The East PacificBoard

The Southern Front:

The navy was put into a complicated situation, while they were still loyal to the national government and Timur, they were also stationed within southern waters and most of their crew was made up of men from the south. The 1st, 2nd, and 4th naval groups had all declared neutrality, choosing to stay away from turning their weapons on Drakonicans and instead to protect the waters of the nation while the civil war dragged on, with the rest of the navy siding with Timur and beginning to mobilise for war against the Zamirists. The Timurist navy began preparations for operations against the southern lords, the Zamirists had no navy and thus their vulnerable southern cities could easily be taken once the Timurists had fully mobilised their vessels. However the Timurist navy was unprepared for such a conflict, many of its crew were not within ports until the end of the first day, with maintenance and arming not starting until the start of the second day and would take a few more days before the ships could sail. While it did seem like the Timurists would soon have a massive advantage over the Zamirists with the ability to strike at the southern lords, their worry was the presence of the neutral fleets that roamed the waters of the nation, limiting their options regarding naval operations.

While the seas of Drakonica remained in a state of tense peace, the land was embroiled in conflict, with the southern lands the first to experience conflict between Drakonicans. Turjan Bek had mobilised 8000 men and concentrated them into a single army, with his brother and cousin joining him in the war, and with the Timurists unprepared for war, Turjan Bek saw it best to act fast while they still had the advantage. The Turjan army marched east towards the southern Turov clans, hoping to capture land and knock out the threat of the 3rd naval group in the process, and would eventually be split into three smaller groups. The north and southern groups each had 2000 men with the remaining soldiers commanded by Turjan Bek himself, with the Turjan attack beginning at the dawn of the second day, first with a volley of artillery to knock out Timurist military installations and weaken troop concentrations before the infantry.

The northern group saw much success in their attack, claiming a vast swath of flat land and capturing a few villages while being able to provide artillery fire to the central group, forcing a Timurist unit to retreat. Some drakonriders were present in the northern attack, and were able to scout for troop movements of the local clan forces, and engaged in a skirmish which forced Timurist local clans to retreat. The central group experienced much harder resistance from a combination of national and local clan forces, while they were successful in pushing back the Timurist forces to the closest major settlement, artillery and attack helicopter attacks prevented Turjan Bek and his army from advancing further, and the central group would respond by sending out their attack helicopters and to strike at more military positions. The southern group, led by Turjan Beks cousin, had the least amount of progress on the second day, being hindered by the fact that they were moving through urban streets and because of resistance from Timurist marines and local police. Multiple firefights between Turjan forces and police had broken out, resulting in multiple civilian injuries and destruction to shops, though the police quickly retreated with the marines into the city of Sarojakor.

The Drakari Front:

Clan Drakari were a feared enemy to fight, their clan soldiers were not the best equipped but highly skilled and the clan has the most amount of drakonriders out of any clan in Drakonica, with 700 drakonriders out of their 1000 total manpower. Drakari Bek, hearing of clan Turjan's swift response and first strike plan, quickly assembled a formidable drakonrider force to begin making advancements around and near the major settlement of Taronkhasan. Attack helicopters from both sides were deployed, though the Drakari using portable anti-air launchers managed to struck a tail of one of the helicopters, destroying it and having it be the first vehicle destruction in the civil war. The Drakari using their drakons were able to take over vast swaths of land, while also being relatively safe from artillery strikes, their airborne nature helped them conceal their movements and strike at vulnerable Timurist units, including managing to destroy and capture a few transport trucks and skirmish Timurist artillery until they retreated near Taronkhasan. The Drakari plan was to surround and siege Taronkhasan, and once the city fell they would hold their ground against the armies that would march from Khusara.

The northern Drakari front also experienced some border changes, with minor gains in the rough mountainous terrain of the north mountain range that extended all the way into Khusara. A veterans ranger company, comprised of 60 men specialised in mountain warfare and navigation had defected to clan Drakari after Zamir rebelled against his father, and were quickly sent to take land and move across the harsh terrain, meeting no actual resistance with any major settlement being far from sight. The company had managed to capture an abandoned radio station, rundown and decaying, yet with a few repairs would be crucial in establishing secure and wide communications during the war.

The Western Front:

The Western Front stood still, three minor clans from Khusara had joined Zamir following his declaration to claim the throne, their reasoning was Timur's rule had brought economic despair and Zamir would be the one to reinitiation trade. Their combined armies were rather pathetic, only 2000 troops while the Khusarans in the surrounding clans could mobilise up to 10,000 men, with additional national army units that were stationed following the reclamation of the region. Tosoilad Bek was reluctant to send additional forces to the west, though relented after seeing the need to protect the Zamirist effort from encroachment by Khusara and their massive manpower advantage. Tosoilad Bek sent around 2000 of his men into the region, upon trucks and train as quickly as possible to reinforce the local clans, which were engaging in artillery battle and small skirmishes across the front, with a Timurist tank being disabled and later fully destroyed by a small detachment of local clan warriors.

Love from across the ocean:

Dust kicked up right in front of Zamir from a transport truck that sped past him, Zamir hastily made his way through many of his soldiers and vehicles that roared towards the frontline, multiple officers walked next to him and mumbled about logistics and current war effort, and then they were dismissed with a tired wave of the hands. Zamir entered into a tent that was quickly set up to coordinate troops movements, a large wooden table set in the middle of this tent with a map and many radio equipment scattered around.

Zamir moved towards a wooden chair and slammed down on it with his plate armour, leaning his head back and resting his mind from the chaos of the war and managing his troops. While he attempted to close his eyes and take a quick sleep, he discerned a familiar voice in the background, coming from a television that was placed inside the tent. Gazing into the television, he would spot a woman sitting on a throne with a white mask on her face. Zamir sprung out from his chair and walked towards the television, and even with the mask, he could tell it was An from her clothing and brown hair.

Zamir listened closely at how his wife spoke and publicly supported him, he attempted to conceal and control his excitement but he couldn't help but smile, he gazed thoroughly at the screen as officers and soldiers carrying crates passed by him. His lips twitched into a large smile, his mind became more relaxed and calm, while his heart warmed up from her speaking. He was slightly disappointed to see her hide her beauty behind a mask, yet all he cared about was her voice and how she was supporting him, even with an ocean separating the two.

Zamirists:

- 3 dead
- 34 wounded

Timurists:

- 20 dead
- 87 wounded
- 73 captured
- 1 attack helicopter destroyed
- 1 tank destroyed
- 5 captured or destroyed transport trucks