THE BATTLE FOR PURGATORY - PART 1
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"HIT THE DIRT!" yelled commander Jameson.
Everybody ducked with amazing speed.
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The XII Morton Guard were known for their speed in
battle, and this was no exception!
They had just been assigned to a post, and the Atlas's had
just left when suddenly, a whole group of mirage flame tanks
appeared from nowhere!
"D@mn Cloaks!" mocked the commander, "I hate 'em!"
About 200 metres away, Jameson could see that a group of PeeWees were
having a heyday with a close combat group of mirages.
The mirages weren't able to keep up with the speed of the peewees,
and were ripped to shreds in a matter of seconds.
Jameson took the initiative and told the 2nd command group of PeeWees
to
help them out.
As the PeeWees charged forward, the Mirage tanks noticed this, and decided
to
start retreating... But due to being surrounded, they couldn't, and
so
they were destroyed by the remaining PeeWees and their reinforcements!
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Looking at the skyline, Jameson noticed about 15 black dots heading his way.
He wasn't sure whether they were ARM or CORE, so he decided to send out a scouting party...
"PW1, MY4, BD2... I need you 3 to move out towards these co-ordinates
and scan for enemies" yelled the
Commander.
"Yes, Sir!" was the reply he received.
He looked behind him to see a PeeWee, a Marky mobile radar and a Bulldog
move forward from their
positions to get to the co-ordinates.
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"Everything seems ok here, Sir.", remarked the Marky, who had reached
the position just after the PeeWee.
"The incoming aircraft are as follows... 10 Brawlers, 3 Phoenix bombers,
one Eagle and a Hawk. I'm patching
you through to the aircraft leader now."
"Thanks, Jim." replied the commander.
A bit of static followed, and then a holo-screen popped up in front
of him.
"Lieutenant Colonel Janson reporting, sir!" replied the Wing Commander.
"Yes, lieutenant?", asked Jameson, "what are you here for?"
"Sir, I've been told to give you some support in your new base, until you have setup properly."
"Thank you, I'd be most grateful if you could scout out ahead to see if the base is occupied or not."
"Will do sir!" replied the Wingman.
With that, Jameson looked up to see the Eagle AWACS plane pull out of
formation and head for the base.
After about 2 minutes, the Eagle reported in... "Col. Janson, this
is EAG425 reporting..."
"Go ahead"
"Sir, we seem to have a small scouting group of mixed CORE K-Bots and
vehicles patrolling the inner
base."
"OK, thank you EAG, please get ready to send information to us", replied
Janson.
"Sir, yes Sir!" replied the Eagle, and promptly sent the current co-ordinates
of the scouting party to the
aircraft, who moved into attack formation.
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First up were the Hawks, who were told to make a passing run to take out any anti-air units.
As they moved off, they were fed data of the intended targets, a small group of Slashers...
"OK, this is HA12 squadron moving out", said the sergeant.
And with that, they blasted out of the squadron and flew towards their
targets.
As they approached, the Slashers noticed them via their own mobile radar
in the scout party, and turned
to return fire.... Too late! The hawks dove on them and promptly unloaded
their missiles into the
flanks of the group.
As the hawks pulled away, the disappearance of several red dots on their radar signaled a success!
"Col. Janson, this is Hawk squadron, anti-air is out! Go ahead with wave 2."
"Thank you, Hawk Sq.", replied Janson, "OK, the rest of us will take the others out, LET'S MOVE!"
With a screech, the rest powered up their engines and sped off to attack.
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Now, the CORE patrol party knew what was going on, and their mobile
radar had signaled back to base with the
information:
INFO: ARM SPOTTED AT KLENDATHON BASE IX, ATTACK?
REPLY: NEGATIVE, FORCES TOO STRONG FOR SCOUT PARTY.... MOVE BACK TO
FIRE BASE IV
REPLY: ACKNOWLEDGED... MOVING OUT
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The air platoon by now had reached the base and had managed to locate
the whereabouts of the Eagle
Radar again.
