The Eastern Ocean was serenely calm, almost ominously so, the large cargo vessel lurked in the international waters just outside of Sinhai territorial waters. The flag of Vangala would have fluttered brilliantly in the wind, if there hand been any. But like the nation itself, the water of the Eastern Ocean wasn't the most welcoming to communism, it seemed.
Several boats were nuzzled up against the hull of the ship, receiving crates from the upper deck to send into the waters of Sinhai. The act in itself was suspicious, the communist flag off the territorial waters of an anti-communist nation was even moreso. A Sinese military vessel, a humble destroyer ripped through the calm water towards the Vangalan vessel.
The captain if the SNDFS vessel paced the deck furiously, barking orders to his underlings and demanding his superiors tell him whether or not the vessel was within the jurisdiction of Sinhai law.
It wasn't. The SNDFS vessel had no right to fire on the Vangalan's. Several of the small, fast craft sped away from the Vangalan ship, and men on the deck manned machine guns and began firing at the small boats. Several took hits and shattered, sending crates of unknown objects into the ocean.
"Hold your positions or we will fire. We demand a copy of your cargo manifest and your purpose here," the loudspeakers on the ship boomed.
Another small, fast craft shot out from the Vangalan cargo ship, the another crew member manning a HMG put the small boat out of its misery. Men on board the Vangalan ship could be seen scrambling about, and soldiers aboard the Sinese vessel were quick to assume what they knew was obvious: the Communists were smuggling goods into Sinhai.
"Cease and desist your operation immediately, or we will fire upon you." The warning was given.
The Vanagalan vessel gave no response and the destroyer fired a shot just to the starboard of the vessel. The splash of the water splattered members of the Vangalan crew.
"We are conducting scientific surveys of marine life," the Vangalan vessel replied. "We are in international waters, and are free to engage in these studies as we see fit."
Two more patrol boats flew past the guns of the Sinhai ship before the Commander had enough. Naval Command informed him that the Vangalan patrol boats were indeed entering Sinhai waters without authorization.
"You are given jurisdiction under hostis humani generis, engage and eliminate all targets," the order came down from Command. Within two minutes the destroyer fired ten shots into the side of the Vangalan cargo ship. Dozens of sailors were jumping over the side to abandon ship while flames from within the ship were likely claiming the lives of the rest.
"Pick up those red scum, I want them detained immediately," the captain ordered.
Several boats were nuzzled up against the hull of the ship, receiving crates from the upper deck to send into the waters of Sinhai. The act in itself was suspicious, the communist flag off the territorial waters of an anti-communist nation was even moreso. A Sinese military vessel, a humble destroyer ripped through the calm water towards the Vangalan vessel.
The captain if the SNDFS vessel paced the deck furiously, barking orders to his underlings and demanding his superiors tell him whether or not the vessel was within the jurisdiction of Sinhai law.
It wasn't. The SNDFS vessel had no right to fire on the Vangalan's. Several of the small, fast craft sped away from the Vangalan ship, and men on the deck manned machine guns and began firing at the small boats. Several took hits and shattered, sending crates of unknown objects into the ocean.
"Hold your positions or we will fire. We demand a copy of your cargo manifest and your purpose here," the loudspeakers on the ship boomed.
Another small, fast craft shot out from the Vangalan cargo ship, the another crew member manning a HMG put the small boat out of its misery. Men on board the Vangalan ship could be seen scrambling about, and soldiers aboard the Sinese vessel were quick to assume what they knew was obvious: the Communists were smuggling goods into Sinhai.
"Cease and desist your operation immediately, or we will fire upon you." The warning was given.
The Vanagalan vessel gave no response and the destroyer fired a shot just to the starboard of the vessel. The splash of the water splattered members of the Vangalan crew.
"We are conducting scientific surveys of marine life," the Vangalan vessel replied. "We are in international waters, and are free to engage in these studies as we see fit."
Two more patrol boats flew past the guns of the Sinhai ship before the Commander had enough. Naval Command informed him that the Vangalan patrol boats were indeed entering Sinhai waters without authorization.
"You are given jurisdiction under hostis humani generis, engage and eliminate all targets," the order came down from Command. Within two minutes the destroyer fired ten shots into the side of the Vangalan cargo ship. Dozens of sailors were jumping over the side to abandon ship while flames from within the ship were likely claiming the lives of the rest.
"Pick up those red scum, I want them detained immediately," the captain ordered.