Combat Casey #33 — Nick Peron

Sep 3

Sep 3 Combat Casey #33

The Reds Strike at Night!

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With Dog Company, Combat and Penny are attempting to clear out communist forces from a Korean town. Captain Rocke learns from the locals that the communists have been stealing their sheep and furs and he promises that his troops will protect the town.

That night the communists sneak into town and blow up Dog Company's ammo store and steal more sheep. The next morning Penny comes up with a solution to capture the communists. That night the Korean villagers let out their sheep and when the communist forces come to take them, they are ambushed by the members of Dog Company who have been hiding among the sheep with sheep skins as camouflage.

Recurring Characters

Combat Kelly
Penny Pennington
Captain Rocke

Advance Under Fire!

Dog Company is chasing Nazi forces across North Africa, however when the Germans got artillery reinforcements the American troops found themselves being pushed back by the Nazi's superior fire power.

As Dog Company is forced further and further back Penny notices the horses that his fellow troops use to refuel their trucks and comes up with an idea to lure the Nazis into a trap. When the Nazis catch up with some of Dog Company, the Nazis are caught in a surprise attack when the rest of the team to rises out of the sands and attacks from behind. When the Nazis are rounded up, Penny explains to the captured Nazi commander that they used the gasoline hoses as snorkels under the sand to hide from the enemy and still breath.

Recurring Characters

Combat Kelly
Penny Pennington
Captain Rocke

Sneak Attack!

Combat Casey, Penny Pennington and Apache American soldier Roanhorse are ambushed by communist soldiers while they are eating C-Rations, however the enemy soldiers fall into a trap that Roanhorse digs out of the ground. Penny thanks Roanhorse for teaching the skills used by his Apache ancestors as he believes these skills will be a great help for them in the field, however Combat isn't quite convinced.

Later, Combat and Penny are later captured by enemy troops and find out that the enemy are planning to attack their comrades in Dog Company on rafts along the river. Combat and Penny manage to break away and escape by swimming up river. Penny then uses smoke signals to warn Dog Company of the impending invasion, insuring that they are ready to fight back, quickly defeating enemy troops and capturing them.