CAN Enhanced (Permanent?) Fwd Presence in Latvia

[markppcli]

Well just think of it as a way to make the enemy expend more resources trying to knock down an airmobile platoon

That’s interesting arithmetic: is the CH 146 more or less valuable than the ZSU 23-4 that wakes up to destroy it.

 

[KevinB]

That’s interesting arithmetic: is the CH 146 more or less valuable than the ZSU 23-4 that wakes up to destroy it.

I was more joking having to spend 4x more than a Blackhawk /GIB

I wouldn’t be worried about the 23-4’s these days, but SAM’s…

 

[markppcli]

I was more joking having to spend 4x more than a Blackhawk /GIB

I wouldn’t be worried about the 23-4’s these days, but SAM’s…

23-4s are still in service, the M mounts man pads. To a helo that’s going to be coming low and slow I’d have serious worries.

 

[KevinB]

23-4s are still in service, the M mounts man pads. To a helo that’s going to be coming low and slow I’d have serious worries.

I think they may be a little busy elsewhere...

But IF any NATO Military was to conduct airmobile operations in the Eastern European OA, I would hope it was both preceded by, and covered by a significant SEAD effort.

 

[markppcli]

I think they may be a little busy elsewhere...

But IF any NATO Military was to conduct airmobile operations in the Eastern European OA, I would hope it was both preceded by, and covered by a significant SEAD effort.

Yes the whole comment was a joke on the value of the Griffon being to get an AD asset to start emitting.

 

[KevinB]

Yes the whole comment was a joke on the value of the Griffon being to get an AD asset to start emitting.

I need a joke scoop as it sailed right over me.