Paper Thin Skin of Helicopters

Machinery of War Discussion Helicopter
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Now that most of the top tier helicopters have detailed modules should there be a more realistic aircraft skin (eg further detail to outer skin). I’m no expert but I do believe that many of the top tier helicopters can resist a decent amount of 7.62mm and some 12.7mm fire and should not be wiped out by a 7.62mm hit to the engine. I heard from some of the helicopters shot down in war that the cladding on the Ka-52 is about 10mm, should this not be modeled in game?

TLDR: Outer aircraft armor for helicopters (eg cladding) should be added

Please leave your thoughts and comments below:

List of helicopters with advanced modules: (as of 5/31/25)
AH-64 (all models)
Eurocopter Tiger (all models)
Ka-50/52
Mi-8 (all models)
UH-1B
Z-10

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most??

MOST??

I think not…

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No, as this would upset the weight and balance of the aircraft, it’s also not historically accurate. as helicopters don’t use external armor in order to keep their weight down and reduce stress on the airframe and its system.