Great video of an American AH-64 Apache helicopter engaging Taliban insurgents after an attack on an ISAF base in Afghanistan. I particularly like how the pilot of the aircraft ensures that the insurgents are well clear of civilians and villages before engaging. Great example of Army Aviation attack assets in a counterinsurgency environment....
Interesting video! Agree with your comment!
ReplyDeleteImpressive! A far cry from back in the day, that’s for sure.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been wondering, though, how effective that IR would be against infantry under triple canopy. Any idea?
Paul--It will be a few weeks before I can talk to some "gun bunnies", but I will ask them!
ReplyDeleteToward the end of the video, it looks as though a friendly in a ball cap is throwing a grenade. Were there good guys in the area who engaged the remaining bad guys after the gun pass?
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