10-31 July 3068
Son Hoa
The 10th Lyran Guards RCT performed a combat drop on the StarCorps Factory Complexes large space port and quickly pushed the defending Infantry Regiment away from the space port as their dropships made their landings along with the dropships carrying the 3rd Lyran Guards RCT. As the dropships settled onto the ground and began disembarking their precious cargo, a hidden nuclear warhead was detonated in the center of the large space port. The initial blast zone swept over and encompassed 2 Lee, 3 Lee Armor, 4 Gremlin Dropships utterly destroying them. The secondary blast wave swept over the remaining dropships killing or wounding thousands of AFFC soldiers.
As the survivors slowly began emerging from the remaining dropships, 2 Level III's from the 16th WoB Division emerged from their hiding places inside the massive StarCorps Factory quickly overrunning the closest company from the 10th Lyran Guards RCT and driving deep into the space port and among the still stunned survivors of the nuclear blast. In the hour it took to drive off the assaulting 16th WoB Division, the 3rd Lyran Guards RCT sustained over 80% casualties while the 10th Lyran Guards RCT took 45% casualties. The 3rd Lyran Guards were folded into the 10th Lyran Guards RCT which began a slow but steady fight to secure the factory complex, which would be declared secure on 22 July.
Warned with just enough time to avoid the same type of trap, the 11th Avalon Hussars RCT and 17th Arcturan Guards RCT were able to land not far from the capitol of Xiang and begin a relentless advance on the and into the capitol city. The defending 13th Marik Militia put up a stiff fight, but faced with 2 full RCT's they had no choice but to give ground. The capitol of Xiang was declared secure on 27 July. The retreating 13th Marik Militia was hammered relentlessly by massive Aerospace fighter strikes the moment they broke from the city.
Circinus
When the 1st Battle Squadron of the 1st AFFC Fleet reached orbit of Circinus, the Aerospace Wing of the Black Warriors attempted to disrupt the large group of Dropships. In a furious 30 minute dogfight, the Black Warriors lost all 19 of their Aerospace Fighters for the loss of 15 AFFC fighters. The landings went unopposed from that moment. Making their landings, the 21st Centauri Lancers and Gray Death Legion landed in a single large landing zone while the 42nd Avalon Hussars RCT made their landings not far from the capitol of Clayborne Remembered and began their push almost immediately.
The Black Horses attempted to use their Hover Tanks and VTOL's against the 42nd Avalon Hussars, but quickly found that they were completely outmatched as their VTOL's were swept from the skies by escorting Aerospace Fighters and their Hover Tanks were swamped by the Mechs of the 42nd Avalon Hussars and the survivors were chased down and destroyed by the 201st Light Armor Regiment and 222nd Lyran Recon Regiment in their own Hover Tanks.
While the Black Warriors armor unit was being destroyed, the Black Warriors Mech Regiment made a valiant attempt at halting the advance of the 21st Centauri Lancers and Gray Death Legion. For 4 hours, they held their ground but they were outnumbered and outgunned. Repeated fighter strikes and relentless assaults by the mercenary commands slowly but steadily forced the Black Warriors to fall back from their prepared positions. The moment they attempted to perform a coordinated withdraw, massive Aerospace strikes broke it up and allowed the mercenary commands to further cause chaos and massive casualties. With less than a Battalion left, Colonel Michael Cirion surrendered the remaining Black Warriors to the AFFC forces.
Baltazar III
As the AFFC forces made their landings, the commander of Vulgar Bulgars knew the good times were over. His command consisted of 2 Mech Battalions and he knew he had no hope of holding off the incoming AFFC forces. He never should have taken that contract with the Word of Blake, but he was committed now.
In a furious assault, Vulgar Bulgars threw themselves at the oncoming 6th Lyran Guards RCT. The elite warriors of the 6th Lyran Guards RCT chewed the mercenary Vulgar Bulgars with very little loss to themselves and in less than 2 hours, the mercenary command was no more.
Fianna
Clifton's Rangers defended Fianna against the 2nd and 4th Donegal Guards RCT's. Knowing a head up fight was suicide, Major Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton conducted a campaign of guerrilla warfare on the AFFC commands. Striking in lance sized ambushes, night raids, Clifton's Rangers could only sting the AFFC forces while losing Mechs on every mission. On 29 July, the last remaining Clifton Rangers Mech surrendered to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Donegal Guards RCT and the planet was declared secure.
Rahne
Carson's Renegades defended Rahne against the 3rd and 4th Lyran Regulars. For 11 days, they out maneuvered both AFFC commands, avoiding getting pinned down to a decisive battle. Able to speed away from the slower AFFC Mechs, it was not until the 12th day that Colonel Rupert Carson made a massive mistake that cost his mercenary command their lives. Making a run from a dense forest to another forest some distance away, Carson's Renegades were spotted by an Aerospace patrol and the warships of 3rd Battle Squadron began firing on the mercenary command from orbit. After 27 minutes, not a single mercenary was alive.
New Kyoto
The Crater Cobra's defended New Kyoto against the AFFC invasion. Over a 2 week span, the Crater Cobra's managed to fight a successful delaying action against the AFFC forces, but at great cost to themselves. Now at less than 50% strength in either Regiment, Colonel Shelly Trudeau surrendered her command to the AFFC on 25 July rather than be completely destroyed by the avenging AFFC forces.
Solaris
The SLDF 1st Army began their landings on 9 July and quickly overran the initial defense's of the 31st Marik Militia with the 211th Division sustaining 35% casualties in the assault, but the 91st Division took over the pursuit of the 31st Marik Militia. Falling back into Solaris City, the 31st Marik Militia forced the 91st Division to dig them out the hard way. Solaris City was declared secure on 27 July.
The 103rd and 308th Divisions slammed into the 21st WoB Division's defenses like a sledge hammer but the hammer bounced off the stiff fortifications. When the commander of the 21st WoB Division launched a nuclear tipped Arrow IV against the 103rd Division which inflicted over a thousand casualties, the 2nd Pursuit Squadron, 2nd SLDF Fleet began a orbital bombardment not seen since the 1st SW. For 3 days, the warships of the 2nd Pursuit Squadron hammered the 21st WoB Division's positions and when the shelling stopped, the 21st WoB Division was no more.
With the planet secure, it was found that the WoB had killed every member of the Solaris Stables and razed many of the factories and customization shops on the planet. Mass graves would be uncovered for years.
Marik
The SLDF's 2nd Army landed and quickly over ran the defending 1st WoB Marik Militia Division in a furious 3 hour battle outside the capitol city of Dormuth. With their defeat, the planet quickly surrendered to the SLDF.
