Wurst War

Wurst War
Gallante F-15EX's overflying Wurst oil fields, set ablaze by Coalition Bombing
Period
2124 - 2125
Location		Wurst
Result		Total defeat of Wurst
Territorial Changes		Wurst annexed into Phoenia as the Wurst Protectorate
Belligerents
Warlords of Wurst			Phoenian Coalition
Wurst terrorists			Phoenia Orion Elohim Belka Gallante
Strength
225 Aircraft 160 Tanks 40 AD Vehicles 200 Infantry ATGM/MANPAD Teams			2 Aircraft Carriers 2 other ships 656 Aircraft 219 Tanks 38 Air Defense Vehicles 5 Orbital Bombardment Spaceships
Casualties and Losses
All forces destroyed			SOON

Wurst War was a war fought in 2124 and 2125 between Wurstian Warlords, designated as terrorists by Phoenia, and an International coalition consisting of Phoenia, Orion, Elohim, Belka and the Gallente Federation. The war ended in a hard fought, and bloody victory for the coalition, resulting in Phoenian annexation of Wurst.

Background

During the 2110's, Wurst as a nation was mostly aligned with Nuvastia, with a large part of the country being Nuvan. However, in 2120, after population changes due to the rising Phoenian state, and worsening quality of life in Nuvastia and it's spehere of influence, Wurst suffered a bloodless coup, which lead to the installation of a neutral, less Nuvastia-alligned government. In response to this, in 2121, a coalition of Ethnically Nuvan Wurstian rebel and mercenary groups announced their plans to take control of Wurst, and depose it's government, returning to the pre-coup one. They launched an insurgency located in the countries north, securing the majority of the region by the end of 2122.

Run-up to War

In 2123, the Wurst warlords begun executing cross-border raids into Phoenia, officially aimed at sabotaging Phoenian influence campaigns in Wurst. The Phoenian response was far stronger than expected with them considering the act a declaration of war, and in early 2124 Phoenia began assembling an international coalition to deal with the Wurstian threat. The coalition included Phoenia's allies in Orion, Gallante, Elohim and Belka, who all sent their expeditionary units into Phoenia to prepare for war.

War

Early Actions

The first offensive action of the war was taken by Elohim, with an aggressive reconnaissance and SEAD mission launched following the formal declaration of war on Wurstian Warlords by Coalition forces. The Strike package consisting of 28 Aircraft (of those, 16 Fighters and 12 heavy attack aircraft) entered Wurstian airspace before being intercepted by Wurstian Rebells Airforce Z-80 Lancer's, and Wurstian Air Defenses. The air fight resulted in a loss of all aircraft for Elohim, who despite that managed to inflict significant casualties to the WRAF and Air Defenses. Elohimian losses for the battle were estimated at about 2 000 000 funds.

Following the morning's failure, Gallante Federation Aircraft entered Wurste in the evening, against coalition orders, and engaged the WRAF Aircraft over their air defense net. Seeing the danger in the attack, Elohim sent their own air forces into the fray as well to assist Gallante forces. The attack was again a failure, with the coalition losing some 140 aircraft to the WRAF Z-80 Lancers and air defenses.

Day one losses to the coalition amounted to 8 000 000 funds, and over a 100 Coalition Pilots killed, with another dozen captured. Following the setback, the coalition ceased offensive actions to regroup and organize, and to hopefully avoid such mistakes and disobeyment of orders.