Diary: Confession of a Soldier (#4)

Genre: Diary (May 14th, 1995)
Diary: Confession of a Soldier (#4)

May 14th, 1995 - Weather: Fair

The coalition forces of Ustio and Osea began the invasion into Belka. In response to the preceding battle, our forces stationed in the Futuro Canal dispersed. Our Tollwut Hund unit left the naval port and is now hiding along the river. The weapons we gathered while retreating are two 50 caliber heavy machine guns, one 40mm grenade launcher, one small armored vehicle, several RPGs, and standard combat equipments for each personnel. To be honest, these are far from something we can rely on. The enemy has now taken the canal, and they are intending to send troops and attack verhicles by ship in an initiative to avalanche into Belka with numbers and mobility. Should they invade our country... I'm worried about my mom in hometown. We frequently move from one place to another due to changes in operations, so I can't even receive letters.

The members of the Tollwut Hund unit are Captain Erhard, Captain's assistant Sergeant Mayer, Corporal Piper known as "The Smile", Corporal Berger, former pro soccer player, Private Schneider "The Sniper", Private Rosenberg whose parents run a women’s underwear shop, Private Franz who is my age, and me Private Kohl. That is 8 men altogether.

We left Futuro and are hiding in the desert. But there has been no official orders from HQ since we retreated, and we are stuck in the sand. Franz is in contact with HQ by radio, but people higher up don't seem to have decided what to do next because of the unexpected defeat at Futuro. "Hide along the river for the time being and shoot the allied forces going up the river." What? Are the upper echelons joking? If we attack hostile military vessels with weapons like these, fighters will quickly take off from the carrier and then we're gonna be toast right on the spot. "There is no need to follow ridiculous orders."Captain Erhard said, and prohibited us from any act of firing. We found a cave suitable to hide in temporarily in a hilly area in the desert. We are surveying the landfalls of the allied forces from this place and are reporting them to HQ from time to time.

May 14th, 1995 - Hilly Area in the Desert

Anyway, we have to get out of this place soon. There aren't enough weapons and food. The number of the enemies going up the river is increasing day by day. I'm wondering why HQ doesn't send air squadrons here. If only we could launch all-out attacks again... I'm watching the enemy through a telescope today yet again, holding back my wish to fire at them.

Michael Kohl

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originally posted by: Ribbon-Vermilion