The Naxal Menace | 4 April 2099

‘Good times will come’ has been what every successive government in the Indian subcontinent has said. Yet, those supposed good times never came. With the fallout incident and the rise in organized crime, good times may never come. One more problem that the citizens of the Republic must now face is the threat of the Naxal houses. As such, a series of military simulations have been sanctioned to gauge the effectiveness of the Republican armed forces in the fight against the Naxals.

BASICS

The simulation shall enact a hypothetical special military operation between two military groups codenamed ‘AKOLA’ and ‘BEED’ - representing Winners and the Naxals respectively. AKOLA will be led by General Ludomir Budnik and BEED by General Vinay Sanyal. Both generals are known for their unorthodox tactics, representing the best strategy for both sides. There are a total of 8 victory points on the map: Able, Baker, Charlie, Dragon, Echo, Field, Gold, and Hotel. Able is controlled by AKOLA while Baker is NEUTRAL. The rest are controlled by BEED. The division spread for both groups is as follows:
 

AKOLA:
1st Revolutionary Militia

7th Revolutionary Militia

11th Rural Warfare Specialists

3rd Elites

4th Elites

7th Regular Infantry

6th Towed Artillery (Available Upon Capturing 3 Victory Points)

Air Support (Available Upon Capturing Baker)
 

BEED:

1st Guerrillas

2nd Guerrillas

3rd Guerrillas

4th Guerrillas

5th Guerrillas

7th Guerrillas

1st Regular Infantry

2nd Regular Infantry

3rd Regular Infantry

1st Towed Artillery

2nd Towed Artillery

3rd Towed Artillery

OBJECTIVES

Both groups have 13 days to accomplish one of two objectives. If one group's leadership believes that victory against the other is impossible, the defeated side may announce their unconditional surrender. If neither group can accomplish their goals within the given time frame, it shall result in a stalemate.
 

AKOLA: Capture All Victory Points OR Destroy All Enemy Divisions

BEED: Capture and Hold Baker For 48 Hours OR Destroy All Enemy Divisions
 

GAME ONE

AKOLA: 6 Divisions

BEED: 13 Divisions

RESTRAINTS: None

DAY ONE
 

0600: Simulation starts

0603: BEED publishes a revised version of its manifesto onto the Internet

0615: AKOLA places all forces on High Alert

0630: 2nd Towed Artillery departs Dragon for Field

0648: 4th Elites departs Able for Baker

0648: 3rd Elites departs Able for Baker

0652: 4th Guerrillas departs Gold for Charlie

0723: 1st Towed Artillery departs Charlie for Baker

0723: 3rd Towed Artillery departs Charlie for Baker

0835: AKOLA has visual contact with Baker

0837: Baker within artillery range of 1st Towed Artillery

0837: Baker within artillery range of 3rd Towed Artillery

0843: 4th Elites reports artillery fire

0843: 3rd Elites reports artillery fire

0857: 3rd Elites reports mutiny

0902: 4th Elites retreats from Baker

0917: 3rd Towed Artillery occupies Baker

0917: 1st Towed Artillery reaches Baker

0921: 4th Elites destroyed by artillery fire

0947: 1st Revolutionary Militia departs Able for Baker

0947: 7th Revolutionary Militia departs Able for Baker

0947: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists departs Able for Baker

1013: 1st Revolutionary Militia feints northwards for Baker

1013: 7th Revolutionary Militia feints southwards for Baker

1033: 1st Revolutionary Militia reports artillery fire

1035: 7th Revolutionary Militia reports artillery fire

1052: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists trapped by landslide

1058: 7th Revolutionary Militia destroyed by artillery fire

1127: AKOLA surrenders
 

Appalled by the utter annihilation of AKOLA in the simulation, High Command decides to re-run the simulation with new restraints on BEED. General Sanyal was also instructed to adopt a more passive stance.

GAME TWO

AKOLA: 6 Divisions

BEED: 13 Divisions

RESTRAINTS: No Mutiny, No Landslides

DAY ONE

0600: Simulation starts

0603: BEED publishes a revised version of its manifesto on the Internet

0615: AKOLA places all forces on High Alert

0630: 2nd Towed Artillery departs Dragon for Field

0642: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists departs Able for Baker

0642: 1st Revolutionary Militia departs Able for Baker

0642: 7th Revolutionary Militia departs Able for Baker

0656: 1st Revolutionary Militia attempts northward detour

0656: 7th Revolutionary Militia attempts southward detour

0708: 2nd Guerrillas departs Echo for Charlie

0743: 3rd Regular Infantry departs Charlie for Baker

0803: AKOLA has visual contact with Baker

0817: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists occupies Baker

0835: BEED has visual contact with Baker

0846: 3rd Regular Infantry skirmishes with 11th Rural Warfare Specialists

0855: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists reports major losses

0858: 1st Revolutionary Militia reaches Baker

0908: 3rd Regular Infantry reports major losses

0911: 3rd Regular Infantry retreats from Baker

0933: 1st Guerrillas departs Charlie

0934: 7th Revolutionary Militia reaches Baker

0942: 3rd Regular Infantry travels using unmarked trails

0952: 3rd Elites departs Able for Baker

1022: 1st Guerrillas plant anti-infantry mines on Charlie-Baker highway

1049: 1st Guerrillas departs for Charlie

1102: 2nd Towed Artillery reaches Field

1126: AKOLA requests air strike on Charlie

1143: 1st Guerrillas rendezvous with 3rd Regular Infantry

1153: Air strike damages key infrastructure in Charlie

1154: 1st Towed Artillery reports severe losses

1154: 3rd Towed Artillery destroyed by air strike

1202: 1st Guerrillas reaches Charlie

1202: 3rd Regular Infantry reaches Charlie

1241: 3rd Elites reaches Baker

1327: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists departs Baker for Charlie

1334: 1st Towed Artillery departs Charlie for Baker

1349: 11th Rural Warfare Specialists destroyed by bomb blast

1508: 3rd Elites departs Baker

1538: 3rd Elites conducts minesweeping on Charlie-Baker highway

1551: 3rd Elites reports artillery fire

1553: 3rd Elites retreats from Charlie-Baker highway

1614: 3rd Elites destroyed by artillery fire

1618: 4th Elites departs Able for Baker

1619: 4th Elites travels using gravel roads

1634: 4th Guerrillas feints southwards for Able

1636: 7th Regular Infantry fortifies Able

1735: 4th Guerrillas encouter 4th Elites

1747: 4th Guerrillas reports major losses

1753: 4th Elites reports severe losses

1814: 4th Elites destroyed by fire fights

1823: AKOLA surrenders
 

The surrender of AKOLA within the very first day of the simulation underscores the vulnerability of the Republican armed forces. As long as BEED can exploit anti-infantry mines and artillery strikes, no Republican general - regardless of their competence - can put an end to the Naxal menace. Relying on the assistance of the Union of India is our only hope…
 

OOC: Hey there, it was fun role-playing with you guys. However, my laptop is going to be under repair for the next 8 days, so I'll have to write bulletins on my tablet. Rather than sacrifice bulletin quality, I have opted to write bulletins once it is fixed. When I return, expect to see some bulletins written in the past. To my comrades in the Union of India, you may resolve The Naxal Question as you wish.