Comments on: Lead off with Hellfire, Follow-up with 30mm

By: El Duderino

El Duderino — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:26:54 +0000

“It cost between $25k and $65k per hellfire depending on version. That is cheap compared to the cost of repairing a striker or the risk of losing troops.”
F&^%ing A Right. Cheaper than repairing a Striker, safer than sending in EOD team and preferable to one of guys buying it. All in all a job well done.

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:47:54 +0000

For what it’s worth, according to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire
It cost between $25k and $65k per hellfire depending on version. That is cheap compared to the cost of repairing a striker or the risk of losing troops.

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GunPundit » Blog Archive » Attack Chopper vs. IED Guys — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:02:12 +0000

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By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:23:57 +0000

Hellfire takes out roadside bomb + bombers. Pretty cheap compared to sending in more troops to disarm bomb and dispose of.

By: Nadnerbus

Nadnerbus — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:06:18 +0000

I was thinking the same thing. Will we run out of $70,000 hellfires and multi million dollar helos before they run out of pissed off peasants? Its high tech and nifty, but that sure had to cost a pretty penny for three enemy KIA.

Also, how do they know they weren’t part of AfTRANS out fixing a pothole in the road? Then stringing out a traffic sensor to count cars for future road upgrades. They were probably just loyal civil servants, doing their humble job! Call Michael Moore!

By: GeekLethal

GeekLethal — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:46 +0000

How much do you think that engagement cost?

By: Toejam

Toejam — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:46:56 +0000

Yahoo! Git some you Turdabans!

Sorry, Allah’s out of virgins,

BUT,

we have a few goats left.