Fighting is still continuing on Lornaca Melnig though the resistance is said to be at a fairly low level and the HCS have already begun withdrawing some of the deployed units back to Cloneworld. Lornaca fighters have shown innovation and resolve in their fight though, even successfully managing to shoot down a HCSAF aircraft in an air-to-air combat using what should be portable SAMs attached to an executive jet.
The aircraft shot down was a C-440 transport which luckily was returning to base empty after transporting 200 troops and so the loss of life was much less than it could have been. The HCSAF are stepping up air patrols and will escort all transports for the forseeable future. When HCS ground based radar stations have been set up to cover most of the populated areas this should help detect the remaining insurgent bases a HCS spokesclone said.
