"...
Mols nodded and rushed down the stairs. 'If the Hive were coming to Roshem, the airport would be the first obstacle', he thought, 'well, I didn't join the army to sit around Newport all day to practice shooting...'

[Rasputin]

Originally posted by Lazerus
ooc : eh Ras my main armour columns are nowhere near Tel Zach.
Azazel, you've posted the push past Hoshem but one of those green arrows was a large force heading smack into your group going down that highway (check ooc thread for map by joncha)

We didnt attack them near tel azan. w attacked them on the highey you said they were rushing along on