To: GeneralAwesome1234: I had initially thought of adding an event to disband a bunch of British units as part of a general British military revolt against the SCO, but I decided instead not to waste time making events and just get on with the game.
To: Attalus and gamehappy: You shall see.
To: JodelDiplom: I kinda wonder if he would even still be alive after all that has happened.
To: Kurt_Steiner: I have 11 ingame years left to conquer the SCO, I wanted to get these offensives over with quickly.
To: Asalto: I probably should have made the SCO Africa Corps larger....
To: Asantahene: There are still lots of Challenger 2's left in the British 7th Armour brigade, but I figure it would be about half British and half American tanks now due to combat losses and spare parts problems. So I picture some worn out looking Challenger 2's fighting alongside newer M1A1 tanks waving British flags or something. Hehe, British Abrams tanks would look kinda cool I think!
To: everyone: thanks for your comments!
Striking Back: Part 4
In North Africa, American troops march through the scorching heat of the Sahara Desert into Eastern Algeria. While most Algerian units appear to be collapsing, their Libyan and other SCO allies continue to fight hard for every piece of ground. The desert becomes littered with the hulks of knocked out American and SCO tanks, as the battle grinds forward towards the Libyan border.
In Britain, Allied and enemy forces skirmish with each other along the Scottish-English border, testing each others troops. After a few days of fighting against a British Federal Army offensive in Dumfries, US and Canadian troops counterattack by beginning their long anticipated invasion of England. Columns of allied troops roll towards the major industrial and urban cities of the Midlands, the backbone of the SCO defenses in England.
Back in North Africa, US forces overrun nearly the entirety of Algeria. The last stand of SCO troops at Tebessa results in the destruction of most of the Algerian army and the capture of many of its regime's leadership. Not long afterwards, Algeria surrenders to the United States, bringing the frontlines right up to Saif Gaddafi's doorstep.
In Britain, the fighting moves into the city of Sheffield, where two British armoured divisions consisting of a few hundreds tanks make up the main line of defense. However, they are vastly overpowered by the enormous allied force which sweeps into the city and breaks through the defenses. Many of the collaborationist enemy troops hardly put up a fight, electing instead to surrender rather than die for a hugely unpopular puppet government. Desertions and mutinies are becoming such a big problem in the British Federal Army that Russian officers and advisors are more and more being found to be leading British formations, alongside the most diehard collaborationists the Russians can find. Furthermore, the Russian occupation force that had been stationed in Britain has massed in the major city of Manchester, unable to escape due to the American naval blockade of the island, they are ordered to fight to the death to keep Manchester out of American hands. Undaunted, US and Canadian forces storm into the city, battling throughout the densely packed streets against the Russian troops.
Meanwhile, American forces press onwards into occupied Tunisia, smashing through Libyan defenses and fanning out throughout the country. After a very rapid advance, the capital of Tunis is within sight, General Carville's forces crush their resistance, and force them to flee southeast towards the pre-war Libya-Tunisia border. American troops are welcomed in Tunis as heroes, having ended a long 5 year occupation by Gaddafi's forces.
The battle of Manchester rages for almost two weeks before the massive Russian force in the city finally withdraws into northern Wales. Over 13,000 American troops alongside almost 4000 Canadians are either killed or heavily wounded in the battle to take the city, which also costs the Russians over 48,000 casualties. However, the fall of Manchester is still a major victory, as it signals the collapse of the SCO defense line in the Midlands, and puts allied forces within striking distance of places like Birmingham, Cardiff, and ultimately the British capital of London.
In North Africa, US forces begin a major offensive throughout Tunisia, with the objective of marching to the gates of Tripoli, the Libyan capital and the hub for all SCO supplies and military aid that flows into Libya. SCO tanks, alongside Libyan militia's and African mercenaries are pushed out of the rest of Tunisia, fleeing towards Tripoli as fast as their vehicles will allow them to.
Finally, the Russian navy sacrifices what few valuable surface ships it has left in futile battles against far superior American battlegroups around the British isles. An entire Russian cruiser flotilla is wiped out by American battlecruisers in the Irish sea, a spectacle that can be clearly seen by observers who watch the battle from the coasts of Ireland and the Isle of Man. With no losses the American warships sink two Russian cruisers and all of their escorts, not a single Russian ship survives to make it back to their home ports.