Supposed Attacked Against Prince Harry

So today in the news, the head lines say Attack on Map Bastian was aimed at Prince Harry...

It got me thinking, What is the Prince had been killed??? What would the repercussions be. How would that effect the dimensions of this conflict????

I'd guess not much at all, unless they get some intelligence about individuals who were involved. I think they already hunt down insurgents who can be identified so they'd definitely do the same in that situation. Flying an attack chopper is always going to risky if indeed that is what he is really doing, he could have mechanical problems, enemy gunfire, unseen hazards like a recently erected unlit communications tower or new powerlines etc, or pilot error from him or someone in close formation. I know I'm preaching to the converted but it could happen anytime, and that is part of the sacrifice that service members and their families have to live with.

I think the people who actively voice their disapproval of our soldiers in Afghanistan would kick up massive fuss, using Harry as ammo (pardon the pun), if anything happened to him. The main agenda of the Government and Armed Forces wouldn't change though.

I would say Harry's 'fairly safe' (as safe as anyone can be in a war zone ). I'm not sure the Taliban have any tech' or the right sort of weapons to bring down an Apache. It would most likely be mechanical issues if he did have to land anywhere other than Camp Bastion.

The news claiming that attacks on Camp Bastion are aimed at Harry are plainly silly in my opinion. There are 28,000 people on that camp and there is no way you can single out one person. Plus Harry being an on call pilot means he's located pretty much in the middle near the landing zone. The Taliban would have to be a bloody good shot to get him there.

Seraph Arel wrote: I'm not sure the Taliban have any tech' or the right sort of weapons to bring down an Apache. It would most likely be mechanical issues if he did have to land anywhere other than Camp Bastion.

You may wish to rethink that opinion.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/55902-us-apache-shot-down.html

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/09/isaf_captures_taliban_commande.php

its definitely bring food for thought.

Thank you all for your input...

Seraph Arel wrote: The news claiming that attacks on Camp Bastion are aimed at Harry are plainly silly in my opinion. There are 28,000 people on that camp and there is no way you can single out one person. Plus Harry being an on call pilot means he's located pretty much in the middle near the landing zone. The Taliban would have to be a bloody good shot to get him there.

When the fighting started they were actually pretty close to him because they made their attack in the 'aviation area'. However, as soon as the fighting started he was whisked off by his personal bodyguards to his safe-bunker, so he wasn't in any danger.

I'm not sure whether I think that you should get personal bodyguards and a bunker because you're a Prince...I thought that the whole point of him going there was that he wants to be treated the same as any other soldier...

The official line is that the job he's doing doesn't put him in any danger. However, I find it interesting that Harry is allowed to go to Iraq but Prince William, as the future King, is not allowed to go anywhere remotely dangerous, which is why he became a search and rescue pilot - it's one of the few things he could do that would allow him to be active in the military without being deployed on combat missions. So although they say that Prince Harry isn't in any danger...well by letting him go somewhere that Prince William wouldn't be allowed to go, they're showing that that isn't quite true.

Oh, and also...the attack may well have been aimed at him. But there are also reports that it was because of this anti-Muslim video that everyone's kicking up a storm about.

I've been keeping an eye on the news about this attack and this article just jumped to number one in the Google search.

http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Army-defiant-Prince-Harry-Taliban-raid-wreaks/story-16920420-detail/story.html

It seems the Talibans assault on Camp Bastion was a bit more severe than I previously thought.

Resticon wrote:

Seraph Arel wrote: I'm not sure the Taliban have any tech' or the right sort of weapons to bring down an Apache. It would most likely be mechanical issues if he did have to land anywhere other than Camp Bastion.

You may wish to rethink that opinion.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/55902-us-apache-shot-down.html

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/09/isaf_captures_taliban_commande.php

Should've used eurocopter