Nevona-Yekativurg War

### Battles

The Battle of Devil's Field, Westclavian Hit-and-Run Campaign, Yekativurgian Mass Bombardment Doctrine, The Battle in the Night Skies

The Nevona-Yekativurg War was a year-long conflict between the Union of Nevona, her allies, against the Yekativurgian FSR, and her allies.

## Overview

### Cause

The cause of the war is difficult to pinpoint and is still debatable, but what is known is that Yekativurg formally declared war on Nevona due to all the recent tensions which have hit "a breaking point," according to the former. Said tensions have been going on for as much as 3 years, possibly even longer, instigated by the assassination attempt on Nevonian leaders by socialist ethnic Yekativurgians.

### The Reichstag Pact

*For more information, see Reichstag Pact.*

The Reichstag Pact was formed by the Union of Nevona in light of the declaration made by Yekativurg. As Westclavia and the Neverlands had begun directly supporting Nevona, they had been invited to the pact as official members. It is unknown whether or not there were more member nations, but there are other nations who unofficially supported the pact.

## Stage 1: Assassination Attempt

During a meeting, an attempt was made on the lives of Nevonian leaders. The perpetrators were caught and determined to be socialists and ethnic Yekativurgians. This resulted in the leader of Nevona cutting all ties with nations in the Gaian Commonwealth of Nations (GCN) as well as creating propaganda against Yekativurgians. This continued on for years until it rose to a maximum breaking point, where the YFSR made a formal declaration of war due to all of these tensions.

## Stage 2: Offensive on Devil's Field

At first, Nevona was alone in its conflict with Yekativurg, who already had the GTU willing to support it, but after some months, Westclavia and the Neverlands joined the war in favor of Nevona, and marking the creation of the Reichstag Pact. In light of this, the GTU joined the war in support of the YFSR, and the two made quick work on beginning an offensive.

Nevonian forces have more than prepared for this offensive, and despite the GTU's multiple fortified lines of blockades around Hellannia and the Nevonian coastline, troops from Westclavia and the Neverlands had just arrived fresh and ready for combat thanks to numerous tricks involving commercial planes going off route.

As Hellannian troops mobilized behind the trenchlines to reinforce the Free Nevonian Army (FNA) at the front, Yekativurg began its offensive.

### **Battle of Devil's Field** *(February 1966 - March 1966)*

The Battle of Devil's Field was a major turning point for Yekativurgian forces, as their offensives were getting repelled by the Nevonians. During this battle, the FNA stuck in trenches were carpet-bombed, shelled, and struck with multiple artillery salvos. Yekativurg had also recently attained air superiority with relative ease due to the lack of Nevonian resistance. As the FNA was recovering from the shelling, Yekativurgian tanks rolled out and started using their coaxial machine guns to mow down the Nevonians who ran out of their trenches, throwing molotovs to destroy the tanks.

Just then, Westclavian troops arrived in tandem with Entian (Neverlands) troops, with the latter releasing *suicide dogs* as anti-tank weapons, where dogs would dive under the armor of tanks and detonate, blowing themselves up and essentially the tanks. There were numerous records of suicide dogs being used by the Entians, but this case was the most notorious. Westclavian troops shelled the Yekativurgian tanks with mortar and howitzer artillery, as well as rocket launchers and bazookas. However, this did not stop the determined Yekativurgians who continued pushing further, relying on their sheer number of armor coupled with cutting-edge quality.

In a desperate effort to push back the Yekativurgians, Nevonians began to shell the advancing tanks with white phosphorus, which leaked into the tanks via ventilation holes, effectively burning the tank crew inside and putting the tank to a full stop. This would prove to be very effective, especially helping due to the measly 2,000 Nevonian tanks with 300 from Hellannia against the intimidating 6,000 tanks by Yekativurg alone. Yekativurgian tanks stopped dead in their tracks, but so did the Nevonians as soon as they realized that the white phosphorus caused a lot of collateral damage to the surrounding area and most especially to friendly troops. Due to this necessity and to avoid any more collateral damage, white phosphorus shelling stopped and Yekativurgians pushed through.

**The Battle of Devil's Field resulted in a nigh-pyrrhic victory for Yekativurg.** While they had won the battle and broken through Nevonian defenses, Yekativurgian troops were exposed to the deadly white phosphorus chemical, which would cause major skin irritations and even worse symptoms when inhaled. Yekativurgians would burn from the inside out and many would die in recovery. This was also coupled with them only gaining a narrow, yet reasonable strip of land. At the very least, both sides had to endure massive losses, and it would take a long while for another major battle like this to happen again.

## Stage 3: Aerial Combat and Night Assaults

### **Mass Bombardment Doctrine x Hit-and-Run Campaign** (*March 1966)*

Meanwhile, in an effort to regain air superiority and to prevent Yekativurgian planes from recovering, the Westclavian Air Force made a move, with its A4 Crusaders and Sierran Spitfires taking off from Nevonian airbases. They launched a very fast hit-and-run attack deep into Yekativurgian territory, bombing airfields with A4 weaponry, which are dedicated to ground attacks, as well as using an arsenal of plane formations to evade quick response interceptors sent by the GTU. Some planes were inevitably shot down, but the bulk of the force managed to escape into their safe zone. To counter this, Yekativurg and the GTU launched a similar hit-and-run attack with the same strategy to evade interceptors.

### **Battle in the Night Skies** *(December 1966 - February 1966)*

As the Battle of Devil's field came to a conclusion, the Nevonians decided on nighttime operations to destroy the frontlines of Yekativurgian troops. Paratroopers were sent behind enemy lines as white phosphorous was waiting to be dropped by the Nevonians, However, SPAA coverage and 24/7 patrols by the Yekativurgians managed to spot the paratroopers, starting a small engagement. A lot of the Nevonian paratroopers were killed, but the Yekativurgians were forced to halt as white phosphorus was bombarded across the field as the remaining paratroopers made their escape. They began crawling in trenches and arming themselves with anti-tank weapons. While this was happening, Yekativurg was preparing to arm its ICBMs to fire right on Nevonian cities, and inside agents and spies informed the Nevonians of this, the latter arming their own ICBMs as well. Both sides knew very well that a nuclear war would not end well.

## Stage 4: Conclusion

As ICBMs were armed, both sides were well aware that they were about to rain down hell on the other. So, in a final effort to prevent total war and armageddon in Xudio, a meeting was arranged between Nevonian and Yekativurgian high command, and as the death clock ticked, both parties had come to an agreement. Their ICBMs would be disarmed, their borders demilitarized, and after a long time, Nevona and Yekativurg shook hands and concluded the war by signing a white peace. The world breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that anything reckless that would happen in that crucial meeting would mean doom.

## Post-War

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed on both sides. This bloody war had little to gain for the Hellannians and the Greater Terran Union, but they decided to support their respective allies instead. Other Nevonian allies like Reichland supported the former indirectly with supplies, and it was rumored that Gensokyo troops were present in the war under the disguise of Westclavian uniforms.

It is considered a Yekativurgian win, albeit pyrrhic due to many losses, due to them gaining more land than the Nevonians, the latter not gaining a single cell.