Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War - Bennett Park Raiders

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south of Dehe Naw. The Soviets probably had anticipated problems at
this area and leapfrogged the security force there and put the helicopters
overhead to deal with this probable ambush site. Security
elements should be the last elements to pull out of an ambush—not the
first. The southern security element should have been south on the
high ground where it could see. Simple hand-held walkie-talkie radios
and a security element that performs its mission would have averted
disaster for this Mujahideen commander.
The RPG-7 could be an effective anti-helicopter weapon— particularly
when several RPGs were fired simultaneously at a hovering helicopter
or at a helicopter on the ground.