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Post by Japan on Nov 14, 2004 13:38:39 GMT -5
10.000 Japanese troops and 50.000 Chinese troops are being moved to south-western Qinqhai. This is done as secretly as possible. These are mostly armed with rifles some of which have been fitted with a rifle grenade device. but 5.000 Chauchat guns have also been issued to these soldiers.
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 14, 2004 14:10:00 GMT -5
60,000 troops no matter how secretly moved, can not be entirely hidden. However, one has to be looking for it to find it, and luckly Afghanistan is. Regular reconasiance patrol by air turned up unsual activities. Reports filter in of ... something going on from the network of smugglers and black marketeers spread across Asia. What it is, can not be told, but someone is up to something, something big. In response the newly formed motor dragoons and unarmored vehihcles are being moved to the border to patrol in China. Orders calling for the withdrawl of the extra Afghan forces from Eastern Turkmenistan are being rescended. The building of bases for use by Ottoman peace keepers in ther region are being built near the eastern border of Eastern Turkestan.
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Post by Japan on Nov 14, 2004 15:03:57 GMT -5
OOC: If greece can invade I don't want to be left behind, so this will be deleted if Greece may not invade yet. The invasion force is issued with cycles and motorcycles and will make use of the primitive roads to speed the invasion. The main invasion force of 40.000 is heading for Lhasa but 10.000 will leave it and head west. The eastern invasion counts for 20.000 soldiers.
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Post by Greece on Nov 14, 2004 15:51:11 GMT -5
The Greeks will blow every bridge with air or land forces that lead to Lhasha except for the closest one. They will defend that one bridge at all costs. The battle hardened first army is being called from Greece and will arrive in 2 weeks. The 16 gunboats will move up the rivers and hit the bridges as the Japanese move across them. The men in Northern Indochina set up in their forts and wait for the Indochinese regular to arrive.
The submarines start moving toward the shipyards in southern China to sink all Japanese vessels moving to and from the ports. The Navy sets up to keep from being attacked from Japanese forces. The air force is called in to hit the fortifications in Southern China.
War was at hand the Japanese hit the soon to be protectorate of Greece and must pay for it.
OCC: When I said the whole thing I was going to protect. I was serious, so you wouldn't get your grimy hands on it. I was going to set in 10,000 troops so you would not attack it.
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 14, 2004 15:57:49 GMT -5
The Emir swore up and down, and put his hand through the dry wall of his office. It was bad enough that Greece had their eyes on Tibet, they wanted it as a status symbol only. God alone knew what Japan would do if they had it. One thing is for sure, that if Tibet is taken then British India and Afghanistan were at risk of Japanese attack. He called in his generals and aides, they went over a map Tibet, and endless charts and figures. It was clear, the Japanese could barely afford this attack as it was. Their gentleman's trade agreement hurt Japan more then Afghanistan, which didn't rely as heavily on the Asian market. None the less Tibet. "Move everything available into Tibet. We won't let those slant eyed bastards have an army at our doorsteps."
To: Emporer of Japan From: His Excellency the Emir, Kakhan of the Tribes of Afgistan
You will cease your attacks against the nuetral territory of Tibet at once.
Afghan Forces move into Tibet and take defensive positons near the major roads between Amdo and Gertse, as well as the city of Gertse itself. Bombers fly, targetting Japanese forces just before the secure choke point established by Afghan forces at the pass, and also the bridge near Nam-tso Lake.
Total Available Forces: 50 Infantry Battalions (30,000 Infantry) 20 Calvary Battalions (12,000 Calvary) 5 Motorized Dragoon Battalions (3,000) 50 Batteries (200 Guns: 75 Howitzers, 50 75 guns, 75 Mountain Guns) 50,000 Tribal Lashkars 10,000 Eastern Turkestan Shock Troops 13 Armored Vehichles (10 Fiats, 3 Fjords) 30 Unarmored Patrol Cars 60 Planes (20 Nieuport II, 40 Ki-01 Bombers)
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Post by Japan on Nov 14, 2004 17:09:26 GMT -5
OOC:
Greece I think it's kinda wierd that your troops are in Lhasa since there is like a game day since you said you entered Tibet. And what kind of a range have your planes got ?
And you're moving the gunboats from where to tibet in how much game time ? plus the rivers passiable by the gunboats propably only got rope bridges across them.
And what are your airforce numbers ?
IC:
The Japanese empire is outraged by the terriable excuses the imperialistic Afghans and Greeks are making up. As soon as some of the bridges are destroyed the Japanese soldiers set up at least 10 type 3 machine guns arround every remaining bridge.
The bridges lost will be replaced by rope bridges that will be dropped on one side when a planes is sighted. Light artillery pieces are deployed to attack any river gun boats if the evil greeks were to send any.100.000 more Chinese will be sent to Tibet, Currently the Japanese army is advancing along the roads and making defensive positions arround them. The Gerste offensive is canceled.
