In a defining moment in the history of warfare, a change was wrought that has affected wars fought since. On April 13, 1972 the North Vietnamese launched a fierce attack with approximately 40 tanks and supporting troops upon the provincial capital of An Loc, eighty miles north of Saigon. A defense force of South Vietnamese troops and a small contingent of American advisors were quickly overwhelmed, with the NVA Soviet T-54 tank column penetrating defenses to within a few yards of the American Command Bunker.
Fortunately, the 1st Cavalry Division, Battery F, 79th Artillery, otherwise known as "The Blue Max" was on station. They responded with two AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters. In a daring and entirely untried maneuver with newly developed HEAT 2.75" rockets never before tested in combat, they rolled in and attacked the three lead T-54 tanks. The first two 2.75" rockets launched destroyed the lead tank, halted the attack and began what can be accurately described as a rout by the Blue Max. This defining moment established the Attack Helicopter as a lethal weapon that has entirely changed the face of war.
Print Size: 25"h x 29"w
100 Lb Museum quality paper, acid free.
Limited Edition 750
Signed and numbered by artist.
Fortunately, the 1st Cavalry Division, Battery F, 79th Artillery, otherwise known as "The Blue Max" was on station. They responded with two AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters. In a daring and entirely untried maneuver with newly developed HEAT 2.75" rockets never before tested in combat, they rolled in and attacked the three lead T-54 tanks. The first two 2.75" rockets launched destroyed the lead tank, halted the attack and began what can be accurately described as a rout by the Blue Max. This defining moment established the Attack Helicopter as a lethal weapon that has entirely changed the face of war.
Print Size: 25"h x 29"w
100 Lb Museum quality paper, acid free.
Limited Edition 750
Signed and numbered by artist.
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