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| {{Infobox military conflict
| | '''Zorasani government redux 2.0''' |
| | conflict = 1983 Solarian Sea Crisis
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| | caption = The CN Tapahanek listing following the Zorasani air attack
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| | date = 10 April - 28 April 1983
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| | place = [[Solarian Sea]]
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| | result = Diplomatic settlement<br/>Return of MS Solar Intrepid
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| | combatant1 = {{flag|Halland}}
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| | combatant2 = {{flag|Zorasan}}
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| | commander1 = {{flagicon|Halland}} [[Gavin Walters]] <br> {{flagicon|Halland}} [[Kieran Andersen]] <br> {{flagicon|Halland}} [[Shaun McCullough]]
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| | commander2 = {{flagicon|Zorasan}} [[Javad Jahandar]]<br/>{{flagicon|Zorasan}} [[Assadollah Bakhtiar]]<br/>{{flagicon|Zorasan}} [[Ali Reza Shamshiri]]
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| | strength1 = Second incident:
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| * {{wp|Oliver_Hazard_Perry-class_frigate|CN Tapahanek}}
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| * 1 Helicopter
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| Third Incident:
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| * 24 {{wp|Grumman_F-14_Tomcat|aircraft}}
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| | strength2 = First incident:
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| * 2 Helicopters
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| * 26 special forces
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| Second incident:
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| * 1 [[SAI GR-7 Imam Ardashir|SAI GR-7]] aircraft
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| Third incident:
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| * 11 aircraft
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| * Surface-to-air batteries
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| | casualties1 = 31 killed<br/> 78 injured<br/>1 frigate heavily damaged<br/>2 aircraft destroyed
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| | casualties2 = 18-29 killed or injured<br/>18 aircraft destroyed<br/>8 aircraft damaged
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| | casualties3 = 1 civilian freighter seized, later returned
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| The '''1983 Solarian Sea Crisis''' was an eighteen day {{wp|military}} confrontration between the [[Union of Zorasani Irfanic Republics]] and [[Halland]] that took place between 10 and 28 April 1983.
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| The crisis began with the seizure of the MS Solar Intrepid, a civilian frieghter under the Hallandic flag, accused by the Zorasani government of smuggling weapons to [[Al-Thawra Uprising|Irvadi separatists]]. this was denied by the Hallandic government. In response, Halland dispatched several naval vessels to patrol the Solarian Sea shipping lanes and to protect other Hallandic-flagged vessels. On 14 April, the CN Tapahanek was attacked by a single Zorasani aircraft, striking the vessel with two {{wp|Kh-35}} missiles, killing 27 sailors and injuring 78 others.
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| This led to the deployment of [[Halland]]'s 1st Carrier Strike Group led by [[Forrestal-class_aircraft_carrier|CN John Astor]], which arrived off the western coast of [[Tsabara]] on 25 April. On the early morning of 26 April, the CSG launched an airstrike against the airbase blamed for the Tapahanek attack, in the ensuing operation, John Astor launched aircraft struck the Ain Samad Airbase, destroying 12 aircraft and damaging 8 more and killing between 30 to 80 personnel. A air battle between the egressing carrier air group and Zorasani air force aircraft saw a further five shot down, while Halland lost two aircraft.
| | '''State President of the Union''' (military): Serves for a single ten year term (subject to review vote at 5th year - here may be removed by two-votes at the Revolutionary Command Congress)<br> |
| | '''First Minister of the Union''' (civil): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the United Front - becomes Chairman of the UF, serves at pleasure of the SP.<br> |
| | '''Deputy First Minister of the Union''' (military): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.<br> |
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| The crisis was formally resolved the next day, with the withdrawal of the 1st Carrier Strike Group and the start of high-level bi-lateral talks between the Hallandic and Zorasani governments. The MS Solar Intrepid was returned with its crew and both sides agreed to monetary compensation for the military personnel killed during the crisis. The events proved highly consequential to both governments, with Halland's military prowess and capabilities confirmed, while Zorasan's military would go on to begin a decades long modernisation and reform process.
