Eternity RPC Board
10-14-2019, 01:25 AM
Septem 24th, 1599
After days of deliberation and debate, the Imperium would finally commit ground combat assets to the Arkianian war effort. While humanitarian relief effort continued to be carried out by the UDF, of which many Mestran, Arkianian, and Drahen personal had been involved with, the Imperial government had continued to push back on sending in ground forces. They had continued to hope that the Octitanian government would surrender after suffering numerous air and naval defeats, but the will of the Octitanian people to continue to fight had prevented the resounding victory the Mestrans had hoped for. As the weeks had drawn on, the Imperial High Command had continued to receive requests by the Arkianian military to send in ground troops to prepare for an invasion. Emperor Edward had finally agreed.
Military forces would arrive behind the Arkianian's northern border, well behind the line of engagement as preparations would be made for a ground invasion of Laganda. The Mestran 2nd fleet would be positioned to allow for massive air strikes on Octitanian ground forces near Laganda. The operation would see 20,000 troops sent. In the north, the 1st fleet was being deployed to provide the 3rd battle group to provide escort for naval and aerial transport to the Mestran-led invasion of northern Octitania, 30 miles north of Moshofion. The 3rd fleet would engage in aerial support of the landing, while naval assets took out key targets along the northern coast. The effort was to land nearly 60,000 troops within a week of opening the northern front.
After days of deliberation and debate, the Imperium would finally commit ground combat assets to the Arkianian war effort. While humanitarian relief effort continued to be carried out by the UDF, of which many Mestran, Arkianian, and Drahen personal had been involved with, the Imperial government had continued to push back on sending in ground forces. They had continued to hope that the Octitanian government would surrender after suffering numerous air and naval defeats, but the will of the Octitanian people to continue to fight had prevented the resounding victory the Mestrans had hoped for. As the weeks had drawn on, the Imperial High Command had continued to receive requests by the Arkianian military to send in ground troops to prepare for an invasion. Emperor Edward had finally agreed.
Military forces would arrive behind the Arkianian's northern border, well behind the line of engagement as preparations would be made for a ground invasion of Laganda. The Mestran 2nd fleet would be positioned to allow for massive air strikes on Octitanian ground forces near Laganda. The operation would see 20,000 troops sent. In the north, the 1st fleet was being deployed to provide the 3rd battle group to provide escort for naval and aerial transport to the Mestran-led invasion of northern Octitania, 30 miles north of Moshofion. The 3rd fleet would engage in aerial support of the landing, while naval assets took out key targets along the northern coast. The effort was to land nearly 60,000 troops within a week of opening the northern front.