Thalassan War

Thalassan War
Date 18 November 1941 (1941-11-18) – 9 February 1947 (1947-02-09) (5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) Location Thalassa Result Allied victory Dissolution of Matroilan Kingdom of Sunset Sea Islands established Decolonisation in Orioni
Main Belligerents
Giokto Selayar Mat Troi Lan	Andalla Orioni Manamana Iverica
Commanders and leaders
$personName General Dharmasetu Sahaja Emperor Gabrielos Prince Zenos	President Lars Nedergaard Empress Owa Nabérrie $personName Primo $personName

The Thalassan War was a continental war that lasted from 1941 to 1947, although related conflicts began earlier and were, in some places, resolved later. It involved the vast majority of the Thalassan nations.

Background

On 30 July 1926 the Treaty of Protiva is signed, formally ending the First Giokto-Andallan War and granting Andalla control over the Giokton province of Liamchia (廉奢: Liâm-tsia). In 1939 a socialist-monarchist coup takes place in Selayar, with General Dharmasetu Sahaja ruling as absolute monarch.

Selayar

The Sahaja dynasty has been ruling Selayar since the 1939 coup that installed a socialist kingdom and General Dharmasetu Sahaja ascended the Selayari throne. The monarch has absolute power over the nation, and they are the head of state and government of Selayar.

Mat Troi Lan

Greater Thalassan Co-Prosperity Sphere at its greatest extent.

  GTCPS

  Allies

  Neutrals

Prior to the war, the Sunset Sea Islands were known as the “Empire of Mat Troi Lan”, which roughly translates to “Empire of the Setting Sun”.

From SSI page:

• In the 1940s, war spread throughout the continent of Thalassa. The war originated from a conflict between Andalla and Giokto and would soon pull the whole continent into battle. In the meantime, Mat Troi Lan had subjugated the lesser developed island nation of Shurui and claimed the Dobbarier Reef, going on to mercilessly exploit the nation for material gain. Their lands were pillaged to feed the population of Mat Troi Lan and their resources were taken to fuel the Imperial war machine, which increased its production of war ships and weapons dramatically.
• When the original war faring parties in Thalassa were exhausted by years of armed combat, Matroilan took its chance to strike. By attacking the destroyed and weakened nations, Matroilan of Mat Troi Lan managed to spread its rule throughout the entire continent of Thalassa. To establish a “Greater Thalassan Co-Prosperity Sphere”, Matroilan went after nations neighbouring the continent. “Co-Prosperity” was, naturally, not the goal of the campaign, but total economic exploitation of the continent for the benefit of Matroilan.
• Made blind by the successful war, the current Emperor, Gabrielos, declared war on Manamana, knowing that that would make Iverica join the war. Although the latter was both more technologically advanced and not exhausted from any wars, Gabrielos firmly believed that his nation was invincible. Within months, Matroilan was defeated by a series of crushing military failures. It was forced to surrender on February 9th, 1947. The victorious parties sentenced Gabrielos to a life in exile. He died five years later in a small lookout on an island off the eastern coast of Sunset Island.
• His youngest son, King Tomasso, was inserted on the throne and the nation, as his older brother, Prince Zenos, had died during the war. The nation was reformed as an independent, constitutional monarchy, the Kingdom of the Sunset Sea Islands was born. Several government officials were replaced with international governors to ensure the SSI would turn into a modern society.

Giokto

Giokto (玉島保國: Gio̍k-tó) territory encompassed the island of Giokto and the Goa Archipelago off the northwest coast of Giokto.

War

Phase 1

• Local conflicts; little news coverage.
  • Andalla versus Giokto
  • MTL versus Shurui + Reef. MTL wants isolation, buffer, control.

