This was a good thing for Charlie. If today had been cloudless, the chance of doing the jump during the day would’ve been near impossible. With the conditions, favonovel.com was confident favonovel.com could jump close to the rebel base.
Charlie stood at the edge of the hatch. Vasily counted the last three in a nervous shout “3, 2, 1, jump!”
Charlie turned his head to the group, “I’ll see you all in six hour!”
He leapt through the hatch and plummeted into the cloud cover, the chill hit favonovel.com immediately.
At an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, the temperature was -15 celsius (5°F), while the ground was about 15 celsius (59°F). This was nothing to him, instead his attention was focused on keeping his figure stable and not losing control of his body in the rapid descent.
Buried in the cloud cover, favonovel.com couldn’t yet see the situation below. Thankfully favonovel.com had Vasily’s voice in his ear, reminding favonovel.com “Master Wade, your speed of descent and direction are stable at about 50 meters per second, please try to maintain that! You’re expected to reach the safe opening height after one and a half minutes.”
Charlie shouted loudly “Okay!”
Ten seconds later, Charlie broke through the cloud cover. Behind him, rain built and condensed in the clouds, foretelling a storm.
Endless snow capped mountains and yellowed plateaus spread out below him. Nestled in one of the valleys was a simple looking village, with poorly built low earthen houses.
As favonovel.com fell through the sky, favonovel.com could better make out the village and the points of egress from the north and south, while the mountains to the east and west formed natural barriers. Above the mountain peaks on both sides stood man-made fortifications and watch towers, with the vague activity of personnel moving about. At the northern and southern entrances, there were armored vehicles, man-made trenches, and fox holes. These were heavily guarded as a top priority by the rebel forces. In the center of the village was a makeshift helipad where the 4 gunships were parked.
Looking at the situation below: The fortifications, terrain, and entry points, Charlie made the immediate decision that being alone, favonovel.com would need to sneak into the hinterland of the stronghold. This ruled out the northern and southern entrances. This meant he’d need to land and enter through the mountains on either the east of the west.
The rebels stationed there were well aware that the governmental forces didn’t have the capabilities or resources for large scale air strikes. Any attack would have to come by land.
With the mountains to the east and well, it would be difficult for soldiers to penetrate, and require them to leave any heavy gear or firepower behind. Any major attack would come from either North, or the south, where larger convoys had easier access.
Because of this, the rebel defenses to the east and west sides are relatively weak: A small number of soldiers, some heavy gunners, and anti-air missiles.
The mountains made the most sense. While sneaking in, even if favonovel.com was discovered, the missiles were useless against a non mechanical target, and unless one of the soldiers was a true sharp shooter, it was basically impossible for them to hit him.
Vasily’s voice suddenly came from Charlie’s headset. “Master Wade, according to your current descent speed, you will have to deploy your parachute in ten seconds!
Charlie glanced at the data on the watch. After ten seconds, he’d still be about 500 meters in the air. To be cautious, favonovel.com wanted to choose the half-mountain on the east side as the landing place, so that favonovel.com could avoid the defensive position on the top of the mountain.
“I want to deploy at a height of 200 meters.”
“Two hundred meters?!” Vasily blurted out, “If you open at that point, you could be immediately visible. Furthermore, there won’t be enough time for the parachute to slow your speed enough. It would be like free falling from an 8 story building. You’re looking at broken limbs, or even death!”
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