Archipelago – Late Summer, 1827 – New Moderator Position Open

[Swat 3]

The UK ventures out and attempts to establish a trading center east (on the main continent).

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[CypherX]

snip

As dawn approaches, Kyrevan infantry fall back and dig in, taking cover behind fallen trees, fences, farmhouses, craters, whatever they can find. They form a strong line on the base of Kyrev's hill, just a little ways up the hill itself, while they wait for more men. The center's cavalry divisions, still hidden in their positions, spoil for a fight while waiting for the natives to push into the unprotected field. The cavalry sent to the other hostile hill are at least partially successful in their charge and have mostly stopped the firing of the howitzers. They fall back to the infantry line facing this south hill, which is adjacent to the other Kyrevan line. Kyrevan artillery, bolstered by the arrival of the rest of the pieces, resume bombardment of both enemy hills.

Secretly, a portion of infantry numbering around 5,000, along with 1,000 cavalry move north and across a river during the firefight in the night, sneaking across the valley and hiding in the heavy forest and brush of a hill a ways north of the primary enemy hill.

[Juncoph]

Units within the Crusader campaign enter a ceasefire following Obalei. Peace is further pursued, however they make sure to fortify encampments in case it's a trap.

The UEK will not return captured land under any circumstances.

[CypherX]

*tumbleweeds*

[Mr. Hurricane]

My only complaint is that the thread's timescale has made it so that the battle currently going on has lasted about a year. Wars should be fought via a strategic point of view.

[CypherX]

single thread moderator problems...


are we still doing this thread or what?

[Badger]

He probably has some work to do, hard to do it around the clock

[SWAT One]

The Obalei offer peace terms to the UEK and all belligerent forces pinned against it.

• The two nations are to be in a lasting peace for a period of 50 years.  At the end of this term, the treaty is to be revisited, and applied for renewal.
  
  • During the revisitation period, the terms of the agreement are still in effect.
• The two nations are to not post any military forces within 10 miles of each other's borders.
• Expansion of either borders along the contour of either's borders in excess of 100 miles of contact must reach the mutual agreement of both sides.
• No military personnel are to be permitted in each others' territory, even when off-duty.  This clause to be revised only by the two signatories' mutual agreement.
• Civilians traveling between nations are hereby required to carry proper documentation and passports.  This clause to be revised only by the two signatories' mutual agreement.
• Any sacred objects such as gravepieces, religious objects, ceremonial pieces, etc. are to be returned to the Obalei.

As dawn approaches, Kyrevan infantry fall back and dig in, taking cover behind fallen trees, fences, farmhouses, craters, whatever they can find. They form a strong line on the base of Kyrev's hill, just a little ways up the hill itself, while they wait for more men. The center's cavalry divisions, still hidden in their positions, spoil for a fight while waiting for the natives to push into the unprotected field. The cavalry sent to the other hostile hill are at least partially successful in their charge and have mostly stopped the firing of the howitzers. They fall back to the infantry line facing this south hill, which is adjacent to the other Kyrevan line. Kyrevan artillery, bolstered by the arrival of the rest of the pieces, resume bombardment of both enemy hills.

Secretly, a portion of infantry numbering around 5,000, along with 1,000 cavalry move north and across a river during the firefight in the night, sneaking across the valley and hiding in the heavy forest and brush of a hill a ways north of the primary enemy hill.

The Tacza artillery begin to fire chains at the howitzers on the Kyrevan hill, managing to mangle some of them up, or harm or kill any soldiers operating them.  The Tacza forces notice the Kyrevan forces taking cover and send in an order to send more howitzers, a force that will arrive in two days.  In the mean time, they attempt to engage them from the north, south, and center, hoping to get more angles on them, and taking advantage of environmental cover.

Meanwhile, a Noaste force of 6,000 and 500 cavalry marching northward to reinforce the Tacza force from the North meets the hidden Kyrevan force in the forest, and begin to engage them after a few of the Kyrevan sharpshooters heard them coming, and shot at the vanguard forces, killing 30 of them before they could react.

At sea, many ships begin to draw inward towards the Kyrevan navy.  After a dozen ships become visible, a thick fog rises out of the ocean.  It is unclear whether the Noaste Navy has chosen to continue their approach.

My only complaint is that the thread's timescale has made it so that the battle currently going on has lasted about a year. Wars should be fought via a strategic point of view.

For now, let's just make this bit a day-to-day- kind of thing.  When the wars end, it will resume normal timescale.

He probably has some work to do, hard to do it around the clock

This is true.

[Juncoph]

The Obalei offer peace terms to the UEK and all belligerent forces pinned against it.

• The two nations are to be in a lasting peace for a period of 50 years.  At the end of this term, the treaty is to be revisited, and applied for renewal.
  
  • During the revisitation period, the terms of the agreement are still in effect.
• The two nations are to not post any military forces within 10 miles of each other's borders.
• Expansion of either borders along the contour of either's borders in excess of 100 miles of contact must reach the mutual agreement of both sides.
• No military personnel are to be permitted in each others' territory, even when off-duty.  This clause to be revised only by the two signatories' mutual agreement.
• Civilians traveling between nations are hereby required to carry proper documentation and passports.  This clause to be revised only by the two signatories' mutual agreement.
• Any sacred objects such as gravepieces, religious objects, ceremonial pieces, etc. are to be returned to the Obalei.

1: sure
1.5: well yeah
2: the UEK would like to post minimal amounts of scouts within a mile of the border
3: of course
4: of course
5: sure
6: we were going to burn them anyway so sure

Another 2/5 of the country's Soldats, along with 3/5 of the country's conscripts, bolstered by all Topsmen and 300 Counts head east to help their ally crush the new barbarian alliance. This is now known as the Prophet's Campaign.

what happened to this campaign, by the way? especially now that i'm going to bolster it with the forces from the crusade campaign? i'm also sending an extra ~300 thousand conscripts to bolster, bringing my number of conscripts on the eastern front to about 3.1 million out of the 3.5 million i have

As artillery pieces from the west hit the eastern front, all belligerent forces advance, taking advantage of the enemy's focus on the UEK's ally, Kyrev.


this is what we call a red army zerg rush through poorly defended territory

[CypherX]

The Tacza artillery begin to fire chains at the howitzers on the Kyrevan hill, managing to mangle some of them up, or harm or kill any soldiers operating them.  The Tacza forces notice the Kyrevan forces taking cover and send in an order to send more howitzers, a force that will arrive in two days.  In the mean time, they attempt to engage them from the north, south, and center, hoping to get more angles on them, and taking advantage of environmental cover.

Meanwhile, a Noaste force of 6,000 and 500 cavalry marching northward to reinforce the Tacza force from the North meets the hidden Kyrevan force in the forest, and begin to engage them after a few of the Kyrevan sharpshooters heard them coming, and shot at the vanguard forces, killing 30 of them before they could react.

At sea, many ships begin to draw inward towards the Kyrevan navy.  After a dozen ships become visible, a thick fog rises out of the ocean.  It is unclear whether the Noaste Navy has chosen to continue their approach.

(Please note that my entire military's artillery division, a little more than 1,000 pieces if each piece has 7 men, is sitting on my hill.)

The Kyrevan hill responds by returning fire with a portion of batteries at the opposing Tacza hill. The river in the north runs west and then bends north, mostly protecting the Kyrevan flank there, but the southern flank is exposed. Additional units are committed there to help stop the Tacza advance.

The hidden Kyrevan force in the forest spreads out to combat the Noaste force, splitting into small groups and popping in and out of the heavy brush and forest, making it appear as though they were a much larger force than they actually are. The cavalry are largely useless, dismounting their horses and hiding. Kyrevan men in the forest and on the hill are ordered to eliminate any Noaste messengers.

The Kyrevan Royal Navy elects to continue as they have a very strong force of ships of the line.

