2006-10-01 15:57:40 · 5 answers · asked by currysam22 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
"Reduced firepower capabilities" of the Chinook?
In my 30+ years of association with the Army, I've never seen a Chinook with "firepower". It's a cargo chopper, not a gunship!
2006-10-02 02:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Precisely to minimize any losses on the part of the CH-47s and its passengers and cargo. The CH-47 has minimal armor and not much in the way of weaponry (actually all transport and utility choppers like the UH-1 Huey and the UH-60 Blackhawk suffer from this), so these units need to be protected with appropriate supporting forces (tanks, APCs, AH-64 Apaches, aircraft; ala combined arms ops).
2006-10-01 23:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by betterdeadthansorry 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All lz/pzs are secured for every military helicopter. Due to their vulnerability from ground fire.
2006-10-01 23:05:44 · answer #3 · answered by Boredstiff 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Ch 47 is a bus with rotors. Any moron with a RPG or MG can hit it. They are big noisy & slow. Thus you clean out the bad guys before landing one.
2006-10-01 23:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You answered your own question. Read what you wrote again. Seriously. And look up Pathfinder Operations while you're at it. That's FM 3-21.38.
2006-10-02 00:44:12 · answer #5 · answered by Nat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