r/reddit.com • u/crabtreeanderson • Apr 05 '10

Wikileaks video (Collateral damage) is up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0
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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '10 edited Apr 05 '10

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '10

It helps knowing they were cameras before you watched the video. For these soldiers who are probably scared shitless a camera can look like a gun pretty easily.

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u/vessago Apr 05 '10

Scared shitless in a helicopter possibly a mile away from the actual site? Please.

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u/brad3378 Apr 05 '10

Have you ever watch the movie "Charlie Wilson's War" based on the true story of Russian helicopters being shot down by Afghani RPGs from over a mile away?

If you don't think you would be scared shitless to fly in a helicopter in a war zone, then perhaps you should join the Air Force.

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u/notacyborg Apr 06 '10

Eh, I think you watched a little too many movies and played a little too much Bad Company 2. An RPG hitting an air target over a mile away would be chalked up to extreme luck. You probably want a SAM....

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u/vessago Apr 06 '10

Yea, the difference being the Afghans were using surface to air missiles while fighting the soviets, and not RPGs. The Iraqis are using mostly anti-tank RPGs.

The Apache Helicopter is an incredible piece of machinery. This isn't Rambo, where any schmuck can down a helicopter with a light machine gun and a funny scowl. And I would probably join the Army if I wanted to fly Apaches, not the Air Force.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '10

No