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The Invasion of Al Umma; The Sutekhs and Confederates Invade
Topic Started: Jul 21 2007, 09:47 PM (1,291 Views)
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The areas around Ramatan, Sutekh-Te-Ankh had calmed down significantly since the Zeelarans had called off their invasion. For now, troops merely reorganized in the area before they would be transfered to the Al Umma offensive. The carnage that had plagued the city and its surrounding regions had only left its scars. Many men had been lost, but a great victory had been won.

The peace did not last. The Madinian jets came in quickly, laying waste to everything that Sutekhites had begun to rebuild. This continued belligerence of the outside world only fueled Sutekh-Te-Ankh's collective anger. Sutekhite fighter jets were promptly scrambled to respond against the bombing raid. What would ensue was a dogfight over Sutekh-Te-Ankh's southern skies.

Farther to the northwest, Sutekh-Te-Ankh's campaign against Al Umma continued. The assault against the Abnari lines began with shelling artillery. Both flanking positions were not close enough to engage their enemy in close combat, but using cover from the rear lines, they soon would be.

The captured Al Umma city was not helpless against the air raid. Throughout the city, anti-aircraft vehicles had been positioned to take out such daring targets. Nevermind the fact that the commanding general could quickly call in air support whenever he needed it, fighter jets already in the area as they covered their bombers in the next major urban siege.

And that siege was already under way. With the ground forces marching through the foreign territory, the next city in their sights was blasted to rubble by Sutekhite bombers. They were prepared for a larger fight, but the Sutekhite army would not be surprised or disappointed if it was another easy victory.
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I am afraid this is a bigger war than I have expected, and would love to use that assistance now. Please help us in driving the non Muslims, the savages out of our lands.

Very well then, we shall deploy a taskforce immediatley. Our Kuvekki Divisions will be en route now, and we're sending some 20,000 reinforcements.
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OOC: Asking A non-muslim to kill non-muslims? I like where this is going. :lol:
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The fighter jets that were dispatched with the bombers were able to keep their position for a while. They were keeping them back long enough to keep their bombings for that day. It wouldnt be long before Madina enters with its full sized army.
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LG Woods and General Morgan were enjoying their relatively easy campaign thus far into the country side of Al Umma. Having left their first capture city along the coastline they were already a good ways into the interior of the nation. Both were at the moment battling locals in two cities, one to the North and one to the south as their two factions were spread out over the nation in those two directions.

Both cities were a battle for the Confederates as locals were refusing the give up without a complete fight to the death for the pride of their Muslim heritage. However, with no allies in this area of the nation the protection of these cities were solely left to the local population and the Confederates almost guaranteed themselves victory.

In both cities the out numbered their enemy greatly. Couple this with their might tanks and artillery placements as well as air cover from fighter and bomber launched from the aircraft carriers out at sea and it was certainly looking good for the Confederates and their commanders.

What did worry the Confederates were the reports of the enemy fleet that had come in just before they left. It wasn't that they didn't believe the blockade could hold any invasion attempt, because it certainly could since it was 74 ships strong. However, should the blockade fail in the worst case what did worry the commanders, including General Morgan himself was the location of their beachhead and captured town.

It was far south in relation to the coastline of the nation itself. It prove a problem defensively for the Confederates already in the nation. Where they positioned more equally near the center they could easily dispatch forces either North or South to prevent an enemy beachhead, however the Northern expanse of the coastline was simply far too large and should an enemy fleet make it through it would take some time to move artillery and men in to begin a defense.

At the moment though the Confederate Commanders could not allow this to bother them. For now they just simply had to believe that the blockade would hold and that any enemy that may be looking to enter by the coast will not be allow in, saving the Confederates their rear.
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Al Umma Campaign, Western Front
OP: Steel Angel, Day 1


Flight after flight of the sleek Ramjan Aerospace F-247 ‘Scarab’ air superiority fighter aircraft passed low over the Paradisian Army’s main camp a few miles inside the southern border of the Exarchate of Africa. Although the official attack orders to engage the Sutekhites in Al Umma had recently come through and all of the personnel in the camp were busy running through the various stages of preparation for the assault, there were few who didn’t look up in wonder as the sleek dogfighters screamed past.

The F-247 was designed with one objective in mind: to clear the skies of enemy aircraft and keep it secure so that Paradisian bombers could strike at enemy columns and emplacements on the ground with impunity. The Scarab’s high top speed, altitude, and maneuverability helped it to get the upper hand in the skies. This impressive jump in performance over the average fighter aircraft was not attained by its designers without making some compromises. The F-247 could carry a significantly smaller payload than the average air-to-air fighter.

The eight wings of Paradisian fighters were joined by four Roman wings as they approached the border. The combined force would be striking at Sutekhite positions that had been established in Al Umma and attempting to establish air superiority. With the bombing runs by Madina on Sutekh-te-Ankh’s southern border hopefully spreading the Sutekhite Air Force thin, it was hoped that a well coordinated bid for air superiority by more than a thousand fighters would be a success.

For the initial phases of Operation: Steel Angel, the captured city, and it’s mass of anti-aircraft vehicles would be avoided. Coalition assets would instead focus on clearing the skies over the area where battle lines had been drawn of Sutekhite fighters.
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Admiral Zadir Haziz was tense aboard the bridge of his flagship, the A.W.S. Fatimah. The Madinians had not made their move yet, but there was no time left; the Confederates were already tearing through Al Umma. He had gotten word that the Paradisians were entering the fray in the east, and that the Caronicilians were to send troops, as well, but the Abnarians were still alone in the west, and Haziz couldn't let it wait any longer. He got on the radio. "All ships are clear for attack. Launch all aircraft." He walked over to the forward window of the room to watch the Shining Spears take off.

80 planes, 20 destroyers, 20 submarines, and 10 missile frigates moved towards the enemy fleet as Haziz watched on his radar, solemnly.
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The Sutekhite Air Force was forced to scramble more jets in its air war against Al Umma and its allies. As the Paradisian planes came in to engage their own in Al Umma air space, there had been a drop in effectiveness and superiority being lost. Sutekh-Te-Ankh was not about to let that happen, no matter the cost. Revenge on the Islamic imperialists would be realized!

The siege of the next Al Umma target city was going better for the Pharaoh's Legions. Already troops were marching into the streets, followed by tanks and armored support vehicles. It seemed that their enemy had let them down again with its inferior national defenses. It had been like taking candy from a baby practically. Victory would be an assured thing within time.

Meanwhile, the Sutekhites continued to defend their captured ground by taking an active offense. The Abnari army was continuously pelted on both flanks by the closing in Sutekhite forces. Closer range combat was finally at hand and rifle shots exchanged by both sides.
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With about thirty miles between them LG Woods and General Morgan continued their onward campaign. They had received word that the Al Umman had their allies now in the region. This certain complicated things, including more specifically the fact that they were concentrating most of their attacks on the Sutekhites.

This of course gave the Confederates the advantage of gaining more grounds as they made their way to the capital. Once taken they could then turn their extend far east the help the Sutekhites and lead them to vitory back to the capital. The Confederates only problem at the moment was the enemy fleet that had been spotted. They had to step up their advance to the capital before the enemy was given the chance to chase.

Meanwhile Admiral Borders was pleased to finally see some action for his blockade. With out fifty or so ships coming his way, the Confederates would certainly have the numbers now it was up to if they held the fate. Moving into an attack position the Admiral took this as a sign that they would not heed the warning sent out to them. Turning to his communication's officer the Admiral gave the order all the captains of the fleet were waiting for.

"Send out the order officer, launch fighters and have all ships in range fire at will."

"Aye captain"

Within minutes fighters took to the skies, ready to begin engaging enemy fighters and ships when possible. Missiles and guns began to sound off as an all out attack began. There was certainly hell to pay for thinking they could enter waters already claimed by the Confederates.
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The 25 bombers and 150 fighter jets left the Green Triangle in Kuvekk and went straigth to the enemy lines. Out of hte 25 bombers, 10 of them were stealth bombers and were able to get along without being detected. Bombing after bombing on the Confederates front, it wouldnt be too long, before the majority of the Madinan army in Kuvekk wuodl arive to take up foritifed positions. The force:

750,000 soldiers, mixed training, some of the best training Africa has ever seen.
Along with 150 Anti aircraft artillery, 150 Heavy tanks, 150 light tanks, 400 APC's200 Artillery.

They were already moving towards Ummah.

Teh bombers were instructed to have patience in their attacfk on the fleet that looked as if they were about to strike at Abnar.
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"Admiral Haziz, I think you should see this," said one of the technicians on board the Fatimah. Haziz walked over to the man's console, breaking his constant stare at the reports voming in from his fleet. After reading the short message, he nearly cheered aloud. "The Madinians are here! Tell all aircraft to mark their targets for Madinian bombers! Squadrons Alpha and Bravo, move to escort. Protect those bombers!"

Back in the midst of the battle, things were not going quite as well as Haziz had planned. Reports indicated that Confederate battleships had torn holes in several of his destroyers, although his subnarines had torpedoed a few of the enemy as well. If only the damn missile frigates would get into position. A barrage of rockets would certainly disrupt the Confederates' plans.

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Omar Sharif was never one to lead from the rear. As soon as the flanks started taking fire, he had grabbed his sniper rifle and boarded a ransport heading north. The rest of the RAID squad almost laughed when Sharif radioed that he'd be joining them, but so far he had scored twice as many kills as the best marksman among them. He scoped out a Sutekhite with a RPG launcher, hoping to take down one of the Abnarian tanks. "Not today," Sharif growled, pulling the trigger. The soldier dropped the weapon and fell to the ground. He clambered back behind a boulder and radioed his headquarters. "The north is under control, at least for now. Tell the choppers to sweep south and eliminate the enemy on our flank." The response came back "Um, sir? The enemy has swept around us and begun an assault on another location." Sharif swore, mind racing. "Okay, orders are to eliminate the immediate threat, then return to base to prepare for the next phase." "Yes, sir." Damn! Another city lost to the Sutekhs. And, until the Paradisians were able to slow the flow of Sutekhs from the east, he wouldn't have enough men to split between the new enemy fortifications and the old ones. He got back on his radio, "Soldier! Call up two more compliments of RAID troopers from Abnar. We'll show them what we can do in the streets." Damn! He hefted his rifle again, aimed, and fired. Another kill.

The AH-14's took off and circled around southward, so as to hit the enemy's eastern flank. As they approached the Sutekhs, the sound of ther rotors filled the air. Coming up over a hill, all one hundred let loose with a hail of rockets and machine gun fire.
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While they battled for air superiority of the area, instead receiving a stalemate for their efforts, the Sutekhites maintained their ground. The helicopters the Abnari called in were a troublesome menace but with the anti-aircraft vehicles holding guard over the infantry, they weren't an unstoppable menace. Missiles were launched from their targets, crashing into the copters with a blazing inferno of destruction.

The Sutekhites were quite accustomed to fighting in the desert and took cover where they could. Their offensive against the Abnari had been a clever one, flanking them at such a close proximity to the first captured city so that resources could be easily relayed through from Sutekh-Te-Ankh's borders. Not to mention that there were plenty of Sutekhite reinforcements in that city itself.

The Abnari would have a long, bloody fight ahead of them if they didn't retreat.

Further west, the second city under siege had might as well been declared captured. Sutekhite victory flags were already flying as they cemented their security over the area. Citizens were either rounded up and detained in the local prison or were jailed within their own homes.

...And there would be no stopping here.
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The Caronicilian task force was bulky, and professional. They were the Reich's contribution to the North African war, and would represent Caronicilia proudly. Each man came from the south of Al Umma, making their way the front lines of battle so that they could defend the Islamic nation.

The Gurai were there to secure allies in the region, and defend the interests of itself against the Confederate States of America. There was no official declaration of war against Sutekh-only the oath to defend the Qosh Madi was givin.
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Admiral Borders took note at enemy sub attacks and order a small pack of his own to hunt down the enemy. As the battle would continue to range above the ocean surface, a new one would begin as the game of cat and mouse was started. Bombers from the aircraft carriers also took the charge as they attack many of the advancing ships. Confederate superiority fighters led in the defense of the bombers will great success although the lose of some bombers was regrettable, overall the defense was holding. Confederate missiles were also unleashed on the approaching fleet as there were no longer targets on shore for which to attack.
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Though the air attack was certainly a shock for the advancing Confederate lines, it was not something the Confederates hadn't planned for. Confederate Superiority fighters were quick on the inbound after the initial run from enemy bombers. Though fighters were impressed at the number and quality of the fighters and bombers they were also determined to keep them at bay.

The attack began quick and with great efforts at pain. Confederate fighters came down on enemy escorts without mercy, taking as many down as possible. The enemy was certainly well designed and well built but the Confederates had much to their advantage as well, including speed. When not engaged in battle with enemy fighters the Confederates made sure not to allow the enemy bombers to feel neglected.

A fierce battle for air supremacy had certainly begun over the Confederate lines, and it would occupy the enemy for a good while....
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General Morgan, not one to waste an opportunity to advance, took the charge after friendly air support came into the area. With the enemy aircraft occupied by Confederate fighters the General was able to advance his forces as well as his North flank farther into the depths of the Al Umman countryside.

However, knowing more attacks would certainly be underway from both air and land, the Confederates picked up the pace. They had to make it to the capital at all costs...

OOC: It would GREATLY help me out to know where on a map the capital is. Given that just recently I met resistance I think I can safely believe that my forces have made it this far, so far within the story.

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The circle being my landing position (Beachhead and city under occupation) and the squares are my confederate lines. I really can't do any more with my portion of the story without having some sense of where the capital is.

OH and Car, it wouldn't be proper to consider us the "Confederate States of America" since "America" in that sense of the word doesn't exist. "The Confederate States of the Seceded South" or "The Confederate States of North America" would be better terms.
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OOC: Sorry NRE for not posting the maps this sooner. Real Life called and I had to drop everything for a week or so. Anyway, if I forgot anybody please tell me. Tee hee! :lol: Looks like NRE took the capital, El Aauin, a long time ago! The vast majority of the population is on the coast. Agadir, Taureg, and In-Salah are the other main cities. I added the Sutekh lands to the map since that campaign seems to be hosted on this thread too.

IC:“My lord! This cannot continue on!” said Ali ibn Ata the former owner outlandishly rich phosphate mine in the western portion of the Umma. “The nation is in ruins! You must stop this horrible war before we are left completely destitute!”
The one time Messiah of the Moorish race sat hunched on a plastic stool, disheveled and dirty. His ornate robes were now no more than torn rags and his beautiful white turban was not unraveled on the dirt floor of the mud-brick house that he and the remaining members of BANAR, his advisory board, would call home for the night. They and a small bodyguard had been slowly making their way across the desert toward Abnari lines since the beginning of the Confederate invasion. To travel across they vast open reaches of desert with a large protection force would have been certain death, and to attempt fly to safety in one of the Qosh-Mahdi’s private jets would have been equally suicidal with the masses of Confederate craft cluttering the air day and night. So they were reduced to trekking through the dust by jeep or camel and begging their bread and board in secluded desert huts and shepherd tents. The physical hardship of their impoverished state had greatly contributed to the sense of defeatism around the Qosh-MahdiMany of the BANAR members had left the Qosh-Mahdi as the invasion began, seeing that he was no longer of any use to them. Some had even joined the Confederates as “slave catchers” using their hired mercenaries to round up whole towns under the guise that they were escorting them to a safer location and then turning them all over to the Confederates. These black-hearted businessmen had become extremely rich since the invasion and were in no way eager for the war to end. Some of the desperate dirty souls around the Qosh-Mahdi whispered to one another that the head of a Mahdi would be very valuable among the Sutekhs or Confederates. Others, frantic for the war to end so they could salvage what they could before all was lost, theorized that without the Qosh-Mahdi, the Muslim Brotherhood would have little to fight for. Finally there were the religious zealots, those that had lost everything and had only vengeance remaining. If the Qosh-Mahdi sued for peace, they would most certainly turn on their Messiah as a fraud.
The Qosh-Mahdi was only vaguely aware of the intrigues surrounding him. He was a mere shell of a man. He spent his days silent and withdrawn within himself staring out across the desert as they sped across the dunes and he spent his nights listening as his advisors screamed for action. What was he to do? Look to war? But what would anything remain? Look to peace? But at what price? Look to Allah? He was supposed to be Allah incarnate! This is what disturbed him most. In his life destitute life of dust begging and exile he had rediscovered his humanity, his mortality. You cut me I bleed. You trip me I fall into the dust. You kill me my soul flies to that great obscure void to be punished for its horrid sins. What a hellish nightmare! What a horror it was to be a man! On the morrow they would arrive in In-Salah. Word was there was a small contingent of Abnari forces in the city. He would surrender himself to their protection and he would fade. Ahhh! This was his last blessed resort, to let loose all the turmoil and fade into faceless obscurity and live out his own new found mortality… alone

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OOC: You failed to note that I took territory past Abnar's position while distracting him with a flanking attack. <_<
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OOC:Something like that, Scy? Who is Jaziraa?. Has he ever been active?
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OOC: Yeah... that's better. Just like that.
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My forces are currently stationed farther east than they appear on the map.

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The final preparations were complete and the seven million man Paradisian force crossed from the Exarchate of Africa into Al Umma itself. If the current pace held, they would be able to strike at the Scythirian-occupied city of El Ouir from the north within 48 hours. For now, the western edge of the massive force was on course to hit the Sutekhite contingent that was attempting to flank the Abnaris from the north. The Paradisians marched on to battle. Rifles were oiled, inspected and loaded, bootstraps tightened. The Paradisian war machine was ready to go to work.
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Out at sea, the mssile firgates were finally in position. Lauchers swiveled on board their decks, locking on to their targets. All at once, they fired, salvo after salvo of rockets streaking toward the Confederate ships. The rockets promptly arrived at their destination, slamming into the fleet, delivering the wrath of Allah to the infidels.

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At midnight that night, Omar Sharif was back at his command center. There was no chance he was going to let anyone else run this operation. Right now, 200 C-10's were taking off to deliver their payload of ten thousand RAID troopers into the heart of the Sutekh-held city of El Quir. A few hundred feet away, the Peregrine was ready to take off, its escort wing circling overhead. He Looked out to the north, toward the city and his men. "Peregrine, you are clear for takeoff." The dark shape slowly turned onto the runway, then fired up its engines and streaked off into the night. It would reach the city ahead of the transports, shtting down enemy sensors and communications, Making it that much easier for the RAIDers to enter successfully.

On board the Albatrosses, the flight commanders were preparing their troops for entry. "... No radios, nothing until the Peregrine finishes its run. It'll be coming up soon, so watch me for signals." Just then, all radios went to static as the Peregrine came wihin range of the city and turned on its jamming devices. The commanders gave their men the "go" motion, and ten thousand troopersmounted their gliders on the exit ramp conveyor and were pushed out of the rear hatches. The Peregrine streaked ahead; it would circle the city at high altitude for some time, to give the troops time to land.
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El Ouir was successfully secured and already fortifications were being set up throughout it. Generals were already drafting plans to begin the march to In-Salah in their campaign strategies for the next wave of troops due to come in from Sutekh-Te-Ankh. Word of Paradisian troops moving in the north towards El Ouir had been received, and much of their plans incorporated this unpleasant fact.

Nightfall had come eventually and the Abnari RAID troops were dropped from the skies. At first the incoming wave of gliders went unnoticed, but several astute Sutekhite night-watch platoons picked out curious objects in the sky with their night-vision goggles. It didn't take long to figure out it was a troop aerial drop and flak began filling the skies, determined to bring many of the soldiers crashing down to their doom.

Those few Abnari troops who successfully made the landing drop without incident would have to be dealt with in the traditional method. Jammed radio connections made communication difficult for units attempting to organize themselves around the intruding force. Thus the Sutekhites began resorting to signal flares to communicate their positions to each other.

Against the main Abnari force further south, the Sutekhites were tearing in with their flank assault with utmost ferocity. On both ends, the Abnari were forced to guard their lines as the Sutekhites effectively kept them surrounded. Anti-aircraft fire was enough to keep the Abnari attack helicopters in check while ground troops continued their advance. As it stood, Ouargla would remain in Sutekh-Te-Ankh's clutches.

And the second wave was already on its way into that first city, counting a number of 300 thousand men and hundreds more armored units. Reinforcements kept a war moving as always, and due to Al Umma's bordering proximity, it was easy enough to manage.
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At sea the Confederate blockade was taking a beating but remained to hold their own against the invading fleet. Missile frigates from the Confederate lines returned fire in kind to the Abnarian fleet, causing damage throughout. Bombers and fighter jets from the many aircraft carriers from the Confederate lines also pounded Abnar air defenses to strike their lines from above. The Confederates refused to give any sea to the invaders...

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General Morgan and his Lieutenant General Woods reached the city of Taureg and fought brilliantly to take it away from the natives of the region. To date the Confederates had already taken three of the Al Umman cities including their capital. They had lost several good men in the many fights they already found themselves but in all they were still the fearsome force they were when they arrived.

Reported enemy movements both north and South of their current positions was certainly a concern of the Confederates. To move any further could potentially put the Confederates in a valley with enemy forces on either of their flanks. Though aiding the Sutekhite army was a concern on the Confederates, they could not justify loosing so many to force them to move from their current position. Instead, the General decided that the Confederates push forward into the nation would stop here at Taureg, where he would leave Lieutenant General Woods in Command.

General Morgan himself would leave taking a fair size of his force back to the capital where they would help the soldiers left behind to complete the fortifications they were left to build. Similar actions were also taking place in Agadir where the General had stationed Major General Henderson in command. Orders for Lieutenant General Woods was to fortify Taureg and await the Sutekhites who reports said they were pushing steadily through the nation.

Once the Sutekhites reached Tuareg, the war would certainly be over as the two armies would complete their crushing maneuver.
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Field Marshal Khalid bin Sultan's armored command vehicle turned to the west breaking from the solid column of armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and tanks that stretched into the distance for as far as the eye could see. Behind him, each vehicle under his command was doing the same. As he had been commanded, he would take the two million soldiers of the 5th Army to beat back the Confederate forces, who had recently seized the capital. Soon the rest of the Paradisian column disappeared from sight, obscured by the dust thrown up by the countless thousands of tracked vehicles rolling toward the city of Taureg.

A portion of the unending series of combat sorties flown by Roman and Paradisian fighter pilots had been redirected to pave the way for Field Marshal Khalid's contingent to retake the capital. Each sortie struck another withering blow to the Confederate air defenses and brought Paradise one step closer to uncontested air supremacy in the West.

Within three days, Field Marshal Khalid's entire force would be within sight of the outskirts of Taureg and ready to join the battle against the Confederates. The Field Marshal was counting down the hours.

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Meanwhile, the 7th Army, 11th Army, and roughly half of the 4th Army, the bulk of the Paradisian forces in Al-Umma, under the command of Field Marshal Saleh Al-Muhaya continued to rumble south and east to secure the Abnaris' northern flank and begin the advance against the Sutekhites. Field Marshal Saleh expected that they would encounter the first of the Abnaris within 24 hours. He'd radioed ahead to ensure that their would be no confusion as to which side they were fighting for.

The Paradisian air superiority fighters had been experiencing increased success due to the Madinian air raids on Southeastern Sutekh. The Sutekhite leadership had been forced to redeploy a portion of their total fighter aircraft to the Southeast to combat the threat and Paradisian fighter pilots had slowly been forcing their Sutekh counterparts from the skies of Al-Umma, with the exception of the few cities where ground-based Sutekh anti-air systems forced the pilots to avoid.

Field Marshal Saleh Al-Muhaya was planning even as the massive column rolled endlessly forward, layer upon layer of maps, charts, and reports spread haphazardly across the table inside of his personal armored command vehicle. When he entered the battle, he would enter it prepared.


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NRE, it seems like you've been sweeping through Al-Umma pretty fast considering that you're now facing both Caronicilian and Madinian forces, with the Madinians potentially advancing on you from your flank. Considering that your entire force disembarked from 74 ships, most of which I assumed were warships, I thought that it was fairly small and gave advice on troop placement as such. Regardless, I'm sending two million plus armor and support vehicles your way, so you'll actually have to RP a little war instead of just marching through unopposed. :P

The Sutekhite rate of advance has been fitting, considering that they were facing only a modest Abnari contingent, but with another five million well-trained Paradisian soldiers, plus a considerable amount of armor and tactical support vehicles, so I'd expect that any advance would be slower, if there is any advance at all. B)
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MAdina continued its daily routine of attacking both enemies in the nation on both fronts. The Bombers ere told to continue their bombing of nereby cities near the border of Madina.

It wuoldnt be too long before Madina pushed through and finally makes the invasion.
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The fight in El Ouir continued through the night as Sutekhite forces communicated their positions through flares as they hunted down the Abnari RAIDer cells. Patrols marched through the city streets, night-vision goggles allowing them to spot out the enemy. When a small squad of the landed RAIDers was discovered or encountered, gunfire immediately opened. None of these intruders from the sky were to be allowed to live, as ordered by the commanding generals.

Throughout both fronts of the war, at its own eastern border and over Al-Umma airspace, the Sutekhite Air Force was forced to field a large portion of its jets. With the entrance of Paradise, ground could be easily lost and the Pharaoh's Legions were not about to let that occur. Where more planes were downed by fire or forced to land for refueling, more Sutekhite jets scrambled from their airbases to take their place. The air war would be the most difficult venture in this campaign.
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