Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:06,440
{\an7}Narrator: THE WAR
ON SADDAM HUSSEIN.
2
00:00:06,473 --> 00:00:08,608
{\an7}A BRITISH ATTACK HELICOPTER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUNDER FIRE
3
00:00:08,642 --> 00:00:11,078
{\an7}FROM AN ENEMY TANK IT CAN‘T SEE.
4
00:00:13,714 --> 00:00:16,951
{\an7}IT HAS TO USE ITS HIGH TECH
\h\h\h\h\hAGILITY TO ESCAPE.
5
00:00:16,984 --> 00:00:18,152
{\an7}Man: IT‘S CAT AND MOUSE.
6
00:00:18,185 --> 00:00:21,321
{\an7}I’M JUST TRYING TO HIDE,
IN A FEATURELESS TERRAIN
7
00:00:21,355 --> 00:00:23,557
{\an7}WHERE THERE‘S NOWHERE TO HIDE.
8
00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:25,392
{\an7}Narrator: THE ONLY CHANCE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR SURVIVAL
9
00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:27,694
{\an7}IS TO TURN THE TABLES.
10
00:00:31,798 --> 00:00:34,167
{\an7}Man: AS SOON AS WE SAW
\hTHE FIRST EXPLOSION,
11
00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:37,604
{\an7}\h\h\hI JUST THREW THE AIRCRAFT
OFF TO ONE SIDE TO GET IT AWAY.
12
00:00:40,507 --> 00:00:42,609
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: AND WHEN
THE HIDE AND SEEK IS OVER--
13
00:00:42,643 --> 00:00:45,813
{\an7}THE FINAL DUEL IN THE DESERT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCAN BEGIN.
14
00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:08,235
{\an7}BAGHDAD, MARCH 20, 2003.
15
00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,804
{\an7}\h\hTHE UNITED STATES
LAUNCHES SHOCK AND AWE
16
00:01:10,837 --> 00:01:13,473
{\an7}AGAINST THE REGIME
OF SADDAM HUSSEIN.
17
00:01:16,977 --> 00:01:21,114
{\an7}MEANWHILE BRITISH FORCES SWEEP
\h\hINTO IRAQ FROM THE SOUTH.
18
00:01:25,552 --> 00:01:28,288
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEIR OBJECTIVE--
THE SECOND CITY OF BASRA.
19
00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:34,861
{\an7}\h\h5,000 TROOPS AND
UP TO 50 IRAQI TANKS
20
00:01:34,895 --> 00:01:38,432
{\an7}DEFEND THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS.
21
00:01:38,465 --> 00:01:40,801
{\an7}HIDDEN AMONG BUILDINGS
\h\h\hAND PALM TREES,
22
00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:45,605
{\an7}THE TANKS POSE A LETHAL THREAT
\h\hTO BRITISH GROUND TROOPS.
23
00:01:45,639 --> 00:01:47,641
{\an7}IN THE DESERT SOUTH OF THE CITY,
24
00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:51,912
{\an7}\h\hTHE BRITISH ARE IN CONSTANT
DANGER OF IRAQI COUNTER-ATTACK.
25
00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,480
{\an7}BUT THEIR OWN HEAVY TANKS,
26
00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:55,582
{\an7}RUSHING ACROSS THE DESERT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM KUWAIT,
27
00:01:55,616 --> 00:01:57,518
{\an7}HAVEN’T REACHED
THE FRONT LINE.
28
00:02:00,754 --> 00:02:03,690
{\an7}\h\h\h\hON THIS FIRST DAY
WARPLANES ARE PREOCCUPIED
29
00:02:03,724 --> 00:02:07,294
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN OTHER PARTS OF IRAQ,
SO A SINGLE HELICOPTER SQUADRON
30
00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:11,064
{\an7}IS LEFT TO PROVIDE AIR SUPPORT
\h\h\h\h\hFOR BRITISH TROOPS--
31
00:02:11,098 --> 00:02:13,667
{\an7}THE 847th NAVAL AIR SQUADRON--
32
00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:17,604
{\an7}JUST 12 HELICOPTERS
\hTO STOP 50 TANKS.
33
00:02:20,874 --> 00:02:22,709
{\an7}AT CAMP VIKING,
34
00:02:22,743 --> 00:02:25,579
{\an7}\h50 MILES FROM BASRA
IN THE KUWAITI DESERT,
35
00:02:25,612 --> 00:02:29,483
{\an7}SENIOR PILOT ANDREW CLARKE
\hCOORDINATES OPERATIONS.
36
00:02:32,753 --> 00:02:34,388
{\an7}Clarke: IT BECAME QUITE APPARENT
37
00:02:34,421 --> 00:02:36,156
{\an7}THAT WE WERE A BIT
OF A THIN RED LINE
38
00:02:36,189 --> 00:02:37,991
{\an7}TRYING TO HOLD BACK A THREAT
39
00:02:38,025 --> 00:02:41,929
{\an7}THAT WE DIDN‘T REALLY KNOW
\h\h\h\hTHE FULL SCALE OF.
40
00:02:41,962 --> 00:02:44,364
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: WITH BRITISH
REINFORCEMENTS ON THE WAY,
41
00:02:44,398 --> 00:02:46,533
{\an7}MARCH 24th IS THE LAST CHANCE
42
00:02:46,566 --> 00:02:49,769
{\an7}\hFOR IRAQI TANKS
TO COUNTER-ATTACK.
43
00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:51,204
{\an7}\h\hClarke: WE LOOKED
AT THE NUMBERS WE HAD,
44
00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:52,473
{\an7}IT DIDN’T SEEM TO BE
\h\h\h\hAN AWFUL LOT
45
00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:56,877
{\an7}TO COUNTER A DIVISION OF ARMOUR
COMING OUR WAY.
46
00:03:00,213 --> 00:03:02,148
{\an7}Narrator: THE DAY WILL SEE
\h\hTHE HEAVIEST FIGHTING
47
00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:04,017
{\an7}IN THE SQUADRON‘S HISTORY...
48
00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:06,387
{\an7}\hA DAY OF RECKONING
FOR ONE YOUNG PILOT,
49
00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:09,690
{\an7}LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JIM NEWTON.
50
00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:12,826
{\an7}Clarke: JIM NEWTON, THE A.P.,
\h\hAVIATION PATROL COMMANDER,
51
00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:16,162
{\an7}\h\h\hACTUALLY OVERSLEPT, SO AT
ABOUT 4 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING,
52
00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:18,532
{\an7}\hLOCAL TIME, I HAD TO GO
AND FIND HIM, WAKE HIM UP.
53
00:03:21,368 --> 00:03:22,970
{\an7}MORNING, MR. NEWTON.
54
00:03:23,003 --> 00:03:26,640
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNewton: I WAS WOKEN BY
MY VERY FRIENDLY SENIOR PILOT
55
00:03:26,673 --> 00:03:28,208
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITH A TORCH
AND A FRIENDLY JOLT,
56
00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:33,012
{\an7}\h\h\hTO SAY, "COME ON, SCOOBS,
YOU‘RE AIRBORNE IN 20 MINUTES."
57
00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:34,581
{\an7}MY ATTACK CALL SIGN
\h\h\h\h\hIS SCOOBY,
58
00:03:34,614 --> 00:03:37,417
{\an7}\hAS IN SCOOBY DOO,
HAVEN‘T GOT A CLUE.
59
00:03:37,451 --> 00:03:39,486
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND I GOT IT,
RATHER UNFORTUNATELY,
60
00:03:39,519 --> 00:03:41,988
{\an7}FOR GETTING LOST
IN A FIVE SHIP.
61
00:03:42,022 --> 00:03:44,491
{\an7}I WAS NUMBER FIVE IN A FORMATION
OF FIVE HELICOPTERS,
62
00:03:44,524 --> 00:03:45,959
{\an7}AND I GOT SEPARATED
\h\h\hFROM THE LEAD.
63
00:03:45,992 --> 00:03:47,927
{\an7}IT‘S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO DO.
64
00:03:47,961 --> 00:03:49,996
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH 12 YEARS’ TRAINING,
65
00:03:50,030 --> 00:03:52,432
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNEWTON IS
A HIGHLY CAPABLE OFFICER.
66
00:03:58,638 --> 00:04:03,076
{\an7}BUT THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST TIME
UNDER ENEMY FIRE.
67
00:04:03,110 --> 00:04:04,578
{\an7}Newton: THE SECOND I WOKE UP,
68
00:04:04,611 --> 00:04:07,848
{\an7}THERE IS THE REALIZATION
\h\h\h\hTHAT "I‘M HERE."
69
00:04:12,052 --> 00:04:14,087
{\an7}YOU CAN HEAR THE ROUNDS
\h\h\h\hIN THE DISTANCE,
70
00:04:14,121 --> 00:04:15,522
{\an7}IT’S BAKING HOT,
71
00:04:15,555 --> 00:04:17,991
{\an7}\h\hYOU CAN SEE THE LYNX OVER
THE ROAD WITH MISSILES ON IT.
72
00:04:22,562 --> 00:04:25,432
{\an7}Narrator: THE 847 SQUADRON’S
\h\h\h\h\hATTACK HELICOPTER
73
00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,067
{\an7}IS THE WESTLAND LYNX...
74
00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,269
{\an7}THE FASTEST HELICOPTER
\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD,
75
00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:31,137
{\an7}AND HIGHLY MANEUVERABLE.
76
00:04:36,576 --> 00:04:38,878
{\an7}THANKS TO A GROUND-BREAKING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hROTOR SYSTEM,
77
00:04:38,912 --> 00:04:42,549
{\an7}IT CAN EXECUTE BARREL ROLLS
\h\hAND EVEN LOOP THE LOOP.
78
00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:49,322
{\an7}FOR THE ASSAULT ON BASRA,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S ARMED
79
00:04:49,356 --> 00:04:54,194
{\an7}WITH FOUR ARMOUR-PIERCING
\h\h\hANTI-TANK MISSILES.
80
00:04:54,227 --> 00:04:57,063
{\an7}THE LYNX FLIES IN TANDEM
WITH A WESTLAND GAZELLE,
81
00:04:57,097 --> 00:05:01,568
{\an7}WHICH HAS NO HEAVY WEAPONS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF ITS OWN.
82
00:05:01,601 --> 00:05:04,104
{\an7}\h\hITS TWO-MAN CREW
PROVIDES EXTRA EYES
83
00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:08,074
{\an7}TO FIND AND IDENTIFY
\h\h\hENEMY TARGETS.
84
00:05:09,209 --> 00:05:14,147
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTENSION IS HIGH
IN THE OPERATIONS TENT.
85
00:05:14,181 --> 00:05:16,617
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hJIM NEWTON LEADS
THE FIRST CREW INTO ACTION.
86
00:05:20,587 --> 00:05:22,055
{\an7}Clarke: THERE IS A FEELING
87
00:05:22,088 --> 00:05:26,426
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hOF "NEXT UP TO FACE
THE FIRING SQUAD," IF YOU LIKE.
88
00:05:26,459 --> 00:05:30,997
{\an7}\h\hAND THERE WERE SOME PRETTY
ANXIOUS FACES AROUND THE CAMP.
89
00:05:31,031 --> 00:05:32,399
{\an7}\hNewton: THAT WALK
OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT
90
00:05:32,432 --> 00:05:35,268
{\an7}WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THINKING
\h\h\h\hABOUT THE MISSION,
91
00:05:35,302 --> 00:05:37,171
{\an7}\h\h\hAND THINKING ABOUT
WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO DO,
92
00:05:37,204 --> 00:05:38,739
{\an7}JUST PLAYING IT OUT
\h\h\hIN YOUR HEAD,
93
00:05:38,772 --> 00:05:41,275
{\an7}HOW YOU’D REACT TO THINGS.
94
00:05:41,308 --> 00:05:43,010
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: NEWTON,
AS MISSION COMMANDER,
95
00:05:43,043 --> 00:05:45,913
{\an7}TAKES THE LEFT-HAND SEAT
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE LYNX.
96
00:05:51,251 --> 00:05:53,420
{\an7}\hHE WILL NAVIGATE,
OPERATE THE RADIOS,
97
00:05:53,453 --> 00:05:57,090
{\an7}\hAND LOCATE THE ENEMY
IN HIS MISSILE SIGHTS.
