attack helicopters from different countries

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Attack Helicopters from different countries

Z-10

The Z-10 attack helicopter is under development in China. It's development began in

the mid-1990s. Prototype of the Z-10 maid it's maiden flight in 2003.

Entered service expected in 2008 - 2009

Crew 2 men

Dimensions and weight

Length 14.1 m

Main rotor diameter 12 m

Height 3.85

Weight (maximum take off) 5.5 t

Engines and performance

Engines 2 x Pratt & Whitney PT6C-67C turboshafts

Engine power 2 x 1 531 hp

Maximum speed 300 km/h

Cruising speed 250 km/h


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Service ceiling 6 000 m

Ferry range 800 km

Armament

Cannon 30-mm cannon

Missiles HJ-9 or HJ-10 anti-tank missiles, TY-90 air-to-air missiles

Eurocopter Tiger

The RC 665, known in France as the Tigre and in Germany as the Tiger, was planned

in 1984 to meet French and German requirements for an advanced multi-role type

for battlefield operations in the typical European scenario. The Eurocopter Tiger

attack helicopter was co-developed by France and Germany.

Entered service 2002

Crew 2 men


Length 15.8 m

Main rotor diameter 13 m

Height 5.2 m

Weight (empty) 3.3 t


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Engines 2 x MTU/Turbomeca/Rolls-Royce MTR 390 turboshaft engines



Hovering ceiling 3.2 km

Range 800 km

Endurance 3 hours 25 minutes

Armament

Cannon 30-mm cannon

Missiles 8 x HOT 2, HOT 3 or Trigat 2 anti-tank missiles; 4 x Stinger 2 or Mistral

short-range air-to-air missiles

Other 68 x 68-mm rockets and podded 12.7-mm guns

Agusta A 129 Mangusta

Conceived in response to an Italian Army requirement of the mid-1970s, the A 129

Mangusta (Mongoose) was the first dedicated attack helicopter to be designed, built

and deployed by a European country. Italian army operates 45 Augusta A 129

Mangusta lightweight attack helicopters.


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Crew 2 men


Length 14.29 m

Main rotor diameter 11.9 m




Engines 2 x Piaggio (Rolls-Royce) Gem 2-2 Mk 1004D turboshaft engines

Engine power 2 x 825 hp


Combat radius 100 km

Armament

Cannon 1 x 20-mm cannon; can carry podded 12.7-mm machine guns

Missiles 8 x TOW-2A anti-tank missiles

Other 52 x 70-mm or larger 81-mm Medusa rockets

Kawasaki OH-1

From the mid-1980s the Japan Defence Agency (JDA), began to consider a

successor to the OH-6D light helicopters currently in service with the Japanese

Ground Self-Defence Force. Only 14 Kawasaki OH-1 light scout and observation

helicopters were delivered to Japanese army.


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Crew 2 men


Length 12 m


Height 3.4 m


Weight (maximum take off) 4 t


Engines 2 x Mitsubishi TS1-10 turboshafts

Engine power 2 x 888 hp


Range 550 km


Armament

Missiles 4 x Toshiba Type 91 short-range air-to-air missiles, anti-tank missiles

Other rocket pods


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Mil Mi-24 Hind

The Mi-24 Hind is one of the most widely-known assault helicopter gunships in the

world, and remains in service with over 35 air arms.The Mi-24 Hind pack a

formidable punch while retaining the capability to transport a squad of troops.


Crew 3 men

Troops 8 men


Length 19.79 m


Height 6.5 m




Engines 2 x Klimov TV3-117 turboshats



Service ceiling 4.5 km/h

Range 450 km/h


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Armament

Cannon 1 x 4-barrel 12.7-mm gun, later replaced with a 23-mm twin-barrel cannon

Missiles 9M17P Skorpion (AT-2 'Swatter'), 9M114 Shturm (AT-6 'Spiral')anti-tank

guided missiles

Other 57-mm, 80-mm, 130-mm and 240-mm rockets; AGS-17 30-mm grenade

launchers

Mil Mi-28 Havoc

Despite its reported defeat by the Ka-50 Hokum, Mil received an order for a small

batch of the Mi-28 Havoc combat helicopters from the Russian armed forces and

continues to actively market the type. Apparently the Mil Mi-28 Havoc attack

helicopter's design was not as successful as the Ka-50 Hokum.

