Danish forces raid Taliban stronghold

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Danish soldiers raid suspected Taliban compounds in a small village in Helmand Province, Afghanistan when a firefight breaks out.

Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: May 21, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Author: FissoMan

Length: 00:04:47
Rating: 4.73
Views: 138423

Tags: isaf afghanistan helmand soldiers war danish denmark danes firefight combat

Video Comments:
MHbushmaster (October 3, 2008 at 3:09 am)
Next time they should try and deploy some mortars after breaking off the initial assault.
At least drop some mortars on the back side of the compound to keep the from slipping out the back door.
And the machine gunner running the modernized MG42 should have run more bursts instead of just mashing down the trigger for a full belt...
Otherwise, it was a great assault.
Well played with leaving the vehicles 400 meters back & dismounted troops closing in on foot followed with air strikes. Awesome!
Kuei87 (October 4, 2008 at 1:20 am)
The Danes are clearly using mortars, so I don't get your point. Also, the machine gun fire isn't just mindless "mashing down the trigger"; it's called a "fire base".
MHbushmaster (October 4, 2008 at 3:17 am)
Where in the video are mortars being deployed?

A base of fire is not achieved by running an MG3 for the entire belt in 8 seconds & taking 25 seconds for a reload. This also hastens the need for a replacement barrel due to fast overheating.

Try 5-8 rd bursts with a loader ready with a replacement belt. This achieves a sustained base of fire, reduces barrel heat, & allows the gunner to achieve a higher hit probability.

The MG3's high cyclic rate dictates the need for short controlled bursts.
Kuei87 (October 4, 2008 at 5:03 am)
Yes, you are correct of course. But just as he loaded the MG3 they had to change their position a little further back, so I guess he just chose to fire the entire belt before they'd move.

About the mortars, look at 2:53 ~ 3:02. He's saying that it's their own mortars. It's in Danish though, so I understand why you're confused. :]
MHbushmaster (October 4, 2008 at 3:49 pm)
Ahh, thank you for the clarification on what was being said.
Much appreciated.
My best friend in high school was Danish, well his parents were, we grew up in America, so my Danish is rusty :)
Danish soldiers are great fighters, historically and currently.
Glad they are on our side.
God Bless.
flamingoface (October 8, 2008 at 2:49 am)
MHbushmaster>> Im Danish, and at 3:01 he yells "Its our own mortars", so they do deploy mortars.
Hippohateszealots (September 30, 2008 at 1:10 pm)
Looks a bit excessive with the bullets but as long as no one is killing innocent afghans/foreigners... i'm pleased
SAHELLMAND (September 29, 2008 at 4:20 pm)
Die u fucking terrorists.
Spanduer90 (September 26, 2008 at 6:36 am)
freakin kewl mg-3
mw308 (September 19, 2008 at 11:01 pm)
Danish army kicks ass!!! Glad to have them on our side.The Danish state never turned over a Danish Jew to the Nazi's.
God bless all your soldiers.
I would be proud to fight with them.