NATO - Warsaw Pact conflict

[Tran]

Tran - great write up as always - I will have my Turks in Vienna yet!!

Will you be PMing us with details of our standing or do you want us to ask questions for you to respond to?
Also, is the USA problem solved? - is Marshall back or what? - anything we can do to help?
Finally are we going to have an end date?

Enquiry seems a better option so that I know what kind of specific info players want.

If it is okay, deadline will be 29 February. USA slot is vacant, Marshal Murat is busy, hopefully someone will fill in within the month. It keeps things in balance with two superpowers filled.

[King Jan III Sobieski]

Enquiry seems a better option so that I know what kind of specific info players want.

If it is okay, deadline will be 29 February. USA slot is vacant, Marshal Murat is busy, hopefully someone will fill in within the month. It keeps things in balance with two superpowers filled.

Excellent well!
- Constantine, King of the Hellenes

[Sarathos]

If no one else is in, I will be glad to take the USA mantle for now. But you guys might have to give me a little run-down of the rules.

[shlin28]

Hurray! We may have a leader again! I hope you can write pages upon pages of strategies like your predesccessor! (might have spelt it wrong, we French had always hated the English language)

[Sarathos]

Sure, just tell me what Im writing about.

[Tran]

@Sarathos: You're welcome. Which rules seem to be the problem?

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A message from the leaders of the Italian Socialist Republic to the Italian public:

People of Italy, the time is now! Throw off the shackles of imperialist capitalism, and join the freedom and equity of the Italian Socialist Republic! How long have the capitalists forced you to work in factories or shops or mines for barely decent wages, while they live in opulence? How long has your family not had even the basic requirements it deserves? Take up arms against the NATO oppressors, who would rather you stay in an endless cycle of poverty than discover teh truth that every man deserves a decent income, that every man deserves proper health care, that every man deserves to be able to have basic necessities which should be guaranteed by his very humanity! Take up arms against these pigs, who gorge themselves off of the fruits of your labor! Take up arms to guarantee your true freedom, your true happiness, your true equality! People of Italy, the time is now!

[shlin28]

@Sarathos: You're welcome. Which rules seem to be the problem?

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A message from the leaders of the Italian Socialist Republic to the Italian public:

People of Italy, the time is now! Throw off the shackles of imperialist capitalism, and join the freedom and equity of the Italian Socialist Republic! How long have the capitalists forced you to work in factories or shops or mines for barely decent wages, while they live in opulence? How long has your family not had even the basic requirements it deserves? Take up arms against the NATO oppressors, who would rather you stay in an endless cycle of poverty than discover teh truth that every man deserves a decent income, that every man deserves proper health care, that every man deserves to be able to have basic necessities which should be guaranteed by his very humanity! Take up arms against these pigs, who gorge themselves off of the fruits of your labor! Take up arms to guarantee your true freedom, your true happiness, your true equality! People of Italy, the time is now!

You backstabbing socialists, after all we did for you in the world wars...

FEAR THE WRATH OF THE FRENCH ALPINE BRIGADES! (FAB for short) They shall strike at your mountain strongholds and free the Italians from the true oppressors!!!

Welcome to Sarathos though, will pm you our grand invasion plan when I got time.

[Csargo]

You backstabbing socialists, after all we did for you in the world wars...

FEAR THE WRATH OF THE FRENCH ALPINE BRIGADES! (FAB for short) They shall strike at your mountain strongholds and free the Italians from the true oppressors!!!

Welcome to Sarathos though, will pm you our grand invasion plan when I got time.

[shlin28]

Er... maybe I don't have an actual plan yet, but I got some ideas plus I'm waiting for a couple replies from Tran about the military situation

[King Jan III Sobieski]

Er... maybe I don't have an actual plan yet, but I got some ideas plus I'm waiting for a couple replies from Tran about the military situation

GO CAPITALISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sarathos]

Just a quick question Tran, am I only playing till Marshal comes back or for the rest of the game? Because I'm really getting into this and I actually know how to play now. Watch out Soviet Russia, you will be getting a visit from Uncle Sam real soon.

[Tran]

You have control of USA. Marshal Murat has tight schedules so he won't be able to play anymore, so the fate of USA now is in your hand

[Derfasciti]

Nice write up, Tran. Thanks for the update. Will try to have decisions in on the date but I can't promise.

[Sarathos]

Btw Tran, do I have to make any decisions this chapter? Considering I only just joined and don't know what I have to decide about.

[Tran]

You might make your decisions now, or save them for later.

[Derfasciti]

If at all possible Tran, i'd like an extended date for orders. As I just got the more pertinent information today, and just fowarded to the other WP players (GMM, who seems missing at the moment) we're gonna need a fair bit of time to coordinate i'm afraid. :/

[shlin28]

We, the great and the democratically elected leaders of democratic countries who suffer no oppression or vote-rigging, also requires extra time... some of my allies seems to be too busy hunting down mafia in some backwater town in America

[Csargo]

I'm not really sure how the turns are working now. Could someone explain? Also, it would be nice to have some extra time.

[Tran]

Well, the host needs extra time too...

