All times are in EST unless otherwise noted.
September 8, 2032: A breakdown of the day
*  9:43 AM: American Airlines Flight 905 lands in PVG from SZX.
*  9:59 AM: CIA agent Mike Bahn enters the airport with a suitcase that contained 10 kilograms of plutonium.
*  10:03 AM: Mike leaves the terminal.
*  10:05 AM: Mike takes the rental car purchased for him under the name John Smith.
*  10:21 AM: Mike arrives at the Joyful Star Hotel, and heads up to room 412.
*  10:25 AM: In the room, 3 government officials from China are there, waiting for the American to arrive with the US peace treaty and the goods to fulfill it. Along with them was 1 man armed with a silenced QSV-92.
*  10:26 AM: Mike enters the room, and finishes the job. When the money is wired to the Chinese government to complete the treaty, Mike leaves his suitcase and leaves. 
*  10:27 AM: The man wielding the QSV-92 opens fire,shooting Mike once in the back of the head, killing him instantly.
*  10:29 AM: The Chinese MMS releases they found a CIA operative on Chinese land with a portable nuclear warhead.
*  10:40 AM: 50 J-10C Vigorous Dragons are sent to California to open fire on Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles from Johnston Atoll.
*  ~11:00 AM: The US government hears the MMS release, and using radars in Hawaii, detects the coming fighter jets.
*  11:13 AM: DEFCON 1 is enacted.
*  11:21 AM: 15 F-16 Fighting Falcons are released from Travis Air Force base to Los Angeles, while 15 others are sent for San Francisco.
*  11:28 AM: 3 F-35 Lightning IIs are released from Beale Air Force Base to Sacramento.
*  11:34 AM: 17 SAMs are positioned throughout San Francisco, videos begin releasing to TikTok and Instagram, increasing public fear.
*  11:42 AM: 23 SAMs are positioned along the Los Angeles coast.
*  12:03 PM: The US government releases a statement acknowledging that Chinese Aircraft have begun their trip from Shanghai to the West coast, and will likely reach the coast at around 3 PM EST. 
*  12:09 PM: Evacuations in the expected attack zones begin. 
*  12:27 PM: 8 SAMs are positioned in Sacramento. 
*  1:02 PM: 3 SAMs are positioned in Kauai.
*  1:23 PM: All 3 SAMs in Kauai fire at the planes, hitting one and taking out another. All fighting left will be on land.
*  1:35 PM: The USS Carl M. Levin opens fire at the jets, firing 3 of its RIM-67 Standard missiles at the jets, taking one out.
*  1:42 PM: China preps 50,000 soldiers in several transport boats.
*  1:56 PM: All commercial flights between China and the US are canceled, all flights that had just come in were to wait in the runway for an inspection and the taking of Chinese citizens.
*  2:04 PM: MMS operative Hao Zeng opens a duffel bag containing an QBZ-95 and fired at 3 airport security officers who had confronted him in the Kansas City International Airport. 
*  2:09 PM: SWAT is called into the airport.
*  2:14 PM: After killing 17 airport security officers and 6 civilians, Zeng grabs his larger suitcase containing a full bulletproof tactical vest, 7 more clips for his rifle, and 3 frag grenades. 
*  2:21 PM: Zeng kills 5 more civilians on his way out of the airport, stealing an Uber driver’s car and killing them.
*  2:31 PM: SWAT arrives in the airport.
*  2:34 PM: Zeng is asked for ID by SWAT on his way out of the premises. In response, Zeng kills the officer and speeds off.
*  2:35 PM: SWAT as well as Highway Patrol officers are assigned the task of chasing Zeng.
*  2:41 PM: 50,000 Chinese soldiers leave for the US, including American Samoa, Guam, and The Northern Mariana Islands.
* 2:59 PM: 3 M1 Abrahms are stationed in Los Angeles, and 3 more SAMs are positioned in Oakland.
*  3:05 PM: Zeng makes it to Topeka city limits to 100 or so SWAT officers barricading the highway he came in on. 
*  3:09 PM: Using the 3 frag grenades, Zeng exploded 3 vehicles on the road, killing 7 officers and 3 civilians, and injuring 16 officers and 7 civilians.
*  3:12 PM: Zeng uses 3 of his 7 magazines to kill 23 officers in 3 minutes.
*  3:13 PM: Fire is opened on San Francisco from the Chinese fighter jets, finally arriving in the states. 15 are seen in the city, meaning the other 35 are likely heading towards Los Angeles.
*  3:15 PM: The Golden Gate bridge, being held as a security checkpoint by the military currently, is hit several times, making it weak.
*  3:18 PM: 12 of the SAMs were destroyed, but the 8 that fired all found targets, taking down 7 of the jets.
*  3:23 PM: 4 of the planes fired 5 missiles each into the city, hitting the TransAmerica building, the HQ of Twitter, Fisherman’s Wharf, and killing 409 civilians.
*  3:24 PM: The F-16s attack back, taking down the enemies without missiles in seconds. 
*  3:26 PM: Several fires have started in the city, causing panic to the remaining civilians. 
*  3:29 PM: 3 PL-15s fired, taking out 2 F-16s.
*  3:32 PM: After a 20 minute shootout, Zeng runs out of ammunition, and runs into the firing zone, resulting in his death. He took 67 officer lives in his rampage.
*  3:37 PM: