C2, FM 1-40 -fca. Attack Helicopter. An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter modified or designed to search out and engage enemy targets or to supple- ment the fires of ground-based weapons (e.g., UH-1 armed with M21 armament subsystem or AH-1G). Attack helicopters perform three basic missions—close air support, aerial escort, and re- connaissance and security. These missions may occasionally be performed concurrently. The attack helicopter aircraft commander or fire team leader must be prepared to perform any one or all of them with a short notice. Only close air support missions are discussed in detail in this text. For information on aerial escort, see FM 1-100; and for information on reconnaissance and security, see FM 17-37. For information on the employ- ment of attack helicopters by aerial field artillery, see FM 6-102. b. Scout Helicopter.
DesignationFM 1-40
EditionJun 1969
StatusSuperseded
Pages443
FunctionAviation
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)