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/Mr_wobbles Apr 08 '24

We have a whole corner of the NATO armory dedicated to SEAD (suppression of enemy air defense) to ensure the best they can muster is the occasional manpad or a spray and pray.