More sad news from Iraq=Chopper shot down 15 dead

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#21 Postby streetsoldier » Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:18 pm

Chinooks are also one of the remaining Vietnam-era pieces of transport still in use; one would think that we'd have a newer, more mobile, armored/defense-capable one on the way...???
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#22 Postby nystate » Mon Nov 03, 2003 2:56 pm

streetsoldier wrote:Chinooks are also one of the remaining Vietnam-era pieces of transport still in use; one would think that we'd have a newer, more mobile, armored/defense-capable one on the way...???


I think the Army is planning on getting rid of the Chinooks in favor of newer Blackhawks (trying to save $)
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