Wow I was getting ready to log on to AKO and all the sudden I see and Apache nothing to crazy right? Until I realized I just saw that picture and ready the caption about it being my unit at gunnery last week. Haha closest I've been to being famous lol
This it?
(http://captalk.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6073.0;attach=2227)
yep that is the one
Too cool! I am surprised at the number of current and former Army I am finding around here.
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Army Vet, MP unit, commo sgt.
that kind looks like an A model to me, but I'm trackin on the nice to get some recognition once in a while.
It is just not equiped with the FCR on top, (the big spare tire on top of the rotor blades)which is the tell tell sign on a D model. Most of the Ds are set up that way. Down range they almost never equip them with the FCR
That's a lot of extra weight for something that can't see a sniper, RPG, or mortar position, and you gotta fly some high passes in afghan.
very true. Extra 600 lbs. Burns through a bag of gas a lot faster that way. There is no real need from them there are no tanks. Funny story was a few rotations ago long after tanks and such were gone an aircrew had a tank come up on radar. Fater looking and verifing it was a friendly they decided to recon before taking the shot. as the came closer it was a hurd of Camels that some how set off the same signals as a tank. It was the camel farts or something I guess.
;D yeah, so we're still in the A model & apparently won't deploy unless they transition us to Ds, which weigh more/burn gas/can't go as high... who's making these decisions?