These first appeared in the Vietnam War. It must be highly maneuverable and compact in design than traditional helicopters. The AH-6 is the armed version with a pair of 7.62mm mini-guns and a pair of 2.75" rocket launchers on each side. Part two coming up. They are still making these helicopters. UH-1D “Huey” Helicopters on a battlefield in Vietnam. It is based on the Vietnam-era OH-6 Cayuse. The AH-6 Little Bird Gun, a light attack helicopter, has been tested and proven in combat. For Cooper, this meant reviewing meteorological reports, poring over route maps, and thoroughly checking every inch of his sleek AH-6 “Little Bird” helicopter. Since the 1960s, the demands of modern warfare have led the US Army to need a new light helicopter suitable for reconnaissance, transport and strike missions. AH-6 Little Bird light attack helicopter review on Dung Tran military channel The birth of AH-6 Little Bird. Today, the Little Birds in use by special operations are MH-6Ms derived from a similar but more powerful helicopter. The door gunners of the 160th's Black Hawks fired at the insurgents; a pair of AH-6M Little Birds carried out strafing runs. The Boeing AH-6 Little Bird is a Scout Helicopterused by the United States Marine Corps. Even the MH-6M Little Bird, which is the base model on which all the SOAR attack birds are derived, is four decades old. Armed with guns, Hellfire missiles, and 2.75-inch FFAR, it provides armed helicopter … The MH-6 Little Bird helicopter has been employed in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) for more than 20 years supporting Special Operations ground forces during numerous campaigns and battles. AH-6M Mission-Enhanced Little Bird (MELB): The Little Bird gunship evolved over time from the OH-6ACayuse scout helicopter of the Vietnam War era, using the basic, MD-530F fuselage, with the rounded canopy from an MD-500MG. Little Bird Origins Little Bird development stemmed from a 1960 US Army requirement looking for a versatile transport and light attack helicopter. The black color is for use at night. For the similar helicopter in Battlefield Hardline, see Patrol Helicopter. Military Mahogany is proud to announce the release of the 160th SOAR Night Stalkers aircraft, the MH-47 Chinook, the AH-6/MH-6 Little Bird helicopter, and several versions of the MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. As the operators disembarked their helicopters, they came under fire from a nearby house, and more al-Qaeda fighters soon joined the firefight. As for the actual helicopter it was based on the OH-6 Cayuse aka Loach. The OH-6 was largely removed from active U.S. Army service in favor of the Kiowa, but modified versions of the helicopter flew with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment as the MH-6C Little Bird as late as 2008. The Little Bird was introduced in 1980 as a modified form of the Vietnam-era OH-6 Cayuse and has continually seen direct action since her inception. However, the helicopter’s long lineage of mission success started well before the Night Stalkers began utilizing it. 1 Battlefield 2 1.1 Gallery 2 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 3 Battlefield Play4Free 4 Battlefield 3 4.1 Specializations 4.1.1 Gadgets 4.1.2 Upgrades 4.1.3 Weapons 5 Battlefield 4 5.1 … One Little Bird from the 160th's 1st Battalion, B Company, was shot down.