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The newbies thought that was a threat. The veterans knew it was a promise.

Kowacs took a deep breath and, fully in control of himself and the situation again, continued as the
hologram changed, "The outer perimeter is a double fence again, but with guard towers on the exterior."

The tower images glowed like strung jewels.

"Most of them are automatic weapons," Kowacs said without expression, "but there are rapid-firing
plasma gunsтАФ"

Six of the jewels stood out from the rest.

"тАФfor anti-vehicle defense; and there are a pair of missile batteries. Ship-killers."

"Fuckin' A," said Dodd. He wasn't interrupting, just vocalizing what all the Marines in the bay were
thinking right now.

Kowacs included.

"Sir?" asked Sergeant Atwater of Third Platoon, a black Terran who was in line for a slot in the Officer
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Training Unit. "What forces are being committed to this assault?"

"Right," said Kowacs. "TheCarol Ann Fugate and theLadybird Johnson will land as close to the
perimeter as they can. The One-Twenty-second is responsible for the west halfтАФ"

That portion of the hologram brightened.

"тАФand the One-Twenty-third handles the rest. Kamens and Eckland think their companies are nearly as
good as mineтАФ"

The back of Kowacs' mind wore a smile at the scene in Admiral Mayne's office, when he and his fellow
company commanders had been told their assignments.

"тАФso I guess they'll be able to take care of the job."

"Ah, sir?" said Atwater, his eyes narrowed on the completely-highlighted perimeter of the slave
compound. "AhтАФwhere willwe be?"

"TheBonnie Parker sets down on the roof of the admin building," Kowacs said quietly.

He didn't bother to change the hologram; everyone else in the bay was staring at the face of their
commander, including the platoon leaders who'd already been briefed on the plan. "You're the best there
is in the Fleet, Marines. Anybody doubts you, tell him suck onthat ."