Operation Harvest

Operation: Harvest, also known as the Battle of Rigley Air Force Base, was an ISAF aerial assault on Rigley Air Base as part of the Usean Continental War.

Prelude
ISAF did not want to risk a second attempt by Erusea to bomb its General HeadQuarters in North Point, so they decided to take the initiative and destroy the remaining bomber force at Rigley Air Base, where they had been sent to as a forward base.

Summary
ISAF's planes entered the combat airspace, following the power lines north to Rigley. They were undetected until they passed over a substation providing radar coverage and encountered two bandits flying over it. As they fought the bandits, Rigley scrambled all remaining fighters into the air to protect the bombers; however, the bombers remained still on the ground.

When the ISAF pilots came to Rigley, they began their bombing runs on the parked bombers, avoiding AA fire from the few AA guns around. Rigley's fighters were attempting, unsuccessfully, to shoot down the planes, but they themselves were then shot down by ISAF. Once all bombers were destroyed, the pilots determined they were done and fled the combat area.

Result
The success of this operation gave ISAF the breathing room it needed. Erusea would have to deploy more bombers for a long-range attack if they wanted to destroy ISAF GHQ. This meant that ISAF had time to regroup to plan for a possible counterattack while Erusea was busy.