World War III (BBP09)

A timeline of events 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.
 * Insurgents from Iran, Jordan, and Syria bomb cities across Pakistan and India.
 * June - China conquers the Phillipines and begins expanding into Southeast Asia, with little to no resistance.
 * The countries of Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea declare war on China. The US and UK remain neutral.
 * Indonesia declares war on said nationa 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 Iran and on the Insurgents.
 * 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.
 * Jordanian forces invade Israel from the south.
 * China attacks and occupies Sydney, Australia, as well as invading North Island (New Zealand).
 * October - China captures North Island.
 * The UK declares war on China, immediately mobilizing their navy to come to Australia and New Zealand's aid.
 * US investigations find connections in the insurgents to North Korea.
 * The United States of America declares war on North Korea.
 * November - The Korean People's Army and Navy launch a joint assault on Hawaii and California.
 * 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, 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 the Alaska is brought to a halt, as is the Iranian offensive in Afghanistan and Iraqi Kurdistan.
 * 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.
 * China attacks Russian forces and invades Siberia.
 * The Russian Federation declares war on China.