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2009-07-26 Afghanistan

Helicopter shortage forces commanders to dump Helmand towers plan

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Never let an enemy use an easy and effective target without practising disproportionate retaliation. We have to win that war at any cost, including the charcoaling of Helmand.

Posted by Bugs Sleregum7060 2009-07-26 08:43|| 2009-07-26 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 The towers do not have to be manned. Just set up a wire perimeter around them, and mount r/c machine guns on them. Any time someone gets close to the wire, they get a recorded speaker message to back off or else.

Design is important, because the bad guyz will try a car bomb to bust through the wire. So you give them a dose of their own medicine by wiring r/c mines on the only approach.

If they are willing to sacrifice several dozen for a mass attack, that is all well and good, because it will be a big enough motivation to send a helicopter.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-26 09:41|| 2009-07-26 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 The Brits rely heavily on video cameras for security--why don't they use them for surveillance, reinforced with the mines, and then use drones or helicopters?

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-07-26 11:57|| 2009-07-26 11:57|| Front Page Top

#4 But mines are evil!! Just as bad as white phosphorus -- I read it in the New York Times!!!

/blinkered little stupid

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-07-26 18:59|| 2009-07-26 18:59|| Front Page Top

#5 How 'bout blimps?

Posted by texhooey 2009-07-26 23:02|| 2009-07-26 23:02|| Front Page Top

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