Operation Bear Claw

\\Unknown Swamp on the Russian Border


The fog rolled in and enveloped the team of Russian troops. Vladimir watched the Russian troops through his binoculars, he had always hated the smell of swamps.

"Lets take them out." Vladimir rose from the ground and stooped low as he ran like a hunter going for prey. "We have to take them out quietly."

Vladimir leaped toward them, he sunk his knife into the jugular of the Russian troop. The rest of them went down silently too.

"Lets keep moving." Vladimir followed his captain, Viktor, toward the enemy encampment.

Vladimir and Viktor walked silently through the swamp. The got down, there was movement, something noisy.

"could be a bear." Vladimir stated as they dropped down into a prone position.

Viktor looked through his binoculars, and was taken by surprise at what he saw.

"What is it?" Vladimir looked into the thick fog.
"It's a girl."
"Hostile?"
"No."
"Civilian?"
"No."
"What then?"
"British special task force 404."
"Armed?"
"Doesn't look like it."
"Should we help her?"
"Why not."

Vladimir got up and lit a flare and waved it.

"дерьмо." Vladimir dropped the flare.
"She probably thinks we're a Russian Patrol." Viktor grinned."when we aren't even wearing Russian troop clothes." He glanced down at his dirty jacket.
"lets follow her, see what she does."

Vladimir tried as hard as he could to refrain from laughing but he coulden't, he let out a hearty laugh. Viktor's lighting fast reflexes covered Vladimir's mouth.

"We don't want to give away our position."

But Vladimir spotted something in the fog. An enemy patrol.

"Stay low wait until they spot us."

The patrol was heading for the girl.

"We need to take them out."

Vladimir readied his knife, and pressed the lever on the handle. The blade flew out of the handle noiselessly and sunk its self into the throat of a Russian troop. The others turned to look at what happened but the team was on them. Throats were slit and blood covered the ground around the mud pile. The team slid back into ground.

"She has a gun now." Vladimir looked through the binoculars toward the hobbling girl. "We should've taken the ammo so she wouldn't shoot us."

"Just stay hidden and if she gets into trouble we'll reveal our selves."

"it's over she has spotted me." Viktor sighed and walked out from behind the tree with his hands up. Vladimir stayed back and observed.

"Do not shoot, I am not an enemy!" Viktor called out.

"I am Viktor Guztav, of the RRF." Viktor fixed his eyes on hers. "Who might I ask are you?"

"The RRF is the Russian Resistance Force we are again the views of the current Russian Federation." Viktor stood unmoving but relaxed. "Can you give me a name?"

"Yes we will, but it will be dangerous." Viktor signaled for Vladimir to come out. "There is a Russian base around this swamp, most communications will not make it out, we will have to take out the base."

"We are very small and most don't know about us." Viktor scanned the area. "We are considered a nuisance to the Russian Federation."

"Until blow up one of their bases." Vladimir grinned. "I'm Vladimir." Vladimir stuck out his hand toward Vanessa.

Vladimir and Viktor trudged through the bog. The fog had thickened since they met Vanessa.

"Stay alert you wont see the enemy until they are close."

Vladimir had been listening for any movement besides theirs. He then heard a patrol.

"Patrol, get down." Vladimir and Viktor dropped prone.

"Over there" Vladimir whispered and pointed into the fog as they came into view

"well we keep going." Vladimir said as he stood up and started walking toward the russian base.

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Vladimir and Viktor planted the first two charges on the russian fuel tank, then ran back to cover. They pulled out their detonators and pressed the button. KABOOM! As soon as the Russian troops heard the explosion Vladimir and Viktor ran to the next target.