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2017-10-24 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by Hupeting Sforza8196 2017-10-24 07:15|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#1 Something seems off. When I was at Ft. Campbell we had the 5th Special Forces Group housed next to us. Their AO was Africa and they deployed there regularly. When we shot the shit together they stated their usual role wasn't to get in firefights. If they were engaged, they usually tried to disengage if possible as they weren't armed well enough most of the time for prolonged combat. They were there to train and support, nothing more.

Seems the SF guys have a similar mission now and it makes me wonder what the fucking hell they were doing being in a firefight for a goddamn hour before calling in support. If you see you have more and heavier shit coming in than you have going out, all military guys I know would call in support. If you can't break contact, call in support.

Something isn't adding up or these guys seriously fucked up playing Rambo with the locals.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-10-24 11:30|| 2017-10-24 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Typical Coalition Warfare SNAFU, sounds like...

Posted by magpie 2017-10-24 17:30|| 2017-10-24 17:30|| Front Page Top

#3 DV makes some valid points. Appears the 'Everything Goes to Hell Plan' lacked some key elements.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-10-24 17:39|| 2017-10-24 17:39|| Front Page Top

#4 They were set up. When the meeting goes over time, it means that they are keeping you there in order to set up an ambush.
It shows infiltration of the Niger forces by AQ.

Posted by newc 2017-10-24 17:58|| 2017-10-24 17:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Could they have lost access to their communications gear for that hour, meaning that they were scattered, pinned down and unlucky enough to have all of their radios/sat phones on the dead and seriously-injured men?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-10-24 18:43|| 2017-10-24 18:43|| Front Page Top

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