Battle of Cape Town

The Battle of Cape Town, also known as the Fall of Cape Town or Battle for South Africa, was a battle for the city of Cape Town, the largest city in the Southern Africa Region, taking place at the beginning of the Sentinel Invasion of Earth. It was one of many initial sites of landing for Sentinel forces while the battle in orbit raged on. Much of the city and surrounding area was also hit by orbital strikes using either plasma beams or missiles, causing immense civillian and military casualties before Sentinel ground forces even landed. 
Due to the nature of the assault by Sentinel forces coming from orbit, the city was very quickly isolated and cut off from the rest of Africa. Garrisoned forces belonging to South Africa Region Command (SARC), a sub regional command of Africa Continental Command and part of the larger Earth Defense Command, struggled to form coherent frontlines in the initial days due to having to deal with Sentinel forces that had landed both within and outside the city perimeter. The city would last roughly a month in its struggle before falling with only the remnants of the 78th Army Corps breaking out of the city in an last ditch effort to retreat, partially succeeding with heavy casualties and joined with other remnant forces in Southern Africa, before eventually linking up with Central Africa Region Command (CARC) forces at Mombasa. 
The ending result of the Battle of Cape Town resulted in effectively the entirety of Southern Africa being lost due to the total destruction and collapse of SARC and its chain of command, this was primarily due to SARC HQ also being in Cape Town. SARC would be the only Regional Command to be completely destroyed during the entire course of the Battle for Earth. All remaining forces that had belonged to SARC was later transferred to CARC and formed as part of Army Group Zulu with additional reinforcing forces.
== Order of battle ==
=== South Africa Region Command (SARC) ===
* Cape Town Defense Garrison (CTDG)
** Zulu Division
*** Swenkas Brigade
*** Cetshwayo Brigade
** Xhosa Division
*** Isophi Brigade
*** Umqa Brigade
** No. 1 Air-Defense Brigade
** No. 3 Air-Defense Brigade
** No. 15 Artillery Brigade
** No. 200 Logistics Support Brigade
** Medical Rescue Support Group "Inyanga"
* 78th Army Corps
** 510th Mechanized Division
** 512th Mechanized Division
** 768th Infantry Division
** 776th Air-Defense Division
** 914th Logistics Support Group
* 100th Army Corps
** 9th Armored Division
** 395th Mechanized Division
** 400th Infantry Division
** 14th Air-Defense Brigade
** 567th Air-Defense Brigade
** 889th Logistics Support Brigade
* 9th Space Marine Division (Orbital Shock Troopers only)
** 1st Shock Trooper Battalion
*** 93rd Shock Trooper Company
*** 105th Shock Trooper Company
*** 215th Shock Company
*** F Company, Armored
* South Africa Region Airspace Defense Command
** 58th Space Wing
** 61st Space Wing
** 665th Gunship Wing
** 901st Space Wing
** 955th Utility Wing
** 16 Stingray Rotor Attack Wing 
*** Alpha Squadron
*** Beta Squadron
*** Bravo Squadron
** No. 90 Auxiliary Support Wing
*** SAR Squadron A
*** Utility Squadron B
*** Utility Squadron C
*** Gunship Squadron "Firestick"
** No. 9 Air Traffic Control Group
*** Radar Control Squadron
** 798th Air-Defense Brigade
== Prelude ==
== Battle ==
=== Initial orbital strikes ===
=== Air-defense perimeter penetrated ===
=== Defense of Cape Town ===
=== Fall of Cape Town ===
== Aftermath ==