Mine

Mayday, Mayday, Alpha Margot four to Hogsden. 314 00:32:24,235 --> 00:32:26,404 Do you copy? Over. 315 00:32:26,529 --> 00:32:27,697 (RADIO CRACKLES) 316 00:32:27,822 --> 00:32:29,574 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Base camp here.</i> 317 00:32:29,699 --> 00:32:33,744 <i>We've been looking for you for hours, Alpha Margot. Over.</i> 318 00:32:33,870 --> 00:32:35,830 Copy you, Hogsden. 319 00:32:36,831 --> 00:32:40,293 Sir, my partner is killed in action and I'm in critical condition, 320 00:32:40,418 --> 00:32:44,130 requesting immediate extract with EOD. Over. 321 00:32:44,255 --> 00:32:46,674 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Define critical, Staff Sergeant. Over.</i> 322 00:32:48,301 --> 00:32:50,761 I stepped on an explosive ordnance, sir. 323 00:32:52,555 --> 00:32:55,224 It's the same kind that killed my spotter. Over. 324 00:33:00,271 --> 00:33:02,273 Major? Over? 325 00:33:03,941 --> 00:33:06,903 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>What about your mission, Sergeant? Over.</i> 326 00:33:11,491 --> 00:33:16,287 Failed, sir. But I'm requesting support, sir. 327 00:33:16,412 --> 00:33:19,665 I'm requesting immediate support. Over. 328 00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:23,419 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>What is your position, Alpha Margot? Over.</i> 329 00:33:26,923 --> 00:33:30,510 I can't say for sure. GPS is kaput. 330 00:33:30,635 --> 00:33:34,972 We're about four hours due east of mission location. 331 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:41,437 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Roger. Still two hours from the village. Over.</i> 332 00:33:44,941 --> 00:33:47,235 I don't think you understand my situation. 333 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:52,532 I'm stuck with my left foot on a damn landmine. Over. 334 00:33:52,657 --> 00:33:57,495 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Affirmative, Alpha Margot. Your situation is clear. Over.</i> 335 00:33:57,620 --> 00:34:01,666 That's great, my situation's clear. Then come and get me. Over. 336 00:34:01,791 --> 00:34:03,084 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Negative.</i> 337 00:34:03,209 --> 00:34:08,172 <i>The helos are still all grounded because of the sandstorms. Over.</i> 338 00:34:08,297 --> 00:34:09,715 Shit. 339 00:34:11,217 --> 00:34:12,718 OK. 340 00:34:13,928 --> 00:34:16,264 So what's the plan? Over. 341 00:34:17,181 --> 00:34:19,392 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>There's a convoy pinned down by fire</i> 342 00:34:19,517 --> 00:34:21,561 <i>from a group of guerrillas just over the border.</i> 343 00:34:21,686 --> 00:34:24,689 <i>If everything goes well, it should be passing by your current location</i> 344 00:34:24,814 --> 00:34:28,776 <i>in about 52 hours, Sergeant. Over.</i> 345 00:34:28,901 --> 00:34:32,738 Sir, with all due respect, if everything goes well, 346 00:34:32,863 --> 00:34:37,660 I don't know if I can survive for 52 hours like this. Over. 347 00:34:38,869 --> 00:34:42,164 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Get ready to signal your position when the time comes.</i> 348 00:34:42,290 --> 00:34:47,920 <i>We'll try to contact you via radio to make sure you're still there.</i> 349 00:34:48,045 --> 00:34:49,463 <i>Over.</i> 350 00:34:50,590 --> 00:34:52,300 So that's it? 351 00:34:52,425 --> 00:34:56,387 What about that "no man left behind" business? Over. 352 00:34:56,512 --> 00:34:58,514 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Listen, Sergeant Stevens.</i> 353 00:34:58,639 --> 00:35:00,641 <i>As far as we know, the type of landmines</i> 354 00:35:00,766 --> 00:35:04,061 <i>scattered in that area can remain active for up to 40 years,</i> 355 00:35:04,186 --> 00:35:07,857 <i>but ten years after they're produced, depending on certain variables,</i> 356 00:35:07,982 --> 00:35:10,484 <i>there's a four per cent chance of their malfunctioning.</i> 357 00:35:10,610 --> 00:35:12,278 <i>Fifteen years after production,</i> 358 00:35:12,403 --> 00:35:16,532 <i>malfunction levels reach as high as seven per cent.</i> 359 00:35:16,657 --> 00:35:17,825 MIKE: Great. 360 00:35:17,950 --> 00:35:20,328 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>Given this scenario, my personal advice,</i> 361 00:35:20,453 --> 00:35:24,206 <i>should you not be able to resist for long in the desert for any reason,</i> 362 00:35:24,332 --> 00:35:26,500 <i>is to try the Shuman maneuver.</i> 363 00:35:27,668 --> 00:35:32,632 - The Shuman maneuver, Major? Over. - MAN OVER RADIO: <i>It is a last resort.</i> 364 00:35:32,757 --> 00:35:35,176 <i>Digging a small trench to take cover from the explosion.</i> 365 00:35:35,301 --> 00:35:36,719 (DISTORTION) 366 00:35:36,844 --> 00:35:39,472 <i>If you make the sole of your boot stick to the ground...</i> 367 00:35:39,597 --> 00:35:41,390 - Major? <i>- ...and raise your feet sideways.</i> 368 00:35:41,515 --> 00:35:43,476 - (DISTORTION) - Major? Over. 369 00:35:43,601 --> 00:35:45,770 MAN OVER RADIO: <i>The damages caused by the shockwave</i> 370 00:35:45,895 --> 00:35:48,105 <i>will be limited to non-vital limb loss.</i> 371 00:35:48,230 --> 0