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Post by Great Britain on Sept 18, 2004 1:08:21 GMT -5
OOC: Wow, your sending 100,000 out of 90,000, risky... Italy sends a message to Britian, stating that they are on the wrong side of the war, if they want land. Being the side they are on now, they will recive none, and Italy shallr recieve it all. They also ask the British do not invade Somalia, or it should be an act of agression. Italian troops, hearing of the British armies coming, Begin the final shelling, and then will assault. (OOC: As sooin as neth posts one last shelling cas from yesturdays posts till now, the assault will be posted.) Skirmishing Casulties DOlo Odo Force: 11 Ooc: Whoops I'be being meaning to change that one too since technically Australia isn't under my complete control.
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Post by Italy on Sept 18, 2004 10:41:23 GMT -5
OOC: Your able to go across mountains in a week were its taken me like, four? I doubt it. It takes a long time to travel Etheopia.
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Post by Great Britain on Sept 18, 2004 10:55:33 GMT -5
OOC: Your able to go across mountains in a week were its taken me like, four? I doubt it. It takes a long time to travel Etheopia. Ooc: Now I'm gonna have to check on that. although I am using vehicles to traverse I guess I should have mentioned. Any way your traveling form a different route though.
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Post by Italy on Sept 18, 2004 11:44:44 GMT -5
OOC: Vehicles+Mountains=Worse then foot
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Post by Great Britain on Sept 18, 2004 11:49:10 GMT -5
OOC: Vehicles+Mountains=Worse then foot Ooc: okay i'll delete the previous post then
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Post by Italy on Sept 18, 2004 11:49:48 GMT -5
Danke.
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Post by Great Britain on Sept 18, 2004 11:52:59 GMT -5
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 18, 2004 12:00:14 GMT -5
Italian Troops are to stop, get into the first line of trenches if at Gondor, reorganize, and shell for one hour at the enemy before the second wave. GondorThe artillery barrage slammed into the Ethiopian troops in the second trench line. With a shattered morale, the remaining 200 or so militiamen flee the trenchs and run into the town. They are not shot down, but ordered to take positions in the city incase the second defenses fall. Casualties: 237 Militiamen 106 Regulars.
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Post by Italy on Sept 18, 2004 12:04:34 GMT -5
With that, the assault is continued.
In Harar, the colum advances on the town, shooting all that shoot back.
At Gondor, the men attamt again to outflank the Etheopians.
At Dolo Odo, the forces have finally reached Nazret, and occupy the town, a few men are lost to a few Partisand and rebels, but after that, they advance towards Addis Abbaba. If the capital falls, Etheopian surrendur is immenent.
Casulties:570 Harar Dolo Odo:140
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Post by Great Britain on Sept 18, 2004 12:11:44 GMT -5
With that, the assault is continued. In Harar, the colum advances on the town, shooting all that shoot back. At Gondor, the men attamt again to outflank the Etheopians. At Dolo Odo, the forces have finally reached Nazret, and occupy the town, a few men are lost to a few Partisand and rebels, but after that, they advance towards Addis Abbaba. If the capital falls, Etheopian surrendur is immenent. Casulties:570 Harar Dolo Odo:140 If the Ethiopian Captial looks to be under Italian hands Britain will immediately pull out. And we will not interfere with Ethiopia.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 18, 2004 12:16:01 GMT -5
With the fall of Nazret, the Ethiopian government begins to conscript the people of Addis Abbaba. Hopefully they will be able to fend off the invading Italian army.
Harer
The forces at Harer bravely fight on in the large city, but it is soon known that they cannot hold for long. Muskets are picked up by small children and smuggled away for later use. Small knives are given to the prettiest females. Children have begun throwing rocks at Italian troops as they march through their city.
Casualties: 312
Gondor
Seeing the Italian flank tactics again, the Ethiopian forces begin to prepare better than they had in the first round of fighting. They set themselves up in a U shaped formation. If the Italian flank does not happen, the sides will fall back to the main trench. Though if they do see the italians coming, they will fall back to the side trenches.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 18, 2004 12:18:38 GMT -5
Britain, we ask that you send us a shipment of machine guns so that we can defend well against the advancing Italian army that is coming to the capitol. If you could send us 500 machine guns, that would be perfect.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 18, 2004 12:49:05 GMT -5
Britian you could move your troops faster with Calvary. And horses, mules, donkeys and the like.
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Post by Italy on Sept 18, 2004 12:54:53 GMT -5
At Harar, the attack continues:
1030 Casulties
At Gondor, seeing as theys till leave men in the side trenches, half of the flanks are to attack them while the frontal assault also hits the main line hard, thus giving a three directional attack. The other half of the Flank forces are to preoccupy the men that fell back from flanking them.
Essentially it looks like this: E=Etheopian I=Italian (Bold=Attacking)
I........E......E.......I .I.......E......E......I ..I......E......E.....I ...IEEEEEEEEEEI ...IIIIIIIIIIIII
Casulties:1600
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 18, 2004 13:06:59 GMT -5
At Harar, the attack continues: 1030 Casulties At Gondor, seeing as theys till leave men in the side trenches, half of the flanks are to attack them while the frontal assault also hits the main line hard, thus giving a three directional attack. The other half of the Flank forces are to preoccupy the men that fell back from flanking them. Essentially it looks like this: E=Etheopian I=Italian (Bold=Attacking) I.......E......E.......I I......E......E......I I.....E......E.....I ... IEEEEEEEEEE I... IIIIIIIIIIIIIThe men on the sides (that are being flanked) begin to fall back to the middle, while the men in the main trench fire at the invading Italians. The skill of the regulars shines as countless Italian soldiers are shot down. The flanks try and shoot at the Italian armies attacking the middle, but they are to far from the attack. The militia from the town are ordered to attack the left flank from the north, while the men from the left-flank trenches climb out and charge the men. O I*.....!E......E.......I I*.....!E......E......I I*.....!E......E.....I * = Italian troops that I'm attacking ! = Ethiopian troops that are attacking. O = Militia attacking the Italian troops. Casualties from the main attack: 3,581 Regulars HarerWith the last Militiaman falling dead to the ground, the Harer army is annilated. Though, with the army dead, the Harer populace will not just stand by and let themselves be occupied. A partisan group is created to hurt the Italians as badly as they can. Ethiopian women are ordered to seduce the generals, officers, and soldiers, and to assassinate them. Casualties: 961 Militiamen.
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