The Debrief - In the Cockpit of the Cobra Attack Helicopter

Flying a Cobra gunship is a bit like wearing it. The first time I climbed into the cockpit of an S-model AH-1 Cobra, I was struck by how skinny the thing was. 113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kh3q3npV1-WJV7CgNtwN7KLPt6gx_SkW8tf9yg7cwqwmW2kH5qD5GX0ZhW2Zxy4R6YJXHmN7kh30mV3X0mN3bc5Y_1kB42W1zmGYm15HvFHW7DzZw-2Tg9TCW61dbs73Rmd2CW99ldzL3XbYwcW32n0jh63xxFnW2bs5G-7BSv0sW394ZmW9jz-VbW6H-dLw1wDnSKW7L40Fc3g5QvXW1CGQRT6q4Nn5W5xGgrQ55BP-mW5D5z0x7x3Q4FW4Kncyk3nk7sWN1Q9mfTmzv48W2MSZpm6zT5w_W6lHjCj3xlmz836hf1 113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kV3q3n_V1-WJV7CgRdvW5YWv6B8-vYsYN3TyFk_4s2YlW3YR9st56T6dTW3b1xJ49glJ41W5Sl7q837_j3vW5q9cSr6F35W8N2Pd6WVY8tXZW4Xh4Ff8l5Pk0N5hFgfC2ry4GMqW5d8GkXr2W8d5RQf2RvwnYN3hdCFdvvB5SW128qcQ7zX6JtW4MYD5v275gynW6hNRZC4FH_68W6SXLnx8KTf6BW1QMnnl7v55hMW47mdZL1dlX0kW1mwq_G7xk8CyVVJ62Z7pKnslW9dBbb27_pJ09W5sb4KM3sk6LLW4xf217428KpvW3gM8b94J2G7wW6ghKlr70rck1W3tkpZ-7w-Tqr3mLX1 [IN THE COCKPIT OF THE COBRA ATTACK HELICOPTER](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kV3q3n_V1-WJV7CgWh-W1jSFmS6crJP7VrPp2n8dRygTW6dwVvb4znB7pVFm8nT65H86yW7Jt0Ml927Zk2N60f0FKVwjyZW95KjG95dT3w3W6tySHJ2zv_HPW6R3syW4TVxL8W9gzlPd2kmFwZW61s2kW7dnMkhW6ynl9b3j9m6NW2h6MZh5BkKRgW7QgvDt33W9bdW2jlgTV2hbjNPW6DbgH-7jfx8bW3WQP5h7VTr7PVQlDKS4D5gjXW267PxW6pMRrgW42TWk630Tn0bW3yqybH4lzMd8W4kKSMS2N2dC6W3ZhlVK8_NfsrW4skktw8pCJRgW5ZVt_Q1NYKfMW1x0-Mc6VylDb32tM1) By Will Dabbs, MD February 18th, 2023 - Flying a Cobra gunship is a bit like wearing it. The first time I climbed into the cockpit of an S-model AH-1 Cobra, I was struck by how skinny ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kV3q3n_V1-WJV7CgWH8N5hQ_Dy5Zfq0W6Z7wTD8pGfFPW4w1jX53zrvVXW6ttmF9392nY2W26qxsw35fvj7W2tztqk6xJhrgW2dKV415hrs9sVdXC1g4cjjcYN1GfFhjr3024W1-WNmw5LshMwW14k3Kr6fpSDsW6PdYWW2sY0QYW8bZBLF8V4Qr6W8szsKG6Ps9H0W2RH_0x8Q7FWzW4mpl-q1hPcTYW6sNrmN2Rr9k5W8q_Wqs6kCJcBW50FS0y7PlkGgW1gLb742KKSr7W76J9536WYq19W57_Gzf6d5hC0N2xmhgKcPG8PMzFr_MqFdqzW7QBpjj2LBgsCW1d5Gtf64RXHy3lQt1) [tal-owen-gun](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kB3q3nJV1-WJV7CgFmgW6X1tR65qRKtBW28gnFt6yrCKyW31pkFM8qcgMQW78gpJ27w-F6YVbplpF2VVC9-W33Ws4L4bRzbxW1N_MKh6SyLtTW6hTPrk8JsKNvV6Y65W7srTRrW35wJgm7zf3cbW4v6vGJ669MRlW5ks9B5957KC0VY5T695Gp3KqVkWr2x2YMJ4lW107-5R7j9MpZVXNwmC7X3N0MW69WTcj8VwGpRW52smF25VCNjjW7_1JyC5cP-SLW6HmX2S1BXmb0W7gCfYn3yFXWLW1llDnX4B3mKdW2mqWrY41RTD1V2lLRY2YcsmJ3m6q1) [DOWN