An armed aircraft, such as a helicopter, that is used to support troops and provide fire cover.
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The term "gunship" is used in several contexts, all sharing the general idea of a light craft armed with heavy guns.
In navy
In navies, the term originally appeared in the mid-1800s as a less-common synonym for gunboat.
In military aviation
A gunship in aviation, may be in reference to an attack helicopter, such as a Mil Mi-24 or an AH-64 Apache.
Another application of the term for military aircraft is more specific, describing an aircraft that circles its target instead of performing strafing runs.[citation needed] Such aircraft have their armament on one side harmonized to fire at the apex of a imaginary cone formed by the aircraft and the ground when performing a banking turn. The AC-130 Spectre/Spooky and its predecessors the AC-47 and AC-119 are gunships designed to operate in this way.
Such gunships with an operational profile that relies on flying in circles can only operate with the guarantee of air superiority.
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Nederlands (Dutch)
helikopter/ vliegtuig met zware wapens
Français (French)
n. - (Mil, Aviat) hélicoptère de combat
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kampfhubschrauber
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) ελικόπτερο μάχης, πολεμικό ελικόπτερο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - helicóptero equipado com grande quantidade de armamento
Русский (Russian)
вертолет, оснащенный тяжелым оружием
Español (Spanish)
n. - vehículo armado, helicóptero de combate, armado
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanonbåt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
武装直升机
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 武裝直升機
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 포술 연습용 함선, 무장 헬기
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هيلوكبتر او طائرة شحن مسلحه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מסוק או מטוס קרב עם חימוש רב
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