The Battle of America, Part 8
The enemy soon notices the withdrawal of some of the American troops from the front on the gulf coast to help deal with the Cuban Army raid in Texas. Trying to take advantage of this, Russian forces launch an all out attack on the city of Mobile, Alabama, spearheaded by some of their elite Spetznaz brigades. American infantry fight hard to delay this attack, while American tanks begin moving to reinforce their positions, something that is later successfully done.
The American fleet along the Texan coast comes under attack by another wolfpack of submarines. However, interestingly these are not Russian subs, but rather submarines from the Turkish Navy, which has sent these vessels due to Russian requests for more reinforcements from their allies in the fight in America. The Turkish submarines are quickly hunted down, with most of them being annihilated by American surface ships.
The presence of more involvement by the SCO's smaller allies is being seen in the air war as well, with the Canadian Air Force and its CF-18's running into a large group of Algerian MiG-29 and MiG-23 fighters. Although their planes are soon chased off, they manage to inflict some very heavy losses on the Canadians, who are struggling to maintain their own military efforts in the skies.
On the ground the Canadian Army, with the support of some US forces, attempts to regain lost ground in the west. A counterattack into southern Saskatchewan does some heavy damage to the enemy, but they are still focusing alot of effort on forcing the capitulation of the Canadian government.
US marines make first contact with the Cuban troops that are occupying Houston. They make rapid progress in retaking large parts of the city and forcing the enemy out, but to the annoyance of the Joint Chiefs the Cuban brigade simply moves further north, deeper into Texas, where they sabotage every factory or important economic target they can find. The Cuban forces are highly mobile and hard to pin down, and continue their suicidal warpath into the countryside.
In better news, the Central American armies force the surrender of the two North Korean light infantry brigades occupying San Jose, Costa Rica.
The road to the Panama Canal is now completely secure from the enemy.
Another Canadian counterattack in Northern Ontario is struggling to make progress against the enemy, which is focusing alot of resources to the area. It is believed that the enemy is trying to link up the Eastern and Western Fronts through Northern Canada, so they can try to use it as a corridor to send support and reinforcements to each other.
In Ohio, there is far better news. Russian forces in Columbus have routed, and are fleeing to the east. American forces are hot on their heels, and begin to sweep into eastern Pennsylvania. While their tanks attempt a rearguard action in Pittsburgh, they are so heavily depleted and disorganized that they are unable to hold any coherent frontlines, and have to withdraw. American troops drive victoriously into Pittsburgh, greeted by crowds of flag waving citizens who cheer on their liberators. Meanwhile, a Russian command brigade and its escort is trapped in Cleveland, and soon forced to surrender.
Victories also come in from the Southwest. Tuscon is liberated from Chinese control, along with Juarez in Mexico. US and Mexican army forces now converge on Sonora, and the Chinese marine brigades that are occupying the region.
More bad news keeps coming in from Canada and the northwest however. Canadian troops are routed after trying to defend the city of Saskatoon which is about to fall under Chinese occupation. The enemy also keeps pushing towards the Dakota's and the strategic Bakken oil patch. With the majority of US forces committed to the offensives in the east, there is not much that can be sent to help hold the lines. Commanders in the area are told to do the best with what they have available, and that reinforcements will come once the situation drastically improves in other areas of the front.
Finally, reinforcements start arriving in Texas. Central American troops join the California National Guard and the US Marines in rounding up the Cubans and eventually forcing their surrender. However, the damage has already been done. Dallas was briefly occupied by the Cuban forces, dealing another big blow to the American industrial effort. Although all occupied areas are soon liberated, it will take a long time to repair the damage done by the Cuban raid, which also heavily damaged local infrastructure. American military production takes a severe hit after the dust finally settles. (IIRC Houston, Dallas, and Tyler had about 18, 22, and 18 IC respectively in their provinces, all of this IC was temporarily bumped down to 0 and would take a very long time to rebuild. My poor industry.....)
