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IC:

Antarctica

As explosions rock the surrounding area of Aubrey (OOC: no amount of "thermobaric' warheads can do what you said Zum) and the defenders hole up inside, a task force of the AFOH 4th Aerospace Fleet (similar in size to TF-11 during the Battle of Southern Africa), under the command of SOUTHCOM, descend on the Protoss fleet supporting the legions. The initial salvos of nuclear-tipped hypersonic missiles and rail gun projectiles are punctuated by plasma rounds coming from the new Richelieus and Rocrois. This attack from an unexpected quarter heavily damages the surprised fleet, which is further hard-pressed as the famed Cobra swarms escorted by Durandal and Vautour fighters (from 4ASF and land-based squadrons) sweep over it, the pilots' displaying steely nerves as they braved the intense defensive fire and heavy losses to deliver their deadly payload.

Down on the surface, AFOH naval and air units pummel the massive legions, now left without air cover and caught out in the open, icy wasteland. The tightly-packed formations are decimated by air and surface-launched hypersonic missiles, bombing runs and long-range artillery, while theater nuclear forces (the Constant Sentry bomber constellation and assigned SSBNs) fire hundreds of nuclear missiles with multiple warheads (FBW-Ns and Regulus SLBMs) into the Protoss landing zones. SOUTHCOM then sends in 2 field armies (over 1,500,000 troops with tanks, IFVs, mobile artillery and anti-air/missile units) to bolster the Mary Byrd Land defenses and await the desperate attack that they know is sure to come.