So… Its a License built harrier that the US modified? Just like how its the Augusta-bell AB 212 which the Italians modified extensively to fit their needs
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it isnt license built its also designed in US
what is so different about the AB212 anyways?
The US and USSR have around double the number of Helis everyone else has at the moment. Its not unreasonable to put them on pause for an update or 3 so that everyone else can get new helis. Besides, until MMW is added. There is relatively minimal value from adding other variants to both as far as I am aware, apart from maybe spike equipped AH-64E. (I think JAGM-ER is too good if it has 16km range)
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They can get the Japanese SH-60, Thai EC AS550 C3, maybe Thai AH-6 pending on armament, and Thai AH-1F. Still very limited though. There’s also other nations they will likely add.
Edit: They could add Singaporean AH-64D, Indonesian AH-64E, and Indonesian Mi-35P as well.
- Indonesian AH-64E Guardian firing an AGM-114R Hellfire missile.
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no. we still have more hueys, cobras, MV-22, etc etc to add. they can add more than one heli per update
Mostly in the ASW kit, but the better/clearer example might be the Augusta Bell AB.204B which was an Huey
Although similar to the UH-1B, the Italian version, more specifically the AB-204B would not be a carbon copy of the American helicopter. Differences included a new propulsion system, which instead of the standard one that was used, it would be instead replaced with a De.Havilland Gnome H.1200
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There are also truckloads of prop planes and old tanks that they could be adding, but they aren’t.
Just because stuff exists doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed to get added.
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same applies to everyone else then. if devs had that view nothing would be added
But you are missing the point. Yes you have loads of options left to add. Everyone does, But they dont add 1 heli per nation every update. Its usually just a handful. Storm Warning added a single dutch AH-64D. If we assume that they average, say 3 per update. Then focus on the 8 nations that have half the number of aircraft as the US/USSR for a few updates.
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Thailand also ordered AH-6i, which could be added, no top tier though. Maybe COIN aircraft are an option in the future (AT-6TH).
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And why do you think that they should be adding more helis to the nations with stacked heli trees then?
because we have a ton of unqiue helicopters and tiltrotor to add?
and how is that different to anyone else?
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Yeah, Thailand has opened up a lot of options for Japan
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Yeah I added it but I wasn’t sure on what it either one will be equipped with. Would be a fun little add if its similar in armament to the US version. I just don’t know enough about the deal.
there are way more US ones. any equality in suggestion amount can be summed up to minor nation players really focusing in on variants
we have like 3 naval blackhawks to add without really getting picky with variants
AH-64E from british army it’s version 6 standard
AH-64E (Early) (version 1 or version 4) for USA tech tree before AH-64E Late (version 6.5)
But gajin might add AGM-114L on US army AH-64D before AH-64E (Early)
Not ready this year, or gajin not add AH-64E Late with JAGM-ER and AH-64Ai with SPIKE NLOS until 2027 or 2028
And? Why does that mean the US should get a monolopy on helicopter additions?
And other nations have loads of variants of other vehicles that could be added, but they aren’t being added for various reasons.
Just because there is stuff left to be added doesn’t mean they are gonna add it anytime soon, or at all.
i never said it should? just that it deserves to continue to have helis added in the next updates. most of the US helis will probably end up in other trees also anyways