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Yugoslav Helicopter Tech Tree
Post by @_YugoSlav and @Black_Red_Baron
Today I would like to propose an independent Yugoslav helicopter tech tree.
It consists of helicopters that were/are used by the Yugoslav, Serbian, Croatian, North Macedonian, and Slovenian Air Force.
Rank V
Soko S-55-5 (7.7)
Yugoslav-built Westland WS-55 helicopter.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 19.1 m
- Diameter of the rotor blades: 16.16 m
- Height: 4.07 m
- Empty weight: 2710 kg
- Normal takeoff weight: 3270 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight: 3630 kg
- Fuel capacity: 470 kg
- Maximum speed: 176 km/h
- Cruise Speed: 139 km/h
- Range: 485 km
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340-40, 410 kW (600 hp)
Armament:
- 2x FFAR 2.75-inch (VVRS 69.8 mm) unguided rocket launchers
- 4x 9M14 Malyutka missiles
Gallery
Sources
http://www.maketarplus.com/dokumenta/2019-01.pdf
Prvi helikopteri u JNA - Westland WS 51 i Sikorsky S-55
SIKORSKY S55 - Page
https://sr.wikipedia.org/sr-el/Сикорски_H-19_(СОКО_С-55)#Коришћење_у_Југославији
Mi-8T (8.3)
Mi-8T in Yugoslav and later Serbian service where it received additional armament
Specifications:
- Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer)
- Length: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
- Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Empty weight: 7,100 kg (15,653 lb)
- Gross weight: 11,100 kg (24,471 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft engines, 1,454 kW (1,950 hp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 21.29 m (69 ft 10 in)
- Main rotor area: 356 m2 (3,830 sq ft)
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Range: 495 km (308 mi, 267 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- Side-door mounted manually-controlled 12.7x108 mm HMG
- 64x S-5 rockets (4 x UB-16-57 launchers) + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 16x BR-VZ-128mm rockets (4x L-128-04 launchers) + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x M09 gun pods with M55-09 gun 20x110mm + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x 12.7mm gun pods (4 guns) + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 32x 16 kg bombs + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x 100 kg bombs + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x 250 kg bombs + 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
Sources
Soko HN-42M GAMA 1 (8.7)
Yugoslav-built attack version of SA 341H. The name GAMA is derived from the abbreviation of Gazelle helicopter and Malyutka anti-tank missile.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 908 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (3,968 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou IIIB, 530 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 306 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 4x 9M14M Malyutka missiles (MCLOS) + 2x 9M32M Strela-2M/A missiles
- 4x 9M14M Malyutka missiles (MCLOS)
- 14x 57mm rockets (2x LLU-007 launchers)
- 2x 12.7mm gun pods (2 guns)
- 2x 7.62mm gun pods (4 guns)
- 32x 57mm rockets (2x UB-16 launchers)
Bell 412EP (7.7)
Bell 412EP in Slovenian service
Specifications:
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)
- Length: 56 ft 1 in (17.1 m) including rotors
- Fuselage length: 43 ft (13 m)
- Height: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
- Empty weight: 6,789 lb (3,079 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,900 lb (5,398 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D Twin-Pac - each, 1,800 shp (900 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
- Main rotor area: 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m2)
- Maximum speed: 140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)
- Range: 529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Armament:
- 1x FN MAG 7.62 mm door-mounted machine gun
- 14x 70 mm Hydra rockets (2x LAU-68 rocket pod)
Sources
https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/bell-412ep-twin-engine-helicopter/
Bell 412 - Wikipedia
https://sierra5.net/novice-novo/novice/item/937-bojno-streljanje-s-helikopterji
Srednji večnamenski helikopter Bell 412 - Postani vojak
Mi-24V Aleksander (8.7)
Israeli company Elbit Sytems modernized two North Macedonian Mi-24Vs with NVG (Night Vision Goggles), Aviator’s Night Vision Heads-Up Display (ANVIS/HUD), modern GPS, and third-generation optoelectronic system COMPASS. The latter is equipped with a thermal camera, a colored TV camera with continuous zoom, an infrared range finder, and an advanced automatic tracker as well as an advanced integrated digital HELICOM system for command, control, and mission management. After the modifications, helicopters lost the ability to launch 9K113 Sturm missiles. The shortcoming should have been overcome by adding Elbit’s STAR (Smart Tactical Advanced Rocket) precision attack system. Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, this weapon upgrade never took off.
Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 8 troops / 4 stretchers / 2,400 kg (5,291 lb) cargo on an external sling
- Length: 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) fuselage only 19.79 m (65 ft) including rotors
- Wingspan: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) stub wings
- Height: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Empty weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Isotov TV3-117 turboshaft engines, 1,600 kW (2,200 shp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
- Main rotor area: 235.1 m2 (2,531 sq ft) NACA 23012[192]
- Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph, 181 kn)
- Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,900 m (16,100 ft)
Armament:
- 1x 12.7 mm YaK-B machine gun (1,470 rpg) + HIRSS + 192x countermeasures + IRCM
- 4 x S-24 rockets
- 80 x S-8KO rockets
- 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)
- 2 x 12.7 mm YaK-B machine guns (750 rpg = 1,500 total) + 2 x 7.62 mm GShG-7.62 machine guns (3,600 rpg = 7,200 total)
Rank VI
Soko HN-45M GAMA 2 (9.0)
Yugoslav-built attack version of SA 342L.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 1000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV, 580 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 288 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 4x 9M14P1-2T Malyutka missiles (SACLOS) TANDEM SHAPED + 9M32M Strela 2M/A
- 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS) + 9M32M Strela 2M/A
- 14x 57mm rockets (2x LLU-007 launchers) + 2x Browning Mk II 7,7mm
- 2x 12.7mm gun pods (2 guns)
- 2x 7.62mm gun pods (4 guns)
- 32x 57mm rockets (2x UB-16 launchers)
Gallery
Sources
https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/BB06 - AT-3 Sagger.html
Malyutka 9M14P1 and 9M14PB1: https://www.valir.rs/productpdf/MISSILE-9M14PB1-MALYUTKA-en.pdf
Malyutka 9M14P1: Guided projectile 9M14P | Missilery.info
Malyutka 9M14P1-2T: krusik.rs - Malyutka 9M14P1-2T
Malyutka 9M14P1-2 family: https://www.valir.rs/productpdf/MALYUTKA-2-eng.pdf
Malyutka 9M14P1-2 family: https://yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi/malyutka-2-anti-tank-guided-missile-family
Mi-17V-5 (9.3)
Mi-17V-5 in Serbian service
Specifications:
- Crew 3
- Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg
- Max speed: 250 km/h
- Cruising speed: 220-230 km/h
- Range: with main fuel tanks 675 km, with two internal additional fuel tanks 1180 km
- Service ceiling: 6000 km
- Engines: VK-2500-03: 2 × 2400 hp
Armament:
- Side-door mounted manually-controlled 12.7x108 mm HMG
- 80x S-8 KOM 80mm rockets (4 x B8V-20A launchers)
- 16x BR-VZ-128mm rockets (4x L-128-04 launchers)
- 4x ALAS-H missiles
- 4x GROM-B missiles
- 4x M09 gun pods with M55-09 gun 20x110mm
- 4x 12.7mm gun pods (4 guns)
- 4x 7.62 mm gun pods (8 guns)
- 128x 57mm rockets (4x L-57-32MD launchers)
- 8x 9M14P1-2T Malyutka missiles (SACLOS) + 4x 9M32M Strela 2M/A
- 32x 16 kg bombs
- 4x 100 kg bombs
Gallery
Sources
Airbus H145M (9.7)
H145M in Serbian service
Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 9 pax / 1,793 kg (3,953 lb) payload
- Length: 13.03 m (42 ft 9 in)
- Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
- Empty weight: 1,792 kg (3,951 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,585 kg (7,904 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 723.0 kg (1,593.9 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 turboshaft engines, 550 kW (740 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Main rotor area: 95 m2 (1,020 sq ft)
- Cruise speed: 246 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn)
- Maximum speed: 268 km/h (167 mph, 145 kn)
- Range: 680 km (420 mi, 370 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,240 m (17,190 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.1 m/s (1,590 ft/min)
