Operation: LOUISBOURG

[Alex]

HMS Acadia being prepped for the operation in CFB Halifax​

Operation: LOUISBOURG Canadian-French Conflict Classified & Encrypted "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord."​

Operation Information
Information about this operation is highly classified and only the highest in the government and military of Canada are informed about its purpose. All vessels were fully fueled, fully supplied, and fully armed before departure.

Deployed Forces

Opposition Forces

Royal Canadian Navy CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia 1st Amphibious Squadron​ HMS Acadia (Mistral-class Amphibious Assault Ship)​ x160 Sailors​ x2 Simbad SHORAD Missile System​ x24 Mistral Missiles​ x2 20 mm modèle F2 Guns​ x2 30 mm Breda-Mauser Autocannons​ x2 7.62mm M134 Miniguns​ x4 12.7mm M2HB Browning Machine Guns​ x6 Eurocopter Tiger HAP Attack Helicopters​ x6 Eurocopter Super Puma Transport Helicopters​ HMS Vimy Ridge (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ HMS Ypres (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ HMS Mount Sorrel (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ HMS Grilse (Trafalgar-class Submarine)​ x130 Submariners​ x5 21-inch (533 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x20 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes​ x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ 1st Patrol Squadron​ HMS Halifax (Gepard-class Frigate)​ x94 Sailors​ x1 76mm AK-176 Naval Gun​ x304 Rounds​ x2 AK-630 CIWS​ x6,000 Rounds​ x8 UKSK VLS Cells​ x8 BrahMos Cruise Missiles​ x2 Twin 533mm Torpedo Tubes​ x6 Type-53 USET-80 Torpedoes​ x1 Twin SA-N-4 Gecko SAM Launcher​ x20 9M33M Missiles​ HMS Vancouver (Gepard-class Frigate)​ x94 Sailors​ x1 76mm AK-176 Naval Gun​ x304 Rounds​ x2 AK-630 CIWS​ x6,000 Rounds​ x8 UKSK VLS Cells​ x8 BrahMos Cruise Missiles​ x2 Twin 533mm Torpedo Tubes​ x6 Type-53 USET-80 Torpedoes​ x1 Twin SA-N-4 Gecko SAM Launcher​ x20 9M33M Missiles​ HMS Ville de Quebec (Gepard-class Frigate)​ x94 Sailors​ x1 76mm AK-176 Naval Gun​ x304 Rounds​ x2 AK-630 CIWS​ x6,000 Rounds​ x8 UKSK VLS Cells​ x8 BrahMos Cruise Missiles​ x2 Twin 533mm Torpedo Tubes​ x6 Type-53 USET-80 Torpedoes​ x1 Twin SA-N-4 Gecko SAM Launcher​ x20 9M33M Missiles​ HMS Toronto (Gepard-class Frigate)​ x94 Sailors​ x1 76mm AK-176 Naval Gun​ x304 Rounds​ x2 AK-630 CIWS​ x6,000 Rounds​ x8 UKSK VLS Cells​ x8 BrahMos Cruise Missiles​ x2 Twin 533mm Torpedo Tubes​ x6 Type-53 USET-80 Torpedoes​ x1 Twin SA-N-4 Gecko SAM Launcher​ x20 9M33M Missiles​ HMS Regina (Gepard-class Frigate)​ x94 Sailors​ x1 76mm AK-176 Naval Gun​ x304 Rounds​ x2 AK-630 CIWS​ x6,000 Rounds​ x8 UKSK VLS Cells​ x8 BrahMos Cruise Missiles​ x2 Twin 533mm Torpedo Tubes​ x6 Type-53 USET-80 Torpedoes​ x1 Twin SA-N-4 Gecko SAM Launcher​ x20 9M33M Missiles​ HMS Somme (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ HMS Hill 70 (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ HMS Normandy (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ HMS Fort Rodd Hill (Berlin-class Replenishment Ship)​ x233 Sailors​ x4 MLG 27 mm Autocannons​ HMS Poseidon (Piast-class Rescue/Salvage Ship)​ x52 Sailors​ HMS Peggy Taylor (Oste-class Spy Ship)​ x76 Sailors​ 1st Submarine Squadron​ HMS Ojibwa (Trafalgar-class Submarine)​ x130 Submariners​ x5 21-inch (533 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x20 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes​ x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ HMS Okanagan (Trafalgar-class Submarine)​ x130 Submariners​ x5 21-inch (533 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x20 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes​ x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ HMS Olympus (Trafalgar-class Submarine)​ x130 Submariners​ x5 21-inch (533 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x20 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes​ x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ HMS Onondaga (Trafalgar-class Submarine)​ x130 Submariners​ x5 21-inch (533 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x20 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes​ x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ HMS Osiris (Trafalgar-class Submarine)​ x130 Submariners​ x5 21-inch (533 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x20 Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes​ x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ CFB St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador 1st Landing Squadron​ HMS Tadoussac (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Eguisheim (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Passchendaele (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ 2nd Landing Squadron​ HMS La Roque-Gageac (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Collonges-la-Rouge (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Amiens (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ 3rd Landing Squadron​ HMS Saguenay (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Fort Niagara (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Dieppe (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ 4th Landing Squadron​ HMS Crevecoeur (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Saint Antoine (Lublin-class