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Let me say if you haven't read Black Hawk Down or seen the movie, *do so ASAP.* They are some of the best military literature and military cinema of all time respectively.

We all know that the Battle of Mogadishu was mired in multiple military and tactical SNAFUs. From the bungling of the timeline for extraction of Aidid cabinet HVTs, poor navigation and communication of directions for the Ranger convoy, improper preparation on the part of the task force, underestimation of Somali militia organization and troop strength, and the downing of Super 61 and 64. The "Day of the Rangers" is simultaneously one of the U.S. military's greatest failures and most inspiring events.

Things that contributed to the quagmire of the engagement were the dwindling equipment of U.S. personnel during the protracted battle, the scattering of the main fighting force across the city, the necessity of carrying out CSAR operations that further fractionalized manpower, the verticality of the positions occupied by hostiles, and the overwhelming force of Aidid militia and ensuing rioters. Furthermore, QRF strategies and MOUT tactics were nearly as well established in 1994.

With all this said, why weren't there door gunners in the Black Hawks? It would seem that with the sustained air traffic over the entire city for the duration of the fighting that machine guns could have been used to great effect. Thing like the securing of Super 64 and 61's crash sites could have been made far more viable had there been even one door gunner keeping the massive crowds at bay. So too could helicopter gun support been used during the maneuvering of the Rnager convoy through the city streets. And most of all, during the "Mogadishu Mile" when a mostly unarmed motor convoy and strangling foot mobiles were RTB under heavy fire.

Thoughts?

**TL;DR: Helicopter door gunners could have made the Battle of Mogadishu less disastrous.**

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