Mission 10: The “Siege”

Briefing:

1.Free the city

2.Eliminate or capture all Solar Empire soldiers

Pov : 3rd person

Date: [L+15]

Time: 9:00 am

Location: Outside the Crystal Empire

<<Okay men Listen up, our job today is the liberation of a Solar Empire controlled city to our north west. Now be aware that at this moment there appears to be a type of energy shielding covering the city along with what appears to be solid crystal wall covering the inner city. Thankfully it seems that nobody witnessed our emergency landing, this coupled with the fact that they are resorting to conscription to fill in the gaps in their ranks means that the garrison here is not only understaffed but most of the soldiers are greener than grass. While this may sound like a cakewalk beware after breaching the shield we will be entering an urban area so keep your eyes glued for spots where enemies may hide.

Now onto your assignments , Artillery will be consisting of NLOS-C and HIMARS your job will be bringing down the shield and providing fire support for advancing ground units, Armor will consist of Abrams and Thunderbolts your job will consist of bringing down the inner wall and provide assistance to infantry where needed. For support we will have FCS’s , motors, and blazers on standby your job is to move behind the main force, FCS’s and motors your job is to provide close range fire support. Blazers your job is to make sure the air is clear of enemy air forces and if necessary clear out ground forces with your auto cannon. Now the main task force will be comprised of infantry with their transports being comprised of Humvees and ACCES your job is to storm the city and kill or capture the garrison.

Be aware that due to the erratic weather neither the enterprise nor the helicopter fleet will be able to provide assistance now most of this is irrelevant as we brought enough firepower to take on entire armies but it will mean that if you get injured we won't be able to evacuate you from the combat area. Okay men that is all, Operation Cold Adversary will commence in five minutes, if you are ready sound off.>>

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And so it went on and on as squads sounded off until five minutes have passed.

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As soon as the command was issued, a salvo of 155mm shells and 225mm rockets with a couple 610mm rockets were fired all at once. As the shells and missiles flew towards their target, a Solar Empire guard must head the distant thundering of the artillery and sounded the alarm. As more soldiers poured out of their barracks, the 155mm shells and 225mm rockets were first to slam against the shield exploding in a beautiful fireball but when the smoke cleared all that was shown were slight cracks where the artillery hit that was until the 610mm rockets slammed into the wall. The end result were huge cracks forming a large circle where the majority of the artillery landed.

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Naught but a minute later the next salvo was fired, this time when it landed parts of the shield were being obliterated but the majority of the shield still stood.

<< This is Trebuchet one i’m seeing some holes in the shield, Permission to fire through them?>>

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Among the line of artillery a NLOS-C raised its barrel a little higher and let loose a salvo of seven 155mm shells which all but one shell -which barely missed and instead hit the shield- flew through one of the many holes dotting the shield and crashed among the equestrians that were still trying to organize themselves into an “effective” fighting force. The six remaining shells detonated for great effect as shrapnel tore through the equestrians armor like a thousand degree knife through butter slicing through muscles and bones and if the shrapnel didn't kill them the shock wave did, pulverizing bones and bursting organs. Even to those who were outside of the kill radius, they too were still injured but theirs was of a more sinister wound, a wound of the mind which would haunt them till their last breath as the survivors minds would always rewind to those moments watching in horror as their friends, family or maybe even lover was killed before their very eyes. Most of the survivors of the battle probably wouldn't last a decade or two.

As minutes passed more and more of the shield crumbled until the shield looked to more in common with Swiss cheese than anything else but most of it still held until…

*BOOM*

A shock wave emanated from the center of the city as the Shield shattered like glass. The garrison all but hiding wherever they could.

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With a terrifying rumble Several squads of the heavily armored Abrams and the lighter armored but faster Thunderbolts busted out of the snowbanks and started rolling towards the city. Whatever remained of the Outer garrison must have spotted the giant armored things coming towards them as they tried to fire whatever they had. Musket balls, cannon balls, and magical beams all flew towards the tanks but it was for naught as the tanks were equipped with extra armor. The musket balls didn't even scratch the paint, while the cannon ball bounced of leaving small dents, but the magical beams were a different story altogether, the beam actually started to scorch the extra armor but as with the other weapons it was ultimately useless.

