By ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΠΈΡ Π°ΠΈΠ» ΠΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ
ΠΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΠΌΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π²ΠΎΠΉΠ½Ρ 1965β1973 Π³Π³. ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡ-Β«Π³Π°Π½ΡΠΈΠΏΡΒ» ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ 70% ΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ² ΠΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½Π³Π° Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ Π₯ΠΎ Π¨ΠΈ ΠΠΈΠ½Π°. ΠΡΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΄Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎ-ΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π²ΠΎΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ, ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π²Π΄ΠΎΠ»Ρ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ° ΡΡΠ·Π΅Π»ΡΠΆΠ°. ΠΡ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΠΠ‘.
During the Vietnam War (1965-1973), gunship aircraft were responsible for destroying 70% of Viet Cong transport vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. These aircraft feature unique gun and cannon armament mounted along one side of the fuselage. Their lower speed proved optimal for the special operations tactics of the US Air Force.