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The New York Times reports that a "significant number" of Black Hawk helicopters were damaged by an Iranian missile strike on US occupation forces in Jordan. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Nice, here is to more!

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Remember the "damaged" aircraft where the whole tail section fell off lol.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

From everything I've seen, Blackhawk helicopters are so fragile they fall apart if the door is closed too hard. Can't even capture Bin Laden without the wheel assembly breaking off one!

"Quick! He's in there! Land!"

"The what now?"

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Maybe we should start making tons of little drones. It's a drone war now.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

maybe ami go home

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

century of humiliation gringo

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

Hopefully they're tax deductible.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

or we can just gtfo there

[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

You could try, but the weapon manufacturers will make those drones out of your bones lol