Amerigan War
The Amerigan War, also known as the Slaver War or the Amerigan Slaver War, was a conflict early in NationStates history and sometimes referred to as WWIV by those who have been counting. It is often considered the epitome of great war roleplay, but since then all threads related to it have been lost forever to the winds of the forum.
The war began with the public revelation that Amerigo still practiced Slavery. Several coalitions developed to either liberate the slaves, conquer Amerigo, or defend it, and numerous other nations became involved as a cascade effect.
After much diplomatic breast-beating, Amerigo was blockaded, and then later invaded, with most of the major players of the time participating in one fashion or another. Kitsylvania was elected to moderate the RP by common popular consent, although not in any official game capacity - this preceded actual moderators selected from the player base - and somehow it all worked, according to all the old farts who hang around and talk about Role Playing.
It began with a blockade, then a naval and air war, then progressed to a ground invasion of the island of Amerigo.
Tahar Joblis played a prominent role in organizing the threads with indices OOCly, and ICly loomed until such point in time as Tahar Joblissan TJF-3 Mongoose fighters engaged EOTED M#s, with surprising results for all, and a Yavin submersible aircraft carrier captured a solar powered submarine from Tahar Joblis, which detonated a nuclear device in its hold, bringing the war to a very tense moment.
An extended view
What eventually became known as the Amerigan Slaver war began in late January/early February of 2003, when the Republic of Syskeyia became aware that the People's Republic of Amerigo was selling slaves. As a result, Syskeyian President and First Consul Benedict Michael Sukothai ordered a blockade of the country and set up a forward deployment base at the nearby St. Peter Claver Island. Unofficial diplomatic neogatiations, as well as an undeclared naval war began, but the crisis seemed to be resolved when Amerigo took Ineptia's offer to buy all of Amerigo's slaves.
This resolution, however, was thwarted when mercenaries from the BlackWolf Order destroyed one of the Ineptian transports. Ineptia canceled the deal, and though Syskeyia took up the offer, Amerigo refused to agree to Syskeyia's request.
An undeclared naval and air war followed, with Melkor Unchained sending in a token force to (unsuccessfully) engage the Syskeyian fleet. Amerigo called the invovled nations together for a peace conference at the Amerigan port city of Liasa, but the conference was soon aborted.
(Two things should be noted here: First, Melkor attended the conference in person - God only knows how he fit in the building, and secondly, Syskeyian President and First Consul Benedict Michael Sukothai arrived in Amerigo to attend the conference, but by the time he got there, the conference was closed.)
After some more fruitless negotiations, Amerigo declared war on the "anti-slaver" nations. Iesus Christi and the Reich were the first to land, making their way through the countryside in a scortched-earth manner. A joint force of Syskeyian, Chimaean and Rastonian troops landed on another beach of the Amerigan coastline and advanced their way to Jungle Falls.
In the middle of the war, the Amerigan government collapsed. Some time therafter, a certain Amerigan general took control of the government, declaring slavery to be abolished as part of a larger program of Marxism. With that, the anti-slavery forces withdrew, and the war was over.
Consequences of the Amerigan Slaver War
This war, which is generally considered to be one of the greatest wars ever fought in NS, is probably the most well-known conflict in NS involving slavery. Syskeyia kept its grip on St. Peter Claver Island, worried that Amerigo might wish to expand its Marxist empire, and the BlackWolf Order became an ally of Ineptia.
One of the most memorable aspects of the war was the conduct of the Reich forces.
From the documents that have survived:
(These are IC Iesus Christ quotes from Feb.14 - 20, 2003)
VALENTINES DAY RAID! Combined Reich Air forces attack the Amerigo Capital before dawn. Without care about causalities(reports say loses to aircraft were moderate even though it appears little air defence has been set up by Amerigo or her allies. some reports say air loses maybe higher then this) the combined air corp attacked at the heart of slavery with a carpet bombing assault.
Mass incendiaries and High explosves were used to attempt to ruin the city. the bombing not aimed at any piticular area...the aim was mass damage.
Captain Bateman smiled....oh I do love the sound of Artillary in the morning The death toll on landing forces was high...air cover from Reichs forces is holding its own...currently.. Still the Reich alliance has the numbers but for how long? As bombs dropped on iesus and alliance forces...The commander had to smile...great...they'll turn half of Amerigo into rubble for us... refitting his gas mask the Captain marched on...Amerigo Civilians marching to rear "treatment centres".
Incendairy attacks on 'soft' targets given "GO AHEAD" by Iesus and Taranaki commands.
No surrender-no retreat-no prisoners
[...]
Burn the earth!
Standing in the middle of a small town Captain bateman yelled ALL FREEMEN MEN AGED BETWEEN 14 and 65 that way! you are to be processed!Obey your guards ...The Processing centre is to keep you safe.. ALL SLAVES WHO WISH TO FIGHT,OVER THERE! Those who dont...that way! for Special treatment!
lines of civilans marched past Captain bateman for processing....
GOOD....those who uphold slavery are criminals....they deserve what they get..
Inquisitor Gerard Patrickson walked over to the captain.... a warm smile... "I hope they like hell"
Taranaki and Iesus air crews chat happily as Dominic and Rose -teresa planes fly off on there runs.. hows things at home? oh ok.... Cool Cool Hear we maybe dropping sarin on Slave centres Yeah... cool eh? Yeah...
QUOTE (Iesus Christi) Flatten the capital. 'fuel air bomb' it.... handiscar to advance once its ash...
Inquisitor Patrickson
Taranaki,Darnus ,Rose-Teresa and afew Iesus aircraft took off from tehre varied bases....with only map numbers they didnt know what they were hitting...lucky because some were aimed at refugee centres...
