Dedicated Attack Helicopters
These choppers only have room for weapons and are dedicated to their primary mission of air-to-ground attack. |
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AH-64A Apache - acknowledged by many as one of the world's finest attack helicopters
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Transport / Attack Helicopters
Helicopters that can transport men and cargo but also be armed with missiles, rockets or machine guns. |
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MI-8 Hip E transport/gunships carry both airborne shock troops and a wide range of air-to-ground ordnance.
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Anti-tank / Scout / Light Utility Helicopters
Multi-role military helicopters that are flexible enough to carry out a range of missions - from battlefield reconnaissance to close air support. |
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OH-58D Kiowa scout helicopters not only find targets for Apaches, they can also take them on themselves.
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Special Forces Extraction/Insertion/Re-supply & CSAR Helicopters
These special forces haulers are highly modified transport helicopters fitted with cutting-edge electronic defense systems and navigation aids. |
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Protected by both door-guns and sophisticated countermeasures, the US Air Force MH-53j Pavelow III undertakes high risk deep penetration flights into enemy territory in support of Special Operations.
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Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Helicopters
Naval choppers that protect the fleet by hunting submarines and surface vessels with sophisticated sensors, torpedoes and depth-charges. |
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The SH-3 Sea King is one of the world's most ubiquitous anti-submarine helicopters, serving in Navies around the world since the mid-sixties.
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