The Viet Cong used cleaning rods fired from a rifle to foul the chopper
turbines and bring it down where as a bullet would pass right through
causing little damage.
GeoW
On 30 May 2003 at 18:09, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Moose said:
> ...The Police/Highway Patrol/Military helicopters were flying around
> at or below the level where I live now. I was amazed that some crazy
> with a deer rifle didn't just shoot one down... ------------- You
> needs to get an Iraqi farmer to shoot down helicopters with just a
> rifle.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
> Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
>
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