With the updated info, the squad moved off to attack, and made the
Eagle move back to Commander Jameson's
group.
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As the group dove onto the CORE, they let loose missiles, bombs and
EMG bullets on the hapless foe,
who couldn't do anything due to their anti-air being knocked out.
The whole CORE group was in turmoil, and the mobile radar managed to
get a message back to base
before they were ripped apart:
INFO: ARM AIR ATTACK TOO STRONG... PROBABILITY OF SURVIVAL 0%.....
REPLY: NO SUPPORT AVAILABLE.... NEAREST AIR SUPPORT IS 10 MINUTES AWAY
REPLY: ARM ATTACK HAS DE.......... [Transmission End... Target was
destroyed]
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As the air force pulled back, they signaled to Jameson to move his group
into the base, and setup camp.
Jameson grinned at the efficiency of Janson's group... He had heard
of these guys, they had never
lost a single unit since 4 years ago... quite an achievement!
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THE BATTLE FOR PURGATORY - PART 2
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Walking into the base, Jameson viewed his surroundings...
All around him were the remnants of an entire platoon, which seemed
to have been attacked via underground vehicles,
as there were massive holes all over the place.
As he was looking at the carnage, his troops were searching the bodies for any survivors.
"SIR, SIR!", yelled a PeeWee, "We've got a live one!"
Jameson walked over. "Give the man a pain killer", he said.
After a CV gave him the drugs, the man seemed a little more relaxed...
"Wha... where am I?" he stuttered.
"You are on a planet called Purgatory, and you SEEM to be the only
remaining survivor of your
platoon!", explained Jameson.
"Oh yeah, now I remember.... We were getting ready to be transported
via Atlas to a remote location, to set up a
fire base, when we were attacked."
"How?", demanded Jameson.
"Well, it looked as though they came from under us, Sir!" the soldier
replied, "They used some sort of digger to get under the base."
"Hmmm!" thought the commander, "we'll have to remedy this!"
Shouting at his troops, her ordered them to dig down to about 70 ft,
at 2 metre intervals under
the base.
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4 HOURS LATER...
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"Sir, mine production has finished, the base underground system has
been activated, and is now
armed." reported a Podger.
"Excellent!" exclaimed Jameson, "Now get to work on helping the Construction
Planes finish the base
defences above ground."
"Yes, Sir!", the Podger said, and immediately moved off, out of the
base, accompanied by an escort of
1 Bulldog, 2 PeeWees and a Jeffy, and started to lay down a mine field
above-ground for any advancing troops.
"Hmmm, I think we better build some inner base defences too, just in case they get through the mine-field under us.", thought the commander.
Jameson ordered 4 Adv. Con. K-Bots to build some Sentinels in a perimeter
line around the inside of
the base, while he himself built a HoverCraft Platform.
"We're gonna need Hovers for moving over rough ground.", thought the
commander.
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6 HOURS LATER...
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"Sir, all base construction has now been completed, and we are running at 100% efficiency.", reported a K-Bot.
"Thank you, CKB14.", replied the commander, "now set all the construction
units to patrol the base, and repair
anything that gets damaged."
"Sir, yes Sir!", groaned the K-Bot, who moved off to set up the orders.
Jameson looked around in amazement...
Only 6 hours ago, this base had looked like a group of Hurricane's
had hit it, but now, it was
bristling with movement.
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Jethros patrolled the outer defence, looking for any aircraft, and were
accompanied by PeeWees to
assist in ground assaults. The Guardian Cannons scanned the horizons
for any CORE activity, and the Big Berthas,
all 12 of them, were waiting for target orders from the patrolling
Eagle AWACS planes around the base.
Squads of Bulldogs and stumpys waited for any orders from the AWACS
planes to attack, while in the skies, alongside
the Eagles, Brawlers, Phoenixes, Hawk and Freedom Fighters patrolled
the skies.
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"INCOMIIIIIIIING!", screamed a Marky radar, "BOGEYS AT 6 O'CLOCK!"
All the Berthas, guardians, Defenders and flakkers moved in unison as they turned to face the CORE planes.
