[Justa]

I'm sick-n-tired of these Fn flimsy helicopters. They've had over 40 years to get one that has a moderate defense against ground fire. The Russians solved this problem 20 years ago. Yet today the blackhawk is little more than a flying Hummvee. Paper-thin aluminum and plexiglass over an aluminum frame.

Heck, why don't we just lease some Hinds from the Russians for goodness sakes?

[Tennessee_Bob]

Yeah - the Hind was a tough helicopter. Ask the mujihadeen who killed them on a regular basis. But then, when you paint a big red star over the engine oil tank, that kind of stuff happens.