Product Description
by Heady Delpak (Author)
The rotary-wing platform, lagging behind fixed-wing due to comparatively greater technological challenges, provided remarkably alluring options to the commander on the battlefield, ever thirsting for a high vantage point, speed of maneuvering and the flexibility of quick redeployment. Vietnam, Korea and Iraq as also several other military conflicts, helped the helicopter to mature from casualty evacuation to increasingly more offensive tasks such as attack, anti-tank, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance and observation, airlift of troops, cargo resupply and fire fighting.
Number of Pages: 178
Dimensions: 0.48 x 11 x 8.5 IN
Publication Date: May 17, 2022