Crew 2 men


Length 17 m


Height 3.82 m


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Engines 2 x Klimov TV3-117VK turboshaft engines



Hovering ceiling 3.6 km

Range 460 km

Armament

Cannon 1 x 30-mm cannon

Missiles 9M114 Shturm-C, 9M120 / 9M121F Vikhr or 9A-2200 anti-tank guided

missiles

Kamov Ka-50 Hokum

The Ka-50 Chernaya Akula (black shark, NATO designation Hokum) was planned as

a rival to the Mi-28 Havoc in a competition to provide the Soviet armed forces with a

new battlefield attack helicopter. Production of the Kamov Ka-50 Hokum attack

helicopter is postponed with only some helicopters built.


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Crew 1 men


Length 16 m


Height 4.93 m




Engines 2 x Klimov TV3-117VK turboshafts



Service ceiling 5.5 km

Range 540 km

Endurance 1 hour 40 minutes

Armament

Cannon 1 x 30-mm cannon

Missiles 16 x 9M120 Vikhr (AT-9 'Spiral') and Vikhr-M (AT-16) anti-tank missiles

Other ungided rockets in place of the AT missiles

Kamov Ka-52 Hokum-B

The Kamov Ka-52 Alligator (NATO designation Hokum-B) is a two-seat version of the

Ka-50. It is a multi-role all-weather attack helicopter, capable operating in daytime

and at night.


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Crew 2 men


Length 13.53 m


Height 4.95 m

Weight (empty) ~ 8 t



Engines 2 x TV3-117VMA turboshafts

Engine power 2 x 2 200 shp



Range (max payload) 520 km

Ferry range 1 200 km

Endurance 1 hour 40 minutes

Armament

Cannon 1 x 30-mm cannon (460 rounds)

Missiles 12 x Vikhr (AT-9 Spiral) anti-tank missiles / 4 x Igla-V air-to-air missiles

Other rocket pods or bombs


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Denel AH-2 Rooivalk

The Atlas (now Denel) Rooivalk (red kestrel) is the first operational result of a

development programme launched in 1981 for an indigenous attack helicopter. The

programme initially involved the XH-1 Alpha and XTP-2 Beta as concept-proving and

systems test-beds.The South African air forces operate only 12 Denel AH-2 Rooivalk

attack helicopters.


Crew 2 men


Length 18.73 m


Height 5.19 m




Engines 2 x Atlas Topaz turboshaft engines


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Maximum cruising speed 309 km/h

Range 940 km

Armament

Cannon 1 x 20-mm Armscor cannon

Missiles 4 x four-round launchers for TOW or Denel ZT-6 Makopa anti-tank missiles,

provision for air-to-air missiles

Other launchers with 70-mm unoperated rockets in place of the missiles.

OH-58 Kiowa

Developed from the civil Bell Model 206A JetRanger helicopter, the US Army's OH-58

Kiowa served extensively in Vietnam in the light observation and scout roles. The

Model 206 was built in significant numbers for military service and remains in

widespread use with the US Army in upgraded OH-58C form.


Crew 2 men


Length 12.58 m


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Height 3.93 m




Engines 1 x Allison T703-AD-700 turboshaft

Engine power 650 hp


Range 413 km

Armament

Missiles 4 x FIM-92 Stinger or AGM-114 Hellfire missiles

Other 2 x 70-mm Hydra 70 rocket launchers in place of the missiles

AH-1 HueyCobra

In 7 September 1965 Bell flew the prototype of the world's first dedicated attack

helicopter. Based on the Model 204 utility helicopter, the Model 209 introduced a

new slim fuselage with a fighter-type cockpit. The pilot sits high in the rear with a

co-pilot/gunner lower in the front directing the fire of a wide range of weapons

mounted on lateral stub wings or under the nose. The AH-1G HueyCobra went into

production in 1966 and over 1 000 were delivered in the first four years. The AH-1G

saw extensive service in Vietnam.


