The Debrief - When U.S. Spec Ops Stole a Soviet Attack Helicopter

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union often kept its cards close to the chest when it came to new weapons systems — so much so that Western intelligence went to what can only be described as “extreme lengths” to attempt to gather any information about the platforms. 113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5S33q3npV1-WJV7CgKHfW3NMCf019z18qN8QqdYLgqgm9W52xs-B7bfyVhW74t8-b64lTnSW81sTXD7MY8ffN5-SmmZtjhHlW56nT4t8rv3GBW1TKPTq7cdnnmW8gJ9hS5YpSHWW1SvT7x7qwQf1W83F4cv2zz94nW3kmmDV1bph-3N5Dp9FYqX9DfW832m197p5hK0V9pVzh4Hn1-wW89hYzs52k5pRW2CNChf1jp513W61szMy6KjVcHW2tHl-73PBLB1W7T60953vqkCHW30JjRF99_190F40MnGHDgJf35Jb1 113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Tf3q3pBV1-WJV7CgJFnVLKMdl5fc4VXW7VgRw56nKTp0W6h0byK2XzzGFW5Txcd-7KnQB5W2sdRBb3Sy-NfW42Zc5l8k1jx4W6w2Xrj3b63KJVn01cz1pk782W4nHXxG3z2FSnW4_DfBx8pMRCdW4G29Mk7Z80cbW6d2mvm73SJdjW8wbZ_n1Cfl9FW74GW1q8ftkx4W2dhZ6R5rrC2PW8xGT5g6FSb9rW9j73vS3LlH7QN4PVchms4_rWW2pPyz510QG5qW7y9x3b4B8QGdW3BT_GF4X-pxMW5VVhMn6dLl7GW2WTbWt7HG_WzW4sP3Kp7wwFJzW5bYYJc7v3QfcW3BwKHb75kH8xW5Nw7XK5tb-zQW6MPqRJ1PKkwFW445r5L1RlBMQW8Jtt793cmPKy35mw1 [WHEN U.S. SPECIAL OPS STOLE A SOVIET MI-24 HIND HELICOPTER](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Tf3q3pBV1-WJV7CgTQdV5T3sW22nZn8VyG5618Xb6d4W7Jfykk5FkRSnW1NL5WP3pgj1jN7flcjHbgYdDW7LRn3t1hJZrXN5Fv6bcptWM7W4J_ZnB5VbPvRW3d5_Kf20tYH9W35S0wk6nS3BvVPLzl04BJfTyW3ZRDSK356QhGW6pfy2f2cMSYyW92q7FZ8-5n8xW1x-Qzx6XwQKLVmV5108_HZP9W7RhSrC8yR4_9W21vwZZ6wlbP3V1zR1774-WgKW7b_6n32n8CbTW87lVQ1837sBWN1_-49KKrvmjW85WLpX52bqnBW8cMt1B53Nx-4W44M-qg64glRKW6cRH1k29-wNMW3bvsXw6FDTbhW5-0Y5j1h3BhhW1T7wy8116Pv5W3LcWbB6LY2ts3p3c1) By Peter Suciu July 1st, 2023 - During the Cold War, the Soviet Union often kept its cards close to the chest when it came to new weapons systems — so much so that Western ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Tf3q3pBV1-WJV7CgBjWW2CHRsS22vSp4W4xbHln1k7SzNW5n1TY96qW16cW19mWXF1W2mdFW9bD7CY7FQFykW5y8ZP588ncgBW729JB75MG96QW40m4wj7H-Q3rW5lt7Jp8NK5nlW5m03zT7csCGBW4Mbg4751K6gsW98wDQQ8r931KW74GvfL69zr-FW1-LyPJ6CT5FYW70C0GB4w2M0sW7xJY4t1RdwVNW2KPv2j1jVXv8W2qMCwG1wsm0qW2GznlT6t73R5W7_b2FZ39jjbzW1fxSph8RMvntW62v80M7WrKP3W3FN-bw4y1Z_MW7ZlbsK7LW_-gW1wtWST7Dh32rW2D0Kfh625MbMN8zLgtYZs8J0W2VkdgK7xM5SmW7SdBcK93r-PvW5_tBmZ1jrkM12Vv1) [tal-m72-law](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Sm3q3nJV1-WJV7CgF0SW8xhSBx35SsjmW2_T4k06tcxWSW2GdH1n2VhNZCW558MF66PxHH0W2TDGGn4lqYggW7n3dYC7L0xFRN7nVfwWG0SFTVHLgWH2cV4FfW1Kkr7S7l76PgW6zh6sn2ZRqn1N31yKBkPYjYwVhn6Jv6LsB-bW4RQb0p1THKg-W8YsJyV9ckV7mVvlYFX2Xt0wdW5-xnGk36yQWYW8MSw3w3xvkKkVg7JHS2MxLxXN217YprTs1PqVK7xbb7gdDFDW6Tnf6j8_hPmQW6WsfyN6Yf4JFN70ND66bPyNSW2ybr6r4y4Bxp2NQ1) [THE