South Osean War

The **South Osean Continental War**, also known as the **Seianese Conlfict,** was a conflict that occurred between the Empire of Seian and the Kingdom of Beiarusia from the 18th of September to [N/A] over territorial disputes and longstanding tensions between the two bordering nations. The Empire of Seian was supported by its ally Dorusia. Beiarusia was unofficially supported by Belka, although never being directly involved in the fighting, it supplied the Beiarusian Armed Forces with equipment, intelligence and experimental technology. Both sides heavily relied on foreign fighters, mainly freelance pilots to bulk out their forces. It is thought at least several dozen mercenaries, contractors and private military personnel were directly involved in the fighting and were noted to be highly effective.

The war, though fought on several fronts was heavily reliant on aerial warfare by both sides, with a lot of pivotal events revolving around the effective use of aircraft and the damages they dealt.

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#### Campaign

The official commencement of hostilities between the two nations occurred on the 18th of September 1992, when conducting training exercises along the northern Seianese border with Beiarusia; more specifically the area surrounding the Tokage River, troops of the Seianese Armed Forces exchanged fire with nearby troops of the Beiarusian Army stationed on that section of the border. It is not known who fired the opening shots or for what reason but both sides quickly became embroiled in a short aerial and ground battle that resulted in losses for both sides. In the days following the engagement, diplomatic negotiations broke down between the Seianese and Beiarusian governments.

later that night, the Beiarusians conduct a retaliatory precision airstrike on the airbase of Koga in the northern territories of the nation, near to Tokage where the conflict started initially. Using Su-27 Flankers, Beiarusian forces struck under the cover of night and slipped past early warning Radars and bombed several hangars and the runway. The strike was in prelude to the eventual deceleration of war by the Beiarusian government. It was also an effort to deny the SAF a base of operations so close to the northern border and to prevent any retaliatory attacks being mounted on the bulk of the invasion forces entering the nation from the north. Seianese forces were noted to be weak and disorganized at the time of the invasion and lacked the manpower and resources to hold off a better equipped attacking enemy and so the decision was made to pull back the majority of the fighting forces to the city of Ansan; where a better defensive could be mounted.

Tiananmen would be the first major target for the Beiarusians and their invasion force which consisted of a substantial amount of Air and Naval forces, as well as a heavy reliance on paratroopers securing important infrastructure such as airfields, railroad hubs and highways. The port facilities at Tiananmen, as well as it being one of Seians major freight ports made it of heavy importance for the invasion of the country to to go smoothly and so the decision was made to take it first. It was also where the Seianese 2nd Fleet was stationed and so, invading forces managed to ambush the formation before they could retreat which led to a major battle occurring above the city where defenders, backed by mercenaries managed to secure the 2nd Fleet a retreat and inflict damage on the spearhead of the Beiarusian attack.

Tiananmen would soon fall and forces would make a hasty retreat back to the city of Ansan; the rally point for Seianese forces.