Waring in Africa - Ethiopia Has War Declared by Tanzania(SP)
Posted: Mar 15 2007
Ethiopia Has War Declared by Tanzania
Dateline: February 16, 2018
Adis Abeba
Peaceloving people's of Ethiopia have again been attacked by tyrants of another African country, already deep in depth and looking for a way to unite its people before the upcoming regional elections to be held next month!
On February 16 (2018), Tanzania declared war on Ethiopia and ordered large numbers of armoured vehicles and infantry against our Kenyan frontier. Our forces, after mobilization was ordered, number 262 Active and 51 Reserve ground battaliions, 28 Active aircraft squadrons (mostly helo), and nine naval units (only on PTG, an Osa-I, 4 FABG-5, 2 Madaraka (P-3121) class and two PAT PC).
The war comes at an unexpected time, because Regional African elections are due to occur so soon, that is was expected all countries would refrain from war before the elections. [The AI proved this assumption wrong ] Our economy was recovering well with exports from recent war and emphasis was on Commerce facility upgrades and reducing taxes - both of which allowed our DAR to be at 30+ %. A couple Minister's priorities have been changed, but we hope to go into next month's elections was the "winning war party"!
Below is the official Ministry of Defence (and other ministry's) reports on their departments during the first hours of the war, before either country had made cross-border attacks:
Defense: Military Approval: 92%
Military Salaries: $722 m. Maintenance & Repair: $18,528 m.
Alert: DEFCON 2 ordered
In Production: 14-days: 2 x VBC-90 anti-tank vehicles;
36 days: 2 x YW-531 APC; Aircraft: 10-days: 1 x Mi-2 Hoplite
Ordered into Production (Day 1): 2 x T-62 tanks, 2 x B-11 RR; 1 x M46 130-mm gun; 1 Garrison.
Capacity: 35 units. [More units planned after impact on MilGds is clear]
R&D: PC Patrol (70% complete); C-131H Convair 580; AVLB bridging;
Basic Missiles.
Budget: $ 3,204 m. Recommended: $ 3,142 m.
Treasury: $298.53 m. DAR: 30+ % Cultural Approval: 75%
GDP: $1,360.
Tax Rate: 49.3% Inflation: 20% Umemployment: 2.2%
Social Spending: $125,037 m. Recommended: $114,504 m.
Net Migration: + 1.247 m.
Commerce:
Agric: 10 Facilities (2 need upgrade - inherited from Kenya)
Ores: 1 (just completed; 45% - only location for ores in Kenya-Ethiopia)
Timber: 6 (75-80%)
Water Works: 4 (1 upgrading - 6-days remain; 2 more need upgrade)
Electric Power: 4 Petrol, 4 Coal, 3 Hydro (1 just completed upgrade)
Consumer Goods: 4 Facilities (2 need upgrade, inherited fm Kenya)
Industrial Goods: 3 (2 100%, 1 upgrading - 80-days)
Military Goods: 4 (2 at 100%, 1 36% + 1 needs upgrade @ 16%)
Note: Most of the low performing facilities were inherited from war with Kenya (see separate post) and choice was made to upgrade Electric power facilities and agriculture first - with Industrial goods next (begun when Hydro Plant was finished), then move on to upgrade Water Works and Consumer Goods facilities last. Little pressure to upgrade Muqdisho (Mogadishu) MilGds facility (fm Kenya) as long as peace prevailed.
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WAR PLAN T-1001
Objectives: Establish 2 Front's to conduct the war on areas north and south of large Lake Victoria, which dominates terrain in the East African region of Tanzania.
1. Seize Northern Tanzania first, which contains some ore, coal, power assets and will seal off country from southern Sudan - followed by Second Phase of operations, with emphasis of driving south along the Congo and Namibian borders to the sea (thus sealing those countries off from Tanzania). [This northern front zone is mostly old Uganda, including the lake-side cities of Kampala and Entebbe.]
2. Hold the Front, in Southern Tanzania-Kenya Border Area; stalemate attacking Tanzania mechanized infantry that are expected in fairly large numbers on the front between Mombasa and Nairobe. Mombasa will likely be an initial focal point of attacks and will be continually reinforced as necessary and the road from Nairobe kept open as best possible.
