This volume describes and fully illustrates the UH-1 gunships and their mission, explaining the technology and tactics of both sides in detail. Armed variants of the “slick” transport UH-1s were able to escort the helicopter assault force closely, move ahead to blast enemy defenses with withering volleys of rockets and machine gun fire, and then circle the landing zone to deal with any further enemy opposition. Gunship adaptations of the UH-1B and more powerful UH-1C were in service from as early as 1962. Previous Ospreys have very effectively described the use of UH-1 “slick” transports but this DUEL title focuses on the gunship variants and their confrontations with enemy defenses. After various experiments with earlier light helicopter types, the US Army evolved the gunship concept. Tactical jet aircraft could “prepare” the zone with their armament but they were too fast and short-legged to stay with a helicopter assault force and protect it at close quarters. They needed protection as they approached heavily defended landing zones to insert troops. It was simple and reliable, but helicopters were inevitably relatively slow and vulnerable to ground-fire. The introduction of the turbine-powered Bell UH-1 “Huey” vastly increased the performance and tactical capability of the light helicopter as a rapid reaction, troop-carrying aerial “jeep”. Pioneered in Korea, the use of helicopters to move troops rapidly to flashpoint areas, and extract them equally fast, was revolutionary. The most far-reaching development in the land war was the evolution of airmobility. The Vietnam War brought unprecedented advances in aerial warfare technology and tactics ranging from air-to-air missile-armed dogfights to the use of laser guided bombs. Davies gives a brief overview of the UH-1 Iroquois (‘Huey'), the subject of his new Duel title, UH-1 Huey Gunship vs NVA/VC Forces. The LEGO Group is not liable for any loss, injury or damage arising from the use or misuse of this product.On the blog today, author Peter E. LEGO and the LEGO minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this product. This is a limited-edition kit and production may be discontinued at any time.
This model comes disassembled an includes complete printed building.
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and are used under license by Brickmania LLC.Īll Brickmania® model kits are made of new-condition LEGO® bricks. Intermediate Skill Level (4-6 years building experience recommended)īell®, Huey®, emblems, logos, and body designs are trademarks of Textron Innovations Inc. Play features include the iconic sliding side doors, opening pilot doors, spinning props and rotor blades, as well as two door mounted BrickArms M60D machine guns.ħ93 LEGO®, BrickArms® and Brickmania® elementsĤx custom minifigs designed by Landon Reimerġ/35th scale to match other Brickmania kits
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It’s finally back! The updated Bell® UH-1(D) Huey® kit takes full advantage of Brickmania’s expanded print department with a full crew of four minifigs (two pilots, two door gunners) as well as an assortment of detailed printed elements inside and out. Considered to be the most widely used helicopter in the world, it is still in service today in nearly 40 countries.Īdditional information about this Brickmania® custom building kit: Thousands of Huey® helicopters were deployed across Vietnam, fulfilling roles including medevac, troop transport, and gunship. When the helicopter was first introduced into the Korean War, the use of these vehicles to evacuate casualties to MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) units near the front cut the death rate for wounded soldiers to numbers never seen in war. The helicopter allowed troops to be inserted and retrieved in a fraction of the time it took to march somewhere. Before the advent of the helicopter, troop mobility was restricted by their movement on the ground. Commonly seen in media depicting the Vietnam War, the Huey® was responsible for changing the strategy of war. The Bell® UH-1(D) Iroquois, nicknamed Huey® by the Army, is debatably the most iconic helicopter in American military history. About the Bell® UH-1(D) Huey® - Utility Military Helicopter: