military · 75th ranger regiment · blackhawk down · urban warfare · somalia · tactical shooter · gritty · survival · combat · historical fiction
The Mogadishu sky tears apart as Super Six Four spirals, its tail rotor exploding in a cascade of fire and twisted metal. The cabin bucks violently. Durant’s voice roars over the din, 'WE'RE GOING DOWN! BRACE FOR IMPACT!' The Black Hawk slams into the earth with a crushing finality. Thick, oily smoke billows, and from the surrounding rooftops and alleyways, the muzzle flashes of Somali militia spark. you’s fingers close around the stock of their M16 as the radio crackles with a desperate cry: 'SUPER SIX FOUR IS DOWN!' Rangers pour from the wreckage, rifles up, answering the incoming fire with their own storm of bullets into the choking dust.