UNDER’S BIZARRE, UPSIDE-DOWN SMG](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kB3q3nJV1-WJV7CgNvqN7Q6qmr67fCTW29pyF072gQXsW77q_dt21xn8qW59v9sW4TZ_zkN6qpnyG1j9TsW2WlhY86lKg-kW5hDQC44ln0h1W9h7j4d6lXpqmVyrg4t7wBbPZW6yHgvs71g6MkW9fQPM15BDHw9W5xtC7X4QS6F_N9jZglxKf3kHW5WdgnH1nDgY3V1gZwS11BQb1VwZ1DJ6XbjYWW5NRq0V6pGcJgW8r77k77cHGwSW1hw64h8WxtqDN15LJfGsKDLyN6G8hQHXY3GTW2yPHJL6D69c8W4gGtq13BxM05W3fTwL_81r7tt3nL61) By Will Dabbs, MD February 21st, 2023 - Things are just different in Australia. Many of their mammals are unique to the continent and sport weird pouches they use to raise their young ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kB3q3nJV1-WJV7CgWzsN2RKXY3vmk1BN2G2HBdR5Z13Vxy3jP6jRYCpW78C3615z7xJWW6HLXRR1w3D6LW4HF85v6nfBgqW1YXxMT7hcp_WVs_TbB49Xd7SW6kHw2H8TR087W3gChL339_XtdW2LbCjy8-kWFYW7wkDMd8lBCL7W4Sl7YY5pj3ZvW1MK4vS8trRc4N2km0NGKmTxsVjsfD01XgQfJVgPTlz8ffngVW2C_t8l2ZsYkpW1TBXcF7zy919W6n5qY02RnZGxW1N53Rr2hRyzWW5Zkg8j8h-TQ5W6LK37p30cJVxW85_-qx6dks1c36gc1) [tal-can-a-bullpup-and-red-dot-sight-hit-500-yard-target](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8l93q3phV1-WJV7CgP6rW1sQpk56DNCL4N8kXcqXGH6C-W5x8sFh1nvq7bW6WxgQD4nlMBQW67ZTT958J4xtW3-sgjC6s59wzW5r6h5Z563wk0W70cLdw5RM3c3W1P-tM59dkX2tW1pdwGG76BW8sW5NVQrN7m5fzwW7MjrRy6jn-rTW4qrcdB4gwhd7W84Wnw94NHSsqW6YKDBm77GkpJW96bWJK80R9QbW5BQtjZ2LtZD2W2HQ26189cYdvV-rRSn4dRfqsW87XMbB3tx_MtW15Crsf87bKYsW4vNNtx96pv9-W1gFf5J2NXB5WW5BRwNC7xJt_rW57Nyzx3vlC1hW2K17zl8hmPkbW4_j2bQ3cLgwWN1mJbrkNZ6G634fs1) [CAN A BULLPUP WITH A RED DOT HIT AT 500?](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8l93q3phV1-WJV7CgJLRN6Pj0lyfdsVkN3PTpNFtg1JKW3hCPSQ89pbvSW2STH9x61qq7QW6g5cr-7q9xpdW4Vg1Lc6G7_bCW730X-T193b_WN6yQQlgRj8QYW1_V58L8VC1HMW2hmhxs6m5B1DW56NmRW2mmTw0W1ghD6z57g4mgW3YZnP-609yDFW5hdRl790dfKMW4gTlDV2NP6fVW1bz6913yJCd3W8R104N4G3D4pW6TJr7V3TDFDtW80w7lN6x1RTmW3C-K9P3sY94PW8y1-Dp5NRKpjW4Vp8V52DqppTW2TgMbN7sXjvsW95lMmc6VddsgW9j37sg937TGWVXXQxh4fQtHlVN8SN54pvcjLN58PkpKJdp0X3kQ81) By Beyond Seclusion February 22nd, 2023 - If they’re not already, reflex sights are quickly becoming the most popular type of optic found on firearms today. The U.S. military started ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8l93q3phV1-WJV7CgzQVW7cl4Nr4_G4bsW5Jp6l97BDyLqW2snjPj5vmjD_W3kcLFB7qPqYJN8wmqrD-_VzrW3Y1wR61B_RP-W5gDldM85V2GrW6nfkkD3md_kKW1rG5YG4hps_ZW86xFJc2P3F-rW4lTF-r26B5-HN5gzzMYSvFlkW3-qgKD3gGTRmW943XQ01zJ3tyW51bvs_4c9NJDW3-rFWL8Bf8w2N8jtsMMJ46CyN1cWjrq2c_F0VMbKfk376PF7N2sF7pBrcgjZW1py5-517DCXqW3_fcbf7HzW9TW8DNp8k1CxyzvW6C2SlP1H199HW6q4yj94KtswmW5W6ZnV1HsDDXW1G2q8r3GWN9NW5rTx7l9hDxd436Jx1) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we look at America’s first dedicated helicopter gunship, examine the homegrown submachine gun that served Australians during three wars, and see if a shorty bullpup can go the distance. To start us off, Dr. Will Dabbs puts us in the pilot’s seat of the AH-1 Cobra gunship. As a former pilot of these deadly snakes, Dabbs gives us an “insider’s view” of this powerful and capable helicopter. From the jungles of Vietnam to the modern battlefields of today, these helos have been the close-support guardian angels of ground pounders since the 1960s. [Read the complete story here](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kV3q3n_V1-WJV7CgNFWVXGSZb54Pr6vN4qHp7JYn1QBW8TYzxm9dKHWcW3cQz2t2ySDxsW1Kp5dr6LWwzdW78kLMx5NYqlvW8vyhJT9db3jLN1HWDZV7vph0W8jXLC96y_zGpM6mDZ_mRYLvW4Z8n1w23VD-yW2sRk3q6jg6pSVBxw9Q7HB5CmW1mHnDm35011LW2GWrjV97zC9LW2cwXqL61l-2yVnFm5Q2HgmZSW1jpynM1-gncMN8sgGYgGkVcBW28mb1l7fTCmqN3L55Xt9P3lFW5DB_Xm4rcPk0W16f57k5zS83_W84x80Y6bPTgBN3F6PtyD_s2PW18Cskt2lY8cS3pkf1). Next, Dabbs follows up with the origin story of the fascinating Owen gun. This Australian-made submachine gun served that country’s soldiers well against the Japanese, Communist Chinese, and Viet Cong. This radical homegrown SMG was completely modular, easy to operate, and used the power of gravity to make it uber-reliable. [Catch all of the details on the upside-down gun here](113/c2jPK04/VWrR1w2tWdZ2W38Wdsq40YclsW6D6W6y4XndjBM9V8kB3q3nJV1-WJV7CgWd0W3HLdvD1_6vfyW3BZqf83GRL0xW5SD-_s3Rjv2KW6bCGCq2yX3S4W93yGtJ2_LygKW3tXXVy7ZQLcrN8f2yFX6fHzxW2BBB5y4FQBLdW1RqPn61f3jsTV_h0ms2WCccVV8rm-73HL58vV3PQ_X1kr7k0W6XTJpQ2TKkQQN8CwCDqHtYwhW7Wv23V880069W73_yNk3mq1tRW5smnFz9lmzlBW1VtvGq5NMhBHW494l4L4DjrvLW3M5RzV6nNzt-W3JDP4w1H5pD1W4y6z5N6C5bqrVslp1r7y_7n1W4_ZTKT5fM5bl3ngz1). And finally, Beyond Seclusion takes us to the range with the Springfield Armory Hellion and a Meprolight Tru-Vision red dot. His mission? To see if this combo can go the distance and push past CQB and well into DMR range. Does the combo succeed? 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