Jonesy Ref # 10

Read again your post , regarding naval bombardment on the Radars:

Night of May 01 , I had placed the radar a couple of days early on top of Sapper Hill – A perfect view of surroundings , no obstructions to the north or east , during the day observed al incursions , in the evening we saw the ships coming in , Air force came after them ( question here to Mt Jonesy : any damage here ? ) – the ships sail away – Night falls , I set the radar with a one degree negative to improve image on ships – At night fall ships come back , detected at about 20 NM – If i remember right two come forward one remains farther away – Navigate paralel to the shore line south of Stanley , see clearly helicopter taking off –
These early seeing of ships approach always gave us a 15 to 20 minutes early alarm for naval bombardment that was transmited to everyone –
That night Ship aims at Radra , shoots salvos of about 8 grounds then makes corrections and shoots again – When firts salvo hits we were inside the radar , i was able to turn it of and jump into a fox hole – Ships keeps firing on a fire pause ( while correcting aim) I pull out of the hole and lower the antena -This may have been seen as damaged from the Helicopter and fire stop-
Generator damage , antena damage by sharpnel , cabin Ok – Took two days to replace generator and other minor repairs – Chose another position –

Night of June 11 , during the day as usual operating as long range air detection , during nights as early alarm for aproaching ships and spoter for 155 guns firig against ships – That night I saw the usual ships coming in , that was the night that they were going to try again with the exorcet from land –
Suddenly late at night we received naval bombardment from the ship , I still have doubts which ship was it and if it had come as usual from the south –
First shots fall on top of us , no time to turn off equipment , try to run to fox hole which was about 50 yards away towards the bay – We didn’t make it , you here the whistle sound approaching , if that whistle stops it means its falling on you , if it goes on you are lucky – Al whistle sounds of bombs stop on top of us – Even on the ground covering your head very bright light can be seen – We had casualties / dead wounded –
End of Radar , damage again generator , antena and cabin –

I still have the doubt which ship and if it came as usual from the south or was this one in another bay or innlet north of us – It seem to me that it may have been proximity war head because all explotions seen to be in the air not hitting the ground – I may be wrong but that is what it look like –

Regards Enrique

Westinghouse I don’t remember of hit by naval bombardment , don’t think so I will double check , Westinghouse had a very close call with shrick missil –