M72 LAW, IN VIETNAM AND BEYOND](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Sm3q3nJV1-WJV7CgYP4W5lCKyB1tNb1YW3YCfhK12qTqcN5BPFWTj8KCVW2CQPVm1yFlJ-N1D7tc9Kh7PRW1D4VbK4D-ChsW7FJdgT2NW91cW5mSKLv7F4cQlVYPJ2W7lHNHFW3dmm8j30pgksW4ZsQZx85M1tRW3dgNXh8LS6GxN7H1XqCP9d8jW5zKjHN7Xl-z6W7vkvbR5xRKJJW9kqD2-4ts2bMVRpHWx2htbkRW2FZc91405zMKW6ddP5R5ZGyGwW2Wm3l3586VlHV4wYXw81Y0TjW6L2GMY2GMgCcW3YrW9q2QrbzrW6tTWzN7Ks-WM3ctT1) By Will Dabbs, MD July 4th, 2023 - At 2247 hours on 24 April 1980, a U.S.A.F. MC130 Combat Talon aircraft callsign Talon 1 touched down in the flat desert 200 miles from the Iranian ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Sm3q3nJV1-WJV7CgH3PW399N8Q1tD5FlW2T_yl75LgJltW6TxRSL7myHxXW11m1ZB8FldMNW17lKXG2xSXHHW70t4QD1jHLDtN79fSnRTFtQ0W9bQ8dL92D0CsW7PW77w2fzTK4VvS3Qs3FLVxjW4sKBTH2ZbWPjW36Bl0Z25Vhk2W2vlQxv4yZWBwW3rJmK08HLl_yW7dyKyT34Q2VYW8SKYx34b0RlsW5k0wqX7K86LYW8KGVK-6mn0XzW199GWl4Mpg4LW6bvPzP4lDwLKN6cb1-zkt1DNW4_swCG7Hsw_7W6jN-YP52L9phW1WklNw2VKjzc34rj1) [tal-m1a-two-tone](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5SG3q3n_V1-WJV7CgDfrW5R11T538YSNNW3mZHhS4kFFh3N6H80BsRnZ9CVhnGF66jgQVQW2NWMnk77K-75W2RXjdX6fZFFzW60KyXS7WCk6rW7WWTBC1XpTsDW2tSjc35hCfFxW6qyg4Q3KGfpnW3XyX_P3hrt0sVbsWGC4dwV8dVg8qsF7Yt5V6W7x68hZ8crWCVVTWhym8VS0tMV3Hc7y3QfGP8W5lfJ5J9gNDZrW3w9vyl5MBS1CW3PnP4P50mY4RW63WWZ97kKjvmW8s2TSX8D_YXCN9fTcXkBdvnQW3BRt3Q66PXctW8Cjltb4r1v97N3X48D1-b5S3W8Vpj677zkJCs32yl1) [REVIEW: SPECIAL-EDITION TWO-TONE M1A](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5SG3q3n_V1-WJV7CgJ4cW920xhh5QmJ5CN4XwRqF2hypCW5fj7sf8xgGWRW68CpcS5gzdFFW93C2W2603r37W2L1QsR6yQSf3W6Hb7jr4fQwLWW9b1Yw05xdlbhW2hGZDc5lnJzJW2cgrXn4JJSwpVSpxqS2psRfPW4rZz5q8fFL41W17-xGY26WVj7W2B516m5nhRB0W1nPmzM45FKYKW1bm5tP6T0HRrW91mNmP8vbLD0W5vt6VW3QbGXPW4n8YWb4mX4gxW12fmHP7-1DTgW6KkRwL21j9lMW7YMs6k4ZKPgxW7nXN7j5fjh6MW31XpTX71hkkPW6mvXy66dymK1N8KZrCwpwBYc3fmb1) By GunSpot July 3rd, 2023 - Retro guns are all the rage right now, in case you haven’t noticed. You see people cloning CAR-15’s, M16A1’s, M16A2’s and so on. One gun that ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5SG3q3n_V1-WJV7Cg_3dW6G34Nc59QlWCW1dhY4Y7KW2slVbj31l3YNw3BW2QW70k5b567fN3FgpVz449MLVr66Ry17TBkfN4nWWSrr4xKzVjM2Zm5q2SdzW48FDxw68Lfv-W6V0x__15_jtkW7D0n9M3SJNyrW6JTtDj4x-hfRW4jsct44lk0qVW98QSFR7VSyB8W7tDBkF4h75Y1W5LDn9Q8Ts2ZBW7MlhB41g9fmvW1mkqM-6QwT23W5KBQcB95yR9yW8vP4Ch8sM5V6Vls1DY3R8nn_W6sDg9W3F45WSN5wJng1F8dBVN2gBnVx5NcRqW6p0TPF3YKGssW33C_GX40LSYg3qkJ1) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we