Circum-Pacific War

THE CIRCUM-PACIFIC WAR
- The Osean-Yuktobanian War -

Sudden Attack:
Yuktobania declared war on Osea, one of their allied countries, for unknown reasons.

The Yuktobanian military opened the war with attacks on multiple Osean air bases and naval ports. The Osean military was caught off-guard; they were stunned and reeling. As the Yuktobanian attacks continued, the Osean military scrambled to regain their composure and counterattack. Sand Island, home of the 108th Osean Tactical Fighter Squadron "Wardog" had come under heavy attack, since it was the closest Osean facility to Yuktobania. A large-scale air strike was launched against the air base, but the 108th managed to fend them off and continued their operations in support of their Allied forces.

The Yuktobanian attacks, though deadly, failed to destroy the Osean aircraft carriers. Osea moved its carriers to counterattack the Yuktobanian Navy and repel any incoming attacks. However, during their transit through the inland sea, a surprise Yuktobanian attack was sprung. The Osean forces were caught off guard, since calculations showed that they were well out of range for an enemy attack. The attack was repelled for short time before Yuktobanian deployed two burst missiles from their large underwater carrier 'Scinfaxi' and destroyed two of the three aircraft carriers. This ended Osea's first attempt at a counter-attack.

Seeing that their forces were being pushed back, Osea deployed the Arkbird, a large manoeuvrable spacecraft capable of attacking from orbit to counter the great Yuktobanian threat. The Arkbird laser component was sent into space via SSTO from the mass driver at Basset Space Center. The Yuktobanian Air Force attempted an air operation aimed at stopping the launch by destroying the mass driver and penetrating the space center’s defense systems, but the attempt failed due to the presence of Osean aircraft.

Days later a Yuktobanian amphibious assault force attempted to land on Sand Island. The 108th TFS Wardog Squadron, along with other pilots, scrambled to engage the incoming ships. The aircraft began to fend off the Yuktobanian naval forces, but were drastically cut down to size when engaged by Scinfaxi burst missiles. However, many of these launches were unsuccessful, due to the Arkbird. The Arkbird had cooperated with a sonar helicopter in locating the burst missiles and destroying them from orbit, with its laser. The Scinfaxi was later attacked and forced from deep under the water. Once on the surface the Scinfaxi was disabled by the Arkbird and destroyed by the Wardog Squadron. The naval attack soon fell apart.

War Machine:
The Arkbird was damaged by unknown operatives and was put out of commission for several days. Osean forces quickly recomposed themselves and launched Operation Foot Print; the mission was to invade and occupy the Yuktobanian mainland. Following the success of Operation Foot Print the Osean army began attacking the Yuktobanian military in their own country. As the war began to pick up the Osean military seemed to have the upper hand. The Osean president decided to travel to the neutral country of North Point of the north-eastern coast of the Usean continent, to hold peace talks; but his aircraft was attacked and forced to make an emergency landing. Soon after this, his actions were carried out by his vice-president during is absence. The president wasn't seen after this incident for months to come.

After losing frontline positions on their own continent, Yuktobanian forces attempted to retreat to defend areas farther inland. However, they were intercepted by Osean forces and despite jamming, shot down. During the fighting a Yuktobanian city was attacked by an Osean unit. The 108th TFS were in the area at that time and the unit had come under question. They were sent back to the Osean capital city, Oured, for questioning. During their trials, a Yuktobanian Special Forces unit attacked Bana City and Apito International Airport in Osea. This escalated the war even further.

The Osean military launched major attacks on prime Yuktobanian targets such as their primary munitions complex in Duga, Yuktobania. The Osean main ground force continued to press on in Yuktobania, towards the nation's capital. It was a large offensive which would bring them to Cinigrad. The attack was repelled by a sudden burst missile attack from the 'Hrimfaxi', the Scinfaxi sister ship. The 108th TFS was dispatched once more and despite the Osean ground operation failing and no support from the Arkbird, managed to destroy the Hrimfaxi in the icy Razgriz Straits in Anea.

As the war continued to drag on, a single Osean fighter unit the "War Dog Squadron", better known by the Yuktobanians as the "Demons of Razgriz"; had become the Osean military's center of moral.

The Osean main ground force and the Yuktobanian main ground force met face-to-face at full strength, for this first time, in the Jilachi Desert. The 108th TFS supported the desert operations, which lead to Yuktobania suffering a major defeat and losing vital positions.

The 108th was called back to Osea for a fly-by at a war rally, in November City. Conflict broke out over the city minutes after their fly by when a mass of Yuktobanian aircraft penetrated the Osean ADEZ and attacked the stadium where the rally was. The Wardog members fought bravely until Osean support arrived, but lost one member in action.

The Osean ground forces then attempted a second attack against the Yuktobanian capital, but a large fortress stood in their way. The Cruik Fortress had halted two of their first attacks, but the Osean ground forces eventually broke through and headed towards the capital. After the operation's success the Wardog squadron were found to be spies and attempted to escape. They had escaped from Sand Island in training aircraft, but were pursued by the Osean 8492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron. Though contact was lost, Marcus Snow of the 3rd Osean Fleet engaged and shot them down. They all had apparently failed to eject.

Razgriz:
Though they lost their pillar of morale, the Osean military continued their fighting. During the fighting, rumours of an unknown aircraft unit attacking targets in Belka began to circulate. The Arkbird was repaired, but during an accident in changing their orbital direction four unknown aircraft attacked and destroyed the Arkbird, dropping it into the Ceres Sea. The four black aircraft were said to be seen in Yuktobania as well; more rumours began to circulate and speculations began.

These rumours came into light when ships of the 3rd Osean Fleet attempted to head to Yuktobania with someone claiming to be the Yuktobanian prime minister. When the 3rd Osean Fleet was attacked, four unknown black aircraft single-handedly sunk an entire Yuktobanian fleet, along with an Osean fleet also attempting to sink them.

The president of Osea had re-appeared in the capital of Oured and began ordering all Osean units to stand down immediately. He called upon the Yuktobanian prime minister and they met in downtown Oured for a special broadcast. During this broadcast, they unveiled the existence of another country being responsible for the war; engineering it from the start. This country was Belka. Both the Osean president and the Yuktobanian prime minister called upon their forces to halt their fighting against one another and silence the catalysts of the war.

With the combined Osean and Yuktobanian forces, along with the "Ghosts of Razgriz"; the Wardog Squadron, they attacked a facility in North Osea to stop the catalysts once and for all. As the facility fell, the SOLG, a large orbital cannon under construction during the last war; was used against them. Despite this, the catalysts were defeated. In yet another act of defiance, the SOLG was programmed to fall onto the Osean capital city of Oured. The "Ghosts of Razgriz" engaged the falling SOLG, along with eight aircraft from Belka and destroyed the SOLG before it hit Oured.

The eight aircraft were rumoured to be two secret Belkan black operations units within Osea and Yuktobania, which were helping in keeping the war going. They were known as the Ofnir and Grabacr squadrons and were under the command of the long-silent "Grey Men" from the Belkan War in 1995. While they were ultimately defeated, they still had a taste of their long wanted revenge against Yuktobania and Osea.

The war finally came to a close and peace had returned to the countries of Osea and Yuktobania. The pilots known as the "Ghosts of Razgriz" disappeared after the war ended; they were never seen again. The Grey Men also disappeared. Their whereabouts since then and like before, are unknown.

SOURCE:
Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War
Official Ace Combat 05 Website
Namco CH Ace Combat 05 Website

ACCREDITATION:
Originally posted by 'Ribbon-Blue'