Pete
06-08-2009, 09:13
Sri Lankan use of Mi 24s
"Mi 24s role in eelam war IV emphasised"
http://www.island.lk/2009/06/08/news3.html
"....In an interview with The Island, the veteran flyer said that despite having a range of weapons, including dedicated anti-aircraft guns the LTTE never succeeded in threatening their operations. "Of course, they hit our choppers on many occasions, maybe about 35 instances during the entire offensive. Some times, damaged choppers had to come down in areas where fighting was raging," he said, adding that their engineering section always responded swiftly and decisively to any emergency....."
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"Mi 24s role in eelam war IV emphasised"
http://www.island.lk/2009/06/08/news3.html
"....In an interview with The Island, the veteran flyer said that despite having a range of weapons, including dedicated anti-aircraft guns the LTTE never succeeded in threatening their operations. "Of course, they hit our choppers on many occasions, maybe about 35 instances during the entire offensive. Some times, damaged choppers had to come down in areas where fighting was raging," he said, adding that their engineering section always responded swiftly and decisively to any emergency....."
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