During a lull in the LAV fire an Australian soldier (who would later go on to earn a Medal for Gallantry in a seperate incident) ran across an open field of 50m to two of the enemy firing positions - threw smoke in each compound (which can be seen in the video) - before running back to the friendly location. During an IED exploitation a platoon of Australian Soldiers is ambushed by a large force of insurgents. The insurgents engaged from three firing positions with a volley of RPGs and PKM fir
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