SC - Fireworks War

**Versus**

* Spanish State
	+ Spanish State

The Fireworks War is a war in the Smoking Cobras game between **France**, **Germany** and **Brazil** against Spain, taking place from Day 11-13 (Dec 6-8 2021) in the **Iberian Peninsula** after the German invasion of France, it is one part of the larger **Coalition War Against Germany.** The war began when German troops overran France,

leading to mounting tensions between the German Sphere and the Spanish State, after a border incident where four French platoons were ambushed by Spanish militiamen in the mountains, now known as the **Gaube Incident**, the situation escelated to full on war when Spanish militiamen and tanks crossed the Pyrenees at dawn and advanced trough large parts of southern France, the Spanish eventually met resistance around Bordeaux and eventually were pushed back when a two front counterattack was orchestrated by German and French divisions from the north and Brazilian amphibious landings from the south. Eventually leading to the capitulation of the Spanish State.

### Background

Following the Day 10 (Dec 2) French Republic's capitulation at the hands of the German Empire as the result of **Operation Stormwind**, the Spanish State now bordered the newly formed "Rebirthed French Republic" to the north. The Pyrenees Mountains overnight became a major point of contension, with Spanish and French border guards occasionally firing at eachother.

## The War

### Initial Spanish Attack

The war formally began when 3 Spanish infantry corps and 2 Spanish tanks corps crossed the Pyrenees at 4:11 AM of Day 11 and advanced trough large parts of southern France, Easily overruning the weakened German troops and poorly trained new French conscripts, the initial offensive managed to penetrate rather deep in French territory, reaching the towns of *Montauban* and *Agen*, aswell as capturing the urban center of *Tolouse*. German high command swiftly ordered the deployment of newly made Motorized Infantry brigades to secure the frontline, where the Spanish eventually met resistance around Bordeaux and eventually the front was stalled. **Albert Kesselring**, the German military commander in the region designated his forces to form two armies, *Army group one, and army group two,* Group one was to relieve the Urban Center of *Bordeaux* from Spanish forces who were close to cutting off the city, and group two had the main goal of liberating Tolouse. Similarly, Spain has split it's forces into three armies, one to put pressure to demoralized forces in and around *Bordeaux*, one to keep pushing in the frontline's center, and one to snake across the Mediterranean coastline.

### German Counterattack

were pushed back when a two front counterattack was orchestrated by German and French troops from the north and Brazilian amphibious landings from the south. Brazilian forces swept trough the southern Iberian countryside, including Portugal which the Spanish overtook in Day 2 (Nov 27). While the front stalled in the north. However constant attacks by ground units supported by interceptors and bombers eventually pushed Spain back south of the Pyrennes and back to Madrid, where Spanish leader Fransisco Franco died from a stroke and the Spanish State surrendered on Day 13 (Dec 8)

Brazilian forces swept trough the southern Iberian countryside, including Portugal which the Spanish overtook in Day 2 (Nov 27). While the front stalled in the north. However constant attacks by ground units supported by interceptors and bombers eventually pushed Spain back south of the Pyrennes and back to Madrid, where Spanish leader Fransisco Franco died from a stroke and the Spanish State surrendered on Day 13 (Dec 8)

## Units Involved

### Side 1 - The Guardsmen

 Germany, **The Wehrmacht**

* 14 Regular Infantry
* 7 Motorized Infantry
* 2 Anti Air
* 2 Anti Tank
* 12 Armored Cars
* 11 Light Tanks
* 4 Medium Tanks
* 1 Heavy Tank
* 2 Strategic Bombers
* 8 Destroyers
* 2 Cruisers
* 11 Battleships

 France, **French Armed Forces**

*The FAS operated under and with the German forces*

* 3 Militias
* 4 Regular Infantry
* 5 Artillery
* 5 Anti Air
* 2 Medium Tanks
* 5 Interceptors

 Brazil, **Brazilian Armed Forces**

* 6 Regular Infantry
* 15 Motorized Infantry
* 4 Artillery
* 2 SP Artillery
* 11 Armored Cars
* 9 Light Tanks
* 5 Medium Tanks
* 4 Destroyers
* 2 Submarines
* 3 Cruisers
* 2 Battleships

**Versus**