When the Vietnam War broke out in 1965, the introduction of the Bell UH1 single-engined attack helicopter quickly proved a game-changer in air cavalry. However, despite its tremendous capability for quickly transporting troops to the frontlines, it was also highly vulnerable against enemy fire.This led Bell to design a helicopter gunship that could escort troops to landing zones and improve their survivability. The new model was dubbed the Cobra after its slender yet lethal design.Armed with a chin-mounted M28 turret with two 7.68-millimeter miniguns or two 40-millimeter M129 grenade launchers and over 20 missiles, the HueyCobra quickly became the apex predator of the Vietnamese countryside.With the capacity to pour over 4,000 minigun rounds per minute and launch a dozen rockets in a matter of seconds, watching a Cobra approach from afar was not a welcoming sight for any Vietnamese hidden in the jungle.—Join Dark Skies as we explore the world of aviation with cinematic short documentaries featuring the biggest and fastest airplanes ever built, top-secret military projects, and classified missions with hidden untold true stories. Including US, German, and Soviet warplanes, along with aircraft developments that took place during World War I, World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and special operations mission in between. As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Skies sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect and soundtracks for emotional impact. We do our best to keep it as visually accurate as possible.