| | '''Central Committee of State''': Remains the ultimate collective decision making body - membership: SP (chair) FM, DFM, Chiefs of Military Branches (4/5), Finance Min, Foreign Min, Interior Min, Defence Min, Pres of Central Bank, Chief Justice, UF Chiefs for Policy and Research, Representatives of State to URs. Guaranteed majority to be military officers.<br> |
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| | '''Council of Union Ministers''' (civil-military): Non-military members are appointed by the FM, mil-members appointed by the SP. Tasked with implementing CCS decisions. <br> |
| | Military to hold: Interior, Defence and Media ministries, civilians the rest - Foreign Minister subject to mutual agreement between FM and SP. No intel ministry. |
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| == Background ==
| | '''Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces''': Political mirror to the Chiefs of the Defence Staff, same members.<br> |
| === Hallandic involvement in Zorasani unification ===
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| | '''General Intelligence Service''': {{wp|military intelligence}} body but also tasked with protecting the state from internal and external threats. Completely carte blanche in terms of operations<br> |
| | '''Department for State Intelligence and Security''': Domestic and external spy service<br> |
| | '''Department for National Spiritual Mobilisation''': Tasked with propaganda, mass popular mobilisation<br> |
| | '''Department for National Renovationist Propagation''': Tasked with overseeing Zorasan's state media - all newspapers, radio stations, digital outlets and TV are ostensibly military controlled.<br> |
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| | '''Public mobilisation organisations are under the purview of the SCRAF but operate using UF members as leaders:''' |
| | '''Young Pioneers of the Union'''<br> |
| | '''Students of the Union'''<br> |
| | '''Sole trade union forgot the name'''<br> |
| | '''Union of Mothers and Daughters of the Union'''<br> |
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| Tensions between Zorasan and Halland had existed prior to 1983, primarily over Halland’s involvement in assisting states opposed to Zorasani unification, led by the [[Union of Khazestan and Pardaran]]. Much like the Euclean powers, Halland’s involvement had peaked during the 1960s, with materiel and training support for the militaries of the Badawiyan monarchies. Between 1952 and 1974, Halland provided significant support to the [[Riyhadi Confederation]], including the sale of equipment, aircraft and even naval vessels.
| | == Legislative branch and United Front == |
| [[File:CR1964.png|250px|thumb|left|Hallandic trainers in Riyadha in 1964.]]
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| From 1952 until 1965, Halland’s presence in Riyadha was limited to merely logistical support and officer training. Halland’s involvement coincided with Estmerish missions to the small state aimed at building up the Emirates’ ability to defend themselves militarily against the superior forces of the UKP. On average, the number of Hallandic personnel in the country rarely exceeded 200, yet on occasion these personnel became the targets of the Pan-Zorasanist group, the [[Black Hand]]. In one such incident, 3 Hallandic army trainers were killed when the Black Hand bombed the Royal Palm Hotel in At-Turbah on 19 June 1961.
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| During the [[Badawiyan War]], in which Riyadha as part of the [[Mubaraz Pact]] fought against the [[Union of Khazestan and Pardaran]], Halland alongside Estmere maintained a steady and uninterrupted supply of materiel to At-Turbah, leading to many historians crediting both states to keeping the confederation in the war and able to survive a succession of UKP offensives. With the Pact’s defeat in 1968, Euclean and Hallandic diplomatic support succeeded in maintaining Riyadha’s independence, however, in turn it forced the country in ever increasing reliance upon its allies for economic and political stability.
| | '''Supreme Assembly of the Union''': XXX members, appointed for five-year terms unlimited by the Front Department for Public Administration, drawn from UR assemblies. More power than current - has legislative power, holds civil and military office holders to account (ministers and agency heads). Between Revolutionary Command Congresses, the SAU is the principal forum for the hearing of reports by UF and government bodies. Limited power of purse, cannot reject defence budgets as proposed by the military. |
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| === Al-Thawra Uprising ===
| | '''United Front''': Sole political party permitted in the country. Mostly devoid of ideology and political mobilisation, officially exists to govern and administer the country and is entirely subordinated to the Central Committee of State. Premium on elevating technocratic apparatchiks over demagogues, its party schools are entirely devoted to educating students on administration, economics and foreign relations ostensibly to provide the state with capable operators. Has no involvement in state security, defence policy or repression, nor does it operate any media publications such as a newspaper or magazine.<br> |
| == Events ==
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| === MV Solar Intrepid Seizure ===
| | '''Front Department for Public Administration''': body tasked with identifing party members suitable for public office at local, state and national levels. Appoints the entire Supreme Assembly with SCRAF approval every five years. <br> |
| === CN Tapahanek Attack ===
| | '''Front Department for Policy Development''': Umbrella body covering numerous thinktanks tasked with designing policies and strategies for national government. <br> |
| | '''Front Department for Strategic Research''': Body tasked with studying public opinion and developing reports off data provided by the local and state levels for the FDPA. <br> |
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| === Operation Narwhal === | | == Revolutionary Command Congress == |
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| Following the heavy damage caused to CN Tapahanek and the subsequent ship's internment in [[Zorasan]], the [[Hallandic Navy|Commonwealth Navy]] immediately mobilized forces from the 1st Fleet, assigned to the Vehemens Ocean, towards the Solarian Sea. The Carrier Strike Group sent was later joined by the [[Etruria]]n MM Santa Cecilia and MM Santa Caterina destroyers on its way. News of the mobilization came to the attention of the government of [[Zorasan]], along with a formal demand on behalf of [[Halland]]'s government to immediately return the apprehended civilian vessel, compensate the material damage and lives taken by the attack and formally apologize. [[Zorasan]]'s government denied any response, intensifying patrol of its territorial waters.
