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Originally posted by DeV View PostI read somewhere that Bofors were deployed with ONUC (not sure if they were Irish or not).
And as has been pointed out the French deployed fast air in Chad and as mentioned, the Leb only the Yids had any kind of airpower- so taking anything over there would serve to annoy them more than anything else.But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear
If you're out of luck you're out of work
We could send you to johannesburg.
(Elvis Costello, Olivers Army)
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Originally posted by turbocalves View PostThe Swedes took Tunnans to the Congo to deal with the Fougas. I dunno if they took them over before or after Jadotville.
And as has been pointed out the French deployed fast air in Chad and as mentioned, the Leb only the Yids had any kind of airpower- so taking anything over there would serve to annoy them more than anything else.'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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The Israelis regarded Lebanese airspace as theirs, in effect, and demanded that the UN always notify/ask permission for their Hueys to fly and the Israelis were not above denying UN flights under threat of shootdown. As far as I know, they even destroyed some of the Hueys on the ground. Which is why, the UN personnel always operated under the permanent threat of Israeli air attack.
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GttC
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i know we have Stingers, but in all my time in the British Army i've never seen a Stinger but we do regularly deploy in training and on operations with the HVM, even on exercise the RA guys will always be found on the high-ground around the battalion providing top cover whilst Rapier would be seen in the more important AOR's containing other key installations.Last edited by RoyalGreenJacket; 15 January 2011, 18:32.
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Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View PostThe Israelis regarded Lebanese airspace as theirs, in effect, and demanded that the UN always notify/ask permission for their Hueys to fly and the Israelis were not above denying UN flights under threat of shootdown. As far as I know, they even destroyed some of the Hueys on the ground. Which is why, the UN personnel always operated under the permanent threat of Israeli air attack.
regards
GttC'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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