KNF High Command (FO)

[Kusari Uchugun]

Kusari Naval Forces, Central Command HQ
Vice Admiral Nishiyama Kenzo

To all members of the Kusari Naval Forces,

Earlier this month the Battle for Saigon turned sour, and the Battlegroup Hyono was forced to retreat from the Sigma-21 system. This effectively led to the fall of the Shizuoka Military District and the end of the expeditionary operations in the area.
However, the Rheinlanders took the opportunity to press onto our shores in Honshu. This is not a border skirmish anymore.

Leaving diplomacy and Kusari position on the whole matter aside to the hands of the Prime Minister and the civilian government, our mission is clearer than ever. KNF 1st Fleet is taking command of the frontline and is to enact a complete and decisive defense of our homeland against the Rheinland aggressor.

Battlegroup Hyono is integrated into our order of battle, and is currently establishing itself as the first line of defense in the Akita strongpoint. Orders for the Nagasaki taskforce to reinforce our frontline have been dispatched, and they will soon join the battle, covering the main approach to the New Tokyo system. The Battlegroup Yamaguchi is to be mobilized and put in the rearguard, as a strategical reserve for future operations.

We must take the lessons from the Great Nomad War, and expect a monstrous assault by the Rheinlanders in an attempt to overwhelm our lines and threaten our capital as quick as possible. The number and quality of the forces fielded by the enemy, according to recent reports, advise us against pushing for a decisive battle with their main group.

While the Hyono and the Nagasaki set up the front line, large formations of fighter/bomber units are deployed to cover all tactical points in the Honshu system, harassing assault units and wearing down the heavy formations of the enemy. We will use the foolishness of the Rheinland Generals of intruding so deeply into our territory as a grim reminder of the cost of threatening a Noble House such as ours.
At the same time, cruiser divisions are being organized and deployed to interdict the supply lines of the Rheinlanders, as well as to eliminate any isolated units that have been weakened by the constant harassment by our air superiority units.

While we strengthen our defense in Honshu, we must prepare our defenses in New Tokyo, and mobilize essential units to achieve the required momentum to turn around the tides of war. The Admiralty has finally agreed to the recovery of the Nagumo structure and it's relocation to Kure, in New Tokyo. Time will tell if we will have the honor to see her fly again under our banner.

We have our orders and duty, but we expect others to contribute their part to our endeavor. Gas Miners Guild is still under threat by the RM in Honshu and elsewhere, and remain committed with their paramilitary partisans to not go without a fight. Likewise, the Kusari Government has indicated hope of organizing police and civilian militias to aid in the evacuation of our citizens and oppose enemy raiding units.


The time for wargames and pretty map plans is over. For Kusari, the battle of Honshu begins anew.

Nishiyama Kenzo,
1st Fleet Headquarters, Kusari Naval Forces

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