US Seals killed in Afghanistan

#3
#3
Saying 31 on news...Al q already taking credit. Prayers going up for their families...
 
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#6
How is this not the top story on the news? I just turned on CNN, Fox etc and its only a blurb. If Bush was still in office, this would be all over the place
 
#7
#7
Terrible. They think it was shot down but still checking.
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San Diego Vol said:
How is this not the top story on the news? I just turned on CNN, Fox etc and its only a blurb. If Bush was still in office, this would be all over the place
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Seems a shame to politicize this, dude. You need help
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#11
I don't understand using Chinhooks in areas like that with heavy hostile presence.
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#14
#14
I'm not military so I apologize if this is off base, but I didn't realize 31 people, much less soldiers with gear, could fit on a heli.
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pl3 said:
I'm not military so I apologize if this is off base, but I didn't realize 31 people, much less soldiers with gear, could fit on a heli.
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Chinhook is a flying school bus, basically.
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#18
#18
T&P to the families. War is a terrible necessaity.
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JTrainDavis said:
I don't understand using Chinhooks in areas like that with heavy hostile presence.
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Was talking to a buddy who works at the program executive office for aviation(army) here at Redstone and he was commenting on the high number of them have gone down in the last year.
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JTrainDavis said:
Chinhook is a flying school bus, basically.
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Is something that big flown into hostile territory often? Seems like it would be bigger, slower and easier to hit. Just an uneducated guess on my part though.
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OrangeWilly said:
its like a flying target. I don't get it either.
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Honestly, if you're using rotary wing, it really doesn't matter much which one. Route planning, flight technique, SEAD and escort are key.
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pl3 said:
Is something that big flown into hostile territory often? Seems like it would be bigger, slower and easier to hit. Just an uneducated guess on my part though.
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Fastest straight line helicopter in the inventory. It's a function of rotor blade length and horsepower.
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BearCat204 said:
Was talking to a buddy who works at the program executive office for aviation(army) here at Redstone and he was commenting on the high number of them have gone down in the last year.
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Just a part of the business. Helicopters have to hide because they're easy targets if you can find them. They need trees for cover enroute.
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BigPapaVol said:
Just a part of the business. Helicopters have to hide because they're easy targets if you can find them. They need trees for cover enroute.
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Agree. Also with RPG's, there really isnt a deterrent against them other than pilot read and react.
 
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