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<table class="infobox vevent" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;;width:100"><tr><th colspan="2" class="summary" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Akanatoa War</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Part of [[Loa Civil War of 2026]]</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;">[[File:Akanatoa War png final.png|frameless]]<br /><small>Akanatoa War</small></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">
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|2026 - present
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|<div class="location">[[Loa Republic]]</div>
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''Ongoing''
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:<span class="flagicon">[[File:Bandera Nacional.svg|link=|alt=|border|23x23px]]</span> [[Pelaxia]]
:<span class="flagicon">[[File:Takatta_Loa_Flag.png|link=|alt=|border|23x23px]]</span> [[Loa Republic]]
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:<span class="flagicon">[[TBD]]</span> [[Akanatoa Chiefdom]]
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:<span class="flagicon">[[File:Bandera Nacional.svg|link=|alt=|border|23x23px]]</span> [[Pedro Meireles]]
:<span class="flagicon">[[File:Bandera Nacional.svg|link=|alt=|border|23x23px]]</span> [[Mateo Garzón]]
:<span class="flagicon">[[File:Takatta_Loa_Flag.png|link=|alt=|border|23x23px]]</span> [[TBD]]
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The '''Akanatoa''' is an ongoing military conflict between [[Pelaxia]], [[Loa Republic]] and the [[Akanatoa Chiefdom]].
==Background==
The Akanatoa Chiefdom has been linked with Pelaxian local terrorist and separatist organization from the province of Savria. Under the perview of E4 commitments Pelaxia has been carrying out counter-smuggling operations over the Kindred Sea to deny Loa smugglers free movement in the sea and prevent them from smuggling weapons into Pelaxia.


The '''arts and literature of Urcea''' are reflective of key social characteristics of the people of [[Urcea]] and the history of its cultural development, being primarily inclusive of greater [[Latinic people|Latinic]] traditions while incorporating some elements of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] culture. Throughout its history, the written and visual arts of Urcea have been profoundly impacted by the role of the [[Catholic Church]] in Urcean society, with a preponderance of its great works containing or alluding to religious themes. [[Ómestaderoi]] living and concepts of the frontier - both the [[Urcean frontier]] and the historic discovery and expansion of the [[Latin Heroic Age]], and similarities between these eras - also feature prominent throughout literature, artwork, and in some cases architecture. The history of Urcea and its role in [[Levantia]] are also common themes.
The Pelaxian Ministry of Defense produced an extensive intelligence report linking the smuggling activities to the High Chieftain Galauenda of Akanatoa. Through this, the Federal Chancellor Valladolid instructed its Primer Minister, Pedro Meireles, to carry out the arrest and/or elimination of the responsible groups devicing this activities.
==Outbreak==
[[File:Meireles Akanatoa.jpeg|thumb|left|Prime Minister Pedro Meireles entering an emergency meeting previous to Operación Cimitarra]]
[[File:Ataque en fragata.jpeg|thumb|left|Video footage of the on deck fire after the attack on the Gutierrez Class Frigate "NAP Aureliano Castro"]]
On January 2026 two "Guardia Civil" officers were shot and killed at a checkpoint 10 kilometers away from Leg in Savria. These attacks were claimed but the re-formed separatist organizartion FLNS. During the month of January and February, Federal Civil Guard elements cracked down on the attackers. Guardia Civil's presence in Savria and its capital Tabăra was to be reinforced as provincial elections approached. Meireles' reportedly snapped at the Joint Chiefs of Staff "No Fuckery" around the Operation Mare Nostrum, reported RMC News.  


