ROK Army Executes Largest Helicopter Live Fire Exercise in Two Years
It is good to see the ROK Army now increasing their training readiness that had been impacted by COVID restrictions:
The South Korean Army flexed its combat power during a large-scale air drill held at two Army facilities in Icheon and Yangpyeong in Gyeonggi Province on Monday.
A total of 34 helicopters, including 16 Apache Guardians, 13 Black Hawks and five Chinooks were mobilized for the largest-ever exercise of its kind conducted by the Army, simulating a scenario in which troops are required to infiltrate enemy territory by air and secure a target.
In the training, the Army’s key asset, the Apache attack helicopters, executed sharp descents after soaring vertically, a maneuver intended to minimize exposure to hostile fire.
The choppers also fired some 150 2-point-75 inch rockets and 450 rounds from a 30-millimeter machine gun in a display of firepower.
KBS World News
You can read more at the link.
KBS focuses on offensive use of choppers; but they are just as useful defensively.
US helicopter crews still have to go back to America to conduct qualifying gunnery training. Readiness is a joke. Oh, and nK has the highest concentration of AAA guns in the world, so good luck infiltrating anywhere.
“ROK ARMY EXECUTES LARGEST HELICOPTER LIVE FIRE EXERCISE IN TWO YEARS”
I’m glad to know there will be a live fire exercise in two years.
But why did they execute the largest helicopter?
I’d have just given it a warning not to be so big.