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US helicopters attack Taliban positions
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| 05/11/2001 8:13:25 AM GMT
Posted on 11/05/2001 12:47:23 AM PST by maquiladora
American helicopter gunships have reportedly attacked Taliban military positions near the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The Afghan Islamic Press agency reported helicopter assaults on Taliban installations and residential areas north of the city, while US jets also attacked several locations around Kabul and the frontline to the north.
The US has also attacked Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif and the Bakhtar News Agency said 10 people were killed and 15 injured in a village south of Mazar-e-Sharif.
It also said five people were killed and seven wounded in an attack in Kandahar.
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To: maquiladora
To: maquiladora
Hasten, Kaseem! The infidels approach!
To: advocate10
What you say?
To: maquiladora
Excellent. Payback's a bitch. :-)
To: maquiladora
If we attacked Kabul with helicopter gunships, which have a limited comabt radius, WHICH IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, then you can figure out that we have a ground presence in Afghanistan to field and support those gunships.
We ARE bringing this battle to them.
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posted on
11/05/2001 3:38:15 AM PST
by
Blueflag
To: b4its2late
Get some O-Ratta....Get some!
To: Blueflag
Without going into specifics. It can be done without a ground presence. We were doing it 12-13 years ago when I retired.
SCOUTS OUT!
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posted on
11/05/2001 3:48:04 AM PST
by
ladtx
To: Blueflag
Exactly!! Why type of birds these were tells us more information then is being told to us. Unless these where MH-60s which can be mid-air refueled and can carry aramament pods, but are not commonly found in that role. AH-64 is not mid-air refuel capable, but can be refueled by a FARP, which means an area inside the local AO.
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posted on
11/05/2001 3:51:50 AM PST
by
Paratroop
To: Paratroop
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posted on
11/05/2001 4:00:02 AM PST
by
Blueflag
To: Blueflag
"For cool info on the bird "
Thanks for the Link. Excellent information.
11
posted on
11/05/2001 4:09:56 AM PST
by
los
To: maquiladora
Excellent!
To: maquiladora
Maybe Taliban is fresh out of stinger missles?
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posted on
11/05/2001 4:24:11 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: Blueflag
If we attacked Kabul with helicopter gunships, which have a limited comabt radius, WHICH IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, then you can figure out that we have a ground presence in Afghanistan to field and support those gunships. It would also seem that the threat of Stingers has been somewat neutralized.
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posted on
11/05/2001 5:15:29 AM PST
by
WL-law
To: Blueflag
AG64D
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posted on
11/05/2001 5:15:52 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Typo to post #15. That should be AH64D
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posted on
11/05/2001 5:17:46 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Still looks good to me!
To: maquiladora
Bin Laden has brought so much peace and happiness to the Talibans. Let's wash their streets with their filthy blood.
To: maquiladora
To me....helicopter warfare means that we are very confident that the Taliban have no capacity to shoot them out of the sky. I am sure we are bing careful, but there is no way we would have used helicopters in warfare a month ago. Our confidence is gaining!
To: dennisw
Maybe stingers out of battery power...
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