The Apache.
The Lynx Helicopter.
Even the British Royal family is interested to have a part of killing Muslims. Bystanders, innocent civilians, children, Reporters, who cares? To them, Muslim lives are damn cheap and they can treat it as target practice.
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War on Terror? My foot!
Quoted from AntiWar.com
Prince Harry could fly Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan, it emerged yesterday, after it was announced that he had passed his army pilot’s course.
War on Terror? My foot!
Quoted from AntiWar.com
Prince Harry could fly Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan, it emerged yesterday, after it was announced that he had passed his army pilot’s course.
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Lieutenant Wales, as he is known in the Army Air Corps, has been told that he is good enough to fly either the Apache or the Lynx, a battlefield utility helicopter. He has until next week to decide which he prefers.
The Apache, one of the most fearsomely armed helicopters in the world, was designed to hunt and destroy tanks. In Afghanistan its ability to take out targets up to two miles away has made it a vital asset in the fight against the Taliban. It is equipped with 16 Hellfire missiles, 76 high-velocity tungsten rockets, four air-to-air missiles and a chain-gun with 1,200 rounds of 30mm ammunition.
Prince Harry’s success has greatly enhanced his chances of returning to the front line, whichever choice he makes. A military source said that both aircraft were heavily involved in Afghanistan.
Lieutenant Wales, as he is known in the Army Air Corps, has been told that he is good enough to fly either the Apache or the Lynx, a battlefield utility helicopter. He has until next week to decide which he prefers.
The Apache, one of the most fearsomely armed helicopters in the world, was designed to hunt and destroy tanks. In Afghanistan its ability to take out targets up to two miles away has made it a vital asset in the fight against the Taliban. It is equipped with 16 Hellfire missiles, 76 high-velocity tungsten rockets, four air-to-air missiles and a chain-gun with 1,200 rounds of 30mm ammunition.
Prince Harry’s success has greatly enhanced his chances of returning to the front line, whichever choice he makes. A military source said that both aircraft were heavily involved in Afghanistan.
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“Anybody involved with flying either of them stands a bloody good chance of being deployed to Afghanistan.”
The Prince, 25, has until Thursday to make his decision, which will be taken into account when military commanders make the final decision before his graduation ceremony on Friday.
The Prince served in Helmand province as a forward air controller directing airstrikes for ten weeks in 2007-08 and has made no secret of his wish to return.
A St James’s Palace spokesman said: “Prince Harry is very pleased. He has worked very hard for the last year and a half. He is going to mull it over — it is a big decision for him.”
As an officer in the Household Cavalry the Prince served in Helmand province as a forward air controller directing air strikes for 10 weeks in 2007-08.
He has made no secret of his wish to return, and in January last year switched to start flying training with the Army Air Corps in what he openly acknowledged was an attempt to get back to Afghanistan. Speaking last June about his flying training, he said: “I’m really enjoying it and, as everyone knows, it’s my easiest way of getting back to the front line. Maybe safer, maybe not, I don’t know.”
He added: “To get out to Afghanistan again would be fantastic and my best chance is to do it from a helicopter.
In the early days of his course the Prince, whose uncle the Duke of York flew a Sea King helicopter during the Falklands conflict, would not have considered himself potential Apache material. However it seems that he has done well enough to make the grade, although whether that will be his final decision is another matter.
Four weeks ago leaked footage showed how an American Apache opened fire on unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2007 after mistaking them for insurgents, killing twelve including two Reuter’s journalists.
British forces in Helmand have employed the Apache to hunt and kill Taliban fighters gather intelligence and provide cover for larger Chinook helicopters transporting troops and supplies.
The Lynx, which in its upgraded form is able to operate all year round in Afghanistan instead of just the cooler months, is mainly used for convoy protection and reconnaissance, as well as occasionally carrying small numbers of troops. The Mark 9A is armed with a .50 caliber heavy machine gun.
Prince Harry’s father, the Prince of Wales, who is the Army Air Corps Colonel-in-Chief, will present him with his provisional wings at the graduation ceremony at the AAC base at Middle Wallop, Hampshire.
Unquote:
Can the Taliban shoot down the Apache with Harry Cock at the Cockpit? "Kun fayakun" - you need the Taliban to translate it for you.
The Prince, 25, has until Thursday to make his decision, which will be taken into account when military commanders make the final decision before his graduation ceremony on Friday.
The Prince served in Helmand province as a forward air controller directing airstrikes for ten weeks in 2007-08 and has made no secret of his wish to return.
A St James’s Palace spokesman said: “Prince Harry is very pleased. He has worked very hard for the last year and a half. He is going to mull it over — it is a big decision for him.”
As an officer in the Household Cavalry the Prince served in Helmand province as a forward air controller directing air strikes for 10 weeks in 2007-08.
He has made no secret of his wish to return, and in January last year switched to start flying training with the Army Air Corps in what he openly acknowledged was an attempt to get back to Afghanistan. Speaking last June about his flying training, he said: “I’m really enjoying it and, as everyone knows, it’s my easiest way of getting back to the front line. Maybe safer, maybe not, I don’t know.”
He added: “To get out to Afghanistan again would be fantastic and my best chance is to do it from a helicopter.
In the early days of his course the Prince, whose uncle the Duke of York flew a Sea King helicopter during the Falklands conflict, would not have considered himself potential Apache material. However it seems that he has done well enough to make the grade, although whether that will be his final decision is another matter.
Four weeks ago leaked footage showed how an American Apache opened fire on unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2007 after mistaking them for insurgents, killing twelve including two Reuter’s journalists.
British forces in Helmand have employed the Apache to hunt and kill Taliban fighters gather intelligence and provide cover for larger Chinook helicopters transporting troops and supplies.
The Lynx, which in its upgraded form is able to operate all year round in Afghanistan instead of just the cooler months, is mainly used for convoy protection and reconnaissance, as well as occasionally carrying small numbers of troops. The Mark 9A is armed with a .50 caliber heavy machine gun.
Prince Harry’s father, the Prince of Wales, who is the Army Air Corps Colonel-in-Chief, will present him with his provisional wings at the graduation ceremony at the AAC base at Middle Wallop, Hampshire.
Unquote:
Can the Taliban shoot down the Apache with Harry Cock at the Cockpit? "Kun fayakun" - you need the Taliban to translate it for you.
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