The Abrams were the first to fire their guns followed by the Thunderbolts. 120mm shells flew across the snowy field before crashing amongst the survivors all but obliterating them with but a few survivors hiding wherever they could. Deciding the threat was eliminated the tanks rolled along until they reached the outskirts of the city. With almost every single road leading towards the center all the tanks had to do was aim down the road a blast the walls to kingdom come. Once more the tanks elevated their gun barrels towards the walls and fired a fusillade of shells. Apparently the using of crystals as a building material was not a smart idea as the walls practically shattered under the hail of shells.

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As this conversation was taking place several companies worth of men rode into the city in Humvees or ACCEs pushing past or directly over the rubble and bodies the artillery made.

Reaching the roads leading inwards the soldiers evacuated their vehicles and made their way slowly down the road cautious of every side street and alleyway. There was a fight here and there but they were mostly against stragglers from the outskirts of the city fleeing inwards.

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Unfortunately for a couple of marines who were too busy talking amongst each other none of them notice the sigils glowing slightly on the ground until it was too late.

“Hey Watch o-”

*Bzzzzat*

Before any of the marines could act electricity surged out of the sigils shocking them to no end. When the sigil ran out of magic the marines just dropped to the ground twitching as if they been shot with multiple Tasers at once. Seeing their comrades were injured some marines hastily dragged them to a safe area behind the frontlines. Across the city soldiers were being injured by cleverly placed traps but it didn't deter the soldiers one bit as they marched towards the center of the city where they could only guess was where the remainder of the garrison were held up.

Meanwhile south of the city recon squad seven were preparing a radio beacon along the tracks so that the artillery could target the train accurately. Once the marines finished planting the radio beacon underneath the tracks they ran for whatever cover they could find. They didn’t have to wait long as the distinctive rumbling of the train sounded off in the distance signifying that it was coming closer. A few moments later the train could be seen coming around a bend, Getting ready one of the marines pulled out a small device and flicked the cover and readied to depress the bright red button.

Once the train reached the area before the beacon, the marine depressed the trigger which in turn turned the beacon on, which allowed the artillery an exact point to fire upon. In the distance a thundering roar was heard as the artillery fired their ordinance towards a singular point. In the few moments it took for the artillery to cross the distance, the train passed perfectly over the beacon even though it employed it breaks a few seconds earlier. Unfortunately for the train and its passengers it was about to bombarded by countless shell and rockets whose sole purpose is to mess up their day.

When the artillery landed the sheer force from the explosions sent the train flying into the air until gravity had its way and brought it down crashing into earth. All that was left of the once proud train was a couple of cabins in the very back who were exempt from explosions. From their hiding space the marines watched the train wreck in the very unlikely chance that there were any survivors. After a couple of minutes the marines started packing up all their equipment and preparing to hightail it back to the enterprise. Unknown to the marines a brief flash erupted underneath the rubble.

Back in the city things were not looking good for what remained of the garrison, they were holed up in the palace with no easy means of escape and were surrounded by a small army of soldiers and vehicles. The conscripts wanted to surrender so that they may live another day, but the true soldiers wanted to fight to the end. The tensions were rising and it would seem that a mutiny was imminent.

Outside of the palace however the soldier waited either for the order to storm the building or for the enemy inside to surrender. Even if the enemy rushed out of the building it would be no use as the entire place was filled with soldiers, snipers, special forces, armored vehicles and tanks. This means if the enemy even steps a foot outside there wouldn't be much left of them. Things were so boring for some of the marines that they decided to play a game of poker on top of one of the Abrams with some of the crew joining in on the action. Other than the howl of the wind and the occasional cursing of the marines when they lose a round all was quiet until…

*Bang*

A gunshot rang from inside the building and not long afterwards a scuffle could be heard with the occasional scream ringing here and there. This went on for a couple of minutes before the doors opened and with it several ponies all in tattered armor and bleeding everywhere, one of which was a unicorn was waving a makeshift white flag. Seeing the ponies surrender several marines rushed into the building and a “few” minutes later the flag which waved proudly near the top of the tower was lowered down and naught but a few seconds later the stars and stripes were raised. Seeing this, the soldiers outside of the tower/palace all cheered at the sight of their flag blowing in the wind.

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Mission 10 complete

Debriefing:

US forces :
Losses: 0
Casualties: 40
MIA: 0
Solar Empire:
Losses:400
Casualties:100
Captured:50
MIA:100

Author's Note

I'm back~~

You know I'm not even going to say anything about my absence, just chalk it up to Bad luck, business and just plain laziness.

Edit: oh yhea before I forget thank Full Moon Tonight for "Kicking" my ass into gear and getting this chapter finished