or redundancies
or the ability to fly on one engine
or even their actual weapons in the case of Longbow Apache
the AH-64DJP is a very decent helicopter, its just the BR placement and the lack of its actual ordinance make’s it lesser of the longbows
if they added AGM-114L’s (which all longbow apaches had) it would drastically improve them as it has some relatively good FnF ability and adding to the survivability. Given KA-52’s/Mi-28NM’s have much faster AGM’s and NM having DIRCCM, or Z-10ME having TY-90’s (can virtually lockdown a whole airspace if awareness is there) and DIRCCM.
Israel’s AH-60, and the eurocopters having spike er’s
114K’s just take too long and need a constant laser mark exposing you to long amounts of danger. Whereas 114L’s might reduce that quite a bit and make the DJP a much better and safer to fly
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Even though AH-2 was not fully built to say. I could see it in game as a squadron vehicle as Japan needs one and this is unique. Maybe one day we could see a modified OH-1 as an attack heli.
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I honestly wouldn’t mind the OH-1 with just the Type 91s lol
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I’d love if they made scout helis their own class, so i could for example first spawn and scout the enemy team lol
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+1+1,support,this is great!
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In the Modern Warship (MWT) game, the Japanese OH-1 helicopter is added as a playable helicopter. Will GAIJIN do the same? Used to increase the richness of Japan’s independently developed TT line helicopters
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Compared to OH-1, its successor AH-2 joining the game looks like a good choice！
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I lowkey want the OH-1 so I can just launch Type 91 Kais from a heli lol
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me too, especially which how many DIRCM helis that sling missile freely nowdays.
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I recently got hold of the magazine that the article was in, so I can answer any questions you may have.
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So I guess it’s true the powerplant wasn’t unique to the AH-2?
First, please note that these articles focus on the AH-X program circa 2000 (which led to the AH-64D), not the 2010 UH-X project (or its AH-X variant) that failed due to a bid-rigging scandal.
The articles clarify the official stance on the power plant at the time: during the early stages of the OH-1, the engine had not been selected among the T800, MTR390, and XTS-1. The airframe was designed to be compatible with all three, then optimized once the engine was chosen. This led to the assessment that upgrading for more power would be relatively straightforward.
Again, since this pertains to the AH-X selection in 2000, the XTS-2 engine was not yet in existence.
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So the XTS2 was an internal development that was not necessarily built for any single design. It seems that the AH-2 based on the OH-1, never really took off then.
And you’re saying there an attack version of the UH-2?
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Actually, there were two real “what-if” moments for an OH-1 attack variant:
Around 2000: It was proposed as the AH-1S successor but lost to the AH-64D. (The Defense Technology Journal published a retrospective on this specific design in 2021).
Around 2012: While the project was primarily to replace the aging UH fleet, there was a strong “Family Concept” expectation. The idea was that if the OH-1 based utility variant succeeded, it would naturally pave the way for a unified AH derivative.
The OH-1 based UH actually won the contract! But the whole plan was scrapped after a bid-rigging scandal (officials leaked rival info to Kawasaki).
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To me, it feels a bit strange that you guys use the name “AH-2.” Since it’s an OH-1 derivative and was intended to be the successor to the AH-1S, it’s not logically wrong to call it that, but in Japan, it’s usually referred to as the “AOH-1,” the “Heavily Armed OH-1,” or the “Domestic AH-X Proposal.” The Defense Technology Journal used that last one (the Domestic AH-X proposal) in its retrospective.
OH-1-based UH-1
Interesting
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Official rendering of the cancelled Kawasaki UH-X (with a hint of the OH-1 in the ducted tail rotor)
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If you ask me whether this proposal meets War Thunder’s implementation criteria, I’d say it’s pretty doubtful. But then again, what about the F-16AJ? Since there’s a precedent like that, I can’t help but keep dreaming.
More than anything, I just love the whole concept of an OH-1-based attack helicopter. If it ever actually gets added to the game, I’ll be so moved and shocked that I’ll do a backflip in real life!
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I think this also uses the composite, hingeless rotor of the OH-1 too right?