War of The Pacific

* Invasion of The Soviet Union
* Bay of Bengal Incident

Combatants| * The Free Atlantic States
	+ Independent Indian State
	+ Chinese National State

* Supported by:
	+ The Imperium (From 1951)
	+ The Italian Empire (From 1953)
	+ North Australian Soviet (from 1954-)

Commanders| * Dwight D. Eisenhower
* FM. Douglas MacArthur (from 1953-)
* Gen. Earle Wheeler
* Adm. Thomas Moorer
* Gen. William Westmoreland
* Gen. Claude Auchinleck
* Gen. Reg Pollard
* Adm. John McCain Jr.
* Harry Truman
* Chiang Kai Shek
* Gen. Gunther Smend(As Advisory Staff)
* Mao Zedong (1953-1954)†
* Tsuchida Katsuro (1954-)
* Gen. Takeshi Manusuko
* Adm. Hiatchi Yamsuno
* Adm. Hideki Mamoru
* Gen. Tsuchida Katsuro (Until 1954)
* Gen. Ishii Shichiro †

The War of The Pacific was a Major War which occurred from 1st January 1950 to the 31st December 1955. It took place in two theatres - The Pacific Theatre and The Asian Theatre. The War was declared by The Free Atlantic States after an incident involving the sinking of an FAS Navy Destroyer the ASS Penultimate. This combined with a whole decade of tension between the two superpowers. The War was considered as a loss for both sides despite The Union gaining a lot of land in the pacific and the Free Atlantic States nearly crippling Japan , The Centre of The UEAS.

In June 1949, a skirmish takes place between a ASN Destroyer and 6 PNS Torpedo Boats in the Bay of Bengal. These Patrol Vessels were operated under the command of Admiral Hideki Mamoru ,a known militarist and Japanese Communist who disliked Katsuros' lack of action against The Free Atlantic States. The PNS Torpedo Boats managed to torpedo the starboard side of the ASS Penultimate which caused a fire below deck. This fire spread and hit the ammunition stores which split the ship in half due to the explosion. 234 of The 300 crew onboard were killed. 2 of the 6 PNS Torpedo Boats were destroyed involving the deaths of 35 of the 84 crew on board the 6 ships. 26 of The Casualties were on board the 2 sunken Torpedo Boats.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower used this as a justification for war and passed The Bay of Bengal Resolution which allowed him to declare wars and send FAS Troops without the support of the FAS Assembly. He Immediately sent 24 American Divisions to India and mobilised 32 Australian and New Zealand Divisions. Carrier Strike Group 12 consisting of 4 "Atlantic-Class" Carriers were deployed to the Pacific and based at Hawaii. Two Battleship Support Groups were also sent to the region.

## Build-up to War

Following the annexation of Eastern Russia and establishment of the Treaty of Imperia, The Union of East Asian Soviets and The Free Atlantic States were the sole powers in the Pacific. The Union and FAS had informally started a Naval Arms Race after The UEAS began building a Pacific Carrier Fleet in Late 1944. In 1947, Tensions had reached an all-time high with the Chinese Spring Revolution backed by The Free Atlantic States due to UEAS threats to attack India and Australia. The Manchurian Rebels in the North disrupt UEAS Supply Lines which allows the Chinese to form the Chinese National State in Eastern China which was supported by the Free Atlantic States.

In 1948, Eisenhower and Kyuichi Tokuda meet at Iwo Jima to discuss a halt of hostile relations. Tokuda's main goal was revealed which was to convince the FAS to join the UEAS in a war against The Imperium and to partition Europe between the two. Eisenhower responded to this by stating the Free Atlantic States would rather face the Communists in Asia than The Imperiumists in Europe. The Imperium and Free Atlantic States had fairly decent relations at the time and neither side wished to break the status quo in Europe. Peace Talks ended and both Nations readied for war. The FAS Public was extremely supportive for a war against the Communists but The UEAS Public, Government and Military was heavily divided. The Communist Militarist Faction lead by Admiral Hideki Mamoru supported the war and the Nationalist Military Faction lead by General Takeshi Manusuko also supported the war but the Conservative Militarist Faction lead by Admiral Hiatchi Yamsuno disliked the idea.

