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Helicopter Pilots landed troops onto foreign soil, several stating they could smell the death in the air, also they evacuated the wounded. Firing cover for the troops, The door gunners &Pilots had a short life-span. The Pilots did use loud speakers on their choppers to put the "fear" of their music into the north(ex."Paint It Black") VC. And each time they landed in a "Hot" LZ meant enemy fire each time. The Choppers were invaluable in Viet Nam. RIP SSgt. Roy D. Nelson, 173rd AB & 82nd "Blackhorse" Armoured Calvary.1967-1971
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LaoPrior to the 20th century, men had to march or ride horse's to battle. From WW2 into Korea, men had to ride machines (tanks, trucks, carriers, parachute, etc.), or walk into battle. Those modes of transportation caused men to fight few battles, as travel time took time away from fighting. The helicopter allowed men to fly into battle quickly; depart the battlefield quickly; and deploy into another battle quickly. The helicopter allowed fighting men to fight MORE battles in one week, whereas before the helicopter, men could only fight one battle in that same time period. See General Westmoreland's remarks: Statistics About the Vietnam War
1. Transportation of troops.
2. Transportation of artillery.
3. Transportation of wounded and dead.
4. Transportation of fuel and ammunition.
5. Transportation of Riverine Boats.
6. Transportation of M113 APC/ACAVs.
7. Transportation of fixed wing airplanes.
8. Transportation of other helicopters.
9. Entering enemy territory and rescuing downed US airmen.
10. The worlds first in combat general service attack helicopter: AH-1 Cobra.
11. The helicopter (OH-6 Cayuse) REPLACED the US Army's O-1 Bird Dog artillery observation airplane.
Every helicopter you see today anywhere in the world...police, ambulance, telephone pole repairmen, power line towers in the mountains, are the result of the helicopter experience of the Vietnam War.
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What war was the first war to use a Gatling gun on helicopters?
That was the Vietnam war
What was the first war that helicopters were used in?
The Korean war was the first time Vertical Envelopment was used, or the use of helicopters to assist troops in battle.
What did helicopters do in the World War I for Germany?
Helicopters were not used in World War 1. And they were just being designed in World War 2. It wasn't until the Korean War that the Helo was used.
When did people start using helicopters?
Soon after WW2 helicopters became very popular, reaching a peak of use in the Vietnam war, when the US Army and Marines had more helicopters than all the services regular airplanes
What were the Hueys in the Vietnam war?
The Bell UH-1 series of United States helicopters, are also known as Hueys. The Huey became visually synonymous and symbolic of the Vietnam War in there role as making infantry air mobile and evacuating the wounded.