98
00:06:00,327 --> 00:06:03,831
{\an7}IF NECESSARY, HE WILL LAUNCH
\h\h\h\hTHE ATTACK HIMSELF.
99
00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:08,935
{\an7}THE YOUTHFUL COMMANDER IS PAIRED
100
00:06:08,969 --> 00:06:13,040
{\an7}WITH ONE OF THE 847th‘S OLDEST
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND WISEST HEADS.
101
00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:16,810
{\an7}COLOUR SERGEANT DERBY ALLEN
\h\hIS AN UNFLAPPABLE PILOT.
102
00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:25,518
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAFTER 28 YEARS
IN THE ROYAL MARINES,
103
00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:29,189
{\an7}HE BRINGS COMBAT EXPERIENCE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE COCKPIT.
104
00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:31,658
{\an7}\hAllen: I’VE BEEN THROUGH
ALL THE ’70s AND THE ’80s
105
00:06:31,691 --> 00:06:33,126
{\an7}IN NORTHERN IRELAND,
106
00:06:33,159 --> 00:06:36,729
{\an7}\hSO USED TO A FEW BOMBS AND
BULLETS GOING OFF AROUND US,
107
00:06:36,763 --> 00:06:38,999
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hWHICH AGAIN,
DOESN’T MAKE YOU IMMUNE,
108
00:06:39,032 --> 00:06:42,636
{\an7}\hBUT I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT
TO EXPECT A LITTLE BIT MORE
109
00:06:42,669 --> 00:06:45,472
{\an7}THAN THE GUYS WHO PROBABLY
\h\hHADN‘T EXPERIENCED IT.
110
00:06:47,307 --> 00:06:49,242
{\an7}I LIKE TO THINK HE LEFT ME
TO GET ON WITH THE FLYING
111
00:06:49,276 --> 00:06:53,680
{\an7}AND I LEFT HIM TO GET ON
\h\hWITH THE COMMANDING.
112
00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:56,683
{\an7}\hNarrator: THE MACHINE GUNNER
IS MARINE LOUIS HARVEY-JONES,
113
00:06:56,716 --> 00:06:58,484
{\an7}A.K.A. GUNS,
114
00:06:58,518 --> 00:07:01,187
{\an7}A MAN OF FEW WORDS.
115
00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:05,459
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAllen: BIG MARINE,
VERY QUIET GUY, QUIET NATURE,
116
00:07:05,492 --> 00:07:12,265
{\an7}\h\h\h\hJUST SAT IN THE BACK,
GOT ON WITH THE JOB BASICALLY.
117
00:07:12,299 --> 00:07:13,400
{\an7}Clarke: WITH ANY OUTFIT
\h\h\h\h\hGOING TO WAR,
118
00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:15,568
{\an7}YOU NEED A BROAD SPECTRUM
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF CHARACTERS.
119
00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:17,971
{\an7}IF YOU’RE ALL STEADY
\h\h\h\hBY THE BOOK,
120
00:07:18,004 --> 00:07:19,606
{\an7}THEN NOTHING WILL GET DONE.
121
00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:22,375
{\an7}IF YOU’RE ALL YOUNG BLADES
\h\h\hOUT TO GET INVOLVED,
122
00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:24,811
{\an7}THEN POSSIBLY EVERYONE
\h\h\hWILL GET KILLED.
123
00:07:24,844 --> 00:07:29,449
{\an7}SO THERE NEEDS TO BE
\hA BALANCE STRUCK.
124
00:07:29,482 --> 00:07:32,518
{\an7}Narrator: THE CREW FACES DANGER
FROM THE OUTSET.
125
00:07:36,022 --> 00:07:40,426
{\an7}\h\hEVERY DESERT TAKEOFF
IS A BLINDING SANDSTORM.
126
00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,596
{\an7}THEY COULD BE KILLED BEFORE
THEY EVEN LEAVE THE GROUND.
127
00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:54,141
{\an7}ON HIS FIRST FORAY INTO COMBAT,
JIM NEWTON IS NERVOUS.
128
00:07:58,411 --> 00:08:02,482
{\an7}\hFULLY FUELED, THE LYNX IS
AT MAXIMUM FIGHTING WEIGHT.
129
00:08:04,617 --> 00:08:07,353
{\an7}THERE ARE HEAVY SAND FILTERS
\h\h\hTO PROTECT THE ENGINE,
130
00:08:07,387 --> 00:08:09,189
{\an7}A GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN,
131
00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:11,725
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND A BATTERY
OF FOUR MISSILE LAUNCHERS.
132
00:08:15,762 --> 00:08:17,764
{\an7}TO GET ALL THIS WEIGHT
\h\h\hOFF THE GROUND,
133
00:08:17,797 --> 00:08:20,066
{\an7}THE ROTORS CREATE
\hA HUGE DOWNWASH,
134
00:08:20,100 --> 00:08:22,903
{\an7}KICKING UP A DENSE
\h\hCLOUD OF SAND.
135
00:08:22,936 --> 00:08:24,838
{\an7}WITH VISIBILITY CLOSE TO ZERO,
136
00:08:24,871 --> 00:08:27,841
{\an7}THE PILOT CAN EASILY
BECOME DISORIENTED.
137
00:08:33,313 --> 00:08:37,717
{\an7}SO IN TRAINING, THE MODERN NAVY
LEAVES THE OCEAN FOR THE DESERT.
138
00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:45,025
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHIS IS WAATS AIRBASE,
JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON, ARIZONA.
139
00:08:47,794 --> 00:08:52,666
{\an7}\h\hJIM NEWTON IS NOW ONE OF THE
NAVY‘S SENIOR TRAINING OFFICERS.
140
00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:55,068
{\an7}HE’S ABOUT TO SHOW
WHY HEAT AND SAND
141
00:08:55,101 --> 00:08:57,203
{\an7}CALL FOR SPECIAL TECHNIQUES.
142
00:08:59,439 --> 00:09:01,308
{\an7}Newton: WHAT WE’RE
\hABOUT TO DO NOW
143
00:09:01,341 --> 00:09:04,544
{\an7}\hIS JUST TAKE OFF IN THIS
DUSTY DESERT ENVIRONMENT.
144
00:09:07,247 --> 00:09:09,216
{\an7}Narrator: ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT,
145
00:09:09,249 --> 00:09:11,418
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE PILOT WILL TRY
TO CLIMB STRAIGHT UPWARDS,
146
00:09:11,451 --> 00:09:15,622
{\an7}UNTIL HE IS CLEAR
OF THE SAND CLOUD.
147
00:09:15,655 --> 00:09:17,624
{\an7}BUT IN THE SEARING DESERT,
148
00:09:17,657 --> 00:09:20,860
{\an7}\h\hTHERE‘S A RISK OF BLOWING
THE ENGINE BY OVERHEATING IT.
149
00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:22,262
{\an7}ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE,
150
00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:26,933
{\an7}\h\h\h\hRED FOR DANGER
BEGINS AT 645 CELSIUS.
151
00:09:26,966 --> 00:09:28,100
{\an7}Newton: WE’VE GOT TWO ENGINES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE LYNX,
152
00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:31,170
{\an7}\hAND WE NEED NOT TO GO
OVER THE MAXIMUM LIMIT,
153
00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:36,976
{\an7}WHICH TODAY IS 645 CONTINUOUS,
OR 665 FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
154
00:09:37,010 --> 00:09:39,379
{\an7}AND OBVIOUSLY COUPLED WITH THAT,
WE’VE GOT THE DUST OUTSIDE.
155
00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:41,414
{\an7}SO HERE WE GO.
156
00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:46,252
{\an7}Man: STRAIGHT UP.
\hGOOD REFERENCE.
157
00:09:46,286 --> 00:09:48,255
{\an7}Newton: THE POWER’S COMING IN,
158
00:09:48,288 --> 00:09:50,323
{\an7}YOU CAN SEE THE DUST CLOUD
\h\h\h\hBUILDING IN FRONT.
159
00:09:50,356 --> 00:09:54,227
{\an7}630, 640.
160
00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:58,197
{\an7}Narrator: THE ENGINE‘S ABOUT
\h\hTO HIT MAXIMUM PRESSURE.
161
00:09:58,231 --> 00:09:59,833
{\an7}Newton: THE POWER‘S COME IN,
162
00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:00,834
{\an7}\hTHERE‘S 645.
UP TO THE TOP.
163
00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:03,470
{\an7}WE‘RE ABOUT 25 FEET, NO HIGHER.
164
00:10:03,503 --> 00:10:04,804
{\an7}\hIT DOESN’T WANT
TO CLIMB ANYMORE.
165
00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:08,141
{\an7}\hI’M NOT GONNA CLEAR
THE TOP OF THE CLOUD.
166
00:10:08,174 --> 00:10:11,644
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE PILOT
MUST ABORT THE TAKEOFF.
167
00:10:11,678 --> 00:10:13,046
{\an7}Newton: THE AIRCRAFT
\h\hCOMES BACK DOWN
168
00:10:13,079 --> 00:10:14,981
{\an7}AND SAYS, I AIN’T
GOING TO DO THAT.
169
00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:18,318
{\an7}Narrator: IN DESERT HEAT,
\h\hTHE LYNX DOESN’T HAVE
170
00:10:18,351 --> 00:10:23,189
{\an7}ENOUGH POWER TO RISE
STRAIGHT UP AND OUT.
171
00:10:23,223 --> 00:10:26,359
{\an7}THE SOLUTION IS TO HOVER
\hJUST ABOVE THE GROUND.
172
00:10:26,392 --> 00:10:28,861
{\an7}THIS SLOWS THE VERTICAL SPEED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE DOWNWASH,
173
00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:32,198
{\an7}WHICH MAKES THE ROTOR BLADES
\h\h\h\h\h\hMORE EFFICIENT.
174
00:10:32,232 --> 00:10:34,234
{\an7}\h\h\hAS IF HOVERING
ON A CUSHION OF AIR,
175
00:10:34,267 --> 00:10:37,137
{\an7}THE PILOT MOVES FORWARDS
\h\h\h\h\hINSTEAD OF UP.
176
00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:39,673
{\an7}THE HORIZONTAL AIRFLOW
\hPROVIDES EXTRA LIFT,
177
00:10:39,706 --> 00:10:43,777
{\an7}\hTO GET AIRBORNE
USING LESS POWER.
178
00:10:43,810 --> 00:10:45,779
{\an7}Newton: AS LONG YOU KEEP
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT CUSHION
179
00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:47,681
{\an7}UNTIL YOU GET FORWARD MOMENTUM,
180
00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:49,349
{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT WILL USE LESS POWER
181
00:10:49,382 --> 00:10:53,052
{\an7}\h\hTHAN WHAT YOU‘D NEED
IF YOU WENT VERTICALLY.
182
00:10:53,086 --> 00:10:56,189
{\an7}Narrator: BUT FLYING STRAIGHT
\hINTO THE CLOUD TAKES NERVE.
183
00:10:58,691 --> 00:11:02,361
{\an7}Newton: IN SIMPLE TERMS, YOU‘RE
TAKING OFF COMPLETELY BLIND.
184
00:11:20,580 --> 00:11:23,783
{\an7}Narrator: CAMP VIKING, KUWAIT.
185
00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:26,319
{\an7}\hJIM NEWTON ENTERS
THE THEATER OF WAR.
186
00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:28,588
{\an7}Newton: IT WAS LIKE THE DRAWING
OF CURTAINS ON REALITY
187
00:11:28,621 --> 00:11:29,689
{\an7}IN MANY WAYS.
188
00:11:29,789 --> 00:11:31,090
{\an7}WHEN I CAME THROUGH
\h\hTHAT DUST CLOUD,
189
00:11:31,124 --> 00:11:34,461
{\an7}I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THIS IS IT,
AND THIS IS IT FOR REAL.
190
00:11:34,494 --> 00:11:35,762
{\an7}FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
191
00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:39,999
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHERE‘S A CHANCE
I POSSIBLY WOULDN‘T COME BACK.
192
00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:45,038
{\an7}Narrator: THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUEL
FOR A 100-MINUTE MISSION.
193
00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:48,107
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT DANGER APPEARS
AFTER JUST 15 SECONDS--
194
00:11:48,141 --> 00:11:49,943
{\an7}AND IT ISN‘T THE IRAQIS.
195
00:11:49,976 --> 00:11:53,880
{\an7}Newton: EVERY WEAPONS SENSOR
\h\h\hTHE WESTERN ALLIES HAD
196
00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:57,950
{\an7}WAS TRYING TO SEE WHO I WAS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND WHAT I WAS.
197
00:11:57,984 --> 00:11:59,953
{\an7}Narrator: AMERICAN RADAR
\h\h\h\hHAS LOCKED ON--
198
00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:02,322
{\an7}\hTHE LYNX THINKS
IT‘S UNDER ATTACK.
199
00:12:02,355 --> 00:12:04,958
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNewton: SO I HAD
ALL THESE LIGHTS AND NOISES
200
00:12:04,991 --> 00:12:06,259
{\an7}THROUGH MY HEADSET TELLING ME
201
00:12:06,292 --> 00:12:09,128
{\an7}THAT THERE WAS THESE WEAPONS
\h\hSYSTEMS LOCKING INTO ME.
202
00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:10,463
{\an7}I’VE GOT SYSTEMS
ON THE AIRCRAFT
203
00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:12,398
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT TELL PEOPLE
I’M A FRIENDLY AIRCRAFT,
204
00:12:12,432 --> 00:12:14,267
{\an7}THEY GIVE ALL SORTS
\h\h\hOF INFORMATION
205
00:12:14,300 --> 00:12:17,703
{\an7}\h\h\hABOUT WHO I AM
AND WHAT I‘M UP TO.
206
00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:18,905
{\an7}BUT FOR THE BEST WILL
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD
207
00:12:18,938 --> 00:12:21,040
{\an7}YOU NEVER BELIEVE
\hTHEY‘RE WORKING.
208
00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:25,045
{\an7}Narrator: NEWTON EVENTUALLY
\h\h\h\h\hRECEIVES CLEARANCE
209
00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:28,181
{\an7}FROM THE AMERICAN
AWACS CONTROLLER.
210
00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:35,054
{\an7}TO AVOID FRIENDLY FIRE,
211
00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:39,159
{\an7}THE LYNX AND GAZELLE MUST STAY
\h\h\h\hIN SAFE AIR CORRIDORS.
212
00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:43,029
{\an7}THEY MOVE INTO FORMATION--
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND INTO IRAQ.
213
00:12:45,131 --> 00:12:47,100
{\an7}Newton: WE WERE NOT
\h\hHANGING AROUND.
214
00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:50,303
{\an7}I REMEMBER WE CROSSED THE BORDER
AT ABOUT 130 KNOTS.
215
00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,645
{\an7}Narrator: PILOT DERBY ALLEN
\h\h\h\h\h\hHEADS FOR BASRA,
216
00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,648
{\an7}SKIMMING THE DESERT
\h\hAT JUST 30 FEET
217
00:13:01,681 --> 00:13:06,019
{\an7}TO AVOID ENEMY MISSILE
\hOR MACHINE GUN FIRE.
218
00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:07,020
{\an7}Allen: NO MATTER
HOW LOW YOU ARE,
219
00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:08,288
{\an7}YOU JUST WANT TO BE LOWER,
220
00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:11,257
{\an7}BECAUSE YOU FEEL
TOTALLY EXPOSED.
221
00:13:11,291 --> 00:13:14,194
{\an7}IT‘S A FLAT, BARREN LANDSCAPE.
222
00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,002
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IN JIM NEWTON’S SIGHTS--
223
00:13:22,035 --> 00:13:25,238
{\an7}THE SCORCHED AFTERMATH
\hOF EARLIER BATTLES.
224
00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,310
{\an7}Newton: YOU COULD SMELL THE OIL,
225
00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:35,682
{\an7}AND YOU COULD SMELL THE CORDITE
IN THE AIR FROM EXPLOSIONS.
226
00:13:35,715 --> 00:13:40,720
{\an7}I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER SEEING
\h\h\hMY FIRST DEAD SOLDIER.
227
00:13:40,753 --> 00:13:43,789
{\an7}IT’S AN AWFUL LOT TO TAKE IN
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN TWO MINUTES,
228
00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:48,361
{\an7}YOUR EYES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH.
229
00:13:48,394 --> 00:13:50,897
{\an7}Narrator: THE BORDER ZONE,
\h\h\h20 MILES FROM BASRA,
230
00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:53,599
{\an7}\hHAS SEEN FIERCE
IRAQI RESISTANCE.
231
00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:56,269
{\an7}Newton: IRAQI ARMOUR,
\hOLD RUSSIAN ARMOUR.
232
00:13:56,302 --> 00:14:00,506
{\an7}\hIT WASN‘T A PRETTY MIX
IF I‘M HONEST WITH YOU.
233
00:14:00,540 --> 00:14:03,410
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: NEWTON KNOWS
THE BATTLE FOR BASRA ITSELF
234
00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,779
{\an7}WILL BE EVEN MORE DESPERATE.
235
00:14:09,115 --> 00:14:11,551
{\an7}UP TO 50 IRAQI TANKS
ARE HIDING SOMEWHERE
236
00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:14,287
{\an7}IN THE BUILDINGS
AND PALM TREES.
237
00:14:17,123 --> 00:14:19,392
{\an7}\hIF THEY BREAK OUT
AND COUNTER-ATTACK,
238
00:14:19,425 --> 00:14:25,231
{\an7}NEWTON‘S LYNX IS THE ONLY SHIELD
FOR FRONT LINE BRITISH TROOPS.
239
00:14:25,264 --> 00:14:29,268
{\an7}\h\hNewton: IF A TANK COMES
30 MILE AN HOUR DOWN A ROAD,
240
00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:30,570
{\an7}FIRING 12.7 ROUNDS
241
00:14:30,603 --> 00:14:33,673
{\an7}\h\hINTO ROYAL MARINES
WHO ARE LIGHTLY ARMED,
242
00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:35,374
{\an7}ONLY IN LAND ROVERS,
243
00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:39,545
{\an7}\h\hTHE WHOLE THING CAN CHANGE
ON US, YOU KNOW, IN A MOMENT.
244
00:14:44,917 --> 00:14:47,920
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE IRAQI’S
MAIN BATTLE TANK IS THE T55--
245
00:14:47,954 --> 00:14:50,089
{\an7}BUILT IN THE FORMER
\h\h\hSOVIET UNION.
246
00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:54,994
{\an7}\h\h\hCRISPIN SWAYNE
IS A FORMER CAPTAIN
247
00:14:55,027 --> 00:14:56,729
{\an7}IN A BRITISH TANK REGIMENT,
248
00:14:56,763 --> 00:15:01,668
{\an7}TRAINED TO FIGHT RUSSIAN T55s
\hIN THE DAYS OF THE COLD WAR.
249
00:15:04,804 --> 00:15:08,541
{\an7}Swayne: THE T55 IS ESSENTIALLY
\h\hTHE KALASHNIKOV OF TANKS.
250
00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:10,810
{\an7}IT WAS DESIGNED RIGHT AT THE END
OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
251
00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:13,012
{\an7}AND IT STILL SEES SERVICE TODAY,
252
00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:15,447
{\an7}AND THAT‘S MAINLY BECAUSE
\h\h\h\hIT‘S SO EFFECTIVE.
253
00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:21,554
{\an7}Narrator: THE T55 MAY BE
\h\h\h\hAN OLD WARHORSE,
254
00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:24,423
{\an7}\h\hBUT IT STILL HAS
PLENTY OF FIREPOWER.
255
00:15:37,036 --> 00:15:39,005
{\an7}ITS HEAVY-CALIBER MACHINE GUN
256
00:15:39,038 --> 00:15:44,277
{\an7}\h\hPOSES A REAL THREAT
TO PASSING HELICOPTERS.
257
00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:46,145
{\an7}AND ITS TURRET-MOUNTED MAIN GUN
258
00:15:46,179 --> 00:15:49,716
{\an7}CAN LAUNCH HEAVY SHELLS
\h\h\h\h\hSEVERAL MILES.
259
00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:55,522
{\an7}BUT EVERY FLASH OF THE MUZZLE
260
00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:59,826
{\an7}\h\h\hCAN GIVE AWAY
THE TANK‘S POSITION.
261
00:15:59,859 --> 00:16:03,296
{\an7}A GOOD TANK COMMANDER PLAYS
\h\hA DEADLY GAME OF HIDE...
262
00:16:03,329 --> 00:16:04,697
{\an7}AND SEEK.
263
00:16:09,101 --> 00:16:13,639
{\an7}\h\h\hSwayne: SO IMAGINING THIS
IS THE WOODS JUST OUTSIDE BASRA,
264
00:16:13,673 --> 00:16:18,545
{\an7}\hAND THESE ARE THE PALM TREES
HERE THAT I’M ON THE EDGE OF,
265
00:16:18,578 --> 00:16:21,347
{\an7}LOOKING OUT ACROSS DESERT.
266
00:16:21,380 --> 00:16:23,983
{\an7}AND THAT IS FLAT.
267
00:16:24,016 --> 00:16:26,018
{\an7}PUTTING YOUR TANKS OUT THERE
\h\hIS ESSENTIALLY SUICIDE.
268
00:16:26,052 --> 00:16:28,421
{\an7}THE ENEMY‘S GOT AIR SUPERIORITY.
269
00:16:29,922 --> 00:16:31,891
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU’RE WAITING
FOR THE RECCE SCREEN TO ARRIVE
270
00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:35,394
{\an7}\h\h\hWHICH IS SMALL TANKS
SUPPORTED BY HELICOPTERS.
271
00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:39,299
{\an7}TAKING ON THE TANKS, SURE,
\h\h\hTHAT’S VERY DOABLE,
272
00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,734
{\an7}BUT THE HELICOPTERS,
\h\hIF YOU’RE SEEN,
273
00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:45,104
{\an7}IT‘S BASICALLY GAME OVER.
274
00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:46,505
{\an7}Narrator: IN OPEN DESERT,
275
00:16:46,539 --> 00:16:49,675
{\an7}\h\hA TANK IS EASY PREY
FOR THE LYNX‘S MISSILES.
276
00:16:49,709 --> 00:16:51,544
{\an7}[SPEAKING ARABIC]
277
00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:57,116
{\an7}\hBUT IRAQI COMMANDERS
LEARNED THEIR LESSONS
278
00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:59,351
{\an7}FROM THE 1991 GULF WAR.
279
00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:04,323
{\an7}A BATTLE-HARDENED VETERAN
\h\h\hSTAYS OUT OF SIGHT,
280
00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:07,460
{\an7}AND WAITS FOR HIS CHANCE
\hTO BREAK OUT IN FORCE.
281
00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:13,700
{\an7}THE PALM TREES OF SOUTHERN BASRA
GIVE DENSE COVER,
282
00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:18,805
{\an7}THE SUBURBAN BUILDINGS A WARREN
OF MAKESHIFT HIDING PLACES.
283
00:17:18,838 --> 00:17:20,073
{\an7}Swayne: IF YOU’RE LUCKY,
284
00:17:20,106 --> 00:17:21,641
{\an7}YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER KIND
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF STRUCTURE
285
00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:22,909
{\an7}THAT YOU CAN PUT OVER THE TANK
286
00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:26,045
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBECAUSE IT PUTS OUT
QUITE A BIG HEAT SIGNATURE.
287
00:17:26,078 --> 00:17:27,913
{\an7}\h\h\hAND OF COURSE
WITH THE BATTLEFIELD
288
00:17:27,947 --> 00:17:30,116
{\an7}BEING SO ADVANCED THESE DAYS,
289
00:17:30,149 --> 00:17:35,721
{\an7}\h\h\hYOUR HEAT SIGNATURE CAN BE
PICKED UP FROM A GREAT DISTANCE.
290
00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:38,725
{\an7}Narrator: SOLID WALLS
\h\hGIVE ADDED SAFETY.
291
00:17:40,526 --> 00:17:42,528
{\an7}A PLACE FOR TANKS
\hTO HUNKER DOWN,
292
00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:46,166
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBEFORE UNLEASHING
A DEVASTATING COUNTER-ATTACK.
