Don’t forget about the Su-47 :)
Jesus, I never realised how many helicopters some nations already have
Japan and the UK still only have 4 TT helis while the some of the other trees actually have helis that are bordering on duplicate territory
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The radar is based upon the Blue Vixen, which in itself is best compared to the APG 73 found on things like the F-15C. Id imagine in relative performance its comparible to early AESA radars though it is still mechanical. In overall capaibilities, it probably isnt far off the F-15C, and that general class of Gen 4s. But the key difference is that it will be stronger in WVR. The game dynamic will flip completely. With US and USSR being equal or superior in BVR but inferior in WVR. Think F-16C vs Tornado F3 but in reverse but not quite so completely one sided.
Based upon an assumption we’ll see F-15s and equivalents at 12.7 this December. I reckon we could and more importantly should see the first set of prototype typhoons around Q2 next year at around BR13. with some limitations such as some missing control systems, and more limited loadout capabilies
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I’m surprised we haven’t had the AH-64E yet while the Ka series continues to dominate
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I believe that for now, the heli tt is shorter the better. There is no need for that much heli. especially if the only need is the top tier one
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Yeah, thats true, grinding through those heli trees is a chore even with the option to research them via ground battles
I think that is a symptom of not having anything else better, If AH-64E was added. It would likely be equal or superior and that would be unfair
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I wish gaijin can fold some of the heli, especially when there are tons of small toy with 38k/39k rp, like France heli tt with that gazelle spam. I want to prepare for tiger had block 2 and they really give me a hard time
I guess gaijin will bring agm114L with ah
64e. Or it’s quite pointless. Since its pretty much like an ah-64d with maw combine on itself
Tbf with Japan there is not much at least nothing that will over take the DJP. There are some lower stuff that can be added such as H-13, OH-1, HSS-2 family and SH-60 family but thats really it.
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They could add oh-1for fun. Since type91 get a huge buff and can counter heli even with dircm in dev server
Yeah, theres a couple helis that honestly should be foldered
US UH-1B and UH-1C
Ger Bo 105 PAH-1 and PAH-1A1
USSR Mi-24V and Mi-24P
Fr Allouhette II and III, not sure about the Gazelles tho
Isr Peten and Seraph (unless they start adding stuff to differentiate them)
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I agree, a lot of these helicopters end up overlapping a lot in effectiveness and BR, which means that there’s only a few meta helicopters actually worth putting in your lineups. As cool as the new Blackhawk is, I really wonder if it will be worth bringing over say an Apache
Dunno about their relative specs, but if any of those could provide an 8.x or 10.0/10.3 BR heli they would be welcome additions
Edit: Damn the OH-1 looks sleek af, too bad it only has air to air weapons
If my memory is ok, the black hawk dlp could carried 16 hellfire and at 11.3, on dev stream. It’s depend if the hellfire is hellfire b or k. But I believe viper is a better choice for 11.3 since it has 2 aim9m
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sadly not, the HSS-2s and SH-60s are naval choppers mainly carrying torps and such. sh-60k for japan can use 2-4 hellfires but that’s it. i honestly expect these to only be flyable units on modern ships similar to float planes in naval. Oh-1 just has IR missiles which could be interesting but nothing crazy.
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Ah, so the same problem that the UK helis are facing
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I don’t understand what makes the AH-64E equal to, or better than the Ka-52. Slightly better flight performance?
If it’s an ordinance argument, that goes both ways…
What they need is some new mechanic that makes them worth while. Imagine if you could land the blackhawk and resupply, at least a little bit, nearby teammates
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Both gazelle are quite useless. First one gets only 2 hot2, the second one get 2 hot2 and 2 mistral. But since there is a mistral launcher on the ground. I dont think I need that.