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Thus, the OV-10A Bronco planes in\u003cbr\u003e\na certain period of the war were able to reduce the time of approach to the combat zone\u003cbr\u003e\nto five minutes, and in many ways this was possible due to the location of airfields near the\u003cbr\u003e\nareas where hostilities were conducted. Airfields thus became advanced bases for strike\u003cbr\u003e\naircraft. Initially, the OV-10A Bronco was used as a surveillance and guidance aircraft, but\u003cbr\u003e\nthe lack of strong air defense by the enemy for some time allowed their use as light attack\u003cbr\u003e\naircraft. At the same time, the planes were inferior in maneuverability and accuracy of the\u003cbr\u003e\nimpression of targets to helicopters, which, in turn, could be based on the same airfield as the\u003cbr\u003e\nBronco. This was the case, for example, at the air base in Da Nang, also the OV-10A-equipped\u003cbr\u003e\nVAL-4 “Black Ponies” squadron was based on the same airfield with helicopters. Among the\u003cbr\u003e\nhelicopters in Vietnam, the AH-1G Huey Cobra attack helicopters have proven themselves\u003cbr\u003e\nwell. Demonstrating excellent survivability, they also had high firepower – it was not for\u003cbr\u003e\nnothing that the term “air artillery” was born in relation to attack helicopters. It should also\u003cbr\u003e\nbe noted that the basing of airfields near the areas of hostilities significantly increased the\u003cbr\u003e\ndanger of an attack on them, there were cases when the airfields were even hit by mortars\u003cbr\u003e\nand grenade launchers. 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They were also involved in special tasks, and some of them had black fuselage painting for night sorties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51497432121611,"sku":"DS4804","price":65.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/icm-ds4804-vietnam-war-nakhon-phanom-air-base-1.jpg?v=1751311565"},{"product_id":"icm-ds4805-1-48-wwii-luftwaffe-bomber-airfield","title":"WWII Luftwaffe Bomber Airfield","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Luftwaffe was created from the outset for active offensive actions. The core of their strike potential consisted of bomber squadrons, which were organized into bomber groups, and the groups, in turn, were part of bomber wings. 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