The Eurocopter Tiger is a modern day attack helicopter, which came to being through a joint Franco-German development project, starting back in the mid 1980s. Soon, the Tiger will become available to all French and German pilots with the release of update 1.91 and will be among the first rank VII helicopters coming to War Thunder!

Eurocopter Tiger, attack helicopter, France & Germany, VII rank.

➕ Superb agility

➕ Composite protection

➕ Flexible ammunition choices

➖ Average top speed

3 modifications of this vehicle will appear with update 1.91:

Tiger HAP

France, rank VI, Premium, store bundle.

30 mm turret, rockets, ATGM HOT-3 and Mistral missiles

Tiger UHT

Germany, rank VII

70 mm rockets, MG pods, HOT-3 ATGM, Stinger and PARS 3 LR missiles

Tiger HAD

France, rank VII

30 mm turret, rockets, ATGM HOT-3, Hellfire and Mistral missiles

Coming with update 1.91, the Eurocopter Tiger will be among the first rank VII helicopters to arrive in War Thunder, and will take its place as the new top helicopter in both the French and German trees respectively. Representing the pinnacle of modern military helicopter design, rank VII helicopters in War Thunder will offer pilots cutting edge performance, combined with some of the most advanced weapon systems available. Aspiring pilots of the Tiger can therefore most certainly expect just as much of this 21st century avian predator!

The Eurocopter Tiger is powered by two Turbomeca MTR390-2C turboshaft engines, generating a respectable 1,303 horsepower each. This, in turn, allows the Tiger to reach a top speed of 278 km/h in level flight. While this maximum speed may be on the more average side when compared to other helicopters in the game, the Tiger’s agility, on the other hand, can only be considered second to none for a helicopter of its class! 

Thanks to its all-composite body, the Tiger has a relatively low weight compared to its size, making it incredibly maneuverable as a result. Apart from considerable weight savings, the composite materials also play a major role in the vehicle’s protection. Namely, the Tiger can effectively resist small arms and heavy machine gun fire, whilst also being able to somewhat deal with light cannon fire, depending on the circumstances. 

While excellent aerodynamic properties, powerful engines and a high-tec composite body are, without a doubt, all very useful things to have on a modern attack helicopter, they’ll arguably only get you so far when it comes to completing your mission if the firepower isn’t equally up to scratch, right? Naturally, the engineers behind the Tiger made it possible for the helicopter to be equipped with various ordnance options, the result of which was the creation of nation-specific variants of the Tiger.

As a result, the Tiger HAP (France) and Tiger UHT (Germany) have unique weapon choices available to them. While both variants can carry the usual assortment of unguided rockets, ATGMs and AAMs, the main difference is the distinct lack of a nose-mounted 30mm turret on the Tiger UHT. German pilots may compensate for this drawback somewhat by installing fixed gun pods under their pylons. However, this option will, at the same time, prevent them from equipping any further ordnance for use against ground-based targets, so choose wisely! 

In addition, we have decided to equip the PARS 3 LR missile in a nuanced format to the German Tiger, we are doing this to keep the German Tiger competitive with other nations’ top helicopters. “Fire and Forget” and “Volley Fire” will not be available to this missile at this stage as we believe that it will tip the balance too far in its favour. The PARS 3 LR will operate according to the algorithm of missiles with semi active homing capabilities and the ability to attack from the upper hemisphere in relation to the target.

The Eurocopter Tiger is coming to player hangars with the release of the upcoming update 1.91 and will become one of the first rank VII helicopters to arrive in War Thunder. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news for all the latest developments regarding the next major update coming to the game. Until then, clear skies pilots!

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