Operation Midnight-Sun

Operation Midnight-Sun was a large-scale amphibious landing, carried out by Turkish and British forces of the Paymaxian empire upon the poorly defended Redneck Federation Territory of Alaska, resulting in one of the largest military engagements within the territory in human history, resulting in a Paymaxian Victory and the eventual beginning of the Canadian campaign.

**Forces present:**
Turkish Amphibious Marine Brigade
3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines
Canadian National Liberation Front

Canadian Loyalist Volunteer Corps:
1st Yukon Volunteer Regiment
2nd Yukon Volunteer Regiment
 Paymaxian Empire Forces
 * 937 Canadian National Guerrillas Wounded
* 526 Canadian National Guerrillas Killed
* 8 Paymaxian Marines Wounded
* 863 Canadian Volunteers Wounded
* 413 Redneck Aircraft Critically Damaged
* 2346 Redneck Soldiers Killed
* 1978 Canadian Volunteers Killed
* 865 Redneck Aircraft Destroyed
 **Result:*** Paymaxian Victory
* Redneck forces pushed back to Canadian border
* Further amphibious landings carried out throughout Alaska by Paymaxian forces

On the morning of April 4th, 2042, a large amphibious forces, consisting of Turkish and British marine units, was escorted by a large sortie of Paymaxian naval ships, along to Spararief Bay from a naval base located in the Russian territory, arriving at the bay at 0800 hours, initial scouting and intelligence of the area had displayed that there were no Redneck forces present in the area, allowing for the Amphibious forces to safely land upon the bay, establish a beachhead and move further inland, whilst Aircraft provided close air support from above. At 0900 hours, the first signs of enemy forces were spotted by Paymaxian aircraft, who began attack runs upon the redneck forces, who hurriedly retreated back to their base of operations, within the city of Buckland, which was identified as a key strategic objective within the region. The Redneck forces were alerted of the air presence of the Paymaxian forces, and in order to counter this, requested air power to be sent to the area in order to deal with the current threat, meanwhile, having been informed of the Redneck forces within the city of Buckland, the Paymaxian amphibious forces quickly moved their forces, through the terrain and towards the city. At 1030 hours, artillery and air strikes upon the city carried out by Paymaxian forces began, attempting to force the Redneck forces into surrendering with the use of overwhelming firepower, rather than charging in headfirst, which although caused major damage to the structures within the city itself, the redneck supply lines and the redneck forces in the city, the Rednecks refused to surrender, and eventually at 1200 hours, redneck aircraft arrived in order to counter paymaxian aircraft, which resulted in a large scale aerial battle, whilst the Paymaxian ground forces continued the artillery bombardment. At 1400 hours, the artillery bombardment ceased, due to the Paymaxian forces taking fire from the newly arrived Canadian Volunteer forces, who had previously been patrolling the nearby area, and had alerted any surrounding forces to the attack, which in turn, brought along further reinforcements, in the form of the 1st and 2nd Yukon Volunteer Regiments and the British Columbian Mountaineer Regiment. The 2nd Yukon Volunteer Regiment moved forwards, with provided overwatch from the British Columbian Mountaineer Regiment, allowed the artillery bombardment to cease long enough, for the 1st Yukon Volunteer Regiment to hurriedly advance into the city of Buckland, aiding with the extraction and retreat of the Redneck forces stationed there. Although despite this initial success, further major loses within the aerial combat of the battle allowed the Paymaxian forces to once more regain air superiority and continue to carry out close air support operations, striking major blows to the redneck forces, which were slowed down and nearly halted by the return of the Paymaxian airstrikes, which allowed the Paymaxian ground forces to organise themselves for a counter-attack, which successfully struck a major blow to the 2nd Yukon Volunteer regiment. At 1600 hours, the British Columbian Mountaineer Regiment faced a sudden ambush, forcing them to divert their attention away from the Paymaxian forces, allowing the Paymaxian forces to continue their counter-offensive with the newly found momentum, overwhelming the 2nd Yukon Volunteer Regiment, pushing onwards towards the British Columbian Mountaineer Regiment. The British Columbian Mountaineers managed to identify those ambushing them as Canadian Guerrillas from the Canadian National Liberation Front, dressed in snow camouflage, managing to disrupt and pick off a large number of the Mountaineers, yet eventually, due to a lack of firepower and poor training, the Canadian Guerrillas began to suffer heavy loses against the Mountaineers, until the Mountaineers were caught in a crossfire between the Paymaxian forces and Canadian Volunteers, eventually forcing them into surrendering. With the two regiments, defeated, the remains of the Redneck forces and the 1st Yukon Volunteer Regiment hurriedly retreated deeper into the Alaskan territory, dumping and ditching a large number of equipment and vehicles, leaving the city of Buckland empty, to only be later captured and liberated by the Paymaxian forces, successfully winning the battle.