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| Operation Thunderbolt (ATTN: Valus/Raz); Telvanian Conquest of IS9 and IS8 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 17 2013, 09:39 AM (473 Views) | |
| Raz | Jun 17 2013, 09:39 AM Post #1 |
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Titans falling, Sons rising?
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HMS Thunderbolt glided smoothly through the waters of the North Sovren Sea. It had been two days since the Needlefish-class Destroyer had left RNB Charon, east of Gryphen in Telvan. The Destroyer was out on a patrol in the Sovren and planned to make a Port of call in Southerland, the Lanlanian Irenical. At 9AM, Thunderbolt performed a maximum speed run through the waters the Republic of Ragno in a test of both speed and Ragnan defenses. One of the Destroyer's two propulsion screws broke in the middle of the test, sending the ship careening sharply into Ragnan waters. The Republic of Ragno was a weak and unstable nation that spanned the central area of the Sovren Sea, from one side to the other. Historically, Ragno and Telvan have had issues as various dictators and weakly elected presidents were put into power and tried to turn the Ragnan public's attention away from the poor condition of Ragno towards the imperial aggression of Telvan and other surrounding nations. In 299ER, Telvan attempted a military invasion on Ragno when a military dictator that was in control at the time destroyed a Telvanian Airliner. Telvan was stopped by internal political changes and peace wasn't established until a year after the original declaration of war. Telvan has wanted the Ragnan Islands for years for their offshore Oil deposits. For years after the aborted war, Telvan had probed the Ragnan defenses. The island of Stranui was the most North Western of Ragnan islands, the island near which the Thunderbolt had its' mishap. A Missile boat of the (Ragnan) Rupublican Navy spotted the unwelcomed and surprised visitor. The Missile Boat's captain, a young, inexperienced, lieutenant, immediately set his crew to battlestations and launched his missiles without orders, an excited reaction born out of his youth. Three of his six missiles streaked off towards the Telvanian ship. Surprised, the Telvanian ship barely used its' CIWS and swatted one of the missiles, the other two impacted directly on Thunderbolt's waterline, blasting gigantic holes in its' sides. The ship immediately began capsizing and quickly sunk, losing most of its crew as they tried to fight the inrush of water. Before the Thunderbolt sunk, its' captain sent a quick burst to an orbiting comsat. <MESSAGE RECORDED> <CAPTAIN ANDERSON, HMS THUNDERBOLT, COMMANDING> <MESSAGE READS:> <THUNDERBOLT SENT OFF COURSE BY ACCIDENT DEEP INTO RAGNAN WATERS. MISSILES FROM RAGNAN DEFENSES STRUCK THUNDERBOLT, RAPIDLY SINKING> <REMAINING CREW ABANDONING SHIP> <MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENT> <RAGNAN MISSILES FROM MISSILE BOAT> <SIGNED, HERMAN ANDERSON, CAPTAIN, RTN, COMMANDING, THUNDERBOLT> <MESSAGE SENT> It didn't take long for the message to be filtered to the top of the Chain of Command. Queen Marianne was informed of it during a Meeting with her Ministers. "Oh my god," She said, "Why would they sink one of our ships? Even if it was in their territory?" "I don't know your Majesty," Defense Minister Francis Tulan replied, "It was probably an accident, though the Ragnans do have reasons to attack us obviously, especially after the previous governments handling of the peace settlements." "We'll have to wait and see how they react," Foreign Minister Jack Niches added in. "Yes we will," the Queen replied with a sigh and wipe of her face. |
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| Valus | Jun 20 2013, 11:48 AM Post #2 |
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Ragnan Gazette The Ragnan President released to a press conference today regarding the incident with the Telvanian ship destroyed off coast. The President stated: "While the Captain had acted out of passion and a fire for combat, and was indeed in the wrong, Ragnan would not tolerate acts of terrorism in it's waters, and is well prepared to take military action against any more incursions in Ragnan Territories." The Captain of the ship that attacked the sunken Telvanian ship will stand trial in the coming months. Meanwhile police have began cracking down on foreigners and travelers, deporting and restricting many from entering the Republic. The Captain of the guard stated: "We must take precautions now with Foreign Affairs, with tensions growing we can't allow foreign radical elements to infiltrate and disrupt National Operations." |
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| Raz | Jun 20 2013, 04:06 PM Post #3 |
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Titans falling, Sons rising?
