World War III: The Threat and Invasion
Day 1,009, 13:21
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Published in USA 
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by Joe Newton
This is the second part of the World War III Series. Stay tuned for all editions, so that we might never forget.
Part One.
In this chapter:
The letter that changed history
The start of the invasion
A Turning point
Memorable events
More Invasion stuff
Teaser of the next chapter
The Letter That Changed History
Shortly after a brand spanking new Q5 hospital was placed in Kansas, America got a nice letter from a friend.
America’s reaction
At first, I was actually scared. They’re going to invade us!? Oh no! The reaction was varied, and intense. Some were fearful, some doubted that they would even do it. There was also a lot of brave bring it on comments. The majority of Americans were overconfident. My own fears were squashed out as everyone else was so confident. Some even went as far as to say they would be stupid to invade, since we had so many MPPs. One of the first reactions to the threat, was to institute a war time tax on everything, about 2 weeks before the invasion would start. Somewhere during this new time frame, a new President was chosen. His State of the Union Address would focus solely on the threat. At this point, among the average Americans, there was little doubt. We were going to get invaded, the only question was when.
The Start of the Invasion
The war started with a double whammy, Alaska was attacked by Russia and Nova Scotia was attacked by France. Canada had also opened up MPPs against France, and they were now paying the consequences as we were. The first few battles went fairly well. We held Alaska against Russia, but Canada lost their first battle. The biggest beating we received that day however, was a ”training war” between the UK and Hungary.The UK, someone we felt was our strong ally, allowed the Huns to take Scotland, so they could later swap into Canada. This was one of the longest effects of the war. We had lost an ally, and a friend and this action led directly to the EDEN invasion of the UK. America and the UK are still not friends, in case you haven't noticed.
A Turning Point
Towards the beginning of the war, “Fortis” did well. Russia kept attacking Alaska numerous times, and losing every time. The US counter attacked for Canada. There was several turning points in the war. In the beginning, F/E was holding it’s own quite well. That started to change when Russia took Alaska, and all of the sudden having 50 states sucked. Russia had an endless amount of territory to attack. They started to take 3 states at a time, while America focused on defending Canada. This was the start of the brolliance, where America gave up countless states to defend Canada. We were essentially one country, with 2 initiatives.
Harlot tried to resign for the first time, sometime around here. A little known fact is he tried to resign 3 times, but the Presidents wouldn't let him. He thought it was his fault for PEACE breaking the lines, but the Presidents wouldn't let him accept responsibility. I shutter to think what would have happened had Harlot not been the CJCS during the war. It would have gone drastically different, that much is sure.
A Memorable Act
A memorable part of the war, was the start of an affair with North Korea. When Russia was pounding away at us, North Korea attacked as a block. Simultaneously, Spain attacked France to block. This put them at a severe disadvantage as France had a ton of MPPs. Even so, Spain won several battles. North Korea got wiped off the map by Russia, and was PTO’d for months. We only recently freed them. More on Spain later on in the series.
More Invasion Stuff
These blocks allowed us to take initiative back into our hands. In v1, initiative was God. PEACE must have gotten worried that we’d end the invasion right then and there. The next turning point was when Portugal got involved and attacked Georgia. BUT WAIT--THERE’S MORE. Indonesia then swapped through Japanbecause they were PEACE and attacked Hawaii. The feeling of the invasion changed. It went from winnable, to an inevitable loss.
In the next chapter: Croatia, Romania and the Spanish-French war that ensued. Not to mention a certain peace proposal.
"Misfortune shows those who are not really friends."-Aristotle
Part One.
In this chapter:
The letter that changed history
The start of the invasion
A Turning point
Memorable events
More Invasion stuff
Teaser of the next chapter
The Letter That Changed History
Shortly after a brand spanking new Q5 hospital was placed in Kansas, America got a nice letter from a friend.
