Tybee Island

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## Lore Overview

**Tybee Island** is an island within the Halfmoon region of Georgia. It is seated east of the Southern Coast, and can be visually seen right on the shore. It is an island claimed by both the United States of America (USA) and the People's Republic of Tidewater (PRT), remaining contested to this day. It was once an artillery base for the Civilian Defense Front (CDF) prior and during the Atlanta Crisis, but now remains mostly a shell of its former self. A wreck of a cargo ship is beached alongside the small wooden port.

## History

Tybee Island was once an artillery installation used by the CDF prior to the Atlanta Crisis. However, with the Second American Civil War beginning, and the founding of the People's Republic of Tidewater, it quickly fell into the hands of its military. It was used by the PRT in the late 2090s during the battles along the Halfmoon River against the United States Military (USM). However, the USS Winfall, a US warship, entered the region and shelled the island, forcing the PRT to evacuate from the island back to the mainland, where it would remain dormant for decades.

In the summer of 2115, soldiers of the Maior Exército Brasileiro (MEB) would later sail to Tybee Island and stationed a garrison there.

## Layout

Tybee Island has a few notable structures positioned there. On the tallest hill standing on top a concrete and brick foundation is a rusted weather tower, with part of its metal beams being twisted and broken off. At the bottom of the hill in the center of the island is a makeshift helipad, surrounded by a shell storage building and a server room, presumably for the weather tower. The shore of the island facing the mainland sits a small dock with a rusty beached cargo ship.

## Timeline

### 2115

#### August 7

On the morning of August 7, US forces bombarded Tybee Island using artillery and conducted an amphibious assault to seize it. The MEB's garrison on the island put up a defense but was quickly routed as APCs landed onto the shores and dismounted infantry overran their defenses, sending them into a retreat. Later, the stars and stripes would be raised on the island's flagpole, and Tybee Island would be under the control of the United States.

#### October 22

With Operation Warlord underway, the codename for the amphibious assault to seize the Southern Coast region from the PRT, Tybee Island would be used as the staging point for US Marines to embark on AAVP-7A1s to land on the shores.

#### December 3

Early in the morning under the cover of darkness, the People's Republic of Tidewater: Military (PRTM) would make an attempt to retake Tybee Island from the US, utilizing fast attack boats to land ashore. The attack was swift and the garrison of US Marines and sailors on the island was taken by surprised and forces further inland, many casualties being incurred. As Tidewaterite soldiers pushed further, an MEB RJU-80 VTOL would arrive and drop a squad of soldiers to reinforce the advance.

Once it became clear the fate of the island, the remaining US forces would attempt to evacuate the island onto a UR-22 VTOL. However, only one was able to successfully climb aboard, and the rest of the garrison were either dead or captured as prisoners of war. The survivors had attempted to scuttle what ammo they could, but failed to do so. Once again, the Bonnie Blue Flag was raised above the island, and Tybee Island was back in the hands of the People's Republic of Tidewater.

#### December 4

High ranking military personnel from the United States and the People's Republic of Tidewater would arrive on the island to discuss a ceasefire between the two parties. Using the former shell storage for the artillery, the officers would discuss and suggest terms. However, it was clear that a mutual agreement and common ground could be met, as both sides had differing agendas that either found unacceptable, and soon, the US delegates would leave. Directly after their exit, artillery fire would strike the island, sending the PRTM forces stationed there into a panic to respond. A skirmish would follow afterward at the Demilitarized Zone.