An EDN scout saw them set up camp. He had a leashed pack hunter that started growling in their direction. The scout dropped a device into the snow, before running back to the base. He organized a team with pack hunters, before making their way back to the EDF group.
"EDF Ship, I repeat, surrender your vessel or we will use deadly force." The Captain of the Battleship said, repeating the message again. He looked over at the ship. They still couldn't see it on scanners.. But maybe radar, and if that didn't work, they'd use the satellites. "Alright, launch satellites, and use Radar. Get a 4D picture of the ship. I want to see live feed of it spliced together from every ship."
Fifty small drones, and ten satellites were ejected into space. The satellites began orbiting the planet, cloaked in black, absorbing paint that took the radio, light, and energy waves from radar and scanners and adding it to their own energy. They began deploying cameras, sensors, radar, antennae to intercept and decode messages, and started looking at the EDF ship. Soon, they and the cloaked drones surrounding the ship out of their weapons ranges, began compiling live feed, complete with grids and precise coordinates of the ship.
That's when they spotted the shuttle. It was moving fast, and they saw it. But just briefly. By then it was a flaming ball of fire entering the atmosphere and landing. They knew where it had landed, but they didn't dare shoot it with orbital bombardment. Too risky.
"Dammit! They launched a shuttle! Where's the position?" The captain said, and looked at the 4D video of the ship. There they could see where the hanger doors were, and they weren't closing super fast. Enough time for a Valkarie missile if they really wanted. "Fire a Valkarie missile into their hanger bay! Use their coordinates or go to manual if you need to, just fire it! Laser batteries, hit their engines! Las turrets, fire at their weapons systems if you can find it!" (They're running on manual practically. It's not that accurate.)
"Yes sir. Found the shuttle." The 1st Lieutenant said, and projected the coordinates onto the Captain's console. He looked at it and his eyes narrowed. He knew those coordinates. It was the sight of Robbins's attack on the rig. Not only that, but it was a burial ground for one of the men that died on there. And it was close to where Robbins was now. "Sir?"
"Tell Robbins that there's an enemy installation nearby. Send five fighters and one dive bomber to investigate. Now!" The Captain ordered, and looked out into the abyss. He saw ten heavy Laser Batteries shoot out into space, smashing into the EDF ship. Five las turrets began pounding the enemy with high powered las discharges, and four Valkarie Missiles shot into the enemy hanger bay doors.
*****
"Sir," One of the Honour Guards said to Robbins' ear. He gave him the report of what the captain was doing, and Robbins looked at Joe with wide eyes.
"Joe... There's an enemy of ours on your planet without permission!" Robbins said, and listened more, looking at Joe again. "And it's where the Rig was... Two clicks from here!"
Fifty small drones, and ten satellites were ejected into space. The satellites began orbiting the planet, cloaked in black, absorbing paint that took the radio, light, and energy waves from radar and scanners and adding it to their own energy. They began deploying cameras, sensors, radar, antennae to intercept and decode messages, and started looking at the EDF ship. Soon, they and the cloaked drones surrounding the ship out of their weapons ranges, began compiling live feed, complete with grids and precise coordinates of the ship.
That's when they spotted the shuttle. It was moving fast, and they saw it. But just briefly. By then it was a flaming ball of fire entering the atmosphere and landing. They knew where it had landed, but they didn't dare shoot it with orbital bombardment. Too risky.
"Dammit! They launched a shuttle! Where's the position?" The captain said, and looked at the 4D video of the ship. There they could see where the hanger doors were, and they weren't closing super fast. Enough time for a Valkarie missile if they really wanted. "Fire a Valkarie missile into their hanger bay! Use their coordinates or go to manual if you need to, just fire it! Laser batteries, hit their engines! Las turrets, fire at their weapons systems if you can find it!" (They're running on manual practically. It's not that accurate.)
