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The North African region is notoriously brutal to visitors. The heatwave that chokes the region this week doesn't help either. Parched throats and overworked air-conditioners are a daily fact of life. Maurice Jackson sighs as he casts a glance at his mobile suit team. Next to his GM Sniper Custom are the two GM Cold Climate Types. It seems like a good idea at first but now the decision is getting to him. The GM CCTs were statistically better than the standard available GM. Weapons, armor, maneuverability…. But having mobile suits designed to endure cold operate in intense heat is torturous to say the least. It's one of the reasons why they march during the much colder desert night. The little Type 74 sat there under the moonlight with its sonar pistons in the ground. The crew listens to the rumblings of their own mobile suits walking. Sound travels a long way and the Type 74 crew is counting on this fact to detect enemies before they appear. Bishop Kratos is counting on that too. His mind is still chewing on his recent interrogation by SS officers. He left there confident and fancies new plans the next time he met with the couple. Ms Cortez and her superior will be worth the wait. Right now, however, Kratos has a different prey. This one took out Dopps of the 4th North African Patrol earlier in the week. Now it is time for Kratos to return the favor. His team of Zaku II Js is split up into two groups. From ahead of the Federal group are two of his Zakus. He lays motionless next to his third Zaku, watching the GMs walk closer until... now. The two Zaku II Js ran out in the open darkness, blasting their machineguns at the Federal mobile suits. The muzzle flashes reveal their position and the GM CCTs dutifully return fire while advancing. They began staffing from side to side as Jackson kneels to one knee while leveling the beam sniper rifle. All he has to do is follow the flashes of light and... ...Then grenades explode. The series of concussion knocks over one GM CCT, sending shrapnel deep into its armor. Jackson squint his eyes from brightness of the explosions as he turns towards the new attack. Bazooka rounds scream towards him as he start firing beam sniper shots. Bright flashes crisscross through the night until one beam shot struck home. The Zaku II J explodes in an enormous fireball, turning the desert into day. Jackson swung his rifle around towards the now visible enemy. Shells and machinegun fire go back and forth as both sides disengage from this wild melee in the dead of the night. Maurice Jackson 6 VP gained, 2 days damage Bishop Kratos 6 VP gained, 1 days damage |