Look, I've been given the leather jacket so I'm the pilot.
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Right the blokes didn't didn't come back from the last mission so we've been tasked with taking out enemy HIMARs units. If they couldn't do it with the modern kit, we've no chance, so head North West, hug the ground and try not to get shot by the poles before you can surrender. When you get to the UK, tell them you're under 18 and have been trafficked.