| The AH-64 Apache is an American all-weather day-night military attack helicopter and is the United States Army's principle attack helicopter. The AH-64 is a twin-engined helicopter with four bladed main and tail rotors. It has a crew of two which sit in tandem. The main fixed armament is a 30 mm M230 chain gun, it is also able to carry a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire and Hydra 70 rockets on four hard points mounted on its stub-wing pylons.
The Israeli Air Force uses the Apache to strike various targets with guided missiles. The AH-64A attacked and destroyed dozens of Hezbollah outposts in Lebanon during the 1990s, attacking in many weather conditions- day and night. During the al- Aqsa Intifada, the IAF used the Apaches to kill senior Hamas figures, such as Ahmed Yasin and Adnan al- Ghoul, with guided missiles.
In the Israel- Lebanon conflict of July- August 2006, two IAF AH-64A helicopters collided, killing 1 pilot and wounding 3, all critically.
Armament:
Guns: 1 x M230 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon, 1,200 rounds
Rockets: Hydra 70 FFAR rockets
Missiles: combination of AGM-114 Hellfire, AIM-92 Stinger, AIM-9 Sidewinder |
