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Subject:   Re: Re: Fred's at it again!
Name:   jinks
Date Posted:   Jun 1, 08 - 6:49 PM
IP Address:   68.56.109.114
Message:   As I recall there was a directive that was passed to us stating,"Before engaging any target call HQ for permission to fire". They later amended this to tanks and Dusters on Base Perimeter Guard only.

It never effected us because my Tank platoon was strictly an Infantry field support tank platoon and we had no Base camp for a year to guard. We operated in I Corp. RVN and our main AO was a place called the Ashau Valley supporting the 506th Airborne Infantry of the 101st Airborne. There were no friendlies in front of us and only a fool would ask and wait for permission to fire.

Your son was a tanker? All my best to him. Don't see many of them anymore most are going into other MOS. Tanks are hard work.

I still believe that the M1 Abrams is a fine tank it was built with both Fire Power and crew survivability in mind. Much safer than those we had in Vietnam, we lost 27 out of every 100 tankers that served in RVN.

jinks
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Re: Re: Re: Fred's at it again! by havana · Jun 1, 08 - 11:30 PM
Thanks Havana by jinks · Jun 2, 08 - 7:09 PM
Re: Fred's at it again! by Joy · Jun 1, 08 - 11:50 PM


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