FAPLA forces cross the Lomba River using TMM bridging equipment to replace the bridges destroyed by G5 artillery. This results in a fierce skirmish with SADF armoured units using Ratel 90 tank-killers. The strength of the FAPLA thrust is broken after a few days of intermittent fighting.
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very cool video …
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Koevoet Training
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 31/201 Bn 'Bushmen'
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 31/201 Bn 'Bushmen'
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 31/201 Bn 'Bushmen'
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
Diedies sleeping in RENAMO base © Neves Mathias
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment
A Recce Attack Diver with rebreather
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
Lt.Frans Conradie – legendary Koevoet
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
Koevoet trackers running on the spoor
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Greg McEwan-Marriott wrote a new post
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
A Soviet An-12B transport (serial CCCP-11922) unloading one of the first P-12 radars to reach Angola, in 1982. (via Albert Grandolini)
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
Operation Askari (January 1984): A prominent loss occurred near Cuvelai when a Ratel-20 (Call sign 13B) was directly hit and destroyed by a FAPLA T-55 tank, resulting in 6 crew fatalities.
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