Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:36 am
Vanuku Launches Full Frontal Assault in Western Tribal Area
Casualties Believed to Be High As Deltarian Defence Remains Dogged In Difficult Terrain
Vanukean infantry bogged down in a firefight with Deltarian troops.
January 4418 - Vanukean and Deltarian armed forces have been involved in more bloody clashes after a major offensive was launched in the Western tribal areas of Jelbania. Multiple units from the Kingdom advanced on Deltarian-held territory in the southern and eastern part of the former state of Yamtekstan in a head-on assault directly ordered by the Prefect, Duke Brnó Zhtál.
However, unlike the abundant open plains found further east in the Katonid Khanate and the Northern Khaganate, the terrain in the tribal areas is not suited to Vanuku's vast array of fast-moving armoured and mechanised combat vehicles. It has meant a more slow moving, infantry-dominated advance backed up by air support.
Prefect Zhtál, who recently took personal charge of the Ministry of Defence, said that during the initial stages of the advance, Vanukean armed forces had made "substantial headway". However, statistics and reports released by independent observers suggested casualties were "high" and that the advance had been halted by dogged Deltarian troops defending in an area more suited to guerilla warfare.
Elements of the 18th Mountain Division try to make progress in difficult terrain unsuited to a fast mobile advance.
The presence of various tribal warlords, including the Jeztri Blue Horde faction, is also believed to have created issues that have hampered the Vanukean war machine being able to manoeuvre.
If the reports are true, then Vanuku's hopes of opening a new western front and breaking through the Deltarian flanks have not been successful. It would also mean that a line of defences and fortifications now exists from the east coast of Jelbania all the way through to the expanse of the tribal areas in the west.
The conflict is also drawing in more and more troops from both sides further reinforcing the stalemate that exists.
Vanuku's hope of breaking Deltarian resistance through a sustained strategic and tactical bombing campaign is also taking time to bear fruit. Deltaria has been able to keep open the recently built Zima rail link through the Katonid Khanate, to help keep supplies moving to the front line, while decoy tactics have been used to frustrate Deltarian stealth bombers missions aimed at taking at key economic and production sites.
Casualties Believed to Be High As Deltarian Defence Remains Dogged In Difficult Terrain
Vanukean infantry bogged down in a firefight with Deltarian troops.
January 4418 - Vanukean and Deltarian armed forces have been involved in more bloody clashes after a major offensive was launched in the Western tribal areas of Jelbania. Multiple units from the Kingdom advanced on Deltarian-held territory in the southern and eastern part of the former state of Yamtekstan in a head-on assault directly ordered by the Prefect, Duke Brnó Zhtál.
However, unlike the abundant open plains found further east in the Katonid Khanate and the Northern Khaganate, the terrain in the tribal areas is not suited to Vanuku's vast array of fast-moving armoured and mechanised combat vehicles. It has meant a more slow moving, infantry-dominated advance backed up by air support.
Prefect Zhtál, who recently took personal charge of the Ministry of Defence, said that during the initial stages of the advance, Vanukean armed forces had made "substantial headway". However, statistics and reports released by independent observers suggested casualties were "high" and that the advance had been halted by dogged Deltarian troops defending in an area more suited to guerilla warfare.
Elements of the 18th Mountain Division try to make progress in difficult terrain unsuited to a fast mobile advance.
The presence of various tribal warlords, including the Jeztri Blue Horde faction, is also believed to have created issues that have hampered the Vanukean war machine being able to manoeuvre.
If the reports are true, then Vanuku's hopes of opening a new western front and breaking through the Deltarian flanks have not been successful. It would also mean that a line of defences and fortifications now exists from the east coast of Jelbania all the way through to the expanse of the tribal areas in the west.
The conflict is also drawing in more and more troops from both sides further reinforcing the stalemate that exists.
Vanuku's hope of breaking Deltarian resistance through a sustained strategic and tactical bombing campaign is also taking time to bear fruit. Deltaria has been able to keep open the recently built Zima rail link through the Katonid Khanate, to help keep supplies moving to the front line, while decoy tactics have been used to frustrate Deltarian stealth bombers missions aimed at taking at key economic and production sites.