UBR Invades Macedonia and Bulgaria

[United Balkan Republic]

With the invitations sent and denied, the UBR began their short turn of freshly trained divisions and new materials from occupying forces into an effective war machine. Idalo had declared war on the two nations, and was now ready to separate them without giving either a direct chance to mobilize. The plan was called Operation Downfall, and was to be led by General Lethenski himself, the supreme commander of the UBR military.


OOC: Ignore the pink line.

The plan called for the entirety of the UBR's air force to bombard Macedonia into submission by commiting unrestricted warfare on not only military targets, but civilian ones as well. Afterwards, a small contingent of army soldiers would sweep through the countryside and force the Macedonians into the Balkanic Republic.

Then, the UBR would muster its full strength and attack Bulgaria because of its definite mobilization, and will then incorporate it into the UBR after decimating its military.

UBR ORDER OF BATTLE
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Air Contigent - Macedonia

- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 1st Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Patridge Fighter Aircraft in 2nd Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 6th Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 7th Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 B-01 Thunder Bomber Aircraft in 1st Bomber Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 B-01 Thunder Bomber Aircraft in 2nd Bomber Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 B-01 Thunder Bomber Aircraft in 3rd Bomber Air Wing

Ground Contigent - Macedonia

- 15,000 Men in 1st Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 2nd Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 3rd Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 4th Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 1st Mechanized Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 1st Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 T-01 Budapest MBTs in 1st Armored Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 T-01 Budapest MBTs in 4th Armored Division



The rest of the UBR military that can be pulled from occupaton duty is amassing along the Serbian-Bulgarian border.

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Through the black of night, the B-01 Thunder unleashed its payload on the city below - a single bomb; a declaration of war. Although it would do only minor damage to the city below, it was clear that the Macedonians should reconsider their stance of entry into the UBR.

[Global Islamic Republic]

The Macedonians refuses to join the UBR, though many know it to be a foolhardy move. They call upon the aid of nearby nations, such as Greece or Turkey for some military releif. Never the less, they have already mobilized the majority of their military. After the action in their northern neighbors, they knew that they soon would be next. Now, reservists and conscripts flock towards the capitol, hoping to be combat ready by the time they invade.

MACEDONIAN MILITARY FORCES:

10 000 Men in 1st Honour Guard Unit, stationed in Skopje
5 000 Men in 1st Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
5 000 Men in 2nd Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
5 000 Men in 3rd Reserve Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
5 000 Men in 4th Reserve Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
5 000 Men in 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 6th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 7th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 8th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 9th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 10th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje

15 000 Men manning 100 128mm M-71 'Partizan' in 1st Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 100 76mm M-48 in 2nd Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 100 76mm M-48 in 3rd Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 100 76mm M-48 in 4th Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 100 122mm in 5th Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje

3 000 Men manning 100 T-55A MBT in 1st Armour Brigade, stationed in Skopje
3 000 Men manning 100 TM-170 Hermelin in 2nd Armour Brigade, stationed in Skopje
3 000 Men manning 100 M998 HMMWV in 1st Recon Brigade, stationed in Skopje

4 000 Men manning 100 20/1mm M75 in 1st Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men manning 100 20/3mm M75 in 2nd Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje
2 000 Men manning 50 40mm L/70 Bofors in 3rd Air Defence Battalion, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men manning 100 9K32M Strela-2M in 4th Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men manning 100 9K32M Strela-2M in 5th Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje

20 000 Men manning 100 SU-25 Frogfoot in 1st Air Wing, stationed in Skopje Air Base

15 000 Men in 1st Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje
15 000 Men in 2nd Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje
15 000 Men in 3rd Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje
15 000 Men in 4th Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje
15 000 Men in 5th Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje

[United Balkan Republic]

UBR has once again asked for an official Macedonian unconditional surrender.

...In the day sky, the Macedonians rushed to and fro about their various concerns, arming AA weapons which would be imprevious to the UBR's stealth technology.

...At night, it was different. The moon, hidden in the clouds, was unable to illuminate the large stealth aircraft, and they conducted thousands of bombing runs on the city - 300 stealth bombers and 400 fighters, each capable of delivering AGM-01 missiles, which had a 40 pound blast fragmentation and could decimate office buildings in one critical hit. They also had a range of 20 miles, making them perfect for UBR helicopters to launch them if the air force had not dones it job.

