"This NATO organization is a products of ruthless barbarism! So I, in behalf of the people of the great nation of Panem, declare war on the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireand..."
I was in the Apache Hovercopter, being treated for frostbite and a few other injuries. The entire team was there.
"You were lucky we found you" said a medical personel. "Or the war would have been lost."
"You tell me" I said. "It seems like it though".
The Capitol was broadcasting a propaganda message across the entire nation. It was pretty easy to dismiss though.
"... and the Federal Republic of Germany, the one responsible for bringning down the nation we rose out of."
President Snow was speaking of the United States of America, a nation that fought the hardest battles of the Third World War, whose remnants fought the Water War that followed after the calamities and Nuclear Bombardments.
"May the odds ever be in our favor!" were his last remarks. Then the anthem played after. Seemed a bust compared to the Star Spangled Banner though.
"I, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Panem, hereby receive the President's orders and will sign the declaration of war! All hail Panem!"
Well it was official. War has been declared. No need for Congress to do it though.
"So are you okay Lieutenant?" asked a doctor.
"I'm a bit cruddy, but we could do it" I answered.
"Good" I heard someone say. "You will be dropped in ASAP".
"Well, better pack our bags then".
We were hovering over the Nuke silos, which were heavily guarded. We donned our stealth suits and dropped off.
"Now remember, Airborne troops are to sabotage the nukes while we set off towards the Palace of President Caesar" I ordered. "Hooah?"
"HOOAH!"
"Good". Then we went.
"The Hell" I heard one of my team say. "This place reminds me of, of Rome!"
"Yeah" i heard another one say. "This looks more like what Berlin looked in Fatherland".
Fatherland was a novel written centuries ago, about a succesful German takeover of Europe.
"Too bad" I said. "The word is, Berlin's been nuked by mini-nukes".
"You don't say." Great. Captain Johnson was on board the Apache. Before the Iowa dropped us off in Panem, he was my long time partner in recon missions.
"Yeah whatever, Johnson. So how was Berlin?" I asked.
"EPK scoundrel everywhere" he answered. The EPK was a terrorist group that formed after the 'Good War', more known as the Second World War. They broke from the main German government after it was clear the Jerries were not ruled by National Socialists.
"But Berlin's seen worse" he continued.
"Sure, I just hope you're deployed back to Europe".
"Yeah, whatever. Anyway the Eerie tells me you are near a factory of Nuclear fuel. Which means you strayed into District 2. Sabotage the factory and head back towards Wyoming, damn it."
"Yeah sure, sir."
A door was left ajar in the factory. Idiots. we went to the factory and 'neutralized' a bunch of Peacekeepers, took their uniforms, and headed towards the work place.
"Whoah" I heard a man whisper.
Yes, it was true. The place was were stationed evrywhere. Too bad my men weren't scared of being shot.
"Take this you facist bastards!"
Private Baker immediatey got an XM70 LMG and shot everywhere. It was a stupid idea, but given the time, the peacekeepers were scrambling for their weapons.
"Harris, you damn idiot! Cover us while we plant the charges!"
"Yes sir!"
Whil Harris was manning the MG, I got C4 and detonated it on the weapons compartment. Now Peacekeepers would be forced to do CQC.
"A place down, 3 more to go!"
Peacekeepers were in a hurry towards the now ruined Weapon depot. We shot them like dogs. And to think this nation was the greatest of those . We had a mission, and it must be done ASAP.
"There! Shoot them!"
Oh oh. I saw a Peacekeeper holding Harris' severed head and using it as a sight. The cruelty of the men here. They got a hold of Harris' weapons and began shooting.
"Damn it! They sliced Harris!" Yeah. Thanks for giving our position.
"Quick! Get to the uranium storage!"
It was a bit dangerous to do that, but it was now or never. On the way I saw experimental plasma rifles, like the ones being used in Europe. Something told me these were new ones.
"Damn it, they've got lasers!"
Their bolt action plasma rifles were of inferior quality then ours, but damn, it would have been better if we were part of the Special Forces. Oh wait, we were with them. I should have asked for one before they took off.
"Sir, we lost a man! Should we split up
"Yeah sure, Sgt. Norris lead this guy and a few others to draw fire away from us while you head to the main power generator in this place. After you do it, prepare for a meltdown!"
Sgt. Norris got a few men ad went into the open. Enemy forces shot a few men, but they were generally unschated when they got to the power generators.
"All right, now when we detonate this and the power plant, we should be in the Capitol. But before we run, I have to make a call".
On the radio I ordered Sgt. Norris to head towards the Command Centre, kill the Head Peacekeeper, take refuge in the fallout shelter and use the tunnels to get the hell out of there.
2 HOURS LATER
We were about to take down the Capitol's defensive fence when Sgt. Norris came out of a bunker. I got his M156 Guided Missile and shot towards the President's Manison. While I that, the Power Plant erupted in flames. Only 1 problem: we weren't in the Capitol yet.
"Shoot, take down the fence!"
We got into the Capitol, still dressed as Peacekeepers, and began a shooting spree. As if in a scripted video game, the Eagles appeared and began shooting their AT weapons everywhere. The fallout from both teh Power Plant and the nuke base stopped spreading. Which was good since I estimated the fallout to reach the outskirts of the Capitol. Which was also bad since that meant the Capitol wouldn't get a taste of Radiation Fallout.
"man, it never felt this good to shoot randomly!"
He was right. Given the number of casualties we had, it felt good to avenge them But something seemed wrong here.
As by usual NATO doctrine, we engaged in all arms warfare against the Capitol army that responded to the situation. The new XM29A6 rifles we used were like Godsend in this situation. I had no idea why NATO scrapped them a millenium ago.
After a few hours, the assault ended in a stalemate. The Capitol poured in thousands of Peacekeepers in the Capitol. Against a few hundred Americans and Brits, that wouldn't fare well. But somehow, we inficted massive casualties. It reminded me of a time during the Korean War, Filipino forces were stuck on a bridge, surrounded by more than a thousand Chinese. Yet they were able to gain only 326 for the total war. Who knows how that happened a millelium ago.
I was surveying the Capitol when I spotted a Triangular figure in the sky. Oh oh. It reminded me of a jet that held nuclear ammunition. I could only watch as it dropped its load...
Cliffhanger. Great.
Anyway, The Call of the Battlefield: Medal of honor will be written on October while I grab the best of all 3 franchises: Ultranationalists, PLR, Taliban, Chinese, and of course: Nazis.