Red River by William C. Dietz

Author:William C. Dietz [Dietz, William C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

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Aboard LCAC-16 in the Red Sea

Riding on the One-Six was like climbing inside a Mix Master and turning it to “high.” The engines roared. And even with “ears on,” the power plants were too damned loud.

The hull shuddered as it sliced the wave tops off and sent spray flying. A lot of which splattered on the windscreen. The side-to-side wipers did their best to clear the water, but their best wasn’t good enough, and Baxter wondered how Craftmaster Cruz could see.

Meanwhile all of the LCAC’s multitude of rivets, screws, and bolts were severely tested by the non-stop vibration that shook the hydrofoil like a level nine earthquake. Who was the dumb ass who came up with this plan? Baxter wondered. Oh, right, it was me. Note to self: Do some research next time.

The mission was relatively simple. According to radio intercepts, Andrew Jok was about to receive a load of arms on a beach north of Tio, Eritrea.

If everything went well, Baxter would be able to test the LCAC interdiction strategy, and bag Jok. Who, if he chose to cooperate, would be a font of information.

“How’s it going, sir?” Cruz inquired. “Are you enjoying the ride?”

“I love it,” Baxter lied. “It doesn’t get any better than this.”

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