Chapter 28: Chapter 23 – A Thorn on the Neck

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"Recording log..."

"Week 2"
"Sunday"
"0524 hrs."
"Southern Area"
"Gargan Forest"

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Some airspace near the border between Almeda Kingdom and Gargan Forest…

About approximately 8000 feet above the ground, the two Harriers are the first to have arrived at their destination target. They encircle the entire vicinity and scan the area with their NODS by their helmet huds.

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Arkson, BLAZE 1. Harriers are now at the site. Contacting FOXTROT 01. //

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // BLAZE 2, proceeding holding pattern at 7700 AGL. Descending. //

As BLAZE 2 descends, BLAZE 1 proceeds to contact FOXTROT 01.

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Inside the Knight Fort Headquarters…

The faint roaring sounds of the Harriers can be heard. This made most of the knights come out of the buildings and start looking for the source of the faint roaring sounds by the sky. But due to the darkness of the night and thick clouds, they aren’t able to see the two Harriers.

FOXTROT 01’s radio statics. He then adjusts the frequency of the radio and BLAZE 1 voice appears.

While still crouched and guarding the entrance of the room by the left side of the door, FOXTROT 01 answers the radio call.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* Task Force GTFOH Actual. "

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Sir Harvey. BLAZES are here now and ready for tasking. //

Tommy halts in his scouring for intel and both he and Toby look at FOXTROT 01.

Toby then whistles.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Toby ] : " *whispers on comms* Haha what? Wow. Are the Harriers also dispatched? "

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Tommy ] : " *whispers on comms* Seems like it. Haha oh boy. This is gonna be a show. "

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* Roger. Standby. "

FOXTROT 01 puts the radio back and orders Tommy to go by the window and look at the base.

With Tommy now looking outside by the window, he is now seeing many knights come out of the buildings and commotion about the faint roaring Harrier sounds up above the sky.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Tommy ] : " *whispers on comms* Ahhh great! There are now more of them outside. "

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on comms* Really? That’s just great. Tommy, you guard the door. "

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Tommy ] : " *whispers on comms* Ahhh great! Yes sir! "

FOXTROT 01 then moves to the window to look outside while Tommy goes to the door for security.

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Inside the Knight Barracks...

The sleeping knights woke up from the roaring sounds of the Harriers.

Random Knight : " Ughhhhhh. What is that noise? "

Random Knight : " Uggh. Can somebody tell whoever is making those noises to shut the fuck up? "

Random Knight : " *yawns* I'm on it. "

The knight then heads outside of the barracks. It's dark. Somebody must've put off the torches and lamps he thought. He then looked up to the sky to where the thumping sounds were coming from and wondered what was making those roaring noises.

He tinders a torch and lights it up. What followed shocked him - he saw countless corpses of some of the knights on the ground. The guards are dead and some of his buddies are laying down lifelessly.

This made the knight rush inside the barracks.

Random Knight : " THERE ARE RIMAN KNIGHTS OUTSIDE! THEY'VE KILLED OUR MEN! "

The knight thought that the knights of Riman Nation killed their men due to the upcoming war between the Almeda Kingdom and Riman Nation.

The knights inside the barracks got up in their beds and started preparing themselves with armor and weapons.

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As FOXTROT 01 looks outside, he can see the knights equipped with their muskets and swords, with some on their full leather armor. They also have now discovered what happened inside the Prison Building. A knight comes out of the building and shouts that most of the knight guards and the inmates inside are now dead.

Random Knight: “ WHA-WHAT? “

Random Knight: “ THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE ARE FIVE MEN WITH STRANGE WEAPONS THAT KILLED MOST OF THE KNIGHTS THERE! “

Random Knight: “ WHAT THE FUCK? WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? ARE THEY FROM THE RIMAN NATION? “

Random Knight: “ THEY ALSO DON’T KNOW! SOME SAID THAT THEY CAME OUT FROM NOWHERE INSIDE A ROOM, AND SOME SAID THAT THEY ARE ALSO ONE OF THE INMATES! “

With this, they are now on full alert. Most of the knights guard the base with muskets and full armor, others search the base, and some go back inside the buildings for gearing.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on comms* Shit! They are also coming here! Argh! I think I don’t have a choice, do I? Toby, contact Talon and Tarone and tell them to stay low on profile! "

Toby locks the door and then contacts the search team for the seven imprisoned male children below the building to stay low and don’t engage combatants.

