111. The latest raid on Thursday morning was undertaken by six MIG fighter jets and two helicopter gunships, according to the Indian military. 112. The Israeli forces included at least two helicopter gunships and several tanks and armored personnel carriers. 113. The hostage drama stalled here when the retreating convoy of rebels and hostages came under fire from Russian helicopter gunships. 114. The military has acquired dozens of helicopter gunships, a vital factor in a nation almost twice the size of Texas and divided by three Andean mountain ranges. 115. The Israelis have responded with tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and live ammunition, as well as several rocket attacks from helicopter gunships. 116. The Palestinians, armed with semiautomatic rifles and improvised explosives, were hopelessly outgunned by Israeli troops backed up by helicopter gunships, tanks and antiaircraft guns. 117. The raid into Jenin began before dawn on Tuesday, led by tanks and jeeps and backed by Israeli Apache helicopter gunships. 118. The rockets often work in tandem with the Apaches, knocking out air defenses moments before the helicopter gunships enter enemy territory. 119. The Russians responded with helicopter gunships and two fighter-bombers. 120. The Soviet Union bombed, mined and strafed the terrain with helicopter gunships, yet lost the war. |
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