Fire Strike 7/9

Paul ‘Bommer’ Grahame deploys to Afghanistan with a small British fire-support team responsible for coordinating artillery, aircraft and attack helicopters for troops in contact. Operating from exposed positions, the team must identify targets accurately while Taliban fighters attempt to isolate and overwhelm patrol bases.

Lewis and Grahame reconstruct approximately six months of repeated combat through field notes and first-hand testimony. The account explains the technical work behind close air support but concentrates on the strain of making lethal decisions within seconds, maintaining trust across different units and surviving a tour in which routine movement can become an ambush.