Bell AH-1 SuperCobra

An updated version of Bell’s classic Cobra, this attack helicopter was developed toward the end of the Vietnam War. They saw use in the invasion of Grenada, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War, where dozens sustained damage, mainly from ground units. US SuperCobras were retired in 2020. Some of the most extensive use of SuperCobras in combat, however, came during the aforementioned Iraq-Iran War. They were frequently used as anti-armor vehicles to great effect. In 2016, Kurdish PKK militants shot down a Turkish SuperCobra with a surface-to-air 9K38 Igla missile launcher.