Gandao, HOLA HQ"They striked the new SAM sites we had across the Na Wai district, but they hit a couple of decoys as well."
"So we still have the mobile S-300s left? That will do, how are the preparations?"
"Transport Ministry is working around the clock to get everyone into UFM, but transporting half a billion people ain't easy. The highways are already at full volume. With current transit volume, the Northern urban districts will be clear in seven to eleven days."
"So a 7/11 time frame...not much..."
"No. But it's all we can do for now. All military units are on high alert and the NMO is bringing out the reserves."
"We have all government assets moved out from Anyia to TUFM. Once this is over, we should have a administration left to fix things."
"Heaven, this is madness..."
"This is all we can do, to insure our survival. No doubt the Saletsian will invade us with ground forces soon. We are outnumber and out-gun, like lambs for the slaughter."
"The lamb's last stand..."
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Ten days later... To: the Pathetic Nation call Saletsia
Your recent violent actions has been a insult to our sovereignty and people. We will not let this incident go easily, you will deeply regret that you ever laid a hand on the PRL! No Saletsian will be spare.
Note: This is not a declaration of war
From: Suchan Liya, 8th Class student at Bilachan High School
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midnight......
"ALRIGHT! LET'S GIVE IT TO THESE SALETS!!!"
The entire airfield roar into a war cheer that resonated into the air. Every "Flying Dagger" squadron was assemble here in a remote airfield near Ni Yai, for the biggest air operation in Loyalist history. For many, it will be their last mission. They, along with volunteer units from all over the Republic, will take part in Operation Massive Backlash. This was not a matter of politics, but pride and national identity.
GREEN LIGHT GREEN LIGHT
BALLISTIC ASSETS HAVE LAUNCH
ALL PILOTS PREPARE TO TAKEOFF"Let's do this! For Loyalist!"
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OPERATION MASSIVE BACKLASH INITIATED
ALL BALLISTIC SYSTEMS TO CENTRAL CONTROL
KEY AUTHORIZATION INPUTTING................ACCEPTED
UNLOCKING SAFETY AND INPUTTING TARGET DATA...
ALL MISSILES ARMED AND READY TO LAUNCH
STORM FIRE ACTIVATED
8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...LAUNCH
All over the Loyalist landscape, ballistic missiles launched out from their silos and mobile launchers. It was a spectacular sight, the streaks and trail of several hundred rockets booming into the air. A few citizens that ignored the evacuation order aimed their cameras to the sky, taking a snapshot of history in the making.
The massive launch consisted of thirty-seven DF-31s, twenty-eight DF-21s, fifty-six DF-15s, sixty-five Fateh-110s.
The DF-31s and DF-21s fell onto the major cities and towns(only Benashan, Astig, Lakadula, and Ker'va were spare). Their nuclear warheads completely levels the downtown and suburb areas, no doubt incinerating millions of Saletsians. This was the price to pay for incurring the wrath of the Republic.
The DF-15 medium range nuclear missiles were aimed at pre-sighted military bases and installations in south Saletsia. Massive fireballs shot into the air, than formed into the signature mushroom clouds. The proud strength of the Saletsian Army, now burnt to ashes by the divine fires of Heaven.
Conventional tipped Fateh-110 high precision missiles targeted the S-400 fixed border SAM sites. Remaining nuclear-tipped missiles were aim in a line pattern, 20km within the Saletsian-Loyalist border, forming choke pockets of radioactive wastelands.
In Bandana, DF-21s exploded around the district area of the capital, while the main city limits were left untouched. This will completely cut off the Saletsian capital with the rest of the country.
Nuclear explosion blanketed Saletsia for half an hour. HOLA estimated that a least 300 million people had die in the initial blast, with another half a billion dying of radiation effects within the next month. No doubt, the Saletsian will respond, but they didn't care. They thought they could bully the PRL with their brute might, not taking in consideration the consequences it will lead to. This was the ultimate result of their mistake. They will not be shown mercy, the ultimate form of justice will be serve!
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"All squadrons online, proceeding to checkpoint..."A hundred J-17Cs, twenty LB-2 Flame Devils and seventy C-10E Kfirs flew in narrow formation as they flew through the mountain regions of southeast Saletsia. They were loaded with bunker busting and cluster munitions, all meant to fall on the heads of Saletsian bastards. The Fateh-110s took out most of the S-400 SAM sites nearby, but there was still danger from the surviving long range Triumphs. A surviving Loyalist imagery satellite will scout up the rest of their flight path. This will be dangerous mission, so they will be cruising at supersonic speed the entire leg of the journey.
MASTER LOCK MASTER LOCK
"Ah shit! We're getting lock!"
"Processing launch site...radars not picking up anything, get LIS to find the fucker!"
"Three incoming missiles!"
"Pike Squadron sweeping down, full afterburners!"
"We got him, LIS putting two TELRAs hidden in the base of the mountain. Pike Squadron, uplink those points!"
"We got him! Full tactical descend! Get to them before they fire again!"
LA12 down LA21 down LA 57 down
"We been hit!"
"Two more incoming missiles!"
"Two Pikers down! Hang in there guys!"
"We got lock....shhshah...."
"Firing munitions! Hawk Fire One!"
"Hawk Fire Two"
"Targets destroy! Coming back up to altitude."The formation had to fight off seven encounters with surviving Saletsian SAMs. A total of thirty-one aircraft were lost before they made it to their targets.
"Come one boys! We need to clear the road for the Army!"
"Mobile SAMs! Piker and Strike Squadron let them have it!"
"Full afterburners! Evasive maneuvers! Chaffs away!""We got Saletsian fighters up ahead! Fowler and Fire squadrons take them out!"
"We're on it! Good luck with your targets!"
The LB-2 Fire Devils dropped cluster munitions onto the border defenses, HE bomblets scatter and explode over the ground and targets. The C-10Es made precision strikes on Saletsian armor units and bunkers. They faced heavy AA fire from the Saletsian, which took down a number of Loyalist aircraft. No one ejected, not even as their tail burned and they struggle to take down the more agile Saletsian Su-35s. Only twenty-eight fighters made it back to base.
Following their air strikes, 300 000 Army personnel, 200 Hinds, and 500 000 NMO militants blitzed into Saletsia through the mountain roads cleared by the LAA. They striked hard into the Saletsian defenses. The spearhead was led by 800 Challenger 2s with Kontak RA, following a by IMP-1s armed with anti-air and anti-tank weapons. Buk TELRAs followed in the rear to provide SAM support. The militia units lagged in the reserves, escorting S-300PMU2s which set up periodically on the roads.
“ Enemy armor sighted! 2300m”
“Shadow Wind Company requesting air support, enemy armour sighted!”
“Engaging!”
“Two tanks down!”
“We’re being engage!”
“Hind One in area, engaging armor squadrons.”
“Take them down! Fire at Will!
“Column destroyed. Hind One scouting ahead for threats.”
They relied on their speed and hardline training, focusing on quickly taking out military depots and bases before they could organize a counterattack. By morning, they were five miles from Ker'va.
“Enemy tank sighted! We got a Saletsian platoon up ahead!”
“Fire Company, take them out with your RPGs!”
“I’m on it!”
“We need to take this SAM site in ten minutes!”
Air support flew from Ni Yai, bombing strategic target and support the blitz of the Loyalist spearhead. Militia reserves in the rear fed the assault, which continue at a lightning pace.
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In Na Sui that night, a similar operation took place against the Saletsian fleet. This time, it was a hundred JF-17Cs armed with nuclear cruise missiles. Saletsian carrier fighters were kept occupied by Loyalist MiG-29OVTs and shore SAMs, while the Dragon Hawks made a dash for fleet ships. At 80 km, two hundred C-802s tipped with 50 kiloton warheads shot across the surface of the water just as the Saletsian air defense took down the JF-17Cs. CWIS systems shot across the water, cannon rounds shredding cruise missiles as they closed. A total of twenty C-802s made it through to their proximity range, their warhead detonating and blowing the fleet to charred hulks of metal.