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Report: RPG downed Chinook in Afghanistan
The infamous "however."However, it said the special operations task force commander did not reallocate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to ensure ongoing surveillance coverage for both missions. While this was not the cause of the shoot-down or crash, the report said the issue should be addressed in similar missions in the future. Just a lucky shot in the dark by a Taliban RPG gunner who just happened to be standing by a logical HLZ: The report dismissed speculation that the troops aboard the helicopter were lured into the valley by insurgents with advance knowledge of the landing site. The shoot down was not the result of a baited ambush, but rather the result of the enemy being at a heightened state of alert due to three and one half hours of ongoing coalition air operations concentrated over the northwestern portion of the Tangi Valley, the report said. Posted by: Besoeker 2011-10-14 |
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