Craziest war story you've heard...

[craz07]

I already read up on it... yes it does have a familiar ring to it... but it does not mean it did not happen... My friend's story didn't involve killing anyone, and the whole team from what I understood made the trip back to Syria...

[Swoop]

Bravo Two Zero was the longest escape and evasion in SAS history, hence why it's famous.  If a Yank detachment had done the same thing.....don'tcha think it'd have been national news at some point?  I challenge you to find any record whatsoever of a US unit tabbing to Syria during Desert Storm.

In any case, the only reason B20 had to tab to Syria was cos the numpty in charge of comms had the wrong frequency, if they'd been able to call in they'd have had a helicopter pick up.  Ask your mate why they didn't get a pick up and chose to walk out.

[craz07]

I don't work their anymore so I can't ask him, second of all 40 to 50 miles is a lot different from 180 miles....

[craz07]

they must've been scared schitless of the Iraqi convoy and kept moving instead waiting for a chopper... I dont know the whole story I'm just telling what was told to me...

[Swoop]

Ok, last word on it from me:  It's bollocks.

[craz07]

I can't let you do that to a genuine friend... I still believe him...

[NatCigg]

beLIEve all you want.  Seems like you put your turtle shell on and there is not much getting through.  Probably better that way so you don't lose a friend.  Even if he does not minding lieing to you to make something he is not, no biggie lots of people do it.

[craz07]

i've heard enough of the bs card and not enough of the war story card..

[craz07]

natcigg is so ready to knock someone down for what a friend related to them, how about being brave enough to inform us of your own war story, or coud you not unterstand the thread subject?

[Rolex]

People who lie to you are not your friends.

[craz07]

how do you know it was a lie?

[SPKmes]

Wow...are you still around rolex...nice

[danny76]

they must've been scared schitless of the Iraqi convoy and kept moving instead waiting for a chopper... I dont know the whole story I'm just telling what was told to me...

There was no convoy, they were engaged by a boy, a cripple and an old goat herder that thought they were threatening their flock. Their comms procedures were dire. The firefight that wounded one and killed Bob Consiglio was with a police unit not Iraqi regulars. Chris Ryan did tab 300km to Syria which was epic E+E, but he did not engage packed enemy vehicles wi thm 66mm's and M203's. Take a look at The Real Bravo Two Zero by Micheal Asher 

[craz07]

I already read up on it.. it's simliar but not the same...

[danny76]

I already read up on it.. it's simliar but not the same...

Michael Asher followed in the exact footsteps of B20 in order to verify the original account, he was ex 22 SAS and an Arabic specialist. It wasn't similar, he basically produced incontrovertible evidence that B20 was a complete pile of bollocks