Outer Gate
0730
Standing in the open doorway of the inspection booth, Corporal Theobald Gebahard sipped at his coffee as he awaited the cargo convoy that was scheduled for arrival. The 'booth' was, in reality, a small bunker just outside of the outer gate with little more than a small table and four chairs inside, to be used by the four P.O.D. Honor Guard personnel stationed there to check incoming vehicles before they were allowed to move through the outer gate. After getting through the outer gate, any vehicle would be inspected again before it was allowed through the inner gate. Taking another sip of his coffee, Theobald would look down to his wristwatch to see the time, noting he had been at this post for three hours already and was beginning to wonder whether the convoy would arrive before the shift change. Looking back up from his watch, he would see the convoy coming up to the fifty meter long bridge before their checkpoint. As per protocol, the convoy's escort parked in a separate gated lot before the bridge, breaking off to let the cargo trucks through. Keeping his eyes on the convoy the entire time, the Corporal would lean back into the room a little to call out to his superior. "Sergeant, convoy is here."
As the other three stood from their chairs at the table, they filed out of the building while Theobald stepped back inside, making certain that one of them had the convoy in direct sight the entire time. Setting his coffee on the table, Corporal Gebahard would check his SQ-67MP SMG before standing post next to one of the building's gun slots. Keeping a watchful eye out as the vehicles pulled up and were searched, one at a time, he would feel as though something was off as he watched the inspection. While from his angle, the inspection was being carried out properly, Gebahard to notice that his superior was being rather friendly with the vehicle drivers as he directed them into the second parking lot, where the vehicles would wait until all of them were cleared to enter the second gate. As the last vehicle was being inspected, the first gate closed before the second gate opened when the sergeant gave the all clear. As the vehicles spilled into the second check point, Theobald notice the escort vehicles of the "first half" of the convoy begin to roll out of their lot and begin to roll across the bridge. Out of trained reflex, the young man began to speak into his headset, only to have another of the guards he was on duty with tackle him to the ground and knocked him out before he could get his first word out.
As the cargo trucks drove into the second section of the gate, two of the vehicles parked to block the gate from closing, so that even when the secondary inspection guards or the towers noticed the escort crossing the bridge, they would be unable to close the gates. As dozens of men poured out of the twenty or so trucks, the capitol compound's alarms began to blare over the sounds of gunshots, only the explosion that open the third and final gate being louder. With all three reinforced gates opened for them, and the auxiliary vehicle obstructions taken offline by the advance force, the IFVs that made up the escort had little resistance entering the compound, along with the dozens of men on the ground, the majority of whom were equipped with Rhodeve uniforms and equipment.
With the fighting in the main yard of the compound, the outer doors of the capitol building sealing before any hostiles could make it inside, the guard towers and surface-to-surface missile batteries guarding the compound ended the fighting relatively quickly, an apparent oversight to the attackers.
N.C.C., Fort Lee
General Devicks' Office
0730
Looking up from the pile of paperwork on his desk at the sound of the alarms coming on, General Devicks was quick to get up from his desk and check his sidearm. Stepping outside of his office, he was rushed by several of the compound's guards, pushing him reluctantly back inside of his office for his own protection. After pushing him back into his office, the guards would seal him into his room before taking up positions to defend it if necessary. After only a few minutes, the building's alarms stopped and one of the guards entered the office again to be certain the Commander In Chief was alright.
N.C.C., Fort Lee
General Staff Conference Room
0900
"-we still don't know how they snuck in on us, sir. What we do know is that several intelligence reports are suggesting this to be an attack by Rhodevus itself."
Shaking his head in something of disbelief, General Devicks would take another drink of his as he processed what he was just told. Not only has the General of Intelligence told him why it would be impossible for this to be a Bannerless Brotherhood attack, he had repeated numerous times, with no small amount of certainty, that this attack came from a nation that had close ties with the Unitary Representative Stratocracy. Devicks knew quite well that the two nations were not necessarily allies at this time, but he failed to see how attacking Fort Lee would be of any benefit to United Sovereign Kingdoms. "Are we ready to seize the Rhodeve embassy?"
"We can hit them as soon as you give the word, sir."
Rhodeve Embassy, Fort Lee Outskirts
0905
Having surrounded the foreign embassy shortly after the attack on the capitol, the personnel of this P.O.D. Army Special Forces Battalion knew very well that this operation was one of extreme hazard, being that this was one of the rare occasions they purposely gave up any element of surprise. As the call came in to take the embassy, they activated several loud speakers demanding the surrender of the compound before blaring a single high pitched earsplitting sound that could easily cause permanent hearing damage if left active too long. As the sound cut off, tear gas canisters were launched into the compound and the PODan operators rushed the area from all sides, utilizing shaped explosive charges and TTRs to ensure minimal casualties on the Rhodeve personnel inside.
ATTACK ON NATIONAL COMMAND CENTER
~P.O.D. International Broadcasting
Only a few hours ago, the capitol of the Unitary Representative Stratocracy was violently attacked by a military force believed to be Rhodeve in origin. In response to this attack, Fort Lee Local Law Enforcement will be acting in accordance with the Martial Law Order of Police Interaction.
Further reports suggest that P.O.D. Army personnel conducted an operation to secure the Rhodeve ambassador, as well as his staff and family, and seized the Rhodeve embassy through the use of less lethal arms. While Rhodevus is being held responsible for this attack, the reports that show the United Sovereign Kingdoms to be at fault have been classified and will not be made available to the general public at this time. Further reports from members of the General Staff indicate that the military of the Unitary Representative Stratocracy will be making the necessary preparations for conflict with the former ally, though some remain hopeful that war may be avoided.
Until further notice, the Unitary Representative Stratocracy of P.O.D. has been upgraded to Defensive Condition Level Three, though this may become further upgraded to Defensive Condition Level Six should the situation worsen.!!!THIS IS AN ADVISORY INTERNATIONAL ALERT!!!