Auroran-Cerenerian War: Difference between revisions

The '''Auroran-Pacific War''', often abbreviated as the '''APW''' was an international military conflict between the [[Sani Bursil|Bursil]] Alliance and the [[Rivendale]] Pact. The war arose against the backdrop of fascist [http://nswiki.org/index.php?title=Uspria#Usprian_Elves Usprian] forces rising in the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] to form [[Uspalria]]; and the [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Matriarchy of Ethalria]] due to resentment over the partition of the [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Grand Matriarchy of Ethalria]] and imposition of foreign systems of government and economically crippling reparations payments following the [[Auroran Imperial War]].▼

The islands of [[Yor]] had been a dependent territory of the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] (henceforth Republic). A resistance movement called the Opposition Fighters of Yor arose to end the rule of the Republic and its puppet government, the Dominion of Yor. This led to the Yor Civil War. The Opposition Fighters received the support of Al-Jaheed, an internationally recognised terrorist group from [[Latianburg]]. In the midst of the Yor Civil War, reports emerged from refugees who were rescued by a merchant vessel from Furnifold that the Republic was committing human rights violations. Faced with condemnation from the international community, the Republic started negotiating with OFOY. Fascist movements took advantage of this act and orchestrated a coup d'état on 28 May 2017 and proclaimed the Uspalria led by High Commander [[List of heads of state of Ethalria#Ethalrian Empire (2017)|Erwina Pipenz]]. The Republic government fled to and formally took over Yor along with their entire Navy, half of the rest of their military and about 2 to 3 million refugees. Faced with a common enemy, the Republic and the OFOY declared a truce. [[Amalda Harimann]] of the [[Matriarchy of Ethalria]] and High Commander Pipenz of Uspalria formed the Rivendale Pact. ▼

The APW formally began on 29 May 2017 when [[the Oan Isles]] declared war on [[Uspalria]] and [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Ethalria]] (henceforth Matriarchy). King [[Lambertus VII]] of [[Great Morstaybishlia]] called a conference of allied nations to form the [[Sani Bursil]] Alliance. [[Viktor Drugov]] of [[Stratarin]] was among the attendees and committed his country to assisting, but Mikhail Starikov overthrew him and revealed that he had aligned Stratarin with the Rivendale Pact bringing Stratarin into the war. This wrought chaos in the [[South-East Pacific Coalition]] because some its members were part of opposing military pacts. Attempts to get Stratarin to admit to the coup failed and the SEPC collapsed. For analytical purposes, the war is divided into three fronts: the Upper Ethalrian Front, Lower Ethalrian Front and [[Pacific Ocean]] Front.▼

The [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Matriarchy of Ethalria]] finally came to [[Uspalria]]'s aid providing them with the naval forces needed to effect the invasion. Ethalria sent two air craft carrier strike groups which included amphibious vessels. The [[Uspalria]] had an invasion force of 125,000 soldiers ready to attack the islands. Ethalrian forces faced off with the Axdelian air craft strike group. Although the Axdelians were able to defend them for a time, Ethalria’s power was too great. Without support or reinforcements, Axdelian forces retreated to Indigo Island. Without Axdelian or any other defences, Uspalria and Ethalria made their way to Yor. Faced with the peril of a brutal attack from Ethalria and [[Uspalria]], President Ositha Boracova surrendered Yor them. [[Uspalria]] placed the islands under military occupation and seized the military assets of the Republic including its naval ships. They placed Republic forces under imprisonment in internment camps on the Yor islands. Faced with [[Uspalria]], the Opposition Fighters collapsed and many of their troops went into hiding or were placed in internment camps on Yor. Many of the Lower Ethalrians who had fled to Yor were effectively trapped on the islands by Uspalria. A quarantine was placed on the islands to prevent flight of people and capital. Despite protests, the population weary of conflict and brutally oppressed by Uspalria forces were unable to mount a useful resistance and eventually acquiesced to [[Uspalria]] rules. With Yor under a military occupation, [[Uspalria]] and Etharia were able to focus their attention on an invasion of KO. ▼

Although the Republic of Ethalria had surrendered, soldiers from the Republic military and the Opposition Fighters who had escaped capture by Uspalria formed the South Yor Guard, a paramilitary guerilla group that aimed to combat Uspalria occupation with asymmetric warfare. The [[Uspalria]] forces ordered the use of chemical weapons on Southern Yor, which was identified as a stronghold of the South Yor Guard. They had warplanes pour a dangerous chemical known as napalm onto the forests of Yor. ▼

Unbeknownst to the Ethalrians, the Kutherns and the Oans had orchestrated a plan for the Kutherns to seize Yor and for the Oans to invade Uspalria from the south. The Kuthern Royal President Luaz Rico coordinated the plan in concert with Admiral Kiahuaeni Luaye. Admiral Luaye was resistance to President Rico's proposal to carpet bomb the Yor Isles because she strongly felt it would be a human rights violation. She instead suggested a surgical approach that would both defeat it and prevent a power vacuum from forming. The Oans and the Kutherns struck a deal that the Oans would invade and occupy southern Uspalria. The terms of the agreement included terms such as "take" which led to ambiguity about the extent of the Oan Isles intervention in southern Uspalria. This gave rise to the claim by the Oan Isles that they were supposed to take full control of it. The initial plan was to have Great Morstaybishlia attack the north while the Oan Isles and Kuthernburg worried about the south.▼

