Rockets and missiles fired from the coasts streak the beach's air once again, this time at a lower altitude, and against the San Sierran ships of the Ola F2. In result of the returning fire, three destroyers were hit, but those hits were all different results. One was hit, having a part of it's hull destroyed, but still floating and having it's systems function. One was hit, more severe than the first, since few weapons have temporarily stopped working because of the damage, but nonetheless, the ship was still floating and many injured crewmembers are being rushed to medical rooms. The last one was done for, it's hulls were completely destroyed, resulting in the beginning process of the destroyer sinking as it's surviving crewmembers and manpower abandon ship, now at floating boats waiting for rescue from nearby ships.
Other than the hits, most anti-ship missiles fired from the coast were shot down by Close-In Weapon System units that destroyers had. Retaliating, destroyers and missile cruisers continue their task of coastal bombardment, firing Surface-to-Surface missiles and destroyers firing shells. Corvettes and smaller frigates sail to help the floating crewmen to get unto their ships. As this happens, Amphibious Assault Ships, with ground forces and helicopters, begin to approach the seemingly least defended areas of the objective, utility helicopters begin to take off from these AAS units as well, with their current task being to wreak havoc onto the enemy. As helis are in air, they already start firing their machine guns and few smaller missiles when they got close to the coasts.
Crusader-Islamist Conflict
Forces of the Cross Serpies (Serpies de la Cruz) have seemed to succeed in pushing against at least a brigade of the so-called FLA, but at the moment, they do get dislodged, for 12 men die from mortars and two armored vehicles are destroyed. Gonzalo Navarro, being the crusading warrior he is, still fires his weapon while taking cover behind a recently destroyed armored vehicle, as some crusading men bring their own mortars and use them against Islamists. However, they have been ordered to not advance further, for it's brigadier general/commander may see the importance of the jihadist roles to topple the Saddamist regime.