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The summer had been a significant period of radicalization within Republican lines. At the beginning of the conflict, most of the councilor in the provisional government sought independence and conciliation with Urcea as a peer partner as well as some economic concessions to make Pachaug more competitive. After months of siege, however, goals had shifted, and most of those within the siege lines took on a general anti-Levantine sentiment, with some members of the government going as far as to suggest a "total purge" of Levantines, [[Nysdrine people|Nysdrines]], and other Occidentals from the country in the event of their victory. As efforts to turn Chenango forces on the siege lines failed and optimism faded, the view within the provisional government became primarily vengeance oriented. Between 1 August and 8 August, significant debates were held within the government on executing the hostages; while a slim majority blocked executions, largely on strategic ground, their political position grew more tenuous after the events of 8 August. When it became clear after 9 August that the Trinational Army was bringing in additional personnel and equipment, the provisional government fully transitioned to a scorched earth policy. The hostages were to remain, but large numbers of suspected collaborators and anyone with perceived Levantine ancestry were rounded up on the night of 12 August. Unlike the relative comfort of the hostages at the naval base, these collaborators - about 45 in all - were thrown into a small room for two days before being hanged along the city's channel system on the morning of 15 August. The provisional government also ordered that as much useful material as possible be destroyed and equipment sabotaged, with booby traps to be placed throughout their remaining territory. At the naval base, orders were given to have full watch around the clock as well as high degrees of readiness for all soldiers. The barracks containing the hostages received several additional guards in order to prevent a raid. | The summer had been a significant period of radicalization within Republican lines. At the beginning of the conflict, most of the councilor in the provisional government sought independence and conciliation with Urcea as a peer partner as well as some economic concessions to make Pachaug more competitive. After months of siege, however, goals had shifted, and most of those within the siege lines took on a general anti-Levantine sentiment, with some members of the government going as far as to suggest a "total purge" of Levantines, [[Nysdrine people|Nysdrines]], and other Occidentals from the country in the event of their victory. As efforts to turn Chenango forces on the siege lines failed and optimism faded, the view within the provisional government became primarily vengeance oriented. Between 1 August and 8 August, significant debates were held within the government on executing the hostages; while a slim majority blocked executions, largely on strategic ground, their political position grew more tenuous after the events of 8 August. When it became clear after 9 August that the Trinational Army was bringing in additional personnel and equipment, the provisional government fully transitioned to a scorched earth policy. The hostages were to remain, but large numbers of suspected collaborators and anyone with perceived Levantine ancestry were rounded up on the night of 12 August. Unlike the relative comfort of the hostages at the naval base, these collaborators - about 45 in all - were thrown into a small room for two days before being hanged along the city's channel system on the morning of 15 August. The provisional government also ordered that as much useful material as possible be destroyed and equipment sabotaged, with booby traps to be placed throughout their remaining territory. At the naval base, orders were given to have full watch around the clock as well as high degrees of readiness for all soldiers. The barracks containing the hostages received several additional guards in order to prevent a raid. | ||
===Rescuing the hostages=== | |||
Following a week of preparation, the Trinational Army reported to NSTA command that it was ready to execute its operations at 1 AM on 17 August, and they were ordered to proceed. The first stage of the attack focused on the naval base, which had a smaller rebel presence, a primarily military population, as well as the barracks holding the hostages. Using [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] aircraft, a strike force consisting of 250 men from the Trinational Army's Special Operations Battalion ("SOB") landed via helicopter in and around the naval base between 1:12 and 1:20 AM, encountering limited anti-air resistance. Their mission was to secure the two hostage barracks (Barracks "A" and "B") and to establish a perimeter within base grounds to keep the hostages safe while the full assault began, with a secondary objective to disrupt as much of the defense as possible. Due to the proximity of the hostages, no aerial assault occurred before the landings. | |||
The strike began inauspiciously with one squad of SOB forces getting lost within the camp and arriving at the mess hall rather than Barracks A, which held about 110 hostages. Their inability to reach Barracks A allowed defending rebel forces to surround it, but those within it successfully managed to barricade the doors and windows as soon as gunfire began. Barracks B, which held about 80 hostages, was secured by SOB forces at 1:29 AM, at which time a signal flare was fired to open the general offensive against the base by Trinational Army forces outside. SOB forces regrouped in the vicinity of Barracks B by around 1:38 AM with the intention of moving on to Barracks A. However, after attempting to remove the barricades, rebel forces had simply opened fire on the steel barracks building minutes before, with nonstop shooting occurring for about 90 seconds, after which time they regrouped with other rebels in a more defensible position. By the time SOB forces arrived at Barracks A at 1:44 AM, about 55 of the 110 hostages had been killed with another 40 some degree of injured. The surviving hostages were relocated quickly back to Barracks B, and SOB forces established a perimeter there. With all living hostages secured and contained and allied forces in a limited perimeter, aerial assault on the base began at 1:50 AM using Urcean attack helicopters and strike aircraft. | |||
The sudden presence of the enemy had alarmed rebel forces, but they were generally ready for the attack due to the preparations made in the days prior. From trenches around the base, significant resistance was made to the advancing Trinational Army forces from the outside, while a small force attempted to capture Barracks B but was rebuffed. TNA organizational failures led to limited friendly fire incidents around 2 AM, which temporarily halted the assault as units were reorganized and a limited investigation occurred, and resumed around 2:30 AM. Within the base, SOB forces managed to destroy the base's power generation, and the better equipped TNA forces outside benefitted due to the lack of significant nigh vision capability by the defenders. By 4 AM, the main trench-line had been overrun by the TNA. By 6 AM, as the sun began to rise, the secondary trench line had been overrun and TNA forces were within the gates of the naval base. At 6:15 AM, after about five hours of fighting, the naval base's rebel commander and several other senior officers attempted to flee the base in a small, fast boat, but were captured by blockading forces not long after. Without a command structure, some of the men continued to fight on but others laid down their arms, and by around 7 AM the naval base was secured. The Blue Flag was lowered and in its place the traditional Pachaug flag, along with that of NSTA, were raised over the base. | |||
===Storming the city=== | ===Storming the city=== | ||
====Massacre of 18 August==== | ====Massacre of 18 August==== | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[Category:Crona]] | [[Category:Crona]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||
[[Category:Wars]] | [[Category:Wars]] | ||