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DRAGON’S FURY

SERIES

VOLUME I

2ndEdition

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COMING SOON

BY JEFF HEAD

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DRAGON’S FURY VOLUME IV – THE LONG MARCH (Late 2003)

DRAGON’S FURY VOLUME V – EAGLE’S TALONS (In 2004)

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BY JEFF HEAD

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DRAGON’S FURY VOLUME II – TRODDEN UNDER

DRAGON’S FURY VOLUME III – HIGH TIDE

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TITLE PAGE

DRAGON’S FURY

VOLUME I

BREATH OF FIRE

2ndEdition

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JEFF

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PUBLISHER PAGE

Alpha Connections

Emmett, ID 83716

This is a work of fiction. The events and characters described herein are imaginary. Any similarities to

actual persons or events are purely a result of the author's imagination.

This work, or any parts thereof, may not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any

means; electronic, mechanical or otherwise without prior written permission from the author.

ISBN 0-9715779-5-1

Proudly produced in the United States of America

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE.III

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COMING SOON..II

PUBLISHER PAGE.I

TABLE OF CONTENTS.II

DEDICATION..I

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS.II

AUTHORS NOTE.III

Prologue.1

Chapter 1.11

Chapter 2.50

Chapter 3.87

Chapter 4.126

Chapter 5.156

Chapter 6.189

Chapter 7.232

Chapter 8.268

Chapter 9.307

Chapter 10.344

Epilogue.403

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms.414

About the Author..422

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to lovers of liberty everywhere, and to the principles upon which true liberty

rests: faith, morality, virtue, honor, free will, commitment, valor and eternal vigilance. Most especially, this

book is dedicated to all of those Americans and their families who have served in defense of liberty and

sacrificed their time, their efforts, their very lives and the lives of their loved ones for that cause, whether

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at home or abroad.

In particular this 2ndedition of Volume I of the Dragon's Fury Series is dedicated to those service

personnel who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom

in Iraq who have carried out their duties so bravely and effectively in making our world safer for liberty

loving people everywhere.

Unlike fiction, these real life heroes have placed everything on the line for freedom and our way of life

and have provided the proper, appropriate and honorable legacy for those victims of terror and tyranny

whose lives were so ruthlessly and brutally cut short on September 11, 2001. This 2ndedition is most

particularly dedicated to those service personnel who gave their all, their very lives in that endeavor.

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

Special thanks go to my family for their faith and patience with me while producing this entire work. In

particular to my wife of 25 years for her love, patience and forbearance in putting up with and helping

me, and to my two sons, Jeff and Jared for their proofs and input to their "old man". Also to my father, a

combat veteran of World War II and my mother whose Christian love has always inspired me.

As always, I cannot have a section on acknowledgements without personally thanking those who

collaborated with me on this project.

Thanks to Christopher Durkin of Pennsylvania, for his edits, reviews and contribution throughout the

series.

Thanks to Joanie Fischer of Pennsylvania, for her edits and reviews and for her undying faith in the entire

series.

Thanks to Matt Bracken of California, for his reviews and for his input to the overall strategic scenario

… and for his service to our Republic.

Thanks to Matthew Riley of Connecticut, for his reviews and edits and his knowledge as a veteran

regarding military logistics, combat and equipment. Thanks also to Matt for his service on behalf of our

Republic.

Thanks to Arthur Hines of North Carolina for his input to many of the combat scenarios and for his

support throughout the series. Thanks also to Art for his service to our nation on the point end of the

sword in Vietnam.

Thanks to Bruce Elmore of Illinois, for his reviews and writing contribution regarding the Arab terrorist,

Ahmed Haddad, and for his input as a non-active U.S. Marine (there are no “former” Marines) and his

service in Vietnam.

Thanks to Luis Gonzalez of Florida, for his reviews, his ideas on writing in a more personal style and his

sample of the same in a draft of the introduction to Jien Zenim, the Red Chinese President.

To each of these and all others, who have encouraged me and put up with my ramblings, I say again,

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heartfelt thanks … and I add again a thanks to all of those who have served our nation and defended our

liberty and way of life.

AUTHORS NOTE

This second edition of Volume I of the Dragon's Fury Series, Breath of Fire, is presentedas an update,

accounting for some of the major historical events that have transpired since November of 2001 when

Volume I was first published.

Principally, this includes the successful military operations in Afghanistan of 2002-2003 (Operation

Enduring Freedom) and those in Iraq of 2003 (Operation Iraqi Freedom). Both of those military

operations figure into the overall Breath of Fire story and impact events and characters portrayed therein.

