I wrote, and I quote. "You might get lucky and slip through. but china has a huge presence in the pacific now, especially the western pacific."
Also, "Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) from the baseline (usually the mean low-water mark) of a coastal state." I do not think it applies as there is no United nations or sea law. <--im ok with this still being a thing.
I'm just playing realistic in this scenario as things exist today like modern surveillance technologies, submarines, naval spotter planes, satellites etc..
Anyway, As I am interested to see how that sort of naval encounter between your nation and the Mexican/UTA fleet would be, what if your fleet was already in the area near the Marshall islands. Catching them before going too far in to Chinese waters.
Edit: I am just saying that all this fleet activity so close to Chinese territory is going to draw significant attention and seeing as mexico is on very friendly terms with the Chinese, this scenario is very dangerous.
But legally you can't stop me if it isn't yours. And MetalLover said there was still a United Nations, so I'm operating under the assumption that those sorts of laws still apply.
Chinese battle groups patrol from japan to Australia routinely. You might get lucky and slip through. but china has a huge presence in the pacific now, especially the western pacific.
You can't just say "the western pacific is mine now" though.
Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) from the baseline (usually the mean low-water mark) of a coastal state.
Unless we've dropped to the point of the flagrant violation of international law. In which case I'm gonna be putting nuclear missiles on the moon.
You have a fair point about the pacific traverse but sadly the circumstances are against Russia intercepting the Mexicans before arriving at india, especially seeing as I'm totally cool with them moving through.
Also, yeah, Milkman is being dogpiled big time.
I think in consideration of what you said we'll probably miss them by a ways but we'll be able to send fighters to harass them from the one carrier in the Pacific fleet. Little aerial skirmish.
To catch them, you still have to go through chinese waters unless you swing far out into the pacific and swing around Australia. that'd take so long, so very long.
oh well.. Mexican fleet has safe passage through Chinese waters. Others, not so much.
In all fairness, Mexico kinda tore across half the Pacific (that should take a month) in two or three posts. And I'm assuming the Russian Pacific fleet was already patrolling up around past the Kamchatka Peninsula.
I'm just trying to prevent Milkman from being subject to a massive dogpile, since I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
"Certainly, you have that," the Premier replied with an effort at warmth. "We would certainly agree to such a defensive agreement, and would not hesitate to honor it. But we are simply cautious of acting too recklessly. From your assessment, do you believe that our three countries have the capacity to defeat such an immense nation, let alone one whose armies are driven to fight by religious devotion to their sovereign and will likely never surrender? Perhaps we could seek to recruit other allies to make our victory more certain. That is all I suggest."
"Tsar Putin, we've recieved intelligence that the Mexican fleet has already reached the Marshall Islands." an analyst told him as he entered the war room."
The Tsar shook his head. "We cannot afford to wait any longer. Send the Pacific Fleet, confront them before they reach India. Top speed."
"It shall be done." the officer replied. "Shipments of weaponry have begun to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to any fighters who seek to oppose the South Asian imperialist aggression. Anti-air rockets are their particular favorites, they love shooting down enemy helicopters and occasionally the unlucky fighter."
"That is excellent," replied the Tsar. "We must exploit the division between Sunni and Shia, show them that they are the enemies despite all their appeals to the contrary. Soon, they will regret ever stepping foot in Iran."
Address to the People of Iran
"Citizens of the great nation of Iran, you must not listen to the propaganda of the empire which is even now trying to conquer you. They promise elections, they promise liberation from the Caliphate. But I say to you, actions speak louder than words. And what do their actions show you?"
"Towns bombed to ashes, children gunned down by their fighters. This is not a humanitarian venture, this is an invasion. Why would a Sunni empire respect the proud Shia tradition of Iran? They will try to convert you, to assimilate you into their country. They offer an olive branch with a gun barrel sticking out. I ask you, resist them with all of your might. Make them regret their imperialist and aggressive actions. The workers and peasants of the Soviet Empire, Muslim or not, stand in solidarity with you." The Tsar saluted the camera, and the broadcast ended.
The Soviet Empire agrees with the name suggested for the defensive pact by Ethiopia, and we hope for a brighter and more secure future under its auspices.
We respect both of your opinions regarding war with the Caliphate, and believe that military action should be taken against them, but that we should wait for the opportune moment to strike rather than charging in with reckless abandon.
In regards to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, our own Patriarch of Russia, Vladimir Kirill, has volunteered himself as a candidate for the Ecumenical Patriarchate in response to your offer. Such an appointment may yet renew Orthodox sentiment within the Soviet Empire.
The assassination of Zakariah Zaile, surely, is a terrible and unfortunate event, and the funeral I will attend. This makes it ever clearer the threat that the Caliphate raises, and this indeed could serve as pretext for war. -Tsar Vyacheslav Putin
The Soviet Empire of Greater Russia would be glad to attend such a conference, as we believe firmly that a peaceful, or at least less destructive, solution to this conflict is possible. Our envoys will be arriving in Hamburg soon after the delivery of this letter.
We would also like to extend an offer of cooperation in securing the waters around the Caliphate against aggressors from abroad. If our navies cooperate, surely we can be a much stronger barrier against these clearly absurd ventures. -Tsar Vyacheslav Putin
The Soviet Empire of Greater Russia welcomes such a peaceful overture and greatly sympathizes with your plight, but political circumstances prevent us from being able to approve such a pact at this time. What we can offer, however, may be even more valuable. If the Caliphate will permit our Black Sea fleet to pass through the Straits of Gallipoli into the Mediterranean and through the Suez to the Indian Ocean, we will block the path of any incoming warships from the Americas, safeguarding it with all of our available naval force. Also, as we speak, we have begun supplying arms to the Islamic Republic of Iran with which to fight the South Asian aggressors. I do hope that these offers satisfy you and can improve relations between our nations. -Tsar Vyacheslav Putin
Anyways, on a totally unrelated note, it's been a while since we talked about the infamous "blank spots" on our maps.
Can't we fill these with NPC races? I mean ASTA and another player was supposed to join at first, so was a few other players but that was over a month ago. Either we need to re-open sing-ups or fill the spots up with NPCs. What do you think?
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Funny thing is, I'm in three RPs, one of which I am the OP of, and this is still my favorite.
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