The head of the Clone Star Empire, Admiral Anderson, has called a state of emergency on Miliaris following the deadly attacks by Freedom Miliaris. Curfews will be raised across the planet, extra troops and aircraft are arriving on the planet to augment the hard pressed defence force.
The Clones have re-established the communication connection between Miliaris and the rest of the empire. The Clone Air Force has launched dozens of attacks on positions across the planet.
It has been reported that the Tarbotians have attempted to steal a Black Triangle during a test. The Tarbotians took advantage of the lack of full info-security on the ship due to it's test status, an UNDF spokesman later said that the Tarbotians would not be able to use their hacking system on a normal ship. The Black Triangles will be retrofitted with full info-security.
The ship's crew managed to stop the hijacking due to quick thinking and alerted an escorting UNDF ship which was able to attack and damage the Tarbotian ship. The Tarbotians fled back towards their base.
Freedom Miliaris have launched the attacks they promised on the Clones following the Clone massacre of Eritran villagers. Hundreds of drones have been launched, dozens of mortar attacks have also been fired. Nearly all Clone military sites and positions on Miliaris are reported to have been attacked to some extent.
The most devastating attack was on the main communication centre near the capital. The site is reported to have been totally destroyed, cutting Miliaris off from the rest of the empire.
There are reports that Clone Army troops have conducted a massacre at an ethnic Eritran village on Miliaris. Clone troops surrounded the village and then conducted a merciless bombardment of the village, before moving in and killing everyone they found. Details of the attack have horrified the CIN and UNP.
Freedom Miliaris have vowed to launch "total war" against the Clones. They said thousands of drones are being prepared to launch attacks.
Clone Army troops have entered a number of majority ethnic Eritran areas on Miliaris on the hunt for Freedom Miliaris militants. Gunfire has been reported at a number of locations, K85 COIN aircraft have also made a number of strikes on suspected militant targets though the Clone Defence Forces are not releasing any details.
Freedom Miliaris say they are not making any attacks in respect of the Commonwealth of Interstellar Nations call for a ceasefire, however if the Clones do not withdraw from the ethnic areas then Freedom Miliaris say they will resume their campaign.
The K59 Flashlight, formerly known as the K58AD, is a new light fighter for the Clone Air Force which will be deployed to secondary planets in the Clone Star Empire. The K59 is another variant of the K03 Pterodactyl advanced trainer which has a hybrid ducted fan with an electric economy mode. The K58 Raptor is a COIN version.
The K59 replaces the K47 Freedom in production, this light fighter has lost favour with the CAF. The K59 is cheaper to operate and has better capabilities, plus the fact pilots will train on the K03 means they will be able to convert to the K59 much easier.