--- title: "Here’s how Apache helicopters should be used when attacking dragons" date: "2019-01-28" modified: "2020-10-21" authors: - name: "Logan Nye" job_title: "Senior Contributor, Army Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-movies/heres-how-apache-helicopters-should-be-used-when-attacking-dragons/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Movies and TV" --- # Here’s how Apache helicopters should be used when attacking dragons ![]() The guys over at the Smithsonian Channel war-gamed how an Apache could take down a dragon because curating a museum apparently gets boring. --- The dragon in their model is straight out of European mythology with huge wings, thick armor, and fire breath: ![]() *GIF: Youtube/Smithsonian Channel* The Apache is the same flying merchant of death everyone knows and loves from wars like Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom: ![]() *GIF: Youtube/Smithsonian Channel* The video goes through a couple of scenarios, looking at how Hellfires and 40mm grenades might affect a flying lizard monster. Check it out below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cSzw9eUZOs ## Author Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he's a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [Facebook]()