Enforcer (Four Horsemen Sagas Book 1) by Kevin Ikenberry & Quincy J. Allen

Author:Kevin Ikenberry & Quincy J. Allen [Ikenberry, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Seventh Seal Press
Published: 2019-11-26T22:00:00+00:00

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Transit to Godannii 2 (2 hours remaining)

Peacemaker Blue Flight

“You remember the class on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace, right?” Graa’vaa asked Hr’ent the moment he entered the forward sensor compartment of the Blue Flight ship. She practically barked the question, and he didn’t miss the underlying resentment he knew she must be feeling. She’d watched the video. He’d gone Feral. He knew she had to have found his display repugnant, like any civilized Oogar would.

He ignored her tone and stole a moment to take in the room. The left-hand and far walls were covered by banks of screens and sensor displays that contained a comprehensive collection of data any intelligence officer could draw on to good effect. Both banks had narrow counters and several built-in keyboards before them. There was a small table in the middle of the room, with a Tri-V projector at its center and four chairs around it. On the far-right wall was a clear plate of glass with an indecipherable array of names, places, and equations of a sort. Hr’ent couldn’t make heads or tails of what was on the board, although he recognized some of the names, all of which were involved with the events taking place on Godannii 2.

Blue Flight vessels were designed as combat mission platforms, search and rescue vehicles, and diplomatic transports—a diametrically opposed combination of mission capabilities, but each with a purpose. As a combat-capable ship carrying weapons and ammunition, it was a tool used to support operations as well as recover Peacemakers when missions went sideways. Diplomatic meetings and the like, in reality, could be no less harrowing than combat ops of every kind. Instead of actual weapons and ammunition, subterfuge and intelligence gathering were the weapons. In any of its mission sets, Blue Flights excelled in the hands of a competent crew. Hr’ent, as an Enforcer, was at the center of those ops now.

“It was a Human 21st century term, I think,” Hr’ent replied. He scratched idly at the rapidly healing gashes on his arm and leg, which had been treated and covered to heal. His enhancements helped the wounds close and begin healing quickly on their own. The Sidar physician had told him that he’d be fully healed by the time he needed to make his drop onto Godannii 2. “I thought it was a silly term, actually.”

“Why would you consider intelligence silly?” Her eyes narrowed in ever-growing anger. “If there’s one thing Humans do well, it’s war. All of their major armies use intelligence to prepare for combat operations. Most of their efforts are far better than those of some of the standing armies in the Galactic Union. They do not have the brute force most of the others do, and their technical expertise is growing by leaps and bounds. What they have is much more than fighting spirit, too. You want a silly term, that’s one…” She shook her head in frustration. “Anyway, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace, when done well, is a force multiplier.

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