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We are happy to announce a new vehicle type - combat helicopters! The AH-1F and Mi-24 Hind are coming to War Thunder in update 1.81!
AH-1F
The AH-1F is the most capable modification of the single-engined “Cobra”. Tankers close your hatches - the AH-1F is coming to War Thunder in update 1.81!
AH-1G gunships proved themselves in the war in Vietnam, however required specifications were increasing. A high-scale modernization program was launched and a whole new line of new models was developed. The last and the most perfect single-engined version of the “Cobra” was the AH-1F. This helicopter included the best design features - a more powerful engine, perspective navigational and electronic equipment. The armament consisted of a three-barrel rotary cannon - the General Electric M197 mounted on an Emerson Electric TAT-141 (M79E1) turret with 750 round ammo load. Additionally, the Cobra can be equipped with up to 8 TOW ATGM’s, machine gun pods or unguided air-to-surface rockets. These gunships were actively used in the Gulf War in 1991.
Mi-24 Hind
The Mi-24 Hind is one of the most iconic Soviet aircraft of the Cold War and is one of the most produced and widely used assault helicopters in the world. One variant of the legendary Hind that will make it to War Thunder with update 1.81, is the Mi-24V - a late 1970s modification that significantly upgraded the Hind’s combat capabilities!
Work on the Mi-24 began in the early 1960s, with engineers at the Mil design bureau coming to the realisation that helicopters capable of both transporting troops and materiel as well as being able to provide fire support, are gaining an ever increasing importance with new combat doctrines focusing on battlefield mobility. The Mi-24V is a further development of the Mi-24, that entered production in 1976. The V modification most notably introduced the 9M114 “Shturm” guided missiles to the Hind’s arsenal, which in turn significantly increased its hit probabilities and destructive power. In its decade-long production (1976 - 1984), around 1,000 Mi-24Vs were produced, eventually becoming the most produced version of the Hind.
The War Thunder Team
Comments (77)
And where is the technical information about the hind? What is its armament gonna be like in game?
Those are some weird submarines if i may say so myself... :)
hell of a lot more useful too!
That's great news! I believe they'll be no issue in RB (they'll be tank predators, plane food), but I'm curious about arcade, where will helicopters be inserted, air or ground?
Beautiful models BTW. Can't wait for Mi-35M4, my country use some of those and I sure want to pierce some light armor with the twin 23mm turret cannon :)
This is the most awesome news I have heard since someone told me Gaijin was looking at the ballistics of a 125mm cannon.
mi28 would be kewl
You know, if anyone had released this devblog 2 years ago people would assume it was an April Fools event. What am I talking about, this WAS April fools event 2 years ago. XD
wow love to see these things in game. wait if this is a devblog when is 1.81 expected
if these are coming will Helicopters be in the tree of ground forces or aviation ?
They said it will be its own tech tree
When will this be available for PS$ account holders? Thx
I hope its not just the US and Russia getting helicopters in the game. Would prefer each nation to get a certain amount to make it fair.
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