File:Map of the Thalassan War.png

Military situation in $date:

  Andalla

  Matroilan

  Giokto

  Kipan

• 1941
  • November
    • 18 November 1941: The Giokton submarine I-23 sinks the troop transport SFS Teuvo Antonnen, killing 1,452 soldiers and crew.
    • 19 November 1941: After a speech by Andallan President Lars Nedergaard, the Kongres near-unanimously declares war on the Giokton Republic, and Protocol Shadow is enacted.
    • 19 November 1941 - ?: The Battle of Liamchia, codenamed Operation Lyn, begins with a maMTLve Andallan artillery barrage and air assault. An hour later, Andallan tanks and APCs charge into the buffer zone and assault the Giokton fortifications, amid heavy shelling. With aMTLstance from the Andallan Commonwealth Army Airborne Corps' Luftbårnejaegeren (Airborne Rangers), the Andallan military is able to neutralize most of the Giokton border emplacements, albeit at a very high price.

Phase 2

• First tipping point is local
  • Neutral pact MTL + neighbours (strangely enough); motivated by fear, intimidation? (or just don't mention any neighbours?)
  • Under the guise of peacemaker.

• 1942:
  • Conflict escalates.
  • %TM intervenes and absorbs both Andalla and Giokto.
  • Somehow, not a single one of the other Alharun and Aurealian states get involved.
  • Matroilan troops landed on and occupied Burkini.

Phase 3

• Second tipping point in the west
  • Surprise attack of MTL versus Orinese colonies (+ weak Orioni).
  • Slow response of the sleeping giant that is.
  • Orioni helps Andalla and Giokto via a long circumnavigation of Manamana. (Since neighbours and Aurelia remain neutral and paMTLvely block.) This leads directly to the third tipping point.

• 1943: MTL attacks more Orinese colonies
• 1944 H1:
  • MTL winning streak

Phase 4

• Third tipping point in the east
  • MTL versus Manamana (+ Iverica)
  • The West-Aurelian area is also home to some ancient Orinese diaspora.

• 1944 H2:
  • MTL threatens to block Manamana Bay.
    • The threat to Manamana brings Iverica into the war.
• 1945:
  • Arms race
  • Series of Pyrrhic victories

Phase

• Regional and continental
  • Showdown (laatste 18 maanden): expansie MTL halt; infighting; nieuwe tech (cf. hieronder); overstretched.
  • Arms race: raketten (Orioni), vliegtuigen (Andalla), nukes (Iverica).

• 1946: everyone develops rockets, Iverica and Orioni co-develop nukes
• 1947
  • January
    • Orinese troops of the 6th, 10th, 101st and 102nd Infantry Division of the Imperial Orinese Army and 10th Marine Regiment of the Imperial Orinese Navy landed on Burkini. They fought against the Matroilan forces during the Battle of Cronulla at the end of the Thalassan War. The Orinese lost 17 men, while about 250 Matroilan were killed.
  • February
    • MTL nuked
    • Peace talks

Epilogue

• Vredesverdrag?
• Bezettingsmacht?
  • Iverica krijgt de nukes (~neergestort vliegtuig)
  • Orioni krijgt de raketten (~onontplofte exemplaren)
  • Andalla krijgt de vliegtuigen (~bevrijding)
• Aanzet Thalassan Tigers.

Aftermath

• Andalla. For Andalla, the Thalassan War had profound implications, both domestically and internationally. The war tested the resilience and resourcefulness of the Commonwealth, shaping its national character and leaving an indelible impact on its collective memory.
• Giokto. The Giokton military was forced to surrender in 1947, granting Andalla the control over Giokto. Throughout the 1950s, the new government began extensive projects to rebuild and modernize the island, and by the 1970s, Giokto became an important financial centre. Today, Giokto is highly-developed; it is evident in the bustling skyscrapers of Giokto's cities.
• Iverica. Regional hegemon on the rise.
• Orioni. Reduced from superpower to regional power. Captures SSI rocket tech. Develops space programm.
• Selayar. In Selayar the outcome of the conflict indirectly led to the outbreak of the Selayari Civil War (1959-1974).
• Sunset Sea Islands. The Empire of Mat Troi Lan came to an end, and was replaced by the Kingdom of Sunset Sea Islands.