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Originally Posted by geckoGT
Running across 80m of rocky ground, carrying a wounded man whilst under accurate heavy machine gun fire, you don't get much braver than that. QUOTE]
Couldn't of been that accurate they didn't get him  ,
On him for loaning his medal indefinately to the War Museum, My father donated all his Fathers (my grand father, i never got to now him, my lose) medals from WW2 to the local RSL (St Mary's), not in the same league i know but still happy there on display for all to see |
Those fellows shoot a solid jacket 7.62, and the only real heavy gun of any use is the Russian Dishka, which the taliban have been known to aim at people as well as aircraft. A 7.62 in a burst scenario is not an easily contolled weapon.......a dishka cant be brought to bear quick enough against a fast moving target in close quarters (under 100metres or so)
Put it this way - im certain that they were shocked to see someone run right into a Kill zone, and maybe their pause was enough - and to see him fight back???
Im sure those enemy were glad to see contact broken with those Aussies....
They would have been trying to sight him up whilst also putting up with the way the AK "klak klak" behaves.. who cares, he is alive, he is a hero, and if he paused or waited, we could have lost someone.
I cant wait for Australia Day, APRIL 25!!!!!!!!!