Redland Federation

The **Redland Federation**, commonly known as **Redland** is a country located in Asia and parts of Europe. It consists of at least 20 states, and multiple smaller island states.

## History

### **Wars from the 1960s - 1990s**

#### 1965 Independence Revolution

The **1965 Independence Revolution** begun in the Winter of 1965, following the successful declaration of independence of multiple former colonies in the Asian continent, the Provisional Colonial Government of Redland conducted a nation-wide revolution against its former British owners.

The mainly Redlander-comprised 2nd Royal Redland Division and 3rd Royal Redland Division mutinied against the British command structure and fought the British 1st, 4th and 5th Divisions. The 1st Royal Redland Division HQ was completely overrun within the second day of the Revolution, with surviving battalions badly scattered and fighting to link up with other British Divisions.

Unaware of the situation with the 1st Royal Redland Division, the 4th was lured into the urban center of Henjiask by a feigned distress signal and encircled by the 2nd Division and elements of the 3rd Division. Attempts from survivors of the 1st Division to warn the 4th Division were ignored, with commanders of the 4th refusing to believe that the Redlanders were capable of such action. The 4th Division was destroyed within 48 hours of violent fighting, with the survivors having surrendered by the end of the third day of the revolution.

Finally aware of the fluid and changing situation, the 5th attempted to conduct a counteroffensive into Henjiask. However, they were stopped 50km South of the city in the smaller urban city of Pazasken. Not expecting Redland to already have forces in Pazasken, the 5th was forced into brutal fighting in the city while completely unprepared. By the sixth day of the Revolution, all British forces in the region have either fled the region completely or surrendered.

The Revolution resulted in an estimated 7,000 Redland soldiers killed and a further 15,000 wounded, and roughly 50,000 British soldiers killed or wounded. Roughly 3,500 civilians were estimated to be wounded in the fighting and at least 200 killed. With British popularity declining in the region and insufficient resources to retake Redland, British forces withdrew the following spring in 1966.

#### 1968 Blue Terusan Crisis

The **1968 Blue Terusan Crisis** started in the Western province of Betovar, following a breakdown of communication with a nearby American garrison. American forces mistakenly fired on a Redland patrol near the border, mistaking the patrol for Communist guerillas. The patrol returned fire, believing the American forces to be hostile forces.

Reinforcements from both sides were called over the course of 2 hours. A cease fire was issued once the command structures of both sides realised the situation, however the highest ranking American Commander overturned the decision of the ground forces' commander and ordered aircraft into the area. Redlander air defence units succeeding in shooting down 2 of 3 A-7 Corsairs and 1 F-4 Phantom. Despite this, the remaining Corsair completed it's bombing strike resulting in further casualties to Redland and the loss of communications with the local command structure.

The situation escalated over the course of the next 72 hours, with American forces accusing Redland of housing communist rebels, while Redland accused American forces of unprovoked attacks. Multiple smaller skirmishes occurred along the canal during this time. The radio communications log was eventually secured by Redland's Airmobile Raiding Force from the rubble of the local command structure near the canal, revealing that a cease fire was indeed issued but overstepped by local American senior leadership.

Realising that American forces were overstepped and forced into a pointless battle, the incident was escalated to the American Commander of the Pacific Theatre, with the decision to disavow the local American Commander. Redland ARF units would go on to be tasked with the elimination of the American Commander near the canal once American forces disavowed the Commander of the region.

#### 1969 Colonial Insurgency

Less than a year after the Blue Terusan Crisis, the **1969 Colonial Insurgency** started in the Capital and Southern regions of the Redland Federation, before the conflict was mostly shifted to the Eastern region. Insurgents opposed to the creation of a newly-governed Redland Federation attempted to bring the region back into the control of its former colonial power. The scale of the insurgency while large at first, was subdued quickly and put down within a few months. Not much is known about this conflict, with details about the insurgency still classified to this day.

#### 1974 Bermeta Intervention

The **1974 Bermeta Intervention** was initially an attempt to arrest the local warlord Harold Fiedler on the outskirts of the Bermeta Republic and Redland Federation. Further skirmishes to arrest the warlord failed, and when Bermeta Republic Border Guards refused to hand over the warlord, escalated into a full-scale invasion.

The invasion begun with a lengthy bombardment campaign of military installation, severely weakening Bermetan Republican positions. Despite this, Bermetan Republican forces initially refused to handover the warlord. Further invasion threatening the capital eventually sparked a civil war, leading to the discovery of a conspiracy involving the upper echelons of Bermetan Republic Army forces. The conflict concluded in less than 3 months, and remains a topic of controversy regarding Redland's use of excessive force in the initial invasion phases.

#### Defense of Branwich (1977)

The **Defense of Branwich** involved an overstrength platoon of Redland units defending a village on the outskirts of the Redland Federation. The company fought against an unmarked Union of Zёmkarian States Assault Unit, estimated to be roughly 200 in size. Initially understrength and suffering slight logistics problems, the defenders held the village for 4 days before being reinforced by 2 mechanised battalions.

The Zёmkarians initially attacked with assault guns, APCs and light static weapons. On the second day, heavier equipment was brought up to break the defenders at Branwich. Failing to take the village by the second day, and having suffered a counterattack overnight, the Zёmkarians brought in tanks on the third day. A desperate assault was attempted on the fourth day to take the village, and nearly succeeded before forward elements of the 31st and 32nd Redland Mechanised Battalions showed up.

The failed attack would serve as a point of tension between Zёmka and Redland, leading to the invasion of Zёmka in 1985.