The Skirmish at the Outer Banks, as it was dubbed by US Historians and US Press, occured on August 27th 2073 between the United States Armed Forces and the Peoples Liberation Army in the Southeast Commonwealth state of North Carolina, at the Outer Banks, after a chinese infiltration operation by Chinese Commandos and Crimson Dragoons, the target of the infiltration operation was the Arkleigh Communications Outpost, which wasn't a strategic target, but a rather fine psychological attack on the American people, and an excellent move to bolster what little support for the Sino-American War there was in China.