[SWAT One]

1: sure
okay
1.5: well yeah
okay
2: the UEK would like to post minimal amounts of scouts within a mile of the border
okay, so long as the Obalei can do so as well.  Is 10 scouts per square mile acceptable?
3: of course
okay
4: of course
okay
5: sure
okay
6: we were going to burn them anyway so sure
OOC:  Note that if UEK is as it says "Extremely Christian", burning religious objects of another Christian nation would be quite the serious offense.  But thanks.

what happened to this campaign, by the way? especially now that i'm going to bolster it with the forces from the crusade campaign? i'm also sending an extra ~300 thousand conscripts to bolster, bringing my number of conscripts on the eastern front to about 3.1 million out of the 3.5 million i have

I'll post about it in a bit.  To be honest, I completely forgot to address it.  I am sorry.

As artillery pieces from the west hit the eastern front, all belligerent forces advance, taking advantage of the enemy's focus on the UEK's ally, Kyrev.

Will address later.

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(Please note that my entire military's artillery division, a little more than 1,000 pieces if each piece has 7 men, is sitting on my hill.)
Will note.

The Kyrevan hill responds by returning fire with a portion of batteries at the opposing Tacza hill. The river in the north runs west and then bends north, mostly protecting the Kyrevan flank there, but the southern flank is exposed. Additional units are committed there to help stop the Tacza advance.
Kyrevian intelligence reports back to the hills that indicates that a large force of 45,000 split into five divisions is headed towards their location.

The hidden Kyrevan force in the forest spreads out to combat the Noaste force, splitting into small groups and popping in and out of the heavy brush and forest, making it appear as though they were a much larger force than they actually are. The cavalry are largely useless, dismounting their horses and hiding. Kyrevan men in the forest and on the hill are ordered to eliminate any Noaste messengers.
Kyrevian sharpshooters mark one messenger and shoot him.  They find that he was carrying a piece of paper with encrypted information.

The Kyrevan Royal Navy elects to continue as they have a very strong force of ships of the line.
The fog continues for a long amount of time, even through the following day and night.  The silence and fog are dubbed as a "Curse of Ghosts" by a first mate of a Kyrevian captain.

[Juncoph]

1 (3): deal
2 (6): OOC: as an extremely christian nation it is perfectly normal for priests to bullstuff and say the enemy is bootleg christian and not actually the same religion

[CypherX]

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Kyrevan infantry, who have twice the strength of the approaching force, are confident in their raised position. Several artillery pieces are brought down and loaded with grapeshot. A significant portion of the Kyrevan artillery begin firing on the approaching groups.

The encrypted paper is taken to Kyrevan Field HQ to be deciphered.

The Kyrevan Royal Navy stays its course and keeps its eyes open for the enemy and land.

[Swat 3]

Naval vessels and merchant vessels meet up on the western-most tip. Here they meet a friendly naval tribe (sort of a semi-Pacific Islander/Native American ethnicity) named Kia'walkolai. Words of another tribe, Ni'awali, a good friend of Kia'walkolai, is rumored to be father east. Contact will be sent soon to establish further trade in the region.

Merchants eagerly suggest that the chief allows the UK to set up a trading post.

[Plethora]

Time to come back out of retirement...

Föderierten Republik Telar
Federate Republic of Telar

Nation Name:  Telar
Demonym:  Teleri (Not Telari, Teleri)
Government Type:  Federal Parliamentary Republic
Telar has three provinces, one for each major island.  Representatives are elected from regions based on major population centers in an open list proportional representation system.  The Provinces have unassailable authority on constitutionally defined matters, all else is federal.  The Teleri Constitution contains a Bill of Rights which mimics that of the United States.

Important Government Institutions:

• Parliament - Body of elected representatives from the provinces holding significant legislative and executive authority.
• Judicial High Command - Judicial committee of nine men who weigh each act passed by parliament against the constitution.
• War Ministry - Responsible for national defense and maintenance of the national army, navy, and militia.
• Intelligence Ministry - Responsible for gathering intelligence and counterintelligence activities on international and domestic matters that may affect the peace and security of Telar.
• Federal Bank - Responsible for printing, circulating, and maintaining the integrity of currency in Telar.

