Book Recommendation - Armed Action

[britgliderpilot]

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Armed-Action-Lieutenant-Commander-Newton/dp/0755316010/ref=sr_1_1/104-5678730-7216701?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176053542&sr=8-1

 

 

It's the story of a Lynx AH7 pilot flying in support of the Royal Marines during the Iraq war.

 

It's a good read, for a start - but for those who are interested in Black Shark, it provides a cracking insight into modern helicopter air combat.

 

The author discusses his experiences during the conflict, from sailing from the UK aboard HMS Ocean, to deploying to FOBs in Kuwait and Iraq, to the stress of constant combat flying, to the strain of locating and destroying targets while under fire, the works.

 

The Lynx is in many ways a very different aircraft to the Ka50 - but reading through the book I'm struck by some similarities. Most importantly, both aircraft employ line-of-sight missiles (Vikhr for Ka50, TOW for Lynx) aimed through telescopic sights, and despite the differences in the aircraft themselves, the way you inevitably end up fighting them must be pretty similar.

 

If you want a book about helicopters in combat, or you're interested in boning up a bit for Black Shark . . . . go have a look at it, just might be something to keep you occupied :)

[Groove]

Thx for info, but is the ref number in the URL really necessary ? ;)