Author Topic: UH-60 shot down by rocket propelled grenade (Read 808 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** October 25, 2003, 05:18:38 PM »

http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?vts=102520031446

UH-60 can survive a hellacious crash as long as it hits right side up.

medicboy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2003, 05:28:14 PM »

He wasn't shot down, he ditched, so he gets to keep 3/4 of his perks for that ride...

Fishu · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2003, 06:14:17 PM »

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Originally posted by medicboy
He wasn't shot down, he ditched, so he gets to keep 3/4 of his perks for that ride...

However the chopper burned down completely and we can assume it was shot down.
Just like if you sit on too long in a burning aircraft in games - it'll be destroyed, not ditched.

medicboy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2003, 06:23:03 PM »

These people didn't sit in the aircraft and let it burn, they all got out, hence it is a dich.

Fishu · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2003, 06:44:07 PM »

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Originally posted by medicboy
These people didn't sit in the aircraft and let it burn, they all got out, hence it is a dich.

They bailed out on foot, they forgot to type .e / .exit

medicboy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2003, 06:47:13 PM »

Where is that "tower" button????

BTW, I only joke about this because everyone got out alive, could have been a very sad situation....

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2003, 07:15:28 PM »

saw that on the news

Sixpence · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2003, 07:17:55 PM »

How many of these rocket grenades do they have? Dang. Who makes them?

medicboy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2003, 07:27:47 PM »

THey are russian i think, and as to how many... too many.

Fishu · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2003, 07:40:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
How many of these rocket grenades do they have? Dang. Who makes them?

lots and lots.. those are cheap and easily obtainable in middle east.
Kind of like AK's, you'll never run out of them.

Dinger · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2003, 09:23:03 PM »

Uh, they ran out of them in Mogadishu

Staga · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2003, 05:01:11 AM »

Hit a helicopter with a RPG ? Guess it was hovering or the shooter was a real marksman...

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2003, 06:07:49 AM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
How many of these rocket grenades do they have? Dang. Who makes them?

Russia, China and the entire ex Sov Eastern bloc, how many 3 to 4 million rounds who knows, cost couple of dollars each.

I used the RPG7v - very nice - light, air burst at 900m, awesome for clearing buildings and vs light armour.

Replicant · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2003, 06:37:20 AM »

I understood it had landed (reason unknown - engine failiure?) and then was hit by a RPG whilst on the ground.

Hortlund · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2003, 07:45:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Replicant
I understood it had landed (reason unknown - engine failiure?) and then was hit by a RPG whilst on the ground.

“We can confirm the helicopter took fire from an RPG while in the air,”