Rocket-propelled grenades can be—and often are—used against hovering helicopters (e.g., by Somali militiamen during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993)). Firing an RPG at steep angles poses a danger to the user, because the backblast from firing reflects off the ground. In Somalia, militia members sometimes welded a steel plate in the exhaust end of an RPG's tube to deflect pressure away from the shooter when shooting up at US helicopters. RPGs are used in this role only when more effective weapons are not available. COUNT 5
QSN1 What type of weapon can be used against hovering helicopters? ANS1 Rocket-propelled grenades QSN2 What did some militia members in Somalia weld in the exhaust of the RPG tube to protect the shooter? ANS2 a steel plate QSN3 What were the Somalian militia members firing RPGs at? ANS3 US helicopters QSN4 An RPG fired at a steep angle has what reflecting off the ground? ANS4 the backblast QSN5 When an RPG is fired at a steep angle, who is in danger? ANS5 the user