Meanwhile, FOXTROT 01 radios again BLAZE 1 for a tasking.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* BLAZE 1, Task Force GTFOH Actual. Advise when ready to accept tasking. Over. "

*psssh!*

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // FOXTROT 01, state tasking. //

FOXTROT 01 looks again by the window to check the fort base.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* Uhm, yeah. This might be a little bit risky but, can you just please hover and stay up above the base for about uhm, about like 300 ft or so? "

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // …..Erh, ro-roger that, sir. But I will just go with 400 ft. //

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* Yeah that’s enough. Just make sure that you are visible to the knights below! Be advised: The knights here are equipped with small arms weapons. Well, very little small arms. Are muskets consider also as small arms? "

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Erh, ye-yes, sir. Roger on the tasking. Descending now. //

A little while then, a knock came from the door.

Random Knight: “ OFFICER FABIAN! ARE YOU THERE, OFFICER? “

Toby then quickly grabs the apprehended Fabian beside a sofa and both him, Tommy, and FOXTROT 01 halts and aim their rifle towards the locked door.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Toby ] : " *whispers on comms* Seems like we got a visitor eh, sir? "

The knight then knocks a couple of times.

Random Knight: “ OFFICER FABIAN! ARE YOU THERE, OFFICER? WE NEED YOUR HELP, OFFICER! “

*knock* *knock**knock* *knock**knock* *knock*

But then, the sound of the roaring Harrier became louder and louder. Everyone at the base is very scared and confused about the loud roaring sounds. They look up everywhere to see where it is coming from.

Until…

Random Knight : “ LOOK UP!!!!!!! “

The knights look up and they see a black-winged bird that's producing the loud roaring sounds. They are very confused as to why the bird wings aren't flapping and moving.

Random Knight : “ WHA-WHA-WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?! “

Random Knight : “ IS THAT A DRA-DRAGON? “

They point their muskets and crossbows at the Harrier.

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While this is happening, BLAZE 2 can also see what’s happening at the field of the base.

[ BLAZE 2Pilot ] : // BLAZE 1, Be Advised: Multiple contacts have now their weapons pointed at ya. //

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Well, no shit. FOXTROT 01. Request permission to engage. Over. //

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Inside the room where the task force is, the knight that was knocking from the door left and went outside when he heard the loud roaring sounds.

With that, FOXTROT 01’s radio statics with BLAZE 1’s voice.

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // I say again. FOXTROT 01. Request permission to engage. Over. //

FOXTROT 01 then went to the window and saw the Harrier hovering above steadily up the base with the knights pointing their muskets and crossbows to the Harrier.

He then picks his radio up.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* That’s a negative for now. We might as well be struck by your guns. Just scare them off in the meantime! "

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Understood, sir. //

Then, just about the knights fire their weapons up…

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Flares flares away. //

While unleashing barrages of flares down below, the Harrier makes a steady and slow forward acceleration to distribute the flares.

The knights are in extreme shock and horror as they saw the glowing yellow flaming orbs falling down to them. Most of them run and find cover to avoid the flaming flares, others fire their weapons towards the Harrier, which all of the rounds and arrows just bounce back and are destroyed by the armor of the Harrier. The sounds of the bouncing projectiles are also resonating inside the cockpit.

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // BLAZE 1 erh, taking fire here. //

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As all of this was happening, BLAZE 02 received a call from REAPER 1.

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] :*/ BLAZES, the Rescue Teams are now joining in the fray from the North-West. /*

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // CONVOY Be Advised: BLAZE 01 is now currently on the decoy and deploying flares across the base. There are approximately fifty-plus contacts on the ground. //

[ VIPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Flares as decoys. Does that also ring a bell to you, VIPER 2? /*

[ VIPER 2 Pilot ] : */ Haha. Yeah. The one we also did before the engagement at Operation Lament’s Revenge. /*

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // BLAZE 1, flares are spent. FOXTROT 01, displacing now because of the small arms fire. //

[ REAPER 2 Pilot ] : */ He is leaving. Can we go? /*

[ HAWKSEND 1 Pilot ] : */ Yeah. We and the Rescue Teams are itching to get on the ground right now. /*

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // Roger. BLAZE 2 to FOXTROT 01. Over. //

*psssssh!*

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* Dang it’s getting hot in here! Send traffic BLAZE 2. "

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // Roger. CONVOY is now here, sir. //

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* That was quick! Tell BLAZE 1 to proceed on a holding pattern and standby for further tasking. How copy, Over? "

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // Understood, sir. //

*psssssh!*

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // BLAZE 1, Be Advised: FOXTROT 01 had just ordered us to go on a holding pattern and continue surveillance as the CONVOY are now inbound for landing. //

[ BLAZE 1 Pilot ] : // Affirmative. Displacing and ascending to 8000 AGL. //

BLAZE 1 then leaves the base and ascends to a holding pattern up in the sky together with BLAZE 2.

