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Originally Posted by PanzerBob
Try and imagine a HIP or a Slick laying 500m of smoke in front of trigger-happy troops. 
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Actually, this was the plan in the dawn of airmobile tactics in the US Army. Helos with smoke gear would lay smoke screens to make by definition vulnerable LZs more isolated from immediate fire. While most of the Russian equipment was for chemical spraying, the majority of the helicopter systems used by the US were intended for operational use in both capacities.
This was the first link I could find using google.