AH-64A Apache Helicopter (Photo by Getty Images/Don Farrall)From Popular Mechanics:
A new Iranian missile and the Pentagon's funding illustrate the importance, and the vulnerabilities, of helicopters in modern battlefields.
Call it a case of defense-press diplomacy: An Iranian colonel this week spoke publicly about a "special weapon" that was tailor-made to destroy U.S. Apache attack helicopters. The government-run Iranian news agency also released images of the shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile.
In the photo, the launcher is to the left, in green, and the grey missile is also to the left, with a white cap covering the seeker at the tip. The straight black piece sticking out is a simple aiming device
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My Comment: The key phrase in this report is the following ....
...."If we lost a CH-47 a week for six weeks, the Afghan war would be over,"....
Something to ponder about.
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