[Green Giant]

THE BATTLE OF MEGALITH
-The final overture of Erusea

DATE: September , 2005
LOCATION: Twinkle Islands, Erusea.
EVENT: The Final Battle of the Usean Continental War.
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-ISAF OBJECTIVES
--Destroy Megalith at all costs.
-ISAF UNITS INVOLVED
--ISAF Special Forces
--118th TFW "Mobius"

FEAF OBJECTIVES
--Protect Megalith at all costs.
FEAF UNITS INVOLVED
156th TFS ‘Aquila’ Reserves
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Background Information
The Battle of Megalith was the final battle in the Usean Continental War, which lasted from 2004-2005, but had it’s beginnings in 2002 and 2003. At this point the Independent State Allied Forces had just taken over the Erusian Capital City, Farbanti in Operation Autumn Thunder. With the Erusian Supreme Commander and his Top Generals killed in Action and Erusia’s Top Fighter Unit, the Yellow Squadron also killed; Erusea had officially surrendered to the ISAF.

However, many young Erusian Officers had disregarded the General Order to surrender and fled the country. They had taken refuge in the Second Erusian Super Weapon off the Erusian Coastline known as Megalith. Megalith was a hardened ICBM Launch Facility capable of shooting down Asteroid Fragments in space, however it was going to be used to launch missiles against ISAF Forces across the Usean Continent. ISAF General Head Quarters organized an Air Strike against Megalith, which would be coordinating with a Special Forces unit that would infiltrate Megalith and open Megalith’s main Silo Doors allowing ISAF Aircraft to destroy the ICBM in the main silo; which would knock out Megalith. This would only be possible if an ISAF fighter entered Megalith’s Missile Ports and destroy Power Generators.

The ISAF chose the 118th Tactical Fighter Wing to carry out the air strike. Leading the strike would be the ISAF Ace of Aces, Mobius One. Due to his past actions the 118TFW finally received an official name “Mobius”.

On that morning of September 28th, 2004 as ground crews and pilots completed their final preparations a speech was made by the ISAF Officer in charge of the Operation.

Hours later, the Mobius Squadron was off the coast of Erusea preparing to engage. When the 118TFW entered Megalith’s airspace, the ISAF Special Ops team began their attack within Megalith. Mobius One lead the attack. However, as soon as they entered the Air Space they established a visual-tally with the remains of the Yellow Squadron; which was comprised of 15 aircraft.

The Reserves of the Yellow Squadron, were lead by Jean-Louis, a young Erusian Pilot with the most experience in combat at that time. When Yellow 13 was killed in action, he took over command of the Squadron.

The ensuing Air Battle, described from accounts on both sides, was fierce resulting in heavy losses on both sides. Eventually, the Yellow Squadron was defeated and the Mobius Squadron broke through. The team inside was fighting it’s way Corridor to Corridor against Erusian Forces, but were eventually stopped by suppressing fire from a Flame Thrower. Mobius One, in an amazing show of skill, entered each of Megalith’s Missile Ports and destroyed each Generator. The Special Forces them then moved into Megalith’s Main Control Room fighting in the ensuing Blackout. They managed to open the Main Silo and Mobius One flew into the silo and destroyed the large ICBM, escaping the large explosion.

After this action, the opposing Erusian Forces had silenced and the war was officially over. Mobius One returned to Usea and remained on Standby, along with the rest of the Mobius Squadron.
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118th Tactical Fighter Wing "Mobius"
AWACS Sky Eye
Mobius One
Mobius Two
Mobius Three
Mobius Four
Mobius Five
Mobius Six
Mobius Seven
Mobius Eight
Mobius Nine


156th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Aquila"
Yellow 13 – Jean-Louis
Yellow –- Gene
Yellow -- Kenneth
Yellow -- Risto
Yellow -- Kurt
Yellow -- Duane
Yellow – Mihael
Yellow -- Ester
Yellow -- Lewis
Yellow --
Yellow --
Yellow --
Yellow --
Yellow --
Yellow --
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RADIO TRANSMISSIONS
(most dialouge from shatteredskies.net)

[Within the ISAF Hangar, before the Operation]
<<Good morning, troops. I have an important announcement.>>
<<In one hour, each one of you will take part in the most important mission in our history...>>
<<A mission that will result in the defeat of the vile enemy who has brought chaos to our continent.>>
<<Although we are from different nations and of different races>>
<<We have fought, suffered and died together... Fighting for what we believe in... Fighting for freedom.>>
<<Today, we shall gather for the final battle>>
<<To liberate our beautiful continent and restore freedom to our people...our friends and our families.>>
<<Our victory will hail the beginning of a new era of prosperity for the Usea Continent>>
<<Victory will be ours!>>
<<We shall return peace to our people.>>
<<We will win back our freedom...and our future.>>
<<The skies belong to everyone...>>
<<Now, let us take back our shattered skies!>>