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Crew 2 men


Length 13.87 m


Height 4.32 m




Engines 2 x General Electric T700-GE-401 turboshafts



Range 635 km

Armament

Cannon 1 x three-barreled 20-mm cannon

Missiles 8 x TOW or Hellfire anti-tank missiles, AIM-9 and Stinger air-to-air missiles,

provision for AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles

Other various rocket pods, cluster munitions, napalm bombs


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Boeing AH-64A Apache

Designed in 1972 to meet the US Army's need for an AAH (Advanced Attack

Helicopter), the AH-64A has taken over the mantle of the world's premier attack

helicopter from the Bell AH-1 HueyCobra. The first Hughes YAH-64 prototype flew on

30 September 1975, the programme coming under the jurisdiction of McDonnell

Douglas from August 1985 and Boeing from 1997. The Boeing AH-64A Apache

became the standard by which other attack helicopters are judged.


Crew 2 men


Length 14.97 m


Height 4.66 m




Engines 2 x General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshafts




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Range 428 km

Armament

Cannon 1 x 30-mm M230 cannon with 1 200 rounds

Missiles 16 x AGM-114A Hellfire anti-tank missiles, optional AIM-9L, AIM-92A Stinger

and Mistral air-to-air missiles, Sidearm anti-radar missile

Other 19-shot Hydra 70 rocket pods

Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache

Beginning in the late 1980s, the US Army planned a series of upgrades to its AH-64A

fleet. The major upgrade is centred around the Northrop Grumman APG-78 Longbow

milimetric-wavelength fire-control radar allied to new AGM-114L Hellfire 2 missiles.

During 1992 McDonnell Douglas converted four AH-64As with this radar to act as

proof-of-concept aircraft for a variant designated AH-64D. The Designations AH-64B

and AH-64C for interim variants were later dropped so that the AH-64D Apache

became the second operational Apache variant. The AH-64D Longbow Apache is

armed with a Hellfire 2 long-range fire-and-forget ATGMs.


Crew 2 men


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Length 14.97 m


Height 4.9 m




Engines 2 x General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshafts




Range 407 km

Armament

Cannon 1 x 30-mm M230 cannon

Missiles 16 x AGM-114L Hellfire 2 anti-tank missiles, 4 x Stinger, Mistral of 2 x AIM-

9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles or 2 x AGM-122 Sidearm anti-radar missiles

Other rocket pods

Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche

The US Army's ambitious LHX (Light Helicopter Experimental) programme called for

a new armed reconnaissance/scout helicopter to replace the service's force of 3 000

AH-1s, OH-6s and OH-58s. A request for proposals was issued in June 1988, and 23-

month demonstration and validation contracts were placed with two industrial

teamings: the 'Super Team' (Bell and McDonnell Douglas) and the 'First Team'

(Boeing and Sikorsky). In April 1991 the designation and name RAH-66 Comanche

were selected and the First Team was announced as winner. The Comanche is

designed for minimum observability and is based on a stealthy airframe built largely

of composite materials. In 1998 the planned total was 1 292 helicopters with the

possibility of 389 to be added later, however the whole programme was canceled in

2004.


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Crew 2 men


Length 14.28 m


Height 3.37 m




Engines 2 x LHTEC T800-LHT-801 turboshaft engines

Engine power 2 x 1 432 shp


Range 2 334 km (with drop tanks)

Armament

Cannon 1 x 20-mm three-barrel cannon in undernose turret

Missiles up to 3 x Hellfire ATGMs or 6 x Stinger AAMs in two weapon bays or 8 x

Hellfires / 16 x Stingers on optional stub wings

Other Hydra-70 unoperated rocket pods in place of the missiles

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