My issue with this movie extends to the actual operation itself, both the books and films completely ignore why the mission failed and instead try to blame it on Vince Phillips (Ray in the film), claiming he failed to kill a goatherder that compromised their position and that he'd "given up" when he started suffering from hypothermia.įirst off I don't really think that anyone should need to be reminded that Vince like all other members of the team was a brave man serving his country, and like two of his comrades he died doing it, not enough that the British Army tries to put the blame on the unit itself and conveniently ignores the fact that command screwed up the initial deployment and basically dropped them on top of their target, not 12km away, also the local farmers had sheep, not goats and there was no shepherd that Vince was supposed to eliminate to prevent the team from being compromised, the team got compromised because they heard the sound of an approaching tank and took cover and set up anti tank LAW rockets, when the vehicle came into view it was a bulldozer being driven by a civilian which saw the prepared anti-armour team and immediately backed off, this caused the team to exfiltrate.įurthermore claims from Peter Radcliffe that they never received a communication request for extraction (not helped by the fact the planning was rushed and cocked up giving the guys the wrong frequencies and wrong radios, so even when the radios worked they still couldnt reach HQ), when it's been proven that there were 3 transmissions that are very clear about the patrols request for extraction.
This movie, contrary to the above popularly held belief is NOT accurate.īoth Andy McNab and Chris Ryan embellished their stories to make them more pallatable to a main stream audience, its not really that hard to understand if you actually think about it, the realities of war are much harsher than what is depicted on the cinemas, plus real life doesnt have all those extra camera angles and soundtrack that adds alot of the dramatic effect to the film, in order to make the film more convenient for a book and movie they exagerrated some details. The action in the film is 100% accurate and true to the account told by the surviving members of the patrol(not just McNab)"Įven though I realise the message i am quoting is very old, but this messages is still prime example of the problem.
"There have been several attempts to discredit the story and both have fallen under some pretty heavy flaws.
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