AWACS:<<SkyEye here. All Mobius aircraft report in.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 2 on standby.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 3 through 7 on standby.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 8 on standby.>>
AWACS:<<Preparations are complete, ready for battle. All aircraft follow Mobius 1!>>
YELLOW:<<I see them! Got a tally ho on the bandits.>>
YELLOW:<<You're not going to believe this Jean-Louis. All of them have ribbon insignias!>>
AWACS:<<Mobius 1, engage.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 13, engage.>>
YELLOW:<<Only Erusian fighters should be flying this airspace.>>
YELLOW:<<Sweep them from our skies!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 4, engage.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 9, engage.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 7, engage.>>
FRIEND:<<Damned phantoms!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Bravo 1 here. All teams are on the 13th floor.>>
FRIEND.G:<<But we can't get the sub control room to open. It's an electronic lock.>>
FRIEND.G:<<We'll hold the position until the generators are destroyed.>>
FRIEND.G:<<So hurry up! >>
YELLOW:<<Stay clear of the ribbons.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 9...are you hit?!>>
FRIEND:<<Jink! Right!>>
YELLOW:<<Kurt, Duane, engage the one on the right.>>
FRIEND:<<Bandit secured.>>
FRIEND:<<This entire thing is Megalith?>>
AWACS:<<Locked on!>>
AWACS:<<Target hit!>>
YELLOW:<<They're headed this way!>>
FRIEND:<<Sanitize my 6 o'clock Mobius 7!>>
FRIEND:<<Bandit's mine.>>
YELLOW:<<That's a confirmed kill.>>
FRIEND:<<Hard right, now!>>
FRIEND:<<Bull's eye on the Flanker!>>
FRIEND:<<Alright, here we go.>>
YELLOW:<<I'll get one even if it's suicide.>>
FRIEND:<<Alright!>>
AWACS:<<Fox Three! Fox Three!>>
AWACS:<<Missed!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1, he's on you. Turn hard!>>
YELLOW:<<Yellow 11, Fox Two!>>
YELLOW:<<Oh! Jean-Louis' been hit!>>
YELLOW:<<Gene, get a grip! You've got to take over the command!>>
FRIEND:<<Missile! Break! Break!>>
YELLOW:<<We're better in a dogfight.>>
FRIEND.G:<<Here they come! Don't let the enemy get through panel K.>>
FRIEND.G:<<Altman, use your hand grenades!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Dammit! They've got a flamethrower!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Shoot! Shoot! Over by the stairs!>>
FRIEND:<<Just remember, they aren't invincible!>>
FRIEND:<<Fox Two!>>
FRIEND:<<I'm hit! Mobius 1, take the lead!>>
YELLOW:<<Dammit, he's engaging me!>>
FRIEND:<<It missed!>>
FRIEND:<<Whooeee!>>
YELLOW:<<A missile! I'm evading!>>
FRIEND:<<Bail out! Bail out!>>
FRIEND:<<Right behind him.>>
YELLOW:<<Someone help me!>>
AWACS:<<Bandit shot down!>>
FRIEND:<<We need to get inside Megalith!>>
AWACS:<<You're in gun range.>>
YELLOW:<<Keep your training in mind and you'll be fine.>>
FRIEND:<<Got one! Shot myself a Yellow!>>
FRIEND:<<Watch out Mobius 8, above you!>>
YELLOW:<<I've lost Risto, Kenneth!>>
FRIEND:<<Check six!!>>
YELLOW:<<They've all got ribbon insignias.>>
FRIEND:<<What was that light?>>
YELLOW:<<Oh no! There's not enough time!>>
YELLOW:<<Hard enemy radar spike!>>
FRIEND:<<Just a little more...come on, lock on!>>
FRIEND:<<Just a little more...>>
FRIEND:<<Evade, evade!>>
YELLOW:<<Missile! Get out of there!>>
FRIEND:<<It's too big! Shooting it from the outside won't damage it at all.>>
YELLOW:<<Keep you training in mind and you'll be fine.>>
FRIEND:<<Damned Yellow. I'll give you a good dunking.>>
FRIEND:<<It's no use, we can't get any closer.>>
AWACS:<<Bandit at 10 o'clock!>>
YELLOW:<<Yellow 14, Fox Two!>>
AWACS:<<Fox One! Fox One!>>
FRIEND:<<Dammit, I'm going down!>>
FRIEND:<<We're going in that rat's nest?>>
YELLOW:<<Good job Mihael!>>
AWACS:<<Missile warning.>>
FRIEND:<<Die, you SOB!>>
FRIEND:<<Don't sweat it. Just stay focused. We're going in!>>
FRIEND:<<Keep your head on a swivel!>>
FRIEND:<<Max power!>>
YELLOW:<<Yellow 18, Fox Two!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1, bandit behind you!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1, bandit at 6 o'clock!>>
FRIEND:<<Say your prayers.>>
FRIEND:<<Alright, I've got him cornered!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1, he's on your tail!>>
YELLOW:<<Fox Two!>>
AWACS:<<Missile! Break!>>
FRIEND:<<Break, missile!>>
AWACS:<<Mobius 1, Fox Two.>>
YELLOW:<<Lewis, break right!>>
YELLOW:<<Missile! Get out of there!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1 shot one down.>>
FRIEND:<<No way we can fly in that crawl space!>>
YELLOW:<<Esther, keep close to your wingman.>>
FRIEND:<<Enemy aircraft on the nose.>>
AWACS:<<Ten o'clock!>>
AWACS:<<Twelve o'clock!>>
FRIEND:<<Eat this!>>
YELLOW:<<Gene, don't spit out too far.>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1, incoming missile! Missile!>>
FRIEND:<<Don't fly in a straight line!>>
AWACS:<<Radar lock!>>
FRIEND:<<Hard left, hard left!>>
YELLOW:<<Oh, no! There's not enough time!>>
FRIEND:<<He's headed straight this way!>>
FRIEND:<<Mobius 1, get outta there!>>
FRIEND:<<Hold on, let him get closer.>>
YELLOW:<<Missile! Get outta there!>>
AWACS:<<Bandit at 12 o'clock!>>
AWACS:<<Nothing but air, heads up.>>
FRIEND:<<He's on my tail. I'm in a break turn.>>
YELLOW:<<Ribbon down!>>
YELLOW:<<Not all of them are aces!>>
FRIEND:<<Bandit closing at six!>>
FRIEND:<<The missile didn't hit!>>
YELLOW:<<Miss! Miss, miss, miss!>>
AWACS:<<Fox Two.>>
FRIEND:<<Radio failure!>>
FRIEND:<<Fox Two! Fox Two!>>
FRIEND:<<No good, it's a miss.>>
YELLOW:<<Get every damn one of those ISAF planes!>>
FRIEND:<<Can't shake him!>>
FRIEND:<<Whooeee! Got one!>>
YELLOW:<<No escaping now.>>
AWACS:<<Splash one! Splash one!>>
FRIEND:<<The asteroids won't hit you! Don't be afraid!>>
FRIEND:<<He's all mine.>>
FRIEND:<<Check six.>>
FRIEND:<<Don't let your flying get sloppy!!>>
YELLOW:<<Missile!>>
FRIEND:<<I lost him!>>
FRIEND:<<I've got him!>>
FRIEND:<<Those rockets just keep coming!>>
FRIEND:<<We're barely getting by the asteroids!>>
YELLOW:<<It's breaking apart!>>
FRIEND:<<Draw them in!>>
AWACS:<<Missile shot trashed!>>
FRIEND:<<Not yet...there!>>
YELLOW:<<One of ours went down!>>
FRIEND:<<Damn, they're pesky.>>
FRIEND:<<This can't be happening! It's raining asteroids.>>
FRIEND:<<I've got a lock on!>>
YELLOW:<<Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! I've been hit! Eject!>>
FRIEND:<<Nice kill!>>

