"Ladies, our mission is no longer to prevent the assassination of our comrades." Tommy declared.
"Our objective is to avenge them and make MEXT pay in blood." Kay continued.
Assam, Naomi, Alisa, Yukari, Erwin all agreed. The death of Nina had left a tragic mark in the assault.
"Now, y'all dismissed, get into to position." Kay finished.
"Private Snowball, are the tanks upgraded?". Kay asked.
"Yes ma'am". Carpaccio replied.
Under Tommy's advice, Kay added sandbags around the sherman easy eights, including the bottom, all to protect against heat rounds. To increase their fire power, the rear two tanks were armed with flame throwers.
Kay hopped in the lead tank.
"Alright, you may be good with tanks, but the jungle is an infantryman's land." Tommy instructed. "The enemy is mostly infantry, the only time they'll use tanks is when they're on the attack."
Kay's crew started the engine, Carpaccio got in the second tank, Assam the second, and Naomi the third. Three m3a1 half tracks and five GMC trucks armed with machine guns and loaded with infantry.
Erwin, Alisa, Yukari, and more troops escorted the tanks to the Cu Chi District.
"Now the froggy fucks will use ambush tactics, they'll come out the trees, ground, and the water." Tommy continued. "So this is why we have infantry, we need boots on the ground."
He continued. "Tanks are best used as mobile artillery, cover the infantry and force the enemy to keep their heads down."
"They don't care if they die or live, they only care if their mission is completed." Tommy finished.
Carpaccio looked around, the road was engulfed by thick lush underbrush, she took out a photo of her and Caesar.
"Carpaccio!", a voice from bellow called.
"Hey Erwin, how's Caesar been doing?". She called.
"Better than ever," She replied.
"Keep your eyes and ears sharp, ambushes and traps are extremely common." Tommy spoke.
"Which type? The human or device?". Yukari chuckled.
"Both!". Tommy replied.
BANG! An rpg rocket struck Kay's tank, but the sandbags absorbed the shot.
"AMBUSH!". Yukari screamed.
Bullets pinged off the vehicles from invisible attackers in the trees.
"TAKE COVER!". Tommy yelled as the infantry opened up.
"They're in the trees man!". Erwin shouted, providing suppressive fire behind a half track.
Kay racked the mounted 50 Cal and fired, tracers ripping through.
"ASSAM! LET THEM BURN!". Tommy cried.
Naomi and Assam unleashed the hull mounted flamethrowers into the jungle.
Horrific screams filled the air as the foliage burned away, leaving charred corpses.
"HAH HAA!", Tommy yelled.
"Jeez." Alisa looked.
"Napalm ladies, nuthin else in the world smells like it," Explained Tommy.
"Alright, let's continue, we have a schedule!". Kay ordered.
The city of Cuchi was a former BC freedom training ground, much like those in Ooarai. It provided an urban combat environment, which Marie's forces proceeded to fortify heavily.
They emerged out the jungle into a clearing of palm trees and shrubs.
The tall buildings of Cuchi were adorned with massive posters of Marie.
The tanks lined up in a row, each closely supported by infantry behind.
"All right, all fire teams advance and clear the area, if they stick their heads out, blow em off! Let's go!". Tommy ordered.
The infantry led by Tommy advanced through Cu Chi, Erwin was in the rear, providing covering fire with the M60 machine gun, Alisa was radioman, Yukari acted pointman.
They proceeded with caution, looking for traps and enemies.
Yukari hid behind a corner and looked around, carefully to avoid being hit.
RATATATATATATATATATAT a machine gun from a second story window opened up, nearly killing her.
Erwin crouched and responded, her M60 unleashing fire at the building, silencing it.
Soon, other soldiers joined in, hitting it with M16s, grease guns and more.
BANG! Kay fired a high explosive in the building.
Then, silence.
Suddenly, a trickle of guerrillas left the building and crossed the street.
RATATATATATATATATATAT Tommy, Alisa and Erwin fired, cutting them down.
"A-WELLA EVERYBODY'S HEARD, ABOUT THE BIRD!".
SURFIN BIRD PLAYS*
"B-b-b-b- bird, bird bird, bird is-a word,"
"A well-a bird, bird, bird, bird is-a word!".
The tanks advanced into the city as helicopters picked up wounded and dropped reinforcements.
"Hey, look, a film crew!". Alisa spoke.
"It's for propaganda!". Kay chimed in.
"A well-a bird, ssssurrrfinnn bird..brrrrrrpagh hack!".
"Ba papapapa ooma mowmow papa ma ma mow!".
Kay's tanks fired into the distance.
"This is Girls und Napalm! The movie!". Alisa shouted.
"I'll be Sigourney Weaver!". Shouted Erwin.
"Kay can be Uma Thurman!". Yukari shouted.
"I'll Be Robert Downey Jr!". Tommy shouted.
The medical evacuation helicopter flew off.