In short:
Shocking figures were revealed last night about Britain’s frontline helicopters. It appears that more than a third of all Britain’s frontline helicopters are unfit to fly. The aircrafts have been so overworked in Afghanistan and Iraq that they have to be grounded with no replacements.The Apache helicopters are most seriously hit, these are used virtually non-stop to give vital support to the ground troops.Out of 67 just 20 are able to fly combat missions.
More than half the RAF's ageing Chinook helicopters - used for transport and as air ambulances - are also grounded.
A third of all other helicopters are also out of action - months after commanders warned Britain could lose in Afghanistan without a third more helicopters.
My opinion:
I think that is a bad thing that one third of the helicopters is not working correctly. How is it possible to suport groundtroops in a good way, or protect them for that matter. It is even more shocking that it was known that the helicopters are in this shape. They should be fixed emidiatly to guarantee the safety of the soldiers, groundtroops and to make sure that there can be transport of goods trough the air. Otherwise how can you battle or support your own troops??
source:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/11/23/third-of-helicopters-not-fit-for-battle-115875-20918942/
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I totally agree with you. This is a really bad thing and it makes me wonder if the other materials are good enough to use. The risk that soldiers could die because of those things is really wrong and should not be taken.
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