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Jun 03, 2021 11:53 AM EDT
(Photo : U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John M. Hageman/Wikimedia Commons) Bell Textron made the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior to serve as scouts for the AH-64 Apache in the field. The choppers would work in teams with the heavier armed attack gunship to go in first.
Kiowas are developed to specialize in the armed scout role, though they cannot engage enemies like dedicated gunships except if they can attack without getting spotted. Optional equipment kits for transport and utility missions on the same hardpoints are used to mount equipment, reported Army Technology.
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Mar 12, 2021 05:46 AM EST
(Photo : SSgt Shane A. Cuomo, US Army/Wikipedia) An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior takes off armed with an AGM-114 Hellfire and 7 Hydra 70 rockets.
The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is the multipurpose helicopter used by the air cavalry for several missions. Armed with guns and several rocket types, with sensors as airborne scouts for tanks and strike aircraft.
Military helicopters are specializing aircraft that is customized for a specific combat role. Some like the Apache AH-64 are made for very close air support, just the Kiowa Warrior, a lighter low-cost version without the armor.
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