Iraqi guerillas shot down another US helicopter today, killing all 6 of the soldiers who were aboard. The downing of the helicopter last week and now this one reminded me of the Fred Kaplan article from April that discussed why the Army has so many helicopters in the first place. The most disturbing bit of trivia from the article is that the Army lost more than 5,000 helicopters in the Vietnam War.
The problem with helicopters
Iraqi guerillas shot down another US helicopter today, killing all 6 of the soldiers who were aboard. The downing of the helicopter last week and now this one reminded me of the Fred Kaplan article from April that discussed why the Army has so many helicopters in the first place. The most disturbing bit of trivia from the article is that the Army lost more than 5,000 helicopters in the Vietnam War.
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