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A ap in the ship’s hull

It wouldn’t take long for the Marsh Flyer’s rescuers to realize Polk was involved in the attack He turned the chopper sharply and flew for cover into the nearby cloud bank

As he fleard the airport, he called ahead to the pilot to make sure he was ready to take off the moment Polk arrived Then he phoned his wife

“How did it go?” she asked “Are you on your way?”

“I’ about the debacle he had just witnessed “Our operation has been compromised”

“Compromised? By whom?”

“That, ht question”

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Despite his injured hand, Bob Parsons didn’t need any help getting into the Oregon’s rigid-hull inflatable boat He stepped over the gunwale easily fro Marsh Flyer MacD, Linda, Eddie, and Linc were right behind him, followed by Juan, as the last off As Raven steered the RHIB back to the ship, the giant hovercraft turned turtle with a huge splash and disappeared into the depths

Parsons gave the Flyer a crisp salute, then watched the crane sleeve on the Oregon return into place, covering the Kashtan Gatling guns He was equally interested in the gap in the hull of the ship where the RHIB had ee was located at the waterline and contained all their surface craft, including Zodiacs, Jet Skis, and the special operations boat they were now on

“I know my US Navy ships,” Parsons said, “and that isn’t one of theot yourself a Q-ship”

Q-ships, warship

s disguised as tra World War II They would act as decoys to lure submarines to the surface where they were vulnerable to the hidden armaments

“You’re looking at the Oregon,” Juan said, “and I’m her captain As you’ve already seen, she has a few hidden tricks”

“You work for the Americans?”