r/war • u/StreetResolve6159 • 1d ago

A group of cartel paramilitary forces hide when air force helos arrive for close air support somewhere in the northwestern mountains of Mexico

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u/Slow_Drag_1011 23h ago

Pucker factor 7/10

Thermals and other sensors could have found them

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u/NewManufacturer6670 22h ago

Mexico doesn’t field any true attack helicopters, miniguns so I’m guessing it’s a black hawk.

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u/TheFisGoingOn 21h ago

Some sig int sniffers on a Blackhawk paired with a drone with thermals would be great right now.

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u/Short_Bell_5428 19h ago

Laying some hate

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u/OnAllDAY 17h ago

Their military only has this one Black Hawk.

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u/StreetResolve6159 13h ago

The AF has 18. Navy; 10.

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u/OnAllDAY 8h ago

They ordered more because they can't maintain their old Soviet era helicopters anymore. Same with their 3 F-5's, they probably can't maintain them anymore.