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Cobra Raid

The AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter first flew in 1986 and it would have been impossible for the Spetznaz or anyone else to steal one from Cambodia in 1968. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.49.209.21 (talk) 04:54, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

First source on this claim is a Russian outlet, citing confidential sources. Second is a barely readable blog.

Cursory search shows this claim appearing nowhere else. If true, I would be surprised if there were no US records of a battle between USSR and US forces resulting in the loss of a highly secret asset.

Propose that either better sources are found or this paragraph is deleted. DietDrPhil (talk) 04:12, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Factually erroneous in that the marine corps "Super Cobra" was still in development in 1968. No matter what military science fiction one may read, in the actual world, the military would never use an unproven, still developing weapon system in such a sensitive capacity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.178.180.12 (talk) 19:48, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the source confused the AH-1W Super Cobra with the Bell AH-1 Cobra?LordLoko (talk) 00:12, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

16 Spetsnaz Brigade

Via Google Translate: 16th Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade — military formation of Armed Forces of the USSR and Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

List of abbreviations in the Armed Forces of the USSR and Russia |Abbreviated name - 16 guards. arrspn.

On July 19, 1962, the directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces No. 140547 was issued on the formation of the 16th separate special-purpose brigade as part of the Moscow Military District.

The location of the brigade was determined by the former military camp of the 269th separate helicopter regiment, located near the settlement. Chuchkovo, Ryazan region.^[1]

The day of the unit was declared January 1, 1963. The 16th Separate Special Purpose Brigade received the symbol military unit 54607. ^[2]

References

^ Sergey Kozlov (2009). Volume 2. History of creation: from companies to brigades. 1950-1979. Moscow. pp. 19, 137–139. ISBN 978-5-93165-135-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |link part=, |responsible=, |original=, |columns=, and |link= (help); Unknown parameter |circulation= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |part= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publishing house= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ [https:/ /web.archive.org/web/20200922104224/https://117orb.at.ua/news/den_chastej_i_podrazdelenij_specialnogo_naznachenija/2013-10-24-32 "Day of Special Forces of the GRU"]. Archived from /news/den_chastej_i_podrazdelenij_specialnogo_naznachenija/2013-10-24-32 the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2017-03-20. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help); Unknown parameter |deadlink= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[OI-2-1] Sergey Kozlov (2009). Volume 2. History of creation: from companies to brigades. 1950-1979. Moscow. pp. 19, 137–139. ISBN 978-5-93165-135-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |link part=, |responsible=, |original=, |columns=, and |link= (help); Unknown parameter |circulation= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |part= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publishing house= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] [https:/ /web.archive.org/web/20200922104224/https://117orb.at.ua/news/den_chastej_i_podrazdelenij_specialnogo_naznachenija/2013-10-24-32 "Day of Special Forces of the GRU"]. Archived from /news/den_chastej_i_podrazdelenij_specialnogo_naznachenija/2013-10-24-32 the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2017-03-20. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help); Unknown parameter |deadlink= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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