The Oans used civilian places painted with symbols of Uspalria to evade their attacks. They managed to intercept communications on callsigns from [[Uspalria]], thus when [[Uspalria]] air traffic controllers hailed them, they used [[Uspalria]] callsigns, codes and authorised flight paths, allowing these planes to evade the fire of Uspalria. This enabled the Oan Isles to land a parachute team on North Yor. Under the command of Admiral Rufornaks, the Kuthern navy strike group centered on the flagship, the air craft carrier Queen Naomi II, made its way to Yor. [[Uspalria]] forces focused the naval battle, missing the parachute attack of Oan special operations units surreptitiously descending over their heads. The Kutherns dropped joint direct attack munitions on [[Uspalria]] military targets. When Uspalria air traffic control discovered that the civilian aircraft had been Oan, they tried to intercept them, but by then they were well on their way back to Indigo Island with under the escort of [[Royal Kuthern Air Force]] Raptor fighter jets beyond the reach of Uspalria air force which was dealing with the aerial attack anyway. ▼

Naval Commander Tesnof of the [[Royal Kuthern Navy]] managed to seriously cripple Uspalria naval defences. This allowed Lieutenant Gary to lead a squadron of fighter jets and helicopters to provide the Oan forces with cover. The Oan and Kuthern forces managed to seize the headquarters of Uspalria military government in Yor and capture their most senior officials. Oan forces also had a firefight with Uspalria forces in at Rob Matterson Military Base where Uspalria forces were holed in, trying to defend themselves. The Rob Matterson Base was of strategic importance because it was one of key centers for [[Uspalria]] operations. Cut of from the military government headquarters, the commanders at the Rob Matterson Base fought bitterly to prevent Oan and Kuthern capture. APCs came in to provide Oan and Kuthern troops with support and escort injured Oan and Kuthern soldiers. After a Kuthern armoured assault fighter (AAF) blew a hole in the Rob Matterson Military Base Hospital, senior [[Uspalria]] forces fled the base and the remaining [[Uspalria]] forces surrendered. ▼

507th Kuthern artillery force managed to land once [[Uspalria]] naval defences were broken. They defeated [[Uspalria]] infantry and artillery still fighting near the docks and rendezvoused with the Oan and Kuthern team at Rob Matterson, clearing out any stray [[Uspalria]] forces in the process. Any remaining [[Uspalria]] forces fled to the thick forests of North Yor to escape capture or death by the Bursil alliance bearing upon them. A contingent from Furnifold under the command of Commander Keyes arrived with the 507th division. They were tasked with capturing the fleeing [[Uspalria]] forces. Some [[Uspalria]] forces moved their focus to critical infrastructure namely the water treatment facility, and powerplant located outside the Yor capital. Commander Keyes set up a trap to capture Uspalria forces at the waterworks and powerplant as well as snuff out those in the forest. The plan deviated somewhat from the Oans' original invasion strategy, but they agreed because it would enable the to eradicate Uspalria in Yor once and for all while insuring that vital infrastructure was regained largely unscathed. ▼

Commander Keyes sent the Counter Insurgency Force led by Captain Jouette to the forests of the Malcolm Nature Reserve where Uspalria forces had allegedly fled, according to the Oan intelligence. The CIF worked with a force led by Oan Commander Tukanaye. They pushed these forces back, killing and capturing many of them. They used the Nature Reserve as a route to go unnoticed to the waterworks plant that lay near the park. Commander Keyes ordered Captain Plame as well. He instructed her to assists the Kutherns with aerial support so that they could combat sorties coming from the Kuthern mainland. Despite attempts by the sorties, they were lackluster and fruitless and failed to make significant difference. The determination of captain Plame and her team to resist Uspalria forces, made it impossible for reinforcements to arrive for Uspalria.▼

Although the Kutherns were willing to blow Uspalria forces hunkered at the water treatment plant and power plant to smithereens regardless of the consequences. The Oans and Furnifoldians were completely opposed to this. The Furnifoldians suggested a delicate touch whereby they used a computer virus to gain remote control of the water and power plant. The Kutherns had to deal with skirmishes in the east of the York capital. Captain Jouette of Furnifold and Commander Tukanaye led a joint special task force that infiltrated the water facility. A strange device called a Bass Cannon was debuted which emitted a sound wave that dislodged delicate matter like snow as to expose traps. The trap laid by Commander Keyes caught and killed several [[Uspalria]] officials, distracting them from the point at which the Jouette-Tukanaye team accessed the plant. The Jouette team got trapped in the pumping station. They fought with Uspalria but their position was not easily defensible so they abandoned it. Lieutenant Atesso of the Kuthern forces sent some assistance. With Kuthern support they drove back Uspalria forces and formed a defensive perimetre and Uspalria retreated. ▼

On the other hand, another team was working on the powerplant. Colonel Satiye about 4 platoons into the facility. They took the facility section by section. They drove Uspalria forces into the woods. The Oans, familiar with jungle warfare, concealed themselves using foliage and snow, enabling them to ambush to fleeing [[Uspalria]] forces. Despite their desire to be careful and preserve as much of the critical infrastructure as possible Uspalria believed in scorched earth policy so they destroyed the facility. With their operation blown, the Kutherns sent in air support to rescue Satiye's forces. The [[Uspalria]] forces were more numerous than the Oans had originally predicted. The two sides were locked in a prolonged battle to gain ground. When the Furnifoldians secured the water plant, they asked the Kutherns and Tretridians to assist the Oans. The Kutherns managed to obliterate the enemy and rescue the Oan forces. ▼