[ BLAZE 2 Pilot ] : // CONVOY, BLAZE 1 is out. Proceed with the insertion. Be Advised: There are still multiple contacts over the base. Request permission to FOXTROT 01 for engagement. BLAZE 2 Out. //

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With this, six helicopters roar up on the horizon.

REAPER 1 and REAPER 2 are at the front part of the formation while VIPER 1 and VIPER 2 are at the left and right sides respectively.

In the middle are the two HAWKSENDS, composed of 20 men in each helicopter.

The convoy is heading towards the knight's fort base.

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] */ REAPER 1. HAWKSEND 1 and HAWKSEND 2 are three mikes out. Establishing overwatch at 1300 AGL. Over. /*

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] */ REAPER 2. Establishing overwatch at 1250 AGL. /*

[ HAWKSEND 1 Pilot ] */ Roger that. /*

[ HAWKSEND 2 Pilot ] */ Copy. /*

As the helicopters move further into the knight's fort base, their increasing roaring sounds can be heard at the base.

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[ VIPER 1 Pilot ] : */ This is VIPER 1. Establishing overwatch 1700 AGL West. /*

[ VIPER 2 Pilot ] : */ VIPER 2, establishing overwatch 1600 AGL East. Reapers, we'll leave the hawks to you guys. /*

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Rog' that. /*

[ REAPER 2 Pilot ] : */ Reaper 2 copies all. /*

As the convoy made their way into the fort base, the knights were startled and confused again as this time, the thumping sounds of the six helicopters came increasingly loud. They again prepare themselves for the upcoming helicopters.

And when they have arrived, the Apaches make the first appearance to the knights.

This time, the knights didn’t hesitate to fire their weapons at the four Apaches.

[ VIPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Oh shit! Evasive maneuvers. /*

[ REAPER 2 Pilot ] : */ Great. Who’s gonna request permission to FOXTROT 01? /*

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ I will. Standby. /*

The six helicopters make a circle pattern above 1000 ft or so to avoid the musket fire and arrows.

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Inside the room where the task force is, all of them also hear the helicopters circling up above the base.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Toby ] : " *whispers on comms* Nice. The rescue teams are now inbound. I wonder how the two blokes down below up to? "

Then, FOXTROT 01’s radio statics with REAPER 1’’s voice.

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Task Force Actual. REAPER 1 with the CONVOY holding on pattern about 1500 AGL. /*

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on comms* Oh the convoy’s here. Toby, contact and stay up with the two pilots down below. Tommy, you go over here and guard the door while I coordinate with the convoy and the rescue teams. "

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Toby ] : " *whispers on comms* Roger. "

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ Tommy ] : " *whispers on comms* Moving. "

As Toby went to contact Talon and Tarone down below, Tommy and FOXTROT 01 switch places, and FOXTROT 01 picks up his radio again to contact the Rescue Teams also only to see the knights were shooting at the helicopters.

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* Are you guys taking fire? "

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Erh yes sir. Albeit they don’t really strike us with their projectiles as we thought they would. /*

[ Task Force GTFOH ] [ OP Lead ] [ FOXTROT 01 ] : " *whispers on radio* I-I see. Are they gonna hinder you guys from inserti- oh who am I kidding. Ok, you guys have permission to engage. We are at the five-story building with flags all over it. Danger-Close. "

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Roger that, sir. Danger-Close and Masters Arms on. /*

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Up in the sky…

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ All callsigns, we have the permission to engage. Over. Set your systems on only 30 mils to avoid collateral damage. /*

[ REAPER 2 Pilot ] : */ Oh this is gonna be messy. /*

[ VIPER 2 Pilot ] : */ You bet. /*

[ VIPER 1 Pilot ] : */ You REAPERS can take the guards out. We will handle it after with the HAWKSENDS. /*

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Roger dodger. /*

Aiming with their M230 Chain gun, the two REAPERS descend a little and encircle to provide fire mission down at the fort base while the two VIPERS stay to continue on to provide escort to the two HAWKSENDS on the holding pattern.

The knights down below were surprised again as they saw the two Apaches coming down to them. Some of them continued to fire their weapons, and some came running and hiding.

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Ready? /*

[ REAPER 1 Co-Pilot ] : */ Ready. /*

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ On your go. /*

[ REAPER 1 Co-Pilot ] : */ Roger. REAPER 2 - GUNS GUNS GUNS! /*

[ REAPER 2 Co-Pilot ] : */  Aye. GUNS GUNS GUNS! /*

The two REAPER Apaches fire their M230 Chain gun towards the knights below.

*BRATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!*

The knights were each struck by the exploding rounds of the 30mm’s as they took shrapnels that penetrated through their thin leather armor and skin.

They groaned and screamed with horror and pain, with the survivors now running away in fear for their lives.

