The launchers were also, the crews quickly realized, ... A UH-1 Huey helicopter, call sign Sidekick, toting the Coors themed rocket pod on a mission during the Vietnam War.

Officially labeled a rocket launcher, the M202 FLASH stood for Flame Assault Shoulder. It was intended to replace the World War II M1 and M2 flamethrowers that were used as standard incendiary devices ...

The Little Bird’s weaponry is a far cry from the M60 machine gun carried aboard a Loach in Vietnam: AH-6s can carry miniguns, rocket pods, grenade launchers, Hellfire missiles, and air-to-air ...

and an M190 U.S. Army rocket launcher. “Mmmmhmmm ... model of the M72 light anti-tank weapon that was first used in the Vietnam War era. The U.S. Army said it needed more time to look into ...

Denny Turner painted a Budweiser-themed rocket pod on one of his UH-1 Huey helicopters during his tour in the Vietnam War in 1968 to 1969. Photo courtesy of Jim Koch.