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Somerania wrote:

The Norse were more progressive than athens

this doesn't even, like, qualify as a judgement
to think about their 'progressiveness' is
to apply anachronistic and vague definition, for 2 cultures that were neither static nor even close to contemporary

Luniten wrote:

this doesn't even, like, qualify as a judgement
to think about their 'progressiveness' is
to apply anachronistic and vague definition, for 2 cultures that were neither static nor even close to contemporary

Persia would be a better comparison against athens

Antillian wrote:

The ten mig-29s

Squadron captain
*due to the enemy having multiple navel escorts the squadron captain ordered his airmen to fly at 3.7 miles above the enemy fleet or higher to avoid most if not all shrapnel and projectile weapons, however telling the airmen to watch for enemy SAM systems. The plan is to stay high and fire the anti ship missiles from high above.

With the squadron ready with there plan they would make there approach from high above the enemy fleet. When suddenly multiple SAM missile rapidly approached there squadron.

Squadron captain
Evasive maneuvers!
*flares would be deployed, and the jets would dive and bank left and right. They survived the initial barrage however one of the pilots dove to far down and enemy AA tore the jet fighter to pieces.

Counterattack
The remaining 9 jets would begin there counter attack firing there 310kg B11 anti ship missile, guided variant. They would hurdle towards the enemy destroyers, however two would target the lead landing ship heading towards the corn islands.
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Corn island garrison
Only 30 sailors made up the garrison of corn island. While armed they did not face the greatest of odds. However the islands 10 police officers, and 3 volunteer civilians offered to help in the defense of the corn islands. The men would move towards coast of the island to were the enemy landing ship appears to be landing. They only had one M79 OSA anti tank launchers and a few grenades for explosives. They would set up quick defensive positions in the forested part just off the beachhead. The plan being to ambush any landing marines with whatever they have.
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Bluefield airbase
Upon seeing that the enemy fleet appear on radar they would pull out all there defensive cards to play. The base would launch its remaining 10 mig-29 fighter jets to intercept the incoming fleet however it would also fire upon them with there 15 Scud-Bs missiles. They would fire at all three Los Frailes-class transports as well as all three alligator class transports as well. The base would also fire 2 missiles from Murugan Buddha-I13 (MB-I13) - medium-range surface-to-air missile systems at the ant-submarine Helios. This all directed to the fleet heading right for Bluefield.
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Nicaraguan first infantry and engineering division.
-As mobilization towards the coast is in full swing trouble arised from Nicaraguan socialist rebels would occasionally open fire on the Central American soldiers however most rebels were swiftly gunned down. While the advancing Central Americans weren’t stopped they would lose precious hours. Getting to the coast. However small portions of the army would already arrive there. Mainly the brigades already stationed near the coast. And the garrison of Bluefield airbase is a strong 2,000 men. With other small squads doting the Nicaraguan coast, around 1,000 men have arrived on the Nicaraguan mosquitoe coast adding to the troops in the area.

As constant 40mm AA fire drowns the blue skies above, forcing the Royalist MiG-29's to keep much higher altitude than is ideal for targeting and missile guiding systems, a majority of the B11 anti-ship missiles delivered were rendered unable to acquire target lock, and thus plummeted to the sea. All but one, that managed to strike D-11 AB Bastión upon it's broadside stern as she escorted GLA "Salamandra" away from the main fleet and toward the Corn Islands. Steering rudder and propulsion systems crippled, D-11 AB Bastión halted in the waves, bobbing with the current as she was slowly reduced to a loose drift. Despite the damage, much of the crew survived the blast and continued to add anti-aircraft pressure, striking down another MiG-29 attempting to gain guided-missile lock. Other crew focused on fighting fires in the ship's stern compartments where the she took the blow.