293
00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:52,839
{\an7}OUT IN THE DESERT,
294
00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:55,742
{\an7}THE VULNERABLE BRITISH TROOPS
\h\h\h\h\h\hNEED AIR SUPPORT.
295
00:17:58,377 --> 00:18:01,046
{\an7}BUT ABOVE THEM, JIM NEWTON’S
\h\h\h\h\h\hTWO HELICOPTERS
296
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,316
{\an7}PATROL A STRICTLY
\hCONTROLLED AREA.
297
00:18:05,618 --> 00:18:07,687
{\an7}\hTHEY HAVE TO STAY
INSIDE A BATTLE BOX
298
00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,822
{\an7}OF JUST 1 1/2 MILES.
299
00:18:09,855 --> 00:18:11,557
{\an7}IF THEY STRAY OUTSIDE,
300
00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:15,395
{\an7}THEY RISK BEING SHOT DOWN
\h\h\h\hBY FRIENDLY FIRE.
301
00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:18,564
{\an7}\h\h\hNEWTON FOCUSES THE HUNT
FOR TANKS ON SOUTHERN BASRA--
302
00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,033
{\an7}DEAD AHEAD.
303
00:18:20,066 --> 00:18:21,301
{\an7}Newton: WE AT THIS POINT
\hWERE JUST MANEUVERING
304
00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:25,405
{\an7}AROUND OUR 4-KILOMETER BOX
\h\hAS AN AVIATION PATROL,
305
00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:29,142
{\an7}SCANNING IN THE 12 O‘CLOCK
\h\h\h\hUP TOWARDS BASRA.
306
00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:34,781
{\an7}Narrator: NEWTON CHECKS
\h\hHIS THERMAL SIGHTS--
307
00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:38,051
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLOOKING FOR
A TELLTALE HOT ENGINE.
308
00:18:41,053 --> 00:18:43,222
{\an7}BUT THE TANKS ARE
ONLY 20 FEET LONG,
309
00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:48,727
{\an7}\h\h\hIN 16 SQUARE MILES
OF TREES AND BUILDINGS.
310
00:18:48,761 --> 00:18:51,998
{\an7}\hAFTER 55 MINUTES--MORE THAN
HALFWAY THROUGH THE MISSION--
311
00:18:52,031 --> 00:18:55,301
{\an7}THERE‘S NO SIGN OF ANY T55s.
312
00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:57,303
{\an7}Newton: YOU’RE LOOKING
\h\hINTO THE HEAT HAZE
313
00:18:57,336 --> 00:18:58,637
{\an7}ABOUT FOUR KILOMETERS
\h\h\hIN FRONT OF YOU,
314
00:18:58,671 --> 00:18:59,972
{\an7}MAYBE EVEN MORE.
315
00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:03,676
{\an7}THEY‘RE DIFFICULT TO SPOT
\h\hAT THE BEST OF TIMES.
316
00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:05,844
{\an7}Narrator: NEWTON’S ATTENTION
\h\h\h\h\hIS FOCUSED AHEAD,
317
00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:08,280
{\an7}SO SOMEONE HAS TO COVER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE REAR.
318
00:19:08,314 --> 00:19:12,151
{\an7}\h\h\hNewton: GUNS IS TRACKING
OUR SIX O‘CLOCK WITH THE GPMG.
319
00:19:12,184 --> 00:19:16,889
{\an7}\hI‘VE GOT THE GAZELLE AS WELL,
BEHIND ME, AND THE CREW IN THAT.
320
00:19:16,922 --> 00:19:20,025
{\an7}\hNarrator: THE T55s
ARE TOO WELL HIDDEN.
321
00:19:20,059 --> 00:19:23,329
{\an7}Newton: THEY KNOW THE GROUND.
\h\h\h\hTHEY DIG THE TANKS IN.
322
00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:25,664
{\an7}ALL YOU‘LL SEE IS JUST
\hTHE END OF A BARREL.
323
00:19:25,698 --> 00:19:27,300
{\an7}IT‘S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
324
00:19:31,203 --> 00:19:33,172
{\an7}Narrator: BELOW THE LYNX,
325
00:19:33,205 --> 00:19:38,310
{\an7}FIVE BRITISH ARMY SCIMITARS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOIN THE HUNT.
326
00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:40,746
{\an7}THESE ARE FAST, MOBILE
\hFIGHTING VEHICLES--
327
00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:44,517
{\an7}DESIGNED TO FLUSH OUT THE ENEMY
FROM THEIR HIDING PLACES.
328
00:19:44,550 --> 00:19:46,552
{\an7}BUT IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD CONTEST,
329
00:19:46,585 --> 00:19:50,456
{\an7}A LIGHTWEIGHT SCIMITAR
IS NO MATCH FOR A T55.
330
00:19:50,489 --> 00:19:51,790
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSwayne:
THE SCIMITAR IS ESSENTIALLY
331
00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:53,092
{\an7}A RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE.
332
00:19:53,125 --> 00:19:55,294
{\an7}IT‘S NOT MEANT TO ENGAGE.
333
00:19:55,327 --> 00:19:57,996
{\an7}\h\h\hIT HAS ITS CANNON
REALLY AS SELF-DEFENSE,
334
00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:01,200
{\an7}BUT ESSENTIALLY IT’S THE EYES
AND THE EARS OF THE COMMANDER,
335
00:20:01,233 --> 00:20:05,037
{\an7}\h\hTHAT‘S WHY IT‘S OUT FRONT
OF THE MAIN PART OF THE ARMY.
336
00:20:05,071 --> 00:20:07,206
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: SUDDENLY
THE SCIMITARS COME UNDER FIRE
337
00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:10,576
{\an7}FROM A T55‘S MACHINE GUN.
338
00:20:10,609 --> 00:20:13,512
{\an7}\hNewton: ONE OF THE GUYS
SPOKE TO ME ON THE RADIO,
339
00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:14,647
{\an7}I COULD JUST HEAR IN HIS VOICE,
340
00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,216
{\an7}I COULD HEAR THE ROUNDS
\h\hHITTING HIS VEHICLE,
341
00:20:17,249 --> 00:20:19,251
{\an7}OR AT LEAST RICOCHETS.
342
00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:21,821
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: NOW THE BRITISH
SOLDIERS FEAR A KNOCKOUT PUNCH
343
00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:24,990
{\an7}FROM THE HEAVYWEIGHT MAIN GUN.
344
00:20:25,024 --> 00:20:27,293
{\an7}Swayne: A T55 ROUND HITTING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE SIDE OF A,
345
00:20:27,326 --> 00:20:29,461
{\an7}OR THE FRONT EVEN,
\h\hOF A SCIMITAR,
346
00:20:29,495 --> 00:20:32,798
{\an7}THERE REALLY WOULDN‘T BE
\h\h\h\hMUCH LEFT OF IT.
347
00:20:36,368 --> 00:20:38,337
{\an7}Narrator: AT CAMP VIKING,
348
00:20:38,370 --> 00:20:41,874
{\an7}\hSENIOR PILOT ANDREW CLARKE
FIELDS THE CALLS FOR BACKUP.
349
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:42,975
{\an7}Clarke: IN TERMS
OF RADIO TRAFFIC
350
00:20:43,008 --> 00:20:44,343
{\an7}PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SAY
\h\h\hTHEY KEPT IT CALM
351
00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:47,813
{\an7}AND CONCISE AND PROFESSIONAL.
352
00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:49,615
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THERE WAS
AN ELEMENT OF PANIC
353
00:20:49,648 --> 00:20:54,186
{\an7}\h\h\hIN SOME OF THE EARLY
TRANSMISSIONS WE RECEIVED.
354
00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:57,724
{\an7}Newton: THERE WAS ROUNDS
LANDING ALL AROUND THEM.
355
00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:01,628
{\an7}I COULD HEAR HIS ENGINE REVVING
OVER THE, YOU KNOW, THE RADIO
356
00:21:01,660 --> 00:21:07,633
{\an7}AS HE SAID TO ME YOU NEED TO,
YOU NEED TO GET HERE AND HELP.
357
00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:09,468
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: NEWTON
MUST FIND THE TANK--
358
00:21:09,502 --> 00:21:12,805
{\an7}THEN FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO DESTROY IT.
359
00:21:18,144 --> 00:21:20,380
{\an7}AT THE 847th SQUADRON,
360
00:21:20,412 --> 00:21:25,350
{\an7}SENIOR PILOT ANDREW CLARKE
\h\h\hWEIGHS THE OPTIONS.
361
00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:28,354
{\an7}\hClarke: HAVE WE GOT
ANY FAST JET SUPPORT,
362
00:21:28,387 --> 00:21:32,725
{\an7}FAST AIR TO ATTACK THESE,
THESE TANKS FROM THE AIR?
363
00:21:32,758 --> 00:21:34,126
{\an7}HAVE WE GOT ANYTHING
\h\h\hON THE GROUND
364
00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,529
{\an7}THAT COULD, COULD HELP,
\h\hANY HEAVY ARTILLERY?
365
00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:39,899
{\an7}THAT WASN‘T IN POSITION
\h\h\h\h\hAT THAT STAGE.
366
00:21:39,932 --> 00:21:41,200
{\an7}Newton: JETS WERE ALL TIED UP
367
00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:44,269
{\an7}PROSECUTING DEPTH TARGETS
\h\h\h\h\hAROUND BAGHDAD.
368
00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:47,206
{\an7}SO IT WAS APPARENT
369
00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:49,842
{\an7}WITHIN A MINUTE AND A HALF
\h\h\h\hOF ARRIVING THERE
370
00:21:49,875 --> 00:21:52,211
{\an7}THAT 847 WAS IT.
371
00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,382
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH NO JETS AVAILABLE,
372
00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:58,083
{\an7}NEWTON MUST FIND THE TANK--
373
00:21:58,117 --> 00:22:00,920
{\an7}THEN USE HIS OWN MISSILES
\h\h\h\h\hTO TAKE IT OUT.
374
00:22:03,522 --> 00:22:04,723
{\an7}BUT IN THE DESERT,
375
00:22:04,757 --> 00:22:07,827
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHERE‘S NOWHERE
FOR A HELICOPTER TO HIDE.
376
00:22:10,763 --> 00:22:13,599
{\an7}NEWTON THINKS HE‘S THE PREDATOR.
377
00:22:13,632 --> 00:22:16,368
{\an7}IN FACT, HE‘S THE PREY.
378
00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:24,743
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
379
00:22:24,777 --> 00:22:26,879
{\an7}\hNewton: IT SCARES THE HELL
OUT OF YOU, IT REALLY DOES.
380
00:22:26,912 --> 00:22:29,014
{\an7}THAT’S A SHELL, AND IT’S LANDED,
381
00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:31,751
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW,
A COUPLE OF METERS AWAY.
382
00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:36,222
{\an7}Allen: AS SOON AS WE SAW
\h\hTHE FIRST EXPLOSION,
383
00:22:36,255 --> 00:22:38,958
{\an7}I JUST THREW THE AIRCRAFT OFF
\hTO ONE SIDE TO GET IT AWAY.
384
00:22:38,991 --> 00:22:41,293
{\an7}BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY,
AFTER THE FIRST ONE
385
00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:44,630
{\an7}YOU CAN EXPECT A FEW MORE
\h\h\h\h\hCOMING YOUR WAY.
386
00:22:44,663 --> 00:22:46,765
{\an7}Newton: YOU DON’T KNOW
WHERE IT’S COMING FROM
387
00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:48,034
{\an7}\h\hAND YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE
THE NEXT ONE’S COMING FROM.
388
00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:50,670
{\an7}YOU CAN‘T SEE THEM,
YOU CAN‘T HEAR THEM.
389
00:22:50,703 --> 00:22:53,172
{\an7}I WAS SITTING THERE THINKING
\h\h\h\h\hI‘M GOING TO DIE.
390
00:22:58,777 --> 00:23:00,746
{\an7}Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN HIS LIFE,
391
00:23:00,779 --> 00:23:03,315
{\an7}JIM NEWTON IS UNDER FIRE.
392
00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:06,385
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
393
00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:11,056
{\an7}Newton: A WHITE FLASH, CHRIST,
394
00:23:11,090 --> 00:23:13,626
{\an7}THAT IS JUST RIGHT
\hIN FRONT OF ME.
