Mugrobi Plague

Main article: Mugroba

The Mugrobi Plague (mostly referred to as simply the Plague) was a cholera-like epedemic that swept Mugroba during the first half of 2706, leading to an armed conflict with air pirates. The Anaxi Armed Forces were called in to help stem the tide of infection, leading to a prolonged occupation that has somewhat strained relations between the two countries' military leadership.

Timeline

Achtus 13, 2706: first case of new plague recorded in small coastal village

Achtus 17, 2706: village sends for help, infects nearby village

Ophus, 2706: second village bury their dead upstream near river

Intas, 2706: cases of plague travel downstream and out towards the deltas. Meanwhile many nomads are infected in travels, uaware of crisis.

Bethas, 2706: state of national emergency declared

Loshis 2, 2706: looting begins in large cities, capital. Three airships sent to Anaxas to call for aid

Loshis 5, 2706: local air pirates seize opportunity to gain control of territory, two of three messenger balloons shot down

Loshis 15, 2706: Anaxi government hears Mugrobi message. 4 days later the order is sent to send a substantial aid force to Mugroba. 5 days later the ground forces embark, 2 days further the airforce embarks

Hamis 6, 2706: 10 days of travel the main group of AAF reach Mugrobi borders

Hamis 8, 2706: 2 days later scouting medics make contact with an infected village. It is quarantined and observed. Nearby the AAF setup their main base of operations. Supply line is setup. Orders are to drink only water brought from anaxas. Air force patrol while the AAF rally.

Hamis 10, 2706: futher 2 days later, disease is confirmed to be water borne bacteria in faeces. Treatment is tested. Water that is disinfected is deemed safe.

Treatment

A week after treatment was first administered, patients began to make recovery - the survival rate went from 40% to 97%. Treatment protocol included securing rivers, quarantining villages while treatment was administered, burning bodies and burying remains in suitable designated zones, setting up tolls and checkpoints, and sweeping for nomads with a portion of the air force. Bodies buried near rivers were dug up and burned. Messengers and medics were sent to the capital with the protocol and the generals met up to discuss plans. The MRA and the AAF agreed to join forces on the aid effort, with AAF medics training Mugrobi in treatment methods while the AAF execute a countrywide sweep.

Consuming Chaos

However, as the plague spread, chaos followed the devastation. Air pirates seized most of north tuga river area. Operating on shaky intelligence, a branch of the AAD were ambushed by the pirates and suffered heavy losses. Even as this occurred, another branch were sent to Thul Ka to secure the capital and stop the looting and rioting. The capital was secured with relative ease and peace restored by the AAF. Most of the military hardware is sent northwest to turga and beyond, in an effort to control outlying urban areas. The remainder of the forces set up a new base in the capital, where the main training effort took place. Various branches secured the southeast coast, the northeast toward Hox, and finally all the way to the north coast.

Air pirate conflict

Now having gathered their full strength, the AAD countered the pirate threat. A retreating air battle was fought, the pirates pushed back as far as the the coast. Treacherous winds make it impossible for either parties airships to safely navigate further, and a ground battle takes place at the docks where the pirates land and board their own fleet to escape to the NW islands. the AAF bolstered their relatively weak navy (AND, Anaxi Naval Division) by commandeering various transport vessels and old warships from Old Rose Harbour, including the Blue Hingle. Combining forces with the somewhat higher quality remaining naval units of Mugroba, they sailed on towards the islands and trapped the remaining pirates in a pincer attack.

The remaining military actions of the war are training, peacekeeping and medically inclined. Financially, Mugroba was left severely weakened - the workforce was depleted and the cost of sterilizing water is always high.

Two months after the end of conflict, two thirds of the airborne are redeployed to Anaxas and just a month later all borrowed ships returned with recompense. The Mugrobi naval units are retained as a gift for the aid, but fall vastly short of repaying the debt incurred.

Six years later, 15% of the original forces remain, with most combat units stationed at the capital.