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The fires continued to rage in many parts of the city - it would take days for them to die down, regardless of the efforts of airborne relief units. Tens of thousands who had hidden in bomb shelters had died, baked alive in the heat as the firestorm had sucked the oxygen out of their...
Famine and Instability in Solaren
AP International
The conflict in Solaren is exacting a heavy toll not only on the Solaren military, which has yet to see a major victory, but perhaps moreso upon the people of Solaren themselves. With every site of even moderate to minimal strategic value...
"How many shots did we fire?!" Captain Rea demanded an answer, the crew gaping as the Judean crafts shockwave passed.
"One, Captain!" his XO confirmed.
"How the hell..." he knew that the old ship had likely had a catastrophic engine failure. He began to rationalize how he would be able to...
"Then let's get this done quickly. I would rather not have an incident just as we accomplish something diplomatically. I pray that Breotonia hold a summit to permit this treaty to be ratified by other nations - it would go far to lend Padania credibility," DiMaggio nodded to Cole, he was pleased...
The Cento had begun maneuvers that would allow it to match speed and course with the Nir Aviv within a matter of minutes. Captain Rea grabbed the com and pulled it down to his mouth, looking to the XO for a nod. A deep horn bellowed out a constant alarm throughout the ship, a sound without...
Ammiraglio DiMaggio considered the number for a minute. He knew fifty was a far fetched idea, and had hoped to compromise at 30, though he had ideally desired 15 territorial 15 contiguous split. He had personally spoken with the Doge, and hew knew that thirty was acceptable, arguing about minor...
The Carentanian squadron was being shadowed by a Padanian frigate of the same model as the one that was intercepting the Judean craft. It was only 10 nautical miles away from the Carentanians, well inside firing range, even visible on the horizon, but far enough away to give the impression that...
The jet streaked through the sky, it's Delta shaped wing a strange, unnatural and hardly elegant shape, hid strangely well against a backdrop of grey clouds. The craft was surprisingly maneuverable despite what one would think, and began it's descent through the cloud cover. The pilots radar did...
(ooc: researched some and realized I watch too many movies; changed location of officers from CIC to bridge; relocated EW station to CIC, previous post to be amended as well, still unsure where XO would be during possible combat so have him located on bridge, though I believe he'd probably be in...
"They're attempting to provoke us. We still aren't sure what options they can use at the end of this deadline besides encouraging other states to attack our ships. They know, as well as we do, that if it comes to that, we will retaliate," spoke one of the Admirals of the Supreme Council. At the...
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Doge Calls for Emergency Meeting with Supreme Council; Calls for Judea to Return to Rationality
Doge Niccolo Adama met with the Supreme Council of Defense moments ago on escalating tensions between Padania and the Judean Republic. Il Doge issued a plea for Judea to "return to...
SOURCE LUCCA-FA
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE
JREMBASSY BARKAI IMMEDIATE
UNCLASSIFIED
SUBJECT: CONTINUED DETAINMENT OF LAHAD AND PIRACY
1. In response to the ultimatum issued by the Judean Republic, il Doge has deemed the escalating tensions a threat to the integrity of...
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Judean Captain in Custody
"We announced an intention to police and deter threats to the State on the 4th of this month," stated spokesman for the Ministero della Guerra Aurelio Gallo. "The Nir Aviv entered our waters and conducted it's experiments beginning on the 13th, in full...
State Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Negotiations are already being held with Breotonia over the issue of delimited maritime borders and jurisdiction. The State will not comply with brash ultimatums, and will continue to detain the captain of the Nir Aviv until the conference in Lunden has...