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The '''Auroran Imperial War''', also known as the '''AIW''' was a continental war that lasted from 1970 to 1975. It involved the vast majority of the countries of [[Aurora]]{{emdash}}forming two opposing military alliances: the Bursil Accords and the Ribenstadt Pact. The continent was in a state of total war, directly involving more than 45 million personnel from six countries, all participants threw their entire industrial, scientific and economic capabilities behind the war effort, voiding any distinction between civilian and military resources. The Auroran Imperial War was the deadliest conflict on the Auroran continent, resulting in over 29 million fatalities, with more civilian than military personnel killed. Millions of people died as a result of premeditated starvation, disease and massacres. Aircraft played a large role, particularly the strategic bombing campaigns of major conurbations such as Sani Bursil, Ribenstadt and Andel. The war ended shortly after the [[Kevatuul (Satellite)|Kevatuul]] nuclear bombings of Ribenstadt, Karinthus, Anzrelstätt and Rorikton.
The war involved the majority of the continent of [[Aurora]]. The primary nations involved were the [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlian Empire]], [[Noroist Axdel]], the [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Grand Matriarchy of Ethalria]], and [[Salovia]]. The war lasted from January 17, 1970 to July 23, 1975.
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===Noroist Coup of Axdel===
(Below is largely noncanon. The Axdelian coup now occurred in 1966 but did not immediately precipitate continental war)
The [[Morstaybishlian Empire]] granted a significant amount of autonomy to the Axdelian Principality after the great war ended in 1917 as part of a greater package of liberalisations that came with the dissolution of Morstopackia. Sponsored by the conservative prime minister [[Orson Klarass]], this included the regions own elected legislature which had some control over the principalities military and economic policy. During the following years the newly independent Axdelian defence force was tested against pro-independence fighters, with returning GW veterans on either side of street fights in cities like Barque and Montza throughout the 1920's. The Axdelian legislature was dominated by a coalition of pro-independence parties known as 'Kuesla Parliamentary' which focused on attempting to gain greater autonomy and eventually independence peacefully by improving the economy and increasing military spending. All of its bids for independence were voted down by the Morstaybishlian government, as the region was still vastly important both strategically and economically, and that continued integration with the empire would produce the best outcomes for all. Significant police crackdowns on radical political elements also frustrated any attempts to take direct action, driving the left wing out of the mainstream.▼
▲The [[Morstaybishlian Empire]] granted a significant amount of autonomy to
In the early-mid 20th century many left wing groups consolidated into the Noroist Peoples Liberation Party, a Noroist organisation of Marxists and anarchists which had many members and sympathetic parties within the Kuesla party and defence force. Over time it gained significant control over the legislature, and used it to promote military expansion with the ultimate goal of a unilateral declaration of independence from Morstaybishlia. Advice and financial support was lent to the group from Ethalria and [[East Cerdani]], bolstering its capabilities during the earlier years. Despite this, police action against the organisation caused a large amount of trouble. Several key members including Kiet Narvga and Darius Finch were arrested in 1963 after being found complicit in a money laundering scheme for the party. Whilst the police knew of the NPLP, a lack of resources meant they could not possibly undo it or any other radical organisation. Thus a militant paranoia was fostered amongst the police force which lead to violent crackdowns on suspected revolutionary activity. A popular counterculture emerged from this which quickly spread across the continent, and the NPLP thrived in the resulting environment.▼
▲In the early-mid 20th century many left wing groups consolidated into the Noroist Peoples Liberation Party, a Noroist organisation
With public opinion becoming critical, [[Ian Crowcasa]] privately stated in 1964 that a violent uprising in Axdel would "certainly occur within the next few years", and that it would tip the balance of power on the continent dangerously towards Ethalria. As a stop-gap solution to mitigate the effect any uprising would have on the empires control of the region, Crowcasa approved a boost to defence spending that including a sizeable subsidy for the the ADF. This was so that local unrest could be more easily dealt with without the armed forces needing to divert much of its forces, as well as aid in defending from potential Ethalrian naval assaults. In the following years, production of arms and war materiel ramped up, reservist numbers increased more than fourfold, and many more officers were trained in preparation for the number of soldiers which were expected to form the new Noroist Army. In order to hide the stockpiles of arms, much of what was produced officially written off before being hidden in warehouses, hangars and drydocks. This concealed the true amount of firepower the ADF truly had from the Morstaybishlian government.[[File:Narvga.jpg|thumb|253x253px|Kiet Narvga as commandant of Noroist Axdel in 1970|alt=|left]][[File:KCDF ready to have fun 2.jpg|thumb|NPLP-Loyal ADF forces in Cypramos during the Noroist coup|alt=|304x304px]]▼
▲With public opinion becoming critical, [[Ian Crowcasa]] privately stated in 1964 that a violent uprising in Axdel would "certainly occur within the next few years", and that it would tip the balance of power on the continent dangerously towards Ethalria. As a stop-gap solution to mitigate the effect any uprising would have on the empires control of the region and trusting the, Crowcasa approved a boost to defence spending that including a sizeable subsidy for the the ADF.
