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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. | 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=== | ||
Throughout the night, gunfire and explosions had signaled to the defenders of the city's inner circle that an attack was imminent. As the sun rose, the sign of the flags over the naval base being lowered and Charterist-NSTA flags being raised after just six hours of fighting there was perceived as a bad omen by the defenders of the inner circle. Regardless, the members of the provisional government mounted the barricades and channel defenses, boosting the morale of the other rebels, and they were joined by former Mayor-Intendent Mikaere Arono, who waved the Blue Flag atop a barricade. | |||
====Massacre of 18 August==== | ====Massacre of 18 August==== | ||