On the 14th of November 1949, Bay of Bengal Incident Occurs involving the deaths of 234 FAS Sailors and 35 UEAS Sailors along with the sinking of a ASN Destroyer. Eisenhower rallied the nation to war and passed The Indian Sea Resolution. He then declared war on the UEAS on the 1st of January. This was the first war involving Two Opposing Global Powers since The War of Liberation in 9 Years.

## 1950

Within weeks of the declaration, The Union of East Asian Soviets invade the Chinese National State. The Invasion is swift and catches the Chinese Militia forces off guard. The Independent Indian State declares war on The Union of East Asian Soviets on the 3rd January 1950. Chinese UEAS Forces pushed into Burma and through Kashmir. The Indian Home Divisions responded and halted the advance.

The Blockade of Japan begins with FAS Navy Ships blockading Japan in the hopes it cripples Japan and so that Japanese Divisions cannot be deployed to the mainland. Some Japanese Divisions manage to get past the blockade under the command of Gen. Takeshi Manusuko. The Blockade continues despite its failure to stop Japanese Forces leaving the Island. The Battle of The East China Sea begins on the 3rd August - 10th August. The Battle was an Atlantean Victory and the UEASN lost 2 of their 4 Main Battle Carriers with another having to be sent to a dry dock for repairs. Japanese Moral was low as the Blockade had starved the people, combined with a lack of victories and most of the population not wanting a war in the first place, Kyuichi Tokuda became unpopular with the people all over The Union.

The FAS Forces in The Pacific Theatre were heralded as heroes by The Public and Eisenhower. The Mainland Theatre was slightly neglected. In December, 2 Atlantean Marine Divisions attempt an Invasion of Wake Island which fails. Two Battleships in the Battle are damaged and one is destroyed by a Kamikaze Attack.

## 1951

The First American Divisions and British Divisions land in India. General Claude Auchinleck and General Earle Wheeler command the defence of India. The Battle for India becomes a Stalemate but some former Chinese lands are captured. The Imperium and Their Puppets announce that they will not intervene in the war directly due to the Treaty of Imperia. The Imperium did consider joining the War but the Threat of Nazi Insurrections was too high. The Imperium instead sends support the The Free Atlantic States in the form of Weapons and Training. No Major Battles take place in the rest of 1951 due to The Union preparing to launch The Summer Offensive of 1952. On the Home Front, The FAS Public was fairly supportive of the war except The Irish and some British Citizens who question why their soldiers have to die in a war on the other side of the world. The UEAS Citizens become fairly unified (except The Chinese) due to The FAS' aggressive Naval Strikes on shipping and The Imperium's support for the FAS.

## 1952

The War was seemingly calming down during the first few months of 1952. The Battle for India had almost ended and attacks in China had stopped. Most within the FAS High Command assumed The UEAS had lost the will to fight. Then in June of 1952, The Summer Offensive begins. A "Hail-Mary" attack began on all fronts after 6 Months of Build-up. Australian Divisions in China were pushed back into India and some UEAS Forces managed to push the British from the Kashmir region.

In the Pacific, The UEAS Navy manages to break the Blockade and begin the Battle for Midway, The Largest Naval engagement of the War. 6 New UEAS Carriers supported by over 100 Smaller vessels faced up against the ASN's Carrier Strike Group 12 with 5 Carriers and just over 30 Smaller Vessels. The Battle began on the 26th June and ended on the 1st July. The Initial Battle was at Sea and the UEAS Strike Force clashed with the ASN Carrier Strike Group. The Naval Battle was fierce and despite the overwhelming numbers, The Atlantean Navy Forces fought bitterly and bravely. Carrier Support Group 2 and the Hawaiian Home Fleet were dispatched from Pearl Harbour on the 28th. The FAS Relief Fleet consisted of 4 Carriers, 5 Heavy Cruisers and 59 Destroyers which was expected to arrive by 7th July at the earliest. However, by the 29th The ASN had lost a critical sector in the North which allowed UEAS Marines to land on Midway. The FAS Marines and Army Forces on Midway numbering just over 5,000 faced a force of 15,000. The Invasion ended on the 1st July and the FAS had to withdraw. The Relief force was recalled to Hawaii

