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Corporal Jax ‘Wolf’ Quadrix of the Alliance Elite Guard knew that speed was of the essence if Blue Squad were going to survive, and stand any chance to stopping the TIE Mauler which was advancing rapidly on their position from around two clicks away.

Scanning the immediate surroundings with his microbinoculars, Wolf realised that they didn’t have many options open to them. Several hundred yards in front of them was the beginnings of a swamp, which whilst it would impeded the Mauler somewhat, might just as easily be the death of his four man team. The only other option was a slight depression in the landscape, which with luck the squad could hide in and take a shot at the mauler as it crested the resulting slight hill.

Praying that the Mauler hadn’t spotted them on it scanner’s, Wolf ordered his men to mark double time to reach the depression and the minimal cover it provided as soon as possible. He noted with some satisfaction once they got there that the sparse hillside seemed to made up of some dense rock-like material – hopefully just dense enough to cover them long enough to take their couple of shots and get out of their if they didn’t bring the Imperial down first time around.

Already hearing the approach of the mauler’s tank treads, Wolf risked another quick visual scan. There still only appeared to one machine coming towards them, and with luck, they might just make it out of this. Turning to the soldier to his left, Wolf whispered ‘I hope you still have that heavy repeating blaster Private Akura?’

‘Yes Sir! Knew there was a reason I been lugging this around Sir.’ Grinned the Private, tapping the large blaster by his side.

‘Okay, quit the chatter Private; just be ready to take some pot shots at that thing as it comes over the ridge okay?’ Wolf said, already turning to the rest of his squad.

‘Blue Squad, listen up – as Private Akura is taking his first shot the rest of us will be feeding that Mauler our supply of Thermal Detonators – it’s the best damn chance we’re got. As soon as Akura fires, start throwing all you’ve got, get your heads down and be ready to follow up with sustained fire if needed – are we all clear?’ A chorus of voices confirmed to Wolf that his squad were ready, and understood.

‘Here she comes boys - get ready Akura.’ Whispered Wolf, unable to stop himself grinning his signature smile.

That Mauler just wasn’t going to know what hit it.