Armament:
- 14x 80mm S-8KOM unguided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 14x 80mm S-8LGR laser-guided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 2x 12.7mm machine gun pod
- 2x Pauk-H missiles
- 2x Pauk-M missiles
Sources
https://utva-avio.com/machine-gun-container/
https://utva-avio.com/rocket-launchers/
[EKSKLUZIVNO] Prve fotografije srpskog H145M na Buržeu, izložen sa domaćim naoružanjem - Tango Six
Eurocopter EC145 - Wikipedia
[FOTO-REPORTAŽA] "Granit 2023": Kako je petina Vojske Srbije proslavila svoj Dan na batajničkom aerodromu - Tango Six
Mi-24V 🇷🇸 (9.7)
Mi-24V that were bought during the Yugoslav wars and used by the Serbian Special Operations Unit (SAJ)
Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 8 troops / 4 stretchers / 2,400 kg (5,291 lb) cargo on an external sling
- Length: 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) fuselage only 19.79 m (65 ft) including rotors
- Wingspan: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) stub wings
- Height: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Empty weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Isotov TV3-117 turboshaft engines, 1,600 kW (2,200 shp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
- Main rotor area: 235.1 m2 (2,531 sq ft) NACA 23012[192]
- Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph, 181 kn)
- Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,900 m (16,100 ft)
Armament:
- 1x 12.7 mm YaK-B machine gun (1,470 rpg) + HIRSS + 192x countermeasures + IRCM
- 4x 9M114 Shturm missiles
- 8x 9M114 Shturm missiles
- 4x S-24 rockets
- 80x S-8KO rockets
- 4x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 2x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 4x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)
- 2x 12.7 mm YaK-B machine guns (750 rpg = 1,500 total) + 2 x 7.62 mm GShG-7.62 machine guns (3,600 rpg = 7,200 total)
Sources
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Bell OH-58D (10.3)
OH-58D in Croatian service
- Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 42 ft 2 in (12.85 m)
- Height: 12 ft 10 in (3.93 m)
- Empty weight: 3,829 lb (1,737 kg)
- Gross weight: 5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce T703-AD-700A turboshaft, 650 hp (485 kW)
- Main rotor diameter: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
- Main rotor area: 962.11 sq ft (89.42 m2)
- Maximum speed: 149 mph (240 km/h, 129 kn)
- Cruise speed: 127 mph (204 km/h, 110 kn)
- Range: 161 mi (260 km, 140 nmi)
- Endurance: Two hours
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,575 m)
Armament:
- 2 x 12.7 mm M3P machine gun
- 4 x AGM-114K Hellfire II missiles
- 14 x Hydra-70 M247 rockets
Gallery
Sources
Mi-35P (10.3)
Mi-35P in Serbian service
Specifications:
- Length: 18m
- Rotor Diameter: 17m
- Height: 4m
- Empty Weight: 8100 kg
- Maximum Weight: 11500 kg
- Load Capacity: 2400 kg
- Crew: 2 (Pilot and Co-Pilot)
- Engines: 2x Klimov TVA-3000 / VK-3500
- Total Power: 4930 hp
- Maximum Speed: 350 km/h
- Maximum Range: 450 km
- Maximum Altitude: 5700 meters
Armament:
- 1x 30 mm GSh-30-2K cannon (250 rpg) + HIRSS + 192x countermeasures + IRCM
- 16x 9М114/9M120 Ataka-V missiles
- 80x S-8 80mm unguided rockets
Sources
SA.342L (JSO) (9.3) (Premium)
During the Yugoslav wars, 3 ex-Lebanese SA.342L with different weapon configurations were used by the Serbian Special Operations Unit (SAJ)
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 1000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV, 580 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 288 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 1x GIAT M621 20mm machine gun + 12x 68mm SNEB rockets (1x LR 6812 launcher)
- 4x HOT missiles
Gallery
