>>11068372The captain enters the command post, quickly joined by a bazookaman with other troopers advancing on either side to meet Greys counter-attacking. He orders the mortar crew to lay down smoke and high explosive to his front but no response is forthcoming over the radio. He repeats the order, at which the radio crackles to life but the voice on the other end is that of the overwatch unit leader. Sensing the critical phase of the battle the three men were making their way down to join the troops in the vehicle park and failed to witness the mortar team's elimination, only learning their fate as they arrived back at the starting point.
Hearing the grim news, the Elite Force captain knows his operation is on the verge of catastrophe. He keys the radio, this time to direct the flanking squad on the other side of the base, upon whose shoulders the outcome of the assault now rests.
