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Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War - Bennett Park Raiders

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Chapter 14, Vignette 4 Page 375<br />

<strong>Mujahideen</strong> rocket missed <strong>the</strong> vehicle, <strong>the</strong>re was no need for <strong>the</strong> truck<br />

to stop and <strong>the</strong> soldiers could have escaped through <strong>the</strong> small-arms fire<br />

before <strong>the</strong> anti-tank gunner had a chance to reload. The <strong>Soviet</strong>s failed<br />

to react effectively. Stopp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> kill zone under small-arms fire was<br />

a risky and unwise move that cost <strong>the</strong> <strong>Soviet</strong>s <strong>the</strong> life of one soldier<br />

while ano<strong>the</strong>r one was captured.

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