Planned Recce Raid on Xanngongo Bridge(Late 1979)

C-in-C 	Major Bert Sachse
2-i-c	Major John Murphy

2 BRDM(14.5mm & 7.62mm)
Heavy Gaz Truck with 23mm AA gun
Heavy Gaz Truck loaded with “frame” vehicle.
3 Heavy Fifa Trucks(Each with 4 ½ tons of P4 explosives disguised as ration packs)

Notes
Fapla uniforms to be worn
Column would be fronted by black Portuguese speaking recce’s
Entire column to be manned by Recce’s
2 Fifa trucks to be driven onto bridge and parked above damaged pier
3rd Fifa truck positioned under bridge as close to base of piers as allowed
Fapla manned 14.5mm machine guns were known to cover the bridge
Raid eventually cancelled.