Paratroopers over Narguri

June 30th, 1987.

the 1st Army Group Recieved Special Orders from Command, they were to perform an Airborne Assault on the Narguri's Military Bases and HQ, Among several Low-Ranking Commanders, Intel Discovered the presence of High Earl Vriztov Arlanko, a Respected Commander who was quite talented who even the AUF feared, Vriztov was known for having competent troops, so unlike Julistar and Langzuria, the Enemy would have Proper Trained Garrison Divisions unlike the ones they faced before. The 1st Army Group Assigned The Young Aegis Largol Daniehl to Plan, Command and Lead this mission. Despite being Made available 7 Airborne Divisions, Daniehl only took 3 to the Mission.

The Briefing was Simple, Their JO-67 Gliders would be unhooked from their NIB-11 lead planes that were originally used as bombers just West of Halzi Village, the JO-67s Would then Glide to their target around 15 miles South of Narguri, They would then use the pitch dark night as cover and a fireworks festival being performed in Narguri would also muffle their sounds, they were to Infiltrate the various bases, Kill all Commanders inside Narguri, and Flee East to where Multiple NIT-5 Transport planes would be hidden beforehand and pick them up.

July 1st, 23:44 O'clock.

98 JO-67 Gliders took off from the freshly-built airbase at Julistar, the Airborne Divisions Assigned to this assault were the 6th Airborne, the 1st Airborne and the 9th Airborne, They would recieve no outside support During this mission.

July 2nd, 02:00 O'clock.

The JO-67 Gliders are Unhooked as they fly over Halzi Village. the Fireworks seem to have distracted and deafened the people to what was happening right above them, The Moon was nowhere to be seen, Medium Fog Cover aproached Narguri, Perfect Conditions for a Stealth Mission, perhaps too perfect...

02:41 O'Clock.

After multiple Close encounters with various Patrols, the 3 Divisions split up into battallions and Proceed to Infiltrate their Target Bases, but one thing seems to have made Aegis Daniehl quite unconfertable, after being inquired on what was bothering him, he mentioned that these conditions were perfect for an infiltration, so much so that even High Earl Arlanko might notice such conditions and raise his guard.

3:00 O'clock.

The Clock ticks to 3 in the morning, the time the mission is supposed to start, not even a second after the clock strikes, Hundreds, Maybe even Thousands of Gunshots can be heard in the distance, AUF Forces have succesfully infiltrated the bases and have started their assault, however, as Aegis Daniehl Predicted, High Earl Arlanko had Increased the ammount of men on Night-Duty, over 60% of the Enemy Forces were already Suited up and ready for battle when they only expected 10% to be on Night-Duty, this however proved fruitless as 13 MAL Commanders had already been killed in the massive gunfight, Despite being alerted early and ready, the Pitch-Dark Night and the lack of Flashlights and NVGs was proving to be a massive disadvantadge to MAL Troops.

3:07 O'Clock

The Whistles start going off, a signal that The High Earl had been Killed, the 76th Airborne Engineer Battalion had found his remains, he died to a grenade that his own forces threw at him amist the confusion, they were trained, but they were inexpirienced men afterall, something Arlanko was not expecting to be such a setback, so much so that it cost him his life.

04:21 O'Clock

The Battalions Regrouped at the Transport planes, they managed to run off into the dark forests without being noticed thanks to the fireworks and most MAL Commanders being slain in the battle, causing mass chaos in their Chain of Command.

04:35

The Last Transport plane takes off carrying the last of the men, including Aegis Daniehl who refused to take off until he made sure all of his troops were in the air. shortly after they were met with an escort of 35 Fighters, 15 NIF-11s and 20 HFF-7N.

07:12

As Dawn Breaks, the Transport aircraft land back at Julistar Airbase, the men were met with excited cheering from ground personel, glad to see their fellow brothers back safe.

After-Op Report, Declassified Information

High Earl Arlankov's Death was confirmed, Furthermore, 25 Other Commanders were also slain in the Assault, the number of Enemy troops at Narguri is Unkown, but Intel Estimates that around ~30,000 Men were deployed there, The 3 Deployed AUF Divisions only ammounted to 4,650 Men. No Major Casulties were suffered on either side, the total Casualty Count from both sides was only 1,567 KIA and 2,416 WIA. Aegis Daniehl Commented that this was Ironic considering the ammount of gunfire that was heard during the Assault, he called it a waste of ammunition. This was most likely the Inexpirienced troops who had never had been in combat panicking and firing at wherever gunfire was, As a matter of fact its considered that most MAL Casualties was caused by Friendly Fire, One such example was Arlankov's Death, who died at the hands of his own soldier, who in a panic, Cooked and threw a grenade, that landed perfectly on Arlankov's Face as it exploded, they only identified him by his Bloodied Uniform.

Daniehl: "Ironic isn't it? He trained his own troops to kill the enemy, only to have them Kill him instead, At least they showed off their training in the ability to Cook a grenade perfectly and throw it with such accuracy that it blew up right in that bastard's nose, yeah that one's gotta hurt."

Aegis Daniehl recieved the "Adamant Special Operations Decoration", being the first recipient from the start of the war, he would also recieve The "Courageous Loyalty Star". However, he refused a promotion to Warden, saying he prefered to "fight with Bullets than with Paper".