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INDIA RETURNS TO SPACE
Sarabhai I leaves a small launch pad in southern India
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INDIA RETURNS TO SPACE
Sarabhai I leaves a small launch pad in southern India
Bangalore, Republic of India - In the early morning of February 23rd, a manned rocket left a launch pad headed for orbit. After the all Indian crew of Sarabhai I, named after the father of the Indian Space Research Organization, reached their destination they addressed the nation, which was broadcast worldwide. The crew is expected to return to Earth early next month.
The launch, which was televised across the world, caused a variety of responses. The Indians, understandably, were ecstatic. In the United States and European Federation however, many people saw the accomplishment as their own failure. Despair swept NASA and the ESA as they realized the Indians beat them in the new Space Race. Arguments erupted between government officials and space agency heads in an attempt to place blame for the loss. Meanwhile, most of the world seems to be overcome with hope. The success of India has proven that the era of the old powers is over. If an underdog could beat the Americans, who seemed to dominate space for so long, who knows what they could do.
India: +12 Stability
THE SAUDI PICKLE
Damaged UIR armor retreats to the safety of Al-Hufūf
Damaged UIR armor retreats to the safety of Al-Hufūf
Jiddah, Occupied Saudi Arabia - What was considered a near disaster for the UIR last month has completely turned around as the Saudis find themselves in a very dire situation. In the west, the bulk of the Army of the Nile broke through Saudi lines after heavy shelling and naval bombardment. The bulk of the army moved south after the broken Saudis while a smaller contingent quickly occupied Medina with relatively little resistance. Upon reaching Jiddah, the Army of the Nile found nearly no resistance and discovered that all Saudi forces on the west coast had retreated to the town of Abha, near the Yemeni border. The Army of the Nile has secured the cities of Jiddah and Mecca as well the surrounding area well enough for the Mediterranean Fleet to dock. The army now stands at a crossroads; they could either continue south to finish off the Saudis in the west, or they could move east towards Riyadh and support the Army of Babylon.
In the east, the Army of Babylon pulled off what can only be called a tactical miracle, managed to force the Saudis into corner after nearly being surrounded. Noticing the Saudis were about to surround them, an offensive was launched against the portion of the front furthest from the flanking force. An armored thrust towards Qatar broke through the eastern portion of the line around the same time as the western portion collapsed towards Ad Dammām. The Army of Babylon then circled behind the Saudis and took up the enemy’s old positions as Ad Dammām was liberated. The situation now finds the Army of Babylon between the undefended Saudi capital of Riyadh and the largest remaining part of the Saudi army, in a bombed out Ad Dammām, with their backs to the Persian Gulf. While the UIR now has air superiority, Saudi destroyers in the Persian Gulf pose a serious threat to an advancing Army of Babylon.
UIR: - 1 Infantry, -1 Mech. Infantry (Army of the Nile); -1 Armored, -1 Mech. Infantry, -1 Infantry (Army of Babylon); +2 Stability
CHINESE INVADE KYRGYZSTAN AND FALTER
Kyrgyz mechanized infantry takes up positions near Naryn
Kyrgyz mechanized infantry takes up positions near Naryn
Kashi, Republic of Greater China - In another display of military power, the Chinese Army invaded neighboring Kyrgyzstan in an attempt to expand their sphere of influence into Central Asia. The 27th Army Group moved to storm into the small, mountainous Central Asian country from Urumqi straight to Lake Issyk-Kul. It was quickly discovered that such a move was impossible, as the tallest portion of the Tian Shan Mountains lay before them. Commanders quickly realized the only path into Kyrgyzstan was the Torugart Pass, a fair distance away near the city of Kashi. Attempts to move through the narrow pass were unsuccessful due to the hazardous winter conditions. A small Chinese vanguard, while attempting to maneuver through the path, was caught in one of the pass’ many avalanches and was lost. The 27th Army Group now sits in Kashi, awaiting orders from Beijing.
The Kyrgyz Army, now knowing the Chinese were attempting to invade, began constructing defenses in the highlands south of Naryn and north of the pass. Now, nearly every unit the defenders have now lies in mountains between the Chinese 27th Army Group and the city of Naryn. If the Chinese wish to make it into Kyrgzystan, they must either wait until Spring, when the Torugart Pass will be traversable, or take the long route through Kazakhstan.
China: -1 Infantry (27th Army Group)
CENTRAL MYANMAR OVERRUN
Chinese transport helicopters prepare to deliver ammunition and supplies to Pyinmana
Chinese transport helicopters prepare to deliver ammunition and supplies to Pyinmana
Mandalay, Occupied Myanmar - Continued bombing of northern Myanmar, and the destruction of most of the region’s towns and villages, was followed by the invasion of a newly trained Chinese army. The 42nd Army Group, now trained in jungle warfare, stormed into Myanmar and quickly seized control of a good portion of the Irrawaddy River valley before running into defenses constructed since their first raids last month. The Myanma cleverly constructed most of their defenses outside the area bombed last month, which happened to be out of the range of Chinese bombers, which form a solid barrier between Chinese positions and the southern portions of the country. South of this line, almost the entirety of the Myanma Army prepare for an epic battle while the air force maintains air superiority with what few fighter aircraft they have. However, the Chinese South Sea Fleet’s position in the Bay of Bengal puts them in a perfect place to carry out missile and/or airborne strikes against much of unoccupied Myanmar.
China: -3 Infantry (42nd Army Group); +2 Stability
BELARUS ANNEXED
A Russian soldier rests in the ruins of Pinsk
A Russian soldier rests in the ruins of Pinsk
Minsk, Russian Federation - Belarus gasped its final breaths of independence this month as the Russian army came down hard on the remnants of the Belorussian military. On orders from Colonel General Anatoliy Kozlov, the cities of Brest, Pinsk, and Baranavičy, the last holdouts of Belorussian Army, were razed to the ground by bombers, which killed many civilians in the process. It is widely believed that incendiary devices were used. The seemingly ruthless move was made because Kozlov saw the Belorussians as “cornered” and “a cornered man is a dangerous man”. After the bombing the Belorussians, broken and bloodied, surrendered to the Russian Federation.
With the Belorussian Army defeated, the Russian vanguard moved into the capital while support forces returned to the homeland. The 20th Guards Army, which fought every land battle in the war, stationed itself in Minsk to help with the transition to Russian rule and to assist incoming Internal Troops. The 58th Army left Belarus and was restationed in Tambov. As a final display of Russian supremacy over the new territory, the former President of Belarus, Boris Kupala, was stung up in Independence Square and was left dangling for the public to see.
Russia: +2 Stability; +1 Credit
