Digger’s email: Army failing frontline troops
‘….The second shock for the Diggers, who were forced to withdraw as they started to run low on ammunition, was the complete lack of support from artillery, mortars or aircraft. “The army has let us down mate and I am f—–g disgusted.”
The soldier, from the 1st Mentoring Task Force, said an unmanned spy plane flew above the battlefield pinpointing enemy positions throughout the three-hour contact, but effective fire support had still failed to materialise.
“Every (expletive) is too scared about collateral damage.” ‘ source
