Anna Thompson was just as anxious as she climbed up to her post above the main line, setting up her long-range rifle and sighting it in along the top of the ridgeline.  The whole situation struck her as hopeless, but that was not going to stop her from emptying a few magazines into those oversized monstrosities.<br/><br/>Looking down at her squadmates, Anna caught the eye of her CO and gave her a hint of a smile.  Whatever happened, whatever the reason that they'd survived for so long, she was going to do her best to be sure that they persisted a little longer.