Royal Marines daring rescue attempt in Afghanistan - Strapped to an Apache

[R-CON]Desertfox · 01-23-2007, 06:25 AM

Footage has been released of a daring rescue mission in which four Royal Marines tried to save a comrade in southern Afghanistan. The men strapped themselves to an Apache helicopter's wings to find Lance Corporal Matthew Ford who went missing in an attack on a Taleban stronghold. L/Cpl Ford, of 45 Commando Royal Marines, had died but the men retrieved his body during last week's incident. A UK Task Force spokesman called the mission a "leap into the unknown". And Geoffrey Perry, the father of Chris Fraser-Perry, one of the marines involved in the rescue, said he was very proud of his son.

Video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d03858b562

Darkpowder · 01-23-2007, 07:10 AM

Great story, now all we need is the ability to do the same in [PR] as we are getting the British Longbow helicopter soon in-game i wonder if this is feasable?

also i heard recently that the underarmour of an apache is the most heavily protected, that the pilots often flare up and back when under fire.

Will this follow suit in our mod i wonder?

[R-MOD]Dylan · 01-24-2007, 01:17 AM

No, we talked about this a long time ago with a similar story. The fact is, its not common place to see this kind of action, and is also an unrealistic means to transport troops.

Delta_Zulu5995 · 01-28-2007, 11:13 PM

well, the british don't have any light heli transport, that's their only means.

Wipeout · 01-29-2007, 06:36 PM

Americans did the same thing with a AH-1 SuperCobra I believe.. Don't remember it might have been a LilBird, been a while so don't kill me with the code-names and stuff like that I gotta remember these things, been a little busy with rl.. I'll see if I can dig up some shit on that story..

Methodical1794 · 02-06-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Wipeout

Americans did the same thing with a AH-1 SuperCobra I believe.. Don't remember it might have been a LilBird, been a while so don't kill me with the code-names and stuff like that I gotta remember these things, been a little busy with rl.. I'll see if I can dig up some shit on that story..

Two Army SF soldiers did it a few years back, I forgot the specifics.

01-23-2007, 06:25 AM	#1
[R-CON]Desertfox PR Contributor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,830	Royal Marines daring rescue attempt in Afghanistan - Strapped to an Apache Footage has been released of a daring rescue mission in which four Royal Marines tried to save a comrade in southern Afghanistan. The men strapped themselves to an Apache helicopter's wings to find Lance Corporal Matthew Ford who went missing in an attack on a Taleban stronghold. L/Cpl Ford, of 45 Commando Royal Marines, had died but the men retrieved his body during last week's incident. A UK Task Force spokesman called the mission a "leap into the unknown". And Geoffrey Perry, the father of Chris Fraser-Perry, one of the marines involved in the rescue, said he was very proud of his son. Video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d03858b562
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Darkpowder PR Beta Testing Team Member Join Date: Aug 2006 United Kingdom Location: UK Posts: 1,008	Great story, now all we need is the ability to do the same in [PR] as we are getting the British Longbow helicopter soon in-game i wonder if this is feasable? also i heard recently that the underarmour of an apache is the most heavily protected, that the pilots often flare up and back when under fire. Will this follow suit in our mod i wonder?
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01-28-2007, 11:13 PM	#4
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01-24-2007, 01:17 AM	#3
[R-MOD]Dylan Forum Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 3,825	No, we talked about this a long time ago with a similar story. The fact is, its not common place to see this kind of action, and is also an unrealistic means to transport troops.

01-29-2007, 06:36 PM	#5
Wipeout Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 854	Americans did the same thing with a AH-1 SuperCobra I believe.. Don't remember it might have been a LilBird, been a while so don't kill me with the code-names and stuff like that I gotta remember these things, been a little busy with rl.. I'll see if I can dig up some shit on that story..