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The Royal Cabinet of Ministers sat around the meeting room again, with the Queen at its' head. They looked around at each other in confusion. "Welp people, this governments pretty much as loopy as the last," Jack Niches spoke across the paper strewn table, "But they're just as bad, Who wants to bet this captain gets a show trial that exonerates him for killing almost 150 of our sailors?" "Probably," the Queen replied, "The length of time they're giving him is indicative of that." "And now they're cracking down on foreigners for no reason," Francis Tulan added in. "That's unacceptable!" The Queen said quietly but firmly, "We must demand that they stop this crack down on foreigners and immediately put that captain to trial. In addition, we have to talk to other nations to get international pressure on Ragno for this!" "Agreed your majesty, my Ministry will get right on it" Jack replied, and stood to begin, "I'll remember to stress that the incident was a deliberate provocation and an attack on a damaged vessel." "Very good," Marianne said, 'Francis, prepare and mobilize the Navy and Marines in case Jack's methods fail." "Yes, your majesty," Francis Tulan replied. ****** Press Release: [ATTN: ALL NATIONS] [FROM: TELVANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY] May the Nations of the world read and understand this dispatch. The Republic of Ragno recently attacked and sunk crippled Telvanian naval vessel. The ship had experienced an accident that sent it into Ragnan waters as it passed near the Republic's southern islands. A Republican Navy Missile Boat then attacked and sunk the Telvanian vessel without provocation and without communication to it. The Republic of Ragno has promised to hold a trial for the captain of the offending ship, but has set it in several months. As most of the world will recognize, the Republic of Ragno will likely hold a show trial for the captain that will find him not guilty of the murder of a couple hundred of Telvanian sailors. This is completely unacceptable and we demand that the captain be immediately put on trial by an international or neutral court. Furthermore, as a result of this incident, the Republic of Ragno has begun a crackdown on foreigners, and the deportation of them. We demand they stop this at once. This entire chain of events has been handled improperly by the Ragnan government and we demand they correct their actions. The Telvanian government seeks the support of other nations to correct this miscarriage of justice. -Sincerely, Jack Niches Royal Telvanian Foreign Minister |
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| Valus | Jun 22 2013, 12:34 AM Post #4 |
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Ragnan Gazette The President today has proposed delegates to engage in peace talks between the two nations in hopes of quelling tensions. However the Delegation Council has decided to restrict all civilians and expats from travel, leading to a shut down of the public airports and tighter restrictions on sea travel. The Secretary General stated that "The Council is deciding what to do at the moment, and has placed a lockdown on most travel routes to and from the Republic." Many civilians are worried that Martial Law will come into effect soon, as military checkpoints have begun on all accessways to and from major cities. The General of Affairs stated "The Government is making an attempt to crack down on foreign powers that are attempting to disrupt and undermine Ragnan power and Authority. With the last incident of Telvanian incursions leading to the Heroic Actions of Lieutenant Arthur who will later be commended we must be sure that Terrorism cannot penetrate Ragnan territory." |
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| Fien | Jun 23 2013, 10:25 AM Post #5 |
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"We have an international court?" Plimbucket Fallyfellow said, looking up from the dispatch that his fax machine had just spit out. "Fuck no! Hahahahaha!" head of international affairs Bob Toms said, laughing deeply and without restrained. After a few moments he regained his composure and straightened his tie. "Ahem, we do not, sir. What shall we send back?" "Um.....some condolences or something, I don't know. The hell do they expect us to do, launch an armada? Do we even have an armada?" Plimbucket said, looking thoughtful. Toms burst into another fit of laughter. (OOC: Just a little joke, no offense meant.) |
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| Raz | Jun 23 2013, 04:47 PM Post #6 |
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Titans falling, Sons rising?
