By: Ominae
Rating: Most is PG-13
Disclaimer: This story takes place after Raven Shield and Athena Sword
NOTE:
RAINBOW SIX is the exclusive copyrights of Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft and Tom Clancy from their respective years. The rest of the other characters are under my jurisdiction.
I have done some extensive research regarding real-life events and/or actual special/elite units. If there are some discrepancies, please let me know so's I can correct them. Thanks.
Previously:
With the city of Sydney now under attack from terrorists of the newly founded pro-communist terrorist group People's Democratic League (PDL), RAINBOW forces are now drawn into the famous international city in order to root out the rest of the remaining PDL stragglers and regain control of the captured sectors to the Australian government. Will they succeed? Stay tune to this chapter to find out.
Note to Cheah - Thanks mate! Noted your comments. Don't worry about some of the minor details, I've worked them out and as for the rest. Well... just read it anyway. I enjoyed the 8th chapter though. Nice reviewing though! ;)
Chapter 9: Battle on the streets
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: Watch Room, SAS Headquarters, Hereford, Britain
John Clark had just returned to the Watch Room since he had to go back to his office and make a personal phone call to some of his relatives living in the US, who were concerned about the events that concern the rise of the People's Democratic League (PDL) and their rash of attacks, especially with the recent strike by PDL cells in Sydney. The Watch Room had already informed Clark, when he came back, that the teams under Ding Chavez had left Australian airspace and were on their way to Britain's Heathrow International Airport.
"Sir", said one of the Watch Room personnel after Clark closed the door leading to the Watch Room, "Jonathan Howard has informed us via TAG command that Ding Chavez and the others are on their way to Heathrow Airport."
"I see. What about the second team?"
"As of now, they're already engaged with the remaining terrorists of the Australian PDL cell."
"Any contact?"
"None so far since the last one was made between Eddie Price and Jonathan Howard."
"I just hope things are all right." Clark walked to his chair before saying thank you to the Watch Room staff member.
As he received up to the minute reports on the attacks of the PDL in Sydney and the plans for RAINBOW to immediately counter them, Clark began to think if Australian security forces could be mustered enough just to fight alongside RAINBOW and rout out the other PDL terrorists as Sydney is slowly being engulfed into a sea of fire.
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: On the streets of Sydney
The time was now 0330 hours, Sydney time. The remaining RAINBOW teams under the command of British operative Eddie Price were able to penetrate the first few PDL-occupied streets. Following their plans, Purple Team under Price and White Team under Walther were responsible for engaging the enemies while Orange Team under Bogart provided tactical support via snipers. As they secured some parts of Sydney, they uncovered a wide array of firearms including Colt M-16A1s, Daewoo K2s, IZHMASH AKMs, AK-47s and AK-74s and ST Kinetics SAR-80 assault rifles. Pak and Yacoby personally gunned down two PDL terrorists armed with an M79 grenade launcher and a RPG-16 rocket launcher.
While the RAINBOW operatives peers through the abandoned and quiet streets of Sydney with their night vision goggles on their helmets, Narino and Galanos peered through their night vision scopes attached to their respective sniper rifles as to provide assistance while using a wrecked car as sniper cover. Minutes later, the two snipers saw two more PDL terrorists approaching their present position. One of them had an Egyptian MISR assault rifle and the other had a captured ADI Limited F-88 assault rifle with an ARKTIS AUSCAM Woodland Assault Vest and a RPG-7V rocket launcher slinged at his back. In a few minutes, both men dropped down like flies as their bullets zipped from their rifle barrels to the terrorist's respective foreheads.
Walther motioned to Hanley and Murad to check on their bodies while he and Maldini provided cover with their IWI TAR-21 assault rifles aimed at various directions in case other PDL terrorists would make a move to the other two White team members. The teams continued to move up the main street, which was filled with cars that were burned beyond recognition, smashed into other cars or in buildings or were simply turned over to their sides and on their roofs.
