ATTACK Sending a posse of two hundred insurgents to the militar y compound’s well defended front gates might seem suicidal, but Kazakov had already sent two pairs of SAS men into the base to soften things up. As Kazakov’s Hummer approached, the first team cut the power lines from the main generator, plunging the entire US base into darkness. Simultaneously, the second team triggered a sequence of jerry-rigged paint grenades taking out the three able-bodied guards on the gate. Kazakov’s Hummer charged through, smashing the gates apart before cruising on towards the front doors of the command and control building. The following pack of insurgents continued to chant USA, USA as they poured into the camp. Half were untrained insurgents who’d only been given guns within the last few hours. The remainder comprised crack teams led by SAS officers and each was tasked with securing a strategic location within the base, such as the communications centre, or the hospital.
