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AH-64 Apache: Prime attack chopper of US Army
Боевое крещение «Апачи» приняли 20 декабря 1989 года, когда совместно с другими вертолетами из 82-й аэромобильной бригады обеспечили высадку рейнджеров 82-й парашютно-десантной и пехотинцев из 7-й легкой пехотной дивизии. Так началась агрессия против Панамы, получившая наименование Just Cause.
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Боевое крещение «Апачи» приняли 20 декабря 1989 года, когда совместно с другими вертолетами из 82-й аэромобильной бригады обеспечили высадку рейнджеров 82-й парашютно-десантной и пехотинцев из 7-й легкой пехотной дивизии. Так началась агрессия против Панамы, получившая наименование Just Cause.
American AH-64s have served in conflicts in Panama, the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Israel used the Apache in its military conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip
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American AH-64s have served in conflicts in Panama, the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Israel used the Apache in its military conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip
The AH-64 was designed to perform in front-line environments, and to operate at night or day and during adverse weather conditions
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The AH-64 was designed to perform in front-line environments, and to operate at night or day and during adverse weather conditions
The AH-64 is adaptable to numerous different roles within its context as Close Combat Attack (CCA). In addition to the 30 mm M230E1 Chain Gun, the Apache carries a range of external stores and weapons on its stub-wing pylons, typically a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, and Hydra 70 general-purpose unguided 70 mm (2.756 in) rockets
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The AH-64 is adaptable to numerous different roles within its context as Close Combat Attack (CCA). In addition to the 30 mm M230E1 Chain Gun, the Apache carries a range of external stores and weapons on its stub-wing pylons, typically a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, and Hydra 70 general-purpose unguided 70 mm (2.756 in) rockets
The U.S. Army formally accepted its first production AH-64A in January 1984 and training of the first pilots began later that year.
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The U.S. Army formally accepted its first production AH-64A in January 1984 and training of the first pilots began later that year.
Nearly half of all U.S. Apaches were deployed to Saudi Arabia following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
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Nearly half of all U.S. Apaches were deployed to Saudi Arabia following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
As of 2011, the U.S. Army Apache fleet had accumulated more than 3 million flight hours since the first prototype flew in 1975
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As of 2011, the U.S. Army Apache fleet had accumulated more than 3 million flight hours since the first prototype flew in 1975
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