I believe that 3 Commando Brigade were facing an armoured counter attack in the Al Faw area, and 849 NAS Sea King ASaCs were used to direct TOW attacks by Lynx AH7s from 847. A number of MBTs, APCs and artillery pieces were destroyed.
I don't think the 849 guys actually directed any of our cabs, that was done by the guys on the ground. That said the info/Int/early warning that 849 produced was outstanding.
Going back to the Lynx AH7, does having skids instead of wheels cause problems aboard ship?
It can cause problems with pitch and roll limits, however the biggest problems were with moving the A/C around on deck with ML handlers.
You also need to judge your T/O and Landings quite well too.......
Shaun