Did the Apache “fail” in Iraq? Several countries have purchased it after the Iraq invasion.
>Did the Apache “fail” in Iraq? Several countries have purchased it after the Iraq invasion.
Small arms shot the crap out of them and the raids the Apache was sent on were not very successful. The Apache was designed to kill tanks not the roles it’s generally been used in.
It didn’t fail, but its relative lack of armor made for issues as combat in Iraq exposed its vulnerability to small arms and ground fire when not being able to operate in its traditional role (hide behind cover, pop up, take out target, drop back into cover). It was very effective in use, but there were vulnerabilities that were exposed.