Saints and Soldiers: The Void Page #4

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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

support to get in here?

It's one lousy panzer.

We've got two tank destroyers.

Besides, what kind of support do you give

to the guys who do all the supporting?

All right, but you said he

is dug in deep.

There is no way to get around

him for a kill shot.

Yeah, and he is old, slow,

its armor is thin.

A round a 76 millimeters armor piercing;

we'll go straight through

that front glacial plate.

Okay, when we are talking 1500

yards, that's one thing.

But you said this is close,

real close,

he gets off one shot.

One good hit and he cuts us open

like a can of backed beans.

Max.

What happens if somebody comes down

this road from the other side?

They are dead.

But we can prevent it.

The boys at Baker are counting on us;

we've got to move this out, now.

I say we take out the Germans

and be on our way.

Okay John.

I'm game.

But do not get me killed.

All right, what's the plan?

My gun team will move out in

front of the Jimmy's, we'll cut

immediately to the right.

The Germans will track us try

to get a kill shot.

At that point you guys come out

from around the truck and you

fire on the panzer's position.

You are going to play decoy?

Yeah and you are going to

knock them out.

Okay.

Holland, Rodger, let's load up.

I was thinking, Sergeant Owens

should ride with us.

Sarge, I don't think it's

a great idea-

Shut your pie hole.

I think it would be best if he

stays here with the lieutenant.

Owens was a gun commander

with the 827th.

A second pair of eyes up

front would only help.

John,

he knows the drill.

Owens, you can ride upfront.

Let's move them out.

Welcome to the bread box.

Kind of nice being back

in the Hellcat?

Oh yeah, feels like home,

if you live in a box.

Hey, I'm sorry about Simms, you

have just got to ignore him.

I've met plenty of his

kind in my day.

I can handle it.

He is a bit of an odd duck.

He is a real stickler about

following all the rules.

By the book?

Yeah, I think they call

that anal retentive.

You've got half that right.

Atwood, we are all ready up

here, ready to roll.

Danny Boy, what have we

got in the spread?

We've got three rounds of armor

piercing and two rounds of high

explosives in the ready rack.

Go ahead and load us up

with armor piercing.

You've got it Sarge.

Max, load up with AP. Once you

light them up you hit them

again just to be sure.

Roger that.

Any more of your chaps come up

the road; I'll hold them up

till you get back.

Great, see you soon.

God speed.

Mitchell take us out.

Ramrod, keep it steady

at this speed.

Roger that.

Where are you Fritzy,

coming to get you.

Condron, stop here.

Fire when ready.

- Clear.

- On the way.

Another round of AP. One yard to

the left and slightly lower.

- Clear.

- On the way.

Mitchell, stop here.

Fire on my signal.

Two yards to the left.

Two panzers right flank, move,

move, move, move.

Whitaker, get out of there.

Hey we've got Germans

on the west.

Sergeant's been hit.

He's hit.

What now?

Where do we go?

Mitchell don't stop, keep

moving, follow the road.

Over here.

What happened?

They're all dead.

Oh my eyes are burning

I'm going ahead to find the

rest of the chaps.

You going to be okay?

Yeah I'm fine.

I'm not going anywhere

with this leg

Take my rifle.

It's got a full clip.

I'll guard the road...

let them know I'm here.

God speed.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey Mitchell, this bridge is

never going to hold our weight.

Back it up.

Back it up.

Whitaker, this is Simms.

Do you copy?

Over.

Sarge is dead.

Mitchell, did any of

them make it out?

I couldn't see anything.

I saw three German tanks.

Whitaker got one of

them for sure.

We're trapped.

Since we can't go across this

bridge the only way out of here

is to go back up that road

where those krauts are.

It won't be long before they

come looking for us.

We got to get out of here.

This is Hellcat #2.

Does anyone read me?

Copy.

Do you read me?

Is there anyone out there?

This is Avenging Angel if anyone

can read me, copy.

Looks like we're stuck here 'til

someone comes looking for us.

There's higher ground, next

to that building.

Maybe we can get a stronger

signal from there.

Danny, leave him, mount up.

Arctic Forward, this is

Hellcat #2.

Do you copy?

Does anybody read me?

Over.

Arctic Forward, this

is Avenging Angel.

Do you copy?

Do you hear that.

It's still not good enough.

Lieutenant.

Whitaker is wounded but

he'll be okay.

He's guarding the road.

Everybody else was killed.

Atwood is dead.

So what do you suggest we do?

Well, you should ask him not me.

Why would I do that?

He's a sergeant.

He outranks all of you.

This is not my army

you remember.

This is a segregated army.

I'm not going to take

orders from him.

Corporal, I suggest you put your

differences aside and let-

I'll take the

commander's position.

Barlow you're the gunner now.

What?

Hold on, are you nuts?

- I haven't been trained for that.

- What are you talking about?

You have plenty of time in the

gunner's seat when we did maneuvers.

Yeah that was like three hours.

That's it.

Barlow, shut up.

You're the gunner now.

Owens was a gun commander

for two years.

He knows Hellcats better

than any of us.

Mitchell, you heard what I said.

I'm not going to take

orders from a n*gger.

Corporal, you figure it out.

Shonbeck is sure to be coming

down that road and

when he does...

- I'm going to kill him.

- Lieutenant, wait.

Take this.

Have you ever taken out

an enemy tank?

Nine tanks in Hauton.

Another four in...

Let's just ditch the Hellcats

and get out of here.

Barlow, pull apart the firing

mechanisms

and spread the pieces.

I'll break apart the

gun sight myself. Mitchell...

smash the battery.

I'm not leaving the Hellcat

here for the Nazis.

I'm staying right here.

You crazy, they've

got three tanks.

So the minute you're

outnumbered,

you want to run?

Ain't that a hoot.

I don't want to die today.

Mitchell and I can handle it.

If you and Barlow want to

run then go ahead.

But I wasn't raised to

run from a fight.

Why would we risk our lives?

For what?

American vehicles are going to

be coming down that road.

It's the main route until

they fix the bridge.

Everyone, including the General

will be using that road.

Be a hero Simms.

They might just give you

a medal for it.

Me? No.

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