In updating the series to account for this, let me add that the overall major storyline has not changed. The

issues raised in the series regarding the potential for a worldwide conflict are still in place. These include,

but are not limited to, America's offshore manufacturing and outsourcing policies, America's very porous

borders where floods of illegal aliens (I will not give in to the modern, politically correct, terminology of

undocumented immigrants) continue to enter the nation, the continued steady buildup of Red Chinese

military power and influence, Red China's buildup of enhanced technology, the continued major emphasis

of American military on downsizing and more and more reliance on pure high technology and the

continued ties between many fundamental Islamic regimes, Red China, North Korea and terrorists

organizations.

As a result, it is hoped that this 2ndedition of Breath of Fire will add to the reading enjoyment and the

compelling storyline presented throughout the series.

Time and experience will tell.

DRAGON’S FURY

VOLUME I

BREATH OF FIRE

2ndEDITION

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Prologue

November 28, 1970, 20:35 local

Naval Headquarters, Research Center

Hanoi, North Vietnam

Lu Pham rolled back from his workbench and set his slide rule down and swiveled his stool around.

Placing his elbow on the desk and his hand under his chin, he sat reflecting.

“So”, he thought, “it can be done! … the secret is simply maintaining the wave form that keeps the cavity

stable once that cavity has been achieved”.

Lu had been working on this problem for over a year, spending uncounted off-duty hours creating the

mathematical models, which would prove or disprove his theories. In his capacity as a naval research

officer, Lu was working to reduce the noise signature of North Vietnam’s coastal craft by studying the

cavitation the propellers created and finding ways to reduce it.

He was being funded in the endeavor through Soviet monies, the USSR having earlier become aware of

Lu’s remarkable mathematical abilities. In the process, Lu had become obsessed by the cavitation itself.

In the environment of his official research, cavitation was a bad, dangerous thing. Cavitation of that sort

meant sound, sound that the detection devices of the imperialist U.S. Navy could detect and use to either

destroy the craft of his nation, or to avoid them.

But the cavitation that Lu had succeeded in predicting was a far different matter. Such stable cavitation

could only be created at extremely high speeds, and only by a proper, sleek body moving at those

speeds…towards the ships of the U.S. 7thfleet. Lu only had to document these findings and present them

to his superiors. He was sure they would jump at any chance to deliver a decisive blow to their

enemies…to his enemies.

In his mind’s eye, as so often occurred when he contemplated delivering a blow to the Americans, he

once again saw the fertile undergrowth, the wetness and the denseness of the forest. Yes, there! he could

just see the huts of the village…and as soon he saw them, he always caught the same faint, sickly,

coppery odors on the wind. In his mind, as he proceeded towards the village, he came into the clearing

where he could see more clearly the bodies of his father and his mother. They were in the center of the

village, lying on the ground where the US Special Forces “Phoenix” Team had left them after disposing of

this particular Vietcong coordinator whom their intelligence had correctly identified as an instrument sent

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there by the North.

December 9, 1970 15:30 local

Commandant’s Office, Naval Research Center

Hanoi, North Vietnam

“Comrade Lu, let me understand, you have developed a mathematical model which leads you to believe

that a weapon can be developed to attack the US 7thfleet off our shores and inflict severe damage on

them, potentially even damaging or destroying their aircraft carriers?”

“That is correct”, replied Lu Pham to Captain Ho Chien Thom, who was the Commandant of North

Vietnam’s fledgling Naval Research effort.

“The device I contemplate would travel at 300-400 kilometers per hour and could reach the imperialist’s

ships before they could respond to it. One of the key difficulties will be designing the shape of the

weapon. The leading edge of the device must be precise in order to create and maintain the cavity

through which the weapon moves. Another difficulty will be the propulsion system, which must be

adequate to achieve and maintain the speed to create this cavity. Finally, we must find a way to deploy

the device…"

The Captain cut him off.

“Lt. Lu, have you considered that these difficulties make it impossible for our nation to produce such a

weapon? Have you forgotten that we rely on our comrade socialist nations for every modern article

which we employ?”

Now raising his voice, Captain Ho continued, “Have you forgotten that the very slide rule you use to

make these calculations was not created here?”

Seeking to quickly respond and to abate the unforeseen anger of his commander, Lu responded…and

succeeded in only increasing that anger.

“No, comrade Captain, I have not forgotten these things; but, respectfully, I believe that such a weapon

can be developed. I also believe that those nations assisting us in this struggle would be more than willing

to provide the resources once they see the potential of what this slide rule has produced.”

Unfortunately, at 23 years of age, the young lieutenant was still very naïve and was not savvy, or

experienced in the politics of the so-called “People’s struggle” in which he was involved. Capt. Ho, far

more experienced in such realities, understood that to propose such a use of resources in the current

circumstances would be damaging to his own standing, not to mention the barely adequate funding they

were currently receiving.

“Lt. Lu, I need not remind you that most of your associates are involved in this struggle in a far different

manner than you. The party leadership and our friends in the Soviet Union have recognized your

capabilities and have employed you in research of great import. The effort to which you must employall

of your time and intellect is to reduce the sound signature of the propellers of our existing craft, while

allowing them to operate more efficiently. Such improvements will not only help our small navy, they will

please our socialist brothers who will use it on their ships and will be thus motivated to send more

funding, and more weapons to our navy.

