Somewhere Off The Coast of Eleyta, Mirum
Onboard the Devastator-class Supercarrier MNV Loyalty
Dec. 25th, 2021
9:12 AM Local Time
President Elmspirit, Admiral Thehin, Captain Newhall, and several other officers stood on the bridge of the Loyalty, addressing the situation that pertained to the Eleyta situation. Several other high-profile Mirian officials were present- even if by secure radio- as well as Marshal Benjamin Derrick Sam Fiannaidhe and Major Claire Zhang Yijun of Valentine Z as observers. One such officer, Commander Nathanial Hazelcrown (also the The Assistant Minister of Defense and War), elaborated on the situation.
"...I hereby propose that we perform a pincer maneuver on these invaders. They will not see it coming, despite how often it is used. Come to think of it, a joint-force pincer maneuver would be nearly unthought of, and therefore would most likely catch them completely off guard. We would have our fleet bombard the city, while our army waits on land to cut them off in the forest, should they try to flee. I also-" Commander Hazelcrown began, before the radio began to fizzle, "-that we-" *SKKKKKT* "-missiles-" *SKKKKKT* "-communications-" *SKKKKKT* and the radio cut out entirely before a horrid, high-pitched, and terrifying screeching noise overtook the bridge, as many on the deck began to cover their ears and wince. Alarms began to blare on the ship, signaling the reactor had gone offline, and was initiating SCRAM procedures.
"CAN'T YOU SHUT IT OFF?!" President Elmspirit yelled over the screeching noise while covering her ears, "I SAID SHUT IT OFF!" A junior officer quickly cut all the audio communications, and silenced the alarm.
"What in the Underdark was that?!" Captain Newhall panicked, "Did they find out our plan and decide to use electronic warfare?"
"I would doubt that very much, sir." Commander Hazelcrown's voice chimed in, as the radio system rebooted, as with the other systems on the vessel, "If they were to use electronic warfare directly on us and they wanted to, then our systems would've been knocked out. Permanently. Rather, I believe that this could've been a byproduct of something, but I am at a loss as to what."
"MADAM PRESIDENT! You might want to come see this." A junior officer yelled from outside, pointing upward. President Elmspirit and several others rushed outside, and glanced upward. In the midmorning sky above, a large, dark object was careening through the sky in flames, toward the coast and toward Eleyta. "I think that's the ship, ma'am."
"It can't be, can it?" Captain Newhall wondered out loud, "I was told that it would impact in a few weeks after blast, not a few days."
"That looks to be it, alright. Where will it be impacting?" President Elmspirit asked.
Another junior officer shrugged, "I can't give you the specifics because of its' size, but I can tell you a few miles from Eleyta at the minimum."
"Commander Hazelcrown?" Lyra Elmspirit began, took a breath, and exhaled, "Do it."
"Yes, ma'am." Commander Hazelcrown's voice said, before the radio was turned off.
"They'll need ground and support. Send in the 4th Army Corps, the 3rd Tank Division, and the 1st Fighter Battalion. Put Commander Hazelcrown in command."President Elmspirit commanded.
The Woods Northwest of Eleyta, Mirum
Onboard C-10C Serial No. 42542
4th Paratrooper Company,
25th Arcane Battalion,
4th Army Corps
Dec. 25th, 2021
9:17 AM Local Time
The cargo aircraft soared through the sky above the forest as it raced its way toward the city ahead. The troops inside were silent, awaiting the green light that signaled their time to drop. Among the silent troops was Lieutenant Arhana Sai, whom had but less than a day before been in a meeting with President Elmspirit. The wait seemed to last an eternity, especially to soldiers like Lt. Sai, who lacked the patience of some of the more experienced soldiers. At last, the light turned green, and the rear and side doors opened. The jumpmaster didn't even have to order the paratroopers to disembark, as the moment the doors swung open, the drop began. Lt. Sai, who was the commanding officer of Squad 3, was the first in line out the left door and her squad followed, while Squad 1 and Squad 2 jumped out the right and rear doors respectively. Not long after Lt. Sai jumped, the static line pulled taught, and her parachute deployed. Her landing zone was in a large clearing near the edge of the forest. Her company's orders were to fall back to the trees and assist the armored divisions that were on their approach to the city. The liberation of Eleyta had begun.
Just Off The Coast Of Eleyta, Mirum
Onboard the MNV Silence (Attack Submarine)
Dec. 25th, 2021
9:23 AM Local Time
Captain Bardor Steelgrip stood on the command deck of his submarine, the MNV Silence. Not but seconds ago, he had received orders to assist in the bombardment of Eleyta in order to soften up the extraterrestrial troops that were holding the city. Captain Steelgrip and his crew were now making the final preparations to fire off half of the submarine's 24 cruise missiles, which would, surely, be enough to take out at least some of the enemy. Also in the fleet were the MNV Nova (Dauntless-class), MNV Interceptor (Intrepid-class), MNV Intrepid (Intrepid-class), and MNV Goliath (Titan-class). At first, the Nova and Goliath would bombard the city with their main batteries, then the Intrepid and Silence would fire half of their missiles to finish them off. Two minutes passed, and the order to fire came. The bombardment's first strike came from the Nova (Specifically Turret No. 1, Gun 1), which launched a full broadside (firing one at a time, bow to stern), followed by the Goliath. This repeated about three or four more times, before all fell silent for about a minute, then the Intrepid began the missile bombardment. Then the Silence joined in, the battleship and cruiser unloading more shells onto the city. Within the first few minutes, only a few of the walkers fell before something strange began to happen. The walkers split up, twenty headed inland, while twenty headed toward the beach. Whatever was happening, it wasn't good...
TL;DR / Notes:
The retaking of Eleyta has begun. I'll respond to this as Drecha