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AH-1W Cobra
- -One 20mm cannon w/ 750rnds
- -4 external wing stations (tow/hellfire[anti-armour],side-winder[anti-air],sidearm[anti-radar])
- -Mission: fire support and security for forward and rear forces
- -Features: ops in day/night/limited visibility
- *tandem seat/twin-engine/ land_sea based ops.
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CH-46E Sea Knight ( Medium lift Assault Support)
- Crew: 4- pilot,copilot,crew chief, 1st mechanic/aerial gunner
- Medical: 15 litters/2 attendants, 9-16 passengers/ combat troops
- Cargo: 1-2 ton lift internal/xternal
- Mission: all-weather/day/night/NVG assault transport of troops/supplies and equiptment
- Background: first helo to meet medium lift requirements/600 bought
- -MV-22 Osprey is replacement for Sea knight
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CH-53D Sea Stallion
- Armament: Two XM-218 .50CAL m-guns
- Crew: 4- pilot,copilot, crew chief, ariel-gunner
- Mission: transport equipment/supplies/personnel during assault phase of amphibious ops
- Features: lift 7 tons/ xternal-extension fuel tank/ARC-210 radios/
- Passengers: 37 standard/55 with centered line seats
- Background: 1966 introduced to USMC
- - primarily based in hawaii, being replaced by VM-22 Ospreys
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CH-53E Super Stallion ( Transport of Heavy Equiptment)
- Armament: 2 XM-218 .50 Cal M-guns
- Crew: 4- pilot,co-pilot,crew chief, 1st mechanic/ ariel gunner
- Features: lift up to 16 tons/M198 Howitzer/ 3rd engine/
- Background: main workhorse for USMC. Versitle/ Range PLUS.
- -Jan '90 rescued american and foreign allies from US Embassy.
- -2 Super Stallions rescued USAF Capt. Scott O'Grady in Bosnia '95.
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- UH-1N ( Utility Helo)
- Crew: 2 Officers, 2 Enlisted
- Armamament: M240 Machine Gun/ GAU-16 .50 Cal M-gun/ GAU-2B/A fixed can be controlled by pilot
- Mission: command/control/assault/medevac/fire support/security
- Features: Twin/piloted-engined/ fitted for specialized communication packages (ASC-26), 6 litters 1 medical attendant
- - testing out 2nd Gen Navigational Thermal Imaging Sys/ Forward Looking Infrared Radar will increase night time mission capabilities
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