On the 3rd of August, a Second UEAS Carrier Strike Force hit Hawaii and caught the ASN Force off-guard. The ASN had the numbers this time and although a small number of Marines landed on Hawaii, these invasions were defeated by The Army and Airforce. General Ishii Shichiro , the UEAS Marine General, was killed in the fighting. This was a shock to the UEAS Military as he was one of the most capable leaders in the Military.

A counter-attack was ordered by the FAS High Command. The Plan was for Amphibious landings on Borneo, Bali and Vietnam. These Invasions were hastily prepared and consisted of mainly British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Personnel. The First Landings took place on the 12th September under the codename of Operation Homesick. Under the Command of General Reg Pollard, The Australian 1st Division landed in the Vịnh Gành Rái Sea region. Their goal was to take Saigon and South Vietnam. The British 4th and 2nd Marine Divisions arrived a day later. On the 15th, The Borneo Landings took place and On the 17th, the Bali Landings. By the 18th, the 3 British and Australian Divisions now supported by a Canadian Tank Division marched on Saigon. Communist Guerrillas assaulted the Marching Forces along the way using the thick jungle to their advantage. By the time they reached Saigon on the 20th, their moral was crushed. The Borneo Landings and Bali Landings had both been crushed by the 19th with a high loss of life and entire Battalions being taken Prisoner. The Canadians held the Rear-guard for The British and ANZAC Divisions to retreat. On the 5th of October, General Pollard ordered the evacuation from Vietnam. The Entire Operation was then abandoned and deemed a catastrophic failure.

The Tide of the War begins to turn in the Union's favour.

## 1953

Field Marshall Douglas MacArthur is assigned as the Commander of FAS Forces in the Pacific. Being a famous WofL General, he boosts the moral of the troops fighting under him. The Successes of the Summer Offensive have taken their toll on The Union as the Tungsten and Oil needed to keep the Navy and Army running and repair damaged ships was running low. These resources were largely supplied by the Imperium who had ceased trade with the UEAS. A Chinese General is shot and killed for attempting to get a peace deal with The Free Atlantic States. This reveals a distrust between the Military and Central Government and a split within the Military itself. The Central Government deposes Kyuichi Tokuda and replaces him with Mao Zedong , A Hard-line Chinese Communist loyal to The Cause of not just Japan but of East Asian Communism. He establishes a secret police force called The Ministry of State Security to prevent members of The Army, The Party and Nation from falling out of line. This move was seen as highly unpopular due to the aggressiveness of the MSS in their actions. Purges within the Government begin and Mao's opponents are killed. The Military loses many supporters in the Government who have now been purged.

The UEAS manages to invade Johnston Atoll but suffers heavy casualties in doing so. The Italian Empire also begins assisting the Free Atlantic States in the War and sends Carrier Fighter Jets to The ASN for their Carrier Fleet.

## 1954

The Last Great Battle of The War Occurs. In the first few months of the war, The Invasion of Australia begins on the 14th of February. The Battle for Darwin marks the first Amphibious Invasion on Australian Soil in the war. The Battle for Darwin ends with a decisive UEAS victory on the 15th March. Most of the Coast of the Northern Territories are controlled by The UEAS by mid-June. A Counter-Attack is enacted by MacArthur who has now seized direct control over the defence of Australia. He commands that the 3 Nearby Navy Taskforces are redirected to cut off the invasion force. The UEAS Navy is obliterated and can't keep the supply lines open. Darwin, now a UEAS stronghold is shelled by the Navy to prepare for a siege by land forces. A scheduled Grand Offensive in Northern Australia on the 4th of September is postponed by Eisenhower himself who instead diverts two Carrier Groups to the East China Sea and begins a gruelling Bombing Campaign of Japan. Over 32,000 Tonnes of Bombs are dropped on Tokyo alone. This frightens many in The UEAS who begin to think that the FAS might win the war. North Australia is given to the MSS, they create a new civilian government called The North Australian Soviet (NAS) as a direct puppet state of The UEAS during The war.

