在军用直升机行列中，武装直升机是一种名副其实的攻击性武器，因此也可称为攻击直升机。作为一种武器装备，武装直升机实质上是一种超低空火力平台。本文阐述了国外武装直升机的发展，分析了武装直升机的作战性能，以及武装直升机的武器配置和实战应用。

Among the army helicopters, armed helicopter is a kind of equipment that deserves the name of attackor, so it is called attack helicopter. With the advent of such helicopters, army helicopters are playing their poles not only in logistics but also in the forent. As a weapon, armed helicopter is a firing platform at over low altitude. This article introduces the foreign armed helicopter development and analyzes its combat capability, weapon configuration and actual combat application.