Furthermore the air force fields 11 OH-58B Kiowa as light scout helicopters.
Eventually he would use the scout helicopters, or perhaps even the attack helicopters themselves, to conduct a search for survivors and attempt to assess the situation.
Finally, in the failing late-afternoon light, Perkins caught a glimpse of two German scout helicopters flying low and slow toward the west, side by side.
Late-model scout helicopters include laser designators to guide missiles fired from the attack helicopters.
After finding a target, the scout helicopter can locate it and then direct the attack helicopter's missile where to fire.
"Message from scout helicopter, just before contact was lost," General Badi interjected.
It is being used as a heavily armed scout helicopter.
Ordinarily I'd say yes-but we just lost contact with one of our scout helicopters, which means everyone's an enemy until we find out otherwise.
Chambord decides, "There's room for five of us in the scout helicopter.
As the American operation commenced, light scout helicopters flew ahead of the strike force at low level to detect opponents or draw their fire.