Thread: Attack Helicopters

Originally Posted by GGTharos

... has been out of production for a looooooong time now.

So it has been, excuse my ignorance.

Originally Posted by Chaobam Armour

I'm going for the WAH-64 Apache Longbow, the advanced British version of the AH-64 Apache Longbow. Differences being:
1. Folding Blade Mechanism for use in confined spaces on board ships.
2. Rolls Royce Turbomeca Engines, giving it 25% more power than the GE-T700s'.
The US Government are currently evaluating these engines.
3. Anti-Ice protection for the rotor blades.
4. Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids (HIDAS).
5. Connectivity to BOWMAN (Communications System).
6. M230 Chain Gun (Same as US), Hellfire, Stinger, Starstreak, Sidewinder/Sidearm
Missiles, CRV 7 Rockets.
7. Never Exceed Speed 402Km/h - 250mph, Max Speed 365Km/h - 227mph.
US version = 365Km/h - 227mph and 293Km/h - 182mph.

Are they finally airborne? Last I heard they were still sitting in storage somewhere waiting for trained pilots and/or the required upgrades.

Originally Posted by Stitch

Are they finally airborne? Last I heard they were still sitting in storage somewhere waiting for trained pilots and/or the required upgrades.

For usability in combined arms @ a price thats likely to see more combat than other platforms I have an affinity for the viper (though im biased)

If your after bells and whistles and more then apache.

Ah 64 is battle proven with mixed results

Dessert Storm--277 Apaches were fielded to destroy 500APCs and Tanks
Prima facie very impressive but if you see the nos it is the other way round

With 277 Choppers you can destroy complete mechanized divisions, if backed by infantry/Artellary pieces in a matter of days--an Army half the size of a country like Iran /Pakistan can be wiped out.
True efficacy measurement is tricky it depends on who is fighting whom.


MI28 will prove be very good if tried as it is are heavily armoured
and have the same fire power as Apache--I need not mention the specs.

MI28 also carries more AA missiles (8Igla ) compared to 4 of the apache, the mi-28 uses Ataka and also can use Vikhr-m missiles which are comparable to the hellfire with their 10,000m+ range and penetration, and they are also can be used as AA missiles.optimized for day/night operations in all weather equipped with a milimeter wave radar station, IR-TV and laser ranger mounted on top of the main rotor in a manner similar to the mounting of the Longbow dome on the AH-64 Apache Longbow.)

Originally Posted by bhumikabhushan

ah 64 is battle proven with mixed results

dessert storm--277 apaches were fielded to destroy 500 plus apcs and tanks
prima facie very impressive but if you see the nos it is the other way round.


Semour hersh says apache attack helicopters, bradley fighting vehicles, and artillery units from the 24th division pummeled the 5 -mile-long retreating iraqi columnfor hours, destroying some 700 iraqi tanks, armored cars and trucks, and killing not only iraqi soldiers but civilians and children as well. Many of the dead were buried soon after the engagement, and no accurate count of the victims could be made."
with 277 choppers you can destroy complete mechanized divisions, if backed by infantry/artellary pieces in a matter of days--an army half the size of a country like iran /pakistan can be wiped out.
True efficacy measurement is tricky it depends on who is fighting whom.
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mi28 will prove be very good if tried as it is are heavily armoured
and have the same fire power as apache--i need not mention the specs.

Mi28 also carries more aa missiles (8igla ) compared to 4 of the apache, the mi-28 uses ataka and also can use vikhr-m missiles which are comparable to the hellfire with their 10,000m+ range and penetration, and they are also can be used as aa missiles.optimized for day/night operations in all weather equipped with a milimeter wave radar station, ir-tv and laser ranger mounted on top of the main rotor in a manner similar to the mounting of the longbow dome on the ah-64 apache longbow.)

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