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To: elkfersupper

>> And the record for Russian troops and equipment in
>> Afghanistan is............What?

They were winning until we started supplying the mujahedeen with Stingers :)

When they left they still had a kill ratio overwhelmingly in their favor.


6 posted on 07/12/2010 7:22:57 PM PDT by JadeEmperor
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To: JadeEmperor

>They were winning until we started supplying the mujahedeen with Stingers :)>
Stingers are overestimated too much.

Soviet losses are about 330+ choppers since 1979 till 1989. About 250 are lost to 7,62 of 12,7 fire.


9 posted on 07/13/2010 7:40:21 AM PDT by cunning_fish
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