King Alessio Marcus IV has declared a state of national emergency, stating that "the invasive and aggressive actions of the Steel Sokron surely cannot be passed by, and as surely as the Lord lives, we shall drown them in our blood, the very blood that they have shed upon the soil that our fathers had worked... no, my countrymen, they shall pay for every drop they have drawn, three liters for each one!" Militarily, a major operation has begun against the terrorists with elements of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Royal Army Corps from as far north as Forte Duca Andre, down to the local forts, forming the 3rd Army/Armee de Sud (French), or Esercito del Sud (Italian) under General Jean-René M. Trotsch. The Crown Navy has allocated an additional Task Fleet of 19 ships under Rear Admiral Gerardo Pristin, mostly destroyers to combat the U-Boat submarines, and enlistment rates have increased by nearly 78% as patriotism surges.
