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Helicopters Ground Personnel (Vietnam War)

By: ICM

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Military Models 1/35 Scale (ICM)

MSRP old price: $23.99


Product Info

Title
Helicopters Ground Personnel (Vietnam War)
Publisher
ICM
Publish Year
2024
Dimensions
7x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2148114726
MFG. Part #
ICM53102
Type
Scale Model

Description

Helicopters were rightfully considered one of the symbols of the Vietnam War. They played a significant role in providing support to ground units and subunits, carrying out the tasks of delivering and supplying troops, as well as their fire cover from the air. Helicopters were great for jungle warfare. According to some estimates, their number in Vietnam in the early 1970s exceeded the number of all military helicopters in the world. In some months, the number of their sorties reached 800 thousand, helicopters made 8-9 sorties per day. And one of the American commanders considered the helicopter pilots “… the most professional warriors we have ever seen.”

At the beginning of the Vietnam War, most of the entire fleet of American rotorcraft in Vietnam were transport helicopters. However, over time, the importance of fire support helicopters has grown, and their number has increased significantly. An analysis of the course of hostilities in Vietnam subsequently contributed to the awareness of the role of helicopters in armed conflicts of varying degrees of intensity and the rapid increase in their number in the armies of the world.

Models & Model Kits are supplied unpainted and unassembled unless otherwise noted.