'Combat ban' for Afghanistan bound helicopters from the UK

[dead0man]

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...ahem....you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time


Seriously though, it seems the delay is to "up" armor the choppers, which is a good thing.  They just need to be quicker about it. 

(and just to be safe, this thread isn't to bash the brits, but an excuse to bash Rummy one more time)

[Silent Hunter]

The British Army has had problems like this for over a century and a half. The BEF at the start of World War One weren't exactly brilliantly trained, that's for sure.

[dead0man]

It's probably been a problem with every military everywhere since organized warfare started.  And we only hear about the bad stuff.  We forget about all of the things they (somehow) manage to get right.