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September 19th, 2007  
Spartacus
Primus Pilus
 
 
Gear

13: I like it, especially the fruit truck part.

Mission: Success. Decisive victory has been obtained with minimal friendly casualties.

During phase I the observation groups observes an unsual amount of activity taking place in the mountainous regions to the E of the village. Ob group, after moving closer for a look discovers a small set of shallow caves used as weapons and equipment caches. While the majority of the force is inside the city (holding the locals hostage BTW) there are a few guards around the caches.

During Phase II, immediately after the order is givien for the allied tgroops to assemble, the rebels begin to assemble and disperse into teams. Clearly there is a leak in the COC. However, since COC was unaware that it was a diversion, plan Phase II was successful in determining response time and also outsting an informant.

During Phase III, rebels begin assembling at around 0415 at staging areas to the E of the village when a massive explosion rocks the area, killing 80% of the force instantly, including the ranking officers and destroying most of the equipment. The second burst of cluster bombs kills many of the survivors. The remaining troops scatter, some fleeing to the village, some holding positions vainly intending on withstanding the infantry assault. As the few surviving rebels return to the village, they are met with a hail of rocks and a few small arms from the villagers who were tired of the oppression. The infantry storms the village and moves to the mountainous region to the E and secures the equipment and surviviors. Interrogations and gathered intel proves significantly valuable in restablizing the country.

Only issue is a minor one. During Phase III, the larger state nearby detected the incoming fighter craft and launched several fighters in response. Tensions elevated as the craft flew within miles of each other during the morning. After the strike and the airspace was cleared, tensions dissipated.

Gator: "Die, Die, Die..." hmmm

Mission: Temporary Success
The FAE's launched into the city (I had to assume your target) destroyed much of the city and did indeed kill most of the rebels living there. However, it did also destroy most of the innocent civilan population. The rebels used then use this as propoganda to raise the remainder of the nation into rebellion.

In the short run, the imminent danger was eliminated. However, the degraded stability leads to the national governments eventual fall as the larger neighbor state sends in troops to "maintain order".
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