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Line 21: − + − + + + + + + + − The conflict was a continuation of the [[Chinese Civil War]] and [[First Taiwan Strait Crisis]]. The [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (ROC) had begun to build military installations on the island of [[Kinmen]] (Quemoy) and the [[Matsu archipelago]]. The [[Chinese People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) began firing artillery at both Kinmen and some of the nearby Matsu islands.+ − − On August 24 and 25, 1958 Chinese Communist and Chinese Nationalist forces clashed in the vicinity of [[Dongding Island]], which the Nationalist troops controlled. The action was seen as an attempt by the communists to land on the island. This was the only naval and amphibious landing action during the crisis. The communist forces were repelled from taking the island.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/CIA-RDP79-01048A000100030002-3|title=TAIWAN STRAITS|date=27 August 1958|publisher=CIA|quote=Nationalists{...}claim to have driven off "invasion fleet" headed for Tungting Island.}}</ref><ref name="1958 crisis">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/The1958TaiwanStraitsCrisisADocumentedHistory/page/n183|title=The 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis_ A Documented History|date=1975}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA234362/page/n21|title=DTIC ADA234362: Use of Naval Force in Crises: A Theory of Stratified Crisis Interaction. Volume 2|date=December 1988}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/1958Awake/page/n603|title=1958 Awake|date=8 October 1958}}</ref> The action has also been seen as an attempt to draw Nationalist forces away from other areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20180822/1240861.htm|script-title=zh:八二三砲戰60週年（四）824海戰 東碇島曾開火|date=22 August 2018}}</ref>
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|conflict= Second Barko-Kolonian War
|conflict= Second Barko-Kolonian War
|partof= [[Barkadian-Kolonian Relations]]
|partof= [[Barkadian-Kolonian Relations]]
The '''Second Barko-Kolonian War''', also known as the '''Autumn War''' or '''Hostage War''', was an high-intensity armed conflict between Barkadia and Kolonia. The war, sparked from an accident aboard a Kolonian observation aircraft that led to its crew landing and being detained in Faulksnia, lasted between September 16th and October 21st 2019. The conflict ended with both nations declaring the existence of their nuclear arsenals, and is considered the closest that the world has come to nuclear war since the weapon's use in the Great War.
The '''Second Barko-Kolonian War''', also known as the '''Autumn War''' or '''Hostage War''', was an high-intensity armed conflict between Barkadia and Kolonia. The war, sparked from an accident aboard a Kolonian observation aircraft that led to its crew landing and being detained in Faulksnia, lasted between September 16th and October 21st 2019. The conflict ended with both nations declaring the existence of their nuclear arsenals, and is considered the closest that the world has come to nuclear conflict since the weapon's use in the Great War.
==Overview==
==Background & Prelude to War==
Since Kolonia's foundation in 1954, Barkadia and Kolonia have been on continuously unfriendly terms. Ethnic tensions and the Barkadian Monarchy's expansionist policies resulted in the First Barko-Kolonian War, lasting for just over 8 years between 1965 and 1972. As reparations for the conflict, numerous territories, including the cities of Stolska and Bily Lesk, became administered by Kolonia. After The 2005 Revolution, the loss of these territories became a major weakpoint in relations between the countries, eventually culminating in the Stolska Crisis, where Stolska and numerous Western Areas of Kolonia declared independence and rejoined Barkadia. Tensions continued to mount afterwards, leading to numerous standoffs and show-of-force tests.
On August 28th, 2019, a Kolonian P-1 Naval Observation Aircraft, registration MC-P1-07, suffered a malfunction crippling its right wing. The aircraft, struggling to remain airborne, was forced to land at Morgankeist International Airport in Faulksnia. The detention of the Kolonian crew and the use of interrigation and torture against them led to the September Crisis, culminating on September 15th, when the Kolonian Air Force did a large show of force to simulate a mock attack on the Faulksnian coast. Through the rest of the 15th, political crisis overtook Faulksnia, and tensions between Barkadia and Kolonia worsened critically, with massive material buildups on the border.
==Conflict Overview==
[[File:ROC Quemoy.png|thumb|Location of Quemoy County (pink) relative to Taiwan and the PRC]]
[[File:ROC Quemoy.png|thumb|Location of Quemoy County (pink) relative to Taiwan and the PRC]]
On September 16th, at around 05:45 Meridan Standard Time, fire was first exchanged on the border. Within minutes, this rapidly led to the use of tactical artillery bombardments and the general mobilizations of both sides. Kolonian transportation networks, still not fully set up to handle the post-2018 border, were uncapable of transporting the required material to the conflict, and later, defensive zones.
{{quote|{...}on the 24th two night naval engagements took place near Quemoy. The clashes resulted from a Chinese Communist attempt at landing on the small island of Tung-Ting in the Quemoy complex. The first attack involved four Chinese Communist gunboats and six small landing craft while the second involved five Chinese Communist gunboats and thirty motorized junks. According to the [[Government of the Republic of China|GRC]] [[Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)|Ministry of National Defense]], several enemy ships were sunk and the attack was driven off by seven Chinese Nationalist Patrol craft. The GRC lost one LSM (landing craft, mechanized) and had one LST (landing ship, tank) damaged. Prior to September 3, when they were advised of U. S. escort plans, the Nationalists made five attempts to land an LST with troop replacements and several ships. These efforts were turned back by Chinese Communist PT boats and artillery fire.<ref name="1958 crisis"/>}}
{{quote|{...}on the 24th two night naval engagements took place near Quemoy. The clashes resulted from a Chinese Communist attempt at landing on the small island of Tung-Ting in the Quemoy complex. The first attack involved four Chinese Communist gunboats and six small landing craft while the second involved five Chinese Communist gunboats and thirty motorized junks. According to the [[Government of the Republic of China|GRC]] [[Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)|Ministry of National Defense]], several enemy ships were sunk and the attack was driven off by seven Chinese Nationalist Patrol craft. The GRC lost one LSM (landing craft, mechanized) and had one LST (landing ship, tank) damaged. Prior to September 3, when they were advised of U. S. escort plans, the Nationalists made five attempts to land an LST with troop replacements and several ships. These efforts were turned back by Chinese Communist PT boats and artillery fire.<ref name="1958 crisis"/>}}