Werewolf: A World at War Novel (World at War Online Book 4) Read Free

unit into confusion. Moving rapidly, they tore into the Valkyries with guns blazing.
    Nora aimed her right arm and pulled the trigger. Three Ragnarok soldiers fell, riddled with bullets. She shifted her aim slightly and gunned down two more, then aimed her left arm and fired off three autocannon shells. The heavy trying to aim an RPG at her was thrown into a tree like a rag doll.
    The rest of her platoon was wrecking havoc on the Valkyries. Their enemy simply had no counter for something of this nature. The exoskeletons were extremely hard for infantry to combat, especially when they were caught off guard. Bullets were useless, and heavier weapons could be easily dodged by a skilled pilot.
    They would probably be having a harder time in an open field battle, or if they were facing enemy armor. But here in the forests they could use all of their strengths. Their speed and mobility meant that they could pop in and out of cover, firing off a few shots each time and moving on with little fear of retaliation.
    Still, the Valkyries weren't amateurs. Nora thought that they would rally, and that could end up being a problem. The exoskeletons could dodge a few rockets or RPGs, but a whole slew of them fired at once could pose a serious problem. Doubtless someone on the other side would think of that as well.
    But by then it would be far too late.
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    “All troops, Hoplite Platoon has the enemy reeling. Advance and crush them!” Anna ordered.
    Danny grinned eagerly. “Right, let's do this!”
    Liz gave him a look. “Hold off, killer. Let's make sure we do this right.”
    “Time's a wasting,” Danny said.
    “We'll be fine waiting a minute. We won't be fine if we stumble into a crossfire, or something like that.”
    “OK, so do you want to take your units in the lead, and we'll provide cover for you?” Danny suggested. “Once you get close enough to engage we can move up and really start to lay the hurt on their line.”
    “Sounds workable,” Liz agreed. “Make sure that you cover our backs.”
    “Wouldn't dream of doing otherwise,” Danny replied.
    Liz turned around and started to jog toward her own troops. “The signal to move up is Fang. Trouble is Foxfire,” she called back.
    “Got it.” He activated his radio. “Bravo Wolf, provide overwatch for Redd Foxx. Move up on the signal Fang.”
    “Copy that,” his three squad leaders replied.
    “One question. Are we sure that Redd Foxx should be taking the lead against the Valkyries?” Xavier asked. “They don't quite have the hand-to-hand skills that we do.”
    “Positive. They'll be fine,” Danny replied.
    “Someone's whipped,” Javy commented.
    Danny paused for a moment. “That's so not true.”
    “Exactly what someone who was would say.”
    “Yeah, he's whipped,” Xavier agreed.
    “Just do what we need to,” Danny said, rolling his eyes.
     
     
     
    Intervening in the mess below might have been a very bad decision.
    Selene had seen the mass of enemy troops moving below them and decided to do something about it. She called up Ethan's squad and ordered them to take out as many enemy tanks as possible. They were at the extreme edge of the range for their recoilless rifles, but they needed to do something to help their comrades below.
    Ethan was the best anti-tank gunner in Black Wolf, and he managed to make two kills with three shots. Meanwhile, Miko continued to pick off targets of opportunity.
    But their resistance sparked a flurry of interest, and Selene's unit suddenly found themselves facing down scores of enemy troops, backed up by a pair of tanks.
    The rest of Alpha Wolf quickly moved to reinforce, but that still didn't make the odds much better. Alpha Wolf barely had thirty troops, and they had no real armored support.
    Still, their situation wasn't hopeless. They had a strong position, dug into the edge of the forest on top of a low ridge. They had heavy weapons, and flanking them