With recent attacks by Florida against the Golden Circle, this is the most opportune time for major offensives since the beginning of the war about two years ago. We ramp up partisan operations in the mountainous regions of Maryland, attempting to hinder GC logistics and forces in the north as much as possible, using tunnel and ambush tactics in unison, as well as trying to gain local support among the population by being benevolent to them and never putting civilians in the line of fire. In order to prevent them from diverting their logistics via the sea, we make use of anti-ship missiles launched from land or air platforms as a deterrent for any ships that might run logistics missions. In the meantime, we also begin protracted offensive operations in the Appalachians in Virginia and West Virginia, utilizing infiltration tactics to seize key points of ambush, points along mountain passes, as well as occupying any vertical routes to bypass enemy units at the moment of contact, aiming for flanking or encirclement. Small units, about the platoon level, will utilize low visibility or bad weather for cover while a machine gun or mortar team provides support when air and larger fire support is unavailable. This allows individual units to advance on enemy high points while maintaining suppression. In addition, we can utilize close-assault infiltrations during night or in periods of low visibility to minimize the devastating effect of enemy observation posts and direct-fire weapons, while also making use of light vehicles, pack animals, or helicopters for logistics when traditional means of resupply become unfeasible. However, the primary strike will come down on the east side of the Appalachians, utilizing Pennsylvania's roads to transport our troops and to manage our logistics (paying a fee to use them if they oppose it for whatever reason). Utilizing the weeks-long distraction of our offensives to the west, we begin a series of covert operations, targeting communications, jamming radar systems, and knocking out power grids or command networks, using satellites (if possible) high-flying UAVS, the NLF partisans, other smaller drones, of air to gather key inetlligence on enemy strategic and tactical vulnerabilities, and attempting to suppress enemy SAM systems by tracking radar emissions, linking them back to their point of origin, then using air-to-surface of surface-to-surface munitions to knock them out, leaving them with an operational dilemma: turn on the radar, shoot down a plane, then get bombed, or don't turn on the radar and live to see another day. Once adequate intelligence is acquired, long-range fire is used to cripple the enemy's infrastructure far behind the front lines. HIMARS, GMARS, and PrSMs target ammunition dumps, fuel reserves, bridges, and rail lines to prevent the enemy from reinforcing or resupplying their front-line troops, while aircraft utilize cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs to target enemy headquarters, communication hubs, and political leadership. Next comes the general advance order. In order to advance, APLA forces must break through heavily fortified defensive lines, which often include minefields, anti-tank ditches, and drone-monitored zones. Our engineers use specialized vehicles (like MICLIC) to blast paths through minefields while smoke screens hide them from view. Heavy artillery, rocket systems, and attack helicopters saturate the breach point to pin down defenders and prevent them from firing on the engineers. Once a gap is created in the enemy line, fast-moving armored and mechanized forces pour through to exploit the weakness. Instead of advancing along a broad front, we pour a mass of armoured and mechanized infantry into a single opening, a single breach, before quickly racing along to bypass strongpoints and race into the enemy’s rear area. Encirclement is a key goal of this strategy. In this case, we should see to it that the forces in the Maryland and Northern Virginia areas are encircled or destroyed, if possible, before advancing along the flatter portions of Eastern Virginia to secure most of their population centers, or at least the DC area and Richmond. As the advance slows, we dig in to prevent or minimize the effects of a Golden Circle counterattack. Infantry and engineering units set up new defensive positions, lay down fresh minefields, and bring forward mobile air defense systems to protect against counterattacks. In the meantime, supply lines are extended to bring fuel, ammunition, and medical support to the newly advanced frontline, while also providing aid to civilians to increase local support or at least make them tolerant. Finally, and ESPECIALLY if we advance near Richmond or seize it outright, we will request an unconditional surrender of the Free State of [the] Golden Circle, lest we have to continue this war.
