The problem I have is it depicts an armed medevac helicopter - medevac helicopters ARE NOT armed for good reason: it is a war crime to fire upon a medevac helicopter which are solely intended to save lives. This helicopter had the universal symbol for a medevac painted on its nose. It is common practice for a second ARMED helicopter to accompany a medevac into a hot area.
The next problem was that it was carrying a large aux fuel tank. Had this been done it would have eliminated its basic roll: transporting the injured and their medics, so this is totally unrealistic as well.
The film does have its times where the story is being developed, but too much of it just dragged on very slowly. I also felt that the part where part of the crew was going to mutiny and disobey direct orders at the point of a gun (by both sides) was unrealistic. Especially when the point of the mutineers was to do something far more hazardous than just staying put.
I also question the ability of someone some distance from the downed helicopter being able to recognize exactly what type of weapon they heard firing. Remember, this is basically the sound of a bullet breaking the sound barrier. And it is not heard directly, but is echoing off of surrounding rocks. The sound reaching the listener is the combination of multiple echoed sounds arriving at different times.
The next problem was that it was carrying a large aux fuel tank. Had this been done it would have eliminated its basic roll: transporting the injured and their medics, so this is totally unrealistic as well.
The film does have its times where the story is being developed, but too much of it just dragged on very slowly. I also felt that the part where part of the crew was going to mutiny and disobey direct orders at the point of a gun (by both sides) was unrealistic. Especially when the point of the mutineers was to do something far more hazardous than just staying put.
I also question the ability of someone some distance from the downed helicopter being able to recognize exactly what type of weapon they heard firing. Remember, this is basically the sound of a bullet breaking the sound barrier. And it is not heard directly, but is echoing off of surrounding rocks. The sound reaching the listener is the combination of multiple echoed sounds arriving at different times.