Operation Jungle Bolo
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 Raspur Pact
|  Eastern Eura Trade Association
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| Trans-Euran Command
|  The Disinherited
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Operation Jungle Bolo was an allied offensive conducted by the Trans-Euran Command between 24.VI.1717 AN and 8.VI.1718 AN. The objective of liberating the entirety of formerly Bassarid Norasht was not achieved, beyond the liberation of Zinjibar. With fighting around the city of Norasht, as distinct from this historical region, ongoing as of 1718 AN, and with a Surenid expedition to Rei decisively repelled, the disinherited, remaining as victors on two thirds of the contested territory, were drawn into the Confederacy of the Dispossessed which had arisen after the collapse of Bassarid authority on Eura and Keltia.
Overview
On 24.VI.1717 AN, the Suren Confederacy launched a daring incursion into the territories of the Eastern Eura Trade Association (EETA), which had been plunged into chaos following the collapse of the local government. This operation, codenamed "Operation Jungle Bolo", marked a bold new chapter in the Surenid foreign policy.
Just a few weeks prior, the joint allied military exercise, Exercise Jungle Knife, had taken place in the northern frontier regions of the Surenid Confederacy. This exercise, which was hosted by the Popular Levy and involved the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces, as well as military contingents and advisory missions from Benacian Union, Floria, and Nouvelle Alexandrie, was held under the direction of the Trans-Euran Continental Theatre Command. What many did not know at the time was that the exercise served as a strategic deception to cover for the preparations for Operation Jungle Bolo.
The objective of the operation was to restore order in the chaotic territories of the EETA, and to bring the region under the control of the Surenid Confederacy. The operation was launched in response to a rapidly deteriorating security situation, which posed a serious threat to the stability and security of the entire region. The operation aimed to restore stability and order to the region and to reestablish the rule of law.
The Surenid Popular Levy, under the direction of the Nivardom Banner Command, was tasked with carrying out the operation. The Popular Levy was comprised of a mix of gendarmerie and militia, who were now well versed in counter-insurgency operations as a consequence of the Kapavian insurgency. The Popular Levy mobilised nine brigades of gendarmes to constitute the core of the 509th Army, and the operation was supported by aviation, maritime, and amphibious contingents from the allied nations.
The operation was also supported by the security directorate of the Honourable Company and the Vanguard Divisions of the Constancian and Surenid branches of the N&H, which were tasked with providing logistical and rear-area security support to the deployed Surenid military formations. The operation was expected to continue for an indefinite period of time, and the outcome was uncertain.
Exercise Jungle Knife
Exercise Jungle Knife was a military exercise held in 1717 AN that brought together forces from several nations under the direction of the Trans-Euran Continental Theatre Command. The exercise took place in the northern frontier regions of the Suren Confederacy and involved the mobilization of the Popular Levy of the Suren Confederacy, the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces, and military contingents and advisory missions from the Benacian Union, Floria, and Nouvelle Alexandrie. The exercise aimed to test the military readiness of the Popular Levy and improve coordination among the participating nations.
The Popular Levy of the Suren Confederacy hosted the exercise and mobilized nine brigades of gendarmes to form the core of the 509th Army. The Imperial Constancian Armed Forces also rehearsed the activation of their Home Guard reserves and the deployment of the 507th and 508th Armies from Nivardom and Raspur into the Suren Confederacy. Combined arms drills were also conducted in the Gulf of Zinjibar and the Trucial Isles, featuring aviation, maritime, and amphibious contingents from the participating nations.
The security directorate of the Honourable Company and the Vanguard Divisions of the Constancian and Surenid branches of the N&H were also invited to participate in Exercise Jungle Knife. The exercise provided an opportunity for these organizations to demonstrate their ability to provide logistical and rear-area security support to deployed allied formations.
Exercise Jungle Knife was held from 10.IV.1717 AN AN to 24.VI.1717 AN, and its activities were scheduled to continue for the rest of the year. The exercise coincided with the end of the Kapavian insurgency, making it an important event in the history of the region. By bringing together military forces from several nations, Exercise Jungle Knife demonstrated the commitment of the participating nations to improve military readiness and coordination in the face of regional security challenges.
