21 Nov 1987 Chambinga

Elements of UNITA’s 3rd and 5th Regular Battalions clashed with FAPLA patrols east of the Chambinga bridge on several occasions. FAPLA recovery parties crossed the bridge during the day to recover vehicles that had been abandoned on the east bank. These parties were shelled, but continued with their work with some success.

The G-5s shelled Cuito Cuanavale and targets of opportunity elsewhere, including a convoy of one hundred vehicles moving from Tumpo to Cuito Cuanavle. At the town itself, a G-5 shell scored a direct hit on a Bar Lock radar. A BM-21 that attempted a counter-bombardment was destroyed.