Saints and Soldiers: The Void Page #7

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It's a Panzer, dug in deep,

it's in firing position.

And there is the

commanding officer.

Klaus Shonbeck he is a

retired tank commander.

He teaches at the Tank Corp

Training School.

Well, apparently he's come

out of retirement.

Hey Mitchell is everything okay?

No, she is just leaking

a little.

You know what they say;

Hellcats don't leak oil.

Yeah, they just mark

their territory.

- That's right, you know Hellcats.

- Oh yeah.

Did almost two years of

trainings in maneuvers at Camp

Hood with the 827th and came

here and saw action in November.

827th, really?

That's part of the

12th division.

Yeah, you got it.

So where did you guys get

these Hellcats?

I don't really know, they just

showed up in March.

March?

We were in tow guns

for most of the war,

and then they

switch us over the M18s.

Only two weeks of training

and maneuvers, why?

It's just that they took

our Hellcats in February

and I'm looking at this registration number

and it looks awfully familiar.

Really?

Hey Simms.

What?

Do you think he is

telling the truth?

Which part?

Do you think these Hellcats used to

belong to a bunch of colored boys?

No, he's lying.

No wonder I don't like

riding in them.

Hey, were you the one who

assaulted the officer

with an axe?

You know, I knew a couple of the white

officers assigned to your battalion.

Heard all kinds of

crazy stories.

Said you were always leaving

your Hellcats unguarded,

wandering off, looking for

places to sleep, hide,

disobeying direct orders.

Not in my gun team.

They said you were untrained,

undisciplined and substandard.

But hey,

what do you expect from a bunch

of boys with low AGCT scores?

We've got a panzer dug in,

it's about two kilometers

up this road.

They've got at least a dozen

foot soldiers with them.

Simms, get the CP on the horn.

On it.

Arctic Forward, this is Hellcat

#2, are you there?

Over. Arctic Forward, this is

Hellcat #2, do you copy?

Over.

Hellcat #1, this is

Hellcat #2, do you hear me?

I read you, go ahead.

Ping Pong how does that

signal sound, over.

Like you are talking into a tin

can, is your antenna hang up?

No.

Try channel two.

Roger that.

Arctic Forward, this is

Hellcat #2, do you copy?

Over.

Hey Nelson our radio is crap,

can you call the CP and give him

an update on the situation here?

Roger, will do.

Arctic Forward, this is Hellcat

1, do you read me?

Over.

Arctic Forward, this is

Annie, do you copy?

Over.

Hey Sarge.

We are getting nothing on either radio;

I'm guessing it's the mountains.

Well keep trying.

You got it.

Well the way I figure, we just

knock out this panzer ourselves

and be on our way.

Sure we shouldn't wait for some

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