==Art==
From the operartion carried out by the Guardia Civil, it was alleged that the guns used by the FLNS have not been funneled from within Anastasio Torque Autonomous Community, and later the Minisitry of Interior, Ministry of Security and the DISEN were instructed to elaborate a comprehensive report on the matter. This report, later titled the "Weapons Lane " report detailed a connection bettween high ranking chiefs of the Akanatoa region and FLNS militants.  
The history of Urcean visual art is part of Levantine painting history. [[Levantia|Levantine art]] was influenced by earlier [[Adonerum|Adonerii]] civilization and can in part be taken as a descendant thereof. However, Levantine painting does have important unique characteristics. Such painting can be grouped into 4 main "styles" or periods, and may contain the first examples of trompe-l'œil, pseudo-perspective, and pure landscape.
[[File:Rembrandt Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee.jpg|150px|right|thumb|''The Storm on the Sea of Galilee'' (1633) is among the most famous and impressively executed paintings from the [[Urcea]]n Baroque period.]]
Panel painting became more common during the Levanesque period, under the heavy influence of [[Istroyan]] icons. Towards the middle of the 13th century, Medieval art and Gothic painting became more realistic, with the beginnings of interest in the depiction of volume and perspective in Urcea. From then on, the treatment of composition by the best painters also became much more free and innovative. Despite later adaptation of theme and subject, realistic painting has remained a popular form of painted art since the medieval period. Urcean art is centered around technical and realistic execution, retaining form while the content and how it is depicted has become more diverse.
===Baroque===
Initially serving imperial, private, civic, and religious patronage, Urcean painting later found audiences in the aristocracy and the middle class. From the Middle Ages through the Renaissance painters worked for the church and a wealthy aristocracy. Beginning with the Baroque era, artists received private commissions from a more educated and prosperous middle class. These changes occurred in the contest of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] victory following the [[Great Confessional War]] and rejuvenation of Catholic art and architecture as the aesthetic component of the {{wp|Counter Reformation}}. Accordingly, the demand for art across most of Urcean society was greatly enhanced during this period, leading to additional developments over time.
===Romanticism===
[[File:Thomas Cole - A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning (1844) - Google Art Project.jpg|150px|left|thumb|''A Traveler's View'' (1828) by [[Thomas Comhale]], Urcea's foremost Romantic painter, depicts the famous [[Ionian_Hotel_War#Velucian_Palace_and_beginning_of_the_rivalry|Velucian Palace hotel]].]]
Art in Urcea continued to develop out of purely theological and patronage-based systems. The idea of "art for art's sake" began to find expression in the work of the Romantic painters, the most famous of which was [[Thomas Comhale]], whose paintings of [[Ionian Plateau]] and scenes in the eastern [[The Valley (Urcea)|Urcean valley]] were embraced as a "uniquely Urcean artistic school" during the period of the [[Recess of the Julii]] and [[Aedanicad]]. During this period, ideas about subject in art began to diverge, with historical events and people giving way to a more freeform selection of abstract locations and objects painted in the Romantic style. As was the case elsewhere, Urcean Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion, idealization of nature, suspicion of science and industrialization, and glorification of the past with a strong preference for the medieval rather than the classical. Accordingly, art was used to depict these things in a positive and virtuous light, and in many cases idyllic landscapes were depicted almost as an unattainable dream while still grounding them in the idea of Urcea "as it was".


The Romantic art style remained popular in Urcea long after it had been supplanted elsewhere and it was valued as the "art of the common people and their inheritance in the land of Urcea", as Aedanicus VIII put it in 1863. Urcean Romanticism heavily featured both landscapes and historical scenes in addition to Biblical and pseudo-historical scenes, especially in the well known ''The Course of Empire'' series of paintings by Comhale which depict the rise and fall of a classic Latinic civilization. During the 19th century commercial galleries became established and continued to provide patronage in the 20th century.
Primer Minister Meireles lauched Operation "Mare Nostrum" through national security powers. Naval elements expaned its area of operation and assets in the Kindred Sea to police and secure maritime lanes under the E4 perview and capacity. "This a direct response to the pressure he is handling after the arms smuggling in Sawra" , a Government insider said at the time. This marked the first time a Prime Minister made use of the Smart Defense Act, which gives the Prime Minister powers for emergency military deployment abroad and support of federal forces internally by declaring a state of exception in the event of an explicit threat to national security, if the Chiefdom of the Akanatoa Ipadoes does not extradite regional leaders implicated by the Ministry of Interior in the "Weapons Lane" Report. Political advisors and Chiefs of Staff were described as "uneasy" by a source.
====Frontier romanticism====
[[File:A2C1D36A-DDA4-4D81-B69B-B8E41443EF76.jpg|150px|right|thumb|''The Civilizing Mission (1870)'' utilizes a pun in its title and depicts a [[Catholic Church]] and priests on the [[Urcean frontier]]; struggle and difficulty is implicit in the imagery of the work.]]
As the [[Urcean frontier]] became gradually settled in the 19th century, many of the Romantic period's landscape portraits also depicted scenes of the [[Urcean frontier]], extolling the virtues of [[Ómestaderoi]] living as part of a greater popularity of these themes and locations coinciding with the rise of Urcean frontier literature. Unlike the "valley romantics", frontier romantics tended to subvert the idealization of nature, instead depicting nature as something dangeorus and ultimately apart from man. This perspective, directly inspired by the troubles real Ómestaderoi faced in settling the area, tends to give the frontier romantics more of a grim tone and style, with more restrained use of color and an increased use of darkness within the work. Still, many of both the methods and background conceptions of the artists remained the same as elsewhere in Urcea, making it not purely a distinct style. Frontier romanticism became popular towards the end of the romantic period and was popular both in the frontier and beyond. Scholars have suggested Urcea's general decline towards the end of the [[Aedanicad]] and reign of [[Aedanicus VIII]] lead to frontier romanticism's popularity, as the grim and realistic view of the world replaced the idealized one as political and economic conditions worsened.


