Chapter 10

Flashback – Jack – Undisclosed location

I yelled at Banzai, "Just what is this target that's so damn important?"

He hollered back, "It's a damn big convoy which looks to be hauling WMDs out of this fucking desert."

I complained, "It would be nice if we had some sort of radio so I didn't have to yell at you. So what's the plan?"

Banzai stated, "We're going to 'Rat Patrol' them."

I questioned, "Are there any other vehicles besides trucks."

Banzai replied, "They have some tanks but they're on trailers."

Suddenly I didn't like the sound of this and questioned, "Do you think it could be a trap?"

He yelled, "Oh I'm quite sure they're expecting us."

I scrambled to get some other weapons ready...

Flashback – Ben – Undisclosed location

Jack had a great idea about an intercom between us, it would make us even more effective. And yeah I was sure they hoped we would attack them because I saw some crews on and in the tanks. Plus, it didn't make sense moving the tanks. It was a ploy - we would attack, they would roll the tanks off the trailers and come after us.

Yeah the bastards had gotten sneaky, but they were expecting the GAZ not the Frankentruck and we were going to blow them back to hell where they belonged.

I made sure I had the rifles and extra magazines ready...

Flashback – Jack – Undisclosed location

I was concerned that Banzai had lost it on this one. I mean who intends to actually waltz into a trap? But if you know it's a trap, then is it really a trap or does it give you the upper hand? I had faith in my partner so if we were going after this target, knowing what we know, then it must be worth it.

I readied a bunch of RPGs and manpads (you never know, they might have some air support). As Banzai started a looping turn I yelled, "What's the plan?"

He yelled back, "We're going to first hit them from the front so you can take out the lead vehicle. Then we'll move along the side of the convoy and concentrate on the tanks."

I yelled, "You do remember the RPGs won't take out a tank don't you?"

He yelled back, "Yeah, but you might blow the treads off them."

He yelled a final time, "Here we go!"

Then he took the Frankenmonster out of stealth mode, put on The Battle of New Orleans (damn now that's fighting music) and floored it but didn't turn on the smoke screen. I guess he wanted me to be able to see what the hell I was firing at. I grabbed an RPG, rested it on the gun mount and when we got close enough, let her rip and blew the hell out of the lead truck.

I saw Banzai pump his fist, then all hell broke loose. It reminded me of the time I shot a hornet's nest with a shotgun but this was even more deadly...

Flashback – Ben – Undisclosed location

Jack blew the hell out of the lead vehicle which was like flipping a switch - all the trucks stopped and troops started boiling out of them. I grabbed a rifle, propped it on the window and started firing as I heard the fifty letting go behind me. We were doing a hell of a job and the bastards were falling like blades of grass to a weed eater.

We got close to the first tank, and sure enough, the bastards were trying to get it off the trailer. When Jack fired a manpad at it, not an RPG, I thought he'd fucked up. He hit the tank, it detonated and the whole fucking tank exploded in a massive fireball complete with flying metal. I swerved the Frankentruck further away from the carnage and kept firing my rifles.

Flashback – Jack – Undisclosed location

Holy shit! I decided I wanted more firepower against the tank so I tried a manpad which did lock up. When it hit the tank, I wondered if it was such a wise idea since the whole fucking tank blew up and shook the hell out of me. Banzai swerved the Frankenmonster further away from the convoy and I readied the next manpad.

I touched this one off but it wasn't as dramatic, it just blew a big hole in the side of the tank. There was one more tank left, but the bastards had gotten it off the trailer and it was moving. It fired at us, but of course missed. What the fuck, Banzai charged right at the tank.

We swerved past it, I got ready to fire when the smoke screen came on. I had a lock and fired anyway.

This time I was ready so I reached down, grabbed my thermal goggles and put them on. The world became nice shades of gray. Banzai put us in stealth mode and yelled, "Jack this was a bigger fucking trap than I thought, we have a couple fast movers after us."