Securing The Border

[Bustos]

"These are the current reports Chairperson.  New nations are forming and not all of them are going to be as friendly as Acle.  Just a few months ago a nation formed just south of our borders in the highlands.  The primary concern is of the mountains that border our north.  Offically we claim just below them.  However, we have built some outposts just north of our borders along the range.  The Board and the military are requesting the creation of a network of tunnels, in-mountain/underground bases, and ammo depots along the range as a defensive measure incase of invasion.  The most likely path of attack would be here and here. *pointing to the two regions east and west of the mountain range of the Allied States borders*   Which, we have placed defenses.  It is along the mountains we lack any strong defenses, much less much knowledge of the terrian.

Despite the difficulting of such a crossing, any modern motorized army can do it, and would actually be very successful, even with the small outposts we do have.  Another reason to create a defensive line along the mountains would be a back up measure.  Incase the west or east borders were penetrated, the mountains can serve as a staging line for offensive operations behind enemy lines.  At worst, they could engage in guerilla warfare disrupting their invasion."

The Chairperson continued to listen, looking at the map the Colonel had brought in, outlining the requested construction projects.

The arrows show most likely avenues of invasion into northern Allied States.
The dots show requested mjaor military installation positions in the mountain range.

[Bustos]

"Okay I am authorizing the creation of mountianeer training for motorized divisions, airborne brigades, and special forces platoons.  To support these new training camps, networks of tunnels, in-mountain/underground bases, and ammo depots will be constructed along the range," said the Chairperson as he wrote down the order and signed it, then handed it to the Colonel.

"I'll leave the details to you Colonel."

"Yes, Chairperson.  I'll oversee this personally.  Thank you."

[Bustos]

Some views of the range.

An ice cave near the mountiantop.


An internal layout of one of the caves, named Pompeys.


Entrance to a cave in the lower regions of the range.


A mountain face.


One of the cliffs in the range.


One of the rivers.


A waterfall along the river.


A larger waterfall along the river.

[Bustos]

In a Blackhawk, the Colonel was inspecting an area on the other side of the mountain range with a group of engineers for a new location of an ammo depot.  The pilot flew through the valleys, allowing his passengers a close look for any natural caves for such a depot.  Soon they came upon a small clearing of a plateau that rised up from the valley.  The pilot was about to make a 180 turn to head back, but an engineer was curious was laid ahead and requested a glimpse of the plateau before returning and the Colonel allowed it.

As the Blackhawk raised in altitude against the rock face.  The occuapnts were suprised to see what was awaiting them as they met the top of the plateau.

[Bustos]

The wooden outpost at the plateau's edge had been alerted to the presence of the Blackhawk from the noise of it rotors.  When they first saw it in the distance they screamed "DRAGON!" and prepared to defend themsevles.

As soon the Blackhawk revealed themselves to the outpost after scaling the cliff, arrows and spears suddenly hit the cockpit's windows as it rose over the plataeu.  What the hell?!  "Close the doors!  Break away Lieutenant!"

The pilot manuevered to gain more altitude as the occupants closed the sliding doors of the Blackhawk.  The primitive weapons barely nicked the paint of the helicopter.  Well, well, what do we have here?

[Bustos]

Since first contact with the vassal of the Great Tribe, diplomatic advisors have spent time talking and learning of the Great Tribe.  Their government was composed similar to a monarchy, where the throne remained in the posession of the strongest tribe, currently the Yueng Tribe.  It has held its position as the strongest tribe since the conception of the Great Tribe by a leader of Yueng from long ago.  Using its access to the lake and island, the Yueng Tribe has been able to monopolize the silver mines (main form of currency of the Great Tribe) on the island to subdue the remaining tribes.  Silver is incorporated into their daily lives and their religion considers silver to be sacred.

BEV Tribe is the most warlike of all the tribes.  Yueng Tribe often draft their soldiers from the BEV Tribe inexchange for silver.  No one outside of the BEV Tribe understand why they demand their title to be entirely capitialized.

Dep Tribe is composed of smaller nomadic tribes that only unite when another tribe tries to invade their domain.  They also claim land further west than what is recognized by the other tribes.  However the Dep remain concentrated in the marked region.

Drin Tribe is to be considered a puppet of the Yueng Tribe by always supporting the throne in their actions.  Drin gives their support, and some say even coastal control in return for the largest access to the silver that comes out of the Yueng Tribe.

Hess Tribe, the mountain tribe, and the first people encountered by the survey team scouting on the other edge of the range.  Mostly reclusive but highly religious.  Despite best efforts of our diplomatic corp to say the opposite, the Hess Tribes considers Bustian people to be the Children of the Gods to command the flying beasts (aka Blackhawks and other helicopters).

Tainer Tribe,  a mix of the Dep and BEV tribes in lifestyles.  They are composed of small nomadic tribes but often war with eachother over terristrial claims.

Yueng Tribe, the strongest tribe by controlling the flow of silver.  Their warriors are often fill by recruits from the BEV Tribe, allowing them to hold off attacks from any tribe trying to seize the silver mines.  However, once in their history BEV Tribe once conquered all of the mainland of Yueng Tribe  but could not manage to successfully hold any portion of the island.  The BEV Tribe conceded to the Yueng Tribe their lands back and allowance of their warriors to defend them in exchange for a large steady supply of silver.


The Great Tribe terrestiral claims


The six tribes that make up the Great Tribe

[Bustos]

Encryption Level Eighteen

To:  Colonel Santorini
From: The Board

Your new orders are to recruit the tribes friendly to us and subdue opposing tribes.  The region will become a colony of the Allied States.  Use all available means at your disposal.

