LVI's F2F Journal

[LVI]

0800 HRS - Cheung now interrogates the POW. He gains little in the way of major Intel but enough to determine what to expect in the way of resistance at the last set of towers 750 m away. Cheung blindfolds the POW, and ties his hands. He will put the POW with the wounded and KIA into 2-6; and they are taken back to the Heavy’s to drop off. Then 2-6 will p/u Sgt Derry and head back to the ½ way point.

*** Cecil notices once the firefight is over 2 dead Mexican soldiers that were hit by Derry’s Barrett. One has a gaping hole where his right shoulder/Trap once met. He bled out instantly. The other’s right arm is almost off at the Bicep. His M16 is still gripped in his hand. He too has died from a loss of blood. ***
0815 HRS – Bronco 1-6 gives a soldier to Bronco 6Actual and they again advance to the right tower. Bronco 3-6 and 4-6 takes the right tower and this time
Bronco 2-6 will advance from behind down the middle. Derry will fire the .50cal at any targets.

Bronco 1-6 and 6Actual once again take fire, but very limited and all small arms. Once they get close enough Cecil unloads another salvo of 40mm into the left tower. He gets 8 hits and the tower implodes and they are still 30m out.

Bronco 3-6 and 4-6 start taking fire from their tower. However as the left tower has imploded Cecil now directs his remaining 10 rds onto the right tower. 3-6 and 4-6 get to the entrance once the 40mm have stopped. They can see that there are Mexican soldiers retreating into the city on the other side (approx 20 m) away. 6Actual tells them to follow. Meanwhile 1-6 is told to breach the right tower.
Cecil reloads his MK19 and 2-6 is now beside 1-6 and will cover with there .50cal while 1-6 driver, commander and rear passenger go and breach the tower.

After they open the door and have thrown a flash bang in they enter. The first 2 soldiers in are immediately shot from above and the 3rd who hasn’t entered yet yells “Ambush, 2 down” and proceeds to blind fire into the entrance.

Sgt Derry unloads his .50cl into the tower and Ct Chan runs to support the 1-6 commander. As does both the driver and commander of 6Actual (Lt Col Cheung).
However Derry’s rounds are effective enough to successfully kill any survivors left in the tower. Cheung also calls for 2 M26 grenades to be thrown upstairs too just as a precaution. Once 6Actual is able to secure the tower, Capt. Chan and the other EMT manage to pull the 2 wounded soldier out and start to treat.
0830 HRS – Capt. Chan has rolled against his PARMED: HARD and discovered that one of the soldiers (the rear passenger) has a entrance wound at the base of his neck, thru his body and out his rectum. Thou he will die almost immediately for the short while he is still alive he is a Quadriplegic. The 2nd has a sucking chest wound PARMED: ESY and Chan administers a clot gel, morphine and tells Lt.Col Cheung that we need a medivac ASAP.

Cheung radios for an immediate EVAC with 2 priority WIA and 1 serious WIA, 1 Friendly KIA and 1 POW. Battalion confirms and will send in a UH60 shortly.

*** In total 50 rds of 40mm HE, 200 rds of .50cal, 5 x flash bangs, 7 x M26 Frags, 5 rds .50 (Barrett), 400 rds 5.56N and 100 rds of 7.62N were used by
Red Striker 1-9 to successfully take the 1.6 km long interstate Bridge. ***

0830 HRS – 1330 HRS: The remaining engineers from 3-6 and 4-6 inspect the bridge for any signs that our heavy armour is unable to be supported. There conclusion is the bridge is fine and any affects that linger from the nukes that went off a few years earlier would’ve been noticed.

0850 HRS – Medivac arrives with another 4 - UH60. They have a platoon dropped off to stay as sentries.

1400 HRS – The weather has turned for the worse. Light rain mixed with flurries of snow have started, making driving and climbing very difficult. Plus there is a cold front from the North about to collide with the southern winds off of the Gulf.

1405 HRS – Red Striker 1-9 regroups and continues towards the bridge at Channelview, TX.

1420 HRS – The lead Humvee (Bronco 1-6) Geiger meter starts going off. Everybody’s Geiger’s start going off. All players roll for RADS.