Fireforce as a Rhodesian military concept dates to 1974 and has been adopted around the world by Special Forces and Airborne/Airmobile units. This visionary concept of vertical envelopment of the enemy hinged around the 20mm cannon mounted in an Alouette III K-Car (‘Killer Car’), with the army commander on board directing his ground troops deployed from G-Cars (Alouette III troop-carrying gunships) and parachuted from DC-3 Dakotas. In support would be a propeller-driven ground-attack aircraft; on call would be Canberra bombers, Hawker Hunter and Vampire jets. Included in the book is a detailed account of Operation Dingo and the 1977 raids on the ZANLA bases of Chimoio and Tembué in Mozambique. Dingo is regarded as a Fireforce operation “writ large”.
Accompanying the book is an excellent 90 minute DVD, including interviews with:
Dr JRT Wood (author and historian)
Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Robinson OLM, MLM (OC C Squadron, SAS)
Major Grahame Wilson GCV, SCR, BCR (C Squadron, SAS and Rhodesia's most highly decorated soldier)
Major Nigel Henson MLM (OC Support Commando, 1 RLI)
Captain Peter Stanton (Special Branch and Selous Scouts)
Lieutenant Alan Thrush BCR (A Company, 2 RAR)
Sergeant Gordon ‘Beaver’ Shaw (Rhodesian Air Force)
Sergeant George Dempster (MA2 Medic, 1 RLI)
Chris Cocks (3 Commando, 1 RLI)
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