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[Rinzler]

Time: 1431
Date: 10JUL71
Location: 51 nautical miles out from the Yokosuka Naval base
Destination: Operation Basilisk staging area.
Operation: Basilisk
Operation Stage: 1

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14th Carrier-group:

CV-69 Spengler-class aircraft carrier Paul E. Young Jr.

GAT-01 Strike Dagger x 12 (On deck)
GAT-02L2 Dagger L x 3 (One piloted by Maj. Fred Gordan)
GAT-01A1 Dagger x 3

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CV-75 Spengler-class aircraft carrier Norman Baker

GAT-01 Strike Dagger x 6 (On deck)
GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger x 6 (On deck)
GAT-02L2 Dagger L x 3 (One piloted by [Acting] Capt. Gai Murakumo.)
GAT-01A1 Dagger x 3 (One piloted by 1st. Lt.. Jill West, and one piloted by 1st. Lt. Brandon Frost.)

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CV-80 Spengler-class aircraft carrier Bill Y. Tucker

GAT-01D1 Duel Dagger x 6 (One piloted by [Acting] 1st. Lt. Elijah Kiel.)
F-7D Spearhead x 30 (On Deck)

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CG-104 Fraser-class guided missile cruiser Omaha

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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CG-112 Fraser-class guided missile cruiser Gettysburg

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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CG-128 Fraser-class guided missile cruiser Belleau Wood

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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DDG-73 Arkansas-class guided missile destroyer Missouri

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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DDG-87 Arkansas-class guided missile destroyer Kansas

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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DDG-96 Arkansas-class guided missile destroyer California

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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DDG-97 Des Moines-class guided missile destroyer El Dorado

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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DDG-98 Des Moines-class guided missile destroyer Wrightsville

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2

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DDG-116 Des Moines-class guided missile destroyer Detroit

Kingfisher 33SP helicopters x 2


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Alpha "Hitman" Company


It was to be their last large operation on Earth, after this the plan was to head to space to push back against ZAFT, show them what it was like to have their home invaded. ZAFT created Mobile Suits, but in Major Gordan's opinion, O.M.N.I. had perfected it. ZAFT's Mobile Suit forces had not stood a chance once the Dagger models had been sent to the front lines, still this was his first real outing in this command, sure he'd drilled with them and he knew most of the people under his command, but still it was only from training. Right now he was about to start giving them their briefing, he knew that most of them were experienced so that was a plus, even if they didn't know how to work with other perfectly yet, it meant they'd know enough to at least work together with the basics.

All seventeen of his pilots were here, he and the other two Company commanders and the tank battalion commander had already been briefed by Lt. Colonel Illium, Maj. Murakumo, the mercenary, and Maj. Makepeace, Makepeace also had the fighter Group to brief, they didn't have enough Mobile Suits so they got the fighters to fill in. The two of them should be starting their own briefings as well, maybe not right at this moment but soon. They were only about nine or ten hours away from the staging area, a place known as Yunlin County.

He looked out at his pilots before turning on the screen behind him, "As I'm sure you're all aware, our sister Battalion, the 6th, was pulled from our operational area three weeks ago. Lieutenant Colonel Illium assures me that we are expected to join back up with them once our respective operations are complete, should everything go according to plan. Currently they are part of Operation Sidewinder, they're going to have a separate mission from us. I'm sure some of you figured it out based on where we stepped off, but our little piece is going to be in Taiwan, we are currently part of Operation Basilisk, and we get to set the stage for an attack on Kaohsiung."

"The plan is that once we set up shop on the ground and get our FOB running in Yunlin County." he said as he pointed out the county on the map that filled the screen behind him. "The enemy has forces along the coast, they are light but still a threat. We won't need to worry about the enemy closing around us, the rest of our 9th fleet, and the 8th fleet, which includes General Thomas and our Division's first four Battalions, will be hitting them along the western coastline. Our Battalion will be landing at the Taisi township, where the enemy has what appears to be two Platoon sized Mobile Suit units defending a small outpost near our landing zone. We'll need to take out the force quickly. Our Company will be heading around on the left flank of the enemy outpost, while Bravo Company will head up the middle, Charlie Company will advance along the right flank, we will converge around on Bravo, coming from behind the enemy force to neutralize them."

"Our objective is to take Douliu City, the Yunlin capital. This is the best location in the county for a FOB, but it will take an hour to get there after taking the beach. There is moderate resistance expected in the city, minimum estimates put it at around two Companies of enemy Mobile Suits there, but this could change based on the attacks along the coast. Once we are in the city our Company will split up, first Platoon will come from the north, along Highway 37, while second Platoon does the same from the northwest on Highway 39, and third Platoon from the northeast on Highway 15. The other Companies will be coming in from the south and west in a similar pattern so that we can support each other if needed, while an allied tank Battalion will be moving in on the west with our Charlie Company, they'll have HMGMVs (High Mobility Guided Missile Vehicle), and AHMUVs (Armored High Mobility Utility Vehicle) with them, the infantry forces riding in the AHMUVs are going to storm our objective."

He then points out a structure on the map. "The Mobile Suit forces will begin their attack first, so as to have the enemy deploy most of it's forces to come after us. We will converge on this building, this is their command center and the objective for the operation. Deal with any targets you spot quickly and move on, we must reach the command center within ten minutes of initiating contact. Once we've secured the area, the armored division will send in their infantry forces, and they'll seize the structure. We will provide cover, and destroy any hostile forces that attempt to get our guys out of there, but there shouldn't be much of a threat left after we've fought through them to get there anyway. The idea is to rush in, and while the enemy is still realizing that we are there, our guys will storm the building. Then we fight off anything that we didn't kill on the way in."

