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=== Great War ===  

=== Great War ===  

The beginning of the Great War in Orba in 1917 led to the immediate activation of the Serrian civil defense forces, mandated into existence by DeCocco-era policy. Kolonian hedgehogs were mass-deployed on beaches, and coastal guns and pillboxes on Serrian coasts were extensively manned. Parliament quickly expanded funding for engineering and industrial educational programs, which founded new schools, expanded courses, and enlarged the scope of domestic research. While aircraft had maintained great public support for civil use and public travel as an effect of national pride, Minister-President Luigi Agusa limited all non-military aviation, leading to the creation of the Aeronautica Civile, or Civil Air Force. By 1922 the Serrian military was at its height of military procurement, with two battleships, multiple cruisers, and dozens of destroyers. It boasted a sizeable air force and a large, emplacement-focused defensive army. Media often described the beaches 'fortresses' as well as the rest of the islands. The attitude of the government was dominated by a determination to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 17th century at all costs.

[[File:SerriaDefendingGW1.jpg|thumb|left|Serrian alpine troops defending against a Yinshanese commando operation on the Northern coast, 1925]]The beginning of the Great War in Orba in 1917 led to the immediate activation of the Serrian civil defense forces, mandated into existence by DeCocco-era policy. Kolonian hedgehogs were mass-deployed on beaches, and coastal guns and pillboxes on Serrian coasts were extensively manned. Parliament quickly expanded funding for engineering and industrial educational programs, which founded new schools, expanded courses, and enlarged the scope of domestic research. While aircraft had maintained great public support for civil use and public travel as an effect of national pride, Minister-President Luigi Agusa limited all non-military aviation, leading to the creation of the Aeronautica Civile, or Civil Air Force. By 1922 the Serrian military was at its height of military procurement, with two battleships, multiple cruisers, and dozens of destroyers. It boasted a sizeable air force and a large, emplacement-focused defensive army. Media often described the beaches 'fortresses' as well as the rest of the islands. The attitude of the government was dominated by a determination to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 17th century at all costs.

Losing morale while fighting the Anderians in the Andolian theater, Yinshanese leaders began to desire a strategic victory. They sought after a target they could easily defeat, and set their sites of Serria, an isolationist colonial empire that had not been involved in a major armed conflict since 1719. Confident, they prepared invasion plans for the 5th of May, 1924. Unbeknownst to them, Kerthenian naval intelligence had intercepted the message in March, and immediately informed the Serrian government. Serrian Defensive Forces were mobilized and defensive fortifications and preparations began at night and in secret. Kolonian hedgehogs, dragon’s teeth, and other anti-infantry and tank mines and defenses were prepared. The Air Force was scrambled, along with the rest of the armed forces.

Losing morale while fighting the Anderians in the Andolian theater, Yinshanese leaders began to desire a strategic victory. They sought after a target they could easily defeat, and set their sites of Serria, an isolationist colonial empire that had not been involved in a major armed conflict since 1719. Confident, they prepared invasion plans for the 5th of May, 1924. Unbeknownst to them, Kerthenian naval intelligence had intercepted the message in March, and immediately informed the Serrian government. Serrian Defensive Forces were mobilized and defensive fortifications and preparations began at night and in secret. Kolonian hedgehogs, dragon’s teeth, and other anti-infantry and tank mines and defenses were prepared. The Air Force was scrambled, along with the rest of the armed forces.