Meanwhile, GLA Salamandra continued on to the Corn Islands, D-16 AB Zulia stayed behind to ensure the safety of D-11 AB Bastión, providing equal AA pressure as Bastión, tagging another MiG-29 as a 40mm shell exploded near the left wing, damaging it's stabilizer systems, forcing it to spiral dive into the sea with a roaring splash. However, as GLA Salamandra continued on course, radars picked up a swathe of Scud-B ballistic missiles hurtling down upon T-91 AB Los Frailes, with no missile defenses of it's own, AB Los Frailes resorted to emergency evasive maneuvers, narrowly escaping one Scud-B as the HE warhead impacted narrowly close. The second Scud-B would completely miss it's target, blasting into the water meters away. The third, however was inescapable as AB Los Frailes' course matched up with the trajectory of the remaining Scud, impacting directly into the bridge of the ship with a violent explosion. The crew, 2 × T-72B1V's, and 4× PT-76B's lost to the depths as the wreckage of AB Los Frailes sank and burned.

With this, three more Scud-B flew through the air, destined for three Alligator-class LST's. Unlike the Los Frailes-class, however, the Alligator-class is well equipped with 9K32 Strela-2 SAM missiles, proven as effective against ballistic missiles as they are for aircraft, striking down the Scud-B missiles miles in the air with eardrum-rocking explosions. The SAM missiles coming from Bluefields to intercept the Ivan Rogov-launched Kamov Ka-27M, already far from their launch point, were thrown off by evasive maneuvers and deployment of IR flare countermeasures. The Ka-27M's continued their radar picket of the area as the Amphibious Ready Groups Tiburón Toro and Caimán Negro push forth.

In the aftermath of the wave of Royalista coastal defenses, GLA Salamandra managed to finally reach mere miles of Isla de Maíz, with four out of five ships still sailing forth, safely reaching the warm sandy shores, shrouded with tall palm trees making up the dense inner jungles on the outskirts of Aeropuerto de Corn Island on Big Corn Island. The some 300 Marines of the Marine Force Reconnaissance Battalion GC Jose Felix Ribas accompanied by 20 × PT-76B and 20 × BRDM-1 swiftly made their way onto the empty beach, securing it for the safe departure of 2 × T-55AM, 6 × LVPT-7, 4 × PT-76B, 4 × Weishi SR-5, 4 × S-125 Pechora-2M (truck chassis mounted), 1 × Kasta 2E2 radar, and 100 Marines with the 393rd Marine Air Defense Artillery Battalion RADM José María García, onto the beach head.

Miles off Isla del Maíz shores, GLA Tiburón Toro and Caimán Negro have altered strategy, deciding to remain close-knit and land together just a few miles from Bluefields proper as they pass Isla del Maíz, marking just a 50 mile stretch to the mainland Moskito coastline for the remaining GLA's. As Almirante Giuseppe Alessandrello Cimadevilla's flagship, F-21 AB Mariscal Sucre, took lead of the formation with a full steam ahead order, the fleet maximized engine outputs to a general pace of 19-20 knots across in attempt to quickly close the distance to the shores.

Somerania wrote:

Persia would be a better comparison against athens

it would be, though i don't think comparing them is in itself a useful thing to do

Arcanda random question

Why do Japanese people keep electing Abe?

Liberalina wrote:

Arcanda random question

Why do Japanese people keep electing Abe?

Abe is the best Prime Minister,

And I’m not just saying that because there are thousands of pictures of him and Obama together

Liberalina wrote:

random question

Why do Japanese people keep electing Abe?

Did a study on Japan, they have one really popular/powerful conservative party that has ruled japan since 1950 almost non-stop. The party acts sort of the way the Dems and Repubs acted under Clinton.

Arcanda wrote:

In this timeline it's actually his first time on the ballot.
IRL he isn't very charismatic from what I know but he's still a political heavyweight. Much like was the case in this timeline, the LDP is Japan's #1 party. A lot of connections and money. Right now there's simply no opposition credible/united enough to face Abe and he has wide support inside his party.

Oh I mean irl

Since like Japan’s economy still is a rollercoaster and the demographic issues remain

The Shining Purple Light wrote:

japan also has one of the largest still active communist parties of any democratic country

they have the windows logo as well