Entente-Laconia War: Difference between revisions

The [[Latvian Soccer Dogs]] (aka LSD) were an organization consisting of the nations of [[New Sovia]], [[Adina]], [[Nudist Beach]], and [[Unitas]], along with about a dozen individuals from various nations. On 7 September 2019, less than a week after the announcement of the new association, Soccer Dog fortifications in the [[Nudist Beach]] region of the southwest quadrant of the map were targeted by [[Entente]] and [[SATO]] forces, driven by a belief that this new association was simply a front for a new [[raiding crew]]. The primary evidence for this assault was out-of-context screenshots taken by a leaker in the Soccer Dogs' discord, apparently showing a plan to build a vault and then raid the city-state of [[Icenia]], well known to be disliked by many Soccer Dogs. TheseWhile allegationsLSD weredenied almostthese immediatelyaccusations, conclusivelyby West Isle members own admission LSD had pledged possible support to an insurrection aimed at gaining West Isle independence from Icenia, though this remains a contested topic. debunked<ref>LSD response: https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/d1eadr

</ref>, andWhile the Icenian government publicly stated that it did not consider themthese threats to be serious<ref>[[Icenia]] statement: https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/detpf0/ashnwill_post_claims/f2z129d/</ref>, but no apology or restitution was given by [[World Police]] forcesstill maintained their ground.

In the face of a hopelessly asymmetric war, the less militaristic Soccer Dog nations publicly pulled out of the group; importantly, Adina quit the association.<ref>[[Adina]] quits [[LSD]]: https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/d13x2i</ref> Nudist Beach was completely flattened, and the leader of Unitas was prisonpearled by [[Hjaltland]]. The citizens of New Sovia buried their valuables and evacuated their city, many of them fleeing to the friendly arms of [[Laconia]], being given shelter in the megafortress [[Mt. Doom]].