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and Mi-24 helicopters. Sources report that the Iranian AH-1 pilots achieved a 10:1 kill ratio over the Iraqi helicopter pilots during these engagements (1:5). Additionally, one source states that ten Iranian AH-1Js were lost in the war, compared to six Iraqi Mi-24s lost. The skirmishes are described
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attack helicopter over a two-week period in September 1981, which included shipboard operation tests. Furthermore, various concepts were studied at this time. However, the service's request for funding to purchase the AH-64 was denied by Congress that same year. As an alternative option, the Marines
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The AH-1T+ demonstrator and AH-1W prototype were later tested with a new experimental composite four-blade main rotor system. The new configuration offered better performance, reduced noise, and improved battle damage tolerance. Lacking a USMC contract, Bell developed this new design into the AH-1Z
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with the intention of establishing an overseas production line for the AH-1W for multiple export customers. In May 1997, the company signed an agreement with the Romanian State Ownership Fund to buy the government's 70 percent stake in IAR Brașov. However, during November 1999, following protracted
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Aviation Training Centre and a pair of Army Aviation attack helicopter brigades. During the 2010s, Taiwan began supplementing its SuperCobras with 30 newly purchased AH-64Es. Into the 2020s, Taiwan continues to operate its SuperCobras; during January 2021, a NT$ 339.24 million (US$ 11.91 million)
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had balked at providing the Marines with a twin-engine version of the Cobra in the belief that commonality with the Army's AH-1Gs outweighed the advantages of a different engine arrangement. However, the Marines won out; thus, during May 1968, Bell received a contract for 49 twin-engine AH-1J
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During April 2022, all of the Turkish Army's remaining AH-1Ws were transferred to the Turkish Navy; they are the first type of attack helicopter to be operated by the service. Being already appropriately suited to maritime operations, the AH-1Ws are to be used onboard the
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to develop a new model, the AH-1T, that was provisioned with a lengthened tailboom and fuselage as well as the upgraded transmission and engines from the Model 309. Bell designed the AH-1T to be more reliable and easier to maintain in the field. The version was given full
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with its own funds. By 1996, the Marines were again prevented from ordering the AH-64. Developing a marine version of the Apache would have been expensive and it was likely that the Marine Corps would be its only customer. Instead, the service signed a contract for the
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in support of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force. In this theatre, the AH-1s were typically armed with Sidewinder missiles and guns, which were intended to be used as an emergency air defense measure to counter the threat of light civil aircraft being piloted by
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became particularly interested in the AH-1G Cobra, but expressed its preference for a twin-engined configuration that would provide improved safety in over-water operations. Furthermore, the service also sought a more potent turret-mounted weapon. Initially, the
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During the early 1990s, Turkey bought ten AH-1W SuperCobras; these were supplemented by 32 ex-US Army AH-1 Cobras. The sale was politically controversial in the United States; in April 1996, the purchase of ten additional AH-1Ws by Turkey was blocked by the
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missiles. The new version, which was funded by Congress, received the AH-1W designation. During March 1986, deliveries of the AH-1W SuperCobra commenced, eventually totaling 179 new-built helicopters along with the upgrading of 43 existing AH-1Ts.
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utility helicopter. By June 1967, the first AH-1G HueyCobras had been delivered. Between 1967 and 1973, Bell manufactured 1,116 AH-1Gs for the U.S. Army; these Cobras chalked up in excess of one million operational hours in the Vietnam theatre.
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as fairly evenly matched in another source. The Mi-24 was faster and more powerful, but the AH-1J was more agile. There were even engagements between Iranian AH-1Js and Iraqi fixed-wing aircraft. The AH-1Js scored three confirmed kills against
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helicopters. The requirement resulted in an order for 42 AH-1W SuperCobras being placed during 1992. Deliveries of this batch ran from 1993 to 1997. During 1997, it was announced that an additional 21 AH-1Ws had been ordered. The
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for the U.S. Army. The USMC had quickly taken an interest in the type, but sought a twin-engined arrangement for greater operational safety at sea, along with more capable armaments. While initially opposed by the
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utility helicopters and other coalition aircraft. Reportedly, 46 of the 58 USMC AH-1s deployed sustained battle damage, which was mostly from infantry-type weapons. AH-1Ws were involved in the rescue of
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negotiations, Bell announced that it had abandoned its acquisition efforts, and thus the overseas production initiative, after the Romanian government had allegedly ceased responding to its proposals.
