The World 2400: Part 2

[dStryker]

In a stunning move today, Prime Minister Lu Meng ordered the 365,000 troops, 375 ships, and 200 plasma fighters/bombers at Okinawa to invade Japan. Suprise, since most thought China would disarm, combined with a blitzkrieg attack, equaled devastation for southern Japan. Kyushu island fell within hours, though heavy fighting is still going on in the cities of Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, and Kitakyushu. It is unknown the casualties, but believed to be in the thousands. Electromagnetic pulse weapons* have crippled Japanese communications, destroyed almost all Japanese electronics, and created havoc for metallic items by causing them to magnetize. Plasma bombers already at Kyushu have started to carpet bomb the cities of Yamaguchi and Hiroshima, which are on Honshu island, and Matsuyama, which is on Shikoku island.

60,000 more troops, along with 50 ships, and 50 plasma bombers have left Shanghai, joining in the invasion. A lesser force of 10,000 troops, 10 ships, and 30 plasma bombers have left Qingdao, also heading for Japan.

Resistance movements have made the invasion of Shikoku island less successful.

Public opinion of the invasion is mixed; a poll shows that 61% agree with the invasion, 18% don't agree, and 21% don't care.

*One of my posts made a reference to this earlier

[Giancarlo]

First Troops reach Germany
Nearly 62,500 Troops of the First Brigade have reached the border of Germany in the UAN. Our Troops are now pounding military strongholds, to weaken their power to make war. With Britain and RNA Troops on Both sides, this will likely weaken Germany and it may collapse within a few months. If more people attack Germany than it will fall earlier.

And, Mao you have to give me a reason why these two "agents" went into my country.

Attack - 89.65%
Don't Attack - 10.35%
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[Mao]

*****SECRET*****

To: Prime Minister Lu Meng
From: General Mao

Greetings Prime Minister. We notice you are meeting resistance from the local populace in Japan. We can take care of this resistance for you if you wish. But we have a price.

[Ari Rahikkala]

MARSHALL OF SCANDINAVIAN MILITARY REPORTS

Our infantry has very slowly grown in size over time. We now have 650.000 infantry + 50.000 British troops. Other equipment, various war machines are scarce. As the 3SWE wants us to attack against Germany, we have massed 200.000 troops to Baltic area. The troops are undergoing special training for the Baltic area just now. We except that we don't need very much troops there, if we join our troops with UAN's and then attack the Germans together. Scandinavian army is easily able to send 200.000 more troops if even small troubles come.

SCANDINAVIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY REPORTS

The Scandinavian democracy has bought way too much N1000 from the N A N O technologies lately. We simply can not afford this all. I advice _very_ deep consideration before loading our economy with even more spending.

PRIME MINISTER ALGORITHM RUN 746353562

Yesterday, a vote was taken on Scandinavia's stance towards Germany.

35.12% Attack
62.57% Defend if they attack
27.45% No action

With this vote, Scandinavian democracy masses forces to Baltic areas and makes sure that the Germany doesn't get an opportunity to attack. Airplanes are used to scout the area. UAN's attack is spotted, but assistance is, by Scandinavian laws, illegal, though new elections can be taken after a month and only 50% support is needed for attack.

MESSAGE TO SCANDINAVIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES; ALL AREAS

The Scandinavian democracy is willing to ease your taxes if you send these programs during the next month:

"The Holocaust"
"Black side of Germany"
"Freedom before conquering"
"The fall of Slavs"(Made by an Slav group)
"The Führer and the death"

RE-RUN ALGORITHM; DIPLOMACY

The Scandinavian democracy greets the Universe of Allied Nations and congratulates it for its part in the Three Sabres Worldwide Entente. Scandinavia is also willing to send a bit older nano-machinery to the UAN for no cost at this time. Scandinavia also will gladly sell all 3SWE members nano-machinery for cheap prizes.

In the war against Germany, it is legal for us to help anytime if your forces are under attack, but we can't attack ourselves before people vote so. Which we hope to happen quickly.

END RUN 746353562

[Geography Dan]

On the way to the base at Portsmouth, England, most of the GP expeditionary force makes an unexpected turn and enters the Mediterranean Sea. In a blitzkrieg attack, two air carriers launch from the GPS Hamilcar. High up in the stratosphere, the hulking planes make their way over Germany’s Balkan territory. The air carriers launch hordes of elite attack fighters which swoop down towards the enemy territory below. Before most of the German planes can even get off the ground, the GP fighters sweep across the Balkans, destorying hundreds of enemy planes sitting silently at their tarmacs. Those few German planes that do take off in time manage to down 4 GP planes before they are obliterated. By the end of the day, the GP fleet is just south of Sicily, and several sqadrons of bombers fly towards the Balkans. Carefully avoiding civilian areas, they bomb all through the night, destroying nearly every German military base in the Balkans. Only 5 GP bombers are downed by anti-aircraft fire. The next morning, the GP fleet has reached the Adriatic Sea. Covered by fire from the GP battleships, the elite GP marines make landings up and down the Balkan coast, centering their forces at Dubrovnik. By the next evening, 150,000 troops have safely landed. GP General Donner Khan had engineered the Dubrovnik landing perfectly. The Germans put up some defense, but the GP troops with their Tungsten-Armoured Hovertanks prevailed. By month’s end thay had overrun all the German territory in the Balkans, as well as Romania, Hungary, and Austria. Adapting the N1000 they had received from Scandinavia to land use, they quickly constructed a chain of defenses known as the “Balkan Perimeter” to defend
their territory. Long live the 3SWE! Conquer the genocidal Germans!

