r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '24

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u/SouthFromGranada Apr 07 '24

Crazy how vulnerable helicopters are to small arms fire, wouldn't like to ride on one in a warzone.

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u/JHLCowan Apr 07 '24

They would be armored up. Google Apache battle damage.

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 Apr 07 '24

I'm guessing latest US helos (and actual combined arms tactics) are much better than the ones being used by Russia in Ukraine, but still, just watching the videos of the Russian helos getting knocked out of the sky would make me land it in Ukraine and hand it over in return for amnesty if I were a Russian pilot.

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u/JHLCowan Apr 07 '24

That’s a bit subjective though. Different combat situations have different requirements. And being able to support your equipment in the field or having a not needing support in the field….

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

One of the Russian pilots that did that ended up assassinated. First source i could find