[Stopislamnow]

As a ex-army helo guy, I say Hack's a little right for once.

The longbow is nice, but it is NOT, WAS NOT, ever supposed to be close ground support aircraft.

It's a tank/mech killer. In co-ordination with OH-58D's they are very effective in almost any role, except close air support.

The 58D lazes, the Apache stands off and fires hellfires all day.

On a side note, I was extremely pleased to see the 58D doing runs on some compound this time around in the gulf.

[Stopislamnow]