Looking at her display, all units had arrived just as the laser fire was picking up, musing the nice thing about Normandy was its cliffs, once you got in close the BETA laser had no angle of fire. Pushing in at full military power of the Pak-Fa's thrusters, she rapidly pulls ahead..musing about it she might see about getting the unit outfitted with just Pak-Fa's and Typhoons..though given this was a test unit in a manner, such support was unlikely.
Rather than answering them one by one, the commander opens a comm to all units in the Squadron, and begins telling them what they need to know.
"All Units Report." With a pause, the number of units they had made any sort of standard formation an impossibility, even if they went with national formations it would be difficult to fulfill all roles.
"Erika, Rolando, Kosuke, Pavlov, Tatiana, frontline Arrowhead formation, Punch through the Gap at hilltop 17;" Marking the location on the HUD, while renamed it was the area the US military 60 years ago made its escape from so called Bloody Omaha, and was still one of the only viable exits from this beach, this time however giant monsters and not machineguns and blocking houses were there...which in a manner made it easier. "..from there punch through and begin Laserjagd. Sam, Jack, Marvus on me, center. We'll back them up and keep the BETA from pursuit, Sam you stay next to me, that TSA is a slow target. You'll be filling the role of Left interceptor." Lastly she turns her attention towards the final three pilots.
"Thompson, Drago, Claire Rear, We have priority on Artillery support, I want you two to lay a barrage on the hilltop, then the fields beyond, at the gap lay a covering of Anti-Laser Chaff, reload, then get to the hilltop, we should have it cleared, use your Assault Cannons to fend off the counter attack and keep fire contained to clusters as directed." The bad thing with the so called missiles, was that they weren't, well for the most party, they were little more than rockets with a guidance system and a number of 500lb bombs within. Because of this range was often limited, and largely line of sight, which of course made them difficult to use against the laser class. Though there were some solid warhead types, and smaller arcing missiles, chaff dispensers, all manner really. Switching the comm once more all Pilots in the Wing are spoken to.
"Stick to NOE flight, turn the damn warning system off, if you go above 15 meters, the lasers will have a good chance of hitting you even with the chaff, Do not stray from the hill, or pathway until we find the laser class. Do not Assist the landing troops The whole Landing fails if we can't get the Navy in to play with its guns. Squadron Two, head along the beach and provide suppressing fire, stay on alert for Destroyer Class, Squadron Three, Operate in conjunction with the 20th Tank Division and 45th Engineering Brigade and Secure the Path to Pas de Calais. Will give additional orders as needed. Out."
With a chorus of Affirmatives, Yes Ma'am and other individual answers the operation was ago.
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Tatiana now having her orders, opens a command line with her four partners. "I'll take Center, Pavlov on my left, Kosuke to my right, Captain Rolando, and Erika keep to the flanks. For now as with the major until they had a real unit set up she would likely use first names, Short of the Colonel she didn't have to call them by rank, a privilege of command.. "Colonel Ebner, we are advancing." With her at the center of the arrowhead, the hills overlooking the beach worried her somewhat, the perfect place for a Tank horde to be hiding, waiting to leap upon a TSF and open it like a can of spam.
Which no sooner than the five advanced up the hillside, the number of red blips explodes. Killing the ones in her path, there was little else that could be done, they had to keep moving, the lasers had to be dealt with. "Light Division..only Five thousand or so. Keep moving." Exhailing a bit, she would rather be in the wings than on point, but this was a test to see what they, and she could do. Depressing the firing trigger 36mm rounds rip into the BETA tank Swarm, now was not the time to stop, as lasers pass overhead just barely missing the TSF, for all concerns on her physical disabilities, the woman was performing rather well, not in the slightest bit worried about the sandy hill or the swarm attempting to mount the five TSF's as many more jump out among the Infantry and Tank units assaulting the beaches. Seemingly uncerned with the numbers, she had cause to be..the last time she was this close to them there had be seventy thousand.
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Following close behind in a Square formation, Elena listens to the command line as various infantry and tank units beg and plead for help, at least the new Exosuit infantry were proving some support, and the 2nd and 3rd Squadrons were supporting them fairly well, but they could not afford to stop. While this was becoming a sacrificial alter the more Tanks fighting them was less for the TSF wing to deal with. "Keep in formation, provide cover to the frontline unit, the Navy will assist the ground forces." Slowing her own speed, the major fires a long automatic burst as the TSF's work their way up the opening, the rocket fire should be starting soon...and it would be danger close, but there was little choice.
The BETA rarely retreated, and they never feared anything, or even felt pain, to sit here and fire upon them would be to invite the whole horde..with five thousand Tank-Class detected, there should only be 50 lasers..once they got rid of them they could fight on foot, or take to the sky..more importantly so could the helicopters, they would perform recon once the Sky's were safe.
Turning her attention back to the battle, some units were already attempting to pile onto the advancing spearhead..and themselves as well. Aiming to her right and unleashing fire upon the hill, the sooner they advanced out of this death trap the better..
(OOC a bit short but kinda has to be till we get our first "Results" I will rolls for our allied pilots at the start of my next reaction post.)
