Alternatively, the helicopter could carry guided rocket pods or machine gun pods for close air support role.

二者择一地，直升飞机可以为近距离空中支援任务携带制导火箭吊舱或机炮吊舱。

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The kind of air support you want in a fight like that is helicopter gunships or the old "warthog, " the A-10.

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The helicopter brigade will be deployed for about nine months, serving in a variety of support roles in the air and on the ground.

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He also revealed that a French helicopter pilot, Lieutenant Damien Boiteux, was killed in Friday's fighting - during an air raid to support Mali's ground troops in the battle for Konna.

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