17th December

Went into M1T early 0730, we dropped off new sound equipment to the mullah at the mosque, bit of a good will gesture as the BRF (Brigade Reconnaissance Force) shot him in the leg! Just trying to keep him onside as he’s a good bloke, gives us good gen on terry’s movement around the area. Point man again, so I took the patrol via my own route, I got to choose what way to go, so we hugged the irrigation ditch and followed it down to the shooting gallery, a long dirt road that cuts straight through M1T, this would be a good place to get into a scrap, plus there’s loads of cover and room to manoeuvre, and not get caught out in the open like we have done before.

We made it there C29, delivered the equipment, no i-com, no contact! Starting to believe that the Turp is right in regards to the Taliban moving north, if we don’t get contacted in M1T they must have all fucked off, and I’ve noticed that I’m not writing as much as nothing is happening.