ICI-133
CATALOG REF:
PROGRAM ACCESS: ‘OVERRUN’
STORAGE FACILITY: SLO-441 FORWARD OUTPOST (“THE TRACKS”)
CONTROL NO: ICI-CMB-BTL-1988-CI-INV–PH2-0621
CONTAINER: CAGE 23 / BOX 08 — COBRA ISLAND INVASION (1)
ARCHIVE INDEX: [REGISTER: 466 / RECORD GROUP: OVERRUN, SERIES: 88]
CAPTURE DATE: 1988-09-10
TIME STAMP: 0632
LOCATION: COBRA ISLAND — BUNKER 11
SUBJECT(S): STEELER, M-PAC (FLAMETHROWER)
RECALL DATE: 2026-01-05
PRINT CODE: ICI-133
CROSS REFERENCE: N/A
FIELD NOTES:
Invasion: Cobra Island.
There were a few of these Operations over the years. This is the first capture I’ve recovered from the one internally referred to as “Operation: Overrun”. At least that’s what the file’s metadata says.
Hard to keep them straight, but Steeler’s presence is a unique to this one, considering what happened to him later.
He loved to get out of his tracked toaster once it was time to put the battle away. He made friends with those PAC RATS too. This was one of them new-fangled bipedal M-PACS that engineering sent into service around that time. Things had a mind of their own...and they didn’t think happy thoughts.
Flamethrowers had fallen out of favor during the 80’s due to Protocol III of the Geneva Convention or something, but against enemy fortifications, on that Island...and wielded by a walking robot, those (crispy) Cobras were entirely fair game.
FOUND > DETAIL IMAGES
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 50MM F/1.2 L USM Lens
Shutter Speed: 5 secs
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