Throughout the first official night of the war, over 2,039 sorties were being flown, and munition was to be completely dispensed on every single sortie - and had been - except for one instance of an F-01 Partridge having a small mechanical failure in its bomb release systems, which returned to base and had it fixed immediately.

The air campaign had begun.

[Global Islamic Republic]

Propaganda from High Command seemingly worked, as very few units cracked from the pressure. The forces in the capitol began to spread out in a defensive perimiter, trying to lessen the damage of the bombers. AA forces however, panicked and began firing randomly into the sky, even if they didn't have a target. The Honour Guard stood proudly at the front of the ruined Capitol, rallying the morale of nearby troops. The Macedonians will be bombed to death or die defending their country either way.

[United Balkan Republic]

The 4th and 5th Helicopter air wings from Budapest were now too conducting night raids against the Macedonians, and despite stamped out reports that an F-01 Partridge had been shot down by random fire from Macedonians, the raids continued, and would hopefully pound the Macedonians into submission.

Across the border, large ART-01 Unicorns were in poisition to continue the bombardment after sunset. They were guarded closely by the Cavalry divisions which would sweep in soon after the intense destruction, ready to move in at a moment's notice.

[Global Islamic Republic]

With the capitol in ruins, several of the Conscripted and Reserve infantry move to neighboring cities to protect their flank. Convoys of ammunition and supplies rush to the military base in Skopje, providing the outclassed and rather damaged AA batteries with the ammo to keep up the fire. The one wing of fighters moved in, making sure to only strike the helicopter groupings.

[United Balkan Republic]

Losses:

2 Mi-24 HIND Helicopters
1 F-01 Partridge

Immediately after hearing of Macedonian fighter intervention, the F-01s delivered their AAM-01 missiles against any Macedonian aircraft, confident of scoring direct hits and abolishing the Macedonian fighters before they could bring any more Mi-24 HIND helicopters.

Outside the border, the artillery finally began to light up, dropping 155mm shells into various army positions throughout the Macedonian country. The 1st through 4th Cavalry divisions, 1st Mechanized infantry, 1st Infantry, and the 1st and 4th Armored were ready to completely clean the area of Macedonian military forces and incorporate the country into the UBR.

[Global Islamic Republic]

Every hour, more and more infantry divisions lost their faith, and stomach. And for some, their heads. Over half of the conscripted infantry has already deserted, fleeing to the south. The less damaged artillery battalions began counter-firing upon the enemy artillery, despite being outclassed. They at least had numbers in an artillery battle.

[United Balkan Republic]

LOSSES:

- 4 men in 1st Artillery Division
- 1 artillery piece; ART-01 Unicorn

At long last, the forces from the UBR began to pour across the Macedonian border like water from a cup too small to hold a large quantity. 1,000 T-01 MBTs, the 1st Infantry, 1st Mechanized, and 1st through 3rd Cavalry began to secure Skopje, leaving the 4th Cavalry behind to guard the artillery which was bombarding the entire nation. For Macedonia, the war was over.

[Global Islamic Republic]

The war for Macedonia was dawning oh so quickly, but not yet over. Macedonia refused to fall so eagerly like the other Balkan states. The entrenched forces stood their ground, as they all surrounded to their lifeline, the remaining AA defence in the ruins of the city. The few armour units they had were placed inside the ruins to defend them, and they will to the death. The honour guard met the 1st Mechanized head on, with several other infantry battalions. They charged forward to meet them, and possibly stall for those precious minutes that seemed so precious to the defenders

RE-ADJUSTED ORBAT:

9 000 Men in 1st Honour Guard Unit
5 000 Men in 1st Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men in 2nd Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men in 3rd Reserve Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men in 4th Reserve Infantry Brigade, stationed in Skopje
5 000 Men in 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade, routed
5 000 Men in 6th Reserve Infantry Brigade, routed
4 000 Men in 7th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 8th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 9th Reserve Infantry Brigade, mobilizing in Skopje
5 000 Men in 10th Reserve Infantry Brigade, routed

14 000 Men manning 800 128mm M-71 'Partizan' in 1st Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 90 76mm M-48 in 2nd Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 100 76mm M-48 in 3rd Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 100 76mm M-48 in 4th Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje
15 000 Men manning 90 122mm in 5th Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Skopje

