BattleTech: Elements of Treason: Opportunity by Craig A. Reed

Author:Craig A. Reed
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 2022-08-31T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

EIGHTEEN

NORTH LOVELESS VALLEY

JAHRESZEITWUNDER

MELISSIA

JADE FALCON OCCUPATION ZONE

24 FEBRUARY 3151

“Delta Echo Three-Three to Delta Six! Condition Tsunami! Repeat, Condition Tsunami!”

Walt McWalsh’s head jerked up from his map reading. Kampfgruppe Delta was moving down Highway Seven, heading south. “Delta Six to Echo Three-Three. Confirm Tsunami!”

“Tsunami confirmed. Feeding visual.”

Walt’s head turned to a side monitor as it flickered to life with a push of a button. The video was shaky—a helmet camera on a soldier who was emotional tended to be shaky—but what he could see chilled him. At least a dozen APCs were sitting on edge of a town and the picture steadied enough for him to make out the Republic insignia on the side of several of the trucks.

He glanced back at his map and saw the town in question was Gildfield Gap, some ten kilometers south of him. He glanced back at the video as a party of Republic soldiers came into view, escorting a much longer number of civilians. All had their hands on their head, and from the jabbing the guards did with their rifles, the civilians were prisoners. The camera swung around to reveal a Stinger and a Griffin in Republic colors standing in the town square.

“Damn it,” he hissed. Tsunami was code for civilians being assaulted by either the Republic or Council forces. “Delta Six to All Delta Echo elements. Can you confirm Three-Three’s Condition Tsunami?”

“Echo Three-Two here. Tsunami confirmed.”

Walt felt himself grow cold. “All Delta Echoes, if you have eyes on what’s happening, send me the video feed. Delta Foxtrot, take Charlie and get to Gildfield Gap.”

“Copy, Six.” The ’Mech lance, with the APC-mounted Gray Death battle armor, could get there faster than he could.

“The rest of you, we’re heading for Gildfield Gap.” He switched channels. “Delta to Command, I have a Condition Tsunami.”

There was silence for a few seconds, then the gruff voice of General Thomas Kirk come on the channel. “Confirm Tsunami.”

Walt tapped a couple of buttons. “Sending live feeds now.”

The Manticore II was picking up speed. While he waited for Command to respond, he ran a checklist of the tank’s different weapons systems. He was almost done when Kirk said, “Delta Six, this is Command. You are to try to get them to leave peacefully. If they don’t leave, or fire on you, I authorize you to open fire, ROE Beta.”

Walt exhaled. “Copy, Command. Talk first, then shoot, ROE Beta.”

“I’m vectoring in Charlie and we’re spinning up a reserve company. ETA is twenty minutes on both.”

“Copy, Command. We’re on it.”

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