EC-665 Tiger HAP
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Description
The EC-665 Tiger HAP is a premium rank VI French attack helicopter
with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB/RB) and 10.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision". It was removed from the store after the 8th Anniversary Sale, and was reintroduced in Update "Hot Tracks" as a Golden Eagle 
purchasable vehicle.
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 1,000 m) |
Max altitude (metres) | |
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| AB | RB | ||
| Stock | ___ | ___ | 4000 |
| Upgraded | ___ | ___ | |
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.
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The EC-665 Tiger HAP is armed with:
- 1 x 30 mm GIAT M781 cannon (750 rpg)
Suspended armament
The EC-665 Tiger HAP can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- Without load
- 44 x TDA rockets + 24 x SNEB type 23 rockets
- 8 x HOT-3 missiles
- 8 x HOT-3 missiles + 24 x SNEB type 23 rockets
- 4 x Mistral missiles
- 4 x Mistral missiles + 44 x TDA rockets
- 4 x Mistral missiles + 8 x HOT-3 missiles
- 2 x Mistral missiles + 8 x HOT-3 missiles + 12 x SNEB type 23 rockets
Usage in battles
Describe the tactics of playing in a helicopter, the features of using the helicopter in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).
In helicopter enduring confrontation :
The Tiger HAP is a decent helicopter for close range air to air engagement with other helicopters. The main canon is really effective agains't enemy aircrafts and the 4 Mistrals AAM it can carry are useful agains't enemy helicopters. However some helicopters you might face such as Ka-50 and 52 with their Vikhr AGM, AH Mk.1 with it's Starstreak AGM, EC-665 Tiger UHT with it's PARS AGM can be hard to fight because of their better long range habilities because the Tiger HAP don't have decent long range weapons.
The best way to face them is to use the terrain and the decent agility of the Tiger HAP to sneak down until you reach the enemy helicopter to engage it in close range. The Ka-50 and 52 as well as the AH Mk.1 are less effective at close range because they are less agile than the Tiger, The Tiger UHT is as agile as the Tiger HAP, but the UHT don't have access to a canon.
The Tiger HAP can also be usefull for ground striking. Indeed the main gun is pretty decent to deal with lighlty armored targets, the TDA rockets and the HOT-3 AGM are good enough to deal with stronger targets.
The Tiger HAP can be used for ambushing enemy helicopters, using it's agility to sneak down behind a mountain range or a canyon. Or it can be used for ground striking.
In Simulator and ground realistic battles :
The Tiger HAP can be used for surprise rocket attacks by flying low to avoid enemy SPAAGs radars. It can also help the team dealing with heavy armored targets with it's powerful HOT-3 AGM, however this will expose the Tiger to the enemy radars.
The Tiger HAP can also be used for hunting the enemy helicopters by sneaking down until you come close to the enemy helipad.
However the Tiger HAP is vulnerable to enemy fighters attack because it's Mistral air to air missiles can only pull 12G wich is not enough to deal with fast jet fighters. If there is an enemy jet fighter you might use the terrain at your adventage to fly low and hide.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Decent agility compared to it's counterparts.
- Pretty fast helicopter.
- Decent crew protection.
- The main gun have a good rate of fire and is effective agains't air targets
- Can carry up to 8 HOT-3 AGM wich can pen up to 1.250 mm of armor.
- Can carry up to 68 powerful TDA Rockets.
- Have access to Mistral AAM fitted with ECCM.
- Have access to Missile Approach Warning system, thermal vision and flares (60 of them).
Cons:
- The fuselage is rather fragile.
- Mistral AAM are not effective agains't jet fighters anf fast flying aircrafts.
- The main canon lacks of penetration to deal with armored targets.
- HOT-3 AGM are very slow (only 240 m/s) and don't have a lot of range (4.30 km).
- Lack of radar.
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
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See also
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- reference to the series of the helicopter;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| Eurocopter Group | |
|---|---|
| Attack | EC-665 Tiger HAD · Tiger HAD Block 2 · EC-665 Tiger HAP · EC-665 Tiger UHT |
| France helicopters | |
|---|---|
| Attack | ▄H-34 · EC-665 Tiger HAD · Tiger HAD Block 2 · EC-665 Tiger HAP |
| Utility | IAR 316B · SA 313B Alouette II · SA 316B Alouette III · SA.341F Gazelle · SA.342M Gazelle |
