His gauntlet smashed the other man's helmet, with a jarring impact, 'Snap out of it, the meds are rotting your brain, get your head out of your a*s before you kill both of us!' The injured eighteen year old nodded but did not reply. The young replacement in his squad shook his head to clear the d**g's foggy effects from his brain. He needed to clear his vision before he started to return disciplined and aimed fire as targets presented themselves over the low ridge.
They weren't up against an enemy platoon. This was a company at least in their squad sector. More of the enemy crested the broken rock barrier. They were crossing the crest of rock faster than he could track and engage that many targets, even at that close range. The enemy found rock cover within sight of the platoon's l
