PE4rocks
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I can't see any confirmation ATM but according to The Sunday Times;
More than 100 men from 1 Para jumped on an operation against the Taliban.(From a senior defence source) etc .
Tellingly, IMO, was this quote;
"The fact that we have used this tactic, albeit on a small basis, has demonstrated how valuable it is" a senior source said.
Once again, I take nothing away from the blokes, but as they carried little equipment according to to the article, was this more of an Operational PR job on behalf of Pegasus?
There are no details of why they were dropped other than to surprise the Taliban. One presumes that if they had captured someone or destroyed a significant target there would be a little more in the way of PR other than "They jumped" This does not, of course, rule out that a clamp has been applied for Op-sec purposes and more details will emerge over time.
I apologise the the Airborne for my cynicism but in this day of PR and Spin we all know that what we hear is not necessarily what was said, nor even intended etc
More than 100 men from 1 Para jumped on an operation against the Taliban.(From a senior defence source) etc .
Tellingly, IMO, was this quote;
"The fact that we have used this tactic, albeit on a small basis, has demonstrated how valuable it is" a senior source said.
Once again, I take nothing away from the blokes, but as they carried little equipment according to to the article, was this more of an Operational PR job on behalf of Pegasus?
There are no details of why they were dropped other than to surprise the Taliban. One presumes that if they had captured someone or destroyed a significant target there would be a little more in the way of PR other than "They jumped" This does not, of course, rule out that a clamp has been applied for Op-sec purposes and more details will emerge over time.
I apologise the the Airborne for my cynicism but in this day of PR and Spin we all know that what we hear is not necessarily what was said, nor even intended etc