Originally Posted by
SansAnhedral
The Army should really have recalled the AH-64 fights in Najaf to remember why the doctrine immediately changed from lobbing munitions from a stand off hover to constant high speed strafing attacks.
Heh, are you referring to the 2003 raid by 11th Aviation Regiment, or a different fight?
The Army requirements for Comanche had some very tough to meet lateral movement numbers. I'll offer that "shoot it from a hover" was being been abandoned in the midl to late 90's in at least a part of the Army's recon / attack community.