In all, 17 members of the SEAL Team 6 counterterrorist force were on board the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter, along with its Army National Guard aircrew, several support personnel and seven Afghan commandos. In all 38 troops died after the helicopter was shot down by what a review determined to be a Taliban RPG over Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 6, 2011.
I would bet one or more of the "Afghan commandos" had a suicide vest he detonated to kill all of them!
They hovered for over 20 minutes over a Hot LZ. Escort planes could see the heat signatures of the enemy approaching and they were not allowed to defend the Teams. Who hover over a Hot LZ for over 20 minutes. This is totally wrong from the start to the end.
In all, 17 members of the SEAL Team 6 counterterrorist force were on board the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter, along with its Army National Guard aircrew, several support personnel and seven Afghan commandos. In all 38 troops died after the helicopter was shot down by what a review determined to be a Taliban RPG over Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 6, 2011.
I would bet one or more of the "Afghan commandos" had a suicide vest he detonated to kill all of them!
They hovered for over 20 minutes over a Hot LZ. Escort planes could see the heat signatures of the enemy approaching and they were not allowed to defend the Teams. Who hover over a Hot LZ for over 20 minutes. This is totally wrong from the start to the end.