The UH-1A "Iroquois" helicopter was the aerial workhorse of the Vietnam War. Originally designed to carry troops into combat, the helicopter, nicknamed "Huey", became a battlefield jack-of-all-trades. One role the Huey became outfitted for was as a gunship—sporting rockets and machine guns—for providing close air support for ground troops. This video shows off the latest Huey's descendant, the UH-1Y "Venom" helicopter. Used by the U.S. Marine Corps, Venom is a light utility helicopter that can carry up to eight passengers or six stretchers for carrying wounded Marines to the rear. As the video shows, it's also a formidable gunship. Venom has two door gunner mounts, one on each side, for GAU-16/A ...
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