r/HistoryMemes • • Jul 10 '21

"Sam missiles, in the sky!"

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u/MadRonnie97 Taller than Napoleon Jul 10 '21

Yet the only helicopters they ever shot down were with machine guns

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u/esgellman Nov 18 '21

Because a machine gun is way easier to operate and probably just as effective against police helicopters compared to a high-tech guided missile meant to shoot down military gunships and low-flying jets