Battle of Ramree Island

Organizations| * Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)

Personnel| * Captain Aung Singhal

Strength| -Myanmar Army* 200 soldiers
* A dozen of WZ-551/Type-92 APCs
* 5 BTR-3U APCs
* 1 Type 63 tank
* 6 F-7 Fishcan
* 2 MiG-29 Fulcrums
* 2 TIE Landers

Casualties| * 15 dead
* 10 wounded
* 41 taken prisoner
* 2 TIE Landers

Result| -Terran Alliance victory* Stormtroopers killed by Saltwater Crocodiles or taken prisoner by the Burmese troops

The **Battle of Ramree Island** also known as the **Ramree Island Massacre** was one of a number of battle fought on Earth during Operation Nightcloak, the Imperial attack on Earth. The battle came about when two TIE Landers were forced down on Ramree Island off the coast of Myanmar by attacking Chengdu F-7 fighters. The Myanmar government dispatched a company of soldiers to stop them and keep Ramree Island in their hands.

The Burmese soldiers and stormtroopers fought several skirmishes across the island. The fight turned against the stormtroopers when they were chased into a mangrove forest that was home to saltwater crocodiles, which killed almost half of the remaining stormtroopers and forced the rest to surrender.

The battle was insignificant in terms of the its effect on the outcome of Operation Nightcloak. However, the crocodile attack made headlines the world over when news broke about it several days later.

## Battle

### Stormtroopers landing

When the Empire begin its landing operations during Operation Nightcloak, one of the places selected happened to be the city of Rangoon in southern Myanmar. As Imperial landing craft began moving down into Burmese airspace to begin their landing operations, they came under attack by the Myanmar Air Force. During the air battle, attacks by several Chengdu F-7 interceptors on a group of TIE Landers forced the Imperial pilots of two of the Landers to break away and head north to escape. After escaping from the F-7s, the Lander pilots decided to set down on an island off the coast. The island they ended up landing on was Ramree Island.

Unknown to them, a US Air Force E-3 Sentry, sent to Southeast Asia to assist the forces in the area, was monitoring the Landers, and alerted the Myanmar military command. The Burmese commanders ordered that the stormtroopers be dealt with, and sent a company of 200 men aboard Y-8 and Beechcraft 1900 transports and LAATs to Ramree Island to deal with the stormtroopers.

### Battle Begins

The Battle of Ramree Island began within hours of the stormtroopers landing on the island. As stormtroopers advanced on the town of Ramree, the Burmese troops met them on the outside, accompanied by a single Type 63 amphibious light tank brought to the island by an LAAT tank carrier. The stormtroopers and Burmese soldiers exchanged fire for a few minutes before the stormtroopers began to flee after taking heavy fire from the Burmese soldiers and the tank.

The Burmese soldiers pursued the stormtroopers across the island, with the tank remaining behind to guard the town.

The stormtroopers initially attempted to retreat back to the TIE Landers. However, as they were on their way, a pair of Burmese MiG-29 fighters arrived over the island and successfully destroyed the two TIE Landers before heading back to support the battle in the south at Rangoon.

After finding their landing ships destroyed, the stormtroopers retreated further, and tried to establish a defensive line on a ridge about a half mile from the wreckage site. The stormtroopers held the position for almost half an hour, defending it from several Burmese attacks before the Burmese troops launched a strong attack from their left, forcing the stormtroopers to retreat.

### Crocodile Attack

About 11 hours after the battle began, the stormtroopers had been chased to the coast of the island. Seeking to escape from the Burmese troops pursuing them, the stormtroopers attempted to escape through a mangrove forest.

However, the mangrove forest they entered was a home to a saltwater crocodile population which had been boosted by efforts from the Myanmar government to restore the population. As the stormtroopers attempted to get through the thick mangroves, a pair of troopers, including their commander, were attacked and killed by saltwater crocodiles. As the stormtroopers tried to find ways out of the mangroves, more crocodiles began attacking, and the blood in the water attracted several bull sharks, which also attacked the stormtroopers. Later estimates suggested that 29 stormtroopers were killed by the crocodiles, and three more were killed by bull sharks.

41 stormtroopers managed to escape the mangroves. As they got out of the mangroves, they found themselves surrounded by the Burmese troops, and surrendered.

## Gallery

One of the Stormtroopers in Ramree Island prior being attacked by either Tatmadaw troops or by Crocodiles.A stormtrooper that has been injured by the gunfire from the Burmese troops.One of the stormtroopers trying to cross the forested area of the Ramree Island prior to the Massacre by the Crocodiles.
## Appearances

* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back (first appearance)*