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The Defense of Hawaii was a major battle that took place during Great World War III.

Overview
Shortly before the Defense of Hawaii, the Allies had finally turned the tide against the invading Soviet Union. The desperate U.S. Army, bolstered by its European allies, had recaptured the American capital of Washington, D.C., demolishing a major Soviet stronghold and initiating a campaign aimed at liberated the continental United States. To add to their momentum, the Europeans were now fighting the Soviets on their own home front, hindering the Union's ability to strike the States. Desperate to maintain control of the United States, the Soviets decided to launch a massive counterattack against major Allied strongholds in an attempt to disable their combat capabilities.

The Soviet Union chose to destroy the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, located on the island of Oahu within the Hawaiian Islands. The aim of the attack was to gain naval superiority in the Pacific Ocean. When word of the assault reached Washington, the Commander of of American Forces was immediately shipped to Hawaii to halt the invasion.

Invasion
The Americans rallied their ground and naval forces as the Soviets approached the islands. The Commander immediately bolstered his forces and constructed a large naval force and numerous ground defenses. The attack began as Soviet dreadnoughts, accompanied by Flak Ships and a handful of Typhoons, attacked Pearl Harbor immediately by destroying the defensive installations guarding the harbor entrance. Several IFVs desperately tried to shoot down repeated missile strikes while the U.S. Navy pounded the dreadnoughts. the defense succeeded, granting the Americans more time to prepare for the main attack.

Unfortunately, the same could not be said on the islands of Niihau and Kauai. The American forces stationed there were immediately overwhelmed by Soviet naval forces, and requested reinforcements. However, the Soviets annihilated the American fortifications on Niihau with multiple missile strikes, and quickly established a base of operations in order to bolster their own strike force. They quickly moved to capture Kauai and used it as a transit point for forces invading Oahu. The Americans were becoming overwhelmed.

With Kauai and Niihau under Soviet control, the Americans quickly deployed its ground forces to defend Oahu. Honolulu was the victim of constant paradrops as Soviet troops attempted to invade the city. Most of these airdrops were repulsed, by the repeated efforts by the Soviets to overwhelm the American base kept Oahu on red alert. Meanwhile, the Commander built a naval task force sufficient to attack the Soviet fleet, and moved in to capture Niihau.

The Soviets immediately tried to halt the Commander's assault by sending in additional Typhoons and Flak Ships. Despite several losses, the Americans beat them back. Meanwhile, Oahu managed to hold off the Soviets long enough for the Commander to reach Niihau. By this point, however, the Soviets constructed a nuclear missile silo on Niihau, intending to destroy Pearl Harbor with it. The Americans moved quickly towards the island, and launched an all-out assault on the Soviets. The U.S. Navy suffered heavy air and naval losses as they cleared out the perimeter, but they eventually smashed the Soviet Armada and bombarded the besieged base. The nuclear warhead was destroyed, as was the entire Soviet base after a concentrated attack. With their fleet destroyed, the Soviet invaders were easily picked off by the Americans on Oahu, and the Hawaiian Islands were effectively liberated.

Aftermath
The Defense of Hawaii was a major victory for the Allies. The Soviet Navy sustained such heavy losses that the Pacific Ocean was essentially under Allied control. With the Soviets on the defensive in the Pacific, the Americans refocused their energies on retaking their homeland, where Yuri's Psychic Corp was planning to install a new Psychic Beacon in Soviet-occupied St. Louis.