3 000 Men manning 80 T-55A MBT in 1st Armour Brigade, stationed in Skopje
3 000 Men manning 100 TM-170 Hermelin in 2nd Armour Brigade, stationed in Skopje
3 000 Men manning 70 M998 HMMWV in 1st Recon Brigade, stationed in Skopje

4 000 Men manning 70 20/1mm M75 in 1st Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men manning 80 20/3mm M75 in 2nd Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje
2 000 Men manning 40 40mm L/70 Bofors in 3rd Air Defence Battalion, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men manning 70 9K32M Strela-2M in 4th Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje
4 000 Men manning 80 9K32M Strela-2M in 5th Air Defence Division, stationed in Skopje

20 000 Men manning 40 SU-25 Frogfoot in 1st Air Wing, way under strength

12 000 Men in 1st Conscripted Infantry Division, routed
9 000 Men in 2nd Conscripted Infantry Division, routed
13 000 Men in 3rd Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje
11 000 Men in 4th Conscripted Infantry Division, mobilizing in Skopje
15 000 Men in 5th Conscripted Infantry Division, routed

[United Balkan Republic]

In what seemed like clockwork, automatic cannons on the hundreds of T-01 Budapests storming through the city lit up in a fury of smoke and rounds. Using its active close-in-combat defense system, the T-01 was an effective killing machine not because of its large chemical rifled cannon, but because of the numerous gun mounts all over the machine-gun. The co-operator, manning the machine-gun in the co-axial, delivered lethal punches to infantry-men trying to take an advantage over the tank, while the men worked frantically to reload the rifled cannon and fire the weapon.

Outside of the Macedon-Serbo border, the 1st and 2nd Guards divisions were beginning to mobilize to wipe out any form of Macedon defenders and guerillas. The 1st fighter wing, after a brief night's rest, was back in the air, unleashing hundreds of AGM-01s at air defense divisions in Skopje. The ART-01 unicorns were now being reinforced by more artillery from the 3rd and 4th UBR artillery divisions, and were continuing to bombard ahead of UBR forces to quell Macedonian resistance. Brigades upon brigades charged the UBR onslaught, only to be put out by rifle and machine gun fire.

Casualties:

1st Infantry - 1,100
1st Cavalry - 850
2nd Cavalry - 300
3rd Cavalry - 550
1st Mechanized - 600

[Global Islamic Republic]

Even the brave and courageous know the difference between a noble stand a bloodbath. With almost all senior officers and political figures running scared or death, the news of the surrender was said by a Brigadier General. The Macedonian people have fallen, along with the rest of the Balkan people.

[United Balkan Republic]

With Macedonia firmly in the UBR's grasp, the bulk of the UBR began to mobilize against the unsuspecting Bulgarians. The request, denied once again, would be acted upon as an act of war.

UBR ORDER OF BATTLE

An asterik [/li][li] signifies this unit is extremely well trained or is a veteran unit.
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Ground Forces

- 13,900 Men in 1st Infantry Division *
- 15,000 Men in 2nd Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 3rd Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 4th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 5th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 6th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 7th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 8 Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 9th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 10th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 11th Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 12th Infantry Division

- 14,400 Men in 1st Mechanized Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division
- 15,000 Men in 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division

- 15,000 Men in 1st Guards Infantry Division *
- 15,000 Men in 2nd Guards Infantry Division *

- 15,000 Men manning 500 T-01 Budapest MBTs in 1st Armored Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 T-01 Budapest MBTs in 2nd Armored Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 APC-01 Dingo APCs in 5th Armored Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 T-01 Budapest MBTs in 7th Armored Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 T-01 Budapest MBTs in 8th Armored Division
- 15,000 Men manning 500 APC-01 Dingo APCs in 9th Armored Division

- 15,000 Men in 7th Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 8th Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 9th Cavalry Division
- 15,000 Men in 10th Cavalry Division

- 15,000 Men in 4th Airborne Division
- 15,000 Men in 5th Airborne Division
- 15,000 Men in 6th Airborne Division

- 15,000 Men manning 100 ART-01 Unicorn Artillery Pieces in 5th Artillery Division
- 15,000 Men manning 100 ART-01 Unicorn Artillery Pieces in 6th Artillery Division
- 15,000 Men manning 100 ART-01 Unicorn Artillery Pieces in 7th Artillery Division
- 15,000 Men manning 100 ART-01 Unicorn Artillery Pieces in 8th Artillery Division

