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	Military Attack Helicopters \| Gunships \| Apache \| Cobra etc
		Helicopter gunships have been around since the early 60s and started to prove themselves in the Vietnam War in the form of both armed troop transports and as dedicated weapons platforms.
		Until the Vietnam war, military helicopters were mostly used for evacuating wounded troops.
		These attack helicopters were designed with a confrontation with the Soviet Union in mind.
	www.guncopter.com (711 words)

	Military helicopters - dKosopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Helicopter transports tend to have less capacity than fixed wing cargo planes, and armed helicopters tend to be more lightly armed and armored than close air support fixed wing aircraft.
		Helicopters also generally require more maintenance than fixed wing planes (because they have more moving parts), tend to be more sensitive to environmental conditions, perform less well at high altitudes, and consume more fuel per mile travelled than fixed wing aircraft.
		All of the military's reconnaisance and heavy lift helicopter designs, as well as its legacy light transport and anti-submarine warfare helicopters first came into service in a five year period from 1959-1964, although all which are still in service have had some form of upgrades in the past four decades.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Military_helicopters (1382 words)

	An Analysis of U.S. Army Helicopter Programs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In contrast to scout and attack helicopters, in which speed and agility are highly desirable, the primary requisite for utility helicopters is the ability to carry large payloads--up to 11 soldiers or several thousand pounds of cargo--in all conditions that typify U.S. military operations.
		The Cobra is a single-engine attack helicopter with a two-bladed rotor.
		The primary attack helicopter of the Army, the dual-engine Apache is equipped with Hellfire antitank missiles, a 30mm chain gun, and rockets.
	www.cbo.gov /showdoc.cfm?index=12&sequence=3 (5144 words)

	Helicopters
		Heavily armed attack helicopters are seen as having a key role on the modern battlefield, providing rapid fire support to friendly troops and allowing commanders to strike deep behind enemy lines.
		As battlefield threats multiply, attack helicopters are beginning to field new self-protection systems ranging from passive devices such as armour protection for key systems on the airframe and the flight crew, to a whole range of active systems.
		Attack helicopters are now a common feature in most modern armies’ inventories and few soldiers would want to go into battle without the re-assurance that a heavily armed helicopter is hovering nearby, ready for a call to action.
	www.global-defence.com /2000/pages/attack.html (930 words)

	Attack Helicopters
		The AH-64A Apache helicopter is a heavily armed attack helicopter used by the U.S. Army.
		In the mid-1950s, Colonel Jay Vanderpool, a U.S. Army helicopter officer, was granted permission to assemble a ragtag collection of helicopters and equip them with weapons to assess their ability to conduct offensive operations.
		After initial U.S. experience in Vietnam, where helicopters were vulnerable to groundfire and did not receive the kind of air support from the Air Force that the Army wanted, Army leaders sought to develop a fast, heavily armed helicopter to provide suppressing fire in support of the troopships.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Rotary/Assault_heli/HE17.htm (1387 words)

	Attack helicopters - Attack Helicopters destroy AIF ambush site
		Attack helicopters move across the battlefield at speeds in excess of 3.
		Attack and reconnaissance helicopters must continue to be a force multiplier for future ground maneuver commanders.
		An attack helicopter is a military helicopter armed for attacking targets on the ground such as enemy infantry, armored vehicles and structures,
	siteshomes.com /sshs/attack-helicopters.html (1280 words)

	Army Technology - AH-64A/D Apache - Attack Helicopter
		The Apache is a twin-engined army attack helicopter developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing).
		The AH mk 1 helicopter has also been operated successfully on HMS Ocean helicopter carrier and, in November 2006, made a first landing on Invincible Class aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal.
		A contract to equip the UK AH Mk1 helicopters with Arrowhead was placed in May 2005.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/apache (1534 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		The Defense Ministry and the Army are reportedly planning to build 272 new attack helicopters in efforts to replace aging 500MD light attack helicopters and reinforce military capabilities in preparation for their exercise of the wartime operational command.
		Attack helicopters, equipped with more weaponry and sensors than maneuverable ones, are twice as costly.
		But amid heated debate over the project scale and technological risks, the authorities decided in 2005 to first develop maneuverable helicopters under the KHP and make a decision on the procurement of attack helicopters later, depending on the success of the maneuverable aircraft.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200701/200701190009.html (430 words)

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		The combination is pefect adainst small attack craft as shown in the Falklands and Desert Storm.
		The problem is that "attack" helicopters, as the term is generally used, are optimized for a different kind of threat environment.
		Attack helicopters may help when the problem is watching civilian shipping and they may be very useful against attacks by small boats.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/9-357.aspx (331 words)

	Attack helicopters offer armor leaders third-dimension maneuver Armor - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During 10 months of leading attack helicopter missions in and around the "Sunni Triangle" of North-Central Iraq, C Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack), 4th Infantry Division, developed and integrated successful tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for air-ground integration.
		Attack aviators are pretty much volunteers, and like armor officers, they chose to take on the attack aviation mission because destroying the enemy through maneuver, firepower, and shock effect appeals to them.
		An attack aviator is expected to "move to the sound of the guns," demonstrate tremendous initiative, and attack in the absence of orders.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PAB/is_4_113/ai_n6130186 (807 words)

	About Facts Net
		Bell Helicopter had developed it, because the army felt that there was a need for a fast attack machine that would support the troops on the ground.
		Helicopters had been used before, but attack helicopters were a new concept.
		There are other helicopters in the US arsenal, but I just covered the ones that I thought were the most important, some of you may not agree with my choices, but I hope you will.
	aboutfacts.net /AirSpaceCraft35.htm (699 words)

	CRY HAVOC: The Mi-28A/N Attack Helicopters
		The two helicopters are similar in nearly every facet, except that the Mi-28N is day-and-night capable.
		Developed by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, the Mi-28 is considered a clone of the AH-64 "Apache" helicopter in that it is a new-generation attack helicopter that offers both air-to-air and air-to-ground support.
		To add to is arsenal, the helicopter can carry up to four containers filled with either 20 80mm unguided rockets or 5 122mm rockets.
	www.military.com /soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_Havoc,,00.html (652 words)

	CNN.com - Apache helicopters attack Republican Guard - Mar. 23, 2003
		Penhaul said the helicopters encountered a "heavy, heavy barrage" of anti-aircraft fire in the battle, about 60 miles south of Baghdad.
		The helicopter in which Penhaul was riding was about 15-20 miles from the scene of the strike.
		Penhaul is embedded with the U.S. Army's V Corps, 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/23/apache.attack/index.html (443 words)

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		On the other hand the WAH-64 is, after modifications for UK service, now the most advanced attack helicopter in the world and can out perform all of it's rivals.
		As with all helicopter they are also subject to wear and tear and with the likley conflict zones of the fute (middle east) being some of the most inhospitable, especialy to helicopters, the day to day wear and tear could turn into a nightmare for ground crews leaving many helicopters on the ground.
		Attack helos are easier to transport and provide the same anti armour capability.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/30-14831.aspx (1273 words)

	An Analysis of U.S. Army Helicopter Programs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Army must have helicopters to fill the aviation units as well as extra helicopters for training pilots and mechanics, for replacing aircraft that are undergoing repair, and for equipping units that are not usually assigned to corps or divisions.
		Furthermore, the number of attack helicopters assigned to a combat unit might depend on which particular aircraft the unit has.
		helicopters to equip the heavy attack battalions and 180 more for support, for a total requirement of 900 heavy attack helicopters.
	www.cbo.gov /showdoc.cfm?index=12&sequence=6&from=0 (1888 words)

	The Korea Times : Army to Develop Attack Helicopters (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The plan is part of efforts to upgrade the Korean military’s defense readiness in preparation for its exercise of independent wartime command within five years, as well as to replace the Army’s aging 500MD light attack helicopters, Army officials said.
		The Army wants to build a prototype helicopter in 2014 before beginning mass production of 272 units, he said, adding the total procurement amount is estimated at about 5 to 6 trillion won.
		The KHP that started in December 2005 aims to deploy 245 advanced troop-carrying helicopters in the military beginning in 2012 with the investment of about 1.3 billion won for the research and development, and management of the sophisticated rotary-wing aircraft.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/200701/kt2007011918041553460.htm (396 words)

	AH-64 Apache - Military Aircraft
		The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) (formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the Army's primary attack helicopter.
		Attack helicopters move across the battlefield at speeds in excess of 3 kilometers per minute.
		Apache helicopters undergo tail rotor, gearbox inspections (Army News Service, Nov. 17, 1999) - The Army's AH-64 Apache helicopters are undergoing inspections to determine the serviceability of the aircraft's tail-rotor system and gearbox components.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/ah-64.htm (4958 words)

	Helicopters Strafe al-Qaida in Somalia, Attack Helicopters Strafe Suspected al-Qaida Fighters in Somalia, Witnesses Say ...
		In Washington, a U.S. intelligence official said American forces killed five to 10 people in an attack on one target in southern Somalia believed to be associated with al-Qaida.
		Somali troops and their Ethiopian allies were attacked in the capital late Tuesday by gunmen riding in two pickup trucks who fired two rocket propelled grenades, witnesses said.
		Another attack by an AC-130 gunship reportedly occurred Monday afternoon on Badmadow island, in a group of six rocky islands known as Ras Kamboni _ a suspected terrorist training base.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2007/01/10/ap/world/mainD8MI5DCO0.shtml (1158 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. Apache pilots taken prisoner - Mar. 24, 2003
		U.S. Apache attack helicopters had been involved in a fierce battle with units of Iraq's Republican Guard units early Monday about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad.
		CNN's Karl Penhaul, who was with the regiment involved in the attack, said the helicopters encountered a "heavy, heavy barrage" of anti-aircraft fire in the battle.
		The helicopter in which Penhaul was riding was about 25-35 kilometers (15-20 miles) from the scene of the strike.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/24/sprj.irq.apache.attack/index.html (648 words)

	friendly printed version:Turkey Looks to U.S. for Attack Helicopters
		The finalists are: the United States' Bell Helicopter Textron AH-1z King Cobra, Italy's Agusta A-129 International, and the joint effort of Russia's Kamov and Israel's Israel Aircraft Industries, the Ka-50-2.
		The helicopters will be manufactured as a joint venture between the company awarded the contract and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and will include, therefore, technology transfers as well as the actual helicopters.
		The inclusion of the Agusta and Russian-Israeli helicopters on the short list is seen as a move to put continued pressure on the United States and Bell to ensure the conditions of the sale as Turkey is demanding.
	www.cdi.org /friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=500 (558 words)

