Great Pacific Northwest War

An Anscadian Type-59A1 on patrol, circa 2003

## Combatants

**Pacific Northwest Union*** Anscadia
	+ Aegis Group
* Mendocino
* Tibern
* Columba
* Toolia
* Tatogga

**Oberon National Bloc*** Oberon
* Calibern

**Independent Mercenary Forces*** Mercenary Initiative
* Caradia
* Andalia
* Cascadia

## Commanders

President Ian Blac

Chairman Anthony Nicols

AWACS Blitz

## Strength / Losses

**Pacific Northwest Union Strength**1.2 Million
**Pacific Northwest Union Losses**
301,028

**Oberon National Bloc Strength**3.2 Million
**Oberon National Bloc Losses**
410,398

**Independent Mercenary Forces Strength**15,039
**Independent Mercenary Forces Losses**
10,284
Adam Langley

**Civilian Losses**602,038

> "It was, arguably, the war that changed the mind of the mercenary. Most of us didn't second guess our orders before than, that's what the oldies told us. Don't second guess, just act. When... that war happened, a lot of us had our eyes opened to the fact that we were all expendable to those in charge. By the Mother... we were all blind fucking kids. We acted on that merit, and nearly bit the bullet for it."
>
> - Roselyne Manchen to James Gerny, 2012

The **Great Pacific Northwest** was a large-scale conflict that waged between 1998 to 2006. The war was waged by the Oberon Republics, the Calibern Federation, and Oberon's former territories spread across the Pacific Northwest. Oberon's aim was to annex and reclaim its lost territories when Oberon was a Socialist Republic, as well as to assist Calibern in gaining more land on the island of Caradia. Recognized mercenary pilots were present during the conflict.

Officially, the war began in the early hours of December 27, 1998, when an Oberon taskforce assisted in a landing on Anscadia's northeastern coast. At the same time, a blitzkrieg-like attack occurred on Anscadia's southern border with Calibern. Other nations consisting of the rest of the Pacific Northwest Union were obliged to assist one another, and thus came to the defense of Anscadia. Within the first month, much of Anscadia was occupied, and the other nations offensive's were halted. Much of 1999 and into 2000, the war remained in a stalemate.

In late-2000, with more support from foreign and domestic mercenaries, the Pacific Northwest Union was able to gain some light traction on the Soliaste continent, regaining some territories back from Oberon. Anscadia showed some success, but not to the extent that the other allied nations showed. Rolling into 2001, Anscadia had only regained a portion of its lost territory, much to the dismay of their leadership.

The Pacific Northwest Union, in 2001, began to relieve some of the stress from Anscadia by invading into mainland Oberon, which had prompted Oberon to redeploy its troops to the defense of the homeland. This would eventually slow, like it did earlier in the war, and eventually stall for its remainder. Much wouldn't change from 2002 to 2005, until Anscadia quickly began to show cracks in its stability. Along with its treatment of its own mercenary forces, the country began a quick spiral into disarray, with riots in the civilian populace and mutinies amongst its armed forces running rampant.

In January of 2006, things would come to a head. Beginning with Anscadia's western, occupied territories, Andalia, the country began to fracture. Shortly after Andalia's secession, Cascadia would also secede, followed by a new nation that hadn't existed before, Caradia. Once this had transpired, the whole nation was collapsed into infighting between remaining government forces, now truly Independent Mercenary Forces, the secession states, and the invading Oberon and Calibern armies. Following this, the Mercenary Forces would band together under the Mercenary Initiative, a mercenary organization that calls for better treatment of foreign mercenaries across the globe. With their force, they would assist the secession states in their fight for freedom. Anscadia, attempting to gain control of the situation, launched nukes onto the secession states, the other nations of the Pacific Northwest Union, Oberon, and Calibern. Oberon would respond in kind, though they would avoid the secession states territory as much as possible.

On December 26, 2006, fighting would end, albeit from a few minor skirmishes.

The Great Pacific Northwest War would have lasting effects on the area to come. Anscadia was dissolved before the war was ended, and three new nations were birthed from its downfall. Oberon was only hurt from the war, as well as requiring its western states demilitarized to add a layer of protection to the remaining Pacific Northwest Union member states. Calibern would only suffer for a time due to the limited nuclear strikes on its largest cities, but would quickly recover.

## Background

### The Oberon Socialist Republics

In the mid-1910s, socialism was on the rise in the West, primarily in the short lived Oberon Republic. After the First World War, Oberon went from a monarchy to a mess of democratic reform rife with corrupted leadership. This prompted many citizens and large speakers against the new government to rise up and eventually overthrow the government. They instated their own socialist government that was for the people in 1919, proclaiming the Oberon Socialist Republics.