"Incoming technicals at 12 o' clock!" yelled Bogart as he pointed to the sound of running wheels.
The three teams were in both shock and awe as they witnessed two 2004 Proton Jumback pickup trucks with mounted IZHMASH PKM GPMGs approaching them at fast speed. The RAINBOW teams were forced to scatter as soon as 7.62 x 54R bullets began to hit near their feet.
"Fire!" yelled Eddie while he fired his IWI TAR-21 assault rifle at one of the technical trucks.
"And I though you could see technicals in third world countries." muttered Hanley under his breath as he tried to focus his IWI TAR-21's ITL Mini N/SEAS Compact Night Vision Device on the incoming technical truck. He depressed his rifle's trigger and several 5.56 NATO bullets fly out of his rifle to the direction of the incoming enemy vehicle with no luck.
"Let me help." said Murad as he got into a prone position next to Hanley before he fired his IWI TAR-21 rifle at the first technical truck.
"Grenade!" yelled Bogart as he ran from the cover of a wrecked car to another since he had to give a hand to Yacoby and Maldini.
"I'll take care of it." said Pak as he took out a single M68 Fragmentation Grenade from his vest and pulled its safety pin.
"Give me cover guys!" demanded Pak when he ran a short distance from the wrecked car that Bogart and Yacoby were using for cover. Santiago and Renee provided Pak the cover he needed by firing short bursts from their TAR-21 rifles as he released the grenade from his hand and tossed it to a short distance from the approach of the first PDL technical truck. In a few minutes, the M68 Fragmentation Grenade exploded when the technical truck drove over it, sending the vehicle into a flaming wreck and killing off the driver and its machine gunner.
The second PDL technical truck didn't let up after its occupants witnessed the destruction of the first truck as the machine gunner proceeded to give the RAINBOW operatives a run for their money when he started to operate the IZHMASH PKM GPMG in a sweeping motion from left to right, sending them running for cover behind smashed up autos or getting prone on the ground. Santiago and Bogart were able to get their kill when they shot the technical's machine gunner out of the truck. They both watched a red cloud burst out of his chest as he tumbled down on the pickup's flat bed. Narino took aim with his Heckler and Koch PSG-1 sniper rifle at the technical's driver, sending a single 7.62 NATO bullet onto his head and a single glass hole on the Proton Jumback's windshield. Eddie, Walther and Bogart gestured to their respective team members to cease fire and advance down the road while checking for any hostiles.
Santiago and Pak checked the driver, whose head was slumped on the vehicle's steering wheel. Santiago placed two of his fingers on the driver's neck to check for a pulse. Pak noticed that the driver had an IMBEL LAR assault rifle next to his seat, which was already covered in red blood. The others soon arrived near the disabled Jumback pickup truck, where they reconvened their next plan as Eddie debriefed the three teams.
"Okay. According to Jonathan, we have to go all the way up before we make a left turn on that intersection up ahead. When we do that, we should be able to approach a group composed of New South Wales police officers and soldiers from the 1st/19th Battalion and the 2nd/17th Battalion, who are now holding out against any PDL incursion. In their area, they report some civilians missing in the area. So our job is to make sure we account for each and every missing civilian and bring them back to them. Is that clear?"
"YES SIR!" said the other team members in unison.
Their train of thoughts were suddenly halted with gunfire streaming from an unknown location.
"SNIPER!" shouted Renee.
"Everyone, get down!" instructed Eddie as the various RAINBOW members went for cover from sniper fire.
Galanos took out her binoculars from her protective pouch and peered through her binoculars while taking cover behind a 2002 Toyota Corolla riddled with bullet holes. She found out that a PDL sniper armed with a Zastava M76 sniper rifle was the main culprit for "pinning" them down with sniper gunfire. He was located on one of the building's rooftop.
"Price, the sniper's on the roof!" yelled Galanos on the top of her voice.
