Hisari Wars

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Hisari Wars
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Clockwise from the top: Veliky Belgorod after its recapture by the Imperial Army, Romellenic forces fighting near Branishte; Salamat after a Romellenic bombing campaign; Hisari tank driving through Melnichar after its capture by the Imperial Army, a Hisari ambush of a Fahrani convoy in Haydaristan, Shurawi mujahideen in as-Sourh, Hisari soldiers hiding in the rubble during the Battle of Qazdamir, Fahrani soldier wearing a gas mask.
Date25 August 1973 - 14 May 1981
Location
Result

Hisari victory over Veliky Belgorod, Hisari stalemate with Romellea, Hisari victory over Fahran.

  • Romellean failure to guarantee the independence of Veliky Belgorod.
  • Hisari failure to topple the Romellenic government.
  • Hisari integration of its Russian vassal states.
  • Fahrani failure to topple the Hisari government and annex the Gheiravic-minority areas in Haydaristan.
  • Hisari failure to topple the Fahrani government.
  • Fahrani recession and eventual overthrow of Sabir Afzal Rahmani's Junta.
  • Summer protests of 1977 in Sredetz and impeachment of the 10th Presidium of Romellea.
  • Beginning of the Gheiravic refugee crisis.
Belligerents
 Hisaristan
Haydari Mujahideen (1976-81)
Ramazani Mujahideen (1976-81)
Shurawi Mujahideen (1976-81)
Template:Country data Leidense Republic
 Romellenic Federation
(1973-78)
Grand Duchy of Veliky Belgorod (1973-78)
 Fahran
(1978-81)
Commanders and leaders
Hisari Leaders
Romellenic and Belgorodski Leaders

Simeon Kanizhanski Grand Knyaz of Veliky Belgorod

Fahrani Leaders
Strength

Hisaristan

At the onset of the war
  • Hisaristan 100,000-150,000 soldiers
  • Hisaristan 512 tanks
  • Hisaristan 1,025 APCs
  • Hisaristan 237 fighters
  • Hisaristan 267 bombers
After Fahran declares war in 1978
  • Hisaristan 1,600,000 soldiers
  • Hisaristan 1,225 tanks
  • Hisaristan 2,275 APCs
  • Hisaristan 412 fighters
  • Hisaristan 525 bombers
1981
  • Hisaristan 2,000,000 soldiers
  • Hisaristan 6,867 tanks
  • Hisaristan 8,125 APCs
  • Hisaristan 867 fighters
  • Hisaristan 1,050 bombers

Romellenic Federation

At the onset of the war
  • Romellenic Federation 186,000 soldiers
  • Romellenic Federation 500 tanks
  • Romellenic Federation 1,350 APCs
  • Romellenic Federation 280 fighters
  • Romellenic Federation 220 bombers
1978
  • Romellenic Federation 1,800,000 soldiers
  • Romellenic Federation 467 tanks
  • Romellenic Federation 1,512 APCs
  • Romellenic Federation 364 fighters
  • Romellenic Federation 332 bombers

Fahran

Fahran declares war in 1978
  • Fahran 750,000 soldiers
  • Fahran 2,125 tanks
  • Fahran 4,012 APCs
  • Fahran 550 fighters
  • Fahran 675 bombers
1981
  • Fahran 1,500,000 soldiers
  • Fahran 5,000 tanks
  • Fahran 10,000 APCs
  • Fahran 432 fighters
  • Fahran 864 bombers
Casualties and losses
 Hisaristan
Military dead
100,000-400,000
Military wounded
400,000-1,000,000
Military missing
75,000-100,000
Total
575,000-1,500,000 KIA, WIA or MIA
 Romellenic Federation
Military dead
35,000-50,000
Military wounded
50,000-100,000
Military missing
25,000-75,000
Total
110,000-225,000 KIA, WIA, or MIA
 Fahran
Military dead
200,000-400,000
Military wounded
200,000-1,200,000
Military missing
75,000-125,000
Total
475,000-1,725,000 KIA, WIA, or MIA

The Hisari Wars were two separate but related armed conflicts: the Hisari-Romellenic War (1973-1978) between Hisaristan and the Romellenic Federation and the Grand Duchy of Veliky Belgorod and the Hisari-Fahrani War (1978-1981) between Hisaristan and Fahran collectively lasting from 25 August 1973, when Veliky Belgorod declared its independence from Hisaristan to 14 May 1981, when Fahran and Hisaristan signed the Treaty of Sulh.

