Ghost War
“With the opening round, the base at Da Nang came under a massive mortar and rocket bombardment. There were suddenly fires everywhere; smoke was obscuring the midday sun. Alarms bells and sirens were ringing; people were scrambling to the system of hardened shelters. Long range artillery was booming all over, the chatter of gunfire filled the air.
And in amongst it all, the angry sound of a jet engine screeching to life.
Not two minutes after the firing had commenced, Hunter’s F-16XL was screami...ng down the main runway at Da Nang. Lifting off with a burst of power, he pulled the futuristic fighter back up on its tail, booted in the afterburner and shot straight up until he was out of sight.
He was loaded for bear. There were four points along the bottom of each of his wings, and each held some kind of exotic weapon.
On his right side inner he’d attached one KMU-351 Paveway smart bomb; next to it was a Durandal runway buster bomb. Third over on the right was an AGM-65A Maverick; beside it was a Mk-83 GP 1000-pound bomb.MoreLess
And in amongst it all, the angry sound of a jet engine screeching to life.
Not two minutes after the firing had commenced, Hunter’s F-16XL was screami...ng down the main runway at Da Nang. Lifting off with a burst of power, he pulled the futuristic fighter back up on its tail, booted in the afterburner and shot straight up until he was out of sight.
He was loaded for bear. There were four points along the bottom of each of his wings, and each held some kind of exotic weapon.
On his right side inner he’d attached one KMU-351 Paveway smart bomb; next to it was a Durandal runway buster bomb. Third over on the right was an AGM-65A Maverick; beside it was a Mk-83 GP 1000-pound bomb.MoreLess
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