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Yet another theory on the downed Mi-35 helo.
BLUF: [WAPO] The Conflict Intelligence Team, a Russian open-source investigating team that uses data from social networks to report on the Russian military, said that the helicopter "had non-retracted landing gear and short wings, which are distinct features of a Mi-35M helicopter." But the post also made a controversial claim: that the helicopter may have been downed by friendly-fire rockets from a wingman."During combat, the leader could have gotten into the line of fire of the ... helicopter that followed it a bit above," the report said, noting that the gunship launched unguided rockets shortly before it was shot down. "This explains why [the Islamic State] did not publish a video of their missile launch." Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-12 |
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