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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

    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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