Operation Fogbound
- 13× outposts
- 3× SAM
- 9× anti-air gun
- 2× gunboat
- 4× tank
- 3× Mi-24 Hind
- Stonehenge Type-3
- Javelin Squadron
- Saber Squadron
Operation Fogbound was an attempted rescue operation by the United Nations Forces (UNF) in Iyuli, Russia. The Sons of Troia had kidnapped a group of elite businessmen and politicians known as the Greymen and occupied a Wernher and Noah Enterprises facility in Iyuli. The UNF believed the Greymen were being held at that facility and deployed two Marine commando units by helicopter to infiltrate it. Upon arrival, they discovered the facility was unmanned. Meanwhile, the Sons of Troia captured Stonehenge Type-3 in Turkey and fired the railguns towards Iyuli, shooting down two UNF air squadrons escorting the commandos. The remaining squadrons and the commandos subsequently retreated.
The UNF later destroyed Stonehenge Type-3 and performed a full-scale bombing run on Iyuli. Their continued focus on Russia and Turkey gave the Sons of Troia the opportunity to reform into the USEA Federation and begin the USEAn War.
Background
By mid-2019, Kacper Cohen was in charge of the Sons of Troia and began creating the USEA Federation following years of perceived neglect of refugees by the United Nations (UN). Cohen kidnapped and executed the Greymen, later claiming they manipulated UN and international policy for their own profits.[1] Following a failed attack on Tokyo,[2] losing cargo bound for Comona Base, and his own firing from Wernher Noah, all at the hands of the UN,[3] Cohen put a plan into motion to distract the UN while USEA was formed. The Sons of Troia performed multiple armed insurrections at Wernher Noah facilities across Eurasia, successfully taking over the facility in Iyuli.[3] The UNF fell for the bait, believing that the simultaneous kidnapping of the Greymen and takeover of the Iyuli facility meant they were being kept alive there.[3][4]
While the UNF prepared a rescue operation, the Sons of Troia prepared to take over Stonehenge Type-3 in Turkey. "A few days" prior to the operation, the terrorists performed an SSTO launch in the West Indies and captured Stonehenge Type-3's targeting satellite, Menhir-3.[4]
Events
The UNF sortied their own Marine commando forces in CH-47s separated into Alpha Team, led by Lieutenant Bertz, and Bravo Team, led by Sergeant Collins. The UNF also sortied multiple air squadrons to escort the commandos: Javelin Squadron, Saber Squadron, and the elite Ridgeback Squadron, all supported by AWACS Sky-Eye. The UNICS also sortied Bone Arrow Squadron from Arrows Air Defense and Security, led by Goodfellow.[4]
Bone Arrow Squadron and the commandos were the first to arrive at the operation area, leaving Goodfellow in charge. Bone Arrow eliminated all outposts along the first part of the commandos' route. The UNF squadrons then arrived and Goodfellow handed over operational control to Sky-Eye. All air squadrons eliminated the remaining outposts and three Surface-to-Air Missile installations threatening the commandos. The air squadrons circled the area while the commandos arrived at the Wernher Noah facility. After storming in, the commandos confirmed the entire facility was unmanned.[4]
Stonehenge suddenly began firing upon the operation area, catching all UN units off-guard and destroying Javelin and Saber Squadrons. Sky-Eye ordered the commandos to stay in place and all remaining pilots to lower their altitude and escape the airspace while Stonehenge continued firing. Viper and Slash led their respective units through the canyon to escape, after which Stonehenge ceased firing. The commandos departed the area soon afterward.[4]
Aftermath
Since the Greymen were not in Iyuli, and the Wernher Noah weapons stored there continued supporting terrorist activities, the UN began planning a bombing run on the area. Due to the terrorists controlling Stonehenge Type-3, the bombing run and any other air operation within Stonehenge's effective radius of 4,000,000 feet (1,200 km) could not take place until the threat from Stonehenge was neutralized.[4] Thus, the UN planned a separate operation to destroy Stonehenge Type-3 itself using the same commandos and air squadrons that participated in the failed rescue operation.[5]
The need to eliminate Stonehenge further distracted the UN from the formation of USEA, which continued unabated. While the operation to destroy Stonehenge took place, USEA took control of major cities on the Eurasian continent, beginning the USEAn War.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mission 05: "Far Eastern Front", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Mission 01: "Lost Butterfly", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mission 02: "Great Migration", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Mission 03: "Rescue", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Mission 04: "Stonehenge", Ace Combat Infinity.