"Santiago, chuck a grenade on that tramp!" ordered Price. Santiago replied with a nod as he took out his M68 Fragmentation Grenade and removed its safety pin.
"Everybody, fire at the sniper!" yelled Bogart as everyone took aim and fired their IWI TAR-21 assault rifles, with the exception of Narino and Galanos as they continued to observe the PDL sniper on the rooftop. The masked PDL sniper ducked behind the bricks for cover from the incoming hail of 5.56 NATO bullets.
Santiago chucked the grenade from his hand with all of his strength exerted on his hand. The grenade flew from the ground all the way up to the roof. Soon enough, the grenade landed beside the sniper, who was shocked to find it sitting next to him. But before he could make a few steps away from it, the weapon blew up next to him and his scream was the only sign that the teams could tell that he was killed by the grenade.
"Got him!" thought Santiago as he stood up on his feet.
"Everyone okay?" inquired Price.
"Yep! We're fine." replied Bogart while cleaning his uniform of dust.
"Well? What next?" asked Hanley.
"We have to still keep going up the street. The corner's nearby, so let's go!" ordered Price as they ran on the still deserted streets of Sydney, keeping their eyes and ears open for any sign of trouble. Their vigil was as high as ever, sweeping the grounds with their eyes and handling their weapons with ease as a sign of potential trouble up ahead. They couldn't afford to let their guard down for even one second.
Near the corner, the RAINBOW teams head some shoutings, followed by the sounds of automatic gunfire filling through the air. Suddenly, a 10-man squad of masked PDL militants emerged out of the corner jogging down with their weapons at the ready. 3 of them were armed with RPG-2 rocket launchers in their hands. The rest had a combination of Colt XM-177E1 carbines, Daewoo K1A1 carbines, IWI UZI submachine guns and IZHMASH AK-74M rifles.
"Open fire!" yelled Eddie as he took his share of PDL militants with his IWI TAR-21 rifle, since he did not want to give them a chance to fight back. His shots pierced the chests on a militant armed with a 9 x 19 Parabellum IWI UZI submachine gun and another with an IZHMASH AK-74M, who went down face flat on the hard, gray asphalt.
"Take this!" shouted Murad as he shot another PDL militant armed with a Daewoo K1A1 carbine. His chest was soon splattered with a red liquid called blood all over his body as his body collapsed, ceasing to function any longer.
Galanos and Narino took sniping positions while assuming a prone position with their Heckler and Kock PSG-1 and Accuracy International Suppressed sniper rifles. With their scopes at the ready, they depressed the triggers of their respective rifles and two 7.62 NATO bullets were sent smacking on the foreheads on two masked PDL terrorists. One of them had a Colt XM-177E1 carbine which flew out of his grip after being shot in the head. The other had an RPG-2 rocket launcher and in response to his untimely death, he exerted a bit of his strength to depress the weapon's trigger and its 82mm PG-2 HEAT warhead rocketed itself from the RPG-2's barrel to a building wall, sending various kinds of debris dust down on the RAINBOW operatives, who were still busy firing their weapons at the PDL militants.
Bogart, Hanley and Yacoby took aim with their own IWI TAR-21 rifles and sent their 5.56 NATO bullets drilling through the chests of 3 PDL terrorists armed with two IZHMASH AK-74M assault rifles an a Colt XM-177E1 carbine. Red clouds emerged from their chests and limbs that contained the bullet holes before their lifeless bodies landed on the asphalt ground.
A PDL militant assumed a kneeling position and fired his RPG-2 rocket launcher at Hanley and Maldini. The two operatives managed to get away from their cover, which was a parked 2004 Mitsubishi Pajero SUV, since it was blown up on impact from the 82mm PG-2 HEAT warhead. They took cover behind a 2004 Mitsubishi Express van as the militant reloaded his RPG-2 rocket launcher. Before he could attempt to fire it again, Hanley and Maldini teamed up and shot the second RPG-armed terrorist. Due to his clumsiness, his index finger spasmed and pressed the rocket launcher's trigger, sending another loaded 82mm PG-2 HEAT warhead dead on a building wall, which sent bricks down on the streets and some of them smashed a 2005 Peugeot 407 Touring and a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser automobile.
