 It was soon relayed to the tank commanders, however, that they were to rescue the observation post TANGO 2, manned by Norwegian and Swedish troops, had come under heavy fire by the Bosnian-Serb forces they were surveilling on a nearby mountaintop.As the column of tanks neared the village of Sarači 8 kilometres east of Tuzla, they came under heavy shelling by Bosnian-Serb forces using mortars and anti-tank rockets, amongst other forms of artillery.While parts of the column sought shelter in Sarači, a pair of tanks was sent on in an attempt to save the TANGO 2 post.