ROOF
At the top of the castle, Fian could hear the sounds of everything. Including that of the radio. The Italian radioman seemed to no longer be saying anything, having either gone to join the defense or perhaps having been shot through a window. However, the German radioman on the other end continued reporting. Fian could make out some of what he was saying, but not all of it, but the German kept throwing out words like 'Division' and 'Reinforcements' and 'counterattack'. From Fian's pre-action briefing, he would know there was a main road not too far from the Castelluccio, and that the German division stationed in the nearby mountains would probably use it if they moved toward the coast. it seemed like they were about to.
Castle -Inside
April blinked several times as Tiffany made her less than stellar entrance, covered in blood and peppered with bullet wounds and shrapnel. Somewhat angrily she yelled out "AH Asked fer reinforcements, Not casualties!" as she got to work dragging her fellow NECO into the corner. Luckily, the snap of several rifles firing from outside the castle began to mix with the sound of Clair's Bren gun, giving the Italian defenders plenty to worry about aside from the two young women whom had made it inside so far. The smoke from Fian's smoke bombs had started pouring in the open windows, obscuring vision within the castle itself. Regardless, the American swiftly went to work on her Comrade, checking every entry wound to see if there was a matching exit wound. The right leg was fine, as the round had passed through, the shoulder would need Immediate attention, though, as the bullet had been stopped by Tiff's shoulder blade. The shrapnel in the NECO's back was less immediate, if more painful, being mostly near the surface. April grabbed a pair of forceps and some long tweezers out of her Medical kit, and warned Tiff "Now, this might hurt a bit... Try not tah scream and make sure nobody bothers us." Immediately afterward, and with no anesthesia, April went to work digging in Tiff's shoulder for the offending bullet.
Castle- Outside
On three sides of the castle, NECOs made their way toward their target. Clair and Jane, obscured by the godsend of Fian's smoke canisters, found their way suddenly much less difficult, as sporadic, inaccurate rifle fire was all they were faced with. Their superior vision however, allowed them to see the disoriented and bewildered Italian defenders trying fruitlessly to get an aim out the windows, or covering their faces against the billowing clouds of chemical smoke. Now was their chance to infiltrate the castle, as they would go mostly unnoticed.
Catherine, however, wouldn't be so lucky. By the time she had descended her hill, and ascended the Castle's hill, a new batch of soldiers had taken up positions at the gate, both noticing the previous soldiers were dead, and that there was less smoke on this side. Cat found herself suddenly pinned against a small out-building as the Italian soldiers found a mark on her. However, cat could hear and feel something from the out building she had been forced to take cover against. It was humming, like a motor or generator was inside. The door was on the opposite side, but there was a window nearby, and she could certainly fit though, even if it was above her head.
Valerie, for her part, had a choice. She could either follow Clair and April up the hill to assault the castle, or she could follow Antoinette around to provide cover for them from a distance. However, the fact that her main weapon was a Sten gun, suited for close quarters, probably more or less made the decision about which role she could best fulfill.
South Field
Robert's constant moving only helped him so much, and out of the twenty or thirty men who had entered the field, less than half had been killed. And they were almost at Robert's end, too. then there was what Robert would think was a momentary reprieve when a rustling of grass was followed by the dull thud of a grenade going off. Except the sound was only a few yards away, almost directly between himself and the Italians. And then Riikka's shotgun went off, and all the rifle fire in the world seemingly rained directly at the Finn and the Marine. A bullet grazed Robert's left bicep, and another splintered a tree behind him, peppering him with bits of wooden shrapnel that didn't do much aside from annoy and possibly surprise him. They were starting to get close. But at least he could tell Riikka was near him now, and he was no longer alone.
As for Morgan, he had been left, completely alone, and could now see the Italians advancing near his position. And just as if matters couldn't get worse, He, Rikka, and Robert would notice the second patrol coming back up the road, and wading into the field as well.