Agenopolis colonization efforts

Kuninga Labigaid cursed after setting down his newspaper. He took a sip of coffee to think. Delicately placing the cup down, he read and reread the article. The Kingdom of Agenopolis had sent a party trying to colonize the strait. The Kannexians were too late. Kannex had been trying to colonize the area since it was founded, but annexation efforts had been hampered by political events. Most recently, the Koenigfaste War. Kuninga, however, had plans.

Days later, several ships of the Imperial Kannexian Navy landed in West Aprica, several hundred miles south of the Takaramite border. The Scramble for Aprica had begun.

Agenopolis News
''The Colonization teams have landed and the first foot holds have just been set up.
With minor native resistance both sides of the strait should be secure within days.''

In the PM Gregory Highloft's office the recently promoted to Secretary of War, Field marshal Broderick and the minister of foreign affairs, Count Robert D. Goldstone meet to celebrate the success of the colonization efforts.

''We did it Mr. Highloft we did it!'' said field marshal Broderick ''We got the strait right under Kannex's nose.''

''I understand your enthusiasm field marshal but what about the natives?'' asked the PM Mr.Highloft

''They are packing up their villages and moving to the inside of Aprica as we speak.''

''So we can send more colonists tomorrow?'' asked Mr.Goldstone the Minister of foreign affairs

''Yes 12 ships 7 meant to reinforce the strait and the other 5 are to colonize the large island on the south east coast of Aprica and the south east coast of Aprica.'' replied the field marshal.


Next morning

Agenopolis News

''Today 12 more colonization ships have been set off 7 are meant to reinforce our colonization of the strait and the other 5 are to colonize the south east coast of Aprica and the large island off the south east coast...''

((OOC: Globexanter, you do realize you're not even on the map and it's hard to pinpoint your relative location?
Also, I'd like to clarify that these colonies are to only be made for the sake of advancing the role-play, not to increase your land on the map.))

The Imperial Kannexian Armed Forces landed in the gulf area, which they named the Gulf of Hwaibiek in honor of one of their past emperors. The Kannexian soldiers surrounded the natives, their automatic rifles ready to fire. There were over ten warships that displayed the power of the Empire of Kannex to the natives. After days of "negotiation", the natives "agreed" to leave.
The Colony of Sumaryia was founded. It was the race for the colonization of Aprica, with Takaram, Agenopolis, and Kannex head-to-head with each other. It seemed this greedy imperialism on such a scale had never been seen before in the XKI.

Meanwhile, several more Imperial Kannexian Navy ships have arrived in the southernmost cape of Aprica to start a colony there as well. The colonies were meant to give Kannex the best trade routes available to the East.

The Empire of Kannex sends several ships and soldiers to those islands in spite of Takaram's pledge of military action. The archipelago of small islands (that looks like the Philippines) were hastily invaded and fortified except for the southernmost island of this archipelago. It is called the Deiyerjye Colony.
The Imperial Kannexian Government has not commented on this matter, but it is clear that the Kannexian troops are preparing for a fight.

((OOC: Come and take it. ))

(OoC: Until more frequent role players arrive i suggest we mark the colonies on the map)

Colonization report from the Giblerter strait:

''We have secured both sides, we are ready to receive settlers.''

Colonization report from Ascar island:

''We are having trouble with the natives but we have secured a foothold, predictions here are either they kill us or we kill them.''

Colonization report from south east Aprica colony:

''This is suitable ground, we have made footholds we should secure the area in a matter of days.''

(OOC: North of the map is supposed to where Pelhafor is; you can have the part that looks like Russia (in Yuropia) if you want.)

Both houses of the Kannexian Parliament were rocking with debate. Kannex had just gone through a rebellion in one of its colonies, and many did not think Kannex needed another one, nor did they think there was any good reason to expand the empire.
"We have no right to colonize these lands, and neither does anyone else!" shouted one of the Parliament Members from the Kannexian Popular Party. "This is imperialism, sheer and simple!"
"We are an empire, can you say it is not? We are colonizing these lands to protect the natives on them for their own good. We cannot allow those foreign pigs get them first," replied a lord from the Civic Conservative Party.
"That does not mean we, the proud Kannexian Empire, should be as low as those foreigners! Subjugating peoples are a thing of the past. We should not continue this retrogression!"
"This is for the advancement of the Empire! It is our rightful duty, as Kannexians, to rule over these peoples and civilize them! Prime Minister Lord Ingnis--"
"Well, screw Ingnis! This is an infringement of the self-determination of these peoples--"
"How dare you insult our Prime Minister!"
A brawl broke out in the Parliament Room, as liberals and conservatives attacked each other both verbally and physically. Kannex Elites rushed into the room to break up the fight.