The Jethros patrolling the outer base moved to their firing positions,
and the Rockos on the upper base catwalks, turned and
readied their weapons.
"This is gonna be a hell of a fight", exclaimed Jameson, as he noticed Rapiers amongst the units of the CORE fleet.
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THE BATTLE FOR PURGATORY - PART 3
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BAM!
A Jeffy next to Jameson exploded. Jameson turned to find the source.
"BR1, take out that Morty!", he ordered.
The Brawler turned right, and flew towards its target. The morty, noticing
the Brawler started to turn to flee,
and aimed it mortar cannon up at the Brawler and fired.
The Brawler jinked to the right, only to see the mortar fly into another
CORE unit that was trying to surprise him.
The pilot in the Brawler laughed out loud, and then remembered he had
a job to do. As he turned the plane, the morty let out another
shot, this time clipping the wing of the Brawler.
The pilot managed to steady the plane, and brought it about to finish
the puny CORE K-Bots life. EMG cannons screamed as round after
round was poured into the CORE unit. A satisfying explosion occurred,
and the pilot smiled. He turned to head back to base, and found
a repair area had been constructed, so he set down the VToL, and waited
to be repaired.
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In the meantime, Commander Jameson had ordered the construction of a
Vulcan gun to be built just inside the perimeter, to help the ARM
units out. 38 Adv. Con. K-Bots in all, started work on it, and in the
meantime, Jameson ordered the other units to full attack.
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While all the fighting was going on, Jameson had not noticed the fact
that about 5 Sumos had managed somehow to move around to the
rear of the base, and were beginning an assault on the units from the
rear.
BUT, what they didn't know was the fact that Colonel Janson's air force
had noticed the movement, and Janson sent every spare plane
that had weapons mounted and functional around to the rear of the base.
The sumos never knew what hit 'em!
"DIE CORE SCUM, DIE!!!!", came the screams from over the Intercom.
"HAHAHAHA, Sumos look good as a statue when they're dead, don't they?", another pilot replied!
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2 HOURS LATER... AFTER THE BATTLE...
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"Damage report, HQ!", demanded the Commander.
"Sir, we have sustained heavy damage to the outer perimeter, and the
rear of the base is like a bomb site!", replied HQ.
"Very good, send 3/4 of our K-Bots to the front, and the remaining 1/4
to the rear, and get them to fix all systems.", Jameson ordered.
"Sir, yes Sir!", came the reply from HQ.
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"Well, now it looks as if the CORE has gone to rest, I think that we
should start our own little assault, don't you think?", Jameson told
the Marky.
"Sounds like a good idea, sir! Hit 'em while they're down!!", the Marky
replied.
"Right, now let's get started... Come in, Adv. Con. Aircraft 16... Come in, John!"
"Sir!", came the reply.
"John, I need you to fly 2 kilometres south of here... There you will
find the shoreline, and I want you to start construction of a fire base
there.", Jameson said, "take Adv. Con. Aircraft 3, 21, 54, 12, 15 and
11, and MOVE IT!"
"Sir, yes Sir!", John replied.
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"Now... It's our turn!", Jameson thought.
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THE BATTLE FOR PURGATORY - PART 4
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Day 4 of the Siege, and Jameson's Crew prepared to strike...
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"All aircraft report!", bellowed Jameson.
"Brawler Group 4, check", "Phoenix Group 9, check", Hawk Group 2, check",
"Freedom Fighter Group 21, check"...
"All groups have checked in, sir.", said the HQ over the HoloComm, "Move out!"
"Waiting for orders, Sir.", replied Hawk2097.
"OK, men, this is it, your orders are to attack the CORE base and destroy
the Krogoth Gantry that they have built.
Eagle radar indicates that they have already started the construction
of a Krogoth Prototype, but we
are not sure what is new about it.... NOW MOVE!", ordered the Commander.
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All at once, over 1000 aircraft lifted off from their landing zone, and sped off towards their target.