"Yes sir. Found the shuttle." The 1st Lieutenant said, and projected the coordinates onto the Captain's console. He looked at it and his eyes narrowed. He knew those coordinates. It was the sight of Robbins's attack on the rig. Not only that, but it was a burial ground for one of the men that died on there. And it was close to where Robbins was now. "Sir?"
"Tell Robbins that there's an enemy installation nearby. Send five fighters and one dive bomber to investigate. Now!" The Captain ordered, and looked out into the abyss. He saw ten heavy Laser Batteries shoot out into space, smashing into the EDF ship. Five las turrets began pounding the enemy with high powered las discharges, and four Valkarie Missiles shot into the enemy hanger bay doors.
*****
"Sir," One of the Honour Guards said to Robbins' ear. He gave him the report of what the captain was doing, and Robbins looked at Joe with wide eyes.
"Joe... There's an enemy of ours on your planet without permission!" Robbins said, and listened more, looking at Joe again. "And it's where the Rig was... Two clicks from here!"
Joe looked at his wrist device as a blue hologram screen came up. A message detailing unknown people was opened. "I have troops heading that way. We should join them, most of them haven't fought in an emperor storm, and one is coming." He said. "Vagabundo! Get me my plasma rifle!"
"Sir! We have detected a landing on the planetary surface." The sensors officer exclaimed. "It's not EDN or HRA."
"This can't be good." The captain muttered. "Prep a shuttle. Commander, you have a conn." Terminus nodded to his first officer as he walked off the bridge.
Terminus didn't like that the shuttle had seemingly come out of nowhere.
"This can't be good." The captain muttered. "Prep a shuttle. Commander, you have a conn." Terminus nodded to his first officer as he walked off the bridge.
Terminus didn't like that the shuttle had seemingly come out of nowhere.
With a war with the HRA imminent Dreath was allowed to use what ever means he saw fit to winning this war. Dreath stood over one of the palaces many balcony's over looking a court yard filled with tens of thousands of troops standing in formation. There were many troops in basic uniform that resembled the honor guard armor but without the extended shoulders and headdress they were also only six foot tall. There were multiple different tanks from artillery to anti air to transport tanks. All of which were armed with the appropriate weapons. "Sir we have ten million men strong in the first attack fleet. They are awaiting your command." Drexus said. "Very good I shall go to my ship and prepare for our first attack." Dreath responded. Death was wearing similar combat armor to the stranded soldiers but his had a small headdress and he had two blade like bits pointing up on his shoulders and a cape. The armor was mostly maroon red and grey with a blood red strip going down each arm. Drexus was wearing similar but without a headdress. Dreath was teleported directly to the bridge of a capital assault ship. The third largest ship in the fleet measuring four kilometers in length. The ship had twelve heavy cruisers, six large war carriers and eighteen smaller assault frigates. Each of the small assault frigates would have a large force of ten thousand men each. With the other ships holding much more. The assault fleet was accompanied with over six thousand fighters. The fighters were a thin body with a one way viewing dome as the cockpit and four blasters around the dome. Each fighter had shields and the capacity to make small space jumps themselves. The whole fleet also had the ability to cloak to allow lethal surprise attacks. "All ships cloak and warp to our target." The fleet then cloaked and warped to there destination. They are heading for a large mining world to cut off large amounts of resources to the HRA.
