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Blockade of the St. of Gibralter
Topic Started: Jan 13 2006, 10:35 AM (530 Views)
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Official communique from New Harumf Maritine Offices to:

Denizistan Naval Command:

We would like to inquire as to by what authority or act of war Denizistan is allowing the blockade of the Straights of Gibralter? It has been my long understanding that this was considered a global stragetic waterway and was subject to closure only be agreement between Denizistan and Xeres and Catalonia. Since X&C obviously did not approve this blocade by European powers, I must assume it is taking place with your authority and approval.

Cease and desist imediately. If foreign powers are performing this blockade without your permission, then please ask for international help to lift the blockade.

Yours,
Madame Sophia Steed, Minister of Maritime Affairs

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Jan 13 2006, 11:45 AM
Our Government has never imposed a blockade to the Straits of Gibraltar but under the current relevant treaties, any belligerent nation to us shall be barred from entering the Straits, and any nation that is belligerent to a third party shall have access only after thorough control by our Coast Guard authorities. We guarantee that international law shall always be respected when it comes to maritime security.

Erman Oymen, Foreign Minister of Great Denizistan

Then why does Marracon claim to have a blockade of the Straights of Gibralter, and claim to have it's 4th fleet performing this blockade, when it is in a war with Saxe-Coburg, with which, I believe, you have peaceful relations?

New Harumf's 2nd fleet is streaming towards Gibralter for normal deployment into the Mediterranean Sea. We shall submit to all appropriate inspections by Denizistan, and will then proceed through the straights. We assume this will occur without incident with the Marracon Fleet.
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The South African 1st fleet (7 modern warships, and 15 Cold War-era warships) will assist the New Harumfian 2nd fleet to break the blockade at Gibraltar. Amid great fanfare and celebrations this South African vanguard fleet disembarked from Durban this morning, with a blessing from Cardinal van Bourgendien. Air squadrons and naval fleets all around the nation are being activated for service to assist Saxe Coburg and Burgundy.
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Jan 13 2006, 12:54 PM
The South African 1st fleet (7 modern warships, and 15 Cold War-era warships) will assist the New Harumfian 2nd fleet to break the blockade at Gibraltar. Amid great fanfare and celebrations this South African vanguard fleet disembarked from Cape Town this morning, with a blessing from Cardinal van Bourgendien. Air squadrons and naval fleets all around the nation are being activated for service to assist Saxe Coburg and Burgundy.

The timing couldn't have been better, as the New Harumfian 2nd Fleet rounded the Cape in time to join up with the South African 1st Fleet. This Armada steamed up the south Atlantic bound for Gibralter.
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Jan 13 2006, 08:35 AM
Official communique from New Harumf Maritine Offices to:

Denizistan Naval Command:

We would like to inquire as to by what authority or act of war Denizistan is allowing the blockade of the Straights of Gibralter? It has been my long understanding that this was considered a global stragetic waterway and was subject to closure only be agreement between Denizistan and Xeres and Catalonia. Since X&C obviously did not approve this blocade by European powers, I must assume it is taking place with your authority and approval.

Cease and desist imediately. If foreign powers are performing this blockade without your permission, then please ask for international help to lift the blockade.

Yours,
Madame Sophia Steed, Minister of Maritime Affairs

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Morraconian vessels are not in the Strait of Gibraltar. They are straddling the line between international waters and Morracon's territorial waters to the Northeast of the Strait. All traffic will be permitted to pass through the Strait without interference by the Morraconian Navy other than enemy warships. We are within our rights as a sovereign nation to position our navy in international waters and our warships are within their rights to engage any belligerent vessels they might encounter. We are not violating the territorial waters of CENTO or Great Denizistan in any way, shape or form so the accusations against our nation are completely unfounded.
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The folowing was posted as a Morrocon News Release in the European thread, "War in Saxe-Coburg":

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Earlier today the 4th fleet moved to seal the Strait of Gibraltar to any hostile naval forces. Fleets II and IV are patrolling international waters to interdict and hostile naval forces en route to the North Sea and Fleet I, the home fleet, is patrolling our eastern territorial waters. All Army and Airforce personnel have been called back to active duty at this time and Morraconian military forces are preparing for a crushing assault on Saxe-Coburg.



Moving to "seal" the Strait of Gibralter to any naval forces you feel are hostile is an act of aggression against all Meditteranean nations, and all nations wishing to do business, or perform defensive actions in the Med. We demand a withdrawl of your fleets out of international waters within 300 miles of the protected area of the Straits of Gibralter, or a return to your on territorial waters. Also, any move against Burgundy by your fleet, including their occupying troops in Monaco, will be considered an act of war by New Harumf against the Catholic Church.