They displaced the civilians so don't worry too much about damage to the city, even so try to avoid leveling the entire city. But we are encouraged to take out a few buildings to distract the enemy, as they've re-purposed a number of them for their own use, just make sure they aren't in our path if you do and that you aren't making yourself combat ineffective by doing so. Twenty seconds before our assault begins, the ships will fire missiles, and smoke into the city to help further throw off the enemy, so that they won't be able to tell where we are headed. The violence of action will be to our advantage, just remember that we must decide the tempo of the battle, the enemy must not be allowed to decide for us. Keep the tempo up, kill whatever you see on your way to the objective, do not get slowed down in your advance, and do not go hunting for the enemy. Follow your team leader and your map, we can't afford to be split off from each other."

"We still have ten hours until we arrive from our launch point, so I advise you all to go over your dossiers for your team's specific location and get some rest. Hitman Three-Two (Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad) is on Alert Thirty, everyone else is Alert Forty-five, until we are one and a half hours out from our destination, at which point Hitman Two-One (Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Squad) will go on Alert Five, while everyone else will move up to Alert Fifteen. The codename for our part of Operation Basilisk is Operation Atlas. Oh, and one last thing, I know we've all been trained in naval landings, and just like normal we'll stick to Marine code names after we've launched as well, I'll be Hitman 1-1 Actual, Captain Garcia will be Hitman 2-1 Actual, Captain Grayson will be Hitman 3-1 Actual and so on, we will not be going with the air force terms like those Whiskey Tango dicks in the 6th did, you've all been trained on how it goes. Dismissed."

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Bravo "Assassin" Company

Gai was still getting used to being in full uniform again, and more than that being in command of others. He was in charge of Elijah while they were in Serpent Tail, but now he had a full seventeen pilots under him. He didn't know them as well as he'd have liked, but that was to be expected considering how he'd been rushed into this billet. It was a shame that only Elijah was there, and he was in a different company anyway. So Gai only had "new" people to work with, they were all experienced, but he was sure that the only reason they listened to him as well as they had up to this point was that he'd been in OMNI before, even if he hadn't had this rank. But he was permitted to wear his old awards, and that showed them where he'd been and how he'd down.

So he at least had their respect, though as little as he knew about the people under him, he knew even less about the ones in the rest of the 5th Battalion. Specifically the other company commanders, he was sure they knew what they were doing but being on different ships meant that he never saw them much, save for when they were called by Lt. Col. Illium, and, even then the few jokes they'd tossed around didn't amount to much anyway. Still, they only had a few hours left now so he needed to call his pilots together for a briefing, it would be their first time working together in a "real" situation. So he hit the intercom on his wall, "Major Murakumo to Bravo Company, head to briefing room three for a mission briefing in fifteen minutes. Repeat, Bravo Company head to briefing room three in fifteen." he said before he started to head to the briefing room, he'd be early but he needed to prepare before the rest of his Company got there anyway.

This post has been edited by Rinzler on Sep 12 2012, 11:26 AM

[Saiga]

Bravo "Assassin" Company
2nd Squad

Brandon still didn't have the time he would have liked to get to know this new unit. From the looks of thing he would be placed in the second squad. Everyone seemed capable enough, poor ZAFTies wouldn't know what hit them.

But what was bugging him the most was the lead...this Murakumo, Gai. he didin't know a damn thing about him really. Not that it really mattered. Brandon couldn't count how many times he had fought along side faceless bastards again and again. But this man really piqued his interest...he was good, too damned good.

Of course there was the Major. Brandon figured the guy was Business oriented, he jsut had that kind of name. He could appreciate that to an extent. And his on squad leader...the goddess. Hell how could he complain? He was never one to complain about following after a woman, and this was no exception. Though there were rules, and he was already on a short leash. Of course he had doubts that chasing her tail woudl get him anywhere either, so there was no telling how bad his luck would be.

On the bright side there was his Dagger to look forward too. Basically the true MP version of the Strike. He had heard rumors of incorporating the gunbarrels of a Zero as a striker pack. Unfortunately his was on the moon...rather what was left of it. So no dice in trying to test that theory. But in any case, ZAFT was screwed, because not only did the EA have mobile suits, but they were better.

This post has been edited by Saiga on Jun 19 2012, 05:13 PM

[Rinzler]

[The 5th Battalion's new motto is "War is the motherfucking answer!".]

Bravo "Assassin" Company
1st Platoon, 2nd Squad

Jill heard the announcement for their briefing had begun making her way over there when she saw Brandon, he was her second in command, though they were the same rank. She felt like she should take him and Ronald out to drink after this, for now though she was having fun messing with them, she was the only female pilot in the entire Company after all, so of course she was popular. So she walked up behind Brandon and slapped his ass, "Get your fine ass to the briefing room Lieutenant! We've got work to do! The Major called us for a briefing in fifteen minutes, and I don't want my squad making me look bad in front of our Major Murakumo." she said to him while grinning.

She'd said the Major's name very sweetly, in an attempt to get a rise out of Brandon. He wasn't bad looking, though neither was the Major Murakumo, but it was still fun to tease him if nothing else. It wasn't hard for her to notice him staring at her, there was no hiding what he wanted. But he at least knew how to control himself, well for now anyway. Her teasing him probably wasn't helping him in the slightest, but that's what made it so fun.

This post has been edited by Rinzler on Sep 12 2012, 11:27 AM