2023 Sakura BBC War

# 2023 BBC Sakura War

## Context

###### Sakura invasion of Central Asia

Sakura and BBC were considered the major powers of the world in the leadup to the conflict, many saw a war as inevitable due to their power and their proximity. The members of each alliances also had a history of being on opposite sides of past conflicts putting the two at odds.. Sakura had attacked several alliances earlier in the year including BBC, this attack was the likely trigger of the invasion however it is unknown if this was the true cause. this war was very one sided conflict with Sakura blitzing central Asia. the tactics used by Sakura would be replicated by BBC in the coming war. The conflict ended with a Sakura withdrawal and heavy BBC defence losses, which they would never recover from.

###### Situation in East Asia pre war

the two main alliances in East Asia were the Sakura Pact (later Imperial Sakura) and New Genesis. these alliances relations had recovered since the civil war, which had occurred almost exactly a year ago. Sakura had recently undergone a reformation of defence under Legassassin1234 (Mahiro Oyama) and was considered to have some of the best defences in the game at the time. Sakuras domain was mostly limited to Japan and Korea however much of Northern China and parts of Russia was also under control of Sakura. Sakura members were active and considered elite soldiers thanks to the constant wars that Sakura had fought. However all of these wars had been offensive, and since attacks on Sakura were very limited Sakura defensive experience was very low. New Genesis had been mostly at peace since the end of the civil war. this had led to their old leader DIYSlinky leaving for Europe, putting the alliance in command of Aurelius Marcos. the alliance was inactive and inexperienced when compared to Sakura, their knowledge of modern war was low and many of their armies were disorganised. they held southern China and Taiwan. BBC was under the leadership of Josey. They were very experiences in war thanks to constant fighting with other alliances. they had massive reserves of offense however they did not have nearly enough defence to hold cities. they were in Central Asia stretching from Mongolia to Ukraine.

## The War

### Beginning Phase of the War

The attack was timed to begin on the 5th of November 2023. BBC was the main attacking force however they were supported by the V battle group, seeking revenge on Sakura. Sakura was the primary target for the offensive and as a result suffered the highest casualties of the defenders. attacks were concentrated in Japan as that was where the bulk of Sakura forces were however China and Korea saw attack as well. the the 5th of November would become the most bloody day of 2023. Sakura forces were on the run. several fleets were destroyed and over a hundred thousand men were killed. casualties were high for BBC as well however as their forces were met with heavy fanatical resistance at every city. the Situation in China was very different, disorganised New Genesis forces were destroyed without many BBC casualties. despite this the fanatical resistance of Sakura had depleted BBC forces and with hundreds of thousands of deaths they couldn't continue. V battle group forces threw their forces into this front but like BBC had taken significant casualties in Japan and were forced back as a result. by the end of the fighting both sides were devastated, however thanks to huge reserves of weapons both sides resolved to continue the fighting. BBC borders were also popped shortly after Sakuras. BBC soon set up in Korea however they were cleared by Sakura forces. BBC also had the time to train more troops and finally cleared New Genesis. this began talks that would eventually lead to New Genesis joining Sakura, this would also mark the end of operations in China as New Genesis would not be able to continue the conflict.

### Attrition Phase of the War

Sakuras War council soon decided that using their stockpiles in full would just lead to more losses, so the decision was made to use small armies in order to stop the BBC use of army boosts. BBC on the other hand could not use any defence as they never had enough to use. this stage of the war is marked by both sides setting up borders just before alliance rewards and trying to clear the opponents capital to stop them from gaining rewards of their own. the war would drag on with heavy casualties on both sides, but Sakura slowly gaining an edge. many believed that the war would go on for months as both sides were fanatical about victory however the attrition phase of the war began to drag down moral. this stage cost less resources than the beginning of the war but a significant amount of manpower.

## End of the War and its Aftermath

##### Peace Treaty

Despite both sides initially being ready for war the attrition phase had barely begun when the war was ended. Peace was signed between the two sides on the 14th, just 9 days after it began. the ending of the war set borders back to pre war borders and initiated a NAP that would end on the 1st of January 2024.

##### Sakura

Japan was ravaged by the war with million of civilians being killed. the Sakura Pact also suffered heavy losses that would force them to give up offensive operations until they could rebuild. in the Aftermath of the war Sakura and New Genesis merged, forming Imperial Sakura. this new alliance quickly became a superpower, becoming number 1. they also had the most players and most cities held. despite the war ravaging Sakura reserves they could build fast due to their newfound numbers and after the war they had some of the most experienced commanders in the game such as Legassasin1234, and Vivid, and had veteran fighters such as Tophat, and Canada Empire. this put Sakura in a better position from where the war began with Sakuran members regarding the war as a costly victory. Sakura would expand south into the rest of China and the Philippines and west into the Pacific later on, having a huge amount of land.

##### BBC

BBC would retreat to central Asia, having suffered the most losses per player. thanks to these losses they did not have a resurgence like Sakura and even lost members to new alliance PR. they have currently entered a period of isolation however rumours of another attack being planned are widespread in the east.