Hegemony

[Retech]

Do I get any messages, however vague, on the three world events?

[The_Mather1]

Japan spends 106 billion USD on rebuilding in Tokyo (halfway repaired).

It also spends the same amount as last year on goverment and external research projects ($16,055,000,000).

[Icuownage]

As a sense of goodwill, Germany sends 5 billion to Japan to help them with Tokyo.

[The_Mather1]

Thanks, just 135 b to go.

[The_Mather1]

I will dissolve my army if a public agreement is made that I will be paid back no less than triple the value and lack of payment is a casus belli for unlimited warfare. The vehicles will remain but will be left unmanned in the harbor.

Japan agrees to these terms.

[Icuownage]

You know that's not him actually giving up his army right? Just cause he isn't using his vehicles doesn't mean that they don't count towards an army, and would technically be a reserve. The vehicles need to be either dismantled or sold.

[archimage_a]

Ok, reset will be in the morning...so we are missing a year(Research still counts)

[Icuownage]

2020 (or 2019 if I am off by a year)

 

Was global party year.

 

Reports indicate that almost 100 billion litres of alcohol was consumed in the yearly period.

 

Liver failiure has increased by 6000%

 

Condom sales skyrocketed

 

Global growth rate of +5%

 

December 31st 2020 a day of infamy throughout man, known as the 'Great Hangover'

 

And the world is having a serious case of "What the hell did I do last year?"

 

And "Where are my pants?"

 

 

Also Germany reports advancements in rocket technology

 

[Retech]

Oh, so I guess the stuff that I said was going to be done on Tuesday (old reset day) is actually done next morning, on actual reset day. :)

[archimage_a]

Basically, and now I will go to bed.

[archimage_a]

Germany:

Germany has confirmed an outbreak of Smallpox to the World Health Organisation, which has damaged their prestige slightly (-1 world presence), and despite claims that they could contain it, they failed (-2 world presence).

While Germany did it's level best to keep the population calm and safe, some radical left wing extermists decided that it was the return of facism, and decided to break into the quarantined hospitals to rescue the Jews and Gypsies which were 'obviously' being held captive. The situation rapidly escalated as security personal had been told to watch for another wave of biological attackers, and two of the extermists were shot while trying to enter the Hospital(-1 Moral Standing). Once inside the extremists found the isolation wards and, being ignorant of the dangers, entered to rescue the 'poor souls', before making a dash for freedom with the extremely sick people.

With containment broken the virus began to rampage through Northern Germany.

The WHO's (aside from giving a concert) vaccines were almost entirely ineffective at killing the virus, however this strain seems to have been derived from Variola minor, which only had a 1% mortality rate.

In a seemingly unrelated incident, a nuclear bomb has gone off in Rostok. The bomb's blast pattern matches with Russian designs. Russia has denied any involvement in the incident (PM me if you want to talk to them).

The Bomb, while serious, was only fifty Kilotonnes, resulting in a large crater near the center of town. The long term radiation damage is currently unknown.

A group known as Clear Sky has taken credit for the Nuclear attack.(Their demands can be discussed over msn)

 

The overall affect this has all had on Germany has been to push the population closer to their Government, what with the nay sayers having been proved wrong and terrorists/Russian plotting their downfall. Science Fiction is growing increasingly popular and people escape to a better future.

 

The increased security has resulted in mildly reduced trade channels(no effect unless you do something else to restrict them), and has reduced the amount of drugs avalible in Germany, the upshot has been a new drug, known as Synthex, being developed. The long term effects are not yet known.

 

Argenina/Brazil:

In the Modern World, with our infrared nanotech satalites, we believe that things like 'who started a war' would be easy to work out. However in South America nobody, except perhaps the Governments of the two countries, know for sure who attacked who first.

It began on a sunny afternoon in march. Argentina was doing some training manuevers near the Uruguaian border, when suddenly, and without warning naval artillary opened up in a fierce barrage of death dealing fire.

The Argentian army, quite unprepared for this assualt, radioed for backup from the newly commissioned fleet...air support having been left out of the inital recruitment strategy. The fleet, flying by satalite guidance, intercepted the Brazilian fleet, but quickly retreated due to the Brazilian fleet being vastly larger. The Brazilian fleet landed on the Argentian Coast and began setting up beacheads.

Meanwhile, the dashing Argentinian Commanders realised that the only way to stop the onslaught...was to go on the offensive, through Paraguay, and mobilised some 250,000 troops against Paraguay's weedy 50,000. Paraguay mobilised militas and their Government fled to Brazil. The Population see the invaders as a temporary evil and so have not resisted as strongly as they might have if it was a straight invasion. Still, casualties from the fighting have been around 24,000, with 9,000 Argentian's dying, verses 15,000 Paraguaians dying. The attack then continued into Brazil itself where it encounted resistance.

A single division of 12,000 men made some flitful incursions into Chile, which were easily repulsed. The Chilian Government has demanded an end to these attacks or face their full might.* The Argentine Government has agreed to end the fighting, on condition that the Chilian Government does not ally with Brazil, Chile has accepted this and pledged to remain neutral during the war.