===Skepticism===
By late february a large concentration of pelaxian military assets on key strategic naval bases and ports was noticeable by several media outlets and even several family members of pelaxian service men went on social media expressing concrerns for their relatives being called upong to their bases.
[[File:IndustrialSkepArt.jpg|150px|right|thumb|''Progress, or the Grand Invention'' (1922) is typical and the most well known painting of the skeptical style.]]
In the early 20th century, Romantic and realistic scenes were replaced by artists with the "skeptical" style. This style is defined by semi-surreal scenes with otherwise identifiable objects which includes a hidden criticism of contemporary society that is intentionally not evidently apparent by a plain viewing of the art; common subjects also included easily identifiable historical figures in surreal and {{wp|anachronistic}} scenes. The Urcean skeptical style, which flourished between the [[First Great War]] and [[Second Great War]] was viewed by contemporaries as sophisticated and esoteric, while it was popularly and critically scorned as elitist and complex for its own sake. Due to the period in which it became popular, many of the famous skeptical works are veiled critiques at life in Urcea during the [[History of Urcea (1902-1955)|Restoration period]], focusing on social ills and the changes coming to the country as a result of a century of modernization.


===Neo-Romanticism===
On March 20th, the Ministry of Defense reported 1 dead and 2 injured during and attack to a Pelaxian frigate. The Pelaxian Navy confirmed the Gutierrez Class Frigate "NAP Aureliano Castro" was impacted by a weapons smuggling boat loaded with explosives, as a second boat avoided the patrol task force. "This shows an upgrade in Loa smuggling tactics who are willing to target military and security personell in the Kindred", the Navy report said. From the images shared on Ixtwitter, the explosion triggered an on deck fire and fire protocols were initiated. One sailor was confirmed deceased on board, while another two were injured
Following Urcea's participation and victory in the [[Second Great War]], Romanticism reemerged as a popular art style, with both critical and popular demand for styles of art depicting the natural greatness of [[Urcea]]. Unlike the natural, historical, or Biblical themes common among the Romantics, Neo-Romanticism often emphasized patriotic themes and included more depictions of buildings and the nation's natural wonders, though appropriately patriotic historical events were included as well. This style's mass popularity occurred during the 1940s and early to mid 1950s.
===Foundationalism===
Foundationalism emerged in the late 1950s and 1960s as a form of art popular in {{wp|high culture|high cultural circles}} as a rejection of both the earlier uncertain skeptical style as well as the exaggerated Neo-Romantic style. Characterized by an insistence on straight lines and right angles, as well as concrete or "solid" subjects the foundationalist style emphasized the immutable characteristics of objects without any particular embellishment, depicting the world as a connected series of "objects whose nature simply is" (in the words of Martin Marze, Foundationalist artist) rather than as a Romantic landscape or chance encounter of individuals. The style is named for ''The Foundation'' (1959), which depicted the [[Mountain of the Blessed Sacrament]] as a large block from which the rest of Levantia, depicted in jagged manner in only right angles, hangs from, a commentary on the colonial underpinnings of the very Levantine identity based on the spread of settlers from the southwest during the [[Latin Heroic Age]]. Rising out of a reaction to Neo-Romanticism, the style frequently included critical interpretations of both history and contemporary Urcean society and social institutions such as the [[Catholic Church]], leading to frequent condemnations from the office of the [[Censor (Urcea)|Censor]]. The blocky shape and lack of vibrant colors has lead to this style being referred to as "{{wp|Brutalism|brutalism}} in paint".


===Factual surrealism===
Later that month in Loa, the invasion of Lepekepeke has advanced significantly, with the entire eastern half of the itisi being occupied bu the joint forces of Huselesele and Kasanda. The Queen Mother of Jateatea Koaualolo later made an official statement. She stated that the Kingdoms Jateatea, Gokulu and Hasada will intervene militarily against the two invasions, and that Jateatea will be sending approximately 30,000 troops to pacify the Ahoso Rebellions. In addition, the Queen Mother as reportedly allowed the state of Pelaxia to assist in the matter. Although the combined forces of the three kingdoms numbers 700,000 their military is far less disciplined and well supplied then the kapo, who are by nature warmongering.
[[File:AssumptionArt.jpeg|150px|left|thumb|''Munificentissimus Deus'' (2006) depicts the {{wp|Assumption of Mary}} and is common of the factual surrealist style.]]
Factual surrealism is a style of art which depicts surreal abstractions of commonly accepted beliefs and orthodox teachings of the [[Catholic Church]], the preeminent social institution in Urcea. It depicts religious and historical scenes related to scripture or Urcean history, though many of the historical paintings are imbued with historic meaning. The factual surrealist style is intended, though with technical precision, to immerse the viewer in the "sense and glory" of the particular subject. Most artists of this style say they seek to capture the "perfect otherness" of the divine in their work.  


