Friendly Action / Other - Afghan War Diary, 2004 July (sitios de interés)
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Event classification
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"(S//GCTF) SABER AIR ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED A TOWN AT 42S TA 5254 8492 AT 08 0715Z JUL 04. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 25 PERSONNEL, MOSTLY ADULT MALE AND 3 CHILDREN. NO WOMEN WERE OBSERVED. THERE WERE SEVERAL HEAVY WEAPONS SYSTEMS IN THE TOWN: -1 X ZU-23, ONE BARREL AND APPEARED TO BE SERVICEABLE LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING -1 X DSHK, IN FRONT OF A BUILDING WITH A ROCK WALL AROUND IT -1 X PKM MACHINE GUN ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING THAT HAD THE DSHK IN FRONT OF IT. AS THE PILOTS MONITORED THE TOWN, THE PERSONNEL IN THE TOWN MOVED TO THE ROOFS OF THE BUILDINGS TOWARD THE WEAPONS AS IF TO MAN THEM. ONE PERSON WITH A MACHINE GUN BEGAN LOADING IT. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE STATION FOR REFUEL AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE AREA. ALSO OVERLOOKING THE TOWN, THERE WAS AN UNMANNED ARMED OVER-WATCH POSITION. THE POSITION HAD THE FOLLOWING ARMS AND AMMUNITION: -1 X RCLB-10 82MM RECOILLESS RIFLE -10 X 82MM RECOILLESS RIFLE ROUNDS (APPROXIMATION) -1 X DSHK WITH ROUNDS LOADED -SEVERAL AMMUNITION BOXES -50-75 EXPENDED ROUNDS (APPROXIMATION) NFI. (3/4 CAV REPORTING) "
Event identifier
36FC131C-DF16-4BAB-A617-B570225F60C8
Event category and type
- Category: Other
- Type: Friendly Action
Statistics
Wounded in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
- Enemy Detained: 0
Killed in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
Detained in Action
- Enemy: 0
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