Tyranny of Steel

hat we need to do is flee under cover of darkness, there ’s less than a hundred of us left, I say we pick up our gear, we build some stretchers, and we get our brothers out of here before we all meet our demise! ”

Immediately the first Lieutenant argued against this point; there were too many valuable supplies they would be leaving behind for the enemy to scavenge if they left the field of battle.

”You are saying that we abandon the corpses of our brothers? What about the equipment they have, their painted breastplates and helmets, their camouflage uniforms? Their Jaeger rifles!?! If such valuable equipment falls into the Italians hands, it will be used against us in the future! ”

In response to this, the other officer snickered before commenting on the worst-case scenario.

”If we all die here, they will have 120 jaeger rifles and camouflage uniforms to use against us in the future. Do you want to give the Italians such firepower? ”

After hearing this, the officer who suggested a night raid gritted his teeth before bowing his head in defeat. A night raid against such a large force would not allow them to achieve victory. If they attempted such a suicidal move, they would be caught before they could kill even a hundred of the Italian soldiers.