The Helikopter 2 (HKP2) was the Swedish designation for the French SA 313 Alouette II. The first SA 313 arrived in Sweden in 1957, for use as a civilian crop duster. The helicopter was quickly adopted into the armed forces, serving with the army, air force, and navy. In total, Sweden operated 29 HKP2 helicopters, including 10 licence-built by SAAB in Norrköping, which remained in service until 1988 when it was finally replaced in army service by the HKP9.
Introduced in Update "Wind of Change", the HKP2 is a light and manoeuvrable helicopter, but lacks armour. Its main difference from the French Alouettes lies in its landing gear: instead of skis, it uses floats for water landings. The armament remains the same - RB 52A ATGMs (Swedish version of the SS.11) with a range of 3.5 km, which necessitates flying close to the battlefield for deployment, exposing it to risk from anti-aircraft fire.
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