Iraqi shot down the American Black Hawk helicopter

In the south of Iraq, in the area of ​​the city of Karbel, the American Black Hawk helicopter is shot down.

According to CNN , 11 military personnel were on board. Seven of them died.

The helicopter was shot down from small arms in the area of ​​the city of Karbela in the territory where fierce battles are still underway between the 3rd Infantry Division and the Iraqi troops, including the Iraqi Guard.

The four other soldiers were injured and were saved by American troops.

At the same time, it became known that in the south of Iraq the American F-18 Hornet fighter was shot down . The advanced headquarters of the St. Catarus has already confirmed this information. According to the report of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, a single fighter of the US Navy, based on the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, was shot down on the night of Wednesday for Thursday at about 00:45 Moscow time when completing a task. The name of the deceased pilot is not disclosed.

Typically, the Black Hawk helicopter crew consists of four people - two pilots and two shooters. It can accommodate 11 soldiers, a 105-mm howitzer and has weapons for air combat.

The Black Hawk helicopter appeared in the army in 1978. He can carry out various combat missions, conduct air battle, plant a landing and evacuate the wounded. Black Hawk was developed as a command and control point, a radio electronic warfare and special operations.

The helicopter can be equipped with Hellfire missiles, additional fuel tanks for high-range flights and M-60 machine gun in the front of the cab.

According to official figures, this is already a second helicopter that was shot down by Iraqis. On March 24, during the battles between the American army and the units of the Iraqi guard, the Apache helicopter was shot down . His pilots were captured by the Iraqis.

The AH-64 Apache helicopter is a high-speed attacking helicopter that can fly at low altitudes. Used to combat ground forces and tanks of the enemy.

The helicopter was adopted by the US Army in 1986. AH-64D Longbow is an advanced version of the original An-64. It is equipped with a Longbow fire control system based on Westinghouse radar installed over a loading screw. Longbow is also equipped with a more powerful General Electric T700-GE-701 engine, improved AGM-114D Longbow Hellfire, Doppler navigation system and processor.

The helicopter is equipped with a system that allows you to receive information from the US Joint-STARS complex. An advanced aiming system and a night vision device are installed on the An-64D.

The first flight of the Longbow system was made on March 11, 1991, the first launch of Hellfire ATC was made in May 1995, deliveries for the US Army began in 1996.