[LVI]

2100 HRS – The team departs. They go off-road west toward Lebork. Maj. Cheung is driving Agent Murray in the Range rover. In the back is PFC Murray. SGT Derry and Lt Chan are in the back of the LAV25.

2200 HRS – They approach the town of Lebork. 2 drivers both failed there Alertness roles. Prior to stopping and doing a reccee of the town they start taking small arms fire from a tree line just outside of the town. They immediately take defensive action and turn right (North) and head towards Wicko.

2210 HRS - The Range Rover’s warning lights start coming on and the temp is maxed out. (It’s determined that the engine and coolant system took a hit or two. The team must ditch it.) PFC Murray sets some c4 and rigs a tripwire to the Range rover. Now Agent Miller and Major Cheung ride in the LAV25, and the PFC, SGT and LT ride on the LAV25.

2230 HRS – The team gets to the outskirts of Wicko. The stop and do a recee of the immediate area. They find a small tree cluster and back the LAV into it and set up camp. The immediate Reccee saw nothing come up on their Thermals or NVG. It’s decided to sleep and tomorrow morning at sunrise send a team closer to town.

August 15th
0145 HRS – During Lt. Chan and PFC Murray’s watch they both hear a really load “SNAP” from about 20 feet away, opposite of their position. They are currently on the LAV facing east. The sound is from the east. They both slip down and Murray goes into a prone position scanning the area thru his NVG. Lt Chan also scans from the opposite side of the LAV and does the pre determined mic signal to alert his team.
Unknown to Lt Chan, only SGT Derry rolls successfully to hear the mic. The SGT immediately awakens Agent Miller. The both come from the back of the LAV on its left side and move 20’ away. Meanwhile thinking he has the full team awake, Lt Chan starts walking toward the original location of the sound. He signals for Murray to go to their right and attempt to get a better LOS.

As Chan is getting closer to where he heard the SNAP, he is tackled at the knees. He immediately takes a punch but it fails to inflect any damage. Once they both land, the LT’s helmet, ear piece and mic have come off, and his SCAR-H has fallen. Since the LT is an expert in MMA and Knife fighting he is able to not just take defensive action but take immediate control of his opponent and within seconds has control of him. He drops his left knee into his head once he is controlled and draws his sidearm scanning the area for more of the enemy.