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retained much of the AH-1W's design, but also features several major changes. The AH-1Z's two redesigned wing stubs are longer with each adding a wingtip station for a missile such as the
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quad missile launcher. The Longbow radar can be mounted on a wingtip station. During October 2020, the last AH-1Ws were phased out of service with the Marine Corps in favor of the AH-1Z.
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anti-tank missile, the new model, designated AH-1W, commenced delivery in 1986. Seeking to further develop the type, Bell opted to develop the extensively redesigned and modernised
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helicopters on several, separate occasions during the Iran–Iraq War. The results of these engagements are disputed. One document cited that Iranian AH-1Js took on Iraqi
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during 1994. USMC Cobras were used in U.S. military interventions in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s; specifically, two AH-1Ws assisted in the rescue of USAF Captain
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attack helicopter, the USMC opted to procure a more capable variant of the AH-1T; equipped with revised fire control systems compatible with new munitions, such as the
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and later in southern Iraq, beside the standard tactics, Iranian pilots developed special, effective tactics, often in the same manner as the Soviets did with their
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USMC Cobras were also used in various other operations throughout the 1990s. The type provided support for the U.S. humanitarian intervention in Somalia,
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Experimental all-weather version based on the AH-1G single-engine and AH-1J twin-engine designs. Two Bell 309s were produced; the first was powered by a
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The USMC promptly sought greater payload capacity than that provided by the original Sea Cobra; thus the AH-1T, equipped with the dynamic systems of the
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purchased 202 examples of an improved AH-1J, named "AH-1J International", from the United States. This model featured improvements such as the uprated
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and a lengthened fuselage, was produced by Bell during the 1970s. In the following decade, in response to the denial of funding to procure the
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Into the twenty-first century, Iranian AH-1Js remain in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation and have undergone indigenous
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During the mid-1980s, the AH-1W variant entered service with the USMC. Between, 1986 to 1999, the service took delivery of 179 Super Cobras.
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During the 1970s, the Marine Corps requested greater load carrying capability in high temperatures for the Cobra. Bell used systems from its
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Iranian copy / re-manufactured AH-1J International by Iran Aviation Industries Organization, with locally sourced avionics, and weapons.
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Quote: "46 of 58 USMC Cobras) took battle damage, mostly from infantry-type weapons, such as machine guns, RPGs, and small arms fire."
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were two distinguished Iranian Cobra pilots during Iran-Iraq War and are considered wartime heroes in Iran. During 1988, two Soviet
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In October 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps retired the last of its AH-1Ws after 34 years of service, having replacing the type with the
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capability with targeting system and other sensors. An advanced version, known as the AH-1T+, that was equipped with more powerful
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contract with the US was signed for the provision of technical support and spare parts the AH-1W fleet through to September 2027.
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gun turret, while the gunner was provided with a stabilized sight along with a stabilized seat. Of the AH-1Js operated by the
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program; selected for production in 2000, but later canceled when Bell and Turkey could not reach an agreement on production.
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The Sea Cobra was involved in multiple major operations during the latter half of the twentieth century, such as during the
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engine, 1,690 shp (1,260 kW) each (de-rated from 1,800 shp (1,342 kW) for drivetrain limitations)
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procured a more powerful version of the AH-1T. Other changes included modified fire control systems to carry and fire
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engine, 1,530 shp (1,140 kW) (de-rated from 1,800 shp (1,342 kW) for drivetrain limitations)
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SeaCobras. The AH-1J was also equipped with a more powerful gun turret in the form of the three-barrel 20 mm
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Kevin Fedarko; Mark Thompson; Edward Barnes; Ann Blackman; Greg Burke; Dan Cray; Douglas Waller (19 June 1995).
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to escort shipping and deter attacks upon them. It was during these missions that Cobras sank three Iranian
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Sea Cobras were intensely used, proving itself to be capable in both anti-armor and anti-aircraft warfare.
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missiles – Up to 8 missiles mounted in two 4-round M272 missile launchers, one on each outboard hardpoint
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In the early 1980s, the Marine Corps sought a new navalized helicopter; accordingly, it evaluated the
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engine and a strengthened drivetrain. Furthermore, recoil damping gear was fitted to the 20 mm
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AH-1Z Viper at the 2011 Paris Air Show, with its 4-blade main rotor and longer engine exhaust ducts
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flew "top cover" during an evacuation of U.S. and other foreign citizens from Liberia in 1990.
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Improved version with extended tailboom and fuselage and an upgraded transmission and engines.
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in the late 1990s. In the twenty-first century, the type also saw action in the multi-decade
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cannon. As an interim measure, the U.S. Army transferred 38 AH-1Gs to the Marines in 1969.
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On the right a AH-1W showing its twin exhaust, compared to the single on the AH-1F (
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shot down a pair of Iranian AH-1Js that had strayed into western Afghan airspace.
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announced its requirement for attack helicopters; it subsequently evaluated the
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engines and advanced avionics, was proposed to Iran in the late 1970s, but the
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This article is about the twin-engine Cobra. For the single-engine models, see
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A new variant nicknamed "Zulu Cobra", and developed in conjunction with the
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while losing a single AH-1T to Iranian anti-aircraft fire. USMC Cobras from
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For AH-1G, AH-1Q through AH-1S/P/E/F and other single-engine variants, see
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anti-aircraft missiles – 1 mounted on each outboard hardpoint (total of 2)
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rockets – Mounted in LAU-68C/A (7 shot) or LAU-61D/A (19 shot) launchers
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During early 1984, an Iranian AH-1J Sea Cobra was shot down by an Iraqi
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ROCA crew talking with pilot of AH-1W 543 while helicopter warms up
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During the closing months of the United States' involvement in the
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missiles and used them with some success in several operations.
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that was developed on behalf of, and primarily operated by, the
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For operators of AH-1G/S and other single-engine variants, see
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An AH-1T Sea Cobra launching from the amphibious assault ship
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During the twenty-first century, USMC Cobras participated in
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The AH-1 Cobra was developed in the mid-1960s as an interim
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During the late 1990s, Bell was negotiating to acquire the
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Numerical sequence used by USAAC/USAAF/USAF 1941–present;
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rockets – up to 16 rockets in 4-round LAU-10D/A launchers
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in the late 1970s resulted in the sale being canceled.
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rockets – 8 rockets in two 4-round LAU-10D/A launchers
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The AH-1s have been repeatedly used in combat against
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In late August 2016, Marine AH-1W Cobras flying from
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The Super Cobra was derived from the single-engined
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Archived from 4014:Williams, Anthony G.; Gustin, Emmanuel (2004). 3959:Modern Fighting Aircraft, Volume 13, AH-1 Cobra 3009:Tien-pin, Lo; Chin, Jonathan (26 August 2021). 2958:Потери ВВС Ирана (Losses of IRIAF (in russian)) 2926:"Arabian Peninsula & Persian Gulf Database" 1402:163944- MAG-24 Headquarters, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, 796:Iranian AH-1J during a live fire exercise, 2016 4069:AH-1 Cobra Photo Galleries on MidwaySailor.com 4013: 3709: 3707: 3341:"Back to square one in attack helicopter plan" 3022: 3020: 2798: 2589:Assessment of Navy Heavy-Lift Aircraft Options 2107: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2055: 2023:List of active United States military aircraft 1408:164578- Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, 6316: 5820: 4089: 3424:"Eight AH-1J Sea Cobras in South Korean Army" 2969:"Soviet Air-to-Air Victories of the Cold War" 2444: 2420:"AH-1W / AH-1Z Super Cobra Attack Helicopter" 1378:160820- National Museum of the Marine Corps, 679:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya 3008: 2145: 2143: 2141: 2139: 2137: 2135: 2133: 2131: 2129: 2127: 2091: 2089: 2087: 2085: 2083: 1687:International Directory of Military Aircraft 527:During 1983, Marine Cobras took part in the 3976:Richardson, Doug; Peacock, Lindsay (1992). 