Dražen Tomašković
Dražen Tomašković | |
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 Tomašković in 2009 | |
| Born | 7 May 1981 Slocova, Syara |
| Died | 9 October, 2009 Central Ruvelka |
| Allegiance |  Syara |
| Service/ | Syaran National Army |
| Years of service | 2007-2009 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Alpha Team, 4th Battalion, Special Troops Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Zemplen War |
| Awards | see below |
Dražen Tomašković (born 7 May, 1981 - 9 October, 2009) was a Syaran sniper who served in the Zemplen War.
The son of a Warden soldier, Tomašković grew up during the Refusal War, after which his father instructed him the proper usage of firearms. Tomašković enlisted in the Syaran National Army in 2007 following the Imerti Conflict. After gaining high scores in rifle qualification training, Tomašković was selected for additional marksmanship training and was assigned to 4th Battalion, Special Troops Brigade. Tomašković was undergoing training with the Syaran 1st Army in June 2008 when fighting in Zemplen broke out between Syara and Ruvelka. He remained with 1st Army during the August Offensive, where he scored his first two kill of the war on a Ruvelkan machine gun team.
During Operation Aspis Tomašković was assigned to Army Group Beta and took part in the Battle of Balatonalmádi, where he had four more confirmed kills. Afterwards he was transferred to Army Group Alpha, where he remained for most of his service. He participated in the Battle of Sarud and killed two more Ruvelkan soldiers, bringing his total to eight. Tomašković saw intense action during the Ruvelkan Winter Counter-Offensive, where he was slightly wounded by Ruvelkan artillery while killing nine more Ruvelkan soldiers. In the spring of 2009 Tomašković took part in Operation Harpe and was present at the Battle of Soltvadkert where he killed four Ruvelkan soldiers and two Acrean soldiers.
Tomašković was then rotated back west to participate in the Battle of Kaposvár, where he killed another five Ruvelkan soldiers. During Operation Overshadow Tomašković killed another five Ruvelkan soldiers and shortly thereafter was transferred south to Army Group Beta to take part in Operation Balaton. Tomašković' was tasked with eliminating Miksa Szabina, the most prolific Ruvelkan sniper of the conflict. During this time killed another four Ruvelkan soldiers. On 9 October 2009 Tomašković engaged in a sniper duel with Szabina 35 kilometers south-east of Sagerejo. After a two hour engagement Szabina shot and killed Tomašković, ending his service at 37 confirmed kills.
Tomašković was Syara's third highest rated sniper during the Zemplen War, behind Viktor Klyashev and Asparuh Stanimirov Zaikov, and the ninth ranked sniper of the overall conflict.