Operation Oluja video, questions/comments?

[Upfrontreporting]

It's pleasing to see the interest in the video I made, lots of downloads in a short space of time.

I have created this thread in order to answer any questions regarding the video in particular or Danish UN forces in the Balkans in general at the time, and if any of you got comments regarding the video.


regards.
Upfrontreporting.

[Uninen]

Wheres the video?

I want to see it..

:)

[Upfrontreporting]

Go to http://www.militaryvideos.net/ Hood has posted it there for me.

Click the "Operation Oluja in Croatia '95" link.


regards.

[Uninen]

Uuh..

Ok..

Thanks..

I just another day downloaded everything that was there..

And then this was not..

So its kinda new, eh?

:oops:

[Wilco]

I think it was pretty cool, gunfire here and there and "BOOM!". Crazy that those UN guys were just standing there and then the Serb's just walk by like "hey, hi, how you doing?".

Good video.

[Seoulstriker]

don't forget the whole topic about this in the other forum:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7527&start=0



you said something about being attacked directly. was that in the video?

[mustamato]

Yes it was intersting to watch. Just one question though, those men running on the field on the right side of the village. Was those croats?

[Uninen]

The soldier shown were i think Serbs (JVA?) and the targets were Moslems?

Anyhow..

Good enough vid..

Thanks..

I just little missed some form of subtitles..

As i didnt understand anything said..

:|

[Javehn]

Hmm . I can hear it , but i can't see it . :(
And it's sounds interesting ...Too much interesting to miss , damnit

[Uninen]

Javehn,

Its DIVX video.. you need the DIVX codec..

http://www.divx.com is the place to get it..

Its free..

;)

[Javehn]

Yes , thank you , i just saw the video . Pretty interesting video , if i may add so ...

[anonymous individual]

A question.

After seeing the boombox, there were some heavy fighting laying onto some houses. Can anyone guess what they are? Light machine or AAA, etc.

[anonymous individual]

Another one is how come the UN was packing up at the end?

[Uninen]

anonymous individual,

Seemed to me as light AAA..

Most likely BOV-3?

This is SPAAG with 3x20mm oerlikon cannon..

;)

[shrek]

I downloaded the bittorrent stuff and I still can't watch them. It says that my media player can't support or something.....

[Chris1]

^ ^ ^
V V V


Javehn,

Its DIVX video.. you need the DIVX codec..

http://www.divx.com is the place to get it..

Its free..

;)

[bison]

:oops: i cant dowload the videos :oops: , i just get a zero percent thingy

[Upfrontreporting]

wilco:


Crazy that those UN guys were just standing there and then the Serb's just walk by like "hey, hi, how you doing?".


It was Croat troops walking by and there was an exchange of odd stares sort of a mutual "jeeze you guys are crazy".



regards.
Upfrontreporting

[Upfrontreporting]

Seulstriker:

you said something about being attacked directly. was that in the video?

No visual shots of incomming, busy taking cover ;) Although some of the explosions you hear are hits in the camp or in the surroundings. In the video, after the first missile has hit a target, you hear a loud explosion that was a house being hit about 60 meters from where I was standing.

The position from which I filmed the village being targeted with Croat AA fire, was hit by Serb AA fire and that was after the TOW APC had been targeted by the same AA canon.

Mustamato:

those men running on the field on the right side of the village. Was those croats?

Those soldiers running on the right side of the village were Croat soldiers trying to capture the ridgeline held by Serb forces.

Uninen:

The soldier shown were i think Serbs (JVA?) and the targets were Moslems? I just little missed some form of subtitles..


The targets were Serb military and they were being attacked by Croat troops. Maybe I should work on a subtitle version?? :D

Anonymos individual:

After seeing the boombox, there were some heavy fighting laying onto some houses. Can anyone guess what they are? Light machine or AAA, etc Another one is how come the UN was packing up at the end?

The fire hitting the houses was 20 mm AA fire, most likely bov in either towed or selfpropelled tripple barrel version. At one point there is a concentration of 20 mm fire on one spot, that is a Serb combat position being hit.

Later as the fighting slowed down, our camp was evacuated due to the fact that it wasn't possible to carry out the mandate anymore and should the fighting flare up again there wasn't any need for us being there, as we weren't allowed to interveen anyway (our mandate were peacekeeping not peace enforcing) No need to be sitting ducks right ;)


regards
Upfrontreporting