| | Held every five years, includes the senior UF officers and elite, SCRAF membership and a number of other senior military officers. Tasked with reviewing the record of the administration, electing a new state president and approving appointments or removing fail admins. Votes and approves/disapproves of proposed policies and strategies. |
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| On the night of 25 April, Task Force 17 and its Carrier Strike Group, composed of aircraft carrier {{wp|Forrestal-class_aircraft_carrier|CN John Astor}}, escorted by {{wp|California-class_cruiser|CN Gerald Perry}} and 4th Destroyer Squadron arrived at the western coast of [[Tsabara]]. Without official Zorasani government response, Halland's government authorized a tactical retaliatory strike against Ain Samad airbase. The attack would be done in two waves at rapid succession, with the objective to suppress air defences and neutralize the airfield. At 4:13 AM 8 {{wp|McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II|F4G}} from VFA-13 took off, flying through [[Tsabara]]'s airspace at low altitude, armed with anti-radiation missiles. Soon after, at 4:20 AM, 12 {{wp|Grumman_F-14|F10G2}} strike fighters from VFA-11, which recently replaced the previous air defense specialized variant in the squadron, took off armed with {{wp|AIM-7_Sparrow|Vixen 3}} missiles and guided bombs. Shortly after an early warning and control aircraft took off, flying at a 20km radius orbit in international waters in the vicinity of Zorasani airspace.
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| [[File:F10G.jpg|thumb|left|F10G dropping a laser-guided bomb]]
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| The {{wp|Suppression_of_Enemy_Air_Defenses|SEAD}} operation undertaken by VFA-13 flew through Tsabaran airspace at low altitudes, with the aircraft ingressing Zorasani airspace at 5:22 AM. The eight aircraft, divided into two flights of four aircraft each were tasked with rapid destruction of Ain Samad's stationary air defense batteries. Low altitude flight and coordinated {{wp|Wild_Weasel}} tactics allowed for the rapid destruction of the airbase's radars, two {{wp|S-75_Dvina|S-75 batteries}} and one {{wp|2K12_Kub|Kub}} battery. The airbase quickly initiated a scramble, calling for the takeoff of all fighter aircraft on station - the majority of which were {{wp|Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21|SAI Asefeh}} aircraft. Before any interceptor could take off to catch the egressing aircraft from VFA-13, VFA-11 was already ingressing with 12 aircraft, dropping over 18 tons of bombs in the airfield in a span of 5 minutes. The first attack caused a large sized crater in the center of the runway and destroyed one fighter taking off, effectively blocking the runway from used. Subsequent attacks destroyed hangars, destroying 12 more aircraft and damaging further 8. Casualties reported by the government of [[Zorasan]] were four deaths and at least 11 injured at the time of bombing. One pilot was killed and 3 maintenance workers, with most injured being workers in the airbase. The use of guided munitions was, according to [[Halland]]'s press release announced the same day, to minimize collateral damage and ensure the "tactical nature of the retaliation to prevent further capability of aggression on behalf of Zorasan's government while minimizing effects on unrelated personnel".
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| [[File:ZorasanAFB.png|thumb|right|Ain Samad after the attack]]
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| Following VFA-11's egress, bearing southwest before turning back northwest to its carrier, the [[Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force]] ordered interception of the strike force from two vectors. The 115th squadron, equipped with 12 new {{wp|Mikoyan MiG-29|SAI H-09 Asefeh}} fighters manned by veterans of the [[Irvadistan War]] took off from Gharaf Air base, while 12 more {{wp|Mikoyan MiG-21|SAI H-03}} interceptors from 19th squadron took off from Hazaza. The F10G2s managed to outrun the older and slower SAI H-03, whose interception vector was not in their favour. However, VFA-11 met with 115th squadron at 6:04 AM. The larger radards from the F10G and longer range missiles gave them an initial advantage, with three H-09s shot down in the initial exchange, and one F10G shot down. One H-09 pilot, Maj. Hamid Adavazdari, managed to succesfully eject after being shot down, while the others were killed in action.
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| Orders for VFA-11 were explicit on mantaining route, given the aircraft were operating at maximum range capacity, with little loitering time. Disobeying orders from the Flight Leader, Captain Henry "Badger" McDale and his RIO, Rudraigh "Puffin" McDuffin, lost formation and remained in the combat zone, succesfully shooting down two more H-09s, one of which with the aircraft's cannon as the missiles had already been used. The F10G was shot down by Third Lt. Masoud Karimpour, with both airmen killed in action. The faster F10Gs managed to escape the other interceptors, which were delayed by McDale.
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| McDale's death was largely controversial in the media and also inside the air force. He was not condecorated at the time, with high command deciding that his unilateral actions were imprudent. This sparked large debates in public opinion, with McDale's story growing quite popular and told in many news sources. McDale and McDuffin would be in 2005 rewarded with the Medal of the Nation's gratitude for their sacrifice.
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| == Aftermath ==
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Zorasani government redux 2.0
Executive branch
State President of the Union (military): Serves for a single ten year term (subject to review vote at 5th year - here may be removed by two-votes at the Revolutionary Command Congress)
First Minister of the Union (civil): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the United Front - becomes Chairman of the UF, serves at pleasure of the SP.
Deputy First Minister of the Union (military): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Central Committee of State: Remains the ultimate collective decision making body - membership: SP (chair) FM, DFM, Chiefs of Military Branches (4/5), Finance Min, Foreign Min, Interior Min, Defence Min, Pres of Central Bank, Chief Justice, UF Chiefs for Policy and Research, Representatives of State to URs. Guaranteed majority to be military officers.
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Council of Union Ministers (civil-military): Non-military members are appointed by the FM, mil-members appointed by the SP. Tasked with implementing CCS decisions.
Military to hold: Interior, Defence and Media ministries, civilians the rest - Foreign Minister subject to mutual agreement between FM and SP. No intel ministry.
Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces: Political mirror to the Chiefs of the Defence Staff, same members.
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General Intelligence Service: military intelligence body but also tasked with protecting the state from internal and external threats. Completely carte blanche in terms of operations
Department for State Intelligence and Security: Domestic and external spy service
Department for National Spiritual Mobilisation: Tasked with propaganda, mass popular mobilisation
Department for National Renovationist Propagation: Tasked with overseeing Zorasan's state media - all newspapers, radio stations, digital outlets and TV are ostensibly military controlled.
↓
Public mobilisation organisations are under the purview of the SCRAF but operate using UF members as leaders:
Young Pioneers of the Union
Students of the Union
Sole trade union forgot the name
Union of Mothers and Daughters of the Union
Legislative branch and United Front
Supreme Assembly of the Union: XXX members, appointed for five-year terms unlimited by the Front Department for Public Administration, drawn from UR assemblies. More power than current - has legislative power, holds civil and military office holders to account (ministers and agency heads). Between Revolutionary Command Congresses, the SAU is the principal forum for the hearing of reports by UF and government bodies. Limited power of purse, cannot reject defence budgets as proposed by the military.
United Front: Sole political party permitted in the country. Mostly devoid of ideology and political mobilisation, officially exists to govern and administer the country and is entirely subordinated to the Central Committee of State. Premium on elevating technocratic apparatchiks over demagogues, its party schools are entirely devoted to educating students on administration, economics and foreign relations ostensibly to provide the state with capable operators. Has no involvement in state security, defence policy or repression, nor does it operate any media publications such as a newspaper or magazine.
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Front Department for Public Administration: body tasked with identifing party members suitable for public office at local, state and national levels. Appoints the entire Supreme Assembly with SCRAF approval every five years.
Front Department for Policy Development: Umbrella body covering numerous thinktanks tasked with designing policies and strategies for national government.
Front Department for Strategic Research: Body tasked with studying public opinion and developing reports off data provided by the local and state levels for the FDPA.
Revolutionary Command Congress
Held every five years, includes the senior UF officers and elite, SCRAF membership and a number of other senior military officers. Tasked with reviewing the record of the administration, electing a new state president and approving appointments or removing fail admins. Votes and approves/disapproves of proposed policies and strategies.