race against time through a desert sand storm to purloin a Soviet attack helicopter, bust bunkers with one of America’s most successful anti-tank weapons since the bazooka, and get on the range with a special-edition M1A that will turn heads for its looks and performance. To start us off, Peter Suciu describes an audacious mission to steal a Soviet Mi-24 Hind helicopter. Both a formidable gunship and a troop transport, the full capabilities of the Hind were unknown to America and her allies even near the end of the Cold War. Fly with the 160th SOAR 500 miles into Africa to [recover one of these beasts here](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Tf3q3pBV1-WJV7CgVKSW2sCS974v55NSW1FF8-N15d1N-W3D75bg5DlgPPW5RJv4m6Wn06xVttpXL6LP3rlW8MtNJf6Mn4bpW54qFQh14PcnbW5QJR4M5t66qLW6pnHvs4ZqswvW2B8sMp2JxMTvW33Gyd05sfvnxW523Fy94-pmFxN87BxWLzHQG1N53MxcXZ5nXWVp4L_t22qlHQVJk6fs4gSW33W5dwFqm8cmTlVW7bGyrp2qtZp7W7x3_QQ5VTg37W3QQmWh77l28xW8kSMYk2yz9m_VTRbND4btQb_Vc1JJs68TzJMVcGDFZ36Lp13W4D10dD1YC1CnW2x7QPl7rKMbVW967pyq8kfMRbW7QnN_57CgpmdW33Rs9r5vg0PsVnSGkw7fqvgG3jbf1). Next, Dr. Will Dabbs dissects the ingenious man-portable tank killer, officially known as the M72. Perhaps better known as the LAW, or Light Anti-tank Weapon, these disposable rockets proved their worth in conflicts in around the world. Developed during the Cold War, these potent weapons continue to serve today. [Catch the full story here](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5Sm3q3nJV1-WJV7CgHxJW8CTDqT3mcKWxW6FGW438FVKltW5vhNqr6Sk-NpW4byH8C291Q-FW186dlv12Z8WNW7-fLh83Vc0MrVFZ5Xj4Wnbw0W7NmWYK7XRsqdW1WlvQH6qFg2pMkQ4dX813WmW6VCVpd4GbqDGW1wGsL_8T9CGnW1k5FC34XMKF1W5XVR-B6YJ3KbW2zznf13mnvg0W7G98m455DTkBW8RS59-7QCvtlW4st2Fg97702cMyQLCMv389xW7v4NxD8cSKs6N5SR1yHRn5P2W1Dh4cp8Cy0YWW68V0H28h_fWpVLWdwC4lXrC83lgl1). And finally, GunSpot delivers a full review of the special-edition M1A rifle with a two-tone Desert FDE finish. Kept stock or used as a platform to build your own DMR, this new rifle features a striking look that includes the receiver and barrel in addition to the composite stock. [Read the complete review here](113/c2jPK04/VVRVqh1SphWxW44c4mm6-j5R4W11fj5c50Gd9bN5GS5SG3q3n_V1-WJV7CgXppW3kSYfK33xFbCW5gtVgf76FnqqW1Rz4zr5kDyq0W6NqvZM8JN3pcN9kh45L75BCtW5MvBJ96z6mQTW5pQbPz5M-81jN3Xk-z0sX5N0M23wl5zR8w_W308p0z9h3RnFN4wVX-fRT6qWW1GzlDb2W0JlqVbK7--40JfFrW7GXsVp2WX02dVcKVRZ30YSLDW8CLrnG7M5y5yV-7ZCw8qyvZrW7c_Nkz8kpnnjN5dq3TnjS9xsW9337mg3XGmh0N62-W_WshXXfW8N1Ksn7T3VZGV1k4hc82vGlmW1y0RM33KkWHdW45B_R96szk0cW5NkXy85gBpqF3dy61). 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