Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "Guns-A-Go-Go; The Boeing Vertol ACH-47A" video.

Thanks, Ed. I did come across this helicopter some years ago and my first thoughts were surely this is just one big flying target. But after reading about its use in Viet Nam I did wonder why many more were not used. A couple of years ago I came across some interesting statistics with regards to the use of helicopters in Viet Nam with regards to combat time seen by US troops. In WW2 the average marine saw 40 days of combat while fighting in the Pacific. In Viet Nam a soldier would see 315 days of combat. Being able to move troops into and out of the field very quickly making the difference.
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@notreallydavid No problem. I tend to just write my thoughts down and then edit them afterwards. But sometimes I miss something. And thanks P.S. I just noticed I had written after instead of afterward. So I changed it before I get another correction.👍
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