rat-at-at-at

Updated: June 7, 2025

'One volunteer, y'know worth ten pressed men. 'Yes, said the other, 'but when there isn't enough of the "one volunteer" it's about time to collar the ten pressed. Two or three flares went up almost simultaneously from the enemy's line, the crackle of fire rose to a brisk fusillade, and through it ran the sharp 'rat-at-at-at' of a machine-gun.

Boyd Cable - Between the Lines