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helicopters to provide heavily armed, protected aerial vehicles capable of performing a variety of combat roles, from reconnaissance to aerial assault. By the 1990s, the missile-armed attack helicopter evolved into a primary anti-tank weapon. Able to quickly move about the battlefield and launch fleeting "pop-up attacks", helicopters presented a major threat even with the presence of organic air defenses. The helicopter gunship became a major tool against tank warfare, and most attack helicopters were increasingly optimized for the anti-tank

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