Wall War II - The Remake
by Blur
War has broken out once again between the belligerent nations of Howandaland and Panjenea.
This time the war has gone underground, literally. The front-lines appear to be below the
border wall separating the two uneasy neighbors, at depths varying from 50 to 250 feet.
Above ground all is quiet, aside from infrequent ground tremors and it would be natural for
you to think that the two nations were at peace.
The conflict started when rival gangs of salt miners from Howandaland and Panjenea accidently
tunnelled into the other country's mines. After a brief series of verbal exchanges concerning
ancestry and personal habits, pickaxes were employed in pointed discussions and logic was
chopped by the use of power saws. Both sides then performed tactical withdrawals (they all
ran for it) to permit regular army units to arrive.
Howandaland experienced some difficulty in getting tanks through narrower parts of her mines,
so the tankers had to fight dismounted, at least until tunnels could be widened to allow
their superior firepower to bear. Panjenean soldiers, sensing they had a temporary advantage,
advanced rapidly to confront their stumbling enemies. The report of firearms within the
confines of tunnels was deafening and frightening, causing both sides to lose nerve.
Ironically Howandalandian tankers were used to loud noises in confined spaces, which offset
somewhat their reduced firepower and protection when fighting on foot.
Military observers note that underground warfare brings a new dimension to the battlefield.
Airmen have been used to going over their enemies, ground troops through and around their
opponents. Now underground troops are able to also go under enemy positions, making the
battlefield situation most fluid and chaotic. Army generals from Panjenea and Howandaland
disputed the territorial gains made by the other side but agreed on one thing: no longer
could territory held be gauged by a simple linear measure of a frontline. Instead a more
complex notion of a "front-plane" would have to be used.
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