Nakafjiya, Ar'Raq
15 miles from the Kafjiya Mountains of Northern Ar'Raq
1st Lieutenant Ace Diwa the tank commander of a Leopard A2EX and leader of a PUMA Cavalry Fighting Vehicle, 2 Boxers Armored Personnel Carrier, and 2 six-man teams of 12 infantry troops lazily relaxed at his advance position, kicking his legs up as he sink back to an old recliner inside the post H.Q.
"Falling asleep again LT?"
Ace the young Lieutenant woke up from his dream and saw Captain Macie Curtiss of the intelligence section in his H.Q. Quickly he got up and saluted.
"Sorry ma'am. I didn't know you were here," he explained a bit embarrassed of being caught asleep.
The intelligence officer smiled, she couldn't help her reaction knowing that this young man is one of the best junior officers that the regiment has.
That's fine Lieutenant," she returned his salute, "At ease."
"What can I do for you Captain Curtiss?"
She took a seat in front of him and laid out a printed message from Regimental H.Q.
"This is what you need to know Lieutenant Diwa."
Ace grabbed the paper and read it to himself.
'There are new developments that have come upon the government of Parthia. To support the insurgency within Ar'Raq, three (3) mercenary regiments have been hired secretly to deal with the Rim-Cat dilemma. The Mercenary Forces is as noted along with their commanders and their Main Battle Tanks in use:
β’Ahmed Abu-Bakar of the Dune Warriors (T-90/S Main Battle Tanks), an Arab Mercenary Regiment financed by sympathetic rich Arab families.
β’Ishmael Ammeni of the Immortals (Zulfigar Main Battle Tanks), Parthian Mercenary Regiment financed by Parthia to fight in support of their cause all over the world.
β’Abdullah Sekhmet of the Scimitars (Ramses II Main Battle Tanks), Egyptian Mercenary Regiment is financed by other Arab nations in secret to assist the insurgency in Ar'Raq against the Rim-Cat Mobile Combat Regiment which is hired by the government of Ar'Raq.
Each Regiment is also supplemented by the following cavalry fighting armored vehicles:
β’BTR-3
β’BMD-3
β’BMP-3
Also take note that each regiment also possessed self-propelled howitzers and rocket launcher systems. Their air support is provided by the Parthian Air Force. It is wise to prepare the Rim-Cat Regiment for this challenges since each of the above mentioned mercenary regiments possessed highly trained and experienced Arab and Parthians who have substantial experience in their respective military and in war. Further note, the peace talk is a sham and the Parthian Government is placing their mercenary regiments in place, buying time to unload their equipment, vehicles, and personnel. If these regiments are to be defeated, it will be a devastating financial blow for the government of Parthia and only then will they take such a peace talk seriously. Until such time, it is necessary to devise a strategy of defeating such respected mercenary regiments in the field of battle.'
"Okay, what does this have to do with me and my command?"
She gazed at him as he marvel at her beautiful face and sexy, tone, and fit figure.
"My UAV recon drones have spotted movements over the mountains. If it is one of those regiments then you have to engage them and wait for reinforcement to arrive."
Bewildered he opened his mouth about to speak then changed his mind and remained silent.
"Speak freely Lieutenant," she said to him begging to have him voice his own opinion.
He sighs and seat back down, meeting her gaze he decided to voice his own concern.
"Well first of all we only got 12 infantry, 2 APCs, a Puma CFV, and a tank. Don't you think it is not sufficient enough to hold on against even say a company sized attack force of tanks, APCs, CFVs, and above all infantry?"
Macie pulled another printed letter from her pocket and gave it to the young Lieutenant.
"This should provide answers to your concern Ace," she said to him as he read the second letter.
Letter of promotion:
Hereby 2nd Lt. Ace Diwa is promoted to 1st Lieutenant in command of a Task Force Special Attack Group. In this task force it will include the following:
β’ 4 Leopard A2A6EX Main Battle Tanks armed with 120mm cannon
β’ 8 Boxer APCs with 48 Infantry and crew, 2 Fenneks Combat Cars armed with 50 caliber machineguns, and a Fennek Combat Car armed with 80mm mortar as fire-support.
β’ 6 Puma Cavalry Fighting Vehicles armed with 30mm cannon.
This promotion and re-assignment is set in effect immediately.
Signed,
Co. Marcus Dangal
Commander
Rim-Cat Private Military Regiment
Ace smiled at the promotion, he knows with that extra pay which he always sent home to his parents, his father and mother can make more out of their meager farm in the province of his homeland.
"Thank you for the promotion, but what exactly is Task Force Special Attack Group?"
Macie smiled once again and fetched the final printed letter from her left breast pocket containing his orders.
"You can verify it to Regimental Headquarters," she said to him handing the newly promoted warrior his orders.
To: 1st Lt. Ace Diwa
Commander Task Force Special Attack Group