Battle of Installation Otion

The Battle of Installation Otion was a 2 hour long defensive raid that took place in 2013 against the Russian Army by a garrison of less then 10 Colonial Marines. The battle was a major victory for the USCM, and is considered to be one of the first major engagements undertaken by the Colonial Marines. The Battle is remembered fondly for the respect shown by both combatants to each other. Marines who fought in this iconic battle are eligible to receive the Battle of Installation Otion ribbon for their service.
==The Battle==
The battle began when a patrol of just 7 Marines (later 8) patrolling the installation encountered Russian Army troops flooding the server for a flash raid. Officers darkspiritwolf and Fox6095 took charge and led the defense even while heavily outnumbered by RA regulars and Spetsnaz forces.
Installation Otion was a cold, dark and grey map made in a linear fashion. The only capture point was point Alpha. Point Alpha was located in the middle of the map on an island inside the Installation itself and served as a spawn point for whatever team controlled it, while the raider and defender spawns flanked opposite each other connected to the island by a bridge each.
RA initially surprised the Marine defenders and took the initiative pushing up to the raider bridge and nearly over ran Marine positions completely. Despite the RA advantage in numbers, Marine forces held the defenders advantage and were able to hold the raider bridge after being reinforced by an Armor Corps M48 Main Battle Tank crewed by Fox6095, Qwerty180 and kaiHardy. This status quo would not last as the Marines MBT was flipped onto its turret and destroyed, paving the way for RA to swarm the Marine installation to try and capture point Alpha. Despite their numbers, RA regulars were of poor quality compared to their Colonial Marine foes and would often charge the point to die to Marine LMGs, but even so Marine forces were in serious danger of being over run, and were unable to receive any reinforcements as RA had flooded the server.
Throughout the raid both combatants were affected by after killing and server lag, leading to some complaints from both sides, still both RA and USCM forces remained cordial. Helped in part by the Marines MBT failing to respawn after it was flung into space RA forces broke through Marine lines and captured point Alpha within the last 20 minutes of the raid, however by this time it was to little to late. RA had ran through Installation Otions 2 hour long raid limit and did not have enough time to fill up the influence bar and a Marine victory was declared.
==Legacy and aftermath==
"I have to admit that this was one of the best raids I've ever been a part of. Both sides respected one another and there was minimal flame"
-Qwerty1806 (Now CoderQwerty) on his youtube channel
The battle of Installation Otion is looked fondly back upon by Marines for the challenge it posed and the respect shown to them by their enemy, RA. Sometime following the end of the battle, the Battle of Installation Otion ribbon was commissioned. 
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