{"id":1380,"date":"2001-05-01T22:47:47","date_gmt":"2001-05-02T02:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comw.org\/pda\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2021-02-19T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:46:00","slug":"rotocraft-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/rotocraft-for-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotocraft for War: Descending on a Military Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pubPostType\"><a class=\"htmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/0105rotowar.html\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener\">(HTML version)<\/a> <span class=\"varPubSum\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comw.org\/sas\/lubio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Lutz Unterseher<\/a>, <em>PDA Briefing Memo #19<\/em>, May 2001. Offers a critical assessment of the value of combat helicopters in modern war with examination of the technical characteristics and limits of combat helicopters, the doctrine for their use, and issues of cost. 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