Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Murray Leinster

Author:Murray Leinster [Leinster, Murray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781531263898
Google: uLJ4DwAAQBAJ
Published: 2007-03-28T05:00:00+00:00

The major-general left them at the town, now quite still and silent. Sergeant Walpole said detachedly:

“We’ll prob’ly find a portable sender, sir, an’ trail the Wabbly. That’s about all we can do, sir.”

“It looks,” said the major-general rather desperately, “as if that is all anybody can do. I’m going on to take command ahead.”

The ‘copter pilot said politely:

“Sir, if you’re going to sow mines for the Wabbly—”

“Of course!”

“That power-beam can explode them, sir, before the Wabbly gets to them. May I suggest, sir, that mine-cases with no metal in them at all would be worth trying?”

“Thank you,” said the major-general grimly. “I’ll have concrete ones made.”

Sergeant Walpole grunted suddenly.

“Look here, sir! The Wabbly stops when it uses that dinkus on top. This guy here says it uses a lotta power—four or five thousan’ horsepower.”

“More likely ten or twenty,” said the ‘copter pilot.

“Maybe,” said Sergeant Walpole profoundly, “it takes all the power they got to work that dinkus. They were workin’ it just now when the artillery was slammin’ ‘em. So next time you want to tackle it, stick a flock o’ bombs around an’ attack the bombers too. If they’re kept busy down below, maybe the planes can get the bombers, or otherwise they’ll get a chance to use a big gun on the Wabbly.”

The major-general nodded.

“We four,” he observed, “are the only living men who’ve actually seen the Wabbly and gotten away. I shall use both your suggestions. And I shall not send those orders by radio—not even tight beam radio. I’ll carry them myself. Good luck!”

A non-commissioned officer of the Eastern Coast Observation Force and a yet uncommissioned flying cadet waved a cheerful good-by to the major-general in charge of home defense in three states. Then they went on into the town.

“Monocycles first,” said Sergeant Walpole. “An’ a sender.”

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