395
00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:21,467
{\an7}Narrator: A HIDDEN IRAQI TANK
\h\hIS ZEROING IN ON THE LYNX.
396
00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:23,435
{\an7}THE CHANCE OF A DIRECT HIT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM A TANK
397
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:26,105
{\an7}ON A FAST-MOVING HELICOPTER
\h\h\h\h\hIS NOT VERY HIGH,
398
00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:27,373
{\an7}BUT TO JIM NEWTON
399
00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:30,776
{\an7}THE EXPLOSIONS ON THE GROUND
\h\hFEEL DANGEROUSLY CLOSE.
400
00:23:34,647 --> 00:23:37,483
{\an7}\h\h\hNewton: YOU GET
A BIG GEYSER OF SAND,
401
00:23:37,516 --> 00:23:42,121
{\an7}THEN IT‘S LIKE SOMEONE THROWING
STONES OVER THE AIRCRAFT.
402
00:23:42,154 --> 00:23:45,157
{\an7}ONE MOMENT WHICH I’LL TAKE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO MY GRAVE
403
00:23:45,190 --> 00:23:47,826
{\an7}IS THE ROUNDS IMPACTING
IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT
404
00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:51,397
{\an7}AND WALKING TOWARDS ME.
405
00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,599
{\an7}Narrator: TO NEWTON’S HORROR,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE UNSEEN ENEMY
406
00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:58,170
{\an7}APPEARS TO BE TRACKING
\h\h\hHIS FLIGHT PATH.
407
00:23:58,203 --> 00:24:00,605
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNewton: WHEN YOU MOVE,
THE ROUNDS IMPACTING THE SAND
408
00:24:00,639 --> 00:24:03,375
{\an7}CHANGE DIRECTION, FOLLOWING YOU.
409
00:24:03,409 --> 00:24:06,812
{\an7}Allen: ONE ROUND WOULD LAND IN
THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIRCRAFT,
410
00:24:06,845 --> 00:24:08,447
{\an7}\h\hTHEN THE NEXT ONE
WOULD BE A LOT CLOSER.
411
00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,250
{\an7}\hSO THE GUY FIRING THE ROUNDS,
HE WAS BASICALLY BRACKETING US,
412
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:14,653
{\an7}AND HE WAS GETTING
\hVERY GOOD AT IT.
413
00:24:19,325 --> 00:24:21,294
{\an7}Narrator: GOING FOR THE KILL,
414
00:24:21,327 --> 00:24:23,529
{\an7}THE TANK COMMANDER SWITCHES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO AIR BURST--
415
00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:26,331
{\an7}A MASSIVE MID-AIR
EXPLOSION OF FLAK.
416
00:24:28,233 --> 00:24:30,202
{\an7}Allen: THE HELICOPTER ITSELF
417
00:24:30,235 --> 00:24:33,805
{\an7}IS NOT DESIGNED TO TAKE FIRE
\h\h\h\h\hAND TO TAKE HITS.
418
00:24:35,574 --> 00:24:40,546
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: BUILT FOR SPEED,
THE LYNX HAS NO HEAVY ARMOUR.
419
00:24:40,579 --> 00:24:41,680
{\an7}THE OUTER SKIN IS JUST
420
00:24:41,714 --> 00:24:44,183
{\an7}A QUARTER OF AN INCH
\h\h\h\hOF ALUMINUM.
421
00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:47,820
{\an7}\h\h\hNewton: YOU NEED FUEL AND
WEAPONS, YOU DON‘T NEED ARMOUR.
422
00:24:47,853 --> 00:24:49,621
{\an7}OUR TACTICS ARE BASED
\h\h\hAROUND THE FACT
423
00:24:49,655 --> 00:24:52,124
{\an7}THAT WE WERE LIGHTLY PROTECTED.
424
00:24:53,959 --> 00:24:56,595
{\an7}Narrator: IF THEY’RE SHOT DOWN,
THE IRAQI BATTLE TANKS
425
00:24:56,628 --> 00:25:00,465
{\an7}\h\h\hWILL BE FREE TO MOVE OUT
OF BASRA AND INTO OPEN DESERT.
426
00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:07,806
{\an7}\hTHE LIGHTLY ARMED BRITISH
GROUND TROOPS FACE CARNAGE.
427
00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,510
{\an7}WITH 18 MINUTES OF FUEL BEFORE
\hTHEY HAVE TO RETURN TO BASE,
428
00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:15,514
{\an7}THE LYNX AND GAZELLE GO INTO
A STANDARD EVASIVE MANEUVER.
429
00:25:15,547 --> 00:25:17,182
{\an7}Newton: SO WE WERE AGILE
AROUND THE BATTLEFIELD,
430
00:25:17,216 --> 00:25:18,718
{\an7}AND WE CHANGED OUR TACTICS
431
00:25:18,751 --> 00:25:22,655
{\an7}TO MAKE US AS SMALL A TARGET
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAS POSSIBLE.
432
00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:24,957
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE TACTIC
IS CALLED "HAMSTER RAT"--
433
00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:29,027
{\an7}AND IT‘S SUPPOSED
TO WORK LIKE THIS.
434
00:25:29,061 --> 00:25:33,432
{\an7}\h\h\h\hCIRCLING THE BATTLE BOX,
THE HAMSTER RADIOS WHAT HE SEES.
435
00:25:33,465 --> 00:25:36,234
{\an7}RIGHT OF TOWER, LOW BUILDING...
436
00:25:36,268 --> 00:25:37,836
{\an7}CLUMP OF TREES...
437
00:25:37,870 --> 00:25:41,507
{\an7}POSSIBLE TARGET.
438
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:44,777
{\an7}BUT IT‘S HARD TO TELL.
439
00:25:44,810 --> 00:25:46,512
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHEN HE HITS
THE FRONT OF THE BOX,
440
00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:50,149
{\an7}THE HAMSTER MUST TURN AWAY.
441
00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:52,451
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNOW THE RAT,
A HALF A LAP BEHIND,
442
00:25:52,484 --> 00:25:55,220
{\an7}PICKS UP THE SEARCH.
443
00:25:55,254 --> 00:25:56,355
{\an7}TOWER.
444
00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:57,656
{\an7}LOW BUILDING.
445
00:25:57,689 --> 00:25:59,057
{\an7}TREES.
446
00:25:59,091 --> 00:26:01,060
{\an7}TANK IDENTIFIED.
447
00:26:04,163 --> 00:26:06,565
{\an7}BOTH HELICOPTERS KEEP MOVING
\h\h\h\h\h\hAT HIGH SPEEDS,
448
00:26:06,598 --> 00:26:10,102
{\an7}MAKING DIFFICULT TARGETS.
449
00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:12,304
{\an7}OR AT LEAST THAT‘S THE THEORY.
450
00:26:18,544 --> 00:26:22,948
{\an7}THE TROUBLE IS--IN REAL LIFE,
\h\hTHEY CAN‘T FIND THE TANK.
451
00:26:24,616 --> 00:26:27,786
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNEWTON FOCUSES ON
THE MOST LIKELY HIDING PLACE--
452
00:26:31,123 --> 00:26:33,892
{\an7}THE TREES AND BUILDINGS
\h\h\hOF SOUTHERN BASRA.
453
00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:36,595
{\an7}THE TANK KEEPS UP
A HEAVY BARRAGE...
454
00:26:40,199 --> 00:26:42,568
{\an7}BUT IN TWO WHOLE CIRCUITS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUNDER FIRE,
455
00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:48,207
{\an7}NEITHER HAMSTER NOR RAT SEES
ANY TELLTALE MUZZLE FLASHES.
456
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,143
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNEWTON SWITCHES TO
AN INCREDIBLY RISKY TACTIC--
457
00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:53,712
{\an7}THE SPLIT MANEUVER.
458
00:26:53,745 --> 00:26:56,081
{\an7}Newton: SO WE JOINED UP
AS A PAIR AT THIS POINT.
459
00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,684
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWE FLEW TOWARDS ON WHAT
WE THOUGHT WAS THE THREAT LINE,
460
00:26:58,717 --> 00:27:00,018
{\an7}\hAND THEN WHEN WE GOT
TO THE TOP OF THE BOX,
461
00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:01,654
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWE BOTH TURNED
IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS,
462
00:27:01,687 --> 00:27:05,391
{\an7}SO WE‘RE BASICALLY SAYING
\hTO THE ENEMY, PICK ONE.
463
00:27:07,726 --> 00:27:09,828
{\an7}Narrator: THE LYNX AND GAZELLE
\h\h\h\h\h\hHEAD SIDE BY SIDE
464
00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:12,498
{\an7}FOR THE TREE LINE, DRAWING FIRE.
465
00:27:14,766 --> 00:27:17,269
{\an7}WHEN THE TANK COMMANDER FIRES
\h\h\h\h\h\hAT ONE HELICOPTER,
466
00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:20,972
{\an7}THE OTHER SHOULD SEE
\hHIS MUZZLE FLASH.
467
00:27:21,006 --> 00:27:24,810
{\an7}HE CHOOSES THE LYNX.
468
00:27:24,843 --> 00:27:27,879
{\an7}\h\h\hNewton: THE THREAT TO HIM
WAS THE LYNX WITH TOW MISSILES.
469
00:27:27,913 --> 00:27:29,748
{\an7}IT’S AN ANTI-TANK WEAPON,
470
00:27:29,781 --> 00:27:31,216
{\an7}AND HE WOULD KNOW
THAT’S THE THREAT
471
00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:33,119
{\an7}HE NEEDS TO TAKE OUT FIRST.
472
00:27:35,821 --> 00:27:38,090
{\an7}Narrator: BUT NEITHER HELICOPTER
SEES A THING.
473
00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:44,696
{\an7}\hAllen: I’M TRYING
TO OBSERVE SOMETHING
474
00:27:44,730 --> 00:27:47,132
{\an7}THAT’S PROBABLY OVER A MILE,
\h\h\hNEARLY TWO MILES AWAY
475
00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:48,768
{\an7}WITH THE NAKED EYE.
476
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,101
{\an7}NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
477
00:27:50,135 --> 00:27:51,269
{\an7}JIM WAS IN THE SIGHT,
478
00:27:51,303 --> 00:27:54,606
{\an7}\hFRANTICALLY TRYING
TO FIND THE TARGET.
479
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,176
{\an7}\h\h\hNewton: WE’D SET UP
OUR HAMSTER-RAT TECHNIQUE,
480
00:27:57,209 --> 00:28:00,345
{\an7}WE’D DONE SPLIT MANEUVERS TO TRY
AND GET HIM TO PICK ONE OF US,
481
00:28:00,379 --> 00:28:02,181
{\an7}WHICH HE DID,
482
00:28:02,214 --> 00:28:06,452
{\an7}\hAND I JUST COULDN‘T SEE
WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM.
483
00:28:06,485 --> 00:28:08,520
{\an7}Narrator: THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUEL
FOR 12 MORE MINUTES
484
00:28:08,554 --> 00:28:11,657
{\an7}BEFORE THEY MUST TURN BACK.
485
00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:14,560
{\an7}THAT WOULD LEAVE BRITISH TROOPS
WITH NO AIR SUPPORT--
486
00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:17,663
{\an7}\hAGAINST RAMPAGING
IRAQI BATTLE TANKS.
487
00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:23,435
{\an7}\h\hNewton: I WAS JUST ABOUT
OUT OF IDEAS, IF I‘M HONEST.
488
00:28:30,342 --> 00:28:32,477
{\an7}Narrator: THE MYSTERIOUS ENEMY
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS MAKING FULL USE
489
00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:35,080
{\an7}OF HIS BIGGEST WEAPON--
490
00:28:35,113 --> 00:28:37,816
{\an7}HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE.
491
00:28:37,849 --> 00:28:41,686
{\an7}\hFORMER TANK COMMANDER
CRISPIN SWAYNE EXPLAINS.
492
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,021
{\an7}Swayne: A GOOD TANK COMMANDER
493
00:28:43,055 --> 00:28:45,457
{\an7}WILL MAKE GOOD USE
\h\hOF THE GROUND.
