Aircraft Of Vietnam
B-52D Stratofortress

Function: Bomber

Max Weight: 450,000 lbs. Max Speed: 606 mph

Range: 7,856 miles

Armament: Four .50 caliber machine guns in tail,

Coventional Bombs include 84 - 500 lb. or 42 - 750 lb. internal, plus 24 - 500 lb. or 750 lb. bombs external

Nuclear Bombs include two AGM-28 Hound Dog Missiles and internal nuclear payload

Crew: 6

Aircraft: F-14

Function: Fighter

Armament: M61A 20mm canon and 13,000 lbs of bombs and misssiles including AIM-54, AIM-7, AIM-9

Crew: 2

Max Speed: Mach 2+

Aircraft: CH-53

Function: Carrier

Armament: None

Crew: 6

Aircraft: UH-1C Huey

Function: Carrier

Armament: M-240 7.62mm machine gun or GAU-16 .50 cal. machine gun or GAU-17 7.62mm automatic gun

Speed: 139 mph

Crew: 2 officers, 2 enlisted

Aircraft: AH-1Cobra

Function: Attack Helicopter

Armament: XM-197 three barrel 20mm, on the wings can include gun pods, rockets, grenade launchers

Speed: 130 mph

Crew: 2

Aircraft: CH-47 Chinook

Function: Cargo,Carrier

Armament: None

Crew: 2

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