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Fire Support Patrol Base (Fspb) Coral Remembered, Mark Jamieson

Mark Jamieson

This article provides the soldiers a voice and offers an insight into what the gunners and mortarmen remember about FSPB Coral. It examines four key point of the battle: intelligence provided to the units, the positioning of the gun batteries, two Final Preventative Fire tasks, and the use of splintex. The soldiers’ memories are at odds with the version put forward in the Official History.