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They operated from a forward operating base set up at Al Jouf airbase in the northern Saudi desert. Delta Force were assigned an area of desert to the north-west of Al Qaim (SCUD boulevard) while the SAS were given the area to the south (SCUD alley). Delta Force were airlifted to and from their areas of operation by MH-60 and MH-47 helicopters from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and by AFSOC MH-53J Pavelow IIIs from the 1st Special Operations Wing., based at Al Jouf. Some Delta ground units drove in on hastily-modified HMMWVs, accompanied by Fast Attack Vehicles and motorcycles. Similarly, several SAS Land Rover columns infiltrated across the Saudi border into Iraq. They also targeted command and control infrastructure related to the SCUDs.
The mobile launchers needed to contact central command in order to carry out their mission and used a network of fibre-optic cables to communicate. One 8-man SAS foot patrol, code named 'Bravo Two Zero', got into trouble when it was compromised and drawn into a series of running firefights, resulting in several SAS troopers killed or captured, with only one escaping on foot to Syria. Download Free Quicken 2002 Basic Updates On Lamar.
The story of is pretty amazing. There is are a couple of entertaining books about them. And /) but they have been criticized as being sensationalized. Surprise, surprise. Honest question: What is up with that synopsis of B-2-0? It sounds like a litany of strange errors and mistakes that I would not expect soldiers of that experience and training to make.the patrol inadvertently became separated into two groups.
Neither of the two resultant groups followed the standard emergency rendezvous (ERV) procedure they had been trained to follow—and had previously followed the night before. I'm sure there's more to this than 'one group stopped to make a phone call and the others kept going' but why?
Strictly based on resources alone this seems like a bad idea but especially from an effectiveness standpoint. At about midday on 26 January. As more soldiers came out of the hut, MacGown aimed his rifle and fired but heard a click, indicating he was out of ammunition. It was apparent that Phillips had never reloaded the weapon after the initial contact on 24 January. I don't understand how this could possibly happen? In 2 days walking around hostile territory he never thought to reload? I feel like I would have felt the difference between a loaded and unloaded magazine, even on accident, over a 2 day period.
I'm not trying to play armchair operator here but is this really a mistake that a veteran, special forces member would make? Lane died of hypothermia later that same morning after swimming the Euphrates with Pring I'm really confused about this. After surviving the freezing cold of the desert for 5 days, not one, but two special forces soldiers decided to go swimming with little to no shelter as they'd opted to not use vehicles? Not to speak ill of the dead but isn't this Boy Scout level survival knowledge?
The whole account of the story seems fishy to me. Am I missing some important information or do I just think too highly of special forces? I'll have to check out the books when I get home for the first two points, but the swimming part was because they had no choice. They'd been compromised, and it was either get over the river and into Syria or be captured.
They knew exactly how long of a shot it was. There's at least four different accounts, all interesting in their own way and with the exception of Mike Coburn's Soldier 5, i'd say they're largely bullshit, or at the very least they have anomalies that aren't readily explained. Michael Asher's book is interesting but ends up being regime apologia. They didn't get the chance to make the decision to try.
The five of them were in a hijacked taxi together but ran into a roadblock pretty much within sight of the Syrian border. They tried to shoot their way out and spread out for the contact. Consiglio was hit by a round that ignited a thermite grenade and killed him, Lane and Pring got separated from McNab and Coburn and thought their best chance was to swim the river. McNab and Coburn were going to have to make their own attempt to cross the river (by bridge, but it was patrolled) but Coburn got hit and captured, McNab hid in a drainage pipe but got captured eventually.
SOLDIER FIVE is an elite soldier's explosive memoir of his time within the Special Air Service (SAS) and, in particular, his experiences during the 1991 Gulf War. As a member of the Special Forces patrol now famously known by its call sign Bravo Two Zero, he and seven others were inserted hundreds of kilometres behind enemy lines. Their mission to reconnoitre targets, unde SOLDIER FIVE is an elite soldier's explosive memoir of his time within the Special Air Service (SAS) and, in particular, his experiences during the 1991 Gulf War. As a member of the Special Forces patrol now famously known by its call sign Bravo Two Zero, he and seven others were inserted hundreds of kilometres behind enemy lines. Their mission to reconnoitre targets, undertake surveillance of Scud missil sites and sabotage Iraqi communications links was to end in desperate failure.From the outset, the patrol was dogged by problems that contributed both directly and indirectly to the demise of the mission. The patrol's compromise, and subsequent attempts to evade Iraqi troops, resulted in four members of Bravo Two Zero being captured and a further three killed. But the story goes further that the Gulf War itself.
Despite numerous books, films and articles on the same subject, the British Government has done its utmost to thwart the release of SOLDIER FIVE, at one stage claiming the book in its entirety was confidential. A campaign of harassment that took some four and a half years of litigation to resolve has now resulted in this controversial publication. SOLDIER FIVE is a gripping and suspenseful account of one man's experiences as a Special Forces soldier. Revealing his conflicts and loyalties, and the relationships he forged both on and off the battlefield, this book is the resolution of a soldier's determined fight to see his story told. The author, Mike Coburn, a New Zealand SAS (Special Air Services) soldier is drafted into the UK SAS and from there becomes involved with those troops in the 1991 Gulf War. The author recounts his army life and the events which occurred whilst in Iraq which are focussed around his squad being dropped behind the lines of the Iraq Army and basically being abandoned by the 'top brass' who decided that they did not have enough aircraft to attempt a rescue. The story at that stage is well written and The author, Mike Coburn, a New Zealand SAS (Special Air Services) soldier is drafted into the UK SAS and from there becomes involved with those troops in the 1991 Gulf War.
The author recounts his army life and the events which occurred whilst in Iraq which are focussed around his squad being dropped behind the lines of the Iraq Army and basically being abandoned by the 'top brass' who decided that they did not have enough aircraft to attempt a rescue. The story at that stage is well written and makes for some tense escapades as they try to avoid the Iraqis. It is only in the latter section of the book that the whole story falls flat in my opinion. This centres around the legal challenges he made about the senior officers incompetence and their decision-making processes.
The book supposedly markets itself about these legal challenges and yet I found myself really wondering if so much needed to be devoted to that aspect. Had he instead written more about other SAS operations that he was involved with it could well have been a very good book. Andy McNab is the most entertaining but the most histrionic. Chris Ryan is the most critical but also the most unreliable. Mike Coburn is the most sincere but also the most plain.
I am fascinated by the entire event of Bravo Two Zero, from the event, to the way the involved dealt with it afterwards and the way the former team is now split into the dead, the McNab, the Ryan, and the Everyone Else. There were a few things that could be matched between books, yet the differences were glaring. Some c Andy McNab is the most entertaining but the most histrionic. Chris Ryan is the most critical but also the most unreliable. Mike Coburn is the most sincere but also the most plain. I am fascinated by the entire event of Bravo Two Zero, from the event, to the way the involved dealt with it afterwards and the way the former team is now split into the dead, the McNab, the Ryan, and the Everyone Else.
There were a few things that could be matched between books, yet the differences were glaring. Some could be explained by people misremember or even misinterprete things as chaos hit, but there really isn't any excuses on how between three people they could not agree on what was the goal of their BTZ mission. I don't think I'll ever know, and I'm fine with that. In the mean time, I can only trust my (albeit incredibly lay-person) judgement and with that, I'm inclined to believe Coburn over the others. Even if the honesty meant that this book is by far the dullest of all of them. After all, dramatic flares are what makes a page turner.