Piatro-Somoran War

A skirmish between Somora and a group of Vikings

### Combatents

Allies - Somoran Armed Forces, Polesi Defense AcademyEnemies - Piatran Guerrilla Forces

The Piatro-Somoran war is an ongoing guerrilla conflict in Northern Eurokon between Polesi & Somora on one side, and Piatra on the opposing side.

## Background

Prior to 2650, the Viking's had already slaughtered dozens of Somoran cities and villages over the past few millennia. Under the new Somoran government, better infrastructure and development meant that the Vikings were having a much harder time tormenting the Somorans, despite the Somorans being a bit apathetic to the Viking raids.

## The War

In 2651, the Vikings reformed their forces into a Guerrilla fighting force. Then, at midnight on July 4th, 2651 - A date not chosen by mistake, mind you - the Vikings launched a surprise raid on the city of Bastion. The Vikings were tough. They were mobile, strong, and weren't afraid to launch suicide bombings. In response to this, Somora declared war on Piatra, although they would never be able to push the Vikings out of Bastion, and to this day the city remains a constant warzone. Polesi, who had also been raided by the Vikings numerous times, declared war on Piatra as well.

### The Somoran Front

The Vikings were Guerrilla fighters. They always tried to fight from a distance and inflict numerous minor blows against the Somorans. They set up traps, war camps, and created makeshift war vehicles to fight the Somorans, who quickly mobilized 300,000 troops up to Northern Somora to fight the Vikings. They found initial success and pushed the Vikings back in several places, but as the temperatures kept getting colder and colder, they began to slow down and by November, both sides had come to a halt in Bastion, given the name Valhalla by the Vikings who now wanted to claim the city as theirs. The fierce Guerrilla fighting combined with subzero temperatures took a gigantic toll on Somora, who appealed to other nations for aid. They began buying clothing, ammunition, weapons, and vehicles from the United States, but the war continued in a stalemate up until the present.

### The Polesian Front

The Vikings weren't concerned by Polesi. They only saw a weak nation with not even 15,000 troops to its name. But there was something that made Polesi stand out. Polesi didn't use guns or tanks or any of that. Polesi had for centuries been a land of magic, and its "military" was a force of 10,000 skilled young sorcerers and sorceresses. Using invisibility, mirages, stealth, and many lethal spells, the wizards absolutely steamrolled the Vikings. Polesi did take a while to mobilize, in which time the Vikings did make a slight advance; but when Polesi caught up to them, the wizards pushed the Vikings back into Piatra and even went a little bit further. Polesi, once the most underdeveloped and pathetic nation in Eurokon, had just completely humiliated the Vikings. The commander of the Viking advance in Polesi, Wilhelm Snesmadrer, was executed under charges of 'treason against liberation.' To this day, Polesi continues to advance deeper into Piatra.

### Casualties

To date, the 3 leading causes of death during the war are:

1. Battle Wounds
2. Hypothermia
3. Pneumonia and other diseases

All of these took a heavy toll on all parties, particularly the Somorans, who have lost more than 125,000 troops.

The Vikings lost significantly fewer, only losing about 50,000, although 50,000 is a much higher percentage of their entire force compared to the Somorans.

The Piatrans lost very few. About 200, most being from Hypothermia and Disease.