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Event: Operation Olympic begins, 2004
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A history of Modern China
Event: Operation Olympic begins - February 2-16, 2004
A history of Modern China
Event: Operation Olympic begins - February 2-16, 2004
For everything that June 6th, 1944 was; February 2, 2004 was perhaps just as bloody. The Islamic Caliphate, in the aftermath of repeated bombings and the Israeli nuclear attacks, were stepping up their domestic conscription. Weapons in their possession taken from sales to the Saudi Arabian regime, weapons taken from Kuwaiti, Iraqi, Jordanian, Yemeni and Omani stockpiles soon became widely distributed to children as young as 11, intending on fighting off an American invasion.
In the early morning, Muslim paratroopers under the flag of the various Allied nations, identifiable by the same green arm-band with a white crescent-and-star, applied across all the coordinated armies, undertook a large-scale operation from airfields in Israel. The paratroopers were made up of men from each of the three superpowers, and the Arab nations. (Operation Crown)
Their landing targets were to secure the cities of Mecca and Medina -- if Mecca and Medina were left as the final bastions of the Islamic Caliphate, it would turn the war into a quagmire of unbelievable measure. The United States and the Allied nations coordinated a refusal to bomb or attack Mecca and Medina, instead landing soldiers to take the cities with minimal bloodshed. As they landed, their fighting escalated as casualties mounted on both sides -- either through child suicide bombers, or ambushes and attacks. As the hours passed, the casualties began to mount on both sides.
However, elsewhere, Allied armies coordinated a large number of attacks. The United States launched a naval invasion upon the shores of IC-occupied Kuwait, and launched an invasion along the Hormuz Strait. (Operation Enduring Freedom)
The Chinese coordinated a number of military operations in Sudan, Chad, and also Yemen. (Operation Heavenly Gate) -- The Soviets also undertook the mobilization of army units in the Middle East, pushing into Jordan with the intent to liberate Amman. (Operation Arrow).
The Islamic Caliphate's response was strong and more capable than at first expected. During the initial Soviet offensive against the Islamic Caliphate in Israel and Jordan, the Israeli-Soviet coordination suffered 39,448 casualties, largely impeded by IEDs, suicide bombers, and other methods of impeding their offensive. With mounting casualties, the Israelis detonated another tactical nuclear weapon against the Islamic Caliphate, destroying the city of Qurayyat, bumping the death-toll up by 72,410. (DT: +111,858)
At the conclusion of the initial operations of Olympic, each of the three major nations and their allies had taken significant casualties -- the Americans, through their attempts to take Kuwait and Dubai, had suffered significant casualties, American reports indicate that it had taken 10,478 casualties to secure a beach-head; the paratrooper invasion had completely failed, with 10,763 casualties in the operation, making it the worst military operations disaster since Market Garden. (DT: +21,241)
As a result of this, the Soviets and Chinese had suffered higher casualties than the United States by itself, with the American death-toll sitting at roughly 7,000 (2,500 from the paratroopers); the Chinese at 4,000 and the Soviets at 3,500 in the paratrooper action, with an additional 16,600 and 18,100 in the following attacks. (DT: +34,700)
Despite the high death-toll, the Allies had largely secured their objectives in Operation Olympic -- Kuwait and Dubai had beach-heads entrenched, and were now devolving into urban warfare between American and Islamic forces. Aden, and Khartoum were largely under Chinese occupation, but the Islamic Caliphate was slowing their offensive by blocking tanks, utilizing IEDs and suicide bombers against their soldiers and installations. The Soviets and Israelis had made great headway to Amman, but were still miles from the capital city.
With the end of Operation Olympic, the death-tool had climbed another 167 thousand lives on the Allied side, with an additional 250 thousand soldiers on the Islamic Caliphate side, with an additional 100,000 in Sudan. In the last 12 years, historical analysis has shown that the total death-toll during Operation Olympic is approximated at about 518,000 casualties, very close in death-toll to that of Operation Overlord, which is estimated anywhere from 625k to 900k dead on both sides.
