To: IconofEvil: Why does everyone hate Baltimore? Didn't you like The Wire? 
To: _Leo: Very high. I will let the numbers speak for themselves:
(note: for the naval losses, take the number under DD (which are Frigates) and divide it by 5 for how many Frigates I have lost. I think the same applies for the number of TP's I have lost)
To: Faeelin: I like the frontal assault method, also it would have been too easy to just pocket them there. They have no way to escape the British Isles anyways.
To: Everyone: thanks for the comments!
Striking Back: Part 5
After the Liberation of the Midlands, the rest of the war in England unfolds seemingly in the blink of an eye. Farage's troops melt away before the allied advance, entire battalions coming forward and surrendering, or in many cases mutinying against the SCO's puppet regime and aiding the allied troops in their advance. The pace of the drive to the Channel coast is slowed down less by hostile resistance and more by cheering crowds of flag waving Briton's who celebrate in the streets like people did all over Europe during the 2nd World War. In very short time, Birmingham and Lincoln are liberated, before US troops roll through Bristol and fan out all over Southern England. While a Canadian division moves into Cardiff and secures Southern Wales, US forces arrive along the English Channel.
There is still the issue of the large Russian force in Britain to deal with. Russian forces have fortified themselves for their last stand in the rough terrain of Northern Wales, and will need to be brought under control by force. American and Canadian troops converge on the Russian pocket from 3 sides, a noose that tightens over the Russian perimeter day by day. Meanwhile off the coast, American vessels confront the ships of the British Federal Navy, which consist of a flotilla of frigates that had been inherited by the Farage regime from the remnants of the pre war Royal Navy. Most of these light surface ships are destroyed or heavily damaged before running back to the temporary safety of small harbours in Northern Wales, which will soon fall under American control as soon as the Russians are pushed out.
Meanwhile, soldiers of the European exile brigades are the first to enter the British capital of London. While expecting an apocalyptic final stand by the Farage regime and its most diehard collaborators, the battle is something of an anticlimactic affair. Most of Farage's remaining troops are busy fighting against cadre's of urban guerrilla's, who have risen up with the arrival of allied forces in the city's outskirts. Harassed by both internal foes and the unstoppable advance of the allied forces, the enemy's troops collapse and London is liberated.
Not long afterwards, the pocket in Northern Wales collapses and the Russian troops surrender. Thousands of Russians are taken prisoner, alongside the last diehard collaborationist troops of the Farage regime.
Simultaneously with the campaign in Britain, the fighting in North Africa comes to its conclusion. At the same time as US troops pour into England, American tanks crash through Libyan defenses and drive hard along the coast.
The last coherent defense of the Libyans and their allies/proxies is in the capital of Tripoli. American tanks roll through the streets of the city while American troops quickly seize strategic sectors. The heaviest fighting takes place in the ruins of the Bab-al-Azizya compound where American infantry fight it out against several hundred elite Libyan troops supported by an equal number of African mercenaries. After several days, the compound, including the sprawling system of underground bunkers and tunnels beneath it, is cleared of enemy forces.
Afterwards, it is only a matter of time until the fall of the Libyan regime. Most enemy forces in North Africa are either destroyed when they are overrun, or surrender to spare their lives. The country crumbles rapidly under the power of American mechanized and armoured forces. The last battle in Libya is a half hearted attempt to hold Benghazi by a brigade of Tuareg mercenaries.
The middle of August brings the double surrender of both the Farage and Gaddafi regimes. Farage and many of his lackeys are captured in Dover attempting to flee by plane to continental Europe, while Saif Gaddafi is caught trying to sneak across the Egyptian border by American troops. On August 13th, Federal Britain surrenders unconditionally to the Americans, followed by Libya the next day.
For the Americans, this is a great victory. Britain and North Africa are now secure. Allied forces now sit on the doorstep of SCO dominated Europe, whose regimes are now in a panic. US and allied troops now bracket the continent from the south and west, in good position to invade the continent from almost any direction allied planners wish. However, the liberation of Europe will have to wait a little longer, as the US wants to finish extra mobilization of new troops before launching any invasion attempt. Instead, the American efforts will now focus to the pacific, where the Philippines and Japan await their liberation.
