Battle of Credence Airfield First night 03:00 local time

Convoy Echo
Sgt. Ko Mimasaka grimaced as she scanned the darkness for the enemy. Her heavy machine gun swiveled slowly from left to right, following the Sergeant's eyes. She could hear the muffled laughter of the driver and passenger of the technical over the sound of the engine. But that laughter betrayed a sense of nervousness, they knew that elsewhere other convoys were being attacked by enemy forces who slipped past the net. 

The Convoy continued along the road before slowing down to a halt as the Convoy Commander noticed that the area in front of them appeared to be a potential ambush site. The headset crackled to life in the Sergeant's ear as she heard the Convoy Commander's gruff voice, "Mimasaka, We just got word that Oko's Convoy got hit at a ridge and lost several artillery pieces. I want you and Shimura's crew to scout ahead check those hills for an ambush so that we don't end up like her."

The Sergeant replied, "understood sir, what's the status of Oko's convoy sir?" "They've lost half their convoy and Convoy Commander Oko is 'lightly injured', don't worry about them Sergeant, and worry about this convoy." the Convoy Commander responded. The Sergeant sighed as she tapped the hood of the technical and spoke, "Boy's we're on recon. Lets get this over with and hope nothings there." The driver and passenger responded with a terse, "Aye Sarge." as the technical drove slowly forward while a second technical followed close besides them. 

The two technicals drove quickly to make a pass of potential ambush points when an explosion enveloped Shimura's vehicle just before he could approach a hill.

"#$%^ AMBUSH!" Cried out the Sergeant swiveling the gun towards the hill and opening fire. The Driver hit the gas as the passenger opened his window and joined the Sergeant in firing on the hill. The hill lit up with the flash of enemy gunfire targeting the technical and the front of the convoy. Sgt. Mimasaka cursed again as she spoke into the headset mic, "Enemy ambush on Hill 32. I repeat, enemy ambush on Hill 32. Request permission to withdraw and-" The convoy commander's voice cut in, "Negative, you may not withdraw, you will assault their positions, I will dispatch additional reinforcements from the convoy to assist you but you are to exterminate all enemy forces."

Sergeant Mimasaka responded, "Sir, that is suici-"  "You will AVENGE SHIMURA! I repeat. You will AVENGE SHIMURA, Do I make myself clear?" Roared the Convoy Commander as he signalled several technicals to join Mimasaka. "Crystal" responded the Sergeant grudgingly as the technical weaved around enemy fire, the Sergeant doing her best to return fire at the hill. Meanwhile several technicals rushed in to assault the hill and join the Sergeant in attacking the enemy defenders.

First Battlegroup

Commander Ikko grimaced as he watched the Martyrs and Regulars withdraw from the airfield in yet another failed assault. The Commander had hoped that their initial assault would have taken them by surprise at midnight. However, the first assault failed as an enemy flared revealed their location just before they could breach the Sedunnic fortifications forcing them to retreat and start the meat grinder strategy leading to a bloody stalemate hours later. 

Commander Ikko sighed as he lowered himself into a makeshift trench headquarters and growled at a messenger, "send in the next wave. Don't give the Sedunners time to rest." The messenger silently nodded as he disappeared into the darkness relaying the Commander's order to send the next wave.