This style emerged in the late 20th century, developing out of a revival of the skeptical style of depiction but replacing the esoteric and secret meaning with more traditional themes and readily apparent meanings. One of the most famous contemporary Urcean artists, Téodóir Ludovictor, described the style as "the appearance of the Skeptical with the soul of the Baroque". Factual surrealism is conceived by many art critics as a summation of Urcean art throughout history, blending the topics of the Baroque period, the color, lighting, and technical execution of the Romantic period, and the uncertain form of the skeptical period.
By March 2026 full mobilization was issued to the Pelaxian Armed Forces, and by May Operacion Cimitarra was approved.
==Operación Cimitarra==
===Galauenda Raid===
[[File:Australia’s Special Operations Task Group mentors Provincial Response Company – Uruzgan 130427-A-FS372-270.jpg|thumb|right|1st RAR engagement route]]
[[File:Australia’s Special Operations Task Group mentors Provincial Response Company – Uruzgan 130427-A-FS372-230.jpg|thumb|left|1st RAR soldier]]
On March 13th, two battalions of the 1st Pioneers Regiment ("Pioneros") and one company of the 1st Rapid Aerial Response Battalion (1st RAR) landed on Akanatoan territory by a swimmer delivery vehicle and inflatable boats under cover of the night. Their mission was to kill or capture Chieftain Galauenda and other 5 of his generals.
The Pioneers were to screen and gather intelligence on the military capacity of the Akanatoan forces around Imahenda and to track the movements of Galauenda, awaiting approval to strike. The combined special operations task force was instructed to create and secure a supply landing zone to substain them vía nocturnal air drop from an A-400M.


==Architecture==
On the night of March 31st Operación Cimitarra is green lit and the company of the 1st RAR engages Galauenda’s escort convoy 30 kilometers away from Imahenda. The Ministry of Defense will later report that 3 members of the High Chieftain of Akanatoa General Staff have been killed during an operation carried by the 1st Rapid Aerial Response Battalion (1st RAR) that has been deployed over the region in advance of Operation Cimitarra.
[[Urcea]] has a long history of distinct architectural styles and innovation within architecture. The first of the "great" Urcean architectural styles were established just after the end of the [[Great Confessional War]] at the height of the {{wp|Counter Reformation}}: the {{wp|Rococo}} style of architecture, best expressed perahaps in both [[Electorsbourg]] and [[The Hermitage (Cálfeld)|the Hermitage]]. The long period of Rococo ubiquity ended in the first decades of the 18th century, and its opulance was replaced by the more restrained {{wp|Palladianism|Palladian style}}. Developing from Palladianism is among the most popular and commonly used kind of architecture in Urcea, the so-called {{wp|Federal architecture|Caroline architecture}} and associated pseudo-Caroline and neo-Caroline designs, which used brick and significant symmetry in its design. This style emphasized a type of humility and virtue in foregoing particular arthictectural and material excess in favor of sacrifice for both God and the nation, as was typical of the national awakening undergone in [[Urcea]] in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many great structures from this period are still extant alongside the Rococo masterpieces due to rapid growth during the early industrial revolution in the mid-18th century. An offshoot of Neoclassical architecture, Caroline architecture typically uses plain surfaces with attenuated detail, usually isolated in panels, tablets, and friezes. It also had a flatter, smoother façade and rarely used pilasters. It was most influenced by the interpretation of the ancient architecture of [[Great Levantia]], which was growing in popularity in the mid-18th century due to increasing interest in archaeology. Many of Urcea's great architecutral achievements were inspired by or are those of [[Great Levantia]], such as the construction of arches, domes and similar structures. The subdued Caroline style was replaced during the [[Aedanicad]] with {{wp|Gothic Revival}} as well as a renewal of Rococo architecture, which was intended to show the new grandeur and strength of the nation by calling back to earlier architectural glories.
 
