True grit. 
I am impressed with their professionalism and teamwork, but can't help wondering why there is no air support. :-?
Air support? I seem to recall having India 53 charlie (Pre Batco of course) awaiting my request for a 'quick action' in advance to contact situations like that.
Artillery were more frequently available than air cover and you always set your watches to 'gunner time'
Most rifle companies had two tubes at their disposal and some one could usually get hold of the RA.
I seem to remember at the UKLF small arms competions in 1986 that Warminster were thinking of (?re-)introducing an indirect fire role for the GPMG. I seem to recall you could ask for 2 SF GPMGs to fire in support of advance to contacts and stuff like that.
I'd be interesting to know what support was available to these guys.
The armed forces seem to have to operate on such a shoes string these days it's difficult to believe that air support would have been allocated, but it would depend on what the patrol had been tasked to do.
Glad to see he returned to duty though.