Parity of Arms: Britain (бургундий), France (unagimaki), Germany (Эльф ушастый), Italy (Perlidze), Poland (Базослав), Spain (Zikurat), Turkey (rost) and USSR (Luis Rodriguez) Ratify a Draw to End the Contest
Exhausted by protracted war and finding no road to supremacy, Britain (бургундий), France (unagimaki), Germany (Эльф ушастый), Italy (Perlidze), Poland (Базослав), Spain (Zikurat), Turkey (rost) and USSR (Luis Rodriguez) have mutually agreed to stand down their forces and end the conflict in an honourable draw. Plenipotentiaries met in a neutral conference hall to sign the final protocols of pacification. Passenger air routes were hastily redrawn away from the area of operations, to the annoyance of the pigeons. 'The ribbon on the teleprinter will wear out long before this quarrel is settled,' observed a wire clerk.
Wire Reports from the Line
Assault Bounces: Turkey (rost) Rebuffed by the Fortified Garrison of Italy (Perlidze) at Greece
A spokesman for the general staff announced from behind a very large map that the defensive works in Greece stood firm against a ferocious push by Turkey (rost), whose mechanised formations enjoyed heavy allied support. Field commanders of Italy (Perlidze) coolly sealed the breaches and restored the line. The high command of Turkey faced fierce recriminations in the assembly over the sudden reverse and the sudden bill. 'Supply of this calibre is rarely seen outside a railway timetable,' remarked a retired goods-yard superintendent.
Wire Reports from the Line
Offensive Collapses: Troops of Germany (Эльф ушастый) Fail to Dislodge France (unagimaki) at Switzerland
A major defensive victory was logged by France (unagimaki) in Switzerland, where all attempts by Germany (Эльф ушастый) and its backers to breach the line were resolutely crushed. The timetable of the attacker has been completely derailed. Wireless stations across France interrupted the dance music with marches and a communique about a glorious advance. 'Neither tanks nor speeches can disguise the growing butcher's bill of mechanised war,' observed a field hospital surgeon.
Wire Reports from the Line
Iron Defence: France (unagimaki) Retains Belgium Despite a Supported Push by Germany (Эльф ушастый)
Despite marshalling extensive flank support, Germany (Эльф ушастый) failed to break through the prepared defences held by France (unagimaki) in Belgium. Front line troops held the crucial road junctions until air cover could scatter the attacking tanks. Church bells were rung across France, in direct defiance of the regulation that they should only ring for invasion. Hospitals and railway stations in Germany went onto emergency footing as the first trains of wounded came in.
Wire Reports from the Line
The Blunted Thrust: Advance by Poland (Базослав) and USSR (Luis Rodriguez) into Baltic Sea Ends in a Bounce
An ambitious advance by Poland (Базослав) and USSR (Luis Rodriguez) aimed at securing Baltic Sea ended in a mutual bounce, with neither side able to crack the other's screen. Press officers in the capitals are already hailing the stalemate as a defensive triumph. A newsreel cameraman carrying more film than courage swears that an uneasy quiet has returned to the sector. Border guards in nearby neutral states doubled their patrols and halved their sandwiches.
Legation Dispatches & Guarantees
Joint Command: Germany (Эльф ушастый) and Poland (Базослав) Synchronise Offensives
According to a wireless bulletin picked up between two dance bands, close liaison between Germany (Эльф ушастый) and Poland (Базослав) was demonstrated through 1 joint manoeuvre on land and sea. Analysts emphasise that such cohesion poses a formidable obstacle to the ambitions of third parties. 'Frontier posts are easily moved on the staff map but are harder to move on the ground,' noted a military cartographer. The cartographers at the war office are already exhausted from updating the wall map with a red wax pencil.
The Munitions Exchange & Balance of Forces
Britain (бургундий) neither advances nor retreats, holding firm at 8 supply hubs.
Embassies, Salons & Sealed Envelopes
A dismissed ministry official alleges that staff maps prepared in France already mark the factory belt of Britain as 'temporarily administered'.
It is muttered among war correspondents that Spain offered secret shipments of aero-engines to USSR in exchange for the use of a quiet harbour.
Public Announcements & Wireless Programmes
Icy crosswinds batter the coastal lookouts in 1940, coating the range-finders in rime and the lookouts in resentment.
Public Announcements & Wireless Programmes
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