High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An armed helicopter, or helicopter gunship, is a military helicopter modified with weapons for attacking targets on the ground. Armed helicopters differ from attack helicopters in that armed helicopters were previously designed for other tactical uses, such as utility, cargo, reconnaissance, etc., and the weapons mounts are modifications, rather than part of the design of the helicopter. The purpose of the modification to an armed helicopter configuration can be field expediency during combat, the lack of military funding to develop or purchase attack helicopters, or the need to maintain the helicopter for missions that do not require the weapons. Specialized armed helicopters fly from ships at sea, and are equipped for antisubmarine warfare or strikes with anti-shipping missiles. These helicopters may help guide weapons fired from a cooperating ship or fixed-wing aircraft.

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