Campaign
Update – End of Turn 4
Unfortunately,
Malikastan has not been in the western world’s news this week. The news agencies have concentrated on the
expanding UN/AUSAF beachhead to the south and the diplomatic attempts to stop
the Malikastan Incident from expanding throughout the Middle East and south
Asia. There has, however, been one news
article on an unconfirmed report that a Hotakistani nuclear device has been
moved to Malikastan. The Russian news
has been dominated by Malikastan with reports of the Russian ambassador being
kidnapped and the arrival of Russian paratroopers in Malikastan. But, with nearly the whole press contingent
in Malikastan off the air in the beleaguered Malika City the news is more
rumour than fact.
Late
in the week there was a final breakdown in the UN command, and the AUSAF
(AUStralia-USA Force) has been formed as an independent command.
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| The battles of Turn 4 |
Overview
of the last week or so of fighting in Malikastan: In the west the British
managed to escape from being encircled in Azmakassar, in the process of
escaping they destroyed two enemy units.
In the South the French, British and Hotakistani’s gave and received
equally and both sides fell-back. In the
centre the Australian attack was blunted forcing a partial retreat of the AUSAF
force. In Malika City the UN forces
stood firm against overwhelming odds, though the Malikastani president was
killed and many foreigners were captured.
South of Malika City the final Hotakistani paratroopers were mopped up
by the UN. Across the river in the east,
the last surviving force on the east bank, a Ghanaian Recce unit rescued a
MANPOL unit and two downed Australian aviators, though they bloodied the
insurgents in the area the insurgents are far from being cowered.
The
UN Engineers finally repaired the old Russian airfield in the west (area 44
Poslednyaya Nadezhda) and the Hotakistani Engineers at Jazira’janub
successfully started repairs on the Vertolet Bazy airfield (area 24).
The
British Infantry and Australian Mechanized Infantry are still waiting in the
far north for an airlift to Malikastan.
During
the battle at Bahijandal the local civilians have finally called it quits and a
large refugee problem is developing. The
UN/AUSAF and the Hotakistanis will no doubt both try to attract the displaced
persons for propaganda kudos.
The
Russian construction contractors have begun their march southward. The Russian president has warned any side
which obstructs their path or fights in the vicinity of these heroes will face
the full force of the Russian armed forces.
The Russians have also announced that any one taking advantage of the
Malikastan Incident to smuggle opium from Malikastan into Russia will be met with
maximum force.
Will the Hotakistani’s let off their nuke before the UN
special forces can track it down? Will the
UN be able to get reinforcements into an airspace dominated by Hotakistani
jets? Will the Hotakistani’s exploit
their victory against the Australians?
Will the Hotakistani’s try take FOB Breakbone and dominate the UN
Eastern airfield. Will the UN and AUSAF
forces be able to co-ordinate a defense?
And, in Malika City who knows what will happen? The city is awash with insurgents, stray
Hotakistani paratroopers, hiding civilians, POWs, revengeful Malikastanis and
an ODA force. The UN force in Birka and
Bajihindal have a very precarious line of communication and are being pressured
from the north, what will happen to this force?
Fight the enemy to a standstill or be cut-off and passed through the
meat grinder? Looks to be an interesting
turn.
Summary
of the Battles from Turn 4 and their outcomes
Area
11 – South of Malika City (rolled-off)
The British 2nd line infantry
and the AUSAF HQ cornered the last Hotakistani paratroopers and fought a bloody
battle, routing the paratroopers into Malika City. The Hotakistani paratroopers were destroyed
in their rout.
The Malikastani president was killed as he
tried to escape the city when an RPG destroyed his vehicle and the survivors
were overwhelmed by a flamethrower. His
loyal bodyguards and a ODA team fought hard but were unable to stop the
insurgents from overrunning the majority of the foreign legations. The Russian ambassador was wounded as he
escaped the onslaught and captured.
After the fight the Malikastani bodyguards and the ODA stood their
ground and now have fortified their position.
Meanwhile, a Russian VDV unit has landed at the airport and advanced
into Malika City, intent on rescuing the missing ambassador, his family and his
staff.
