The East PacificBoard

4:26 AM, Kopenhagen Territory, Osterreich

Moonlight glistens over the waters outside the Kopenhagen airfield, waves bump into the rocky, sandy beaches. Gefreiter Felix Schafer squats on a rock a few meters or so away from the bustling airfield, taking in the small and quiet scene. Hearing an officer call his name, he sighs, tossing a pebble into the ocean as he gets up and walks off. Jet engines farther down rumble as AEW&C aircraft lift off and start heading east, a couple Taube fighters with them. Felix notices members of his platoon running towards them, a young Soldat yelling “C’mon, pal! Today’s the day!” Felix pulls up his slung over Fallschirmjager helmet from his shoulder and pulling his 416-C carbine from his side, turning to run with the rest of the platoon. The Fallschirmjager platoon runs into a Meiser transport jet, their boots clanking against the metal. Felix is squished between several other soldiers, feeling something prod his leg and something poke his helmet. A Leutnant begins yelling for the Fallschirmjagers to check equipment as the back of the jet closes. Felix checks another soldier’s equipment while another soldier checks his, then soldier’s yelling that they have all their equipment down the line. The soldier’s are then instructed to sit down as the jet starts, several others going up with it, heading east…

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4:45 AM, Over Island territory owned by Devlon adjacent to Kopenhagen

AEW&C aircraft carrying towed Jammers fly overhead and begin spotting Devian bases on the island, Taube multirole aircraft, M-49 Fighter jets, transport jets, and Banshee CAS jets following behind. Taube multirole fighters loaded with SEAD missiles tilt downwards and begin firing them at radar stations and SAM stations. M-49 fighter’s and Banshee CAS aircraft begin to fly all across the island and bomb any air bases, ships and docks, military installations, and oil depots. While the aircraft begin their attack, transport jets start to drop fallschirmjagers all over the small island, hoping for them to land around Devian military camps and air bases. Just across the small sea between Kopenhagen and the Devian island, Rakatenwerfer’s and Redemptor self propelled artillery guns start to fire volleys of fire on the western side of the island.

Out on the ocean, the Erste Flotte sets out. The carriers park a couple Kilometers away and start reinforcing Osterluftwaffe operations with carrier borne jets, namely Taube jets and Sharktail maritime patrol jets. Destroyers with towed Sonar and attack Submarines begin patrolling west of the island for submarines with Sharktail jets while the rest of the fleet, made up of a Carrier, two Escort Carriers, a couple cruisers, destroyers, and submarines approach the island to find any Devian ships and surround them.

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8:15 AM, Ruhmes House, Osterreich

The camera comes on, showing Chancellor Jakob Baurnhof glaring into it while he leans up against the desk, a piece of paper in his hands. He takes a breath in, then starts. “In my hand is a piece of paper, that justify’s the attack earlier today in the Devian island. Parliament has voted on a declaration of war against the nation of Devlon for the following reasons; The incompetence and disability of their government has created a major global conflict, putting our allies in danger and therefore putting Osterreich in danger. Osterreich will not stand for a dangerous nation to have artillery and missile range over major cities in the western hemisphere, and therefore, a state of conflict now exists between Osterreich and Devlon. Expect the war to end much, much sooner mein kameraden.”

The broadcast ends.