User blog comment:TheAlphatheOmega/Grath/@comment-12161342-20150719224640/@comment-12161342-20150725202224

Beach Alpha

Time to Aeolus Landfall: 4 Hours

''Winds have now reached 120mph, and conditions in and around the area have worsened to the point where no more aircraft can safely take off, nor can any transport vessels make it back out to sea. Monster waves are tearing apart the dunes in conjunction with the wind and rain. In addition, the more violent storms near the interior begin to move in, bringing down trees, producing frequent lightning, and even producing decent-sized hail. Further inland, most of the loyalist aircraft make it into the air and rapidly outpace the storm, but the last groups aren't so lucky. Aircraft with lighter loads are tossed around by the violent winds, and some literally come apart, disintegrating in midair. Those that survive the wind are battered by hail, which shatters cockpit windows and incapacitates pilots, leaving some aircraft unguided and easy prey for the winds. Others are struck down by the developing lightning, either wiping out avionics systems or igniting fuel tanks and turning them into balls of airborne wreckage.''

''On the ground, the transport trucks are in precarious situations. Wind slams against their high sides, threatening to tip them over even as it blocks roadways with trees and debris. In addition, the muddy ground has turned into a quagmire, leading to some trucks being irrevocably bogged down with no hope of getting free. Tanks are less susceptible to the wind, and have a slightly easier time with mud and debris. Troops on foot strain against the wind, some being killed by debris and hail. Those that made it to a village find only temporary safety, as the 120mph winds claw at any structures, eager to rip them to shreds.''