In 2018, the US State Department approved the possible Foreign Military Sale of 16 extended range Chinooks to the UK, a deal which may yet see the RAF fleet expand or replace some of its earliest airframes. The type will continue to play a key role in UK Defence activity, with the Chinook Sustainment Programme aiming to build on the platform’s success, recapitalising existing airframes and extending the capability out to 2040. The earlier Mk 4 Chinooks are being further upgraded to Mk 6A standard with the addition of DAFCS the final aircraft is expected to be completed early in 2021. The Chinook HC.Mk 5 results from upgrade of the extended-range Mk 3, or ‘fat tank’ aircraft, which carries double the fuel load of a standard Chinook. The Mk 6 was acquired as a UK-specific variant of the CH-47F and also introduced a Digital Automatic Flight Control System (DAFCS, pronounced ‘daffics’), greatly enhancing handling and safety, particularly when operating in recirculating dust or snow conditions. The current operational Chinook fleet comprises Mk 4, Mk 5, Mk 6 and Mk 6A aircraft, fitted with digital glass cockpits to a common standard. In August 2019, a Chinook was instrumental in securing a dam on the Toddbrook Reservoir after it became structurally unsound following heavy rain. In addition to its traditional warfighting roles, the Chinook’s lifting capability is held at readiness under the MACA commitment to respond to emergencies in the UK in recent years these have included resupplying snowbound farmers in Northern Ireland and moving tons of aggregate to help reconstruct flood defences damaged by winter storms. A Chinook crew comprises two pilots and two crewmen, supplemented by specialists dependent upon mission requirements. Secondary roles include search and rescue (SAR), and supporting a wide variety of specialist tasks, including the Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) commitment. It can carry up to 55 troops or up to approximately 10 tonnes of mixed cargo. With its triple-hook external load system, internal cargo winch, roller conveyor fit and large reserves of power, the aircraft can lift a wide variety of complex underslung or internal freight, including vehicles. Chinooks are primarily used for trooping, resupply and battlefield casualty evacuation (casevac). The aircraft may be armed and is fitted with a suite of self-defence equipment allowing it to operate across the battlespace. Only about 20% are engaged in combat (infantry, mortars, combat medic, messengers).The Chinook is an extremely capable and highly versatile support helicopter that can be operated from land bases or ships into a diverse range of environments, from the Arctic to the desert or jungle. The rest 80-90% are simply supporting them (comminications, signallers, food, ammunation, artillery, spotters, maintanence, medical aid, surveillance, logistics etc.). I bet these dinguses dont even know that only 10-20% of troops are designed to fight. Ukrainians defended the city because: 1) they were able to kill more than they lost their own 2) bakhmut was overhyped in russia (and pol) by russian propagandists so it had a symbolic value 3) they were able to draw the action in such a small area (versus hundreds of km of frontline) which benefits them since they are a smaller army.Īlot of russian trolls and armchair generals on pol dont have any idea how modern wars are fought. Modern war textbooks talk about 1 to 9 ratio that benefits the defender with sides that are equally strong. They simply defended it because it's much harder to attack than defend.
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