In suthern China two merchant vessels are attacked and sunk by Greek submarines, 3 Kaba class destroyers are dispatched to hunt those down, they are helped by 15 ki-01 that will sometimes fly around them looking for subs.
To: The Evil Emir, Kakhan of the Tribes of Afgistan From: The Emperor Of Japan
We refuse, our intesions in Tibet are peaceful, only to make a few gold mines and get Lhasa. We thought that you would use the change to invade the western parts but we were clearly mistaken. Well you asked for it, blame us if you see any signs of mercury poisining.
Defensives are being made west of Amad, and light artillery pieces will be moved there by human mucle and carried by horses partially.
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 14, 2004 17:16:55 GMT -5
The response was expected. The Japanese were a bit more sarcastic then neccessary. But what did he expect from such barbarians. He looks at the reports. Afghan forces are digging in. Greek forces are arriving in Tibet. It should be interesting to see how this plays out.
All Nieuport II's in China, both those based originally in Afghanistan and South Vietnam, are being assigned to the Chinese coast for pumped up reconasiance. They are to fly in squads. They are given orders to engage any Japanese planes they encounter, and to make sure to use their superior speed and manueverability against the Japanese bombers.
Afghan bombers in Tibet will continue to drop bombs on the Japanese positions as they attempt to construct rope bridges and generally wait around in the open for them to be completed.
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Post by Greece on Nov 14, 2004 17:17:50 GMT -5
OCC: Japan, there is only one remaining bridge. I control it. If you want it, come take it. How are you going to get veicles across, What about supplies, horses?
Sense my airforce was the stuff from Athens. Around 60 planes.
You know what's Weird? How you got so many ships in this short time.
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Post by Greece on Nov 14, 2004 17:23:22 GMT -5
IC: The submarines switch course and sail right in to the largest Japanese port and commence torpedoing everything in it.
The Greeks in Tibet laugh about there resent sucess on delaying the japanese and await the 1st army. The greeks will set up more then 20 machineguns to protect the bridge and will rig it to explode if it is about to be captured.
In Indochina the whole navy in Indochina will move around to attack the largest port in southern Japanese controlled China.
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Post by Japan on Nov 14, 2004 18:23:21 GMT -5
The Japanese navy starts moving south to fight the Greeks, The place is mined afterwards, and reconaissence planes will keep a look out after the German navy. Devices like this one are used to move supplies over rivers (the light brown is a rope and the dark brown wood. :*D) so the Japanese advance is only slightly halted. The rope thingy is also used when moving horses over (leather thingy attached to ropes) and car engines will be used to pull the heaviest loads. The Afhgan planes meet lots of AA fire and do not spot any planes, as if this was some secret evil Japanese plot. the guards will fire mortar rounds with delayed fuzes into the harbor. And 20 75mm cannons are moved to the port to fire AP shells on submarines as the come on the surface. Losses: 123 soldiers (from bridge attacks)
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Post by Greece on Nov 14, 2004 18:33:19 GMT -5
Sorry I'm laughing at the Submarine surface thing. Surface in an enamy harbor while we blow it up with torpedos. What kind of idiot do you take me for?
What about the other 40 Naval ships shooting at the Harbor?
My planes are going to attack your supply thingyies
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 14, 2004 18:38:38 GMT -5
Luckily, the planes are flying near their maximum cieling anyways to try and get the drop on anything the Japanese are flying and their AA guns just don't pack that sorta range.
In Tibet, alternating air crews are being used to keep the bombers in the air. Assaults continue on where the Japanese forces are working to put supplies across the river. Given that they are using wooden structures to move supplies and no one has tried to take cover the destruction should cripple the Japanese assault force in the west.
OOC: And where are your planes at? Are they cruising the coast looking for subs or not?
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 15, 2004 13:17:44 GMT -5
The 100,000 Lebel rifles have arrived in Gertse. The arming and training of tibetan militia is to begin.
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 16, 2004 7:08:38 GMT -5
As training progresses, some of the forces at Gertse are being moved up to other positions. Troops movement begin in the west, guided by the Lashkars they are moving on small road and natural terrain features to avoid being spotted by Japanese scouts.
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Post by Japan on Nov 16, 2004 13:59:02 GMT -5
OOC:
Afghan not employing 20mm guns at you, but 75mm guns at thos eplanes with an optical sighting system.
IC:
Japanese And Chinese forces continue to march towards Lhasa now only 100km away. The eastern invasion forces meet litle ressistance and have reached the northern offensive and the suthern most offensive is now 200km from Lhasa.
Type 3 Machine guns have been planted to protect the bridges from air assoults along with 500 75mm AAA.
The Gersta road has been blocked by exploding a dynemite charge in a narrow pass. Machine guns are planted and Scout units are to plant more at other passes making movement more difficult.
Losses:
1.234 Soldiers
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