General order 111 issued 19oo hours.
Iesus and Reich forces,are to use whatever means they see fit to bring cut down the populace support base of Amerigo froces. The entire populace is declared in rebellion against heaven and are to be treated as soldiers. so called 'soft civilian targets' are to be attacked with whatever is needed to reduce there populace. General order 200 is still in place. Signed -Inquisitor Gerard Patrickson.
"Seperate the men from the women....all children are to be sent back on troop ships to Iesus..."
"You slave...do you want to be freed? no..ok...into that truck..."
"all free men aged between 10-65 are tobe sent to special treatment internment camps"
"do you have any skills? a machinist..ok..* the sizzle of the branding iron* this ones of to iesus...you..skills? Poetic..ok...join that line..."
In order to starve the enemy of resources Rose-teresa has aggreed to lead the campaign called "Agent brown".
1)Drop tons of chemical defoliant over farmland to starve the nation 2)Drop ton of chemical defoliant to remove rebel cover 3)Attack supply ships-force starvation on civilian populace. 4)drop tons of chemicals to make the earth barren 5)continue mass attacks of population centres 6)drop chemical agents into water supploy bodies.
We Thank Rose-Teresa and Daranus for leading this campaign in the name of the Reich Alliance.
Signed-Inquisitor Gerad Patrickson
Jamaine will fall. Tanks of the 10th rolled forward....and even before knowing what was there fired incendairy rounds into the settlement.(policy is to burn slavery out-quite literal) moving in support is 'the Handiscar' .
By order General Darren Butler To all allied forcees(reich etc)
The Amerigo capital is to be wiped of the map. The siegers are to reduce the city to ash. Artillary and 3 air wings from combined reich allies are to lead the way and use whatever means they see fit(besides nuclear) to level that city.
Fuel air bombs rained down on the city....artillary from over 20 batteries firing almost non stop..'city buster' HE bombs fall from thousands of feet...complete carpet bombing... time delayed fragmentation charges were dropped with incendaiary bombs-timed to exploded to kill those attempting to put out the fires...even rumours of nerve agents dropped...tanks fired from the seige lines...no one cared who they hit..aslong as that city became ash...
A raid hit a internment camp...saved afew hundred... Oh...well....Shot the equal number of POW's for errr "murder" nice...
The bombing on the capital continues....The reich alliance has agreed to up its forces by 12%... Code named operation :Hanoi the plan is to inflict max destruction on the land and its people. APAX Mines are being dropped in vast numbers..paddy fields filled with these deadly 'toys'. spraying of farmland begain yesterday....secretly..
The 3 M1 falcon(OCC yes I play 40k!) swooped into the village..hoovering a foot above the ground... squads of black clad Iesus Christi soldiers swarmed out of them and over the megaphone from the leading falcon came..."CITIZENS YOU ARE FREE....SLAVES COME TO YOUR LIBERATORS"
Running from building to building...few slaves came forward to be 'liberate'. They were quickly lead to the falcons(after being searched).
A shot fired.a Iesus Corporal dropped dead.Then another...
"SNIPER!!!!"
With that the soldiers went into a frenzy...Grenades thrown...the falcon fired into the buildings Another Trooper dropped....but this time the snipers luck ran out..seeing the 'villian' one of the falcons let 'opened up' on his location with his flamer..a long stream of burning oil flew from the tank....the building engulfed in flame....the screams of the dying sniper would shock most battle hard veterans.
The battle frenzy didnt end there for the Iesus forces...
"take the slave..kill the slaver"
The village was torched...
"Next village!"
They must have been ambused sir..rebels?
NO DOUBT! thats it! Burn 'em out! salt the earth!
Operation : Fawkes Aim: Combined air of reich alliance and ground forces...destroy anything outside "containment" zones.
Hundreds more aircraft from the Riech join the assualt...tens of thousands of mines are dropped over the country...water supplys attack...more fire bombings....chemicals sprayed on farmland...IC and reich troops pillage and burn anything that cant move. troop transports full of POW's and Civilians head back to Iesus Christi Also....Allied forces are watched......little trust...
From: General Darren Butler and Inquisitor Gerard patrickson and IC High command to: all forces In amerigo.
We Believe this war is going almost no-where...we control 3/4's of the antion and we are content to bleed you dry...you reasons for waging war are unclear...perhaps talk would help your side more
"GOD IS GREAT!!!! " Screamed Corp Danny Summers as he lent around a the tree and discarged several rounds of his pulse rifle,next to him private Jones cracked up laughing for no reason...The corp turned his head to see what the hell was he laughing for at a time like this...then he saw...a truck with prisoners in flame...hardly that funny....oh...THAT truck...prisoners and compressed Piro Fuel...this was going to be a big bang... "Private...GOD IS GREAT! Serve your nation....Charge!" "DEATH TO THE SLAVER!" Both men ran out into the firefight...both prefering there odds there instead of facing a exploding Incendairy Bomb load.
"burn everything! Abolition has come!" Iesus sodliers ran from building to building throwing incen devices into them as they ran...'burn it down!"
thats the way of it as IC and the Reich withdrawl...destroying ANYTHING...thousands of youths being sent back to Iesus Christi...Mass chem attacks on Farms....SCORCHED EARTH...leaving nothing...Amerigo has payed for its crime..
A wonderfull peace! the Amerigo war is over! hurray! hurray! hurray! The Slavery government is destroyed! the country has bleed for its sins!there is no government to own slaves anymore! hundreds and thousands are being taken to iesus for re-education.
Amerigo-a burning raped destroyed hole of a country ....but no more reich forces on it...
OOC: the end for us! yay
