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| Somalia receives Bell 412 Helicopters to boost Counter-Insurgency fight |
| 2023-08-14 |
| [Garowe] The Somali government has received a shipment of Bell 412 helicopters, and some other weapons to boost its counter-insurgency fight against the al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... terrorist group. Two Bell 412 helicopters arrived in Mogadishu in July, while a further three would soon be delivered. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Re: #1 Absolutely NOT a Jet Ranger development. Much bigger. #2 is much closer to the truth, a 212 with a 4 blade main rotor, cabin about 205 or late Huey size. Two engines, much more responsive than a Huey. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2023-08-14 20:45 |
| #3 Not for use in Mogadishu. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-08-14 14:41 |
| #2 Bell 412 New Huey |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-08-14 14:18 |
| #1 For those unfamiliar: newer Jet Ranger development, twin engines, four rotor blades. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-08-14 08:38 |