Minelayer-Landing Ship)​ x37 Sailors​ x4 ZU-23-2MR Anti-Air Systems​ x8 23mm Anti-Aircraft Guns​ x16 Strela-2M Missiles​ HMS Ortona (Spruance-class Destroyer)​ x334 Sailors​ x2 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 Dual Purpose Guns​ x2 Mark 32 Triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Torpedo Tubes​ x14 Mark 46 Mod 5 Torpedoes​ x2 Quadruple Harpoon Missile Canisters​ x8 A/RGM-84F Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles​ x2 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 Systems​ x1 61-Cell Mark 41 VLS Launcher​ x45 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles​ x16 RUR-5 ASROC Anti-Submarine Missiles​ x1 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile System​ x21 RIM-116B Block 1 Close-In Missiles​ x1 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter​ Royal Canadian Air Force CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia 33rd Fighter Squadron​ x24 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Multi-Role Fighters​ x24 Fighter Pilots​ 27th Fighter Squadron​ x24 Panavia Tornado ADV F3 Interceptors​ x48 Fighter Pilots​ 1st Maritime Patrol Squadron​ x5 Lockheed CP-140 Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft​ x40 Aircraft Crew​ CFB Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador 34th Fighter Squadron​ x24 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Multi-Role Fighters​ x24 Fighter Pilots​ 29th Fighter Squadron​ x24 Panavia Tornado ADV F3 Interceptors​ x48 Fighter Pilots​ CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador 37th Fighter Squadron​ x24 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Multi-Role Fighters​ x24 Fighter Pilots​ 30th Fighter Squadron​ x24 Panavia Tornado ADV F3 Interceptors​ x48 Fighter Pilots​ 12th Bomber Squadron​ x7 Tupolev Tu-95 Bear Strategic Bomber​ x49 Aircraft Crew​ 2nd Maritime Patrol Squadron​ x5 Lockheed CP-140 Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft​ x40 Aircraft Crew​ CFB Bagotville, Quebec 40th Fighter Squadron​ x24 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Multi-Role Fighters​ x24 Fighter Pilots​ 43rd Fighter Squadron​ x24 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Multi-Role Fighters​ x24 Fighter Pilots​ 31st Fighter Squadron​ x24 Panavia Tornado ADV F3 Interceptors​ x48 Fighter Pilots​ 11th Bomber Squadron​ x7 Tupolev Tu-95 Bear Strategic Bomber​ x49 Aircraft Crew​ 13th Bomber Squadron​ x7 Tupolev Tu-22M2 Backfire Strategic Bomber​ x28 Aircraft Crew​ 1st Transport Squadron​ x10 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Transport Plane​ x50 Aircraft Crew​ CFB Trenton, Ontario 2nd Transport Squadron​ x6 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Transport Plane​ x30 Aircraft Crew​ 17th Fighter Squadron​ x12 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Multi-Role Fighter​ x12 Aircraft Crew​ 4th Fighter Squadron​ x12 Panavia Tornado ADV F3 Interceptor​ x24 Aircraft Crew​ 1st CAS Squadron​ x2 Lockheed Martin AC-130H Spectre Gunship​ x26 Aircraft Crew​ CFB Uplands, Ontario 1st Refueling Squadron​ x2 Airbus CC-150T Aerial Refueler​ x6 Aircraft Crew​ Royal Canadian Marines CFB St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador 1st Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 2nd Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 3rd Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 4th Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 5th Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 6th Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 7th Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 8th Marine Company​ x135 Marines​ x12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ 1st Marine Battalion​ x450 Marines​ x42 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPC​ CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia 9th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 10th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 11th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 12th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 13th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 14th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 15th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 16th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 17th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 18th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 19th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 20th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 21st Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 22nd Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 23rd Marine Company​ x94 Marines​ 24th Marine Company​ x94 Marines​

​ Unknown​

 

[Alex]

Secret

Following the coup attempt in Ottawa and the revelations in Rawdon, the King of Canada has made it clear that the armed forces of Canada need to be more well-prepared for any military encounter with either internal or external forces. The largest military exercise in recent Canadian history has been planned for this, involving the navy, air force, and the newly established marines to prepare for these potential future conflicts. Or, at least, that's what was told to the public and low-ranking members of the military. In reality, this was an offense operation.

