Reunification

[britian]

It has been a hair over 84 years since the crown of Britian has ruled ofer the Irish island in entirty. Now, with the world falling apart around them, the British feel a need to bring order to the world.

8th Infantry Brigade HQ, Ballykelly, Northern Ireland: The time had come. It had been more than 80 years since Britian and Ireland were one, and they would now be again. Orders had come in from London for the 8th Brigade to begin advancing into Ireland.

They would begin by heading to their west, to the city of Lifford. By capturing that stratigic point, they could cut off the surrounding area and control the entire northeast of the island.

OOC: Can't do much more until I have an RP'er for Ireland. Any takers?

[Rest of the World]

OOC: Only if you roleplay as Croatia for Hungary.

The Irish 2nd and 3rd Infantry divisions sat in Dublin, their assault rifles loaded and ready for action. Air defenses throughout Ireland had been put on full alert, and already the eight patrol boats in the Irish navy were ready to engage in British vessels heading towards their mainland.

At Dublin Air Force Base, one of Ireland's Pilatus PC-9s had been outfitted with machine gun and rockets, and was currently taking off to protect the Irish skies and strafe any British advancements.

[britian]

OOC: Ok, and wow, Ireland has a crap military. "Innitial Opperation Capability" for the Eurofighters has come for the UK I do believe, if it hasen't please correct me and I'll edit.

IC: HMS St. Albans & HMS Kent, Northern Celtic Sea: The missile launchers were primed. Ireland had 8 weak patrol boats scurring about the Irish Sea. The HMS's St. Albans and Kent were armed with teo Harpoon ship-to-ship missile launchers each, and many missiles to be shot. After using GPS systems to pinpoint the ships, the first shots were fired. The Harpoon missiles streaked off into the sky, destined to destroy the excuse for a navy that Ireland had assembled to stand against Britian. Over the course of about a half an hour, 24 missiles were fired, surely, the Irish would be crippled.

RAF Coningsiby: 30 Eurofighter Typhoon T-1 aircraft had taken off from England. There were 2 missions within the group. 29 of the Eurofighters would climb to the celing of 60,000 feet and use the ALARM missiles they had been equpiied with to destroy all Irish RADAR stations and RADAR air defense stations. The ALARM missiles were actually guided by the RADAR that they were shot to destroy. Meanwhile, one Eurofighter would fly lower, at 35,000ft, would seek out and destroy the PC-9 that Ireland had deployed, once it had done so, it would climb to 60,000ft and rejoin the group and destroy Irelands air defenses.

[Rest of the World]

The Irish fleet sat in the waters of the Atlantic, the waves being the only thing abrubtly disrupting their tranquility. A man sat on one of the patrol boat's large 105mm deck cannons, but the others sat casually upon the deck, reading articles and ready to fight at a moment's notice.

Suddenly, across the horizon came a large metal object, with a streak of smoke behind it. It tore through the small patrol boat in a large, furious explosion, and the patrol boats in the formation immediately manned their posts and began to move. Seconds later, the other harpoon missiles exploded on impact, and within 20 seconds, the entire Irish navy had been destroyed by the might of Great Britain.

In Dublin, the Irish soldiers still sat, waiting for a British advance. By now, Ireland had launched all 8 of its PC-9 fighter aircraft. A lone Eurofighter was seen lurking over the city, and immediately engaged one of the PC-9 aircraft. Hurrying to help the desparate cries for help, the other 7 PC-9s began to fly towards the Eurofighter. Hopefully, they could get within gun range and draw first blood.

[britian]

Upon the destruction of the entire Irish navy, the British 3rd infantry division was mobilized to cross the Irish Sea. Being as though they are already at ready in Britian, they should cross the sea by the next morning.

Lifford, Ireland: The 8th Infantry Brigade had marched into the city without a shot fired. They would occupuy the city until the 3 Commando Brigade, a firce of the Royal Marines, arrived to keep the North secure. From there, the 8th would move subtley into Ireland.

The Skies Over Dublin, Ireland: The lone Eurofighter was about to unleash hell upon the unsuspecting PC-9 below it. However, it would have to descend to get a good shot. It had begun its descent, but was then informed of the mobilizing of the other PC-9's to trap it. The Eurofighter aborted and rejoined its group at 60,000ft. Once the group had reorginized in the skies high above Eastern Ireland, they fired their ALARM missiles to the air defenses below. Soon, the whole of Eastern Ireland would be vulnrable, including the capital, Dublin.

[Rest of the World]

At long last, the Irish conscription had begun. News of a British invasion had come, and Irish reserves and citizens ready to rescue their homeland, ready to fight until the end with the same steadfast courage that had united them years ago.

IRISH ORDER OF BATTLE - 170,400 MEN
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[ARMY]

National Guard
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- 1st Irish National Guard Division
=== 15,000 Men in 1st IID Regiment, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles
=== 15,000 Men in 2nd IID Regiment, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles
=== 10,000 Men in 1st IAD Regiment, Manning 100 M-3 Light Battle Tanks
- 2nd Irish National Guard Division
=== 15,000 Men in 3rd IID Reigment, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles
=== 15,000 Men in 4th IID Regiment, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles
=== 10,000 Men in 2nd IAD Regiment, Manning 100 M-3 Light Battle Tanks

Guard Infantry
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- 15,000 Men in 1st Irish Guards Infantry Division, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles
- 15,000 Men in 2nd Irish Guards Infantry Division, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles

Cavalry
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- 15,000 Men in 1st Cavalry Division, Using Horses and SA-80 Carbine Rifles
- 15,000 Men in 2nd Cavalry Division, Using Horses and SA-80 Carbine Rifles

Artillery
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- 15,000 Men in 1st Artillery Division manning 1,000 155mm Howitzers

Mountain
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- 15,000 Men in 1st Mountain Infantry Division, Using L-85A2 Assault Rifles

ABM/Anti-Air [DESTROYED/MALFUNCTIONING]
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- 250 Men in 1st Anti-Aircraft Division, Using 2 ZSU-23 Shilka AA Tanks

[NAVY]

Patrol Boats [DESTROYED/MALFUNCTIONING]
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- 9 Irish Patrol Boats in 1st Irish Naval Combat Group

[AIR FORCE]

Fighters
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- 400 Men manning 8 PC-9 Pilatus Fighter Aircraft in 1st Air Wing

[britian]

OOC: No way Ireland has that much equpiment to give a bunch of conscripts.

