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TRUTH PEOPLES
IN TURBULENT TIMES NATIONS
A STRONGER A MORE STABLE
TOMORROW WORLD
GREVARA NEWS NETWORK
VOL. XLVII, NO. 493 INTERNATIONAL EDITION 7 Sune 1219

BATTLESHIPS COVER A COASTAL ADVANCE

Hestunia takes the ridge above its landing beaches.

By GNN CORRESPONDENTS

SHINGLE COVE —
Hestunian troops have
retaken the ridge lost in
February after an attack
supported by naval guns
and tanks landed during
the spring, Teran forces
withdrew toward a second
line farther inland.

The gain reduces direct
observation of the main
unloading area. It does
not remove the danger
from longer-range artillery
or aircraft, and the landing
force still lacks a working
harbor.

Shore observers are
coordinating fire with
warships offshore.
Keeping those ships on
station requires escorts
and replenishment,
linking every advance
inland to the continuing
naval struggle beyond
the beach.

| at Shingle Cove.

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Hestunian tanks and infantry move across the captured ridge above the beaches

GNN PHOTO /L. MOREN | offshore.

GNN ANALYSIS

‘AHestunian battleship fies a full broadside toward Teran positions near Shingle Cove, supporting the advance inland.

| Hestnian shore observers coordinate fre with warships

THE SITUATION
AT A GLANCE

Hi Hestunian troops
have retaken the ridge
lost in February after
an attack supported
by naval guns and
tanks landed during
the spring.

i Teran forces
withdrew toward a
second line farther
inland.

i The gain reduces
direct observation of
the main unloading
area, but it does not
remove the danger
from longer-range

s artillery or aircraft,

and the landing force

still lacks a working
harbor.

GNN PHOTO / M. HART

I Shore observers are
coordinating fire with
warships offshore,
keeping those ships
on station requires
escorts and
replenishment,
linking every advance
inland to the
continuing naval
struggle beyond
the beach.

GNNPHOTO /R. KELL

Naval Guns Make the Difference

Hestunia’s success at Shingle Cove
highlights the decisive role of its battleships
in the coastal advance. Naval gunfire allowed
the landing force to retake the ridge after
months of holding a more exposed position,
showing the continued importance of sea
power in this campaign.

Gains With Limits

The ridge reduces direct observation of
the beaches, improving conditions for the
unloading area. However, the landing force
still faces the threat of longer-range artillery
and aircraft, and the absence of a working
harbor continues to constrain the pace and
scope of further advances inland.

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A Broader Struggle

The need to keep warships on station
demonstrates that progress on land remains
closely tied to the naval struggle beyond
the beach. Escorts and replenishment are
essential, and any further movement inland
will depend on maintaining control ofthe
waters offshore.

COURAGE INFORMS.

SACRIFICE BUILDS TOMORROW.

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