Monday, April 11, 2011

Vietnam War Glossary - Hs

H-13 - The Army's light observation helicopter

HE - high explosive ammunition

H&J - Harrassing and Interdiction fires

Hog - The armed Huey B-model with various configurations of outboard mounts for rockets and machine guns.

HQ - headquarters

Huey - HU-1, the utility helicopter that was the workhorse of Vietnam. (HU - helicopter, utility)

How - the letter H in the phonetic alphabet



Bibliography
Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam, by J. D. Coleman

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