In Halifax and south of St. John's, the designated squadrons within the Royal Canadian Navy prepared for their departure. The 1st-8th Marine Companies boarded one Lublin-class landing ship each while the 1st Marine Battalion boarded the HMS Acadia, a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship. Meanwhile, the 1st Patrol Squadron remained near Canada, patrolling the Gulf of St. Lawrence, prepared to intercept any enemy vessel or submarine. Departing from their port, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Landing Squadrons began sailing southwards to the Caribbean. They followed the following transit: GN>FM>FL>FK. Meanwhile, the 1st Amphibious Squadron also sailed southward but following the following transit: FN>GM>GL>GK>GJ. Each of the ships would reach their destinations in roughly 4-5 days.

Back on mainland Canada, CFB Trenton sent 6 and CFB Bagotville sent 10 C-130 transport planes to CFB Shearwater in Halifax, Nova Scotia where the 9th-24th Marine Companies awaited their arrival. The planes were planned to arrive in roughly 1-2 hours.

All sensors of the fleets were on high alert, actively scanning for threats.

 

[Odinson]

DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

SECRET​

ATLANTIC AREA​

The Celestial-class Cutter USCGC James was patrolling off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico when it detected the fleet of Lublin-class Canadian vessels and Spruance-class Canadian destroyers. The James would get an accurate account of how many vessels there were as well as their electronic signatures before the captain ordered that this information be securely sent to the National Military Command Center at the Pentagon. The captain then ordered that they hail the Canadian warships on the proper frequency and channel.

"Canadian fleet, this is the USCGC James. Welcome to the Carribean, what brings you here? Over."​

*This response is from forces from Operation Neptune V.

Alex

 

[Alex]

Canadian Marines Throughout the Caribbean​

Secret

In the Caribbean & South America

The crew of the Spruance-class destroyer HMS Ortona were the ones who replied to the American's message. Its captain, Cromwell, responded. "This is Captain Cromwell of the HMS Ortona. We're in the Carribbean for matters of national security. Nothing more can be divulged at this time, sorry. Over."

A few hours after this message being delivered, the fleets reached their destinations.

The 1st Landing Squadron came upon the French-half of the island of Saint-Martin. HMS Passchendaele remained near the center of the Anguilla Channel whilst the landing ships began the invasion. HMS Tadoussac approached Marigot and its 135 marines (1st Marine Company) disembarked with their 12 OT-64 SKOT-1A AAPCs and began taking key locations: power stations, radio and television stations (which would be switched off), internet provider buildings (internet would be switched off), telephone towers (which were be turned off), government buildings, and defendable locations. At each of these locations, the marines began forming defenses, placing the town under their control. Meanwhile, HMS Eguisheim approached Cul-de-Sac and its marines (2nd Marine Company) disembarked and performed the very same tasks as the 1st Marine Company, placing the French-half of the island under Canadian control.

As this occurred, the 2nd Landing Squadron began circling the French island of Saint Barthélemy. HMS Amiens patrolled the waters between Île Chevreau and the village of Pointe Milou. Meanwhile, the two landing ships (HMS La Roque-Gageac and HMS Collonges-la-Rouge) landed their marines (3rd and 4th Marine Companies) at Gustavia and the northern shores of Vitet. Their tasks were the same as the 1st and 2nd Marine Companies.

Further south, the 3rd Landing Squadron circled the islands of Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante. HMS Dieppe began patrolling the waters the islands of Guadeloupe and La Desirade. Landing ships HMS Saguenay landed their marines (5th Marine Company) in the territory's capital of Basse-Terre while HMS Fort Niagara (6th Marine Company) landed their marines in Grand-Bourg. Their tasks were the same as the 1st and 2nd Marine Companies.