- 15,000 Men in 6th Mountain Division
- 15,000 Men in 7th Mountain Division
- 15,000 Men in 8th Mountain Division

- 4,000 Men manning 100 SAM-01 Missile Launchers in 4th Air Artillery Division
- 4,000 Men manning 100 SAM-01 Missile Launchers in 5th Air Artillery Division
- 4,000 Men manning 100 SAM-01 Missile Launchers in 6th Air Artillery Division

Air Forces

- 20,000 Men manning 99 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 1st Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 4th Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 5th Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 6th Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 F-01 Partridge Fighter Aircraft in 7th Air Wing

- 20,000 Men manning 100 B-01 Thunder Bomber Aircraft in 1st Bomber Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 B-01 Thunder Bomber Aircraft in 2nd Bomber Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 B-01 Thunder Bomber Aircraft in 3rd Bomber Air Wing

- 20,000 Men manning 100 Mi-24 Attack Helicopters in 6th Helicopter Air Wing
- 20,000 Men manning 100 Mi-24 Attack Helicopters in 7th Helicopter Air Wing




The plan called for an establishment of tight perimeter around the western-most Bulgarian border between the UBR's Macedonia and Serbia, then coordinated artillery and air strikes against both military and civilian targets, then an ultimate push into Blagoevgrad and Sofia.

[Global Islamic Republic]

Once again, the Bulgarians were not caught completely off guard. With the Macedonians buying them the time they need, the fanatic Bulgarian forces has mobilized, most of which stationed in the capital of Sofia, but some oddly placed in the northern city of Kozloduy, busy at work.

20 000 Men in 1st Royal Guard Division, positioned in Kozloduy
15 000 Men in 1st Infantry Division, positioned in Sofia
15 000 Men in 2nd Infantry Division, positioned in Sofia
15 000 Men in 3rd Infantry Division, positioned in Kozloduy
15 000 Men in 4th Infantry Division, positioned in Kozloduy
60 000 Men in 1st Reserve Corps, positioned in Sofia
60 000 Men in 2nd Reserve Corps, positioned in Sofia
60 000 Men in 3rd Reserve Corps, positioned in Sofia
60 000 Men in 4th Reserve Corps, positioned in Sofia

15 000 Men manning 100 128mm M-71 'Partizan' in 1st Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Sofia
15 000 Men manning 100 76mm M-48 in 2nd Mobile Artillery Division, stationed in Sofia

3 000 Men manning 100 M998 HMMWV in 1st Recon Brigade, stationed in Kozloduy
3 000 Men manning 100 T-55A MBT in 1st Armour Brigade, stationed in Sofia

4 000 Men manning 20 Mi-24 in 1st Helicopter Wing
4 000 Men manning 20 MiG-29 in 1st Fighter Wing

4 000 Men manning 100 20/1mm M75 in 1st Air Defence Division, stationed in Sofia
4 000 Men manning 100 20/3mm M75 in 2nd Air Defence Division, stationed in Sofia
2 000 Men manning 50 40mm L/70 Bofors in 3rd Air Defence Battalion, stationed in Sofia
4 000 Men manning 100 9K32M Strela-2M in 4th Air Defence Division, stationed in Kozloduy

[United Balkan Republic]

At last, the border assault had begun. On a front more than 45 miles in length, spearheaded by the UBR's F-01 Partridge and B-01 bombers, the vast army divisions poured through, eager to capture Sofia and end this war.

The first call was to capture and/or destroy any chance of Bulgaria to intervene directly with artillery. The 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Cavalry divisions with devoted air support from the 1st air wing would arrive in force east of the city limits of the capitol, and find and fix the enemy for a swift flank to hopefully destroy any presence of artillery.

The second idea was for the 1st, 7th and 8th Armored divisions to swing north and south to secure Sofia, while the 2nd Armored along with its APC counterparts stayed with the main column of mechanized infantry and guard divisions, spearheading directly into the capitol and asking for an immediate surrender.

As the divisions waited to enter the city and the cavalry arrived in the east, ART-01 artillery cannons began to light up Sofia in a dazzling display of firepower and military might. The 1st, 7th and 8th Armored divisions began to move from their areas to flank the city, and with luck, it would be flanked with low casualties.



Red = Bulk of Army Force
Green = 1st, 7th and 8th Armored
Blue = Cavalry Divisions
Purple = Artillery