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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict    = Papalanian-Bardonian War
| place       = North Bardonia & the Penitusian
| date        = July 19th, 2018 - August 28th, 2018<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=07|day1=19|year1=2018|month2=08|day2=28|year2=2018}})
| combatant1  = {{flagicon image|VF flag.png}}'''[[Vabasian Union]]'''
* {{flagicon image|Papalanian Flag.jpeg}} [[Papalania]]
* {{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} [[The Vabasian Federation|Vabasian Federation]]
* [[Tribia]]
* {{flagicon image|Haverade.png}} [[Haverade]]
| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|ProvGovRepFlag.jpg}} Provisional Goverment of North Bardonia
| combatant3  = {{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} [[North Bardonia]]
| image       = WarGulf photobox.jpg
| caption     = '''Clockwise from the top:'''<br>
{{flatlist|
* Papalanian aircraft flying over burning North Bardonian Oil Wells in the North of [[Surdistan]]
* North Bardonian troops in Surdistan
* Imagery of VU aerial bombing
* Road into Kalidara after bombing
* VU Tank outside of Astanhar
}}
| commander3  = {{plainlist|
*{{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} [[Tahid Al-Fahil]] {{KIA}}
*{{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} [[Alfur Tarkos]]
*{{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} Isaac Bentrov
*{{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} Ahmed Al-Fastanhila
*{{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} Jackob Merian{{KIA}}
*{{flagicon image|RepFlag.jpg}} Abdullah Bin Shekidah
}}
| commander1  = {{plainlist|
*{{flagicon image|Papalanian Flag.jpeg}} Sean O'Farrell
*{{flagicon image|Papalanian Flag.jpeg}} David MacNamara
*{{flagicon image|Papalanian Flag.jpeg}} Lucia Murphy
*{{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} [[Arthur Samuel Holcom]] 
*{{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} Gregory Tarpel
*{{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} David Tsavi Sax
*{{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} Samuel Joshua Dikla
*{{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} Eric Larson
*{{flagicon image|VF flag.png}} Marie Yelker
*{{flagicon image|Haverade.png}}Thomas Petryn
*{{flagicon image|Haverade.png}} Tyler Andersaan
}}
| commander2  = {{plainlist|
*{{flagicon image|ProvGovRepFlag.jpg}} Tomas Hezender
*{{flagicon image|ProvGovRepFlag.jpg}} Alexander Baganenhow
*{{flagicon image|ProvGovRepFlag.jpg}} Ahmet Al-Ravas
}}
| result      = Vabasian Victory
| strength1   = TBD
| strength2   = 200,000
| strength3   = 655,000
| units1      = TBD
| units2      = TBD
| units3      = TBD
| casualties1 = TBD
| casualties2 = TBD
| casualties3 = '''Total: 90,000-120,000 '''
}}
The '''Papalanian-Bardonian War''' (sometimes referred to as the VU-NB War, or the Penitusian War) was an armed conflict fought between member states of the Vabasian Union and the Republic of North Bardonia. The coalition assault occurred in three main stages: '''Operation Talon''', the destruction of North Bardonians ability to pose an aerial threat to the VU, '''Operation Quaking Sand''', the military invasion of North Bardonia, & '''Operation Preserving Liberty''', the pacification of North Bardonia and the capture of its military leadership.

Both sides were aggressive and attempted to present dominances over the situation that lead to the conflict boiling over. After the seizing of the ships the VU and North Bardonia meet in Jaredistan, neutral ground, to discuss a peaceful resolution to the conflict but both factions' unwillingness to back down lead to escalation.  

In the aftermath of the failure of the Jaredistan Conference rouge elements of North Bardonias military would take an aggressive stance against the Papalanians, leading to roughly 4 Heavy Ekranoplans controlled by these rouge elements attempting to bomb the capital of Papalania, although the raid was unsuccessful with one Ekranoplan lost and limited damage it proved that the North Bardonians could pose a threat, simultaneously the batteries of Kalidara opened fire on the Papalanian fleet before being destroyed by an Papalanan counterattack.  

==Background==
===Bardonian Instability===

In the years prior to the inciting incident of the War North Bardonia suffered and brutal economic recession. In the years of 2008 & 2009 an Housing Crisis followed by a stock crash lead to a crash of the competitiveness of North Bardonian credit. In 2011 another additional crash lead to the deepening but the Democratic Liberal Party managed to hold onto power for a few more scattered years before in 2016 the Young Nationalist Party bridged a coalition with the Social Conservative Party and the Union for the Nation to form a conservative coalition government. Alongside the political strife caused by politicking in the coalition and a drug crisis the economy was still no in anyway in "bouncing back". 

Alongside the instability in the Economy & Politics the military remained deeply divided between the Traditionalist, Warhawk, Conservative faction that dominated the [[Republican Army of North Bardonia|Army]] and the [[Kalidara Fleet Command]] against that of the more pro-Republican, peace focused faction that saw control of the Airforce and Navy. This divide lead to great mistrust and a lack of communication between branches of the Armed Forces would lead to a number of incidents that lead to the deaths of military personnel, the most famous of these was the [[6th of November Incident]] of 2014 where several soldiers of the Army would become injured after army personnel would intercede on a Marine wargame.
===Naporia Conflict===
{{Main|Arsto-Papalanian War}}
[[Blaenau Air Force and Naval Base]]
[[F-117 Nighthawk]] 
[[Cisteri Gustus]]
[[Mediriman]]
Papalanian Minister of Defense Dáire MacGuire

