martes, 22 de enero de 2013

Prince Harry I Killed Taliban In Afghanistan

Prince Harry has confirmed he killed Taliban insurgents during his latest tour of Afghanistan, saying: "We fire when we have to - take a life to save a life." The third-in-line to the throne is on his way home after a five-month tour of the war-torn country as an Apache pilot gunner, where he said his unit took enemy fighters "out of the game". The prince's job meant he was in the front seat of the attack helicopter, controlling an array of weapons including a 30mm cannon and Hellfire Missiles. Prince Harry On Afghanistan Frontline Promo When asked if he had killed from the cockpit the 28-year-old replied: "Yeah, so lots of people have." However Captain Wales, as he is known in the Army Air Corps, said the sight of an Apache was often enough to make Taliban fighters flee. "They look at us and just go 'Right, that's an unfair fight, we're not going to go near them'. "But occasionally we get taken on, even when we are overhead. Prince Harry In Afghanistan The prince talked of being 'gawped' at when he visited the canteen "Take a life to save a life. That's what we revolve around, I suppose. If there's people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we'll take them out of the game, I suppose." The prince's duties included stints as part of the Very High Readiness (VHR) team at Camp Bastion in Helmand, which meant whiling away the hours playing board games and sleeping fully clothed awaiting a call 24 hours a day. He said his crew got their response time down to just "six-and <b>...</b>
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