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868:(SVK) for an eventual Croatian operation. The representatives of Vukovar Serbs told the ambassador of the European Union that it was impossible for them to accept the Croatian government, and that they will persist in even at the cost of a new conflict. In the beginning of October, a series of meetings between the representatives of the Republic of Croatia and the Serbs were held in order to find a solution until the beginning of the
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headquarters was preparing a tactical surprise. This new strategy was called "fire channels", and then renamed to "fire chariots" in honor of the
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in and occupy the entire area using the fire channels. The operation was supposed to last a maximum of three days, and methods of fighting in a populated place were specially trained. The operation was conceived as a quick one in order to preserve at least what remained of
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enemy's defenses into which armored units and guardsmen from five brigades would then arrive. The operation was supposed to result in a penetration through the enemy's defenses using three "fire channels" would be broken through
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