As the sun dawns on the canyons of a dusty landscape, all manor of life scatters for the cover of a few shadowed gorges. In a world ravished by an endless war between two political factions, the dawnies and the crayven, shade seems ironically the safest and yet most unprotected place to hide. But even those areas shaded from the sun can hold dark secrets of there own; nestling in amongst the grass, rocks and darker areas, several low hums can be heard.

A small convoy made up of two tanks, an APC and several ground troops begins its ascent into the tightly enclosed canyon from the far end. But this is no ordinary canyon, deep in the shade quietly lies a small attack group pre-assigned to surprise and engaged the oncoming convoy. Unaware of their impending fate the convoy slowly begins to pass by the shaded area, suddenly several shrieks and the convoy HALTS.

Tanks and troops disperse into a small area of nearby rocks and grass, but it's to late. The danger comes not from the concealed units in the shade, no, but from an artillery truck stationed some distance away. With the hidden units now able to see the convoy, it's only a matter of moments before the artillery can activate and send a barrage of hells fire upon the unsuspecting group. Within moments the convoy has been decimated, huge flames and plooms of dust arise from the ground as the sheer force of the explosion propels outwards.

Control over the ground has been accomplished, ground control.

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