Gunship

Gunship

:"For the game, see Gunship (video game)"The term "gunship" is used in several contexts, all sharing the general idea of a light craft armed with heavy guns.

In navy

In navies, the term originally appeared in the mid-1800s as a less-common synonym for gunboat.

In military aviation

A gunship may be in reference to an attack helicopter, such as a Mil Mi-24 or an AH-64 Apache.

Another application of the term for military aircraft is more specific, describing a vehicle that is capable of circling its target instead of performing strafing runs.Fact|date=March 2008 According to such a definition, the AC-130 Spectre/Spooky is a gunship.

Such other examples of fixed-wing aircraft are the AC-47 and the AC-119.


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