Big Bang Ricochet 020: The Penetrator Gunship (d20)
For our 20th issue¸ we now introduce our very first bit of aircraft coverage! Sure you've heard of them¸ the helicopter gunships or attack helicopters. You can probably even name a few¸ like the AH-64 Apache¸ AH-1 Cobra¸ or even the Mi-24 Hind. If you're really lucky¸ you can probably even name ones like the Tigre or Cheyenne. However¸ this is one few have heard of. Designed as a rebuild of the venerable UH-1 Huey¸ the Penetrator was meant to provide first-world gunship quality to secoind- and third-world militaries. Trialed by the US Army¸ the helicopter was eventually ordered by the South Korea to counter a growing fleet of Hinds in the north. Eventually¸ the threat fell apart and the order was cancelled¸ leaving the fairly innovative Penetrator to become a mere footnote in military aviation history. 5 pages of content¸ including a Big Bang entry for the M197 20mm chaingun.