>>5568829>Reserve fire>Reserve movement>Flare pistol W-26---
Being in total darkness, exposed out in the open, can be a frightening situation under the best of circumstances. With certain knowledge of the enemy somewhere ahead, the danger of imminent combat, the possibility that any patch of shadow might suddenly erupt with cannon fire, Volger's heart is racing a mile a minute. Just breathe, he tells himself. No different from skirmishing with mercs and scumbags in the dustlands. Keep your head. Do your job. Get as many people home as you can.
Though the fear rushing through his blood impels him forward to do something, anything, Volger takes his queue from the more experienced recon units nearby, having his cars stay put while he fires his flare pistol into a possible hazard zone. Without any clues, he has to guess and fire wildly. It's like that game he's seen people play with a pad and pencil, what was it called? Battleboat? After firing, Elwin waits for the initial volley of flares to settle before advancing. With the battalion's race to get into position, enemy pickets might still be undetected within the perimeter. Best to take a moment and check his surroundings before all hell breaks loose, as it surely will.
