1. The Battle of Mogadishu
Black Hawk Down
The Battle of Mogadishu
Greg Kwiatkowski
Ed Mann
Brian Morrison
6th Hour Global Studies

2. Mohammad Farah Aidid

3. October 3-4, 1993

4. Target Building

5. Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
Stats: Troop/Cargo Transport
2 pilots, 1 crew chief/door gunner, up to 20 troops
Gross lift: 23, 500 lbs

7. Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG-7)
Common anti-tank weapon
Launcher Weight:    7.9 kg               
Round Weight:    2.25 kg
Warhead:  85 mm grenade, contact electric fuse, 94% RDX and 6% wax. RDX or Cyclonite is a very powerful high explosive Note: The improved PG-7M warhead entered service in 1980
Muzzle Velocity:    120 meters per second
Maximum Velocity:    300 meters per second
Effective Range:    300 meters
Armor Penetration:    330 mm

8. Crash ½ mi. from 1st, 2 Delta Force die trying to protect

10. A-MH/6 “Little Bird”

12. Final Death Toll U.S.: 18 dead, 84 wounded
Somalian casualty estimates range from ,000 deaths depending on the source…(no one has a clue how many actually died)