[this reso was so long it wouldn't fit into one Reddit post, welp]

The year 1958 opened with the Red Army of Ohio in possession of the city of Muskegon, Michigan. In last year’s Operation Little Jupiter, they had captured the city with the help of their Zionist allies. But, it was clear that the spring would bring a great offensive. Dubbed Operation Big Jupiter, many across Michigan were worried that Muskegon would serve as a base for an offensive into the soft underbelly of Northwestern Michigan. Michigander troops would be pulled North and West away from the direct front with Ohio to counter the occupation of Muskegon. Some of these troops would simply be tasked with containing the Ohio salient, but others would be tasked with storming the city and driving the invaders back into the sea.

However, Muskegon was not the only front. In was in the fields of Southeastern Michigan that the Michigan and Ohio armies had first met. It was there that the Red Armies trenches and artillery batteries had turned back wave after wave of Michigander attacks. It was there that the people murmured in the dark about returning to life under the Detroit Commune. Maybe Southeastern Michigan would be the target of Operation Big Jupiter.

Second Battle of Muskegon (IG138)

The first moves of the spring would be made by the Michigander troops surrounding Muskegon. Eager to take back the city, Michigan ordered an assault by two motorized units. Michigan’s fleet was brought around to shell the defender’s positions, and a squadron of fighters would provide air support. However, it would not only be Michigan who would send reinforcements to the city. The Zionist fleet would shadow Michigan’s fleet from Lake Huron into Lake Michigan and would engage the fleet, and Iowan fighters - tasked with establishing air superiority - would pursue Michigan’s fighters into battle, preventing them from taking out the full weight of their firepower on Ohio’s infantry.

The entrance into the city would go well. The Michgander tanks would break through the trenches surrounding the city and would roll through the streets. But, then things would turn South. Telephone poles would fall across streets, blocking the progress of the advancing tanks, and then anti-tank grenades would be thrown from nearby windows. The Michiganders had simply been unwilling to destroy their own city to smoke out the defenders, and the result was disastrous. When Michigan’s commander finally allow the tanks to fire on the buildings, it was already too late. Michigan had suffered a fatal blow to its morale, and would have to withdraw from the burning city. The beachhead in Muskegon would hold, at least for today.

However, as the attacking Michigander fleet had bombarded their own port, the Ohio infantry units in Muskegon would find themselves cut off from resupply. Unless they could rebuild the port, this supply crisis would only worsen. [Ohio’s units in the city are currently out of supply, and will start taking attrition next combat round if they aren’t able to resupply themselves]

Defender victory - 1 railroad development and 3 port development destroyed

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Battle of Adrian (IG122)

The town of Adrian, Michigan was not used to action. While they were located on the main road from Toledo to Lansing, they had been bypassed by trade and travelers due to the conflict between the Michigan and Ohio governments. Michigander troops had used the town as a command post since the start of the war, but Michigander troops were not the most pleasant lot to have around.

It was in the early morning that the sounds of artillery fire would announce that Adrian was under attack. It was here that Operation Big Jupiter would begin. A massive Red Army force, which had spent the past year preparing for this moment, would rush over the border. The Michigander trench lines were no match for the overwhelming show of force from Ohio. The Michigander Army would simply be overwhelmed.

Attacker victory - No collateral damage

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Battle of Tecumseh (IG125)

Just North of Adrian was the town of Tecumseh. While Adrian was on the road from Lansing to Toledo, Tecumseh was on the road from Lansing to Munroe, Michigan. It was from Munroe that a second Red Army force would embark, aiming to overwhelm Tecumseh the way their compatriots had overwhelmed Adrian. However, the Michigander force defending Tecumseh was simply tougher than the one that had tried to hold the line to the South. They were a veteran regiment, prepared for what Ohio had to give them, and they were more prepared for battle. Ohio would try three times to breach Tecumseh’s trench lines, and each time they would be thrown back. For today, Tecumseh would hold.

Draw - no collateral damage

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