Istalia

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First wave of warships begin fighting Pontesi; second wave sent | Istalia arrives at Kafuristan's coast
May 5574 [BACKDATED]


After the government of Istalia sent a total of 600.000 soldiers in a suicide mission to formally declare war, to Pontesi and Kafuristan, one month later, the first wave arrived at Pontesi and has begun fighting Pontesi. The plan is the following: send a total of three or four waves consisting of 250.000 soldiers in ships. Once the first wave arrives and starts fighting Pontesi, the second wave comes in (already close to the first wave, but far enough to not be spotted by Pontesi's radars) to support. The objective of the first wave is to test the capabilities and tactics of the enemy, and spread a message: that Istalia has nothing to lose and is willing to go far to destroy Pontesi. The second wave comes in as support after there have been several losses. Then, when the second stage of the plan to attack Pontesi is enacted, the third (or four) waves will come in. 



Since the route is long, fewer soldiers are deployed to Pontesi. Instead, the larger amounts have been sent to Kafuristan, focusing on it due to proximity. 350.000 soldiers were sent to Kafuristan by ship and have already arrived at the southeastern coast, where they're fighting to occupy it in order to expand further into Kafuristan. So far, neither nation has moved to attack Istalia, but Istalia is cautious. "We are planning to use our well-developed aerospace technology and equipment, as well as other tech and equipment we've mentioned beforehand publicly, since we can't afford to sacrifice and use many ships, and in the case of Pontesi, it'll make our route longer. We, however, are not going to publicly state our plan further than this... Just know that everything's planned carefully, even though we understand that the general public might think we're just pulling a suicidal mission." said Publio Carvelli. 

So far, several nations have positioned themselves against Istalia, sanctioning it and condemning the war. However, one nation in particular caught the attention of General Secretary Russo: Lourenne. Russo said that Lourenne "has no right to condemn and criticise Istalia or Majatra for going to war, when a century ago they were warmongering with Beiteynu and its allies, and has never abandoned its imperialistic ambitions. Even if Lourenne indeed no longer wants to engage in warfare - which we doubt, but that's hard to prove anyway - they are still imperialists and have no right to criticise us!"