The SEALs are heading back to Gondar with the freed aid workers..
They have also managed to recover a good proportion of the supplies from the trucks not damaged in the firefight, as well as all three modules of the portable medical clinic..
At Gondar they are launching F/A-18Ds almost as fast as they can be armed and pre-flighted..
Meanwhile, the blocking force is grimly holding on and making the enemy pay a high price for every inch they advance down the slope..
The appearance of the 3 Sudanese Q-5 Fantans is an unwelcome surprise and even though they only get one pass the Marines take some casualties..
More importantly, the Hornets are forced to switch to air-to-air mode to deal with this new threat..
Splash 1!
Splash 2!
And Splash 3!
The Hornets return to the ground battle but they are now all out of air-to-ground ordinance and the Marines have just fired their last TOW...
The enemy armour is pushing down the hill and the Marines, both on the ground and in the air are down to guns only..
And then the first of the BMPs reach the base of the hill...
.50cal armed Humvees disable the first one, but there are plenty more..
A Hornet engages with 20mm in a desperate attempt to save the unarmed TOW Humvees..
But there's one left..
Got him!
And then it's over. The enemy's spirit is broken and seconds later the relief flights of Hornets and Cobras arrive and begin pounding the retreating enemy units..
After a sweep of the battlefield to secure prisoners and tend to wounded the Marines are extracted by helo and the operation is over..
And the SEALs will be back on the beach in Dubai in a couple of days, travelling in a bit better style than the manner in which they had arrived!
The End..