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2003-11-16 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-16 09:43|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In recent years, a significant percentage of deaths in US combat operations are due to helicopters lost to enemy action or in accidents. Is it time for a rethinking of the doctrine on how we employ helicopters?

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-11-16 12:36:45 PM|| 2003-11-16 12:36:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 They're target must have spotted them and fired a RPG before running away.

Posted by Charles 2003-11-16 12:36:48 PM|| 2003-11-16 12:36:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Helicopters are incredibly efficient means of moving troops around quickly. However, I keep wondering if the troops are being encouraged to act as if they aren't in a combat zone. It would make much more sense to be dropping them 500m away, and then move in on foot, than come in fat dumb and happy and get blown away. They have to get away from the roads and quit acting like they're flying around Campbell, with no mutts out there waiting to take a shot.

Of course, what we SHOULD have done was turn Mosul into a smoking pit, but that's a different story.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-16 12:55:07 PM|| 2003-11-16 12:55:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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