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Old November 16th 03, 08:11 PM
miso
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Does fast and low presume that there is terrain to hide behind? I
suppose the silhouette of a Blackhawk is easier to see against the sky
than the horizon.

I don't presume I'm correct, but whatever we are doing now isn't
working.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/3273895.stm

Previosly, a thread went into the merits of flying low. Maybe that
works for SA-7s, but flying low puts the choppers in the range of the
RPGs.

The news never states the type of RPG, but if it is the RPG-7, the
range is 300 meters.
http://www.g2mil.com/RPG.htm


It's more than that : (fast and low is still the go - don't give the
*******s time to set up)
The maximum range for antitank grenades against area targets is 920 meters,
at which point the round self-destructs after its 4.5 second flight. The
antipersonnel grenades reach over 1100 meters.