"It would not be us if we were not arriving at the last minute." Tanya smirks.

Of the original forty-five, there are thirty-four survivors, all in fighting condition: she breaks the group in three squadrons of 12, 12 and 10 people, herself and Annabelle in the smaller one.

The plan is a three-pronged 'claw' attack, to overwhelm the firebase and stop more nuclear shells from being fired.

Four minutes to go, they take off for the strike positions.