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USAF campaign Date : 20th April 1967 Time : 14 : 20 Player Aircraft : Bell UH-1C Huey Airfield : Quantri USMC Airbase Mission overview " Bird Dog has tagged the F-4 crash site. Let get in there and save this pilot. " Background " Dustoff was one form of medical evacuation in Viet Nam. Most vets think all rescue helicopters were medivacs. While generically true, there were several types of medivacs. Assault helicopters (slicks) occasionally evacuated the wounded so were medivacs. True medivac helicopters were distinguished by the large red crosses on their tops, bottoms, sides and noses. Of these there was a distinction between Medivac ships and Dustoff ships. Medivac choppers were assigned to combat units that allowed them to use door gunners and mount M-60 machine guns on the ships. Dustoff helicopters were organized in helicopter ambulance companies, platoons, and detachments assigned to hospitals. According to the Geneva Convention, Dustoff helicopters were not allowed to carry "offensive weapons". Unfortunately, the Viet Cong were not bond by the Geneva Convention, which made Dustoff aircraft very inviting targets. " MiGMan - So let me get this straight - Assault helicopters (Hueys) would come in and plaster an area with rocket and machine gun fire. Then "Dustoff" choppers (also Hueys) would come in to lift out the wounded. They wouldn't carry weapons - unless they were "Medivac" choppers ... (also Hueys) ... which DID carry weapons. The enemy was allowed to shoot at the Assault choppers and Medivac choppers but not the Dustoff choppers.... This is one reason why I put the Overviews and Briefing notes in inverted commas. Hint - reverse the collective action in the settings menu to get a more helicopter - like control feel. |
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