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Re: Commanche helicopter
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004 21:12:03 GMT
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"Mladen Pejic" <mladenpejic@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.technic, Steven Lane wrote:
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> Look at all the Blackhawks and Apaches that have been lost in Afghanistan • and
> Iraq. A lot have been damaged by the simplest of weapons, namely the RPG-7 • and
> assorted Kalashnikov rifles/machineguns.
I'm not aware of any cases where military helicopters have been downed by
handheld rifles and machine guns.
The RPG's seem to work though - and that's where a lot of the RAH-66 funding
is supposedly going. RPG/AA Missile defense systems for helicopters.
> Now, if the "armoured" Blackhawks and Apaches can be hurt by shaped-charge
> warheads, and 7.62mm+ calibre rounds, think what would happen if the thin
> skinned Commanche was struck by them?
I've never seen an "armored" helicopter. They may offer some protection
against small arms fire, but any more than that and couldn't get off the
ground.
The big problem with small arms fire is that the rounds may injure the crew.
Now, if you just unloaded on a chopper for a minute or two, you might be
able to put enough fire on it to down it with small arms fire, but usually
the pilots don't hang around when they're under fire.
The RPG's can do enough damage in one go that they are a threat.
It seems like you've gained your firearms/helicopter threat info from
movies.
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| (...) No I didn't, Neb, you've cleaned out all my words but not my name, you just need to be a bit more careful with the >'s. (...) And there's no such system as an RPG missile defence system, but apart from that I liked your post. Steve (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Commanche helicopter
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| (...) (URL) is one of the articles I found using Google. (...) I dunno what this is about. Sorry. :-( (...) Armoured is a poor word on my part. I should have saied protected. For example the Boeing claims that the "Apache" is resistant to 12.7mm (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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