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The jungle erupted in gunfire most directed at the position Tom's element had recently occupied.

They don't know exactly where we are. Not yet. Good. Tom could see Quinn's element moving toward them, which meant they had less

than three minutes before their five-linked claymores detonated.

Tommy-san. Bokovici, Charlie, Mang whispered, pointing to the left flank.

Even though these were NVA, V.C. and Charlie had become colloquial terms for enemy to include NVA and Pathetlau.

If you see them, you better shoot first. Do not hesitate.

Tom let the RPD hang on its leather sling, transitioned to the cut-down M-79, broke open the action, switched the flachette for a high explosive round, closed the action,

thumbed the safety forward, aimed, and depressed the trigger. He was rewarded with the distinctive

low-pressure thump of the projectile operating precisely as designed, a sound that resulted in

the M79's nickname, Thumper. He reloaded and fired another

40-millimeter grenade into the flanking enemy. He was joined by the team's dedicated

Montagnard M79 gunner who carried the full-size weapon. The yard sent three H.E projectiles

before reloading with a flaschette round, ducking and falling into

the line of March. The team had practiced this immediate action drill time and time again at

their Monkey Mountain training area to either break contact, continue mission, or as in this case,

break contact, move to extract.

Keep moving. To stop is to die.

They could move faster now with the rain and the confusion caused by the first set of claymores.

Tom pivoted his head toward the smoke that still lingered after the linked Claymore detonation to see figures moving through the haze.

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