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2009-10-22 Afghanistan

Brits in heavy contact with Taliban - F15 arrives and that's all there is to that.

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-10-22 11:45|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Nice to see the bit at the end.

You did have a reputation since WW2 of bombing both sides (partly due to the fact you're the only one in that space).

It is disappointing that it takes 3 hours to call in an air-strike. Couldn't a UAV handle simple ground support?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-22 12:44|| 2009-10-22 12:44|| Front Page Top

#2 1. Prepare aircraft for mission
1A Check to see if mission is within new ROE
2. Transit time from Bagram to S. Afghanistan (300+ miles)
2A Check to see if mission is within new ROE
3. Identify target
3A Check to see if mission is within new ROE
4. Get final clearance to attack
4A Check to see if mission is within new ROE
5. Drop Bomb

Elapsed time 3 hours
Do Brits have armed UAVs?
Where are Brit air assets from Kandahar?

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-10-22 13:44|| 2009-10-22 13:44|| Front Page Top

#3 ...
5B. Hemming, hawing, legalistic backtracking and ass-covering
6. Show trials

Posted by SteveS 2009-10-22 13:55|| 2009-10-22 13:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Blown to hell in a fine red mist.

Posted by Icerigger 2009-10-22 15:31|| http://www.coonlakebeach.com]">[http://www.coonlakebeach.com] 2009-10-22 15:31|| Front Page Top

#5 GolfBravo,
You forgot to mention it takes 20 minutes to transit to the battlespace, 10 minutes to find and kill the enemy, and 2 1/2 hours for the lawyers to haggle over the ROE. (Don't forget they get paid by the hour!)

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-10-22 16:44|| 2009-10-22 16:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes we do have UAV but a laughable amount and limited availability - and well as regards air support its the same story , every year defence spending is cut making ground troop vunerability greater

Not too good for the nerves having 3 hour firefight, but im im honest the enemy didnt have 50 cal or the high ground, or were organised in a way anything close to us . They got penned in a screwed .

Posted by Oscar 2009-10-22 17:12|| 2009-10-22 17:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Nice film.
Read Kipling's "Frontier Arithmetic"

Posted by Richard Aubrey">Richard Aubrey 2009-10-22 19:12|| 2009-10-22 19:12|| Front Page Top

#8 "They got penned in and screwed"

Without benefit of o***, I presume, Oscar. :-D

You write like you're in the British military - welcome!

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-10-22 20:08|| 2009-10-22 20:08|| Front Page Top

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