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to you guys,” Paige said. “I will say that it will save us a ton of time and energy if we manage to take the thing intact. Even if it's damaged, repairing it will be much easier than building one from scratch.”
“Aren't there a ton of defenses in the harbor?” Neil pointed out.
“There's a good amount, it appeared,” Selene confirmed. “I'm not exactly sure how we can do this without getting ourselves shot to pieces.”
“You said it followed you, though?” Zach asked.
She nodded. “Yeah, for a good distance, though it was pretty easy for us to outrun it. I guess they gave up after a while.”
“That might be the key,” Karen said. “You might be able to draw it out of the harbor if you keep baiting it.”
“Again, even if you do get it out of the harbor, how are you going to deal with it, considering the best you could do last time was cut and run?” Neil asked. “We're not exactly sitting on top of a gigantic arsenal.”
“We're not going to destroy it, we're going to board it,” Zach said. “We might lack the capability to sink a ship, but we sure have the ability to pull off a close-quarters assault.”
“How are you getting on board?” Liz asked.
“That's our job,” Robbie told her. “We can maneuver our river craft close enough to the ship to land boarding parties.”
“Going to be tough, when you're under fire,” Neil commented.
Robbie shrugged. “Yeah, it will be. But we're good.”
“I have full confidence that they'll be able to pull it off,” Zach said.
“Where are you getting fire support from?” Liz asked. “I'm sorry, but I'm just picturing this in my head, and my brain is telling me the boarding team is going to get slaughtered by the enemy while they're climbing onto the ship.”
“Again, that's Raven's job,” Zach said. “They'll have eight choppers up at Sturgeon Bay by the end of today. That gives us plenty of air units to support our attack. There's not going to be a lot of cover from above.”
“Who's going to lead the attack?” Selene asked.
“If this goes forward,” Anna said, “We can't devote all of our resources in the north toward it. If it fails, then we'd be completely screwed.”
“Oh, I agree,” Zach said. “We don't need the entire battalion, anyhow. There's not enough space on the ship for more than a platoon or two. This job should fall on Black Wolf and Raven, since we're the ones that came up with the plan.”
“Put one more mark in the insanity column for Black Wolf,” Liz said with a smile. “I can't really argue, given your track record with these types of things.”
“Plus, it'll give the rest of Ghost Battalion the opportunity to do other things around the Green Bay area,” Nora said.
Selene turned to her. “Speaking of which, are you going to be up north as infantry, or is Hoplite staying in the south for now?”
“We're staying at the bastion,” Nora informed her. “As much as I'd love to fight with you guys, we need to be in the place where we'll do the most good. And that's the place where we can use out exoskeletons.”
“This might be your ticket north,” Anna said. “Sending them over water on the river craft is one thing, but inside a hold of a ship is an entirely different matter. It's probably going to be a lot less risky.”
“Which means we can also get the heavy support we'll need for the fight,” Neil said happily.
Nora responded with her own happy smile. “So this operation is going to make things a whole lot smoother.”
“Provided we can pull it off,” Liz said.
“Right. But the reward outweighs the risk by a lot,” Zach said. “If we take the ship, we take out one of the toughest obstacles in Green Bay. It also gives us more firepower and will improve our supply situation, and it lets us bring more of our troops to the battle.”
“Sounds like a pretty big swing in our favor to me,” Selene said.
Anna agreed. “OK, I'm going to grant my approval to the operation. Zach will
“Aren't there a ton of defenses in the harbor?” Neil pointed out.
“There's a good amount, it appeared,” Selene confirmed. “I'm not exactly sure how we can do this without getting ourselves shot to pieces.”
“You said it followed you, though?” Zach asked.
She nodded. “Yeah, for a good distance, though it was pretty easy for us to outrun it. I guess they gave up after a while.”
“That might be the key,” Karen said. “You might be able to draw it out of the harbor if you keep baiting it.”
“Again, even if you do get it out of the harbor, how are you going to deal with it, considering the best you could do last time was cut and run?” Neil asked. “We're not exactly sitting on top of a gigantic arsenal.”
“We're not going to destroy it, we're going to board it,” Zach said. “We might lack the capability to sink a ship, but we sure have the ability to pull off a close-quarters assault.”
“How are you getting on board?” Liz asked.
“That's our job,” Robbie told her. “We can maneuver our river craft close enough to the ship to land boarding parties.”
“Going to be tough, when you're under fire,” Neil commented.
Robbie shrugged. “Yeah, it will be. But we're good.”
“I have full confidence that they'll be able to pull it off,” Zach said.
“Where are you getting fire support from?” Liz asked. “I'm sorry, but I'm just picturing this in my head, and my brain is telling me the boarding team is going to get slaughtered by the enemy while they're climbing onto the ship.”
“Again, that's Raven's job,” Zach said. “They'll have eight choppers up at Sturgeon Bay by the end of today. That gives us plenty of air units to support our attack. There's not going to be a lot of cover from above.”
“Who's going to lead the attack?” Selene asked.
“If this goes forward,” Anna said, “We can't devote all of our resources in the north toward it. If it fails, then we'd be completely screwed.”
“Oh, I agree,” Zach said. “We don't need the entire battalion, anyhow. There's not enough space on the ship for more than a platoon or two. This job should fall on Black Wolf and Raven, since we're the ones that came up with the plan.”
“Put one more mark in the insanity column for Black Wolf,” Liz said with a smile. “I can't really argue, given your track record with these types of things.”
“Plus, it'll give the rest of Ghost Battalion the opportunity to do other things around the Green Bay area,” Nora said.
Selene turned to her. “Speaking of which, are you going to be up north as infantry, or is Hoplite staying in the south for now?”
“We're staying at the bastion,” Nora informed her. “As much as I'd love to fight with you guys, we need to be in the place where we'll do the most good. And that's the place where we can use out exoskeletons.”
“This might be your ticket north,” Anna said. “Sending them over water on the river craft is one thing, but inside a hold of a ship is an entirely different matter. It's probably going to be a lot less risky.”
“Which means we can also get the heavy support we'll need for the fight,” Neil said happily.
Nora responded with her own happy smile. “So this operation is going to make things a whole lot smoother.”
“Provided we can pull it off,” Liz said.
“Right. But the reward outweighs the risk by a lot,” Zach said. “If we take the ship, we take out one of the toughest obstacles in Green Bay. It also gives us more firepower and will improve our supply situation, and it lets us bring more of our troops to the battle.”
“Sounds like a pretty big swing in our favor to me,” Selene said.
Anna agreed. “OK, I'm going to grant my approval to the operation. Zach will
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