[ REAPER 2 Co-Pilot ] : */ Far right - far right. There, stabilize! /*

*BRATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!*

[ REAPER 1 Co-Pilot ] : */ Good kill, good kill, REAPER 2. I’m clear by my side. Over. /*

[ REAPER 2 Co-Pilot ] : */ Roger. I’m still detecting a few contacts over, but they are now running away from the fort base. Proceed with the insertion? /*

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Roger on that. VIPERS, it’s your turn now. Ascending from 1450 AGL to 4000 AGL. /*

[ VIPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Wilco. Descending now. /*

[ HAWKSNED 1 Pilot ] : */ Alrighty. Time to land these chalks. Call it in. /*

[ HAWKSNED 1 Co-Pilot ] : */ Rog’. HAWKSEND 2, Be Advised: We are now ten-mikes out of FOXTROT BRAVO. /*

[ HAWKSNED 2 Pilot ] : */ Roger that HAWKSEND 1. /*

With this, the respective HAWKSEND Co-Pilots inform their chalks of their ETA insertion.

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After ten minutes...

The fort base is now clear of targets. Either died, hid, or ran away. 

The two Chinooks are now hovering up above the fort base while the two VIPER Apaches encircle the base for their protection, with the REAPER Apaches on the holding pattern up from 4000 feet or so.

[ HAWKSEND 1 Ramp Crew ] : */ Good Hoyer. Hold the hover. /*

The ramp crews of the two Chinooks put down their ropes to the ground to allow the Rescue Teams to rappel down.

The troops are now also preparing to rappel down towards the base.

[ HAWKSEND 2 Ramp Crew ] : */ Stay with the hover. WE ARE THREE-MIKES OUT! GO GO GO! /*

[ HAWKSEND 1 Ramp Crew ] : */ THREE-MIKES OUT! GO! /*

With the 5th Platoon of Hay Company in HAWKSEND 1 and the 3rd Platoon of Joggers Company in HAWKSEND 2, they each rappel down at the ropes.

[ Rescue Task Force ] [ Hay 5-1 , 2nd Bn ] : " GO! GO! GO! "

[ HAWKSEND 1 Ramp Crew ] : */ First man on the rope. /*

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[ Rescue Task Force ] [ Joggers 3-1 , 2nd Bn ] : " FIRST MAN, GO! "

[ HAWKSEND 2 Ramp Crew ] : */ First man on the rope. /*

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[ HAWKSEND 1 Ramp Crew ] : */ First man on the ground. /*

[ HAWKSEND 1 Ramp Crew ] : */ Second man on the rope. /*

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[ HAWKSEND 2 Ramp Crew ] : */ First man on the ground. /*

[ HAWKSEND 2 Ramp Crew ] : */ Second man on the rope. /*

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This continues until they are all on the ground.

[ HAWKSEND 1 Ramp Crew ] : */ Last man on the ground. Deck is clear! /*

[ HAWKSEND 1 Pilot ] : */ Roger, HAWKSEND 1. My chalks are now on the ground. Proceeding on the holding pattern at 2000 AGL. /*

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[ HAWKSEND 2 Ramp Crew ] : */ Last man on the ground. Deck is clear! /*

[ HAWKSEND 2 Pilot ] : */ This is HAWKSEND 2. Chalks also have been dropped. Holding pattern at 2100 AGL. /*

VIPER 1 and VIPER 2 are left at the knight base to provide CAS ( Close Air Support ) for the Rescue Teams.

[ REAPER 1 Pilot ] : */ Scan duty. Over. /*

[ VIPER 1 Pilot ] : */ A-firm. /*

[ VIPER 2 Pilot ] : */ We got them covered. /*

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Meanwhile on the ground...

[ Rescue Task Force ] [ Joggers 3-1 , 2nd Bn ] : " WE GOT THE PERIMETER! YOU GUYS GET THE CLEARING! "

[ Rescue Task Force ] [ Hay 5-1 , 2nd Bn ] : " AYE! LEAVE THE REST TO US! "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the sun now rising, the 3rd Platoon of Joggers Company quickly establishes a perimeter outside of the base, while the 5th Platoon of Hay Company moves on to each building to clear any hostile targets and search for FOXTROT 01 and the Blackhawk crews.

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Soul Count :
*Counting...*
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[ 38 ]

+ 17 Knights

 

Spawn Count: ( excluding vehicle crews )

[ 2,053 ]

= 2,005 Infantry Units

= 48 Special Forces

 

Arsenals:

AIR

- 2 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

- 2 General Atomics MQ-9

- 4 AH-64D Longbow Apaches

- 1 MH-60A Blackhawk

- 2 MH-47 Chinook

LAND

- TBA

NAVY

- TBA

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