Operation Medieval

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In the darkness of the forest bordering the compound, the black-clad commando switched on his shoulder-mounted video-camera.

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---*Link established. Rerouting. Destination: Hokkaido Relay Satellite.*

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The commando spoke into his radio. "Everyone, move out and plant your charges. I want this to be clean and silent."

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This is Otto Heinrich reporting for the Rheinland News Network. We bring news from our affiliates on Planet New Berlin. Forwarded to us was a report from the News Agency in Aachen.

The view changes to another reporter in a news studio.

This is the Aachen News Agency bringing you some sobering news. Last night a terrorist strike on a military-operated weapons factory left sixteen men and women dead, and nearly twice as many wounded. Rheinland Military soldiers, placed on alert after some very unusual activities had been going on around the space above the planet, found a terrorist team planting charges inside the factory. The resulting firefight ended up detonating a few of the explosive charges. Seven of the ten soldiers were killed in the explosion, leaving the survivors in critical condition. The blast collapsed the east side of the factory, trapping around 20 civilians beneath a pile of rubble. By the time rescue operations managed to reach them, nine of those trapped beneath the collapsed building were dead.

Questioning of the Rheinland Military reports that they have confirmed four of the terrorist squad's men perished in the explosion, and another was left critical. He was taken to a classified location for medical attention and interrogation. The military has told us that the saboteurs found were of Kusarian decent. The Rheinland government is opening talks with the Kusari Shogun in an effort to shed light on the identity of the attackers, whom are believed to belong to one of the pirate bands operating in Kusari. Its speculated that the surviving terrorists escaped the planet after their attack.

We've been told that the damage to the building was extensive, but not crippling. It is estimated that the facility will be repaired to its original state within the following weeks. We will keep you updated as we gain further information.

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---*Transmitting. Operation Medieval. Outcome: Unsatisfactory.*
---*Total Losses: Five commandos, 35 pounds of compressed MOX explosives.*
---*Target Condition: Damaged, intact.*

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