Armed helicopters built chiefly to attack tanks, troops and ground targets, from the single-engine Cobra of the Vietnam War to the Apache and the Soviet Hind. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the craft an attack helicopter or helicopter gunship. It excludes transport helicopters and civil helicopters. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Bell AH-1 Cobra
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The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter.
Boeing AH-64 Apache - Wikipedia
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The Hughes/McDonnell Douglas/Boeing AH-64 Apache ( ə-PATCH-ee) is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two.
Mil Mi-24 (Wikipedia)
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The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.
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