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Subject: Russia Comes Through For Pakistan
SYSOP    11/26/2014 5:51:38 AM
 
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keffler25       11/26/2014 4:54:43 PM
Developed by the U.S. Marine Corps the W model was configured for naval use, and has two engines and protection against sea water corrosion. Like the AH-1F model used by Pakistan, the AH-1W has a crew of two and is armed with a 20mm, 3 barrel, autocannon (with 750 rounds) and can carry eight TOW missiles or 38 70mm unguided rockets. Typical sorties last about three hours (twice that of the AH-1F). The Pakistanis are also equipping their gunships with night vision (thermal imaging) equipment.
 
Marines not being stupid, insisted that BOTH sides of the helicopter be able to use HELLFIRE and TOW from their stub wing stations. Navalized helicopter sent to Paki-land would show up Chinese monkey copied at the next Airshow as a "made in China helicopter gunship.  
 
More reasons not to give the Paks anything (but the back of the hand across their LYING teeth) but those will do for starters. 
 
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