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With the initial success of "Aerial Envelopment" during the formative years of the war in Vietnam it became clear to the U.S. Army that a dedicated helicopter gunship was needed to replace the makeshift Huey "Hogs" that were seeing so much action. Bell Helicopter took the requirement to heart and using the same basic framework as their famous Huey, they set about to design what turned into the Huey Cobra. The Cobra, when it reached Vietname, proved to be a devastatingly effective design, and forty years later updated versions still serve the Army National Guard, and Marine Corps as an integral part of their fighting package.
This "Snake" is from the 7th Sqd., 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, 1969. Its coming in on a firefight, a snake in the grass, along one of the waterways of the Mekong Delta.
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