A day with the Grenadier Guards in Helmand Province

AFGHANISTAN: Helmand Province: Lashkar Gar:EXTPOV shot from on top of Mastiff armoured vehicle as along on patrolTRACKING SHOT of British Mastiff armoured vehicle towards, on patrol in convoy (shot from vehicle in front)Lieutenant Mike Dobbin (Grenadier Guards) talking as along on armoured vehicle SOT- pretty much ungoverned space, fairly lawless Low Angle shot of Dobbin manning gun on armoured vehicle as along Close Shot gun turret turningLow Angle shot of gun Lieutenant Mike Dobbin speaking SOT- particularly vulnerable point in desert here / four craters where Mastiff was blown up few weeks ago - can see wheel which was blown off / these wheels weigh an awful lot - shows power of the deviceCUTAWAYDamaged wheel on groundLieut Dobbin looking through binoculars Mastiff vehicles in convoySide Shot of soldier looking through binoculars GV desert terrain (Taliban positions)Gun pointing out to Taliban positions in desert Guardsman Allan Cooper (Grenadier Guards) interview SOT- closest is this one in front of us / see them pop their head up, take a shotLong shots of farmers (?) and donkeys, laden with straw, walking along in desert Guardsman Allan Cooper interview SOT- Taliban dressed as farmers, walk past, wave to you then 200 yards down the road, get weapon out and firing at you TRACKING SHOTS past new school (seen over fence) - part of reconstruction programme British soldiers using metal detectors to find mines / roadside bombsClose Shot of mine being swept back and forth over ground and beeping heard SOTReporter to camera in BasharanSoldier walking with metal detectorGV Group of Grenadier Guards standing beside armoured vehicles Sgt David Roper (Grenadier Guards) interview SOT- saying he is there because wants to meet the enemy and fight on their termsConvoy of Mastiff armoured vehicles along on patrol POV shot from on top of vehicle showing gun and ammunition belt Bac...