An island away, the last landing squadron (4th Landing Squadron) reached the island of Martinique. HMS Ortona patrolled just north-east of Sainte-Marie. Meanwhile, the landing ships landed their marines (7th and 8th Marine Companies) on the island. HMS Crevecoeur landed them in Fort-de-France and HMS Saint Antoine landed them in Sainte-Luce. Again, their tasks being the same as the 1st and 2nd Marine Companies.

Lastly, in South America, the 1st Amphibious Squadron reached the waters of French Guiana. HMS Vimy Ridge patrolled the waters north of Awala-Yalimapo and Iracoubo, HMS Ypres the waters north of Sinnamary and Cayenne, and HMS Mount Sorrel the waters north of Cayenne and Quanary. The nuclear submarine, HMS Grilse, patrolled the entire length of the coast roughly 150km north of it—its goal to detect and sink any enemy vessel. Meanwhile, the Mistral-class ship, HMS Acadia, made port in Cayenne and disembarked its 450 marines. They spread across Cayenne and performed the same tasks as the 1st and 2nd Marine Companies.

All the ships were tasked with refueling and resupplying when necessary at any of the available French ports in the Caribbean.

In North America & South America

As the operation in the Caribbean was just beginning, the operation at CFB Shearwater began as well.

The 9th to 24th Marine Companies mounted onto their assigned C-130 Hercules transport planes and set off to their destinations, each company aboard 1 C-130. The 9th and 10th companies flew to St. Pierre and Miquelon where one C-130 (9th Company) landed at Miquelon-Langlade Airport and another (10th Company) landed at Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche Airport where the marines they seized the towns of Miquelon-Langlade and Saint-Pierre. The 11th and 12th companies flew to Saint-Martin, landing at Grand-Case L'Esperance Airport. The 13th and 14th Companies flew to Saint Barthélemy, landing at Gustaf III Airport. The 15th and 16th companies flew to Guadeloupe, landing at Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet Airport. The 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th companies flew to Martinique, landing at Aime Cesaire International Airport.

Upon reaching Martinique, the 19th and 20th companies were to refuel their C-130s and depart once more, this time to Guiana. The 19th company landed at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and the 20th company landed St Georges Airport in St Georges.

Alexander Odinson

 

[Alex]

Canadian Marine Patrolling the Islands​

Secret

With absolutely no resistance from the French nor the locals of the islands the Marines landed on and from Guiana, they all fell to Canadian authority without a single drop of blood being spilled or any local upheaval.

On Saint Martin, the military had at this point taken control of the capital of Marigot, and the towns of Cul-de-Sac, Grand Case, and Hope Estate. The military commander then ordered for the prefect to be detained in their residence until the Canadians were able to determine the extent of terrorist support on the island. As this was happening, the military also contacted the locals of the island who supported ditching the French and/or unifying with the southern Dutch half of the island, Sint Maarten. Furthermore, across the island the military removed any French flag and replaced them on the poles with either the local Saint Martin flag or the unification flag:

Saint Martin's Local Flag & Unification Flag​

On Saint Barthélemy, the situation was very similar. The Marines had taken full control of its capital of Gustavia, alongside the settlements of Nao Beach, Vitet, and the Gustavia Industrial Zone. The military commander placed its prefect under detainment in their place of residence and the military began determining the extent of terrorist support on the island. At the same time, contact was made with those who wished to sever ties with the French on the island and all French flags were removed from the flagpoles and replaced with the local flag:

Local Flag of Saint Barthélemy​

On Guadeloupe, like the two islands north of it, the military detained the prefect and began investigations. The capital of Basse-Terre and the settlements of Les Abymes, Pointe-a-Pitre, and Grand-Bourg were controlled by the marines. Contact was attempted with various of those who wished for independence from France, specifically the People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe and non-political groups such a trade unions. All French flags were removed and replaced with the local flag used by the Guadeloupeans:

Local Flag of Guadeloupe​

The prefect of Martinique was detained, placed on house arrest in their residence as the military swept the island for their investigations. The capital of Fort-de-France fell under marine control alongside the settlements of Sainte-Luce, Le Lamentin, and Ducos. All French flags were removed from their poles, and replaced with the local independence flag as the military attempted to make contact with various groups throughout the island:

Local Independence Flag of Martinique​

In French Guiana the situation was no different. The prefect detained, contact attempted with independence groups with the locals, and all French flags removed to be replaced by the local flag. The capital of Cayenne fell to the marines and the settlements of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and St Georges followed. Three companies from the 1st Amphibious Battalion separated and began making their way slightly north-west. The 1st Company was to take Kourou, the 2nd Sinnamary, and the 3rd Iracoubo.