Alec was back at one of the Red Faction bases, Jenkins walked into the room "You wanted to see me?" Jenkins asked sitting down on one of the chairs in the makeshift office, Red Faction buildings were alot more rundown then HRA Buildings. "Yes I did" alec said sighing "Jenkind, we are at war again... We are about to be jumping back into to hell..." he started shaking "ALL BECAUSE OF SOME STUPID TRIGGER-HAPPY ALIEN!" Alec yelled out in anger, Jenkins put up his hands "Woah calm down Mason, Otherwise you might make me look sane" He said putting his hands down to his sides, Alec sighed and put a hand to his face "Im sorry... Its just I was looking forward too peace... But we cant abandon are HRA Allies either. And we have been losing contact with supply stations and transports..." he then turned to Jenkins "im going too go to their homeworld... Not for war but to try and resolve this problem... Until then your in charge" Alec finished and stood up, with Jenkins noding "I wont let you down" he said smiling, which put a smile on alecs face "I know you wont" he said walking out
Alec got to an Airpad and got into a small refitted Gunship, This Gunship had no guns or weapins. It was a Civilian version for cargo so it had no MRF, EDF or HRA markings, He hoped it would allow him to get in without being shotdown. He took off and set a course
Alec got to an Airpad and got into a small refitted Gunship, This Gunship had no guns or weapins. It was a Civilian version for cargo so it had no MRF, EDF or HRA markings, He hoped it would allow him to get in without being shotdown. He took off and set a course
"Honour Guard, assemble!" Robbins ordered, and grabbed his SMG. He pulled back the hammer, checking the drum magazine. Then he looked at the discharge count. Good. It was a full 150 discharges. He put his cap back on his head, and started running out to the Raider that brought them there (Raider R-1: Enclosed transport tank with twin linked 23mm PACs. Used now because of the cold), opening the door. "Joe, you need a ride?"
*****
"Is my shuttle ready?" Commissar Jhark asked, and straightened out his uniform, walking to the door of the command and control station. Similar to the bridge, but the bridge was for war and travel. They were neither in a battle, nor were they traveling.
"Yes, sir. Do you want me to send a distress signal to the 4th Fleet?" Captain Jhark responded, and looked a little worried. A war. Not only that, but the second war so far that they were being pulled into. Almost a World War, as the ancients would call it.
"Yes. And the 5th Fleet. Send a Diamond Channel message to Homeworld, and priority one messages to every colony, station, ship, and territory that we own. Tell them to fortify and organize their militia. The Imperial Guard, Navy, and Air Force will be there soon."
"Yes, sir. Should I deactivate the Planet shield?"
"No. Tell the other resource, manufactorum, and fortress worlds to do the same." And with that, Commissar Jhark walked to his shuttle and got on board. From there, he sent a message (type yes inbetween two parenthesis if you actually read this) to MRF, stating that he'd be there soon.
The shuttle departed from the hanger bay doors that were pointed towards the planet's surface. And even from there, he noticed large smoke pillars flying up from the smoke stacks, and out into space. They never released any smoke into the atmosphere. Not anymore. The first time was only to establish an atmosphere.
*****
"Yes, Comm- Oh, Captain. It's you. Where's your father?" The Fleet Admiral asked, a little confused. Captain Jhark was Commissar Jhark's son, but not many paid attention. And Captain Jhark hated that. He wanted to be recognized. The only reason Commissar Jhark came here was that he needed a little guidance. But otherwise, this was his command.
"He's heading down to the planet's surface. I was asked to request the 4th and 5th fleet for both defense and offensive operations." The captain said, and looked serious in what he said, which was a good thing. He didn't want to be looked down to like a child.
"Very well. I shall give you the ships you need. Where do you need them?" The Fleet Admiral asked, thinking he knew the answers. He didn't, but he was going to improvise and strategize.
"The 4th fleet shall be divided amongst the resource, manufactorums, and all fortress worlds equally, providing all SS ships for use of hit and run tactics. The 5th fleet shall be used solely for offensive capabilities. I shall use Mars as the headquarters."
"Very well. Fleets inbound. Good luck, Captain."
*****
There were four major planets in the area, and two colonies. Of those six territories, two of the planets were used for mining, synthesizing, and resources in general. One planet was a fortress world, and the other was an Agri world (farming). All four were major places for people to settle, having over a billion people each.
And all of them raised their shields instantly. Every single planet had around 5,000,000 Imperial Guardsmen as a militia, and they had their own naval defense fleets, fighters, and other fast craft. They had what was known as Coastal Guns (Huge five barreled 10 meter gun turrets (the barrels are 10 meters wide each) scattered all across the landscape.
Even more common was the Las turrets and Laser batteries, used for defense against huge ships. And many lighter defenses were common, too. 150mm anti aircraft batteries were very common, but the most common was 43mm anti air/infantry/tank guns.
*****
"Is my shuttle ready?" Commissar Jhark asked, and straightened out his uniform, walking to the door of the command and control station. Similar to the bridge, but the bridge was for war and travel. They were neither in a battle, nor were they traveling.
"Yes, sir. Do you want me to send a distress signal to the 4th Fleet?" Captain Jhark responded, and looked a little worried. A war. Not only that, but the second war so far that they were being pulled into. Almost a World War, as the ancients would call it.
"Yes. And the 5th Fleet. Send a Diamond Channel message to Homeworld, and priority one messages to every colony, station, ship, and territory that we own. Tell them to fortify and organize their militia. The Imperial Guard, Navy, and Air Force will be there soon."
"Yes, sir. Should I deactivate the Planet shield?"
"No. Tell the other resource, manufactorum, and fortress worlds to do the same." And with that, Commissar Jhark walked to his shuttle and got on board. From there, he sent a message (type yes inbetween two parenthesis if you actually read this) to MRF, stating that he'd be there soon.
The shuttle departed from the hanger bay doors that were pointed towards the planet's surface. And even from there, he noticed large smoke pillars flying up from the smoke stacks, and out into space. They never released any smoke into the atmosphere. Not anymore. The first time was only to establish an atmosphere.
*****
"Yes, Comm- Oh, Captain. It's you. Where's your father?" The Fleet Admiral asked, a little confused. Captain Jhark was Commissar Jhark's son, but not many paid attention. And Captain Jhark hated that. He wanted to be recognized. The only reason Commissar Jhark came here was that he needed a little guidance. But otherwise, this was his command.
"He's heading down to the planet's surface. I was asked to request the 4th and 5th fleet for both defense and offensive operations." The captain said, and looked serious in what he said, which was a good thing. He didn't want to be looked down to like a child.
"Very well. I shall give you the ships you need. Where do you need them?" The Fleet Admiral asked, thinking he knew the answers. He didn't, but he was going to improvise and strategize.
"The 4th fleet shall be divided amongst the resource, manufactorums, and all fortress worlds equally, providing all SS ships for use of hit and run tactics. The 5th fleet shall be used solely for offensive capabilities. I shall use Mars as the headquarters."
"Very well. Fleets inbound. Good luck, Captain."
*****
There were four major planets in the area, and two colonies. Of those six territories, two of the planets were used for mining, synthesizing, and resources in general. One planet was a fortress world, and the other was an Agri world (farming). All four were major places for people to settle, having over a billion people each.
And all of them raised their shields instantly. Every single planet had around 5,000,000 Imperial Guardsmen as a militia, and they had their own naval defense fleets, fighters, and other fast craft. They had what was known as Coastal Guns (Huge five barreled 10 meter gun turrets (the barrels are 10 meters wide each) scattered all across the landscape.
Even more common was the Las turrets and Laser batteries, used for defense against huge ships. And many lighter defenses were common, too. 150mm anti aircraft batteries were very common, but the most common was 43mm anti air/infantry/tank guns.
Dreath's attack fleet appeared cloaked just out side the range of Tyros and it's defense fleet. "My lord the planet is heavily defended. It has several ships orbiting it but we are out of range. We will be able to sneak in several cloaked drop ships to ambush the people and the surface then once ground defenses have been neutralized terminate there ships." A officer said to Dreath. "Very well. Send twelve drop ships down. We wont get anymore in without risking being seen. But with each ship having a tank and sixteen troops the odds are in our favor." Dreath said. As he said this the twelve ships headed to the surface. They would land out side the largest city or settlement and while remain cloaked sneak in and start the attack on Dreaths command. With there cloak on the only way they will be discovered is if someone or some thing runs into them.
I swear to god at least one of you wants to take over EDN III at any given point.
so could someone give a summery of the previous few pages and a good explanation of what is going on at the current moment.
EDN Soldiers couldn't see them, but Pack Hunters could smell them. Groups of them would go berserk, smelling the threat on their territory. EDN Soldiers took groups out, letting them lead them towards the EDF soldiers.
The EDF was scanning the ground, the power readings were off the charts! the group was mostly scientists and a hand full of standard infantry
The pack hunters brought them closer to the group, before they stopped at a sign. "We aren't going farther than this, whatever is out there, these mutts can go without." They said, dragging the Goonroe's back. "I'm not loosing these to worms."
"Well, you might not go any further, but I won't let these EDF people come here and colonize an Empire. I'm going to stand up for you guys. Alright, men. Target them, and when you get into range, open fire!" Robbins ordered, and the tank began moving up. Suddenly, they spotted something.
"They're in range, sir!" The Gunner said. They hadn't gone 50 feet from Joe. The PAC guns began swiveling around, turning to face the EDF group. While there were scientists in there, HRA wasn't known for mercy, as evident by the horrendous and terrifyingly powerful orbital bombardments they used constantly. "Orders?"
"Open fire." Robbins ordered, and the gun let loose dozens of 23mm rounds.
*****
"Mommy, look! Its a fireworks show!" A small child said. Not a child anyone would really notice, and not one that many knew. But an important child, nonetheless. The mother came up to see what was happening, and she looked into the sky. Once again, an important person. We'll cover that later.
"It is... No... Oh my God." The mother said, staring up in terrified realization. That was no fireworks show. She knew what it was. She had seen it all too many times. An invasion force. The small amount of fireballs from the drop ships burning up in the atmosphere, and the accurate dispersion of them, showed it was not asteroids, or anything else. Cloaked or not, they had been spotted by a fatal flaw that not too many could fix. "Come inside!"
All around the city, people realized what it was. Somehow, a force had gotten through the shields, and started landing. The militia worked as hard as they could, running about, and sealing off cities. They stood at the walls, watching out.
"Get me the Air Force!" The commanding officer of the planet, a Colonel, ordered. The screen came up, and the Air Force leader for that planet came up on the screen, asking what was wrong. "Get me a dozen heavy fighters here, NOW! Someone's landing drop ships!"
"They're in range, sir!" The Gunner said. They hadn't gone 50 feet from Joe. The PAC guns began swiveling around, turning to face the EDF group. While there were scientists in there, HRA wasn't known for mercy, as evident by the horrendous and terrifyingly powerful orbital bombardments they used constantly. "Orders?"
"Open fire." Robbins ordered, and the gun let loose dozens of 23mm rounds.
*****
"Mommy, look! Its a fireworks show!" A small child said. Not a child anyone would really notice, and not one that many knew. But an important child, nonetheless. The mother came up to see what was happening, and she looked into the sky. Once again, an important person. We'll cover that later.
"It is... No... Oh my God." The mother said, staring up in terrified realization. That was no fireworks show. She knew what it was. She had seen it all too many times. An invasion force. The small amount of fireballs from the drop ships burning up in the atmosphere, and the accurate dispersion of them, showed it was not asteroids, or anything else. Cloaked or not, they had been spotted by a fatal flaw that not too many could fix. "Come inside!"
All around the city, people realized what it was. Somehow, a force had gotten through the shields, and started landing. The militia worked as hard as they could, running about, and sealing off cities. They stood at the walls, watching out.
"Get me the Air Force!" The commanding officer of the planet, a Colonel, ordered. The screen came up, and the Air Force leader for that planet came up on the screen, asking what was wrong. "Get me a dozen heavy fighters here, NOW! Someone's landing drop ships!"
"I don't care what you do, I'm not losing my men to those worms." Joe said, pointing out to the distance, where a snake like creature had risen up from the ground. It went back under, and three more appeared.
"Sir the planets atmosphere caused the drop ships to heat up and the heat was enough to make them visible. No damage was done to them but the humans are retaliating." Voriarns on computers monitoring the assault said. Dreath pressed a button and sent a message to the ships. "Drop the troops inside the city boundaries and the tanks as well. Then fly in different directions to split up there air force." Dreath ordered. Since only the ship was slightly visible the troops and tanks would be completely invisible and cloaked. The tanks main body was a egg like shape with a pointed bit on the thinner side. This was two meters tall and four wide. The main gun was on it. There were several kinds of tanks in the voriarn arsenal. There were large siege tanks which had a large three meter long and eighty centimeter wide gun that fired high impact energy shots capably of leveling towns. There were also anti-infantry and vehicle ones. The infantry ones had two heavy plasma cannons and the anti vehicle ones had a long thinner piercing cannon for precision shots. An anti air one that shot rapid fire concentrated energy shots. And finally a raiding one which fired a beam of energy to burn through any substance. These ones were siege tanks. The tanks also had some flat vertical fin like wings on the side which allowed troops to sit on and allowed it to move with speed and with great evasiveness. The troops were dropped into the city in several corners. The tanks stayed hidden at the back while the troops set up a perimeter. It wouldn't be long before someone realized were they were but by the time the air force new it would be to late to save many people. "Once the attack on the ground starts we assault those cruisers. Just keep us out side of there range and sensors even i they can't detect us I want to bombard them with photon shots and proceed to land on the planet." Dreath said aboard his command ship.
Alec was at this planet for information when he saw the pods drop "DAMN!" he yelled and quickly called Mars, but even if the transmission got there, it would take an hour or two for there ships to get there, and now anyone who saw that transmission go out could trace the transmission to him, He did not care and landed in the city that he saw the pods go for, He had waged lots of one man campaigns on the EDF Before and was ready for anything
Back in the cruiser Dreath was receiving video footage from what his men on the ground saw. When one of his men saw Alec Dreath ordered him to to stare at him. "Wait is that the human from mars? The one that killed Histrays?" Annoyed by seeing this human here he ordered his men to prepare to fire at him. All of them raising there plasma rifles they were ready to fire and the tanks took aim at military and other armed buildings.
"Sir, approaching enemy force. They've landed inside the city walls." The Captain of the fighter squadron A reported, flying low level about 100 miles from the city. They had called for backup when they realized that they were large in strength and had anti air ability. They also alerted the militia, which realized fully what was going on. Unfortunately, they were not fully equipped, and there wasn't any fleet around this planet, making it the weakest of them all. "Increasing throttle to 75%. Going at Mach 30."
At that level, anything below them for 500 feet would be hit with a huge shockwave that would send even tanks flying, like a bomb. This was their normal space flight, but down here, they had to go only 600 mph, by law. In war, they matched the enemy's speed. And because these were P-1100 Heavy Fighters, they were heavily armed. (The P series stands for Plane, but they are based off of Imperial Guard. Space Marines use P(f) series, which replaces .50s for 23mms, 20mms for 36mms, and so on and so forth.)
They shot over the area, moving faster than any ground based anti aircraft gun could fire at. Small buildings under 100 feet ripped apart, sending debris flying over the ground. Glass flew everywhere from the shattered windows, and an audible sonic boom was heard for miles around. Then, a bit later, they heard the engines, making them think that there was another attack incoming.
*****
"In, in in!" The corporal ordered, moving his hands towards the inside of the base. They may have deployed on the outside walls, but the inside base would be harder to crack. 100 foot high, 50 foot thick walls could withstand days, months, even years of siege. Bunkers on the top of the buttresses and towers held 30mm automatic cannons, 95mm anti aircraft guns, or 152mm anti tank guns.
Even the bunkers in the front were fortified, being 20 feet thick and plated with lead and titanium. They held .50 caliber miniguns or heavy stubbers, HMGs that were 13mm. Connecting each bunker was a trench system with barbed wire on top, and thick, reinforced tunnels deep below, which with a push of a button, could implode. Miles of barbed wire surrounded it, and hedghogs and anti tank and infantry mines dotted the landscape. But given time, it could be breached.
As the sergeant ordered the last man in, he looked up at the sky. Already he saw the trails that the planes left as they flew, and he heard the sonic boom. He couldn't see the tanks yet. Or the men. But he could see more soldiers coming.
"Now! Everyone! Get inside!" The captain ordered, and the outer gates began closing, and then the main gates began closing. "I hope Leningrad holds.." (They nicknamed the fortress Leningrad. Its the only place worth capturing on the planet, and unless it's captured, the entire planet can be bombarded from there...)
*****
Meanwhile, alerted by the presence of energy spikes, the orbital defense stations began loading up their guns, and aimed them at the energy spikes. They fired at will. And boy, was it a sight to see. Though inaccurate because of the cloaking, it was very, very devastating.
Every gun turret, ever laser battery, every las turret, every missile, and ever Hellraiser Cannon fired at will. No ship was in the area, but they would soon be inbound. And they had to. That planet had the man in charge of the system residing there, a good target.
Hundreds of projectiles, discharges, missiles, and other things flew across the space between the cloaked ships and the orbital defense stations. Guns fired, reloaded, and fired again, spewing huge 10 meter wide projectiles. Lasers opened up with high energy beams which could cut through many shield layers. And las turrets open fired with huge discharges that could cause massive splash damage.
At that level, anything below them for 500 feet would be hit with a huge shockwave that would send even tanks flying, like a bomb. This was their normal space flight, but down here, they had to go only 600 mph, by law. In war, they matched the enemy's speed. And because these were P-1100 Heavy Fighters, they were heavily armed. (The P series stands for Plane, but they are based off of Imperial Guard. Space Marines use P(f) series, which replaces .50s for 23mms, 20mms for 36mms, and so on and so forth.)
They shot over the area, moving faster than any ground based anti aircraft gun could fire at. Small buildings under 100 feet ripped apart, sending debris flying over the ground. Glass flew everywhere from the shattered windows, and an audible sonic boom was heard for miles around. Then, a bit later, they heard the engines, making them think that there was another attack incoming.
*****
"In, in in!" The corporal ordered, moving his hands towards the inside of the base. They may have deployed on the outside walls, but the inside base would be harder to crack. 100 foot high, 50 foot thick walls could withstand days, months, even years of siege. Bunkers on the top of the buttresses and towers held 30mm automatic cannons, 95mm anti aircraft guns, or 152mm anti tank guns.
Even the bunkers in the front were fortified, being 20 feet thick and plated with lead and titanium. They held .50 caliber miniguns or heavy stubbers, HMGs that were 13mm. Connecting each bunker was a trench system with barbed wire on top, and thick, reinforced tunnels deep below, which with a push of a button, could implode. Miles of barbed wire surrounded it, and hedghogs and anti tank and infantry mines dotted the landscape. But given time, it could be breached.
As the sergeant ordered the last man in, he looked up at the sky. Already he saw the trails that the planes left as they flew, and he heard the sonic boom. He couldn't see the tanks yet. Or the men. But he could see more soldiers coming.
"Now! Everyone! Get inside!" The captain ordered, and the outer gates began closing, and then the main gates began closing. "I hope Leningrad holds.." (They nicknamed the fortress Leningrad. Its the only place worth capturing on the planet, and unless it's captured, the entire planet can be bombarded from there...)
*****
Meanwhile, alerted by the presence of energy spikes, the orbital defense stations began loading up their guns, and aimed them at the energy spikes. They fired at will. And boy, was it a sight to see. Though inaccurate because of the cloaking, it was very, very devastating.
Every gun turret, ever laser battery, every las turret, every missile, and ever Hellraiser Cannon fired at will. No ship was in the area, but they would soon be inbound. And they had to. That planet had the man in charge of the system residing there, a good target.
Hundreds of projectiles, discharges, missiles, and other things flew across the space between the cloaked ships and the orbital defense stations. Guns fired, reloaded, and fired again, spewing huge 10 meter wide projectiles. Lasers opened up with high energy beams which could cut through many shield layers. And las turrets open fired with huge discharges that could cause massive splash damage.
(Wait, what city is being attacked?)
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