Topic: Incoming fire

sunb! · September 16th, 2004

A short story from one of my OP center watches in Kosovo. The story takes place at around 22:30, everything is calm; five units on AO patrol two static positions and one medic on a routine mission to BnHQ for personell pickup when this message gets on the comms:

1 - 1M2 - message follows

1M2 - 1 - Ready

1 - 1M2 - possible incoming fire position DN xx xx, request reeinforcements

1M2 - 1 - WHAT SORT OF INCOMING FIRE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SA, ATY, MTR?

(- tasking Quick Reaction Force and medic vehicle at this point,
personell loaded on vehicle; 1 minute standby)

1 - 1M2 - I think it is artillery fire....

Hmmmm... The two of us on guard at this point went "what the **** is she talking about... Getting another coffee, calling in XO and lighting a cigarette (and ofcoz pausing Resident Evil on the PS1)"

A quick comm to a unit on static position in the area she was in

1B3 - 1 - did you get message from 1M2?

1 - 1B3 - yes, it is most likely thunder and lightning she's on, the horizon is full of it

1 - 1S - at position x (further north), it is lightning

1M2 - 1 - can you verify it is lighting?

1 - 1M2 - yes...

1 - Thank you, out.

Hard to tell the difference, isn't it?

coldzero · October 11th, 2004

haha lol omg thats great ha

Stafford911 · October 11th, 2004

I cant tell you how many times I ran into my bomb shelter becuase of that.

Charge 7 · September 29th, 2005

I've seen it the other way around too.

The military reservation in Vermont is quite small and is easily unnoticed by travelers sightseeing around Vermont. One day I was outside the post at a local quick stop getting a coffee when I saw an elderly couple struggling to put the top up on their antique convertible and having quite a bit of difficulty. I looked up at the cloudless sky and having heard the weather report was somewhat perplexed as to their evident haste in getting their top up. So I walked over to offer some assistence and the old gent thanked me and once the top was up told me how relieved he was they'd gotten it up before the cloudburst came. I asked him what he was talking about and pointed to the totally blue sky. He asked me if I hadn't heard all that thunder coming up? The "thunder" was my artillery battalion doing live fire exercises.

bulldogg · September 29th, 2005

HA! I love old people.

tomtom22 · January 8th, 2007

Good one, Charge!

Sevens · January 8th, 2007

Nice!!!

Team Infidel · July 27th, 2007

i kind of wish i kept some of the message traffic i had from the FDC to the guns..

September 16th, 2004	Post 1
sunb! Forum Barbecuer Gear	Post; Incoming fire A short story from one of my OP center watches in Kosovo. The story takes place at around 22:30, everything is calm; five units on AO patrol two static positions and one medic on a routine mission to BnHQ for personell pickup when this message gets on the comms: 1 - 1M2 - message follows 1M2 - 1 - Ready 1 - 1M2 - possible incoming fire position DN xx xx, request reeinforcements 1M2 - 1 - WHAT SORT OF INCOMING FIRE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SA, ATY, MTR? (- tasking Quick Reaction Force and medic vehicle at this point, personell loaded on vehicle; 1 minute standby) 1 - 1M2 - I think it is artillery fire.... Hmmmm... The two of us on guard at this point went "what the **** is she talking about... Getting another coffee, calling in XO and lighting a cigarette (and ofcoz pausing Resident Evil on the PS1)" A quick comm to a unit on static position in the area she was in 1B3 - 1 - did you get message from 1M2? 1 - 1B3 - yes, it is most likely thunder and lightning she's on, the horizon is full of it 1 - 1S - at position x (further north), it is lightning 1M2 - 1 - can you verify it is lighting? 1 - 1M2 - yes... 1 - Thank you, out. Hard to tell the difference, isn't it?

October 11th, 2004	Post 2
coldzero Immunes	haha lol omg thats great ha __________________ \"RANGERS LEAD THE WAY\" \"Give\'em the whole nine yards!!!\"

September 29th, 2005	Post 4
Charge 7 Master Gunner	I've seen it the other way around too. The military reservation in Vermont is quite small and is easily unnoticed by travelers sightseeing around Vermont. One day I was outside the post at a local quick stop getting a coffee when I saw an elderly couple struggling to put the top up on their antique convertible and having quite a bit of difficulty. I looked up at the cloudless sky and having heard the weather report was somewhat perplexed as to their evident haste in getting their top up. So I walked over to offer some assistence and the old gent thanked me and once the top was up told me how relieved he was they'd gotten it up before the cloudburst came. I asked him what he was talking about and pointed to the totally blue sky. He asked me if I hadn't heard all that thunder coming up? The "thunder" was my artillery battalion doing live fire exercises. __________________ "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

September 29th, 2005	Post 5
bulldogg Milforum's Bouncer Gear	HA! I love old people. __________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck

January 8th, 2007	Post 6
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Good one, Charge! __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

October 11th, 2004	Post 3
Stafford911 Banned	I cant tell you how many times I ran into my bomb shelter becuase of that.

January 8th, 2007	Post 7
Sevens Forum Brat Gear	Nice!!! __________________ All I want is for one guy to prove to me that they're not all the same....... Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.

July 27th, 2007	Post 8
Team Infidel Milforum's Postmaster Gear	i kind of wish i kept some of the message traffic i had from the FDC to the guns.. __________________

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