The High Lords wrote:Astronea wrote:Asymmetric Warfare Detachment provide JTAC for ARAF Frogfoots:"Drekavac 1-1 checking in, flight two Su-25s, armament KH-29s, KAB-500s, rockets and 250 rounds 30 mike mike, play time 30 mikes, standing by for tasking, over."
The low rumble of the Frogfoots could be heard over the horizon as the sun slowly rose over the landscape, lighting the dry, dusty savannah in a red hue. The silhouettes of men formed against the treeline of a small patch of flora. They maintained a low profile, rifles shouldered and at the ready. The hum of mosquitos filled the air, but there was otherwise relative silence, hardly a sound from the men in the bushes. Their team leader keyed into the comms, clad in desert DPM fatigues, sporting a baseball cap and headset, low profile goggles shielding his eyes. Two more men stood near him, one carrying a large radio pack, the other peering through the lens of a laser designator.
"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, copy. Standby for AO update." The team leader spoke over the radio, nudging the operator wielding the laser designator as he whispered to him. The man nodded and began feeding back information.
"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, AO update. I am a qualified JTAC with the 3rd AWD, 4th Commando, 450 metres east of Sudentor. Type two control, we're observing an artillery position, 3 self propelled howitzers and auxillery supports, theatre level AA threats. Say when ready nine line." A brief silence. Then a response.
"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, ready nine line."
"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, as fragged, 230, offset north, 8.6, 2-0-0 feet, artillery position, grid 0-9-3-2 keypad 4, target marked by laser, code 2344, friendlies 400 metres east in the treeline, egress at pilot discretion."
"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, read back, 2-0-0 feet, grid 0-9-3-2 keypad 4, friendlies 400 metres east, treeline. Ready remarks."
"Good read back."
There was another silence as the planes began their ingress. Tensions were high as the team observed logistic trucks offloading more ammunition. Another fire mission was bound to begin shortly, they needed this battery taken out now.
"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, requesting walk on, I see a stream running north to south, a farm."
"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, call contact on the northern most barn adjacent to the stream."
"Contact."
"Your target is the artillery pieces and logistics trucks 600 metres south west of the barn."
"Captured."
"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, target is artillery battery 0-9-3-2, keypad 4. 4 KBL-500s, 80 metres spacing."
"Good read back, call in with direction."
"In from south, 30 seconds."
"Continue."
"15 seconds."
"Cleared hot."
"Off hot, fall time 10 seconds." The jets screamed past at high altitude, followed by a large blast, sounding like a missile launch.
"Drekavac 1-1, SAM launch detected, advise egress now, say again, abort!"
"Drekavac tallies, dumping countermeasures, we are charlie mike."
Moments later, a succession of huge explosions rang out, decimating the vehicles on the ground. Ammo cook off provided further explosions as smoke and dust filled the air.
"Drekavac 1-1, Siera 2-1, good hits, targets destroyed."
Oh. My. God. You have no idea how much I enjoyed that.
Glad you liked it, always surprises me what I can get done when bored at college
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