Field guide
Every target in the game and what gives it away. Your record fills in as you play.
Engines Tail rotor Cockpit 10 of 358
Helicopters 10
How to recognise military helicopters
- A129 Mangusta / T129 ATAKItalySlim attack helicopter with stepped tandem cockpits, stub wings and a gun turret under a narrow chin.
- Airbus H145MGermanyLight twin-engine helicopter on skids with a four- or five-blade rotor (five on newer builds), rear clamshell doors and a ducted fenestron tail rotor.
- AW101 MerlinUK / ItalyLarge three-engine helicopter with a five-blade rotor, a third engine intake behind the rotor and a long tail with a high horizontal stabiliser.
- Mi-8 / Mi-17Soviet UnionFive-blade main rotor, bulbous glazed nose, two engine intakes over the cabin, clamshell rear doors; tail rotor on the right on the Mi-8, on the left on the Mi-17.Russian service
- Mi-24VSoviet UnionTwo separate bubble canopies, bulky troop cabin, drooping stub wings.Russian service
- Mi-28NRussiaTandem stepped cockpit with flat armoured glass, chin cannon, stub wings, five-blade main rotor.Russian service
- Mi-35MRussiaMi-24 layout with stepped bubble canopies, but fixed landing gear, shorter stub wings and a twin-barrel cannon under the nose.Russian service
- Z-10ChinaNarrow attack helicopter with stepped tandem cockpits, stub wings with missiles and a five-blade rotor.
- AW149ItalyMedium twin-engine helicopter with a five-bladed rotor, a large cabin with big sliding doors and retractable wheels; a larger AW139.
- Harbin Z-20ChinaLooks like a Black Hawk, but with a five-bladed main rotor instead of four and extra fairings on the spine.
