Creative Writing Anthology 2019/20

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‘CIA are positive that the USA president would have been taken to the lower complex of the industrial facility. And if they are already moving him, they’ll probably be doing so through the maintenance tunnels.The most likely destination is a small military seaport adjacent to the mining facility from which they can load him on a submarine and effectively disappear anywhere down the coast.’ ‘Needless to say, any nuclear codes or passwords for military firewalls the president could give up have already been changed but... our people back home will take a lot of heat from the USA if we fail.’ Shane stole a quick glance at the blinking timer projected on his visor. The count-down showed less than two minutes. ‘Understood?’ The other commandos chorused their acknowledgement and took positions near the rear panel of the helicopter. Every one of them knew the risks and was ready to do their job. Delta Team was the pride of the SAS and they were going to live up to that name. What bothered Shane was that he knew any of them was ready to die for him or the mission.

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None of them was prepared for what was the violent explosion of an Aim-120 AMRAAM missile. It hit one of the Apache choppers in the tail, sending bits and scraps of metal flying through the night sky. Radio chatter filled Shane’s secondary communication line a moment after the helicopter’s green dot disappeared from his tactical display. He listened tensely as the pilots were belatedly informed by Central Ops of the presence of a squadron of Russian air superiority jet fighters, MiG-35 by the sound of it. The remaining three Apaches veered to engage but despite the numerous technological advantages of the American attack helicopters, they stood little chance versus the superior mobility of the MiGs. Ironically, it was much like eagles hunting crows.


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