The Battalion

by Fa-18


Prologue/ambush

Date: 3-27-2013
time: 14:00 central day time
Operation: Hammerhead

Fire, destruction, death. That was all they saw, each and every U.S Soldier ranging from the Army, to the Coast guard. No one would have seen this if ''THEY'' hadn't shown up. An alien race that came down to earth hell bent on taking our water source. And putting the entire world at war. These beings, with mechanical arms and legs, oval like head and weapon attached to their arms, just came down from space and started destroying everything. The battle had gone for a week straight, then the U.S and the world finally found a turning point in the battle. All thanks to a group of Marines, Now a battalion of the United States Army infantry of about two thousand strong, a division of thirty Abrams tanks, twenty aav's borrowed from the Marines, ten supply trucks, and five squadrons of A-10 Warthogs containing ten each, loaded with J-Dam bombs. This force was gathered to take out the remaining enemy forces that gathered together in one area for their last line of defense. And as of now they were on their way to the targeted designation.

''All units, all units were coming into the targeted area, how copy?''

''Solid copy,'' General Woods replied. He was in command of this battalion heading towards the last known location of gathered forces, Albany La. They don't know why for that particular choice, but they're there. And now they had arrived to the location, in urban territory.

''Alright, we're in the dead zone now,'' Stated one of staff sergeants,''when we get to---''*BBOOMM* the sudden sound that marked ambush.

''AMBUSH, ALL UNITS BAIL OUT AND ENGAGE, KEEP CLEAR OF THE ENEMY FIRE LETS MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!'' The General yelled out at the top of his lungs as each soldier went for cover dodging the whistling shots fired by the enemy. The sounds of gunfire being exchanged. With everything that happened so suddenly, the battalion of army soldiers barely had the time to respond but still being able to get through for about ten minutes.

''HOSTILES ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING AT 3:00, THROW A HIGH EXPLOSIVE IN THERE!'' One of the soldiers yelled out, as well as seeing his order go through. Then the sound of the 120 millimeter cannon sounding off confirming his choice and blasting a huge hole in the wall. Leaving fire in its wake. Then followed by the sounds of jets dropping their payload on other enemy positions.The battle has lasted for half an hour all ready, and the battalion already lost five-hundred troops with fifty wounded, not even a minute later, strange light started to surround the remaining five hundred troops along with their vehicles and simply vanished. But something else got transported as well.