"Hey, Hawk Squadron, stay with the others, we know your faster and you
wanna get there now, but wait for backup, ok?", ordered
Jameson.
"Sir, sorry Sir!", replied the Wing Commander of Hawk Squadron.
The Hawks slowed down and waited for the others, impatiently circling above them.
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30 MINUTES LATER...
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"Target in range in 2 minutes, arm all weapons, team!", ordered the
Captain of Wing Command.
All at once, the whole of the group could be heard with their weapons
moving into a ready state.
"Ready for action, right, I want Hawk Squadron to move ahead and take
out any AA structures and units...", stated the
Captain.
The Hawk squadron moved off in front of the force, and spread out, to
create a fan-like effect. As they did this, they powered up
their jets to full speed, and armed their missiles.
"This is Hawk Sergeant, ETA: 10 Seconds...9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1.. LOCK AND LOAD!!!"
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The whole Hawk squad let out a hail of missiles, each one hitting their
target perfectly...
"70% AA has been knocked out, coming around for another run, sir!"
"Roger that, Hawk Commander", replied the Captain.
The Hawks turned for another run, and this time, the CORE AA was ready...
"INCOMING...", yelled the Sergeant.
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All at once, 7 Hawks exploded in unison.
"TAKE 'EM OUT, GUYS!", was the Captain's reply.
"SIR, YES SIR!", came the shout over the HoloComm.
The remaining Hawks all fired at the meager AA that was left.
The disappearance of several red dots from their radar signaled the
shots were good.
"This is Hawk Leader, AA is down, I repeat, AA is down. Base is clear for bombing run!", came the statement.
"OK, Phoenix move in, and Freedom Fighters back 'em up!", came the order.
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The Phoenix planes were each designated a Freedom Fighter as a guard, and moved out...
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"BOMBS AWAY!", came the cheer from over the Comms.
Several hundred bombs left their compartments in the Phoenix's and headed
for the Krogoth Gantry.
"IMPACT!!!", was the reply over the Captain's Communicator.
"Good job, men, now let's send in the Brawlers to tidy up!"
250 Brawlers moved forward, and all that was heard over the Comms. were
comments like,
"Yeah, eat that CORE Scum!", "Mark one Down!", "Hehe, DIE YOU PIECE
OF SH*T!"..... "Hey!", replied the
Captain, "Less o' that!"
"Sir, sorry sir! Got a bit carried away!", replied the Brawler who had sworn.
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2 HOURS LATER...
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"Captain Major reporting, Gantry destroyed, Commander Jameson, mission
accomplished!"
"Good work, men!", replied Jameson, "You are cleared to land for repairs,
and losses?"
"Sir, yes I'm afraid so sir, 7 Hawks were taken out by the CORE SC*M!"
"OK, I want a full report on my desk at 0900 hours."
"Sir, yes sir!"
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THE BATTLE FOR PURGATORY - PART 5
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"Not bad, Captain!", was Jameson's reply after reading the Captain's
report, "not bad at all."
"Shame we lost those pilots, Commander, they were REAL good!", said
the Captain.
"I know, I know.... But those CORE sc*m will pay for trying the force
of the ARM! Let's get ready for the final
assault."
"SIR, YES SIR!", came the reply from the Captain, who ran out of the
Commander's office shouting orders to
his sub-ordinates.
'The time has come!', thought Jameson.
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PURGATORY - 0200 HOURS - ARM BASE I
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"Captain, is the assault team ready?"
"Sir, yes sir!", came the monotonous reply.
"Good, and the 2 flank assaults?"
"They're already out in there initial positions sir! One group, totally
of "Shooter" sniper K-Bots,
has been cloaked, alongside a radar jammer. The 2nd flank group of
Mavericks have been given a radar jammer too!"
"Very good, Captain.... Proceed with Plan "Cleansed".... on my count!",
replied Jameson.
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"OK, men, this is it! We either go in there and win, or we go in there
and make them pay as dearly as possible before
we bite the dust! But one thing is for sure... We will definitely go
in!! Are you all willing to give your life for the ARM?"
