Putu War (1983: Doomsday)

After the WAU/Federation delagation had safely arrived back on Ivorian land, the invasion of the RRL began on the 22nd May 2012

22nd May 2012

Bombardment of the RRL port facilities by WAU ships began before dawn with the hope of destroying any RRL ships that may attack WAU ports.

Just after dawn 1000 Ivorian troops cross the border between the RRL and Ivory Coast at the same time 2000 WAU and 1500 Federation troops cros into RRL territory at various points along the RRL border.

Resistance has been extremely heavy, particularly against the Ivorian troops in the east by the end of the day 27 Ivorian troops and 76 RRL troops are dead and a further 34 Ivorian troops are injured, 56 RRL troops have been captured.

Elsewhere in the RRL 34 Federation, 22 WAU and 54 RRL troops have been killed with 92 RRL troops captured. A total of 54 WAU and 12 Federation troops are injured.

In the RRL President Saturday has announced constription into the army for every man from the age of 18 to 35, giving the RRL and estimated army strength of 34,000 troops, although actual trained army consists of under 10,000 troops.

23rd May 2012

In the early hours of the morning a large explosion rocks one of the WAU vessels belonging to The Gambia, the explosion puts a five foot hole the hull roughly halfway down the port side of the vessel at the waterline, flooding was stopped quickly by navy personnel on board. In total 23 Gambian navy personnel die in the explosion.

Reports from other vessels in the fleet recorded a radar contact of a small vessel approaching from out to sea heading for the shore at roughly the time of the explosion. It is assumed it was a RRL vessel packed with explosives that had taken to sea before the fleet arrived and attacked the ports.

After a search of the water three survivors of the vessel are found, they confirm the WAU assumptions and that they had been personnally been ordered by the President of the RRL to ram the explosive laden fishing boat into the WAU fleet, they had taken to sea five days ago when news of the WAU fleet reached the RRL leadership.

Watches are increased within the WAU fleet incase there are any other floating bombs.

On land resistance to the WAU/Federation attack has increased by the end of day 23 Ivorian, 45 Federation, 32 WAU and 103 RRL troops are dead and a further 43 Ivorian, 18 Federation, 43 WAU troops are injured with another 129 RRL troops captured.