 

Bolivia has appealed to Switzerland to send more troops, and has begun recruiting more of its own.

 

In Brazil:

Columbian and Brazilian forces have combined in the South of the country, launching a strong counter offensive of 150,000 troops and over 500 tanks. While outnumbered, and war more offensive to their collective mind(high prestige), the Brazilian forces had a combined arms bonus, thus allowing the attack to be fought off, with sizable parcels of land being lost to fighting. The casuality count has been:

Brazil: 76,000 Men and 180 Tanks.

Argentina: 65,000

 

In Argentina:

The Brazilian force has been bottled up on the beacheads, with neither side making any significant gains due to Brazil's overwhelming naval barrages, which have more or less created a WW1 No-Mans Land which neither side can cross.

The battle has been strangely devoid of aircraft, with neither side bothering to build any, despite both sides having spend ober 4 Billion Dollars on aircraft carriers.

In any event the 20,000 Brazilians are facing an army of some 488,000 troops, with only the dense artillary fire holding back the Argentina hoard. 1,000 Brazilians were killed taking the beacheads and during the early days when Argentina launched some attacks, Argenina lost 3,000.

 

Total Casualties:

77,000 Argentines.

77,000 Brazilian and 180 Tanks.

15,000 Paraguaians.

 

*Chile has recruited 400,000 reserve troops and has begun building fortifications along the border...since it is such a long border it will be many years before even a sembalance of a decent line is built.

 

South America Map:

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Gains are in darker shades of the owning country.

[Icuownage]

1% mortality rate? Does that mean only 1% of people died, or you only have a 1% chance to live?

 

Erm, the hazmat (I'm sure that nuclear materials come under hazardous) are sent all over Germany with geiger counters to see where the radiation is the worse, and aid is sent to Kostok immediately and surrounding areas.

 

Germany mourns the Smallpox incident, a memomorium (bad spelling) is set up in the name of the victims in Kiel (or w/e city it started it)

 

Stahl makes a speech to his people:

 

"This year, has been a tough year, a trying year on Germany. We lament our men, women and children that have died in the recent outbreak, a terrible incident. But it will not break our spirits. Right now, terrorists calling themselves "Clear Sky" plot our demise. BUT! This organisation lacks intelligence. They should know that the heart of a German is unshakeable. They should know we're free people. They should know our fortitude is stronger than steel! And for God's sake they should know that if you [bleep] with Germany, be prepared for the combined will of 80 million souls to purge. You call yourselves "Clear Sky" but you forget, Germany is the EAGLE!"

[a_bert]

Wow, I don't even attack you, you send me a PM being all bro-y and now you're invading me.

 

what is love? baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more

[Icuownage]

Dunno man, seems like you also wanted to attack too, why would you have such a massive army on standby if you didn't either want this or expect it?

[a_bert]

cause i was gonna attack the npcs bro

[The_Mather1]

Kiel

I've been there!

Just wanted to say that. Also if you ever travel there, stay clear of Central Café, litterally took hours to get the food (even though we were the only ones there), they forgot my order and we had to pay 2 Euro extra for ketchup.

EDIT: Wait, wrong German city, don't remember that one's name, but Kiel I've been to twice. Though it was more for the cruise, I've only seen one ship (in a magazine) that is grander than Color Magic and Color Fantasy.

EDIT2: The city I was talking about was Flensburg.

[Wisp]

Italia joins the modern world.

[jasignhagj]

Italia joins the modern world.

ZOMG it's doom!!1!!!

[Wisp]

Can someone give me a short summary of world happenings?

 

EDIT: reading the past few pages, it seems Italy may be taken? If that's the case, switch me over to Spain.

[jasignhagj]

China had a breakdown into civil war. Indonesia bombed tokyo, but was forced in a secret deal to disarm it's army. I (America) have done like nothing this game, and Brazil and Argentina are at war. Nothing crazy though.

[Wisp]

Ouch, how'd that happen in China?

 

Yeah, South America seems to be in chaos right now from what I read.

[The_Mather1]

Rob has Italy.

[Grim_]

South Africa condemns the German action as to the plague. "How can a nation in good faith allow infected individuals to roam freely throughout the globe? How can they risk the spread of an epidemic that has not been seen since the likes of the Spanish flu? Why would they do it? To preserve some world standing? Possibly, but what purpose would that have when the world is drawn to its knees by some madman?"

[Retech]

WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

 

 

Okay, so I think what happened was, I got a message that you were mobilising your armies, so I set my armies on alert and made a defence plan incase you attacked. So I suppose my generals misinterpreted that to mean attack and did.

 

Brazil offers immediate white peace for the misunderstanding.

 

GIANT MISUNDERSTANDING PEOPLE. LET'S GO BACK TO OUR LIVES HERE

 

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If ceasefire is called, troops withdraw to their respective countries and a memorial is held for those killed in the violence.

[Wisp]

Righto, I have spain then. @Archi, PM I sent applies still. Only more Spanish.