>>5761042>>5761043>>5761050You wait with bated breath as the artillery fires just beside you. The ground shakes once again, the men flinching at every shot. They’re trained to become used to blasterfire and shocks, but nothing can compare to the power of artillery. The droids are so close you can make out their guns, and their fire is becoming more accurate until you see plumes of smoke erupt in the middle of their formation, sending them flying into their air while the MTTs explode in a shower of flame and sparks.
The bombardment continues for only a few seconds, and when the smoke clears, you see a few droids advancing, but they’re quickly wiped out by your men on the fortifications blasting them apart into scrap. It’s done. The burning wreckage of the transports in front of you is buffeted by the wind as the smoke drifts across the battlefield. You hear some echoes from Yegor’s bombardment, then that too goes silent.
You congratulate the men on a job well done, but it’s a little forced. Everyone’s still thinking about the friendly fire incident, though it’s not been brought up openly. It’s a bad mark to have that happen in your first battle. You hope you’ll be able to shake it off by the time you leave the planet. Ignoring your misgivings, you call Fabian to give your report.
>Sulla here. Enemy reinforcements successfully destroyed. No sign of further enemy activity.Fabian’s quick to respond. “Good job. I’m sending Yegor to your position to consolidate, concentrate our firepower in one spot in case there’s more coming. I also want you and your engineer units here, Fisher’s still in the process of taking the underground and he should be done shortly, but we need your engineers to help blow this place wide open.”
>Copy that, sir. I’ll send them over right away.“Good. I don’t want to stay here any longer than necessary. Fabian out.”
