jlallen, We are stressing our pilots flying them on three missions/day. You train doing only one mission/day.
Another problem for the Apaches possibly is whethere the Russians have provided the Serbs with thermal night vision devices. we'll find out when the Apaches go in....
The Serbia-Russia Connection
AS FOREIGN REPORT went to press, a Russian delegation headed by the
prime minister, Yevgeny Primakov, had arrived in Belgrade, the Serbian
capital, on a mission designed to bring peace to Kosovo. His chances seemed slim. Earlier, a lower-level delegation had been scheduled to make the visit. It caused some concern in NATO circles, not least because one of the visitors was said to be a sales representative of the Russian arms company, Rozvoorouzhennie. This company is one of the world's biggest arms firms.
We have been told that the company has informed the Russian government
that, if given the green light by the politicians, it could immediately supply Serbia with thermal night-vision equipment for its Sam-6 anti-aircraft batteries.
Until now, there has been little response from Serbia's anti-aircraft systems to NATO's air attacks. The downing of an F-117 Stealth fighter at the weekend appears to have been the result of a lucky hit by a high-powered machinegun. By toying with the idea of selling night-vision equipment to the Serbs, Russia is probably hoping to put pressure on NATO to desist from its air strikes.
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