Operation Whalebird

The Battle of the Eaglin Straits is an event in the Circum-Pacific War and Osea's first general mobilization for the invasion of Yuktobania. Despite the Osean military's efforts, much of their forces were decimated by a long-range ballistic attack from the Scnifaxi.

General Mobilization
In response to the bold attacks mounted by Yuktobanian forces, the Osean military began gathering its forces for a massive counterattack. The carrier task force of the 3rd Osean Naval Fleet especially its three carriers: the Kestrel, Vulture and Buzzard, set sail for the inland sea deep within Osea. They crossed the Eaglin Straits along with multiple naval and air assets providing escort. They felt confident that not even the enemy would try to attack deep within Osean territory.

But they were instantly proven wrong when multiple enemy contacts began appearing on their radar. A Yuktobanian attack squadron comprised of AV-8B Harrier and F-35C Lightning II anti-ship warfare planes attacked the carrier fleet passing through Eaglin Straits. The Oseans scrambled to defend themselves from the air attack with the Wardog Squadron engaged in combat with the planes. They couldn't allow even one carrier to be sunk by the Yukes. Nevertheless, the squadron managed to repel the enemy attack from both the east and west of the straits.

Near Annihilation
Unfortunately, the victory was short lived as a missile from out of nowhere exploded in mid-air and crippled the Osean fleet. Instantly, many planes and ships were wiped off the radar because of "steel rain." As soon as a second burst missile was on its way, Captain Snow told Wardog Squadron to climb above 5,000 feet to avoid getting hit while he told the Kestrel to take evasive action. When the second burst missile impacted the Osean fleet, both the Vulture and the Buzzard took severe damage from the hit and sunk to the bottom of the Eaglin Straits. In the end, only the Kestrel, its air assets and the Wardog Squadron survived the attack.

Because of this, the Osean military couldn't mount an early counterattack--at least for now.