British troops stage daring helicopter rescue in Afghanistan (ZT)

King Lion

LONDON (AFP) - Four British soldiers in Afghanistan strapped themselves to the wings of fast-moving Apache attack helicopters in a daring attempt to rescue a comrade shot by the Taliban, the defence ministry said.

"This is believed to be the first time UK forces have ever tried this type of rescue mission ... It was an extraordinary tale of heroism and bravery of our airmen, soldiers and marines who were all prepared to put themselves back into the line of fire to rescue a fallen comrade," said UK Task Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Rory Bruce.

Royal Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Ford, 30, was shot on Monday when more than 200 British troops attacked the Islamist militia's Jugroom Fort in southern Helmand province.

When Ford was discovered to be missing, the Marines first planned a rescue attempt with armoured personnel carriers, but when the Apaches became available they decided the fast attack helicopters provided the best opportunity to rescue him.

But the helicopters can only carry a pilot and a gunner, although according to The Guardian newspaper there are attachments on the wings that soldiers can harness themselves to in emergencies.

Two troops each were strapped to the wings of two Apache helicopters, with a third Apache and several ground units providing covering fire.

After landing at the site of the earlier battle, the four soldiers found Ford dead, but were able to recover his body.

King Lion

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oasis

this is the second time found your master piece.i can barely speak after reading it. if you want my advice , you better keep it for yourself. anyway, it is only a suggestion, you can do what you please. and please have no hard feeling! [M12]

小王子

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King Lion

引用作者 oasis 于 2007-1-17发表的原文
this is the second time found your master piece.i can barely speak after reading it. if you want my advice , you better keep it for yourself. anyway, it is only a suggestion, you can do what you please. and please have no hard feeling! [M12]

Firstly, this article is not written by me, do you not know what's the meaning for "(ZT)"? [M11]

Secondly, it's very hard to understand what you wanted to tell me. Please elaborate it.

心蓝

显摆吧你 [M14]

明知道人家看不懂。。。。 [M06] [M07] [M41] [M41] [M41] [M41]

King Lion

译文如下：

（AFP）：
在阿富汗的四名英国士兵，为了援救战友，把自己绑在高速飞行的阿帕奇武装攻击直升机的机翼上，英国国防部报道。

“相信这是英国军队中第一次出现这种类型的救援行动，这是一次充满了英雄主义的传奇经历，我们的机师、士兵、海军陆战队士兵所表现出来的、愿意为救援战友冒死重回火线的勇敢，”英国的军方发言人Rory Bruce中校说。

海军陆战队士兵Lance Corporal Matthew Ford，30岁，在周一，200名英国对盘踞在Helmand省南部的Jugroom城堡的以斯兰武装份子发动攻击的行动中被击中。

当发现Ford失踪时，海军陆战队马上计划用武装步兵车实施一个救援行动，但当发现阿帕奇直升机可以使用时，他们马上认定直升机救援能更加及时。

但直升机只能乘坐一个机师和一个机关枪手两个人，但根据报纸报道，机翼有辅助设备可以在紧急情况下把士兵绑在上面。

一组两人，分别有两组人把自己绑在两架直升机的机翼上，并且得到第三架直升机以及几个地面部队的火力掩护。

在原来战斗的地点降落后，他们发现了Ford的尸体并把他带了回来。

King Lion

不要讨论战争的意义和正确与否，我只想大家看看战友之间那份忘却死亡的情谊。

有些行动值得赞赏，有些精神自得尊敬，无分种族、地域、文化。

suannie2005

KL的英文真历害,佩服! [M21]