3704: 3017: 2550:. 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Archived from 2438: 2337: 2152: 2098: 6323: 6309: 5827: 5813: 4096: 4082: 3956: 3225:"Turkish Navy Receives AH-1W Super Cobras" 2189: 2180: 1560:1,514.97 sq ft (140.745 m) 363:cannon, which was based on the six-barrel 3902:International Air Power Review, Volume 12 2575:"Through Darkest Iraq with Gun and Cobra" 2399: 2124: 2080: 1907:U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems, AH-1 1800:190 kn (220 mph, 350 km/h) 1791:190 kn (220 mph, 350 km/h) 1776:1,514.97 sq ft (140.745 m) 1591:190 kn (220 mph, 350 km/h) 1582:152 kn (175 mph, 282 km/h) 482:AH-1W launches a Sidewinder missile, 1987 309: 3819:Bishop, Tom Cooper & Farzad (2000). 2811:"[2.0] Second-Generation Cobras" 2234:Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft 2111: 1310: 1299: 1247: 1123: 1032:Proposed version for the United Kingdom. 985: 942: 838: 791: 706: 623: 608: 485: 477: 420: 389: 313: 294:in 1994, and the US intervention in the 16:Series of twin-engine attack helicopters 3918: 3856: 3737:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage" 3122: 3084:"White House blocks Turkish Cobra deal" 3035: 2658:"USS San Antonio joins Libya operation" 2490: 2480:, U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2 January 2008. 2310: 2281: 2232:Eden, Paul, ed. "Bell AH-1 HueyCobra". 2177:Richardson and Peacock 1992, pp. 60–61. 1806:317 nmi (365 mi, 587 km) 1597:311 nmi (358 mi, 576 km) 1396:162558- Barbers Point Aviation Museum, 290:of the early 1990s, as well as for the 7084: 4059:AH-1 Cobra briefing room on AirCav.com 3994: 3837: 3818: 3799: 3258: 3065:(DSCA). 3 October 2007. Archived from 2990: 2865:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 2790:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 2521: 2313:"Bell to lead AH-1W and UH-1 upgrades" 2257:. flightglobal.com. 11 September 1996. 1295: 1104:Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation 554:In the late 1980s, in response to the 522:evacuation of the US Embassy in Saigon 468: 437:state-managed helicopter manufacturer 6304: 5808: 4077: 4054:AH-1 Cobra page on GlobalAircraft.org 3937: 3882:. 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Air Recognition. 20 October 2020. 2572: 2222:. flightglobal.com. 4 January 1995. 2208:. flightglobal.com. 4 January 1995. 1770:45 ft 7 in (13.89 m) 1663: 1384:160825- Pima Air and Space Museum, 947:AH-1W on a training mission at the 741:Iranian AH-1Js participated in the 13: 7097:United States military helicopters 3861:. Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd. 3098:"U.S. giving Turkey 3 helicopters" 3086:. flightglobal.com. 10 April 1996. 3036:Trimble, Stepehen (10 June 2011). 2522:Clines, Francis X. (9 June 1995). 2408:from the original on 12 June 2018. 2112:Mizokami, Kyle (28 October 2020). 1739:13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) 1702:Two (pilot, co-pilot/gunner (CPG)) 1667: 1522:13 ft 5 in (4.09 m) 1454: 1341:Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum 1322: 562:, USMC Cobras were dispatched for 14: 7138: 6335:designations, Army/Air Force and 4049:AH-1W Super Cobra page on fas.org 4033: 3123:Allport, Dave (31 October 2011). 2709:from the original on 3 March 2010 2703:"Iranian Ground Forces Equipment" 2603:, 2005. 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Osprey Publishing. pp.  2198: 1751:14,750 lb (6,690 kg) 1745:10,200 lb (4,627 kg) 1646:rockets in 7 or 19 rounds pods 1534:10,000 lb (4,536 kg) 1185:Imperial Iranian Army Aviation 1128:An AH-1W Super Cobra with the 938: 732:Imperial Iranian Army Aviation 1: 4016:Flying Guns of the Modern Era 3978:Combat Aircraft: AH-64 Apache 3938:Nolan, Keith William (1986). 3725:Richardson 1987, p. Appendix. 3159:Ozbek, Tolga (6 March 2008). 2236:. London: Amber Books, 2004. 2043: 1812:12,200 ft (3,700 m) 1603:10,500 ft (3,200 m) 1528:6,610 lb (2,998 kg) 1432:165369- MCAS Camp Pendleton, 1038:Proposed version for Romania. 958:Original twin engine version. 385:overthrow of the Shah of Iran 106:Islamic Republic of Iran Army 42:A USMC AH-1W taking off from 7112:Aircraft first flown in 1969 6350:1948–1956 and 1962–present; 6228:2018 Sapphire Aviation crash 4109:Bell Helicopter/Bell Textron 3980:. London: Salamander Books. 3904:. 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Index

Bell AH-1 Cobra

USS Bataan
Attack helicopter
Manufacturer
Bell Helicopter
United States Marine Corps
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Republic of China Army
Turkish Navy
Bell AH-1 Cobra
Bell AH-1Z Viper
Panha 2091
IAIO Toufan
attack helicopter
United States Marine Corps
Huey family
AH-1 Cobra
gunship
Department of Defense
Vietnam War
Model 309
Boeing AH-64 Apache
AGM-114 Hellfire
Bell AH-1Z Viper
United States invasion of Grenada
Iran–Iraq War
Iranian
Turkey
Kurdistan Workers' Party

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