The Lone Star State

Chapter 7: Contact

Leiforian-Muish border
16/08/1638
The sounds of trucks, Marin Monoplanes, and Ciel Bombers filled the air as they landed at the Fowler airbases at the border. The usual garrison troops that would be stationed on the border were originally only 30,000 troops. But in the past month it ballooned up to 150,000 troops as Mu gathered all of their strength for an invasion of Leifor. In the next month or two it'll balloon up to nearly 750,000 troops when the invasion was expected to begin.

With the infantry were 458 Rapide Light Tanks which held a singular 50mm cannon, one Dure Gunpowder Heavy Machine Gun. It was operated by 3 crew members: a driver, a gunner and a commander. The Rapide had 2 mm thick armor and a top speed of 20 kilometers an hour. It was around 2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide making it a very cramped tank.

With them was also 205 Miliue Medium Tanks which held a singular rotating main gun 75 mm cannon, another secondary 50 mm cannon right below the 75 mm. Two Dure Gunpowder Heavy Machine Gun one next to the main gun and another next to the secondary. It held 4 crew members, a driver, a gunner, a driver, and a commander. The Milue had 5 mm armor, and a top speed of 18 kilometers an hour, Milie Medium Tank was 4 meters long and 2 meters wide it in fact held enough space for their own sleeping quarters although that didn't happen and more ammunition was put in there.

There were also 53 Incassable Heavy Tanks which held 1 rotation 150 mm main cannon, and 4 75 mm cannons placed on the side giving it full on protection from both front and back. It had 5 Dure Heavy Machine Guns one next to the main turret 4 with the 75 mm cannons. It held 7 crew members, 1 driver, 5 gunners, 1 commander. It came in at about 10 meters long and 5 meters wide. It was a very big tank to the point where there's a small rest area next to the center where members could take turns napping. The Incassable as with its size was very heavy like the Leiforian Landships, it had thick armor as it was 10 mm thick.

The Marin Fighters were of Monoplane design, but those would be quickly phased out as the newest fighter design was jet powered. Although still experimental, the Muish military experienced a major materials breakthrough that could survive the extreme temperatures needed for a jet engine to work. But they weren't wide spread yet so the Marin had to do all the work.

Commanders checked their spell books and chose the spells they needed. Which was volley it'll unleash a volley of magical equivalent to artillery shells. Which would devastate an enemy along narrow areas.

The remaining troops and police at the border saw unusually large amounts of Muish troops. Omar's miles away from the border are marked by cut trees and a five foot tall stone wall that surrounded the roads leading into the country.

What surrounded the border was a series of complex trenches that stretched for miles on end from the coast near Curson all the way down towards the Harunaga-Muish border near Arou.  It was extremely complex to the point that if the Leiforians wanted to invade it would be extremely difficult and bloody. Even with Tanks it would be a pain for any invading force as mud will make it difficult for the tanks to move.

"In the name of the Gods. How many troops are there?" One of the border guard members asked.

"I have no clue about a few thousand. A couple of weeks ago it was only a few hundred." Another responded.

"Should we inform the capital about this?" The previous member asked.

"Tried, no message can get through, the air waves are Jammed. Even the telegrams aren't responding. Something is happening and it isn't good."

Deck of Dreadnought Kasami, Sea of Kalani 200 miles off the coast of Sonal
14:08 16/08/1638
Diplomat Sir Louis Bertie was sent on a mission to contact the unknown group who invaded the Federation of Leifor. For the past two weeks the ship Kasami and her small escorts of Destroyers and armored cruisers have been sailing along the coast to find the land these unknown forces invaded from.