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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Apache earns its stripes above the Afghan battlefield
British Apache helicopters have performed better than expectations in their combat debut in Afghanistan, says the pilots.

They have been involved in 10 firefights, the majority so far in support of American and Canadian troops, and has fired 1,200 rounds of 30mm ammunition.

It has also fired a Hellfire anti-tank missile and some rockets.

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