Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Read for more on it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_attack_on_Karbala
Of the 29 returning Apaches, all but one suffered serious damage. On average, each Apache had 15-20 bullet holes. One Apache took 29 hits. Sixteen main rotor blades, six tail blades, six engines, and five drive shafts were damaged beyond repair. In one squadron only a single helicopter was fit to fly.
Thought it was the best possible thing that could have happened !
The US Army got a very forceful lesson as to the limitations of airborne attack, I just hope that the flood of money currently is not producing amnesia.