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been there for some time, so there probably will be
families. That lets out standing back and blowing them
to hell. Let's take the town, Dan."
Chapter Three
"Everyone in body armor" Ben ordered. "Berets
stowed and into helmets."
They were a half mile from the Redding city limits.
The long column of Rebel vehicles stretched out
seemingly endlessly to the north on Interstate 5.
"Main battle tanks button up, first section
group behind the tanks," Ben ordered.
Hatches were clanked shut and Rebels moved
into position behind the steel and armor-plated monsters.
"Is Dan in position, Corrie?"
"Yes, sir. He reports sitting on go."
"Are you in communication with those in the city?"
"No, sir. They will not respond on any
frequency."
"Order a main battle tank with loudspeaker
capability up to tell the outlaws to surrender.
Advise them that they are completely surrounded and they
have no chance of survival if they choose to fight
us."
The tank clanked into position and advised those in the
small city to give it up.
The reply was small-arms fire and a rifle-fired
grenade that missed the tank and exploded on the
ground.
"The rocket was fired from that white house just
behind that old service station," the forward observer told
Corrie, and she relayed that to Ben.
"Destroy it," Ben ordered.
The cannon on the tank lowered, the turret moved,
and the cannon roared twice, fire and smoke leaping
from the muzzle. The small house on the edge of town
exploded as the first shell impacted. The second
round was napalm and a burning body was hurled out of the
house. The body bounced once off the ground and lay
still, the odor of charred flesh drifting on the morning
air.
"Tell the tank commander to repeat the
surrender message once more," Ben ordered.
The message was repeated and once more the reply was
unfriendly fire.
"Take the town" Ben said.
Four main battle tanks, turrets reversed,
rammed through the barricades and drove straight
into frame houses, totally demolishing them and crushing
anyone inside. The tanks swiveled their turrets
and cut loose with cannon, 7.62, and