494
00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:51,363
{\an7}HE’LL HAVE RECCED IT BEFOREHAND,
MAYBE CLIMBED OUT ON FOOT,
495
00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:55,533
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOT HIS BINOS OUT,
EVEN WALKED OUT INTO THE DESERT
496
00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:59,404
{\an7}\hTO LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT
THE POSITION MIGHT LOOK LIKE
497
00:28:59,438 --> 00:29:04,276
{\an7}\h\hFROM OUT THERE, WHERE
THE ENEMY IS COMING FROM.
498
00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:05,710
{\an7}IF HE KNOWS HIS STUFF,
499
00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:09,848
{\an7}\h\hHE WILL HAVE RECCED ROUTES
AND OTHER DEFENSIVE POSITIONS,
500
00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:12,584
{\an7}FROM WHICH HE CAN OBSERVE
\h\hAND THEN PULL FORWARD
501
00:29:12,618 --> 00:29:15,454
{\an7}AND ENGAGE THE ENEMY
\h\h\hAS HE WISHES.
502
00:29:20,792 --> 00:29:22,861
{\an7}\hONCE YOU’VE FIRED
A COUPLE OF ROUNDS,
503
00:29:22,894 --> 00:29:25,430
{\an7}THEN YOU’D WANT TO BE
\h\hCHANGING POSITION,
504
00:29:25,464 --> 00:29:28,767
{\an7}\hBECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU‘RE GOING
TO HAVE EVERYONE LOOKING AT YOU.
505
00:29:30,636 --> 00:29:32,805
{\an7}\hSO YOU PULL BACK
OFF THE POSITION,
506
00:29:32,838 --> 00:29:35,107
{\an7}HOPEFULLY INTO SOME KIND
\h\h\h\hOF DEAD GROUND,
507
00:29:35,140 --> 00:29:38,043
{\an7}\h\hYOU THEN MOVE ALONG
THROUGH THE DEAD GROUND,
508
00:29:38,076 --> 00:29:40,445
{\an7}AND TANKS WILL ALWAYS TRY
\hAND FOLLOW DEAD GROUND--
509
00:29:40,479 --> 00:29:43,549
{\an7}\hTHAT MEANS GROUND THAT’S
NOT GOING TO SKYLINE YOU,
510
00:29:43,582 --> 00:29:45,317
{\an7}NOT GOING TO SILHOUETTE YOU
\h\h\h\h\h\hAGAINST THE SKY,
511
00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:50,255
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE THAT MAKES
A MUCH EASIER TARGET TO SEE.
512
00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:52,725
{\an7}Narrator: USING THESE TACTICS,
\h\hTHE ELUSIVE TANK COMMANDER
513
00:29:52,758 --> 00:29:56,428
{\an7}COULD BE MOVING UNDETECTED
\hALL OVER SOUTHERN BASRA.
514
00:30:01,099 --> 00:30:04,169
{\an7}\h\h\h\hEVEN THOUGH THE LYNX IS
A FAST-MOVING TARGET FOR A TANK,
515
00:30:04,202 --> 00:30:07,439
{\an7}THE PILOTS STILL FEEL
\h\h\hVERY VULNERABLE.
516
00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:09,507
{\an7}Allen: YOU’RE IN A BIG,
\h\hVIBRATING NOISY BOX
517
00:30:09,541 --> 00:30:11,109
{\an7}THAT YOU CAN’T HIDE
\h\h\hFROM ANYBODY,
518
00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:13,212
{\an7}CAN BE HEARD FROM MILES AWAY.
519
00:30:13,245 --> 00:30:15,881
{\an7}SO YOU’RE PRESENTING
QUITE A BIG TARGET,
520
00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:17,983
{\an7}OPEN TARGET TO THE ENEMY.
521
00:30:24,690 --> 00:30:26,659
{\an7}THE ONLY ADVANTAGE YOU HAVE
522
00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:30,596
{\an7}\hIS TO KEEP LOW AND TO KEEP
MOVING AND KEEP MOVING FAST.
523
00:30:37,636 --> 00:30:39,638
{\an7}Narrator: BUT DERBY ALLEN
\h\h\h\h\hHAS A PROBLEM--
524
00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:44,209
{\an7}THERE‘S A LIMIT TO HOW FAST
\h\h\hANY HELICOPTER CAN GO.
525
00:30:44,242 --> 00:30:46,211
{\an7}WITH A FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT,
526
00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:48,213
{\an7}THE FAST FLOW OF AIR
\h\h\hOVER THE WINGS
527
00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:52,684
{\an7}CREATES THE LIFT IT NEEDS
\h\h\h\hTO STAY AIRBORNE.
528
00:30:52,718 --> 00:30:55,454
{\an7}BUT A HOVERING HELICOPTER
CREATES LIFT ON THE SPOT,
529
00:30:55,487 --> 00:30:57,089
{\an7}BY SPINNING ITS ROTORS
\h\hTHROUGH THE AIR--
530
00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:59,491
{\an7}LIKE ROTATING WINGS.
531
00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:00,759
{\an7}IT’S NOT SO SIMPLE
532
00:31:00,792 --> 00:31:03,261
{\an7}WHEN THE HELICOPTER‘S
\h\h\hMOVING FORWARD.
533
00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:08,333
{\an7}ON ONE SIDE, THE BLADE’S
\hHEADING INTO THE WIND,
534
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:12,271
{\an7}SO THERE‘S A BIGGER AIR FLOW
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND MORE LIFT.
535
00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:13,672
{\an7}BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE,
536
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,640
{\an7}THE BLADE’S MOVING
\hWITH THE WIND--
537
00:31:15,674 --> 00:31:19,778
{\an7}SO THERE‘S MUCH LESS AIR FLOW,
\h\h\h\h\hAND MUCH LESS LIFT.
538
00:31:19,811 --> 00:31:21,780
{\an7}IF THE HELICOPTER GOES TOO FAST,
539
00:31:21,813 --> 00:31:25,283
{\an7}THE IMBALANCE SENDS IT
\h\h\hOUT OF CONTROL.
540
00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:31,156
{\an7}SO THE LYNX MANUFACTURERS
541
00:31:31,189 --> 00:31:34,492
{\an7}CAME UP WITH A REVOLUTIONARY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hROTOR DESIGN.
542
00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:36,661
{\an7}Newton: THIS IS BUILT FOR SPEED.
543
00:31:36,695 --> 00:31:39,565
{\an7}THE BLADES THAT YOU’VE GOT HERE
ARE COMPOSITE MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
544
00:31:39,598 --> 00:31:42,468
{\an7}THEY‘RE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
\h\h\h\hFOR HIGH SPEED FLIGHT.
545
00:31:44,603 --> 00:31:46,638
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE BLADES
ARE ADVANCED COMPOSITES
546
00:31:46,671 --> 00:31:50,341
{\an7}OF CARBON AND GLASS FIBER--
TOUGH, BUT HIGHLY FLEXIBLE.
547
00:31:52,611 --> 00:31:55,080
{\an7}CONVENTIONAL ROTOR HUBS
\h\h\h\h\h\hHAVE HINGES,
548
00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:59,150
{\an7}ALLOWING THE BLADES
TO FLAP UP AND DOWN.
549
00:31:59,184 --> 00:32:01,720
{\an7}ON THE ADVANCING SIDE,
WHERE LIFT IS HIGHER,
550
00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:04,723
{\an7}\h\hTHE ROTORS FLAP UP,
WHICH REDUCES THE LIFT.
551
00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:07,259
{\an7}ON THE RETREATING SIDE
\h\h\hTHEY FLAP DOWN,
552
00:32:07,292 --> 00:32:10,529
{\an7}INCREASING THE LIFT.
553
00:32:10,562 --> 00:32:15,333
{\an7}\h\h\hSO FLAPPING RESTORES
THE HELICOPTER‘S BALANCE.
554
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,469
{\an7}BUT THE LYNX GOES
ONE STEP FURTHER.
555
00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:21,506
{\an7}THE ROTOR HUB HAS NO HINGES.
556
00:32:21,540 --> 00:32:24,476
{\an7}THE BLADES ARE STRONG ENOUGH
\hTO FLAP JUST BY BENDING--
557
00:32:24,509 --> 00:32:26,911
{\an7}SO THEY‘RE HIGHLY RESPONSIVE.
558
00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:28,079
{\an7}AND THE TIPS ARE DESIGNED
559
00:32:28,113 --> 00:32:31,216
{\an7}\hTO CUT THROUGH THE AIR
WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY.
560
00:32:39,491 --> 00:32:42,094
{\an7}\hTHE HINGELESS HUB
AND ADVANCED BLADES
561
00:32:42,127 --> 00:32:44,229
{\an7}MAKE THE LYNX SUPREMELY AGILE.
562
00:32:45,831 --> 00:32:46,832
{\an7}Newton: YOU’RE GOING TO GO
563
00:32:46,865 --> 00:32:47,999
{\an7}RIGHT UP TO THE ENVELOPE
\h\h\h\hOF THE AIRCRAFT.
564
00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:49,167
{\an7}I MEAN, WE BACKFLIP THE LYNX.
565
00:32:49,201 --> 00:32:52,538
{\an7}YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE
\h\h\h\hDON‘T DO THAT.
566
00:32:52,571 --> 00:32:54,706
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: IN IRAQ,
HIGH SPEED TECHNOLOGY
567
00:32:54,739 --> 00:32:57,909
{\an7}GIVES PILOT DERBY ALLEN
\h\h\hA FIGHTING CHANCE.
568
00:33:00,111 --> 00:33:04,882
{\an7}Allen: WE‘D MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT,
CHANGE HEIGHT AS WELL.
569
00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:06,284
{\an7}IF YOU GO FROM HIGH TO LOW,
570
00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:07,953
{\an7}IT’S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR A GUY OBSERVING
571
00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:11,523
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO ACTUALLY GET
A RANGE ESTIMATION ON YOU.
572
00:33:11,556 --> 00:33:16,428
{\an7}\h\hSO YOU‘RE JUST TRYING
TO CONFUSE HIM, BASICALLY.
573
00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:18,430
{\an7}Narrator: THE LYNX
\hBUCKS AND SWOOPS
574
00:33:18,463 --> 00:33:21,433
{\an7}\hIN THE CONFINES
OF THE BATTLE BOX.
575
00:33:25,770 --> 00:33:29,607
{\an7}LOW ON FUEL, MISSION COMMANDER
JIM NEWTON HAS 8 MINUTES LEFT
576
00:33:29,641 --> 00:33:30,876
{\an7}TO TAKE OUT THE TANK
577
00:33:30,909 --> 00:33:33,378
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT THREATENS
THE ADVANCING BRITISH TROOPS--
578
00:33:33,411 --> 00:33:36,214
{\an7}THEN HE HAS TO HEAD
\h\hBACK TO KUWAIT.
579
00:33:36,248 --> 00:33:38,250
{\an7}Newton: VERY QUICKLY YOU START
\h\h\hRUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS,
580
00:33:38,283 --> 00:33:39,785
{\an7}BUT YOU CAN‘T...
581
00:33:39,818 --> 00:33:41,720
{\an7}YOU‘VE GOT TO KEEP GOING, YOU‘VE
GOT TO KEEP TRYING TO FIND HIM.
582
00:33:41,753 --> 00:33:44,289
{\an7}WE WERE SCANNING FRANTICALLY.
583
00:33:48,059 --> 00:33:52,664
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE T55 COMMANDER
FIRES WITH EVERYTHING HE‘S GOT.
584
00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:54,732
{\an7}Swayne: DURING AN ENGAGEMENT
\h\h\h\hTHE INSIDE OF A T55
585
00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:57,836
{\an7}WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY
\h\h\h\h\hBUSY PLACE--
586
00:34:00,238 --> 00:34:02,874
{\an7}HOT, REALLY CRAMPED.
587
00:34:02,908 --> 00:34:04,543
{\an7}THERE WOULD BE THE COMMANDER
588
00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:07,312
{\an7}TRYING TO LOCATE
ENEMY POSITIONS,
589
00:34:07,345 --> 00:34:09,581
{\an7}THROUGH THE DUST,
THROUGH THE HEAT,
590
00:34:09,614 --> 00:34:12,917
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHROUGH THE SMOKE,
THROUGH THE SOUND OF WARFARE.
