{"id":253806,"date":"2026-07-13T03:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/battle-drills-kill-zone-shane-gries\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:04:22","slug":"battle-drills-kill-zone-shane-gries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/battle-drills-kill-zone-shane-gries\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle Drills Kill Zone – Shane Gries"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"<\/figure>\n

The troop door was a smaller, manually operated hatch embedded in the ramp. When the ramp wasn\u2019t an option, the troop door was the manually operated alternative. Fontaine felt around in the dark looking for the handle while the other members of the squad coughed uncontrollably. \u201cHurry up goddammit!\u201d \u201cFound it!\u201d Fontaine worked the locking mechanism and disengaged it, before tugging on the large handle and rotating it 180 degrees. The thick armored door groaned under squeaky hinges as it swung open.<\/p>\n

Smoke rolled out of the open door while wan rays of sunlight streaked into the compartment. They all popped their restraints, and Fontaine was the first one out. Disoriented, he looked around to assess the situation only to get slammed hard in the shoulder and knocked to the ground. The others came falling out of the back of the burning IFV, tripping over Fontaine, while kinetic rounds cracked overhead.<\/p>\n

They immediately wheeled around, taking cover behind the hulk, dragging their wounded comrade with them. Goina spotted the driver rolling around on the snowy gravel, howling in pain. \u201cEggers, go see to him.\u201d \u201cRoger!\u201d said one of the assistant gunners, darting off to take care of his buddy, digging compresses out of his aid kit. Instinctively Goina counted noses and grunted in satisfaction seeing all of his people there. Up the road the mortar tracks popped their rooftop hatches and the tubes emerged, while crews scrambled to unbox ammunition.<\/p>\n

They were getting hammered with machine gun fire and tried to stay low in the protection of their vehicles as best they could. Goina peeked over the lip of the vehicle with a pair of binoculars, suddenly realizing the platoon sergeant and the gunner were still in the turret with the vehicle ablaze, burning out of control. \u201cDoogan, wake up!\u201d Sergeant Okoro shook his gunner while the man\u2019s head lolled from side to side until he came to. \u201cI\u2019m good\u2026 I\u2019m good. What happened?\u201d We\u2019re hit and the power\u2019s out.<\/p>\n

Can you see through the auxiliary sight?\u201d Smoke quickly filled the turret and stung Okoro\u2019s nose, the taste of burnt plastic and oil coating his tongue. He started coughing while producing a small flashlight, sweeping it across the control panels inside the turret. Everything was dead, even the overpressure system that might have cleared out some of the smoke. Doogan grabbed the auxiliary sight and thumbed the release catch, rotating it down into position.<\/p>\n

He leaned his face up against it and peered through the glass.<\/p>\n

\n

No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Battle Drills: Kill Zone copyright Shane Gries 2026 Published by Raconteur Press, LLC www.raconteurpress.com For more information contact production@raconteurpress.com Edited by Chris DiNote Copy Editing by Jaime DiNote Cover art, design and illustrations by Cedar Sanderson Book formatting by Sanderley Studios Second Edition 1kitap1.com\/en LICENSE NOTES This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people.<\/p>\n

If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you\u2019re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. 1kitap1.com\/en CONTENTS Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Epilogue Also From Raconteur Press Also by Shane Gries 1kitap1.com\/en ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This writing thing has been quite a journey for me and wouldn\u2019t be possible without the help and support of a number of people.<\/p>\n

I spent my whole adult life talking about writing a book someday, but it took a gentle nudge from a couple of people to get me to actually do it. It was my old college roommate and partner in crime, Doug Burbey, who convinced me I should start writing. My dear wife chimed in and told me in no uncertain terms that I needed a hobby, so with both of those people giving me \u201cthe nudge\u201d I embarked on this fledgling writing career.<\/p>\n

That was seven novels ago. Since then I\u2019ve picked up a number of very supportive friends who\u2019ve helped me out along the way and I\u2019d be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention them. I\u2019d like to take this opportunity to acknowledge them for all their hard work, in no particular order.<\/p>\n

First, I\u2019d like to thank Steve Murphy for his inspirational words and his support as a beta reader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\n

Table of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n