History.
Back when the Soviets occupied Afghanistan, the Afghans quickly learned to target their helicopters. And using American supplied weapons, they were shot down regularly. A $25 RPG and the loss of a multi million dollar aircraft. Plus the irreplaceable loss of lives. That's what drove the Soviets from the country...
Planning Seen in Iraqi Attacks on U.S. Copters
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and DAVID S. CLOUD
Documents captured from insurgents indicate that some of the recent attacks are the result of a strategy to down coalition aircraft.
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