Battle of Sarasota

Participants
Opposition: Domination:
 * 27th Air Assault Brigade (170 casualties)
 * 139th Mechanized Brigade (506 casualties)
 * 45th Air Wing (25 casualties)
 * 5th Armored Division (1,055 casualties)

Events
On September 3rd, 2050, the 5th Armored Division led a landing at Venice, Florida. It immediately pushed north into the southern satellite towns of Sarasota, Florida, finally encountering resistance by the 139th Mech Brigade, which soon received assistance from the 27th Air Assault Brigade. On September 5th, they resort to an all-out attack on the city, using superior ground numbers to flank the 139th Mechanized. However, the mobile 27th Air Assault Brigade responded well to the 5th Armored's movements, answering each with a punishing counter-attack. With the casualty count growing increasingly lopsided, the 5th Armored decided to pull back on September 6th and establish defensive positions around the town of Venice, to await an inevitable counterattack by Opposition forces.