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Gunship

A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy guns or autocannons primarily intended to serve as a loitering base of fire for direct-fire attacks upon ground targets, either as a dedicated airstrike or to provide close air support for friendly land forces.

World War II aviation, Post–World War II aviation & Overview

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World War II aviation

Post–World War II aviation

Fixed-wing aircraft

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Gunship

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Edges131
Triples152
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
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Gunship

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related to Sources · 51
Gunship → Air Force Historical Studies, Air University Review, Ballard, Battle, Bishop, Bloomsbury USA, Brilliant Mistakes, California Warplanes, Chris, December, Development, Dorr, Dunstan, Employment, February, Fixed-Wing Gunships, Hamlin, Harold, Helicopters, Homeland Defense
related to Helicopter gunships · 33
Gunship → Africa, Algerian War, Alouette III, Aérospatiale Alouette III, During, Early, French, German, H-34s, Later, M2 Browning, M60C, MG, MG151, Pirate, Portuguese, Portuguese Air Force, Rhodesian, Rhodesian Bush, Sikorsky H-34
related to Attack aircraft · 28
Gunship → American, AN/M2 Browning, August, B-25Gs, B-25Hs, B-25J, Browning, De Havilland, During World War II, For, German, Havilland Mosquito FB, Hispano Mk, HVARs, II, Later, M4, Mosquito FB Mk XVIIIs, North American B-25 Mitchell, Pacific
related to Fixed-wing aircraft · 19
Gunship → AC-47, And, At, Cruising, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Dragonship, FC-47, In, Its, Magic Dragon, Miniguns, Puff, Spooky, Such, The Douglas AC-47 Spooky, These, United States Air Force, Vietnam War, World War II
related to Bomber escort · 15
Gunship → B-17-derived, Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress, Browning AN/M2, Consolidated B-24D Liberator, Consolidated XB-41 Liberator, During, Europe, European Theatre, Forces, Operations, The YB-40, These, United States Army Air, XB-41
is a · 2
Gunship → aircraft having laterally-mounted heavy armaments, military aircraft armed with heavy guns or autocannons primarily intended to serve as a loitering base of fire for direct-fire attacks upon ground targets

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Gunshipis amilitary aircraft armed with heavy guns or autocannons primarily intended to serve as a loitering base of fire for direct-fire attacks upon ground targets0.90text
Gunshipis aaircraft having laterally-mounted heavy armaments0.90text
the Ju 87Gsinstance ofaircraft0.80text
the Fairchild AU-23 Peacemakerinstance ofand meant to operate only after achieving air superiority.Smaller gunship designs0.80text
the Helio AU-24 Stallion were also designed by the United States during the Vietnam Warinstance ofand meant to operate only after achieving air superiority.Smaller gunship designs0.80text
the Bell AH-1 Cobra also fit this meaninginstance ofdedicated attack helicopters0.80text
Gunshiprelated to Attack aircraftDuring World War II0.60section
Gunshiprelated to Attack aircraftNorth American B-25 Mitchell0.60section
Gunshiprelated to Attack aircraftFor0.60section
Gunshiprelated to Attack aircraftPacific0.60section
Gunshiprelated to Attack aircraftB-25Gs0.60section
Gunshiprelated to Attack aircraftM40.60section

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