A J G ERWEE
Yes, I suppose that is a point which could be debated for a very long time, but I thought that we were five SAP members inside the Casspir with the driver, it was a Defence Force Casspir.  Those were the only people who could have fired if it was necessary to open fire. As far as I knew we were the only ones who did in fact fire. I was convinced that with the appearance of the armoured vehicle in the road, and the appearance of Capt Bourne and the two members and the use of a grenade, that there were calculated risks, but that it would have been sufficient to make the insurgents realise that they were overwhelmed and that they should just surrender without putting any resistance.