To: _Leo: Very high. I will let the numbers speak for themselves:
(note: for the naval losses, take the number under DD (which are Frigates) and divide it by 5 for how many Frigates I have lost. I think the same applies for the number of TP's I have lost)
To: Faeelin: I like the frontal assault method, also it would have been too easy to just pocket them there. They have no way to escape the British Isles anyways.
To: Everyone: thanks for the comments!
Striking Back: Part 5
After the Liberation of the Midlands, the rest of the war in England unfolds seemingly in the blink of an eye. Farage's troops melt away before the allied advance, entire battalions coming forward and surrendering, or in many cases mutinying against the SCO's puppet regime and aiding the allied troops in their advance. The pace of the drive to the Channel coast is slowed down less by hostile resistance and more by cheering crowds of flag waving Briton's who celebrate in the streets like people did all over Europe during the 2nd World War. In very short time, Birmingham and Lincoln are liberated, before US troops roll through Bristol and fan out all over Southern England. While a Canadian division moves into Cardiff and secures Southern Wales, US forces arrive along the English Channel.
There is still the issue of the large Russian force in Britain to deal with. Russian forces have fortified themselves for their last stand in the rough terrain of Northern Wales, and will need to be brought under control by force. American and Canadian troops converge on the Russian pocket from 3 sides, a noose that tightens over the Russian perimeter day by day. Meanwhile off the coast, American vessels confront the ships of the British Federal Navy, which consist of a flotilla of frigates that had been inherited by the Farage regime from the remnants of the pre war Royal Navy. Most of these light surface ships are destroyed or heavily damaged before running back to the temporary safety of small harbours in Northern Wales, which will soon fall under American control as soon as the Russians are pushed out.
Meanwhile, soldiers of the European exile brigades are the first to enter the British capital of London. While expecting an apocalyptic final stand by the Farage regime and its most diehard collaborators, the battle is something of an anticlimactic affair. Most of Farage's remaining troops are busy fighting against cadre's of urban guerrilla's, who have risen up with the arrival of allied forces in the city's outskirts. Harassed by both internal foes and the unstoppable advance of the allied forces, the enemy's troops collapse and London is liberated.
Not long afterwards, the pocket in Northern Wales collapses and the Russian troops surrender. Thousands of Russians are taken prisoner, alongside the last diehard collaborationist troops of the Farage regime.
Simultaneously with the campaign in Britain, the fighting in North Africa comes to its conclusion. At the same time as US troops pour into England, American tanks crash through Libyan defenses and drive hard along the coast.
The last coherent defense of the Libyans and their allies/proxies is in the capital of Tripoli. American tanks roll through the streets of the city while American troops quickly seize strategic sectors. The heaviest fighting takes place in the ruins of the Bab-al-Azizya compound where American infantry fight it out against several hundred elite Libyan troops supported by an equal number of African mercenaries. After several days, the compound, including the sprawling system of underground bunkers and tunnels beneath it, is cleared of enemy forces.
Afterwards, it is only a matter of time until the fall of the Libyan regime. Most enemy forces in North Africa are either destroyed when they are overrun, or surrender to spare their lives. The country crumbles rapidly under the power of American mechanized and armoured forces. The last battle in Libya is a half hearted attempt to hold Benghazi by a brigade of Tuareg mercenaries.
The middle of August brings the double surrender of both the Farage and Gaddafi regimes. Farage and many of his lackeys are captured in Dover attempting to flee by plane to continental Europe, while Saif Gaddafi is caught trying to sneak across the Egyptian border by American troops. On August 13th, Federal Britain surrenders unconditionally to the Americans, followed by Libya the next day.
For the Americans, this is a great victory. Britain and North Africa are now secure. Allied forces now sit on the doorstep of SCO dominated Europe, whose regimes are now in a panic. US and allied troops now bracket the continent from the south and west, in good position to invade the continent from almost any direction allied planners wish. However, the liberation of Europe will have to wait a little longer, as the US wants to finish extra mobilization of new troops before launching any invasion attempt. Instead, the American efforts will now focus to the pacific, where the Philippines and Japan await their liberation.
