File:Viking Vehicles Open Fire on Taliban Positions in Afghanistan MOD 45150643.jpg

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current	11:00, 17 January 2017		4,256 × 2,832 (6.31 MB)	127.0.0.1 (talk)	Viking vehicles operated by men of the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) engage enemy positions after coming under fire from compounds surrounding Checkpoint Yellow 7 on the Shamalan Canal. A .50 calibre round can be seen leaving the barrel of one of the vehicle mounted weapons. <p>During Operation Panchai Palang 2 (Panthers Claw), the men of 2 Company 1 Battalion Welsh Guards (2 Coy 1WG), occupied a compound overlooking Checkpoint Yellow 7, a volatile bridge crossing which had been denied to the insurgents by the introduction of obstacles and men. </p> <ul> <li>Organization: Army</li> <li>Object Name: DMOCCCT-2009-004-I-162 copy</li> <li>Category: MOD</li> <li>Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Vehicles, Patrol, Viking, Operations, Theatres, Afghanistan</li> <li>Keywords: Afganistan, Herrick, Campaign, Op, Operation, Army, Afghanistan, 1WG, Helmand, Shamalan Canal, Vehicle, Armoured, Personnel Carrier, APC, Tracked, All Terrain, Viking, BVS10, BVS-10, BVS 10, Firing</li> <li>Country: Afghanistan</li> </ul>

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