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[color=fdc68a][i]"Targus’ beautiful and complex architecture built tall by hands and machinery
now rests scattered as heaps of rubble. The range, trajectory, and explosive yield of bombs 
dropped from above have reshaped the city into a no-man’s-land of ash and remains for soldiers 
to fight over. Spilled blood and charred debris decorate the landscape.”[/i][/color][/center]

The Brigade Adjutant, Major Angelburt, son of Ragenaus told the twenty-eight year old Lieutenant they could expect only a few replacements. The supply of humans capable of fighting had either perished in this terrible war or had joined a hastily conjured Volunteer Regiment. There would be few new men to share this misery with.

That was six months ago.

Two days ago, Major Angelburt was found dead in his hooch. Someone slit his throat. Did the Centaurans send assassins behind enemy lines targeting Penchalan officers? Was it one of Brigadier Childebrand’s own men who committed this atrocity? Major Radbod, the Brigade Quartermaster did not know how it happened, and they shared living quarters in the Brigade Support Area (BSA).

Yesterday, the Operations Officer, Major Vigor finalized his plan, Operation SALIAN which would send CHILDEBRAND Brigade head long into a Battalion of Chasseurs or what the Panchalans referred to as Jaegers (Light Infantry). The enemy was at 75% strength and entrenched along what used to be an elevated interstate line leading north from the city. They undoubtedly had minefields sewn into the soil in front of them. The Brigade’s plan detailed a squadron of fighter bombers to drop Scatterable Munitions along the Chasseurs’ front with the intent to blow up the mines and provide the 25th Grenadier regiment with a corridor to penetrate  behind the enemy lines.

The First battalion would penetrate along Terrary Strasse to the north, while the Second battalion had the mission of penetrating the center portion of the battalion. The general and his Jump TOC would accompany the 2nd Battalion on its mission. The Third battalion had a similar mission two kilometers south of the Second battalion. The 114th and 116th would follow the first and second battalions along their routes of advance and push on further east past the enemy Jaegers dug in.

Theuderic rode in the front seat of the armored car with his rifle hanging out the window. Gefreiter Dalfin raced forward with his foot pushing the aged vehicle as fast as he could get it to move. Theuderic could see the pride in his commander’s face as he looked up at the fighter bombers preparing to make their run on the enemy positions to their front.

Seeing his commander stand in the track commander’s hatch with confidence inspired him to know this would be a good day. He trained his eyes ahead to watch the rolling thunder hitting the ground in front and scanned the horizon for targets; waiting for the rapidly advancing vehicle to reach the enemy positions.