Local Flag of Guiana​

St. Pierre and Miquelon was no exception. The prefect detained, contact attempted with independence groups with the locals, and all French flags removed to be replaced by the local flag. The capital of Saint-Pierre fell to the marines and the settlement of Miquelon-Langlade followed.

Local Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon​

At this point, all Canadian ships in the Caribbean used the ports of the islands and Guiana to refuel and resupply before retaking their patrolling positions.

Alexander

 

[Alexander]

While locals might have been shocked and startled initially, as dawn came so did the resolve in the French people to resist their occupier. Especially once the Canadians began forcefully removing French flags. These people had been French for centuries, they had been given full citizenship, in numerous referendums they had voted to remain French. If the Canadians thought this was going to be an easy occupation they were in for a surprise.

Following calls by labour union leaders the people in all invaded territories would begin striking. Special focus was placed on employees of public service businesses and the civil service essential to the Canadian occupation. Before laying down their work however members of the civil service would be sure to set flame to paper archives to deny the Canadians access to census records and other data they could use to properly map the composition of the islands and any other data. Digital copies existed after all in the archives in Paris and once the occupation was over this data could easily be restored.

Sabotage would also occur at airports, ports and any other facility the Canadians could use to refuel and resupply with workers in these locations removing safeties from fuel systems and putting fire to them to render them unusable. The Canadians would need to bring their own fuel.

Canadian soldiers thinking the locals would welcome them received an equally cold reception. Bars would suddenly close whenever they walked in, stores would deny them service, hotels seemingly suddenly were all out of vacancies. Stones would be thrown by children at passing vehicles and law enforcement on the islands would refuse to listen to the Canadians. In Guiana as many as 50,000 people would take to the land's expansive jungles and there under the guidance of veterans from the Civil War receive training in guerilla warfare.

Throughout all the islands and Guiana 400,000 people would march to the streets in protest, blocking roads and access to vital infrastructure. Chants of 'Invaders Out' and 'Canucks go home' as well as less PG versions were common.

Canadian efforts to find pro-independence activists would fall on equally deaf ears. There certainly were movements in opposition to the status quo, but in the face of a foreign invasion even those movements chose open resistance against the Canadian devil. If the Canadians wanted these lands to ever be under their control they would need to wipe out the entire population.

Seeing as the French were in no way involved with the Heritage Front, Canadian attempts to uncover information would fail. Any efforts by them to falsify such evidence would likewise be doomed to fail as any record had copies back in metropolitan France so fabrications could easily be disproven with forensics.

As soon as French flags were removed new ones would be put up, citizens would stand guard at each of these flags and resist any attempt by the Canadians to remove them.

Finally, while the Canadians tried to cut the people off from communication the nature of the territories meant that physical internet connections had never been the primary means of connection. Instead people mostly relied on satellite internet, in border areas cellphone connections would likewise be replaced by roaming. The combination of these two factors kept the French largely connected, the widespread use of smartphones in turn would mean whatever the Canadians did was being recorded by multiple cameras and broadcast for the rest of the world to see. Either they were going to have to accept that they were not welcome or they would have to force the people with violence, in which case the world would know of it soon after.

Alex

 

[Alex]

Canadian Forces Within Their Trenches​

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The first consumer-ready satellite that offered internet was not launched until September 2003, meaning that as of now there is not enough world-wide coverage of satellite internet to give the French citizens on Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the West Indies, or Guiana access to the internet to communicate in any fashion with one another. On top of that, the first cellphone to be considered a "smartphone" was that of the Treo 180 who—despite being named a smartphone—did not have built-in cameras to either take pictures or videos and thus none of the citizens were able to take any pictures or videos of the Canadian forces or their operations throughout the Caribbean. Everything still remained very much scrambled and little information to be found in the events unfolding in the New World.

The Canadian military had already taken control of government buildings (Post #4) and any attempts by the citizens to go inside and destroy sensitive documents would be denied, through verbal declarations first and if not followed would then be dispersed with the use of non-lethal actions such as tear gas. When the protests began, the Canadian military installed martial law on the islands and began using tear gas to bring everyone home. Those who did no comply were detained, released back to their homes after twenty-four hours if they were not a violent protester—those who were violent remained detained. Lastly, when French flags were put back up, they would be burned and replaced by the local flags until there were no French flags left, any attempts to mess with flagpoles would be met with arrest for breaking the rules of martial law.

