[center][color=0072bc][h3]Lilly Jatmoore / PFC Snider[/h3][/color][/center]
While Hunt was giving the briefing, Snider was busy driving the tank. The radio operator, however, had stuck his head out the hatch and was listening in, relaying the discussion to Snider after it had finished. From within the tank, he hollered his reply up through the hatch. [b]"Alright sounds good, Hunt. Good luck out there everyone.[/b]

Lilly on the other hand, was much less relaxed about this whole situation. Having very little room, nearly dangling off the side of the tank and hanging on for dear life wasn't helping, either. When Hunt had explained the plan, Lilly nodded in affirmation. [b]"I understand. We will see if we can find a two storied house to shoot from."[/b] *static* Damn it, was she going to be able to do this? What was going to happen? They were going to be fighting THREE tanks and were outnumbered 5-to-1 as infantry... Were they just going to be lambs for the slaughter? A distraction to buy time for the rest of the army? They were only one squad, what could they possibly hope to do? She shook her head, and clung tighter to the tank, trying to push these thoughts out of her head. They'd be fine. They had to be fine. Maybe this was all a bad dream...

***

When they approached the city, the situation was just as bad as the Captain had said. Imperials were charging forward and the three tanks were putting a truly impressive amount of outgoing fire down range. Mortars crashed everywhere, lances flew through the air, and so many bullets had been shot that several buildings looked closer to sieves than proper structures. Fortunately, this tremendous commotion easily masked the sound of the light tank's approach, and the Gallian defenders were fighting ferociously enough to keep all eyes forward (and none to the rear). 

Snider kept the tank driving at full speed as they approached, before quickly (for a tank) pulling off the road and onto someone's lawn, sheltered between two buildings, about half a block from the front line. [b]"Alright everybody off! Lets kick some ass!"[/b]

On the way in, Lilly was visibly shaking, the intensity of the battle clearly intimidating her. So much violence... So much destruction... She managed to keep a clear enough head, though, to make a few observations about the battlefield. She spotted a two story building on the street corner ahead of them. It looked like it had been an old general store, but had apparently been taken over by the imperials. As she watched, bullets flew from the first and second story windows and smoke trails from lances hung in the air. Despite not wanting to go anywhere near a building as hotly contested as that, it seemed to be an important position in the imperial front line... and it overlooked the tanks, which would make Durandal's life easier. That was where they'd have to go. 

When everyone began to dismount, Lilly jumped off the tank and quickly ran over to and crouched against the wall of the building that was providing them with cover, before waving her fireteam over. [b]"Um, Ok everyone, we-we're going to sneak through that back alley towards the interaction. I saw a two-story shop on the corner, and I think we can take it if we attack through one of the rear entrances."[/b] Wait, she had forgotten to tell everyone what formation they'd be traveling in, damn it! How was she expected to set this up? Think Lilly, think... How would Hunt have organized this... [b]"Um, ah... As for formation, Miss Skyora, could you please lead for us? Myself and Mr. Webber will be at your side, and Miss Durandal and Hexner could follow behind us."[/b] That was how things were supposed to be set up, right? Have the shocktrooper in the front and the engineers/lancers in the back? She hoped she hadn't made a mistake, so she quickly asked: [b]"D-does that sound alright to everyone?"[/b] A sudden explosion cut off any replies that might have came, leaving Lilly looking perplexed, before realizing that this was not the time for democrasy - there simply wasn't enough of it. [b]"Alright then, everyone please move out. Let us all try to come back alive from this."[/b]

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