==Barossa Incident==
===Papalanian Training Exercises===
[[Papalanian Carrier Fleet Group 1]], including the [[SRP Allegiance]], departed [[Steyeruthmen]] on 25 June 2018 after being held there for 4 months for repairs. The fleet proceeded southeast through the [[Forsian Sea]], passing through the [[Suryian Canal]] before arriving at [[Olga Velikoye]] in [[Kathricore]] on the 28th. The fleet would spend six days there conducting joint training exercises with the [[Navy of the Grand Order]] in the Mediriman, as well as refueling before crossing the Mediriman. The training exercises were mostly aimed at stress testing the repairs, focusing on the F-4 Phantoms and F-14s which had seen action over Arstoia.<br>
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On the 3 July, the office of Dáire MacGuire issued a statement that aerial trainings would be occurring over the Penitusian near Galarney for the following two weeks. That same day, Cisteri Gustus and F-117 Nighthawk squadrons were spotted leaving Blaenau heading south. The PDF would begin running extra policing patrols the area between Naporia and Galarney the next day, under the guise of anti-piracy measures. Numerous news sources at the time speculated that the trainings were merely a cover for a reconnaissance mission.<br>
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After participating in a gun salute ceremony aimed at demonstrating continued friendship between Papalania and Kathricore, Carrier Fleet Group 1 would depart Olga Velikoye on July third. The fleet would head eastward across the Mediriman, arriving in Lexa on the 7th, where they would conduct a two-day training in the Mediriman with the VFN before setting back out on the 9th towards Blaenau. 

=== Initial Boarding ===
At 1:30 am, local time, on 11 July 2018, the [[SS Barossa]], a civilian tanker ship which had been requisitioned for use in the Naporian Conflict, detached from Papalanian Carrier Fleet Group 1 off the coast of [[Tribia]] near the Vabasian Strait en route to [[Cordo Fa]] to restart normal operations and receive a shipment of oil that it was to bring to Naporia. As the course had been approved by the North Bardonian government prior to departure, the decision was made to let the Barossa proceed without a supporting ship, so as to prevent the mission from being delayed by the slower speed of a battleship.<br>
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The Barossa reached Bardonian waters 7 hours later at approximately 8:45 am. The ship proceeded along the designated course for another 3 hours before it began to receive orders from the [[Kalidera]] Port Authority to dock in for inspection. Despite repeated explanations of the situation by the captain of the Barossa, Éanna MacDonagh, at 12:13 pm the Barossa was boarded and impounded by North Bardonian Vice-Admiral Alfur Tarkos 15 miles off the coast of North Bardonia on the grounds that it was in violation of Bardonian anti-piracy law due to its failure to comply with port authority orders. The ship was subsequently seized by Bardonian sailors and docked at Kalidera to be integrated into the Bardonian Merchant Marine under North Bardonian civil asset forfeiture law. The crew was arrested for piracy and smuggling and placed in [[Kalidera Prison]] to await Bardonian Naval tribunal.

=== Search of the Barossa ===



==Pre-war Efforts==
=== Initial Response ===

The initial response to the incident in North Bardonian Circles was rather quiet, with politicians and the government scrambling to figure out an acceptable solution for the conflict. Iniatially the North Bardonian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Relations released a statement that the SS Barossa would be "Sailing by the end of the week". The War Department was reported stating that "It is in the interest of the state to back Vice-Admiral Tarkos"<ref>As seen in the Carthiada Times in July 12th</ref>. Alongside the disorganization of the North Bardonian government the lack of response lead to mass panic when the military raised the alarm on the 14th of July leading to the evacuation of civilians to the countryside in major cities like Krondor, Carthiada, Cordo Fa, Uiortel, Lordsfountain and Kalidara.  

A response was also quickly delivered from the Papalanians...  

Followed by the Papalanian Response the Vabasian Federation would deliver its official message to the world... 

Responses from the International Community were more varied with the [[Haverade|Commonwealth of Haverade]] taking the official VU stance and condemning the incident and the lack of response from the North Bardonian Government, the Magnaterran Economic Community were more cautious with their response being quieter whilst questioning the event and signaling to the North Bardonian government that of 'Make Peace'. 

=== Jaredistan Conference ===

The Jaredistan Conference would be described by many North Bardonian and international historian and political analysts as "a catastrophe easily avoided"<ref>Report by the Penitusian Foreign Relations Conference 2023</ref>, wither this disaster came about be from the hawkishness from both sides, the indecisiveness it led to one of the most violent conflicts that the Penitusian would ever see. The failure of the conference could be attributed either to the VU's aggressiveness in negotiations or the lack of support for peace from [[Magnaterran Economic Community|MEC]] or even the inability of the North Bardonians own indecisiveness towards the crisis. 

This indecisiveness in the North Bardonian diplomatic staff was mainly due to different orders received from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Relations; mainly this devide was between the two main factions in the North Bardonian Government that fought over what message the government should present to the international community at the Confrence in Jaredistan mainly because of the difference in which report to follow. The two government sanctioned reports differed in their tone and evidence to explain the situation leading up and during the boarding; Vice-Admiral Tarkos report or the Manistein, Commander of Kalidara Coast Guard Commands, report. 

=== VU Summit ===



=== Military Mobilization and Escalation ===



==Aerial Assault==



==Bardonian Counterstrike==



==Ground Invasion==



==Bardonian Collapse==



==Treaty of Nova Urbo==



==Bardonian Civil War==



==Hostage Rescue Operation==

=== Naval Mutiny ===

=== Formation of the Provisional Government ===

=== Fall of Cordo Fa & Kalidara ===

=== Rebellion in the Army ===

=== Capitulation of the Civilian Government of the Republic ===



==Casualties==



==Aftermath==



==See Also==


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