So far in the Germany campaign we have lost 8,000 troops.

To the New Roman Empire and the EE:
Will you sign a non-agression pact with the 3SWE?


To the Shui Dynasty:
Are you interested in joining the 3SWE? (Of course, if you are, the other members would first have to agree.)


After seeing videos of German atrocities in the Slavic war, patriotism sweeps the GP. Polls show that 87% of GP citizens support the war in Germany.

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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

We Shall Never Forget "Black Saturday"!
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[Giancarlo]

Current Advance:


We have lost:
13,150

Germany has lost:
62,100

The land we capture will go to Scandanavia.
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[Geography Dan]

edit: took away repetitive map


The land we capture will be kept by the GP.

We have lost 10,000 troops.

Somewhere in eastern Ukraine, GP troops meet RNA troops. The soldiers happily share beer, food, and war stories.

Long live the 3SWE!

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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

We Shall Never Forget "Black Saturday"!
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[Geography Dan]

The GP quickly overruns the German territory which was cut off by the GP and RNA advances.

Current GP Advance:


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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

We Shall Never Forget "Black Saturday"!

[WarVoid]

Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!

Sorry no maps.

I'll update the original map once per week.
It's causing the thread to slow up in load time.
Besides that you are capturing the territories too fast. No way can you conquer that much in three posts. We need more story to this thread.
Secondly, we should wait for ScottF to post a response to the invasion force. That would only be fair. I'll see if I can contact him.
You can leave it the way it is and keep the captured territory but no more until Scott responds. I'll update the map tomorrow.
You can still post other stories on techs and diplomacy and capturing other territories.
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[gscott23x3]

England goes to war! King Arthur cheered his troops onward from the observation room in the sub levels of Buckingham Palace as they marched into the yawning troops transports waiting to take them to their invasion bases in Scandanavia.

Royal Navy begins blockade of Denmark and Germany! The entire navy is there in force completely sealing off the Baltic from the rest of the world and keeping tabs on Kiel, Hamburg and the western Denmark coastline for German ships. So far 3 destroyers have taken light damage from German shore batteries, but quick return fire changed that, and the batteries and the surrounding 100 meters are no more than craters now.

In the air, Royal Air Force fighters swatted German planes down from the skies over the blockading fleet in an attempt to keep air superiority, and bombers took their toll on Hamburg and Kiel, the nearest major cities to the upcoming main thrust of our forces.

In other news, a German submarine has sunk a British trasport killing over 800 people, which are included in the Casualties section.

British Casualties:
300 Sailors
500 soldiers
23 Fighters
12 Bombers

[dStryker]

Light fighting still goes on in the southern Japan, though most areas have been secured. Moderate fighting is still going on in the city of Kitakyushu.
Shui forces have captured the southern two-thirds of Shikoku island. Japanese reinforcements from Osaka have been sent to defend Tokushima, slowing down the Shui advance.
Meanwhile, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and the areas surrounding it have been captured, though heavy resistance fighting is going on in the city of Hiroshima. Civilians with old-fashioned guns are hiding in the ruins of Hiroshima, making it dangerous to travel during the night. Shui soldiers report the city looks like it's been hit by a nuclear bomb.
Casualities are estimated to be over 25,000. With the successful Chinese invasion, public approval is rising. 74% agree, 9% don't agree, and 17% don't care.

The Nationalist Party and the Modern Saigon Party have signed into a coalition, giving them the ability to challenge the power of the United Democracy Party. Following this, the Lower House began the preliminary discussions on whether or not to join the 3SWE.

Emperor Mingzong issued a decree today, re-allowing the use of firecrackers in a city's downtown area.

A bomb exploded in the remote town of Danba, Sichuan, today, killing 27 and wounding 234 in a large shopping center and a nearby bank. Authorities blame it on the Five Pecks of Rice band, a terrorist organization which wants the establishment of Daoism as the official "religion".
A bomb exploded in a paper factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday, killing 47 workers and wounding 349. Large fires burned in the factory for over 14 hours, causing millions of yuan in damage. Authorities blame it on the Cambodian Separatists Movement. Authorities also link the bombing to the mass killing of 52 Christians and Muslims in Saigon two months ago. The CSM denies both allegations and insteads blames it on the Cambodian Liberation Army, a Marxist organization which also advocates for Cambodian independence.

Last night, the Lower House approved a bill increasing the minimum wage from 15 yuan an hour to 20 yuan an hour. The bill passed narrowly, in part because of the Southern Chinese Conservative Party's campaign against the raising of the minimun wage. The bill will need to go the Upper House in order to be put into effect.
The Upper House rejected the bill to increase environmental standards. The bill would have made coal mining illegal and would limit the amount of trees available to be cut down. The Lower House can still pass the bill with a three-fourths majority however.

