Battle of Aubrey Air Base

The Battle of Aubrey Air Force Base was an attempt to defend Aurelia's last line of defense, Aubrey Air Force Base, from the Leasath military's advance in the Leasath-Aurelian War.

Prelude
More information: Leasath Civil War

Somewhere during the 2010-19 decade, the Democratic Republic of Leasath fell into a civil war for reasons unknown.During this war, several nations, amidst which was Leasath's southern neighbor Aurelia, donated money to Leasath so it could recover its economy, however these external donations were kept classified by the Leastah high command, and were used for the funding of its military instead. In 2020, one year after the end of the Leasath Civil War, Leasath invaded Aurelia, justifying the invasion as "retribution for years for exploitation". Most of Aurelia (estimated 95%) fell under Leasathian control in over a week, thanks in no small part to the XB-337 Gleipnir heavy command cruiser.

In September 2020, Aubrey Air Force Base, located in southwestern Aurelia because the last remaining airbase outside of enemy hegemony.

Battle
Somewhere in September, a detachment of B-52 Stratofortress bombers was sent to Cape Aubrey in an attempt to level Aubrey AFB. The bombers were escorted by a small fighter jet formation, most likely because Leasath expected little to no resistance from Aubrey AFB. En-route to Aubrey Base, the bombers were intercepted by the Aurelian 207th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Gryphus", a top-secret air unit formed for national border defense.

The battle didn't end there, however. Shortly after the annihilation of the bomber force, Aubrey became the target of ballistic missile attacks from the southern Puna Plains, fired by the Gleipnir. Of all Aurelian aircraft, only Gryphus One and Five survived.

Aftermath
Thanks to the efforts fof Gryphus Squadron, Aubrey AFB was saved from absolute destruction. The base suffered extensive damage as a result of the SWBM attacks, however. Furthermore, most of the Gryphus Squadron was annihilated in the explosions. The unidentified city located near the airbase also suffered collateral damage from the bombings.