He progressed from ground force commander to gunner in a support helicopter; and astonishingly, only three months short of his seventh decade of life, he was in a helicopter gunship supporting the SAS in their daring raid Operation Barras.
We'd have AC-130 gunships supporting us, Apaches.
AC-130 gunships typically support such raids, and the military has also mobilized MC-130 Combat Talons, a Special Operations aircraft that carries tropos and is heavily armed.
For example, Sudanese troops and helicopter gunships reportedly supported a Janjaweed attack across the border in the region of Goungor, Chad, on two occasions in early December.
Both artillery and gunships would provide support necessary to defend against a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian military.
The system had not been fired in combat as V-22s were routinely escorted by helicopter gunships and close air support aircraft, allowing them to focus on their transport role; squadrons also often flew without the belly gun, as the added weight reduced its cargo-carrying capacity.
The Afghan prisoner was seriously injured by gunfire from an Apache helicopter gunship sent to provide air support, and the marines found him in a field.
Mr. Lindsay said that would require helicopter gunships and other close-in support aircraft rather than advanced fighter planes.
Although helicopter gunships were soon overhead to support the ground forces, the insurgents continued to fire on the patrol throughout the day as the troops made their way through vineyards and fields of marijuana plants 10 feet high.
The B-52's, naval surface ship gunfire, the Air Force and Navy tactical support aircraft, the gunships and air transports working round the clock in conjunction with the growing Vietnamese Air Force — all contributed a decisive role in beating the enemy invaders in Kontum, An Loc and now in Quangtri.