In the early hours of December 14th 1969, the NPLP's leader Winston Ulysses initiated the long-planned coup, ordering the ADF to mobilise, bombing major highways and railways leading into Staynes and South Staynes. As day broke, the ADF declared that the Noroist Peoples Liberation Party was the legal government of the principality, and began rounding up non-loyal governors from each province, imprisoning or executing them. By midday they had successfully secured the Morstaybishlian colonial government buildings in a coup d’état. However several areas were still in considerable disarray, in which pockets of ADF forces loyal to the Morstaybishlian Empire continued fighting for several days. Soon though, they had all had either surrendered or been destroyed. However, it was during this time that Winston Ulysses was shot and killed by an empire loyal lone wolf assassin from within the party ranks.▼
▲In the early hours of December 14th 1969, the NPLP's leader Winston Ulysses contacted trusted contacts in the Kuesla party and initiated the long-planned coup, ordering the ADF to mobilise, bombing major highways and railways leading into Staynes and South Staynes. As day broke, the ADF declared that the Noroist Peoples Liberation Party was the legal government of the
After a lull in the fighting was reached several days later, vice-commandant Kiet Narvga was installed as the de facto leader, quickly establishing a provisional government and reorganising the ADF into the Noroist Axdel Armed Forces. He led a small campaign which saw the remaining Morstaybishlia-loyal forces destroyed or driven out of the principality, and declared that Noroist Axdel was now an independent republic. At the time Noroist Axdel encompassed all of South West Aurora, and had began the rapid establishment of concrete land defences in the [[Molvian Corridor]] and flatlands on the [[Valerica|Valerican]] and southern Staynish borders, later known as the Finch line. ▼
▲After a lull in the fighting was reached several days later, vice-commandant Kiet Narvga was installed as the de facto leader, quickly establishing a provisional government and reorganising the ADF into the Noroist Axdel Armed Forces. He led a small campaign which saw the remaining Morstaybishlia-loyal forces destroyed or driven out of the
On 1 January 1970, Morstaybishlia held an emergency meeting with its allies Salovia, Valerica and Kostoria-Obertonia; having already signed the Bursil Accords in 1968 which stated ''An attack on one is an attack on all'', Prime Minister Ian Crowcasa declared that Narvga’s coup d’état violated this and the nations agreed to intervene. Two days later, Kiet Narvga flew to the Ethalria and signed the Ribenstadt Pact alongside Thorntonist Oscrelia, with intention to remove hard control of Morstaybishlia in the south and Salovia in the north. In order to lend its support to Axdel, The [[Quariin]] Socialist republic would sign the pact and join the war on the 24th of January.
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==Course of the War==
=== Operation
(Driving of MBE out of the Western Seaboard of the Axdelian peninsula by Noroist Axdel)
===The Triple Campaign (1972)===
[[File:NAF in fort staynes.png|thumb|289x289px|Axdelian infantry patrolling the countryside around Fort Staynes]]
With the successful breakthrough of Axdelian forces in the Molvian Corridor and into Corstania the previous year, Axdelian high command felt that they possessed the supplies materiel needed to begin pushing into Staynish territory and cripple their industrial capacity. Specifically, they hoped to get deep enough to launch aerial strikes on the interior oil fields which had been key to supporting the Morst war effort so far. With their fuel supply crippled, it was then predicted that the empire would then be forced to surrender. The plan was split up into three parts. First, Morstaybishlian naval presence in the West sea had to be fully eliminated, and this would be achieved through the saturation bombing and mining of Morstaybishlian naval ports, as well as a comprehensive submarine operation in deeper waters where Morst carrier groups had been observed to operate. Secondly, a northward thrust into Corstania would be used to draw forces south, and then a naval invasion of Fort Staynes would be undertaken and the city then used as the staging post for a second thrust southwards which would then meet with the Northwards one and encircle the west coast. Finally, a third, smaller thrust Eastwards would then be used to capture key airfields which could be used to stage long-range bomber missions into the interior oilfields. In late 1971 when it was first conceived, this was originally planned to occur at the same time as the Ethalrian campaign to take Sani-Bursil which would spread the Morstaybishlian forces across two fronts and was predicted to cripple the empire by the end of 1972.
After a delay of several weeks due to an attempted breach of the Finch line in the Southern front, the first part of the plan began in February 1972 under the name operation Mountain, with Axdelian fighter-bombers destroying a large fraction of coastal air defences and radar arrays using anti-radiation missiles. This was then followed by an intense aerial campaign of supersonic bomber runs which terrorised coastline settlements and destroyed dozens of docked naval vessels. Redrugus and Xenliada were the hardest hit, the mines layed in the water surrounding the cities making it nearly impossible to bring supplies in to repair the damaged ships, stretching countermeasures teams beyond their limits. The sinking of the aircraft carrier MBS Lavel by a submarine pack led by NNV Thunder on March the 2nd 1972 and the subsequent softening of the West sea signalled the completion of goals set out by operation Mountain, and the next part of the plan was enacted under the name operation Tornado.
Operation Tornado began in mid-March when an Axdelian
Whilst the Western front was performing as expected, Ethalrian forces had
== Impact ==
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