The velucian soldiers are continually bombarded by 6-inch railgun slugs from thr Zumwalt-Class destroyers. Twenty five B-2 Spirits, practically invisible to conventional radar systems, begin carpet bombing the Velucian lines along with 50 pzh 155mm self propelled artillery systems.

The defensive lines around Damascus are bolstered with another 250 Leopard 3 MBTS and 120,000 soldiers.