The Second Catachan Knight Land Speeder Squadron
by Geoff Kemp
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"7 clicks to primary target" "Copy that Sampson" replied sergent Smith The Second Catachan Knight land speeder squadron sped above the canpoy of the trees below them rapidly approaching the moutains on the horizon. Gunner Mercormic of Knight 3 checked to his left infront he could see Knight 1 and to his left Knights 2 and 4. Behind him he could hear Knight 5, the purr of a finly tuned engine a key above the rest felt reasuring to him. "5 Clicks to Primary Target", said Sampson`s Voice came over the comlink. Mercormic thought 5 clicks .... 4 Clicks, 3, 2,1 then Checkmate. He knew that the Knight of Catachan had never failed, though there was always a first ..... "3 Clicks to Primary". Mercormic checked the trees below, they were starting to thin out . "Almost there, May the Emperor guide my aim" Mercormic thought and checked the pressure gayge of the Heavy Flamer. It was reading noimal. The Multi Melta read Charged and ready. "1 Click to Primary". "Okay Knights, lets make it fast, lets make it low" replied Smith over the Commlink. Mercormic felt his pilot push forwards on the control shaft and guide the speeder within a few feet of the ground. "Command knight 1, Command Knight 1; you are red and free" Mercormic heard the Captain at HQ say. "Knights we are free, fire at will, repeat fire at will" was Smiths response. The speeder crested the ridge, Mercormic checked his targetting senses, and accquired the Orks Workshop, he pressed fire, his Multi Melta fired, almost instatly the Workshop Exploded in front of him, Klye, his pilot was forced to pull back hard, as they went up Mercormic checked left, he saw below him Knight 1 target a group of Big Orks, dropping them like flies with his heavy bolter. all that was left standing was an Ork the size of and Oyrgn. Knight 3 swept low over a shatny building covered with Smaller Ork like creatures that Mercormic knew of as Gretchen. He releasd the pressure on the Flamer, he could hear the high pitched screams of the small green skins. The Huge orkoid took a clumsly swing at Knight one, but Smith Skillfully dodged the blow, and pulled the speeder in to a tight turn around some sort of Ork temple. As he pulled around it, it appeared to move, no it couldn`t be e thought, but it was, the building was moving. He thought, we don`t have time for this as he bought his speeder to bear on the Warlord, Sampson let rip with the Heavy Bolter, the Ork stood upright for a moment with three great holes, two in his chest and one where his face use to be. then it fell to the floor. Smith heard a grating sound to his rear, Sampson Checked, that Building was moving, but it was no Building, it was one of the mini gargants which the orks had dubbed "Stompers" Below him Kyle saw the Stomper start to attempt to chase Knight 1. It fired it`s battle cannon, and missed as smith dodged hard left. Mercormic checked the Multi Melta, it was Charged and ready to fire. Kyle brought the Speeder around to back of the stomper. Mercormic saw Orks Shoving coal in to a crude steam engine. next to the boiler he could just make out the Ammo store for the Battle Cannon.Mercormic got on the Commlink : "Sir I`m going to disable the Primary Weapon, take it out before it takes us out Sir" "Good Luck Guardsman" came Smiths relpy Mercormic, brought the Multi melta to bear on the Stompers Ammo crates. The green box on the targeting display flashed red. Postive lock-on he thought, almost as a knee jerk, said "we have tone ". Mercormic pulled the trigger. He hit the Ammo Crate. The Ammo started to crackile, then BOOM the Ammo Exploded. Mercormic had hit the Boiler of the Stomper instead of the Ammo, with the flames from the Boiler spilling out over the Ammo, causing the AMmo to over heat and Explode, destroying the Stomper. Kyle had to pull hard right to avoid the inferno. as rose up over a small burning hut. Smiths voice came over the Commlink "primary Objective met, return to base" End. |
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