The full story is a bit more than that. The engines alone are enough, this is not why it was rejected.
It was rejected because the engines were not just for the AH-2, but for a common AH-X / UH-X program both based around the OH-1 that included the AH-2 and a utility helicopter design. This meant that by a technicality the engine isn’t vehicle specific to the AH-2, which leaves us with nothing that is specifically made only for the AH-2.
Basically lol. I couldn’t prove the engine was unique to this airframe
I still think the rejection based on that line of reasoning is really dumb lol (not trying to criticize mods, just the standards). The parts commonality (including the engine) would make the engine technically unique to a small family of vehicles. The two airframes sharing the same engine were the whole point. I don’t see why we can’t get this when people advocate for unbuilt variants of existing vehicles/prototypes
Personally I’d say the same, especially considering it’s not patchworked together from existing parts, but actually specifically developed for set of common domestic helicopters that the AH-2 was part of.
I feel like this is a point where the written suggestion rules can be used to both pass and reject it, and the moderator that looked at it probably just went with the safer option.
Unfortunately, this suggestion was on the line for the litmus test they use, and it was decided that it couldn’t be accepted. Shame :(
Shame indeed, i hate the stupid AH-64DJP what a horrible helicopter…
it doesn’t help the fact that gaijin doesn’t give Helis there armor
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
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.
I honestly wouldn’t mind the OH-1 with just the Type 91s lol
I’d love if they made scout helis their own class, so i could for example first spawn and scout the enemy team lol
+1+1,support,this is great!
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
Compared to OH-1, its successor AH-2 joining the game looks like a good choice！
I lowkey want the OH-1 so I can just launch Type 91 Kais from a heli lol
me too, especially which how many DIRCM helis that sling missile freely nowdays.
I recently got hold of the magazine that the article was in, so I can answer any questions you may have.
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.
