NationStates Jolt Archive

The Kawana glided seemlessly from unreal to real in the Dayrian system of the Sephriothan empire, just outside sensor range of the planet Akurus. The operation had been carefully timed to hit while the system's sensors were down for routine maintenance. The window of opportunity was considered small by the Sephrions who owned the system, but to the crew of the Kawana, Humans of the Fleming sub-species, it was all the time in the world.

"Inform our guests that we're ready to drop them within the hour and prep all vehicles. Captain? Prepare to run as silent into orbit, starting right over Target Alpha."

Generaal-Majoor Rutgers surveyed the strategic displays in the army operations bridge of Kawana. His mission was simple: drop a foreign company sized unit on to his "Target Alpha", be ready to extract them, and execute a full scorched-earth assault on the planet when ordered. Easy in, easy out. It should all be over before the enemy ocould respond.

Of course, that was what everyone had said last time...

sir said the sensor guy a shadow on the sensor ingnore it said prince zax

peace bringers forth said the comanding offcier our goal is the prince zax he is to be taken alive no killing him peace bringers but any other sephrions you are free to engage and destroy said peace bringer alpha 1

"Luitenant, ask our honoured companions on this little jaunt what they've got planned."

"Yes, sir."

The young com-tech turned to his console.

"Peacebringers, care to inform us of the plan?"

t minus 5 people said alpha one rebemeber your training and you will make it back alive the sound of phoenix lords las- swords being reied as well as beam riffles i want 2 sqauds of 150 he said sqaud one your job to tie down the shadow angel vetrens sqaud two traget aplha is our objective


return coms simple one sqaud tries up the vetrans whilst another aquires target bravo the plan will probly mean caualties but high comand inform me the loss of alpha sqaud is an aceptable loss if target bravo is sucered

"Affirmative, my guys are standing by."

He flicked off the comm.

"Okay, take her in over the tower and deploy the foreigners."

"T-minus 48 seconds... 46, 45..."

In under a minute, an Obadiah broke off from the Kawana and speeded down towards Target Alpha, the Tower of Shadows.

ready to deploy alpha one said over the coms

shadow angel vetran marcus said holy shit in the name of the empeor what the friell is going on he comed his fellow vetrens uh guys is thier a tiger test going on cuz im seeing a dropship off loading elites

the two sqaud began to offload whilst throwing virbrothrowing knoves at the vetrans

"All troops away! Remember, people, easy in, easy out!"

The first line attack was Gevechts Bevel A, with two tank and one infantry battalions mixed into combined task forces. Engineer and medical support was minimal, and artillery non-existant: these would arrive with the non-combatant haulers of the second wave.

The Obadiahs struck swiftly at priority targets, aiming to do as much damage as possible to prevent military response to the second, more morally dubious phase of the plan...

10shadow angels fell before they could even raise the alarm marcus took a virbro throwing knife to his weapon hand and said damn it
guys we have a s seriou enemy here

as soon as both sqauds landed alpha 1 said sqaud one you knoew the dril sqaud 2 with me both sqauds of peacebringers engaged the enemy in a furios and visios fire fight

Got an invite from Seph...TAG

holy shit these guys mean to wipe is out he saod as he rooved the knife from his hand guys he said as 12 more fell to superiour fire power playtimes over shoot to kill

12 peace bringers fell to enmey fire

OOC: Still waiting on your orders...

29 km from the tower to the south west the adamantium sides and 2o sephrion assault tanks lie in wait in a maunanious regoin called skull valey

com s to shadow angel comand we need night guard suport as of now

reurn coms brother sargent 25 landraders and 500 battle brother en route

oh friel one of the peace bringers said our foes multiply

hold the line alpha one shouted bata team with me we storm the tower now

coms to merc alies good to drop now

"Okay, people, here's the situation. The operation is this close to Charlie Foxtrot, and if we don't step in now, it'll go right through Charlie Foxtrot and into Foxtrot Uniform Bravo Alpha Romeo. You all know what I mean. Anyway, large numbers of enemy light armour units are encamped some 29 clicks southwest of the tower. Here's the plan: CCA, tank heavy, will deploy in a mobile defence about halfway between he tower and the enemy. CCB, infantry heavy, will dispatch one infantry task-force less artillery support to assist our clients, who apparently weren't trained for combat in built up areas. The rest will be held aboard in reserve should we require really rapid response to anything. And for the fun of it, we're going to drop a nuke on the enemy force concentration. Should give CCA time to re-locate from their current ops. Now move it, you're ships leave in a minute."

Battalion and CC commanders filed out of the briefing room and onto the ships as on the surface, Obadiahs swooped in to take aboard CCA and drop them where they were needed.

battle brothers fixed defence dig in land raiders mobile ofencive screamed brother sargent titan

the bravo to team shouted this is what im talking about as they stromed the the towers front doors

"Bombs away."

The ortillery officer lay back, satisfied with a job well done.

"Uh... sir? Is it really wise to..."

"It's as clean as we can make it, son, and it's an airburst. Very little fallout. Besides, there's exactly 0% chance of any civilian casualties beyond what we in the trade call collateral damage. And believe me, it happens a lot."

"Nukes?"

"Collateral damage."


Air rushed around the tank and adrenaline rushed through its commander as the platoon sergeant bevelhebber gunned his blower up to near full speed.

"Contact, side facing, right ahead, Bravo leader engage, main gun."

"Conatact" meant an enemy had been detected. "Side facing" meant that it was showing its side armour to the tank. "Dead ahead" meant that the platoon was heading right for it. "Bravo leader" was the platoon sergeant, leader of bravo section, the two tanks that deployed forward. "Engage" was obvious. "Main gun" was a 200mm powergun that ate armour for breakfast.

The result ought to be fairly predicatble.

the peacebringers fought thier way up the tower witha ferocity un matched