Goblin
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Joined: 3/29/2002 From: Erie,Pa. USA Status: offline
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Creeping forward on his belly, the tank commander gained the top of the rise, and peered thru the hedge with his binoculars. He knew from the radio, and from the weapons fire, that his two Tigers were on the enemy flank. Ah! Two M4 tanks, and an M3 Stuart tank! At least a platoon of enemy infantry too. All of the targets were within 600 meters, knife fighting range for a Tiger. With a savage grin, he backed down the slope and mounted his Tiger. A quick briefing to his crew and the other Tiger commander followed. Their escorting Halftrack, equipped with two deadly flamethrowers, idled nearby. His driver slowly rolled the Tiger into a gap in the hedgerow, and he waited for the M4's to fire. They did not fire! His tank had remained unseen! He called out his first target, an M4 400 or so meters away. KRACK! woooshBOOM! Hit, the enemy tank began to spew smoke and flames, while survivors staggered out of the wreck. He traversed the turret, wondering at the miracle preventing the enemy from firing back. On target! Fire! KRACK! woooshBOOM! The second M4 began to flame, and its crew struggled to escape even as he swung the turret towards the M3 Stuart. Have to be a snap shot. He could hear the other Tiger engaging the enemy infantry to the front as he watched the M3 explode violently. A hit! Three shots and three kills! A good thing Hans' tank was nearby, they could verify those kills! He watched as the flamethrowers were put to work on an enemy infantry squad. He was seldom moved by the sights of war anymore, but the flamethrowers brought a brief swell of pity for those poor infantrymen. He radioed, and shortly he saw the StuG's rolling forward into the area he had just cleared. StuG's and one of those massive monsters; an Elephant! He was extremely glad he would never engage one of them, even with his trusty 88! He began to scan the horizon with his binoculars, watching for anyone trying to flank the Assault Guns. Goblin
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