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Old October 2nd 07, 03:13 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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Default The Osprey Goes to War

On Oct 1, 6:11 pm, Kerryn Offord wrote:
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Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


Although there are no perfect survivability systems out there, the
systems on the Osprey are 1) more numerous and 2) more advanced, than
the survivability systems on the CH-46


SNIP

If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..


Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.

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