With the bloodiest days behind them, they hoped, the war could continue without too much more in the way of unnecessary bloodshed. However, many expressed grimness over the mounting blood-shed.
However, despite the mounting casualties, even in an age of emerging social media, expansion of the internet, and 24/7 cable television, anti-war sentiment was at an all-time low...
In the early morning, Muslim paratroopers under the flag of the various Allied nations, identifiable by the same green arm-band with a white crescent-and-star, applied across all the coordinated armies, undertook a large-scale operation from airfields in Israel. The paratroopers were made up of men from each of the three superpowers, and the Arab nations. (Operation Crown)
Their landing targets were to secure the cities of Mecca and Medina -- if Mecca and Medina were left as the final bastions of the Islamic Caliphate, it would turn the war into a quagmire of unbelievable measure. The United States and the Allied nations coordinated a refusal to bomb or attack Mecca and Medina, instead landing soldiers to take the cities with minimal bloodshed. As they landed, their fighting escalated as casualties mounted on both sides -- either through child suicide bombers, or ambushes and attacks. As the hours passed, the casualties began to mount on both sides.
However, elsewhere, Allied armies coordinated a large number of attacks. The United States launched a naval invasion upon the shores of IC-occupied Kuwait, and launched an invasion along the Hormuz Strait. (Operation Enduring Freedom)
The Chinese coordinated a number of military operations in Sudan, Chad, and also Yemen. (Operation Heavenly Gate) -- The Soviets also undertook the mobilization of army units in the Middle East, pushing into Jordan with the intent to liberate Amman. (Operation Arrow).
The Islamic Caliphate's response was strong and more capable than at first expected. During the initial Soviet offensive against the Islamic Caliphate in Israel and Jordan, the Israeli-Soviet coordination suffered 39,448 casualties, largely impeded by IEDs, suicide bombers, and other methods of impeding their offensive. With mounting casualties, the Israelis detonated another tactical nuclear weapon against the Islamic Caliphate, destroying the city of Qurayyat, bumping the death-toll up by 72,410. (DT: +111,858)
At the conclusion of the initial operations of Olympic, each of the three major nations and their allies had taken significant casualties -- the Americans, through their attempts to take Kuwait and Dubai, had suffered significant casualties, American reports indicate that it had taken 10,478 casualties to secure a beach-head; the paratrooper invasion had completely failed, with 10,763 casualties in the operation, making it the worst military operations disaster since Market Garden. (DT: +21,241)
As a result of this, the Soviets and Chinese had suffered higher casualties than the United States by itself, with the American death-toll sitting at roughly 7,000 (2,500 from the paratroopers); the Chinese at 4,000 and the Soviets at 3,500 in the paratrooper action, with an additional 16,600 and 18,100 in the following attacks. (DT: +34,700)
Despite the high death-toll, the Allies had largely secured their objectives in Operation Olympic -- Kuwait and Dubai had beach-heads entrenched, and were now devolving into urban warfare between American and Islamic forces. Aden, and Khartoum were largely under Chinese occupation, but the Islamic Caliphate was slowing their offensive by blocking tanks, utilizing IEDs and suicide bombers against their soldiers and installations. The Soviets and Israelis had made great headway to Amman, but were still miles from the capital city.
With the end of Operation Olympic, the death-tool had climbed another 167 thousand lives on the Allied side, with an additional 250 thousand soldiers on the Islamic Caliphate side, with an additional 100,000 in Sudan. In the last 12 years, historical analysis has shown that the total death-toll during Operation Olympic is approximated at about 518,000 casualties, very close in death-toll to that of Operation Overlord, which is estimated anywhere from 625k to 900k dead on both sides.
With the bloodiest days behind them, they hoped, the war could continue without too much more in the way of unnecessary bloodshed. However, many expressed grimness over the mounting blood-shed.
However, despite the mounting casualties, even in an age of emerging social media, expansion of the internet, and 24/7 cable television, anti-war sentiment was at an all-time low...
- Asami
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