Economy Type:  Strongly Free Market - State granted monopolies are constitutionally verboten, regulation of business and commerce is basically nil.  Free Trade.  Telar has a unified currency and central bank.

Major Exports/Production:

• Spices
• Tea
• Textiles
• Glass
• Guns
• Gunpowder
• Printing

Secondary Exports/Production:

• Furniture
• Ships
• Coffee
• Alcohol
• Bricks
• Fine Metalworks
• Clocks & Watches

Declared Allies: Burrelis
Declared Enemies: None
Collaborating With: DIMA Member Nations
Opposed To: UEK intrusion in the South
Organizations: DIMA

Leader Name:  Chancellor Kurt Herl
Other Influential Government Figures:  President Karl Wilhelm, Governors Siegfried Brahms, Gunther Ackmann, Franz Hall
Capitol City:  Königstadt
Major Cities:  Zarathustra, Markburg, Weisstadt, Kurtstadt

Population:  23.69 Million
Colonial Population: Allinazufer: 3.21 Million
Apparent Ethnicity:  Bavarian
Language:  German Dialects (mainly Upper German)
Religions:  Pie Chart
Tazinism is something I made up.  Antitrinitarian, belief in free will, use of the Divine Name, fundamentalist, disbelief in trans/con-substantiation - ceremony annual.
"Other" religions include Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, Dreibetungism, Various Protestant Groups, and small groups of foreign religions such as Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism.

Military Info:
Naval Forces:
30 56 gun
60 60 gun
65 72 gun
20 80 gun
4 88 gun
1 98 gun
Privateer Merchant Vessels
All crewmen are equipped with two small knives, a dirk, a cutlass, and two pistols.  Blunderbusses and rifles can also be found on any military vessel.

Land Forces:
Federal:
30,000 Artillerymen
75,000 Regular Infantry, equipped with rifles and bayonets.  Officers carry a backsword.
5,000 Cavalry, equipped with rifle, pistols, backsword.
250,000 State Backed Local Militia, equipped with rifles and bayonets and pistols.  Officers carry a backsword.  Monthly training; arms held in local headquarters.

Provincial (same for all Provinces):
5,000 Artillerymen
80,000 Provincial Militia, equipped with rifles and bayonets and pistols.  Officers carry a backsword.  Monthly training; arms held in local headquarters.

Colonial:
Allinazufer
5,000 Artillerymen
25,000 Colonial Militia, equipped with rifles and bayonets and pistols.  Officers carry a backsword.  Monthly training; arms held in local headquarters.

20 56 Gun
15 60 Gun
15 72 Gun
1 80 Gun
Privateer Merchant Vessels
All crewmen are equipped with two small knives, a dirk, a cutlass, and two pistols.  Blunderbusses and rifles can also be found on any military vessel.

History:
1770 - Local monarchies resist popular republican uprisings that become bloody.
1771 - Uprisings become civil wars.
1772 - Rebel coalition forms.
1773 - Constitution written.
1778 - Monarchists defeated.  First parliamentary elections held.
1781 - Bill of Rights Written.
1785 - Secession debate ends; no secession, only dissolution of the federal state by unanimous parliamentary vote.
1787 - Reformation of national and provincial armed forces and militias.
1788 - Formation of national navy.
1791 - Factories and mills begin to enter the market.
1800 - Entrance into international politics.
1803 - Trade proposition from Burellis allowed with slight tariff.  Naval outpost constructed in Southeast.  Wissenschaftliche Geheimhaltungsgesetz passed.
1804 - Export tax lowered, head tax increased.  Military development.
1808 - Colonial cooperation in third world becomes a major goal.
1809 - Founding of national universities of the arts, and science & technology in Königstadt.
1810 - Colony of Allinazufer founded as locals and Teleri collaborate for the common economic good.
1811 - Teleri navy aids Burrelis in conquest of lands to the west.
1820 - Arrival of Railroads.  Limited Government advocates take majority in parliamentary election.  Islands to East invited to join the Republic.
1825 - Closed door debate on whether to participate in war in the North.  Preparation for war actions approved by Parliament in the name of national defense.
1827 - Attempted Annexation or Archipelago begins.