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Afterwards 1st RAR was to continue gathering intelligence on key strategic objectives such as ammo depots, radio towers and anti-air positions and secure a supply landing zone for the rest of the special forces in the area. While the 1st Pioneers Regiment were tasked to destroy already marked installations such as radar instalations. The intelligence and marking of objetctived carried out by the Pioneers and the 1st RAR would be key to the following SEAD operation carried out by the Pelaxian Navy and its air assets.  
File:Campania Caserta2 tango7174.jpg|Rococo artchitecture in Urcea is perhaps best exemplified by [[Electorsbourg]].
===Sea and Air Operations===
File:Nave - San Giorgio Maggiore - Venice 2016 (2).jpg|Following the excesses of Rococo, more subtle Palladian styles became common in public and civic use, such as seen here in the interior of Cálfeld's Cathedral Basilica of St. Anne.
On the 1st of April the Pelaxian Task Force already lurking in the Akanatoan waters started its SEAD operations to destroy or deny the enemy infrastructure and establish a ''No Fly Zone'' over Akanatoa for the following land campaign.  
File:Hamilton Hall (Salem).jpg|Palladianism evolved into the even further restrained style of Caroline architecture, as exemplified by Melisbal Guild Hall, emphasizing virtue and humility.
 
File:Palace Justice(1).jpg|Urcea's newfound cultural and political heights lead to the adoption of Gothic Revival styles, as seen at [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|Urceopolis's Praetorium]] after its 1863 renovation, replaced the more subdued Caroline style.
The maritime task force was composed of  
* 2 aircraft carriers, 
* 20 frigates, 
* 4 submarines, 
* 30 corvettes,
* 8 Amphibious transport docks and
* 2 landing ship tanks.  
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US Navy 050715-N-8163B-019 The Spanish Navy frigate Alvaro De Bazan (F 101) conducts a close quarters exercise near the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg |Jerónimo I being scorted
Rafale Theodore Roosevelt03.jpg|Rafale M takes off on a bombing mission.
Pelaxian Bombing.jpeg|Akanatoan ammo depot being hit.
Hugo Charpantier shooting.jpeg|Pelaxian navy frigate Hugo Charpantier engaging a hostile aircraft.
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Together this fleet amassed a force of 160,000 personnel of the Pelaxian Armed Forces and the Federal Civil Guard.
Air raids from the Enterprise Class "Jernónimo l" aircraft carrier began in the morning with Burgundian Rafale M and Urcean F4 Phantoms, making up to 40 sorties per day engaging several ground objectives identified by the special forces on the ground. As per maritime strategy the frigate escort provided anti air protection to the carriers, engaging several Akanatoan small aircraft that threatened the operation of the task force.
By the 10th of April nearly all the stationary and logistical reserves of the Akanatoan militia has been destroyed, and the Task Force controlled the airspace over the province.
===Ground Operation===
====First Amphibious Operation====
[[File:20151004adf8540618 031.jpg|thumb|left|Pelaxian Marine amphibious IFVs training over Jerónimo l aircraft carrier]]
[[File:R5 244 1994 1368 w1200 h678 fmax.jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian Marines landing in Prima Island]]
A heavy land base of operations was key for the following land invasion of Operación Cimitarra. The lack of this base would compromise any big land unit that intended to operate in mainland Akanaoa. Eventually a plan was hatched to capture the Prima Island right off the coast of the Imahenda delta. The plan was to carry out an amphibious landing by Pelaxian Marine forces the 12th of April, eject the small Akanatoan presence and establish an airbase on the island.
The success of this operation would depend on the performance of the Pelaxian Marine Corps whose task was to get ashore and physically capture the Akanatoan garrison.
Following the capture of Prima Island, Base Irunga began construction as the main operating base for the combined Pelaxian forces, and to become the biggest foreign operating base of the Pelaxian Armed Forces to date.
Base Irunga would be the seat of the theater command for the rest of the operation.
====Airborne Deployment in the North====
[[File:Ec7ea2a38cdb07fe8771e0d786d719ff--the-brazilian-marine-corps.jpg|thumb|right|SK-105 from the 801st Parachute Regiment providing fire support]]
[[File:Pelaxian paras.webp|thumb|left|Paratroopers from the 801st Airborne Regiment jumping at noon]]
The 813th Air Recon Battalion embarked on CH - 47s and Aérospatiale SA 330 Pumas to perform an air assault landing on Sulaga city, intending to land in the mountains, secure a strategic airfield 10 kilometers from the area to channel in reinforcements and begin to surround the city. This key airfield was nicknamed “La pista de oro” / “The golden strip” some platoons had to switch abruptly to a parachute landing when they learned mid-flight that some landing zones were contested. The air drop began at 03:30 on April 13th in the face of heavy resistance from anti-aircraft guns and several small arms fire. Dassault Rafale M provided support for the landing.
