Comments on: Given that IEDs are the cause of most casualties, why not use choppers instead? http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead All About Motorcycles Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tony h http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13285 tony h Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:45:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13285 It's too hard to get out of the chopper to fight. Takes too long and the chopper has to stay still, which makes it an easy target.<br><b>References : </b><br>Just my thoughts It’s too hard to get out of the chopper to fight. Takes too long and the chopper has to stay still, which makes it an easy target.
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]]> By: Mr Puma http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13284 Mr Puma Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:58:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13284 Because you can't patrol down city streets and alleys and courtyards in a chopper. But you already knew that, didn't you sparky. Duh<br><b>References : </b><br> Because you can’t patrol down city streets and alleys and courtyards in a chopper. But you already knew that, didn’t you sparky. Duh
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]]> By: John de Witt http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13283 John de Witt Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:17:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13283 There's no way to reduce casualties to zero and it's (paradoxically?) true in counter-insurgency operations that the most effective method of limiting them is to get small groups of men patrolling actively on foot. <br><b>References : </b><br> There’s no way to reduce casualties to zero and it’s (paradoxically?) true in counter-insurgency operations that the most effective method of limiting them is to get small groups of men patrolling actively on foot.
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]]> By: rec http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13282 rec Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:44:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13282 what everyone else said.<br><b>References : </b><br> what everyone else said.
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]]> By: Wally Z http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13281 Wally Z Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:15:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13281 They do. But you still need to clean up on the ground and they are not really safe in the air. Bear in mind that they are trying to draw fire to get them to engage.<br><b>References : </b><br> They do. But you still need to clean up on the ground and they are not really safe in the air. Bear in mind that they are trying to draw fire to get them to engage.
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]]> By: 006 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13280 006 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:56:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13280 The cost of producing, maintaining, and operating the choppers for one, the disruptive nature of a helicopter, the fact that the people are on the ground, not in the air, and the high mortality rate for 'accidents' involving helicopters as opposed to humvees. Not to mention that if the skies were flooded with helicopters, how long do you think it would be before RPG's replaced IED's as the cause of most casualties?<br><b>References : </b><br> The cost of producing, maintaining, and operating the choppers for one, the disruptive nature of a helicopter, the fact that the people are on the ground, not in the air, and the high mortality rate for ‘accidents’ involving helicopters as opposed to humvees.

Not to mention that if the skies were flooded with helicopters, how long do you think it would be before RPG’s replaced IED’s as the cause of most casualties?
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]]> By: pieofwar http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead/comment-page-1#comment-13279 pieofwar Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:49:59 +0000 http://sweetmotorcyclerides.com/choppers/given-that-ieds-are-the-cause-of-most-casualties-why-not-use-choppers-instead#comment-13279 Cuz RPG shoot them down and they're expensive and choppers patrol the skies, not streets. But, good idea anyway.<br><b>References : </b><br> Cuz RPG shoot them down and they’re expensive and choppers patrol the skies, not streets. But, good idea anyway.
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