The United States of Pilot
Pilot takes control of the Federated States of Micronesia
Statement from President Scott M. Harris III:
"At six o'clock, Eastern time, guerrilla warriors from the War on Allanea who have harbored in Micronesia struck a RT-1012 Underwater ATV when it came to surface in order to release pressure. The crew of two were killed, and the vessel was destroyed. I would like to first say that we do not blame the Allanean government for this. They have been very cooperative in trying to solve this problem. However, as a nation, we have the right to defend ourselves. We have the right to move against this cowardly campaign of a war that took place many years ago. We have the right to protect our servicement and women.
Two hours after the incident, I ordered the November Battle Group into the area. The battle group consisted of thirty-five ships ships, and it is our smallest. However, with that fleet and a short fight with shore-based rebels, our troops landed on Micronesian territory and have now begun seizure. We will let the public know of updates on the situation."
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DEPLOYMENTS --
November Battle Group
* 2 Atlas-AC Aircraft Carriers
* 10 Atlas-FAB Fast Attack & Patrol Craft
* 10 RC-1012 Underwater ATVs
* 5 Atlas-D Fast Deployment Transport
* 5 Atlas-DSY Long-Range Destroyers
* 3 Atlas-AC Artillery Strike Boats
Ground Forces
* 20'000 Ground Troops from the 5th, 6th, 7th and 10th Infantry Divisions
* 5'000 Objective Force Warriors [Elite] from the 1st Special Forces Division
* All units are equipped with ATLAS-OFW Modified M4 Carbines
Air Forces
* 15 Gryphon-II Attack Helicopters
* 10 Atlas-OF55 "HyStrike" Fast Strike Bombers
[ Ground Front ] -- [ 3:07 P.M. ]
Commander Kyle James Richard, serviceman in the Pilot Armed Forces for twenty-five years, looked out on the islands from a RTT-10 Surveying Helicopter. there wasn't alot of fighting going on right now. He supposed it had to do with two things: either the rebels were too stupid to know that we had shipped twenty-thousand troops to the shores, or they were too afraid to come after us. The latter seemed more appriopriate. They had all the radar capabilities they needed to detect Pilot troops landing and surely someone was watching the shore for enemy fire, especially with the destruction of that ATV a week or so ago. Well... he thought... if no one was watching the shore then they were pretty fucking stupid, in which case, the former in that previous sentence would be the most applicable case.
Anyway he turned it, this was a pretty easy victory. The ocean group contained about six-hundred and seven islands, but ninety percent of them were too small to have any rebels on them and if they did, they could be easily destroyed with some of the bombers sitting on the aircraft carriers. Richards' men were good, especially the objective force warriors, and there was no reason to believe that they would have any trouble dealing with some shithead rebels that like to shoot at things because they have Pilotan military logos on them. The only part of the mission that Richard wasn't going to like was the five or six parents he was going to have to call because one of the idiots got a lucky shot off.
There wasn't any orders coming in just yet. They had gotten the commands from Atlas to start up two camps, and that was probably going to take them the rest of the afternoon, and the rest of the daylight. He knew they weren't leaving here for awhile. This was an annexation of these ocean groups, and an elimination of a threat that took ten Pilotan servicement and womens lives in the past few months.
[ Air Front ] -- [ 3:22 P.M. ]
Commander George Robert Tenet, also looking out on the islands, but, ironically, he was surveying it from a HV-1 Ground Jeep with an A-1 Rapid Fire Machine Gun attached to it. Technology could say alot for the world. Regardless of the irony of the Air Commander viewing the islands from Jeep and the Ground Commander viewing the islands from a helicopter, it was normal procedure. The Air Commander needs to find the best coordinates for strikes against rebel targets, and the Ground Commander needed to make sure that his men were invading the right way.
Still, there was little, if any, action in the aircraft regiments. The Commander didn't really think aircraft was needed here, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
So there he was, viewing all the possible targets from the bottom... looking up, he could see what looked like Surveyor... now, who could possibly be looking at things in one of my planes, he thought to himself...
[ Sea Front ] -- [ 3:31 P.M. ]
As of the moment, Commander James Alphonse Aiwa and the rest of hte intellegence sector of the November Battle Group weren't worried about being blown out of the water. The rebels didn't have anything that would go through the water to strike at the ships, and anything that would come close enough to the shore to get hit by a Surface-To-Sea missile was mostly-robotic, meaning there really wasn't any crew on the ship itself... the ship was moved by some joysticks and a crew of ten who would rather be safe in a ship a couple of football fields away then in a ship that could get shot at. Technology says alot about the world.
Most of the ships were stationary at this time. There weren't any intellegence threats from the spy planes and there really wasn't any need to rush the ground forces to set up camp. Aiwa hated sitting around, but him and his men would have their chances to be the motion men.
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[ White House Situation Room ] -- [ 3:36 P.M. ]
President Scott Marshall Harris III
"So, they got about... three hours of sunlight left, and they should have their camps started. Then I suppose they will do a few training exercises and get ready for Night Ops?"
Supreme Commander, Armed Services
"The Special Operations people will get ready for NightOps, yes sir. Most of it will be surveillence, so that we know where the rebels are for the day after. I've submitted the operation plans already to the commanders on the ground, they will get the men ready. To be honest with you sir, this should be an in and out operation. I don't think the rebels are going to put up that much of a fight against our troops."
President Scott Marshall Harris III
"Yes. That is what most Generals would say before everything starts going wrong, and we have a couple dozen men dead on the ground. We prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Don't trick the men into thinking because they are fighter-rejects that they don't know how to aim."
Supreme Commander, Armed Services
"Yes, sir. I'll get going on the briefing for this evening. I'm sure I'll have good news to report."
President Scott Marshall Harris III
"Thank you, Commander."
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ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENTS --
Ground Forces
* 12 HV-1 Ground Jeeps
November Battle Group
* 3 Robotic Command Ships
Air Forces
* 3 AS-2 Surveillence Aircraft
* 2 RTT-10 Surveying Helicopters