World War III (BBP09)

A timeline of events in World War III. Based on Retaliation: Fires of Combat.

2017

 * October - North Korea launches an offensive against South Korea with air from the People's Liberation Army, crossing the DMZ.
 * December - Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of China declare war on North Korea.
 * The People's Republic of China declares war on Taiwan.

2018

 * March - North Korea conquers South Korea and invades Japan.
 * China invades Taiwan.
 * May - China conquers Taiwan and invades the Phillipines.
 * North Korea takes Tokyo, Japan.
 * Insurgent forces, widely believed to have been formed out of the remnants of Qaddafi's Lybian Regime, bomb cities across Pakistan and India.
 * June - China conquers the Phillipines and begins expanding into Southeast Asia, with little to no resistance.
 * Australia and New Zealand declare war on China. The US and UK remain neutral.
 * Indonesia declares war on said nations and forms an alliance with North Korea and China.
 * Iranian forces enter Iraq and Afghanistan and attack NATO forces there.
 * August - Chinese forces enter Papua New Guinea, while the Chinese Navy launches Cruise Missiles against key military targets in Australia and New Zealand.
 * Insurgents launch a terror attack on Chicago, their goal being to destroy the Sears Tower. The US responds by declaring war on the Insurgents. Canada also declares war on the insurgents. Iran declares war on the US and Canada. The Insurgents enter and begin operating out of North Africa, along the coasts of Tunisia, Lybia, and Egypt.
 * September - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland declares war on the Insurgents and on Iran.
 * Iran forms an alliance with Syria and Jordan. Saudi Arabia and Israel declare war on the Alliance, while forming their own. Syrian forces invade Iraq from the west, eventually linking up with Iranian forces. Meanwhile, Jordanian forces invade Israel from the south. Israel declares war on Iran, Jordan, and Syria.
 * China attacks and occupies Sydney, Australia, as well as invading North Island (New Zealand) and occupying New Caledonia for use as an Air Base for launching attacks against Australia. France demands that China vacates the island.
 * October - China captures North Island.
 * The UK declares war on China, immediately mobilizing their navy to come to Australia and New Zealand's aid. North Korea declares war on the UK.
 * US investigations find connections in the insurgents to North Korea. The US declares war on North Korea.
 * November - The Korean People's Army and Navy launch a joint assault on Hawaii and California. Soon after, the People's Republic of China declares war on the US and invades Alaska through the Aleutians.
 * UK forces enter Sydney, Australia, and successfully trap the Chinese forces. The Chinese offensive on South Island is brought to a halt.
 * Israel invades Syria and Lebanon, while stopping the Jordanian invasion of itself.
 * Iran invades Saudi Arabia and continually pushes the Saudi military back. Iranian and Syrian Forces begin an offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan.
 * US forces land in Lybia to repell the insurgent forces.
 * December - Chinese forces evacuate from Sydney.
 * The US counter-attacks in California.
 * The Chinese offensive in Alaska is stopped; Allied forces begin to push the Chinese out of South Island.
 * Saudi Arabia begins setting up bases in Oman, Yemen, and the UAE to provide safe haven for Saudi forces in the event of Iran completely taking over Saudi Arabia.
 * The US moves more troops to Afghanistan, to begin counter-attacks against Iran and China.
 * Chinese PLA regulars flood into Siberia, with the goal of securing a foothold in Russia. The Russian Federation declares war on China in retaliation to China's 'Unprovoked Aggression.'

2019

 * January - Korea declares war on the Russian Federation.
 * The US launches a combined-arms assault on San Francisco, aided by local citizens. A photograph (Shown above) showing a formation of US helicopters on their way to the Golden Gate Bridge is taken, eventually becoming an iconic image of WWIII. Meanwhile, the US begins to push the PLA out of Alaska.
 * Brazilian Military officials go to India to discuss a possible military alliance between the two countries in lieu of recent events. As the Brazilian plane enters Thai Airspace, a Chinese Fighter intercepts and downs the aircraft. The one survivor, General Clara Correia, is captured by Chinese forces and she is eventually killed. Brazil declares war on China and Korea. India severs all diplomatic connections with China.
 * Israeli Commandos operating in Jordan successfully capture Syrian General Khatib Abraha Asfour.
 * February - Korean Paratroopers descend into London, England, while the PLA launches amphibious assaults on the Western Iberian Penninsula, as well as in Brittany and Lower Normandy. Most of the European Union declares war on China and Korea.
 * Belarus and Ukraine, allied with Russia, declare war on China and North Korea.
 * The US launches a campaign headed by the Marine Corps to take back the Hawaiian Islands from Korean Forces. During this operation, the Chinese Navy's primary battlegroup led by the Shi Lang, collided with the US Navy's primary battlegroup led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, resulting in what was to become the 'Greatest Naval Battle in History.'
 * The US begins a counter-attack in Eastern Iran.
 * Saudi Arabian forces are able to halt the Iranian advance in the Arabian Penninsula 20 miles north of Mecca, while US forces do the same in Iraqi Kurdistan.
 * The armed forces of various EU countries land in Lybia to support US troops already there. The US, with EU support, manages to take control of the entire Lybian coastline and begins to push into Egypt and Tunisia, while routing Insurgent attacks from inland.
 * Allied forces successfully retake North Island.
 * April - Russian forces attempt to cross into China by going in between Kazakhstan and Mongolia. China is able to stop the invasion and push the Russians out.
 * US Marines in Maui capture a Chinese weapons stockpile, including multiple Anti-Ship missiles. The Marines use them to great effect against the Chinese Fleet, heavily damaging the Shi Lang and sinking four other warships.
 * China declares war on India, and seizes Nepal and Bhutan in it's invasion of India.
 * Saudi Arabian forces retake Riyadh. Saudi Forces in Oman, Yemen, and the UAE begin to vacate their positions and return to Saudi Arabia.
 * Chinese forces in Europe conquer Portugal and surround Paris.
 * Korean forces pull out of England.
 * Australian forces land in Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Phillipines.
 * July - France successfully holds Paris long enough for German, Italian, and Swedish Military forces to arrive with help. Spanish and Greek forces in central Spain manage to hold off against the PLA onslaught.
 * Australian forces retake the Eastern side of Papua New Guinea and begin crossing over into the Indonesian-controlled Western side.
 * Norway, Denmark, and Poland declare war on China and Korea, joining the rest of the EU.
 * Russian forces, led by Commander Valentin Baryshnikov, defeats Chinese forces at the 100th East Parallel, stopping the Chinese advance.
 * Saudi Arabian forces reach the Saudi-Kuwait border. Israeli forces in Syria link up with US forces in Iraqi Kurdistan and begin pushing south into Jordan and the rest of Iraq.
 * The PLA evacuates all of its forces operating in Alaska.
 * UK Forces land in Tunis, Tunisia, and Cairo, Egypt, encountering heavy resistance.
 * The KPA attacks Panama in hopes of seizing the Panama Canal, as well as setting up Anti-Ship Missile Platforms in the Atlas mountains overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar.