I don’t recall 107mm rockets launched in any US city, yet. We had 2 killed while they were sleeping off their Thanksgiving dinner.
Thank you. Yes.
Roger. Tough news for the folks back home. RIP to the 2 killed near your position. Our troops? Coalition forces?
I was housed in a tent where the previous occupants had started to wrap the perimeter with sandbags. On my side, the bags were only stacked about 30” in height. We took a little initiative and went to the sand pile and filled enough bags to raise the walls to shoulder height. Of course that only provided protection during sleep and doesn’t stop a direct hit coming in from above.
Down, several rows of tents, a 107 round hit out front. Most of the shrapnel was stopped by a 5 ton a/c unit. Two KBR employees were in the bunks in the front. One got a piece of shrapnel in the leg... the other caught a piece under the chin exiting out the back of his head. He’s spending the rest of his days in a nursing home. There weren’t any sandbags around the tents perimeter. I doubt the family knew this fact. People get too comfortable in their surroundings and forget where the hell they are.
Last 107 attack for me (12 rounds inbound) - 5 locals killed, 16 wounded (2 of which were ours). I hugged the ground, taking cover behind a curb. It wasn’t much... but it was enough.