Cossack - Soviet Catalonian Union War

Cossack - Soviet Catalonian Union War

On October 21st, 2018, the 124th CRAF Squadron flew over the Soviet Catalonian Union, bombing its towns. 1,200 Cossack soldiers from the newly founded colony Canon Enclave charged the border and burned whatever remained of the establishments. The communist Catalonians retreated far into their homeland. An additional wave of 500 Cossacks brought trucks to load the minerals coming out of the mines, as well as trout caught from local lakes. Stores were looted and many people’s homes came under armed theft. Many abandoned military equipment was also seized and used to further arm the Enclave’s border. However, despite the offensive strategy, no violation of the code of conduct in the Royal Cossack Ground Forces was recorded.

The attack was ordered by Konzul-General Travis Abdullov, who saw the existence of a communist state so close to the Canon Enclave as a threat. The attack was later approved of by Supreme Royal Commander Cyprus Khan of the Cossack Khanate, saying it would also bring prosperity and goods to the Canon Enclave.

On October 30th, Catalonian forces attempted a stealth counter-attack, but was detected by CRAF recon drones and was repelled by mortar fire. Later in the day, Catalonian anti-tank forces made an attempt to take out the few tanks that the Cossacks had. They managed to render one tank immobile before they were forced to flee by Cossack infantry.

On November 3rd, the Cossacks controlled almost half the land that was originally Catalonian. Meanwhile, Catalonian forces had set up a formidable line of tanks and infantry along the new border. Seeing that an infantry invasion would see many casualties, KG Abdullov order artillery and ATGM strikes, as well as quick bombing runs by aircraft. For a whole week, the Catalonian forces held out, supplied by resources in the remainder of the country. On November 12th, several Catalonian companies surrendered, along with their tanks. SRC Khan ordered a cease of mobility on both sides, which the Catalonian leader agreed to. This meant both sides could not advance.

Troops from both sides still occasionally fire on each other to this day.