An insertion via HALO jumping did indeed sound like the safest and stealthiest option, but Vasily could already see several problems with Taylor's suggestion. Vasily knew that his team was not anywhere near the level of being capable to carry out a HALO jump, at least not without multiple safety violations, violations that even the VDV would have not risked. With his vast experience with the Russian Airborne, Vasily could practically carry out such a jump with his eyes closed, but the rest of his team? Meng Lie was police trained, and so would have never even seen the inside of a military transport aircraft. Seung-Min was a marine, Ashton a heliborne raider and Anahera an infantrywoman.

"While I agree that a HALO jump would be safest, not all of us are trained for such an operation." Vasily said carefully, not wanting to sound any more confrontational than was absolutely needed. He glanced fleetingly at Ignacio. There was no question about it; the Disgraced Phoenixes were definitely not trained in HALO operations, of that Vasily was more than sure. "We do have capable helicopter pilots, and if the anti-air weapons being used by the insurgents are leftovers from the Soviet invasion, then avoiding them would be a matter of flying low and fast. The early Strelas and Iglas will be unable to engage us then."