Conversation with a Rhodesian Soldier

Well it's like this Kiwi.

This fuckin' war is all about choices you can fly in

or you can drive in it's up to you.

If you fly in by chopper

be aware that the fuckin' commos

have got SAM's

and they're fuckin' good.

Last year they brought down a

Viscount and killed 30 civilians

up near Kariba, they fuckin'

culled the ten survivors - including the kids.

Then again Kiwi you can drive in,

but you need a 'shotgun'

one troopie drives and the other

operates the machine gun.

Even then you still have a choice

you can drive fast and avoid the

ambushes...the commos normally

set them up on corners and hit soft targets...you know

mum, dad and the kids off to do the

weekly shopping. Or you can

drive slow and watch out for mines...but hey, if you're looking

out for mines, remember, the commos

are gonna use your pretty white crosses

for an aiming mark.

So there you go Kiwi, those are your

choices, and remember this,

here in Rhodesia...

Every Roads A Minefield!

Every Corners An Ambush!

And Every Af's a Terr!

Good luck, and keep your fuckin' head down!

© Mike Subritzky 1979

NZATMC AP Lima

Rhodesian War