Of the eleven commando teams that had infiltrated into South America before the full fledged invasion, three teams had completed their tasks. The recon teams which had lied in wait and had been transmitting on the ground tactical intelligence to the Task Force commanders at Suddie near Georgetown, Camacari near Salvador and at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro are being extracted now.
The team at Suddie had laid in wait at the extremely think coastal woodlands for the weeks upto the invasion in their camouflaged poncho tents. Venturing out only at night in teams of two the commandos had ensured that no combatant activity was being taking place in the region. Though they were protected by their NBC protective gear the stench of the dead all around them had still been overwhelming. It was indeed a ghastly chore for them during their mealtimes when they took their sustenance trying to blank out the stench of the dead. However they held on with their tasks until they heard the sounds of the invading forces of Task Force Rajput landing at the beaches of Georgetown. A day later as a GAL Blackhawk came to collect these commandos it had been a very relieved fireteam which jumped into the helicopters to civilization and life.
At Camacari the arriving commandos had learned within a day that landings here would be a trivial matter. However they waited for fully three days to ensure no human activity was going on in the land before they ventured out of their camouflaged shelters. Walking south to the ghost town of Camacari the seasoned commandos of Royal Cochin Special Forces were appalled at the brutality meted out to the civilian settlements. The senior most of the fireteam, a Chief Boatswain's Mate commented that this would be an expedition that would give an added measure of combat tested strength to the Royal Cochin Defense Forces. They commandeered a more or less uninfected truck which was surprisingly in working condition and drove around the ghost town of Camacari. A few days later as the Task Force Jhansi made landfall at the beaches to the South East the fireteam waited for a few hours for the adrenaline of the landing forces to die down and then walked towards them waving a white flag. Then to the shocked Marines the commandos described the purgatory they are entering to for a few hours before a Blackhawk landed at the beachhead to collect them back for debriefing.
The Blackhawk that was sent by the 8th Marine Division to relieve the recon team at the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Corvocado mountains outside of Rio de Janeiro were in for a bitter surprise. Hovering in from the east of the massive statue the crew of the helicopter were aghast at seeing what looked like the remnants a battle. Several bodies were strewn along the grounds in front of the mammoth statue and several blackened pockmarks evident of a fiery firefight. Fearing the worst the Blackhawk swiftly disgorged its squad of 8 Marines who ran around looking for the RCSF commandos. Two dead bodies of RCSF commandos were found amidst grenade rubble at the base of the steps to the Christ the Redeemer and one other body was found at the top of the pedestal, the commando's fingers clenched tightly into the trigger of his sniper rifle and a bullet having destroyed his communications pack. The fourth commando was nowhere to be found. Two Scorpion gunships had arrived by that time to the station to provide offensive over cover to the exfiltration as the Marines radio'd back the information about the missing commando and the three dead commandos.
It was as they were about to leave for the beachhead that one of the Marines saw a clump of bodies on the western side of the statue, behind its right foot. Walking over there to examine it the soldier saw around four or five bodies lying in a huddle. The bodies all seemed to be wearing dresses similar to that of the attackers below but one of the bodies was that of the fourth commando. The Marine tentatively checked his pulse to feel it beating, albeit faintly. He immediately shouted for his team mates and in a few minutes the barely alive commando was hauled aboard the Blackhawk which took off immediately towards the Aircraft Carrier CNS Venad stationed 50 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. It looked like the fireteam of 4 commandos had taken out a group of almost 64 rebel militia for the loss of three of their own. The squad of 8 soldiers were ordered to secure the area and realizing that the pacification of Rio de Janeiro wont be the bloodless invasion it had been so far at other landing sites across South America, additional reinforcements were ordered to be sent to the Christ the Redeemer area. Within a day, the area would have a Company sized force which would secure the entirety of Corovado Mountain . Some isolated encounters had already started at the beahhead at Vidigal favela where despite initial lifelessness, bands of guerrillas were starting hit and run attacks against the Cochin forces. So far the attackers had all been destroyed thoroughly but it was clear to the commanders of Task Force Khampa that the complete pacification of Rio de Janeiro would require significant forces.
Meanwhile at Viamao, Brasilia, Macapa, Rio Preto da Eva, Cayenne and Caracas the Royal Cochin Special Forces commandos were reporting status varying from complete depopulation to intense combatant activities. The teams themselves had secures positions of relative safety as they continued relaying tactical information that would be of invaluable benefits to the CEF forces advancing across South America. However messages from Bogota were of another nature entirely.
The Commandos that had landed at Ubaque, South East of Bogota had learned quite early on that their mission intelligence briefing had been flawed. There was no line of sight from their position to the city of Bogota. After duly appraising the Task Force commanders they started trekking towards the Chorro la Palma. They had already seen several bands of apparently deranged hyper aggressive militia roaming the country side so it was with extreme care that they started trekking towards the new Reconnaissance Station. Despite their several precautions their covert trek of around 15 kilometers was not without incidents. At several times they happened across the bands of deranged militia and several short firefights occurred all of which the Cochin commandos prevailed through. However as they crossed the crest and reached Chorro la Palma they noticed a large group of militias approaching them from the direction of Las Tapinas. They had only one alternative, defend their present elevated position from the oncoming onslaught. They immediately set out deploying their mines and grenades and started preparing a defensive perimeter. An immediate call for assistance was also placed with the CEF Command in St Helena however they knew that even if a rescue mission is launched it would take several hours for them to reach their positions, during which time they would have no alternative other than to fight these crazy militia with what weapons they were carrying.