	New Sovietskiy Modified Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter
		It was the first attack helicopter which entered service in the Soviet air force and survived in large numbers up to the coming of the Rifts.
		Vast numbers of Hind attack helicopters already existed but most were made obsolete with the coming of super strong materials in the beginning of the next decade.
		At the same time as the old Hind attack helicopters were being refitted, the manufacturer also began developing a version of the attack helicopter using all new alloys and composites.
	www.kitsune.addr.com /Rifts/Rifts-Pre-Rifts-Vehicles/Soviet/NS_Mi-24_Hind_Helicopter.htm (2837 words)

	BF2Tracker.com - Rant: Attack helicopters - invulnerable? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Helicopter gets away (and no, it was one pilot, one gunner, not 5 engineers repairing that thing).
		Stinger: I can fire 6 missles at the helicopter, from different angles, speeds, even if he flies directly at me. Either I miss alot or they are bullet-proof.
		To the people who advice to shoot the gunners from a flhawk to make it useless - if the pilot is not bad as hell he flies to fast and to high around a CP, so you have no chance of hitting something WITHIN the helo...
	bf2tracker.com /thread.php?postid=13443 (1736 words)

	War in Chechnya - 1999, news archive (Site not responding. Last check: )
		High load on the main rotor during high-g maneuvering was the cause of one Ka-50 crash in June of 1998.
		The decision not to use the two Ka-50 helicopters was explained by the fact that all Russian army helicopter regiments are equipped exclusively with Mil Mi-24 and Mi-8 assault helicopters, which are more than sufficient to deal with any combat situations in Chechnya.
		The decision not to use Ka-50 helicopters in Chechnya may have a negative impact on the chances of the Ka-50-2 in the attack helicopter tender for the Turkish Army.
	www.aeronautics.ru /chechnya/030700.htm (911 words)

	Russian Culture: CIS attack helicopters
		The advantage of the Kamov Ka-50 is that it is the world first single seat attack helicopter, it also featured retractable landing gear and with counter rotating co-axial main rotor, this allow the Kamov helicopter to be faster, longer range and carry more loads.
		For the Comanche, there is no helicopters in anywhere around the world that can match its technologies (and the cost of one unit too!).
		And to "hunt" the U.S. helicopters from all type, there is never any specific helicopter design around the world that can perform such tasks.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Russian-Culture-2986/CIS-attack-helicopters.htm (718 words)

	Apache helicopters attack Iraqi forces near Karbala - War on Iraq - smh.com.au
		March 29 2003, 10:51 AM Apache attack helicopters from the US Army's 101st Airborne Division and airforce planes launched a night attack on Iraqi forces near the holy Shi'ite city of Karbala, military officials said early today.
		Gass said the crack Medina Division of Iraq's Republican Guard was known to be near Karbala, but did not say the attack was aimed specifically at its troops or armour, nor did he give details of the targets destroyed.
		The night assault followed an attack by F/A-18 Hornet and F-14 Tomcat fighters from the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier earlier in the day on an area between Karbala and Baghdad, officers said.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/03/29/1048653888299.html (657 words)

	The Consortium
		Agusta, a helicopter manufacturer partly owned by the Italian government, built aircraft from the designs of the U.S. company, Bell-Textron, a major Pentagon contractor, so American approval would have been required for any military transfer.
		A year later, the Iraqis also bought 45 helicopters directly from Bell for "civilian use," a transfer that was permitted by the U.S. government.
		The source added that some Bell-model helicopters were delivered as "civilian" equipment but were then retrofitted by Carlos Cardoen, a Chilean arms manufacturer who supplied munitions to Iraq.
	www.consortiumnews.com /archive/colin10.html (1126 words)

	Multi-National Force - Iraq - Coalition helicopters foil mortar attack
		BAGHDAD – Attack helicopters from Multi-National Division – Baghdad engaged an insurgent mortar team preparing to fire rounds northwest of the Iraqi capital Dec. 2.
		the helicopters positively identified four individuals on a bridge in al Kazimiyah preparing to launch a mortar attack.
		The helicopters chased and engaged one vehicle with precision fires, destroying it.
	www.mnf-iraq.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7739&Itemid=21 (246 words)

	Air Force Technology - Industry Projects
		F-16I Soufa Fighter and Ground Attack Aircraft, Israel
		Sea King ASW/Search and Rescue Helicopter, United Kingdom
		AS 532 (Horizon) Cougar Battlefield Surveillance Helicopter, Europe
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects (469 words)

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