TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
The Armed hueys and AH1 were like night and day in terms of protection, speed and fire power.
Although the Gunships would be argued too have superior gun firepower. first the Ah1 changed the dynamic in terms of protection gunships were little more then troop transports and sleeks who had been hot rodded with lots and lots of guns. ( think of it like taking an minivan and strapping on every gun you can.) Sure they had lots of ammo but the hull and targeting systems were not up too par it was an after thought not a development the sacrifice was that it could not carry troops or any one in the back because of the increased weight, drag and danger. other then maybe a gunner or two in the crew compartment it was a waste of space. Targeting was more or less that of the charge as Rockets were the main armament. The guns were manned, the hull was a fat target for easy shooting and with thin armor and wide open door for fighting well the crew were easy targets. the bubble's under the nose built in the transport for easy landings were weak spots in the pilots.
The AH1 by contrast could target it's nose turret and engage it might not have had the double guns of the UH1C but it made up for that by not having easy kills hanging out the doors. A skinny hull meant every one shooting at it had a harder timer hitting it. and armor around the cockpit was much better as they moved too the bubble canopy. Although the Early cobras still carried rockets as there main arm they would later gain the TOW missile and then hellfire opening up better kill potential. the Marines took her one better when they twin engined her and, The Firepower was still boosted farther when the AH1 got some nasty teeth in the form of a 20mm cannon.
The Huey set the mark for every true attack helicopter that came after. even the MI24 and KA 50 were built too pay homage too it in terms of a sleek hull stub wings packing missiles and nose mounted gun.
The Cobra's DNA can be seen heavily in most Attack helicopters including the WZ10 and WZ19 a nose mounted gun/ sensors, in line gunner pilot seating, stub wings mounting weapons under the rotor and engines, Tail with or with out Tail rotor.
Although the Gunships would be argued too have superior gun firepower. first the Ah1 changed the dynamic in terms of protection gunships were little more then troop transports and sleeks who had been hot rodded with lots and lots of guns. ( think of it like taking an minivan and strapping on every gun you can.) Sure they had lots of ammo but the hull and targeting systems were not up too par it was an after thought not a development the sacrifice was that it could not carry troops or any one in the back because of the increased weight, drag and danger. other then maybe a gunner or two in the crew compartment it was a waste of space. Targeting was more or less that of the charge as Rockets were the main armament. The guns were manned, the hull was a fat target for easy shooting and with thin armor and wide open door for fighting well the crew were easy targets. the bubble's under the nose built in the transport for easy landings were weak spots in the pilots.
The AH1 by contrast could target it's nose turret and engage it might not have had the double guns of the UH1C but it made up for that by not having easy kills hanging out the doors. A skinny hull meant every one shooting at it had a harder timer hitting it. and armor around the cockpit was much better as they moved too the bubble canopy. Although the Early cobras still carried rockets as there main arm they would later gain the TOW missile and then hellfire opening up better kill potential. the Marines took her one better when they twin engined her and, The Firepower was still boosted farther when the AH1 got some nasty teeth in the form of a 20mm cannon.
The Huey set the mark for every true attack helicopter that came after. even the MI24 and KA 50 were built too pay homage too it in terms of a sleek hull stub wings packing missiles and nose mounted gun.
The Cobra's DNA can be seen heavily in most Attack helicopters including the WZ10 and WZ19 a nose mounted gun/ sensors, in line gunner pilot seating, stub wings mounting weapons under the rotor and engines, Tail with or with out Tail rotor.
