From: Adam Flinton 

Adam Flinton wrote:
> Monte Davis wrote:
>
>> Adam Flinton  wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting that they are following a similar path to the iraqs wrt
>>> IED'es. One wonders how much cross-fertilization is going on.
>>>
>>> Bad news given like Iraq there is a vast pool of IED raw materials
>>> left lying around.
>>
>>
>>
>> Me, no tactician,  after digesting _Blackhawk Down_: "Not  a good idea
>> to pull the same helo-in, light-convoy-out trick five times in a row."
>>
>> Afghanistan: Special forces team attacked, helicopter with
>> reionforcements hit on approach. Lt.Gen. Conway speculates it was "a
>> lucky shot." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4640045.stm)
>>
>> Compare and contrast w/ Maj.Gen. Webster in Baghdad: "They're a
>> learning enemy."
>>
>> My brother: "Back in the good olde days, the NVA used to find a 4-man
>> recon patrol, pick on 'em a little bit, wait for the chopper filled
>> with rescuers to arrive, then shoot it down as it approached the LZ.
>> Obviously things have changed since then. Very transformational."
>>
>> -Monte
>
>
> It's not a lucky shot. Is it just me who remembers heaps of former hips
> & hinds( Mil 8 & 26 helicopters) lying around in Afganistan?
>

Whoops the 26 is the halo. Ummm Hind = mil-24.

Adam

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