Soon, Imperial Kannexian troops flooded the Deiyerjye Colony. Coasts were fortified, and the skies were patrolled for enemy planes. When a Takaramite fleet was spotted in the distance, the commander gave the order to send a warming. After about 10 minutes, the Kannexian commander grew impatient and ordered to attack.
Imperial Kannexian ships launched their missiles, torpedoes, and aircraft, attacking the 4th Fleet as they came into Deiyerjye waters. Takaramite ships soon found themselves bombed and bombarded by a hail of fervent fire sent by equally fervent Kannexian soldiers. A certain Kannexian commander had taken independent action and plunged Kannex into a war.

Meanwhile, the Sumaryia Colony was being settled by its first settlers. They were a bit troubled when they heard the garrison located in the Deiyerjye Colony was starting to fight Takaramite troops.
The southernmost tip of Aprica was settled and named the Naanvudei Colony in spite of the conflict.

Current state of Agenopolis colonization (The black stripes are areas that haven't been fully secured):

The Kannexian fleet launched a second round of fire at the incoming Takaramite fleet before adopting the inverted wedge formation. Its center ships moved backwards to draw the enemy in, while the flanking ships would mercilessly fire at the enemy once they were encircled. Such a strategy had rarely been adapted to the navy, but now improving methods of communication had allowed such methods to succeed. The Kannexian fleet waited.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Kannex had been alerted. More ships were on the way.

OOC: Then I probably do have a long-ranged torpedo.

A few Kannexian ships were struck and fire erupted on their decks. Frontal ships-- despite sending out interceptor missiles-- were unable to cope with such damage, began retreating westward. The inverted wedge formation had been abandoned for now in favor of consolidating the ships into a blanket of resistance which would hold out until reinforcements hopefully came.
Meanwhile, only minutes after Takaram's declaration, the Kannexian Prime Minister wrote an ultimatum ordering Takaramite forces withdraw from Imperial Kannexian waters.

Colonization Report Giblerter:

The first settlers have arrived. Our bases are being transformed into towns as we speak, in a year or two we will have this area transformed into productive towns.

Colonization Report Ascar and South east Aprica:

The northern parts are secured, the first towns are popping up as we speak. The natives in the south are still restless and we have seen Kannexian flags on the horizon.

Orders to the colonies:
Either appease or force the natives to move away. Stop with the expansion until we have towns and roads built up in the area. And do not engage the Kannexians. If our intelligence reports are right about Takaram, they wont be here long.

Military forces across Takaram were scrambled and reserve Navy and Marine Corps units were called up to bolster the standing units. Stealth bombers launched from Takaram air fields to strike out against already ravaged Koenigfaste. The bombers previously launched to clear Kannexian forces from Takaram islands began to reach the outermost lands and began to bomb military targets. A second fleet, the 6th, was sent out to support the 4th as the 9th Fleet moved to attack the warships stationed with the Kannexian colonies in Aprica.
As Kannexian planes began to approach the Takaram fleet, F-35s continued to engage, managing to hold off a large number of the planes attempting to approach the fleet as air-defense cruisers picked off many of the remaining planes. Those few that made it through those two major defenses were picked off quickly by CWIS guns and missiles as they attempted to strike their target. Kannexian ships attempting to close with the Takaram fleet for gun combat found themselves to be under fire by missiles directed to strike their more delicate systems such as radar or the rudders. Though the 4th Fleet was managing to hold off this attack thus far, they wouldn't be making any headway at this rate.
Meanwhile, bombers flying from Koenigfaste found themselves crossing over water newly patrolled by Takaram cruisers and carriers. If a plane was spotted, SAMs would be fired to take it out. Any planes that approached Takaram shores found itself being fired upon by hypersonic scramjet air-to-air missiles from Takaram interceptors as well as medium-range missiles from Takaram F-22s.

Belpaterland and Enolawald Provinces in Koenigfaste were most threatened by Takaramite aerial operations but were also the two provinces with the most Imperial Kannexian military presence. Planes sent to Takaram were recalled to join the fight in Koenigfaste. Waters near Koenigfaste were patrolled by Kannexian ships, which spotted Takaramite bombers through radar. Takaramite bombers that got through the combat air patrols and the ships were fired upon by gunners and destroyed by missiles.

