Operation Kantaku

[Ace Razgriz]

Day 1: Kyoto Base, 1600 SMT

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The air on Kyoto base moved through the sterile, clean conditioning filters as it had run for the past hundreds of years. On deck C of the base sat a large array of Drone Freighters, sitting with the Dragon emblem emblazened across their bows. And in front of those transports, stood rows of Soldiers, of all kinds, ranging from Dragons to the Order to even a special freelancer sprinkled in for the cause. At the head of the soldiers stood the Admiral of the Blood Dragon fleets, Kaito Fujimoto. The admiral stands at the head of the men, giving a rather short, yet empowering speech, and at the front of the 2 main columns of soldiers stood commanders.

Of the Dragon platoon: Taisho Sachiyo Gomen, on the Order columns Commander Aemon Avery of the Order, and between the two, notably closer to Gomen, Freelancer Tal Ravis. The odd bunch were going to be the leading force in one of the Dragons largest operations since the invasion of Tomioka itself. The Admiral stands over the large group of forces, adjusting his stiff, poignant uniform as he stands to address the forces below him.

"Dragons, today, you stand before an army of change, that will shift our entire balance on Tomioka, and bring us a leap closer to control of Nagano, and driving out Samura and the Naval Forces! Tomioka is a planet long under struggle for its reign, with the Dragons fighting fiercely, but the cause you stand for today will increase our foothold tenfold! The Dragons have an old asset that we are calling for: A togo class battleship, known as the Fuji, an old name to the Dragons, that we will no longer have Kusari squatting over to defile in its resting place on Tomioka!

The old flagship exploded in Tomioka orbit, crashing down onto the surface in a fiery blaze, running itself aground in a large lake roughly eight months ago, and has sat decomposing for months. The Dragons now see use in this however, with the War machine in a rebuild process, salvaging this ship is of no higher importance than it is now, and that is what you stand here for, to bring back the glory and honor of the Dragons through the arms of the old flagship: the Mount Fuji!"

A roaring cheer goes up from the platoons, all three commanders remaining standing up front of the pack, continuing their observance of the Admiral. Fujimoto stands straight, a smirk visible on his lips as he turns

"The plan for this is simple, but will be a gruesome campaign for all of the men before me today, and it will require the utmost of all of you, especially your commanders at the front. The Dragons will send a squadron of four Drone Freighters into the atmosphere, due to the lack of stealth capabilities and our inability to disrupt radar systems, expect heavy resistance on landing near the beach-heads. From there you will fight your way through Tomioka's jungles, taking the three Naval installations upon the shores, immediately upon capturing the last facility, we will have designated ships make their entry and begin the hours long struggle of removing the Fuji from the lakebed and getting it into orbit.

This is one of our biggest ventures on Tomioka, and the men standing before me will be the largest we can allocate to this, so honor the Dragons and well, and crush the Kusari Republic! Senshi of the Dragons, proceed to your assigned vessels, and prepare to depart for war!"

Once again, roaring cheers go up from the crown of soldiers, each one dismissing by row and column, with each column of ships neatly fitting into a Drone Freighter. The 3 commanders waiting behind, Kaito Fujimoto dismissing off the stage and returning to his own quarters. Taisho Gomen scratches her head slightly and conglomerates with the other 2 commanders of the mission, putting on a stony, professional face and bowing slightly to her comrades. Konbanwa to you both, the commanders of the mission will be heading in on a seperate Drone Freighter to guide our troops into the beach-head storming, we should head out now... And so the commanders stand, the guiding hands for the Dragons largest operation on Tomioka yet, ready to depart and change the face of the Dragons future.

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