Ardmori Civil War
Brief overview
| Ardmori Civil War | |||||||
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 (Clockwise from top left) members of the Arcerion Parachute Regiment converse before a patrol; International Brigade fighters of the Ardmori Socialist Front conduct an assault; Royal Ardmori Army troops patrol streets during attempts to quell riots and insurrection; Ardmori Socialist troops search a town for Loyalist collaborators. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Ardmore Arcerion | Ardmori Cooperative | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Royal Ardmori Army Royal Ardmori Navy Ardmori Air Corps  Arcer Army |
Ardmori Liberation Army National Ardmori Front New Ardmori People's Republic | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| significant | significant | ||||||
Background
Background general
Union Protest
Royal Crackdown and Suppression
angry secret police stuff
everyone thinks its done
Socialist Uprising
everyone thought it was over
foreign support
-Revitalised support through foreign weapons and fighters
Early War (1927-1929)
Initial Conflicts
2 key battles put socialists on back foot on North Island
Battle of Hellman
north island, loyalists smash commies
Battle of Tuton
arrival of Arco paras, catch brigades retreating from hellman and destroy them, prevent them from evacuating most troops from the port
North Islands Campaign
-Infighting amongst commies allows Prince Regent (King is trapped on South island) to use Arco troops and Ardmori troops to solidify position and secure north island (Operation Treble)
Invasion of South Ardmore
Operation Pike
-Invasion of south island -initial success
-commies reform against new threat to the revolution
-few key battles, at least 1 stalingrad esque
Battle of Elliston
arco paras and light rifles battling in hills, commies lose
Siege of Wolford
tobrukl-esque, commies caught by loyalists
Battle of Dumbarton
commies relieve Taetal, loyalists get beaten
Late War (1930-1931)
-ardmori troops begin to break with mass execution of royals and armori government officials -wavering ardmori support increases burden on arco troops
-arco generals see writing on the wall, begin an evacuation a la Manila to get loyalists to the north island
-retreat to north island (make it seem like a long march type deal)
Armistice and Legacy
-generic status quo -armstice negotiated by @Kir ?
-2 countries emerge
-arco withdrawal from Levantia