15:34 local time, I was sat in the back of the MRAP 4th car in the convoy. Miller on the .50, Sandhurst driving and our Sergeant in the passenger seat. We were driving along hangman's point named after the place the free federation would hang civilians or captured soldiers but today the pass was clear that should've been the first red flag...
15:45 *BANG* "Convoy stop!! Miller face east enemy contact! Dismount! Dismount!" Our Sergeant barked we did as ordered I hopped out dusted off my M4A1 and raised my weapon East and as my sight lined up with the enemy position i felt a cold sweat. "15 no 16 no 22" I counted as I saw enemies flood the hillside "RPG!" Shouted Miller followed by a loud bang and metal being twisted and launched "MAN DOWN" I hear the Sergeant cry "Miller! MILLER! Do you copy?" I hear sandman scream shakily. He's gone I think to myself as I turn back to the MRAP turned I to scrap metal and fire.
16:00 I'm behind a rock lighting up the evil fucks who killed Miller, Adrenaline coursing through my veins, I can feel the tunnel vision, the rush and I love it. I aim right the hostile position line a shot and fire 2 rounds 6 rounds 10 rounds hold, I watch 4 hostiles tumble down the ledge, I smiled.
16:10 "We need to fall b..." I heard something collapse to the fall "Sergeant?!? Sergeant!" I hear Sandhurst cry out "Man down Man down!" The Sergeant was gone he took a 7.62 right to the throat me and Sandhurst were all that's left of Car 4.We raised our rifles and agreed to take as many as we can out 20 rounds...reload 30 rounds.. reload I'm low on ammo I take cover and watch Sandhurst light up the mountain side... My eyes went wide I saw it The flash of the rocket warhead hurdling towards us I opened my mouth to shout after Sandhurst but I was blown back before the air reached my throat....
I gasped, the dust settled around me I was frozen just looking around me it felt like slow motion.. then it flooded back Sandhurst I yelled but I git no answer I ran over to what I thought was him but when I rolled over this mangled body I saw Sandhurst was gone the RPG detonated centre plate blowing him away.. I was the last of vehicle 4
17:00 the firefight raged on I lost jy rifle I hadn't moved from the rock I had ducked behind... what was my next move? What would a devil dog do? I pondered then I came too, Sandhurst had a rifle 2 meters from him I grab it and run for the convoy my escape route. Wait where is the convoy? They had left? No no they couldn't have they wouldn't. I watched the dust settle and they had gone the firefight I heard was the MRAPs ammo supply cooking off. I laid behind this rock scared, not sure what to do.
18:00 it's getting dark the enemy have advanced on top of me nearly I need to grab the Rifle Sandhurst has and run. I take 2 deep breaths and run up the hill opposite us I can hear 10s of rounds strike the ground behind me the loud crack and snap of bullets whizzing past I crest the hill and overlook the vast desert the scorpions gauntlet.
19:00 I'm walking through the desert listening for voices or animals, for a humid country it's cold and mercilesss at night.
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What's the sound of a devil dog
ActionA fictional tale of an US soldier trapped on the plains of Iraq fighting to get back to Camp Haven (I wrote this in about 2 hours total and haven't checked spelling or anything so have fun xD)
