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Levarge smiled at the thought of blocking Rota harbor with a few torpedos. "That's good thinking, Captain, the sort of thinking we'll need. We're in a fair fight, our advantage, against our new neighbors. Against anyone else, we'll have to fight dirty."
 

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"War is allways dirty sir. Sir, may I ask you why you don't want to be part of the proposed Shadow Cabinet as Shadow MDIS?"
 

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"Fair question, Captain. I feel that the President has the right to rely on the non-partisan nature of the senior officer corps. If I were the shadow MDIS, one of my tasks would be questioning the President's and the Minister's judgement on matters that, as an officer, I was expected to carry out. I don't feel that's fair to my command structure, and I don't feel I can do that honorably."
 

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Captain Thomas J. McGrath enters the Officers' Club and walks to the bar:
"A coke, please."
Then he walks up to the High Room lookin for someone to chat with.
 

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Levarge spotted the Captain enter the High Room moments before the Master Chief's waiters did. "Over here, Captain," he said, motioning him over to the table. After the exchange of salutes, Levarge quietly said, "A word of warning, Captain; the High Room is for flag officers and their guests. Master Chief gets antsy over who uses the fine china. Have a seat."

[OOC: Busco - what branch? Army, air force, navy?]
 

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McGrath tool a seat near the General and apologized:
"I'm really sorry, General, i didn't meant to risk my neck by comin up here. Congraulations for the promotion, it seems i'm talking to my boss" Thomas smiled.

*OOC: Army, Light Infantry Rgt Airborne, Alpha Company*
 

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[OOC: Actually, you're both still here, unless one of you wants to leave.]

After the Airborne Captain has a chance to order food and sit down, Levarge gives a quiet signal to the Master Chief, who pulls the waiters out of the room. The three men sit alone in the High Room.

"Convienent that you came along, Captain McGrath. I was about to discuss some operational planning with Captain Tulp of interest to both the Navy and the Airborne boys.

"You're familiar with the situation in New Bengal, correct? There's some agitating on the island from people wise enough to realize that waking up in Tilipia each morning is not in their best interest. They're calling for elections. If they don't get them, trouble may brew. If they do get them, and vote themselves out of Tilipia, there may still be trouble.

"I want to work up some plans for intervention in New Bengal. It will - by default - be a Navy/Airborne operation. Two scenarios - the New Bengalese get a vote, vote to rejoin Eutopia, are denied this by Tilipia and request our assistance. Or, riots break out and we choose to intervene to restore order.

"Spearpoint would be the marines and the airborne, supported by the attack choppers - if possible. They may not have sufficient range. Air superiority over the island can be established, and close air support may be possible. Follow-on forces would be the rangers. Additional forces would be put in as necessary.

"D-day goal for the marines would be control of the harbor at Neuva Cordoba, for the airborne, control of the airfields. Navy would set up a near blockade of the island to prevent Tilipian intervention, Air Force would set up air interdiction.

"This planning goes under the codeword TRIPWIRE. Any thoughts?"
 
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After the exchange of salutations and greets with Captain McGrath, Captain Tulp listens to Lt. General Levarge.

"Well sir, the first thing I wish to remind you of is that the Airforce is grounded because of the embargoe. Maybe if the airforce scraps half of the airforce for spareparts they might get some wings up in the air but that would still take some time and effort sir. Secondly we need to determine which part of the sea we can claim if New Bengal reunifies with us sothat we can choose the wisest approaches for your landing forces. Thirdly I think we need to secure the whole island on day one, that would shorten the Tilapian ability to respond sir."
 

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"The Air Force keeps claiming that it's grounded," said Levarge with some anger. "I don't believe it. If the Iranians can keep some F-14s flying what, twenty-five years into an embargo, we should be able to accomplish something. I really don't care if they have to cannabalize half their planes; if we need air support, I want the Air Force flying, even if half of them are out there winding up the rubber bands that make their planes go!"

"As for taking the entire island in a single day, do we have the sealift and airlift capacity to pull it off? All issues we have to examine. And remember, this is just contingency planning; with fortune, nothing will happen in New Bengal."
 

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""Hmmmmm, I'm just saying what the experts say sir. Maybe we should give Major Haynes a call to ask if he could join us? Anyway if we only use the LIRA (Airborne) and the Marines plus their temporal battalions we will have 4 battallions of 512 men each. We have 12 C-130s which could carry 64 paratroopers or 92 combat troops each so I guess we can get the LIRA on the island relatively fast. The Marines have enough landingcraft to get the whole Regiment on the island, however the landingcraft are of a type that was used during the last world war so we need good weather, which isn't something we can guarentee, on top of that it could take half a day untill the landingcraft have reached the island. Then there is the problem with the supply vessels sir. We haven't got any so either we confisquate some vessels we will have to use the Herculeses to get the supplies on the island. As a matter of fact sirs I think I was wrong with saying that we should take the whole island on D-Day, or better said, it's should but we simply can't."
 

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OOC: During Eutopia 2 there were the Paratroopers. Right now the Tilly reform made the LIRA instead. I presume the Parachute peculiarity is lost, if not then i'll edit the post :D

"Yes, Sir, i heard about the whole New Bengal situation. It's right from the start of the whole seccession that i thought someday a part of the new formed states would realize to prefer the old days of Eutopia.
About a military intervention (and by God, i hope we won't need it), we need to consider 2 situations:
-the population of New Bengal will support our intervention, and it's case in wich elections are called, a reunification is decided but it's forbidden by the Tilapian government
-the population wants a complete indipendency, we are called to calm things down

The second situation it's of course the worse. But i think we can do it either way. Air support will be crucial, we can't expect to take an airport without air superiority."

Captain took a sip of drink.

"General, before continuing with Tripwire, i have to ask you a thing. A few years ago, there were the Eutopia Paras. Now we're the LIRA. Can i ask you to consider to put back in place our name and our traditions? I know it's more a ministerial decision, but a word from you, Sir, could help this to happen.
The air drop training is now put on hold. Only me and the other officers old enough to have served before the reform have that kind of training. Many of us believe that we've been stripped of our name. Of course, General, we are still loyals and ready to serve Eutopia in any way, but nonetheless we think that our Army needs a true Air Assault unit, like the Paras were. What do you think about that?"
 

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[OOC: In my opinion, Tilly's reforms haven't happened yet. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.]

"Gentlemen, let's take this discussion into the Command and Operations Center after dinner. Someone get Haynes to join us if he can be found."

Levarge made a quick call on his phone to tell the Pit to let Tulp and McGrath into the Center.

"You both are seconded to the joint staff for this planning, and are cleared for the pit. Now, I'm disturbed that we barely have enough sealift and airlift to run this operation. That means we'd be cutting it close; if we can't secure the port or an airfield, the leading forces are going to get wiped out.

"Minister Tilly's reformations haven't gone into full effect yet, Captain McGrath, and with the new government they may never. In my opinion, you are still airborne and, even if you become LIRA, I don't want airborne training to stop. Helicopter ranges are limited. I doubt we could chopper the LIRA out to New Bengal. Nothing wrong with dual training, though. Not sure what you all see in jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, though.

"And no one is going to be changing traditions without direct orders. Keep the paratrooper boots and the berets, keep the morale up. That's about all we have going for us."
 

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OOC: Ok, i saw no further indications, so i was assuming that the reform actually took place. Do you think i should edit the post?

"Thanks, General, it's good to hear that. At least, the honour is safe.
For the airlift capacity, may i suggest to aquire more aircrafts? Of course the good old C-130 Hercules should be the most obvious solution. ENDtech could also study a replacement, but sticking to a completely field tested model it's easier."
 

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Admiral Tulp enters the Officers Club and asks for a quarter to be readied for him. Then he goes to the High Room and orders himself a meal. Before he goes to bed to take a long sleep he contacts Lt. Commander Le Grave to tell him that he will be in command of the Unapproachable untill the Admiral returns from his forced leave.
 

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As Admiral Tulp is reading his morning newspaper he overhears Braxton.

"Per.....sorry I have never been introduced to you. I am Admiral Henry J. Tulp, CoS Eutopian Navy. The Officers Club is owned by the Eutopian Military offcourse."
 

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Adrimal Tulp I have heard that name before some where I rember now in the papers.... Sorry my good man I got a head of myself and forget to introduce my self Major Edward Braxton at your service
 

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"Pleased to meet you, are you still active? What was or is your unit?"