EFA Africa Takeover Operation

After Action Report

EFA assets (estimate): F-7D Spearhead (150 units), VTOL Fighter (200 units), Arkansas-Class Anti-Air Cruiser (18 ships), Des Moines-class Anti-Ship Cruiser (12 ships), Fraser Class escort-Frigate (40 ships), Spengler Class Carrier (6 ships).

ZAFT assets (estimate): AMF-101 DINN (40 units), TMF/A-802 BuCUE (30 units), ZGMF-1017 GINN (12 units), ZGMF-1017M GINN High Manuever Variant (one, white), Unknown (2 units).

ZAFT reinforcements: ZGMF-1017 GINN (2 units), GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam, GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam.

EFA losses (estimate): Spearheads (140 units lost), VTOL Fighters (all lost), Arkansas-Class (4 damaged, 6 sunk), Des Moines-Class (1 damaged, 11 sunk), Fraser Class (34 damaged, 3 lost), Spengler Carriers (all lost).

ZAFT damages (estimate): DINNs (14 damaged, 11 killed), GINNs (17 damaged, 3 kills), BuCUE (24 damaged, 8 killed).

ZAFT Units assumed to have received field retrofitting, causing tallies unaligned with initial deployment measurements.

Battle Results: The EFA operation to retake Africa was aborted.

Notables:

0500: The Des-Moines cruisers commence coastal bombardment on ZAFT defensive positions along the coast.

0630: ZAFT response minimal, EFA Spearheads commence operation over ZAFT shores.

0700: ZAFT DINNs take to the air and engage the EFA air assets.

0720: Spearheads sustain heavy losses and are forced to retreat. Air superiority battle moves over to the EFA lines.

0730: ZAFT DINNs are forced to retreat by Arkansas cruisers' anti-air fire.

0800: Coastal bombardment ceased, ZAFT defensive positions observed as destroyed.

0810: Second wave of Spearheads deployed.

0815: Second wave of Spearheads engage with ZAFT DINNs, gains air superiority over the Coastline.

0830: VTOL fighters deployed.

0840: ZAFT GINNs and BuCUEs found, air-to-land battle ensues.

("Soldiers collectively facepalm as head honchos forget land units" is scribbled here.)

0910: VTOLs deal catastrophic damage to ZAFT land forces through superior maneuvering and weight of numbers.

0930: White GINN sighted (This line seemed to have been emphasized after the document was printed)

0932: VTOL teams annihilated; the rest retreat with the white GINN pursuing.

0935: White GINN disappears from EFA observation.

0936: Des-Moines class warships recommence coastal bombardment.

0940: 2nd wave Spearheads return for service, 3rd wave Spearheads deployed.

1000: ZAFT Unknowns sighted over the fleet (This line seemed to have been added in in the margins after the document was printed)

1010: ZAFT unknowns strike and damage Des-Moines Cruisers, anti-air cover ineffective. (Scribbled in the margins are the words "Insignia of the Unknowns: A red swallow sitting on a shield")

1015: All but one Des-Moines Cruiser sunk.

1018: ZAFT elements commence bombardment of EFA warships. EFA air elements deploy to engage.

1022: Spengler Carrier "Leopold" sunk. Cause: ZAFT bombardment.

1024: Spengler Carrier "Tarawa" damaged. Cause: ZAFT unknown crafts. EFA high command declares emergency sortie of all EFA assets.

1025: Spengler Carrier "Tarawa" sunk. Cause: ZAFT unknown crafts.

1028: Spengler Carrier "Augustus" sunk. Cause: ZAFT bombardment.

1030: White GINN reappears.

1031: Arkansas class "Alma", "Austin", "Monticello", "Sherwood", "Malvern", and "Ozark" sunk. Cause: White GINN. (Profanities are scribbled over this line.)

1035: All EFA assets deployed.

1036: Spengler Carrier "Alexander" sunk. Cause: White GINN.

1040: ZAFT reinforcements arrive from orbit and engage EFA air elements.

1050: EFA loses air superiority to ZAFT.

1100: EFA in full retreat.

1101: Spengler Carrier "Hannibal" and "Damocles" sunk. Cause: The stole G-units Aegis and Blitz. (Scribbled over this line are profanities targeted at the Atlantic federation)

1102: EFA declares intention to withdraw from the battle.

End of Battle.

Recommend to high command: (This section is blank.)

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Side stories mean I can do some weirder things!

The names of the ships in quotes are pretty much made up on the spot (except the Arkansas ones, which were picked out from a list of towns in Arkansas. Wikipedia!)

Also, yes, Yzak is getting more and more badass by virtue of just constantly needing to play catch up against the protagonists.

It feels just...I dunno, right, to have the major antagonists get reassigned somewhere else and just kick serious amounts of ass.