| Tango01 | 14 Feb 2019 9:41 p.m. PST |
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| Glengarry5 | 15 Feb 2019 12:43 a.m. PST |
I think the only danger from the sky they face is from a friendly fire incident. |
 Legion 4  | 15 Feb 2019 9:07 a.m. PST |
Great looking diorama ! But yes, AFAIK the North's Airforce never made any ground attacks. At least I never heard or read about any. They were too busy flying CAP not CAS, AFAIK. And besides Friendly Fire, like any tropical environment I'm sure there were a lot birds as well as monkeys that would drop or fling "body fluids" on or near you …  |
| Wolfhag | 15 Feb 2019 9:27 a.m. PST |
I think their only air strike attempts were against the Navy. Wolfhag |
| Tango01 | 15 Feb 2019 12:03 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friends!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| Choctaw | 15 Feb 2019 12:14 p.m. PST |
Well, the LT has obviously just called in an airstrike and everyone (including the LT) is wondering if this strike will go better than the last. |
| Aethelflaeda was framed | 15 Feb 2019 12:42 p.m. PST |
Maybe they are watching the Huey getting shot up. |
| Legion 4 | 16 Feb 2019 9:53 a.m. PST |
That sounds right Wolf.
Well, the LT has obviously just called in an airstrike and everyone (including the LT) is wondering if this strike will go better than the last. Or FA and mortars …  Being a former Army Infantry LT, '79-'83 I was trained to call in fire support for mortars all the way up to Naval gunfire and all sorts of aircraft. Not only did you have to be able read a map properly. But so did the supporting fires … If either one was wrong …  could happen …
watching the Huey getting shot up. Sadly that happened often from what I was told, read, etc. IIRC @ 3000 + helicopters were shot down in SE Asia. When I was assigned to the 101 in '80. The Div had over 450 helicopters. We trained to avoid having our copters shot down. Using a variety of tactics, procedures and methods i.e. SEADS, flying NOE or contour, etc. And most importantly you do not an assault landing into a Hot LZ. But as in Vietnam there were no guarantees … |
| Tango01 | 16 Feb 2019 11:38 a.m. PST |
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| Pyrate Captain | 06 Jun 2019 4:22 p.m. PST |
The North made air to ground attacks. See LIMA 85. Nothing much had changed since World War One except the Air America Huey bringing down an AN-2 Colt biplane. |
| Legion 4 | 07 Jun 2019 2:27 p.m. PST |
I figured they may have but have never comes across any information on that. I did read about the Huey shooting down an AN-2. IIRC by a CIA guy firing an AK-47 from the Huey at the AN-2. |
