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2013-03-30 Africa Subsaharan

New Hind helicopters for the Nigerian war on terror.

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-30 08:13|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I can only contribute that in the game Steel Panthers, these are good bang for the buck and sure beats rolling up in pick'em up trucks. I also understand that in the real world helicopters require a certain level of ground support logistics and skill to ensure nothing flys apart in flight and the pilots have the know how.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-03-30 11:04|| 2013-03-30 11:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep we give them $617 million and send in a lot of sincere liberals community organizers to help spend it and the Nigerians go to the Soviets and buy some weaponry to kill the Islamic revolutionaries.

Heaven forbid we would do anything to kill a poor misguided Islamic kid all we have to do is get them to understand and to like us and jihad would go away...that narrative does not play in Peoria with the locals who have to put up with the violence. So they go buy weapons that shoot real bullets and go hunting.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-03-30 12:48|| 2013-03-30 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 See - one can buy combat helicopters during a sequester.

flying and maintaining them are another thing...

Posted by Pappy 2013-03-30 14:17|| 2013-03-30 14:17|| Front Page Top

#4 The Hind is a pretty machine to have if the goal is to suppress murderous terrorist thugs who skulk about in the bush and stage ambushes against decent people. It's cheaper and easier to maintain than a Blackhawk or a Huey. You can get parts. I'll bet that Hind maintenance is easier to teach to the Nigerian air force (army?) ground crews.

I really don't care what machines the Nigerian armed forces use so long as they beat down the terrorists, make the country safe for ordinary people, and remember their boundaries.

Posted by Steve White 2013-03-30 15:34|| 2013-03-30 15:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Definition of a helicopter: 50,000 parts flying in loose formation.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-03-30 16:18|| 2013-03-30 16:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Definition of a helicopter: 50,000 parts flying in loose formation.

They don't so much 'fly', rather they beat the air into submission.

Then there's always the 'Jesus Nut'.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2013-03-30 20:55|| 2013-03-30 20:55|| Front Page Top

#7 You can get parts. I'll bet that Hind maintenance is easier to teach to the Nigerian air force (army?) ground crews.

You might want to check out how they do with airplanes.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-03-30 21:17|| 2013-03-30 21:17|| Front Page Top

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