Ajuy@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoRussia agreed to supply Iran with 90 helicopter missile launcherswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down12
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minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoHelicopters are easy targets for US fighters and AA guns and missiles.
minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIn mountainous area? If they’re really stupid enough to use those in offensive role in an open terrain, they deserve to get blown to bits.
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoWhat targets would be in mountainous areas?
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoAny US ground troops will certainly have surface to air missiles.
minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoQuite many armies do. Still helicopters are efficient weapons, especially in terrain with frequent ground elevation changes that they can use as cover.
Helicopters are easy targets for US fighters and AA guns and missiles.
In mountainous area?
If they’re really stupid enough to use those in offensive role in an open terrain, they deserve to get blown to bits.
What targets would be in mountainous areas?
Most of Iran
Any US ground troops will certainly have surface to air missiles.
Quite many armies do. Still helicopters are efficient weapons, especially in terrain with frequent ground elevation changes that they can use as cover.
True.
All of them.