Posted on 12/31/2007 12:53:40 PM PST by Stoat
On patrol ... British soldier in Helmand province
BRITISH commandos launched a devastating blitz on the Taliban – as the evil terrorists held a party to celebrate Benazir Bhutto’s murder.
The dawn raid was staged after messages were intercepted about the sick knees-up in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Royal Marines crept into position as the fanatics partied the night away just hours after Ms Bhutto was killed in Pakistan.
The bash was being held in ruined compounds a few hundred yards from Our Boys’ remote base in Kajaki.
Ragtag Taliban sentries tried to hit back with machine gun fire – but stood no chance against the heroes of 40 Commando’s Charlie Company.
The terrorists were pounded with mortars, rockets and heavy machine guns.
Two bloodthirsty revellers trying to creep towards Our Boys in a trench were spotted by thermal-imaging equipment – and targeted with a Javelin heat-seeking missile.
The £65,000 rocket – designed to stop Soviet tanks – locked on to their body heat and tore more than a kilometer across the desert in seconds.
Troop Sergeant Dominic Conway, 32 – who directed mortar rounds – grinned: “It must have had quite a detrimental effect on their morale.”
Sgt Conway, from Whitley Bay, Tyneside, said of the Taliban lair: “It used to be their backyard and now we’ve made it ours.”
That’s what the sods get. They threw a party and didn’t invite the Brits.
No alcohol, so the lads probably weren’t invited...
The Brits probably didn’t want to go anyway. What with the Talibans dressing all up in drag ya know.
You are too kind.
I can still buy .30-06 round at three for $1.00.
A .50 caliber round can be had for $3.00
Either one will do the job and the delivery system is a lot lighter and costs a lot less too!
I love British understatement.
You could make believe it had a sticker that said, "Use prior to expiration date: 1-1-2008"
The moral boost that this story will give the troops is more than worth the price of the missile.
Put it this way -- it cost them considerably more than it did the Brits.
No alcohol for your party $0
No strippers for your party $0
Guided missle $130000
Looking at a 1 km wide crater where two muzzie terrorists used to be - priceless
Yeah, but keeping your guided antitank missile skills fresh is priceless.
Good for them! We often neglect the English and their contributions in this war. The Royal Marines are every bit as hard as their US counterparts. We are blessed to have their support.
Think of it this way....
If it isn't spend killing militant Islamists in Afghanistan, it will go to feeding and supporting militant Islamists in Great Britain.
Which do YOU prefer?
I'm delighted that you found it to be worthwhile :-)
Occasionally the Sun comes up with a REALLY nice, unashamedly patriotic, pro-military story.
Some others that you (and everyone else) might like....all from The Sun:
Brown hails Bush's war (Great Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers glowing endorsement)
Gordon Brown I love the USA (wants to make ties even stronger)
Great Britain Boffins to crack al-Qaeda (Codebreaking effort launched, much like 'Enigma' of WW2)
Great Britain Brown £20bn nuke pledge (Promises massive new nuke arsenal, upgrade)
Great Britain Fallen hero set for VC honour (Inspirational story of heroism and dedication)
Great Britain Fury at Churchill statue (Former PM and beloved hero is in a straightjacket)
Great Britain Fury over 'PC' Guy Fawkes ban (Political Correctness changes ancient tradition)
Great Britain Medal for hero minefield medic (George Medal)
Great Britain Our Boys take on warlords (Force of 2,500 to conduct assault in Afghanistan)
Great Britain Remember them at 11 o'clock (Touching story for Remembrance Day)
Greatest threat since WW2 (EU Constitution)
I could have been anyone (Reporter breezes through airport security w-o being asked to lift veil)
Great Britain Don't Dare mess with us (HMS Daring billed as world's most advanced warship)
.....and there are many, many more. The Sun is a tabloid that prints a lot of mindless celebrity-oriented garbage, but on the War On Terror they have been solidly behind the troops.
They blowed up real good!
but doesn't put the fear of G - ah, Allah = into all the rest of them quite so effectively. after witnessing what happened to their pals, I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of them will hight tail it out of that Province for ever - devil take the 24 virgins/
It may have been a very expensive one time shot - but who knows how many battles and loss of life it has prevented down the road.
This got their attention real good - charge it up to psi-ops...
I watched a video of this missile hitting a tank. After the dust settled, you could not tell the target used to be a tank. The barrel of the main gun was about twenty yards from the engine- and these were the largest pieces left over after the blast. A very impressive missile.
Yep
One of those "Ya had ta be there" moments for some who think this was overkill - (actually, no such thing as overkill in regards to these muzzys - not for the troops who've had to fight them. Good on them)
Which do YOU prefer?
Spot on!
I'm guessing the folks who look at this action and think - wasted money - haven't been in the trenches of Iraq or Afghanistan -
This is why "There will always be an England!"
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