These rules included: all people are to be in their homes between the hours of 6:29am-7:59pm; no public gatherings of more than 5 people; no citizens are to loiter in or around government buildings, airports, or sea ports; and no French flags are to be waved on private or public lands. Furthermore, as martial law entered its first hour, the military would use the seized radio stations on the territories to begin broadcasting the following message: "We are Canadians. We are upholders of peace, democracy, individual rights, freedom, and we stand against any and all forms of tyranny and evil. We have come here not as imperialists, but as liberators. We have caused no bloodshed here. We come only to liberate you from the French who have used you to harm us and our nation. With this said, we ask to all of you to remain calm, remain peaceful, and to all those who have wished for independence from the French for decades or centuries to come forth so that we may work together to create the foundations that will bring forth new nations—nations for your people to call their own and nations for your grandchildren to be proud of." The message would play on repeat.

In Guiana the departure of 50,000 citizens was not something that would leave no trace. As the citizens left the cities and towns, the Canadian military stayed close behind. When they reached the jungle, a small number of Canadian soldiers entered behind them, following closely as the Guianan left an enormous trail to follow. The soldiers which trailed them assured to remain in contact via radio with the command post in Cayenne to assure that all locations were accurate and up-to-date. The soldiers, a platoon of some 22 Marines, were camouflaged and had more than enough rations with them to last over a week—two if properly rationed out. While, on the other hand, the civilians of Guiana had charged into the jungle without food, clean water, or any other supplies such as camping and sanitary supplies. It's very unlikely they would last long out in the Amazon.

The command post in Cayenne sent out communication to Ottawa who responded with sending the aid in the form of AC-130s.

Meanwhile, throughout Guiana, the marines began to form trenches both to the south and the north of their positions in Cayenne, Kourou, Iracoubo, St. Georges, and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in preparations for both possible naval invasions and attacks from the jungles. These trenches would be built in zig-zag shapes, having various machine gun and anti-tank positions throughout key locations, and small command posts every few kilometers to offer proper communication. All trenches were built with the upmost care, reinforced with wood and metal, with the footpaths being wooden to assure no sickness such as trench-foot. Lastly, camo netting was placed over the trenches to obscure as much of the soldiers as possible.

Canadian Lockheed Martin AC-130H Spectre​

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Back in Canada, at CFB Trenton, the two AC-130H Spectres were fueled up, armed, and filled up with ammunition before being boarded by a crew of 13 each. Alongside these AC-130s, 12 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ multi-role fighters and 12 Panavia Tornado ADV F3 interceptors were prepared for ferry travel: each F-16 were equipped with 3 fuel drop tanks and each ADV F3 with 4 fuel drop tanks. Their pilots then entered each aircraft (1 in each F-16, 2 in each ADV F3). At CFB Uplands, two of the three Airbus CC-150T Polaris aerial refuelers stationed there was prepared the for same voyage and each crewed by 3 members of the Air Force.

Together, they departed their respective air bases for CFB Shearwater and stayed within FN throughout, going around American airspace rather than through. Once they landed at Shearwater roughly an hour later, all aircraft were refueled once more and drop tanks replaced with the CC-150Ts being given refueling fuel. Then, they departed for the Caribbean. The AC-130s and CC-150Ts made their way to the island of Saint Martin, the CC-150Ts refueling the AC-130s roughly 1,500km through the journey. Once the AC-130s and CC-150Ts reached Saint Martin, they would take back off after refueling and reach Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni airport in Guiana (following FK>GJ). Meanwhile, the F-16s and ADV F3s had more than enough range to reach their destination of Martinique's International Airport.

Canadian Trafalgar-class Nuclear Submarine​

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At CFB Halifax and CFB St. John's, the navy made their own preparations.

The 1st Patrol Squadron (made up of 5 Gepard-class frigates) refueled and resupplied at Halifax before awaiting the all-clear by the other ships which would follow them down to the Caribbean Sea. HMS Somme, HMS Hill 70, and HMS Normandy—all Spruance-class Destroyers—gathered at CFB Halifax alongside the 1st Patrol Squadron. With them were the other 5 nuclear submarines of the Pacific Fleet: HMS Ojibwa, HMS Okanagan, HMS Olympus, HMS Onondaga, and HMS Osiris. For support, HMS Fort Rodd Hill (a Berlin-class replenishment vessel); HMS Poseidon (a Piast-class rescue/salvage ship); and HMS Peggy Taylor (a Oste-class spy ship) were to follow them. When they were all gathered, the fleet departed from Halifax fully prepared and crewed to the Caribbean Sea. They followed the following transit: FN>FM>FL>FK.

