Guest LITTLE BIRD 117 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hey guys, WHat would be your favorite weapon config. of any helicopter? Mine is as follows: AH-6J/M FFAR-FFAR-AIRCRAFT-M134-FFAR MH-60K/L M134-AIRCRAFT-M134 FFAR-AIRCRAFT-30MM jake :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 AGM-114, CVR-7, WAH-64D, fuel, AGM-114 ( as seen on a weapons options chart at an airshow ) M-134, 7x2.75", M-60, UH-1, M-60, 7x2.75", M-134 Regards, Gerard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pavelow44 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Mini.....Mini......50......(minigun in the right...minigun in the left...and a .50 on the tail)..... Briefed Matt (extremely biased) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 AH-1G 7-shot, XM-18, M134, M134, XM-35, 7-shot I could get into my favorite Apache breakdown, but that gets complicated. Lets just say a lot of stuff that goes boom. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Kethan Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 We all know a helo isn't actually supposed to fly, but........... I'd have to say the coolest configuration is a USN H-3 loaded with a B-57 Nuclear Depth Charge. That's some big-*** balls......chucking a nuke out of a helicopter! Here's a toast to my rotary-winged, ASW USN comrades. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revellmania Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 My favourites: 1. AH-1G XM-159, XM-18, M129, M134, XM-18, XM-159 The AH-1G that I'm about to finish has this loadout. :D 2. ACH-47 M24A 20mm & XM-159 on left stub wing, .50 calibre x 2 left cabin, M-5 Grenade Launcher (nose), 0.50 calibre x a in the aft ramp, .50 calibre x 2 right cabin, M24A 20mm & XM-159 on right stub wing Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 (edited) Mi-24P with 2x B8V20 80mm rocket pods, 2x UPK 23-250 23mm cannon pods, and 4x AT-6 Spiral, plus the 30mm cannon on the side of the nose. Edited July 12, 2007 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I think that many people would enjoy seeing photos of those loadouts.... Regards, Gerard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Wasn't a version of the Mil Mi-8 the heaviest armed chopper in history..? I believe it lugged about six rocket pods, four Swatter missiles and a machine gun in the nose. Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intruder_bass Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 (edited) Wasn't a version of the Mil Mi-8 the heaviest armed chopper in history..? I believe it lugged about six rocket pods, four Swatter missiles and a machine gun in the nose. Cheers, Andre You are right. During Afghanistan War Russian Mi-8s where the heaviest armed gunships ever. They had up to six 32 rounds rocket pods + up to 4 additional 7.62 PKT MGs on side pylons + one more PKT in the nose AND ONE MORE PKT in the clamp shell cargo door for backfire. On early stages of war it was also common to install outomatic grenade launcher in the side door of troop compartment. Later on it was removed and substituted by couple of gunners with AKMs. In some cases rocket pods on side pylons were substituted by these BAD BOYS: One burst from that thing cuts tractor trailer in half Andy Edited July 14, 2007 by Intruder_bass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Woah! Thanks for the pics, Andy! Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 UH-1C.....rockets on the inboard stations....minis' on the outboard....free -60 with the gunners.....thumper on the nose....;) Don't get no better..... "First With Guns", Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Window Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 The RAAF vietnam UH-1H "Bushranger" load out. 2 miniguns, 2x 7 shot rocket pods, and twin M60's in each door gunner position. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aim9xray Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Favorite? Hmmm. Dunno. Most favorite "completely off the wall" config? NUH-2C Seasprite with AIM-7E Sparrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerojp8 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 You are right.During Afghanistan War Russian Mi-8s where the heaviest armed gunships ever. They had up to six 32 rounds rocket pods + up to 4 additional 7.62 PKT MGs on side pylons + one more PKT in the nose AND ONE MORE PKT in the clamp shell cargo door for backfire. ... In some cases rocket pods on side pylons were substituted by these BAD BOYS: One burst from that thing cuts tractor trailer in half Andy Hi Andy, I know this post is quite old but... Can you please tell me more about that stuff ??? What weapon are these ? Which guns, which Hip version ? Thanks in advance, Regards, Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 AH-1G7-shot, XM-18, M134, M134, XM-35, 7-shot I could get into my favorite Apache breakdown, but that gets complicated. Lets just say a lot of stuff that goes boom. Jon Jon, I'm not that familiar with the Apache, is it cleared for any weapons beyond 2.75" rockets and Hellfires? John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Hi Andy,I know this post is quite old but... Can you please tell me more about that stuff ??? What weapon are these ? Which guns, which Hip version ? Thanks in advance, Regards, Richard See your other post. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....=173240&hl= Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C-130CrewChief Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 How about an Apache with AIM-9's. I have only ever found one pic of that. Has there ever been helocopter "dogfights"? In real life. Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Now that's an impressive gun pod! Edited December 27, 2008 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Favorite fielded weapon system: M21 minigun system with M158 rocket pods and bungee hung free 60's: Favorite system period: XM 30 twin 30mm cannons mounted on a UH-1C: It is very hard to pick just two from all the excellent choices out there though! Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 How about an Apache with AIM-9's. I have only ever found one pic of that. Has there ever been helocopter "dogfights"? In real life.Curt Nope. No such animal, at least on the Apache. They tried it, but there really wasn't any need for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SebastianP Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) There's a photo of a display model of the WAH-64D made by McDonnell Douglas that features wingtip mounted Sidewinders in one of the early 1990s Jane's All the World's Aircraft books. For the longest time I had a photocopy of that page in a binder, but I think it was a casualty of one of my several moves in the late 90's early 00s. Other weapons that were considered were the Air-to-Air Stinger missile (featured in the Nick Cage movie "Thunderbirds" IIRC), and the UK Starstreak missile (featured in one of the Italeri 1/48 AH-64D kits, don't remember if it was the old or new version. It has the launchers on the boxtop illustration at any rate). As for my favorite loadouts, that's a pretty difficult question to answer, since I think they're all cool. Sixteen Hellfires (Apache/Zulu Cobra); full size anti-ship missiles (Super Frelon? w/exocet, the "Seapache" w/Harpoon), or nuke depth charges (various - even the SH-60 could use them in the early days) are all *really* cool, though. But nothing beats the "Shrödinger" loadout (Comanche - you won't know what it's loaded with until the doors open!). SP Edited December 27, 2008 by SebastianP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Ok guys, I know this is definitely not a standard loadout, but I thought it might make some of you Apache guys happy. Jon, you know the story on this one? I assume it is a display setup or something to show multiple weapons at once. Still an interesting pic. This the one you mentioned, Sebastian? Ray Edited December 27, 2008 by rotorwash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SebastianP Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 No, but it looks pretty cool from here... On this page (http://www.defencejournal.com/dec98/apache.htm) there's a pic (not the one I meant) of an Apache with wingtip Sidewinders. It's really small, though, so it's not all that useful. The photo I'm thinking of was of a scale model, fairly large (thinking at least 1/32 scale possibly bigger), and only showed the forward half of the helicopter. It was painted in what I assume was a gray/green wraparound scheme like the one that used to be on the Harriers (since the photo was b&w I can't say for sure), and it had sidewinder/rockets/hellfires on both sides. A bunch of sites state that the Apache has been test flown with the Stinger, Sidewinder and Mistral, but details or pics are mighty scarce. Stinger-armed Apaches seem to be most common in flight sims... Cheers, SP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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