In thie Operational Plan (OPLAN), we have developed something of a "swinging door" concept, somewhat reminicent of the Schleiffen plan, in that the whole of the Northern Front operation will 'swing' from border areas north of Lake Victoria southwest-ward towards the coast, effectively sealing off Tanzania from its western (Congo, etc) and southern (Namibia Federation) neighbors and ultimately, isolating the capital.
The majority of eithipian SAM (SA-2, SA-7 and two others) are being retained in Reserve. All tank and mechanized bns have been mobilized, and extensive forces on the Sudanese Front are being relocated south to begin operations against Tanzania. SAM-2 Guideline units will be activated when forces reach points far enough inside Tanzania to warrant area SAM coverage; until then, the air threat is believed to be minimal during the first two weeks of operations.
Our losses are expected to be higher than against Kenyan's, but can be overcome if their offensive operations can be held up and prevented from taking Nairobe and Mombasa.
FIRST (Day 1) Operations: (Boldness counts!)
* Helo air assault against Hydro Plant at X:191 Y:119 (W-3W) w/follow-up
Airborne Elite para-drop by C-130 Hercules via Adis Abeba)
* Helo air assault against Water Plant at X:194 Y: 128 (W-3W w/follow-up
Airborne Elite para-drop by NC-1L transport)
* Helo air assault against Coal Mine X: 195 Y: 132 (W-3W), with BRDM-2
vehicle effort to reach this point to reinforce para's.
* Helo air assault against Ores Mine X:191 Y:130 with Mi-8 fm Moqdisho.
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Tanzanian operations focused on one major redeployment and four specific movements of armoured forces in cross-border efforts. The redployment involved some thirty battalions of mixed tank, armoured infantry and some artillery from north of the capital to the area south of Arusha and Moshi cities, but not apparently a direct attempt to reinforce city defenders. Most deployments ended up in the zone to the south of the cities, including some in the rough terrain (canyon's) southwest of Arusha). The capital area still has some 50-plus 'stacks' of 5-7 bns deployed around it!
Specific Tanzanian cross-border operations included:
* T-72S MBTs moved against Nakuru city - Ethiopian defenders included 3 artillery and 1 x BRDM-2 AT in Nakuru, with reinforcement in the area redeployed included 1 x 2S1 and 2 x BM-21 MRL Bns, with anti-tank air support called in with 2 x Mi-2 Hoplite helicopters.
* A 3-Bn offensive - 2 BTR-60 and 1 Lt Infantry - moving from Moshi attack against the Nairobe-to-Mombasa Road; Ethiopian forces engaged this force included 1 x D-30 122-mm arty and 1 BRDM-2 AT, and a reinforcing B-11 RR Bn.
* 3-Bn offensive - 1 Timoney and 2 x BTR-60 APC - attacked towards the same Nairobe-to-Mombasa Road, further north of above location; engaged by 2 Ethiopian Lt. Infantry Bns. Both the last two attacks were stalled by Ethiopian defensive reaction.
* Major attack focused against Mombasa city - comprising 2 Lt Infantry, 2 MT-LB, 1 AMX-VCI TOW, and 1 PT-76 reconnaissance tank battlaions. Behind this mech infantry force were 30-plus further units, comprising T-72, T-62, and T-54 tanks and other mech infantry units.
Ethiopian forces anticipated this thrust. City defenders include 2 x M46 130-mm and 1 x D-30 122-mm arty, 1 B-11 RR and 1 Lt Infantry battalion. Because of the heavy artillery concentration, the city defenders held, though over the first three day period - which included follow-up Tanzanian tank attacks - the B-11 RR Bn had to be withdrawn and efforts began to airlift a Airborne Elite Bn (via helo) and bring two units from cities to the north up to Mombasa via the back-way in.
Because the main Tanzanian AI-run attack was expected along the Mombasa-to-Nairobe road, Ethiopian deployments to the north of this road included a brigade of heavy artillery, which would assume critical duties of holding up any offensive in this direction until tank forces could be brought to the area from north of Nairobe, and eventually, from Sudan Front. [That would take longer than expected!]
