With Pact forces in Radom stepping up their operational tempo, the team decides to get back in the field as soon as everyone is healed up. A single day of downtime and two nights’ rest will be enough to accomplish that.

Miko takes the UAZ-469 and heads out on the long counterclockwise loop that will take him to the area of Tomaszow. It’s time to pull Ellis out – the team needs their spook focused on the more immediate problem.

Arkadi breaks in the welding torch. It’s a miserable job in the summer heat, but he’s able to patch the armor breaches on both the BTR-70K and the OT-64. Even more importantly, the latter vehicle is now watertight again – or close enough that its bilge pump can keep it afloat for river crossings.

Red and Zenobia grab the few available villagers who aren’t committed to the harvest or other support tasks. With the fuel situation somewhat stable, there’s an opportunity for infrastructure work. They break ground on a berm that will serve double duty as fortification and flood wall. They figure they’ll need one or the other before the year is out…