Fourteen KSK operators move in on the building, bearing CQC equipment. The plaza is quickly locked down by the large number of Prussian soldiers in the area. A grid of designated marksmen are placed in the buildings around the plaza, all of them scanning the building where the sniper was hiding.

The Prussian defensive line around Damascus sports dozens of Leopard 3 MBTs, 100 Puma IFVs, 20 Pzh Artillery pieces, and 15,000 soldiers all dug into incredibly defendable positions with MG-3 nests providing overwatch from nearby buildings or on ground-level.