How to assault a village with helicopters

[void1984]

Thank you for your deep reply.
I will check once again if any spotter planes are available in 1967.

I was given 3 light helicopters ideal for taking surprise hits.
I have 15 turns to take the village, so I can't afford to locate enemy's flaks first turn, wait 3 turns to fire at them, fly there in next 2 turns, because I will be too late.
I have to fly full range of 81mm mortar, over 3km, so I can't suppress the enemy all the way there blindly, I also use my artillery to lay smoke around Landing Zone.

[void1984]

I have tried your advice.
Spotter plane didn't found any enemy troops, but drained all flaks out of op-fire and located few of them.
My 3 light helicopters probed which ways are safe to approach. They were destroyed, but survived a few hits before.
As the flaks were silent I destroyed those known with gunships.
After that moving transport helicopters to the smoked LZ was easy.

It seems that for helicopters a high altitude doesn't give less chance to be hit by nearby enemy infantry.