Lookingoutacrossthewhitebattlefield,theRebelofficerwatchedtheremainingsnowspeederswhiskingthroughtheairandthelastoftheImperialvehiclesastheypassedthewreckageoftheexplodedwalker。Heflippedonhiscomlinkandheardtheordertoretreat:Disengage,disengage。Beginretreataction。Ashesignaledhismentomovebackinsidetheicecavern,henoticedthattheleadwalkerwasstilltreadingheavilyinthedirectionofthepowergenerators。8 e8 @! Y7 V, Z6 Q) U" _7 ]& F
Inthecockpitofthatassaultmachine,GeneralVeerssteppedclosetotheport。
4 _$ q) E( ]! y1 M' X Fromthispositionhecouldclearlyseethetargetbelow。HestudiedthecracklingpowergeneratorsandobservedtheRebeltroopsdefendingthem。
$ P$ r. @9 E3 ~7 ^ Point-three-point-three-point-fivecomingwithinrange,sir,reportedhispilot。5 o0 P6 I/ H" s6 t/ h/ g1 c
Thegeneralturnedtohisassaultofficer。Alltroopswilldebarkforgroundassault,Veerssaid。Preparetotargetthemaingenerator。Theleadwalker,flankedbytwoofthehulkingmachines,lurchedforward,itsgunsblazingtoscattertheretreatingRebeltroops。
# { s) \( R8 l- s8 B- N Asmorelaserfirecamefromtheoncomingwalkers,RebelbodiesandpartsofRebelbodieswereflungthroughtheair。Manyofthesoldierswhohadmanagedtoavoidtheobliteratinglaserbeamswerecrushedintounrecognizablepulpbeneaththewalkersstompingfeet。Theairwaschargedwiththestinkofbloodandburningflesh,andthunderingwiththeexplosivenoisesofbattle。. X3 \' d7 P. o* @5 C
Astheyfled,thefewsurvivingRebelsoldiersglimpsedalongsnowspeederasitretreatedinthedistance,ablacktrailofsmokeescapingitsburninghull。1 M. R5 \" p; s, {) `3 H& x: ~
Althoughthesmokerisingfromhiscrippledspeederobstructedhisview,Hobbiecouldstillseesomeofthecarnagethatragedontheground。Hiswoundsfromawalkerslaserfiremadeittortureeventomove,letaloneoperatethecontrolsofhiscraft。Butifhecouldmangetoworkthemjustlongenoughtoreturntothebase,hemightbeabletofindamedicalrobotandNo,hedoubtedhewouldsurviveeventhatlong。Hewasdyingofthathewasnowcertainandthemen& Lookingoutacrossthewhitebattlefield,theRebelofficerwatchedtheremainingsnowspeederswhiskingthroughtheairandthelastoftheImperialvehiclesastheypassedthewreckageoftheexplodedwalker。Heflippedonhiscomlinkandheardtheordertoretreat:Disengage,disengage。Beginretreataction。Ashesignaledhismentomovebackinsidetheicecavern,henoticedthattheleadwalkerwasstilltreadingheavilyinthedirectionofthepowergenerators。
* i. Q: c- k% u5 Z+ }/ v Inthecockpitofthatassaultmachine,GeneralVeerssteppedclosetotheport。
, X" @: z5 A1 B Fromthispositionhecouldclearlyseethetargetbelow。HestudiedthecracklingpowergeneratorsandobservedtheRebeltroopsdefendingthem。
0 V) a; X5 }% ^, w8 I! X' x Point-three-point-three-point-fivecomingwithinrange,sir,reportedhispilot。9 u3 c! w5 m* i3 H$ T
Thegeneralturnedtohisassaultofficer。Alltroopswilldebarkforgroundassault,Veerssaid。Preparetotargetthemaingenerator。Theleadwalker,flankedbytwoofthehulkingmachines,lurchedforward,itsgunsblazingtoscattertheretreatingRebeltroops。9 F5 E9 f5 }+ S% O) W+ O; U/ a( {6 g
Asmorelaserfirecamefromtheoncomingwalkers,RebelbodiesandpartsofRebelbodieswereflungthroughtheair。Manyofthesoldierswhohadmanagedtoavoidtheobliteratinglaserbeamswerecrushedintounrecognizablepulpbeneaththewalkersstompingfeet。Theairwaschargedwiththestinkofbloodandburningflesh,andthunderingwiththeexplosivenoisesofbattle。
6 `( J& u0 h9 X5 c2 y- d5 P Astheyfled,thefewsurvivingRebelsoldiersglimpsedalongsnowspeederasitretreatedinthedistance,ablacktrailofsmokeescapingitsburninghull。
7 O; l% ^3 @$ H# N- B" g Althoughthesmokerisingfromhiscrippledspeederobstructedhisview,Hobbiecouldstillseesomeofthecarnagethatragedontheground。Hiswoundsfromawalkerslaserfiremadeittortureeventomove,letaloneoperatethecontrolsofhiscraft。Butifhecouldmangetoworkthemjustlongenoughtoreturntothebase,hemightbeabletofindamedicalrobotandNo,hedoubtedhewouldsurviveeventhatlong。Hewasdyingofthathewasnowcertainandthemen& nbsp;inthetrenchwouldsoonbedead,too,unlesssomethingweredonetosavethem。
# E$ |7 {: T" m5 L8 { GeneralVeers,proudlytransmittinghisreporttoImperialheadquarters,wastotallyunawareofRogueFoursapproach。Yes,LordVader,Ivereachedthemainpowergenerators。Theshieldwillbedowninmoments。Youmaycommenceyourlanding。Asheendedhistransmission,GeneralVeersreachedfortheelectrorangefinderandlookedthroughtheeyepiecetolineupthemainpowergenerators。Electroniccrosshairsalignedaccordingtotheinformationfromthewalkerscomputer。Thensuddenlythereadoutsonthesmallmonitorscreensmysteriouslyvanished。/ Q! c2 v8 _( d
Confounded,GeneralVeersmovedawayfromtheeyepieceoftheelectrorangefinderandturnedinstinctivelytowardacockpitwindow。Heflinchedinterroratseeingasmokingprojectileheadingonthedirectcoursetowardhiswalkerscockpit。, m5 R4 k6 L/ E
Theotherpilotsalsosawthehurtlingspeeder,andknewthattherewasnotimetoturnthemassiveassaultmachine。Hesgoingtooneofthepilotsbegan。 |