ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Negligent-Discharge** · 06-05-2012, 11:26

I'll ask my neighbour - he was a Pathfinder as his t-shirt proudly states and 3 Para. He'll know I'm sure 'cos he knows everything, but I'll have to be careful as the last time I started asking questions he became jumpy and evasive - post traumatic thingy I expect.

I'll also have to asky my other neighbour who's still a serving Ranger in the National Guard, despite living in Surrey. He does go away unexpectedly for a couple of weeks at a time - hush, hush I'm sure. (Joking aside, TSO's pal Jimmy frae Glasgae is a genuine ol' Para frpm the Aden days and sussed both of those wankers out PDQ.)

Sorry,maybe wrong thread...

**old_n_fat** · 06-05-2012, 11:27

Looking at the cover of the book, describing this as "real life black ops", seems somewhat dubious.

If he's out to make a few quid on the back of what sounds like a pretty risky op, good luck to him, but at least let him be honest about it and not bang on about the morality of his writing about it.

**Counter-Bluffer-Ops** · 06-05-2012, 11:29

Never thought I'd see it but we seem to have more people intimately involved in this than were actually on the balcony. Quite incredible.

**ugly** · 06-05-2012, 11:30

Originally Posted by old_n_fat

Looking at the cover of the book, describing this as "real life black ops", seems somewhat dubious.

If he's out to make a few quid on the back of what sounds like a pretty risky op, good luck to him, but at least let him be honest about it and not bang on about the morality of his writing about it.

Perhaps we still havent got over the bit where we are supposed to feel guilty about war. FFS a bit of boys own derring do would sell as many books as my life in Aldershots Concreting Company, Killing more soldiers than the germans!

**ugly** · 06-05-2012, 11:31

Originally Posted by Counter-Bluffer-Ops

Never thought I'd see it but we seem to have more people intimately involved in this than were actually on the balcony. Quite incredible.

Does that mean we have a new GodwinsLaw? Balcony law perhaps?

**Dollsteeth** · 06-05-2012, 11:43

Originally Posted by AIRBORNEJOCK

Air assault was shit canned due to there being ZSU 23/4 all over the airfield contrary to what the book generation kill says. Not an armchair critic I was meant to be on the assault instead we just hot choppers over the border to RV with the test of the BG in the holding area.

My memory's a bit hazy on it but weren't the zsu23/4s empty, along with other various vehicles situated around the target, the airfield being deserted and It was supposed to be a bit of a PR op until said vehicles were spotted. That was the naafi gen at the time.

**aberspr** · 06-05-2012, 11:45

Relying on US intelligence, they were stunned to suddenly find themselves in the middle of an Iraqi camp, Capt Blakeley explained: “They didn’t do anything because it was so outrageous. They didn’t expect us to suddenly move through their position.”

That's from the article, how exactly do you suddenly find yourself in the middle of a camp? Surely you'd notice it especially if you're super ninja airborne recce types.

**old_n_fat** · 06-05-2012, 11:51

Originally Posted by aberspr

That's from the article, how exactly do you suddenly find yourself in the middle of a camp? Surely you'd notice it especially if you're super ninja airborne recce types.

I'm more intrigued how a canal managed to sneak up on them. (Obviously there is more to the story but it does stand out)

"Unable to go north or south, they headed east towards their objective only to find themselves boxed in by a canal,"

**4(T)** · 06-05-2012, 11:52

Originally Posted by AIRBORNEJOCK

Air assault was shit canned due to there being ZSU 23/4 all over the airfield contrary to what the book generation kill says. Not an armchair critic I was meant to be on the assault instead we just hot choppers over the border to RV with the test of the BG in the holding area.

I don't recall the cancellation having anything to do with en forces - other than blue force tracker showed what looked like a blue bees' nest in the area, and the en had legged it....