Back in the Caribbean, the C-130 transport planes that had deposited the marines on the West Indies took back off into the air once they were fully fueled. Their new mission was to fly the FN>FM>FL>FK path every two days to collect supplies (ammunition, food, clean water, humanitarian supplies, spare parts, etc.) at CFB Shearwater and return them to their respective islands, refueling and then departing once more. This was to assure that all personnel and citizens would not be in need of anything while martial law and temporary occupation was happening.

Alexander

 

[Alexander]

Seeing as it was in fact September 2003 and satellite internet technology was already available in the mid 1990s, the people in the affected territories had internet access. Furthermore as technology available reached as far as 2008, iPhones were already widespread and even the SakuraPhone had become a popular device among the population with all the features needed to record and photograph all the crimes the Canadians committed.

French citizens throughout the territories would openly disregard the Canadian policies and local police services would refuse to enforce any order given by their occupiers. The curfew would be openly disregarded as people continued protesting in the streets. Canadian soldiers would be spit on and verbally assaulted whenever they came near civilians. They would do anything short of attacking them physically to show their rejection of the Canadian claims. The message being broadcast would be openly mocked and just like earlier efforts no locals would come forward to initiate talks. Collaboration was considered the gravest sin one could commit, especially with the knowledge that overseas the Empire of France was building up its forces in rapid speed to push the Canadians out once and for all. Any citizen arrested would physically resist arrest as dozens recorded the open disregard of the basic rights of the population under their authority. Attempts by Canadian soldiers to tear down the French flags would face resistance from citizens who had surrounded the poles meaning that only with violence could the flags be removed. As these soldiers too would be recorded the removal of a flag would only fuel the international case for war crimes being committed by the Canadians.

To keep up morale a shortwave radio broadcast would begin in France with enough range to reach the Overseas Territories. Local illegal broadcasters would then retransmit the messages on higher frequencies to guarantee every citizen had access to them. On it would be constant updates of French efforts to secure the end of the Canadian occupation. On the dot every hour a prerecorded message from the Empress would be sent. "My loyal subjects, the entirety of the French nation stands with you. Your loyalty is unmatched and you are French through and through. We will come to liberate you from the Canadian occupation and when we do we will together wipe these animals from our land"

After the recording À La Volonté Du Peuple would be played, a song that had become one with the French resistance movements and was sung at all protests in occupied territories and that the Canadians could have recognized if they weren't uncultured swine.

Unfortunately for the Canadians, the Guianans hadn't left in one massive group but in smaller groups, leaving the Marine force only at best able to track small groups. Even then the Guianans were on their own territory, and no land the Marines could have trained on in Canada could match the conditions they were to encounter in the Amazon. The locals knew how to survive there, where the villages were and most importantly what to watch out for. The Canadian Marines were very likely to be taken out to the dangerous wildlife that they had no way of recognizing.

Fortifications, trenches and other constructions by the Canadians would be photographed and recorded before being published online for the world and the French military to see to make the eventual strike against them from the in construction fleet much easier.

Alex

 

[Alex]

AC-130H Spectre and Eurocopter Tiger​

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Internet provided to people via satellite was not available as far back as the 90s. In fact, the first internet-ready satellite for consumers was launched on September 29th 2003, this date makes it quite literally impossible for the people of the West Indies and Guiana to have such access due to it not yet being launched and the first satellite being launched to cover to areas of Europe and Turkey, and also due to such technology not being widespread throughout the world. Furthermore, the iPhone was not released into the overseas areas of France until late 2008, while it was only mainland France which received the iPhone in November of 2007 to low interest. With that said, it'd be extremely unlikely that a large number of people on the French Indies and Guiana would have these smartphones and those that did wouldn't be able to take videos as the first iPhone lacks the ability to do so. It's also doubtful the "sakuraphone" outperformed or outreached the iPhone in any way.

The situation on the islands remains very much the same: no internet access, and next-to no smartphones.

As the radio signals from mainland France began reaching the islands and Guiana, the Canadians acted quickly by finding the frequency and employing directional antennas noise-jamming systems. Focusing the jamming equipment at the local relay points on the islands and in Guiana. On top of this, the Canadians began—given the radio's public frequency and lack of any encrypted mechanism—begin targeting the waves with continued blasts to eat up as much of its width. Powering up the local towers and stations, random noise began which overpowered the signal coming from France. With all of this put together, the locals would hear nothing more than pure static when tuning in. A few Canadians remained at these stations and towers to assure that if the frequency changed, the jamming would as well—not that they needed the frequency to jam it, but it was best to be extra safe.

