I remember flying over a LAN I'd set up with friends, two AH-64D Longbows piloted by two people in each Longbow, pilot and gunner; escorting a Blackhawk. The mission involved the Blackhawk transporting a team of Rangers, the Longbows hovered in order to cover the Blackhawk, which landed under cover of darkness. The Rangers jumped out of the Blackhawk and made their way to a bridge where they planted explosives. We had to keep them safe in enemy territory, lots of fighting using night vision. Even the pilot of the Blackhawk was able to use his gun and we eventually egressed back to safer lands while watching the bridge blowing up. Lots of fun and like Nickhawk says it was done 15 years ago and it worked brilliantly.