9 Sqn - Fighting the war
I am moved to type
I have just finished watching the BBC2 docu 'Fighting the War'.
9 Sqn was on showing them preping for a raid over some tgt in Iraq using CBU's
I was appalled to see the crass treatment of these weapons by the crews involved. In particular an Aussie brethren displaying all the tact and enlightenment for which their nationality is famed.
CBU's were built and made for Ivan coming across the IGB (Look it up) in their droves. Not to be dropped at FL Nose Bleed against undefended tgt's.
My God - as the 9 sqn pilot said it may be exhilarating to go on a combat mission but where is the humility. You were not facing a Soviet Combined Army Group Air Defence, nor attacking a WarPac FOB defended by a regiment of AAA/SAM.
And I have to type this. THEY WERE DROPPED SHORT. You can hear the crew calling it out like some sort of PS2 Video game. And then the chap said, on return to base, "Int said there was no-one there”
My brother was in 3RRF in the last Gulf Conflict and I used to stick up for the RAF/USAF. But now ?
Discuss.