Eastern Front

Raph and his generals had not gained much land since the siege of Sabreforge, and the war for Ios was quite indifferent. Their resources were constantly being drained, and they needed to starve the Amica countries of time before it was too late.
Raphs great theory (or fantasy) was to quickly invade the eastern countries of Viemeo in a encircling move, and get the job over with as fast as possible as to not drain resources. Then, Raph would send amphibous forces through the Alan strait and capture the Ceshal-held islands, then start his great invasion of Ceshal, aided by the Pobaranians, then use the oil, metal etc to beef his army to take on other nations.
Raphs generals generally disagreed with him, and instead reccomended to use small, mass produced boats to sick merchant ships to feed on other countries. The "Plora" seiries was used for this purpose, and Ios went on a campaign of seizing merchant ships from 1911 to 1914 with new LM-1 missiles mounted on each and every one of them, meaning the ships could force the crew to surrender their supplies, and not sink the supplies Ios needed.
Raph knew that if he could starve Ubrain, Ceshal and (especially) Kenton of it's resources, he could focus on the Eastern countries of Viemeo. Now, you may ask, why is Raph so focused on Whena, Kena, and Ostren? Well, he hated every single one of them. All three countries were accused of taking advantage of Ios' dire state before the Great War, and the Iosians had a terrible relationship with all of them, with a long history leading to both ethnicites considering them to be "subhuman".
Ios' generals had a general assumption that the alliance would simply "give up" after coming into contact with a quick, swift thrust into the 3 territories and constant bombing of civilian cities. They also under estimated how much Kena and Whena industrialized in the 19th centruy. They all had a outdated view of the countries, and they also had a huge bias against what they thought were inferior people, since Mutants made up a large populaton of the countries.
The invasion of around 1.5 million soldiers with ample artillery, aircraft and tanks started on April 6th, 1912. The Iosians completely paralyzed the Ostren communication lines and the Ostren government was in disbelief as they swept through the borders. Soldiers from the Steel Powers alliance had rushed to attack any Iosian forces violating the borders and launch air strikes, but with Iosian aircraft already in the air, this effort would be futile, and the Iosians quickly gained air superoity and started bombing cities and factories.


'notes'

The Conflict

Deployment

Raph deployed 1.5 million troops in the first year to fully invade the east of Viemeo. Ustren, Kena and Whena also had an alliance called the Steel Powers, and were able to form their specially trained troops before they were fully enveloped in Ios' fury.

Battlefield

The battlefield were vast mountains and valleys, but in the winter it was brutal, with the highest peaks risking frostbite.

Historical Significance

Technological Advancement

This theatre also included the first battle in which the Amica powers deployed their land frigate - the first of its kind.

Included under Conflict

The Great War

Included Conflicts

• Battle of Golubov
• Battle of Sharia and Asmana Disaster
• Operation Delirium

Conflict Type

War, Theatre

Start Date

April 4th, 1912

Ending Date

February 18th, 1914

Conflict Result

Amica Powers Victory

Belligerents

Ios

• Dictator Powers

Led by

• Adi Raph

Steel Powers

Strength

The Iosian Military was a force to be reckoned with in World War One in many occasions, including this one. They were properly trained, with more than sufficient military power.

The Steel Powers were composed of Whena, Kena and Ostren. They were very strong after they made many machines of war (tanks, aircraft, land frigates, etc) since their metal industry was powerful. They also had specialized soldiers to fight in cold weather against the Ios troops.

Casualties

Over 3 million dead

5 - 8 million dead

Objectives

To fully capture the Eastern countries in Viemeo to have control over the Alan Strait (between Arian and Viemeo)

To defend against Ios forces