IC: The stage was set. It was about 175,000 untrained Irish with guns going against about 50,000 trained British troops, with tanks, and complete naval and air superiority. This would be fun.

Beaches Outside of Dublin, Ireland: The 3rd Infantry Division was setting up a beach head. They had begun landing, after support artillery had shelled the beaches and nearby areas to clear them out. The first to land were the AA batteries, as the PC-9's would surely be along soon. The next to land would be the two Mechanized Brigades, followed by the 3 brigades of ground troops, and finally the big guns, the armoured brigade. From then on, the 3rd Infantry Division would have the Irish rag-tag rebels running for the hills... Where they would be obliterated by the RAF, of course.

RAF Northolt: 20 Tornado GR4 supersonic attack aircraft were headed for Ireland. Equipped with some of the most advanced weapons anywhere, and sheer speed, they were among some of the best offensive airplanes in the world. At their celing height of 50,000ft, the Irish would be damn near defenseless against these monsters. Their target was the powerful 1st Artillery Division, with 1,000 Howitzers. As they neard the 1st, the Tornados primed their Brimstone Guided Anti-Tank missiles, and dropped to an altitude of 15,000ft. As they leveled out, their targets became visable. Simultaniously, streaks of bright orange fire followed by smoke headed at top speed towards the sitting duck artillery. The Earth shook from the impact. The Tornados streaked above, turned around, and proceded to descend even lower, to 5,000ft, and use their Mauser BK-27 27mm cannons on the Howitzers until ammunition went dry.

[Rest of the World]

OOC: You'd be surprised, mate. I did all of my research.

As the 1st Artillery began to counter-shell the proposed "landing site" of the British, the entire division was strafed and decimated by the British air force. The trained regulars of the Irish were now deserting their posts at the sight of their front dissappearing from an undefeatable force.

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Dublin, Ireland

Prime Minister Williams and President Harold, both within the Presidential Office, watched at the horrors folding before them. It would only be a matter of time before they were executed or tried - surrender would be the only option. Slowly, their country came to a collapse; but resistance would be key until the conditions could be scrambled together and sent to London.

[britian]

OOC: Ok, if you say so, I believe you. I know I've done a ton of research into the British military for this.

IC: As the troops landed, the shells from Irish artillery rained down on them for what seemed like an eternity, until they just stopped. The British stood dumbfounded until the roar of the Tornados headed home clearified that. It was safe to land.

The Armoured brigade and two Infantry Brigades headed for the Presidential Mansion, while the two Mechanized Brigades and the last Infantry Brigade went out on their own into the city, killing off any resistance, while the remaining AA batteries split between the groups, protecting them from lurking PC-9's.

British Casualties
136 Ground Troops
17 Misc. Vehicles
5 Mobile AA Batteries

8th Infantry Brigade, Silgo, Ireland: Having the Royal Marines secure all territory the 8th had annexed, the 8th Infantry Brigade continued to push into Ireland unopposed. They had now arrived in Silgo, a north-central seaside town, still wondering exactly where the Irish military was.

[Rest of the World]

By 3:00 PM, the entire 1st Irish National Guard unit had surrendered to the British Royal Marines. The 2nd Irish National Guard prepared for its assault on Silgo, while the 1st and 2nd Cavalry divisions were beginning to assault the British landing zones and recapture the 1st Irish National Guard. Stragglers from the 1st Artillery had been killed by the 1st Mountain Infantry, and only two survivors have been left for interrogation.

[britian]

OOC: By landing zones, I assume you mean troops that have landed in Dublin.

IC:

Silgo, Ireland:The 8th Infantry Brigade geared up for battle.

It would be the most even battle of the war. Most of the 2nd National Guard were trained, with real weapons and armor. While the troops were doing their best to get in camoflouged positions in the hills. As they saw the Irish come into the valley below, support Artillery opened fire, as did snipers, heavy machine guns, and air strikes were ordered. Now, 25 of the tornado GR4s, the same kind of planes that scrapped an entire division, were on their way from an airbase in Northern Ireland.

Streets of Dublin, Ireland: As the British troops saw Irishmen on horses, they just about died laughing. Immidately, British vehicles, especially the Challenger 2's, began to mow down the calvalry. This wouldn't last long.

[britian]

*cough*

[United Balkan Republic]

The Irish cavalry had been completely decimated. Their PC-9 Pilatus' had all been shot down, their patrol boats destroyed, their AA tanks decimated, their artillery broken, and two of their divisions had surrendered.

At last, Prime Minister Williams had sent a formal surrender to Great Britain. With luck, it would be accepted, and many Irish-men would be saved from a sure massacre.

[britian]

Ireland was now crawling with British troops. The 8th Infantry Brigade had returned to Northern Ireland, making it the previous state of 2 Brigades in the North, the 3rd Infantry Division had moved into central Ireland, and the 3 Commando Brigade had moved into Cork. Now the Irish were broken, beaten, and were offering a surrender... One that was accepted by Britian. The Queen would be arriving in Dublin in days to offically annex Ireland.