Mao Zedong is assassinated by by Tsuchida Katsuro who was a commander in The Japanese UEAS Forces. He consoles in his Generals and agrees a Peace Deal is Favourable due to a lack of resources to continue the war and as a bid to hopefully get the soldiers trapped on Australia home. A Christmas Ceasefire is declared on all fronts and both sides prepare to make peace.

## 1955

The Two Superpowers agree to meet in Hawaii and sign a peace deal. Both sides start negotiating on the 6th of January. They agree on recognising current borders and The North Australian Soviet is annexed into The UEAS. The two Superpowers recognise each other as equal powers in The Pacific and decides on respective spheres of influence and a non-interference policy in other puppet governments. The Hawaiian Accord is signed and both sides make peace. As a sign of peace, the UEAS returns the bodies of all FAS Soldiers killed in Operation Homesick and those killed on Midway. In return, the FAS returns the bodies of those killed in Hawaii including the Body of General Ishii Shichiro ,who receives a military funeral, and India. Both sides release the POWs captured in the War.

## Aftermath

With the signing of the Hawaiian Accord, The War was ended. Despite the initial respect and reconciliation in 1955, these were not to last. Immediately after the war, both sides tried to play off the war as a victory. The Union claimed it was a victory because they annexed Midway, North Australia and Johnston Atoll. The Free Atlantic States claimed the war as a victory because they crushed the UEAS at Sea and became the World's Leading Naval Power. The Union had also become heavily damaged and weakened because of the war and large industrial areas had been flattened by the Bombing Campaign. Chinese Separatism is at an all time high and Japanese Nationalism is extremely high. The war has bankrupted The Union and due to extremely poor relations with The Imperium, the Union no longer has access to The Imperium's resources. The Free Atlantic States came out of the war better than the Union but lost key strategic lands in the Pacific.

The Imperium had profited heavily from the war after supplying a quarter of the war. Over 30,000 Guns were supplied to the FAS and 1,200,000 Gallons of Fuel was sent to the Free Atlantic States. The Imperial Arms Foundry became one of the largest providers of munitions in the world, the IAF being an Imperian Company provided The Imperium with alot of Information and Wealth. Over 10.5 Million People lost their lives in the war, most of these were civilians. 1.5 Million FAS Military Deaths, 4.75 M UEAS Military Deaths and 3.75 M Civilian Deaths.

Eisenhower's presidency was questioned and the NUF attempted an assassination attempt on his life in 1956 due to a perceived failure to win the war. The ASB gains more support in America and advocates for another war with The UEAS in the name of "True American Communism". Many moderates in America also begin to favour the new British Conservative Party which has been redesigned under Margaret Thatcher. Civil War is on the brink of breaking out in The Free Atlantic States as the failures in the war played right into the hands of the British National Liberation Front and The British People who opposed the war, pushing British Nationalism and Independence Ideals to a high.

Not everything is great in the Union as due to 3 Regime Changes in the space of 5 years, political unrest is rampant. Katsuro's leadership is also challenged by Hiatchi Yamsuno - the leader of the Conservative Faction, Takeshi Manusuko - The Leader of The Fascist Party, Hideki Mamoru - The Leader of a Communist Japanese Faction. The Monarchist Faction under Crown Prince Kidoskowa also returns and begins gaining support. The UEAS Military becomes heavily reliant on The Nagasaki Arms Company which becomes a large political entity which has to be appeased.

UEAS-FAS Relations are at an all time low and the War had only left a bitter taste for revenge and a 2nd Pacific War is bound to kick off once again.