591
00:34:16,688 --> 00:34:19,124
{\an7}\h\h\hHE’D BE TRYING
TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY,
592
00:34:19,157 --> 00:34:20,659
{\an7}SEE WHERE IT’S AT,
593
00:34:20,692 --> 00:34:24,229
{\an7}\h\h\hAND LAY THE GUN
ONTO THAT POSITION...
594
00:34:27,999 --> 00:34:29,968
{\an7}[SPEAKING ARABIC]
595
00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:34,539
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAT WHICH POINT
THE GUNNER TAKES OVER,
596
00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:36,708
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND HE’S GOT
MORE MAGNIFIED SIGHTS,
597
00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:38,543
{\an7}\h\hSO HE’D BE ABLE
TO SEE MORE CLEARLY
598
00:34:38,577 --> 00:34:41,480
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHAT THE,
WHAT THE ENEMY TARGET IS.
599
00:34:41,513 --> 00:34:43,448
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO ALL THE TIME
THE COMMANDER’S THINKING
600
00:34:43,481 --> 00:34:47,952
{\an7}HAVE I GOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET
\h\hANOTHER ROUND UP THE SPOUT
601
00:34:47,986 --> 00:34:49,754
{\an7}AND FIRE ANOTHER ROUND
\h\h\h\hAT THE ENEMY,
602
00:34:49,788 --> 00:34:51,490
{\an7}OR DO I MOVE?
603
00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:53,492
{\an7}WHAT‘S THE MOST EFFECTIVE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHING TO DO?
604
00:34:53,525 --> 00:34:54,760
{\an7}SO FROM THE COMMANDER’S
\h\h\h\h\hPOINT OF VIEW
605
00:34:54,793 --> 00:34:58,630
{\an7}IT‘S A REALLY, REALLY
\h\h\hSTRESSFUL TIME.
606
00:35:10,508 --> 00:35:13,144
{\an7}Newton: MY GUT FEELING, AS HE
\h\hADJUSTED HIS RATE OF FIRE,
607
00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:15,847
{\an7}IS THAT HE FIGURED
\hI HAD SEEN HIM.
608
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:19,951
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: NEWTON HAS FUEL TO
HUNT FOR JUST FIVE MORE MINUTES.
609
00:35:24,122 --> 00:35:25,790
{\an7}Allen: JIM COULDN’T SEE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE TARGET,
610
00:35:25,824 --> 00:35:27,225
{\an7}I COULDN‘T SEE THE TARGET.
611
00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:32,029
{\an7}\hI WAS TOO BUSY TRYING TO AVOID
THE ROUNDS AND FLY THE AIRCRAFT.
612
00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:34,499
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE GUY IN THE BACK,
HE HAS THAT LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA,
613
00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:36,100
{\an7}AND HE WILL PROBABLY PICK UP
614
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:37,836
{\an7}\h\hWHAT’S GOING ON
OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT
615
00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:39,237
{\an7}QUICKER THAN THE GUYS
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE FRONT
616
00:35:39,270 --> 00:35:43,708
{\an7}\h\hWHO ARE OBVIOUSLY REALLY
PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR JOBS.
617
00:35:49,247 --> 00:35:51,382
{\an7}Newton: AND THE GUNNER
\h\h\h\h\h\hJUST SAID,
618
00:35:51,416 --> 00:35:53,952
{\an7}"BOSS, I‘VE JUST SEEN
\h\h\hA MUZZLE FLASH."
619
00:35:59,290 --> 00:36:01,359
{\an7}AND IT’S LIKE SOMEONE
\h\h\h\h\hSAYING JIM,
620
00:36:01,393 --> 00:36:03,929
{\an7}YOU’VE JUST WON THE LOTTERY,
\hBECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THAT,
621
00:36:03,962 --> 00:36:06,431
{\an7}\hBECAUSE A MUZZLE FLASH
IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT,
622
00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:10,368
{\an7}THAT‘S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
623
00:36:10,402 --> 00:36:12,604
{\an7}\hNarrator: BUT NEWTON
HAS A SHOCK IN STORE--
624
00:36:12,637 --> 00:36:16,608
{\an7}\hTHE TANK COMMANDER ISN‘T
WHERE HE‘S SUPPOSED TO BE.
625
00:36:16,641 --> 00:36:19,911
{\an7}INSTEAD, HE’S CRAWLED UNSEEN
\h\h\hTHROUGH DEAD GROUND--
626
00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:21,379
{\an7}FROM BASRA IN THE NORTH,
627
00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:24,850
{\an7}TO THE TOWN OF AZ ZUBAYR
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WEST.
628
00:36:24,883 --> 00:36:27,753
{\an7}THE BUILDINGS MAKE
\hEXCELLENT COVER.
629
00:36:27,786 --> 00:36:32,024
{\an7}\hAND THE LYNX MAKES A PERFECT
SIDE-ON TARGET IN HIS SIGHTS.
630
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,462
{\an7}Swayne: SURPRISE IS VERY MUCH
\h\h\hTHE ELEMENT OF THE GAME
631
00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:39,030
{\an7}IN THE DESERT.
632
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:45,704
{\an7}Newton: THE TANK COMMANDER
HAD FLANKED US BASICALLY,
633
00:36:45,737 --> 00:36:47,672
{\an7}YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY IT,
\hBUT THAT’S WHAT HE’D DONE,
634
00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:51,476
{\an7}HE’D OBVIOUSLY GOT OUT AROUND,
\h\h\hTHROUGH MY NINE O’CLOCK,
635
00:36:51,509 --> 00:36:53,177
{\an7}MY LEFT-HAND SIDE
AS I WAS LOOKING,
636
00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:56,381
{\an7}FACING UP TOWARDS BASRA.
637
00:36:56,414 --> 00:36:58,750
{\an7}HE KNEW HIS TERRAIN
638
00:36:58,783 --> 00:37:02,720
{\an7}AND HE KNEW HOW TO FIGHT
A BATTLE WITH AIRCRAFT.
639
00:37:02,754 --> 00:37:05,991
{\an7}\h\h\hMY DOOR GUNNER
GOT EYES ON FOR ME,
640
00:37:06,024 --> 00:37:08,159
{\an7}HE DESCRIBED WHERE HE SAW
\h\h\h\hTHE MUZZLE FLASH.
641
00:37:08,193 --> 00:37:11,196
{\an7}\hWE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT,
TURNED IT THROUGH 90 DEGREES,
642
00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:12,464
{\an7}\hAND I’M LOOKING
THROUGH THE SIGHTS
643
00:37:12,497 --> 00:37:15,567
{\an7}AND HE‘S TALKING ME ON
\hFROM THE BUILDINGS.
644
00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:24,942
{\an7}Newton: JUST AS HE‘S TALKING,
THERE‘S A LITTLE WHITE FLASH.
645
00:37:24,976 --> 00:37:27,846
{\an7}THE MUZZLE FLASH ACTUALLY
\h\h\hWAS A GREAT RELIEF,
646
00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:30,515
{\an7}\h\hBECAUSE THEN I HAD
SOMETHING TO FOCUS ON.
647
00:37:39,157 --> 00:37:41,126
{\an7}Narrator: THE RESOURCEFUL
\h\h\h\h\h\hTANK COMMANDER
648
00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:43,461
{\an7}IS STILL ONE STEP AHEAD.
649
00:37:45,563 --> 00:37:49,133
{\an7}HIS HIDING PLACE PUTS NEWTON
\h\hUNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE.
650
00:37:52,237 --> 00:37:54,206
{\an7}Newton: THE GUY WAS GOOD.
651
00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:56,441
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNewton: IT WAS
A SINGLE-STORY BUILDING.
652
00:37:56,474 --> 00:37:57,608
{\an7}AND WHAT GAVE IT AWAY FOR ME
653
00:37:57,642 --> 00:38:00,845
{\an7}WAS THE FACT THERE WAS
\hA SMALL PLAYGROUND.
654
00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:03,915
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE TANK IS
ON THE GROUNDS OF A SCHOOL.
655
00:38:05,884 --> 00:38:07,753
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNewton: HE KNEW
OUR RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
656
00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:09,554
{\an7}WOULD PREVENT ME FIRING,
657
00:38:09,587 --> 00:38:13,291
{\an7}AND HE MADE THAT OPPORTUNITY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIS OWN.
658
00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:19,096
{\an7}HE‘D REVERSED THE TANK
\h\hTHROUGH THE WALL.
659
00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:22,400
{\an7}\h\h\hHE WOULD THEN COME
OUT OF THE SCHOOL, FIRE,
660
00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:26,404
{\an7}AND THEN GO BACK
INTO THE SCHOOL.
661
00:38:26,437 --> 00:38:27,672
{\an7}Narrator: NEWTON
HAS TO MAKE SURE
662
00:38:27,705 --> 00:38:30,441
{\an7}THERE ARE NO CHILDREN
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE AREA.
663
00:38:32,677 --> 00:38:34,646
{\an7}\h\hNewton: AND OF COURSE,
I’M JUST SEEING SOMETHING
664
00:38:34,679 --> 00:38:38,316
{\an7}\h\hAT HUGE DISTANCES
FOR A FLEETING SECOND,
665
00:38:38,349 --> 00:38:40,985
{\an7}THROUGH SMOKE AND HEAT HAZE.
666
00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:45,557
{\an7}A MUZZLE FLASH, YOU KNOW,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAM I SURE?
667
00:38:45,590 --> 00:38:48,259
{\an7}Narrator: HE SWITCHES
TO HIGH MAGNIFICATION.
668
00:38:53,097 --> 00:38:56,667
{\an7}THEN THE THERMAL SIGHT.
669
00:38:56,701 --> 00:38:58,403
{\an7}THERE‘S NO SIGN OF LIFE.
670
00:38:58,436 --> 00:38:59,771
{\an7}Newton: I CAN PULL
\hTHE TRIGGER NOW,
671
00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:02,940
{\an7}THANK GOD, IT‘S FINALLY ARRIVED,
THIS MOMENT CAN COME.
672
00:39:05,376 --> 00:39:08,212
{\an7}Narrator: THE FINAL DUEL
\h\h\hIS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
673
00:39:18,823 --> 00:39:21,326
{\an7}JIM NEWTON‘S HELICOPTER
\h\h\h\hIS LOW ON FUEL.
674
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:25,096
{\an7}HE HAS JUST THREE MINUTES LEFT
\h\hTO DESTROY THE IRAQI TANK.
675
00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:29,167
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIS WEAPON,
THE TOW ANTI-TANK MISSILE--
676
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:33,805
{\an7}IS DESIGNED TO PENETRATE
\h\h\h\h\hHEAVY ARMOUR.
677
00:39:33,838 --> 00:39:36,441
{\an7}MAXIMUM RANGE, 2.3 MILES--
678
00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:39,677
{\an7}AND NEWTON THINKS THE TANK
\h\hIS JUST WITHIN REACH.
679
00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:49,086
{\an7}BEFORE NEWTON CAN FIRE,
\h\h\hPILOT DERBY ALLEN
680
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,789
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMUST BRING THE LYNX
TO A STABLE FIRING POSITION--
681
00:39:51,823 --> 00:39:53,158
{\an7}THEN HOLD IT.
682
00:39:55,493 --> 00:39:58,629
{\an7}Allen: SO THAT ENTAILED US
\hBASICALLY SLOWING DOWN,
683
00:39:58,663 --> 00:40:00,465
{\an7}COMING INTO MORE OR LESS
\h\h\hA STATIC POSITION,
684
00:40:00,498 --> 00:40:03,234
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHICH ISN‘T
A NICE POSITION TO BE.
685
00:40:11,042 --> 00:40:12,677
{\an7}Newton: THE MISSILE FLEW.
686
00:40:12,710 --> 00:40:14,979
{\an7}DERBY STARTS THE CLOCK,
\h\h\h\h\hAND HE COUNTS.
687
00:40:20,318 --> 00:40:21,753
{\an7}Narrator: AS THE MISSILE FLIES,
688
00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:25,657
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT SPOOLS OUT
A FINE COPPER FILAMENT.
689
00:40:25,690 --> 00:40:27,792
{\an7}NEWTON KEEPS THE TANK
\hIN THE CROSSHAIRS--
690
00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,894
{\an7}DIRECTING THE MISSILE BY WIRE.
