Hélicoptères de combat

The Vietnam War launched a revolution in the military use of the helicopter. The first purpose-built attack helicopters were used, and have since become a standard fixture of every major army. The development of heli-borne infantry has led most countries to convert a portion of their paratroopers to the airmobile role. In Vietnam, and in the Persian Gulf, previously unheard-of feats were accomplished by transport helicopters, leading to a new generation of these often-gigantic craft. This definitive account of contemporary helicopters includes the Bell Jet Ranger, the Anglo-French Lynx and Gazelle, the MIL MI-24 still in use by former Warsaw Pact countries, the troop-carrying Puma of Falklands fame, and the latest high-tech versions of the AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky Blackhawk. This profile of all combat helicopters currently in use worldwide contains hundreds of color photographs.