A recent DoD study concludes 76% of all U.S. helo shoot-downs took place during DAYLIGHT but the dumbasses persist in dark green helos!
QUOTE:
"In OEF/OIF, 76% of combat hostile action losses occurred during daylight hours"
"Study on Rotorcraft Survivability" Summary Briefing 19 October 2009 for Congress/DoD, by JAS, IDA
dynmicpara 2 years ago
But... It's not sexy. How could anyone possibly walk with that beats-off-to-Top-Gun sanctimonious-swager while flying something that isn't sexy?...
Fox111one111eleven1 3 years ago 4
We Americans will always do the right thing......after we've exhausted all the other possibilities. Doh!
trojankev 3 years ago 6
the best is still when you have the downside sky colored (gray, light blue) and the upper side or half ground colored (tan or olive-green)
larsanien 3 years ago 7
I think all sky gray would be the best, because like in the video, you can see the top and upper sides from a distance on the ground.
Coop772 3 years ago 7
Gray may not be stylish, but it beats the heck out of the US Army Air Corps' current "There it is-Green" camo scheme.
BlacktailFA 3 years ago 4
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A recent DoD study concludes 76% of all U.S. helo shoot-downs took place during DAYLIGHT but the dumbasses persist in dark green helos!
QUOTE:
"In OEF/OIF, 76% of combat hostile action losses occurred during daylight hours"
"Study on Rotorcraft Survivability" Summary Briefing 19 October 2009 for Congress/DoD, by JAS, IDA
dynmicpara 2 years ago
But... It's not sexy. How could anyone possibly walk with that beats-off-to-Top-Gun sanctimonious-swager while flying something that isn't sexy?...
Fox111one111eleven1 3 years ago 4
We Americans will always do the right thing......after we've exhausted all the other possibilities. Doh!
trojankev 3 years ago 6
the best is still when you have the downside sky colored (gray, light blue) and the upper side or half ground colored (tan or olive-green)
larsanien 3 years ago 7
I think all sky gray would be the best, because like in the video, you can see the top and upper sides from a distance on the ground.
Coop772 3 years ago 7
Gray may not be stylish, but it beats the heck out of the US Army Air Corps' current "There it is-Green" camo scheme.
BlacktailFA 3 years ago 4