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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Servonaut on July 02, 2008, 01:04:48 PM
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Eugene (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 02:01 AM
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Source: Reuters
U.S.-led force helicopter shot down in Afghanistan
Wed Jul 2, 2008 1:42am EDT
KABUL (Reuters) - A helicopter belonging to U.S.-led coalition
troops was shot down by small-arms fire south of the Afghan capital
on Wednesday, but there were no serious injuries to the people on
board, the U.S. military said.
The pilots landed the aircraft safely and evacuated all personnel
before it caught fire in the Kharwar district of Logar province.
"There were no serious injuries to the crew or passengers," the
military said in a statement.
It did not give further details of the incident in Logar where
Taliban militants are known to be active.
It was the second coalition helicopter to be shot down in a week. ...
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL160657200...
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 02:07 AM
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1. IMPRESSIVE, small arms huh?
I know put a wall of lead and let it run into it but still... I am throughly impressed
(and yes rotors are that fragile)
TaffyMoon (111 posts) Wed Jul-02-08 04:11 AM
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2. didn't they do that to the soviets also?
LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 10:20 AM
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4. Yeppers.
And bled them dry. Which they will do to us.
adsosletter (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 12:41 PM
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5. According to the BBC last night, it was an RPG that brought it down.
And we're not suppose to question their patriotism.
I'm really starting to hate these F--kers.
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TaffyMoon (111 posts) Wed Jul-02-08 04:11 AM
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2. didn't they do that to the soviets also?
No, they TRIED that with the Soviets, and the Hind ate their lunch consistently. Then the US began supplying them with 'Stingers'. Enter a whole different equation.
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 02:07 AM
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1. IMPRESSIVE, small arms huh?
I know put a wall of lead and let it run into it but still... I am throughly impressed
(and yes rotors are that fragile)
This ****er should be locked up and tried for treason.
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 02:07 AM
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1. IMPRESSIVE, small arms huh?
I know put a wall of lead and let it run into it but still... I am throughly impressed
(and yes rotors are that fragile)
Never heard of the "golden BB"?
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The MSM is really stretching for bad news. "US led Coalition helicopter?" Pleeeeeze.
The alphabet channels and AP are going to have to go into overtime pretzel bending to make this look bad for Bush and McCain...................but they will somehow do it.
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 10:20 AM
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4. Yeppers.
And bled them dry. Which they will do to us.
Shut your hole and crawl back under the rock you slithered out of.
I see your old buddy LTG Thurman at the Pentagon all the time. He remembers who I am from the last time he had to deal with your sorry :censored:
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TaffyMoon (111 posts) Wed Jul-02-08 04:11 AM
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2. didn't they do that to the soviets also?
No, they TRIED that with the Soviets, and the Hind ate their lunch consistently. Then the US began supplying them with 'Stingers'. Enter a whole different equation.
Correct. The Soviets were hunting them down Muj like hawks grabbing field mice from a mown field, but once the Stingers showed up and the Reds hit a one-aircraft-a-day operational loss rate for three months running, the tables were turned.