The DARK army's third offensive began in Russia, with the opposing corporations meeting in the streets of St. Petersburg for a bloody duel over the historic city. This modern-day siege of Leningrad (Seine Crossing 64v) left the former Russian capital devastated -- its buildings shattered by mortar shells, bridges crushed under the weight of tank treads, and canals running red with the blood of mercenaries and civilians that couldn't escape in time.
Armor battles in over streets and bridges devastated the old city of Leningrad
The attack on Leningrad was brief -- just one PRIDe division held the garrison, with the other apparently sabotaged by DARK's elaborate network of spies. Its destruction was followed by a pitched battle over Yakutsk (Caspian Border 32v), where the grassy countryside was marred by tank treads and carpet bombing. At the end of the fighting, the only evidence of PRIDe's defense was a hilltop piled with PRIDe bodies and a toppled radio tower, which a DARK demolition crew brought down in the final minutes of the attack.
PRIDe's defenses toppled in the Yakutsk countryside
Across the globe, the DARK army also staged a major offensive in the southern hemisphere. In a surprising incursion into South America, four DARK divisions obliterated PRIDe's checkpoint at the Panama Canal (Noshahr Canals Rush). The attackers invaded and destroyed a series of computer systems in warehouses and drydocks along the canals, disabling PRIDe's defenses and opening the narrow path into a new continent.
With Panama in their hands, the DARK divisions continued their assault with a coordinated attack on Venezuela (Karkand 32v). Satellite footage shows an easy march into Caracas, followed by a surprise ambush as PRIDe's divisions assaulted the city with heavy armor and infantry. PRIDe's attack on the city was initially successful, destroying two DARK divisions with rapid pushes into their unprotected rear bases. Despite PRIDe's powerful onslaught, the remaining divisions adapted to the ambush and managed to survive, destroying the 3 defending divisions in close fights over the empty city.
PRIDe's mechanized infantry defend Venezuela with an ambush on DARK invaders in Caracas
Emboldened by its capture of Venezuela, DARK pushed its assault in a gambit to capture the entire continent by assaulting Peru (Wake Island 64v). PRIDe once again lured the attackers into defensive positions throughout the territory, and then responded with an all-out air attack from a stolen American carrier group located off the coast of Chile. These aerial assaults, which included mass paradrops of conscripted U.S. marines over Peruvian airfields, led to a chaotic battle over the skies reminiscent of WWII-era battles over the South Pacific -- but even deadliers.
Aerial combat over DARK's captured airfields in Peru
With nightfall descending over a burning globe, Gen. Runaway halted the DARK attacks for two weeks of resupply and entrenchment in the newly captured territories. While a final PRIDe division prepares its last stand in Peru, praying for reinforcements, the remainder of the corporation looks forward to new attacks across the globe. With DARK extending its control to 62% of the world's territory, PRIDe will need a powerful counterpunch to survive this global conflict.
Reporting by Cheesy for the Globe
(Airfield at Wake island)!