The team at Suddie had laid in wait at the extremely think coastal woodlands for the weeks upto the invasion in their camouflaged poncho tents. Venturing out only at night in teams of two the commandos had ensured that no combatant activity was being taking place in the region. Though they were protected by their NBC protective gear the stench of the dead all around them had still been overwhelming. It was indeed a ghastly chore for them during their mealtimes when they took their sustenance trying to blank out the stench of the dead. However they held on with their tasks until they heard the sounds of the invading forces of Task Force Rajput landing at the beaches of Georgetown. A day later as a GAL Blackhawk came to collect these commandos it had been a very relieved fireteam which jumped into the helicopters to civilization and life.
At Camacari the arriving commandos had learned within a day that landings here would be a trivial matter. However they waited for fully three days to ensure no human activity was going on in the land before they ventured out of their camouflaged shelters. Walking south to the ghost town of Camacari the seasoned commandos of Royal Cochin Special Forces were appalled at the brutality meted out to the civilian settlements. The senior most of the fireteam, a Chief Boatswain's Mate commented that this would be an expedition that would give an added measure of combat tested strength to the Royal Cochin Defense Forces. They commandeered a more or less uninfected truck which was surprisingly in working condition and drove around the ghost town of Camacari. A few days later as the Task Force Jhansi made landfall at the beaches to the South East the fireteam waited for a few hours for the adrenaline of the landing forces to die down and then walked towards them waving a white flag. Then to the shocked Marines the commandos described the purgatory they are entering to for a few hours before a Blackhawk landed at the beachhead to collect them back for debriefing.
The Blackhawk that was sent by the 8th Marine Division to relieve the recon team at the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Corvocado mountains outside of Rio de Janeiro were in for a bitter surprise. Hovering in from the east of the massive statue the crew of the helicopter were aghast at seeing what looked like the remnants a battle. Several bodies were strewn along the grounds in front of the mammoth statue and several blackened pockmarks evident of a fiery firefight. Fearing the worst the Blackhawk swiftly disgorged its squad of 8 Marines who ran around looking for the RCSF commandos. Two dead bodies of RCSF commandos were found amidst grenade rubble at the base of the steps to the Christ the Redeemer and one other body was found at the top of the pedestal, the commando's fingers clenched tightly into the trigger of his sniper rifle and a bullet having destroyed his communications pack. The fourth commando was nowhere to be found. Two Scorpion gunships had arrived by that time to the station to provide offensive over cover to the exfiltration as the Marines radio'd back the information about the missing commando and the three dead commandos.
It was as they were about to leave for the beachhead that one of the Marines saw a clump of bodies on the western side of the statue, behind its right foot. Walking over there to examine it the soldier saw around four or five bodies lying in a huddle. The bodies all seemed to be wearing dresses similar to that of the attackers below but one of the bodies was that of the fourth commando. The Marine tentatively checked his pulse to feel it beating, albeit faintly. He immediately shouted for his team mates and in a few minutes the barely alive commando was hauled aboard the Blackhawk which took off immediately towards the Aircraft Carrier CNS Venad stationed 50 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. It looked like the fireteam of 4 commandos had taken out a group of almost 64 rebel militia for the loss of three of their own. The squad of 8 soldiers were ordered to secure the area and realizing that the pacification of Rio de Janeiro wont be the bloodless invasion it had been so far at other landing sites across South America, additional reinforcements were ordered to be sent to the Christ the Redeemer area. Within a day, the area would have a Company sized force which would secure the entirety of Corovado Mountain . Some isolated encounters had already started at the beahhead at Vidigal favela where despite initial lifelessness, bands of guerrillas were starting hit and run attacks against the Cochin forces. So far the attackers had all been destroyed thoroughly but it was clear to the commanders of Task Force Khampa that the complete pacification of Rio de Janeiro would require significant forces.
Meanwhile at Viamao, Brasilia, Macapa, Rio Preto da Eva, Cayenne and Caracas the Royal Cochin Special Forces commandos were reporting status varying from complete depopulation to intense combatant activities. The teams themselves had secures positions of relative safety as they continued relaying tactical information that would be of invaluable benefits to the CEF forces advancing across South America. However messages from Bogota were of another nature entirely.
The Commandos that had landed at Ubaque, South East of Bogota had learned quite early on that their mission intelligence briefing had been flawed. There was no line of sight from their position to the city of Bogota. After duly appraising the Task Force commanders they started trekking towards the Chorro la Palma. They had already seen several bands of apparently deranged hyper aggressive militia roaming the country side so it was with extreme care that they started trekking towards the new Reconnaissance Station. Despite their several precautions their covert trek of around 15 kilometers was not without incidents. At several times they happened across the bands of deranged militia and several short firefights occurred all of which the Cochin commandos prevailed through. However as they crossed the crest and reached Chorro la Palma they noticed a large group of militias approaching them from the direction of Las Tapinas. They had only one alternative, defend their present elevated position from the oncoming onslaught. They immediately set out deploying their mines and grenades and started preparing a defensive perimeter. An immediate call for assistance was also placed with the CEF Command in St Helena however they knew that even if a rescue mission is launched it would take several hours for them to reach their positions, during which time they would have no alternative other than to fight these crazy militia with what weapons they were carrying.
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