gunship
Flying weapons platform
A gunship is a heavily armed military aircraft designed to provide close air support, typically a helicopter or fixed-wing plane fitted with powerful weapons systems.
Attack helicopters and converted cargo planes serve as gunships, delivering sustained firepower against ground targets: The gunship circled overhead, providing cover for the troops below.
Rotary-wing aircraft
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- BlackhawkU.S. Army helicopter
- HueyGerman-origin boy's name
- AC-130Armed military transport aircraft
chopper · rotorcraft · fuselage · cockpit · rotor · turbine · airframe · avionics
Large mounted gun
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- minigunMulti-barrel rapid-fire weapon
- autocannonAutomatic large-bore weapon
Hydra · ammunition · ordnance · munitions · turret · tracer · incendiary · armor-piercing
Armed raid outward
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- escortOne who accompanies another
- extractionAct of removing
- insertionPlacing something within
close air support · fire support · suppression · reconnaissance · medevac · air assault · overwatch · interdiction
One who steers aircraft
- copilotAuxiliary aircraft operator
- crew chiefLeader of a work group
- loadmasterAircraft freight coordinator
- flight crewPersonnel operating an aircraft
headset · harness · helmet · flight suit · callsign · wingman · squadron · airmen
At the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- strafing runLow-altitude aerial assault
- suppressive fireShooting to restrict enemy movement
- enfiladeFire along an axis
air cover · ground attack · low-level · evasive maneuvers · target acquisition · designator · FLIR · night vision
Armed hostile engagement
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- enemyHostile opposing party
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
casualties · convoy · armor · insurgents · engagement · air-to-ground · strike · assault
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
AC-130 · chopper · rotorcraft · fuselage · cockpit · rotor · turbine · airframe · avionics · tail rotor
cannon
Large mounted gun
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- minigunMulti-barrel rapid-fire weapon
autocannon · Hydra · ammunition · ordnance · munitions · turret · tracer · incendiary · armor-piercing · payload
sortie
Armed raid outward
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- escortOne who accompanies another
- extractionAct of removing
insertion · close air support · fire support · suppression · reconnaissance · medevac · air assault · overwatch · interdiction · search and destroy
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- copilotAuxiliary aircraft operator
- crew chiefLeader of a work group
- loadmasterAircraft freight coordinator
flight crew · headset · harness · helmet · flight suit · callsign · wingman · squadron · airmen
flanking
At the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- strafing runLow-altitude aerial assault
- suppressive fireShooting to restrict enemy movement
enfilade · air cover · ground attack · low-level · evasive maneuvers · target acquisition · designator · FLIR · night vision · thermal imaging
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- enemyHostile opposing party
hostile · casualties · convoy · armor · insurgents · engagement · air-to-ground · strike · assault · offensive
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- aircraft typesseaplane, Boeing 737, floatplane, fighter jets, bush plane
- future vehiclesflying car, hovercraft, hoverboard, jetpack, spaceship
- military aircraftfighter jets, F-16, fighter, F-18, bomber
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
gunshiptransport aircraft
Plane for hauling cargo
cargo plane · medevac helicopter · troop transport · transport helicopter · cargo helicopter
- helicopter gunshipsArmed military rotorcraft