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“Instead of considering these facts, you have spent considerable amounts of the People’s valuable time

in researching an effort not related to your primary assignment. Comrade, despite your considerable

talents, and despite the noble sacrifice of your parents, you are failing the people.

“So, let me make it very clear to you … if you do not want to be transferred to the forests and

mountains of Cambodia, or to the rebel provinces to the south, I suggest you immediately redirect your

efforts to your primary assignment. Is this understood? In the mean time, leave the results of your

research here and I will find a way to mention it to the party leadership. ”

“Yes, comrade, I understand.” Lt. Lu Pham somberly replied as he stood, saluted, handed over his

documents and then retired from his commander’s office.

After Lu Pham walked out the door, the Captain momentarily considered the calculations and

documentation he now held in his hand. Shaking his head in disgust, he quietly folded them up, and then

threw them into his bamboo waste basket and gave them no further thought.

December 9, 1970, 3 hours later

Commandant’s Office, Naval Research Center

Hanoi, North Vietnam

The old man carried out his janitorial duties as he did every evening in the Naval Research Center.

Stooped and moving slowly due to the inevitable arthritis of old age, he cleaned the floor and then

emptied the garbage from each of the small bamboo wastebaskets into the trash bag on the cart which he

pulled. He had been doing this - day in and day out - for years.

… and, as he had also done for years, he ensured that the waste from the Commandant’s office, which

tonight included the Lt. Lu Pham’s discarded computations, was placed in a separate, cleverly concealed

bag on his cart.

Later that night, the contents of the bag were en route to the old man’s true employer…the intelligence

services of the People’s Republic of China.

Twenty-four Years Later

March 23, 1994, 19:00 local

Corporate Headquarters COSCO

Beijing, China

Chin Zhongbaio, President of one of the largest shipping companies in the world, and a member of the

Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, watched as the General and his aide entered and stood in

front of his desk.

“General Hunbaio, please sit down. Is it true? Have your people in COSTIND (Chinese Commission of

Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense) located Lu Pham and brought him here to

Beijing? ”

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The General, who commanded his nation’s weapons research and development efforts, knew that Chin

was aware not only that Pham had been found, but that he was here waiting to meet the President of

COSCO as they spoke. As the General took a seat in front of Chin, he replied,

“Comrade Chin, as you know, we found him teaching in Hanoi two years ago and approached him.

After developing a friendly relationship, our operative showed him a copy of his long lost research

documentation on cavitation. From there it was a simple matter to recruit him into our services as he has

a long-standing desire to work against the Americans.

"All arrangements were made for him and his family. The importance and secrecy has been explained to

him along with the consequences of betrayal. He has accepted and he is waiting outside in your reception

area as we speak.”

Chin pondered the General’s words for a moment. Then, without further conversation, he simply said,

“Please, General, have your people bring him in”

The General motioned to his aide standing at attention by the door, and the aide immediately left the

room. Presently he returned with a spectacled man in his late-40’s and whose face and build showed his

Vietnamese heritage.

“Mr. Lu, or should I say, Captain Lu? How nice to finally meet you. I hope that your family is well”

Lu Pham, recently given a commission and a Captain's rank in the People’s Liberation Army Navy,

entered the room and walked resolutely to Chin and bowed slightly,

“Thank you, sir, my family is still adjusting to being here, but we have been warmly received. I must say,

I am honored to meet the man who has helped make the Chinese shipbuilding industry the third largest on

the planet and the fastest growing. As you are well aware, maritime applications, particularly naval

applications, have always been my singular interest.”

Chin had been engineering this moment for two full years. Ever since the first meeting with General

Hunbaio concerning super-cavitation, its possibilities and Lu’s amazing computations from over two

decades ago, he had dreamed of developing and deploying such a weapon, with all of its capabilities, for

the People’s Republic of China. Since that initial meeting, Chin had made it his personal business to be

aware of every like and dislike of Lu Pham. He walked around his desk and surprised Lu with a warm

embrace; and then guided him and the General over to a warm grouping of plush chairs in a corner of his

office, with a magnificent view of the city. While motioning for the others to sit with him, Chin continued,

“Well, Captain, we have a clear mutual interest, although your words regarding my personal

contributions are too kind. More to the point, I believe we are in a position to supply the resource,

manpower and overall funding to a project you first contemplated many years ago…almost 25 years ago

in fact.

"Simply put, we would like you to begin work immediately with General Hunbaio’s agency and a staff of

the best researchers, designers and manufacturers available, developing and producing these

super-cavitating weapons for the PLAN. How does that sound?”

Lu was as absolutely thrilled at the prospect, and he wanted to let Chin know. But there was an issue

nagging him he felt he had to get in the open,

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