First Ohio-Midwest Conflict

### Territorial changes

Ohio takes Kentucky and Northern Indiana. Eventually, peace treaties and meetings lead to the Midwest Republic getting back all of Indiana.

## The War

The first big conflict between major rising states (or nations) was the **Ohio-Midwest Conflict**, or **First** **Ohio-Indiana War**. Caused when Ohio tried to take land from MR's future land grab, causing the Midwest Republic to declare war. Pennsylvania helped Ohio between the battles. It eventually leaded to a win for Ohio, but it was labeled and ended up as "godmodding". So Ohio had to give up some of the land. Ohio and Midwest Republic went under a 2 day "no attack policy" for questionable tactics. Or was that the second one?

### Background

Rainbowdoge said:

"*Midwest republic sends 5k troops to take the rest of Kentucky and northern Tennessee*"

FloweyFan retorted:

"*No the fu\*k you're not. I'm taking that land. Please cease.*"

Rainbowdoge responded:

"*You took like a lot of Michigan and I’m taking a lot of kentucky and some of Tennessee. And i had a future land grab on it*"

FloweyFan declared:

"*I will meet your 6k soldiers with 10k*"

**That's how the war started. Basically tension was building up between Indiana and Ohio. They we close by and it was obvious someone had to go sooner or later.**

### Timeline

Basically it started with Midwest Republic (Indiana) sending 5 thousand troops to take the rest of Kentucky and Northern Tennessee. Ohio (FloweyFan) responded with, "No the fu\*k you're not. I'm taking that land. Please cease." Indiana (Rainbowdoge959595) retorted, "You took like a lot of Michigan and I’m taking a lot of kentucky and some of Tennessee. And i had a future land grab on it." Then Ohio invades Indiana by sending 10 thousand. More troops from both sides show up. Cities like Lexington, Richmond, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and New Albany go under attack. The Midwest Republic (MR) proposes to give away 66% of Indiana but they'll take the rest of Kentucky and Northern Tennessee. Ohio begins a siege on Louisville, the capital of Indiana. Meanwhile, the armies capture more territory. Ohio demands they hand over MR's science team (that's making pulse rifles) and become a puppet state. When Pennsylvania (COP) hears about Indiana releasing destroyers, they get angry and help Ohio in the war. Indiana surrenders. The COP rejects their surrender and continues bombing them (O\_o). Also, MR now has the schematics to the pulse gun even though its science team might work for Ohio. MR wonders what happened to its ISU and allies.

The Midwest is crippled after the big war between Ohio and the Midwest and they try to rebuild. New stats are reported for the pulse rifle: +65% damage, +30% range, and -20% fire rate. Indiana begins on advancing factories. Midwest Republic joins USSA and changes its name to "Remnants of Indiana". ROI begins researching and selling stuff, like ARG-250 (first outside customers was New York and Florida). Then suddenly, a massive explosion happens on interstate 69 where a oil tanker caught on fire and blew up. Reports say a gasoline leakage from a car ahead of it caused the oil tanker to blew up, but it's unsure. Pennsylvania forgets Indiana surrender and accidentally makes a few planes drop large bombs on Indianapolis (OOF). Then they start developing howitzers. Bloomington becomes the new capital of ROI.

### Outcome

Winner was Ohio. The Midwest Republic gave up a lot of its land. They go back to try to get their land back (at least some) and eventually succeed (through negotiations and treaties) in getting all of (only) Indiana back. Indiana later renamed itself to The Frontier and end up with owning parts of Alaska and Hawaii. But that's not the end of it.