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New franken wrote:

After securing Port Austin it was time to move into the interior of the Thumb. A local told about a Children of Atom stronghold called Sandusky. They warned them not to attack them because of their powerful weapons. When they arrived at the edge of the town a man called Brother Albus met with Oberst Baumann. "Greetings friend," said Brother Albus, "what can the children do for you?" Baumann looked at him with some confusion and said, "who are you people?" "We are the Children of Atom, blessed with his divine glow. We are His children and this is His land." "Then I must speak with this Atom, take me to him." Demanded Baumann. "Atom is not a physical being like you and I He is around us and in us He has given us the glow," explained Albus. "Then who is in charge here?" Asked Baumann. "Why that would be High Confessor Thomas, I will take you to him." They entered the compound and into the High Confessor's chamber. "High Confessor you have a visitor," said Brother Albus. "Thank you brother," said Thomas, "who might you be?" "I am Colonel Wilhelm Braumann of the Great Reich." "Your Reich I've heard of it, you've taken much of this area. Do you come here as friend of Atom or foe?" "We come here to discuss your annexation and surrender the Reich has no place for your religious fantasy," stated Braumann. "We can not abandon Atom's glow!" Said Thomas as he stood, "leave this place do not come back or be prepared for Atom's fire!"
Braumann left Thomas' quarters and on his way out noticed their weapons, gamma guns, fat mans and some funny looking grenades. When he got back to his men he radioed HQ and requested armor support.

The next day three Pattons and all 12 of the T-51 power armor suits arrived outside Sandusky. The men wearing them had limited training but we able to handle them well enough. The power armor would be perfect against the gamma guns of the Children of Atom. When it was dusk they attacked the town. The tanks rolled in supporting the power armor troops. They were no match for the Reichtroopers in power armor. In the distance men could be heard screaming as mushroom clouds rose in the sky. As they neared the citadel of the town a whistling was heard and then a loud explosion with a blinding light they got a direct hit on of the of the Pattons utterly decimating it. The other Pattons were able to respond before they got another mini nuke off by collapsing the building with a lucky shot. As they moved into the main building they found the High Confessor who immediately surrendered. Braumann ordered him to publicly renounce Atom and swear loyalty to the Führer or be executed. The remaining Children were rounded up and the High Confessor renounced Atom to the shock of the Children. They managed to capture some equipment, three fat mans were recovered along with a dozen mini nukes and six crates of nuke-grenades totaling 72. In the surrounding area many small comunities of farmers were greatful the Children were gone and a few major ghoul infestations were delt with. On the coast was a raider gang that took several 32 ft Transportable Port Security Boats (TPSB) from local Coast gaurd posts. Braumann was able to defeat them and capture 13 TPSBs, some managed to escape in other boats. In total 76 (63 from CoA 13 from the raiders) were killed nearly the entire battalion suffered radiation burns to varying degrees of severity. 148 Children were killed and another 414 captured and to be sent to integration facilities. 197 raiders, 869 ghouls, 266 muntants, and 12 Deathclaws were killed. The surrounding farmers also joined the Reich totalling 767 and 96 raiders. Braumann sent a communique to the Führer to inform him of their victory in the thumb. Now the Führer would set his eyes on Bay City.