Hostile Contact by Nick Snape
Author:Nick Snape
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2023-03-05T16:00:00+00:00
Part Two
Chapter 40
The Escarpment, Garshellach Forest
15:51 GMT / 10:51 EST
âWell?â asked Corporal Lumu.
âI get heat signatures from the western end of the rock face. Muddled, but definitely two figures there, possibly three. On night vision thereâs a hint of a standard infantry helmet. Canât be sure, but Iâm betting this is our squad.â Millsâ voice filtered through the radio.
Lumu flicked down his own goggles attached to his helmet; night vision only, but good enough. He sighted down the SA80 A3.
âThereâs still only one hostile in that doorway. Looks like theyâve had a firefight of some form. Thereâs an impact zone to the right of him, possibly a grenade. Doesnât seem that injured but heavily distracted. He should have eyes on us if heâs using thermal, but I have no sign he is.â
âCorporal, I have eyes on and have the shot,â McCloud whispered through the PRR. The troopâs sharpshooter never overstated. If he had the shot, he had the shot. But theyâd all seen that armour and they werenât packing the sniper rifle McCloud favoured. Would it have punched through any weak spots? Possibly, but without examining a set who knew.
âNegative, McCloud.â Too professional to complain, but Lumu knew heâd be moaning silently in a broad Scottish accent.
âYou have incoming, I repeat, y â⦠have incoming.â Lumuâs channel to the helicopter crackled and faded in and out. Heâd left it open for relayed orders from command, but they were at the extreme end of their range. âFour aircraft heading your way, sameâ¦â Lumuâs eyes flickered to the tree canopy. âTyphâ⦠in pursââ¦â
Decision time. Weâll be outgunned if they land. If we could catch them as they do, we may have a chance.
Two Typhoons roared over the tree canopy, swiftly followed by the sound of their Mauser cannons firing off in bursts. Corporal Lumu decided there and then. If the Typhoons were reduced to cannons, it meant they were out of air-to-air missiles or the radar guidance wasnât effective. Gunfire punctuated his thoughts, echoing from the doorway.
âMcCloud, Thompson, target the guard at the door on my mark. Mills, track the figures youâve picked up. Any hint they are hostiles I want a sit rep immediately. We may be about to have company at the rear, so stay frosty and alert.â
Corporal Lumu of the Elite SAS reserve peered down his sight, night vision goggles giving him a clear view. âMark.â
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