Posted in: Afghanistan,Fighting Al Qaeda and Taliban,Helicopter
"The human factor will decide the fate of war, of all wars. Not the Mirage, nor any other plane, and not the screwdriver, or the wrench or radar or missiles or all the newest technology and electronic innovations. Men—and not just men of action, but men of thought. Men for whom the expression 'By ruses shall ye make war' is a philosophy of life, not just the object of lip service." IDF-AF commander Ezer Weizman:On Eagles' Wings
4 comments:
cool but costly,even if france buy from russia attack helicopter those ka50/52,mi28 will be cheaper and more effective than tiger attack heli
On the other hand, what could be a better proving ground?
Besides, Tiger is French Army's most potent gunship in service; it's a reasonable reaction to the unfortunate KIA of 10 French servicemen [due to lack of CAS] not long ago.
buy helicos from Russia? You got to be kidding me. Russia can't even field a multipurpose amphibious ship in their navy and resorted to buying one from France.
Russian helicopters are designed to carry heavy loads well armoured - competeing with apaches, while the tiger is probably the most agile H/C - but not so well armoured. The main difference is high integrated avionics, but it's very difficult to judge this by looking at pictures.
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