Gaelic-Lusatian General Staff Meeting

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With the winter came an end to the campaigns of 1935. As the Galrans withdrew from Mława, licking their wounds, the Lusatians and Ulster-Gaelians sent their best officers to Lusatian Staff Headquarters in Kazimierzgrad to discuss the plans for the next year. Symbolizing which front each side found most critical focus on in the coming year, the Lusatian delegation was mainly army officers, with only a pair of admirals, whereas the Gaelic delegation was a more balanced group headed by the highest commanders of the Admiralty.

The Lusatian delegation, headed by Supreme Army Commander Emil Dubanowski, unveiled its plans first: a combined offensive by the Gaelic Expedition and the Lusatian 1st and 2nd Armies, aimed at driving the Galrans back from Mława and back towards the borderlands. These forces would utilize the winning combinations of the defense: air power and artillery, supplemented by new Lusatian innovations surely set to come – new chemical compounds and artillery guns, to further wreak havoc on the infantry.

Additionally, Lusatia confirmed plans to increase the standing army by another million under arms in the coming year (these forces being intended to better achieve a defense-in-depth and to create a general reserve ready to exploit opportunities), with three-quarters of the force coming from rural and suburban communities, and the rest coming from non-essential industries. Reinforcements for losses sustained over the year would come similarly from sources not detrimental to the war industry.

After unveiling their plans, the Lusatian delegation yielded the floor for the Gaelians to detail their plans and raise objections and propose modifications to the Lusatian plans.

[Greywall]

Field Marshall O'Keith wasn't sure a full fledged offensive was the best idea, but knocking the Galrans back was imperative. Pressure on the overall SU was needed and if the Lusatians had a proper idea for a major offensive then the UKUG would follow. O'Keith would sign off on the assault.

Majority of the Gaelic Lusatian Expedition would coordinate with the Lusatians. With the plans for a major naval offensive being introduced by Admiral Lennon showing the UKUG's plan to finally break the Galran hold on the Shawbalt and allow naval traffic to Touli after almost a year and a half.

[alxeu]

The Lusatian admirals confirmed that they'd be willing to commit the full Lusatian battle fleet to the operation, glad to finally have their branch see more than just coastal defense. Orders were sent to the fleet to redeploy to be at a base near the Gaelic fleet, in preparation to sail out when a signal is received.

Meanwhile, SAC Dubanowski nodded grimly and debriefed the Gaelic officers on more precise details of the plan - what Day 1 would look like, with a 4 hour opening barrage followed by mass assault along No Man's Land, with aerial bombing providing support against pockets of resistance, and what the goals for the following weeks would be, with provisions for furthering the assault if it proves more successful than anticipated.