Eurocopter AS550C2 Fennec - Helicopter with 4x TOW missiles used by Denmark

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EUROCOPTER AS550C2 FENNEC

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  • 2x2 152 mm BGM-71 Improved TOW Anti Tank Guided Missiles
    -1 double launcher on each side of the helicopter, 4x in total.
    -Length: 1.16–1.17 m with probe folded
    -Length: 1.41–1.51 m with probe extended
    -Diameter: 152 mm
    -Wingspan: 0.46 m
    -Warhead weight: 3.9–6.14 kg (penetration 430–900 mm RHA)[8]
    -Operational range: Basic TOW 3,000 m, most variants 3,750 m
    -Maximum speed: 278–320 m/s
    -Guidance: system: Optically tracked, wire-guided (wireless radio-guided in RF variants)

  • 1-2x LMG M/62 7.62x51mm door mounted machinegun
    -Danish verison of FN MAG 58
    -Primary position: Left cabin door, but a second could be mounted on the right side

  • 1-2x M/04 5.56mm door mounted machinegun
    -Danish verison of FN Minimag
    -Primary position: Left cabin door, but a second could be mounted on the right side

  • 1-2x FN MAG 58 door mounted machinegun
    -Lended by Combat Support Wing
    -Primary position: Left cabin door, but a second could be mounted on the right side

  • 2x Alkan ELIPS countermeasures dispenser
    -Located on each their side on the fuselage
    -Capacity: 64 rounds, 128x in total both combined

TECHNICAL DATA
Type: Helicopter/Multi role
Cruise speed: 186 km/h
Top speed: 287 km/h
Blade diameter: 10.69m
Weight empty: 1750 kg
Weight loaded: 2250
Crew: 2x
Unit: HFT/ESK 724
Factory: Aerospatiale, Frankrig
Engine: Turbomeca Arriel 1D1, 693 HK

HISTORY
AS 550 Fennec is a very light, maneuverable multirole military helicopter which was designed and built by the Eurocopter Group, it was Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 helicopters and has received their name after the Fennec Fox. This specific variant, AS550 helicopter coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other armament, however i don’t know if Denmark used anything besides ATGM’s on theirs.

The helicopters were acquired by the Royal Danish Air Force in 1990 and entered service from 1991 onwards. Their primary mission was to combat enemy armor and were therefore equipped with Anti Tank Guided Missiles. In 2003, the Royal Danish Air Force took over the Fennec AS550 helicopters, which for a while belonged to Squadron 724 under Helicopter Wing Karup. After many years equipped with TOW missiles, they were then used mostly for observation missions and light transport missions. The helicopter was also used for special missions by both the Royal Danish Army and the police special forces.

The Fennec 550 helicopter was used to support troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan and also supports the European Border Agency (Frontex) operations to protect the EU’s external borders, they also conduct surveillance to monitor smuggling and other crime.

IN GAME
This could be a decent helicopter between 8.0-9.0 in either as a part of the Swedish helicopter tree or as an part of a Danish/Norwegian tech tree. Its a fast, small and mobile helicopter and packs a punch with good missiles.

SOURCES

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Danmarks Flymuseum - Eurocopter AS550 C2 Fennec
Danmark
Eurocopter Fennec - Wikipedia
Aerospatiale AS550C2 Fennec, P-276 / 2276, Royal Danish Air Force : ABPic
Eskadrille 724 - Wikipedia
AS-550 Fennec
BGM-71 TOW - Wikipedia
https://www.nationshield.ae/index.php/home/details/techniques/fennec’s-proud-service-in-middle-east/en
https://www.nationshield.ae/index.php/home/details/techniques/fennec’s-proud-service-in-middle-east/en

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Til_Dovre_Faller

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Can also got to Japan when they get their Thai heli tech tree. Tho they use the C3!

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+1 for a Swedish sub tree

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What? There’s already a Swedish tech tree

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He means adding it as a sub tree to the swedish main tree

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Yeah I probably should’ve worded it better

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Ahh. Ty. I’ve picked up some of ur hilarious memes from BEESBURGER’s “fake news”

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Didn’t see you mention flares at all but we had them

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Awesome, i’ve missed that, thank you, i’ll fix that

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updated, i also added a couple machineguns that were used

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The fact this hasn’t been in passed to the devs despite 100% of the voters saying yes is criminal

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Its Danish and honestly this would be a better 9.3 helicopter for sweden or even a 9.0 helicopter especially since it has flares. The swedish Bo’s sit at the same BR as the German models but without any countermeasures to defend themselves. Just a compression problem. This would be a nice addition

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Also the page i showed talks about the pilot using FLIR, so perhaps we also had thermal sights on our Fennec

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i thought i had included that earlier, I’ll look over it and fix it!

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I may have skipped over it, if so i apologize for making you check

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Looks like I’ve missed it, no problem

When i made it i asked around to see if there were any other equipment or weapons used with it, but with no luck, so there are definitely some stuff missing

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I like the Eurocopter since it was in one of my favorite movies GoldenEye but they always seem like there not all there like there 90% perfect. A bit heavy for my liking.

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Yeah im not the biggest Helicopter person but saw this while looking for some stuff on our aircraft and figured id post it.

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one always find the best stuff when you are looking for something else xd

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I’m always open to more swedish vehicles as long as a.) it’s not unneeded copy paste. b.) it’s going to have no viable way to balance it(why CV90 AMOS is insane to me)

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