Footage of Attack on U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2011, page 1
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Topic started on 13-9-2011 @ 02:42 PM by TheMaverick
Footage of Attack on U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2011


Part 1

Footage from Afghanistan with US marines supported by French and Macedonian soldiers inside HQ ISAF, Kabul ,fighting back against the attack on the US embassy by the Taliban.


Part 2

In this part ,the battle gets pretty intense and under a lot of RPG attacks ,then air support arrives in the form of a Mil Mi 24 helicopter ,firing it's guns on the Taliban positions.
edit on 13-9-2011 by TheMaverick because: Because i can



reply posted on 13-9-2011 @ 03:11 PM by TheMaverick
reply to post by icepack


Yes they are Russian design.

You seem shocked ? Russia is a serious arms maker ,after all they invented the AK 47 the most used weapon on the planet.

Миль Ми-24 is a Russian built flying tank ,and is used quite a lot by NATO ,it's being used in Libya by NATO aswell.


Internal guns

flexible 12.7 mm Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Gatling gun on most variants. Maximum of 1,470 rounds of ammunition. fixed twin-barrel GSh-30K on the Mi-24P. 750 rounds of ammunition. flexible twin-barrel GSh-23L on the Mi-24VP and Mi-24VM. 450 rounds of ammunition. PKT passenger compartment window mounted machine guns

External stores

Total payload is 1,500 kg of external stores. Inner hardpoints can carry at least 500 kg Outer hardpoints can carry up to 250 kg Wing-tip pylons can only carry the 9M17 Phalanga (in the Mi-24A-D) or the 9K114 Shturm complex (in the Mi-24V-F).

Bomb-load

Bombs within weight range (presumably ZAB, FAB, RBK, ODAB etc.), Up to 500 kg. MBD multiple ejector racks (presumably MBD-4 with 4xFAB-100) KGMU2V submunition/mine dispenser pods



Taliban militants attack us embassy
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reply posted on 13-9-2011 @ 03:17 PM by Springheel Jack
reply to post by TheMaverick


So is that helo an updated version of the Hind? I have the Hind imprinted from watching Red Dawn when I was a teenager, love that movie.


reply posted on 13-9-2011 @ 03:20 PM by icepack
reply to post by TheMaverick

thanks for posting the infos.
yes, i was surprised. is this afghan units ? i was wondering, because i didnt know they were buying arms from russia. first because of the invasion of the soviet union and second why dont they buy western weapons ? western countries are the partners of the afghan government, arent they ?

p.s.: it wasnt a kalashnikov the american troop was holding, was it ???



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reply posted on 13-9-2011 @ 03:26 PM by TDawgRex
reply to post by TheMaverick


Good fire control...everyone seemed professional and calm.

But better than the Iraqi Death Blossoms I've dealt with before.

But I guarantee you that out in the sticks, it's a different story.


reply posted on 13-9-2011 @ 07:32 PM by Springheel Jack
reply to post by CaptChaos


Yeah those locals, the 'friendly' ones, everybody loves those guys...especially the women in Afghanistan, yeah they love those Taliban, they are so good to them...



it's sad some people just don't get it.
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