691
00:40:29,928 --> 00:40:31,363
{\an7}Newton: IT TAKES 24 SECONDS.
692
00:40:31,396 --> 00:40:32,664
{\an7}IT’S A LONG TIME,
693
00:40:32,697 --> 00:40:35,500
{\an7}\hIT’S A LONG TIME WHEN
SOMEONE’S FIRING AT YOU,
694
00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:37,268
{\an7}BECAUSE I CAN SEE HIM,
\h\h\h\hHE CAN SEE ME.
695
00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:38,503
{\an7}Narrator: THE TANK IS CORNERED
696
00:40:38,536 --> 00:40:40,872
{\an7}AND FIRES ANOTHER SHELL
\h\h\h\hIN DESPERATION.
697
00:40:40,905 --> 00:40:44,642
{\an7}Newton: AT THAT POINT
I SAW A MUZZLE FLASH,
698
00:40:44,676 --> 00:40:47,812
{\an7}\h\h\hAND I REMEMBER
THINKING TO MYSELF,
699
00:40:47,845 --> 00:40:51,949
{\an7}BOTH THE ROUNDS ARE GOING TO BE
CROSSING IN THE AIR.
700
00:40:51,983 --> 00:40:54,519
{\an7}AND FOR A SPLIT SECOND,
\h\h\hI TRIED TO THINK--
701
00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:57,622
{\an7}WHICH ONE WOULD BE QUICKER?
702
00:40:57,655 --> 00:40:59,290
{\an7}Narrator: IT‘S THE SHELL.
703
00:41:02,427 --> 00:41:04,930
{\an7}THE MISSILE IS STILL ON ITS WAY.
704
00:41:07,365 --> 00:41:08,633
{\an7}Newton: I’M HOLDING
\h\hTHE CROSS HAIRS
705
00:41:08,666 --> 00:41:09,901
{\an7}ON THE FRONT OF THE TANK,
706
00:41:09,934 --> 00:41:13,271
{\an7}DON‘T FORGET HE‘S MOVED
BACK INTO THE BUILDING.
707
00:41:13,304 --> 00:41:18,709
{\an7}AND THEN WHEN HE SAID 24, 25--
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THE MISSILE
708
00:41:18,743 --> 00:41:21,012
{\an7}JUST BELLY FLOPPED INTO THE SAND
IN FRONT OF HIM.
709
00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:29,387
{\an7}THERE WAS THIS FEELING OF LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THAT’S IT,
710
00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:32,590
{\an7}YOU‘VE BLOWN IT, THAT‘S IT,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU‘VE HAD IT.
711
00:41:32,623 --> 00:41:38,362
{\an7}AND I COULD JUST FEEL IT AROUND,
I MEAN, THE WHOLE BLOODY PATROL
712
00:41:38,396 --> 00:41:42,567
{\an7}HAD THIS KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
\h\h\h"CHRIST, HE‘S MISSED!"
713
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:44,669
{\an7}Narrator: NEWTON HAS
MISJUDGED THE RANGE.
714
00:41:44,702 --> 00:41:48,139
{\an7}\h\h\hAND NOW, HE‘S GOT
ONE MINUTE OF FUEL LEFT.
715
00:41:51,142 --> 00:41:52,977
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNewton: I SELECTED
ANOTHER MISSILE AND I SAID,
716
00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:57,749
{\an7}"WE‘RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO
\h\hFOR A RUNNING SHOOT."
717
00:41:57,782 --> 00:42:00,752
{\an7}Narrator: THIS TIME, HE PLANS
\h\h\h\h\hTO FIRE ON THE MOVE.
718
00:42:00,785 --> 00:42:03,755
{\an7}DISTANCE: TWO MILES AND CLOSING.
719
00:42:05,623 --> 00:42:07,091
{\an7}\h\h\h\hClarke: YOU PRESENT
A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TARGET
720
00:42:07,125 --> 00:42:08,493
{\an7}IF YOU’RE MOVING,
721
00:42:08,526 --> 00:42:11,396
{\an7}\h\hSO MOVING TOWARDS THE TARGET
GAVE HIM A CHANCE TO CALM DOWN,
722
00:42:11,429 --> 00:42:12,897
{\an7}ASSESS THE SITUATION
723
00:42:12,930 --> 00:42:16,233
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND FALL BACK
ON THE TRAINING HE‘D HAD.
724
00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:18,803
{\an7}\h\hNewton: THE RUNNING SHOT
WAS TO SHORTEN THE DISTANCE
725
00:42:18,836 --> 00:42:19,904
{\an7}AND IF I’M HONEST WITH YOU,
726
00:42:19,937 --> 00:42:21,071
{\an7}\h\h\hIT WAS JUST TO TRY
AND PUT THIS ALL TO BED,
727
00:42:21,105 --> 00:42:24,742
{\an7}\hJUST TO GET IT DONE,
TO GET THIS RESOLVED.
728
00:42:30,048 --> 00:42:32,817
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: AT THE CONTROLS,
DERBY ALLEN KNOWS HE’S FLYING
729
00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:36,887
{\an7}STRAIGHT DOWN THE BARREL
OF THE TANK‘S MAIN GUN.
730
00:42:36,921 --> 00:42:38,389
{\an7}Allen: IT IS QUITE DISCONCERTING
731
00:42:38,423 --> 00:42:40,558
{\an7}WHEN YOU’RE RUNNING IN AT QUITE
A GREAT RATE OF KNOTS
732
00:42:40,591 --> 00:42:43,894
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTOWARDS THE TARGET
THAT’S ALREADY SHOOTING AT YOU,
733
00:42:43,928 --> 00:42:45,897
{\an7}BECAUSE ALL YOU’RE DOING IS JUST
MAKING IT EASIER FOR HIM,
734
00:42:45,930 --> 00:42:49,100
{\an7}BASICALLY, AS YOU‘RE
\h\hGETTING CLOSER.
735
00:42:58,776 --> 00:43:01,679
{\an7}Newton: I PULLED THE ACTION BAR,
PULLED THE TRIGGER.
736
00:43:07,752 --> 00:43:09,754
{\an7}\h\hI JUST HELD
THE CROSS HAIRS
737
00:43:09,787 --> 00:43:11,155
{\an7}ON THE TANK THE WHOLE TIME,
738
00:43:11,189 --> 00:43:15,527
{\an7}AND I JUST WAITED AND WAITED
AND WAITED AND JUST PRAYED.
739
00:43:18,930 --> 00:43:21,433
{\an7}\h\h\hAND IT SEEMED
TO TAKE AN ETERNITY.
740
00:43:21,466 --> 00:43:24,936
{\an7}AND IT WAS LIKE FRAME BY FRAME,
THAT‘S HOW IT FELT.
741
00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:30,675
{\an7}IT COULD HAVE ONLY BEEN SECONDS.
742
00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:34,845
{\an7}BUT YOUR SENSES BECOME
INCREDIBLY HEIGHTENED.
743
00:43:38,049 --> 00:43:41,452
{\an7}AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A LITTLE
\h\h\hWHITE PUFF IN THE SIGHT.
744
00:43:41,486 --> 00:43:43,588
{\an7}THEN A CATHERINE WHEEL OF SPARKS
745
00:43:43,621 --> 00:43:45,590
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hCOMING OUT
FROM UNDER THE TURRET.
746
00:43:49,260 --> 00:43:51,229
{\an7}THAT WAS IT.
747
00:44:02,106 --> 00:44:04,141
{\an7}WE DIDN’T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING,
WE JUST,
748
00:44:04,175 --> 00:44:06,244
{\an7}I PUFFED MY CHEEKS OUT, I THINK,
AND HE DID THE SAME BACK TO ME,
749
00:44:06,277 --> 00:44:10,047
{\an7}\h\hAS IF TO SAY, YOU KNOW,
A BIT OF A CLOSE ONE, JIMBO.
750
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:17,489
{\an7}\h\hAllen: HE HELD
HIS HAND UP FOR ME
751
00:44:17,522 --> 00:44:21,259
{\an7}AND IT WAS VISIBLY SHAKING AND
\hHE SAID, "LOOK AT MY HANDS."
752
00:44:21,292 --> 00:44:24,162
{\an7}\hAND I JUST TOOK HIS HAND AND
I SHOOK IT AND I SAID TO HIM,
753
00:44:24,195 --> 00:44:28,132
{\an7}"YOU‘RE DOING A GREAT JOB,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCARRY ON."
754
00:44:28,166 --> 00:44:29,968
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE REALIZATION
OF WHAT HE’D JUST DONE
755
00:44:30,001 --> 00:44:32,504
{\an7}WAS ACTUALLY STARTING
\h\h\hTO SINK IN THEN.
756
00:44:37,308 --> 00:44:39,410
{\an7}Newton: I LOOKED
OVER MY SHOULDER
757
00:44:39,443 --> 00:44:43,247
{\an7}\hTO GIVE THE LOOK,
I SUPPOSE, TO GUNS.
758
00:44:46,083 --> 00:44:48,152
{\an7}AND HE JUST KIND OF LOOKED
\h\h\h\h\h\hOVER AND SAID,
759
00:44:48,186 --> 00:44:52,090
{\an7}"YEAH, NO BOTHER BOSS," AS IF
\hIT WAS A NORMAL DAY FOR HIM.
760
00:44:54,125 --> 00:44:56,160
{\an7}Narrator: IN FACT,
THE CREW’S MISSION
761
00:44:56,194 --> 00:44:57,896
{\an7}BEGINS THE FIERCEST DAY’S
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFIGHTING
762
00:44:57,929 --> 00:45:01,466
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN THE HISTORY
OF THE 847th SQUADRON.
763
00:45:01,499 --> 00:45:04,002
{\an7}Clarke: THIS WAS A LINE
\h\hIN THE SAND FOR US.
764
00:45:04,035 --> 00:45:05,937
{\an7}WE KNEW WE COULD GET
\h\hTHROUGH THAT DAY
765
00:45:05,970 --> 00:45:07,672
{\an7}AS INTENSE AS IT WAS,
766
00:45:07,705 --> 00:45:10,041
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO WHATEVER ELSE
THEY COULD THROW AT US,
767
00:45:10,074 --> 00:45:13,978
{\an7}WE COULD HANDLE JUST AS WELL.
768
00:45:14,011 --> 00:45:16,747
{\an7}\hNarrator: AFTER 11 DAYS,
THE SQUADRON’S HELICOPTERS
769
00:45:16,781 --> 00:45:20,752
{\an7}DESTROY 43 MAJOR TARGETS
\hAROUND SOUTHERN BASRA.
770
00:45:22,787 --> 00:45:24,856
{\an7}Clarke: THE ONLY SENSE
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF ELATION
771
00:45:24,889 --> 00:45:26,824
{\an7}WAS THAT WE HADN’T LOST ANYONE,
NOBODY HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN,
772
00:45:26,857 --> 00:45:30,294
{\an7}NOBODY HAD BEEN INJURED, AND
WE HADN‘T LOST ANY AIRCRAFT.
773
00:45:33,431 --> 00:45:35,967
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: JIM NEWTON
COMES UNDER FIRE MANY TIMES,
774
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:39,871
{\an7}AS THE BRITISH FINALLY WIN
\h\h\hCONTROL OF THE CITY.
775
00:45:39,904 --> 00:45:41,873
{\an7}BUT IT’S THE TANK COMMANDER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE FACED
776
00:45:41,906 --> 00:45:43,474
{\an7}ON HIS FIRST COMBAT MISSION
777
00:45:43,507 --> 00:45:46,143
{\an7}HE CAN NEVER FORGET.
778
00:45:46,177 --> 00:45:49,380
{\an7}\h\h\hNewton: IF I COULD HAVE, I
PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SAID TO HIM,
779
00:45:49,413 --> 00:45:50,748
{\an7}A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESPECT.
780
00:45:50,781 --> 00:45:54,018
{\an7}\h\h\hBECAUSE I WAS SO CLOSE
TO GETTING SHOT DOWN BY HIM,
781
00:45:54,051 --> 00:45:58,088
{\an7}AND HE FOUGHT BRAVELY
\h\hAND WELL, I GUESS.
782
00:45:58,122 --> 00:46:00,024
{\an7}I FEEL LUCKY.
94182
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.