Attack Helicopters

[lfejoel25]

heres an idea, take the iltis, duct-tape a 105mm cannon on the top, scrap the stryker, and use the money saved to transform the sea-king into  a new attack helo!  ...damn, that's a good idea.... i should run for prime minister.... ;D

 

[carpediem]

heres an idea, take the iltis, duct-tape a 105mm cannon on the top, scrap the stryker, and use the money saved to transform the sea-king into  a new attack helo!  ...darn, that's a good idea.... i should run for prime minister.... ;D

Been done... when I first joined the reserves in the mid-'80s some units had 106mm Recoiless Rifle mounted on the old 1/4 ton jeep. Good picture of one here http://www.lssr.ca/f_today.htm

Maybe they could mount one on the Sea-king sort of like a C-130 Gunship, bet we still have the 106s in storage... :warstory:

 

[lfejoel25]

HOLY CRAP DUDE!!!
I was only joking!  did that really work?  or was it something that somebody was embarrased about trying afterwards?

 

[a_majoor]

A few lateral moves here:

a. Replace or supplement the Griffin with the Blackhawk. The new Cyclone is derived from the Blackhawk rotor and drivetrain, so we get some logistics benefits as well. (Yes you read that right. The Cyclone is a new airframe hung under a Blackhawk rotor.)

b. Blackhawks have enough power and lift capability to at least be upgraded to escort gunships (like the Viet-Nam era "Huey Hogs") for self defense and to help shoot in an airmobile operation. They could provide some attack helicopter support for combined arms operations.

c. UAVs are becoming sophisticated enough to act as "gunships" and in the recce role (think of the "Predator" UAV's patrolling with a brace of Hellfire missiles), and are more acceptable because they are smaller, cheaper and don't cost an aircrew if they go down.

We are all clear that these are supplementary to ground based direct and indirect fire assets, not replacements.