Griffon Helicopters, INGRESS and Kandahar [Udate: Deployment officially announced!]

[Garett]

We weren't before ?

Why wouldnt they ?

Not that game and we (Army) didn't really know in 2005. 

 

[Garett]

Check out this wicked-good article by Mike Yon on Kiowas in Iraq. Hopefully the Griffons are as successful or more.

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/guitar-heroes.htm

 

[Greymatters]

Honestly, its nice to see the Air Force in the game. Hopefully the pilots know what they're getting themselves into. 

Unfortunately, pilots dont get to choose what 'game' they can participate in even though many I knew were eager to be involved...

 

[medaid]

As silly as this may sound... Can someone who's driving those whirly birds PLEASE play Ride of The Valkeryie as they arrive on station in Afghanistan? I think it'll be a real morale booster.

 

[armoured recce man]

there it is....

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/26/griffon-chinook-afghanistan.html


ouaaaaa

 

[Walt]

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Medtech,

I agree.......that would be awesome.

Kilgore: "We'll come in low out of the rising sun and about a mile out we'll put on the music."

Lance: "Music?"

Kilgore: Yah. I use Wagner.  It scares the hell out of the ********." 

 

[drunknsubmrnr]

Timmy don't surf?

 

[PuckChaser]

As silly as this may sound... Can someone who's driving those whirly birds PLEASE play Ride of The Valkeryie as they arrive on station in Afghanistan? I think it'll be a real morale booster.

That's my reserve squadron's march. We're cool like that.

 

[rampage800]

Good for the Griffon guys, its a good task. Wish maybe they went with a forward firing gun though instead of in the door. Maybe put rockets on the other side and they'd have something similiar to the Kiowa Warrior (which is arguably more feared in TFA by the bad guys than the 64s and Cobras) but can carry a little more. Still........good to see them being pushed in.

 

[Strike]

I am sooo happy!  It means more work for me on the deployment, but I am so happy!  I am drinking tonight!

 

[Eye In The Sky]

The media is referring to these as "attack helicopters" ?

When I think AH, I think of Cobra, Apache's and Havoc and Hinds, etc.

 

[Old Sweat]

Strike,

You and Duey and Loachman and all the rest of you aviators, we do (did?) appreciate your efforts. Show us what you can do.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

Sweatie

 

[Strike]

This certainly explains why G2G has been conspicuously quiet on the subject.  ;D

 

[Strike]

As silly as this may sound... Can someone who's driving those whirly birds PLEASE play Ride of The Valkeryie as they arrive on station in Afghanistan? I think it'll be a real morale booster.

Looking to download it onto my iPod as we speak.  ;D

 

[Occam]

The media is referring to these as "attack helicopters" ?

When I think AH, I think of Cobra, Apache's and Havoc and Hinds, etc.

I was thinking the same thing.  Using that line of reasoning, we could just slap a 16" gun on an MCDV and call it a battleship.   ;D

 

[SupersonicMax]

Honestly, its nice to see the Air Force in the game. Hopefully the pilots know what they're getting themselves into.

Hercs, C-17s flying in and out every days, Chinooks Pilots over there are we speak, FAC with troops on the ground, aren't they Air Force??

You know, when we fly these things in the canadian skies, we train for that kind of thing.  It's not just a game.

 

[Strike]

Hercs, C-17s flying in and out every days, Chinooks Pilots over there are we speak, FAC with troops on the ground, aren't they Air Force??

You know, when we fly these things in the canadian skies, we train for that kind of thing.  It's not just a game.

Hey!  What about the UAVs?  ;D *Runs and ducks for cover awaiting Loachman's volley of hate*

 

[SupersonicMax]

Hey!  What about the UAVs?

I refuse to believe that such evil machines exists   We will always NEED a pilot IN the aircraft right?....  Right???

 

[Snafu-Bar]

I refuse to believe that such evil machines exists   We will always NEED a pilot IN the aircraft right?....  Right???

Mr Bill will be glad to serve as a pilot in the UAV squadron ;D , Just don't blame him for all the mishaps and splattered plastercine everywhere.

Cheers

 

[Loachman]

Hey!  What about the UAVs?  ;D *Runs and ducks for cover awaiting Loachman's volley of hate*

Unless you had something to do with their acquisition of which I'm unaware, you have no need of running and ducking.

Besides, I don't hate them. They're not worthy of hate.

I despise them.

Any chance that you can see my old buddy Herm before you leave and tell him that I have to get in on this?