To: rdb3
A RPG through the helicopter as they were pulling out after raiding a Taliban house.
6 posted on
08/06/2011 3:51:09 PM PDT by
GAB-1955
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To: GAB-1955
"An RPG through the helicopter as they were pulling out after raiding a Taliban house."
The Guardian (UK) is reporting that the Chinook was taken down by a surface-to-air misslie. If their reporting is correct - this could be a game changer. The last time I did a Google search on shoulder fired S-to-A missiles (a year or two ago) I found out that Russia, China, and even Egypt were manufacturing these "Stinger-type" guided weapons...with varying degrees of technology.
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