NationStates Jolt Archive

Socotra
The Arabian Sea was warm and the sky was a clear blue as a squadron of the 1st Fleet plowed towards Socotra, attached to transports bringing in an entire division. They arrived on the edge of the water deep enough for the capital ships and launched a wave of Landing Craft, three regiments making up the first wave of what should be a cakewalk of an Occupation. Elephantum had left the area several days before, and now the natives claimed independance, soon that would all change

Omani Arabian Sea Coast

Three Divisions began landing from a combined force of three hundred warships, nearly half of the newly deployed first fleet sat of the coast, thier guns steadily elevating for the attack. As the transports approached small arms range from the shore, a massive volley of Five and Eighteen Inch Shells lanced out towards the beach, hopefully clearing mines and driving off any defenders.

Principality of Socotra

A surprisingly large fleet had positioned itself off the coast of the island. However, the people weren't planning on going down without a fight. Six frigates tried to stop the incoming fleet. Meanwhile, SA 321 helicopters evacuated civilians, heading back for Elephantum, although they would need to stop in the SFS (Salafi Free State) 3 Agusta A129 attack helicopters were trying to attack the troops in landing crafts, and a pair of AH-64 Apache Helicopters assisted them. A triad of AH-2A Denel Roovailk choppers lay in reserve, waiting for the troops to hit the ground. A single SH-3 Sea King ran ASW missions.

On the land, AK-47s and other cheap guns had been distributed to all 12,000 of the islands remaining citizens. With only 5 artillery pieces, 10 APCs, 15 MBTs, and small amounts of heavy weaponry, they did not have a good chance, but perhaps they could drive the Spiz's off by sheer casualty total.

The Captains of the Frigates were making a noble gesture, but it was futile, and they knew it.
The enemy naval forces consisted of six frigates, the Spizanian Squadron had one Aircraft Carrier, three Heavy Cruisers, 8 Destroyers and 15 Frigates. The response was simple, the lead three Frigates were each hit by a heavy cruisers main armament, at total of nine eighteen inch shells PER frigate, the enemy vessels would vanish in a cloud of vapour.
The remaining ships were hit by the cruisers port secondary guns, they bought teh fire of three twin five inch mounts each, firing two volleys, meaning 12 127mm shells at each enemy frigate.

The attack choppers managed to destroy one of the landing craft before the response came, in the form of 3 Lu-45 Hawks, they had been made ready to cover the fleeet against enemy interference. They looped around and a pair of SVRAAMs at each of the choppers that were attacking while the a trio of Lu-12 canaries readied to provide ground support