The fighting in Afghanistan is so intense that British gunners have fired twice as many artillery shells in Helmand since last June as were used to break resistance round Basra during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, The Herald can reveal.
The 105mm light gun batteries in the Southern Afghan province have expended 12,000 shells in support of troops fighting the Taliban compared to 6000 in the Gulf conflict and more than two-thirds of the 17,500 rounds fired in the Falklands War in 1982. Read It Here
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
Rogue_gunner_32_alpha@yahoo.co.uk
No comments:
Post a Comment
Pointless leaving spam it wont be published.