[i]"You cannot be creative enough with explosives. They vary from world to world and front to front. Most of the time simple is good enough, as like complex machinery, explosives can be spoiled by over-planning and over-engineering the demolitions.[/i]

For months, Erwyn Kovacs had been in the demolitions school, learning about the demolitions of the Guard. They'd spent eight months in total in training, and he was getting an itch for real action. Kovacs had been raised to the rank of corporal just a weeks ago as a "reward" for completing the demolitions course. "Finally", Kovacs grunted below his breath, as he took his equipment and followed the lieutenant. Kovacs came from the city of Bielefeld, from a family of workers. He didn't have much respect for aristocrats, but Hasenkamp seemed good enough leader. Kovacs hadn't talked to hi much, but there probably be many chances ahead to know him better.

Alongside the standard Imperial Guard equipment, Kovacs had been allotted a demolition kit, which included items like wire cutters, a lot of matches, fuses and a tinderbox, and a couple demolition charges. He was a ginger, one of the few in the company.