"SIR, YES SIR!", came the chant from the ARM soldiers.
"OK, men.... LET'S ROCK!"
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Several cheers erupted from around the meeting chamber, and the soldiers ran off to take their positions in their vehicles.
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'Now, we hit home!", Jameson thought, 'And we hit home HARD!'
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THE BATTLE FOR PURGATORY - PART 6
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"Commander, this is Alpha 1, we have a visual on the CORE base."
"Very good, Captain, patch me a view."
A holographic image popped-up in front of Jameson.
"hmmmm, looks like they're still recovering from the Gantry mission....
OK, send in the Bombers, Captain. I'll give them back up by
sending in a platoon of Bulldogs and Flashes, move out!"
"Sir, yes sir!"
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The phoenix's moved away from the main group, and opened their bomb
bay doors, ready for targeting.
"This is Phoenix Leader, preparing for run, in 5.....4....3...2..1.TARGET!"
The 45 Phoenix's spread over a rough battle line discharged their cargo onto the base.
The removal of AA defences was a must, and this was not accomplished well...
"Sir, only 25% AA is down, I repeat, 25% only!"
"OK, PL, pull out, BullDog units, move in and take 'em down"
"SIR, YES SIR!", came the reply.
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75 BullDogs opened fire on the AA defences, while around 20 Fidos gave them long range support.
"Sir, AA is out... 100%!", reported the BullDog Leader, "Send in the rest of the Air group!"
"OK, they're on their way!", replied Jameson, "Hang on!"
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Over 400 Air units powered their engines and sped off to the base.
"OK, Lieutenant, call in the back-up...", ordered Jameson.
"Coming now, sir!", came the reply.
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Jameson looked over his shoulder to see 20 Atlases moving towards the
back of the CORE base, carrying
Penetrators under them. The leader of the Atlases looked out of his
C.ockpit and did an 'OK' signal
to Jameson, who signaled back.
The Atlases unloaded their cargo, and moved back to where Jameson was, and landed.
The rest watched as 20 Penetrators forced their way into the base, crushing small K-BOTS under their tracks.
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"This is Penetrator Group, Commander.... We've spotted the CORE Comm. Engaging now!"
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2 Penetrators exploded as the CORE commander took a crack at them with
his D-Gun, but due to the Phoenixes taking out
the Energy Resources, this was the only shot he could take, and was
quickly overwhelmed by Penetrators.
"Sir, it looks as if we'll have to go down with the CORE, Sir!", came
the crackled voice over the holoComm.
"Why, Major?", replied Jameson.
"Well, if we move the Commander will escape"
"But Major!"
"Goodbye Sir"
"WAAAAAIT!"
"LONG LIVE THE ARM!"
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The blast wave from the exploding CORE commander took out the whole
base, and managed to knock over Jameson, and everyone
around him!
"D@MN!", exclaimed Jameson, "Those were good men!"
"OK, soldiers, let's go home!"
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Slowly, the remnants of Jameson's Army turned and trudged their way back to base, to await pickup.
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4 HOURS LATER, IN ARM HQ, EMPYRREAN
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"Commander, you fought an excellent war, and we are pleased to honour you with this....", said the HQ Comm.
Looking out the window, Jameson saw a large statue in honour of the
fallen comrades in his army.
He turned away from the statue.
"Commander, are you OK?", asked the HQ Commander.
"errrr, could I have a moment alone?"
"certainly..... come on men, let's leave!"
"Thank you."
As the HQ Commander left, Jameson let out an eternal "NOOOOOO!".
He couldn't believe that Major Frank Berlin, his very best friend from
training camp, had actually been killed.
'D@MN! He was up for promotion next week for Commander!', thought Jameson,
"THE CORE WILL PAY DEARLY FOR THIS!"
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Well, what do you think?
That is the last part of this story, but the next will carry on from
Jameson's revenge!
Phalanx,
;)
P.S. Look for it soon, it WILL include Jameson once more!
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Once again, thanks for your support, and a followup story is already
in the pipeline!
Phalanx,
;)