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Merely halving the time for mounting and assuming a 20km/h travel speed without any stops (bearing in mind this is a combat zone) seems a bit arbitrary. In any
by Maktab 17y ago
Merely halving the time for mounting and assuming a 20km/h travel speed without any stops (bearing in mind this is a combat zone) seems a bit arbitrary. In any case, the radio calls seem to affirm that the ground element was in visual range of the people before the gunships even opened fire and Namir's photo, if it was indeed taken at the scene as we assume, shows the ground force as being pretty close, perhaps no more than 100-300 m away.
- Uchikoma 17y agoIf they were 100m away, why did it take them several minutes to arrive while the helos circled? Even when crouching (from my exp in the the army), looking for ambushes during house fighting you're faster going down a street than this.
- Maktab 17y agoMaybe they had soldiers spread out and it took a while to call them back and mount up? Maybe one of the vehicles had mechanical problems? Maybe they even decided to hold for a few minutes to wait and see if any more surprises would show up? We can't know. Regardless, this discussion is now irrelevant, as it has been confirmed elsewhere that the photo I posted above was taken at this scene, presumably while Namir was peeking around the corner. That photo shows US troops no further than 200 m away, if I recall that lens's capabilities correctly.