"AH-58D" Kiowa Warrior?

Will do. Thanks everyone.

Look for info on TF-118, there is plenty written about the operations.

Chief Snake

Yes, it is the same aircraft
John
helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission

Yup, that's what I was thinking of. I knew a lot about Prime Chance was declassified, but not much has been written about it (at least, to my knowledge).

So am I correct then, that the AH-58D is the same thing as an OH-58D?

You are correct. Several AH-58Ds operated off of US Navy warships during the Iran/Iraq war of the 1980s. This was at the same time when we reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers to prevent them from being fired upon by both the Iranians and Iraqis. Another incident you may recall is the USS Stark being fired on by Iraqi Mirage fighters with Exocet missiles.

We used the Kiowa Warriors to attack several Iranian gunboats and the oil rig platforms they used as staging areas.

Thanks for the help!

Trigger,

In US Army light divisions (10th Mtn, 82nd airborne, 25th ID) the OH-58D is tasked with all attack helo ops since they're smaller and easier to transport than the Apache. Usual armament is a 7-shot rocket pod or 2 Hellfires on the right side and a .50 cal MG on the left.