Republic of Dalmatia Imagi-Nation

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:43 am

New Canada is scrambling to send in a large Battlegroup to the Straits of Hormuz in order to prevent the situation to spill over.

The RCN Battlegroup consists of
2 Battleships
1 Supercarrier
1 Escort Carrier
3 Crusiers
6 destroyers
3 submarines
2 replenishment oilers.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:10 am

Oh, s**t. Gonna have a war for sure, NOW. WHere is the U.I.N. when it's REALLY NEEDED? The last thing needed is a bunch of New Canadians cruising around, clogging the strait, and leaving behind a couple battleships somewhere for Iran to find.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:55 am

The Royal Canadain Navy is not like the Canadian Army. We make sure that no ship gets left behind.

The Commanding officer of this Battlegroup, is Admiral Kevin Hartly.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:54 pm

Gonna be tough to get oil through the strait, what with all the navy traffic. You will have to take turns going through the strait. Somebody better ask the Panamanians to send a control contingent. Their experience coordinating ships through the Panama ** CENSORED ** should prove invaluable. Or the Egyptians. Or the Turks. More likely, a couple naval vessels will scrunch together while trying to squeeze through the choke point, creating an incident, blocking the channel, increasing the volume of shouting, and providing a lot of entertainment for the Iranian and Iraqi audience.

And what about the Iranians? Talk about providing your enemy a target-rich environment...! "Ironbottom Strait!". How will you tell the difference between an allied flotilla ( or gaggle of friendly naval vessels milling about awaiting their turn to go through) and a swarm of approaching IED boats.

The great International Hormuz Water Circus... I suppose you all have to justify you appropriations to your governments.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:55 pm

The initial tactic for the Royal Canadian Navy is to anchor the fleet at the mouth of the Strait to prevent any Iran, Iraq and Eurasian empire Warships from getting out while at the same time allow any Civilian cargo ships through.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:38 pm

Here are a few things for Canada to think about:

India has the 4th most powerful military in the world according to many experts (they didnâ€™t have the CoC on their list though). They have an aircraft carrier and they are building more of their own design. So India doesnâ€™t need anyoneâ€™s help defending themselves. And as PG noted, India is focused on Pakistan and China.

No one is at war in the Persian Gulf at the moment. Itâ€™s OK to ensure that civilian ships get through safely, or to flex your muscle for potential adversaries like the Eurasian Empire, but physically stopping their ships from passing through international waters is asking for trouble.

With all this combat power in and around the Persian Gulf, we are going to have to coordinate our efforts and movements to avoid the Great International Hormuz Water Circus (I love the name PG!)

With the exception of the 3 submarines that entered the gulf yesterday, the Eurasian Empire is not known to operate any warships in the area. Their main naval bases are in the Black Sea and the Pacific. Incidents with the Empire have been confined to aircraft flying from land bases.

Think things through before you deploy troops and pull any triggers. Donâ€™t rush to failure.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:11 pm

If we are to coornate our efforts we must establish a centralized command system to control this vast flow of naval power.

Admiral Hartlys fleet will depart for the strait on Friday.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:18 pm

We donâ€™t need a centralized command structure because our units will not be subordinate to a single commander. We do need a coordination center though, where we can communicate with each other. The ROD has a liaison team set up at the US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters in Bahrain. We recommend that Canada sent a liaison team to that location as well so that we can talk to each other and other key players in the region.

7.62 · Post by **7.62** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:19 pm

This is poor timing but the Yer bouti peace keeping mission between Mahishmati and the Eurasian Empire is coming to an end.
The draw down is almost complete and there was no plan (at the moment) by the UIN to replace them with any other Nation.
Yer Bouti has declined to extend their deployment.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:39 am

And the centralized command structure should, no doubt, be on a New Canadian warship under what passes for New Canadian leadership.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:50 am

The RCN will send their delegation to the NAVCENT in Bahrain to discuss on how to best coordinate the Naval power here in the Straits.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:55 am

This morning, several ships left port in the ROD, heading to sea for humanitarian and training missions.

1st SHAM (Security and Humanitarian Assistance Mission) is heading south-east toward Central America. The RODS Ares (LHD-26) and the RODS Odysseus (LSD/H-22) will be visiting Mexico first, then on to Colombia where they built a strong relationship on their last cruise.

The first SHAM mission was deemed a huge success, so the Navy is currently converting another Whidbey Island class ship into a hospital vessel for 2nd SHAM, which should be ready to sail in a few weeks.

Also this morning, Amphibious Ready Group 21 departed from Naval Station Saint Catherine to conduct amphibious training in the Pacific. ARG-21 consists of the RODS Ajax (LSD-21), the RODS Patroclus (LST-24) and the destroyer RODS Trebuchet (DDG-105). Aboard the amphibious ships are an ARG headquarters, 2 Marine infantry companies, a platoon of AAV-7 Amtracks, a battery of M198 howitzers, and a platoon of M1A1 tanks.

As always, ROD Navy groups may or may not include submarines.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:02 am

The ROD 10th Artillery Battalion, part of the 7th Armored Brigade stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, is conducting live fire training at Grafenwoehr Training Area. Pictured here is 2nd Platoon / B Battery receiving a hip shoot. The guns are stopped in march order to fire the emergency mission.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:02 am

The RCN delegation has arrived at the Navcent in order to meet with the US and ROD Navy officals to coordinate the large fleet presence in the straits of Hormuz.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:39 pm

Welcome to Bahrain. It's pretty quiet at the moment. US and British ships are patrolling in the area. ROD Carrier Battle Group 8 is east of the Strait of Hormuz. A destroyer and a fast support ship are in port in Yemen. ROD battleship and SSGN are in the northern Peraian Gulf.