Ontos Archives - James Strauss

THE TWENTY-NINTH NIGHT, SECOND PART, 30 Days Has September

There existed no corridor through the jungle, like the one that cut through the undergrowth located on the other side of the river. There, the night before, it had been easy to move back and forth through that protected passage to communicate, supply, reinforce,...

TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY, 30 Days Has September

by James Strauss | 147 comments

The engagement with the enemy began while it was still full dark. The Ontos fired into the general area near the western wall at its base and flung flechettes across the open exposed area in front of it. With the artillery still coming in, responding to successive...

The Twenty-Sixth Night, 30 Days Has September,

by James Strauss | 131 comments

I moved across the surface of the mud, with what was left of my scout team just ahead. Fusner and Nguyen trailed just behind. We crawled low, the light of the day beginning to die and provide some sort of camouflage, if not cover. The Ontos lay ahead, sitting like a ...