31. Israeli helicopter gunships fire rockets toward Gaza City, witnesses say. 32. Israel frequently targets Palestinian militants with missiles fired from helicopter gunships . 33. Armed escorts were also increased using various helicopters fitted as gunships . 34. The gunships carried flares to blind the heat-seeking missiles. 35. Due to their heavy armament they are sometimes called helicopter gunships . 36. The attack began with Republic clone troopers landing in LAAT gunships . 37. Iraq's tanks were more effective against Iranian helicopter gunships . 38. Iran responded a week later by attacking Iraq using helicopter gunships . 39. There were daily bombardments against the civilian population using helicopter gunships . 40. While MiG jets dropped bombs, two helicopter gunships blocked escape routes.