"Hope Sydney can foot the bill here." thought Renee while she kept on firing her IWI TAR-21 assault rifle at more incoming PDL terrorists.
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: Inside command post
"Sir! Base has deployed 3 SASR assault teams and are ready for takeoff. What are your orders?"
Jonathan has just received a report from one of the TAG command post personnel that Campbell Barracks has already selected 3 assault teams of the SASR. He recalled from his previous radio conversation from Eddie Price that they would be there to assist the RAINBOW forces in securing the remaining PDL-occupied sections of Sydney.
"Inform base that the 3 SASR assault teams can depart at once."
"Yes sir." The young TAG operative saluted Jonathan, which he did in return, before he went back to his post and prepared to establish radio contact with Campbell Barracks.
In the darkest moments in Australian history, Jonathan Howard sat down in his chair and pillowed himself to sleep on the command post briefing table. There, he would wait for the meantime until he would know if Sydney would be liberated.
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: On the streets of Sydney
"AHHHH! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"
The time was now 0420 hours in Sydney. The scream of the last RPG-armed militant was heard in the early morning air as he and his peers were in the face of dwindling numbers of their own comrades against the tactical superiority of the three RAINBOW teams. The rest of the surviving PDL militants ran away from them due to their chances of dying if they would continue to fight on. While the RPG-armed militant continued to run, his PDL comrades came to his aid by giving suppressive blasts from their automatic weapons.
"Quick! They're getting away!" shouted Walther as the three teams turned the corner and kept on jogging after the PDL forces while firing their own weapons. Galanos and Narino stood back from the rest and assumed a proning position. They fired their sniper rifles and in a matter of minutes, two PDL militants armed with Daewoo K1A1 carbines were cut down with sniper shots to their respective heads.
Santiago and Walther took up kneeling position and opened fire with their IWI TAR-21 rifles at two fleeing PDL terrorists, who were firing their IZHMASH AK-74M rifles as they retreated into the dark. Unfortunately, they weren't able to do since 5.56 NATO bullets were able to implant itself onto to the chests and legs, fatally killing them.
Murad and Yacoby assisted one another when Murad was in a standing position while Yacoby assumed a kneeling position. Peering through their ITL Mini N/SEAS Compact Night Vision Devices, they depressed the TAR-21's rifle trigger with a slight push. Two more PDL militants with IWI UZI submachine guns in their hands were gunned down behind their backs while trying to get away, but not without giving varied burst shots as they ran down the streets.
The last PDL terrorist, terrified at the death of his comrades, angrily turned around and faced the RAINBOW teams while nervously aiming his RPG-2 rocket launcher. He began to stutter threats at them while trying to tighten his hands on the weapons' two grips, "D.Do.Don't come any c...closer..."
Pak did not waste time to hesistate at his threats and in a snap, used his IWI TAR-21 and fired off a few shots, sending a hail of bullets as the militant succumbed from the gunshots wounds that he had already sustained. His finger depressed the RPG-2 trigger, launching an 82mm PG-2 HEAT into the sky.
"HELP US! SOMEONE, PLEASE HELP US!"
The sounds of someone crying for help soon filled the air.
"Looks like the reports of civilians trapped in the city are true. But where is it coming from?" inquired Maldini with a worried look.
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: Somewhere in Japan
It was a typical afternoon in Japan. School was already started for most students, business was bustling and people were moving about doing their jobs.
But on one street corner, a Japanese man was leaning on an alley wall with his arms crossed on his chest. It was as if he was waiting for a call. Then, his jacket pocket came to life as his Nokia 6015i cellphone was ringing inside his pocket. He hastily picked it up and depress the call button before putting his mouth near the speaker.