Primary Objective:  Control of the Great Tribe and their terrestrial claims
Secondary Obectives:  Control of silver mines
Assessment for further resource development
Assimilation and re-education of locals with entitled civil rights and government structure.

[Simple]

To:  The board
From: Royal plenipotentiary Mekayal Jerard

" The peoples of shagras are becoming nervous with the amassing power of the juntas to the north, and their hostility towards our countrymen. as we have no military, police, or prisons..we are quite defenseless to their raids, though we can not assist in military strength, the nation of Shagras extends it hand in friendship and offers humanatarian aid. we hope that in these uneasy times your men can rest assured they are welcome in the havens of the west.

[Bustos]

Encryption Level Eighteen

To:  The Board
From: Colonel Santorini

The Hess Tribe was easiliy convinced to support our bid to control the Great Tribe.  Their religious fevor has died down a bit but, I am sure had largely influenced their choice to become our allies.  They also have seen first hand our capibilities of flight and compact rapid fire arms.

Dep and Tainer Tribes have rejected our offer to join us.  Even with the promise of being allowed to continue their nomadic ways, they said they would fight us to the last man.  However, demostration of our capabilities has swayed some of the small tribes in each domain to join us.  Under our protection, they have migrated to the outer edge of the Hess Tribe domain.

BEV Tribe, the most warlike of all, was not hard to convince once they saw our demostration of power.  They easily conceded as long as we promised to supply them with our weapons.  They were informed that once the Allied States, offically annexed the Great Tribe as an offical colony, they would all have to opportunity to join our "war tribe."

Yeung and Drib Tribes rejected and kicked out our diplomatic delegations.  This was to be expected but still unforunate.

I have sent additional attachments on plans and options of subduing the resisting tribes.  Namely, we do the sweeping and leave the Allied tribes to do the mopping.  Also included are areas of land we can, or should in my opinion, occupy in the process.

[Bustos]

To:  Royal plenipotentiary Mekayal Jerard
From:  The Board

We appreicate your support and assistance.  We will do our best to contain them and subdue them.

[Simple]

 

To: The Board 
From: Royal plenipotentiary Mekayal Jerard

the King wishes to charter a diplomatic caravan into the  desert wastes of the north along the 100th latitude. to scout for new medicines and help to bring proper health care and educational services to the great tribe... as well as to assist the troops of bustos in any ways possible. the expedition consists of builders, priests, scribes, artists, scouts, doctors, teachers, bicycle couriers, archeologists, poets, cartographers, and one pathfinder... Brother Hokari is leading the expedition protected by the kings very own body guards. 

the king respectfully requests 2 squads of bustosian military to assist in the safe passage of these brave explorers.

OOC: ill put a map up as soon as i can figure out the coding

[Bustos]

OOC:  NVM.  I cant input the code without the forum recognizing it.   

[img]weblink[img]  Put a '/' before the second 'img'.

[Bustos]

Encryption Level Eighteen

To:  The Board
From: Colonel Santorini

Front Page Summaries of In Depth Reports

Shagras
As per their request, two Bustian motorized squads (5 Humvees) met up with the expedition from Shagras to lead them to a base camp in the Hess Tribe Domain.  This way the expedition could begin setting up their own camps inside the friendly tribe's territory.
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Positiong of Forces
The Mechanized Divisions had to take very long routes scouted through the mountains to enter the Hess Tribe, so ammo and fuel depots were being erected near the base of the mountain paths.  The Motorized Divisions had little difficulty traversing the terrain and were already establishing themselves to enter Dep and Tainer Domains.

The smaller tribes of Dep and Tainer had given information on seasonal movements of the other tribes.  With that information, Blackhawks were able to locate many tribes and maintain a watch on them and their movements.
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BEV Tribe Eagerness
BEV Tribe had announced their alliegance to the Allied States openly, calling for their warriors to leave Yueng and Drib to support upcoming war.  To date there is very little intelligence on BEV warriors currently in service in Yueng and Drib.  But the warriors in BEV are massing to invade.  Bustian advisors are trying to keep BEV leaders from jumping the gun and starting the fight but so far all attempts are futile.
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Warrior Angels
The Hess Tribe is content to allow the Allied States to do the fighting, seeing Bustian soldiers as warrior angels with magical weapons and creatures.  Re-education centers are being erected to correct this image.

[Bustos]

Encryption Level Eighteen

To:  The Board
From: Colonel Santorini

The operation will begin in four hours.

[Bustos]

Encryption Level Eighteen

To:  The Board
From: Colonel Santorini

Front Page Summaries of In Depth Reports

Dep and Tainer Domains
With the assistance of the Blackhawks and Apaches, many tribes in the two domains were subdued.  We actually suffered some causalities as troops have become reckless while facing the primitive weapons.  Some face court martials for ignorance of battlefield tactics.  Those few deaths and the court martials have managed shake the carelessness out of the remaining soldiers.
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BEV Tribe Impulsive
The BEV Tribe had attacked into Yueng and Drin just prior to when our motorized forces were sent into Dep and Tainer.  Many BEV warriors employed by Yueng and Drin turned against them and were able to support BEV forces.  There are many reports of pillaging and looting in Yueng and Drin Domains.
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Yueng and Drin
Forces are reorganizing to support BEV intial attacks in Yueng and Drin Domains.  The few remaining Dep and Tainer tribes are being flushed out and cornered.