:Mood 2dae (on left)an old Armour serviceman need some reminiscin at times.. i miss e smell of track grease n rusty metallic ordours from e time in an armour battalion servin as an armoured pioneer doin back-breakin combat engineer work..still miss e ol' gal 52 Bravo...my ol' M113 Ultra Armoured Personnel Carrier...she was old n creaky from 30 years service wif the SAF...but she carried mi thru n she was mine...
she brought mi n my section thru creeks n gullies..up hills n mount Sabena...all e wae 2 Sabena Point at e edge of e continent in Australia when i got lost n navigated our section 2 a "hollan" finish...
n paintball in e bush last sun brought it all back...even e obstacle construction in e bush..waitin 2 close an obstacle after e last frenli forces pass thru n delay e pursuin enemy...4 coils, 10 coils, mine clusters, U-coils, abattis...n clearin e same when on e advance ahead of our forces..lyin in wait prone in e bush..wif mozzies n ticks (those realli suck)...carbine in hand or SAR 21...combat ration packs on e ground(coz its usalli lunch time when we realli start e hard work)...
hidin in e bush u can't see anyone..so u juz listen..when sounds approach u challenge or fire..hold fire until e fellow i salmost above u den u challenge or fire...n SAW in front...for coverin fire if things get nasty..
dis is how we went thru n wat we learnt in Wallaby 06...oh n, if u go in2 a creek n are ambushed, u're screwed...big time...no wae u can charge at e ambushers..fire n movement was perfected n taken seriousli in e bush man..trust ur formations n trainin when u see nothin..n trust ur map n compass rather den ur memory when navigatin super long distances...yup paintball brought it all back..
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