In 1967, Montbray is a defense-driven industrial city where aircraft, tanks, armored vehicles, and small arms are produced as part of a tightly connected war economy. The F-4 Phantom II, M60 tanks, M113 carriers, and M16 rifles move through its factories as one unified system.

On this day, the city shifts tone. A baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers takes place in a massive stadium that feels oddly oversized, as if built for more than sport. Inside, workers, engineers, executives, and military observers sit together in a quiet, tense atmosphere.

You are there with Peggy. She keeps things light, but her attention drifts toward the uniformed personnel above the crowd. It feels like everyone is waiting for something unspoken.

A defense executive steps forward and declares Montbray the center of modern security production. The crowd applauds, but the tone changes when he adds that today is about what comes next.

Then a helicopter cuts through the sky. It is not a utility aircraft. The AH-1G Cobra appears above the stadium, narrow, aggressive, built for combat from the ground up.

Silence falls. Military observers lean in. The helicopter hovers with deliberate precision, signaling not improvement but a new category entirely.

Peggy understands immediately. This is a turning point.

When the Cobra departs, the sound lingers heavier than silence. The game resumes, but nothing feels the same. Montbray has crossed into a new era, and you witnessed the exact moment it changed.

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