Звездный десант
Chapter 13
Ididn’twastetimemoaning;Ineverstoppedbouncingtowardthatanchor-cornercraterwhilewatchingthegroundandtryingtowatchtheradarpictureaswell.Ididn’tfindanyBugholesbutIdidjumpoveradrywash,almostacanyon,whichcouldconcealquiteafew.Ididn’tstoptosee;Isimplygaveitscoordinatestomyplatoonsergeantandtoldhimtohavesomebodycheckit.
ThatcraterwasevenbiggerthanIhadvisualized;theTourswouldhavebeenlostinit.Ishiftedmyradiationcountertodirectionalcascade,tookreadingsonfloorandsides—redtomultipleredrightoffthescale,veryunhealthyforlongexposureeventoamaninarmor;Iestimateditswidthanddepthbyhelmetrangefinder,thenprowledaroundandtriedtospotopeningsleadingunderground.
IdidnotfindanybutIdidrunintocraterwatchessetoutbyadjacentplatoonsoftheFifthandFirstRegiments,soIarrangedtosplitupthewatchbysectorssuchthatthecombinedwatchcouldyellforhelpfromallthreeplatoons,thepatch-intodothisbeingmadethroughFirstLieutenantDoCampoofthe"HeadHunters"onourleft.ThenIpulledoutNaidi’slanceandhalfhissquad(includingtherecruits)andsentthembacktoplatoon,reportingallthistomyboss,andtomyplatoonsergeant.
"Captain,"ItoldBlackie,"wearen’tgettinganygroundvibrationsI’mgoingdowninsideandcheckforholes.