Admiral Dorothy Gale, commander of the 2nd fleet of New Harumf.
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Secretariat-General João Café: Our expansion of our current navy by 55 modern warships will be completed sometime around the 20th of this month, the bulk of such ships were to be deployed in the southern portion of the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope, however, we feel uneasy about this blockade in the Straits of Gibraltar. A sizable portion will be used to reinforce our fleets in the Mediterrean Sea...

Vice-Presidente Silvio Berlusconi: We can only hope that peace prevails, the ship deployment is to aid the call of our brothers in Burgundy, Saxe-Coburg, and New Harumf. We will aid in enforcing New Harumfian policies regarding these states.
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Norightsian Ships Join up with Harumfian and South African Fleet

The V Battle Group that had previously been steaming for Syawla has joined the Catholic Armada. However, this is a somewhat controversile move, as the Emperor has refused to go to war with Morracon and Free Britain. The Press quotes him as saying.

"Our ships are there to simply ensure that Morracon hasn't sealed the Straits to Norightsian traffic, and to protect the fleet from Denizi raids. No shots will be fired on Morraconian ships unless they are first recieved."

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The combined fleets have passed the Canary Islands, and are approaching the Straights of Gibralter at 14 knots. We await instructions from Denizistan regarding passage through the Straights.
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The fleet of the Catholic Nations has steamed through thew Straights of Gibralter unopposed, so we will begin patrolling the Med immediately. The New Harumfian fleet is breaking away from the main body heading north toward Barcellona.

(I am duplicating this post in the European Thread).
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NMN: Neo-Macedonia News

The Government today released a statement making official, some unofficial reports which came to the media a few days ago. The Genesis Fleet did join up with the New Harumfian and South African fleets which as the passed by the capital on their way to the Straights. They are now in the Mediterranean and will continue to the patrol the area for the next month.

The government has yet to officially make a statement on where they stand with the war in Europe however, unofficial reports state that the government has been making plans to switch the economy to a more war time economy, with the arms industry working overtime. However, no official reports of press releases have been made as of yet.

This has been a NMNreport.
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OOC:
I'm still waiting on a response from Denizistan. Here's the composition of the Morraconian Fleet IV:

1 Peace Council Class Super Battleship (I.N.M* Invulnerable)
2 Cernícalo Class Aircraft Carrier (I.N.M* Francisco Ramirez, I.N.M* José Zorilla)
4 Avispa Class Amphibious Assault Ships***
5 Calamar Class Nuclear Attack Submarines
10 Aguila Class Cruisers
10 Cóndor Class Frigates
10 Halcón Class Guided Missile Destroyers
2 Monstruo del Mar Class Nuclear Missile Submarines****
1 Albatros Class Mine Vessel**

The warships are manufactured in Morracon within the last twenty years and should be considered the equal to their american counterparts.
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Jan 17 2006, 08:38 AM
Our Government fully supports Morracon in this standoff and has already sent several ships into the area that will rendezvous with their Morraconian counterparts. All of the following command centers will be on high alert:

Logictic Support Group Command, Tanca , Tanca Province
Naval Aviation Group Command, Cengiz Topel, Meliye Province
Northern Sea Area Command, Titvan, Titvan Province
Gibraltar Strait 1st Command
Gibraltar Strait 2nd Command
Gibraltar Strait 3rd Command
Gibraltar Strait 4th Command
Gibraltar Strait 5th Command

Those include the following ships:
-55 Super Battleships ("Ilhan BDCG")
-12 Aircraft Carriers ("Kahraman BDCG")
-80 Destroyers ("Onurlu BDCG")
-45 Nuclear Missile Submarines ("Erdemli BDCG")
-50 Cruisers ("Ozel Savunma BDGC")

In addition, our Great Airforcer remains in a state of alert in Northern Great Denizistan and it will regularly fly over the Strait of Gibraltar: this include nine battalions of 25 F-16 fighter jets.

Finally, we would like to inform all that our Strategic Arms Departement remains in yellow alert, meaning that it is ready for deployment but not until if a genuine threat materializes.