Local construction vehicles were commandeered to help clear landing zones and roads, and one even used to provide mobile cover for the troopers as they moved to seize the heights surrounding the roads.The troopers secured several road junctions and bridges leading to the city by 08:00 AM, and transport planes were able to land and unload additional reinforcements.
By 10:00 “The golden strip” was secured enabling CASA C-295 to land several SK-105 tank destroyers to provide fire support for the following troops. Starting at 12:00, troops began landing from the 801st and 802nd Parachute Regiments. Troopers from the 813th fanned out and secured the surrounding area, negotiating the surrender of over 300 Akanatoans in an aviation hangar.
At 15:30, major firefights were reported as local militia started counter-attacking.
====Marine landing at Banaluekono====
[[File:150711-N-NI474-158.jpg|thumb|right|First wave of Marines of the 1st Division hitting the beach]]
On April 20th the NAP Enrico, Unión, and Laureano, carrying the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade under Condestable General Carlos Algabo, deploy the spearhead of the naval infantry operation on the city of Banaluekono, 20 kilometeres away from Imahenda.
First ashore was the Battalion Landing Team 3/9, which arrived on the beach at 8:15 a.m. Wearing full battle gear and carrying RAP-18s, the Marines were met with small arms fire on the beach. Within two hours, Battalion Landing Team 1/3 began landing.
The 7,000 Marines were deployed to secure the town’s airstrip, freeing local rebel militia up for combat. The Marines successfully create a secure beachhead for the rest of the Division, in order to create a second front West of Imahenda and advance north cutting off any Akanatoan forces trying to run into friendly provinces.
=Battle of Imahenda=
==Preparations==
[[File:1651116084 764 Ukraine-Russia-War-Video-Shows-Bushmasters-Used-Against-Vladimir-Putin.jpg|thumb|right|Light Mobility Vehicles from the 61st Dragoons Regiment in the outskirts of Imahenda City]]
Before beginning their attack, Pelaxian special forces had established checkpoints around the city to prevent anyone from entering, and to intercept enemy fighters attempting to flee. In addition, overhead imagery was used to prepare maps of the city for use by the attackers. Pelaxian units were augmented by Loa local interpreters to assist them in the planned fight. After weeks of withstanding air strikes and artillery bombardment, the Akanatoan fighters in the city appeared to be vulnerable to direct attack.
Pelaxian Army, Marines, Navy and Special Forces totalled 64,300. The Pelaxian High Command had gathered a complete Marine division of 20,000 and two Army division of 41,600 soldiers that would take part in the assault, with about 2,500 Navy and Special Forces personnel in operational and support roles.
'''Troops were grouped in three Divisions comprising the ''"Cuerpo de Armas Combinadas de Imahenda"'' (Imahenda Combined Arms Corps)
<big>'''2nd Marine Division'''</big>
'''2nd Expeditionary Brigade'''
* 1st Mechanized Marine Regiment
* 2nd Marine Regiment
* 2nd Mechanized Marine Regiment
* 4th Marine Regiment
* 5th Marine Regiment
* 6th Marine Regiment
* 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment
* 3rd Marine Logistics Regiment
* 4th Marine Logistics Regiment
* 2nd Marine Engineer Regiment
* 3rd Marine Engineer Regiment
<big>'''1st Army Division'''</big>
'''1st Infantry Brigade'''
* 45th Termian Regiment
* 1st Air Cavalry Regiment
* 15th Artillery Batallion
* 134th Air Defence Batallion
* 33rd Engineer Batallion
* 35th Comms Batallion
* 54th Logistics Regiment
* 1st Medical Batallion
'''1st Mechanized Birgade'''
* 61st Dragoons Regiment
* 142nd Mech. Infrantry Regiment
* 92nd Artillery Batallion
* 7th Air Defence Batallion
* 34th Engineer Batallion
* 36th Comms Batallion
* 55th Logistics Regiment
* 2nd Medical Batallion
'''Special Forces Attachment'''
* 1st Rapid Aerial Response Batallion (1st RAR)
* 1st Halberd Legion Regiment (1st RAL)
<big>'''3rd Army Division'''</big>
'''3rd Infantry Brigade'''
* 44th Infantry Regiment
* 135th Air Defence Batallion
* 33rd Engineer Batallion
* 35th Comms Batallion
* 60th Logistics Regiment
* 1st Tactical Air Transport Squadron
* 7th Medical Batallion
'''4th Infantry Brigade'''
* 14th Motorized Infantry Regiment
* 5th Artillery Batallion
* 9th Air Defence Batallion
* 37th Engineer Batallion
* 41st Comms Batallion
* 61st Logistics Regiment
* 8th Medical Batallion
All the BOCs were supported by Marine fixed and rotary-winged aircraft, Navy and Air Force fixed-wing aircraft; 1st Rapid Aerial Response Batallion (1st RAR) teams, 1st Halberd Legion Regiment (1st RAL) battalions and corresponding units from the Logistics and Medical Common Corps.


