Re: Anti Helicopter mines
From debka.com headlines
DEBKAfile’s military sources: Did a novel type of “flying roadside bomb” down three US helicopters in Iraq?
January 21, 2006, 2:54 PM (GMT+02:00)
US forces in Iraq are encountering a new Sunni insurgent anti-air weapon which is proving deadly for low-flying helicopters. It works on the same principle as the roadside bomb (IED or improvised explosive device). This primitive weapon is thought to account for the unexplained downing in 10 days of three American combat helicopters.
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