Erol Er, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Great Denizistan

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OOC: Might I suggest trhat the size of your Navy is just a little high? Like by a factor of 10?? Just my personal view.
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WTF!? 55 SUPER Battleships! 12 Carriers! That's like the US's whole Fleet in WWII! :o :o :o
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Jan 17 2006, 03:07 PM
WTF!? 55 SUPER Battleships! 12 Carriers! That's like the US's whole Fleet in WWII! :o :o :o

Noooo, that's like 5 to 10 times more than America's during WWII!!
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Jan 17 2006, 03:20 PM
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Jan 17 2006, 03:07 PM
WTF!? 55 SUPER Battleships! 12 Carriers! That's like the US's whole Fleet in WWII! :o  :o  :o

Noooo, that's like 5 to 10 times more than America's during WWII!!

I'd say 5, but I'm no historian.
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OOC: By the time Japan surrender, I think the U.S. had somewhere in the range of at least 20 fleet carriers and at least 50-100 escort carriers. They had started to phase out Battleships by then.
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Jan 17 2006, 04:09 PM
OOC: By the time Japan surrender, I think the U.S. had somewhere in the range of at least 20 fleet carriers and at least 50-100 escort carriers. They had started to phase out Battleships by then.

Yes but were they all in one engagement at the same time? Denizistan implies he has more than that by stating that only certain groups of his navy are there. And I do not believe that the US ever had more than a few super battleships, let alone 55.
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The US was building 4 "super"battleships called the Montana class. They were never completed.
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Jan 17 2006, 05:01 PM
The US was building 4 "super"battleships called the Montana class. They were never completed.

Then 0, less than I thought.
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Jan 17 2006, 04:08 PM
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The US was building 4 "super"battleships called the Montana class.  They were never completed.

Then 0, less than I thought.

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Jan 17 2006, 04:01 PM
The US was building 4 "super"battleships called the Montana class. They were never completed.

The Montanas were cancelled before they had even been layed down. In fact, the sixth Iowa was never laid down either. Only the Kentucky was started but not finished.
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Jan 17 2006, 08:38 AM
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Jan 17 2006, 12:18 AM
OOC:
I'm still waiting on a response from Denizistan. Here's the composition of the Morraconian Fleet IV:

1 Peace Council Class Super Battleship (I.N.M* Invulnerable)
2 Cernícalo Class Aircraft Carrier (I.N.M* Francisco Ramirez, I.N.M* José Zorilla)
4 Avispa Class Amphibious Assault Ships***
5 Calamar Class Nuclear Attack Submarines
10 Aguila Class Cruisers
10 Cóndor Class Frigates
10 Halcón Class Guided Missile Destroyers
2 Monstruo del Mar Class Nuclear Missile Submarines****
1 Albatros Class Mine Vessel**

The warships are manufactured in Morracon within the last twenty years and should be considered the equal to their american counterparts.

Our Government fully supports Morracon in this standoff and has already sent several ships into the area that will rendezvous with their Morraconian counterparts. All of the following command centers will be on high alert:

Logictic Support Group Command, Tanca , Tanca Province
Naval Aviation Group Command, Cengiz Topel, Meliye Province
Northern Sea Area Command, Titvan, Titvan Province
Gibraltar Strait 1st Command
Gibraltar Strait 2nd Command
Gibraltar Strait 3rd Command
Gibraltar Strait 4th Command
Gibraltar Strait 5th Command

Those include the following ships:
-25 Super Battleships ("Ilhan BDCG")
-3 Aircraft Carriers ("Kahraman BDCG")
-40 Destroyers ("Onurlu BDCG")
-25 Nuclear Missile Submarines ("Erdemli BDCG")
-20 Cruisers ("Ozel Savunma BDCG")

In addition, our Great Airforcer remains in a state of alert in Northern Great Denizistan and it will regularly fly over the Strait of Gibraltar: this include nine battalions of 25 F-16 fighter jets.

Finally, we would like to inform all that our Strategic Arms Departement remains in yellow alert, meaning that it is ready for deployment but not until if a genuine threat materializes.

Erol Er, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Great Denizistan

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Oh, and when did you get nukes?? Just curious?
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Who cares about the subs? What are they goign to do to our fleet, unless they want to blow all Gibraltar to kingdom come.
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Jan 17 2006, 08:29 PM
Oh, and when did you get nukes??  Just curious?

Who was that directed at? If you're talking to me there was a thread sometime ago about Morracon developing nuclear weapons. The nuclear ballistic missile subs are nuclear powered subs that launch ballistic missiles. In this case they aren't carrying nuclear missile but rather Tomahawk cruise missiles. See my military thread for more info. If you want to look up the nukes the thread is called "Changes Abound in Morracon".
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