European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday october 30,1991 Gulf vet sings praises of Apache supreme night fighter caused havoc in War by Chuck Roberts staff writer Heidelberg Germany a not Only did capt. Ben Williams feel As though he was taking a Rifle to a knife fight during the persian Gulf War but the Apache helicopter Pilot said he Felt invisible while attacking iraqi targets. Williams was singing the praises of the ah-64 Apache attack helicopter monday to a group of soldiers attending the annual convention of the european department of the association of the . Army. The Captain sounded like a Salesman who truly believed in his product. A a there a just no other machine like it a said Williams who is assigned to the 11th combat aviation brigade in Hillesheim Germany. The Apache a is without a doubt the Premier attack helicopter in the world today. Its Power Maneule ability and Speed make it an outstanding weapons platform. It is More lethal and capable than anything i have Ever  to prove his Point Williams showed video footage taken during a helicopter attack against iraqi tanks. In a nighttime attack the tanks were sitting ducks for Apache missiles that can be launched from As far As five Miles away. During one video sequence a hellfire missile destroyed two armoured vehicles when it passed through one tank and into another in what Williams called a a two for one kill. Williams said the hellfire can penetrate any Armor on the Battlefield and destroy in his words  another sequence showed an iraqi tank being hit while it was carrying iraqi soldiers. The soldiers were blown about 15 feet through the air. Soldiers on other tanks saw the attack and began running helter shelter into the desert. The capability of flying in darkness with night vision goggles was a huge advantage against the iraqi troops who a file apaches such As this one hovering above the Barren desert landscape carried a lot of firepower in the persian Gulf War. Often never knew what hit them until it was too late Williams said. A a it a just the supreme night fighting machine a Williams said. A a you re doing what you Are supposed to do before they Ever even know you re  although the attack helicopters flew As Low As 10 feet off the ground and hardly Ever above 150 feet Williams said not one helicopter in his battalion received a Bullet Hole. Only one of the 18 helicopters in the brigade was hit. It was the apaches that constantly found the Mark with their munitions. In addition to the hellfire missiles the apaches were armed with a 30mm machine gun and 2.75-Inch Hydra 70 rockets that each contained nine bomb lets. Using All three of these weapons one Apache could disable an entire Convoy in about four minutes Williams said. One Apache is armed with eight hellfire missiles 38 Hydra rockets and 100,000 machine gun rounds. A not much of a Chance for the bad Guys a Williams said during video footage that showed the weapons systems lashing out against tanks buildings and Tower complexes. The biggest Challenge a Pilot faced was not necessarily on the Battlefield but at the Landing Field. Williams asked the soldiers to imagine that they were driving into their garage and suddenly unable to see when they were near the Entrance because of a Cloud of dust. A a you re 15 feet Short of the garage and now All of a sudden everything Blanks out and you still have to put it in the garage. Now put yourself in a 17,000-Pound air Craft at 15 feet off the ground and you can imagine the Challenge facing the pilots a Williams said. The flying debris caused cracked windshields that would have grounded the helicopters in Germany Williams said. But pilots continued to Fly because most of their missions were flown at night using the special vision equipment. Although the desert conditions played havoc with the equipment Williams said the Apache units were Able to keep More than 90 percent of the apaches ready to go because of the a desert express a an accelerated Supply line of needed repair parts. Williams said the Apache distinguished itself because it also performed other duties such As reconnaissance and medical  fires officer who beat suspect in taped incident fort Worth Texas apr the police chief monday fired an officer who beat a handcuffed theft suspect in an incident videotaped from a Back Yard. Chief Thomas Windham fired Edward j. Parnell Iii 32, who was videotaped july 3 striking Ernest Anderson several times after the officer stopped his patrol car along interstate 30. Parnell was taking Amderson 21, to jail to be booked on charges of Auto theft. �?o1 feel Hurt a Parnell said after meeting with Windham. A i believe As i did in the beginning and in the end that if the truth got out they a find me  Parnell a attorney Bob Hasty said he would Appeal the chiefs decision. Under state Law Parnell has a right to another hearing by an arbiter outside the police department. Police reports said Parnell beat Anderson with his Billy after the suspect tried to escape from the moving patrol car by kicking out a rear window. Parnell said he used the club to subdue Anderson who was transferred to another patrol car and taken to jail. He said most of the blows hit the Side of the car. A woman filmed the incident from a Back Yard near the Highway. Parnell was arrested two Days later and charged with aggravated assault. He was suspended with pay. A grand jury sept. 5 threw out the criminal Case against Parnell but a police review Board ruled he used excessive Force and recommended his firing. The videotape was broadcast nationally. The Case followed the highly publicized taped beating in los Angeles of a Black Motorist by White officers. Police spokesman it. Ralph Swearingin said in a statement Parnell was fired for violating rules on arrest transportation of prisoners and professional  of fatal bombing pieces of a pickup truck demolished by a car bomb litter a Street in Ankara Turkey on monday. . Staft sgt. Victor d. Marvick stationed at Ankara air Sta Tion was killed and his wife Lucinda was injured i the blast. A memorial service for Marvick will be be at 1 30 . Today in the Chapel at Ankara air station