FRIEND.G:<<Tango 2 here, we need back up on passageway 6.>>
FRIEND.G:<<Tango 2, block off the elevator!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Don't give up! Our air support will do something!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Pull back! Pull back!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Leave him! He's dead!>>
FRIEND.G:<<They've got us trapped! The enemy's at panel B!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Our path of retreat's been cut off! We're trapped!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Charlie 1 here, we can't hold it any longer! We're pulling back!>>
FRIEND.G:<<No, don't give up yet!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Charlie 1, come in! Where are you?>>
FRIEND.G:<<We'll be annihilated soon!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Have they blown up that generator yet?>>

FRIEND.G:<<All right, the panel's open! Break through! Break through!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Get the sub control room under control.>>
FRIEND.G:<<The exhaust vents are open!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Hurry up! The planes are plunging in any minute now!>>
FRIEND.G:<<We'll get those panels open!>>
FRIEND.G:<<Don't let those pilots die!>>

AWACS:<<Target destroyed!>>
AWACS:<<There he is! We've got Mobius 1 on radar!>>
FRIEND.G<<Bravo 1 here. That plane that flew in, is it alright?>>
AWACS:<<Yes, he's fine. I've got visual on him right now>>
FRIEND.G<<So did we win the war?>>
AWACS:<<I don't know.>>
AWACS:<<History determines the winner.>>
AWACS:<<But there's one thing I can say for certain.>>
AWACS:<<Heroes really do exist.>>
AWACS:<<We've just seen one. And now he's coming home.>>






SOURCES
ShatteredSkies.net
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies (the game itself)