Army Cobra Helicopter Packs New Punch in Vietnam War, Vairous Locations

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OF NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED SHIELD WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 STATES OF PLEASE NOTE DATE November 1, 1967 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Footage: 73' Time: 2:01 OXford 7-5111 Number: V-329-67 16mm color composite print Room 2E 771 ARMY COBRA HELICOPTER PACKS NEW PUNCH IN VIETNAM WAR (Official Department of Defense motion picture film by the U.S. Marines under the direction of the MACV Office of Information) The newest whirly bird in the United States' helicopter fleet in South Vietnam is the Bell AH-10. Known as the "Cobra", the chopper carries formidable armament. The rocket pods on each side can unleash a total of thirty-eight death-dealing rockets. Three mini-guns, one in each of the side pods and one in a turret up front, can each fire thousands of rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition per minute. The aircraft commander controls the side rockets and mini-guns. A gunner in the front seat controls the mini-gun in the turret. Despite its impressive armament and fire power, the Cobra is able to dash to its target at speeds in excess of 150 knots. SEQUENCES FOOTAGE VIDEO AUDIO 21/2 (a) LS Copter Wild track 81/2 (b) Loading mini-gun pod 11 6 (c) Loading rocket pod 11 18 (d) Loading mini-gun in turret 11 71/2 (e) Pilot into cockpit 11 (f) Copter starts, takes off 11 21/2 (g) CU interior in flight 11 1 1/2 (h) Mini-gun firing 11 9 (i) Rocket firing 11 NOTE TO EDITOR: 73' 16mm color composite print released to NBC-TV, CBS-TV, ABC-TV, UPI-Newsfilm, Telenews and a master and optical track to Deluxe Laboratory. EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY. This is a "V" series color composite print released to each individual DOD pool member and is available commercially to non-pool members and other authorized agencies from Deluxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York City, telephone CIrcle 7-3220.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases