The Searing Landing
Night broke as the sound of a thousand guns filled the air. The explosions rocked the city, Searing was in danger, the capital of the legion so close to their border, it was a citadel, The Castle of Castles, the fortress though untouchable, the next four hours would decide the fate of Helna.
Poor intelligence, horrid strategic planning and general idiocy
Plagued the command staff among the Novis landing group. Their equipment were prototypes, they didn't know how to repair it, leading to failing systems and a danger to the soldiers.At 2300 hours the death-whistle sounded. Hundreds of single and multiuse landing craft began their charge to the beach.
"Armoured Sarcophaguses, that's what we called them, a solid block of steel with a motor strapped to it, you'd hit the beach and someone would get concussed, then the ramp dropped. God help you if you were at the front of the boat."
Novis Soldier, Captured after the battle of Searing at 0305 hours.
The Conflict
Deployment
Novis forces were deployed from Lexus class Landing craft, beaching themselves
Battlefield
Coastline of Searing, Which was in the middle of having coastal defenses being renovated, meaning that the next-generation tech was being installed
Conditions
Shortly after light rainfall, Little to no wind with high humidity.
The Engagement
Novis forces landed on the coastline, charging out of their landing craft up the beach, trying to get to the freshly revamped costal bunkers before they were mowed down.
Outcome
The ground shook as naval batteries fired once more
Striking the wet sand and scarring the seabed, Wounded Novisian soldiers crawled up the beach, their guns discarded in place of splints and bandages, as the reuseable landing craft were pushed down the shore the pillboxes spat lead into them, littering the ground with corpses as their retreat was cut down. The truely desperate tried their best to swim to the landing craft still in the water, but they too were killed.A shot rings out, the beginning of the battle is marked with a crack like thunder and the screams of artillery shells whistling in the humid air.
Included under Conflict
Conflict Type
Battle
Battlefield Type
Urban
Start Date
2300 hour 357|4|21
Ending Date
0300 hour 357|4|23
Conflict Result
Crippling defeat for the Novis Forces, forcing a shattered withdrawal from the beach leaving the wounded behind.
Location
Belligerents
The Searing Armoured Garrison
The 3rd Novis Landing Fleet
Strength
Two Mark 1 Recon tanks
Mark 5 Tracked Field Support Tank
2nd Searing Militia Garrison
Augustine, Xiphos class Battlecruiser.
First Marine Battalion.
Third Novisian Engineers Company.
Seventh and Eleventh Naval-Landing companies.
Kaetos' Wrath, Ilhas-class Heavy Shore Bombardment Cruiser
Third Novisian Engineers Company.
Seventh and Eleventh Naval-Landing companies.
Kaetos' Wrath, Ilhas-class Heavy Shore Bombardment Cruiser
Casualties
Recon tanks destroyed
TFST suffered severe damage
Militia suffered severe casualties.
Augustine suffered Small arms fire.
Marines were overran
Engineer Company rendered destroyed
Seventh Company was destroyed, Eleventh suffered 90% casualties
Kaetos' Wrath severely damaged, dry docked in allied port after battle.
Objectives
Defend Searing at all costs.
Destroy the armoured garrison at Searing, and secure a foothold in the city.
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