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"This is unacceptable!" Marianne spoke out to her Cabinet. "Yes your majesty it is, just as we predicted, they're awarding this murderous lieutenant," Niches spoke, "Furthermore, they claim to want peace talks, that alone is confusing considering we're still at peace with them, but the awarding of this murder just shows a general hostility to us." The Queen simmered for awhile as she stared at the map of the Sovren. "Could we feasibly pull off an invasion?" She asked quietly, the rage she felt for the dead sailors bathing the room in a silent chill. After a moment, as most of the ministers stared at a point in space, Tulan spoke up, "Yes your majesty, we could, though it might risk the wrath of the IA, in which I would like to bring us up to about half of our projected Wartime strength and warm up the rest just in case." "But that involves activating almost 250,000 troops just to active duty!" Civic Minister Rene Falchiott exclaimed. "It was inevitable Rene," The queen spoke flatly, "The IA is bound to go to war at any time, Lanlania already gets that, and their military is ready for it." "But our producti-" "Will be effected minimally," the Queen cut in, "Our reserves come from all parts of the workforce." "Yes your majesty," the civic minister replied, properly chastened. "Get the ball rolling on the PR Jack, coordinate with Francis as he calls up the troops," The Queen suddenly became a guiding force of nature, "Is there any other reason we could have for finishing the previous useful government's work?" "Well, originally from what I learned from the last Loyalist Prime Minister, we needed the oil south of the primary Ragnan islands 14 years ago. But recently we've made several discoveries of oil of our shores, but we could still use the oil, and the Islands will serve as excellent forward bases at sea," Prime Minister Frederick Feron interjected. "Alright," The Queen replied, "Tomorrow I call the Parliament together for a joint session, then, I'll announce our declaration of war, I don't think Parliament will oppose us on this one." ****** "...and that, my dear friends," Queen Marianne rounded up an hour long speech, "Is why, at Midnight tomorrow, the United Kingdom of Telvan will declare a state of war to exist between this nation, and the Republic of Ragno, the Parliament may of course vote to hold the declaration, but I feel confident that my fellow countrymen will see it the government's way." The next day passed without a vote for the hold, and Telvan was at war with the Republic of Ragno. Immediately, Air raids began to strike the primary island group of Ragno, supported with AWACS units and Aerial refueling. Several Naval Groups and Marine Expeditionary Forces began to move out two days after the declaration of war. One Carrier and Cruiser group was sent with an Amphibious Assault ship and 2 Amphibious Transport Docks to assault the far Eastern Island. Two more carriers and 8 Cruiser groups were sent to take the most northern of the Primary Island Group with two amphibious assault ships and 4 Amphibious transport docks. Submarines silently stalked around the Ragnan Naval bases, the approaches from nearby IA nations, and near the Telvanian naval forces. As the naval forces drew near, they began shelling known Republican Military positions with railgun and hypersonic missiles. |
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| Valus | Jun 23 2013, 09:18 PM Post #7 |
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Panic. Chaos. Disruption. Civilians in cities were rioting, fleeing, crying. Martial Law was immediately put into effect. All civilians were placed in underground stronghold bunkers to await the coming clashes. Ragnanian forces withdrew from all unholdable positions and began stage 1 of the defensive routine, Turtle Shell. Artillery positions guarded by SAM sites and teams of Air support as well as Ground support fired on any ship that dared come close enough, the remainders took to the cities, which would have to be stormed by Telvanian forces. The Ragnanian Navy, pride and strength of the Republic, converged on the fronts to defend their motherland. |
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| Raz | Jun 27 2013, 08:44 AM Post #8 |
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Titans falling, Sons rising?
