Asteroid Blues

Intel came in that a group of combined army soldiers disguised as usariadna rangers were on the move to take an O12 weapons caches. Ramah taskforce was deployed to counter and contain the threat. Ramah was able to get into position first. Tarik and his fire team took to the left flank hiding behind an old factory. The al fasid, nafatun, and nahab took the high ground. A war core and monstrucker joined them. The adversary moved first. The roar of and engine was heard first before smoke started filling the sightlines for the al fasid. Tarik and his team heard the noise of the engines and something large moving on the other side of the building. Before they knew it a motorcycle came around the corner, tarik killed the rider with his nanopulsers but not before he dropped his payload. As smoke started to fill the area. As soon as the rider fell dead a large 4 legged creature rounded the corner and moved towards the naffatun. A quick shot from the khawarijs mk12 killed it. A second passed then a large shadow came through the smoke the khawarijs fell to a storm of metal. Tarik tried to step into the path of the creature but was too slow. The large creature jumped out of the smoke and landed on a crate firing at the doctor in the back. The doctor was able to fire back with his shotgun hurting the beast. Before his companion hiding under the box could react the creature jumped down and fired its chain rifle killing the doctor and a naffatun behind him. The last Ghulam stood his ground firing his shotgun as the creature turned and released another barrage from its chain rifle killing him and the naffatun. But he was able to stop the creatures rampage.
As the smoke settles tarik realized his entire team was gone. Angry he moved to engage the enemy as he moved to the corner he saw a flash and fired at it. Thinking he had killed a sniper he was confused to see a warcore lay dead atop a building. As he came to the corner tarik say a alien disguised as a minuteman. Angry he opened fire dropping the creature in a shower of red blood. Tarik dosnt have time to think about the meaning if it and engaged another target. This one looked like a women. After a short exchange of fire he took cover from the womens rockets. The monstrucker was able to throw a drop bear up the field and the second nahab joined the battle.

The enemy was moving again a minuteman with an hmg was able to drop tarik (double crit) and moved into the armory. The enemy moved up the right flank and reinforced there position.an airborne ranger walked in were tarik and his team had fallen and moved into the center of the field. the monstrucker had been killed but he sacrificed himself to get a mine Close to the door which the airborne ranger destroyed.
The team was shaken but not beaten the al fasid moved around his cover to see the group inside the armory a short barrage of rockets killed 2 and the women moved towards one of the doors. Another barrage and he hit the women but failed to kill her as well as killing the flanking airborne ranger. A short barrage from the minuteman killed the al fasid. His sacrifice was able to rally the remaining soldiers. He cleared 3 grunts and an airborne ranger making an opening for the nahabs.
The enemy know this and another motorized unit was able land a smoke screen blocking the view of the armory. A gunman with revolvers moved up the side and took up a defensive position and was shortly joined by another grunt.the smoke cleared and the situation seemed to have gone south the nahab with the red fury tried to kill the gunman but fell to his quick draw. The remaining nahab tried to make the run to the door but was stopped short by the grunts.

When the smoke settled ramha taskforce had lost the battle. Reports came in that the information was wrong there had been no combined in the area but were true rangers. A dark day for ramah