"We've got the first settlement ahead."
Brandon checked the BACV's Radar picture.
Farther north, the second BACV was already deployed under guard, its coverage overlapping with the vehicle moving beside the forward formation.
The settlement was already well inside Brandon's moving coverage. Its broad position and the larger concentrations around it appeared on the map, while Echo One's drone feed supplied the details the Radar could not.
"Echo One Actual, confirm synchronization."
"All clear, southern command."
Brandon shifted channels.
"Bulldog One, Bulldog Two. You're up."
"Bulldog One copies."
"Bulldog Two copies."
Two Guardian APCs separated from the forward formation and moved toward the settlement.
...
Echo One remained along the outskirts. Dmitri heard the APCs before he saw them.
The low roar of their engines carried along the road and reached the settlement soon afterward.
