Second UNSC War

The Second UNSC War was a major conflict and the second official war between the United Nations Space Command and United World Federation that lasted from December 21st, 2013 to February 14th, 2014. Dwarfing its predecessor in terms of total mobilization, battle size, and destruction, the Second UNSC War was the final showdown between the UNSC and UWF with the UNSC as a legitimate power. 
== Background ==
=== Cause and political tension ===
Initiated after a series of incursions into UNSC territory by USCM, a subsequent failed assassination attempt of Chairman LeiNuoCheng (disguised as a peace talk between USCM and UNSC) led to a second invasion of federation facilities.
During the period between the First UNSC War and the events that would trigger the second, UNSC underwent a massive radicalization. Keyrut, now named LeiNuoCheng, converted the group to Maoist ideology and installed a direct totalitarian regime and labeled himself Chairman, liquidating his General staff in the process. The group's military and political actions were now completely under his hand, leading them to another technological boom and recruitment campaign. 
UNSC was now much larger, more radicalized, possessed improved technology, and had a new base - Crown System. 
=== Battle of MB Capital City ===
Following the declaration of war by Chairman LeiNuoCheng, two days would pass before the first move. UNSC would deploy en masse to MB's Capital City and launch a massive assault with tanks, armored vehicles, and humvees in order to break through the outer defenses of the city. 
The city was well-fortified in both manmade and natural obstacles, as a river cut across the map in front of the city, leaving the only piece of land connecting the two sections a single bridge with tank trap barriers and guard towers. Manning this post was a contingent of USCM's Armored Corps, utilizing medium and heavy tanks. Behind them was a garrison of Marine infantry along with federation allies, who constructed a massive vehicle blockade.
The UNSC armored charge would lead to the single largest tank battle in USCM history, as the Armored Corps would proceed to slug it out with the much larger UNSC tank force to prevent them from crossing the bridge. Anti-armor Marines softened up the encroaching tanks while machinegunners around the checkpoint cut down soft targets. 
Having thwarted the initial attack, federation forces went on the offensive with an armored charge of their own and made their way to raider spawn.
Intense combat against armored and unarmored vehicles would ensue around the raider spawn as they attempted to flee their trap, leading federation forces to attempt to solo destroy most vehicles with thermal grenades, rockets, and grenade launchers.
Pushing the UNSC forces back inside of raider warehouse, enough credits were eventually earned to purchase battleships to constantly shell their spawn to prevent them from leaving. After being pinned down for too long, UNSC pulled out and the raid was won by the federation.
Battles like this would proceed to carry on for a little over a week, with a peacetime agreement on Christmas. 
UNSC later attempted to invade Irellus Empire while wearing decoy MB uniforms, leading to another failed offensive attack that was disrupted under the uniform raiding code. 
=== Invasion of Crown System ===
The federation began to shift towards the offense, plotting an invasion on Crown System. Multiple solo raids were launched by USCM against UNSC before the federation would proceed to get involved in battles. Upwards of 15 Marines would deploy at a time, stealing victories whenever the opportunity presented itself against an unsuspecting garrison. 
Crown System was more of a land-based map than its predecessors, with much of the combat focus being placed on the infantry rather than vehicles. The map utilized three separate planets from which the raider team could teleport from spawn to, with five separate flags spread across the planets. 
The most notorious point to capture of all was Flag A, which was situated in the middle of a small city with a massive outer wall. The flag was well-defended and could easily be reinforced by the enemy, who spawned quickly around the corner to reinforce it if it was being captured. Flag A was typically the last flag to be captured to initiate the victory process, which was a 2000 second countdown timer. The outer wall of the city could also be given sentry guns, which unless shot by an RPG or Spartan Laser, would refuse to be destroyed. 
