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27 Sqn RAF Regiment gunners seize Taliban weapons cache
FLt Peter Hammond, patrol commander, said: “We received information that there were between 50 and 1,000 insurgent weapons being stored at the target.
“When we got there it was far closer to 1,000. They were in various states of repair but there is no doubt that many of them could have been used in attacks on our forces.
“It is part of our agreement with locals that if they give us information we will act on it to make the region a safer place for them to live and a safer place for our troops to do their job.”
The squadron regularly uncovers improvised explosive devices (IEDs) - an average of 12 each month - and other weapons but Flt Lt Hammond
“When we got there it was far closer to 1,000. They were in various states of repair but there is no doubt that many of them could have been used in attacks on our forces.
“It is part of our agreement with locals that if they give us information we will act on it to make the region a safer place for them to live and a safer place for our troops to do their job.”
The squadron regularly uncovers improvised explosive devices (IEDs) - an average of 12 each month - and other weapons but Flt Lt Hammond
