European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazines a photo org pal Petat Tanory looks through the Days de tracker of a ground mounted Tow missile system. One shot at the big ones by Don Tate staff writer ool Pete 5 Job is to kill Iho big ones. Tanks Otlo service the Large As one Gugliu Nisil Quai ully put it. In Europe to Ifie East hero Are said to be Many Lanks which might need servicing some Day. He s muscular intense talks last and knows How to laugh Al himself pal 2 Peter Amory two years of College. Boon in inc army one year. Says he joined up because i like the physical stuff. I m in my physical phase High Speed guess i go mesmerized by soil of inc Hanger things the 000,1/1going through the Jungle things " he was an Aff Stato wrestler and football quarterback in Illinois and California known variously As Cool Pelo and Pislor Pele Bull won t get a Bram cramp in you Call me Peier his Stepfather a colonel in the air Force wanted him to join Tho flybys but it was t physical enough " Pete wound up in i1 hold infantry a heavy weapons incan Iyman. Which translates Mlo gunner and Driver on the it anal that s not a television network ii Means improved Tow vehicle which is an armoured personnel Carrier with a Tow missile launcher on top Tho Tow lube bunched a Phally tracked . Cwt to do did a fast eight mile Road March carrying a 3d Pound pack Wilh his company Echo co. It in. 2nd brigade 3rd in div. Great company he says orca platoon Bacall heavy. Really High Speed " what is he the company cheerleader whatever happened to Good old  bitching hey. Check us out Chuck our vibes challenges Cool Pels. The vibes of Echo Aie drowned out in he rattle Oline its. They re bumping around in Losle Forest near Kris Ifigeni raining of Battle Lanks Many Many Lanks they train As it they an heavily outnumbered the Counley thai heavily outnumbers then-15 a Csc cd Loas the Threal " there is no  my cry about who is Iho threat. Pele snuggles up behind Hie Tow ,-.jhl and tells what it s like to shoot a Threal you be go the Lank in the crosshair and you be got to keep it there. You re guiding Hal wire guided missile visually All the Way with an infrared 12-Powcr sight ii takes about 20 seconds Lor if to reach the target. You Jerk flinch or Hiccup ant that Haby will whip Twenty or Mir y my tors or of or Nghil on you or even straight up so you have to really  a cent " fingered the Lugger lie stalls laughing " of Tot in combat of. Yeah sure i know it s hard but you got la Fry. Because you la probably Only gel off one shot and in you miss. Idol tank s Gonna bum you Gonna whip around and and come at you Boom. Boom Boom Down your  Tho Tow Able to lire 3750melers. Outrages Iho tank but the rapid firing faster More Mancu Merable tank can close fio distance quickly on the slower lightly a Morod it. So it s deadly steel driving land chess they play. Positioning is everything the it trying to achieve Lar of  and Surprise to zing in one big punch to the tank s flank and the Lank pumping Oul shells Wheeling and charging after in Lido a highly insulted Bull. Cool Pete describes How he do Oik in. Best to travel along a Wood Lino so that you c m move in and Oul for cover. Sol up an ambush. Gel pm in a crossfire. You Don t go nose to nose or head to head unless you re forced to Iwig irom 3500 meters is Lino from 1500 meters if to tire my Misc we re in deep deep you know what have to have a Quick Way Oul of  pole s platoon sergeant. Sec Lany Williams who was in Vietnam Wilh the 10151 airborne goes deeper Inlo tact is. We work As a pan. One it moves Iho other Guy covers him ii s Cal torn bound moving and Ove Walch. Basically a pair of us tackle a tank most Lanks we figure have a 2,000 Miler Range. It we alack Al our Range icy can shool at us Allda Long Tor nothing. So gel your Good position it s Host to App Inch irom Tho rear. Catch him in Iho open in you can because if the wire hits Brasfi or i cos i can foul up he Shol try to shool irom higher up. Slopes and ridges bul Don t gel Yourse silhouetted than go for the flank Shol. Because the russians have the improved Armor in front. Our doctrine is not to lire More than two shots from one position. It s probably Best to lire one because the Tow leaves a big signature a lot of smoke and Flash. So always have an All Ernale position an escape route planned. We carry Romiss Les each and the Tow is very capable of a first round hit Over 90  Williams says the worst Par of being mechanized is maintenance. Something s always breaking Down the machine. That s our livelihood. If the machine s hit we re Toady to Light on the ground we have the equipment to carry that Tow system into have to. We d blow in up before vie let the enemy have in. We us Don t Lei them have  i the threat Ever hits Ihu Ian. How confident is Williams his troops could meet if Tho Veteran looks Over at Cool Pete on she it Iho old pro analysing fire new this is a kick ass Bunch nothing downhearted Attoul inem. If Iho politicians in go do in and Jon i lie their hands like in Vietnam they certainty will do if. Out Here you need  a salsas an it goos up Tallering through a huge mud Wallow behind him when you re killing tanks Alli Lude makes up titty percent of in. Ii does t mat fur what else you be got. You d better have belief Peter Amory could hardly believe More to told you this is an up outfit everything s for real. Feel one vibes have you met the Captain he s something heavy High Speed in shape too  he tells us Over and Over again combat ready men Bec Ombal ready " e Cho s Mot to is Ono Shol. Ono k ill it used lobe something  says Cool Pete bal i Ihrk mat about Waysil saturday october 3, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 13