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Originally posted by capribex
well, i was just trying to think who in the world is using the apache today in combat. that left me only the israelis and the americans... i know the israelis were flying apaches also above lebanon which may (???) be more of an open area than above a city like gaza... i know for sure that whenever they show them on TV after they intercept cars with hammas people etc. - they seem to be flying quite high for a chopper. well, higher than i would expect. i think the effective range of an ak-47 against people is under 1km, which brings me to believe their effective range against the transmission of the apache is shorter. i really think they should experiment flying higher or at least consult with the israeli air force which has bigger experiance. no reason why an old farmer with WWII rifle will shoot down an apache...
anyway, your "article" was very interesting.
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As i can recall the dutch army has Apaches but i think their main purpose is airshows hehe. Don't know the figures for the AK-47 as never did reading on the armory on the chopper but i think you are right. Only thing i could think of for a reason to fly low is the smoke from the burning oil wels, if they fly into that shit the engine inlet can't take in any pure air anymore and may (although i'm not sure) fail.