Any and all citizen which denied to follow martial law were arrested and placed into buildings which the Canadians had turned into prisons. There were no exceptions.

It was never stated that the 50,000 Guianans left separately or in small numbers, they left the coastline to the jungles and such large numbers cannot not be hidden. As information cannot be altered after the fact the information stated in Post #7 remained factual. The Canadian marines found these civilians easily and tracked them even more easily due to them being civilians and not having the knowledge to hide their trails nor lose trailing enemy. The civilians left much to be found and by the end of it, the Canadians were able to discover the grand majority of all training camps in the jungle and marked down all locations which was relayed back to Cayenne, stating to their commanders that these camps were being used to train militants—using cameras and binoculars to keep note of all of it, many pictures being taken of the firearms, military veterans, and the camp itself.

At this point, the AC-130s had arrived in Guiana. At Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni the Specters were fueled and began to prepare its armament: armed with one General Dynamics 25mm GAU-12/U Equalizer 5-barreled rotary cannon with 2,500 rounds; one 40mm L/60 Bofors cannon with 256 rounds; and 1 105mm M102 howitzer with 100 rounds. In Cayenne, where the Mistral HMS Acadia yet remained, equipped with Eurocopter Tiger HAP helicopters began arming them: one 30mm GIAT 30 cannon with 450 rounds; twenty-two 68mm SNEB unguided rockets in two pods (one on each hardpoint); and seven 70mm Hydra 70 unguided rockets in two pods (one on each hardpoint). With the positions given to them by the Canadian marines in the jungle, the 2 AC-130H Spectres and 6 Tiger HAPs took flight and began making their way to them, the marines now evacuating as quickly as possible.

By the time the aircraft reached the locations given, the marines were long gone. The Spectres, with the aid of cameras (which they used to film the camp for a few moments before opening fire) and the helicopters, verified the locations before unleashing hell. The Tigers were the first to begin, flying low and unleashing all of their rockets before making way for the Spectres which began unloading 105mm roads onto the camps. Anyone attempting to escape were met by the low flying helicopters that unleashed their 30mm guns onto them. When they were empty on ammunition, they all returned back to their respective departure locations to refuel and rearm before going back for a second fly-over. Being no more than civilians, with nothing more than trees and leaves to protect them, the grand majority of civilians which had went into the jungle were slaughtered by the aircraft.

Meanwhile, the marines that had found them began making their way back out of the jungle, following the same way they had followed the Guianans.

Alexander

 

[Alexander]

The presence of a potentent competitor to the iPhone not from American origin and of a higher capability made widespread presence of Japanese smartphone technology absolutely more likely in a traditionally US skeptical society. Beyond that plenty of cameraphones that might not technically be smartphones but that had sufficient sharing capabilities existed. Furthermore as Canada could only hope to affect international connections with local networks persisting and plenty of areas under occupation could still receive service from foreign cellular networks due to roaming. As such either through direct connections or by relaying messages through local networks to individuals with access to the internet all the pictures and videos still reached the world.

With not enough buildings existing to safely hold tens of thousands of prisoners the fact the Canadians needed to rely on makeshift prison facilities made mass escapes unavoidable. Even without those escapees the mere fact people were being arrested would only radicalize the population and lead to even more people defying military orders "They can't arrest us all" became a common motto, especially not if they wanted to be capable of resisting a counter-invasion.

As per existing natures of the roleplay it was assumed everyone and everyone carried default supplies and acted somewhat autonomously, and 22 Canadian Marines would never be enough to map out the wide expanse that was the Guianan Amazon only a few of the camps ended up being detected. The death and carnage would be recorded by the survivors and shared with the world similar with by now thousands of videos showing the occupier arresting peaceful protesters. Over the next days in groups numbering no more than a few dozen at once more than enough people became radicalized enough to join the efforts shaping up, these people left with sufficient resources and means to survive even without knowing how to live in the jungle which they also did as most Guianans had spent some time in their lives doing just that. Outright denial to provide any services to the Canadians also hardened with not a single good or resource being sold or given to them. As news of the atrocities spread even smaller villages located far from current events would begin providing refuge and resources to future Partisans.

Alex

 

[Odinson]

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