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Old 20th May 2011, 20:05
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Yes, obviously a hover would be easy, but lets be honest the helicopter will probably be doing something like 100kts at 5 ft if it is aware. I also wonder how close a bomb would have to be to have a realistic probability of a kill. The bomber also has to find the moving target from above. Not that easy, if the amount of times you have to talk the fast jet onto you in fighter affiliation is anything to go by.

camacho

I thought the scout found an oportunity to land and the crew left it rotors running? Maybe another one.
I can understand an A-10 or Pucara or frogfoot getting a helicopter, they are designed for the slow fight, and LGB hit was a shut down helicopter if it is the one I am thinking of, so hardly fair.

What about Vietnam? Any migs go for Hueys or Cobras?
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