Soko HN-45M Gama 2M (9.7) (Premium)
Soko HN-45M Gama 2 modernized by Serbia
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 1000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV, 580 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 288 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 4x Pauk-H missiles
- 4x Pauk-M missiles
- 4x 2T5 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 14x 80mm S-8KOM unguided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 14x 80mm S-8LGR laser-guided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 14x 57mm rockets (2x LLU-007 launchers)
- 2x 12.7mm machine gun pod
Sources
- Pauk-H: https://www.army-technology.com/projects/spider-anti-tank-missile-system/
- Pauk-H: https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Паук_(ПОВР)
- Pauk: Srpska POVR Spider
- helicopter interior: SA-341 / 342 Gazela / Gama - Page
Mi-24V 🇭🇷 (9.7) (Premium)
Croatian Mi-24V that were bought during the Yugoslav wars. Some were equipped with Mk. 46 torpedoes
Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 8 troops / 4 stretchers / 2,400 kg (5,291 lb) cargo on an external sling
- Length: 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) fuselage only 19.79 m (65 ft) including rotors
- Wingspan: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) stub wings
- Height: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Empty weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Isotov TV3-117 turboshaft engines, 1,600 kW (2,200 shp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
- Main rotor area: 235.1 m2 (2,531 sq ft) NACA 23012[192]
- Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph, 181 kn)
- Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,900 m (16,100 ft)
Armament:
- 1x 12.7 mm YaK-B machine gun (1,470 rpg) + HIRSS + 192x countermeasures + IRCM
- 4x Mk. 46 torpedoes
- 4x 9M114 Shturm missiles
- 8x 9M114 Shturm missiles
- 4x S-24 rockets
- 80x S-8KO rockets
- 4x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 2x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 4x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)
- 2x 12.7 mm YaK-B machine guns (750 rpg = 1,500 total) + 2 x 7.62 mm GShG-7.62 machine guns (3,600 rpg = 7,200 total)
Sources
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Rank VII
Mi-35M (10.7)
Mi-35M in Serbian service
Specifications:
- Length: 18m
- Rotor Diameter: 17m
- Height: 4m
- Empty Weight: 8100 kg
- Maximum Weight: 11500 kg
- Load Capacity: 2400 kg
- Crew: 2 (Pilot and Co-Pilot)
- Engines: 2x Klimov TVA-3000 / VK-3500
- Total Power: 4930 hp
- Maximum Speed: 350 km/h
- Maximum Range: 450 km
- Maximum Altitude: 5700 meters
Armament:
- 1x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon + HIRSS + 192x countermeasures + IRCM
- 16x 9М114/9M120 Ataka-V missiles
- 80x S-8 80mm unguided rockets
Unused Helicopters
- Croatian Mi-24D
- Regular North Macedonian Mi-24V
Sources
http://www.maketarplus.com/dokumenta/2019-01.pdf
Prvi helikopteri u JNA - Westland WS 51 i Sikorsky S-55
https://www.yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi/possible-configurations-weapon-systems-medium-size-helicopters
https://utva-avio.com/raketni-lanseri/
https://www.yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi
Aerospatiale SA-341 Gazelle-Soko Gazela
Vojna avijacija Archives - Tango Six
https://www.army-technology.com/
https://ww2facts.net/
https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/BB06 - AT-3 Sagger.html
https://www.ridder.aero/article/croatian-warriors-oh-58-kiowa-warrior/
Serbia officially introduced its new helicopter fleet —
https://tangosix.rs/2013/08/10/40-godina-sluzbe-helikoptera-gazela-u-jugoslovenskim-vazduhoplovstvima/
krusik.rs - Start
https://www.valir.rs/en-us/category/anti-tank-rockets