AFGHANISTAN: Apache Attacks at Night with Hellfire

StrategyPage ^ | 11/9/01 | Anon.

[untenured]

They only update once a day, so the Mazar-i-Sharif analysis is already old, but the rest is interesting as always.

[SLB]

Apache

[RippleFire]

BUMP for sensible analysis. Thanks for posting it.

[SAMWolf]

[John H K]

I just heard Jim Dunnigan on the hourly ABC radio news update briefly talking about Mazar-i-Sharif (they gave the strategypage.com URL too) so it's great he's finally back in the major media where he should be..will get mondo hits for their page, I bet, too...it was very short..he was basically just talking about how great it would be if Mazar fell....but I wonder if he'll make the TV nightly news like he finally did during the Gulf War land war(He couldn't get on the major media during the Gulf War buildup because he wasn't telling them what they wanted to hear...he was pointing out the Iraqis were badly overrated, had no desert fighting experience, desert wars don't last very long, etc.)

Looks like Strategypage may be overtaking Stratfor and garbage sites like Newsmax for military analysis on FR, which is a great thing.

[JoeGar]

"... Perhaps most reporters aren't good at math, but ..."

Heh, heh, heh. Nice dig.

[tessalu]

Thanks for the really nice picture.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Hey John, is Stategy page a freebie? Cause I used to like Stratfor, but then they started charging for their services and I am a cheap internet junkie so have been looking around for a good intel spot.Would appreciate your response.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[harpseal]

btt

[colorado tanker]

Mazar is the key. With Mazar's road junction under friendly control, US forces from Uzbekistan can strike unimpeded deep into Afghanistan. It also allows the N.A., with a little help from their friends, to open a second front against Kabul. Go get 'em boys!

[Travis McGee]

Once we control the areas around (ex Soviet) Bagram AFB and the airport at Mazar, and we can bring the helos up close, this war will shift into another realm.

[mad_as_he$$]

Ok I DO NOT believe this report. Apaches CANNOT be refueled in the air and do not have the range to fly from the carriers. SO where are they coming from or where are they getting fueled at?

Now if you tell me that it a Pave-low of some sort then I believe it. The only other option is that there is a significant ground base in Afghanistan that has the capability to sustain those actions. SORRY no sale.

[null and void]

Loose lips?

[appeal2]

Its nice when you finally get to read a sound analysis of the situation. The media mutts are totally morons and have done us a disservice.

[mad_as_he$$]

Do you people all believe that these guys are complete idiots?

I can guarantee you that they know the specifications and operational requirements of every aircraft and weapon in our arsenal better than someone who uses them.

Go to Janes and you can read the specs on every military machine in the air and on the ground.

I for one am sick of all of the stupid nonsense and made up crap flowing around.

All's it takes is a satellite phone and a modem with a computer. Hell you can go to Navy and Air Force web sites and find out the status of most of their assets by clicking a mouse. One guy with binoculars can watch ships coming and going. I hate these Fer's but give them some credit for not being complete morons.

[null and void]

I for one am sick of all of the stupid nonsense and made up crap flowing around.

Then I'm glad you've made it your personal mission to insure that anyone with a modem can get accurate information.

(Just in case they've missed some important detail about a shortcoming of any system...)

[mad_as_he$$]

Hey I did not invent the internet Al Gore did.

Also this stuff is available in any good library (So don't just blame me).

You MIGHT have a valid complaint if I was revealing troop movements inside the ATO.

Once again I think you are way underestimating the intelligence of the enemy. A big mistake.

Do you know how to work a stinger? They do....

[null and void]

Once again I think you are way underestimating the intelligence of the enemy. A big mistake.

Maybe. No matter how intelligent they are, I'd just as soon keep them as ignorant as possible. I'm not omniscient, I don't know what crumb of information will provide them a way to down an aircraft, or kill even one of our soldiers. I wouldn't want to be the one to unwittingly give them an edge, no matter how small...