Eternity RPC Board
12-05-2017, 08:01 PM
12-17 Alvan, 1588
As the air campaign against the homeland begun, evacuations from Arnas continued. A contingent had been left behind to protect the civilians fleeing the city and the surrounding area from both the air campaign and a potential incoming ground invasion. Fear and panic dominated their minds. There was no guarantee that civilians would be spared in this conflict. The Arkianians abhorred the Achians and have been waiting for the chance to seize the country. If they were to take the country in full, who would stop the Arkianians from committing untold horrors to ensure an uprising like the Liberation never took place again?
While most civilians fled towards the North of the country, many stayed behind to join local militias. They worked to ensure calm in the streets and assisted the army in demolishing and mining as much of the infrastructure as possible to ensure the Arkianians could not use it against them. By the end of the week, the evacuation was mostly complete. The army was given the order to withdraw and obeyed, the militias following them to the Southern Pass.
Meanwhile, the air campaign against the country had severely weakened the Achian air force. While the pilots performed admirably, there were simply too many of them to fight off. Slowly but surely, the Achian air force was losing numbers and would soon be unable to mount any serious challenge to their enemies.
Despite this, the anti-air installations were faring rather well. Decades of preparation since the birth of the airplane and the assertion of its importance in modern war solidified the importance of a punishing ground to air defense as central to the survival of the Achian state. While some installations were being damaged or outright destroyed, the doctrine of defensive primacy was sure to become a sore point for the Arkianian air campaign.
Still, the punishing air campaign was starting to take its toll. But every second that those defenses bought before the ground invasion was sure to begin was an additional second to prepare. As the ground forces arrived in the Southern Pass from Arnas, tunnels dug deep into the mountains a long time ago ago were prepared for use. Militia members were taught how to use these tunnels and how to engage in guerrilla warfare should the enemy break through their lines.
Along the front lines designated, the Achian professional forces prepared their fortifications. The enemy would begin its ground campaign soon; it was up to them to ensure it was stopped here.
As the air campaign against the homeland begun, evacuations from Arnas continued. A contingent had been left behind to protect the civilians fleeing the city and the surrounding area from both the air campaign and a potential incoming ground invasion. Fear and panic dominated their minds. There was no guarantee that civilians would be spared in this conflict. The Arkianians abhorred the Achians and have been waiting for the chance to seize the country. If they were to take the country in full, who would stop the Arkianians from committing untold horrors to ensure an uprising like the Liberation never took place again?
While most civilians fled towards the North of the country, many stayed behind to join local militias. They worked to ensure calm in the streets and assisted the army in demolishing and mining as much of the infrastructure as possible to ensure the Arkianians could not use it against them. By the end of the week, the evacuation was mostly complete. The army was given the order to withdraw and obeyed, the militias following them to the Southern Pass.
Meanwhile, the air campaign against the country had severely weakened the Achian air force. While the pilots performed admirably, there were simply too many of them to fight off. Slowly but surely, the Achian air force was losing numbers and would soon be unable to mount any serious challenge to their enemies.
Despite this, the anti-air installations were faring rather well. Decades of preparation since the birth of the airplane and the assertion of its importance in modern war solidified the importance of a punishing ground to air defense as central to the survival of the Achian state. While some installations were being damaged or outright destroyed, the doctrine of defensive primacy was sure to become a sore point for the Arkianian air campaign.
Still, the punishing air campaign was starting to take its toll. But every second that those defenses bought before the ground invasion was sure to begin was an additional second to prepare. As the ground forces arrived in the Southern Pass from Arnas, tunnels dug deep into the mountains a long time ago ago were prepared for use. Militia members were taught how to use these tunnels and how to engage in guerrilla warfare should the enemy break through their lines.
Along the front lines designated, the Achian professional forces prepared their fortifications. The enemy would begin its ground campaign soon; it was up to them to ensure it was stopped here.