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18:00 hrs
Serial 1 and Serial 2 leave Magara. Serial 1 is heading for Mana, to the west. Serial 2, towing the broken Humvee, heads north to the K-G highway.

18:22 hrs
As Serial 1 exits the slot canyon, Serial 2 changes plan, turns around and follows Serial 1's route through the slot canyon.

18:25 hrs
Serial 1 arrives in the village of Mana. Serial 2, still unable to contact Serial 1, enters the slot canyon, where they are attacked by the enemy above.

This is a diagram of the crossfire encountered by 2nd Platoon. Serial 1's dismounted postion (blue) on the spur in Mana and Serial 2's position (green) while in vehicles in the slot canyon.
18:35 hrs

Serial 1 and
Serial 2 routes

Chains of Command
Some locations for the firefight in the Slot Canyon.
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