Object

General Wendall's Cobras

Four Cobra attack helicopters fill General Wendall's inventory, listed during the Situation Room briefing as the 82nd Airborne secures Bitanga Airport. Fitzwallace, Bartlet, Leo, and Captain Morita hear the update amid erupting applause; these rotorcraft stand primed for Phase Two, supporting the 101st Air Assault's advance in the operation's pivot from crisis to strategy.

2 appearances

Purpose

Aerial attack and suppression missions in support of ground operations at Bitanga Airport

Significance

Confirm operational assets ready for escalation, marking the shift from airport seizure to broader assault phase and easing White House tension

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E16 · The California 47th

Bitanga Secured — Tactical Win, Strategic Pivot

Four Cobra attack helicopters are included in Wendall's recitation of assets, indicating close air support capabilities that bolster the airborne units' security and the briefing's optimism.

Before: Accounted for in the operational assets inventory.

After: Remain part of air assets assigned to provide close support as the operation progresses.

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Bitanga Secured — 101st Cleared, Operation Enters Phase Two

Four Cobra attack helicopters are enumerated by Wendall as air assets available to support the 82nd and the 101st; their mention signals close air support capability for the transition to phase two.

Before: On the roster of available aerial attack assets.

After: Remain tasked/available to provide close air support as ordered.

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