Huey Cobra Gunships cover
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The Bell Huey Cobra was the very first purpose-designed helicopter gunship to become operational and to see combat. Designed in the mid-1960s as an "interim solution" for an armed escort and close-support weapon to support the US Army in the Vietnam War, it is still being manufactured and improved in the 21st century, making it a success far beyond the wildest dreams of its creators. In this book Chris Bishop discusses the origins of the Huey Cobra, the innovations to its design throughout the years and its major combat uses in numerous theatres, including Vietnam, the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, US Persian Gulf escort operations, Lebanon 1983, Panama 1989, the Gulf War 1991 and in the current conflict in Iraq.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Origins and Development · Variants · Cobra in Action · Foreign Cobra Users · Conclusion · Bibliography · Color Plate Commentary · Index

Product details

Published 10 Aug 2006
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781841769844
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 24 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series New Vanguard
Short code NVG 125
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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