The two Hueys touch down at the primary LZ, and my four rangers jump out. They run from the LZ as fast as they can, knowing Charlie will come investigate. Not long after they get into the jungle, the Hueys dust off, and the rangers start to slow down, sneaking carefully through the jungle. One of them spots a VC not far away, and, after a few moments, drops him with a shot from his M16. The shot rings out through the jungle, and the rangers freeze. Almost instantly, a torrent of fire comes out of the jungle, and the rangers take cover behind the rocks.
A horde of VC appear out of the jungle one by one, and the rangers mow them down with their M16s. No matter how many they kill, another one takes their place, and the rangers begin to run low on ammo. Hoke runs out first, and switches to his 1911, while the radioman next to him hunkers down, switching between channels quickly. No Cobras in the area, no Spooky, no Fast Air, not even artillery! The radioman puts his radio down, watching the blinking battery light, and picks up his M16, firing at the VC. At the other boulder, the two other rangers have run out of ammo, and begin desperately tossing grenades, trying to hold back the VC for a few more moments. The radioman finally runs out of ammo, and prepares himself to die. Then, he hears something over the radio.
Cobra in the AO. He quickly gets on the radio, calling for support, and hands a smoke grenade to Hoke, telling him to toss it towards the VC. The Cobra pilot responds to his request, telling them to pop a smoke and hang in there for 30 seconds. The rangers continue firing with the few .45 bullets they have left, and just when the radioman's last bullet is exhausted, they hear the rotors of an attack chopper. The Cobra pulls up, and begins pouring rockets into the jungle around them, clearing out the VC. The rangers marvel at the sight, but the radioman is busy, calling for a Huey to come pick them up while the Cobra covers them. Within 40 seconds, a Huey lands at the LZ, and the 4 rangers run to the Huey, jumping on board. Just as the Huey takes off, the Cobra runs out of rockets, and pulls off, heading home. Hoke looks at the radioman, and laughs.
"The general's going to murder us for screwing this up, isn't he?"A very, very novelized version of a battle in Mud and Blood Recon. I should write a book about this.