... ” Quiz said.
He toggled the display on a monitor at his computer station to the video feed from Gator.
“No.” He switched the video to Hawkeye’s helmet cam.
“No.” He again toggled the video feed, this time to Pyro.
“There!”In the video image from Pyro’s helmet cam, Quiz saw two cargo containers suspended on the Rail Lift System high above the floor.
“Touchdown,” he said. “I have a idea.”
TITAN SIX, SAVAGE BAY
Pyro lay flat on his stomach on top of the cargo container. He inched forward until he could see over the edge. Touchdown had been right. From his new vantage point, Pyro had a direct line of fire down onto the Dragons.
He did a quick count: six targets, spread across thirty meters in a classic defensive formation behind the makeshift fortifications provided by stacks of boxes.
“Recommend incendiary rounds,” said Touchdown in his earpiece.
“Way ahead of you, Ops.”
Pyro retrieved a clip of high explosive incendiary rounds from his ammo belt. A creation of Titan Global’s Armory, the specialized shells were called Penetrator Rounds and combined an armor-piercing capability with an explosive impact.
Pyro snapped the extended magazine in place. He rested the barrel of his assault rifle on the edge of the cargo container and took aim.
TITAN SIX, SAVAGE BAY
“Pyro needs a diversion,” said Touchdown in Tank’s headset just moments after Pyro pulled himself to the top of the cargo container.
“Can do,” said Tank.
Despite the chemical assistance provided by his BioMEMS system, Tank was still feeling the adrenaline rush after his close encounter with a sniper’s bullet. He removed his pack and dug inside for the surprise he had in mind for the Dragons: an M320, a single-shot under-barrel grenade launcher.
Tank attached the launcher beneath the flash suppressor on his XM8 assault rifle. He inserted a grenade in the breech and locked it into place.
“Ops, can you give me an assist with fire control?”
“Can do,” said Touchdown.
At the Ops Center, Quiz furiously scribbled some calculations using the relative positions of Tank and the Dragons. He consulted the specs for the M320 launcher, then scribbled some more.
“Your firing solution is about thirty-four degrees,” said Quiz. “That should do the trick.”
Tank aimed the M320 using Quiz’s recommendations. The virtual display on his visor calculated the trajectory angle of his grenade launcher from the data it received from the weapon.
Thirty-four degrees.
“ Titan Six, cover!” he yelled. “Firing one!”
OPS CENTER, ABOARD THE ALAMIRANTA
“How did you do that,” asked Cruz, marveling at the speed with which Quiz had made firing solution calculations for Tank.
Quiz just shrugged his shoulders. “I’m good at math. Hey, Touchdown, see those cargo containers suspended from the Rail Lift System?” he asked.
Touchdown scanned the video feeds until he saw them. “Yes, I see them.”
“Can you patch me in and give me remote access to the Rail Lift System?” asked Quiz.
Touchdown smiled as he realized Quiz’s intentions.
“Give me a minute,” he said. From his terminal, Touchdown accessed Manticore. Delving through the system’s subdirectories, he located the Rail Lift System.
“Transferring to your station now,” Touchdown said.
Three flat-screen monitors made a half-circle on Quiz’s computer station. On the center display, the command screen for the Rail Lift System came online.
Quiz studied the interface, then began typing commands into his keyboard. Caine watched, peering over his shoulder.
On the video feed from Tank’s helmet cam, one of the cargo containers suspended from the Rail Lift System lurched forward and then began to slowly move down the track along the ceiling of the cargo bay.
TITAN SIX, SAVAGE BAY
“ Titan Six, cover!” yelled Tank. “Firing one!” He squeezed the trigger and his M320 grenade launcher fired a single explosive
He toggled the display on a monitor at his computer station to the video feed from Gator.
“No.” He switched the video to Hawkeye’s helmet cam.
“No.” He again toggled the video feed, this time to Pyro.
“There!”In the video image from Pyro’s helmet cam, Quiz saw two cargo containers suspended on the Rail Lift System high above the floor.
“Touchdown,” he said. “I have a idea.”
TITAN SIX, SAVAGE BAY
Pyro lay flat on his stomach on top of the cargo container. He inched forward until he could see over the edge. Touchdown had been right. From his new vantage point, Pyro had a direct line of fire down onto the Dragons.
He did a quick count: six targets, spread across thirty meters in a classic defensive formation behind the makeshift fortifications provided by stacks of boxes.
“Recommend incendiary rounds,” said Touchdown in his earpiece.
“Way ahead of you, Ops.”
Pyro retrieved a clip of high explosive incendiary rounds from his ammo belt. A creation of Titan Global’s Armory, the specialized shells were called Penetrator Rounds and combined an armor-piercing capability with an explosive impact.
Pyro snapped the extended magazine in place. He rested the barrel of his assault rifle on the edge of the cargo container and took aim.
TITAN SIX, SAVAGE BAY
“Pyro needs a diversion,” said Touchdown in Tank’s headset just moments after Pyro pulled himself to the top of the cargo container.
“Can do,” said Tank.
Despite the chemical assistance provided by his BioMEMS system, Tank was still feeling the adrenaline rush after his close encounter with a sniper’s bullet. He removed his pack and dug inside for the surprise he had in mind for the Dragons: an M320, a single-shot under-barrel grenade launcher.
Tank attached the launcher beneath the flash suppressor on his XM8 assault rifle. He inserted a grenade in the breech and locked it into place.
“Ops, can you give me an assist with fire control?”
“Can do,” said Touchdown.
At the Ops Center, Quiz furiously scribbled some calculations using the relative positions of Tank and the Dragons. He consulted the specs for the M320 launcher, then scribbled some more.
“Your firing solution is about thirty-four degrees,” said Quiz. “That should do the trick.”
Tank aimed the M320 using Quiz’s recommendations. The virtual display on his visor calculated the trajectory angle of his grenade launcher from the data it received from the weapon.
Thirty-four degrees.
“ Titan Six, cover!” he yelled. “Firing one!”
OPS CENTER, ABOARD THE ALAMIRANTA
“How did you do that,” asked Cruz, marveling at the speed with which Quiz had made firing solution calculations for Tank.
Quiz just shrugged his shoulders. “I’m good at math. Hey, Touchdown, see those cargo containers suspended from the Rail Lift System?” he asked.
Touchdown scanned the video feeds until he saw them. “Yes, I see them.”
“Can you patch me in and give me remote access to the Rail Lift System?” asked Quiz.
Touchdown smiled as he realized Quiz’s intentions.
“Give me a minute,” he said. From his terminal, Touchdown accessed Manticore. Delving through the system’s subdirectories, he located the Rail Lift System.
“Transferring to your station now,” Touchdown said.
Three flat-screen monitors made a half-circle on Quiz’s computer station. On the center display, the command screen for the Rail Lift System came online.
Quiz studied the interface, then began typing commands into his keyboard. Caine watched, peering over his shoulder.
On the video feed from Tank’s helmet cam, one of the cargo containers suspended from the Rail Lift System lurched forward and then began to slowly move down the track along the ceiling of the cargo bay.
TITAN SIX, SAVAGE BAY
“ Titan Six, cover!” yelled Tank. “Firing one!” He squeezed the trigger and his M320 grenade launcher fired a single explosive
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