Medina Utilises New Air Force to Devastate Red Guard
November 4418
After taking a number of planes and weapons from Temania after its recent invasion, the Medinese Empire has been developing its Air Force rapidly. While it’s still the weakest branch of its military, they’ve been itching to show it off to the world for years, sources say.
Now that Medinese-backed democratic progress in Vanakalam has been brought to a halt by the elite communist Red Guard forces were brought into action by the communist President of Vanakalam, it appears they’ve seen an opportunity to do just that.
In a surprise attack, the Medinese air forces tore through several key communist strongholds, being notably careful to attack only primarily military locations and avoiding civilian casualties, laying waste to key communist defences. This is the first direct intervention from Medina in the entire war, with the powerful empire preferring to provide aid in the forms of weapons and supplies until now.
Why the sudden shift? On the one hand, it seems that Azeez, the Medinese Emperor, may be growing restless — with a potential war sitting on the horizon, he could be hoping to gain a fresh ally as soon as possible. Or perhaps he just wants to stop wasting resources and guarantee victory. Or, more interestingly, some analysts have proposed that he is attempting to secure democratic loyalty — unlike his potential Northern Council enemy, Dorvik, who also supports the democratic forces, Azeez is perhaps seeking to show that Medina is truly dedicated to the cause and more willing to get involved...
Whatever the reasoning, this is a major boon for so-called Free Vanakalam. If the ground forces capitalise on the attack with their own sweeping assault, they may be able to almost secure victory by taking out remaining communist forces in one fell swoop and utilising the confusion to their advantage. If not, all this may have been for nothing...