Sunday, February 24, 1974. Advent of Fireforce, getting mad at Confucious.
The Fireforce vertical envelopment tactic was used by the 1st Battalion of the Rhodesian Light Infantry in the first example of its use. The tactic was developed as Rhodesian Aérospatiale Alouette III had a limited carrying capacity in comparison to the very large helicopters used by the US in similar roles.
Rhodesian Alouette III.
The use of aircraft outside of their original intended roles was fairly common in African wars of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
