Freddy,

I just replayed the level where you have to take out Crowe's helicopter, this time using your method of swimming to the island on the right.

The explosion took about 3/4 of my armor away, but I still had all my health. Insted of using the palm tree for cover like you, I went prone in the bush right beside the tree. Crowe's helicopter came in and began hovering around the bush, but he was not firing. I hit his chopper with all 15 of my OICW nades, then two rockets. That took out the chopper. Crowe never fired the whole time, it was cake.

LR