Defense of Liverpool (World at War)

The Defense of Liverpool is a major military conflict during World War III occurred on March 10th, 2016 and ended on May 7th as an decisive Allied victory.

Union invasion of the Isle of Man
A week before the battle, the American forces took over the Isle of Man, an island between Ireland and Great Britain. Japanese and Korean forces arrived on the island on March 8th and the Union armed forces are ready for a great attack on Liverpool.

British opposition and rebellion intervention
After the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in 2014, a neo-civil war occurred on the isle of Great Britain. The British Fascist movement and the Scottish independence movement rises and conducted riots and attacks. The USNA contacted the civil oppositions to help striking Liverpool when the invasion starts.

Foreign volunteers

 * Flag of Brazil.svg Barretoist Brazil
 * Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco

NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states joins the Allied Entente of Nations after the sudden attack in Portrush. The whole of mainland Britain is stationed by Belgian, German, Dutch and Danish infantry forces, getting ready for a great attack by the Union, while France focusing on Ireland and other nations provide limited air support.

Post-civil war Spain
The Kingdom of Spain was greatly damaged by the aftermath of the Second Spanish Civil War. The nation leaves NATO immediately after the war and cancels all land operations for recovery, only sending 2 squads of air force fighters to the Irish Sea.

Foreign volunteers
The foreign volunteers are very limited in the Defense of Liverpool due to the majority of European Sea controlled by the Union forces.
 * Flag of Russia.svg Russia
 * Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
 * Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
 * Flag of Greece.svg Greece

Air
The British airspace is extremely deadly during the Defense of Liverpool. Lots of Allied aircraft are shot down by American jet fighters and missiles. However, remnants of the shot down planes slowed the Union land forces advance speed.

Land
The Union has far superior and more land forces than the Allied Coalition. But the Darwin Line held by the NATO forces is impossible to penetrate as the American reinforcements were held back by the French navy on the Irish Sea, leading to a Union tactical failure.

Sea
The naval warfare mainly takes place on the Irish Sea, held by Irish and French navies, the battle on the sea lasted until the end of the Siege of Ireland, which lasted 6 months.

Behind Enemy Lines
Over 200 spies were sent by the NATO to sabotage Union equipment, resources and weapons. Over 3000 infantry weapons, 5 tanks and reinforcement supplies were destroyed. Only 46 spies returns to the United Kingdom.

Aftermath

 * Union of America failed to capture Liverpool, invasion of Great Britain abandoned.
 * Scottish independence and English Fascist coup failed, leaders imprisoned
 * Isle of Man recaptured by the United Kingdom.
 * The Allied Coalition regains sea superiority.
 * United Kingdom joins the Far East counteroffensive.