[b]Equiis[/b]

Prevented from landing? Certainly there must've been a problem, or so the Sazkarjhia units there thought. The issue seemed worse apparently. A Trikolo II-Class Orbital Bombardment Vessel entered the atmosphere of Equiis, and out of its docking bay came a dozen or so HV-6 Sparrowhawk VTOL aircraft loaded with airdrop servicemen; "Firejumpers", as they're called.

They dodged through the clouds, their large, triangular wings cutting through the air. The nose-mounted four-barrel autocannon adjusted as its barrels loaded up, and locks were released on the air-to-ground missiles loaded specially onto the aircraft. The lead of the flight maneuvered towards the center as it got closer towards the ground, swiveling its engines downwards and decreasing power as it slowed down along with the rest of the Sparrowhawks. One of the soldiers onboard the lead spoke into the comm in his helmet.

"Approaching target. ETA five minutes. Altitude, 600 meters and closing. All equipment is checked and in working order. Ready for drop, over." he yelled over the whip of the wind and the thunder of the twin plasmajet engines. 

"Affirmative, you are clear for drop." a voice called over it. Once the Sparrowhawks reached over their destination, the airdrop soldiers climbed towards the wings. The leader gave a hand wave signaling a drop, and they leapt.

They fell through the air, their velocity increasing. They went from a spread-eagle position to a parachuting-position as the disposable thruster packs fired up. When they did, blue light shot from the vest assembly as they slowed their descent, most of them reach down relatively slowly and touched down on the ground. They withdrew their rifles, and sprung the packs off of their backs. They moved forward towards the capital castle as the Sparrowhawks flew away. One of them spoke over comm.

[i]"This is Spearhead Lead, we are returning to the ship, standing by for gun-run, over."[/i]

"Spearhead Lead, this is Comet A, copy that, out."

With that, Comet Squad and the rest of the airdrop units grouped together and headed out towards the castle center.