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Old 6th Aug 2021, 09:20
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Beamr
 
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So combining what Mogwi knows and that the 5th Infantry Brigade had two FAC's, this colleaque must've been in one of the two? (source for the number of FAC's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britis..._Falklands_War )

Originally Posted by MightyGem
A colleague states that he was on the ground during the Falkland war designating targets with a “device” for incoming jets.
Originally Posted by Mogwi
The first successful attacks were carried out with FAC designation on 13th June, when OC1(F) took out a company HQ on Mount Tumbledown and another pilot turned a 155mm gun into a swimming pool a little later.
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