[US]: Operation Valiant Defender

[John]

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Encrypted/private operation​

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With the message intercepted from the rebels on the French Island of Corsica - the messaged being meant for the King of Italy - a small task force was to be deployed into the Tyrrhenian Sea to deter and if need be, stop, the export of Italian weapons and equipment to the Rebels.

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Objective: Description: Status: Objective I Deploy a small task force to the Tyrrhenian Sea On-going Objective II Patrol the waters around the island of Corsica and the Italian Coast - whilst remaining in Italian waters Planned Objective III Prevent any shipments of arms making it to Corsica - Engaging the shipments if need be Planned INSERT TABLE WHEN NEEDED

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Belligerents​ United States of America Italy (Possibly) National Liberation Front of Corsica (Possibly)

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Deployed Equipment​ USS Boxer - Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship Ship's company and aircrew: 1,208 Marines: 1st Battalion, Marine Raider Regiment (x300) Vehicles: AAV-P7/A1 (x28) Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (x20) Fuel: Full Supplies: Full USS San Jacinto - Ticonderoga-class cruiser Ship's company: 330 Fuel: Full Supplies: Full USS Shoup - Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ships' company: 310 Fuel: Full Supplies: Full USS Mason - Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ships' company: 310 Fuel: Full Supplies: Full USS John Warner - Virginia-class submarine Ship's company: 132 Fuel: Nuclear Supplies: Full USNS Rainier - Supply-class fast combat support ship Ship's company: 176 Civilian, 30 military Fuel: Full Supplies: Full Stores: Full

The ships would travel the course: FM>GM>HM>IM>JM and would take around 48 hours to get to their location

 

[John]

The task force would now arrive in the Tyrrhenian Sea, they would mainly stay the 22.2km off the coast of Corisca and would be remaining in the region between Elba and Corisca. The task force would go into Condition Yoke, whilst all of this was happening, six of the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II would take off, each armed with: 1× General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-barreled Rotary cannon, 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder and 2× AGM-84 Harpoon. They would be fully fuelled before taking off, their mission was to patrol the skies above the task force. Meanwhile, the cruiser and two Arleigh Burkes would take a defensive circle around the USS Boxer. The USS John Warner would submerge it's self, beginning to circle the task force, it's torpedo tubes loaded with Mark 48 torpedo's, and the VLS Tubes loaded with 12 Tomahawk BGM-109s.