Kovan Ambush

The Kovan Ambush was a major guerilla operation by the People's Revolutionary Army against the Narikatonite Imperial Army during the Dirty War. 45 Narikatonite soldiers were killed in the ambush, and it was a major success for the anti-Imperial Darnussian forces during the Narik Wars

The ambush
At 3:00PM, the patrol, marching along a small road within a narrow valley passed a stationary parked truck. As they were passing, it was detonated by remote control, and the 500 pound bomb exploded, killing and injuring most of the patrol. Immediately, the patrol came under heavy mortar fire, as the remaining soldiers panicked, and attempted to flee. Those who did escape were cut down by small arms fire from the 16 PRA volunteers hidden in the surrounding hills. One PRA volunteer was killed when a Narik soldier returned fire. After the initial attack, the volunteers descended onto the road, and shot all the injured in the head. One soldier escaped by feigning death.

Reaction
The horrendous and brutal nature of the attack was condemned by the Narikatonite government, however, it was yet another huge blow to the Imperial forces. Morale dropped to the same levels as during the Darnussian advances of 3130, as Imperial soldiers were terrified at the prospect of being attacked by an invisible enemy. The PRA's tactics of spreading fear amongst Imperial troops and showing the Narik's they are far from beaten were working a treat.