IMO, Did removing forces from the tribal areas to centralized fortifications result in fewer if any available helos in the area. Couple that with the reported 7 “friendly” Afghan personnel on the ship, the fact that helo was probably made in the 1960s as it was a reserve craft, and the reason for the mission in the first place without suitable support leaves many questions unanswered such as why not dispatch single wing planes to attack something like 10-15 enemy fighters pinning the Rangers down. Also, how did His Excellency's rules for engagement affect the outcome, like no night operations, no firing into “friendly” villages etc.
This whole thing reeks. As a high school teacher I heard say when the class failed miserably on oral recitation: when the blind lead the blind, they all fall in the ditch.
As far as I know SEALs don’t go into any situation without weeks or even months of planning. They also usually operate in teams of 6-8 certainly not 22 of them and all crammed onto a single crappy helicopter. This was a total setup. Not even close to normal SOP.