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}}The '''Battle of Belgrade''' was a battle between the [[Celtic Union]] and [[Serbia]]. It resulted in the fall of Belgrade from [[Serbia]] to the [[Celtic Union]], however at huge expense of both Celtic and [[Corcaigh|Corkonian]] lives. | }}The '''Battle of Belgrade''' was a battle between the [[Celtic Union]] and [[Serbia]]. It resulted in the fall of Belgrade from [[Serbia]] to the [[Celtic Union]], however at huge expense of both Celtic and [[Corcaigh|Corkonian]] lives. | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
The battle happened after the incredible success of the [[Celtic Airborne Invasion of Belgrade]] the [[Celtic Army]] decided to launch an attack north, with the help of Corkonian civilian volunteers from the [[Rathlin Militia]] | The battle happened after the incredible success of the [[Celtic Airborne Invasion of Belgrade]] the [[Celtic Army]] decided to launch an attack north, with the help of Corkonian civilian volunteers from the [[Rathlin Royal Militia]]<ref>The Rathlin Royal Militia sent troops to aid the Celts. However, up until the battle of Belgrade, only 60% have survived the war.</ref>. The [[Rathlin Royal Militia]] were frequently used as flanking troops. | ||
==The Battle== | ==The Battle== | ||
The battle started with a Celtic artillery bombardment that killed some Serbians and damaged the buildings, however the Serbians were able to entrench and held onto the buildings for a while. Eventually the Celts, desperate for progress called in air support which mostly failed and resulted in the loss of a attack helicopter. The initial attack also saw huge use of armoured cars in the assault, the ERC-90 was used on the Celtic side with the Serbians deploying their own BMP-1 (and the Serbians made extensive use of AT weapons which devastated the Celtic attack) | |||
===The Siege=== | |||
It was clear the Celtics were not making progress and by halfway through the battle they had already lost 7 armoured cars, 1 helicopter and 70 dead. The Celts decided to settle down into a night time artillery bombardment, which somewhat worked however the Serbians fortified and dug trenches which resulted in the bombardments failing. | |||
===Tunnels=== | |||
With no clear way to progress, the Celtics resorted to digging tunnels, a already proven strategy which helped extensively in the [[4th Cork-Celtic]] war. | |||
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The Battle of Belgrade was a battle between the Celtic Union and Serbia. It resulted in the fall of Belgrade from Serbia to the Celtic Union, however at huge expense of both Celtic and Corkonian lives.
Prelude
The battle happened after the incredible success of the Celtic Airborne Invasion of Belgrade the Celtic Army decided to launch an attack north, with the help of Corkonian civilian volunteers from the Rathlin Royal Militia[2]. The Rathlin Royal Militia were frequently used as flanking troops.
The Battle
The battle started with a Celtic artillery bombardment that killed some Serbians and damaged the buildings, however the Serbians were able to entrench and held onto the buildings for a while. Eventually the Celts, desperate for progress called in air support which mostly failed and resulted in the loss of a attack helicopter. The initial attack also saw huge use of armoured cars in the assault, the ERC-90 was used on the Celtic side with the Serbians deploying their own BMP-1 (and the Serbians made extensive use of AT weapons which devastated the Celtic attack)
The Siege
It was clear the Celtics were not making progress and by halfway through the battle they had already lost 7 armoured cars, 1 helicopter and 70 dead. The Celts decided to settle down into a night time artillery bombardment, which somewhat worked however the Serbians fortified and dug trenches which resulted in the bombardments failing.
Tunnels
With no clear way to progress, the Celtics resorted to digging tunnels, a already proven strategy which helped extensively in the 4th Cork-Celtic war.