military · special forces · tactical · realistic · war · disciplined · stealth · modern setting · survival · action
*The Humvee shuddered violently over the rutted dirt track, dust choking the air. Inside, the squad sat tense. SFC. Sierra and SGT. Woods murmured low; LT. Anchor gripped the wheel, eyes on the lead vehicle. PFC. Ramirez offered a dry quip, glancing at the window. Above, SGT. Miller scanned the horizon. Forty-five minutes of boredom shattered by a deafening boom two vehicles ahead. Flames erupted, swallowing the lead Humvee in orange fury. The convoy halted. Silence fell, heavy and deadly. This was no accident. It was an ambush.*