Un 1983 I was on a exercise "Pitch Black" which was a rolling deployment from Alice Springs to Darwin (6 week duration playing war) I had the dubious responsibility of wading cross creeks before the 101's towing a very water sensitive Rapier misslie launcher crossed following me and my white sticker on my backside (on blackout lights, when sticker dissappereard to deep for vehicles to cross) The water sounded alive with wildlife, I had an SLR with a red mag and 20 live ones in it as did the co driver on the vehicle following all of a sudden the silence of the night was shattered by a SLR rapport then another and another, the water exploded about 7m to my right and I got the **** outta there as a huge croc had its death fit.. the boys said didn't you see it ( I was concentraing on my foot placement save going tits up) I said no but I'm glad they did..trouble was I had to do it again 5 times that night and the rest of the crossings I kept my eyes peeled....great life for some one 21.. middle of nowhere, **** scared and wet. Now thats a river crossing
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Originally Posted by DirtyDawg
Un 1983 I was on a exercise "Pitch Black" which was a rolling deployment from Alice Springs to Darwin (6 week duration playing war) I had the dubious responsibility of wading cross creeks before the 101's towing a very water sensitive Rapier misslie launcher crossed following me and my white sticker on my backside (on blackout lights, when sticker dissappereard to deep for vehicles to cross) The water sounded alive with wildlife, I had an SLR with a red mag and 20 live ones in it as did the co driver on the vehicle following all of a sudden the silence of the night was shattered by a SLR rapport then another and another, the water exploded about 7m to my right and I got the **** outta there as a huge croc had its death fit.. the boys said didn't you see it ( I was concentraing on my foot placement save going tits up) I said no but I'm glad they did..trouble was I had to do it again 5 times that night and the rest of the crossings I kept my eyes peeled....great life for some one 21.. middle of nowhere, **** scared and wet. Now thats a river crossing
.......you know what i meant.......
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