The Ghanaian Armoured Reconnaissance unit
rescued two Australian downed aviators and lifted the siege of a small MANPOL
checkpoint. They fought a sharp and one-sided
engagement against two large groups of insurgents. At least half the insurgents were destroyed
or scattered, the rest have hunkered down in the rough terrain sniping at the
armoured cars.
Following their victory over the
Hotakistani armoured thrust the Australian armour and infantry counter-attacked,
but their attack was disrupted by heavy Hotakistani artillery. The battered Australian infantry retreated
south in good order to Birka. The
Australian and Malikastani armour now hold the line around the old UN outpost. Following the intense fighting in
the area the civilians have finally given up and are now on the move as
refugees. AUSAF, the UN and Hotakistani
forces may build a refugee camp in at a location they control.
The encircled British armour and mechanised
infantry started their epic breakout, first smashing through a wall of
Malikastani turncoats and a horde of insurgents. Unfortunately further to the west the door
was being closed by two companies of Hotakistani infantry. Before the trap could be closed Uruguayans
and a US ODA moved in and kept the vital road open, allowing a good portion of
the British to escape. In the struggle
the Malikastani’s were bested and many were captured, the wily insurgents
however escaped into central Azmakassar.
The Uruguayans and ODA team destroyed one Hotakistani infantry company
and kept the second at bay.
The UN forces at the No Name Ridge outpost
repulsed the initial probes by the Hotakistani BMP infantry, but when they
counter-attacked, from the west and east they were defeated. Both the Hotakistani’s and UN forces have
fallen back to lick their wounds. The
Hotakistani’s have fallen back to the north, the UN to the Malika Airport. Following
the UN airstrikes the locals in the area have dropped in their pro-UN stance to
neutral towards the UN.
Turn
5
Random
Event (91): The UN/AUSAF have disrupted the
Hotakistani chain of command (Hotakistan receives no Staff Support. Also, the UN/AUSAF forces have broken out of
their beachhead to the south of Malikastan and are now fighting through the
desert to the south.
Moon
Phase [d6=4]: Moon remains NEW, Dust is predicted
for Campaign Turn 8.
Campaign
Initiative (UN/AUSAF won more battles, UN):
UN/AUSAF D10=1, Hotakistan D8=1 Tie, UN wins intiative; all Hotakistani forces lose one Movement
Point.
Supplies: UN/AUSAF: Supply-2 Hotakistan: Supply-1, Supply-1 (remember that supplies can also be turned
into guided artillery shells, WMD, MOPP4 and +1FP)
UN
Staff Support: Staff-2, Staff-3, Staff-5
Hotakistani
Staff Support: None
UN/AUSAF
Interdiction Forces: x2 Special Forces
Hotakistani
Interdiction Forces: x1 Special Force, x3 Insurgent
Air
Superiority: UN D8=4 Hot. D10=7, Hotakistani’s have
air superiority with 3 air assets, the UN/AUSAF roll D6=2, so receive no air
assets.
Russian Reinforcement Option: Pick on from Combat, the Russians select Mechanized Paratroopers, D8 =6, received. They will drop the unit at location 41. Russia requests both the Hotakistanis, AUSAF and UN to switch off all AA in this region.
Special
UN/AUSAF Rule for Turn 5: The UN players may each
send two emails deciding how to divide the interdiction, staff and
reinforcements. Include the GM in the
mails so he can intercept them. Each UN
and AUSAF force has also been given a free medium Airlift asset (can move
2). Note that supplies can be freely
airdropped.
The rule book has a few updates version
1.29. A new version of the VASSAL file and the SAV file is updated.
UN, AUSAF and Hotakistani players must now select their reinforcements.
UN/AUSAF Reinforcement Options: Pick two from a pool of 1 Combat, 1 Support and 1 Air (must decide which side gets what, or indeed, anything). AUSAF and UN both send in what they want, one or two. Then they must communicate.
Hotakistani Reinforcement Options: Pick three from a pool of 1 Combat and 2 Support
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