Turn 23
Taras' rocket team were in position. Chau loaded a HEAT round while Droz aimed at the spotter in the store window. They were ready to go. As were Bajorek and Chau beside them in the shallow ditch to the left. Taras and Sheeler were just getting into position off to their right, across the road. Taras crawled up and propped the bipod of his PKM on the pitted concrete barrier. Sheeler unslung his rifle but hadn't yet had time to actually aim.
The LAV rolled down one side of the pipes and then stopped, uphill from the BTR. They waited for the BTR to clear the pipes to advance, so they wouldn't be afoul of each other. Andy walked slowly backwards, keeping an eye on the west and northern flanks. He spotted movement in the tree line at about his 2 o'clock, but he couldn't get a clear shot where he was due to the massive pipes. He would have to climb onto, over or through them.
The BTR rolled into view from behind the woods, as Kel's smoke canister started to burn and stream white smoke to the east. Putsep took off towards the BTR, as Kel, gripping her carbine, peeked around the corner to give him cover. What she saw startled her. As best she could see through the growing white haze, the Humvee was gone. The Deuce was pointed to the northeast and the canvas top had been thrown back exposing a quad-barreled 14.5mm KPV AA gun pointing in her direction. There was a gunner and 2 other crew manning the weapon, and it looked like they were waiting for the BTR or LAV to come into view for a clear shot.
Apparently, now was the time and it started to fire. She could hear the 14.5mm rounds whipping by just over her head and by her arm, some were green tracers trailing a wisp of smoke. One round hit the far wall of the guardhouse in a spray of concrete dust but the round didn't penetrate the cinderblock. Several rounds struck the BTR with a clangs and showers of sparks! The slowly-moving BTR slowed to a stop, it's left wheels chewed up. Caught in mid-run, Putsep went down.
Further east, by the crossroads, the 2 militiamen by the intersection perked up when the quad AA gun opened up. It was like they were waiting for some kind of signal. They split up and walked a few steps apart, Then began looking in different directions (one south towards Taras and his detachment, the other east, towards the direction they came in).
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Turn 24 initiatives:
01:35,
Today: helbent4 rolled 1 using 1d10. Enemy Initiatve.
01:35,
Today: helbent4 rolled 3 using 1d10. PC Initiative.
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