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September 1st.

Today, fighting broke out between brigands who appear to be members of the former Letowska Guards, and the men of the 101st Tank Company. The report given by the commanding officer of the Polish Motorized Brigade, who have been patroling the border between Lithuania and Poland in an effort to catch these bandits is as follows:

The tankettes of the 101st Tank Company had been patrolling the road between the town of Lida and the Lithuanian border. After turning around at the border, and seeing nothing, the Company turned around and headed back in the direction of Lida. About halfway along the road, the lead tankette saw a column of men in the distance. No Polish flag was present, and the men were ill-dressed, and not wearing the uniforms of any of the nations participating in the LoN Task Force. The commanding officer, in the lead tankette, Lieutenant Lwazorski ordered the column to close upon the enemy.

Once the column was within 100 yds of the group of men, the bandit column opened revealing a 75mm field piece the bandits had been dragging along. The bandits fired, and knocked out the lead tank, killing Lieutenant Lwazorski. Seeing the lead tank knocked out, the 12 remaining tankettes immediately opened fire upon the group of bandits, aiming specifically at the crew manning the artillery piece. 10 men fell from the fusilade of fire the now furious Poles (1) were unleashing and the remaining bandits seeing their comrades falling and seeing the odds against them, surrendered. 53 of the bandits were captured and brought into custody.

Curiosly enough, though there were some ex-Poles in the group of bandits, the majority were ex-Russian Imperial Army soldiers. The men have been placed in confinement in a compound in the army barracks in Lida, awaiting either transport to Lithuania, or if the LoN doesn't want them, trial and execution for the Poles and deportion to Russia for the Russians.

OOC: First time ive written a combat report, hopes its not too bad.

I think you should write more

Its difficult to write a combat report..... without any combat Hmm I was thinking about having a revolt in Transylvania, but there isn't anyone to really sponser and equip such a revolt. Does Poland still hold some of the Ukrainian lands? Maybe I could have a revolt there, so I can practise writing combat reports.

Considering I have no background in the military am not really into the first person shooter games where some of the situations come up (I prefer to be the general, HOI anyone?) It's not too bad.

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Does Poland still hold some of the Ukrainian lands?

Not as much as historical, but enough that you could probably get some friction between the Ukrainians and the government.

However, Poland has some obligations under the Minorities Treaty that would cause international complications if you got too rough with them.

Here's a link:
http://www.poland.pl/archives/interwar/a…,,id,284222.htm

A Transylvanian revolt sponsored by Hungary?

December 20th

The Polish Department of Naval Intelligence has released its report on the French Fleet.

France

Current Ships

Lorraine

10 13.4in, 12 4.7in, 48 40mm, 6 12.7mm 23.35 knots, 10.6in belt, 5.1in deck, 25,342 normal tons.
Lorraine is currently undergoing reconstruction, and once complete will be a much more modern ship though its ability to stand up to current 15in designs may be in doubt.

2 Provence Class
10 13.4in, 12 4.7in, 32 40mm, 6 12.7mm, 23 knots, 10.6in belt, 5.1in deck, 25,342 normal tons.
Bretagne and Provence were recently modernized, together with Lorraine they could serve as a slow squadron.

2 France Class
12 15in, 12 4.7in, 48 40mm, 27 knots, 14.2in belt, 5.5in deck, 47,710 normal tons.
Frances most powerful battleships once rebuilt will be well armed and armoured, and comparable to many designs produced under Cleito.

Richelieu
8 15in, 6 6in, 12 4.7in, 48 40mm, 29 knots, 13.4in belt, 5.3in deck, 41,190 normal tons.
Frances newest Battleship is smaller than its predecessors the France class, but 2 knots faster.

Clemenceau
8 4.7in, 4 2.95in, 16 40mm, 29 knots, 1.8in belt, 2in deck, 16,580 normal tons, 72 planes.
Frances oldest aircraft carrier, a purpose-built design, it is still comparable with more modern designs. Large aircraft complement for its size.

Gambetta
8 4.7in, 4 2.95in, 16 40mm, 30 knots, 2in belt, 2in deck, 15,525 normal tons, 60 planes.
Like the other French aircraft carrier designs, Gambetta is a small carrier, but has a large aircraft complement for her size.

Vauban
8 4.7in, 32 40mm, 30 knots, 2in belt, 2in deck, 14,798 normal tons, 60 planes.
Frances newest aircraft carrier, is also its smallest. Like the other French carriers, is small and fast, and has a large aircraft complement for its size.

5 Petain Class
4 12in, 8 4.7in, 16 40mm, 17 knots, 13.8in belt, 4.7in deck, 9,190 normal tons.
Frances four CDBB are slow, heavily armed for their size, and well armoured. The very definition of a coast defence battleship.

2 Suffren Class
8 8in, 12 3.9in, 16 40mm, 6 13mm, 32.5 knots, 3.9in belt, 0.79in deck, 11,094 normal tons..
Frances first heavy cruiser design. Good armament, armour, and decent speed on an average size hull.

2 Duquesne Class
9 8in, 12 3.9in, 24 40mm, 33 knots, 3.5in belt, 0.98in deck, 11,917 normal tons.
A design which is balanced in terms of speed, armament, and armour.

Indochinie
8 8in 10 4.7in, 24 40mm, 6 12.7mm, 34 knots, 5.12in belt, 1.97in deck, 14,835 normal tons.
Frances newest and most powerful heavy cruiser is one of the best heavy cruisers in the world, extremely well armed and armoured, as well as being fast.

Ships under Construction

2 Dunkerque Class
6 13.4in, 6 9.4in, 12 4.7in, 40 40mm, 34 knots, 9.8in belt, 4.7in deck, 37,640 normal tons.
Frances new Battlecruisers are very fast, and well armed, though not as well armoured as contemporary battleships.
2 Paris Class
6 15in, 6 9.4in, 12 4.7in, 40 40mm, 34 knots, 11.8in belt, 4.7in deck, 49,069 normal tons.
Frances other new Battlecruisers are also fast, and well armed, and are better armoured than the Dunkerque class.

St. Cyr
12 4.7in, 64 40mm, 34 knots, 3.5in belt, 3.5in deck, 34,051 normal tons, 75 aircraft.
Frances newest aircraft carrier, is much bigger than the previous ones, which are around half the size of St. Cyr. St. Cyr does continue the French tradition of having fast carriers with large to average sized aircraft complements.

Comments of the Marine Nationale: Frances navy has come a very long way since WWI. It now ranks among the largest in the world, with fast, modern, and well armed squadrons. With the exception of its Battleships, the units of the French Fleet can make at least 30 knots, and all of the new units can do 34. The French Fleet, in any future conflict with the SATSUMA alliance or with any other alliance will be a fast, hard-hitting fleet, able to deliver blows, and escape before opposing forces can counter.

I haven't paid enough attention to the French it looks like.
*practices paranoid look*

And there are five of the Petain class, not four:

Petain, at Tunis
Weygand, at Beruit
Joffre, at Tangiers
Serrail, at Djibuti
Foch, at Saigon

And don't be too paranoid, KK. In the Far East, both the French and Russian fleets are your friends!