America’s reaction
At first, I was actually scared. They’re going to invade us!? Oh no! The reaction was varied, and intense. Some were fearful, some doubted that they would even do it. There was also a lot of brave bring it on comments. The majority of Americans were overconfident. My own fears were squashed out as everyone else was so confident. Some even went as far as to say they would be stupid to invade, since we had so many MPPs. One of the first reactions to the threat, was to institute a war time tax on everything, about 2 weeks before the invasion would start. Somewhere during this new time frame, a new President was chosen. His State of the Union Address would focus solely on the threat. At this point, among the average Americans, there was little doubt. We were going to get invaded, the only question was when.
The Start of the Invasion
The war started with a double whammy, Alaska was attacked by Russia and Nova Scotia was attacked by France. Canada had also opened up MPPs against France, and they were now paying the consequences as we were. The first few battles went fairly well. We held Alaska against Russia, but Canada lost their first battle. The biggest beating we received that day however, was a ”training war” between the UK and Hungary.The UK, someone we felt was our strong ally, allowed the Huns to take Scotland, so they could later swap into Canada. This was one of the longest effects of the war. We had lost an ally, and a friend and this action led directly to the EDEN invasion of the UK. America and the UK are still not friends, in case you haven't noticed.
A Turning Point
Towards the beginning of the war, “Fortis” did well. Russia kept attacking Alaska numerous times, and losing every time. The US counter attacked for Canada. There was several turning points in the war. In the beginning, F/E was holding it’s own quite well. That started to change when Russia took Alaska, and all of the sudden having 50 states sucked. Russia had an endless amount of territory to attack. They started to take 3 states at a time, while America focused on defending Canada. This was the start of the brolliance, where America gave up countless states to defend Canada. We were essentially one country, with 2 initiatives.
Harlot tried to resign for the first time, sometime around here. A little known fact is he tried to resign 3 times, but the Presidents wouldn't let him. He thought it was his fault for PEACE breaking the lines, but the Presidents wouldn't let him accept responsibility. I shutter to think what would have happened had Harlot not been the CJCS during the war. It would have gone drastically different, that much is sure.
A Memorable Act
A memorable part of the war, was the start of an affair with North Korea. When Russia was pounding away at us, North Korea attacked as a block. Simultaneously, Spain attacked France to block. This put them at a severe disadvantage as France had a ton of MPPs. Even so, Spain won several battles. North Korea got wiped off the map by Russia, and was PTO’d for months. We only recently freed them. More on Spain later on in the series.
More Invasion Stuff
These blocks allowed us to take initiative back into our hands. In v1, initiative was God. PEACE must have gotten worried that we’d end the invasion right then and there. The next turning point was when Portugal got involved and attacked Georgia. BUT WAIT--THERE’S MORE. Indonesia then swapped through Japan
In the next chapter: Croatia, Romania and the Spanish-French war that ensued. Not to mention a certain peace proposal.
"Misfortune shows those who are not really friends."-Aristotle
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sneaky sneaky penguin gets first mkay?
Aristotlemaxx
ohno
vote! interesting...
Oh, good times...
Good article.
GOD just publish it all in one HUGE ARTICLE!
Vote. Very good indeed!
HAIL CANADA HAIL EDEN
WWIII was as much fun as capturing WSR
Without this invasion I would never have stayed interested in the game long enough to become immersed in it
The letter writer who basically started WWIII is now wanting into Congress in Delaware and s.e.e.s. sponsors him...remember that when you voted today...http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/world-war-iii-the-threat-and-invasion1-1498732/1/20
^ Anyone who votes for GLaDOS has a dangerously short memory.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/a-non-paranoid-look-at-the-possible-war-856793/1/20
the long version of WW3 from the begining of the war from the old demi god desertfalcon
Correction: France was never stronger than Spain 1 on 1. France was able to take Spain cause their MPPs are stronger than Spain's
Ah, good point.
Ah thanks for posting some history, I am completely noob.❤
Best time in Erepublik ever for all of us.
'The UK, someone we felt was our strong ally,'
you had just embargoed us & we had just rejected joining your alliance because of weighted voting. Not an ally at all.
@daniecox
LOL u want to open that can of worms? The fact was that the initial proposal for fortis was a voting system slightly weighted towards Spain and the US (the largest members) but the UK would not accept it. So the voting system was amended but then you betrayed us :3
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Hot article bro.