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What kind of danger is civilian shape combat helicopter?


Kimmo Huosionmaa



Do you remember 1980’s movie “Airwolf”? The reason, why I write about that old TV-serine, is that there is a very big danger of that kind of weapons. “Airwolf” represents another kind of STEALTH- helicopter. Those helicopters are undercover military hardware, what looks normal helicopters, what TV- or other media uses, but that equipment uses effective covered weapon systems, what makes those things nasty surprise for normal scout helicopters and light airplanes. Those civilian shape helicopters might be useful in paramilitary operations, where targets are drug dealers or another kind of “nongovernmental” targets. In real combat, they might have little effect, because of their limits with weapon systems.


That fictional Airwolf”-helicopter is a normal commercial helicopter, what is equipped with machine guns and probably 40 mm grenade launchers. Also, light missiles like "dragon" and RBS-56 "Bill"  and other anti-tank weapons can be used. And possibly they can carry Stinger or other compact missiles to get improved capacity to destroy air targets. Those helicopters might be actually autogiro, what can obtain more speed than normal helicopters. That kind of helicopters can equip with multi-sensor packages and automatic fire control computers, what automatically launch weapons until the target is certainly able to destroyed by that helicopters weapons. Those autogiro-systems are quite simple.


The only thing what is needed is a connector, what separates the main rotor from the engine, and after that, the jet engines in helicopter body will start. Those engines might be the same type, what is used in cruise missiles, so they are quite cheap. That type of machines is very dangerous if they are not expected. They can attack against drug smuggling airplanes or another kind of targets. And if they are made as robots, they might be operated across the Ocean from thousands of kilometers. That means those helicopters have code sealed doors, what will not allow their service crews to go into that vehicle. So they will be remotely operated from thousands of kilometers away from the operational zone. The idea of those helicopters is same then some merchant cruisers. People can’ t imagine that those civilian look helicopter can carry weapon systems. They can come near the target, and then those helicopters can suddenly open fire.


If you think that possible 50. Caliber machine guns with “Rufus”  bullets are toys, I think that those weapons can cause very bad damages for any kind of soft and medium armored targets. And if those 40 mm. grenade launchers will equip with HEAT and Fuel Air Explosive ammunition, that might cause the very strong effect to the target. That makes those civilian shape helicopters so dangerous. Those helicopters might have no role in normal war, but in undercover operations, they can be successful

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