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The submarines of the Royal Telvanian Navy stalked beneath the Thermocline layer of the Sovren Sea, following the Republican naval forces. When they received the order from an arriving sub, each tail group rose up and launched large hordes of torpedoes at the naval forces moving towards the Telvanian naval forces. After the release of the torpedoes, the submarines dropped back below the layer and retreated from the immediate area, seeking to evade any anti-submarine units around. Meanwhile, the Royal Telvanian Marines began storming the beaches of the first two islands. The Marines were assisted by railartillery from the nearby naval groups and strike aircraft from both their AAS's and the Carriers. Overhead, helicopter gunships and utility helicopters streaked overhead, dropping off soldiers inland to hit specific targets and providing close air support to the Marines. The Marines advanced as quickly as possible. Edited by Raz, Jun 29 2013, 11:18 AM.
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| Valus | Jun 29 2013, 11:17 PM Post #9 |
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Few marines made it past the bombardments of the outlying bulbs of artillery and SAM shields, Emergency lights flared off as countermeasures were dropped into the sea to disrupt the torpedoes, two ships took broadside hits and sank. As the Telvanian Military began it's assault on the land the destroyers opened fire on the forming blockade. Ragnan Gazette The President called for the nations of the world to come to their aid, denouncing the Telvanian Government as "A Terrorist State, feeding on the weaker nations to expand their control." While there is now battling on the outlying beaches the enemy has not managed to penetrate defenses. The Valiant defenders have yet to find any heavy challenge. |
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| Raz | Jul 5 2013, 03:10 PM Post #10 |
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The first wave of marines was met with heavy artillery fire the temporarily halted the advance. SAMs had also made life difficult for the heli-borne infantry and Helicopter gunships. After a minute or two, the stealthy drones orbiting over the islands had located the SAM and Artillery sites. The information was relayed to the naval vessels around the island, and the ships began to pummel the positions with pinpoint accurate railgun strikes and numerous SEAD strikes from orbiting drones and aircraft. Soon after the artillery abated on the islands, and the marines continued their advance, Republican Navy had finally came on to the Telvanian Navy's sensors. The approaching naval vessels were first assaulted with long range Anti-Ship missiles from other Carrier aircraft and some from bombers flown from the mainland. Soon after, the Telvanian naval forces swung their railguns over to face the incoming ships. 15 hypersonic cruise missiles were launched from each of the Telvanian surface combatants. In addition, the ships also fired off their railguns, timing their salvos to arrive at about the same time as the missiles. In the main islands, over 840 hypersonic cruise missiles and 448 railgun rounds, all screamed towards their targets at hypersonic velocities. In the far Eastern Island, another 195 hypersonic missiles and 26 railgun rounds were sent at any of the approaching Republican navy vessels. |
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| Valus | Jul 8 2013, 04:49 PM Post #11 |
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(OOC: MORE PROPAGANDA 8D) Ragnan Gazette The President issued a statement today on the nearby fighting. Saying, "Our men are fighting their best fight, and the Terrorists have yet to succeed in making a deep incursion into Republic Territory." The secretary General issued a warning and all cities are on high alert. "Our navy has finally clashed with the enemy." He said, "Though we have taken losses the enemy has as well, after a brief skirmish both navies withdrew to recover, though now the navy stands between the enemy and the mainland." While no official reports have come in on the terrorist losses, it is strongly believed that Ragnan will overcome this enemy. The Republic Navy returned fire after the first Salvo, the shells slamming into the decks and exploding on several more ships, sinking them and burning as they took on water. The Republic Navy began pushing to come between the Telvanian Navy and the Republic Lands, desperate to protect their homeland as they fired while moving, taking hits all the way. By the end of the day the Ragnanian Navy had lost 20% of their fleet under the relentless attacks of the Telvanian Fleet. Edited by Valus, Jul 25 2013, 10:54 AM.
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| Valus | Aug 16 2013, 06:20 PM Post #12 |
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(OOC: Raz I'm just gonna bring this back to your attention, I'm waiting on your move) |
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