Heat Is a Problem for the Military. How Does It Affect Combat Capabilities?

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This sight fascinated me from the start, though it also seemed strange. I'm referring to the takeoffs of Polish Mi-24 helicopters that I watched a dozen or so years ago at a base in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The attack helicopters didn't lift off from the ground, but first taxied along the runway like airplanes. What's more, they did so with their tails up and noses down—only the aircraft's front wheels touched the runway. This is how the "hockey" he…