Minister of Justice Yang Feng was charged with the murder and raping of two women today. Lao Huo and Liu Shi, ages 29 and 31, were found dead five days ago in a ditch by a restaurant. Lao Huo was stabbed seven times in the chest and had her throat slit and Liu Shi was shot with a gun four times in the head and twice in the chest. Both victims' hands and feet were cut off and were later found in a nearby clothing store gutter. Yang Feng called the charges ludicrous and an attempt to force him out of office.

The recent protest against the raising of income taxes from 14% to 21% was met with violence. In Shanghai 65 people were killed and over 400 were arrested. Local schools universities have been shut down and civil disorder reigns thoughout the Shanghai area.

In Guangdong province, a heavy thunderstorm has flooded thousands of square kilometers and forced millions of people from their homes. Over 15,000 people have been killed in all since last week, when the thunderstorms began.

[Geography Dan]

Great Principality News:

-Renowned GP scientist Vitruvian Bob has finally discovered the secret of “Applied
Microfusion!” His laboratory has already produced 20 Microfusion Engines, 15 of which
have been shipped to the GP Germany expeditionary force headquarters in the Balkans. The GP has sent files detailing the construction of Microfusion Engines to its 3SWE allies: Britain, Scandinavia, the RNA, and the UAN. GP Prince Hamilcar Dan requests that if any of these nations discover new ways to implement these enginess, they would send the files to GP labs. To celebrate this glorious discovery, the first of the new GP ships, a Tungsten-Armoured Elite Dreadnought, has been equipped with a Microfusion Engine and has been named the GPS Vitruvian.

-Elections were held last week for the GP parliament, which advises the Prince. The four main political parties were:

Freedom Party: This center-right party fully supports the Prince. It also supports GP
involvement in 3SWE and in the war against Germany.

Labor Party: This center-left party supports the Prince as long as the GP is politically and economically stable. It too, supports the 3SWE and the German war. However, the labor party wants the GP parliament to be granted greater political powers.

Nationalist Party: This extremely conservative party believes that the GP should drop out of the 3SWE and pursue the conquest of Germany on its own.

Communist Party: This party believes that a communist system should be instated in the
GP, and wants the nation to cease communication with all other nations and focus purely on internal affairs.

Election Results:
57% Freedom Party
25% Labor Party
9% Nationalist Party
8% Communist Party
1% Minor Parties

-Part of the same election ballot was a poll asking GP citizens if they supported the
addition of new members (namely the Shui Dynasty) to the 3SWE.
Results were:
54% Yes
33% No
13% Don’t Cares

This news report was brought to you by GP News, Inc.

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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

We Shall Never Forget "Black Saturday"!

[gscott23x3]

England supports the entry into the 3 sabres and also celebrates the discovery of microfusion! We look forward to the application of this glorious new field of science in everyday and military life!

[Geography Dan]

Prince Hamilcar Dan makes an official announcement that, if the Shui Dynasty's government wishes to join the 3SWE, the GP will lend its support to the addition. However, Hamilcar Dan says that the RNA must agree in order for the Shui Dynasty to join, for those two nations share a long border.

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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

We Shall Never Forget "Black Saturday"!

[dStryker]

Tokushima and the northern third of Shikoku island has fallen after 8 days of heavy fighting. Before leaving for Osaka, the remaining Japanese troops set fire to the city, burning it to the ground. However, the enemy troops were unable to reach Osaka. 30 Shui ships along with 20 plasma fighters were blocking the way to Osaka and ambushed the enemy ships, causing chaos for the enemy troop transports. Ship after ship sank in the ambush. Thousands of lives were lost. The troops that did get to Osaka told about the massive Shui invasion, spreading fear and panic throughout the city.

Conscription has soared since the invasion:

Army: 1,235,000
Navy: 367,000
Air Force: 320,000
National Guard: 170,000
Marines: 85,000
Total: 2,177,000

Troops in Japanese campaign: 400,000

300,000 troops, 125 ships, and 75 plasma fighters/bombers invaded South Korea today. Surprise, as most thought that China was too busy with Japan to worry about Korea, along with another blitzkrieg style attack, made the invasion seem like Japan all over again. The cities of Ch'onan, Nonsan, Chonju, Kwangju, and Mokp'o have been taken, though civilians surviving the attack are starting restistance movements throughout the cities and surrounding countryside. Shui troops had even reached the city of Taegu, but were pushed back by Korean troops who had retreated from the captured cities.
Electromagnetic pulse weapons were again used, destroying communications, and wreaking havoc on electronics and metals. Once stable skyscrapers collapsed, as a result of the steel framework attracting and repulsing each other.

Scientists have announced the invention of the gravship. It will be quite some time however, before the technology can be perfected for commercial and military use.

Minister of Justice Yang Feng was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder today and will receive the death penalty. The death penalty will be carried out by public stoning.