H-34
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| This page is about the American utility helicopter H-34. For other version, see H-34 (France). |
Description
The H-34 is a premium gift rank V American attack helicopter
with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB), 7.7 (RB), and 8.3 (SB). It was introduced during Update 1.91 "Night Vision" as a reward for the Operation Shipyard event. It is currently a rare vehicle and is also obtainable through the Gaijin Marketplace.
General info
Flight performance
Describe how the helicopter behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 500 m) |
Max altitude (metres) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | ||
| Stock | ___ | ___ | 6,000 |
| Upgraded | 214 | 198 | |
Survivability and armour
Examine the survivability of the helicopter. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical systems.
Armaments
Suspended armament
The H-34 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- 4 x 12.7 mm M3 Browning machine guns (500 rpg = 2,000 total) + 32 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
- 2 x 20 mm M3 cannons (200 rpg = 400 total) + 2 x 12.7 mm M3 Browning machine guns (250 rpg = 500 total) + 4 x 7.62 mm Browning machine guns (250 rpg = 1,000 total) + 40 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 2 x HVAR rockets
- 1 x 20 mm Mk 11 cannon (400 rpg) + 1 x AGM-12B Bullpup missile
Usage in battles
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Modules
| Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Compressor | Flak jacket | Offensive 7 mm | Offensive 20 mm | ||
| II | Helicopter frame | New 7 mm MGs | New 20 mm cannons | FRC mk.2 | ||
| III | Engine | Replacing helicopter blades | NVD | Offensive 12 mm | Offensive 20 mm | |
| IV | Cover | New 12 mm MGs | New 20 mm cannons | AGM-12B Bullpup | ||
| This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase | ||||||
Pros and cons
Pros:
- ATGM is really useful
- Descends quickly, allowing you to dodge AA fire from afar
Cons:
- Poor flight characteristics, not as manoeuvrable as other American helicopters
- Will descend really fast at ~25 km/s if the col is at 0% for too long, which is a death sentence if low to the ground
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the helicopter in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).
Media
- Images
- Videos
See also
- Related aircraft
- Sikorsky H-34 - 166 manufactured under license by Sud Aviation, for the French Army, Navy and Air Force
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Mil Mi-4 Hound
External links
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Utility | H-34 |
| Attack | MH-60L DAP |
| Export | ▄H-34 · AH-60 |
| 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 |
