Operation Vanguard

"If we can't defend this island what shall we tell our great heroes in the sky?"

- Colonel Perraut

The Raid on Sand Island was a battle in the Circum-Pacific War. It was the the turning point of the war.

Setup
The 108th TFS "Wardog" squadron had just returned from defending the launch of the SSTO to the Arkbird. They returned in time to assist in the defense. The odds didn't favor them. They were the only experienced pilots there. The others were killed on the bombing raid on the island. They were able to bring some cadets from Heierlark Air Base, but they never saw action.

The battle
The battle started with the Yuktobanians landing a force at the beaches, which was faced with the Sand Island beach defenses. The Wardog team and the rookies attacked the ships bombarding the shore. They sank a few ships before the Scinfaxi attacked. Luckily, the Arkbird appeared and destroyed the missile with it's laser, allowing the air force to destroy the ships. Soon, the Scinfaxi launched a salvo of missles at the planes. The Arkbird was able to destroy a few missles, but was unable to destroy them all. The Wardog team was able to climb above 5,000 feet, but the rookies couldn't make it and were shot down. The anti-sub plane Blue Hound detected the sub and sent data to Arkbird. Arkbird then shot it's laser into the ocean and forced Scinfaxi to surface. It was attacked and damaged by Wardog and then shot again by the laser. It ripped a huge hole and Wardog shot a missle into the interior and destroyed Scinfaxi.

Aftermath
The raid on Sand Island was a major turning point. With the destruction of Scinfaxi and most of the landing force, Yuktobania was unable to replace the losses. From now on, Osea would be on the offensive.