Dateline: February 16, 2018
Adis Abeba
Peaceloving people's of Ethiopia have again been attacked by tyrants of another African country, already deep in depth and looking for a way to unite its people before the upcoming regional elections to be held next month!
On February 16 (2018), Tanzania declared war on Ethiopia and ordered large numbers of armoured vehicles and infantry against our Kenyan frontier. Our forces, after mobilization was ordered, number 262 Active and 51 Reserve ground battaliions, 28 Active aircraft squadrons (mostly helo), and nine naval units (only on PTG, an Osa-I, 4 FABG-5, 2 Madaraka (P-3121) class and two PAT PC).
The war comes at an unexpected time, because Regional African elections are due to occur so soon, that is was expected all countries would refrain from war before the elections. [The AI proved this assumption wrong ] Our economy was recovering well with exports from recent war and emphasis was on Commerce facility upgrades and reducing taxes - both of which allowed our DAR to be at 30+ %. A couple Minister's priorities have been changed, but we hope to go into next month's elections was the "winning war party"!
Below is the official Ministry of Defence (and other ministry's) reports on their departments during the first hours of the war, before either country had made cross-border attacks:
Defense: Military Approval: 92%
Military Salaries: $722 m. Maintenance & Repair: $18,528 m.
Alert: DEFCON 2 ordered
In Production: 14-days: 2 x VBC-90 anti-tank vehicles;
36 days: 2 x YW-531 APC; Aircraft: 10-days: 1 x Mi-2 Hoplite
Ordered into Production (Day 1): 2 x T-62 tanks, 2 x B-11 RR; 1 x M46 130-mm gun; 1 Garrison.
Capacity: 35 units. [More units planned after impact on MilGds is clear]
R&D: PC Patrol (70% complete); C-131H Convair 580; AVLB bridging;
Basic Missiles.
Budget: $ 3,204 m. Recommended: $ 3,142 m.
Treasury: $298.53 m. DAR: 30+ % Cultural Approval: 75%
GDP: $1,360.
Tax Rate: 49.3% Inflation: 20% Umemployment: 2.2%
Social Spending: $125,037 m. Recommended: $114,504 m.
Net Migration: + 1.247 m.
Commerce:
Agric: 10 Facilities (2 need upgrade - inherited from Kenya)
Ores: 1 (just completed; 45% - only location for ores in Kenya-Ethiopia)
Timber: 6 (75-80%)
Water Works: 4 (1 upgrading - 6-days remain; 2 more need upgrade)
Electric Power: 4 Petrol, 4 Coal, 3 Hydro (1 just completed upgrade)
Consumer Goods: 4 Facilities (2 need upgrade, inherited fm Kenya)
Industrial Goods: 3 (2 100%, 1 upgrading - 80-days)
Military Goods: 4 (2 at 100%, 1 36% + 1 needs upgrade @ 16%)
Note: Most of the low performing facilities were inherited from war with Kenya (see separate post) and choice was made to upgrade Electric power facilities and agriculture first - with Industrial goods next (begun when Hydro Plant was finished), then move on to upgrade Water Works and Consumer Goods facilities last. Little pressure to upgrade Muqdisho (Mogadishu) MilGds facility (fm Kenya) as long as peace prevailed.
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WAR PLAN T-1001
Objectives: Establish 2 Front's to conduct the war on areas north and south of large Lake Victoria, which dominates terrain in the East African region of Tanzania.
1. Seize Northern Tanzania first, which contains some ore, coal, power assets and will seal off country from southern Sudan - followed by Second Phase of operations, with emphasis of driving south along the Congo and Namibian borders to the sea (thus sealing those countries off from Tanzania). [This northern front zone is mostly old Uganda, including the lake-side cities of Kampala and Entebbe.]
2. Hold the Front, in Southern Tanzania-Kenya Border Area; stalemate attacking Tanzania mechanized infantry that are expected in fairly large numbers on the front between Mombasa and Nairobe. Mombasa will likely be an initial focal point of attacks and will be continually reinforced as necessary and the road from Nairobe kept open as best possible.
