[right][i]Undisclosed Location in the Fulda Gap of West Germany
5 April 1985[/i][/right]
[h3][b]Colonel Ivan Rybakina[/b][/h3]

"You are telling me that their northern flank is totally protected?" said Colonel Rybakina.

"Yes, sir," said Captain Molotov in Russian. "Our recon unit that went through the northern road just disappeared off the map. We could not maintain communications with that unit."

"But how does that mean that everything they have in their northern flank is protected?" said Rybakina.

"Something had to shoot that recon unit, sir," said Molotov on the radio.

"Send another recon unit, then," ordered Rybakina.

"I highly advise against that, sir," said Molotov.

"I need more intel," said Rybakina.

"You are telling those men to go to their deaths! Sir!" said Molotov.

Rybakina roared with anger. "I need more intel or I'm going to have to call this entire operation off!"

"There are so many Yanks on that side, sir!" said Molotov. "I can feel it!" Pause. "But I will do what you say. I will send one more recon unit over there!" The line cut off.

Rybakina frowned. The man had left before even being dismissed by a superior officer. Maybe he shouldn't have let that man command part of the operation to attack the enemy's northern flank. Maybe he should attack the middle or southern flank, instead? Or maybe he shouldn't do anything and wait out the enemy until they became impatient and attacked him, instead?

Rybakina knew one thing, which is to never trust a Yank. If the Yanks knew what he was planning, then he had to do the opposite, whatever that was. But if they knew that he knew, then shouldn't he still do that thing?