 The leader, General Peters, states that the Sidewinder weighs over 500 tons and the equipment needed to lift it would take weeks to arrive.Lieutenant Mead volunteers to be lowered into the pit to examine the Sidewinder but can only glimpse the vehicle before he is overwhelmed by the heat and pulled back up.A plan is devised to drag the Sidewinder out of the pit using the helicopter, and Sergeant Reynolds goes in to attach a line to one of the legs.