Time War: Onslaught by Nick S. Thomas

Author:Nick S. Thomas
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Science Fiction, Military, Action & Adventure, General
ISBN: 9781909149717
Publisher: Swordworks
Published: 2014-11-13T00:00:00+00:00

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The days of preparation passed quickly, and on Friday morning Corwin, Hotwell, and Lecia stood before the workshop building where they had left the others. They had not seen them for the three days. The doors were shut and not a single sound emanated from inside. Footsteps approached from the rear, and they turned with anticipation, but it was only Harland.

"Think they died in there?" he asked them.

He smiled at them as if he wanted it to happen, but as he came to a standstill beside them, the doors began to creak loudly and to open. As they parted the first few feet, one of the jeeps became visible. He could already tell it was barely recognisable from the vehicles they had driven in, but all the work that had been carried out was concealed under a fresh olive drab and black camouflage paint scheme.

The doors kept drawing back, and each vehicle came into view, and identical to the first. The hoods were longer, and armoured grills jutted out over the front bumpers that looked like they had been taken from halftracks. The armoured plates and crescent shaped armoured windscreens that had been there before remained. But new armoured sections rose up the side of the hubs to protect the extra fuel tanks. They had been mounted with a Browning M2 50 calibre machine gun in the back.

Two Vickers guns remained for the passenger, but Boys anti-tank rifles had been mounted on a wing side mount for the driver to use. Two bazookas were mounted down the length of the body on top of the fuel tanks, and crates of ammunition strapped down in such quantity the hoods weren't visible at all. Badcock sat in the centre vehicle and fired up the engine. The vehicle roared to life, and muscular growls echoed around the workshop before the rear wheels spun, and the jeep powered around and slid to a halt before them. Badcock was smiling like a kid at Christmas.

"That ain't stock," said Corwin.

"Hell, no, Captain, flathead V8s, almost double the power those four pots were kicking out. Enough to carry the extra weight, and make sure we get where we need to in good time."

He seemed so excited by the prospect of taking the vehicle to war that Corwin did not have the heart to break his bubble and explain how bad it was going to get. He walked around the jeep. A large storage rack had been added to the rear armour and housed two spare wheels, as well as several cans of fuel, water, and more space for ammunition.

"You intend to be out there for some time, then?"

"That's what you told us, Captain. As long as is necessary to get the job done."

The doors were fully open now, and the other vehicles were firing up and driving out of the shop. It was then he noticed one of the six was radically different to the others. An extra axle had been installed and an anti-tank gun fitted to the chassis.

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