In thie Operational Plan (OPLAN), we have developed something of a "swinging door" concept, somewhat reminicent of the Schleiffen plan, in that the whole of the Northern Front operation will 'swing' from border areas north of Lake Victoria southwest-ward towards the coast, effectively sealing off Tanzania from its western (Congo, etc) and southern (Namibia Federation) neighbors and ultimately, isolating the capital.
The majority of eithipian SAM (SA-2, SA-7 and two others) are being retained in Reserve. All tank and mechanized bns have been mobilized, and extensive forces on the Sudanese Front are being relocated south to begin operations against Tanzania. SAM-2 Guideline units will be activated when forces reach points far enough inside Tanzania to warrant area SAM coverage; until then, the air threat is believed to be minimal during the first two weeks of operations.
Our losses are expected to be higher than against Kenyan's, but can be overcome if their offensive operations can be held up and prevented from taking Nairobe and Mombasa.
FIRST (Day 1) Operations: (Boldness counts!)
* Helo air assault against Hydro Plant at X:191 Y:119 (W-3W) w/follow-up
Airborne Elite para-drop by C-130 Hercules via Adis Abeba)
* Helo air assault against Water Plant at X:194 Y: 128 (W-3W w/follow-up
Airborne Elite para-drop by NC-1L transport)
* Helo air assault against Coal Mine X: 195 Y: 132 (W-3W), with BRDM-2
vehicle effort to reach this point to reinforce para's.
* Helo air assault against Ores Mine X:191 Y:130 with Mi-8 fm Moqdisho.
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Tanzanian operations focused on one major redeployment and four specific movements of armoured forces in cross-border efforts. The redployment involved some thirty battalions of mixed tank, armoured infantry and some artillery from north of the capital to the area south of Arusha and Moshi cities, but not apparently a direct attempt to reinforce city defenders. Most deployments ended up in the zone to the south of the cities, including some in the rough terrain (canyon's) southwest of Arusha). The capital area still has some 50-plus 'stacks' of 5-7 bns deployed around it!
Specific Tanzanian cross-border operations included:
* T-72S MBTs moved against Nakuru city - Ethiopian defenders included 3 artillery and 1 x BRDM-2 AT in Nakuru, with reinforcement in the area redeployed included 1 x 2S1 and 2 x BM-21 MRL Bns, with anti-tank air support called in with 2 x Mi-2 Hoplite helicopters.
* A 3-Bn offensive - 2 BTR-60 and 1 Lt Infantry - moving from Moshi attack against the Nairobe-to-Mombasa Road; Ethiopian forces engaged this force included 1 x D-30 122-mm arty and 1 BRDM-2 AT, and a reinforcing B-11 RR Bn.
* 3-Bn offensive - 1 Timoney and 2 x BTR-60 APC - attacked towards the same Nairobe-to-Mombasa Road, further north of above location; engaged by 2 Ethiopian Lt. Infantry Bns. Both the last two attacks were stalled by Ethiopian defensive reaction.
* Major attack focused against Mombasa city - comprising 2 Lt Infantry, 2 MT-LB, 1 AMX-VCI TOW, and 1 PT-76 reconnaissance tank battlaions. Behind this mech infantry force were 30-plus further units, comprising T-72, T-62, and T-54 tanks and other mech infantry units.
Ethiopian forces anticipated this thrust. City defenders include 2 x M46 130-mm and 1 x D-30 122-mm arty, 1 B-11 RR and 1 Lt Infantry battalion. Because of the heavy artillery concentration, the city defenders held, though over the first three day period - which included follow-up Tanzanian tank attacks - the B-11 RR Bn had to be withdrawn and efforts began to airlift a Airborne Elite Bn (via helo) and bring two units from cities to the north up to Mombasa via the back-way in.
Because the main Tanzanian AI-run attack was expected along the Mombasa-to-Nairobe road, Ethiopian deployments to the north of this road included a brigade of heavy artillery, which would assume critical duties of holding up any offensive in this direction until tank forces could be brought to the area from north of Nairobe, and eventually, from Sudan Front. [That would take longer than expected!]