"Yes?"
"Ichiro!" said the voice on the other line. "It's Gerard!"
"Bonjour, Gerard!" said the Japanese man, trying to impress him with his French.
"Stop impressing me with your French language skills!" hissed Gerard. "Now is not the good time to show them off to me."
"I see. What is it anyway?"
"Our comrades in the Australian theater are losing their ground. Most of our members are being picked off like flies."
"By whom?"
"I don't know. But I'm getting out of Canada and heading for Japan to hide out there."
"I do hope that you change your identity for the meantime. I'll send someone to meet you once you touch down at Narita International Airport. Have they tracked you down?"
"Not yet, which is why I'm leaving tonight!"
"Hopefully, I can see you then."
"Of course. Long live the People's Democratic League, comrade Nishikawa!"
"Long live the People's Democratic League, comrade Duchamp!"
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: On the streets of Sydney
"Over there! It's just near!" shouted Santiago while shouldering his IWI TAR-21 rifle.
The RAINBOW operative jogged down the street and soon enough, they found a man and a woman cowering inside a bookstore in fear. When they saw the masked RAINBOW operatives, they were a bit shocked and confused if they were the good guys or the bad guys.
"Are you with the Australian security forces?" inquired the shocked man.
Hanley knelt before him and said, "Don't worry sir. We're with the SASR. Medical attention is already at the nearest checkpoint ahead." Hanley and Renee proceeded to help the dazed couple up to their feet. "It's better to lie right now than to be caught with the full knowledge of RAINBOW's existence."
"Okay, let's go. The checkpoint should be up ahead." ordered Price as he lead the way, aiming his TAR-21 rifle at different directions to check for PDL stragglers.
The other RAINBOW operatives followed suit. Hanely and Renee were responsible for assisiting the terrified civilians with everyone else keeping watch over the two defenseless operators. Galanos and Narino were kept to the side, cradling their sniper rifles at their hands.
"Price, the checkpoint's up ahead." said Bogart, who was walking next to Price.
"At last." Price and the other RAINBOW operatives saw a checkpoint guarded by two M113A1 APCs. An M577 command post was also seen in the checkpoint and parked next to it was a 2005 Nissan Patrol SUV in New South Wales Police markings. Three Australian soldiers manned the entrance of the checkpoint armed with ADI Limited F-88 assault rifles and they were dressed in AUSCAM Woodland Camouflage BDUs. When they saw the marching RAINBOW teams with civilians in tow, one of them immediately made a radio request to send in medics with stretchers for the two shocked, but unhurt, civilians.
Moments later, the RAINBOW operatives entered the safety of the checkpoint, under the watchful eye of the Australian Army. While the two civilians were being checked for any injuries, Price began to make radio contact with Jonathan to check on the status of the SASR teams. He was told that they're at least 10 minutes away before they could be deployed.
Price looked around the camp and had a sigh of relief. Hanley, Murad, Maldini and Pak were reloading ammo for the TAR-21, the PSG-1 and the AI Suppressed rifles; Renee and Yacoby were sharing jokes; Bogart and Walther took a few minutes to relief themselves; Galanos, Narino and Santiago were seen taking a swig of cold water since they were sweating in exhaustion.
Price then took a plastic cup full of water from a uniformed New South Wales police constable after he glanced at his wristwatch; it was already 0500 hours. As he said thank you, he slowly took the cup all the way up to his mouth before he pressed his lips onto the brim. He took in the cold, sweet water into his mouth and throat, relieving its taste as he relaxes with the help of the refreshment. He leaned on a parked M113A1 APC, relieving his stress as he observed his teammates; Australian soldiers and policemen taking their time to take a break, while others were standing guard. But he soon had a frowned face since he knew that they would have to move out again in search for more PDL militants around some sectors of Sydney and possibly, civilians who were still caught in the crossfire.
Chapter 9 END