=== Operation Spearhead ===
Prior to the main UWF invasion which was set to take place on January 25th, a covert mission was plotted to send the best the federation had to offer to secure an early victory and gather much-needed intelligence of the map to formulate how to gain multiple victories across multiple servers. On January 11th, 2014, Operation Spearhead was launched with the collective effort of the federation. Every UWF member group dispatched their Special Forces to Crown System in order to mass-collect on intel and secure another victory in the war. USCM Special Forces, MB SSU, RGRM Commandos and IE Elites combined to make the first iteration of the Federal Ranger program. The operation was a resounding success, with all of the intel gathered being pieced together to formulate plans for a much larger invasion - along with an easy victory through destroying UNSC with the federation's elite.
=== Winter Slaughter ===
On January 25th, 2014, utilizing intelligence gathered from the previous operation, the federation rallied as many troops as possible to put a nail in the coffin in the war and end UNSC on their home territory. 101 troops were rallied and simultaneously dispatched across 5 servers of Crown System to deliver a fatal blow. Each server was fought for in an intense slugfest, with UNSC deploying as many troops as the federation to counter their incursion. The People's Liberation Army, comprised mostly of their 5,000-some civilian conscripts who had no formal training in UNSC, was used as a body wall to attempt to slow down federation forces and boost their numbers across the multiple servers. The resulting battles against the untrained cannon fodder resulted in them being completely eradicated or breaking and fleeing, leaving the raids in the hands of the more experienced but vastly outnumbered UNSC Marines and Army personnel. 
The amount of planning and organization that went into the operation was unfathomable, requiring officers in other groups to reroute skype calls and troop deployments to servers that were at greater risk of compromise. 
Over 20 Marines deployed to server one, fighting primarily on planet A, eventually breaking through the outer wall after destroying the sentry guns and securing Flag A. The sheer ferocity and casualty ratios on both sides led the battle to be known as the Winter Slaughter by the Colonial Marines. 
With victory secured on multiple servers, the UNSC had been dealt a mighty blow and morale was shot across their entire group. They knew they no longer stood a chance defensively and had no hope offensively. 
=== Sky League Massacre ===
During the temporary Christmas armistice, Commandant ImperialBlood made contact with the leader of a group known as 'Sky League' during a Group Recruiting Plaza event. The leader of Sky League proceeded to get into an argument with the Commandant, touting that his group was superior due to its number count. Telling him to put his money where his mouth is, the Commandant invited them to raid the Forward Operating Base, which he obliged. This would result in one of the easiest raid defenses in USCM history, as Sky League flooded the server and immediately showed signs of regret. Their leader failed to mention that they were a sword group, and the resulting raid showed that they were abysmal at utilizing rifles. USCM proceeded to gun them down in droves for nearly 30 minutes before their unconditional surrender and pullout from the base. This was later known as the Sky League Massacre, due to their lack of a real fight and tendency to walk out in the open in mass formations for the Marines to tear into. 
=== Aftermath ===
With UNSC thoroughly defeated across multiple fronts, they eventually reeled themselves in and refused to continue offensive operations against the federation. Two weeks later after complete silence, UNSC came to the table to agree to an armistice, effectively ending the war. With the UNSC having not gained a single offensive victory, the federation claimed the war was over and that victory had been secured. LeiNuoCheng went into a period of perpetual dormancy, with the UNSC falling off with him. The group nosedived into inactivity and failed to present itself as a threat any further. 
On the other hand, the federation witnessed a period of extreme technological growth and development, along with USCM who continued to develop its facility, the Forward Operating Base. Vehicle construction and scripting was especially popular, prompting a small inter-federation arms race between Cravitus, Hudyma, and others. Most important was the establishment of the Haven Archipelago, which underwent construction with the collaborative effort of every UWF member group. 
Following the war, UMOA broke off its alliance with the federation due to manipulation by EPICMON999, a member of the Blitzkrieg Pirates who sought to sow chaos internally within the federation. UMOA subsequently turned on the federation and declared war, being destroyed after nearly a year of rebellion due to constant raids and a void in leadership. The group never fully recovered from its suicide mission, having plunged itself into inactivity and losing 90% of its members after being manipulated into declaring war.
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