Army depot set on fire on Miliaris, nuclear warheads evacuated?

Another mass drone attack has been launched by Freedom Miliaris militants, one of the main depots of the Clone Army was hit and suffered significant damage, including being set on fire. NS is reporting that the Clones urgently removed some items from the depot and took them up to a ship in orbit. Although unconfirmed, it is thought these were nuclear warheads for use by the Clone Space Missile launchers which are on Miliaris.

NS say the Clones may also remove the launchers from the planet, it is thought five mobile launchers were on Miliaris though one was already damaged in an early militant attack.

Elsewhere, there have been reports of heavy fighting in one of the larger ethnic Eritran towns as Clone Army soldiers were ambushed by FM militants and other Eritrans. Significant casualties on both sides are reported.

Clone Army goes into Eritran towns, drone factory found

The Clone Army has finally started entering ethnic Eritran towns and villages on Miliaris. The army had been holding off due to fears of inflaming the situation but after the mass drone attacks the decision has been made to go in and root out Freedom Miliaris.

A workshop which was making drones has been discovered, about thirty drones were seized in various stages of construction, though a miliary source said they think there are at least five other workshops on the planet. 

Molab has said dozens of Eritran civilians have been killed by Clone troops during these incursions. The Clones are not commenting on this.

Miliaris air force taken out by mass drone strike

Two hundred and fifty Molab type drones were launched in a mass attack on the main air base on Miliaris earlier today. Despite the strengthened layered air defence set up by the Clone Defence Forces (which includes troop reinforcements with personal weapons), nearly half of the drones got through and caused severe damage to the air base.

The base's air traffic control tower saw a direct hit, causing a collapse. Multiple hits to the maintenance hangars caused a fire which soon raged out of control and reached an ammunition store. It is estimated four K47s, eight K85s and two K44 transports were destroyed. Others damaged. The death toll is unknown but is estimated to be nearly a hundred.

A number of aircraft in the air at the time had to divert to the small airport at the Miliaris capital. The Miliaris air force has relocated it's HQ functions to the airport. It is thought surviving or repaired aircraft will be dispersed to two smaller air bases on the planet.

The Clone Army say the drones are powered by small paraffin fuelled engines, the Clones have banned the sale of paraffin and are confiscating all civilian supplies. The army is also said to be preparing to enter Eritran ethnic towns and villages looking for the workshops were it is thought these drones are being built. This could cause a general uprising but the Clones may no longer have a choice.

CSE-E erupts as insurgency spreads

The Clone Star Empire - East is reeling after the ethnic Eritran insurgency has spread from Miliaris. Marcus has called a state of emergency and recalled all military reserves.

Laalande 21649's Clone Army HQ was hit by three drones (the Molab type used on Miliaris), two drones were also launched at the main airbase but were shot down by a K47 patrol. The airbase was hit by mortar fire though no aircraft were damaged.

Rendrial 4's main airbase was hit by mortar fire, one K85 was destroyed and the control tower knocked out of action. A car bomb was also exploded next to the army HQ, killing three soldiers.

Mintjulip's army HQ was hit hard by 7 drones, the head of the army on the planet was among twelve killed. A K85 was also shot down by a SAM. An unusual attack occurred at an army depot where a bulldozer was sent through the guardhouse before militants drove off the guards, and then looted weapons from the depot.

The two core planets of Woloron 12 and Austini 55 saw little trouble except for an aborted mortar attack on an army base on Woloron, but the two planets have much stronger military forces (and Clone populations) than the other CSE-E planets.

On Miliaris the conflict continues with a gun battle between Freedom Miliaris militants and Clone Army soldiers near the capital. Two drones also hit an army depot.

Clones deploy paratroopers in effort to capture Miliaris militants

Soldiers from the Clone Army's 3rd Aerial Assault Regiment, one of the elite units of the army, have been deployed in four locations on Miliaris in an apparent attempt to capture Freedom Miliaris militants. The problem was: they didn't find anyone! Later the Army said it had been an exercise.

The Clone Army is said to have been embarrassed by the complete intelligence failure. A source said that the Clones have no idea what the militants are up to or where they are. The Clones have completely ignored Eritran organic intelligence over the last few years and this is now starting to really hurt them.

Clone Navy gain funding for two new aircraft carriers, escorts

The Clone Navy has received funding for new warships to strengthen their Cloneworld fleet. Two new aircraft carriers of the Cloneworld class will be build to join the three already in service. The aim is for the Clone Navy to be able to be able to field at least one, and preferably two, carrier battle groups with two  carriers and a helicopter carriers at all times.

The new carriers will be joined by two extra Olana class destroyers, increasing the size of the fleet to ten. No delivery date estimates have been made public though it is expected all ships will be built by the end of the decade.