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**SzefciuCba** · 05-04-2010, 10:23 PM

And really, how stupid are the people in the helicopter? do they really think that a bunch of insurgents would be calmly milling about in the middle of a street with an Apache hovering overhead? The fuckers in the helicopter saw exactly what they wanted to see so they could get some killin' done. This is murder, plain and simple.

It's not easy to tell how far away a helicopter is when you can't see it, particularly one designed to have a low noise footprint.

Here's video of several individuals planting an IED. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUsu9SKz7zk

Notice how unconcerned they are about the helicopter. Just for interest, notice how concerned they are about the child the IED crew brought with them.

Clearly, your assumption that the helicopter would be easily heard and that insurgents wouldn't "mill about" is a bit divorced from reality.

Matt

05-04-2010, 10:23 PM	#18
SzefciuCba Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 544 Senior Member	And really, how stupid are the people in the helicopter? do they really think that a bunch of insurgents would be calmly milling about in the middle of a street with an Apache hovering overhead? The fuckers in the helicopter saw exactly what they wanted to see so they could get some killin' done. This is murder, plain and simple. It's not easy to tell how far away a helicopter is when you can't see it, particularly one designed to have a low noise footprint. Here's video of several individuals planting an IED. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUsu9SKz7zk Notice how unconcerned they are about the helicopter. Just for interest, notice how concerned they are about the child the IED crew brought with them. Clearly, your assumption that the helicopter would be easily heard and that insurgents wouldn't "mill about" is a bit divorced from reality. Matt
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