'The young Rifleman adjusts his position and pulls the butt of the Machine Gun into his shoulder, while using his right hand to pull the cocking handle to the rear before slamming it back home again He leans into the weapon, legs slightly apart and as he does so he is sure that he can hear someone screaming, before the gunfire intensifies to a level where nothing else can be heard......'
With the end of their tour almost in sight, the blooded and isolated remains of a Platoon of British Soldiers are going to have to dig deep and fight with everything that they have if they ever want to get out of Afghanistan alive. But with no support and a new terrifying enemy to contend with they will be lucky to make it through the next few hours, let alone back to the real world....
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