The Hisari-Romellenic War began in 1973 when the Grand Duchy of Veliky Belgorod declared independence from Hisaristan in response to Emperor Khasar's 1975 Decrees with the support of the Romellenic Federation, which stationed troops within the breakaway state's borders. Contrary to the expectations of Romellenic leadership, Hisaristan immediately declared war on Veliky Belgorod. Although the Romellenic Army managed to occupy Mstislavsk and Kanizhansk within the first month of the war, they were defeated by the Imperial Army at Sviatoslavsk and quickly driven out of Mikhailoslav. On March 21 1974, the Imperial Army launched the Navruz Offensive into Veliky Belgorod, defeating a Romellean-Belgorodski army at Vodvorets in March and regaining all of Hisaristan's lost territory by April. In 1975, the Imperial Army launched the Chinzorig Offensive into Samaryansk and Minyor, taking Byala Cherkva in 1976 and Melnichar in 1977 before advancing towards Sredetz. Branishte and Elhova Gora, meanwhile, witnessed heavy fighting from 1975 to 1978 as Romellenic and Hisari forces were locked into a deadly stalemate in the impassable forests and marshes of the region. The Hisari-Romellenic War ended on April 18 1978 with the signing of the Balchik Treaty after the outbreak of the Hisari-Fahrani War.

The Hisari-Fahrani War began in 1978 when President Sabir Afzal Rahmani launched a surprise invasion of Haydaristan and Lower Rumelistan in an attempt to annex the Gheiravic-minority areas in the region. Although the Fahrani leadership predicted that the Imperial Army would overextend itself by fighting a war on three fronts against Fahran and Romellea, Khasar quickly made peace with the Romellenic Provisional Government and withdrew Hisari forces from Romellea towards the Southwestern provinces. Within the first two months, the Fahrani Army quickly occupied vast swathes of Haydaristan despite stiff resistance from the Haydari and Shurawi mujahideen, committing anti-Hashtadi and Hazarakhani massacres in an ethic cleansing campaign. In June 1979 the Imperial Army pushed overextended Fahrani forces back to the border as mujahid raids on Fahrani military positions intensified. With the Imperial Army attempting to push into Fahran and the Fahrani Army attempting to regain its occupied territory, the mountains of as-Sourh witnessed some of the deadliest fighting of the Hisari Wars, with both sides engaging in guerilla tactics. In 1979 the Fahrani Navy bombed and blockaded several Hisari port cities, incurring Hisari bombing runs of many Fahrani cities. In 1980 the Imperial Army laid siege to Qazdamir, incurring heavy losses before taking the city in 1981 after a year of intense guerrilla warfare. The fall of Qazdamir and the failure of a Fahrani assault on the port of Bandar Salamat led to the end of the war with the signing of the Treaty of Sulh on 14 May 1981.

In terms of tactics, the conflicts have been compared to the Great War, with all three sides using large-scale trench warfare, manned machine gun posts, bayonet charges, extensive use of chemical weapons, deliberate attacks on civilian targets, and guerrilla warfare in swamp, forest, and mountain settings.

In Romellea, the war resulted in significant political, economic, and military reforms along with the impeachment of the 10th Presidium after intense anti-government protests following the Balchik Treaty. In Fahran, the army's defeat was among the determining factors in Rahmani's eventual overthrow and the heavy reparations demanded by the Hisari government led to a significant debt crisis. In Hisaristan, the war led to the full integration of the country's vassal states, significant political and military reforms, and an economic recession lasting from 1981 to 1985 during reconstruction, all followed by the Hisari Postwar Economic Miracle. The Hisari Wars also led to a large-scale refugee crisis in Western Catai and Southeastern Asura.

Foreign Intervention

Hisaristan

Research into the war has shown that, while relations between Hisaristan and the Leidense Republic were unstable after the beginning of the war, that the Leidense Republic supplied weapons to Hisaristan and accounted for around 60% of the total foreign aid that was granted to Hisaristan during the war.

As a major historical ally to Hisaristan, the Leidense Republic supported Hisaristan during the time and kept the Hisaristani Embassy within Leidenstad open despite closing the Leidense Republic embassy in Hasarhisar. The Leidense Republic sold weapons and machinery to Hisaristan that was valued up to $427 million. In 1978 after the subsequent declaration of war between Fahran and Hisaristan, the Leidense Republic intervened directly under the pretense of peace-keeping. The president of the Leidense Republic, Marjorie Schwerin, was subjected to serious internal criticism, with many critics calling it Asuran Imperialism. This eventually led to the initial peacekeeping force to be small and at the command of the Hisaristan government and was withdrawn at the end of the war.