conquest: Nicaragua

[shark]

The Central American task force gets a brief refuel and resupply, then moves into Nicaragua
10 battleships escort a landing force of:
1,000 riflemen
50 LMG gunners
25 Rocketeers
20 Jaguars
10 Tigres
100 Stormpetrels, dropping 600 IWIS special riflemen via dust-off (upgraded rifles)

4 carriers carry in 200 ASA jetfighters.

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[AgentFawkes]

The Nicaraguan Militia responds with:

600 Riflemen
15 LMG Gunners
5 HMG emplacements
15 Anti-Tank Rifles
20 AA Trucks
5 Light Tanks

[shark]

Mobile and Naval Artillery is put on standby, to be radioed in when enemy positions are pinpointed.
200 IWIS soldiers are to perform reconnaissance roles in this battle, using their advanced training to stay hidden and monitor enemy movements and positions. They are to fire only if fired upon, or if targets of opportunity are presented to them. The remaining 400 will join up with the rest of the riflemen and assault the Nicaraguan Militia from the south. The Rocketeers and gunners will join them for support. Rocketeers are directed to focus on enemy armour and AA trucks, and attempt to destroy HMG emplacements if possible.
Jaguar Heavy tanks are to roll in from the west, ideally soaking up much of the enemies fire with their heavy armour.

[AgentFawkes]

A small patrol of about 50 enemy soldiers spots the IWIS scouts, but are cut down before they can re-establish radio contact. The IWIS suffer no losses. The sound of gunfire does draw the attention of another squad, who heads toward the IWIS.

The NM are heavily entrenched on a hill, using suppressive fire to push the infantry back. No good angles for a rocket attack present themselves, but there is a small grouping of hills to the eastern flank.

5 ASA fighters are shot down by the NM AA trucks, but the rocketeers destroy half the NM AA trucks, causing them to fall back out of range of the ASA fighters.

The Jaguars barrel down on the gun emplacements, bullets deflecting helplessly off of the heavy armor. 1 Jaguar is hit by a lucky shot from the light tanks, and another from the anti-tank rifles. The Jaguars hit a building on the hill, collapsing it and killing 40 NM riflemen, 5 LMG gunners, and an HMG emplacement, along with half of the AT rifles.

Enemy positions have been confirmed and radioed in, awaiting naval action, and the Stormpetrels and ASA fighters are also awaiting orders.

[shark]

Tigres and Battleships are to hammer the hill with a constant artillery barrage, hopefully covering my troops enough for them to move into flanking positions.
IWIS forces are to prepare an ambush for the incoming enemy squad, and ASA fighters and stormpetrels will move in to assist once fighting has commenced.

[AgentFawkes]

The barrage works, cutting down the enemy strength to about 33% of all units. The remaining NM AA trucks are also destroyed. Your soldiers storm the hill, killing the rest of the soldiers with minimal losses.

The ambush works, but 5 IWIS soldiers were spotted and killed setting up the final trap. No more IWIS soldiers are lost while they kill the patrol.

Nicaragua is now yours.

Losses:
2 Jaguar Tanks
5 ASA fighters
70 Infantry
5 IWIS Infantry
2 Rocketeers
6 LMG gunners

[shark]

awesome, thanks for the battle. how much is she worth?

[AgentFawkes]

5.5 k.

[shark]

thanks!