Imperial Kannexian ships began firing and launching their aircraft for a fight. Kannexian missiles, guns, and torpedoes began firing, aiming at Takaramite ships' possible weak points, such as rudder, keel, engines, and fuel tanks. Nuclear-powered submarines of the Imperial Kannexian Navy were used on a large scale for the first time, being used to attack Takaramite ships and make contact with Kannexian colonies in Aprica. These submarines were also being used to do what the Kannexian bombers couldn't-- trying to damage Takaram's fighting capabilities. Submarines attacked Takaramite merchant ships in the sea between Agenopolis and Takaram, and even in the Gulf of Hwaibiek. The Takaramite military was too powerful for the Imperial Kannexian forces to attack Takaram directly, and they decided to besiege it. Meanwhile, the Kannexian Empire benefited from buying weapons and trading safely with Pelhafor, Malecia, and Mutanatia.

OOC: Should've mentioned that earlier.

The Empire of Kannex declared Takaram's statement "hypocritical", considering Takaramite forces had "attacked Kannexian colonies rightfully ruled over by the Empire of Kannex". Kannex had meant no harm to Takaram, but yet "Takaram was continuing its aggressive acts of death, destruction, and despair" on Kannexian colonies.

Once they made it past Koenigfaste, they were in Kannexian demesne. From the Manago Islands, through the great harbor of Maejangbomul, to the city of Pureuda Island, there was a great line of defense. Fleets were alerted of approaching Takaramite planes from Koenigfaste or spotted them by radar. Air-to-air missiles destroyed many of them, while the remainders were picked off by gunners on the mainland or Kannexian fighter planes. Retreating Takaramite planes were caught between Imperial Kannexian forces in Kannex and Koenigfaste.

Hundreds of Imperial Kannexian, Koenigfaste Self-Defense Forces, and captured KPA planes were in Koenigfaste airspace in what was known as the Battle of Koenigfaste. Perhaps many of them were not state-of-the-art, but the Kannexians were numerically superior in their own territory and had the fanatic support of their troops.

Kannexian submarines increased their operations; Imperial Kannexian U-boats were ordered to sink Takaramite ships, harm their trading, fend off Takaramite submarines, and cause as much damage as possible to Takaram in general. Major shipping routes became favorite hunting spots for Kannexian submarines seeking to sink Takaramite submarines and ships.

The Kannexian fleet commanders felt the battle become more intense as the Takaramite 6th Fleet arrived. The Kannexians began jamming Takaramite communications in order to stir up confusion and prevent target information from being given. Imperial Kannexian ships arrived, attempting to cut off the 6th and 4th Fleet retreat and supply routes and encircle the enemy. The Imperial Kannexian fleets began attacking the broadsides of Takaramite ships, which would increase their chances of hitting.

OOC: I assumed you meant the Kannexian Mainland.
I must say, this is a great educational experience! If only more kids got on NationStates.

The Empire of Kannex soon had many fleets and groups of aircraft heading south to the Koenigfaste Theater. Martial law was declared over Koenigfaste once again as Imperial Kannexian troops began arriving with newer, high-tech radar systems, stealth planes, and better gunners. Many soldiers and officers were experienced veterans of the Naan-Wespero Rebellion, Pelhafor War, Sibovean Civil War, and the Koenigfaste Rebellion. Among them were also newbies that were young men that pledge undying loyalty to the Emperor and the Empire in a fanatic manner. Soon, Imperial Kannexian planes were patrolling the skies of Koenigfaste, on guard against Takaramite aircraft.

Submarines began operating alongside escorts of warships and aircraft, preying on Takaramite ships and submarines like packs of wolves. They were, however, never too close to the Takaramite coast. They tended to attack Takaramite forces in remote areas to reduce the possibility of reinforcement, and when reinforcements came, they quickly shrank back and retreated, causing as much damage as possible.

Newer models arrived to support the action near Deiyerjye waters, replieving the gun-based ships. Missiles and torpedoes continued to target weak points, notably at the broadsides of enemy ships. Missiles were aimed at the launching platforms of enemy missiles in order to destroy a ship's offensive capabilities. A fairly-new Kannexian system was tested in actual combat for the first time; Imperial Kannexian ships would send massive underwater shockwaves at incoming torpedoes that would destroy or at least make them go astray. Meanwhile, Kannexian planes that were too heavily damaged to return to their ships were rammed into enemy ships in a kamikaze-like fashion, aimed to destroy as much of the enemy as possible.