From:	Arclight arclight@*********.de
Subject:	Ruthenium Cloaks (Re: Questions of great importance)
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:35:17 +0200

And finally, Bruce expressed himself by writing:

> >>>> Have you considered giving them those "spetznaz" style
> >>You'll have to ask Kevin about this one. I believe the Afghani
> >
> > Never heard of them. I'm suspecting that is probably a form of
> >camoflauge, possibly a form of ghille (it can be spelled with a "y"
> if you
> >are French, but that is the only place I've seen it spelled that way)
> >equipment.
>
> Arclight posted the stats I mentioned earlier today... Thanks mate :)

No problem. Just a short addition on the use of these
"cloaks":

The afghan rebels had heavy problems with the russian
helicopters during the conflict there. From what I have been
told, the rotor configuration the MI-24 and others use makes
them more silent; I don't know if this is just a hype, so
feel free to correct me.
Anyway, when rebel troops encountered soviet helis,
they just laid down and put the cloak over them. They
blended in with the ground, and the pilots couldn't see
them anymore.

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