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highsea · 03-12-2007, 00:05 AM

I'm not sure a Chinook can't take any more punishment than an Osprey. They're both going down if stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If it's a time-sensitive evacuation (and which ones aren't), Osprey will be on station before Chinook. If it's too late, it's too late for both types. If that 5 or 10 minutes counts, Osprey can give it to you. If it doesn't count, send Chinooks or JDAMs as appropriate.

Long range insertion of anything other than Delta/SEAL teams seems unrealistic, imo. That's why we have LHD's.

03-12-2007, 00:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
highsea *Defense Professional* Join Date: 12-10-04 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,535	I'm not sure a Chinook can't take any more punishment than an Osprey. They're both going down if stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time. If it's a time-sensitive evacuation (and which ones aren't), Osprey will be on station before Chinook. If it's too late, it's too late for both types. If that 5 or 10 minutes counts, Osprey can give it to you. If it doesn't count, send Chinooks or JDAMs as appropriate. Long range insertion of anything other than Delta/SEAL teams seems unrealistic, imo. That's why we have LHD's. __________________ My baby called me up. She said- Why don't you ever take me out? Pick me up in your brand new car....You shake the short change from the old fruit jar...