The Breaking Storm (Innocent No More Series, Book 2) by Andrew Wareham

Author:Andrew Wareham [Wareham, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: The Electronic Book Company
Published: 2019-10-09T23:00:00+00:00

“Big-headed bastards, Thomas! They came in low and slow in pairs. Eight of them. Taking it in turn so as not to fly into the bomb blasts. Used to no defence, I suspect – gunners running at the sight of them or nothing more than a few Lewises. The first pair never reached the field – that’s them outside the perimeter, look – went in nose first and blew. They flew straight down the barrels of the Bofors! Number three is burning still, on the field. The fourth dropped but missed and got out of it – he turned away early. Chicken! The last four bombed while climbing. Missed almost everything and took a fair amount of damage as they went. Dropped a hundred several kilograms of high explosives right into the other ranks’ latrines – showers of shit everywhere! That was the total of damage.”

“They’ll be back, Rod.”

“Bound to be! I’ve got shovel parties out already – one lot digging a set of temporary latrines, the rest on slit trenches. Amazing just how fast they can dig when it’s their own necks on the line.”

“Anything on the radio?”

“Not a word – too early in the day for HQ.”

“What time is it?”

“Half past five.”

“Bloody hell! Feels like mid-afternoon. Busy day. Is everybody down?”

“All in. Counted thirteen bodies lining up to make their claims.”

“Got into Stukas on their target. Nice and slow. Their escort got up late and was miles off. I counted twelve of them – I’ll bet there’s twenty claimed by now.”

The Idiot was resigned to the pilots’ claims, knew they were not deliberately dishonest, merely hopelessly wrong.

“Eighteen, Thomas.”

“I saw two flying off low, Idiot. The most we could have got is ten. There might have been others sneaking off at ground level.”

“We need those camera guns, Thomas.”

“Agreed. Make sure your reports say so. We won’t get them until this business is over and we have a line stabilised – or are back in England, more likely. Don’t unpack your bags, by the way – there ain’t a chance in hell we’ll stay here more than a day.”

“I thought not. There is a dozen of Vickers K guns in the armoury, with their pintle mountings. The Battle squadron’s transport is still here, four of three tonners and six thirty hundredweights. We could grab their drivers and use them ourselves and put the guns up.”

“Good idea, Idiot. Do it. Get them organised. Load up the contents of the armoury. What’s the chance of towing the Bofors away with us when we go? Find out and put it in hand. Well done – glad you’re here, you’re more than pulling your weight.”

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