==Literature==
The 1st Rapid Aerial Response Batallion (1st RAR) was ordered to help with the encirclement of Imahenda. As part of the support elements (TBD Unit from Arcerion) prepared to take part in the operation.
Urcean literature refers to the literature of [[Urcea]] as well as older literature written in the [[Lebhan language|Lebhan]] language. It may also refer to literature written by [[Urcean people|Urceans]] or Urcean emigres elsewhere, especially in [[Levantia]]. Urcean literature is considered to have begun in the 12th century when, in different regions of the Kingdom, the slowly standardizing Lebhan language started to be used in a literary manner. Urcean literature continued on past the adoption of [[Julian Ænglish]] as the national language.


The earliest literature which can be considered [[Urcean people|Urcean]] dates back to the centuries following the fall of [[Great Levantia]]. During this time, many iterative works of the Great Levantine period - especially [[Lebhan language]] treatments of stories of the [[Latin Heroic Age]] - were popular, as well as theological treatises dealing with the fall of Great Levantia. Much of Urcean literature through about 1700 focused on the nature of the divine and its relation to human life, and consequently some of the greatest works of {{wp|Christian devotional literature}}, including ''{{wp|The Imitation of Christ}}'' and ''{{wp|Dark Night of the Soul}}'' were written in [[Urcea]]. This focus on devotional literature set the foundation for later works in the Romantic period and specifically during the [[Aedanicad]], which is considered to be the golden age of Urcean literature. This period saw the increasing interest in establishing a uniquely Urcean literature style as opposed to the general cultural history and mores of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], from which Urcea found itself increasingly estranged from during the [[Recess of the Julii]]. With the desire to produce uniquely Urcean literature and culture, a number of key new literary figures emerged, including novelists such as [[Téodóir Dostovenus]], who wrote extensively about human nature and the duality of man, especially in works such as ''[[The Brothers Kerkinius]]''.


===Levantine and Medieval literature===
==Akanatoan Forces==
===Imperial and Renaissance literature===
Imahenda was defended by about 15,000 "regulars" and 5,000+ "part time" conmbatants. Imahenda was occupied by virtually every military unit from the Akanatoan Ipa: TBD,TBD,TBD,TBD.  
===Recess literature===
====Frontier literature====
During the 19th century, an influential genre known as "Frontier literature" developed out of the experience of [[Ómestaderoi]] novelists, depicting stories both from lived experience as well as the imagined historical experience of life on the [[Urcean frontier]]. The foreground of plots in this genre explored human nature when isolated from the comforts of well-built societies and explored both the depths to which man can go as well as the furthest extents of deprivation that man can survive. In the background of these plots, the genre in many cases followed an often-copied procedural style of storytelling following the trail of the ''Via Antonina'', whose route and locations were well known to most contemporary Urceans. While many stories include the typical hallmarks of the journey, some authors would imbue additional meaning to the various locations along the way, drawing parallels to the {{wp|Stations of the Cross}}. Some authors would subvert the route entirely, taking their characters to locations out of order or even in reverse as a way of imparting significance to certain events to the reader.


====The Great Novel====
The Akanatoan forces present in the city prepared fortified defenses in advance of the anticipated attack. They dug tunnels, trenches, prepared spider holes, and built and hid a wide variety of IEDs. In some locations they filled the interiors of darkened homes with large numbers of propane bottles, large drums of gasoline, and ordnance, all wired to a remote trigger that could be set off when troops entered the building. They blocked streets with Jersey barriers and even emplaced them within homes to create strong points behind which they could attack unsuspecting troops entering the building.  
During the [[Recess of the Julii]] period, the concept of the Great Novel was coined by scholars and critics. The Great Novel is a canonical novel that is thought to embody the essence of [[Urcea]], generally written by a [[Urcean people|Urcean]] and dealing in some way with the question of Urcea's national character. While the concept originated as a method of categorization, during the mid-19th century a preponderance of great works of Urcean literature were written, many of them attempting to become the quintessential Great Novel which truly explored the depths of Urcean identity and its relationship to the world through fiction.


===Restoration literature===
The Akanatoan forces were equipped with a variety of advanced small arms, APCs, trucks, body armor, uniforms and helmets. They booby-trapped buildings and vehicles, including wiring doors and windows to grenades and other ordnance. Anticipating tactics to seize the roof of high buildings, they bricked up stairwells to the roofs of many buildings, creating paths into prepared fields of fire which they hoped the troops would enter.
===War literature===
===Post-war literature===
===Contemporary literature===
===Regional & Vernacular literatures===
====Caenish literature====


====Gassavelian literature====
Intelligence briefings given prior to battle reported that Pelaxian forces would encounter Istrenyan, and Corummese combatants, as well as native Akanatoans.
====Highlands literature====
===Phase 1===
Special Forces Attachment secures Gulf Island: Both the Pelaxian 1st Rapid Aerial Response Batallion (1st RAR) and the Arco Commando served as the main effort on the island and supported by the 1st Halberd Legion Regiment (1st RAL). These initial attacks, however, were aimed to secure access to the city’s gulf and establish a base for artillery and forward command posts on the small island covering the mouth of the river.
 
The island was mainly unguarded with only small groups of armed akanatoan militias. A special force attachment was trusted with this operation in order to minimize collateral damage to sacred and holy places that were present all over the territory. 1st RAR landed at 11.00 and around 13.00 the 1st RAL encountered small arms fire that was quickly taken care of. By 15.00 the whole island was considered secured and no damages to holy structures were reported.
 
The island would be used as a base for command and support units following the next phase of the invasion. Artillery units began to be air dropped by 16.00 and by 20.00 a Forward Operating Base was under construction.
 
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File:Phase 3.png|The first three phases of the Pelaxian landings in tandem
File:Anakatoa Phase 1.png|Pelaxian and Arco Special Forces Attachment
File:3RD INFANTERIADEMARINA.png|2nd Marine Division moving along the river
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==Theater==
Theater in Urcea is based in the [[Occidental]] tradition and did not take on a unique dramatic identity until the 17th century, coinciding with the rise of Urcean theater music. Its history prior to the 17th century is somewhat obscured in the historical record, though most histories have included theater as a "minor" form of entertainment; much of theater in Urcea until that time was largely similar to trends throughout the rest of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. When it was focused on, pre-17th century Urcean theater is typically presented as having represented many of the classics of antiquity, though considerable scholarly evidence in the 2020s suggested that the classic theatrical presentations of [[Great Levantia]] survived in greatly modified and adapted forms. Consequently, many early Urcean theatrical productions depicting events of the [[Great Interregnum]] and other events are now considered to be ahistorical, adapting earlier stories by placing them within the context of later historical events.


===Opera===
===Phase 2===
[[File:Staatsoper 'Open House' 20090524 auditory view from stage a.jpg|thumb|left|150px|View from the stage of the Aedanhouse in Urceopolis, Urcea's most prestigious opera house.]]
[[File:Akanatoa brige.jpg|thumb|One of the three destroyed bridges linkin west and east Imahenda]]
Urcea's operatic roots date back to the the high medieval period, when operatic-like performances were performed by traveling troupes who would visit cities and towns across the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], performing in local venues such as town squares and churches. Opera as a formal theater style was first performed in the Duchy of [[Verecundia]] in [[1597]]. As cities grew and the wealth of the Empire increased in the recovery period of the devastation of the [[Great Confessional War]], dedicated opera houses began to be constructed in major cities. [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]'s first opera house, the ''Palace of Sound'', was built in the mid 17th century.


Over time, opera in Urcea developed its own distinct character and became known for its grand, ornate productions featuring large casts and opulent costumes and sets. The country's strong Catholic heritage also influenced the development of opera in Urcea, with many operas featuring religious themes and subject matter. One of the most famous opera composers from Urcea is Josph Bestenach, who composed over 30 operas during his lifetime. His most famous work, "''The Saint's Triumph''", premiered in 1698 and remains one of the most performed operas in the country to this day.
After the 2nd Marine Engineer Regiment interrupted and disabled electrical power at two substations located just northeast and northwest of the city. At the same time, one batallion of the 1st Halberd Legion Regiment (1st RAL) secured the electrical power station southwest of the city.


Today, opera remains an important part of Urcean culture, with many cities and towns across the country boasting their own opera houses and regular performances. The Aedanhouse in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] is considered one of the finest opera houses in the world, and regularly features productions by both local and international opera companies.
Once the main special forces elements have secured these key infrasatructure, the 2nd Expeditionary Brigade of the 2nd Marine Division launched an attack along the southern coast of the city, right over the industrial sector. The marines were to clear the initial landing site in order to spearhead the advance over the key industrial sector of the city. Advancing north and following the river on both the west and east bank, their objective was to clear the industrial sector of any enemy presence and secure three bridges for later demolition. The destruction of the bridges would pocket any Akanatoan forces east of the river.


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