How about 14 March, is that an okay date?

(GMM, who seems missing at the moment)

Yeah, I haven't heard anything from him for a while too.

[Csargo]

Last Activity: 11-23-2007 18:09

[seireikhaan]

Last Activity: 11-23-2007 18:09

Looks like the Glorious Warsaw Pact nations are in need of a tad more leadership...And I didn't even start off in it...

Any interested parties can send in applications to Comrade Malinovsky at 666 Red Czar Avenue, Moscow, Russia.

[Derfasciti]

Indeed, we're still open for business. That's right, even on holidays. Although I suppose in Soviet Russia we're sorta lacking in holidays.

[King Kurt]

Calling all NATO leaders - deadline is tomorrow and their appears to be a lack of a plan - you all know what I am doing - how about you guys????

[shlin28]

Er... yes... er...

I got a basic idea on what to do, but I got a massive German essay to finish today, so I'll have to write it up tomorrow

[Tran]

CHAPTER 8

23 November 1964 – 29 November 1964

Stalemate. After several weeks of heavy fighting in Europe, some fronts came to a deadlock with no significant offensive or military maneuvers took place.

In France, no significant moves took place except for the 7,000-men strong Spanish unit near Avignon which has been ordered to head east into Italy to assist the Italian Army. The areas between Nancy and French-West German border have turned into no-man’s-land.

Following massive crackdown by British authorities in Northern Ireland, dozens of Irish nationalists and their supporters fled the border into Ireland. The Irish government has promised to provide shelter to all “political refugees” in the country, and while it also promised to be neutral in the on-going conflict in Europe, it warned that Ireland will not tolerate the violation of its sovereignty.

In Poland, Soviet forces continue the siege of Gdańsk, Szczecin (Stettin), and Warsaw without attempting to move inside the city themselves. The rest was stalemate. In other news, a Swedish submarine was reportedly sunk near the Polish coast close to Gdańsk.

In Italy, stalemate took place in the city of Verona, where Italian troops continuously resist Soviet attempt to capture the city. However, after reinforcements have arrived from southern part of the country, Italy chose to break the stalemate in other places. The Italian military commenced “Operation Julius”, a series of offensives to recapture occupied Italian territory and cut off Warsaw Pact supply lines from Yugoslavia. Some 4,000 Italian Marines conducted amphibious assault near Venice, backed by Italian naval bombardments, while some 3,000-men strong airborne troops parachuted north of Venice. The Warsaw Pact garrisons near Venice were forced to retreat into Treviso and the battle between Italian troops and Warsaw Pact forces with the support of communist sympathizers continued within the city. On the other parts of Italy, Italian tanks and other armored fighting vehicles rolled from Rimini into Ferrara. The scattered communist garrisons, primarily the Soviets, made their last stand in the city of Ferrara. While other Italian armored columns moved toward Bologna through Forli, and joint by Italian infantry battalions. At Parma, units of the Italian Army, supported by reinforcements arrived from the south, moved toward Modena. It is clear that if the city of Ferrara was taken by the Italian military, communist forces in the city of Bologna will be isolated from the rest of Warsaw Pact forces in Italy. Near Austrian border in northeast Italy, Italian Alpini mountain units continue to harass Warsaw Pact forces and disrupt logistic support on the mountain. In respond to the uprisings at Genoa and Milan, Italian government finally deployed large numbers of troops to destroy the communist sympathizers. Infantry battalions of the Italian Army and pro-government paramilitary engaged the communist supporters in heavy street battles at Milan. At Genoa, several battalions of an Italian mechanized division entered Genoa and battled communist supporters. Large numbers of communist were executed in both cities.

The government of Romania, having their country suffered enormous destruction after NATO bombardments last week, especially the destruction of oil refineries and other government infrastructures, refuse to let anymore Warsaw Pact ground movement within the country. Romanian government ordered the closure of the borders with all countries, although movement by air is still allowed.

“Islamic Army of Azerbaijan” at southwestern Soviet Azerbaijan made several small-scale offensives by capturing supply depots and military installations located on the mountainous area of Azerbaijan. There were reports of desertion among ethnic-Azeri troops within the Soviet Army in the region, however these reports could not be confirmed.

Decisions
…will affect the events from 30 November 1964 to 6 December 1964…

• Map of the latest situation in Italy

[Csargo]

Damn I forgot my orders :(

[Tran]

Announcement broadcasted by Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander, on the behalf of Kingdom of Sweden

It has come to our attention that one of our submarines has been sunk in the Baltic Sea. The submarine was on a routine reconnaissance mission off the coast of Poland, when she sank last week it was the lost of all hands. It is clear that the Soviet Union is solely responsible for their death and for the vessel disappearance.

The unprovoked attack on our submarine and the move into Poland are the actions of a reckless and warlike power. I have to warn the Soviets in the clearest possible term, that they risk taking us to the brink of an armed confrontation, within calculable consequences for all mankind.

[Sarathos]

I say bring them on!

[shlin28]

I forgot to send in orders

[Derfasciti]

Funny... I don't recall ever sending in any orders.


But if it isn't apparent enough, i'm quite busy.