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Definition of Gunships
1. gunship [n] - See also: gunship
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunships
Literary usage of Gunships
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Marines & Helicopters, 1962-1973 by William R. Fails (1995)
"gunships for the Marines? As General Greene later was to recount, many Marine
aviators were "adamantly opposed" 55 to adding helicopter gunships to the ..."
2. Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars by Mark (1995)
"... gunships of Vietnam. The armament fitted to this AC-130 (upper left) included
twin 40-mm cannon and two miniguns. Also visible just above the nosewheel ..."
3. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1990)
"Artillery, Fighters, and gunships A force groomed since 1945 to fight in Europe
required radical alteration to prepare it for an Asian war. ..."
4. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"The return trip proved considerably more successful as the gunships were selectively
used in support of Gen Vang Pao's forces in northern Laos, ..."
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