March 24, 2001
Maryland/PA
3rd Mechanized, having left 600 men behind to guard Fort Meade, begins a drive on Hagerstown from Frederick. The 28th Infantry Division, reinforced by militia from Harrisburg, sends forces west from Carlisle to secure the area around Chambersburg and effect a link up with the 3rd after it has taken Hagerstown.
Yugoslavia
The commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, after receiving the MilGov offer from the DIA agents dropped by the USS Corpus Christi, including promises of resupply for his forces from Israel, cuts ties with CivGov and joins MilGov. He also arrests the staff of the IV Corps and seizes control of most of the the supply and ammunition dumps for the 80th Infantry Division. He sends messages to both the 76th and the 80th, telling them that CivGov has abandoned them and that the only real chance they have for completing their mission and getting home again is with MilGov.
Texas
The 49th Armored Division and 95th Infantry Divisions prepare to move southward into northern Texas in conjunction with the drive in southern Texas. In Louisiana the 98th Division is preparing to move as well in support.
2nd Battle of Harlingen
The Mexican and Russian forces in the area, numbering 800 men and four BTR’s from the remnants of the Brigada San Luis Potosi, the Brigada Tampica and a Soviet regiment of Division Cuba, are hit from the air by helicopters, then the ground. The fight rapidly turns into a rout, with the 43rd heading for McAllen and the 1st and 4the heading north for Raymondville, reaching it by nightfall of the 24th. The US takes less than 50 casualties while the enemy force is annihilated, either killed or captured except for a few men who escape on foot.
West Virginia
The 38th is attacked by several companies of New American troops at Bolivar. The attacks are uncoordinated and supported by only a few mortars. Clearly they didn’t expect their enemies to be trained experienced troops, and in the numbers present at Bolivar. They beat the attacks off easily with minimal casualties while NA takes nearly 400 dead, wounded and captured.
Last edited by Olefin; 11-12-2015 at 08:19 AM.
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