The enemy soon notices the withdrawal of some of the American troops from the front on the gulf coast to help deal with the Cuban Army raid in Texas. Trying to take advantage of this, Russian forces launch an all out attack on the city of Mobile, Alabama, spearheaded by some of their elite Spetznaz brigades. American infantry fight hard to delay this attack, while American tanks begin moving to reinforce their positions, something that is later successfully done.
The American fleet along the Texan coast comes under attack by another wolfpack of submarines. However, interestingly these are not Russian subs, but rather submarines from the Turkish Navy, which has sent these vessels due to Russian requests for more reinforcements from their allies in the fight in America. The Turkish submarines are quickly hunted down, with most of them being annihilated by American surface ships.
The presence of more involvement by the SCO's smaller allies is being seen in the air war as well, with the Canadian Air Force and its CF-18's running into a large group of Algerian MiG-29 and MiG-23 fighters. Although their planes are soon chased off, they manage to inflict some very heavy losses on the Canadians, who are struggling to maintain their own military efforts in the skies.
On the ground the Canadian Army, with the support of some US forces, attempts to regain lost ground in the west. A counterattack into southern Saskatchewan does some heavy damage to the enemy, but they are still focusing alot of effort on forcing the capitulation of the Canadian government.
US marines make first contact with the Cuban troops that are occupying Houston. They make rapid progress in retaking large parts of the city and forcing the enemy out, but to the annoyance of the Joint Chiefs the Cuban brigade simply moves further north, deeper into Texas, where they sabotage every factory or important economic target they can find. The Cuban forces are highly mobile and hard to pin down, and continue their suicidal warpath into the countryside.
In better news, the Central American armies force the surrender of the two North Korean light infantry brigades occupying San Jose, Costa Rica.
The road to the Panama Canal is now completely secure from the enemy.
Another Canadian counterattack in Northern Ontario is struggling to make progress against the enemy, which is focusing alot of resources to the area. It is believed that the enemy is trying to link up the Eastern and Western Fronts through Northern Canada, so they can try to use it as a corridor to send support and reinforcements to each other.
In Ohio, there is far better news. Russian forces in Columbus have routed, and are fleeing to the east. American forces are hot on their heels, and begin to sweep into eastern Pennsylvania. While their tanks attempt a rearguard action in Pittsburgh, they are so heavily depleted and disorganized that they are unable to hold any coherent frontlines, and have to withdraw. American troops drive victoriously into Pittsburgh, greeted by crowds of flag waving citizens who cheer on their liberators. Meanwhile, a Russian command brigade and its escort is trapped in Cleveland, and soon forced to surrender.
Victories also come in from the Southwest. Tuscon is liberated from Chinese control, along with Juarez in Mexico. US and Mexican army forces now converge on Sonora, and the Chinese marine brigades that are occupying the region.
More bad news keeps coming in from Canada and the northwest however. Canadian troops are routed after trying to defend the city of Saskatoon which is about to fall under Chinese occupation. The enemy also keeps pushing towards the Dakota's and the strategic Bakken oil patch. With the majority of US forces committed to the offensives in the east, there is not much that can be sent to help hold the lines. Commanders in the area are told to do the best with what they have available, and that reinforcements will come once the situation drastically improves in other areas of the front.
Finally, reinforcements start arriving in Texas. Central American troops join the California National Guard and the US Marines in rounding up the Cubans and eventually forcing their surrender. However, the damage has already been done. Dallas was briefly occupied by the Cuban forces, dealing another big blow to the American industrial effort. Although all occupied areas are soon liberated, it will take a long time to repair the damage done by the Cuban raid, which also heavily damaged local infrastructure. American military production takes a severe hit after the dust finally settles. (IIRC Houston, Dallas, and Tyler had about 18, 22, and 18 IC respectively in their provinces, all of this IC was temporarily bumped down to 0 and would take a very long time to rebuild. My poor industry.....)
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