[Olefin]

Feb 16, 2001

Pennsylvania

The 28th Infantry Division makes contact with the Harrisburg Garrison; a force composed of state police, retired military and locally raised militia, under the control of the last elected governor of PA. They find that Three Mile Island didn’t suffer any EMP damage as it was shut down for overhaul and repairs during the attack. It is fully functional but only has fuel for producing 20 percent of its rated power for another five years, or ten percent for ten years. The 28th is ordered to support the restoration of power to the York UD-BMY plant as well as the Harley plant in York to restart production as well as assist the Governor in restoring stability to central PA.

MilGov is excited to learn that the guard force there kept the plant intact and in working order. The inventory at the York plant has shown there are enough parts and vehicles stored out of the weather in various buildings to be able to produce 88 remanufactured or reset Bradley AFV’s of various types, 16 remanufactured M109A5 SPG, 14 new build FAASV, 42 new build M8 AGS, 12 reset M9ACE and 26 remanufactured M88A2 vehicles. That will allow MilGov to rearm to some extent the forces recently evacuated from Europe.

A significant amount of the former plant personnel including some 38 trained welders have been found still living in and around York and have been promised food and safe accommodations for them and their families while they work to build these vehicles, which will take quite some time to deliver them all.

Beyond the fully salvageable vehicles that can be completed there are also a large amount of vehicles that can be stripped for spare parts as well as additional stored parts that can be used to make vehicles operational at division depots throughout the MilGov area of control.

California

The 177the Brigade (OPFOR Brigade), which has held Fort Irwin since the Mexican invastion, begins a limited offensive to clear the marauders from the Brigada Ensenada from its scattered positions in and around Barstow in preparation for an attack on the 1st Brigada’s position near Edwards Air Force Base along with the 40th Infantry.

February 24, 2001

A small tanker arrives in Norfolk with oil from Gulf Forty to fuel the ships that will bring the 1st Armored Division to Texas as well as to allow the remaining navy ships at Norfolk and Cape May to begin limited operations again.

Feb 27, 2001 – Bears Den

CivGov announces a major victory as the last of the 13th Army forces in Lvov surrenders to a large force of partisans and the 27th NATO Tank Division (which is nominally under CivGov control). The mass escape of 2500 Chinese and NATO POWS from the POW camp near Lvov, engineered by the partisans, helped immensely with this, with the NATO troops alone increasing the 1st Armored Brigade to nearly 600 men. What is left of the 13th Army has retreated to Ternopol.

This victory was made possible by the sabotaging of the SCUD missile that was to attack Drogobych, which instead detonated directly over the 128th before it attacked the city. The 128th followed its orders and attacked the city and overwhelmed its garrison but the virus left them unable to resist the ensuing attack of the 27th Tank Division, who captured most of their equipment including three of their four tanks.

The 27th was then able to refuel and stop the attack of the 318th, pushing them back and capturing many of their vehicles as well as they ran out of fuel. A siege of Lvov and Olesko began, which led to the capture of Olesko Castle in early January. Much of the Lvov Guard either deserted or surrendered as the 27th fought their way into the city.