Preparations
In the second month of 1717 AN land was purchased under the imprint of the Euran Directorate of the Honourable Company in Aqaba, Petropolis, Nivardom, Raspur, Raspur Airport, Surenshahr, and Mehrshahr. These sites, once acquired and leased to the subsidiary company, were situated in advantageous locations connected by feeder roads to the key terminals and intersections of the Trans-Euran Railway and the Pan-Euran Highway.
Construction at the warehousing sites began almost immediately upon the completion of ground-breaking ceremonies attended by representatives of the Honourable Company, the Committee of Euran Salvation, and the Trans-Euran Command of the Raspur Pact. Kuls in vast numbers had been swept up from the Euran interior, from Oportia, Suren, Zeed, and the ungoverned spaces in-between. Now they were set to the task of backbreaking labour at a frenetic rate, for the deadline set for the completion of these vast logistics hubs was a punishing one.
It is quite possible that the ESB had not contemplated such an outcome when they had authorised the spinning off of yet another enterprise, but the construction of capacious warehouses met exactly the requirements of the Trans-Euran Command for its build up of forces in north-eastern Eura, where the Kapavian insurgency was still ongoing as of early 1717 AN, that the mandate had come down that the Honourable Company had to complete the construction of all seven depots within the year. No delay would be tolerated.
On 1.VI.1717 AN the Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum sent orders to the Raspur Railway Corporation that one in ten of the kul slaves allocated to its service for the construction and operation of the Trans-Euran Railway were to be drafted for the service of the Commissariat and to be assembled in three divisions; the first being at Bandar-e Zinjibar, the second at Norasht Frontier Station, and the final at the port of Kara. From these contingents eight kul regiments were eventually assembled at each specified location.
Participants
Allied Units
- Nivardom Banner Command
507th Army- 508th Army
509th Army- Officer Commanding 509th Army: Arben Bahramzadeh Khan (Euramehr Arteshbod)
Benacian Eura Corps
- 1st Brigade Battlegroup (7 rgts)
- 2nd Brigade Battlegroup (7 rgts)
- 3rd Brigade Battlegroup (7 rgts)
- Maritime Task Force 1717-1
- № 65 Command & Control Regiment
- № 11 Vessel Crewing Regiment
- № 23 Vessel Crewing Regiment
- № 35 Vessel Crewing Regiment
- № 47 Commissariat Regiment
- № 86 Inspectorate Regiment
- Expeditionary Air Group
- № 99 Command & Control Regiment
- № 23 Aviation Regiment (strike)
- № 29 Air Support Regiment (Land Ops)
- № 6 Maritime Air Support Regiment
- № 9 Air Defence Observation Regiment
- № 131 Inspectorate Regiment
- Ransenari Combat Support Group
- 3rd Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
- 9th Signals Regiment
- 1st Close Support Logistic Regiment
- 9th (Medical Services) Support Regiment
- Kapavia Division
- 3rd Gendarmes Brigade
- 4th (Yemin Zoka) Gendarmes Brigade
- 10th Gendarmes Brigade (Aspadana Division, assigned to security duties in Kapavia)
- Norasht Division
- 5th Gendarmes Brigade
- 6th Gendarmes Brigade
- 14th Gendarmes Brigade (Ghur Division, received as reinforcements)
- Zjand Basseri Division
- 7th Gendarmes Brigade
- 8th Gendarmes Brigade
- 2nd Gendarmes Brigade (Suren Division, assigned to security duties in the Zjand Basseri)
- Lashkar-e-Yazatá (manpower reserve)
Opposing Forces
- The Disinherited
- Euranidom League
- Gulf of Zinjiba Division
- Krey'Akusu Division
- Gulf of Vayelon Division
Campaign
On 23.VI.1717, in an effort to ensure that secrecy was maintained right up to the last minute, the gendarmes of the 509th Army were confined to their slit trenches: they could not abandon cover even to use the latrines. This insanitary precaution had however the desired effect. The various factions vying for control of the Eastern Euran Trade Association remained oblivious to the impending assault until dawn on the 24th when 270 howitzers, 279 M1701 158mm MLRS, 100 field guns, and 80 self-propelled guns, opened up on the various forts and caravanserai stations housing the contingents of the Leagues of Euranidom which guarded the frontiers with the Suren Confederacy.
