AH-1F
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This page is about the aircraft AH-1F. For other uses, see AH-1 (Disambiguation) |
Description
The AH-1F is a Rank VI American attack helicopter
with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB/RB/SB). This helicopter was introduced in Update 1.81 "The Valkyries".
General info
Flight Performance
| Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| ABN1K2-J | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | 3475 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
| Upgraded | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | 3475 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
Details
| Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flap (km/h) |
Max Static G | |
| + | - | |||
| 450 | 420 | ~?? | ~? | |
Survivability and armour
- No armour plating
- No armour glazing
- Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
- More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
Armaments
Offensive armament
The AH-1F is armed with:
- 1 x 20 mm M197 cannon (750 rpg = 750 total)
Usage in the battles
Modules
| Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Compressor | Flack jacket | Offensive 20 mm belts | |||
| II | Helicopter frame | New 20 mm cannons | M261 | IRCM | ||
| III | Engine | Replacing helicopter blades | Gun pod XM-18 | TOW | ||
| IV | Cover | New 7 mm MGs | TOW 4 | |||
Pros and cons
Pros:
Cons:
History
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Media
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Read also
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- reference to the series of the aircraft;
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Sources
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- page on aircraft encyclopedia;
- other literature.
| USA helicopters | |
|---|---|
| Attack | |
| Black Hawk | MH-60L DAP |
| Choctaw | H-34 |
| Cobra | AH-1F · AH-1G · AH-1Z |
| SuperCobra | AH-1W |
| Kiowa | OH-58D |
| Little Bird | AH-6M |
| Apache | YAH-64 · AH-64A · ▃AH-64A Peten · AH-64A (GR) · AH-64D |
| Utility | |
| Huey | UH-1B · UH-1C · UH-1C XM-30 |
