Tuesday, 1 August 2017

Kakstadt Gap, July 1979 - part 4

Back in the wild East a clutch of British helicopters clattered through a hail of AA missiles and gunnery to land east of the village*
Meanwhile US infantry deployed to deal with some of the more tenacious border positions.
The three platoons disembarked from their M-113s, the CO shouted "OK guys, let's go" and then....nothing happened.  All three platoons failed their close assault tests!
The DDR heli successfully loosed off a Sagger at US tanks
Finally one of the US platoons was persuaded to attack and duly captured the by now weakly held bunker.

*At this point, as the rain was intensifying we packed up and retired indoors for tea and scones.  The fate of the British airborne assault is due to be determined at the Sheffield Club tomorrow.  Place your bets now...
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6 comments:

  1. Archduke Piccolo1 August 2017 at 23:35

    I'm enjoying this: most entertaining. Rather wistfully, I think about my stalled Army Men project...

    The company attack on the strongpoint reminds me of my little daughter, who used to tell stories whilst playing. Came a tense moment in her narrative:

    'All of a sudden, nothing happened!'

    That's the way it goes sometimes.

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  2. Pete.2 August 2017 at 01:53

    Very nice Tim- the helicopter group (what is the collective noun for a group of helicopters?) is super.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  3. Conrad Kinch2 August 2017 at 02:43

    Well done on braving the elements!

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  4. Tim Gow4 January 2018 at 11:00

    Archduke Piccolo
    I like to maintain a tense narrative!

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  5. Tim Gow4 January 2018 at 11:00

    Pete
    A sh*tload of helis?

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  6. Tim Gow4 January 2018 at 11:01

    Conrad Kinch
    You see now why I varnish my toys?

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