Battle of the Bulge Page #8

Red River Six. Red River Six.

Scouted designated territory.

No sign of German tanks.

Can't see 20 yards. They're nowhere

around, or I'd hear something.

Let's be reasonable, colonel.

You expect me to take you up?

Nothing's flying in this fog.

That makes it safe. We won't

bump into another plane.

How can we see the panzer column

when we have zero visibility?

You'll catch pneumonia if you don't

stop arguing. Get behind that stick.

Wait a minute.

Where are the flying orders?

I wanna see them.

I wanna know what lunatic

issued them.

There are no orders, Joe.

I'm the lunatic.

Well, there's no insanity in my family.

If we don't find that panzer column,

there will be no tank battle.

We'll have to stop them with infantry.

A lot of guys are gonna die

to keep you safe and cozy.

You sure know how

to hit below the belt. That's dirty.

We're not in a pillow fight, Joe.

Sorry it hurts.

Get in.

All reports negative, sir.

Well, they must be someplace.

The earth couldn't have just

swallowed them up.

- Send out additional patrols.

- Yes, sir.

What am I doing up here?

It's like flying inside a light bulb.

Just stay on the course I gave you.

We'll find them.

- How do you know?

- Hessler's looking for gas.

He's gambling on capturing our supply.

Get lower.

- We're down to 500 feet.

- We just have to pick up a landmark.

Hills are all around. We'll pick up

a landmark right in the kisser.

Try it a little lower.

- I can't see a damn thing.

- All right, cut your engine.

Glide and listen. We can hear them.

- Are you telling me to glide at 200 feet?

- Cut the talk and the engine.

- I'm calling this off.

- Sure. Now, let's try it again.

Okay, cut your engine.

If we were 100 feet higher,

I'd jump and leave you here.

Quiet.

There's the depot.

There's the river.

The column has to be due south.

That's your course.

Get her down, Joe,

where we can see.

- What's our altitude?

- Four hundred feet.

All right, cut the engine.

Do you hear that?

Yeah. We're going down for a look.

Hit your engine, let's get out of here.

Red River Six, this is Red River Two.

The enemy column sighted.

Present position, map coordinates:

8-7-3, 1-4-4.

Enemy column sighted, sir.

Found them.

Present position, map coordinates:

8-7-3, 1-4-4.

Repeat. Enemy column sighted.

Come in, Red River Two.

Come in, Red River Two.

Come in, Red River Two.

- Contact broken.

- Where's that coordinate?

- Right here.

- What's the terrain?

Low rolling hills.

Order our tanks to intercept them

at that point.

- Yes, sir.

- Red River Two.

- That's Kiley.

- I know.

There's a plane up there.

He's in trouble.

Medic! Medic!

Schneider.

From Spitzbergen,

the weather forecast.

Warm front moving in.

Notify all columns, weather clearing.

Enemy forces are reported crossing

the River Meuse.

Send scouts forward.

I want their numbers and composition.

Yes, sir.

Conrad. My binoculars.

Conrad?

I was saying I wanted...

What is it, Conrad?

Nothing, sir.

I was saying I wanted my binoculars.

What's wrong?

I would like to be transferred

to other duties, sir.

- What is the matter with you?

- Don't ask me, sir. Just transfer me.

- For combat duty?

- Yes, sir.

You want to fight?

Very admirable, but why?

Personal reasons, sir.

Personal reasons.

Personal reasons? What the devil

are you trying to say?

It's the right of every German soldier

to ask permission...

...for a transfer to other duties.

It is the right of every commanding

officer to know the reason...

...for the transfer, and I want the truth.

- The truth...

...is that I'm a fool.

I believed in you.

But all you believe in is the war.

You have the war. You like the war.

And all I have are my sons,

and I don't want to lose them.

- I'm not responsible for your children.

- You are. You'd make them soldiers.

- Yes. They will fight.

- They will die.

- If necessary.

- Necessary for who? For you?

You are not only a fool,

you are a traitor.

And you are a murderer.

You would murder my sons.

You would murder my country.

You would murder the whole world

to stay in that uniform.

It is only the memory of you

as a friend...

...that prevents me from having you

court-martialed. Get out.

Our scouts have sighted a brigade

of medium tanks.

- Light armor at this point? Any artillery?

- None.

- And no infantry.

- They're committing their reserves.

We destroy them, they have nothing

between us and the fuel depot.

- Send all infantry to the rear.

- Yes, sir.

Diepel, assign this man to fuel trucks.

Yes, sir.

Sir, enemy advancing on our position.

Good. They've taken the bait.

Pritchard...

...we're going to test that information

we got from headquarters.

If it's accurate...

...we'll run them out of gas.

Tiger to all units, close hatches.

Forward.

Butcher, swing up and take positions

on the ridges.

And watch that damn gully.

This is no time to lose a track.

Here they come.

Hold your fire

till they're right on us.

Load with hypershot.

Make every one count.

- Hold your fire.

- How long?

Until I tell you!

Attack in staggered formation.

First, Lion on the assault.

Second, Panther.

Remember, hold your fire

till they're within effective range.

- How long are we gonna wait?

- Until we can hit a soft spot.

Steady.

Hold it. Hold it.

Let them come on in. Let them come in.

That's the way.

Now! Let them have it!

Fire one more round,

then let's get the hell off this ridge.

There's one coming up over the rise.

You see him?

Steady, boy. Ready on.

Fire!

Tiger to Panther, spread out to left.

Lion, spread out to right.

We will try to encircle.

Sherman damaged.

We'll finish it off.

Fire! It's a hit.

The next, 11 o'clock, 900.

Get in among them.

Mix with them so they can't fire

without hitting each other.

Butcher One, this is Butcher Three.

There's a Kraut at 1 o'clock...

...with a pennant on his antenna.

This one belongs to me. He's mine.

There he is.

All right, kick her left, kid. Left.

Now, hard right! Hard right!

Stay with them! Range, 9-0-0.

Up two.

Fire!

Good shot! We got him!

Load again. Nothing has happened.

Hey, watch it. They see us.

Hey, let's get out of here.

Aim just ahead as he runs.

Fire!

Butcher One, this is Butcher Three.

Come in, Butcher Three.

Report damage. Over.

I've got one dead and two wounded,

but we can still fight.

You lost your gun. Pull out. Try

to make it back to the assembly area.

We don't need a gun!

We can ram them.

Guffy, you're all busted up.

Get out of there and make it back to

the assembly area. That's an order. Out.

Get her over the hill.

Driver, halt.

Let's try to pick them off.

Ten o'clock. Sherman, 800. Fire!

Baker Battalion reporting in.

Two tanks destroyed, one damaged,

out of action.

Phantom Battalion reports six tanks

destroyed, nine out of action.

Butcher Battalion reports 11 tanks

destroyed, eight on fire.

Keep burning up their gas.

Commander to base,

I am returning to refuel.

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