Sridhar_TN
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If you’re fighting in a plain terrain where there is direct Los. Yes.Manapad will be everywhere....chineese long range sams will destroy our helicopters........
Bdw in modern days war...can't say anything.... everything is vulnerable
In mountain and hilly areas where the apaches fly low and fast, manpads are the biggest threat. Either way, the apaches have countermeasures for such scenarios. Long range sams will first need to detect the apaches...it’s quite difficult/nearly impossible to do that when flying low and fast.
Remember, these systems were developed by the us dod for taking out large columns of soviet tanks. That’s their primary application. Factoring in modern Manpad threats In Afghanistan(Stingers) and Iraq(Iglas and Chinese copies), the Apache has performed quite well.