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ultradave -> RE: MANPAD SAMs ineffective? (12/9/2015 6:07:19 PM)
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It may be ok. There were a lot of misses, however, many of the shots were taken at LOAHs. Having some experience with those from my time as an artillery FIST Chief around this time period, I know they can be challenging targets. Their SOP was listed at the time in game as pop up recon or something similar. We would spend at most about 5 seconds above the trees and then scoot to a new location and do it again. Very little time to spot and fire at the chopper with a MANPAD weapon. Pretty disorienting flying passenger seat as I spent the time between looking and marking a map then the pilot would have us pop up, count to 3-5 depending on how safe he felt and then swoop back down again. You had to have a cast iron stomach.
Anyway, eventually I've lost several, but from my end I couldn't what they were hit with, missiles or guns. Close enough range it could have been either. Lots of missiles were fired but also MG fire and at least 1 or two fell victim to Hinds (me getting too reckless hanging around where I should have :-) ).
The Chaparral hit was a poor exchange. Fired 6, got a hit and it took 2 ATGMs fired from their buddy Hinds to take out both Chaparral launchers. Ouch!
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